ahead on 9 news now at 9:00 a.m. pope benedict xvi recovering after a fall. we will have the latest on his injuries. also, the latest from indonesia. eight people are dead in a terrorist attack. what officials are now saying about the culprit. it is friday. our mind everybody money segment is back. we have six experts in our studio to take your financial questions. start to dial. 202-432-9045. it is friday, july 17th. thank you for joining us. water main break is topping the traffic report in a few minutes. kim starts off no water in her forecast yet. >> just yet but that is changing fast. doppler is already detecting moisture by harrisonburg,

that's not that far. that will be here by the lunch hour. great toe seseyo pass the umb llifa e you ar be out andouabt this afternoon. we will show you the time lapse camera from andrea. th is from the netherland had a webadete how deto pr onounce it. but me an a nice erewvi that alled. looks itgreat outside. 79 degrees. southerly winds at 3 miles an hour. clouds increased, though. a sign of rain that will be on the way as you head out and about this friday. up in hagerstown you have 80. 81 across southern maryland maybe you are going to get some crabs this afternoon. make sure you have a restaurant with a nice awning. okay. you have been warned. the reason why. this is moving toward us. steady if not heavy rain. i think when it is said and done by tomorrow we could get a half inch to an inch. that would be a great soaking rain. we haven't had any in several

days. 88 stormy. we are including thunderstorms. right now no type of watch in affect but storms could have gusty winds and hail with them. as we look at the weekend things improve and the rest of the scoop when i see you next. angie has a friday light. >> some areas we have a wonderful friday light and orareas things that can slow you down. at 9:02 we begin with crane highway. this road is closed in both directions at the intersection of hawthorne and that's because crews are working a bad accident out here. we know you can use washington avenue as a way to get around that. check in on 395 northbound. below speed from the capital beltway to seminary. and again from the pentagon to the 14th vet bridge bum no incidents or accidents on this interstate. as andrea mentioned before, we are watching a water main break situation where crews have franconia road closed between wilton and telegraph road. detours are posted. follow those and follow police direction but please use

caution. good reason there. to the inner loop we go. great from 95 to 66. we are experiencing a gad amount of volume around the route 50 area and look at the outer loop in maryland. it is friday light. happy to deliver from 95 to georgia. now over to andrea. this morning our mind over money segment is back meet our experts, mary lou and dan are taking housing calls. howard has advice for adults struggling to pay for their parents ' care. call gary ingram for details for the cash for clunkers program details and they can help you get on track if you are drowning in debt. the number to call starting now is 202-432-9045. they are waiting to hear from you. this friday morning, we are following a pair of developing stories both from overseas. we start in indonesia. this is the latest visit video from jakarta. a pair of suicide bombings at

luxury hotels there have left eight people dead and 50 more hurt. one of the injured is an american. indonesian officials say the bomber smuggled explosives in though ritz carlton and marriott hotels. they are next to each other. early suspicions for the attack is a southeast islamic militant group. it was behind a bombing of a marriott hotel in 2003. that bombing killed 12 people. we are also tracking the health of pope benedict xvi. he broke his wrist early this morning. this is video from the pope's meeting with president obama last week. a vatican spokesman says the 82- year-old pontiff slipped and fell at a vacation retreat in the alps. he had surgery on his right wrist using local anesthesia. we have just learned the pope's wrist will remain in a cast for about a month. police in prince georges county are looking for answers in a shooting. it left -y12ear-old rl12gi gian

two off-duty police officers hurt. it happened on greenbelt road at an apartment complex. armando trull has more on the story. >> the residents of this greenbelt apartment complex are counting their blessings this morning after yesterday's wild wild west shootout. >> boom boom boom like six times. i thought it was a firecracker. >> reporter: but it wasn't a post 4th of july celebration. it was the wild shootout in this greenbelt apartment building and left three people hurt including a 12year -old girl grazed by one of the bullets. everything began when two roommates. one of them a military policeman from ft. myer began to fight in their apartment. during the scuffle the pair crashed through a window in to a parking lot. the suspect went back to the apartment building. >> the roommate was able to locate the officer's off-duty weapon and subsequently ran out to the parking lot and began to

randomly fire the weapon. >> reporter: an off-duty capitol policeman who was driving by saw the suspect. >> at that point the off-duty united states capitol police officer engaged the suspect in an engage of gun fire. >> reporter: the suspect was seriously wounded in the exchange and the police officer was slightly wounded. at this point, prince georges county police and the state's attorney are trying to determine who will be charged in this case and what those charges will be. reporting live in greenbelt, armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. the head of the dc police union has been ordered to turn in his badge and gun. the washington examiner reports the move is in the middle of a labor-management dispute. they claim christopher baumann failed to complete his training. a federal judge denied his motion to stop an internal police investigation. president obama says the work of the civil rights

advocates in the 1950s helped him to get where he is today. he spoke last night to the naacp, which is celebrating the 100th anniversary. he said while discrimination is fading it is still being felt. >> by african-american women paid less than someone of a different color and gender. by latinos made to feel unwelcome in their own country. but muslim americans viewed with suspicion simply because they kneel down to pray to their god. by our gay brothers and sisters still taunted and attacked and still denied their rights. >> reporter: the speech marked the 45th anniversary of the civil rights act. still ahead, landing a job in our area without working for uncle sam. advice on getting that private sector job. plus, the state of the housing market in our area. what it means for buyers, sellers and people staying put.

it is coming up on 8 after the hour. you are watching 9 news now. it is mind over money friday. the number to call is 202-432- 9045. we'll be right back.

when you hold what is billed as the biggest federal job fair ever you are going to get a crowd. this was the scene at the national building museum. the partnership for public service says getting a job from uncle sam isn't always easy. >> unfortunately the federal

hiring process is an obstacle course. it takes too long. it is difficult to understand what you need to know and it is not transparent. meaning you don't know where you are in the process. >> here's a warning some websites offer to submit resumes -- some companies offer to send them to dozens of agencies but it could be a scam. find the listings at wusa9.com. we found 6,000 people heading to that job fair to look for a job. who's likely to steal the deal? an economist at george mason university is here to talk about that and the local economy. how hard is it, doctorrer for someone unemployed in the washington area to land a federal job. >> of course these jobs are fairly high education requirements and skills requirements. so they are not for everybody. most of you are unemployed workers are coming out of retail and construction sectors but there are some who we think

of white collar workers, educated and who have been laid off from private sector jobs and they probably qualify but there's not that many jobs and a lot of people that want them. so it is a long process and may take three or four months to work through the bureaucracy. looking at the local job market you just crunched new numbers and we have some new numbers coming out today. >> correct. >> how are things looking? >> we are losing jobs which is unusual for the washington, d.c. area. we have had six months of losses. they are not big, 35,000 fewer job than a year ago. they are predominantly on retail and construction but every sector has lost jobs except for three, and the three that are gaining are the ones that require, that have the highest job requirements, business and professional services, the federal government is up 9,000 jobs from a year ago and health and education continues to grow. so there are gains, but they

tend to employ either recent college grads or people moving here from other places to fill our jobs. so it is complicated. now, looking at your forecast, your predictions for the future, when do you think things will start to feel and look better for the local job market? the job market lags about a year and the recovery, we are just about beginning the recovery now. certainly by september, the economy locally and even nationally growing slowly but unemployment won't peak until this time next year. we still have -- and job growth will be slow. by the end of the year. and pick up over next year. ten is a transition year. probably be 2011 before we feel confident about the economy. it is the a long recovery. >> that is a long time to wait. turn our attention to the local housing market. you have new information on that front, as well. how are we doing? >> every month is a little better. we have the june data now out.

every major market is growing. the sales are up. prices haven't stabilize yet, though, in many markets but the declines are less and less each month. it is quite a nice pattern and we suspect by the end of the year most major markets will be and most price ranges. particularly under $1 million and even more larry under $500,000. it is a very tight market now. so we see price traction there. again, it will take a year before the market feels good to most people. >> that's the question of not just sales but prices as well, right until we start to see those rise again. >> that's the measure. all of us that own houses hope to regain our losses. so when the prices move up, as they have inside of the the beltway in bethesda and certainly in arlington, alexandria, we see price pressure, not big numbers but that makes the homeowner feel a little more confident and it will take years before we gain

back what we think we have lost because that wasn't real. but a year and a half from now i think pretty much all of the suburban markets will look normal again. >> dr. stephen fuller, as always we appreciate the economic updates. >> good to be here. >> good to see you. now over to kim for an update on the forecast. >> thank you and good morning, everybody. partly cloudy. a little humid outside. temperatures are all pushing toward 80 at the moment and we will be firing thunderstorms here not long after lunch. pack that umbrella if you have afternoon plans skirting an the beltway. temperatures not as hot as yesterday as the rain will temper that a bit. middle 80s. variable winds five to ten. tonight showers and thunderstorms will taper off during the overnight. when it is said and done we could see a half an inch to an inch of rain which would be welcome news. the saturday looks like this. lower 80s. it will be partly sunny. the humidity level will drop with those northwest wins

pushing around northwest 10 to 15 miles an hour. here's how it looks on the satellite and radar loop. this batch of rain coming up the shenandoah valley. folks in front royal will be the first to see this and winchester within the next hour or two. closing in on the beltway, near the lunch hour and after lunch is when we expect things to get dicey around here. 82 leesburg. . b@ wincheer 7nd r3.mb frerrgicbuks 7 in theupper 70s along with the district. anand polis is 81. we have that in baltimore and retuxent river. 'sthhee mo onregi al satellite and radar loop. as we can see that rain is securitying up across west virginia moving to the eastern panhandle, western maryland. you folks will be the first to see it out to cumberland, deep creek, shephardstown, west virginia and not too long after lunch we will see it close in on the western suburbs. we will pay the weather toll today so we can have nice weather on saturday and sunday. but keep in mind these

thunderstorms this afternoon could drop some hail and certainly could always pack a punch with gusty winds. if you are watching on satellite over the beach today you shouldn't have any trouble. 91 is hot in lewes, delaware. the beach forecast, for your saturday, not bad. a few clouds lingering in ocean city, 82. and as we plan ahead for sunday, not bad. ocean city 80 an the water temperature is 73. a good chunk of the ensurer seaboard is in nell owe shaded area for severe threat from the prediction center in oklahoma. main threats are hail and high winds today. other than that we need the rain and we'll take what we can get. here's the computer model showing you the timing of it. especially this afternoon. folks to the west getting the heaviest amounts of rein and this is pushing in to new england by saturday morning. looks like boston will be in for stormy weather on saturday. we will be drying out this weekend. and there it is on the seven

day. beautiful weather moving in for the weekend. next week we will be in the middle 80s by monday and tuesday and thunderstorms are a good bet for wednesday and thursday next week. back to andrea. thank you, kim. two experts are in the house taking your questions this morning. dan jay, a senior loan officer and mary lou dell is sales associate at long and foster. good to have you with us. piggybacking a little on what dr. stephen fuller told us. he said every month when it comes to the housing market in our area it is looking a little better. are you seeing that? >> we are seeing that. we are seeing that a lot. the housing inventory is going down and that is very positive because that is bringing bidding wars, house comes on the market i had one myself, five offers less than a week. >> who's making the moves? we usually think of summer as a down time sometimes. >> well, people want to get

settled for the school year. this is a very busy time. now august sometimes is down but with all of the good money, which dan knows about, we see buyers out there that couldn't buy before. and we're beginning to feel like we hopefully have reached the bottom. >> dan, you agree. things are getting better little by little. >> absolutely. there are different segments doing better than others. we are seeing a lot of first time home buyers in the market with the $8,000 tax credit that was a huge incentive for people to go out and buy. they have expanded that program to include co-ops and other properties. it is a big incentive for someone to go out and look at their first property. the old tax incentive from last year had to be paid back it was $7,500 and had to be paid back. this is $8,000 and even if you

don't have a $8,000 tax burden you are still getting 8,000 there's and it doesn't have to be paid back. >> you said there are different price points. professor said the $500,000 range to a million. that's a tight market in our area. what's the fixed rate mortgage, say 30 or 15 year. >> we are in the low 5s. if you look at it, it is incredible. we are spoiled because a few months ago we were in the high 4s and anytime you are in the number of a four or five it is a psychological big difference but it is really not. you have to look at the fact you are getting the tax deduction rate so the effective rate is below 5% once you take in to consideration the tax benefits of owning. >> jobs every sector has lost jobs. that is impacting those who were having a tough time struggling to make mortgage payments and foreclosure news. dc suffered a spike in foreclosures in june. maryland and virginia declined. talk about the impact the other

initiatives the obama administration is havingen keeping people in their homes who are struggling. >> the big one is the hart program it would basically allow some homeowners to refinance in to lower rates, even if they have job or income loss, if their property values have gone down. it actually allows for lenders to refinance the property well over the current value. so, you know, if the property value has gone down it used to be sorry, there is nothing you can do to refinance. you are stick with it. now with this program a lot of people qualify for refinances that didn't. an the best thing someone can do is call their current lender. they are the first that will tell you if they are wall fid for the hart program. >> less people are taking advantage, a "usa today" said that it is moving but slowly and a fraction of the people who are eligible are taking part. do you understand how to counsel someone with what is going on in the administration?

are the rules that muddled? >> well, theorems are hard to follow and therefore someone asking me about that my expertise is in housing and how to get you to buy a house. i'll send testimony to dan. >> they can help you on the phone. give them a call at 202-432- 9045. still ahead, caring for aging parents. how to make ends meet when the child becomes the caretaker. a new look at the moon landing 40 years after the historic event. and the phone number to keep our experts busy. 202-432-9045. you've got a strawberry pop-tart,

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while you slept new developments in the debate over health care reform. the plan would be a $544 billion tax increase on the wealthiest taxpayers. three democrats vote against that. republicans like virginia congressman eric cantor says it is too much money. montana senator believes progress is being made. >> all of us are going to be paying an astronomical cost at a time we cannot afford this ambitious grab. >> we are finding ways to put the cost in the right direction. good provisions that will lower the rate of health care costs. >> reporter: the american medical association is backing the reform plan. so many families are struggling to make ends meet these days but imagine having to pay to care for your parents. howard is the author of caring for our parents new book. he is with us now. we have the founder of a

financial group and thank you for being with us. cash, i want to start with you because you took a phone call at the beginning of the show and just got off that call. serious problems that our experts can help you handle. what was the question. >> it was a very specific question. the lady's name was carrie and we couldn't help but notice cash and carry right off the bat. and her and her husband are retired receiving full pensions, and zero debt and the question came to carrie feels she should reserve her retirement account because she likes the cash in hand and her husband feels they should pay off the mortgage 100% and that's a classic case of behavioral finance. where the women like the cash idea and the accessible and what that means versus the gentlemen that want debt free. we'll figure out how to save. the main consideration for them is their number one source of

tax write off to offset their income is their mortgage. the second thing is basically they are talking about transferring assets from liquid form in to an ill liquid form in terms of real estate. that was the main considerations. >> howard you had an interesting call and this is a woman trying to hold on to her home but seeing money going out caring for a parent. >> it is a real challenge for people. people who are caring for elderly parents have to deal with ott only the costs but often they have to leave their own jobs. that means, not only do they have less income but less money for their own retirement. it a tremendous personal sacrifice and often nowhere to turn for help. >> in your book you call this america's most you are jen health care crisis. i don't think that a lot of people realize it is in a crisis stage. >> we are spending a lot of time in washington thinking of what to do to fix the acute

medical care system and not much attention to what we can do about helping the frail elderly and disabled families that need assistance. >> you went through this personally. so this is also sharing how you navigated this. but i read something that said 40 million of us are dealing with this, caring for elderly parents but 60% are thinking what if and it will possibly happen in the future, and they are not prepared. cash, what should someone do in order to prepare eventually to help their parents or to help themselves? >> one of the most important things on a financial planning level is you have to insure the insurable. the younger you are the better, policies like long-term care policies are worth the expense and investment depending how you look at them. the costs are going through the roof and there's no end in sight. >> is there any place, anywhere

where it is working and where we in the u.s. can model after that? >> absolutely. most countries used to have the system we have. which is medicaid based. you pay what you have, run out of money and go to welfare like medicare system. a few people have long-term care insurance but very few. ten, 15 years ago, germany, france, korea and taiwan have all gone to a system where you can get national long-term care insurance like medicare in the united states and that will work here. senator kennedy has an idea he is talking an now similar to that but we need to do something because people are not buying long-term care insurance. >> but we are getting older and will get sick. so we need to do something. >> talk with howard about taking care of elderly parents and looking ahead to your future and talk to cash about investing and saveing for the future. here's angie. we come to you live from sky 9. this is our top traffic alert of the morning.

look at this. this is the situation on 301. crane highway both northbound and southbound lanes at hawthorne road are closed down because of this accident involving this overturned tractor-trailer. you notice that we have emergency crews on the scene. fire crews are on the scene. they are directing traffic. washington avenue will be the best bet to get around this. looks like they are going to be out here cleaning up this accident scene for some time, for at least another couple of hours. you can always stay posted on- line at wusa9.com. that's where we have an understand den map and the latest information on this situation. let's go ahead and take you to the water main break. another traffic story we have been following all morning. crews out here keeping the eastbound lanes of franconia road closed between wilton and telegraph road. what we know is detours are posted and you will be able to get around it. on 66 we take it outside and show you the traffic is very

slow. very unlikely for what we see on friday. from 123 to the capital beltway. very heavy and this is just volume. and throw in there on the eastbound dulles toll road at the off ramp we have an didn't blocking that ramp, as well. to the outer loop we go. no accidents or issues to report. here, we can take a breath of fresh air and wrap it up with an accident in hyattsville. this just popped up at the intersection of east west highway and rigs road. that's a quick look at traffic. now over to you. forget a friday light. & here comes the sun ♪ ♪ and i say [ music ] ♪ >> reporter: nasa woke up the astronauts on board the shuttle "endeavor" this morning and the shuttle will dock with the international space station. they will flip "endeavor" to photograph the surface. they are checking to make sure there was no damage during the launch when pieces of foam struck the shuttle. america is celebrating the

40th an verse i of the moon landing and nasa is showing restored video of the moon walk. nasa touched up the video so we can get a clearer look at the historic moment. astronaut buzz aldrin took part in the moon walk. he was asked about the future of space travel. >> the logical next major destination is the surface of mars. >> reporter: the newseum in downtown washington is showing off the apollo video and coverage of the event. it is holding an apollo family weekend starting tomorrow. with every adult ticket you can buy you can get children's tickets for free. learn more about the touched up moon landing video and share your memories. click on the moon landing memories icon on the front page. still ahead the cash for clunkers program. what you need to know before you buy a new car.

and plus the cbs news exclusive. allegations of shoddy treatment of our nation's heros in arlington national cemetery. it is mind over money friday. the number to call is 202-432- 9045. [,

how would you like to buy a $17,000 car for $10,000? gary says the cash for clunkers

program helped him to seal the deal. he's a certified financial planner. we have paul van back. a financial expert from the paul lawrence van foundation. thank you, gentlemen, for talking about this topic today. >> sure. >> the cash for clunkers program is in the works right now. explain to us how it works. >> what sounds like the name of a game show is actually a government run program. it is actually part of the overall stimulus pack only the improve the economy. it is effective july 1st. it has three main objects in this word, to sell new cars. in fact it is to sell as much as or approximately 250,000 cars in the next three to four months. secondly to help the cash- strapped and credit strapped consumer to be able to buy a new car by giving government incentives and third toly to

improve the national fuel economy by insenty vising people to trade in their old clunkers, gas guzzling clunkers to buy new cars that are more fuel efficient. >> you used this program to buy a new car. tell us about that. >> i have a ' 97 isuzu trooper. when i bought it the sticker said 13 city, 18 highway and when i look it up it is 14 miles a gallon on a combined basis. so that qualifies for the mile requirement of 18 or less. i'm replacing it with a 2009 nissan sentra that gets 26 miles a gallon. so that meets the plus ten miles a gallon threshold and qualifies me for the $4,500 max credit for the government. >> and you are paying less for gas mileage. so that is a win, too. >> that's right. >> talk about how people get financially prepared to buy a new car the first place. what are the steps. >> some of the steps are people

have to look at their finances. in other words one of the first steps is to live within our means. look at the budget. how much we spend for food and then start to look at insurance and then of course transportation to get to and from work. some of the things people need to do is save money so they can participate in the program and secondly for people to really focus in on today, today is such a transformative state with the financial services industry being what it is but it is for people to concentrate on living within their means and fitting that car to their lives. >> i think in a time like this, rather than looking at the $4,500 possible rebate as saying i can get more car, maybe it means you get the same car you would have gotten any way and put the money somewhere else. >> save that money. it is all about that financial literacy. being financially astute in terms of money million an that will allow people to come and

purchase cars. >> in terms of the cash for clunkers program, how do people get that discount? how does it work? >> the way it works. it was originally described as avoucher program which led me to believe i would have to submit to the government to get that money from them. but the way it works you go to the dealership and negotiate your deal up front and at the end say i have a cash for clunker program eligible car and they give you the credit there on the purchase order and then the dealer is the one that actually gets the reimbursement from the government. >> we appreciate the advice how to buy the cash for clunker program and how to buy a new car in general. now we will throw it over to kim martucci for an update on the travel forecast if you are looking to go around the country today. >> thank you. we are watching this batch of rain coming up through the western portion of the viewing area. you folks shenandoah valley along i-81 points west are getting this and it is inching

east. we will focus to the west. storms ngbltias tipast memphis down in to parts of eastern texas if thwh is e ere u yoar flying today. you will have some trouble later this afternoon approaching houston. as for some travel numbers, the heat is on. no shortage of it. 113 in phoenix. triple-digits in vegas. 85 in los angeles. even boise, idaho 101. 7 in the pacific northwest. the heat is on in the northern rockies and pacific northwest. unseasonably cool weather. minneapolis today 10 to 18 degrees colder than average across the northern great lakes. we will be 86 in boston. taking you to 89lanta, 88 new ord anans 93 in miam a 'sec k on the travel weather forecast. let's send it back to andrea. >> thank you, kim. an exclusive you first saw on the cbs "early show." a former worker at arlington national cemetery says the cemetery is having trouble tracking the remains in the

graves as kimberly dozier explains that is just one part of the problem ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: for some family members who come here they may be paying their respects at the wrong gravesite. >> where people are buried is not matching the head stones because they are using a paper record-keeping system. despite the pack they have spent thousands of dollars trying to fix the system. >> according to a former employee gray reported the continued problems with recordkeeping to the cemetery's commander richard row. >> two days later i was fired an nothing happened. >> reporter: she is suing the army. arlington authorities told cbs news they became aware of discrepancies of stone locaters in the burial records last august and they are on target to implementing a system to address the problem. mismatched headstones aren't the only worries for families

whose loved ones are buried here. >> i watched as the elements have watched those artifacts off of the graves and even watched the power washer. >> they are not supposed to leave photographs, letters or flags but other war memorials have found a way to make allowances. all the momentos here at the vietnam war memorial are at that time logged an saved. it is not that way at harrington national cemetery. benjamin has been photographing graves where troops from afghanistan and iraq are buried since memorial day. >> everything is left to rot out in the elements and it has been scooped up by workers. except for a few exemptions it is all throw in a black dumpster. >> her brother is buried here and this is not how she thought he would be taken care of. >> it is concern an alarming to hear these things doing on. at the same time, our family is

still tied to arlington in a very deep and personal and almost spiritual way. because my brother is buried there. >> that was kimberly dozier reporting. cbs news asked for an on-camera interview with army officials and they had to cancel because of a pending legal case. coming up, some key ingredients for a locally grown and tastey meal. don't forget the mind everyone money number is 202-432-9045. our experts will be taking your

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harry potter's fans living their dreams. it is a week long harry potter camp in dixon, iowa. kids have become wizards thanks to the magic of this place. the camp is in the seventh year. local, seasonal an from the farm. sounds so good. these are the ingredients for the farm to table dinner at one local restaurant and we want to tell you about it. renee, you are the editor of edible chesapeake magazine. it is hot off the presses. it is new and looks fantastic. wildfire. >> wildfire restaurant in tysons galleria. it is a large steak house and seafood concept. a corporate restaurant so the executive chefs have embraced the idea of farm tetanal and is doing a special table, a virginia farm dinner. it will feature locally

produced foods such as virginia raised beef and soft shell crabs rock fish. using peaches for a great peach dessert that will be part of it. >> what is so special, too is a lot of times the farm to table events are lock reallily own bad think is a corporate chain. you are making inrodes with the cooperations. >> i think it is exciting for diners. while it started with the small chef-owned restaurants that could make the connections one on one it is nice to see larger restaurant and more of them reaching out to make these connections and hopefully diner will have more choices to get farm-fresh food whenever they choose to eat out. >> the farther the produce has to travel it is better to keep it fresh and local. >> and supports our local economy and makes sure people are getting what is seasonal, when it sat the peak of freshness an a lot of times it is less expensive to do. >> you would know this as the

editor of the magazine. what is popping right now locally. >> right now the height of summer. so it is a great time for the market tomatoes are coming in now. >> big ones here. >> what are these? >> these are beefsteaks this and this is an heirloom called the mortgage lifter. not sure where that name comes from but maybe it helps the farmer get his mortgage paid but it is a delicious tomato. >> and swiss chard which we have a cover on it grows stems in a variety of colors, red, orange, yellow. similar to spinach when you cook it and it is delicious and pretty. >> oh, yeah. >> summer squash is out. zucchini, and a lot of varieties in between, things like that. >> also, at wildfire we will be featuring some virginia wines,

too. >> that's right. the dinner will be four courses each paired with different virginia wines and james from red white and blue which is a wine shop in falls church is doing the wine pairing and i will be there to shed light and talk about the food, as well. it will be an evening of tasting and learning. >> that's great. tell me how frequently your magazine is published. >> quarterly. we come out with the seasons. we will be out in october for fall. and we try to help people to know what is seasonal and what they should be doing. >> what is coming out of the ground next in terms of popping up and we should be looking for the next month. >> certainly fruit. peaches are coming in big now. >> oh, wow. >> blackberries are coming out and melons are coming in from the eastern shore now. so great time for local cantaloupe. >> we appreciate you coming in. we will have a link on our website how to go to the even at wildfire restaurant in tysons. >> when we come back we will check in with wall street and a check on the forecast, too.

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this is not what we mean by miami heat. this is live pictures of a huge mansion fire in miami beach. no one was home at the time. we're told the home was on the market and priced at nearly $7 million. terrible loss. time to check the numbers on wall street. as of four minutes ago, the dow was down 33 points. the nasdaq off nine. the s&p fell five 67 and i want to thank all of our guests this morning for participating in this week's edition of mind over money. the next edition is a week from today but they will still be taking your calls. you can see how busy they are on the phones right now until the 10:00 hour. we thank you for calling. >> angie. >> for a friday we have been busy and we want to keep you updated on the latest traffic alert involving highway 301, crane highway.

it still remains closed in both directions at hawthorne road and route 6 involving a vehicle and an overturned tractor- trailer. as you will see as our shot zooms out here. we have fire and police crews on the scene. we are being told they will be out there working for at least two more hours. and the good news is, though, there is an alternate. you can use washington avenue to get around it. wusa9.com always for the latest updates and road closures you need. okay. seven-day forecast, everybody. the weekend or the next three i should say, we will be partly cloudy today. some thunderstorms a good bet this afternoon. be aware of that. tonight will be touch and go but we will get all of this out of the way in time for the weekend. 83 on saturday and lower 80s on sunday. with that is lower humidity. so if you are going 0 the beaches or lakes nearby you will be in god shape weekend. i hope you have an awesome weekend. i'm set to eat my farmers market peach. >> yeah. >> ing of that remember the

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