wusa9.com. commuters could find lanes closed due to construction on the icc. angie has the traffic and will tell you more about the details but let's begin with the forecast. >> be ready with your umbrella for later today. >> great to have you with us this morning. we are keeping an eye on what it looks like outside. mecowith me as we travel back in metime from the netherlands carillon and you can see how the clouds have been zooming by. beautiful shot there. muggy this morning and 73. southwest winds at six. there's the rain from yesterday, gone but we will be firing it up this afternoon. we'll take a trip to the lower 90s. angie, good morning. >> good morning to you, kim. kicking off the 5:00 hour. a little camera tour for you beginning with the outer loop

in maryland. no complaints so far. live shot at university. we will take it to the maps and show you route 4, rout 5, crane highway. all of the roads are clear. hey, virginia, what's up on 395? this drive incident free. a good amount of head lights past duke street. on the inner loop between 95 and 66 you can see according to sensors drivers are moving at a great pace on average and on 66 out of gainesville to 123 up to 495 looking at a nice quiet drive to far but volume is building. over to andrea. if you want to go fast between prince georges and montgomery counties you have to slow down first. work on the biggest highway project in maryland is putting the brakes on drivers using other roads. 9 news now digital correspondent armando trull is joining us live to explain. >> reporter: good morning. that road is i-95. you see the traffic moving behind me on i-95 but over the next few months there will be

lane closures on 95 because of the inner county connector and construction linked to that massive project. this is maryland's most controversial highway project, especially for homeowners living next to the construction. >> it is just an eyesore for us. >> reporter: it is an expensive eyesore, the most expensive highway in maryland. the inner county connector will cost $2.6 billion. the pace of work has sped up in the last few months with bridge abutments, trestles going up at record speed. >> we are pretty far, over 50% finished with this road an the design has been put to bed a while ago. >> reporter: it has begun to disrupt traffic on 95 where as many as four lanes a time are closed in this overnight hours to accommodate work on the icc. when complete in 2011 it will stretch from i-270 in montgomery county to route 1 in

prince georges county. but andrea, you don't have to wait until 2011 to start to use the icc. work is expected to be completed on the first portion of that between shady grove and georgia avenue late next year. reporting live, armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. today some northern virginia lawmakers are making their case to expand metro. congressman general connelly and nichols want to build a rail line to poe toe mac mills in wood bridge. threats from the taliban have appeared to dampen turn out in the elections in the country and there have been a few scattered attacks. happened karzai is favored to finish first among the 36 candidates. however, a runoff will be held if not one wins at least 50% of

the vote. preliminary results are expected on saturday. in baghdad, wednesday was the deadliest day since u.s. troops withdrew from iraqi cities two months ago. 100 people died in a string of bombings that targeted government buildings. the blast injured 400 people. iraq's prime minister believes sunni ininsurgents es the ch these attacks. a marineho grew up in our area was killed in afghanistan. he went to mcglueder high ri school in rockville. some of his relatives still live in laurel. he was killed in a road side bombing. he was just 23. a month after walter cronkite's death, another cbs news legend has died. don hewitt created "60 minutes," the show that became a newsprint for other news magazine shows. he was 86 years old. sunday night's 60 minutes broadcast will be dedicated to

hewitt and you can watch it at 7 p.m. it is five after the hour. time for the first "living $mart" report court of -- report of the morning we had a bounce back yesterday. >> it was good to see. today we have a whole host of economic data to get through. we have the labor department releasing unemployment claim and the conference board indicators for july. the nikkei and hang seng were up almost 2% rebounding big losses yesterday. on wall street, stocks did erase early losses. this dow gave 6 -- gained 61 an the nasdaq added 13 and the s&p was up over 6 points. new credit card restrictions kick in today aimed at protecting consumers. they are part of the reform bill the president signed in to law earlier this year. the most significant changes won't hit until february

including rate increases on existing credit card debt and how companies can market to colleg college students. what's changing today? card holders must be given 45 days notice before their rates go up and if theydon't agree th to the crin easethey can eapay back the country balance over five years and bills must be sent 21 days before the due date. that's up from two weeks. some analysts are warning th hidden fees maybe added by the credit card companies to compensate for the new rules. >> that's the tough part of getting your bills 21 days in the mail for most a people. we have a money saving tip of the day. we are saving $30 a month at the grocery store and i'm not talking about clipping coupons. >> thank you. the state of virginia is making the biggest budget cuts in modern history. governor kaine originally called a special session to add

the u.s. supreme court ruling which could affect prosecutions and convictions. once lawmakers approved a temporary plan to address that topic they changed their focus to the revenue short fall. it is estimated $1.5 billion. political experts say that could cause a party change in the state's top office. >> it is bound to help the republicans, state run and try to recapture the governorship after being out of power eight years. everything has the it is time for a change beat. >> now that he knows the amount of the short fall the governor will announce specific agency cuts early next month. newly discovered records show that cho denied having months al thoughts 18 before the massacre. his family day agreed to release the details of the files. he killed 32 students and

factuality in april of 2007 and then committed suicide. police have made an arrest in a shooting inside of an apple computer store. a young woman who worked in the store in the clarendon neighborhood was shot when she opened the back door. she is recovering and byron dean is charge inside the case. a day on the trail turned in to a sticky situation for hikers. that story is coming up. a showdown between fire safety and the environment is brewing out west ever and a judge's ruling could radically change the world of blogging. it is 8 after the hour. we'll be right back.

in the news now, parts of cape cod are on alert after two kayakers reported seeing a large shark attack. they say they doubt the men saw

a great white but say that sharks freak the area in summer months because it is a summer home for seals. an effort to prevent wildfires in northern california has turned in to a conservation fight. state officials had planned to cut down 70,000 trees which are considered to be a fire hazard. however, local environmentalists have held up federal dollars for the project by appealing to the government. the feds are reconsidering paying for the tree removal project. some hikers are happy to be safe and sound after their rescue from the billy goat trail in montgomery county. the hikers apartially ran out of water and called 911. they were dehydrated and couldn't get out on their own. rescue teams were called in to retrieve them and they did so safetily. marijuana as a cancer fighter. they say pot works when it comes to one form of the disease. and severe weather rocks one section of the country

overnight. but do we need to worry about storms today. >> if you follow me on twitter you already know the answer to that. and if you missed it, i will have the forecast next. it is thursday morning and you are watching 9 news now.

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thousands of people are waiting for their lights to come on after damage from strong storms and tornadoes. chesterton, indiana is one of the hardest hit areas. a school and an apartment complex lost their love. one driver was injured in a storm-related accident and minor injuries reported from other towns, as well. >> oh, wow. what a rough night for the folks in the midwest. well, around here it is quiet. tends to be a quiet time of the morning but give the atmosphere a few hours to cook and we will generate thunderstorms. not forecasting any tornadoes. good morning. 5:14. you are with the one tefadram sh. dream team. let's show you what is going ts r dou our temperatures are mugg air ac sees rgd leseeat ouof s the 80s to 79. it is 69 in martinsburg, west virginia. mark stevens, and teheisha

white whiteman are my facebook friends. thank you for interacting with me on-line. today more of the same. we have been stuck in this weather pattern that is ripe with summer thunderstorm activity and i have no doubt we will be firing up more. right now between batches of rain. one that left us yesterday late and one that is approaching the ohio river valley once again. so enjoy the dry weather for the time being this morning with temperatures in the 670s. as we head to the afternoon, the atmosphere will cook. we will reach a high of 90 with southwest winds and we will have scattered thunderstorms again popping with the heat of the day. as we focus on tonight's forecast, a leftover shower and then quiet things down with mostly cloudy skies as we head to the overnight and tomorrow another round of thunderstorms moving in. and just like today highs around 90. let's show you the latest on hurricane bill. out here still in the atlantic ocean. not hitting any islands at the moment but this is the latest

coordinates in from the hurricane center. as of 5:00 this morning, it has been down gridded from a four to a category three. it is 431-miles from san juan, puerto rico. notice the path. it will be turning more to the north and stay, we hope to the west of bermuda. again, there is plenty of wiggle room with the forecast. it is just a general idea. but keeping it east of the united states. some folks that will get close to this, affecting possibly canada but we will be looking for rip currents and large swells from bill as we think of the weekend forecast. if you are heading to ocean city, planning time in the water, you want to pay attention to the local forecast out there. as for us we will be watching the computer models show thunderstorms each day as we head through and in to the weekend. the time is in the title up here. friday afternoon, again,

another round. so you get the idea. i think we will be rain-free by sunday. there it is on my seven-day forecast, middle 80s, too. that will feel good. ease back on the humidity. if you are think which day should i get outside, my bets are on sunday about we will keep the nice weather in to monday next week, as well. the time is 5:17. angie has the traffic. >> good morning, kim martucci. >> good morning, washington. it is thursday. we are getting geared up, almost ready for that weekend. we will help you along the way. on the inner loop at central avenue this is something new. crash activity that we have confirmed but volume is light going in that direction on the outer loop you are doing fine. let's move it outside to 270 where we are tracking a little slow ride from 109 to 121. you can see the taillights are stacking up a little bit. through dc, here's inbound new york avenue past bladensburg road. not so bad so far. 395 northbound seeing an early

amount of volume here past duke street. drivers are making their way toward the district. no delay. 95 northbound in virginia, drivers are at speed from dale city to lorton to the mixing bowl. that's the traffic. now over to you. in this living well headlines the u.s. begins to test h1n1 on children. health officials say the results from the test on adults say it is safe to use on youngsters. it will include children six months to 17 years old. the government expects to distribute it by mid october. a new study shows marijuana may help to fight one kind of cancer. researchers found the millions in the drug stop prostate cells from growing. scientists had success with human cancer cell and succeeded in shrinking tumors in mice. a new report shows the u.s. life expectty in 2007 reached a high of nearly 78 years, two months longer than the year

before. it was noted in both genders but on average, women still live more than five years longer than men. people who post members of the jury messages on-line anonymously may no longer have their identity protected. that's after a judge ruled in favor of a model who sued google to get the name of an onymous blogger. >> reporter: the case is making adlines. a coddle sued google and won. she now knows the name of an anonymous blogger who posted nasty comments about her on- line. but should internet companies ever reveal anonymous bloggers identities. >> if you say something deprogram tour or something against someone you should be able to back up what you say. >> it is not fair they probably wouldn't say what they wanted to say if they were unmatched, identified. >> reporter: many bloggers want to remain anonymous so they can say whatever they want on-line

but if they are identified it would be the same thing as saying something to someone's face. >> you open the possibility that someone will recognize that as your voice. >> he is a blogging expert with new media strategies. he says bloggers should not expect to stay anonymous expect especially after this ruling. >> only if you are seeking to make trouble on the internet would i be worried about anyone knowing who you are. >> but they say she should have ignored the blog post because many people don't take anonymous blogs seriously any way. 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> she contacted the woman responsible for the blog and forgiven her but planning to sue for defamation. redskins rookies get a cold shoulder from the guys running training camp and the acting

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after reports yesterday that acting gm rizzo would be replaced multiple outlets say he is the one. he played a prominent role in signing strasburg this week. now to nationals park where nationals host colorado. an rbi double to troy in the 1stinning. but washington rallied from that hole in the 5thinning. zimmerman's liner scores guzman from first base. yep, but reliever jorge sosa allowed a homer to carlos

gonzalez in the 8th. the series wraps up tonight. the rockies win 5-4. tomorrow stephen straussburg will be introduced. the nats are selling 2,000 tickets for just $1. the redskins coaches are hoping for a better showing from rookies against pittsburgh. coach zorn said his guys played soft and admitted yesterday that draft pick kevin barnes has a long way to go at corner. and if the rookies are having a tough time of winning the respect of veterans they have an even tougher time with greg walsh. >> i don't talk to the rookies or the new guys until they make the team. it is hard enough to cut guys when you have gotten to know them so i don't get close until the final cut. when we make the cut i will get

in to knowing the guys. >> reporter: a couple of veterans are hoping to get on the field today. chris cooley sat out on wednesday with back spasms and phillip daniels had his left knee drained. the same knee that kept him out last season. and haynesworth had the same draining done two weeks ago. now he is fine. some back to school food advice is coming up. and the latest on the presidential election in afghanistan. and in our next living smart segment, the white house is tote to announce when the cash for clunkers program is closing up shop. it is 5:26. here's angie. >> on 66 eastbound the ramp to the inner loop is closed. blocked by a disabled tractor- trailer and a broken down tow truck. more traffic and weather with kim. that's next. stay with us. get schooled in style at the jcpenney biggest bonus sale.

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arlington county fair is underway. it is one of the few fairs with free admission. there are rides, great food an much more. it runs through sunday. welcome back to 9 news now. up a i'm andrea roane. thanks for joining us this morning. angie goff will have the traffic in just a moment. kim starts us off with the forecast. fun at the fair. >> don't forget the fried dough. >> fried oreos. >> not the raw dough. >> we may have to duck under cover later this afternoon at the fair. not sure what time it gets started today. maybe if you go early it will be better. join me in the live chchant roo 75 in frederick and the district. it is 79 inin leesburg. yesterday's storms blew through. we will do it again this

afternoon. just give the atmosphere some time to cook. by noon 7. 90 for the high. angie goff, good morning. >> good morning to you. hello, everybody. traffic alert, traffic alert on 66 heading eastbound. this is on the ramp to access the inner loop. it is currently closed because of a disabled tractor-trailer and then we have the tow truck that went to help it or came over to help it and it is broken down also. it will take some time to clear this out of the way we will keep you posted. fly the gw parkway and show you from the beltway to the key bridge nothing but green cars. traffic is moving at speed. back to the beltway and let you know in maryland the outer loop 95 to georgia doing fine. on the inner loop at central avenue is where we have crash activity. andrea, over to you. afghanistan's second ever presidential election is officially underway. despite the looming threat of taliban violence, voters are still heading to the polls but the threats are keeping turnout down in some parts of the

country, like the capital city of kabul and cities to the north. turnout seems higher in the north. susan roberts has the latest. >> reporter: afghan president happened karzai is one of the first to cast his ballot this morning. >> this is for peace, progress and the well being of the afghan people. >> reporter: karzai, who's seeking a second term, called on afghans to defy taliban threats and participate in the election. security was tight at thousands of polling locations as residents showed up to vote. for days they have tried to intimidate voters with a string of attacks fearing the violence may keep people from the polls. on the eve of the election, the military announced six more american deaths. that puts august on track to be the deadliest month for u.s. troops since the war began. afghanistan will need a strong government leadership to

confront the taliban's insurgency. karzai is the favorite to win but needs 51% of the vote or face roughoff election with possibly abdullah abdullah. >> the pockets are still being grown. can karzai stop what he was unable to stop before? we don't know. >> reporter: afghanistan will have to name the next president. results are expected by the end of the week. cbs news, washington. we have a story developing in massachusetts this morning. senator kennedy has written a letter to state leaders asking for a change in the law to allow his speedy replacement in congress. he has been batten brain cancer more than a year. the law was changed in 2004 to require a special election for vacancies the letter was sent on tuesday but kennedy aides insist the senator's condition has not changed. however, questions came up when he missed a funeral for his sister eunice kennedy shriver.

if you travel on i-95 in montgomery or prince georges county in the late everyoning or early-morning hours be prepared for lane closures because of construction work. 9 news now digital correspondent armando trull is live in laurel, maryland with more. armando? >> good morning. i am here at an area where a lot of heavy equipment has been staged but this is not for 95 construction. this is actually for the inner county connector but because the inner county connector will overlap 95 as you can see the traffic moving on 95 overnight will be affected while the icc is completed. work on the intercounty connector is speeding along. bridge abuts, testle and sound walls are going up at record speed. >> everyone is looking ahead and being as positive as we can and doing the best job we can. >> reporter: that means traffic on existing roads is being disrupted. the greatest on i-95 where as

many as four lanes are being closed in the overnight hours to accommodate icc construction. some neighbors who live near the 19-mile stretch of road are not pleased. >> things will be built along the road and just as crowded as it ever was. i don't think it will do much except spur more development. >> reporter: the first portion of the toll road will most likely be carrying sick lanes of traffic by late next year. and the icc project is expected to wrap up by 2011. by the time it is completed it will connect prince georges and montgomery contes and will carry, and ya, as many as 43,000 cars every day. reporting live from the junction of the icc and i-95, armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. some of the nation's fastest car repair guys squared off against each other in

alexandria alexandria. jiffy lube had regional winning teams compete to finish a fast lube service as quickly as possible. the winners took home a 10 thundershower dollars grand prize. jiffy lube picked the alexandria location because their convention is going on across the river at national harbor. time for another "living $mart" report. digital correspondent jessica doyle is back with the end for the cash for clunkers program. >> all good things must end eventually and the white house is planning to put the brakes on the cash for clunkers program some day. so turnpike secretary ray la hood met with car dealerships to talk about how they will wind down the incentive program. so far dealers have used up $1.8 billion on the program and on pace to exhaust the $3 billion by early september.

well, twitter has killed a new car. gm has cancelled the buick suv after consumers ravaged the plans on twitter. a number of tweets complain the luxury model was missing the luxury touches they expect from buicks. one tweet calledded the design hideous. now, the decision to cancel the vehicle was based on all of the input the company faced from face to 0 to face interviews, blogs and tweets. time for the money saving tip of the day. coupons aren't the only way to save at the grocery store. some strategies can save you big bucks. eat what se on. out ofon. 50mo st of season costs ea20 to more. buy organic on fruits and vegetables that are harder to remove pesticides from, % like lettuce. if , yobuy a skinned fruit, don't worry about it. and pass on e thbottled ter and adosd e thngsa s viupand it is $30 a month. you can check out my blog at

wusa9.com for more tips. >> that's good. i don't have to do the coupons. i always forget them at home. >> they save you money but it is a lot of work. you may soon notice your restaurant owners in the district who are willing to offer valet service. that's because this fall the city will begin to impose a perm for all places offering valet service. it will cost $50 to apply for the permit. another $50 to renew and annual rent of 50 cents for every hour for 20-foot long space used for valet service. any business posting signs that designate valley spaces will be required to pay $400 for every sign. >> we are trying to cut back as much to make sure our staff is taken care of as well as the guests without losing anymore money and it seems as if dc is going to charge us more to run the business which is hard. dc does not seem like it is business friendly. they try to make things difficult for you to get your

job done. >> reporter: some restaurant owners were considering offering their customers discounts at nearby garages instead of valley service. the couldn'tdown is on for the next shuttle flight details coming upis 5:38. here's angie. we are looking a ve of 66. where we do have the ramp to the innee du due to a disabled tractor-trailer. more things that can slow you down early this thursday. i will have them coming up. fa

wake up, washington. we are traveling 50 westbound from the bay bridge. nothing but green cars. we are moving at speed. more traffic in realtime on the way. at least 1 million guatemalans could suffer from food shortages after weather destroyed the crops this year. they have called it a chronic problem which is worse this year because of heavy rain. the guatemalan government has responded to the problem by distributing $7 million worth of food. public schools in pittsburgh will be closed for two days later this month when the city hosts the g-20 summit. a number of local colleges and universities are cancelling classes as well, expecting a flood of international visitors, media and protesters.

however, local eateries are taking a different approach. they are opting to stay open to make money off of grand jury-20 support staffers. preparations are underway for next week's liftoff of the space shuttle. it is scheduled to head to the international space station. liftoff will be near cape canaveral in florida after two days of safety meetings about the mission. you have missed one chance to become a lot richer but another is around the corner. details coming up. and a look at the foods you can give your children to help them focus as they head back to school. before you know it i will have the bus stop forecast in the morning. take a look at this picture. yep, put down the toothbrush. do you know what this is? i will have the answer next and tell you how it is affecting you when i see you on the other side of this break. b@ ?ñ??

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academically and start to skip school to avoid abuse. >> make sure you are talking to them and encourage them to talk to you and let them know some things aren't okay and they don't have to put up with it. >> i do not want parents to leave this out of the scenario but immediately contact us. >> reporter: many schools are allowing children to know up front they have a zero- tolerance policy on bullying no tighting, no teasing and no name calling. it is also the time of the year when parents need to think of earlier breakfasts and school lunches. anita brikman gets advice from a dietitian that says you can give your children are learning edge by serving up power foods. >> let's make lunch here. >> reporter: this registered dietitian says start your child's school year off right with power packing foods. >> power foods are foods that are dense orb@high in nutrients there are no empty calories in

power foods. >> they work by simultaneously promoting energy in the body and increasing the mind's concentration and focus. >> to start off the day a good power breakfast including eggs, filled with protein and a brain boosting vitamin called choline. old-fashioned oatmeal is another good start. dairy is another power food at breakfast or lunch. next colorful veggies and fruits that are rich in vitamins and antioxidants. >> dark, leafy green vegetables, colorful fruit and vegetables like berries. >> get chicken. >> the right proteins at lunch help to bud iland replace muscle tissue and keep the growing body strong throughout the day. >> look for meats, chicken, lean beef. >> reporter: while sugary foods can cause your kids to crash by midday, whole grains full of good fine and protein are digested more slowly giving

body and brains a boost when they need it most. >> darker brown bread. look for nuts, seeds, avocados for good fats. >> reporter: but what you have a powerful food resistant picky eater. >> one way to do that is by buying flowers made from these grains. buy brown rice, barley flour for example and bake them in to things like pancakes. >> reporter: alana says you can even hide them in desserts. >> a lot of young girls don't get enough iron so bake black beans in to brownies. 9 news now and wusa9.com. to see a list of these back to school power foods including the recipe to make black bean brownies go to wusa9.com and click on living well. any power food that includes brownies we are happy with. >> and walnuts. >> and nuts, yeah. >> i showed a picture before we went to break of a thing.

>> i just thought it was mold spores. >> you are close. it is something from under the microscope. my hint was you might go achooo! when you breathe this in. it is ragweed. >> yes. it is not high on the pollen count yet but it is starting to creep in to our next of the woods. show you the allergy update. trees low, grass low, mold, though, has shot td upo upthe category. a mold is high and the ragw to tngre aeesnat's s t' what yok.an go mo g.n thank. isis 75. ng. lea lot buoflot of 70s on the m this morning. a couple of 60s out there like martinsburg, west virginia. thunderstorms blew through yesterday, patuxent river had a heavy thunderstorm. i have been hearing from my fellow blogging chat room friends about that. and today we are likely going to be firing up some more.

here's the day at a glance. here's what to expect in to the afternoon. 87 at noon. and 90 for the high. average high is in the middle 80s. so, yes, this is a step ahead. still in the sticky air mass. here's hurricane bill. the good news is that it is not affecting any land areas at the moment and it has been downgraded from a four to a category three but it is still packing a punch. and somebody asked me on my facebook page, when you back out of the screen, what do you do, do you play checkers. >> i just back out so you can see the map but i'm not busy multitasking over here. winds 125 miles an hour and moving to the northwest at 16. hopefully the path will keep it west of bermuda and east of the u.s. any way you slice it at a minimum we will have rough surf around here. as we head to the weekend think swells of ten feet. think of rip currents if you are heading to ocean city. be mindful of dangerous surf

conditions as we head to the weekend. our thunderstorms fire up with the heat of the day. here's thursday at 5:00. they will be over us. we will quiet things down overnight late and then tomorrow we will fire things up again for friday escape plan. so you know i-95 is usually a bear as we escape on friday. factor in thunderstorms between here and philadelphia to say the at least and maybe up to the jersey shore. show you the next seven days so you can make your plans. hot 90s today and tomorrow. storms take us in to your saturday. sunday we will be drying out. i say delightful weather heading in here on sunday and in to next week. angie, good morning. >> i say i'll take it, kim. good morning. hello. a quick shoutout to steven and walter. they are hanging out in my live chat room. come with me behind the scenes at wusa9.com. click on my blog, oh my goff. 66 eastbound, the ramp to the inner loop was closed but crews worked really hard to open it

up. so traffic is once again flowing. we will move over to 495 and show you the beltway is doing fine in virginia. from 95 to 66. look at realtime sensors here. 62 miles an hour on the average. moving at a great pace, folks. 395 northbound a slow ride from duke to seminary. that's just volume. we are also tracking the trip on route 4, rout 5 and 301 crane highway. this entire area remains accident free zone. and finally let's wrap it up with interstate 270. one slow ride is what we are tracking from 109 to 121 but drivers things start to open up approaching the split. that's the traffic. now, back to andrea. listen up, angie, you may know who won last night's powerball drawing it was sold near columbia, south carolina that's where angie used to work. unfortunately none of the people we caught buying ticks in northwest washington can lay claim to the $260 million jackpot. the tenth biggest powerball prize ever. now we are waiting for the

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arlington county sues state and federal officials over the environmental impact of the 95/395 hot lanes project. and a look at the drop in enrollment in dc public schools. read these stories and more in the examiner. down sizing, it's not just for corporate america anymore. you might have heard this season the redskins are limiting the space available for tailgating. a so with tailgating reduced to the area pretty much behind your vehicle, we look for ways to make the most of it. >> we have a nice batch of wings. >> reporter: the days of parking lot kitchens enough to feed an army maybe over with tailgating space at a premium this season we sought experts for help in down sizing this party. the first stop is georgetown to see a man that knows a thing about grilling. that is chef brooks at old town barbecue. he says the key to saving space

starts at home. >> organization is the key. have all the items cooked and just heat them on the grill. >> or ditch the cooking all together and get takeout. >> stop by and get pulled pork. >> reporter: for those that want to grill their own think smaller, too, smaller than that, yes. >> you are looking at the key 100. small and portable, takes a one pound propane tank and great size for tailgating. >> reporter: he says dump the charcoal and go with gas. >> you can put it in the car and go to the game, don't have to deal with it. charcoal you have to get the embe o . >> reporter: thinking small in alexandria, james hash, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> as if the new rule isn't bad enough the team has said that drivers will no longer be able to choose their spaces in the lots. you will be directed where to park from now on.

>> do you have space for me. >> always welcome. >> we had a problem with the traffic computer but we figured it out. >> give them the big old martucci slap on the side. >> beyonce an her body got in to a powwow with the paparazzi. >> she and her husband were cavaoning and they were surrounded by paparazzi. what it come down to is the bodyguard asked them to leave and pushed them at one point. you can see the bodyguard throws his tripod at the yacht and then, watch him. he will come up and he hits him like three more times apparently the bodyguard hit the paparazzi guy three more times and then of course beyonce and jay-z took off in their yacht happily ever after. >> enjoy the rest of crow asia. he did not thank her when

he picked up his best acting oscar for harvey milk. sean penn and his wife are calling it quits. they have been married a couple of years and together a long time. they have a 16-year-old son even and they have been together about 20 years but they have been separated. and it official now they are divorcing. >> they tried to work it out and then all of those rumors were circulating about him and natalie portman. >> they had tried to divorce at one time and got back together and it is now over with. he was formerly married to madonna. >> she still says to this day he was the love of her life. >> maybe they will rekindle that. >> no she has a 12-year-old. >> all right. >> a lot of people in love with this. i'm not one of them. the new trailer is out for the film "new moon "the second

installment in the teen romance vampire four-part series. now jacob is the main character. and basically, did you see him, he is 30 pow pounds bigger in the movie. it includes a few quick glances of what happens in italy with the volturri. >> musselman. >> i think i will try to get hooked on this series. everyone is talking about it and not even just the teens. >> but we're not. >> i know. >> i don't dig it. >> good morning, everybody. it is great to have you us ca 5:59 us. 5: 59 on urthsday. let's start i t.rs is h first. d and e on is one of those air you can wear days. yokn owu want to wear a nice outfit, the mithe humidity lehuttba attinst. be battling some thunderstorms. you know the routine with the heat of the day comes the storms. 75 is our