that on our website at wusa9.com. just click on links. funding concerns from bringing one of northern virginia's hot lane projects to a halt. good morning, everyone. i'm andrea roane. howard is here with weather. angie has the traffic and a water main break to veer around. we will start with howard's forecast. a steamy one this morning. sticky this afternoon with some thunderstorms. >> summer. >> yeah. yesterday had a few more clouds. i thought low to mid-90s. only 91 thanks to the cloud cover. around 91 again today but a couple of thunderstorms. i want to show you what is happening on the e teitllitand radar. a couple of storms meyersville to eastern garrett county. so you may see a in in relyveies laretively quiet ie with d s. s a a lot of 70s.

in fact in the upper 70s still. so a warm morning out there. code yellow air quality. 86 by noon. topping off in the low 90s. a sticky afternoon. 5:00 a.m. straight up. good morning, angie. what's going on. >> we have the right lane blocked. this is the situation with the water main break. crews working hard on westbound 198 before u.s. 29. use caution. volume is light because it is early but you may want to factor in an extra minute or two if you head that way. look at 270 and show you outside that traffic is flowing freely past 121. drivers are making their way to the split. and mice and quiet commute as we track the beltway in virginia. doing fine from 95 to 66. on 395. taking it outside. that northbound trip is delay free past duke street to the district. and finally on 95 in virginia from fredericksburg to the mixing bowl looking at a clear

commute. that overall drive time of 40 minutes. andrea, over to you. the hot lanes expansion is being put on the back burner in virginia. governor tim kaine says a weak economy and shaky bond market are to blame. 9 news now digital correspondent, armando trull , is live from springfield with the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the hot lane construction project would have run on this part of 395 and 95 and the state was going to pay for that by selling bonds. virginia's transportation secretary says the cost of financing the deal is too great so hot lanes are on a freeze construction on the high occupancy lanes would have been built on 95 and 395. car pool commuters, buses and motorcycles would get to use the lanes at no cost but cars with fewer than three occupants would have to pay tolls.

the exact toll would vary depending on the time of day and the amount of vehicles on the road. the more cars, higher tolls. those that don't want to pay would use the not hot lanes for free. virginia entered in to a partnership with a construction company to build the hot lanes. and an australian company had been picked to collect the tolls. hot lanes construction on the capital beltway will not be affected by this decision. >> reporter: the project ran in to opposition from local leaders who were afraid of the impact it would have on the neighborhoods adjoining the construction. live in springfield, armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. the maryland state highway administration plans to close some lanes on 95. that's part of the intercounty connector project. the number of lanes closed will vary upon orwhat wk needs toatb done but we know there will be closures between 198 an 212.

those are exits 33 and 29. the work will run through august 2edth. one local community fed up with speeders has thrown its support and money behind speed control devices. community meetings all over frederick are filled with people who complain about speeders. in one sex section of the city they used the money to purchase and mount a speed sensor radar to track patterns. >> we can narrow down the problem to specific dates and time and get an idea the nature of the offenses, how egregious the complaint is and develop a plan in conjunction with citizens to best come up with a strategy to effectively enforce that area. >> reporter: frederick city leaders are working to bring speed cameras to the region to combat the speeding problem. police are looking for suects in the shooting of a

13-year-old girl. the child was inside of her ho when an apparent stray bullet hit her in the back around midnight. she was take on the the hospital but has since been released. it five after the hour. time for the first living smart report of the morning. jessica has a preview of the day ahead on wall street. >> i do. it comes after what one a pretty performance for wall street yesterday. the market was hammered on concerns over consumer spending but we may be in for a bounce back rally this morning. they predict a healthy rally at the opening bell. nikkei fell 0.2% and the hang seasoning 0.3%. the dow lost 186 points or 2% yesterday. the worst loss in two months. the nasdaq dropped 54 points or 3%. the s&p 500 lost 24 points that's a loss of about 2 1/2%. the cash for clunkers

program has caused headheras for the dealership that accepted the clunkers. initially they said they could expect to receive federal rebates within ten days but the program has been going on several week and some say they only got their first payment last week. we could get good use odabo the housing sector yesterday. later today we get a report on home construction. it is up in four of the past five months. housing led the nation in to the recession and now many believe it may be a force to pull the economy out of the ditch. we hope so. >> let's hope so. exactly. you are helping us to save money in the meantime. many more ways to save at the library than just taking books out. a developer who sold homes he never built is heading to prison. a judge sentenced leon coleman to 120 years and then suspended

all but 12 years. in june the convt jury convicted him of felony theft charges. coleman must also pay restitution. people in bear win heights, maryland hope foreclosures don't lead to more eyesore properties. they have been frustrated by an abandoned house for 56 years the mayor criticized prince georges county officials for failing to have usthe hocoe tor down in 2008 before ownership changed again causing the process to start all over. >> looks descend. it is bringing down property values. it is worse than a foreclosure because it has been sitting like that. >> now lenders own the property and they have asked for bids to tear it down. if you are wondering how much cash circulates. there are traces of cocaine on

90% of paper money. they studied bills from the united states, canada, japan, brazil, and the u.s. and canada had the most contamination, japan the least. and those from the district area had 95% that tested positive. a dangerous high-tech mystery as one man's electronic gadget is somehow turning on his oven. and the nationals get their man. it is after the hour. you are watching 9 news now. at your chevy dealer.

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up. stay with us. in the news now, crews are expected to resume cleaning up an oil spill in the san francisco bay. a sunken demission commissioned u.s. coast guard tug boat leaked oil in to the bay. there's no word on how long it will take to remove the oil from the bay. at daybreak more than 100 firefighters will resume their effort to regain a wildfire burning near flagstaff, arizona. it has burned 700-acres. the cause is unknown. a new york city man has cut off electricity to his oven after discovering his cell phone's ring tone can somehow turn it on. whenever the cell phone rings the oven turns on. a whirlpool technician examined the appliance but was unable to solve the mystery. and the tropical storm

season is picking up. here's howard. that's right. the latest on hurricane bill and how strong he is getting and where he is going and what about the steamy conditions we have. we will let you know the chances of thunderstorms for today and the rest of the week. ♪

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tropical storm ana has been downgrade but it is dumping rain in the northeastern caribbean. by the time it moves from puerto rico some spots could get up to four inches of rain. what's left of ana is expected to spawn thunderstorms in the dominican republic and haiti. the good news on ana is it is not going to regenerate so we do not expect it to be more than a tropical wave which will brick thunderstorms and even florida could get rain and thunderstorms from this but we're not talking about a tropical system. >> or a hurricane. >> at least from ana, but bill, bill is getting to be a big boy in the atlantic and we will look at bill in just a moment. but first i want to show you what is happening with our forecast here. the next few days for you on the weather computer. talking about temperatures which will be in the low 90s. i will have to take the graphic. we will change it. this is bill. kind of in the wrong spot here

right now. we will get to him the next three days and talk about what is happening with temperatures in the low 90s. tomorrow upper 80s and thursday low 90s with a couple of thunderstorms toe and thursday and a few more tomorrow. tomorrow perhaps a more active day with the thunderstorms. we ra rain and ultimately we will get the temperatures down toward the end of the week. this morning, partly cloudy and muggy. in the 60s and 70 we will see them ri e icklquy to the lower 90s later on. winds southwest five to ten. watch for a few storms. we had one or two yesterday. came out of west virginia and moved over to winchester. i think we will have a few more area wide today. tonight an evening thunderstorm is possible. muggy again, upper 60s to mid- 70s. southwest winds at five. show you what is happening. a little shower not far from kaiser here in western maryland. otherwise a mick of clouds and clear skies overhead and warm. 68 culpeper.

67 winchester. 77 in cambridge. 75 in annapolis. and leesburg and quantico and fredericksburg. 70 frederick and here in washington 75 sticky degrees. dew point in the upper 60s an south wind at miles an hour. nationally we have big-time thunderstorms across the central plains here. a lot of rain here. a few from indiana and ohio and that little disturbance may be enough to give us our better chance of storms today than yesterday. but still until this front gets closer to us, you know, not much change. sort of hot with the afternoon and evening thunderstorm the next couple of days. before we go, here's bill. impressive looking on the satellite. winds at 100 miles an hour, gusting to 120. i'm going to fast forward to show you the track here. forecast west of bermuda and east of us. this is sunday at 2:00 a.m., could have heavy surf and rip tide at the beaches this upcoming weekend. the seven-day forecast, temperatures low 90s today. tomorrow near 90. watch out for a few

thunderstorms through friday really. and then by sunday and monday look at how much nicer it will be highs in the low to middle 80s but a couple of storms the next few days. it is time for traffic. >> what up? hello, washington. hope you are up and at it. i'm simulcasting live from my blog at wusa9.com. chat with me. i will get you a personalized traffic report. talk about burtonville. a water main break right before u.s. 29. crews are working hard out here. volume is light. take it easy. moving to the outer loop a great commute past university here on the inner loop not doing so bad either. we're matching out though situation on an croute 5 e and crane highway area. everything is incident free through dc. northeast in particular. inbound new york avenue is doing fine past bladensburg road and 395 northbound from duke street to the pentagon, all the way in to dc we are

looking a volume light commute. in the living well headlines, hope for women who spend their summers trying to concl ulceea itll e. rmitfoeawhen skin loses elasticity. it creates bulges and dimples and many women that stay trim and workout regularly still have problems with it. >> doesn't matter if that woman is black, white, asian, doesn't matter if she does everything right cellulite can develop unfortunately. >> reporter: however, dermatologists say there are some steps to reduce cellulite, quit smoking, watch your weight and exercise the legs and buttocks muscles. most cosmetics procedures are expensive and temporary. older americans may be indullaging in risky behavior like college students, binge drinking. a survey found a quarter of men

and 9% of women ages 50 to 64 admitted to recent binge drinking. it may be better to treat children with ibuprofen instead of stronger painkillers. researchers a the children's hospital of wisconsin studied 300 youngsters who broke their arm and found those that received over-the-counter ibuprofen had fewer problems eating, playing, going to school and sleeping. attacks against twitter and government websites this summer got a lot of publicity but they say they are successfully penetrating almost government agency seven or eight times a month. jeanne meserve reports some are perplexed the obama administration isn't doing more to stop it. >> reporter: many may, president obama declared a new day in cybersecurity. >> from now on our digital infrastructure, the network and computers we depend on every day will be treated as they should be, with a strategic national asset. >> reporter: two and a half

months later, experts are saying where's the action to match those words. >> it seems it has only been lip service thus far. we need tangible action. >> reporter: two high profile cyberpeck perts have announced plans to leave government in recent weeks an the president is yet to appoint the cyberczar to lead cybersecurity efforts. word in the community is that well qualified people don't want the job for one big reason. >> right now there is no indication that person will have power. >> they say it is a top priority sen a rigorous selection process is underway. >> those from the private sector i hope to recruit some of your smartest people to join the government so watch out. >> they have brought in well- regarded experts from the industry. the pentagon is starting up a cybercommand to security military networks and develop

offensive cybercapabilities. but some experts say with more leadership there would be more progress. in the federal government and beyond. >> in order to engage international actors, in order to engage the committee globally we have to have real leadership on the white house side from the white house because there are too many turf battles. >> experts say unabated cybercrime and espionage suck valuable information and money out of the u.s. every day. the nationals push the deadline to the limit to sign the top overall draft pick. plus, the redskins get a first look at the week one opponent. sports is coming up. it is 5:21. and you are watching 9 news now.

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in sports the nationals finish the deal with their number one draft pick with just 77 seconds to spare before the midnight deadline. as we first reported on wusa9.com, stephen strasburg agreed to $50 million over four years. the has a fast ball that can reach 100 miles an hour. last year the nats failed to reach a deal with their selection. strasburg is expected to be introduced tomorrow or thursday. they host colorado for a three game series starting on the. coach zorn promises fans more starters will play in the preseason game against pittsburgh. the $100 million defensive end hains worth will make his debut. he sat out last thursday's ravens game with a tender knee as a precaution. even though he did test the preseason, portis is expected

to suit up. >> part of his camp is to get himself game ready and i think it is hard for a veteran, any veteran, to think about he's not playing. is he going to play? how much is he going to play? he's had to sit and watch, or we have held him back because we have to see rom of the other guys. >> reporter: this may not make the guys tougher but got some to crack up. while coach zorn may not believe in rookie hazing, some players do. barnes and henson spent extra time on them field because they were taped to the goal post. the skins got a glimpse of the regular opponent last night. the giants played carolina in monday night football. he hands off to bradshaw for a 19-yard touchdown run and can'twell is stripped and he

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welcome back to 9 news now. thanks for joining us. angie is here and she will have the traffic in a moment, first howard is up with our forecast and even in bethesda they have the specials for dining out in bethesda price fixed, great incentive restaurant week to go out. we did that last week. >> i could do restaurant week every week. >> there are some restaurants that are doing that to drum up business with the economy. like $30 for a three-course meal. >> reduced menus and that kind of thing. >> it is nice in the evening. >> i don't know if i would be doing breakfast. go where the g.in s 70 d-reinheis working. widi70s here in townthwi high mihuty. we mivehas 60s winchester, cuerep oakland 64 er 64 and a littsp rinkle went through garrett couldn't aand otherwise it is fairly quiet. this afternoon we will have a few thunderstorms.

could be locally heavy rain because they won't be fast movers. highs in the low 90s. right now 75. time to get a traffic update from angie. good morning, everybody. happy tuesday to you. we will begin with a traffic alert. it happens to come to us from 50 eastbound. this is at the 7 river bridge. a disabled tractor-trailer and drivers are losing the lane. stay right to get by. the southbound trip, nice and light to the split. hey, virginia on 66 here's the deal. eastbound commute past route 29 to the beltway doing okay. and finally the inner loop in virginia where from the wilson bridge past 95 braddock to 66. drivers are clocking in at a great pace. that's the latest look at traffic. now, over to andrea. governor kaine has put the 95, 395 hot lanes project in the deep freeze. his decision was prompted by a weak bond market and local

opposition to the initiative. 9 news now digital correspondent, armando trull , is live in springfield with the details. >> reporter: good morning. this is the portion of 95 where the hot lanes project was going to be built, but local leaders were afraid of the impact and ann the construction would have on the neighborhood adjoining the project. to make matters worse, virginia was going to pay for its share by selling bonds but that deal has fallen through an so the hot lanes are chillin' out. virginia had entered in to a partnership with an international construction company to build the hot lanes and an australian company to manage toll collection. they believe it cannot pay for its share of the project because of the sluggish economy. construction on the high occupancy toll lanes was scheduled to start next year. they would have been built on 95 and 395 from spotsylvania county the pentagon.

car pools, buses and motorcycles will get to use the lanes free of charge. cars with two occupants or less would have to pay tolls. it would vary depending on the amount of vehicles on the road. this will not affect the hot lanes construction on the capital beltway. and andrea, you know, municipalities use bonds to pay for a lot of large-scale projects an we have to wonder if this will be a harbinger of things to come for other counties that were planning to sell bonds to pay for similar projects. triewl trial for 9 news now and wusa9.com. an associated press photographer wounded in a bomb blast in southern afghanistan has been brought to a baltimore hospital to be treated for severe leg injuries. his foot was amputated because of the injury. he was traveling with the u.s. military unit last week when their vehicle ran over a bomb. another ap employee and two soldiers were also injured.

we received word in the last 15 minutes that a suicide attack in kabul killed three civilians in one of afghanistan's most powerful war lord says there will no end to the war as long as foreign forces remain in the country. the leader showed sky news militants who appeared to be armed with rocket-propelled grenades and antitank mine as well as improvised explosive devices. president obama admits more has to be done when fighting men and women return from battle. they promise better pay, education and rehabilitation to help vets adjust to civilian life. he talked about wars in iraq and afghanistan. mr. obama added that winding down troops in iraq and leaving iraqis to manage their governments will allow the u.s. to focus on fighting al-qaeda. u.s. senator al franken is

answering for -- asking for answers from arlington national cemetery. you may have heard from benjamin cop because he donated his organs afterdyg ing in afghanistan. a chicago woman is alive because she has his heart. they asked for a horse drawn caisson as part of the service and they were told the next slot is in october. then at the burial, they spotted a caisson team that edaparpe arto berehearsing. they are demanding that something be don't to reduce the wait. >> that is something you can do as a senator and i think this is the least we can do for our fallen heros and befor their families. >> reporter: the cemetery cials said the horse team the kopp family saw was returning from another burial. they have not commented on the backlog for using caisson teams. it is time for another "living $mart" report.

jessica doyle is back with trouble for a hot local company. >> we'll consider this temporary trouble. we are talking about roseetta stop a lot of people have heard about it from ad on tv or the kiosk at the mall. they are one of the fastest growing companies in the region but it seems they have hit a bump in the road. the stock price dropped by 25% yesterday. they cut the stock outlook. one of the country's most popular magazines is filing for chapter of11 protection. reader's digest has been hurt by dropping circulation and ads slump. let's talk about reducing your debt. time for the money saving tip of the day. sign up for a library card. one third of americans don't on vete e. they are a mot eay ne a eat mon ndu yolending you nd leg in

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them. they say pandas could be wiped out if future development plans don't take them in to consideration. a grieving family goes after a suspect in court. more on that outburst coming up. plus, a community finds a unique way to honor a mayor who got involved in stopping a crime. live from 95 northbound in virginia. approaching dale city an didn't is taking away a left lane. more things that could slow you down early this tuesday morning. i will have them coming up. b@

eastbound dulles toll road. no problems. more traffic is coming up. a murder arraignment in new bedford, massachusetts got wild of sunday. the nephew of the murder victim attempted to attack the man accused of killing his uncle. several officers had to work together to tremendous restrain the family from reaching that suspect. a new t-shirt is honoring the washington mayor tom barrett. he is recovering after he was attacked trying to help a woman involved in a domestic dispute. the shirt reads our mayor ain't no cream puff goes on sale with proceeds going to the mayor's task force on family violence.

martha's vineyard in massachusetts is preparing for the first family's arrival. the obamas rented a 30-acre farm in the region that will serve as their vacation home in the summer months. they expect their arrival as some businesses expecting a late summer tourist boom. preparations to handle the h1n1 virus this fall. that story is coming up. the redskins say no to members of the media two tweet. we will tell you their reasoning. outside on the weather terrace, a little breeze is comfortable in in spite of the high humidity levels. not that comfortable this afternoon. we will talk about the heat and threat of thunderstorms and the seven-day forecast is coming up next. fa

new information about how to handle the h1n1 strain once school starts. officials hope to have 120 million doses of the vaccine ready by mid october. now it is reduced to 45 million doses. in virginia governor kaine says the department of health is expanding the call center to handle questions about h1n1. the toll-free number is 877-275- 8343. questions can also be submitted

through www.vdh.virginia.gov and we have links on our website at wusa9.com. as we wait for h1n1 shots to become available, a reminder that now is the time to double check your child's vaccinations to make sure they are up to date. youngsters headed to kindergarten are a big focus. >> 5-year-old laura beach is a couple of weeks away from starting school. her mom has brought her to see a pediatrician with shady grove adventist hospital. >> stick that big tongue out, ahh. >> make sure everything is up to date so she can go to kindergarten. >> she doesn't know it yet but there are four shots in her near future. boosters to vaccines to protect against measles, whooping cough and polio. >> the typical vaccine that a 4 to 6-year-old may get and the menactra at a later age. >> they are required by schools

in dc, maryland and virginia. >> we want prevention and there are some kids that didn't get their shots we want to make sure they are protected. >> reporter: they are not just an issue for younger kids, older children need them too, the meningitis vaccine recommended to kids ages 11 and up. preteens must get tetanus booster and another dose of chickenpox vaccine. >> we are trying to get our teenager girls to the gardasil which is the hpv vaccine. >> reporter: pediatric offices are scheduling for regular flu shots which they recommend in september. that will be followed by a h1n1 vaccine which is expected to arriveine d october and may take two doses to provide protection against the new strain. fortunately all laura has to worry about right now is making the most of what is left of her summer before the school bell

rings. in clarksburg, anita brickman for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> there are new immunization requirements in the district this year. for a list of those as well as four back to school vaccination clinics scheduled by the dc department of health go to our website at wusa9.com and click on living well. >> talking an the website and we mentioned this in the last couple of weeks, the radar, something we have done and we needed a little bit yesterday and more this afternoon erov he you want to fetrack the storms along withveli doppler hd we have interactive radar liat wusa9.com. click on the weather tab and go to interactive radar. you n omzoin zo an anout and check out the action in other parts of the country in case you are traveling or want to check up on family. a thunderstorm or two this the forecast for this afternoon. hot, 91. a few more storm on wednesday and thursday also. can't rule out some afternoon storms. highs in the lower 90

. cloud cover actually kept us a few degrees cooler than i was thinking. y wewe made 91 and this time of t year i will take 91 over 94. no complaints there. today we start off with 60s and 70s. it is muggy out there. south wins five miles an hour or less in some spots. sunrise 6:25, so half hour, 45 minutes away. partly sunny and hot and humid with a few thunderstorms. highs in the lower 90s. yesterday 91 and west. most of us have a chance of seeing something this afternoon southwesterly winds five to ten and better chance for tomorrow. an evening thunderstorm is possible but over wise a muggy night, upper 60s to mid-70s. here we go. this morning fairly quiet. to the west we have light showers ohio and stuff and a little shower out of west virginia and there it goes in to pennsylvania. it sort of fizzled deout. it is muggy as we have been saying. 75 sticky degrees in annapolis. it is 77 reedville and

cambridge. bill in newland is 70. kwan coe 75. culpeper at 66. and in town we have 75. dew point 67. big storms in the middle of the country. this front will get close to us and increase the storm chances the next couple of days. before i go i want to show you hurricane bill. winds of 100 miles an hour. this is moving west northwest at 15 with gusts to 121. it will stay away from the islands and should make the turn and stay in between bermuda and the east coast. look for that by the weekend and for us that means maybe high zee seas and rough surf at the beaches over the weekend. 91 this afternoon with a couple of storms. 9 tomorrow with scattered thunderstorms. as we get to the weekend, check it out, nice. sunday and monday. >> footballly. >> low to mid-80s which you know what, we deserve it.

we deserve it, howard. >> yes, we do. >> thank you for delivering, cannot wait for the weekend but it is only tuesday we will help you make it through the day. we will let you know about the traffic tieups that could slow you down. 95 northbound at dale city an accident is blocking the left lane. drivers are slow approaching the scene. we know they are using the brakes again once they make their way to the lorton area. moving the shot over. 395 a different picture. we are doing great as far as speed is concerned past duke street to the 14th street bridge. check out 301. this is where we have an incident. in fact it is an accident at brandy wine and short cut road. and crews are on the scene out there. moving to the outer loop at colesville road. a situation where a disabled is pushed to the shoulder. this added to the backup. drivers are backed up to university an that is growing. and then finally wrap it up with that water main break we

have been monitoring since early this morning out in burtonsville. it is on westbound 198 approaching u.s. 29. crews are out there working hard and drivers are being forced to lose the right lane. that's a quick look at roads in our region. now, over to andrea. you know angie is one of the people here at 9 news now that twitter as part of the job but the redskins see the instant messaging phenomenon as a threat and banned our crews and outside media from tweeting. sara walsh has more. >> reporter: team officials refuse to go on camera to discuss the media twitter ban but they gave this statement, we like other teams are concerned about the type of information that is being reported from practice and the type of information that gives us the biggest concern is strategy. the redskins have no problem getting the message out, as listening as it is their own. the team's blogger and employees of radio station 9:80

a.m. are not subject to the ban. and that has some in the media concerned. >> i think it is a mistake. they are cutting off the messenger. fans are following our pages to see what is going on at practice. it par for the course for the redskins. >> brian mitchell says allowing some to twitter and banning others sets a dangerous precedent. >> this town loves the redskins why only let your guys do it and not let the other people do it. talk about trying to control the message. >> reporter: several layer -- players have their own twitter account. while zorn is aware they tweet he hasn't set any twitter rules. >> i don't worry about it but we talked about that and try to educate and talk about the perils. >> reporter: the league allows nfl teams to set their own rules regarding real-time reporting during practice and under that scenario, washington media members aren't shocked the redskins would choose to

pull the twitter plug. >> i think it is a little annoying. understandable it is their guys, their team but i would rather it be different. >> reporter: sara walsh, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> you can tweet your birthday greetings to brian mitchell. it is elizabeth day today. facing criminal charges, a retired plug joins dancing with the stars. that story is coming up in the buzz. you are watching 9 news now. 75 degrees. it's a revolution in pain relief.

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the top federal prosecutor in maryland is creating a team of target money laundering operations. and study finds offering vouchers to special needs students could save tax dollars for the district and the federal government. read these stories and more in the examiner. he's 44, and races bmx bikes. if that seems odd, charles shortridge has been racing since ' 75 but that isn't why we are telling you his story. you sea peanut, as his friends call him, has had a mid life crisis and not the kind you may imagine. james hash has his story. >> reporter: bmx is thought of a sport for the young. it is more popular with the x games crowd than people old enough to be their parents but older riders who gave up the sport decades ago are going back to it now and a few never

left. charles show shortridge has been racing since ' 75 but the toughest opponent he ever faced wasn't on a dirt track. he has beaten cancer twice. >> first a brain tumor. he went from a wheelchair to a walker to physically riding a bicycle with training wheels on it a. >> reporter: and then battled the disease again. >> that time it stopped me. i know a lot of people that beat it once and i don't know too many that beat it the second time. >> reporter: he's been an inspiration to others in the sport and received encouragement from a favorite cyclist. >> that told me i could 0 do this. >> for peanut shortridge every lap is a victory. >> every time i tackety gate, whether i'm winning, losing or cruising, i'm thankful. >> reporter: in petersburg, virginia, james hash, 9 news now and wusa9.com. peanut plans to compete in

the state championships next month in woodbridge, virginia. we are buzzing about another championship. dancing with the stars announced the dancers for the new season. >> are you kidding me? >> maya from washington, d.c. nearby grew up in prince georges county, this is the guy that everybody is talking an. tom delay. former congressman the hammer, he still has some criminal charges facing him. some ethical charges but he will be on dancing with the stars an you say why because that's what i said, why tom delay, he grew up in venezuela and they say he was quite the dancer when he was a young man. we will see if he is a twinkle toe on the dance floor. by the way, i have a book out. >> and i'm trying to clear myself of these charges so that

will help. first -- donny osmond is doing it. >> andrea ron. knock their socks off. lose 15, 20-pounds. >> you do not need to lose anything. >> walter cronkite died and they are planning a memorial. apparently the president will speak at that and a lot of people are coming to speak, bill clinton, katie couric, andy rooney, buzz aldrin and tom brokaw. >> how do we get a ticket? it will be open to the public but the plans have not been announced yet. tickets will be available. it is a steamy sticky morning outside. orthan that it you. i want you. i want lkteater. mpesur a temperatures. e th th70s still. mid-70s as cool as we have been herein washington. s 60 tos 60to