a moment and says it is as bright as her blouse. howard is starting us off. another beautiful morning. i heard a report that said 21% humidity yesterday afternoon. dew points in the low to mid- 40s which for the mid-atlantic is almost unheard of. usually like san diego. >> thinking dry heat. is this what they mean by dry heat. >> 20 degrees too cold. >> it is 105 in phoenix. talk about our weather and one of our chat rooms the tgiw thank god it is wednesday. it is his friday, that's why. clouds streaming in from the northwest and west. if you have a flight this morning a line of showers and storms are moving through that may cause early morning delays. watch care 68ly for that so call your airline. upper 60s here in washington but some 50s in the shenandoah valley. look at how cool across

pennsylvania and mountains. roanoke 59 dries. a decent day. not as pretty as yesterday with the sunshine but clouds mixed in with the sun. let's get a traffic update. here's angie. >> okay. thank you, howard. we are kicking off the 5:00 hour with our traffic cameras beginning with 66 eastbound tracking those taillights moving fine from manassas to the capital beltway. switch over and show you the live shot of the outer and inner loop at the american legion bridge. no incidents or accidents to report right now. move to 270 out of frederick to the split we remain delay free. finally look at 395 crossing the 14th street bridge from duke to the district. lanes are wide open. andrea, that's a quick look at traffic. now over to you. police in northern virginia remain engaged in a standoff in a mclean neighborhood which

began last night. 9 news now digital correspondent armando trull is live in mclean with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. that standoff is now in the tenth hour. there are fairfax county police officers, maryland police officers s.w.a.t. teams and negotiator and with us is lucy she is with the fairfax police department. can you tell us what transpired? >> the police are trying to bring about a peaceful resolution. we are trying to have a conversation with a person of interest with an investigation in regard to a shooting that occurred last evening. >> we understand a woman was shot last night and you are trying to interview someone inside the home about that shooting. are you -- do you know what the relationship is between the person who was shot? >> reporter: we know there was a relationship and they knew one another. we're not elaborating further on that, but certainly are

hoping to speak with the person inside to have a conversation and at this point have not been able to. we will continue to try. >> reporter: is there anyone in the home besides the person you are trying to speak to? >> there are other people in the home and certainly they are okay at this point. and we are trying to communicate certainly with people inside the home. we have been in communication with neighbors and people throughout the neighborhood. so we have a plan in place for people to get to work today and this situation will continue until we have discussions with the individuals. >> reporter: we understand no shots have been fired inside the home. there's nothing to indicate that anyone in the home is in danger. >> exactly. we can't say there is anything that has happened in the home throughout the evening or this morning that reveals that to us. all we can say is we'd like to have a conversation and we are continuing to take steps to

make that happen. >> reporter: thank you very much. that's the latest on ten-hour standoff in mclean. armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. judge sonia sotomayor will return for a second full day of questioning today before the senate judiciary committee. tuesday she rejected republican allegations that she would bring bias if confirmedded as the first hispanic the supreme court. judge sonia sotomayor fielded questions about her stand on the abortion rights case roe v. wade. she stopped sort of calling abortion sethleed law. health care reform will get top billing as the president and congress and many try to lobby to put their stamp on the health insurance system. house democrats unveiled sweeping legislation on tuesday. president obama wants the house and senate to vote on health reform bills before the august recess. the color-coded system designed to assess the risk of a terrorist attack could be

fading away. homeland security secretary janet napolitano announced the 60-day review of the five tier system. she says she wants to be sure it is the most effective alert system for the nation. the current system uses green to signal a low danger of an attack and red is severe danger of an attack. right now it is at code yellow for elevated. the only person to stand trial for the september 11th terrorist attacks will get another shot to make his case in the appeals court. the court of appeals ordered new arguments in the case after one of the judges that heard the case retired for health reasons. federal crash investigators say the signal system on metro's red line continues to fail from time to time along a section of the red line where two trains crashed last month. yesterday congress held a hearing in to the crash which killed nine people and the head of metro says the transit agency needs to get electronic

-- new electronic track controls immediately. >> we have contacted vendors and we have meetings scheduled for tomorrow morning in my office to begin the process of developing the system. >> reporter: catoe says they will run them manually until they pin cause down the cause of the crash and metro can make the necessary changes. the dc council has authorized an independent investigation in to marion barry. the council appointed private attorney robert bennett to investigate contracts marion barry awarded his girlfriend. in an exclusive interview, marion barry spoke with bruce johnson. he admitted he hired her while they were dating and he said he agreed to pay her $60,000 in taxpayer funds for consulting work. >> serious financial problem, foreclosuring on the house and some other things i don't want to get in to. and we were talking about, how

do you work that out and at the same time i thought about this program. >> did you use the contract, and the fact she needed this money to control your personal relationship. >> >> absolutely not. >> barry could be under more scrutiny. the councilman wants the inspector general to look in to nonprofit groups barry helped to establish. it is time for the first living smart report of the morning and jessica doyle is here with a preview of the day on wall street. earnings made the map yesterday. >> earnings was a good factor yesterday. and we have a report out on consumer inflation. the labor department is set to release the reading on the consumer price index for june and earnings season rolls on. as for trading, overnight asian markets rose the second day in a row. the nikkei up 0.1% and the hang

seng surged 2% after a modest rally on wall street yesterday. the dow rose 27 and the nasdaq up 6 and the s&p by four. investors will continue to study earnings at major banks for signs the financial system has stablized. bank of america and citigroup will post results this week. each received $45 billion federal aid. yesterday goldman sax posted record profits after losing $4 billion less than a year ago. it made that money by taking risks while other banks didn't. the president reiterated that unemployment is likely to take up to several months as the economy recovers can. 2million jobs have been lost since congress passed the stimulus package. the unemployment rate is 2.5%, the highest rate in 26 years but on the upside the washington region's unemployment rate is 3% points below the national average and we have the best job market out

of the top 15 largest regions in the country. that is coming out of the latest data out of george mason university. >> you are coming back in 30 minutes saving us money on how. >> the effective powers of haggling and how it can save you a ton of money. >> that's a tough thing for some of us, i'm included. senators introduce a bill to prevent long waits on airport tarmacs and the shuttle "endeavor" crew will make a sixth takeoff attempt. you are watching 9 news now.

welcome back. looking at route 4, route 5 and crane highway. this area is incident and accident free early this wednesday. it is angie with the realtime traffic report coming up. in the news now at 5:10, a bill being considered in the u.s. senate would limit the amount of time airline passengers can be stranded on

the tarmac. it would require planes delayed more than three hours to return to the gate to give passengers the opportunity to guess embark. passenger rights advocates hail the idea which is opposed by the airline industry and airports. crews recovered the body of a third and final person missing after a weekend mudslide in utah. the 13-year-old was found in the rubble and debris of his home which was buried in parts under 20 feet of mud. the bodies of his mother and sister were recovered earlier in the day. this evening the space shuttle "endeavor" will try for a fifth time to lift off on a mission to the international space station. a hydrogen leak and bad weather have kept the shuttle grounded since june. nasa forecasters say there is a 60% chance the weather will cooperate but if they have to scrub the launch again astronauts will have to wait until the end of the month. a map highlighting the rate of unemployment around the

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looking at the washington monument. a beautiful morning but it will start to feel like summer as

the week progresses. >> tomorrow the humidity is back and yes finally a chance of storms toward the sec half of the week and much-much need and we will talk about that coming up. one good thing the allergy update and i know you have the sniffles but the numbers that came in yesterday the trees, weeds, grass and mold all in the low category. so take a little solace in that, maybe fewer tissues for you today. upper 80s so nice because the humidity levels will be in check. tomorrow, though, upper 80s to near 90. could be an afternoon storm. same story on friday. yesterday we had all of that beautiful sunshine. we will see some of that sunshine behind the clouds from time to time. this morning partly cloudy and pleasant. 50s in spots. up to 70. winds calm to becoming southernly because they are going to pick up out of the southwest at ten miles an hour. not humid, though.

highs in the upper 80s. tonight, partly cloudy and lows 65 to 70 with a south wind at five to ten miles an hour and tomorrow a chance of a thunderstorm. this morning 61 andrews. on the bay at 66. 60 in new land on the northern neck and 5 the cool spot in martinsburg. 63 fredericksburg and manassas 57. at reagan national a nice morning. check this out. nice looking in dc. and starting to see the presunrise. a beautiful morning out there. temperature 69 degrees. winds are calm at national. and the dew points in the 40s yesterday are in the 50s. they will start to creep up. the muggies come back tomorrow. show you what's going on in the midwest. a line of showers and storms from wisconsin in to michigan and the rest of the east is

nice and quiet and high pressure is dominating our weather but we will watch for showers and storms to get closer and closer. some activity may slip in here with isolated showers and systems through thursday. that will be a chance to get some much-needed rain around here. the seven-day forecast. 88 today. 89 tomorrow. isolated storms on friday and saturday probably the best day for showers and storms or the highest chance of showers and storms. and highs in the lower 80s. good morning, angie. hello, everyone. 17 minutes after the 5:00 hour and we begin with sad news. a fatal accident in the catlick area. it is closed approaching courtney school road. to you want to watch for crews and expect delays in that area. that's near the warrenton area. what we are looking at is

police activity out on route 7. this is at lyle avenue. the dulles toll road, eastbound traffic is doing fine and 66. let's take it outside and show you the live shot for you. no complaints from gainesville through centreville to the beltway. speaking of the beltway, here's the next shot. we come to you live from new hampshire avenue. tracking taillights and fine on the inner loop and rounding it out with 4, 5 and crane highway. no incidents or accidents to report at this time. now over to you. here's a look at the living well headlines. researchers discovered seven key genes which together may contribute to the development of the deadliest type of brain tumor. scientists looked at samples from 500 cancer patients for the study. the findings could lead to deaths that predict patient survival and drugs that target the specific genes. new research sheds light on

why smokers maybe at a greater risk for diabetes. researchers say the nicotine in cigarettes increases a smoker's resistance to insulin. the condition is called prediabetes and they hope the findings will lead to the development of drugs that specifically block the affects of insulin resistance. according to a new report, fewer americans are driving drunk. the survey found in 2007 the number of drunk drivers was down 71% from the mid-'70s. researchers credit tougher laws, tighter enforcement and a shift in social attitude for the dramatic decrease. we say good morning to kristin fisher. she's showing us what is hot on the web today. good morning. >> that's right. yesterday president obama delivered a speech on the economy and one of the states hit hardest by the recession, michigan. between gm and chrysler's bankruptcy the unemployment rate in michigan is 13% and jessica doyle was talking about that a little earlier this

morning. but a new story out today in the new york times says that number, the unemployment rate, maybe misleading for michigan and other states across the country like maryland and virginia. here's the story i'm talking about. part-time workers, mass unemployment woes. it argues the unemployment rate excludes all of the people who have given up looking for a job and those part-time workers who want to be g wofainrkfull time. when you take those groups in to the equation you get the broadest measure of the job market and under that definition, some states have unemployment rates that inare higher than 20%. nore t heason the story is hot on the web this morning is because of this new york times interactive graphic showing that broader definition of unemployment in america. i want to just zoom in and show you what we are looking at right now. look at the map. the states in the dark purple, california, oregon, michigan. those are the states with the

broader definition unemployment rate, higher than 2 a%. inmy it is 22%. as you get lighter, the number gets lower and lower. in virginia pretty good, unemployment rate 7. the broader definition is 12. same thing in maryland. much better than the rest of the country and for a story like this, i just find these interactive graphics to be unbeatable because it lets you get a big picture on the story. back to you. >> thank you. the major league baseball all-star game goes down to the wire in st. louis. and later today the new interim manager of the nationals will address his team and the media. it is 5:21. you are watching 9 news now. /d

here's a look at some people celebrating a birthday today. in sports the midsummer classic tops the look at sports. it was tied at 2 in the bottom of the second. and a ground rolled double to

left. the nationals led 3-2. in the 7th it was tied 3- all. the rockies hit a blast to left but crawford made an amazing catch to steal a home run. look at that. in the top of the 8th adam jones flies out to right. the tigers anderson comes in to score and in the end the american league wins again this year 4-3. now, one of the highlights from last night was the first pitch. president obama was true to his word. he managed not to bounce his ball. this is the first pitch he has thrown out since becoming president. the first pitch he threw is as a senator before game two of the 2005 american league championship series. >> jim riggleman has a 6:00 practice scheduled for today at nationals park. it will be the first time he addresses the media as manager of the nats. washington opens a four game set with the cubs on thursday

evening. a secret cia program could be the subject of a congressional hearing. and a group of maryland high school coaches lose their job after adults are found drinking beer at their home. traveling southbound on the gw parkway, nothing but green cars telling us drivers are moving at speed. back with more traffic and weather together when 9 news now returns. mom vo: i can't start the first grade with her.

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it has been the last couple of nights. >> we have been spoiled. >> i had a little blanket on last night. >> that's the best kind of sleep. >> nice and cozy. comfy out there. >> the air conditioner is on, too. >> husband likes it cold in the house. >> we have clouds streaming in from ohio and pennsylvania. those are high, thin ones. partly cloudy this morning but fairly nice with temperatures running in the 50s and 60s. 55 winchester to 69 here in town. we are looking at dew points in the 50s -679d yesterday in the 40s. we will be in the mid to upper 80s today and code orange air quality, unhealthy for sensitive groups. hello, everyone. we are half way through the 5:00 hour and outside the weather is nice and comfortable by we have a couple of things to tell you about.

95 northbound approaching 234 is where we have crash activity. be careful out that way. we will take you to route 7 and show you near lyle avenue we have police activity. we know crews are on the scene and directing traffic as needed. in maryland, we are tracking that trip on 50 westbound from the bay bridge through bowie to the beltway. lanes are wide open and since we are on the subject of 495, here's the inner loop. here's your outer loop. cars, drivers just zipping by north of the district. a good example of that drive around the beltway. andrea that's a look at traffic. now over to you. day three of sonia sotomayor's confirmation hearings will resume this morning. during the first day of questioning, republican lawmakers grilled the nominee on her record and personal convictions. susan roberts has more. >> it will be another long day in the witness chair for supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor. >> you do believe that your

back ground will affect the result in cases. and that's troubling me. >> my record shows that at no point or time have i ever permit mid personal views or sympathies to influence an outcome of the case. >> reporter: sonia sotomayor battle through eight hours of intense grilling on tuesday, backing away from a highly controversial comment she made during a speech to hispanic law students. in it she said -- on other crucial issues sonia sotomayor said she has an open mind on gun rights and roe v. wade and she said that row roe v. wade is the law of the that's the precedence of the court. >> reporter: she appears headed to confirmation. senate democrats hold a strong majority and they are ware of standing in her way. >> unless there are major mistakes on the part of judge sonia sotomayor it is hard to see how anything would stop

her. >> reporter: even lindsey graham said that sonia sotomayor could possibly get his vote but he wants to make sure she won't bring a liberal agenda to the bench. >> that's what we are trying to figure out, who are we getting as a nation here? >> reporter: it maybe several more days before senators get a full picture but a confirmation should come by end of the month. police in northern virginia remain at a standoff in a mclean virginia neighborhood. 9 news now digital correspondent is live in fairfax county with more. this standoff is in the 11th hour and this is lucy caldwell a spokesperson for the fairfax county police department. i understand there are s.w.a.t. team and maryland police. what are you doing? >> officers are continuing to make an attempt to talk to the person inside the home to try to acertain, go ahead and come

out so we can have a discussion and bring this to a closure. >> reporter: the reason you want to speak to this man, as i understand there was a shooting yesterday 6:30, 7 p.m. a woman was shot and maybe a relationship between a man inside the home and the woman who was shot and you want to see if he was linked to what shooting. >> exactly. we don't believe this was a random incident. there was a shooting that occurred last evening. the woman is still in the hospital and they apparently did know one another and then this individual ran in to this particular home and had not come out since. we have not spoken with him and we are continuing to try and continuing throughout the day and making preparations for the police to be here for some time dollar. >> the reason you are being so careful and so basically safety conscious is because there are people inside the home besides him, is that correct? >> that's correct. there are people inside the home and certainly we want to make sure that nothing else

happens and we go ahead and bring it to an end. we have been communicating with neighbors, certainly people who need to get to work and get out of the neighborhood throughout the day because we have the roads closed here in this neighborhood. we are working to make sure they get where they need to go peacefully. >> thank you very much. that's the situation here in mclean. and you heard police are willing to wait as long as it takes to make sure the standoff ends peacefully. >> fairfax county wants the district to crackdown on under- aged drinking. the fairfax county oversight committee says teenagers are crossing the potomac river to get drunk in dc because there are no criminal penalties for under-aged drinking. the oversight committee wants the board of supervisors to put pressure on the quarterback government to make it an enforcible crime. two popular coaches have been terminated for violating the school's alcohol policy.

brad young says some parents brought and drank beer at his home. some parents say it wasn't on school property so they didn't know it was against the rules. for the next three years young is prohinted from coaching any sport in frederick county. >> we don't think there should be a punishment actually. it was off season, postseason, none of the minors were consuming it. it was hidden. i didn't notice it at all. >> i did have a drink. i have would have never in a million years done anything to jeopardize brad's job. >> reporter: the school spokeswoman says young's contract was not renew because of a violation of the school's alcohol-free school system. young appealed the decision. the other coach has not and declined to be interviewed. it is time for another living smart report and digital correspondent jessica doyle is back with more financial turbulence for one major

airline. >> these are really tough times for the airlines and they have done a lot of thing. they have cut flights and added fees but not enough for u.s. airways so the company is laying off 600 ground workers this fall and is asking 400 flight attendants to take voluntary furloughs to avoid layoffs in that group and shutting down services. major carriers are expected to report another round of losses due to the soft economy bebin -- beginning with american airlines later today. the washington county commissioners voted to buy 18- acres of farmland west of the airport at a price tag of just over $500,000. they will pay 95% of the price for the protection zone required by the faa. time for the money saving tip of the day. are you shy about haggling, don't be, and ya. it can save you a t of money. consumer reports found 10% of

people who bought small applianc and 33% of people who bought major appliances tried to haggle but 75% of people who tried to bargain succeeded. a couple of tips for driving a hard bargain. this makes it easier. research the prices on-line. and time the purchase when they are moving out merchandise for next year's models. paying shcacan help. consider floor models and always ask for free delivery and installation and disposal of the old appliance. for more money-saving tips check out my blog on the financialista.com. >> thank you for giving me the courage. >> do it. an embattled senator says he has no plans to end his career and investors collect more evidence from the office of michael jackson's dermatologist. we are looking at 95 and the bw parkway. so far so good to the beltway.

more news you want is next. stay with us.

welcome back. live from 395. a pretty shot heading to dc and light traffic to go with it. more you can use early this morning. it is coming up. in the news now a passenger plane carrying 168 people has crashed in northwest iran.

everyone on board is believed to be dead. state television stay says the plane was headed from teheran to armenia. an emergency official on the ground says the plane was completely destroyed. nevada senator says he has no plans to resign despite an affair and the $96,000 pay out to the woman's family and he says he intends to run again in 2012. a county coroner's official visit the office of michael jackson's dermatologist. it was a followup on the subpoena seeking additional records. the doctor is said to be cooperating with the probe. government records show a southwest airlines jet, which had a hole open up while in flight had eight cracks in the frame during an inspection in january. the cracks were repaired and no one was injured when the aircraft was forced to land on monday. hundreds of youngsters

taking part in the district's summer youth jobs program are looking forward to this morning. and the face of the washington sports scene is about to change. here's hour howard. another beautiful morning out here. humidity levels are in check. however the muggies are coming back and so are the chances of showers and storms. details congsh up next. b@

welcome back to 9 news now. today is payday for 18,000 young people in dc taking part in the summer jobs program. mayor fenty joined some of those young worker at fort dupont park. he was there to pitch the program but did some pitching in pulling weeds and invasive plants and he let his services director give good news about payday. >> every two weeks a pay period and this is the first full pay period for the youth. they are paid minimum wage, 6.55 an hour and goes up to 7.25 and they will get the raise for their hard work. >> the upper jobs program helps put youths to work. the face of the washington radio dial is changing again. wjfk fm is switching to all sports. it will be known as 106.7 the

fan. the sports junction i cans will remain on the air and joined by mike weiss and lavar arrington among others. the changeover will happen on monday morning. just as the muggles come back to the movie theater, the muggies are returning to the forecast. >> that's very good. >> thank you. >> they will be back tomorrow. today is nice and in check. muggies and muggles are on the way. this morning a nice morning with many areas especially west of town, and rural area unless the 50s once again but it won't feel this nice tomorrow. the forecast first, the next three days like this. today highs in the upper 80s. yesterday 85 with a few clouds but those are high thin ones right now. tomorrow, just the word nice off because muggy with a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm and then on friday upper 80s and still a chance of an

afternoon thunderstorm. this morning it is a partly cloudy, pleasant morning out there. winds are light. temperatures range from the 50s to the 70s over the next few hours as the sun comes up. the sun is up at 5:85. partly sunny and warmer this afternoon. upper 80s but not humid yet. southwest winds at ten. maybe a little muggier than yesterday but fine. 65 to 70 tonight as the muggies return. look at the rainfall totals or lack thereof for the month of july. 500th at dulles. we are down an inch and a half or more in some areas. a lot of us really need the rain. this morning it is a cool morning. 60 in baltimore and fulton from linda up there. 60 at pa tux season river. reedville 67. winchester 55 and

charlottesville 58. very pleasant out there. and a pretty morning as well as you will see a few high thin ones out there as the sun rises this morning. temperature at national 6 t. the winds are calm and the dew point has crept up to the 0s. when this gets to the 60s then you know it is muggy. shower and storms coming in to chicago and illinois and western michigan. that could cause flight delays otherwise a quiet pleasant start to wednesday. the seven-day forecast, storms in chicago will be getting here in a little form. thursday in to friday, isolated storms upper 80s. saturday the highest probably of thunderstorms, 83 and then sunday and monday and tuesday low to mid-80s. chance of storms. here's angie. we are only 12 minutes from the 6:00 hour. it is wednesday and we are half way through the workweek. don't worry, we will help you through the rush. we will keep you updated 0 the police standoff in mclean,

virginia. it has a couple of roads closed indefinitely. route 7 at lyle avenue, police are directing traffic and vicar drive is closed. 66 and the dulles toll road heading eastbound both of those roads are incident free. 395 northbound. the traffic is clear in to dc. nothing to report here. 270 southbound. we will take it over to maryland side of things. slow 109 to 121 but at that point everything is nice and smooth. from 95 to georgia avenue drivers are at speed. finally route 4, route 5, and the suitland parkway, this remains a very clear zone. that's the latest look at traffic. now over to you. >> thank you, angie. good morning, everybody. it is time to look at what is hot on the web. and these are some of the stories that are gaining the most traction on-line this wednesday morning. starting off, a huge shark has washed ashore on a long island

beach. get this. it is a 26-foot long, 5,000- pound shark. the shark was dead when it washed ashore and even then it wouldn't have been a threat to humans likely because they feed on blank tin and small fish but look at that guy. you can see some beach goers getting their pictures snapped with the monster shark but i don't know, i don't care what that sharkdoat s i t n'want it near me. now, this is, you know, clearly -- the shark wouldn't normally hurt people but anytime there is a srerkt he w you don't see a ton of sharks it gets people talking. officials are trying to determine the cause of death of the shark. moving on, vandals hit the famous, fabulous las vegas sign and images are all over the web. this story broke two days ago on monday but it really gained a lot of attraction over the past 48 hours on the social

networking site. as tourists hepost their pictur in front of the graffiti sign on facebook and flickr. officials say it will be likely several weeks before the sign is back to normal. everyone wants to know about airtran's wi-fi in the skies this morning. i'm definitely one of the people upping the count on this story. the first airline to offer it in flight is offering advice on internet etiquette. they have a guide here, it is called internet ticket. and it is tips on how best to use the internet in flight and i will share one with you. tip number ten. know what is in your on-line photo gallery so passengers next to you, those seats are close together and they will see what is on the screen. so tips like that and many more. i will have a link on my blog. >> thank you. crews are surgerying for a

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in the examiner four on- duty montgomery county police officers were nailed going twice the limit by speed cameras but a judge threw out their tickets and the dc city council approved the fiscal year 2009 budget allowing funding for six non-existent, nonprofit organizations linked to maryann barry to go through. these stories and more today in the examiner. of all the places in the entire country you might think los angeles and new york are hot spots for the rich and single. think again. you'll find more rich and single people right here in arlington, virginia. that's according to a cnn money magazine report. as brittany morehouse reports residents are not surprised. the median family income is $109,000. 42% of people who live here fly solo. apparently that makes arming on the the second best place for the rich and the single.

>> most definitely can believe that. >> why? >> because look around. look around. you can tell because of the cars on the street, what people are wearing. >> just walking down the street yesterday and two mercedes are coming at me and i thought oh, i'm going to be killed by a mercedes. >> if you come out on saturday or sunday you would get a better idea. >> when you come to the bars all the people 25 to 35. >> never seen so many 20-year- olds making six figures and up. >> i am surprised with the economy how many people i go out to eat on a tuesday and wednesday night. >> sushi place definitely costs a lot of money. >> it surprises a few people. >> definitely surprised. >> i'm certainly the latter so i guess it is partially true. >> so says the maker of this youtube sensation called arlington rap it. >> is not a terrible result. we weren't ranked america's

smelliest city. >> reporter: where would he sniff out the rich and single. >> i assume if i knew that i wouldn't be single. >> reporter: maybe we sense a scene for his sequel. wusa9.com. so you are probably wondering which city took place for rich and single, that would be her moos is a beach, california not too far from los angeles. >> i lived in hermosa beach and i'm from herndon and where are these people. have never heard them. i didn't see any whatever. >> are we talking muggles. >> yeah. >> we were saying earlier that the uptown theater was having midnight previews and this is monday night and the movie we are talking about, harry potter and the half blood prince opens today and in some places opened just after midnight. look at the lines of people. >> there is a 12:01 flick.

>> and there were lines all day because people were there to get the next episode, the next time to go. the film is called this harry potter and the half blood prince. the sixth installment in the series. a little darker and dealing with adolescents anxiousst. >> it is better than the others. that's the review. >> i read one review that didn't think it was that good. >> a fen saw it and said it was fantastic. >> look at new york. they were dressed up, robes, wands, again to see the movie. >> big glasses. >> we know that bruno, forget your number one status it is over. >> who? >> let's switch gears, george carlin passed away in june of last year, but in november a book of george carlin's thoughts are coming out called last words. he's been working on it the last decade of his life and

collaborating with a humorist and author there. so one more opportunity to hear final thoughts from george carlin. >> funny thoughts i'm sure. >> a true american original. >> he was great. let's talk about money. in fresno, california. >> we love unmoney. this woman walked in to her bank, makes a deposit, checking her account on-line an alstmo $1 billion richer. she checked her bank account and it said $815 million had been deposited. can you believe that she thinks the bank teller entered part of her checking account. >> the only put in st1,000. >> right. >> she said they fixed it in a few hours. good samaritan at that. >> get interest on that account. >> they would have caught that one. fine weather this wednesday morning. the muggies will be back tonight. and tomorrow. >> but th