for construction crews at virtually all hours of the week. good morning. i'm andrea roane. howard is here with weather. kenny burns will have the traffic in just a moment but howard is starting with the forecast. kenny gave us all clear on traffic what about the weather. >> no real problems unless your air conditioner isn't working. hot this afternoon. little in the way of rain chances today. yesterday ended up being a nice afternoon for most of us over by the beaches and northern neck and points south in virginia did get the thunderstorms wet sunshine. thatthth's t go sunshine. . case today. this morning there me hio sogho high to mid level tin ll toshow fall to shgoing to go in'rwet h rae r da isththe radar erat es are comfortable mpteuratre a comfortable in the mountains as you would expect tblyear. 66wincst erto epstill in still e d and southe 72 and fredericksburg, good morning to you folks down south, 73. for today looking at partly

sunny to mostly sunny skies a hot day. mid-80s by lunchtime and low 90s is where we will top off. only a stray thunderstorm is expected. it is 5:00. time for traffic and kenny burns. >> thank you, howard. starting at the wilson bridge between virginia and maryland no problems to report at this time. as you can see on the camera in front of you. going to the graphics, the route out of southernmarylamary no problems or incidents. moving over to the northern part of maryland, 95 no problems or incidents leaving baltimore continuing through laurel and to the capital beltway. staying in virginia, northbound 95 in to the city it clear. no problems to report at this time and we will end on eastbound 6 manassas to arlington. no problems or incidents to report. here's andrea. the hot lanes project could leave unprepared drivers hot

urn the collar this week. vdot crews are working on the beltway. armando trull reports from annandale. >> reporter: hot lane construction is hot and heavy this week as crews begin to replace bridges, overpasses and interchanges along 14 miles of interstate 495 between the springfield interchange and the dulles toll road. there will be construction between 9:30 in the morning and 3:30 in the afternoon at a half dozen.s along the inner and outer loops. >> we will be here for a few weeks putting steel up on side and then go to the other side and we are working on 50, 66, we have a lot of work to do before the construction ends around the november time frame. >> that means you have to be prepared for late and shoulder closures. it will take place at these

locations -- on the southbound outer loop, expect delays on exit 47, oak street overpass and the i-66 exit and then on the westbound inner loop expect problems around franconia road, the westbound ramp to 395 north an the 395 north exit. it is not just happening during the daytime. during the night time they are going to be lane and shoulder closures on the inner and outer loop and the little river turnpike area. pretty much the only time there won't be construction is during afternoon and everyoning rush hour. reporting live armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> and the information that armando gave you will be on our website at wusa9.com. the department of transportation is issuing pink slips this week. the layoffs are part of the

elimination of one thousand full time positions and 450 part-time jobs all in an effort to close a $2.6 billion budget short fall. montgomery county executive ike leggett has introduced a pedestrian safety campaign. powerful service announcements target teen drivers who are at a higher risk of being involved in collisions. >> see and listen to the testimony of people involved in this video and it is my belief that emotional contact and emotional feeling you have expressed will be conveyed to future drivers and current drivers as well as pedestrians who are trying to be protected as well. >> reporter: the. >> reporter: the new videos will be featured in montgomery county schools. montgomery county police have identified a woman found dead in a van. she was from takoma park. officers found her body around 4:00 a.m. yesterday. the van was near bradley

boulevard and arlington road. the death is under investigation. an autopsy is being done to determine how a woman found inside of her silver spring home died. police say the body of 23-year- old myra hernandez was discovered on monday morning in her home in the 8800 block of garland avenue. medics tried to revive her but couldn't. at this point, foul play has not been ruled out. a man has pleaded guilty in a christmas eve attack in college park, maryland. wayne williams stayed in the hospital nearly a month after beaten outside of holy redeemer church. the 69-year-old lost sight in one eye. a judge sentenced the man to 28 years in prison after washington pleaded guilty to attempted murder. time for the first "living $mart" report of the morning and jessica has a preview of the day on wall street. good morning. >> good morning. maybe some smiles today because we have reached another nice

milestone on wall street. the dow starts above the 9100 mark for the first time since november and futures indicate the stocks should rise again at the opening bell. stocks in asia dropped slightly. investors caught between disappointing earnings and a spike in home sales that suggest the recession maybe easing. the dow rose 15 points yesterday to close at 2108. the nasdaq rose two and the s&p 500 finished up three. time warner is investing more money in aol. it has bought back a 5% stake the troubling internet company from google for $283 million. google brought the same stake for $1 billion in 2001. the deal sets the stage for aol's impending send off. ebay is going to slash fees by 20% for top-rated sell evers

and push their listings higher in the search cue. it is aimed at rewarding the most reputable sellers to the site and give top customer service. they plan to have it just in time for the holiday shopping season and you can make some money. >> make some money and you are saving us money. how? >> we all love kitchen renovations. a great way to invest in your house. and we are saving you -- 40% on the price of cabinets. >> i like that. a judge could announce his decision in the banita jacks case as soon as tomorrow. both sides made their closing arguments on monday. jacks is accused of killing her four daughters and living with their decomposing bodies. court observers believe she will be be found guilty and sent to prison for the rest of her life. officers in arlington say chief david baker smelled of

alcohol and failed all of the field sobriety tests he was given and they determined he caused a crash along the 66 ramp. he had a blood alcohol level of .19, twice the legal limit. baker is on leave while an internal investigation is underway. bug constraints in prince georges county have led to a reduction in man power at some fire house and now the question remains has this led to a closure at these fire houses. at station 41 in calverton, no firefighters or ambulance crews will be onduty for the foreseeable future. despite the lack of man power, county officials say this doesn't mean the station is closed. >> it is -- isn't that in a sense closing the fire station there. >> no. >> why. >> because american nell is moving down the street. >> there is a reduction in services at the station, right. >> there is no reduction in service. they will be covered by

surrounding companies. >> reporter: the crews will be based out of the beltsville station more than two miles away. some residents 9 news spokesperson no personnel means to them the fire stations are closed. the coast guard is searching for people after a boat capsized. and history making gathering if space comes to an end today. still ahead, more on when michael vick will be allowed to play this season if nfl team wants his services. it is nine after the hour. you are watching 9 news now. fa

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to rescue survivors from a capsized boat ju off the turks and caicos island. it was carrying 200 migrants from haiti. another 85 people are still missing. a law enforcement source tells the socialed press michael jackson's personal doctor is responsible for his death. investigators are welcoming in to whether dr. conrad murray administered a powerful anesthetic to the pop star that caused his heart to stop. mission control woke up the shuttle astronauts. the shuttle is scheduled to undock from the space station today ending the largest space gathering ever of 13 people. >> questionable marketing gets a well-known company in trouble. that's coming up in what's on the web. and if you need a specialty

coffee drink in the morning which type you choose could be increasing your waistline as well as your energy. >> oh, that's not good. weather wise, we have heat and humidity, but what about the thunderstorms? we will let you know what to expect for the rest of the week when 9 news now returns. it is 5:11. under control. th the roll, pain's

welcome back to 9 news now. howard bernstein is here. a lovely evening last night. not too bad of a morning. >> turned out good. the humidity is up but if you don't like the humidity for the frizz factor or the sweat factor. >> or the not breathing factor. >> this won't be your day. especially this afternoon when the temperatures shoot up to the 90-degree range and the humidity levels will be up, as well. i think heat index values could be in the mid-90s today. not horribly oppressive but it has been a mile summer so it will be one of the warmer feeling days we have had. get you going. looking like in the next three days. before at, the forecast first, i nt to say what's on sa the computer. we have interactive radar and t is zoomed in where the rains have been he y. one of the urcoats feol iesthe pack you can zoom anywhere in ith cay untry, not justlo to track storms but anywhere in y. un ec k thisout on wusa9.com

under the weather tab. now the next three days where we have warm to hot temperatures and a slight chance of storms today and thursday. better chance riofth atsc--tering of -- scattering o thtoundersrms and cooler. 60s and 70s out there. temperatures will be rising in the low 90s this afternoon with stray thunderstorm at best. i think rain chances 20% or less. south winds five to ten miles an hour. sunset 8:23. mostly cloudy a chance of a shower tonight. but those are slim. 66 to 74. and tomorrow, yeah, upper 80s with some thunderstorms in the afternoon. these are high, thin clouds. looking worse than it is. but we will see a good deal of sunshine out of this and the moisture south and east of us. not much going on in the time lapse with high thin clouds out there. temperature 74 # 3 at reagan national. south wind at seven and the dew.is the key, upper 60s to low 70s across the area. it is very, very sticky this

morning. 69 andrews air force base. 73 on the bay in annapolis. easton, good morning, you are 70. a few 60s from culpeper, winchester and cumberland where they are 64. and frederick 68 at this hour and a lot of stuff is going on across the country with storms in the midwest. the deep south we were looking at that on the interactive radar and here we go, heavy thunderstorm activity. and around us a front that will wash out. no real trigger today and that's why we expect not much in the way of thunderstorms. here's the seven day, 91 today with an outside chance of a storm. few storms tomorrow and isolated the rest of the week, except saturday, upper 80s to around 90. it is time for traffic with kenny burns. >> thank you very much. we will start in upper montgomery county. looking at 270 and clarksburg. right now no problems or incidents to report to from frederick though capital

beltway. further down, going to the beltway. traffic is hard to pick up on the outer loop. over to virginia, right now eastbound 66 between manassas d the g in to arlington an city no problems to report. i want to show you 95 in virginia, as well. clear from dumfries to the beltway and as you can see there are no problems to report crossing the wilson bridge between maryland and virginia. in the commonwealth, 395 northbound to the city all clear from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. here's andrea. in the living well headlines obesity is one of the biggest health care issues. some health care advocates are urging congress to pay for reform with a tax on nondiet sodas. they say a 10 cents tax per can could field $140 billion in revenue over ten years. the idea has gotten little traction on captiol hill. some worry it will unfairly burden consumers. if you need one of those

frosty iced coffee drinks to get going in the morning you maybe drinking what amounts to h a small meal. in an effort to fight obesity which has been linked to cancer, the world cancer research is showing some surprising results. one has 560-calories. >> 200. >> 300? >> 40500 oh, my god. >> that's a lot of calories. >> that's a lot for a liquid. >> that's right. nutritionists suggest if you need that iced coffee go for a smaller size made with skim milk and steer clear of cream and sugary syrups. >> we don't like that. we like a good syrupy hazel latte in the morning. >> once a monday maybe. >> time to look at the hottest

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game and the nationals win 14- 6. michael vick is no longer a suspended nfl quarterback. the former atlanta falcons player has been granted a conditional reinstatement by the league. under the ruling made by commissioner goodell vick will be able to participate in training camp immediately and play in the final two pre- season games. however, he wouldn't be eligible to play regular season until week six at the earliest. his return of to the field is at the sole discretion. >> deserves his tune to earn his way back to the field but he will have to earn it. i believe i had a responsibility to make a decision, one that was fair and i hope this will be seen as fair although i fully recognize that some people won't agree with it. >> reporter: vick issued his statement through his agent --

last year the university of maryland was picked to finish fifth in the acc's atlantic division. yet they still managed to go 8- 5 and win a bowl game. the head coach and the terps say they were pleased when they were selected once again to finish fifth out of the six teams in the division. speaking at media day, fridge didn't sound worried. >> i get picked fifth every year. even when we won i was picked fifth. it is not where you start but where you finish. >> we are a hungry young team and i think we have talent. >> reporter: no surprise for hokey fans. virginia tech has been picked to win the acc division and win the conference out right. the third year they have been voted number one in the acc preseason poll. her statements and rulings have been reviewed and today judge sonia sotomayor is expected to clear one of the final hurdles to become the next social

justice on the u.s. supreme court. plus, texting while driving maybe one of the most dangerous habits ever behind the wheel. that story is coming up. it is coming up on 5:27. here's kenny burns. >> we are flying through annapolis and heading to the capital beltway. no incidents at this time. you are watching 9 news now. this is one way of getting vitamins and minerals. this is another. new total blueberry pomegranate cereal gives you 100% of the daily value of 12 essential vitamins and minerals. plus the bold new taste of blueberries and pomegranate with crispy whole grain flakes and crunchy oat clusters. total, a truly delicious way to get vitamins and minerals. how are you getting 100%? visit totalcereal.com and get a free sample.

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here. over to the delmarva and the northern neck and points south ned southeastern virginia they were hammered with big d not. , unaty we, fortunately however, we have high clouds out it. e urth ine the ci ci ia rmeaocwaty. it is a warm morning to the beaches. some 0s in the northern shenandoah valley and mountains of west virginia. in for a hot, sticky day with a slim chance of a thunderstorm. highs in the lower 90s. kenny burns is in for angie with the traffic. >> thank you very much, howard. we will start with 66 over manassas and arlington in to washington. no problems or incidents to report at this time. staying in the commonwealth, 395 northbound from the beltway to the 14th street bridge is clear. no problems or incidents in your way. switching over to maryland now. we have graphics for you. the routes from baltimore through laurel and continuing to the beltway, no problems or incidents to report.

picking up a little light volume on the outer loop in to montgomery county, but you are still at speed there. and fend the district, on new york avenue, light volume but moving at speed between the times building and bladensburg road. here's andrea. you may want to think twice before you text behind the wheel. for the first time researchers conducted a study of drivers texting inside of their vehicles and what they found is alarming. susan roberts has the latest. >> reporter: texting while driving is even more dangerous than previously thought. >> people like -- not paying attention to the highway and they could hit something or you or i could get hit. >> reporter: in a study due out today, researchers at virginia tech transportation institute found truck drivers who text were 23 times more likely to get in to a crash or near crash. right before an accident, drivers took their eyes off the road for nearly 5 seconds. at 55 miles an hour, that is plenty of time to cover more than a length of a football

field. researchers say the findings should be applied to all drivers. >> i don't think that anyone driving should be texting whether it is car, motorcycle or truck. >> reporter: 14 states ban texting while driving including dc. the hasn't is a relatively new phenomenon and haven't been many studies looking at the real affects because string of transit crashes have shown how hazardous texting can be. the driver of this train in massachusetts said he was texting his girlfriend moments before his rear-end collision. the crash sent 60 people to the hospital. in california, 25 people were killed last fall in a commuter crash. the driver who also died was texting shortly before the accident. but the dangers aren't just associated with texting. >> hey, what are you doing. >> while less risky, the study shows dialing or talking on a cell phone can increase your chance of crashing the advice from researchers, ditch the diesterase action traction and keep your eyes on the road. 9 news now and wusa9.com.

>> fur driving the beltway in virginia you will see more construction crews and lane closures in the coming weeks. vdot is doing work whenever we are not rushing to or from work. armando trull is live in annandale, virginia with more. good morning. >> good morning, andrea. that pretty much means you have a guaranteed slow down on the inner and outer loops of northern virginia. if you travel on 495, between the springfield interchange and the dulles toll road, be prepared for lane and shoulder closures all of this week. >> people go up and down the beltway every day and they will notice more and more bridge steel going up throughout here from braddock road all the way up to tysons corner. >> reporter: a lot of that work is happening in between the morning and afternoon rush hours but things will get busy from 9:30 in the morning until 3:30 in the afternoon at several locations on the inner and outer loops. >> and those locations are, northbound on the inner loop at

the oak street overpass. the lee highway overpass, and the little river turnpike eastbound exit. on the southbound outer loop, leesburg pike exit, that's number 47. the oak street overpass and the i-66 exit. that's exit 49 and finally westbound on the inner loop, expect those closures on the franconia road, westbound ramp to 3957 north and the 395 north exit. andrea, as you eluded to there will be construction in the evening from 9 listen 30 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the busiest area will be 495 northbound and southbound around the little river turnpike and the little river turnpike exit. reporting live, armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> again, all of those closures can be found on our website under traffic at wusa9.com. the fight over a new wal- mart planned for orange county, virginia is on hold. the county's board of supervisors cancelled last night's hearing on plans to

build a wal-mart near the wilderness battlefield where route 3 meets route 20. the board says the proper legal notice about the meeting was never published. the meeting will be rescheduled. today the senate judiciary committee is expected to vote on judge sonia sotomayor's nomination to the u.s. supreme court. only one of the committee's republicans say he will support sonia sotomayor. that is lindsey graham. his republican colleagues do not believe sonia sotomayor will be able to set aside personal biases and prejudices to decide cases impartially. sonia sotomayor is expected to easily win confirmation by the full senate. now to the health care debate, house speaker nancy pelosi says lawmakers are close to a compromise. >> moving closer to a point where we will hold the insurance companies accountable. >> reporter: speaker pelosi did not say whether she believed the vote would come before the august recess but did predict the bill would pass. however, democrats and

republicans are deeply divide over how the final legislation will look. time for another living smart report and jessica doyle is back with some good news about the local job market. >> yippie. we need good news. for years we have had bragging rites to one of the best job markets in the country and the recession hasn't changed that. washington, d.c. is still among the top cities in the country for job students. specifically jobs are being produced in defense, government, nonprofits and law firms among others. career builder seeing signs joat therovall b jomarket is stabilizing. the first half hour of s parking at bwi airport is no longer fr ee. . change aimed at drumming up more revenue. last monday the airport started to charge $2 for the first half hour. the previously free half hour led people to pick up passengers and help to carry .the airpor bwi has a cell phone lot for drivers for waiting for someone

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we're flying along 95 in virginia. a clear ride from fredericksburg to the springfield. just turning to 5:40 the justice department says the north carolina man and six others are in custody charged with conspiracy to support terrorism. officers raided a home in willow springs, north carolina. one suspect identified as daniel boyd is accused of training and hiding in afghanistan. police in chile clashed with 100 protesters using rubber bull lets. demonstrators fought back with stones and shotguns. the protesters are descendents from the original inhabitants and they want to live on their an zest roland. president obama hosted a reception for ambassadors at the white house. the president said the united states cannot solve its problems unless the solutions involve cooperation among

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we should have our guard up even when the surf isn't rough. >> reporter: this is a practice drill for life guards in ocean city, maryland. a mock rescue of someone who's been slammed to the ground by a wave. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: wet sand is no more forgiven than concrete. so whenever you are ready. >> reporter: the captain of the ocean city beach patrol says every season his life guards handle 100 rescues of swimmers who hit the ocean floor. >> the problem with these type of injuries they happen in a split second ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: josh was paralyzed from the shoulders down after

being thrown by a wave. >> i was just standing in waist high water. a wave came behind me, picked me up and dropped me on the head. >> reporter: it happened in shore break, when waves break abruptly in to shallow water slamming swimmers in to the hard sand. on the day this story was taped a young girl was injured after hit by a wave. they use real life rescues to educate beach goers about the dangers. >> if we see shore break we pull the people out of the water and explain what explain what is going on. >> they have shore break warning signs and there is a push for an international warning system. >> my accident occurred because i let my guard down. i really wasn't aware. my only worry at the beach was how much fun am i going to have and never t thghouof vacation

could turn out thghe way it did >> for 9 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> to protect yourself never turn your back to the waves. never dive in the bomb of oncoming waves and if you get tossed an put your arms if front of you to protect your head and neck. you can learn more on the living well page at wusa9.com and you will see what other area beaches have shore break warning signs posted. here's howard. good day to go to the beach. >> yeah, i think so. yesterday they got pounded but even there should be better than what happened yesterday. i notice you have been sniffling. i have the allergy update. >> i took the medication this morning. >> some days it doesn't help. >> doesn't help. >> the allergy update is in. and some of the rain over the weekend pushed the mold spores to moderate category. that perhaps is the culprit today. the next three days a chance of thunderstorms, not that great today. in fact pretty low. only a stray storm is expected.

picks up tomorrow and drops off again. highs in the low 90s and tomorrow cooler. this morning partdy oucl and a bit humid. a few 60s out there. most of us in the 70s with light south winds and the sun is up ou20 minutes. then this afternoon it will be partly to mostly suy.nn just an outside chance of a thunderstorm. call it about 20%. highs this the low 90s. south winds five to ten miles an hour. it will feel like the low to mid-90s when you factor in the heat index. a chance of a shower and pretty low tonight, 66 to 74. this morning we have a lot of 70s out there. 72 over in georgetown, delaware and southern maryland. fredericksburg is 73. but culpeper and winchester at 64. os atthy.e atthe bewahay, e wve 69 from andrews air force base to 71 fairfax. 70 gaithersburg and steriling and bowie and college park, you are 72. arlington 73. so is reagan national with a south wind at seven. dew point in the upper 60s

giving us a relative humidity of 84% but a sticky morning out there. very weak front. kind of washing out on top of us. most of the activity, the real muggy oppressive stuff should stay south and east of us. up to detroit or chicago, some thunderstorms. chicago 79. detroit 784. atlanta 86. orlando 91. dry boston and new york. temperatures there in the 80s. on the west, where the heat has been on for sometime, not just from phoenix up to vegas where temperatures 110 to 115 but up to seattle, 95 and areas in portland and eugene up in washington and oregon state where temperatures will be at 100 or better. this has been going on for several days. quite the heat wave there. not bad for kansas city but thunderstorms in dallas. minneapolis is maybe the place to go, their temperatures are delightful the 70s. here's the seven-day forecast.

91 degrees this afternoon. stray chance of a thunderstorm. tomorrow scattered thunderstorms. i think we will have more activity than today, 87. we dry out a little bit but still an isolated storm on thursday, friday, temperatures up around 90. by saturday, weak front comes through. in the upper 80s and perhaps we stay dry and i know paul mccartney at fedex and people are already asking about it. we have something to report to you. a report of an accident at the inner loop at the wilson bridge. take extra caution if you are traveling through that area. ste ing within the area, leaving southern maryland along branch avenue, route 5, 301 and route 4 and 210 no problems or incidents to report to brow at this time. fly along 95 southbound leaving 95 to the capital beltway no delays, problems or incidents to report at this time. over to virginia eastbound 66 from manassas to arlington b@an in to dc we have some volume

picking up but no problems to report. an we are going to end at 395 from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. volume is building at duke street. it will continue to seminary. after seminary a clear ride up to the bridge. it is 5 listen 50. here's kristin fisher in the web center. >> thank you. good morning, everyone. the health care debate is raging on the hill but it is also a big story on the social engaging in lyengaging in is look another the website -haenpp- haenn.in. >> health care is lock clking n n u e.casee it is definitely ca hot topic on people's minds this morning. now, a lot of debate centers around the quality of care issue. how good is the quy of the air care i would e reivceiv i had to go to the hospital? now, i'm not going to begin to

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despite claims of safety riders have questions the crash. and federal regulations for metro and investigators will question the key aid to marion barry as they try to determine whether he broke the logie giving a girlfriend a government contract. read these stories and more in the examiner. there are plenty of students attending summer school but at the university of maryland a group of players is helping teach. digital correspondent, sara walsh has the story. >> reporter: the maryland football team won't start to practice until august 10th but that doesn't mean that many terps aren't already hard at work. >> you have to manage your time and when it is time to do school work and social life. >> reporter: 15 players are

enrolled in called teaching equitable. >> we need to show the other side the academics and the work put in. >> right now we are getting in to the basics of self identity and masculinity. >> go straight up. >> reporter: it encourages the players to become the teachers, which is why the university is busing middle schoolers in to learn from their athletic idols. >> they look up to them not only as being older or as athletes but as example of who they want to be like. so we think it is a very nice fit. >> i see what they go through during the football season. i saw the play book and what they have to do to be students and athletes. >> reporter: this is the first year the course has been offered at the university of maryland and football players believe the benefits of mentoring the young kids extend beyond the classroom.

they hope the program is a staple at the university's curriculum. >> we want to develop something up and down the east coast because it goes from boston college to florida state. so we have a chance to go up and down the atlantic and do some things and help the young people. because young people are the ones that need it. >> in college park, sara walsh, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> the players hope to have their students attend games and practice this year. the terps open the season on september 5th at california. we are buzzing this morning about okay toe mom this morning. i personally have had enough but i think that's why the producer is having me do it. knows how much i love nadia. maybe the california judge has had enough, too. he appointed a lawyer to oversee the estate because they are worried with all of the deals she is doing between rerailty shows and this and that you have to make sure the kids are taken care of. they will make sure money from

the children. >> from the golden days of tv, paul was on. i heard him talking. he was the on son on the donna reed show and he's been active and on our news talking about watching out for young children and their parents who are supposed to be watching if out for them but maybe the money ends up in a general accounting fund and the children grow up and they have nothing. >> what about the kids of jon and kate, what's set up for them financially. >> that's really weird. >> we are buzzing about celebrity breakups. kim kardashian and reggie bush called it quits. apparently no other parties were involved here. we have a jonas brother on the market. we are talking about joe jonas. he was dating camilla belle. they have broken up as well and we hear no one else was involved. no cheating situation apparently. >> i always pay attention to teenagers dating.

young love. talk about a neat movie premier that premiered in los angeles. julia and julia. i saw this yesterday afternoon in washington and this is a great movie. i really loved it. it was a couple of love stories. merrill was address -- amazing as julia child but you learn about julia and her womanness and why she got in to this and the julie character was sort of going down the road. >> also a real person. >> so this is based on two true stories. and it was a great movie. >> amazing she was part of the beginnings of the cia. >> this is a must see movie. weather wise, take the umbrella but probably not going to need it today. thunderstorm chances real low. big storms yesterday affected the delmarva over to the