closed. motorists, they have to go from that right hand exit to i-66 to take 123 to mcclain. adding to this confusion, they need to take them to bet out there and by the time you get to 123 north, it's closed. >> i'm chris tan fischer out there. and every single car in this parking lot is out there. this is where the automotive groups, they teach their clunkers, buying 1300 events since they launched last month. but they say that they are still waiting for the federal government to fork out almost all the reimbursements. >> we actually got paid on that very first one just last week. only paid now on a total of close to 30. but we still have, well, over $4.5 million outstanding from the government at this time. >> it's the same story for most dealerships in the program. the government, they now say they are in the process of adding 1,000 new employees to help speed up the payment process.

despite the delay. most dealerships in the washington area, they say that they will keep accepting your clunkers until the funds, they run out. i'm aubrey barns, a woman ho has dedicated her life to helping others is now the one that needs the hand. center a fire force the reverend out there from them for the shelter to three tiny rooms in that house on sixth street. eight women and three babies, they erare cuy tlstaying here. but donations, they are drying up. on top of that, they have just been diagnosed with gum canner. >> i have cancer at the gums. that has to do something, so i'm looking for somebody to buy me a dentist or something to help me get my life together so i can keep talking. >> reporter: she's not sure how much longer she can hang on. >> we are at the point now, we've got to have some money, some kind of way. >> stewart says she would love to keep the doors open. >> reporter: she wants to host one more thanksgiving dinner for

the homeless. even that is in doubt. this card yap angel -- guardian ape sell for hundreds is now searching for one of her own. okay, hot, humid, a little thunder in our future to cool us off. the first forecast. pretty hot tonight. better than our 97 last monday. we're looking at the heat to continue. now, let me start with the e itll ur you,its what we'll owsh m.g tor and this is hurricane bill. for in the lower position is yore enth itd an 'sscreen this. and it's gotog in miss barbados. it'll miss out there and san juan. but it'll p-bg a category -- but it'll become a category three out here to the northeast. that is the center right here, 93 miles per hour. but noticed by the time we get into wednesday, and it is a category three. which means that winds will be over 111 miles per hour holding together the category three. we get into friday and or saturday. it'll pass between bermuda and the east coast of the united

states. this is a big out roll t here a determine really where it goes. here is a different view to get a look at how they come out here on friday and saturday. now take that track, it's going to miss us, but it will ugis ve g the bisurf at the shore and e so perhaps some gusty winds keep you posted. for tonight, partly cloudy and mild and all the thunderstorms are in the mountains. low temperatures 65 to 73. we'll come back and talk about more 90s. an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms. all right, thank you. it appears that the president, they might be willing to give up on the redirect examination of the government run health stphurlgs program. all that just to get healthcare reform plans out there, from congress in any case. that's the plan that is the most controversial, doing away with the so-called public auction to win over conservatives. but some liberals think that it will be a mistake. >> just do a little insurance for them and the kind that is at oár states including our 15 years ago, working very well. then we'll tackle the healthcare reform at that time. let's not pretend we're doing that reform without the public

auction. >> one key conservative democrat proposing the government fund area. but running independently, either by the nonprofit organization or perhaps groups of the states. they said that they would be willing to look at that. and maryland, they are rejecting hundreds of bids to receive that threw their crabbing license. it appears that the license crabbers were asking too much. so the state is now offering a flat free. fee. $2200, take it or leave it. they are hoping to buy back some 2,000 of those licenses saying many of them are not used and that throws off calculations for managing the bay's crab population. did you catch michael vick on 60 minutes last night? breaking his silence about his life behind bars and his dog fighting conviction that landed him there. >> the first day u walked into prison and he slammed that door, i knew he knows the magnitude of the decisions that i made. and the poor judgment and what

i, you know, allowed to happen to the animals. and you know, it's no way of explaning, you know, to hurt and the guilt that i felt. >> reporter: and that my friend brings us to our question of the night. did that vick interview sway kr-r opinion about the dog fighting conviction and his return to the nfl? well, drop us a line. well with the foreclosures on the rise, the residence are hoping that one eye store property is not an example of what's to come. take a look at this abandonedded house and it has been frustrating neighbors and the town officials for more than six years now. the mayor, they criticized prince george's county officials for failing to have that house torn down in 2008 before the ownership changed again, which made the process just start all over again. >> it had is bad, it's bringing down our property values. and it is worse than a foreclosure, because it is just

sitting like that. >> reporter: and now the a group of lenders, they own the property. they asked for bids on tearing it down. and a nice attack in the college park, they left one man dead and another man woundeto it happened early the thunthe 8h island avenue. mo ic v tms tistenakto the e loenite protphoupbsed dead. they are not releasinany names just yet. so far, to arrests either. and students reporting to howard university for the start of the fall out there had and the semesters, they are finding something new. the constitutenned security. over the summer, campus police, they have been upgrading the secuty and adding some new features including a notification feature. since a lot of universities, they have gone through that national certification system where if we have a big emergency, we can notify people instantaneously. >> police, they have added more than call boxes -- emergency -b call boxes later on equipped. they can sign up for what is called guardian service, giving them access to the the cell phones and the g p, s in case

they go missing. stay with nine news now for more back-to-school stories as we get closer to the start of the '09, '10 school year. close captioning is now brought to you by geico. cash for clunkers on your mind. the dealers, inviting you to trade in ansetrade up for upthe professional great engineering. well thursday night, tower 12 from the volunteer fire departments in prince william county, heading off out there to replace a broken ladder truck. but somewhat ironically from the county parkway, and that truck, they caught the fire. 1994 fire trucks, they considered it a total loss. and the fire started in the engine apartment. we're having troubles now. we are three months away from the election day out there. they are showing the majority of them, they are still trying to make up their minds.

they really want to be the next governor. the washington post survey finds that much and they brought all of them out there. 40% supporting them. but 13%, they are still undecided. however, overall, 52% say they have not definitively picked their candidate. >> and the republican, bob, considering another campaign for the governor's office. that is according to the state's top g.o.p. fundraiser. so far, there are two outstanding candidates planning to challenge all of them in 2010. and the metropolitan washington airport authorities, they want your input on the possibility of raising rates out on the dallas toll roads. they plan to hold three public hearings on whether or not to increase the tolls next year by a quarter. but perhaps, well, more to come in the future. they are accepting those comments online and on the website through september 14. you can find a link to it on our website, wusa9.com, look for this story under virginia news. >> up next, nine news now continues for the devils.

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welcome back. a judge could rule as early as tomorrow on whether convicted pan an flight, 103 bomber. if he should be freed. suppositively he's dying of cancer. he was convicted back in 1988 of the bombing that killed 270 people. and the u.s., they are a game set early release -- they are against that early release. they say that they are outraged

by the idea. well today, president barack obama, thanked the veterans and admitted that more this has to be done when fighting men and women return from battle. the president promised better pay and rehabilitation to help them readjust to the civilian life. taking the opportunity to talk about the wars in iraq and afghanistan saying that winding down the truth in iraq and leaving iraqis to manage their own 2k3w0á69s will allow them to foe -- government will do that. >> it is showing promise as a geologist, taking a trip to the grand canyon yesterday. when the dad asked what kind of rock the grand canyon was made up of, she said certain rocks. they gave her a high five. and then in tonight's living tkcus, frugal dacom tkphrauf k it ed usa used f meit o ed

f oitpaid th#á #á praoerb -- depreciation. you'll find . en d of nsio. an and th sh for offseason offsson no say 90, but now is the time to find those winter clearance items. and for more frugal shopping tips, go to our website on wusa9.com and click on living smart. the tropical storm is rolling into the florida panhandle. they headed to the home improvement stores, stocking up supplies like that. and now the eye of that storm came a short early this morning. the rain responded to a few suspected tornadoes throughout on sunday. and so far, no reports of any injuries. stphr-frpblgts not really that big of a deal. >> no. >> actually good news. producing some showers and thunderstorms. they needed it. >> right. >> that is really easy. center talking about that earlier today. when they are kind of going out

there to the east and not that hot out there in the pacific northwest kind of hot. they have gotten cooler. but texas, they have been hot. pretty much since day one. that's not going to change. as far as we're concerned. we have some of the heat that we'll share out there. the next three days, in the low to mid-90s tomorrow. a few thunderstorms. and then a much better chance of the storms as we think on wednesday. and temperatures, still right around 91. even on thursday, thunderstorms are possible. and the highs are around 90. tonight, partly cloudy and low out there. pretty nice outside. not super humid. a little bit of a breeze. some showers off to the mountains, accessing that out there. you can check out our live doppler and winds are light tonight. sunsets at 8:00. now we're looking at the satellite picture. these thunderstorms from chicago back out here approaching them in association to the cold front. that's the cold front to do a couple of things. we'll also have a big impact as to where the hurricane bill goes.

and now this is what's left out here. kind of scattered. more organized earlier. now this afternoon, just scattered showers and thunderstorms. some good news. showers and thunderstorms. now, down further south. this is what's left of anna rolling across haiti and the dominican republic. moving in towards cuba and south florida. and maybe producing some showers and thunderstorms for much of florida as we get into thursday and tread this week. in the meantime, a couple of showers and thunderstorms have popped up to the west of us up in the mountains. but that's about. it we're looking at a pretty nice evening here in the immediate metro area. you could add 95 south out here and front royal and also out there if you're watching in hd. all right, tomorrow morning, partly cloudy and very warm. 70s and 80s. winds are southwest at 10. partly cloudy, could be hot. a few thunderstorms on tuesday. and highs e 90 to 95. winds are west southwest at

10. the zone forecast, well, chance of a thunderstorm, a little higher in wind chester than out there. around 90 though. that is 92 out there and 94 in woodbridge. 93 in fairfax. low to mid-90s downtown. you might see them out there, less of a chance of a thunderstorm in that zone. a much better chance as we get into wednesday. next seven days, a few storms tomorrow, 93. scattered storms on wednesday, 91. and then on thursday, thunderstorms, they are possible. friday, saturday morning, storms, the cold front, and again, thing stronger that is, the better chance that they could push bill out to sea. and behind the cold front, we are getting quite the little treat. mid-80s on saturday. low 80s on sunday. for highs, and back in the mid-80s on monday. with lows in the 60s, saturday night and sunday night. and that's going to stay pretty nice. >> hard not to root for that cold front. >> you want that keep to coming. >> yes. all right, let's get to where we are. do you perhaps get high on money? well, it appears that somebody is.

because the new study out there says that they are taking a taste of cocaine up to 90% of the paper money in this country. a group of scientists actually, well, they drug tested cash from 30 cities in five countries including ours, canada, china, japan, it turns out dollars both ours and the canadian can, they had the highest level of cocaine. the japanese again was the lowest between 12 to 20% contamination. by the way, bills in the d.c. area, some of the most coked up money you'll find. that is 95% positive. >> wow. >> what the heck? b@#o) fa

some reactions to their big interview on 60 minutes last night as you all know by now, the philadelphia aoeug els have signed -- eagles have signed the former stars. that is after this whole dog fighting area. and they said that it is okay. the guy deserves a break. since i don't know them personally, it's hard for me to say how true he really is. in this case, he has been tried and punished. it's not my place to say he has been punished unsufficiently and isn't entitled to rejoin society. hopefully from here on out, he'll p law biding and more compassionate than he has been in the past. some are calling themselves out there. they cannot believe they are giving them a shock. they don't buy the interview either. they are meant to show people that they have a this behavior and now a changed person. i don't believe it. i think he's a slick cheap and cheesy con man, meant to give them back that salary of the professional football player. i truly hope that some day they will ebs experience that firsthand when they did to the innocent dogs. really?

well your idea of the right punishment would be to see another human being torture out there. and they are qualifying the dog fighting idea. they have been out there for a little bit and i'm sorry about that. they are not the same as this sad e-mail from kathy and them, pointing out. why is it when you take your pets to the vets, they are eager to tpaoeupd out you have no money. and our dog was dying wauz -- because we have no money, they let her go. first of all, i'm really sorry to hear about your dog. but the reality is while there are laws that say hospitals, they have to treat the human beings ho are deathly ill whether they could pay or not, i doubt the same is true for dogs. personally, i wonder, where do they draw the lines between the compassion and well, their bank accounts in cases like can yours? i would love to hear from them and anyone else who owns a pet on it had one. the address is mail bag at wusa9.com. please, don't forget to share your names and where you're writing us from. that is our report. i'll be right back here at 11. n't forget, log on any time you like to wusa9.com where we

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