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this is 9news now. >> the officer said just shut up [ bleep ] >> what did he say? >> just shut up. >> new allegations levied against a police officer. >> he claims he was discussing the recent case of the harvard professor arrested for disorderly conduct and dc police overheard him say he hated cops they say. >> joining us with the exclusive details. >> reporter: derek and anita, as it happens the man arrested is an openly gay dc attorney and he says the officer who charged him he asked him what he was being charged with and the officer made a gay slur. >> we walked by some police cars and i criticized the police twice in a sing song

voice. >> reporter: on its face saying you hate cops may be rude but does it constitute breaking the law. >> within seconds he turned me around, pushed me up and pinned me against a big metal electrical box. >> what happened next left him speechless. >> i asked what i was being arrested for. the officer sa stju shut up faggot. e he expressed his outrage to police chief and she th responded s rideanor ngwa order ctpe exmy myofficers to pr pre si onofesrealal ndspectful treatment to all residents and visitors and will accept nothing less." >> she has been quick to order an internal investigation and i think that i have a lot of faith in her ability to make this come out fairly. >> in wrote row expect i wished i had probably used better

judgment or more polite tone. even though what i said was rude arresting somebody for it is unquestionably illegal. >> reporter: or is it? disorderly conduct law is outdated. >> when you read the statute itself on its face it allows for the type of face for being in contempt or insulting behavior towards a police officer. >> reporter: he has no plans to sue the district he just wants the charges dropped and his record expunged and he would also like to see the officer involved in this incident disciplined for his behavior. in the information center, andrew stack, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> thank you, andrew. new tonight, metro confirming a door apparently opened on a moving subway train during today's rush hour. it happened on orange line train. somebody told the driver, the driver hit the brakes and the door closed. nobody hurt. metro has taken that train out of service while it investigation. an> tomorrow maryland govern o ons tr. tior

ceofhi fitrtation. his office says the allncwiounna . e vego or r foe for the a e proposed purple line. he will also travel to baltimore to talk about the mark redline project. the white house is warning that popular cash for clunkers incentive program could grind to a halt this week but the senate could jump start it by coming up with another $2 billion. participants in the program get up to $4500 for trading in their own vehicles. some are complaining it is just another government give away but some point out there are environmental gains made during the first week. what happens to all the clunkers once they are dropped off on the dealer lot. gary neurenberg is here to unload answers. >> reporter: let's say you are the clunker and your college girlfriend is the junk yard. you get crushed, she gets the money. but there are a few steps before the clunkers get

crushed. >> we were more worried about the process it takes. >> reporter: these two have to get rid of the more than 160 clunkers they have taken in at all the car dealerships. the cars are sitting on a lot in silver springs. >> the first thing we have to do is disable them to make sure they are not running. >> reporter: drain the oil, pour in a compound to destroy the engine. >> the engine is dead and never to be used again. >> reporter: then it is off to this massive auction site where junk yards bid to salvage allowed parts. they are happy that the cash for clunkers into their showroom. it is, after all, a government program. that means bureaucracy. >> the most difficult part is transmitting those documents to the federal government's website. you can never get in. we do most of our transmitting at 1:00 a.m., 2:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m. in the morning we are trying to transmit as many as possible. >> reporter: if the senate comes up with $2 billion more to keep the program running.

>> it is not going to last until november. our best guess is maybe two, three more weeks. if anybody has a car that is eligible for this program you'll never see this again. never. never. >> reporter: some customers have stayed until 3:00 a.m. to finalize deals. another problem if the program is extended inventory is low and choices for a new car could be getting more limited each day. >> gary neurenberg, thank you. right now montgomery police are searching for a 14-year-old girl. she is from silver springs. her parents haven't seen her since last tuesday when she left her home. her family is especially concerned because she doesn't have her medication with her. she is about 5'6" inches tall and weighs about 130 pounds. if you have seen this teen please call police. authorities describe it as sickening. a couple busted on multiple co

tsunon child porn. they found video of the both performing sex acts with children as old as 2 years of age and others as old as 17. some of the victims were reportedly unconscious. >> we know there are children. we can see them. they are being abused. they are on this film. that film has been disseminated out through the internet. we want to find out who these kids are. >> this is gross. indecent. there is no term other than a foul term to really describe this. >> police believe some of the kids may be from virginia or as far away as georgia. if you know the people in this indictment or they have been around your children call baltimore police. first public interview since a fire destroyed a woman's mansion and art collection last week. investigators should begin to look for a cause to last

wednesday's blaze. the mayor promised a separate investigation into why the firefighters weren't able to get enough water from surrounding hydrants to save at least part of the home. she opened her home over many years to local and national figures and just as many political and social causes. >> i will miss the opportunity that the house provided for people in dc because it wasn't just our house. >> she says she is just not yet ready to really talk about the fire or the efforts to put it out. >> we have been reporting on staffing cutbacks at prince george's county fire stations, cuts intended to save money. now the assistant chief at the boulevard heights station says those cuts really hit home this morning in the middle of a crisis. a fire engine inside the station caught fire because of cutbacks no career firefighters were on duty, volunteers fought the fire and a call went out to other stations. but the closest station, capital heights, had no career

firefighters on duty either as of just yesterday. >> i am shocked that a station, a neighboring station close to us such as capital heights would lose career staffing. >> why would you remove staffing? >> because there is other nearby stations that can adequately cover that area. >> reporter: the spokesman for fire deremertpa ntsaid recent staffing cutbacks had no effect. the united states postal service is facing a $7 billion shortfall this year. britney moorehouse is live from bethesda. the post office losing big numbers but it is the neighborhoods that may end up paying the costs. >> reporter: that is right, derek. this post office behind me on wisconsin avenue in friendship heights is one of 700 across the country that is up for consideration to close. close to our region the agency is looking at a total of nine offices in the district, nine in maryland and 19 in virginia.

postal workers predict that could mean layoffs. >> reporter: it is well past 5:00 p.m. in the evening. he is still working through his route. >> i deliver to hospitals. >> reporter: when he is not there he is greeting his recipients face-to-face-to- face. >> i knew him since i was a kid. >> reporter: it is these relationships that make his job worthwhile. this post office is one of nine in the district officials are looking at closing to cut costs. and neighbors are upset. >> it is the whole neighborhood that uses this. >> unfortunately the post office has adopted a new policy of making money. >> reporter: 20-year postal vat ran campbell says his job is secure but he is worried about other carriers.

>> those that aren't secure, just bought cars, homes and were depending on the post office. now that security isn't there. >> reporter: and no security near other post offices that are threatened. on 9th street neighbors say this branch may look small but it is a big convenience and all kinds of people here in bethesda visit this branch. hard for so many to believe it would shut down. >> reporter: i spoke with a postal spokeswoman on the phone tonight and she said that many of those branches on that list are actually designed for carriers only. in addition, they said that each of these post offices will be considered individually before they actually close them and that layoffs are a last resort. britney moorehouse wusa9.com and 9news now. >> changing times. tough transition. britney, thank you for that. moving on to tony pann who is here with your 9forecast. how hot will it get this week,

tony? >> turning up the heat a little bit. today the high temperatures per s. the mid to 80up we will sn90s mo brrtoutow s tomorrow but start most t. i ni gh blorcod e ta nianceto it s comfortable and nice to ha ora quiet night. temperatures upper 60s and low 70s. 76 downtown. 68 already in culpepper . temperatures will bottom out in the mid-60s. low 70s when you wake up in the morning in the city. will get warmer over the next couple of days. chance for thunderstorms in the forecast by the middle. week. we will talk about when we check the seven-day forecast when i come back in just a few minutes. for now, back inside. senator john mccain said no. he is voting against the confirmation of sonia sotomayer to the u.s. supreme court. just six republicans have announced they are going to break with the party to vote with her. many conservatives say she would bring her biases to the high court. free o.j. simpson. that's the message from his

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good evening, i'm tony pann. turning up the heat a bit. sneaking into the low 90s tomorrow and just a slight chance for a thunderstorm. best chance for rain this week will actually be on wednesday. so make fayour plans accordingl specifically for tonight a quiet one for a change. clear to partly cloudy skies. pleasant conditions i'll call it. low temperatures 63, 64 in the cooler suburbs. low 70s in the city. humidity is going to go up tomorrow. partly sunny skies. humidity will give us a slight chance for a thunderstorm in the afternoon. high temperatures between 88

and 93. southwest winds at 10. sunrise tomorrow morning at 6:12:00 a.m. clear to partly cloudy skies right now. thin high clouds out there still. clear enough the temperatures will drop off close to the dew point. dew points have come up. i still call it comfortable. 76 at national airport. relative humidity of 74%. western suburbs have already dropped into the 60s. 68 in culpepper . 69 in winchester. 72 at vwi. don't expect any trouble for the tuesday morning commute. that slight chance for a thunderstorm will take place in the afternoon. why? we are watching a little disturbance coming out of the great lakes here. upper level energy than surface reflection. with the increase in the heat and humidity there is a slight chance we could see a thunderstorm. best chance for rain will be on wednesday with a front behind it. that will come through probably late in the afternoon on wednesday. then after that the temperature forecast gets tricky going into next weekend. the jet stream is going to move

a little further to the north. heat will come up from the south. we will be right on the edge between the heat and the mild air to the north east and because we will be near that boundary. depends where the boundary sets up. we could see high temperatures in the mid-90s next weekend or we could be in the low 80s. it really just depends on where that boundary lies. right now i'll say somewhere in the middle with a high near 90. thursday and friday looking like quiet days with temperatures in the upper 80s to close out the work week. so a little warmer, little more humid tomorrow after a quiet, comfortable night tonight. >> okay. thank you, tony. free burgers, the president and a huge birthday cake. what do they have in common? >> i don't know. >> 10 by 10 cake. we have plenty of cake like this. >> workers are preparing for a huge birthday bash for president obama. they are making a cake that will stretch from the floor to

the ceiling with edible pictures of the president. managers will also deliver poster sized birthdays to the white house signed by more than 1000 z-burger customers. the best part of all is free food. >> first 48 people, the lineup, 48 years old, each are going to get 48 burgers and 48 milk shakes they can use at any time. they will probably line up as soon as we close. around 10:00 p.m. we will have people camping out here. >> a local artist is also painting a muriel of mr. obama on the wall and shows the president wearing a birthday hat. the owner of the burger store hopes the guest of honor will show up. >> we will have to see. why did the alligator cross the road? to get to the other side and eat the chicken. actually, this gator never quite made it across the highway. he got to the shoulder where the drivers sort of got nervous and pulled over. then authorities in the

hardyville, south carolina stopped the gator in his tracks, yanked him back into the brush, set him free. brett made him into some shoes. i don't know. >> hey, now. >> it appears michael vick is working to redeem himself. today he told folks in virginia he would not be able to attend a hometown celebration that was set for saturday. why? well, he already has a commitment to spend time with the humane society of the united states. so newport news has postponed its michael vick homecoming party. >> the church is taking aim at facebook. the arch bishop said it is dehumanizing community life. he said we are losing our social skills, human interaction, how to read body language and moods. granting a zoning exemption that allows a controversial school to expand. it is the islamic saudi academy funded by saudi arabia. public hearings earlier this year drew dozens and dozens of

speakers. many opposed to the school saying its teachings encouraged intolerance but the students, parents and teachers have maintained that is not so. speaking of school. starting on friday if you shop at stores in virginia you will be exempt from the 5% sales tax on school supplies up to $20 and clothing and shoes up to $100. that ends august 9th. living well advice. make sure your kids get enough sun. two new studies show millions of children in the united states have low levels of vitamin d. that can raise their risk of heart disease, diabetes and broken bones. the remedy? a little more sunlight. >> 10 to 15 minutes a day for a light-skinned individual. >> in this case sun block actually gets in the way of the body's ability to use vitamin

d. so sometime outdoors without sun screen is good for kids. >> he showed up and wasn't healthy. do we have a warranty for $100 million guy? he is the best defensive player in football if he is healthy and at the home he is not totally healthy. why albert haynesworth missed practice. plus, andy roddick back in dc. i chat with him next in 9sports. that's coming up. b@b@

you would like to think before the redskins cut albert haynesworth a check that they did a physical. but the physical either overlooked his knee problem or the redskins decided to overlook it. he missed practice because of pain in his left knee. he had to have an injection. he said pain in that same knee caused him to miss two games last year but he says it is no big deal. >> it is not serious. if i had to play to today i could play today. i would still be out there. heck, i did it last year and last year i did the injections in the back. i'm not doing that stuff right now so i'm all right. >> as we told you last weekend,

randle el is out of the lineup. we know who is taking his place. coach zorn is leaning strongly towards devon thomas with randle el moving into the slot with three wide situations. beating out his 2008 classmate for the gig. zorn liking not just his routes but his smarts. his hands have been excellent as well. his assignment -- he has been assignment right and he seems to be able to go. he hasn't slowed down. he hasn't gotten tired. no pulled hamstrings. >> you can hear the press conference. also check out sara's video blog with brian mitchell . that's at our website wusa9.com. tennis now. the last time we saw andy roddick he was playing maybe the best match of his life last months against roger federer.

he lost. still that match and this year as a whole have marked a resurgence in the american's game, something that he hopes will continue this weekend. debuting wednesday in what will be the first match of that wimbledon final. i spoke with the three-time mason champ and he said he is fine. >> anytime regardless of how you were playing a month ago it is a different scenario getting into a match again. i could come out and play great but i know i will have to work for it and i'm certainly ready to go to work even if i'm not in miss best form. >> main draw match starting tonight. ncaa championship playing. cake walk in the first. 6-0. pulling out a breaker in the second. so a winner moving on to round 2. baseball now and when you are 39 games under 500 you look for the little things to celebrate like going 4-4 on an

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