at t.s otherwise quiet and is is here in town. 75. jan called in from reedville and the water temperature is keeping her warmer. for today, expect partly to mostly sunny conditions and 94 to top it off. code orange air quality. 6:00. time for traffic. hey, angie. >> hello, everybody. welcome to monday. we are here to jump start your workweek and the outer loop a good amount of congestion from university to georgia because we still have a crash scene at georgia. crews are on the scene. be careful. lanes are getting by. 95 than the bw parkway, you are okay outside of the beltway. inside on the bw parkway heading southbound at 450 annapolis road a where we have a report of crash activity. you will take it over to inbound new york avenue and turn on those cameras and show you volume building between the times building and bladensburg

road on 395 in virginia heading northbound. things are slowing down. what a pretty skyline. that stretch of slow go from duke to seminary. no incidents along the way. wrap it up with 66 eastbound. we are tracking a good amount of traffic from 50 to the capitol beltway. over to you. one past the hour. work on the hot lanes in virginia could lead to a little confusion in tysons corner. a rush hour detour that is new this morning. trial trillion trial -- armando trull is live with what you need to know. >> reporter: for those who travel southbound 495 at the tie cons corner area here's what has to happen in order for you to avoid that confusion. here's what you need to know right now. if you travel southbound on 495, you will no longer be able to exit at the northbound 123 exit. that's exit 46-b. it has been closed for the next month and a

half. instead you will be detoured to exit 45-b. that's an exit on the left. be careful for folks trying to get across those lanes trying to get to that exit. once you make it you will be on route 268 and stay on route 267 and eventually exit at 19-a or b to get to chain bridge road. if you travel eastbound 267 and you are one of those folks that sneaks on 495 to get to chain bridge road you will no longer be able to do that. you have to stay on eastbound 267 and eventually again exit at 19-a or 19-b to get to chain bridge road. that's what you need to know right now. i'm armando trull reporting live at the information center. >> thank you. here's a closer look at the beltway hot lanes project. it will add four new high occupancy toll roads the project will cost $1.4 billion and should be done by 2013.

local counties in maryland. due to an impending deficit of $700 million. the governor told county leaders they would receive a quality quarter billion less help than previous years. ike leggett said residents would not be taxed to make up the loss. but he said every other cost- cutting option is on the table. >> it is not going to be easy. i anticipate we will have to have some additional layoff and reduce programs and services. at this point in time i have not specified what those programs will be but ultimately that's what it comes down to. >> reporter: announcement is expected later this month. six months since president obama put histoma plus package in to affect and a majority of americans don't think it is working. in a study by our partners at "usa today" 4-rbgs 1% of

americans say the stimulus made the economy better. 24% believe it has maid the economy worse. 33% said it had no affect. when it comes to looking ahead, 30% of us think a year from now our country will no longer be in a recession. 54% believe they will be in a recess session and 14% think it will get worse and go in to a depression. read the survey at usa rowe "usa today." now a story we have been tracking overnight for you. land fall for tropical storm claudette. howard has been telling us about the storm. it made land fall this morning. even before that it brought plenty of rain to the florida panhandle. thousands of people were given a voluntary evacuation order this weekend. residents like jim misstrikeland made sure they were ready. >> make sure my vehicles are fall of fuel and panels and everything i kept from previous

storms stored so if i have to put them up. if i put them up they are not coming down until thanksgiving. >> reporter: claw set should turn in to a tropical depression. this have a small storm by gulf standards. time for a "living $mart" report. jessica doyle is off today. minor league teams are having a good time in the rough economy. nicole collins shows how they are doing at this stadium in woodbridge, virginia. >> reporter: for family- friendly fun a day at the ballpark is usually a hit but take it parking and concessions for major league outings can cost a family hundreds of dollars. >> the ticket prices will continue to go up and i don't think it is fair to the fans. >> reporter: at this minor league park. >> the most expensive seats we have are $13. they are five feet from the

first baseman. >> down the road the potomac nationals say more fans are coming to see tomorrow's stars play. >> our attendance is up 7 or 8% which is huge for us considering the economy right now. >> reporter: a majority of minor league circuits have seen the attendance dance go up. minor league baseball has brought in 30 million fans this season with an average ticket around $7. they are a steal compared to the majors where the average cost of admission is $27. >> i'm retired on a fixed income and budgeting becoming pretty important. >> reporter: concession promotions create another draw for value-hungary fans. >> we have dollar mondays, dollar ticket and hot dog. very cheap day for families. >> and get close to the players even if they are far from the majors. >> i don't think they care if if it is the nats or minor

league as long as they are reer >> poreporter: nicole collins f 9 news now and wusa9.com. here's some of the promotions other minor league teams are using to draw in families. top night the rhetoric keys guaranteed win night. if the keys lose you get a flee ticket to another game. the double a team in bowie has baysox for a buck night. 1 disease admission with a coupon from the team's website for the game on wednesday august 26th. and the independent southern maryland blue crabs in waldorf hold family night camp out this sunday. after the game camp out on the field, get food and watch a movie. in four minutes the midwest mayor who became a hero. and in ten minutes, new types of people being told to come on down. how the recession is affecting game shows. our focus on maryland's weather and traffic.

we start with howard. you are in for a quiet day today. get ready for serious heat this afternoon. look at the temperatures this in e thin the 60s to lower 70s. annapolis at 73. 72 hagerstown. but cumberland and frederick and montgomery county 66. good morning in southern maryland, patuxent naval air station 69. a high in leonardtown 92. maryland traffic, how's it flowing. >> looking better on the outer loop in maryland. want you to know that over at georgia avenue the accident is now clear. we are a little congested from university to georgia. the regular lays -- delays will start to set in. a live shot at montgomery village avenue. you can see the volume is light out here. finally allle is a go as we fly 50 westbound from the bay bridge annapolis to the beltway. lanes are wide open. it is 6:08. you are watching 9 news now

more traffic weather and news when we return. whether it is the morning commute or the start of a busy week, both can be stressful. best-selling author and motivational speaker willie jolly explains how to think before you act to diffuse anger. >> reporter: this is willie jolly. i want to share a simple idea to help you live better and have greater success. this these challenging economic time we are seeing anxiety and stress-related illnesses at an all-time high and a by-product of that is we are seeing anger in more expressions by people who are making decisions that impact, not just today but for years to come and many of those are drastic decisions that destroy their dreams. that have why i want to talk to you a minute about how to diff feud the anger. ening aer is a word danger would the d. the d is for discipline. i want you to encourage the discipline to overcome your anger. how do you do that, you diffuse

it. one thing you do is a pattern interrupt. take time out every day when you try to get angry to do something different. take a walk, breathe deeply or count to even the. whatever you do, diffuse the anger and think before you act. this is willie jolly. visit my website at willie jolly.com for free motivation and make each and every minute count. when morning comes in the middle of the night... rooster crow. ...it affects your entire day. to get a good night's sleep, try 2-layer ambien cr. the first layer dissolves quickly to help you fall asleep. and unlike other sleep aids, a second dissolves slowly to help you stay asleep. when taking ambien cr, don't drive or operate machinery. sleepwalking, and eating or driving while not fully awake with memory loss for the event as well as abnormal behaviors such as being more outgoing or aggressive than normal, confusion, agitation and

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vegetative roof on the virginia association of counties office. and the first youth academy at the alexandria sheriffs office begins today. the three day program is an outreach for children 12 to 18. we focus on our hero central project. this morning we recognize a good samaritan whose good deeds landed him in the hospital. he is tom barrett. he is the mayor of milwaukee. he was with his family at the wisconsin state fair on saturday night walking back to his car he faheard a woman screaming for help. as he went to help, a man attacked him, hitting him with a metal pole. the mayor -- the mayor suffered serious injuries and the woman was not hurt. the mayor is hospitalized but his brother says he will be okay. >> i have talked to him personally. he still has a good sense of humor and he is a -- he's a great brother and he's in good

shape. hi eel be fine. >> reporter: the mayor remains alert enough to stay in power. as for the attacker, police say they arrested the suspect and he is now talking to investigators. you don't have to go that far to be a hero in our community. a good place to start is the hero central page at wusa9.com. there learn about people who need help and how you can help out. or if you are in need of assistance you can find a hero. you want to find someone doing good in your community, send us an e-mail. the address is heros@wusa9.com. here's what is in the news now. hundreds of people in santa cruz county, california can finally go home. the evacuation order from these wildfires has been lifted. however, another 400 people in a nearby community are still being kept away because of a operate fire. a new york gambler got lucky in life he fell through some cellular doors on the sidewalk dropping 30 feet on

sunday. fire crews brought in a pulley to get him out. he escaped with a few cuts and bruises. most of our money has cocaine on it. a study out today finds 90% of u.s. bills have traces of coke. two years ago it was 67%. canadian money ranked second for traces of drugs. yikes. >> my wife when we were walking new york city she refuses to walk on the grades because of stories like that. >> the guy falling through. >> the cellular doors, the greats with steam coming out of them. >> a woman two years ago she was killed and dog was injured. let's talk about what is happening. claudette came ashore. a for a is fidsing and bill is strengthening but that will be good because it will be out to sea. next three days hot, 94 today and tomorrow and by wednesday,

90 with thunderstorms. if you haven't hong konged it out we do the pepco power cast. check it out. this morning partly cloudy and pleasant. 60s and 70s will rise to the 80s and 90s. south wind five to ten. clear to partly cloudy, mild tonight, 6575. tomorrow a lot like today. a couple of clouds this morning. otherwise a quiet morning. times lapse, just beautiful this morning. the sun is coming up. a few high clouds. 72 degrees here in washington. southwesterly winds five miles an hour. the dew point the upper 60s so it is muggy with relative humidity of 87%. low 60s, a lot of spots across northern virginia. culpeper 61. big time thunderstorms in the

middle 0 the country and claudette which came ashore. winds 50 when it came ashore. and weakening now that the center is on land and look at the rain across florida. very wet today in western florida southern alabama. around here we have high pressure in control. sunny and hot with a slim chance of a thunderstorm. we also have bill in the atlantic. bill was upgraded to a hurricane this morning looking more impressive on the satellite presentation. latest on bill, winds 75 miles an hour. moving west northwest at 19 and the track takes bill and turns it to the northwest and more away from the island. major hurricane, category three. 124 miles an hour sustained wins and maybe stronger. the good thing is it will stay away from the islands and probably the east coast, as well. the seven-day forecast, hot today and tomorrow. thunderstorms midweek with cooler temperatures to finish

it off. highs in the low 80s. angie goff has the traffic update. >> that's right. i'm simulcasting from my blog throughout the morning. join us at wusa9.com. love to chat with you. talk about the bw parkway southbound at annapolis road we know crash activity is slow approaching the scene. out of baltimore you are fine down there and on 95. moving to 270. turning on those cameras. tracking a slow go from 118 germantown road to 370. 66 eastbound. we are delayed 50 to 123. plus, five minutes for that. no incidents or accidents away the way. take it to 395. dealing with a jamup. that is building from duke street to seminary. no surprise here. and finally 95 in virginia. here's the shot from the prince william parkway to lorton a ten

minute commute. that's the traffic. our time is 6:17. the recession has people more willing to press their luck knowing the price is y sa headline in "u satoday" reads economy pushes game show contestants to play for keeps. managing editor lauren ashburn has the story. come on down. >> the price is right. especially if you are unemployed. here's what we are finding, people are desperate for money especially in tough economic times and they are turning to game shows in order to get that money. what they are doing is they are auditioning, the wheel mobile went around think country and they saw 24% increase in the people that wanted to be on wheel of fortune. >> they are already crazed anyhow. >> right. >> how does this make a difference if you are unemployed. >> take for example, $132 million have been given away

since millionaire started and it is in the seventh syndicated season. so we are finding the payouts don't have to be as big because people are willing to take $2,000 or 8,000 dollars and say i need this to live opposed to get them over the hump. we have somebody on the front page of the life section on saturday night won $50,000 and he is unemployed computer programming analyst who said this will allow him to feed his family. >> if you are getting cash you have the money to pay tax. and i always thought on the price is right, do i really need that wind jammer. >> they have to pay taxes, that's true. but take are you smarter than a fifth grader or america's talent. they embarrass you on those shows and are you smarter than a fifth grader wanted professionals and couldn't get them because they want to be embarrassed. now they are unemployed and coming to these shows in order to make some money.

>> gives them something to do ifer unemployed, too. ahead in sports, hear from the man who did something never done before, the tige -- to tiger woods and see the amazing play that gave the nats the third straight victory. where wave is among the many states facing tough economic decisions. it found a way to save $800,000 over the next four years. what is it going to buy used models of instead of new ones, computers, prison uniforms or cars? think you know the answer? find out if you are correct when we come become back. this is one way of getting vitamins and minerals.

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we're back with the signs of now. the state claims buying used saves them 40% on the vehicle and gets good mileage and still coveredly warranty. just previously owned, not used. know the name ye yang? he is the winner of the pga

championship and pulled off one of biggest upsets against tiger woods. you saw it here on wusa 9 yesterday. woods had the lead going to the final round but had a rough back nine. here he is on 17 missing the putt. he bogeys going to six under. yang had a great day. the south korean with the birdie putt on 18 to seal his win. yes, he's the first asian-born player to win a major tournament. >> i hoped this win would be if not as significant, something parallel to an impact both to golf in korea and asia. so that all the young golfers, korean ago asian would probably be build their dreams and expand their horizons a bit. >> reporter: yang is the first player to beat tiger after woods led going in to the final day. the clock is ticking for the nationals and stephen

strowsburg. there is a midnight deadline for him to sign. the nats offered him 16 until million dollars which is a record. yesterday in cincinnati watch this bizarre play. this puts the team ahead for good. >> that ball is on ground. he drops it. a run scores and the game is tied. and now, as they lob it in, here's another run. safe. a wild play give the nationals 5-4 win. they have won three in a row. washington hosts colorado tomorrow. the time is 6:25. hear from jim webb on his diplomacy mission to asia. and shifting gears on health care reform. a key concession from the white update in seven minutes. here's angie. we are live from 14th veand independence.

we are clear heading in to the city. more shots of the roads you take early coming up. little muggy outside on the weather terrace but a nice day. if you are going to exercise, do it early. b@

a community art project you may have missed over the weekend. this was the edgewood mural jam. organizes dubbed it the largest public art event in the city. they painted a wall that stretches more than 300 feet in the brentwood neighborhood along rhode island avenue. the painting involved local artists as well as teens in summer art programs. looks pretty neat. thank you for starting your monday with us. i'm andrea roane. howard is back and live on the weather terrace with the forecast. >> good morning. a little muggy now but if you are going to exercise do it before it is too hot this afternoon as we will be in the 90s. overhead we clear out nicely here in washington but the satellite and radar shows we have a couple of clouds overhead. big time storms across the middle of the country and other than isolated stm da te quieatmp day. ted an and ssna d ancuerlp

low 70s in maryland and saint indigos. and our coolest for the day 72. going to see a high of 94 under partly to mostly sunny skies. 6:30 straight up. angie has the traffic. >> i hope you are up, washington. talk about what is going on on the outer loop. we are delayed from new hampshire to georgia. the accident at georgia no longer there. overall things not too terrible. moving to 270 southbound. one slow ride. tracking that trip as drivers make their way from 118 germantown road to 370. we will skip that take and take you to the maps. from 95 to 66. finding that speeds are okay. 58 miles an hour on the average according to the realtime sensors and look at 395. tracking a 1 a-minute commute that is growing. drivers making their way from duke to seminary, stuck from in a little bit of a crawl. back to you. right now in the tropics

two storms we are keeping an eye on. gill has become the first atlantic hurricane of the season season and claudette has come ashore in the u.s. it made land fall near fort walton beach. it has been dumping heavy rains. it should be downgraded in a few hours. it will bring plenty of rain but no flooding or wind damage is expected. more at 7:00 on the "early show." president obama and his allies are increasing their push for health care reform, but one part of it might not be a deal breaker. nicole collins has the story. >> reporter: the health care debate in the united states has shifted. on fox news sunday, a key democratic senate negotiator said the president should drop his push for a government- funded or public health care option because it will never pass in the senate. >> the fact of the matter is there are sot not the votes in the united states senate for the public option and never have been.

so to chase that rabbit i think is a wasted effort. >> reporter: kent conrad is one of the six finance committee members working on a bipartisan proposal. they are considering another option. the government would put up funding but have no other real t. >> they have been more focused on a co-op, not for profit co- op as a competitor and opposed to a government run program an i think what is important is choice and competition. >> reporter: barack obama seemed to ease off the drive for a public option this week at a town hall meeting in colorado. >> the public option, whether we have it or don't have it is not the entirety of health care reform. this is one sliver of it. one aspect of it.

>> reporter: one senate republican has called the co-op idea a step in the right direction. the says the barack obama administration has read the tea leaves across the country. this morning virginia senator jim webb is calling for a new apportion between relationships between the united states and myanmar. the virginia democrat spent the weekend there he spoke with the military government's leadership and webb won the release of an american. >> i think it was a good gesture to return him to his family and i appreciate their honoring my request. >> reporter: he was arrested for going to the home of democracy activist who is under house arrest. webb met with her this weekend but was not able to secure her

release. heading from maryland to parts of fairfax county is exhibit -- about to get more complicated. a rush hour detour this morning. armando trull is live with the story. >> reporter: anybody who uses southbound 49 and tries to access chain bridge road needs to be aware of this. you will have 46-b closed and instead detoured to the dulles toll road access road, that's 267. you have to stay on 267 and get off at 19-a or 19-b depending which direction you want to travel on chain bridge road. this will happen next 45 days until they reconstruct the bridge. you have to be careful because even though there are signs that advise you on the detour and exit closure a lot of people will not be aware and may try to get to that exit,

which is now three lanes to the left. be careful if you are traveling on 495 in the tysons corner area. especially if you are trying to exit on chn bridge road. a lot of oh construction will be happening the next six months in this part of tysons corner. armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. if you missed any of what he was saying it is on our website at wusa9.com. police are renewing their efforts around the tourist destination. a 20-year-old man and a 17-year- old were shot by a still unknown suspect on saturday evening at the inner harbor. the visitors to the harbor will see an increased police presence which is expected to be a permanent part of the landmark. michael vick is speaking about his time in prison and the

impact it had on his life. he is speaking about it on 60 minutes. >> the first day i walked in to prison and they slammed that door i knew the magnitude of the decision that i made. and poor judgment and what i loued to happen to the animals. and, you know, there is no way to explain the hurt and guilt i felt. >> the "early show" will air portion of the interview which did not run on last night's "60 minutes." jessica toilet is off today but we still have a "living $mart" report for you. a local company is protecting you from defaulting on student loans. bridge span financial offers an insurance of sorts on those loans. it will provide you with an interest-free line of credit to repay loans up to five years after graduation. to get that credit the graduate must be unemployed or have more loans than income.

a check on gas prices with numbers just out from triple. a, in the dc metro area averaging 2.60 a gallon for regular grade, up 14 cents in the last month. >> armed forces being deployed. >> the sci-fi thriller district nine was the thriller at the box office this weekend. the film earned $37 million. g.i. joe in second. the time travelers wife debuted at number three. parents are looking to save every penny they can when it comes to back to school shopping. that could mean bad news for retailers nationwide. in five minutes a look at the economics of shopping for september but right now the focus on virginia's weather and traffic. we start with howard. good morning, everybody. virginia you are quiet th morning. a couple of clouds mixed in with the sunshine. and temperatures this morning

running in the 60s s. 70s. in fact lower 60sin a few spots like culpeper and warrentoand manassas all the lor 60s. 70 leesburg. fredericksburg 68. and in winchester you are running 66. a hot afternoon. middle 90 a chance of a thunderstorm mainly in ine s.ok mountains. look at the virginia traffic. here's angie. we hop over to vienna, virginia. hello to folks out there. free flowing here near tysons corner and area for those who travel the dulles toll road, we are flying through herndon, reston to the toll plaza. lanes are wide open. drivers are moving at a great pace. 6:39. monday morning and early but we are making it a great day. we'll be right back.

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back to school may have you thinking reading, writing and arithmetic. what about reduce, reuse and recycle. look at what you have in the house before you go out shopping. we will have helpful tips to help you save money and spare the planet. you can see them every morning here at wusa or wusa9.com. click on living green. it is 6:43. a return to school is mere days away for families in our region. that means back to school shopping time is here now. this doesn't look to be a good august for retailers. >> new sticks of glue, pens and notebooks. from teens to tolts it -- tots

it is time for back to school supplies and impromptu lessons in finance. >> it is too much money. don't have enough for that. >> reporter: the national retail federation estimates the average family will spend 8% less on back to school purchases this year. >> i watch carefully because, you know n this tough economy everything is tight. >> reporter: the economic outlook is actually rosier than it has been in months with improving corporate earnings an a steady rising stock market but retail sales is where the rubber meets the road. after all, consumer confident dense drives 70% of the nation's economy and although stores are doing all they can to entice shoppers this year's back to school buying season is predicted to be me most dismal in a decade. >> reporter: back to school clothing is predicted down 5 1/2%. footwear 4 1/2% and disappointing retailers. >> it is like our christmas.

it is go to toys r us and during christmas and it is frenzied and crazy. that's what back too school is for us, our christmas recovery seems unlikely before the true holiday shopping season just months away. >> it will take locker than people expected. >> reporter: analysts point out until the employment picture improves people will feel more comfortable saving than spending. cbs news, jersey city, new jersey. 9 news now is taking you back to school olall is thweise every night at 5:00. if you miur oss re ort, you ca watch them u in the morning between 5:00 and seven or always at wusa9.com. you are getting ready for the big back to school as well. >> next week. a lot of places are starting. >> mccounty. >> that's two weeks for montgomery county but frederick county, martins brush next

week. seven days away. >> uh-huh. >> enjoy it kids while you still can. weather wise it will get hot today. may be a good day to go to the montgomery county fair which opened. it has been going on forever. the 61st annual fair. it is running through the 22nd. always a good time. the animals are on display. the competition is going on. >> of course and the food. can't get enough funnel cakes can you, andrea? >> huh-uh. >> just watch the sun. it will be a hot one. temperatures soaring low to middle 90s. wednesday not a hot but a threat of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and a better chance of storms from wednesday, thursday, friday and saturday. and that gogoing to help to cool things off. partly cloudy and pleasant and liftle muggy.

we have winds on the light side and as we go in to this afternoon, sunny and hot. a stray thunderstorm. low to mid-90s. tonight clear to mostly cloudy, mild 65 to 75 with a south wind at five miles an hour. show you the time lapse. a fubetiaul one. love to see how the clouds are there tima nythe backound. it is not as pretty as 20 minutes ago. decent morning out there. humidity is 87%. dew point 68 and the temperature at 72. jan in reedville said bay temperature is 80, 81. she's 75. 68 quantico and fredericksburg. hagerstown 72. at the airport there and manassas a cooler 63. western half of the country is fine. wildfires are going on in california. no relief for them. storms in the middle of the country and this is claudette a tropical storm with the center of circulation, southern alabama, western florida.

a little rain on the east side and this will be the case in alabama and tennessee in 24 hours. for us high pressure dominates our weather. we are quiet and hot the next couple of days and the top ticks, i will step out of the way this is bill, this buzz saw looking thing here. that is bill looking organized and got upgraded to the season's first hurricane. winds 75 miles an hour gusting to 90. the good news about bill even though it will strengthen to a major hurricane it will stay north and east of the islands. the islands being here. this should not be a problem for anyone anytime too soon and if we are lucky stays over the ocean. better chance of storms on wednesday are you saturday as temperatures cool by the weekend in the lower to middle 80s. time for a traffic update. >> what i love about my job is i get to interact with you

especially on-line. put this on my twitter account. oh my goff is the name. a disabled vehicle. use caution. this just popped up obvious an accident in riverdale at the intersection of kenilworth and -- branch parkway it involves an overturned vehicle. jumping other to the outer loop. this is what i have got for you. one slow go from new hampshire to georgia. estimating this six to ten minutes right now. the earlier accident is clear but obviously dealing with the remnants of it. visit 95 and the bw parkway. we are clear out of baltimore toward the beltway and finely take it to virginia and show you from the prince william parkway to lorton an 12 minute drive time. everybody to you. we are less than three months away from election day in virginia. a new poll shows a majority of commonwealth voters are still making up their minds.

47% back mcdonnell. 40% support deeds with 13% undecide. however, 52% said they have not definitively picked their candidate. in sports y.e. yang was able to top tiger woods and win the pga championship. y.e. yang. >> reporter: yang beat tiger wood by three strokes. he's the first asian-born golfer to win a major. in michigan the nascar backed 400. the three laps left johnson's car out of gas. at number 83 vicar takes the lead and the checkered flag. 72 degrees here in northwest washington. is bob erlick planning another

run for governor? in three minutes find out who says yes, he is. ny even during times like these, there is a light beginning to shine again. it comes from a restaurant downtown. a shop on main street. a factory around the corner. entrepreneurs like these are the most powerful force in the economy. the reinvention of business begins with them.

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we're back with a weekend blast from the past. the anniversary of wood stock and 15,000 people turned out in new york to remember. >> little better than 15. >> a lot of those former hippies are driving hybrids and carrying aarp cards. some people like sharon ritterban came because she missed the ' 63 convert. >> my mother was absolutely freaking out and she cried so much she actually burst a flood vessel if her eye and said i can't go. and then the last 40 years all i thought of is how i missed that. >> the original wood stock was supposed to end august 17th. spitted over to the 18th. and about a half million people showed up. how about a little air guitar to get me to the traffic report. thank you very much, team.

an accident in riverdale involving an overturned vehicle at kenilworth. moving to the rock creek parkway inbound at p street a disabled vehicle there. use caution. from germantown to montross, below speed and without incident and now over to the man with a blue tie but red-hot forecast. >> i'm part of a world record air guitar group. bloged about it an you can read about that weirdness on wusa9.com. low to mid-90s. stray thunderstorm today and tomorrow and better chance as temperatures drop to the 80s. watch out for the heat. >> show us your skills. >> no. you have to be there for it. >> also, remembering les paul who gave us that solid body electric guitar. the "early show" is next and they will have more on the battle over health care reform