at partly to mostly sunny skies. temperatures by noon 79. by 5:00 85 and humidity levels are nice. a near perfect day. right now 65 a couple of clouds out there. it is pushing 5:00 and angie has the traffic. >> we will help you go think the next hour. happy friday. begin with a look at the outer loop another university. lanes are wide open. to the maps and show you 301, route 5 and 4. no delays to report at this time on i-95. we come to you live from duke street a great drive so far. take you to 95 northbound. a 45-minute commute to make it from fredericksburg to the beltway. that's a quick look at traffic. over to you. only one of the three regional governments is going through with the back to school

sales tax holiday this summer. it started at midnight in virginia. armando trull is live with more. >> good morning. i'm here at the wal-mart with an example of some of the things you can safe on if you want to take advantage of your tax holiday. for example, on school supplies, as long as they are not more than $20, things like binders, bags, glue, calculators, pro tractors, anything that is a back to school supply you can get a break as long as it is not more than $20. and also for clothing and it is very wide, sneakers, boots, belts, hats, scarfs, ties, shorts, even things like beach wear, lingerie, girdles all of these things are included in the tax break. my rye -- my assistant bob has

a some things you can't get a tax break on. >> no tax breaks on computers, laptops, even things to eat like a raw hide bone, huh-uh. no tax break. so i'm sorry, you are not going to get a tax break. back to you. >> that car salesman in armando comes out again. gaithersburg new city manager wants to know more about the property deal between the city and its workers. one example a custodian living rent free in a city building and another is a supervisor renting a 1800 square foot home for $350 a month for nearly 30 years. >> it was done with a hand shake to begin with. this guy has been living here almost as long as we have. >> if we are offering

properties at below market value, then that's considered a benefit, and asucweh should be treating it that way. >> reporter: atth public works supervisor makes $120,000 a year. gaithersburg city manager says she hopes to report her findings to the city council early next month. the cash for clunkers program is no longer in danger of shutting down. the senate voted last night to put an extra $2 billion in to the program. it provides a $4,500 incentive for new car buyers who trade in their old gas guzzlers. the initial $1 billion was about to run out. the senate voted on one other big matter before adjourning for the august recess. by a vote of 58-31 senators confirmed sonia sotomayor as the first hispanic justice on the supreme court. she watched the vote on television in a conference room in a federal courthouse in new york. white house officials say she will be sworn in tomorrow. president obama isn't

fighting an effort by republicans to make the virginia governor's race a referendum on his administration. the president appeared to support democratic candidate deeds in tysons corner. for the first time in decades, virginia turned blue in last year's election. president obama defended his first few months in office. >> when i walked in we had a $1.3 trillion deficit. that was gift wrapped and waited for me when i came in to office. >> this is an important election and we're back here today. >> reporter: deeds hopes the president's appearance moves his poll numbers. he is trailing mcdonnell but it remains to be seen whether virginia in 2009 will be as blue as virginia in 2008. time for our first "living $mart" report of the morning.

"living $mart" correspondent jessica doyle will return on monday an monday is when most investors in asia will be hoping for a rebound. the trading week ended the week with losses on the major markets. the exemption was in japan where the nikkei posted a small gain. according to futures the european exchanges are heading for a slide as trading gets under way. this comes after u.s. losses on thursday. the dow fell 24, the nasdaq dropped 19 and the s&p 5. one reason for those market drops is a bad retail sales report from july. consumers are staying home over fears of their job security. wall street is hoping for a boost from a jobs report out later this morning. it is expected to show a lower number of job cuts last month. a little good news for crabbers along the bay. for months many of the crab

pickers that come from mexico each year have been trouble getting visas. yesterday senator barbara mccull study announced the department of homeland security will release 25,000 visas this year. that will allow the crab industry to hire part-time seasonal workers they need to operate. a local congresswoman hosted a forum on president obama's health care plan. donna edwards listened to constituents at a meeting at oxon hill. while fireworks didn't erupt at this forum as others in the country, the attendees were still emotional. >> my daughter is a special needs child. she is 5 years old and does not walk or talk. >> straighten out medicare and medicaid. people don't want to have insurance ought to have the right not to have insurance without being fined. >> reporter: many others shared their stories of struggling to afford health care.

you can watch more on the stories at wusa9.com under headlines. today we are going to learn more about plans to fight h1n1 flu virus. as federal health officials let departments know how to handle cases once school begins. a washington-bound jet turns quickly after a problem on takeoff. you are watching 9 news now. th

tgif. welcome back. we are traveling eastbound on the dulles toll road. zero accidents or incidents to report. stay with us. the complete traffic report coming up. in the news now, three sailors sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of another sailor's wife could be released today. governor kaine granted conditional pardons to them.

the men confessed to killing a woman in ' 97 but say their confessions were coerced. another man, omar ballard was convicted for the same crime and he says he acted alone. an alaska airlines jet bound for national airport made an unscheduled stop in los angeles. the federal aviation administration said the tire blew on the 737800 during takeoff on thursday. the jet landed without incident. firefighters in utah are trying to keep the salt lake city airport open. brushfires are burning in the area and one runway has been shut down. they closed interstate 80 when the flames got a little too close. a big scare for the millions of people on twitter. details on the havoc done by hackers coming up in what's on the web. an emerging pattern that may help us on the east coast is creating an animal emergency on the west coast. it is nine after the hour.

here's howard. >> it is chilly in many areas of the metro but we will turn it around in to a big flip on the temperatures. heat wave is on the way. the full forecast when 9 news now this morning returns. ♪

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for the 2009 season. instead of calling for nine to 14 named storms they now believe there will be seven to 1. it started june 1st and runs through november. the change is because of a forming el nino in the pacific which depresses storm formation. but the same el nino is taking a toll on sea lions. the warmer water drives the fish sea lions eat out to sea. they are trying to save pups that are starving because they can't venture far enough out to eat food. >> and with the el nino winds -- we're not out of the woods and even if we get one that makes land fall it is a bad season. >> if it is one like andrew it is really bad. >> talk to people in homestead

about hurricane andrew, south of miami. we have a beautiful day ahead in the washington metro region and i want you to savor today. it is one of those rare gems in august where temperatures aren't too hot and humidity is down. on sunday and monday mid to upper 90s. i'm going 95 for sunday. i could see it being warmer than that. 97, 98. >> think of how it will be on the tennis court. >> dc played madrid. tomorrow 90. could be a thunderstorm passing on saturday night. slight chance of that and on sunday, hottest of the year, moving in on sunday and monday in the 90s. partly cloudy and nice. 57 to 75 this morning. temperatures warm to the mid- 70s. a few cool spots right now. partly to mostly sunny. pleasant this afternoon.

mid-80s. really a great day. clear to partly cloudy. comfortable tonight, upper a 0s to -- 50s to 60s. time lapse, generally clear to partly cloudy out there. a good start to your friday. the weekend is here with the temperature 66 at reagan national. the winds nonexistent and the dew point look at that in the middle 50s. that's allowed the temperatures to drop in the 50s at martinsburg, 58. manassas 57. 63 andrews and fredericksburg rite now. warmer on the bay with temperatures in the mid-60s in annapolis and 61 in easton. going to the beach today? look at this. 83 for solomons. 94 ocean city. plenty of sunshine. in the 70s off shore 80 in the bay. saturday mid to upper 80s and look at sunday, talking low 90s there and mid-90s if not warmer inland. it will be one toasty weekend. a storm system in the northwest will drive the ridge toward us.

when the sun settles in the northwest for us that means the ridge builds and we get hot. seven-day forecast, 85 today. gorgeous. 90ish tomorrow by sunday an monday, i have mid-90s there but we poke in the upper 90s, one of those days not out of the question. by thursday, finally back in the 80s. we are talking 5:16. 66 degrees and angie has the friday traffic. hello, everybody. we are ready to kick off the 5:16 time of the morning. 95 northbound in virginia no problems to report from fredericksburg to the mixing bowl. on the inner loop, let's check it out from 95 to 66 drivers are moving at speed. moving to 66 heading eastbound through centreville to arlington we are all clear. take it back to the maps where a new accident popped up in great falls, virginia at georgetown pike and old dominion drive. to wrap it up, here's 270

southbound from father hurley to the split. lanes are wide open. now, over to you. >> thank you, angie. in the living well headlines, health officials will put out guidelines how to prevent and manage an outbreak of the h1n1 flu virus. a resurgence in the strain is expected as students head back to school and a iscce in not yet ready. more than a million americans have come down with h1n1. researchers say it is not just children who are at risk from inhaling the pollution created by traffic. they looked at new onset asthma among 2700 swiss adults. none of the subjects had smoked but over the 11 years of research, 20% of adults had asthma. california-based plant is recalling more than 800,000- pounds of ground beef products. health officials believe it is contaminated with a drug resistant strain of salmonella.

they sent the meat to four western states. i'm going to send you over to kristin fisher who is standing by in the web center. >> it has been a tough 24 hours for the top social networking sites. both twitter and facebook were attacked yesterday by hackers. the good news is atth e both sites are back upand running. you can see twitter's home page here an anright erise facebook's. if you are one isll iomi ns ofllmileions of people peofof s u yon caget back this morning. so, what happ? itter was was th hit let's go he ttatoir stus ir blog to find tuout. e latestfromurs hoago tehours where they said arwe e defending against a deny of service attack and th eylater said itis back wewe are continuing tofeded an r vedefe and recover what ndat. ck atwh wh aisniofservice

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in sports the redskins can't seem to avoid tweaking their hamstrings them latest one hobble having a star wide receiver santana moss he slipped on the wet practice field yesterday and pulled his hamstring. he sat out the afternoon session. he led the team with 79 catches for more than 1,000-yards last year. >> i felt minute muscle under minute tense up so i stopped. >> you plan to be out tomorrow. >> i don't know, man. i'm going day by day. my job is to be ready. so when i'm ready i will be out there. >> reporter: if you thought dodge ball had no bearing on your future, that's not the case at redskins park. they hurled giant balls at quarterbacks to teach them to elude pressure in the possibility and no one was throwing harder than zorn, a former nfl quarterback. >> i get competitive in those

because i love to see myself wing somebody, you know? i think it is somewhat realistic to get those guys to move out of the way and they see how fast they have to move. it is a good drill. >> reporter: you can watch jim zorn's unedited press conference and video blogs at wusa9.com. just click on the sports tab. for the first time this year the nationals are winners of five straight. washington tried to blow the finale of the series. down five in the 5thinning zimmerman comes through with the seventh homer in the last two weeks. >> see you later. >> reporter: then this in the 8th, belliard has a base hit to center and that scores guzman and gives the nats the lead. they went on to win 12- arizona is in town starting tonight.

andy roddick falters slightly in his first set at the legg mason tennis classic last night but he broke back and won the first set in a tie breaker and beat querrey for his 500th career victory. a thriller earlier in the evening between lay to an hewitt and defending legg mason champion. it went to two hours and 25 minutes to a third set tie break when del potro pulled it out. you can get back some of the money you spend on your car. we'll tell you how coming up. plus it is tax free shopping all weekend long in virginia. find out which items are covered under the sales tax holiday. and more about a fire at a northwest washington home and the water pressure problem that contributed to the damage. >> thank you. we are traveling 50 westbound

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today officials will release more information on the water pressure that made fighting fires more difficult. thanks for joining us. angie will have the traffic in just a moment but first here's howard with our forecast. a lovely morning. >> fantastic. just a fantastic friday out there and sultry sunday. >> get ready. >> we have the steam machine coming in. the heat wave is on the way. enjoy today it will be a near perfect friday across the mid- atlantic region. get you out the door and see isat happening. other than clouds from e ldou shbe at should be a ceni y.da in the mo50untains to s re . or70 nfomid-s lk

here. 70 norfolk but look at n. green. that's 50s and low s 60to the d anand west. pittsburgh is 57. we sit at 66 but it has a crisp feel to the air. humidity 79 by noon. 85 for the high. right now 66. it is 5:30 straight up. good morning, angie. >> good morning. we are broadcasting live on- line at wusa9.com. click on my blog and come and join us behind the scenes. we begin in great falls where we have crash activity at the intersection of georgetown pike and old dominion drive. take it to 395. a live shot here. no problems past duke street the taillights moving nicely here. in to inbound dc, the drive is okay. seeing a little volume around the times building to bladenburg road. a live shot of the outer loop

at schoolsville. early morning traffic but no major delays. that's the traffic. now, over to you. >> thank you. we are expecting new details about a fire that destroyed a home of a former dc school board president. mayor fenty and city officials will release a report on last week's chain bridge road fire. the mayor and council called for a review of water pressure issues following the huge mansion fire where it took firefighters a couple of hours to get adequate water pressure to douse the flames. another followup to a story we told you about in may. the dc fire department ruled the explosion that killed a han -- a man in his home an accident. investigators think a furnace malfunctioned causing a natural gas leak. when mr. mccoy opened the door to his basement, fresh air mixed with the gas that had built up exploded. mayor fenty signed

legislation on thursday. a goal of the legislation is to up the penalties for chronic offenders. >> even though hases are -- homicides are down, violent crime in general we have to do more if we are going to be the world-class city that all of us know we can be and should be. >> reporter: the mayor touted a bill at ten i can did recreation center northwest. it also makes offenses against the homeless considered hate crime and illegal to text while driving. a career firefighter is facing serious charges. 44-year-old wayne mothershead is charged with trying to solicit sex from what he thought was a teenager girl. he works for the fire peace and rescue department. he posted an ad from a police officer posing as a 16-year-old girl. he faces up to ten years in jail if convicted. there's good news for parents living east of the

anacostia river. a new er dedicated to children. ground was broken yesterday for a new pediatric unit. the district is paying 11 million of the $14 million cost as part of a push to bring better medical care to underserved neighborhoods. right now they have to be stabilize and transported across town to children's national medical center. >> no one wants to go to the emergency room to begin with. but the idea you have to come across the river off of public transportation and others when you are already dealing with the general stress of having to deal with a child that's sick. >> reporter: the expected completion date is march of next year. only one of the three regional governments is going through with a back to school sales tax this summer and it started at midnight in virginia. 9 news now armando trull is joining us live from alexandria

with more. good morning, armando. >> good morning. i'm here at the wal-mart in alexandria with some of the things you will get a tax break on if you do your shopping. paper, glue, binders, for example, look at this nifty book bag. crayola crayons, markers, protractors, calculators. all of these things as long as they don't cost more than $20. as far as clothing is concerned it is limited to 100. accessories, scarfs, ties, belts and even beach wear and sportswear and all kinds of shoes and things you wouldn't expect like hats, lingerie, even girdles. now my social producer put together a list of some other things but these are

electronic, off audio systems, tvs, these aren't on the virginia sales tax list. but wait a minute, what's that bobalou says even though it isn't on the official list some stores like wal-mart are giving you a break. so if you come to wal-mart and other stores you will get a break on electronics also. it is time for another living smart report. we start with bad news for fannie mae. the mortgage giant plans to tap $11 billion in new government aid after posting another massive quarterly loss. the mounting price for the rescue of fannie mae and freddie mac is exceeded only by the cost of bailing out aig. jessica returns on monday, but she has even more money- saving tips that she left that we can use in to the weekend. having a car can be a real on the budget. fortunately if you use it for work you may lebeto abtake e soof tothe ofexpenses off

your taxes. this can mean a big savings in your bill. in order to qualify for a car e pense deductths ere haduto abeirect and proveable connection between the use of your car aand your . ssne commuting doesn't count. tracking and deducting the miles you drfoive bur ssssnesi can add up to $100sa ne inngs come tax time. for more money-saving tips go to wusa9.com and click on "living $mart." if you like saving with a few thousand of your closest friends. the world's longest yard sale runs from cincinnati, ohio all the way to gadsen, alabama. that is 685 miles. the four-day event known as the 127 corridor sale attracts bargain hunters all over the nation. it turns homes in to vendors and runs through five states, a national park a state park and a world war i museum. will be

hooking up a slip and slide to the sprinkler, this guy hooks himself up to a giant ramp, flies through the air and lands in a kid did pool. we are not sure if video hasn't been doctored but it is still pretty cool. pretty good. some california firefighters had to go to extreme lengths yesterday to rescue a raccoon. the critter somehow scrambled up a net at a driving range and stranded itth itself on top of the 110-foot pole. they got the raccoon to climb down the net eventually. it fell 40 feet but okay and released a short time later. >> golf is a tough game when you are out there by yourself. secretary of state hillary clinton's latest stop takes her to meet one of the best known

civil rights activists. that story after the break. and still to come, a look at the life of a director that made us laugh with films like ferris buellers day off and home alone. we are giving you traffic in realtime. traveling southbound on the gw parkway from the beltway past 123 to arlington you are going to find lanes wide open. tgif, everybody. 99 news now will be right back after these messages. fa

you are looking at a life shot at south capital and m street. a few head lights out there. more shots of the morning commute coming up. stay with us. in the news now, the family of a wrong-way driver blamed for a crash which killed 8 people is denouncing the state's toxicology report. ben schuller said he had never seen his wife get drunk and believe he she suffered a medical problem. authorities say that six men are being held in farmville, virginia. marshalls did not say why they were transferred but said the jail has a contract to house federal prisoners. a detention hearing for the seven suspects will be held on monday. today secretary of state

hillary clinton is scheduled to meet with nelson mandela in south africa and plans to meet the current president and foreign minister. secretary clinton arrived in johannesburg last night. this is the second leg of the tour of africa. the on-line activities of the pittsburgh gym shooter continue to captivate people on the internet. that's coming up on the web. and how some businesses that offer free wi-fi are trying to handle the users who aren't buying their product. wonderful outside. it is pleasantly cool in many areas. a heat wave is on the way. and we have a break at the allergy update. everything was low except the mold in the moderate category. 9 news now will return after this.

cafes where you can surf the net via wi-fi have become common place but some are ready to drop it because some surf and surf without spending. it is a losing proposition. we paid one wi-fi hot spot a visit. >> reporter: think of it as overstaying your welcome. sitting at a table for hours, busy on a laptop but not ordering much. >> people come and camp out for hours on end. >> reporter: frustrating for coffee shops and cafes that couldn't on high customer turnover to make ends meet.

>> i understand how some coffee shops see it as potential lost revenue when they see people here all day they can't get the turn around they need to. >> at this shop in adams morgan they say if you expect to spend hours on-line you should be willing to pony up for more than a cup of joe. >> i come here all the time and sometimes i buy a full meal, coffee and dessert and i will sit for several hours. there is a good thing as being a good customer. >> if you are going to use the free internet you have an obligation to the restaurant. >> reporter: with cafes seeking to reach a balance between perk and the bottom line these patrons say they understand. >> it is a tradeoff because part of the reason they get so many customers is probably part an parcel of having free internet. >> they are taking it too far, the people that take advantage

of that. russia 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> managers have reached a compromise by offering free wi- fi during the week and shutting it down on the weekends when crowds are bigger an tables are at a premium. let's say good morning to howard bernstein. it has been a delightful morning to get out for the run or walk. it is the best time to do it. >> i'm kicking myself. we didn't have the windows open last night. should have shut off the -- i didn't have the fan on and i'm usually hot. enjoy it because by sunday we will be sweltering in to the 90s. the next three days look like this. 85 gorgeous degrees today. 90 tomorrow. not too bad but by sunday 95 and i'm telling you that maybe a little low. it could be warmer than that. and the heat will last for several days. this will be the first bone tied heat wave of the summer but it is august already and the fact this is the first one is not that bad.

this morning, partly cloudy, nice. upper 50s in spots to mid-70s over the next few hours. most of us 50s and 60s. once the sun comes out we will heat up a little bit. really pleasant. mid-80s. average high 88. we will be below that. northwest winds five to ten miles an hour and the sunset 12 after 00. comfortable tonight, 58 to 68 but the heat begins tomorrow, near 90. 57 from montgomery county to 59 frederick. the bay is warmer. 65 at the naval academy. upper 60s in southern maryland and 57 from manassas, 63 fredericksburg. dew points in the 50s here in washington. that's why it feels so good. the relative humidity is that 66 to 70 but it is really nice outside. the ridge that's been over the texas area than the plains will

move east. thanks in part 0 to the fact we have a storm system with the shower and a cooler regime than last week. that will force all of that warm air that's across the south central part of the country toward us and any chance of storms. you see how these move southeast? that may happen as we get in to saturday night around here. high pressure is building in. we're in good shape. temperatures 80s around here. show you the progression over the weekend. tonight upper 60s but a few spots upper 50s. tomorrow near 90. look at pittsburgh and new york, buffalo 77. detroit 84. by sunday here comes the heat. weather service going 97. not that much of a different. and raleigh could be 100 by sunday. the seven-day forecast, we stay hot on sunday and monday. mid-90s at least. a little cooler. low 90 by tuesday and back in the 80s by thursday. 5:48. 66 degrees. here's my friend angie with

traffic. >> thank you very much, howie b. i'm willing to hook you up with a personalized traffic report. shoot me an e-mail. talk about the traffic tieups. great falls, virginia and georgetown pike and old dominion drive. crews are on the scene. out to 66 eastbound from 50 to 123. we are watching volume build. on 95 northbound the usual delay that stretches from prince william parkway to lorton. the delay is growing. take it back to the realtime graphics where we have a report of a crash at clinton. this is at woodland road. 270 southbound grit past germantown. no incidents or accidents, just volume building. now, over to you. thank you, angie. good morning, everyone. unfortunately we have more disturbing news on the web about the massacre at a pittsburgh gym that left four dead including the alleged shooter, george sodini. yesterday at this time, i told

you about how george sodini had left behind a blog. it is a very dark on-line diary about what he planned to do which is walk in to a gym and open fire on young women. now comes news that on-line trail doesn't stop there. turns out the alleged killer posted videos also on youtube. i want to show you two of them right now. the first one was posted a year ago and what you are about to see is george sodini talking straight to the camera in a clip he called hide from emotion. let's listen. >> it is easy for me to hide from my emotions for one more day, take a long drive in a car. listen to some music, daydream or just do some mundane task around the house that really doesn't need to be done that's not too important. and there you go. one more day and one more day turns in to one more year. >> reporter: now, in another video, posted to youtube, george sodini takes us on a four-minute long tour of his

home and he starts on the outside and walks inside and while inside he shows off his big screen tv, his computer and a bunch of his matching furniture and you can hear him say, and i'm quoting here the women will be really impressed. you can see on his coffee table there is a bookie entitled how to date young women for men over 35. also visible on the table is a book called body language secret a guide in courtship and dating but in any of these videos does he suggest he would take his life and three others one year later. so, andrea, the question now is, of course, is that the video of a mass murderer? it is a question a lot of people are asking this morning and the question that is definitely making those videos very hot on the web this morning. back to you. >> thank you. a look at the new movies out this weekend is coming up in the buzz. plus, a look back at the

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willem county's crackdown on illegal immigration leads to fewer overcrowded home and more vacant properties. antismoking activists want dc to put higher tobacco tax revenue in to cessation programs instead of the short fall. the recession maybe a boost for business at the 18 smithsonian museums thanks to free admission. read these stories and more in the examiner. 16 candles, the breakfast club, ferris buellers day off, the vacation movies. the list of films, written, produced and directed by john hughs goes on and on. he died yesterday at the age of 59 of a heart attack. we have more on how fans are remembering the man and his work work. >> reporter: the passing of john hughs is sad for a generation that grew up on his movies. >> the fact they were so

relatable is a testament to how they stood over time. >> through many one liners from some many unforgettable moments. >> bueller, bueller. >> bueller, bueller, everyone knows it for that. it is like the high school classic movie. you want to be like ferris and go and have that great adventure but no one is brave enough to do it. >> everybody in any generation looks at that as the defining movie of our generation. >> he and his friends recall most if not all of hughs ' movies but as they celebrate the moment they film world has the truly lost one of its greats. >> he will be very much dismissed. he defines the generation. that says it about all. if it seems like some are too familiar with hughs movies, some of which came out 20 years ago. consider in the best of the '

80s series has shown not one but two of his movies, ferris buellers day off and the breakfast club and it is slated to go to two more weeks this summer. 9 news now and wusa9.com. and those upcoming john hughs movies include back to the future and ghost busters. they were great films. >> before you talk about julie and julia, can you introin to that movie ♪ [ music ] &. >> he has been doing this all morning, folks. >> everyone is talking about this movie. they are back together, they were in doubt and now they are in julie and julia. julia child played by meryl streep. >> it is a really good movie. i saw it. >> you say it is good. the "washington post" said one cook too movie. it is a downer when amy adams

powell character -- julia inspiring julie insipid. they say it is an imperfect meal but still has flavor. >> eat it up. g.i. joe opens. $175million to make this movie. it is a big movie. my son wants to see this. we have to go. but the interesting thing here, the paramount wouldn't show the critics this movie. they don't want anything negative like transformers. it could be a downer on the opening weekend. >> this will be number one but julie and julia will be number two because the older woman will go and see it as one reporter says. >> if you don't want to see an action flick or see someone cooking it up, there is always a horror option and we have that. it is a perfect getaway and it

takes place on a beautiful hawaiian beach. they are newlyweds that go out there and meet a couple other couples and basically this turns in to a murder mystery and the whole movie keeps you guessing. one time they are suspect and one time they are not. go back an forth an the whole thing they are trying to figure out the killer in the end. the bottom line is two out of four stars is what it got. >> why don't they ever run away and figure it out later. >> it is a movie. >> that's why you are not producing movies. >> you are producing weather. wdo>> reing weather this morning. m giving us two thumbs up today. we are ear cly raclear skies outside. very comfortable. temperatures in the 50s and 60s is this morning. almost everywhere. the air is dry and feels great and it will be a perfect day around here. near perfect day with temperatures in the mid-80s for