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we will begin with an amber alert for a missing child in virginia. virginia state police say 1- year-old naomi was in a minivan that was somen a few hours ago in virginia beach. police have identified matthew nash as the suspect. according to police, the little girl's mother was pumping gas at a 7-eleven at 9:30 this morning when nash got in the car and drove away. naomi was still in her car seat. now, the vehicle has been described as a honda odyssey with florida tags. hashem 2. the color is either green or gray. anyone with information should call 911. we are also following another developing story that started last night. police in fairfax county, they

are involved in a standoff with a person inside. we first brought you the story on wusa wusa9.com at 11:00 last night. the house is located in the 0077block of fisher dre 00in mclean, virginia. and that's where we are joined live with more information. >> police are not releasing a lot of information, even 18 hours in to the standoff. right here on garr court you can see the areas blocked off. the media van to my side is family. people involved in the people inside the house. they are here to find out how they can help but did not want to go on camera at this hour. right next to it is the mobile command center and just beyond there is where the house is on lyle avenue. that's where police are concentrating their efforts. now, police say they have been in contact with people inside the home, but won't go any further in to their conversations. this all began at 6:30 last

night. police say the manholed up inside the home was involved in a domestic issue in connection with a shooting. a woman was shot in the face in the 7700 block of fisher drive. police are not releasing her condition. the man is now a block away inside of a home on lyle avenue in the neighborhood in mclean. there are others inside of the home, but police are not releasing how many people are inside but they are okay. police say everyone involved in this incident knows each other and though they will not talk about progress being made they are talking with people inside the home and would like to talk to the man inside further. >> communicate with him and the people in the home to try to explain that we just want to have a conversation and just try to listen to him and listen to his story and to see what happened and what's going on. right now at this hour police are continuing to try to communicate with the people in the home. police are here for the long

haul. they have not released the people's names or identities of those inside the house. you can see the portable toilets out here. they have been here for the long haul and expect to be here and are hoping for a peaceful end. 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> thank you very much. we will be following the story throughout the day. you can get the latest information by going to our website at wusa9.com. all right. a teenager is scheduled to go on trial in hagerstown today for the death of her father. 16-year-old daniel black will be tried as an adult. black says she wanted her dad roughed up but she did not want him killed. she's accused of allegedly soliciting a friend to kill her father. 47-year-old billy black was murdered last october. 170 people are feared dead in a plane crash that occurred in iran. the russian-made airliner crashed moments after takeoff from teheran gouging a deep

hole in a nearby farmland. charlie d'agata has more information on this story. >> reporter: a smoking crater and a trail of wreckage are all that is left of the caspian airline plane that crashed in northwest iran. 169 people were killed when the plane smashed in to a farm field. >> the aircraft all of a sudden fell out of the sky and exploded on impact. >> reporter: the russian-made jet was heading from teheran to the capital of armenia when it went down 16 minutes after takeoff. investigators aren't sure what caused the crash. witnesses say the plane's tail was on fire and the pilot seemed to be looking for a place to land. the fire chief said the scope of the disaster is very wide with debris scattered everywhere. most of the passengers reportedly are armenia but eight members of iran's youth judo team are among the dead. iran has frequent air crashes

because many planes are old and poorly maintained. iran's government blames the government on u.s. sanctions that prevent iran for getting spare parts for some planes but caspian airlines uses russian made aircraft like this one let affected by american sanctions. world wide, this is the third major airliner disaster in less than two months. bringing the year's death toll to 500. charlie d'agata, cbs news. this crash is the 8th fatal accident suffered by the same model of plane in the past ten years. well, 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 that killed nine people. the head of metro says the transit agency needs to get new

electronic track controls immediately. >> already contacted vendors. we have meetings scheduled tomorrow morning in my building to begin the process of developing the system. >> reporter: john catoe says metro operators will continue to run trains manually until investigators pin down the cause of the crash and metro can make the necessary changes. the color-coded system designed to access dc -- assess the risk of a terrorist attack could be fading away. homeland security secretary fap nap announced a 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 attack. while red warns of a severe threat. right now the nation is a code yellow for elevated. crime is down in prince georges county. county leaders credit better enforcement and joint efforts

by axes. so far this year, violent crime is down nearly 10% compared to last year. that includes a 16% drop in murders. 14% drop in rape and 15% drop in property crime. montgomery county judge has thrown out speeding tickets issued to four county police officers. automated cameras snapped pictures of the officers ' cruisers exceeding the speed limit while on duty. the circuit court judge ruled the officers have a right to due process and had been violated because the police department does not have a written policy outlining when on-duty officers are exempt from speed camera tickets. attorney says speeding is a regular part of an officer's job and they should not be expected to remember why they were speeding weeks or months later. the county may appeal. president obama's choice

for the supreme court is on captiol hill again for the third day judge sonia sotomayor is answering tough questions from republicans but so far it is not given much ground. >> reporter: sonia sotomayor remained cool under fire as she returned for another day of intense questioning on captiol hill. >> on all issues i follow the law. >> reporter: it is the third day of confirmation hearings for sonia sotomayor but the subject remains the same. republican senators asked her what she meant when she said in a speech that a wise latina woman would reach a better conclusion than a male. >> you indicated if -- that this is really and please correct me if i am wrong, i am trying to repeat your words a rhetorical flourish that fell flat. >> it fell flat. i understand that some people have understood them in a way i never intended. >> reporter: back on the agenda

today is sonia sotomayor's ruling that white new haven firefighters were not discriminated against when the results of the promotion tests they took were thrown out. the supreme court overturned that decision. but democrats dominate the committee and the senate and they were much friendlier. >> you are a hero to baltimore baseball fans. the baseball strike you allowed the season to continue so cal ripken could be the iron man of baseball in ' 95 and we want to invite you to an oriole game. >> that's a great invitation and oriole game. you can assure fans that i have been to camden yards. it is beautiful stadium. >> reporter: today the committee will hear from other witnesses but republicans say unless there is a big surprise, the first hispanic nominee from the supreme court will win the support she needs. cbs news, the supreme court. >> each senator has 20 minutes to question judge sonia sotomayor but committee chairman patrick leahy has

advised his colleagues against using the full time. harry potter fans lined up to be the first to see the latest movie on the big screen. the latest offering, "harry potter and the half blood prince "is a hit with young and old fans of author j.k. rowling. the film opened at midnight in theaters across the country. you can improve the way you feel with just a few key strokes. we will find out more about that later. but ahead, do those teeth whitening kits really work. lesli foster has the answer. and plus, the story of a man and big bank error and we mean big, 23 quad drillen dollars. that's big. stay with us. 9 news at noon continues in just a moment.

if your pearly whites aren't flashy these days but do the at-home kits really work. we see whether you are buy a brighter smile over the counter. >> 25. >> twice a day. >> this is one that we are familiar with. >> three days i'm supposed to have a better smile. >> reporter: three wusa staffers jumped at the chance to turn up the wattage on their smile. they each got a different product to use. these smile ally caters cost

$45. aqua fresh $40 and crest white strips $25. >> tastes like glue. really awkward to talk. >> reporter: the products promised results within one to two weeks. here's a glance of their teeth on the first day. jillian only made it to day three with aqua fresh trays. >> when you bite in to an ice cream cone and your teeth hurt all of a sudden it felt like that breathing in. >> we asked her to stop using the train. >> the digital scanner next. >> she a dentist and spokesperson for the american dental association. >> some of these at-home types i have more criticism with because they are not custom made to your smile and they can almost hurt you. >> reporter: he says teeth whitening is not for everyone but you won't know that unless you ask your doctor. >> the at-home ones are great for a certain segment of the population. if they have healthy teeth, no decay, no fillings or

restorations on the teeth and healthy gums. >> and now check in with ava joy and jason. >> whiter in certain spots. and i like it was small and i could carry around. >> i can't tell if my teeth are whiter. >> they look whiter to us. doctors say most teeth whiteners can brighten your smile, that is if you find the right fit. >> all right. that was lescy foster reporting. she says to only use products for the length of time it says on the package because overuse can damage your teeth and gums. as always it is best to check with your doctor before you spend money for something over the counter and if you would like to see the report again go to our website at wusa9.com and click on living smart. talk about adding insult to injury a new hampshire man swiped his debit card to make a purchase but it didn't go through. the reason why it didn't go through, his account showed he

was yen drawn by 23 quadrillon dollars. that's with a q. nearly the same amount as the national debt. of course he didn't believe it. he checked again later on-line to find out the bank had added a $15 overdraft charge to that figure. when the man was able to breathe again and talk to a real person at the bank, they couldn't explain that 17 digit mistake but they did correct the error. recorrecting with old friends and making new friends could really make us feel better and you can do it from the comfort of your living room. we will show you in just a moment. kim has our forecast. j.c., loving it. it is gorgeous outside. and there's a nice little breeze blowing around, too. i will tell you about the fantastic weather forecast coming up this noon.

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humid but pit pretty. >> less nice little breeze. ready for the forecast, i am. i want to give you the ill allergyup date. pollens are low. grass moderate. mold is stl w.lo check outside with the satellite and radar loop reveals we have plenty of sunshine and blue skies. it is gorgeous out there. for the month of july the rainfall is lacking. we are down by an inch and a half for the month. for the year we still have money in the bank. here's the time lapse tower cam from the netherlands. it looks great at as we look a the washington monument. 44% humidity. i'll take it in the middle of july. thank you very much. gaithersburg is checking in with 82. 81 quantico. 76 annapolis. let's look at the next three days. upper 80s is where we should be this afternoon. starting tomorrow an increased chance of thunderstorms.

tomorrow afternoon and again on friday and saturday appears to be the wettest day of the next seven. bien this this front across eastern great lakes will be moving toward us and that's going to hold a chance of showers and thunderstorms here. the best odds of that happening on saturday. until then we will enjoy a high ridge of high pressure on top of us. southwesterly winds are pumping in as we think of tomorrow and especially on thursday and friday. that's when those thunderstorms start to rumble and we will notice the humidity increasing. here's the seven-day forecast, everybody. it is up on the screen. 88 today. 89 tomorrow. we will keep it in the upper 80s until friday. isolated chances of storms. not a washout the next two days but saturday versus sunday i would go with the outdoor plans on sunday if you have got a party or something for the kids. put it on sunday. 83 on monday. don't forget you can follow me on twitter. my i.d. is weather kim. when we come back, we have news to keep you well.

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when i get my period it's not just one thing it's everything. tylenol and advil don't do as much as pamprin. it's the everything in one pill. pamprin multi-symptom all right. it is wednesday. time for us to learn how we can be healthier. okay? and today my friend, the editor of the beacon newspaper. i hope you got your july issue of the beacon. they are all over. they are in medical offices and this drugstores. i hope you got your copy of the beacon because the editor stuart rosenthal is with me and he says it is time to sign up, sign up for senior olympics.

let me tell you i have been to the senior olympics. they have them in maryland and virginia. i think they also have them in the district. >> they do but a different time of year. >> it is so much fun. let's find out, you want to sign up, what do you have to do. >> you don't have to be a senior really, it is 50 and over. anyone over 50 can compete. so you and i are eligible. >> that's right. thank you. >> thank you. thank you. >> get in trouble for that. >> no, honey, when i see 50 it will have a one in front of it. so you can be 50. >> traditional olympic event. a lot of track and field and swimming and diving and table tennis and regular tennis but all kinds of events that wouldn't qualify in the real olympics. for example in maryland they have bowling, horseshoes. >> isn't that fun. >> and virginia is even broader. in virginia you can play bridge

or chess. miniature golf and if you are a yo-yo specialist they have a yo- yo competition. there is something for everybody. >> and you don't have to be an expert. the main thing is getting people together and really having fun. so don't think when we talk about senior olympics you have to be blow everybody out of the box you don't. come out and have fun. where do you sign up. >> register on-line. the addresses are in the beacon and maryland olympics.org. >> and facebook. >> our cover story in july is about how many older adults are getting on facebook. 55 plus is the fastest growing group. >> certainly and we have the most disposable income. thanks for joining us. let's go back to kim and look at the forecast. >> thank you very much. the weather is looking fantastic. upper 80s. we won't notice the humidity until tomorrow and the first half of the weekend. you will see a few isolated storms on thursday and friday. saturday the best odds.

on sunday looking good and 83 and partly sunny. back to you. >> that's it for 9 news now at noon. back at 5:00. check us out 24 hours a day at wusa9.com. see you tomorrow. gkc÷qqñ