>> good thing. >> bad dress, good show. >> tgif. great to have you with us. i'm ready to get your friday started on a good lso t'syoetee d lso t'syoe u outside and have a look around. our temperatures are a litt able if not sticky like it has been le thwe. the week. beltway. head eke beltway. head out to manassas at 68. frederick 72 and baltimore is 68. here's the satellite-radar loop. one lone shower rolled down eni most of in e st of the activity as forecasted was out to the delmarva and to the east. today with the exception of a lone thunderstorm we will be looking good. so, as we work toward noon reaching for 84. today's high like yesterday 87 at 5:00. angie is off today but kenny burns has the traffic. >> good morning. on the suitland parkway, westbound to the city it is closed between nailer and stanton road due to police investigating a fatal accident

overnight expect the road to be closed much of the morning. for alternates consider suitland road or pennsylvania avenue. 0 a -- 270 a smooth trip. 95 fredericksburg to springfield is without incident and 395 traveling through alexandria and arlington it is clear to the 14th street bridge. here's andrea. this morning many redskins fans maybe repeating the mantra, preseason doesn't count, preseason doesn't count. remember that. brett haber has more on what went wrong in last night's first exhibition game. >> reporter: good morning from baltimore, everybody. unfortunately no good news for redskins starters on either side of the ball this morning. they gopher not across the 50- yard line. defense gave up a 13 play drive and 14 play drive.

plaque coe as quarterback for the ravens and he picked them apart. jason campbell was in for two drives for the redskins. wasn't great but he wasn't bad. a couple of 1stdowns. this is his best effort. a 15-yard completion to randle- el. he threaded the through the needle but stalled after that. and was pulled. the ravens back to work this second quarter. last play before halftime. troy smith to harper. 19-yards, leaving barnes, that made it 13-0. 23-0 the final. >> gentlemen, your thoughts. >> only good thing about it, it doesn't count. we didn't execute the way we like to. we have to get some things fixed out there. >> a little more of a drop off than we thought but we have to go back to the drawing board

and get these young guys ready to play. >> not a great opening to the preseason but don't panic, the starter thes played less than one quarter. see what hatches when portis, moss gets in the action next week. you can see what the coach has to say at 5:00 p.m. for now, in baltimore, i'm brett haber. in orbig sports news, michael vick has found a home. the eagle -- eagles signed him to be mcnabb's backup. he could be eligible to play in week six. champion swimmer michael phelps was involved in a car accident in downtown baltimore. phelps ' suv collided with an accord. he went to the hospital as a precaution. the accident is under investigation but alcohol does not appear to be a factor. we have breaking news right now.

we are following a deadly hit and run in southeast washington. armando trull is on the scene with details. >> reporter: good morning. as you can see right behind me the accident scene at the intersection of suitland parkway and stanton road. the medical examiner's office just left the body of a john doe, a man crossing stanton road when he was struck by an eastbound vehicle as he was crossing. the man does not have any identification on him. he is believed to be 40 to 50 years old. a man who is black but that's the only information we have on him right now. police say the vehicle that struck the man is a dark blue or black-colored vehicle with windshield damage and the passenger side mirror has been broken off. that vehicle did not stop. the impact was so great that it hurled the body of the man about 60 feet on to the side of stanton road, and police right now are looking for that

vehicle and trying to determine exactly what happened. traffic around stanton road and suitland parkway has been affected. affected. s you can see some of the areas have been closed off by orange cones. this is an area to avoid if you can. that's the scene here at suit land parkway and stanton road in southeast dc. armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. it is five after the hour. time for the first "living $mart" report of the morning. jessica doyle is here with a preview of the day ahead on wall street. good morning. we have new economic data coming out. it could very well influence where the market is headed today. we already know that consumers aren't really shopping. retail sales figures were down in july and that surprised wall street. yesterday we have consumer sentiment out today. we saw the hang seng down but the hang seng has p.a.

was higher. dow hit a new high for the year. buyers can't wait to get their hot hands on madden 2010. it should be a bright spot in tough time for the video game industry. it was the fifth consecutive monthly decline. and microsoft says customers can start to preorder their version of the ipod, rather than the microsoft version of theipod called the zune hd. it doesn't go on sale until september 15th. so far not really attracting a lot of buyers. that built-in radio is pretty cool. >> maybe that will be the key. coming back in 30 minutes. >> yes, we have a money-saving tip of the day.

we are saving you hundreds of dollars on car repairs which is something none of us can avoid. >> no, we can't. a family-run bookstore known for its political books, candy, cigars have shut its stores today. it is trover shop today and they blame the economy. a second trover books will remain open downtown. 40 years ago today it began ♪ [ music ] last night dozens of musicians and hundreds of fans gathered at straitmore to create the atmosphere of wood stock. some actually went to the event and some younger fans appreciate what it means to music history and that keyboard whiz you heard is 9 news now assignment editor, bill stark. authorities are trying to

avoid more evacwakes out west this morning but so far no word on when a fast-moving wildfire will be contained. and rescuers hope to reach hundreds and maybe thousands more people stranded for days after a typhoon. it is eight after the hour. 73 degrees and you are watching 9 news now. le w with more eligible models to choose from than anyone. cyo ierluur nk qualifies to be recycled,e d

you can get a $3500 or $4500 government rebate. j nd aust announced! if you qualify for the clunker rebate, you may also qualify for 0% 72r thfor mons. that means you can buy a '09 r a $3500 government rendba adoteo n p.aymento go to chevy.com for details. we are flying along westbound 50 no problems at this time. traffic details coming up. in the news now at 9 after the hour, police, soldiers and relief workers are evacuating nearly 2,000 people in taiwan who have been stranded since the hurricane hit last weekend and triggered mudslides that buried their villages. today rescue crews are working hard several remote villages known to have survivors.

navy pilot scott speicher will be arriving in florida today. assailers and marines saluted him in his honor. his jet was shot down on the first night of the gulf war. his remains were recently recovered and identified. hundreds of firefighters are trying to stop the march of a blaze in california. a mandatory evacuation order is now in affect for more than 2400 people. the planes have already can have -- the flames scorched 2400-acres. a new study raiserses thought about a condition suffered by many breast cancer survivors. some campers learn the hard way about the threats of roughing it. it is 5:10. here's kim. time to kick off the weekend. the forecast detail and we will look at how the boat and beach report is shaping up. don't change that dial. we have everything ready to go. you are watching 9 news now. good morning 69

. a group of campers got a lesson about the hidden dangers at rock creek park. they ended up getting stung by yellowjackets. the director says the children had been warned not to wander from a nearby trail because of wasps nests but said the campers apparently didn't

listen. the good news is everyone is expected to be okay. that could be scary because if anyone is allergic or finds out at the wrong time they are allergic could be dangerous but everyone survived well. >> the story hits home. when i was a little girl i stepped on a yellow jacket nest and got stung multiple times. i'll never forget it. don't wander away, kids. don't go where you are not supposed to. i'm ready for the weekend and ready to share the details of the forecast with you. look outside at the weather forecast. fair skies a little humid but nothing we haven't seen around here. we have temperatures in the 60s and 70s, and boy, it's nice out there. the winds are calm. as we head to the afternoon, a lot like yesterday. it will be partly sunny with a chance of anuriaslated storm. -- isolated storm. a trip to the middle 80ed where we should be for the middle of

august. great to have you with us. the cooler locations, northwest suburbs up to martinsburg, winchester and cumberland in the 60s. ctesburg and frerindckde t ahe ndrist riand lower to middle 70s. annapolis 73 and that's the number for patuxent river. here's the satellite-radar loop showing our partly cloudy skies. our frontal boundary that came through a few days ago has set up shop to the east. we will focus on an isolated afternoon thunderstorm. other than that, i don't see any big deal. the weather forecast if you are heading to the beach, partly cloudy skies and lower 80s and the atlantic water temperature is pretty warm out there in the middle to upper 70s. tomorrow we are looking at similar high temperatures maybe slightly cooler at ocean city. partly cloudy for beach day and 80 and don't forget to wear that spf. checking out our weather the next three in to the week, i don't see too many

opportunities for a thunderstorm other than a popup one on saturday afternoon. our highs will creep closer to that 90-degree mark as we head to the weekend together. pretty much uneventful weather. if you have an outside barbecue or taking a trip to deep creek you will be in fine form. numbers if you are doing regional travel on the train to new york city, in the middle 80s today and raleigh 85. let's take a look. here's your seven-day forecast. my pick of the weekend is certainly on sunday with loads of sunshine and 90 degrees. as we look at next week we will keep the 90s here a couple of days with scattered thunderstorms by wednesday. miss goff is off this morning but we have kenny burns with traffic. good news for those taking suitland parkway to the city. as you can see it is reopened between nailer and stanton roads. armando reported about the fatal accident. the investigation has wrapped

up. the scene is clear outer loop between portion and montgomery county wide open between college park and silver spring. through the commonwealth of virginia, westbound 6 clear leaving manassas to inside the beltway. inner loop of the capital beltway, 61 miles an hour between springfield and 66. the outer loop track from -- through alexandria to the wilson bridge is also moving at speed. inbound new york avenue no problems as you enter the city. back to you. this morning's living well stories focus on the fight against breast cancer. researchers say moderate weight lifting may help alleviate pain for breast cancer patients who suffer from lymph edema. it is a weaponing in the arms that can help after lymph nodes are removed. today you can show your support for the fight against breast cancer. women are encouraged to purchase and wear a specially

designed polo sht.ir i'm wearing a green one 3 signed by ralph lauren. from each on-line sale goes to education, screening and treatment program. i have a link to that fashion target breast cancer site on my blog abuddy. you can read about this as as well as lymph determine ma. look under blogs and forum. what are we buzzing about this morning? >> we have talked about it a little bit. the most legendary music festival of all time that kicked off 40 years ago today. of course i'm talking about woodstock. as i mentioned, andrea told you about how some local musicians celebrated a big anniversary last night, but i want to show you how you can look back and relive the $3original woodstock e. n-l get to it. will poinyotwo ittwo esbs . iths isthbsfit rsone.

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on this website. i will have a link on my blog at wusa9.com. back to you. >> thank you. a redskin who used to play with michael vick reacts to his new deal with an nfc east rival. stay tuned. sports is next. #o)

here's a look at who's celebrating a birthday. in sports it appears the redskins are having tough time regrouping to do -- some tough regrouping to do after the first three season games. ravens sophomore quarterback joe placco picks apart the defense in the 23-0 win. baltimore had drives of 13-14 plays while campbell did okay, the skins offense never made it across the 50-yard line. >> hard feeling to know there is a zero on the board, and

still, even -- and i'm telling you the truth, i feel like every time we go out there we're going to score. >> he was concerned. we had opportunities and had a few turnovers we didn't capitalize on them. they came out and played well. >> michael vick vick is doing a 60 minutes interview that you can see here. a new lead to the story, the quarterback has found a new home. philadelphia signed him to a two-year contract. he can join the team immediately and play this the final two preseason games. redskins quarterback hall played with vick at virginia tech and in atlanta. >> we have to see him twice a year, so, you know, i wish him all the luck, but gone that field we are still competitive and hopefully won't get to see him too many times out there. >> he could be eligible in game six of the regular season. the eagles play the raiders followed by the redskins the

following monday night and the skins are in philly november 29th and on week 13 the eagles go to atlanta and vick's former team. the nationals surprise fans want eight-game winning streak but the magic wore off when washington traveled to atlanta earlier this week. the nats looking for a turn around in cincinnati but you have to score to win the game and washington's offense was nowhere to be found. nats starter allowed three home runs. washington loses 7-0. they play three more in sincecy this weekend. the accident happened on their watch. and now two air traffic controllers are being disciplined for what they were doing when a helicopter and plane collided over the hudson river. details coming up. they say a picture's worth a thousand words, but in the case of a metro driver it may have been telling the wrong story. it is coming up on 5:26.

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welcome back. thanks for joining us. it is friday morning. kenny burns will have the traffic in a moment. he is in for angie goff. kim is in for vacationing howard bernstein. >> good morning. and guess what starts today the montgomery county fair at 3:00. yes. so head to my blog if you want the scoop on that. i have a link and i'm here with the forecast. we have been watching visibility start to ease off a little bit south and st of town. let apgrc hi graphic to rdwardculpeper. i watched the visibility get lower and lower to a mile and three-quarters you may fog fog there. d ang and r 72 fofor dc and 67 martinsburg. 73 patuxent river. as for the forecast a partly sunny one. isolated thunderstorm. best chance to the east.

we will reach for a similar high yesterday with 87. as we said, here's kenny burns. >> good news on suitland parkway to the city. reopened within the past 15 minutes between stanton and nailer road due to a fatal accident. cars were moving at speed through that area. clear woodbridge to the beltway in springfield. over to montgomery county, now, southbound 270 smooth sailing from frederick through rockville to the capital beltway and checking routes leaving baltimore no problems on 95 or the baltimore- washington parkway. here's andrea. we start this half hour with more on the breaking news kenny just told you about. police in southeast washington are looking for the driver involved in a deadly hit and run accident. 9 news now digital correspondent armando trull is live from the scene with details. >> andrea, right now the scene, as you heard, is open. this is suitland parkway and

stanton road. now, earlier this morning, this is what the scene looked like. take a look. a man was crossing the street between 2:30 and 2:45. he was crossing stanton road when an inbound car, traveling on suitland parkway hit him. the impact was so forceful that the body of the man was rolled 30 to 40 feet. he wound up on suitland parkway. he died immediately. who was that man? police do not know. he was not carrying any i.d. or if he had any i.d. the impact was so forceful it was knocked off of his body. who struck him? police do not know. they say it was a vehicle traveling at a high speed on suitland parkway, dark blue, possibly black. that vehicle now has damage to the wind shield, the passenger side mirror is also miss iing. police do not have tag information on that car so the investigation is ongoing. armando trull for 9 news now

and wusa9.com. two air traffic control employees have been suspended in connection with last week's deadly crash over the hudson river. authorities say an air traffic controller was talking on the phone and his supervisor was out of the building during the deadly collision. according to the faa just before the crash the employee who was on the phone handed off control to another airport, newark liberty international. he also reportedly told the pilot about the transfer but they say he pilot never contacted newark. >> newark never had a transmission from the accident pilot. we need to understand what is happening during that time sequence. >> reporter: the faa says there is no reason to believe so far the employee's actions contributed to the crash that killed nine people. the pictures may not tell the whole story in the case of a suspended metro bus driver and now she is pushing to get her job back. it started with this picture, posted to a blog by a passenger

and metro immediately suspended the driver, telling the driver you can't operate a bus while using a cell phone or texting but the union says the driver was actually calling the control center because her radio had failed and she was stuck in traffic. so far metro is refusing to comment. former alexandria police chief david baker is due in court this morning. baker is facing drunken driving charges after arrested last month. the 58-year-old former police chief was pulled over after a car crash in arlington. he later resigned after 19 years with this alexandria police department. investigators in northeast washington want to know who's responsible for an explosion inside of a mailbox. several streets were closed off around the scene at 49th and meade street last night while firefighters searched the area. they say a large, blue postal service mailbox was destroyed. no one was hurt. president obama and his family head west today for a view of some of the most scenic

parks in the country. they are visiting yellowstone and the grand canyon and parts of colorado and it is not just a pleasure trip. president obama will be promoting his agenda including health care reform at a series of town hall style events. thousands of mourners streamed in to a cape cod church yesterday to pay their respects to eunice kennedy shriver. the founder of the special olympics died on tuesday at age 88. she was the sister of the late president kennedy and senator edward kennedy. an invitation only funeral mass will take place today in massachusetts. family and friends are gather this morning at saint francis xavier catholic church in hyannis at 10:00. you can get a link to the service live on our website at wusa9.com. a soldier best known for her role in the abu ghraib prison scandal is now telling

her story. the picture of lindy england holding a leash tethered to a prisoner shocked the world. she hopes the new book will change her public image. she plans to read frommer will biography tonight at the library of congress. england was found guilty of wrong doing at abu ghraib nearly five years ago. time for another living smart report and digital correspondent jessica doyle is back with more gold stars for the local economy. >> go us. we like this. it is hard to beat the washington region for growing a business. inc. magazine just came out with the list of the 500 fastest growing companies in the nation and the 13th year in a row this area has the most on the list. the typier the company, a roofing business and tv manufacturer are among others. at number 29 icore in mclean. it is a voip company and it is looking to hire 2550 people in

this next two years. >> the best advice is be enthusiastic in the interview. our clients mean a lot to us and we take the responsibility to provide communication to them seriously. >> reporter: inc. magazine comes out on august 17th. for a complete list you can go to our website at wusa9.com. it is time for the money saving tip of the day. paying for regular maintenance on your car can really add up but learng simple repairs on your own can save you big. take out how to books from the library to do simple reprs and you can rcat bying the chilton or haynes manuals. say a light bulb burns rnout, i could charge you $100 or more to replace a $2 part. if you don't mind getting grseon your hands, change urow l.ur own oil. make sare doing it

right or you could seriously u yorehu ndofu hundreds of dollars a year and for more check out my blog at the financialista.com. we are learning more about the drugs believed to have played a role in michael jackson's death. that story is coming up. plus, a demonstration of the newest military equipment. it is a stumbling block. here's kenny burns. dulles toll road no problems or incidents from the reston area. 72 degrees outside. you are watching 9 news now. female announcer: from jennifer, while supplies last, this luxurious microfiber sofa and chair for just $399. our most dramatic offer ever: both pieces, just $399.

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live look at the wilson bridge this morning. no problems or incidents as you cross maryland and virginia and vice-versa. traffic details coming up. in the news now, a law enforcement official tells the associated press michael jackson's doctor bought a powerful anesthetic at a las vegas pharmacy. the source adds that dr. murray gave doses to jackson in the hours before his death on june 25th. the drug is usually only administered in medical facilities. u.s. marines and afghan troops are battling insurgents for control of a town in southern afghanistan. now air strikes are helping to support ground troops as they root out taliban fighters. coalition deaths this month may exceed the record of 75 set in july. it might be back to the

drawing board for lockheed after a test drive went wrong. the bethesda-based defense company was showing off prototypes for a military tactical vehicle. reporters were allowed a spin behind the wheel but one of them rolled a vehicle on a curve. those away walked away with cuts and bruises. what crashed the house of representativeses website in coming up in what's hot on the web. and it is 5:40 here's kim. we have pictureses of sunflowers coming up next, and of course the weekend forecast is ready to go. you are watching 9 news now.

the montgomery county humane society is e private resc. the private rescue. they plan to sh wndownthe facility on south stone street, but it is not the end of the rescue program. digital correspondent lindsey mastis, explains. >> these three chihuahuas come from a puppy mill. >> they have a life that was just a cage. >> reporter: they need a permanent home because the private rescue plans to close. >> this is what we need to do given our current economy. >> reporter: they are waiving adoption fees and lowering the price to help get these animals a home. they say they are hoping to find foster families for the

rescues without walls program. >> it gives a home-like environment for the animals while they wait for future homes. >> it is an alternative to the rescue that costs $400,000 a year to operate. the closing means the rescue rescues employees have to find new jobs. many have but xavier is still looking. >> i have loved animals for many years and if there is any chance i would like to continue to do that. >> reporter: for now he is focusing on getting 28 cats, six dogs and two rabbits adopted t. >> this is millie. as you can see she loves people. >> this is moon pie my favorite dog in the whole building. >> reporter: once every animal has a permanent or foster home, the private rescue will close. they expect that to happen in a few weeks. in montgomery county, lindsey mastis, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> if you go to wusa9.com, and

click on lindsey's story you will find more information about the private rescue's hours of operations and what you need to do if you want to become a foster pet parent. >> we have pet line nine my favorite segment every thursday at noon and we have all of those animals that can be adopted at our website, too. >> all of ours are rescued. >> they are so great. it is friday. i want you to know you can now join us at pepco.com for the pepco powercast. we are in partnership with them. it is an exclusive partnership and one of the coolest features we have there is this really neat interactive site. it is the outage map. so you can see what's going on if there are outages nearby and what not. you are sending me pictures from your garden. look at this sunflower, andrea. this is from brenda in leonardtown. how tall do you think that sunflower is. >> six feet.

>> her husband is six six. that is her husband reaching above his head and he can barely reach. the sun flowers he is dropping it is so big. a rdenga a garden outside of th studiore weto aesto nd ng matoes and tos peerppright now. tsibility dropped down but er vehaa li ttlehave a lipatc where you had a hy fogtc shower ou had a yesterday. otherwise, temperatures coming in show upper 70s like we were were yesterday morning at this time. i hope you have plans today. if you don't you may want to head to gaithersburg. the montgomery county fair starts at 3:00 and goes in to next week. and you know the 4-h kids will be bringing animals in and it will be interesting to see. shouldn't have too much rain today. a partly sunny forecast and temperatures rebounding up to the middle 80s. if you are heading out on the

chesapeake today, mostly sunny skies, northeast wind five to ten knots and the water levels are running one foot above normal this friday afternoon. as we head to the weekend, we will take you to the middle and eventually upper 80s. saturday has a flight chance of a thunderstorm. sunday is looking good w-9 0 and partly cloudy skies. here's our weather. not too much happening. down across southeastern virginia, where they had flooding the other day, they are in the risk to get more rain today and watching a batch of rain off the coast and soaking northern florida. if you are catching a flight the numbers show summertime heat from new orleans in the 90s up to minneapolis. chicago 87. as for us. we are working on middle 80s. tomorrow taking a step near 90. latter half of the weekend is looking hot and probably drier. that's how we will start next week off with that 91. don't forget you can get your forecast from me on twitter every morning at 4:00 a.m. my i.d. name is weather kim.

we gave angie the day off. kenny burns is taking the place with traffic. >> we will start in virginia. an accident on the screen at 123 blocking the right lane. if you are making your trip away from the city expect a brief delay approaching the scene. an accident on connecticut avenue at university boulevard west. that cleared within the past few minutes so all clear there. the outer loop, volume is light no incidents at this time. 385 -- 395 from alexandria to the 14th street bridge, volume is picking up but moving at speed. on the inner loop between springfield and 66, green cars mean that you are moving at speed. here's kristin. good morning, everyone. here's what is hot on the web. health care reform isn't just causing a headache for the house of representatives. it turns out it is jomamajo

e. ues eiitbs ecchesour fot r eiitbs tical hot poatsetory on cbs ' li . . sterday people across the defs wiy tr flooded representatives with deso many e-mails about health care reform edade thbswt ad the website. it got so bad at one point technical support issued a waing to ngcoiossrenal staff saying the site sswaows slat times even unresponsive. heree.erit n yo e sewee.itbs u can see it is ru ug d nninth running but a mog.in chokesman house' ief administrative office said and i'm quoting here all of th esproblee is cherry because of health care reform. there's no doubt about it. ouch. the house's website may have having issues but the white house's website is working fine this morning and you guys have to see their latest blog post. it features a video in which an 11-year-old boy from florida gets the chance of a lifetime. yesterday, damon weaver had a one-on one sit down interview

with the president hymn. here's how it ended. >> when i interviewed vice president joe biden, he became my home boy. now that i have interviewed you, would you like to be my home boy. >> absolutely. i look forward to seeing you in the future. >> prime is now my home boy, too. i got an interview with president obama. he is very tall and nice. he is a very good man and he said he would be willing to come to cassidy cunningham elementary school to play basketball with me and my friends. back to the aac tv news desk. >> i will tell you as an aspiring journalist i would have given anything for that opportunity when i was 11 years old. >> you bet. there are journalists out there still waiting for that opportunity. >> yeah. a variety of movies debuts in theaters this week.

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with the roll, pain's under control. this morning the examiner foreclosure filings jump in the suburbs and a judge did not hand down prison time to a man viced of harboring illegal immigrants for profit. and a postal clerk said he stole $700,000 in stamps. read these stories and more in the examiner. to some he may be just a name on a popular line of guitars but les paul's name got there because he was one of those who pioneered the solid body electric by guitar and inspired musician worldwide. he died thursday at age 94. digital correspondent dave statter tells us more about his inventions and his music. >> there's usually someone with

one in their hands at this music store. >> do young people know his name. >> they know his name from the guitar. i wish they knew it more for his playing. >> reporter: the music of les paul likely entertained their parents, grandparent and likely great grandparents. they did a ' 50s tv show from their new jersey home ♪ [ music ] ♪ les paul played in to his 90s at a new york club that brought rock icons that sat in with the legend ♪ [ music ] and many fans who were probably better at air guitar than one of paul's six-string electrics. >> you bought him your les paul he would be happy to sign the

guitar. >> reporter: he convinced gibson his solid body electric guitar was the future ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> i have here one of 52 one of the 50th anniversary instruments. >> it didn't stop there. >> we play the first part on the guitar. >> his multitrack recording techniques brought the rise of rock 'n' roll ♪ [ music ] the man one of the great nest the business. >> dave statter 9 news now b@an wusa9.com. wusa9.com. >> true legend. so district nine. have you heard of this movie yet? >> no. >> apparently it has been well

publicized. it is making its debu t. and basically it has got major dazzling special effects that are seamless. the premise of the movie is aliens who arrived in their spaceship 20 years ago and have been now quarantined in a dangerous slum. the nerdy bureaucrats charged with moving them to new quarters undergoes a physical transformation in the process. >> looks like a transformer ripoff. >> it is set in south africa. >> pretty interesting. >> there's a movie for the boys. this is for the girl the time travelers wife. the boy meets girl. rachel mccadams is a love interest. he is a time traveler. he has a problem with disappearing and winding up naked in places and coming back. it could be a real tearjerker based on the best-selling novel

and written by the guy who wrote ghost. the reviewers elilit t h keket peop who o have seen it love it. have you heard of the goods, live hard sell hard? >> no. >> the premise is, buying a used car is bad enough but watching a movie about a soulless used car salesman is even worse. that's from the critic. it stars jeremy, james boll listen, helms so it should have meant something funnier and more inspired but it is not and it is amazing the production company that brought this movie to us is will farrell's company that gave us talladega nights and anchorman which we love. >> but one out of four stars. >> yeah. >> we have a kids movie out this weekend. it is called ponio.

it is an anime movie. it is a fish that goes to land and gets some heat and becomes a little girl and has an environmental message. her relationship with a little boy is either going to save the world from the massive storm that comes in or will not. that is supposedly fantastic. a summer without a fresh installment of the high school musical series zero with band slam. it is one of the things everyone is liking about it. it is the geeks versus the world scenario. lisa kudrow is in it. look forward to seeing her and we will see how the movie does over the weekend. r. the male stars b@heat ucodti heather. time to get moving. off together off together with teth the temperatures. maybe a touch humid but what do you expect it is summer. 72 here