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president obama travels to mccomplain tonight to campaign for virginia's gubernatorial candidate. >> and he did that vigorously but also used the event to offer vigorous criticism of his critics and vigorous defense of his presidency. >> it was a vigorous night. some republicans are trying to make virginia's governor race a referendum on the obama presidency. tonight the president seemed to say if that's the way you want it, okay. >> the president offered the expected praise of deeds but soon turned to a spirited defense of his own six months in office. >> when i walked in we had a $1.3 trillion deficit. that was gift wrapped and waiting for me when i walked in

the oval office. i don't want the folks created the mess do a lot of talking, i want them to get out of the way to clean up the mess. >> it was the partisan poll six with flashes of campaign 2008. >> i've got some testimony, i've got an amen corner. get fired up once again. >> lagging in the polls can use the boot. >> i think it's re-energizes all the people here last year for the election and back out in the dog days of summer to say hey very important election and we're back out here today. as yogi we are a said seems like 2008 with barack obama running against george w. bush. it worked last year. the question is whether in 2009 it will work for deeds in

virginia. all right. >> big question. thank you. woman president chose to be the first justice is indeed getting that job. >> the nomination of sonia sotomayor of new york to be supreme court of the united states is confirmed. watched the vote with friends and family at a courthouse in new york. she waved left saying she was off to celebrate with friends. president obama still hoping to get a vote on health care reform and several members of congress hearing what they constituents think about the plan while home for the resent representative edwards held a town hall meeting. >> reporter: it's not as dramatic as similar forms across the country, but it's every bit i motional. >> that's why i'm here to make sure that my voice gets heard. >> reporter: in fact one family's passion for health care reform brings them all the

way from baltimore. >> my daughter is a special needs child. she's 5 years old. she does not walk or talk. >> reporter: it's a financial struggle to keep up with her child's health related needs. >> good jobs. we just have to make it so we have health care for her because there have been times when i have had to stop working so that i could be primary maker. >> reporter: lends her story to representative edwards. but across the room fort washington native dale andserson asks about tort reform. not mentioned once in the heavy house bill he holds. >> sincere about cost control it seems to me tort reform has to be part of your bill. >> that's not all he cares about. >> straighten out medicare and medicaid because fraud i think that there are people don't want to have insurance have the right not to have insurance without being fined. >> reporter: two voices among so many here. all of them eager to volunteer stories, opinions and ask

informed questions. nods and outbursts of applause. you can safely say their peers are listening. their peers care. 9 news now and wusa9.com. as she just said a long list of people voiced their opinions about the future of health care reform in this country. britney's putting that together right now. to see what they all have to say go to wusa9.com and click on this story under headlines. at least the debate is over on another of the president's big initiatives. renewing the cash for clunkers plan. in the end the senate followed the house's lead and gave it the green light. another $2 billion for cash for clunkers. initial billion dollars for the program ran out in ten days. cash for clunkers gives people as much as $4500 in federal subsidies when they trade in their gas guzzlers for more energy efficient vehicles. follow up to getting anyone to harvest this year's blue crab from the chesapeake bay. we first told you back in march

a lot of the crab pickers were having trouble this year getting their temporary visas. today maryland senator announced that the department of homeland security does plan to release an additional 25,000 of those for this fiscal year. that will let them hire the part time seasonal workers they need to operate this crab season. gaithersburg new city manager wants to know more about the property deals between the city and some of its workers. one example a custodian living rent free. another public works supervisor rented a 1700 square foot home for $350 a month for nearly 30 years. >> reporter: it was done with a handshake to begin with. this guy's been living up here for almost as long as we have. >> if we are offering properties at below market value, then that's considered a benefit. and as such we should be

treated that way. >> public works supervisor makes about $120,000 a year for the city. good faithers burg city manager is now launching an investigation into the properties. she says she hopes to have a report of the findings to the council by the first week of september. we also have an update for you tonight on the explosion that killed a man in his own home last may. he died in the blast at 1127 46th street southeast. today the d.c. fire department ruled out explosion as an accident. fferghtss think a furnace malfunction causing a natural gas leak when he opened the door to his basement fresh air mixed with the gas built up and it exploded. three sailors sentenced to life for the rape and murder of another sailor's wife are getting pardons. they confessed to killing michelle back in 1997. they say those confessions were cohearsed. and then another man was

convicted for the same crime. and he said he acted alone. >> very significant break downs i would say about at least eleven. >> eic wilson had been released after eight and a half years in prison so he was not included in today's conditional pardon. the decision means they won't spend anymore time in jail. mother is furious about the governor's decision. new tonight a career firefighter facing charges for trying to solicit it sex from what he thought was a teenage girl. works for the montgomery county fire and rescue department. police say he responded to an internet ad posted by female police officers posing as a 16- year-old girl and mother said now faces up to ten years in jail if he's convicted. more than 130,000 current and former soldiers are being warned to keep an eye on their bank accounts tonight. that's because a laptop with a list of their social security

numbers was stolen from a contractor. the army national guard is trying to figure out why the unidentified contractor had the data in the first place. the guard is working to notify all the impacted soldiers personally. you should have heard some of the reactions in our newsroom today about the fact that twitter was down. the social networking service was attacked by hackers all day long and that kept people from sending and receiving their 140 character updates all day long. facebook says it also had some problems when all the people who usually tweet turn to their other accounts. cyber security experts say change your password, and update antivirus software and make sure you're protected. also on the technology front they've become common place, cafes where you can have a cup of your favorite brew and surf the net for free via wi- fi. some cafe owners are ready to drop the connection because people come in and surf and surf and surf without spending.

it is a losing proposition. digital correspondent paid one wi-fi hot spot a visit tonight. >> reporter: think of it as overstaying your welcome. table for hours, busy on a laptop but not spending much. >> camp out for hours and hours on end. >> reporter: frustrating for those who count on high customer turnovers to make ends meet. >> i can understand how sometimes these coffee shops see it as potential lost revenue for people come in and see people here all day can't get the turn around they need to. >> reporter: and these wi-fi users say if you expect to spend hours online, you should be willing to pony up for more than just a cup of joe. >> i come here all the time. sometimes i buy a full meal and desert and coffee and sit for several hours. i think there's such a thing as being a customer. >> if you're going to use their free internet, then you do have an obligation to the

restaurant. >> reporter: with cafes seeking to reach a balance between customer perks and the boat toll line, these patrons say they understand. >> the trade off because part of the reason that they get so many customers is probably part of having free wireless internet. >> curtesy now it's kind of infringed upon and taken it a little too far the people who take advantage of that. >> reporter: 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> managers say they've reached a compromise by offering free wi-fi during the week but shutting it down on weekends when crowds are bigger and tables are at a premium. film shaped an entire generation. a look at the life and work of john hughs. and after some rain this morning turned out to be a decent day. going to turn up the heat stove the weekends. inmi just a few minus. athokwilo with a look aumat fbe nrorsm u e p hoof the hour. already in the 60s in the

suburbs. stay tuned. weather's up next.

welcome back. good evening everyone. after a quiet night tonight and a comfortable night we're going to turn up the heat a little over the weekend. start with the three day trend as we always do. by the time we get to sunday we're pushing mid-90s. going to be a nice day tomorrow but it's going to get kind of

warm. at least to close out the weekend. clear to partly cloudy skies tonight. if you haven't done so already i suggest maybe opening the windows. it's beautiful. temperatures drop into the 50s in the suburbs by tomorrow morning low to mid-60s in the city. during the day tomorrow mostly sunny skies. it's going to be a beautiful friday. nice close to the workweek. high temperatures mid-80s, northwest wind at 10, sunrise tomorrow morning at 6:15. we had cloud cover earlier this evening. most has dissipated. we have a good set up for radiational cooling. we have clear sky, dry air and the winds have gone calm. those three things put together means the temperature drops quickly. the dew point 62. low 50s in the northern suburbs. the temperature 71 degrees at national airport. but it's already dropped into the 60s in our western suburbs. 64 winchester. 69 fredericks burg. if you're watching us in the mountains in western maryland wouldn't be surprised if you drop down to the upper 40s and low 50s by tomorrow morning. weather map cold front that came through with the rain now

well off the coast and high pressure is moving in from the northwest. really nothing going on upstream in the ohio valley. we should stay quiet tomorrow. thunderstorm activity in the northern plains. that's an indication of what we may start the weekend with. jet stream going to move way up into the southern part of canada. surging northbound out of the carolinas, we could see a couple thunderstorms on saturday and then the warm air will settle in. it's going to be dry on sunday and monday. expect high temperatures still in the mid-90s. and if you add in a little humidity, the heat index will certainly be up around 100 degrees both days. it's not going to stick around. if we get a little heat it will go fast. showers and storms and cooling off into the 8 0z. beautiful day tomorrow and then warm over the weekend. maybe a little rain on saturday. but i think for the most part it will be dry. >> thanks. in i living well tonight good news for parents living east of the an cost ya river.

going to be a new e.r. dedicated to kids. ground was broken today for the new pediatric emergency unit at united medical center. the district is paying $11 million of the $14 million total cost. that's part of a push to bring better medical care to certain neighbors. they have to be stabilized and transported across town to children's national medical center. soon childrens doctors will staff this e.r. >> nobody wants to go to the emergency room to begin with but the idea you have to come across the river oftentimes public transportation when you're already dealing with just a general stress of vialwi sick. >> the expected completion date is mar of next year. 16 candles. the breakfast club, ferris' day off. vacation movies. all of them. films written or produced by

john hughs goes on and on. tonight fans are remembering the man who framed life for an entire generation. >> reporter: the passing of john hughs is a saddening moment for a generation who grew up on his movies. >> i think the fact that they were so relate bl is a testament how well every time. >> reporter: his undeny bl humor will no doubt live on for so many one liners from so many moments. >> buller it's kind of like the high school classic movie. you want to be like him and you want to do that thing and go and have the great adventure but no one's brave enough to do it. >> i think everyone in my generation looked at that as the defining movie of our generation. >> reporter: recall most if not all of his movies. while they celebrate the

moments they know the film world has truly lost one of its great. >> he'll be very much missed. he defined the generation. >> that about says it all. but if it seems like rob and a few of the others are a little too familiar with some of his movies, some of which came out over 20 years ago, consider this. over the course of this summer, the best of the 80s series has shown not one but two of his movies. ferris' day off and the breakfast club and this series slate today go on for two more weeks this summer here. 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> i'm more of a national lampoon vacation man myself. but the movies include back to the future and ghost busters as well. here's one that sounds like it could have been a joke out of a movie but it happened. it appears a man carried a torch for former first daughter chelsea clinton is still interested. listen to what her mom had to say about it today in kenya. >> a kenya city councilman said

he offered bill clinton 40 goats and 20 cows for his daughter's hand in marriage five years ago. [ laughter ] he is still awaiting an answer. and i told on this occasion you know mrs. clinton if you think about -- [ applause ] [ laughter ] >> if you think in the current global economic climate it's not a bad offer. [ laughter ] >> well, my daughter is her own person. she's very independent. so i will convey this very kind offer. [ laughter ] >> angled that out. >> but given the waybill clinton negotiated in korea this week, he could up the offer. [ overlapping speakers ] >> i'm a negotiator. i know. >> running out for passes were jason because apparently they needed a medical tent. >> it could be you or we should get our monk out of retirement.

we're running out of guys. week two of camp begins the way week one ended with a wide receiver hurt. the latest on san tan in moss' injury and what it means for this already ailing offense and andy hits a mi the course. tell y course. tell you what it is next in sports. julie loves target, it's got the supplies teacher told her to get and for a great deal. she also expects he'll love the sandwich. she expects he'll think of her when he sees the note. so she shops target. gotta have deals on the stuff she's gotta get. target. expect more. pay less.

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eagle. the most endangered species on earth appears to be the red skin wide receiver. both have missed time already. an twon demoted and now it's the ace. star receiver moss slipped on the wet field during this morning's practice, pulled his hamstring. he did not return for the afternoon session and it's not known how long he'll be out. but with 79 catches for over 1,000 yards last year better not be for long. >> day by day. my job is to be ready. when i'm ready i'll be out there. >> fair enough. meanwhile remember all those elementary school gym classes where you played dodge ball and you wondered how that could possibly be beneficial to your future? if you're a quarterback for jim, it is. the coach with one of his patented drills today he calls it dodge ball as he and his

assistants hurl giant utility balls to teach them to elude pressure in the pocket. and no one hugging the balls harder than z man himself. >> i get competitive in those because i love to see myself wing somebody you know. i think it's somewhat realistic to get those guys to move completely out of the way and see how fast they have to move when they do that. it gases them pretty good. it's a good drill. >> you can see with the backwards hat he was all ant business with that drill. for more on the day-to-day camp and dave owens moving feature check out the training camp page on our website at wusa9.com. and at ravens camped to drop the gatorade and pick up the gin and juice. snoop dog serving as guest coach today. in his honor all the ravens receivers dropped all of today's passes like they were hot. thank you. thank you very much. [ laughter ] baseball now. somewhere manny acta is sipping

a pin in clad da wobderring why the nats couldn't play like this when he was around. they have won five in a row. they were in big trouble in the fifth. f.o.f., at it again. homering for the 7th time in the last 13 days, two run shot, 8-7 now. in the 8th tied at eight when bell yard steps up and knocks that through the hole. nats take the lead. they win 12-8. zimmerman just a double shy of the cycle. they're playing ball. o's with a matinee in detroit today. scoreless in the second. hernandez on the bump facing brandon who takes them for a ride. two run shot, 22nd for i think tigers cruise from there 7-3. after a month off andy seized court blue back into play last night with a 3-2 win over becker. tonight the degree of difficulty went up. his opponent 6'6" fellow american ranked 26th in the world and coming off a title

just last week in l.a. under the lights again in rock creek. andy in black broken at love. but he broke right back. took the first set to a tie break which he won. seven points to four overhead there to put it away. second set a little easier, 6-4 including the cross court pass on the back hand wing right there. a rod into the corners. also picking up his 500th career match win tonight. congratulations to andy. finally tonight, do you have a slip and slide hooked up on the sprinkler on your lawn? here's the mother of all slip and slides. in germany at a ski resort this guy's thrown himself down and watch this thing. launches. wait. watch where he lands. in the kid pool. show of hands if you think this video is real? >> it can't be real. >> there's no way a guy goes across a whole valley like that. but it was cool. >> how would he steer himself. >> aany that always using that.

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