hello. i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us. we begin tonight with breaking news. this hour interstate 270 is closed at 495 after a u.s. postal tractor-trailer jackknifed. it happened around 9:00 this evening. nobody was hurt, but mail spilled on to the highway. and postal officials have been called in to help clean it up. the cause of the accident is still under investigation. traffic is still moving on 495, but traffic is being diverted from exiting at 270. elsewhere, a well-known woman found murdered in her home. and tonight a celie poar police are g arinchr cefo answers. police say d cts viwa ea ou mctwes wallwell-lik commy.it ghleop oubrght people into her t d antry today relieve

their pain. >> reporter: the homicide of the 53-year-old is front page news of the korea times stating the certified acupuncturist died of multiple stab wounds in her home based business. >> she's so nice. she's so really really nice lady. >> reporter: he was a friend and a patient of the victim. >> she really good doctor. i trust her. i really trusted her. >> reporter: police say she was found friday afternoon tied up in the bathroom and stabbed in the home near little river turnpike. >> there's a lot of information of potential evidence within the home that is the answer to why it's taking so long. >> reporter: the investigation also may have gotten to a slow start as police deployed both spanish and korean speaking officers to help in the investigation. >> has it been a challenge? yes. it's always a challenge. we want to make sure we get the proper information. in this case, it's merely slowed us down. >> reporter: friends say she

would often help people even if they didn't have the money to pay her. >> some senior people don't have that much money, but she does. [ indiscernible ] help with the neighborhood. very surprise this morning. i don't understand what's going on. i really don't understand. something happened. you know. >> reporter: police do not have any suspect information to give us, but they do say they're following several leads. police have been talking with patients and those who had appointments with the victim. if you at home know anything about this case, police want to talk to you. >> thanks. arlington county is trying to wrestle control of a busy roadway away from the state. the county is asking the virginia department of transportation to shift ownership for more than three miles of columbia pike. arlington officials argue that the state bureaucracy is delaying much needed development along that stretch.

the county wants to speed up completion of several projects including the street artism and apartment retail complexes. they will rule on the issue some time in the fall. metro says an operator who opened the train doors on the wrong side of the platform, that operator has been placed on administrative leave. took a drug and alcohol test after riders informed about the incident. the incident happened thursday. this is the third time this year the train doors opened on the wrong side of the platform. there have been no injuries thus far. jobs, taxes and transportation were at the top of their agendas as the candidates for virginia governor met in their first debate today. democrat and republican squared off at the resort in high springs, virginia. both candidates agreed that transportation is the key for rebuilding the state's economy. say the focus if elected would be on the economy and jobs. >> i think that the difference

between you and i when it comes to economic development generally is you believe that higher taxes is the way to prosperity. i think that's absolutely wrong. >> you voted to raise the sales tax. you vote today increase the tax on soft drinks, voted to increase the tax on oil. you voted for every hunting and fishing fee increase that came down the road. >> neither candidate would commit to new taxes as a way to help jump start delinquent highway construction projects. all of the parties now agreed to meet at the white house for fence mending and maybe a beer. the president, the arresting officer and the harvard professor taken into custody at his home say it's time to move on now. digital correspondent has more. >> they all want to move on with their lives and they seem to be ready to leave this incident in the past, but will sharing a beer stop the controversy from brewing? it's being called bar stool

diplomacy. president obama called the professor and officer personally. and they've agreed to meet. >> my sense is you've got two good people in a circumstance in which neither of them were able to resolve the incident in the way that it should have been resolved. >> reporter: but will this meeting resolve the hurt felt on both sides? >> i really think not. and the reason for that is that we have to take a look at this situation as a perfect good example of what exists for everyone else. >> i think it was. [ indiscernible ] i don't think it will resolve the underlying issues. >> reporter: says it should be used as a learning experience. >> give full self- opportunity to understand the mind set and history of the background for the professor and why both of them reacted the way they did. >> reporter: not everyone thinks the spotlight should be on this controversy. >> i think we have a lot bigger issues to be worried about

right now than something trivial as that. >> president obama threw himself into the issue as well when he commented on it the other night in the press conference. i think he has something to prove as well now. >> i posted the question on wit twitter and facebook and hearing varying opinions on both sides. to chime in go to wusa9.com and click on the story. thanks. that controversy in came bridge and the president's initial remarks split coverage of the universal health care on the back burner this week. democrats late last night appeared to step back from their intraparty battles to return to the bargaining table on health care bills. conservative democrats want to cut the cost, reports now talks back on track between the two sides to hash out a health care bill in the house. d.c. police repeating all hands on deck crime fighting initiative this weekends. all available officers will be on duty and on patrol throughout the nation's capitol. police chief says the public is

providing officers with helpful tips that lead to arrests. police say officers have made one homicide arrest. six drug related arrests and an armed robbery arrest. all hands on deck will run through 6:00 a.m. sunday. protesters around the world today calling on iran to end the clam down. a global day of action with planned protests in more than 80 cities including washington. the demonstrators want iranian authorities to release scores of people detained following the presidential election last month. police and progovernment ma alicia attacked and scattered hundreds of protesters who gathered in tehran today. 13 astronauts aboard the shuttle have enjoyed their first day off in more than a week following a series of space walks. shuttle endeavor's commander says the mission has been so jam packed with activity it's had trouble finding time to tweet. one more space walk is now planned for monday.

endeavor and the crew will be departing the space station on tuesday and returning to earth at the end of the week. still ahead on 9 news now this saturday night, a young boy buried alive in a construction site. how did this happen? and big crowds and hundreds of rescues to the southern california beach. 'l l wehoha tvese stories and more stay with us. your pet makes lots of friends. but there's one little friend you don't want him to meet. the flea. just one in your home can turn into thousands-fast, infesting carpets, furniture, even your bed. to stop an infestation, ask for frontline plus. it quickly kills fleas, their eggs, and larvae-even ticks. it's waterproof. and one dose lasts all month long. fleas are nobody's friends. ask for the vet's #1 choice for dogs and cats-frontline plus.

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looking at a live shot. we want to update you on our top story. one lane northbound to 270 opened following the poal truck accident that happened about 9:30 this evening. the texas boy buried alive at a pool construction site. the 12-year-old and his 8-year- old brother climbed into the bed of a sand truck. the boys were with their father who was working on a pool at the time. investigators say when they checked the ho at thpumped sand mixture, theyfound him buried underneath the sand pile and his brother half buried

alive. >> the machinery running, the truck, you know, and so they i'm sure didn't hear the child yelling. >> both children were rushed to a hospital where ed win was pronounced dead. the 8-year-old is being treated for a broken leg tonight. investigators say the boy's father will not face charges for bringing his children to the work site. >> reporter: monster waves drawing big crowds in southern california this weekend. but the high surf is proving too dangerous for some swimmers and surfers. towering waves are crashing into the shore at new port beach. some as high as 30 feet. one was killed friday when slammed into the rocks. life guards have been busy all weekend. >> out of breath. it was good swim until you get stuck under the whitewash. and it held you under pretty good. >> it's kind of out of control just like big washing machine

out there. current's really bad. >> it's incredible. >> life guards say they've rescued 381 people since friday alone. the cruise ship arrived at the port of vancouver with a dead whale lodged in the bow. not known when it arrived or when the collision occurred. some 500 boxes of items belonging to psychic gene dixon go on the auction block. she was considered the most famous psychic in america after her prediction john f. kennedy would die in office. >> everyone wants to see the crystal ball because there's a magical ora around it. and it's a mystery regarding what the ball might actually bring. >> the auction of her

belongings begins at noon tomorrow in chevy chase, maryland. eagles rehabilitated and released by the wildlife center. one of the birds was rescued after its nest was destroyed by our recent storm. another had puncture wounds. a third was unable to fly because of damaged tail feathers. all were nursed back to health. hundreds of advocates of animals in the washington area this weekend for the fifth annual taking action for animals conference. puppy mills, pet overpopulation and animal fighting are among the topics being discussed at the conference sponsored by the humane society of the u.s. it's the largest gathering of animal advocates. actress good win among those attending the conference. >> i think that everybody who comes to this conference understands the kinship with animals and everyone that comes to a conference like this has learned unconditional love from

you know pet family members. everyone is here to do is find more effective ways to get the word out to the rest of the world that there's really very reasonable and practical ways to rid their lives of cruelty. >> organizers say the public is invited to stop by this weekend to view some 78 exhibits by the humane society. after the rain tonight, will the sun return tomorrow? tony is up with yr forecast next. (announcer) the official $5

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♪[ music ] sights and sounds of africa in old town alexandra today for the african heritage festival. traditional dance, poetry and songs of artists. it was also a fashion show featuring the country's 18 provinces. >> still looking sharp over there blue shirt. >> looking great. >> sir, i dig the beard. i'm jealous. that is a full and luscious beard. >> could you use a compliment? the compliment guys are in town this weekend to give out well wishes and encouraging words. they started giving out free compliments on purr purr dow university. now big apple to the big easy. catch them tomorrow from 9:30 to noon on m street in georgetown. they'll also be at due important circle from 1:00 to

3:00 in the afternoon and then head over to old town alexandra. >> i see this laying into a reality show. you know they're going to have one. they have our cameras following them around. now it's going to be live. >> it's good stuff. >> the rain. quite a bit of it tonight. >> i was pretty surprised by the intensity of these storms. they turned out to be severe in a couple places. up to an inch of rain in a few spots. cloud to ground lightning, minor tree damage. power outages in montgomery county. these storms were fairly impressive. got through the day okay fabut ooteheatf rnaf o n urdie bastounc t th oe money trainsand we fired fiup storms. start with velivedoppler 9,000 0.e thinte haviequdo . ie nothing going on around e city tyat the present meti. coti , ryshowers down in southern le landcalvert and st. mary's county. thar of th ti e thweof o methea e o big storms that rolled

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possibility of shower or thunderstorm. high temperatures range from 84 and 89. sunrise tomorrow morning at 6:04. the winds shifting to the northwest late in the day as a cold front comes swinging through. current temperatures 71 at national airport. the dew point is 68. so it's muggy. produces a relative humidity of 87%. barometric pressure at 29.92. western suburbs already dropped into the 60s. i think they'll level out, for example 64 in culpeper right now. the temperature may go up there a little bit overnight tonight. 77 at the naval air station. 75 at the top of the hour in hagerstown. during the day tomorrow watch for a cold front coming out of the mountains. should go through hire some time during the evening hours. out ahead of it warm and humid air mass. once that goes by early tomorrow night, it should turn fairly comfortable going into monday morning. the atmosphere's going to be unstable for the rest of the week. there's a counsel disturbances coming in. we're going to put a slight

chance for a shower or thunderstorm in the forecast every day next week. this is just really typical d.c. summer weather here. high temperatures upper 80s to around 90 with hit and miss thunderstorms in the afternoon. so don't let that little line of thunder bolts scare you away. it's not going to rain all day each one of those days. typical late afternoon pop up storms are possible into next weekend really. >> all right. thanks a lot. beau, the white house dog known to capture the spotlight. now the first pup's likeness is taking center stage in a jigsaw puzzle. the california couple has been hand crafting puzzles for some 37 years. recently they got a call from the state department asking for a puzzle that the president could take overseas as a gift. >> wonderful phone call. just said when the president travels overseas he wants to bring these gifts to the diplomats and families. >> pat called and said what's happening? said the state department loves

them. >> the first puzzle hand delivered by courier to michelle obama. there are 54 more puzzles featuring beau standing in front ofthe white house. he and s plwi fean to retire soon so crafting this request was "a great honor." state department's on the phone. need gifts. >> that's a surprising phone call. >> this is who? >> you don't turn that down. you make that gift. what do you have for us? >> nats if you could stay around long enough. >> little rain delay. >> not anymore. they're back in action. good news. ahead in sports the nats played the waiting game but d.c. got no patience out in california where a chance to take the eastern lead is on the line. and we will show you perhaps the best golf shot ever and why it means a little more than a nice score. those storieahead. ♪

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also shield with the rinse. they have resumed play. >> they have resumed play. you have to be a die hard nats fan. >> to stick around. >> they've been in rain delays all the time and go back to the game and there's like ten people sitting there. >> all the nats fans are die hard nats fans. >> you have to be. you really have to be. go to the nationals website says small umbrellas are

allowed in the park. maybe a tarp over it may be more practical. for the 17th time they found themselves stuck in a rain delay. it started well for washington. hosting san diego. first inning one on and now two runs touching the plate with that shot to center. but after taking the 2-0 lead, the rain would come in the middle of the second. washington spent nearly 34 hours this season in a rain delay. but after three hours and ten minutes of waiting, the game would resume. and if you stuck around you got to see this. adam dunn clearing all the bases. a grand slam to give washington a 7-0 lead. and that's holding up right now in the 4th. orioles at the red sox this evening. orioles trying to battle back from being down 4-1. this single from receive star, thai cutting lead 4-2. then in theth. adam at the plate knock in a two run home run. the orioles fall final 7-2.

like the nationals now, it's going to be a late night for united. the black and red just at the half against san jose on the west coast. a long flight back could get a lot more comfortable if they're coming home with a win. you nighted searching for just it's second road victory of the season. getting on the board early tonight. second minute, tripped up in the box, that was set up a penalty kick for the black and red. and christian gets to take it. he would come through. his fifth goal of the year. and then he would add another one to put united up 2-1 at the break. can't wait for football season to start? bills fans no longer have to. buffalo and t.o. show started training camp today. while coach was impressed with the more than 5,000 that showed up for the first practice, i think odds are typically five times that number. the burgundy and gold madness will start on thursday. and speaking of football, the d.c.divas in a championship tonight in austin.

unable to bring it home. they lose 21-18 to the christian schaffer city tribe. wnba all star in connecticut. draining the three from the corner. in the fourth the west would pull away up by eight. cash extending to a to point lead. game high 22. west beet east 130-118. coaches will tell you it's not how you start but how you finish. tomorrow the washington castles hope to show you why that cliche rings true. they started the year 0-4. last night rallied to capture the eastern conference crown. tomorrow now going for the first championship title here in d.c. against the springfield lasers. league mvp stopped by our studios to talk about their improbable run to a now possible title. >> we just got off to a tough start. took a while for the team to jell together. i think once each of us players understood what we had to bring

to the table we went on a five game winning streak. now we have to win the make the playoffs, we play wonderful. >> second to last day for the tour defrance. lance looks to have receive secured a third place finish. juan manuel of spain won today's leg while lance's teammate retained the yellow jersey and virtually sealed the win. to golf and the senior british open. maryland's fred led by three going into the day. the tacoma park native two over on the day. now in second place. to your leader, the birdie on 15 for the lead. he will enter tomorrow's final round with a one shot lead. what may be the best golf shot of the year, maybe best golf shot ever. canadian open. he's going to land it pin high

but gets the spin and then the assist off the other ball, ricochets into the cup. that is a hole in one. check out his reaction and even better check out what he wins. forget the sweet four, there's your perk. he gets a brand new bmw g4 roadster. >> in order to win a bmw you have to call that shot. >> like in pool. >> yeah. >> i thought of that too. >> wow. >> i think there could be more rain tonight. not severe weather like we had earlier, but more rain tonight. still a chance for shower and thunderstorm tomorrow. not a wash out but like today and high near 87. thanks for watching. have a good night everybody. see you tomorrow. >> bye. oh, what's this? breakfast.

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