a new company. there's word that general motors has emerged from bankruptcy less than two months from filing for chapter 11 protection. $177 million overhaul. metro transit announces plans to update and improve the oldest line in its system. and the papal visit. president obama prepares for his first audience with pope benedict xvi. good morning. i'm andrea roane. thanks for joining us. today is friday, july 16 # 0th. a great day. angie goff is here and hopefully traffic is looking as good. >> looking better. >> and kim has had the easiest job of the week. >> go home. >> before she goes home tell us how the week is ending for us. >>ok loasinnt fac.ti t tosee you. no problems wer heat. se s get down to business and

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good morning. >> hello, everybody. it is friday, the time is 9:02 and the sun is shining and we still have some slow goings too tell you about. begin with 395 northbound. we are delayed from the capital beltway to seminary. i have no incidents or accidents on this road. good news there. switching that shot over to 66 heading eastbound. we are using the brakes a little bit from route 123 to the capital beltway. check out what is going on through the district. right now incident free. we will switch it over and show you inbound new york avenue. typical volume stretches from the washington times building to bladensburg road. you want to bring the sun shade. sun glare will be a factor for the commute. moving along the beltway, buzz not so much out there. an outer loop delay minor. eastbound route 50 is fine but we are traveling westbound from the bay bridge to the beltway.

lanes are wide open and drivers are moving at speed. that's a look at traffic. over to you. in the news right now at three after the hour, there's word from inside the auto industry that u.s. automaker general motors has successfully emerged from bankruptcy. this comes a mere 40 days after the company filed for chapter 11 protection. a live look at a news conference at the company headquarters in michigan. fritz henderson and new chairman edward whittaker junior are discussing the new company which, as susan roberts tells us will have less workers, fewer brands and a newer image. >> reporter: general motors is expected to emerge from bankruptcy leaner and greener. >> how the organization unfolds is the demonstration as to whether or not there will be a new gm or the smaller gm. >> reporter: it will mean the end of the road for thousands of employees. 6,000 white collar workers will lose their jobs by october and 14,000 hourly employees will

get pink slips by the end of next year. the scaled down gm will focus on chevy, buick, gmc and cadillac. the company is even considering a facelift. changing the logo background from blue to green. the government will own 60% of the company. president obama says he's not interested in running the new gm but his administration is picking the people who will. fritz henderson will stay on as the interim ceo. ed whittaker will be the gm chairman and product chief bob lutz who is due to retire has agreed to stay on in a new role. >> i don't think they are going to come out of bankruptcy and tomorrow all of a sudden sell a ton of cars but they needed to restructure for a listening time and hopefully things will be okay going forward. >> reporter: turning a profit won't be easy. gm lost more than $80 billion in the last four years and if it weren't for billions of dollars in government loans,

the company would have hit a dead end by now. susan roberts, cbs news, washington. aig could be facing a wave of public backlash. in march disclosures of $165 million in bonuses to executives sparked outrage and threatened to undermine the government's efforts to rescue the financial system. now aig is reportedly asking the federal government compensation czar to approve a plan to approve millions in promised retention bonuses next week. the company isn't required to get the government's blessing because in the payments are for 2008 employment contracts but aig wants political cover. locally metro's red line riders need to prepare for several months of delays and slow commutes. the transit agency plans to begin a $177 million overhaul of the red line early next year. 9 news now digital correspondent armando trull has more. >> over the 48 months red line commuters can expect some

delays. metro plans to single track many of the trains passing through the areas urn repair. however, metro will do most of the work after 8 p.m. nevertheless a portion of the red line between judiciary swear and farragut. the first phase will focus on the track between dupont circle and silver spring. >> under the plan metro transit will install new escalator at the dupont circles and foggy bottom, upgrade platforms at shady grove and rockville and track repairs. and modernize ac and evennation and fire systems. metro's board is expected to approve the plan when it

meets next thursday. and metro's zero-tolerance policy for using a wireless device while on the job has caused a ripple affect in our region. the maryland transit administration says it plans to enact a similar rule. mta officials say operators will be fired if caught. officials say because they serve many of the same customers as metro's transit it is important to maintain consistency between the agency's safety policies. again, metro's transit zero- tolerance policy came as a result of public outcry from web videos which show metro, train and bus operators texting behind the wheel. under in the policy using a cell phone will now cost a metro operator their job. president obama will meet with pope benedict xvi later today. the president will spend the beginning of his day attending sessions with african countries as part of the g-8 summit. then the entire obama family will have a private audience

with the pontiff. the witness list for sonia sotomayor confirmation hearings is taking shape. the hearings which open on monday will include testimony from a white firefighter from connecticut who is the subject of an appeals court ruling which rejected the firefighter's claim of reverse discrimination. the judge was a member of the appeals court which made that decision. the same decision was recently overturned by the supreme court on a 5-4 vote. ohio voters are getting impatient. one poll out this week finds president obama's approval rating in that state has dipped below 50%. analysts say it is the economy that's on voters ' minds. so is the president's economic policy working? with me is congressman connelly. good to have you with us. >> good to be back. >> voters in your district are they as impatient as those in ohio. >> i think certainly in northern virginia most voters understand the president has

only been in office for 120 days. we lost 6 million jobs before the president took the oath of office. there is understanding and patience that we need the policies of the president some time to work. >> the president admitted his administration underestimated the depth of the economic crisis. can we afford to keep saying that this is a policy that he inherited? when does it become the president's responsibility? >> moving forward the president has to take responsibility, as does the congress in the answers we come up to try to address the mess we inherited but i don't think that we can hold him responsible for the fact that 6 million jobs were lost before he took the oath of office that we saw $2 trillion in traction in the united states gross domestic product, that the stock market had tanked. the financial system had virtually collapsed and credit stopped flowing. it is going to take a while to

to turn that around and can't be turned around on a dime. >> the administration -- the stimulus package, the administration says it is providing and saving jobs by critics say we donnell see it. unemployment is double-digits and nothing seems to be stopping it and there are those who say we are ready to go but haven't received our money. do you understand why it is taking long for stimulus money that has been approved to get out there. >> like everybody else i'd like to see the stimulus money out the door and a lot of jobs created but we have to make sure the care that the projects that are funded are in fact having transparency and accountable to them otherwise we will be back in six months wondering why money was wasted. i will say, some gop critics you are talking about, not one of them supported the stimulus bill that created jobs and now they are concerned about how many jobs are created.

had they had their way there would have been zero jobs created many the economy because there wouldn't have been a stimulus bill. >> some say a second stimulus is needed. the president says he is not sure he is interested in that right now. what is the congress stance on the second stimulus. >> i reflect one strong point of view in the congress. if we are going anything more in the way of stimulation we have to do it by reauthorizing the transportation bill. there's a half trillion dollars over the next five years, infrastructure projects contained in that bill. it is not new money it is regular order opposed to a new stimulus bill and i think that would put a lot of people to work and make tremendous investment in our communities across the country. >> let's talk local politics. you were the chair of the fairfax county board of supervisors. your thoughts on fairfax being a city instead of a county. it is looking appealing to

some. >> we looked at this question as part of the potten commission and i was part of that commission in ' 93 when we looked at it had one net benefit and that was you could impots a tax by a majority of the government body rather than putting it through referendum. i don't think in the body wants to do that anyhow. it requires a charter that has to go to richmond. a lot of risk. fairfax could emerge with fewer powers than it has right now. i don't think it is a good idea, especially given the economic times. >> we level will let that be the last word. the alleged holocaust shooter is expected to appear in court today and the family of a man gunned down by rkpa police spk oupat about his death.

the man accused in the holocaust museum shootings is expected to be in court for the first time since the june 10th incident. at 9:30 this morning james von

brunn is scheduled to go before a judge to determine if he is healthy enough to stand trial. he faces a first-degree murder muarge in the death of ummuse d argustephen t. johns. james voarbr n isrecovering from being shot in the face from other guards at the museum. police released this composite sketch of a suspect linked to attempted abductions in manassas, virginia. a man tried to abduct two teens. both girls got away and went to the community center's pool for help. they are on the lookout for a dark blue minivan with virginia tags. what is it like being sent to war to serve your country only to return to face new battles at home? our next guest is here to talk about iraq war stories we have heard little about. he is christian davenport the author of the new book "as you were to war and back with the blackhawk battalion of the virginia national guard."

thank you for being with us. this national guard unit, why did you decide to follow them? >> well, so much had been written about the active do you think and the challenges they faced and so much had been written about the war itself but the story i wanted to tell is what happens after the war, after the soldiers come home. and so this is really a forward- looking book. it is a book about veterans and a book about coming home from war but not the active duty that come back to big bases where they are surrounded by people like them but our reservists and citizen soldiers who immediately after the war go back to being civilians again. almost immediately and they are cast back in to a society, in their old lives, going back to family and their old jobs and a society that is disconnected from our military and the wars they are fighting. this is a book about veterans. >> before we talk about their returning lives you spent a year with this unit embedded in

iraq. what was it like? you focus on five veterans. what was it about those five that said i want to follow them and tell their story. >> i caught them toward the end of their tour and i wanted to focus on a variety of stories. in the book you have got someone who is a sorority girl at william and mary who joined the guard because she wanted to serve and because she needed money for college. >> and 58-year-old grandfather and was called up to serve in iraq. you have a woman in the book who is a medic and as a medic probably saw more of war's horror than any other man in the unit and someone else who eight days after getting home from iraq gets called and they say we need to go back again. each one of these stories tells a different story but they are united by the themer they are trying to resume their lives after the war.

>> just those little snippets you told of about being in iraq are interesting enough and then there is the other side of the story. how difficult is it for the citizen soldier to come back and pick up where they left off. >> that's the thing, our guardsmen. there are some services and there are some programs and those are getting better for our guardsmen but the sacrifices they make are unique. these are people, the unit i followed is based in richmond, virginia but they come from northern virginia. these are our neighbors, these are not other set aside people these are our neighbors and friends who pick up and go off to war and that's the story i wanted to tell. when they come back it is so difficult for them because here it is in washington, it is a beautiful day. it doesn't feel like we're at war but we are. and to be a veteran coming back to society like that can be difficult. one thing i remember hearing with vietnam soldiers people don't understand what they have gone through. we have so much more technology

bringing us in to the war front. how difficult is it to get back in the family? can they go back to the job they had before. >> you talk about the vietnam generation and i think so many people were touched by the war. so many people knew at least somebody who went because of the draft. and we talk about the world war ii generation, it is the greatest generation but this is a generation that i think is invisible to so many of us because they come back and they are in civilian clothes and we just don't know. so the people i followed, they went back to college. they want back to civilian jobs and in some case had difficulty with that. one of the people decided after some time maybe what he had done in civilian life after iraq wasn't fulfilling enough and he had difficulty with getting his job back. >> they are here. there's always the possibility they could be called back up again. >> that's right. the battalion i followed and these are rumors and soldiers

like to gossip but the rumor is afghanistan as early as 2010 or 2011. >> my goodness. >> reporter: the book is called "as you were to war and back with the blackhawk battalion of the virginia national guard." it is a fascinating story. thank you for sharing the story that, as you say, we have heard little about. let's go to kim with an update on the forecast. i have the weekend forecast up for you. everyone wants to know how the weekend will look. give you an idea of something you can do. tomorrow between 10:00 and 4:00. the 19th street baptist church in dc is having a community wide free block party. if you go to my blog i have a link for the information and a phone number you can call if you need a ride there. they have food and crafts and free medical testing. how can you say no to that. so check it out. it is a great event and the info is at my blog for more festivals, too. by sunday dealing with thunderstorms moving in and it has been since july 3rd we have

seen any rain around here. on the bay you will do fishing. east winds today five to ten. tomorrow turning southerly and waves one to two feet. 70 degrees right now. northeast winds keeping us company at 3 miles an hour. frederick is 70 and 69 quantico. the satellite-radar loop shows plenty of sunshine. a gorgeous day. even at the beach where the water temperature is 72. the ocean city 77 and partly cloudy. look at the forecast for tomorrow for the beach, sunny and practically 80 degrees. really comfortable if you are heading there. our southeasterly winds keep temperatures in check. instead of 8, we will be 82. chicago, you folks out there, you are getting thunderstorms this afternoon. heads up. you know who i am talking about. if you are flying to st. louis call ahead. wizards in my live chat room is going there today. he needs to call ahead. 88 today and partly cloudy.

as we plan ahead the next seven looks like a couple of ice lathed storms and showers, again next week on wednesday. the main thing to look out for saturday in to sunday and wednesday next week. in between the rest pretty nice weather. back to you. people in africa are welcoming the first american president of african descent this weekend. president obama is making an historic visit to ghana. with me is julia wilson. she's is ceo and founder of wilson global communications and an american advocate for africa and consultant to the african union. thank you very much for being with us. the president made his first visit as president to this continent in egypt to do a speech on muslim u.s. relations. this is his first to sub- saharan africa. they are calling it a two-day homecoming but she going to ghana, not the country of his father's birth. why gun ya? >> i'm excited that president obama chose to go to ghana

first because it represents good governing and democracy and it is the beacon of hope for the continent and stands as an example for for the rest of the country to show that america supports democracy and good governments and i believe that's the reason the president chose ghana. i lived there during president clinton's visit and we promoted the top 100 businesses in ghana. ghana has wonderful people. they have an enthusiastic work force, well educate. they speak english, the crime rate is low. and it has a lot of riches agricultural, mining and one of the tenets of the obama administration u.s. africa policy is to help support some of the agricultural development in africa and ghana has a lot of agricultural products there. >> you talked about good government.

the president will speak about democracy and hopefully that will spread on the continent and said there are national security economic and environmental reasons why this region is important to the united states. >> yes. absolutely. with global warming and some of the things going on throughout the world, because of global warming, africa is also being affected seriously. some of the ice tap -- caps on the top of mount kilimanjaro and kenya are melting and in the next decade maybe gone and that affects crops and water and a whole range of things. so that is something they are concerned about. the other issue is development. africa needs a lot of things but one of the most important thing is trade and business. it is an important aspect of the obama's visit to ghana. economic development in gun ma and the region is critical for

u.s. africa trade relations. there's oil which is discovered in ghana. it was just discovered two years ago and i understand this particular oil field will yield 3 billion-barrels of oil. so that's important. but also ghana has cocoa, gold and diamonds and other agricultural goods like coconuts. >> so it is something america and america's businesses should be looking to invest in. >> it is not just about aid. aid is important but as you know aid has not always got on the the right people but ghana has managed well with this aid from the united states and it is on track to meet the millennium 2015 goal. >> less than a minute. what else should those of us watching the president on this historic visit to ghana know about what we need from them and what they need from us? >> i think there needs to be an extreme makeover of the mind about africa. instead of looking at the stereo typical images we see of

africa, let's open our minds and think how can we help africans help themselves. >> thank you for helping us to begin the makeover. we'll be isright back.

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on the moon. let's talk a little bit about the event itself. we are a society bathed in technology. it permeates what we do. look back 40 years and signify what a mass achievement this was. >> what isism possible to imagine is the men that went to the moon had computers that are less powerful than the cell phone in your pocket and not even a blackberry or iphone, an ordinary cell phone and the space suits were put together by women using glue pods and nasa decided it was going to use pigs to test the capsule in space and the pig was put in the cradle and it immediately died and a woman said i worked on a farm and you can't put a pig on its back it will suffocate it. >> unbelievable. >> we have seen interviews of the astronauts and see it in

the right stuff. >> we think they are daredevil cowboys but they are military test pilots. they have an incredible cool. their job as test pilots was to fly state of the art planes that had a lot of 0 trouble in the air and report back data appears on the gauges and dials while the plane might be spinning out of control. so they are under believably cool urn pressure. the engineers were pushing the envelope to make sure we were staying ahead. >> reporter: remind us, there was a death rate to get to the moon. there was a national mission to get there. why was it like that back then. >> people forget the russians beat us by 13 years and when americans saw the russians, sputnik the first satellite, the first man in orbit, the first woman in orbit, the first satellite to photograph the far side of the moon. they were terrified the russians could turn this in to

an area of weapon answer we had nothing to defend ourselves. so the heart of going to the moon was to prove the united states had the capability to defend itself in space and show the world it had the technology to do it and made us the most admired nation in the world at that moment. >> now says it has come under fire because of budgets. what do you think is the future for nasa. >> i think the more americans will learn about nasa the more admiration and proud they are of that agency. what nasa does that people have no idea is so extraordinary it breaks your heart to realize the incredible things they achieve on a day-to-day basis but i don't think we will have a giant manned program like apoll live low until competition. it could arrive from can another country but i'm positive we will have that competition and we will have another space race like apollo. >> we appreciate your insight in to that period of time,

celebrating the 40th anniversary and talking about your book. >> you bet. >> craig nelson has a talk and book signing tonight at 6:00 held at college park aviation museum and you have another thing coming up this weekend. >> i will be at air and space on saturday and at then mall on sunday. >> check it out and hear about the book. now to angie. >> you know buzz aldrin is on twitter. i follow him but do you follow me, i have traffic tweets all morning long. actually just put this on-line. an accident in northeast dc at the intersection of 5th and e streets. moving along delays are breaking apart nicely on 395 northbound. clear to the district. 66 heading eastbound, a little different story. switching that camera over. a little bit slow from 123 to the beltway. over to the outer loop we go. dragging a tad here from new hampshire to georgia. and finally we will round it out with 270 southbound.

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the kennedy center is hosting the first north american touring production of the hit musical "the color purple. " the show is produced by oprah and has been nominated for 11 tony awards. we welcome two of the stars and welcome to 9 news. it is so good to have you both here. we were just talking and i said i haven't seen the kennedy center show but i saw the show in new york and at the time i saw it we were dropped off in front of the box office and everyone kept saying go back this way, go back this way because the line was down one block and around the other. what is the draw of this show? what makes it so popular still with audiences, especially women? anybody take it. >> there are many draws to this show. it is a wonderful show. it is a wonderfully written show. the music is amazing. the dancing is amazing but more than anything it is a

transforming story and a story that lasted throughout decades. alice walker wrote this book and then it was a movie and now a musical. so it is a testament to her and her writing and the story actually -- >> it is a tough story. >> it is a story that everybody can relate to. it is a human story. everybody has some aspect of it they can relate too. >> reporter: right. and fantasia is a main character who goes through all sorts of abuse and you two represent many of the women who come in to her life and help inform her and help her to find her voice. your character, sofia, you were nominated for a tony award and it's the same character oprah played in the spielberg film. how does sophia intersect with her life? >> sofia is -- subpoena her

husband. hear poe thinks in his mind he wants the sofia character to be like the relationship with his father and the sealy character and he runs up on the wrong female because sofia is not -- so he finds out the hard way that she is not the kind of woman. and she also tries to relate that information to you. she winds up leaving the journey for a while and coming back. trying to be a different kind of female. but she's a strong female in the journey and angela -- >> another strong female. >> not only is she strong. you are the flamboyant, out there, sexy performer.

>> wow. >> yes. you have been way out there in the world. >> worldly. >> i believe the only person that has ever gone outside of that area has been. >> your character. >> what's it like playing her? you have a special relationship. >> we can. it is amazing. all of those things you said. who wouldn't want to play that part? but also, you know, we get to have a deep level of friendship, which is really good. and the story is always people always talk about how shug impacts sealy's life because she is encouraging to her and shows her she is beautiful and convinces her not to lose her faith and all of that. but, sealy impacts sug's life in an amazing way which is why the friendship is so great. because they both impact each

other's lives. >> a few seconds left but what is it like taking the color purple to the rest of the country rather than being comfortable in your home base of new york and having people to come to see you. >> very interesting because different areas respond differently. and we are finding out along the way some places where we have an expectation -- >> a dc reputation versus -- >> we know dc will be really excited. >> they are all excited but they show their excitement in different ways. >> yes. >> we love the dc audience. >> dc has been great and we are looking forward to it. even multiplying. we'd like people to come out and see the story and identify with the journey. people think it is an african- american story, but it's not. it is only told by african- americans, but it is a story about every person in every walk of life. >> we're alike but different.

and different -- >> you we all have the same problems. >> yes. >> a pleasure to have you both here. continued success. the national touring company of the color purple at the kennedy center and you have a chance to win four tickets to the performance. go to our website at wusa9.com. and type in the key word purple. harry potter madness comes though big apple. and it is bass teaxtdafaney week. at least it is today in our kitchen. we are celebrating early when ne we return. 9:44.

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coroners report before ruling out any cause of death in the death of michael jackson. and the stars of harry potter made their sixth time down the red carpet in nearly as many days. the new york premier of the latest potter installment, harry potter and the half blood prince went off without a hitch yesterday. it is expected to continue with two more films after half blood prince it will be harry potter -- rather the movie opens july 15th, wednesday. here's kim in the kitchen. >> we couldn't wait until tuesdayer the bass teal celebration so we brought a local chef to bring us a taste of what's to come. we want to welcome the executive chef at bass teal restaurant in old town alexandria, what a great area. so neat. i just got the question out of

the way. i didn't know what bass teal day was. if you are wondering at home, it is okay. most americans don't know. what is it? >> it is the french independence day, the day that the people of paris basically took over bass teal which was a fortress prison where basically all the political prisoners were taken. >> it represents an absolute power. >> yeah. that's the beginning of the revolution. >> very good. we know what happened to a lot of those aristocrats. don't go there because we are going to eat. we are going to celebrate your independence and you are going to make a fantastic soup. the town is from. >> it is from viche. it was traditionally a lighter soup. made with leaks and potatoes and of course because it is a good base you can add flavor with it and traditionally served chilled, cold, a summer

refreshing soup. >> okay. so tell me what goes in to it. >> well, i made it a little more seasonal with local ingredients. i'm using a sweet onion instead of leaks with the stems. so you have all the flavors. more interesting than just leaks which is a winter vegetable. >> what is great about this that you are modifying i understand that viche sounds sweet. so you don't need to put any fat in to start. just a little water. the onions and garlic, three cloves of garlic. >> is it simmered a little. >> basically make it the base of your vegetables soft. to release the flavor, the goodness. >> you don't want to boil it

hard core. >> no, just a touch of water. you could do a little butter but we will go a little lighter for the summer. a pinch of salt and white pepper. because we are going to keep the soup light in color but you could use black if you wanted. >> any particular potatoes? >> you could use either the classic russ set, which has nice binding so helps to thicken the soup. i have a little yukon potato. it is not really important. you want to peel them and cut in small pieces otherwise they will take forever to cook. >> what would be the next step. >> after that i would add potatoes and add my water and a little bit of cream. keep a little on the side so i can add if i want to. >> do you have the boiled down

version here. what i do is blanching the leaves in the boiling water. >> it is really fast, right. >> because they are small leaves so they don't need to go long. >> take them out. >> and put them in ice water to chill them. what will happen is the natural color, the green, will stay nice and bright green. >> and give the soup a great look. we have to take a break. when we come back we will plate it up and give you the finished product. and look at the stocks you want to really know. b@

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street. jessica gave up the heads up. dow down 62, nasdaq down 7 and a quarter and the s&p almost down 7. kim? >> the seven-day forecast is up. we will have beautiful weather and 82. tomorrow is warmer and 88. thunderstorms are possible tomorrow night. the saturday night plans check in with tony pann and doppler 9000. sunday a bit stormy and back to next week looks great. bass teal restaurant in old town, alexandria. thank you. >> you are welcome. >> this hook looks nice and green and beautiful and it is chilly. >> basil and tomato. >> this three-course dinner fixed price is amazing for $35. check it out. >> the whole weekend going on until tuesday. >> independence from a high restaurant bills we like that. >> that's it for us. any other last words. >> if you visit oh my goff at wusa9.com. i have always list some fun and free things going on in the

area. so log on. >> there it is. check it out. have a great weekend. enjoy the last of this fantastic weather. we will see you again starting 4:55 a.m. on monday. kim will have an update. she's here at noon with j.c. >> bye, everybody. >> so long. fa you've got a strawberry pop-tart,

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