the shuttleremains on the launch pad. good morning. i'm andrea roane. howard is here with the weather. angie has the traffic. we will start with howard who says today is great. >> code yellow. >> that's what i took away. sorry. >> i was kicking myself when i stepped out of the garage because i didn't open my windows. it was so nice and comfortable. low 60s up there this morning. feels really good outside. opposed to the humidity the last couple of days and don't a our h.utso our south. our temperature 71. in garrett county and manesbnew york pennsylvania. 70 southern maryland. easton 64 on the eastern orthde nuths mbe eropdeths nue mberdro

in spots. a very pleasant comfortable air mass. going to lead to a great tuesday ahead with plenty of sunshine, warm temperatures almost hot. without much humidity it will feel okay. the first traffic this morning, here's angie. >> that's what i have got for you. thank you, hoe we. kicking off the 5:00 hour. we start with 95 in virginia fredericksburg 0 past the fairfax county parkway to the beltway a clear commute. to the inner loop in virginia. wilson bridge braddock to 66. drivers are clocking in at a great pace. 66 and open the door. knock knock, here we are. check out the head lights through centreville. fine to the district. still at speed. 270, what's going on here? here's your shot live -- actually that would be the outer loop live from university. drivers are fine there. here on 270 from 121 to the split. no traffic and 95 and the bw parkway clear from baltimore to

the beltway. over to you. this morning, shuttleis still effort bound. thunderstorms popped up unexpectedly last night. the storms were easing but not fast enough to try the launch. they will try again tomorrow. they expect 70% chance of good weather for the liftoff. the fight over wal-mart maybe over. orange county leaders approved the retailers plans to build near the wilderness battlefield early this morning. armando trull is in our information center with more. armando. >> good morning. >> supporters said the county needed the jobs and tax revenues. opponents said the wal-mart would be built on the graves of civil war dead. the majority of speakers supported bringing a superwal-

mart to locust grove. they say the residents of the community would benefit from the jobs, tax revenue and inexpensive shopping options. >> i think wal-mart does a lot of great things like putting money back in the school system and there's nothing out here. >> reporter: the store would be located near the wilderness battlefield, where grant and lee first fought and 29,000 soldiers lost their lives. >> they should be considerate enough not to do it where there is possibly civil war buried. >> reporter: they rejected the arguments of the historians and preservationists, middle east from out of town that said the big box store would hurt the historic site located on 2700- acres and didn't think it was necessary to consider a different location. they said it would bring hundreds of new jobs and a million dollars in tax

revenues. and construction on the project could begin as early as next year. rural trial, back to you. half of the people in the united states could contract the h1n1 virus according to our panel of experts. they are pushing to accelerate the vaccination. they fear it could lead to double the number of deaths in the upcoming flu season and this version seems to hit young people harder than other strains. they want the vaccines available starting next month but government officials said the first shots won't be ready until mid october. a seventh/vv death in maryland. the latest is an elderly man from the suburbs with under lying conditions. health officials have to deal with students returning to school. their convinced the illness will make a sharp comeback fall. >> plan for your flu

vaccinations. seasonal flu first and then two shots for the h1n1. the likelihood of school closures is not as great unless we see a massive outbreak. the message is, if you are sick, stay at home. >> reporter: one state health official -- once state health officials know how much vaccine they are getting they will determine whether or not to administer the vaccines in schools. a furlough plan for state employees. they will take three to ten furlough days depending on their salaries in maryland. it would be between the end of next month an may of 2010. and most government offices will be closed for five days. the governor will announce the cuts today or tomorrow. jessica doyle is here with a preview of the day on wall street. >> reporter: good mornings like investors are on the fence this morning. they may not want to make big

bets ahead of the economic data. on the agenda, consumer confident dense and the latest check on profits. the nikkei dropped 0.8% and the hang seng off a half percent. a rally petered out. a new controversy concerning bernard madoff. does he have cancer as the new york post and "wall street journal" report or is he in good health according to the bureau of prisons. madoff has told orinmates he dunn have long to live. he was sentenced to 150 years behind bars. true blood the beverage is selling on hbo.com for $4 a bottle. the premise of the hbo show true blood vampires can come out in the option because of

the invention of a synthetic blood they can drink. they say it tastes like fruit punch but fizzy. what's in the next half hour. money saving tip of the day and we are saving you $30 a monday on your dry cleaning bill. howard county maryland's first murder of the year is a strange one. an 87-year-old man is charged with killing a 91-year-old woman -- or a 91-year-old. police say it happened in an assisted living facility in maryland. the investigators say the attack on fellow resident was unprovoked. brown died five days later. police are trying to find out what prompted the attack. an sandman is accused of trying to kidnap a 9-year-old boy. stephen liggon is jailed this morning they say he didn't touch or injure the child but

cornered the boy in a restroom at dick's sports goods store and wouldn't let him leave. investigators want to hear from anyone who thinks their child may have had contact with liggon. the justice department has picked john durham to investigate alleged mistreatment by cia employees or contractors. according to a report interrogators threatened to kill the children of khalid sheik mohammad if the u.s. came under more terror attacks. that is part of a report examining cia treatment of terror suspects. it was declassified as part of a lawsuit filed by the aclu. a new ruling concerning michael jackson increases the chances for criminal charges in his death. that story is coming up. plus, a reason to celebrate in a town which was devastated by a tornado. tourists may get the scare of their lives in one park

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welcome back. we are looking at the dulles toll road. past the airport to the beltway, nothing but green cars. we are moving at speed. i'm going to have the traffic. hoe we will have the weather coming up. in the news now, the los angeles coroner has ruled michael jackson's death a homicide according to the associated press. their law enforcement source says an anesthetic and two sedatives killed the star. it makes more likely that dr. conrad murray will be charged. the massive wildfire in greece is coming under control. 1,000 firefighters and an

international airborne attack are beating back the flames. flames scorched 50,000-acres. 158 homes -- 150 homes were damaged. these guys will make you -- water monitor lizards get up close and personal with people visiting the park. 200 call the park home living off of a well-stocked fish pond. which cars are most likely to get stolen? that's coming up in what's on the web. and new safety questions about the only government- approved weight loss drug you can buy over the counter. here's howard. >> much quieter this morning than yesterday morning. i will be looking at the bus stop forecast and talk about the tropics. it could have a big impact on the weather before the week is out. 9 news now will return after

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this week students have returned to a high school in iowa. last year a powerful tornado destroyed a third of the town including the school. rebuilding the school costs $19 million and there's a little more work left over the next few months. we say good morning to howard bernstein. what makes this day great. >> the humidity is down, we're

here. >> good. >> and the sun will be out. >> all right. >> it was some big bright shiny thing in the sky and it wasn't moving. do you know what that was. >> i don't know, i didn't see the moon. maybe it was venus or jupiter. sure it wasn't the space shuttle. >> no, it didn't go off. >> yesterday were were sniffling because the mold spores were high, only the tree pollen was low. that may explain why you have a runny nose yesterday. the next three days looking like this. the forecast first not bad. hot on wednesday. in the low 90s tomorrow. and then on thursday near 90 and a chance by then we will have an afternoon thunderstorm. so this morning at the bus stop, clear and comfortable. nice start there. some spots in the upper 50s in town by the bay, though, southern maryland to the low 70s for the bus so a big variance. we are talking west and northwest. sunny and very warm.

not humid this afternoon. near 90 with variable winds. clear and pleasant tonight. in low 60s to low 80 and then tomorrow we will do a couple more degrees than today. 70 right now in annapolis. down in southern maryland, 64 from easton. there's the 50s out in culpeper and martinsburg at 59. manassas 63. frederick is 61 and in town this morning we have 68 very comfortable degrees. the dew point is in the low 60s and northernly wind at five. it will keep the humidity from returning all too quickly. look at this. high pressure right here across the eastern half of the country. storms in the midwest but it is in the tropics. northeast of more puerto rico, thunderstorms forming here. looks like it is spinning up here and could be danny in the next day or so we will watch this carefully. danny will go to the northwest. how close will it get to the coast will it brush the

carolinas, head to maine? these are the question we don't have the answers to yet. a frontal boundary to the east so cooler air trying to filter in this morning with high pressure. the front is getting closer to us. the front, it will push danny aware or help danny come closer to us. that's why the second half of the seven day is very much in question marks so to speak. here it is. 89 this afternoon. talking 93 tomorrow. by thursday, a chance of a storm and 9. on friday, skins game. friday night could be raining or storming. over the weekend a lot depends on what happens with danny and where he may go. it is 5:17. angie is stepping in with the traffic. >> that's right. go burgundy and gold. how about those redskins. join me on-line at wusa9.com on the home page. you will see my picture. click on it and it that lick you to -- it will take you to my live chat room. a good amount of head lights

north of the district on the capital beltway. next come fly with me on 50 westbound. we are crossing the bridge. making our way through bowie to the beltway. all wide open and without incident. to the district, inbound new york avenue. that delay is not here yet from the times building to here at bladensburg road. all is a gone on northbound 395 from duke street to the 14th street bridge and tracking a 40 minute commute on 95 in virginia from fredericksburg to the mixing bowl. now, over to you. in living well headlines three area congressman are attending town hall meetings today on health care. in virginia representative jim moran will address a forum at south lakes high school in reston. he told us yesterday he invited howard dean to join him. this forum starts at 6:00. congressman gerald connelly will lead a forum at 1:30 this afternoon at green spring

retirement community on spring village drive and in maryland, donna edwards will attend a meeting at scenery drive. that forum starts at 6:30 tonight. the results are from a food and drug administration investigation of alli. the only government-approved over-the-counter weight loss aid. the fda says it has received 30 reports of liver damage from people taking alli or the prescription strength version. both types block fat absorption and this neurologist said it could contribute to liver disease which is more common in overweight people. >> these drugs don't just block the good fat but the bad greasey fat and the good essential fatty acids and they are called essential for a reason. >> reporter: glaxosmithkline the maker of alli says the drug's safety has been shown in 30,000 patient studies. it is time to say good

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sixth. a two run shot to left and later in the inning bases are loaded. and jody garrett gets the rbi. brewers scored six in the inning and win it 7-1. the redskins tried to replace quarterback jason campbell in the off season. while his job is secure for now, the new quarterback speculation is over the third string spot. rookie chase daniel made his plays to stay on the roaster with two touchdowns and now it appears he is in a battle with colt brennan. >> the competition right now is for the number three spot. and, chase is making a statement about that that he is willing to come pete at that level. >> all i'm trying to do is get a spot on this team and i realize it is an audition. that's why i came to here to

learn under coach zorn. >> reporter: the skins want to concentrate on the 3rddown stand. the deal allowed pittsburgh to convert pittsburgh on a handful of third and down situations. >> get off the field on 3rddown. other than that i thought we played pretty solid. three 3rddowns. it was three or four. so we have to do better and get off the field on 3rddown and give offense the ball. >> reporter: you can watch the preseason game against the patriots here on channel 9 and we have the redskins tailgate special with brett haber and brian mitchell. that starts at 7:30 followed by the game at 8:00. more nfl notes. reports out of philly say that michael vick will play on thursday night. and in san francisco, 49ers coach has named shaun hill as his starting quarterback. he led maryland to the 2002 orange bill but went undrafted. he beats out former number one

pick, alex smith. changing how you clean your clothes could save a bundle. more on that coming up. plus, cash for clunkers may be over but you ingettg getting a government incentive to pick up other household items. an economics may have won out as wal-mart wins approval to build near virginia's civil war battlefield. here's angie. i have a big deal for you on 95 southbound in maryland past laurel to the beltway. we have no incidents or accidents. nothing but the traffic and weather when 9 news now returns. stay with us. (announcer) if you think all batteries are the same, consider this:

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zooming in. he is starting us with the forecast. >> updating information. actually i forgot. >> you are not perfect. >> far from it. ask my wife. let's get started. we have listen almost perfect day ahead. a nice start to tuesday morning. humidity levels are down and will stay down today and even tomorrow. clouds and showers shf ofe.ore. the kids. 59 winchester. 57 culpeper and 70 southern maryland. cambridge 66. in the low 80s by noon. upper 80s to near 90 with a mostly sunny day ahead. time for traffic. good morning, angie. >> good morning. i have a bright traffic report for you also even though it is dark outside. 66 eastbound from centreville all the way to dc.

we are tracking taillights and they are moving at speed. over to the beltway we go between 95 and 66. also a realtime sensor is telling us drivers nothing is in the way. that southbound trip. we are tracking it. traffic is building past father hurley to the split. no delays at this time and two smooth rides making our way on 95 on 95 and the bw parkway to 495. now to andrea. this morning officials in orange county, virginia approved a new wal-mart. the super center site is adjacent to the wilderness battlefield in locust grove where lee and grant first opposed each other. 9 news now digital correspondent armando trull is in the information center with more. >> reporter: the site of the proposed super wal-mart is near a civil war battlefield where 29,000 soldiers lost their lives. this morning the orange county board of supervisors had to choose between money or

history. by a vote of 4-1 the orange county board of supervisors approved the super wal-mart for locust grove, even though the store will be located near a historic civil war battlefield. it agreed with most of the speakers who argued the big box store would bring needed jobs, tax revenue and inexpensive shopping options to the rural community of 32,000. >> more income, more jobs, more opportunities, more opportunities for kids. >> reporter: hundreds of civil war historian and preservationists, most from out of town had asked the county to reject wall mar or consider another -- wal-mart or consider another site further away from the historic battlefield preserve. >> it is overlooking the battlefield and during the time of the conflict that location was used as a hospital for both union and confederate. there are probably civil war dead buried on that property. >> reporter: but the board

rejected those arguments saying the $800,000 in tax revenue and hundreds of jobs were sorely needed, especially now in the middle of a recession. and andrea, construction on the wal-mart could begin as early as next year. live in the newsroom, armando trull. back to you in the information center. >> thank you. the first steal beams of the beltway project are in place this morning. sky nine was over 495 at 123 in tysons corner last night. you can see the massive beams on the ground before they were hoisted in to place. they will be part of a bridge carrying the beltway over 123. vdot says the bridge will ease traffic in tysons corner in the future. a zoning dispute in poolesville, maryland is pitting neighbor against eighbor. itstarted when the couple who live on the left side of a pipe stem drive received permission from the town to open up an optometry office in their home. their neighbors don and linda barnes say the retail part of

the business, selling contact lenses is flooding the street with too many cars. >> i made it clear to them i did not want their business, you know, customers coming down our driveway. it would impact the sellability of our house, increase our risk, the liability to accidents and et cetera. >> reporter: the barnes say it is against zoning rules for their neighbor to operate a retail business out of their home and a judge sided with them but the town of poolesville is appealing the case. early alarms are ringing in one part of our region. aa gnsi school year is beginning. tunes in calvert county, maryland go back to school today. a tuesday start for children there. here's something tognlook forward to, a half day coming up on september 4th in calvert county. students riding metro buss in prince georges county can't get on board without paying anymore. they are suspending the participation in the kids ride

free program. the county is cutting the program for budget reasons. today president obama will nominate ben bernanke for a sec term as chairman of the federal reserve. in his first term, dr. bernanke led the fed to push rates near zero for the first time in modern history. it is one of the actions believed to have helped the country start on the path of the recession. >> reporter: another idea he gets credit for is flooding the financial markets with hundreds of billions of dollars in bailout funds. while wall street is expected to welcome the knowns, members of dong are promising tough questioning before deciding whether to approve his nomination. are you feeling lucky no no winner in the megamillions drawing and that means the jackpot is at $252 million. the game is played in maryland and virginia and ten other states. the jackpot is among the ten

largest ever for this lottery game. time for another living smart report. digital correspondent jessica doyle is back with money saving tips for your appliances. >> yes. for get cash for clunkers. that that's over. the next deal in this pipeline, cash for appliances. the obama administration is getting ready to launch a $300 million program this fall. it will offer rebates for new energy efficient refrigerators, washing machines, refrigerators and other appliances. they are worth between 550 and 200 -- 50 and $200. the rules will vary state by state. auto dealers now have until noon today to submit the cash for clunkers deal for reimbursement. the deadline was extended because of system overload. so much traffic yesterday the website was shut down. the program ended for car buyers last night.

well, it is time for the money-saving tip of the day. one way to cut back on monthly bills is to on on dry cleaning. the budget, fashionista.com reports 65% of the clothes can be washed by ndhaor by machine. yo nd u can clean most of your sweaters in cold water by hand ancutting back can save you $30 a monday or more on dry cleaning. for more check out my blog at the financialista.com. >> thank you very much. the weather keeps the shuttle grounded. we will tell you when the next launch is coming up. and a milestone for one of the world's tiniest survivors. here's angie. we are having a terrific tuesday. traveling southbound on the gw parkway from the beltway to the key bridge. all clear. more traffic you can use early. i will have it coming up.

welcome back. live from 27th and the whitehurst freeway where there is hard any traffic. more shots of the road you take early this tuesday. that's coming up. in the news now at 5:40. popup thunderstorms force nasa to scrub the launch of the space shuttle discovery. they will try tomorrow at 1:10 a.m. mission managers say there is a 70% chance the weather will cooperate this time. the seven astronauts are delivering equipment to the international space station. a young man held at guantanamo bay is now back home in afghanistan. he was once charged with wounding two u.s. soldiers but

the case against him unraveled. his family and the pentagon disagree over his age when he was captured the d.o.d. says he was 17 and his family claims he was just 12. one of the world's tiniest surviving babies is home. doctors delivered here 24 weeks in to her mother's pregnancy because of a life complicating situation. now she appears to be developing normally. we will look at the viral video on the web and it is know as the adhd medicine but ritalin is a favorite choice of drug among teens who don't have the condition. outside on the weather terrace it is a pleasant experience. going to enjoy it. i will let you know how long the nice weather will be an. we have some issues to discuss when 9 news now this morning

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medication increased 76%. anita brikman has more. >> i love it that i can take everything out. all the distractions. >> you don't think of anything else. you don't think of the clock or wanting to go to bed. you keep reading and reading. >> reporter: on campuses across the nation, students are using ritalin to study harder and party longer. and for children it is a cinch. >> when abused or used more it can be doing serious damage to the body. >> reporter: it is in the same class as amphetamine and cocaine. >> my freshman year it was very prevalent among the majority of my friends. >> i heard stories of kids taking it in the middle of class. >> reporter: all the behavior

stopped at patrick henry high school after lucas lawson died from heart failure. he collapsed shortly after snorting rushed ritalin at a party. >> that kind of things scares people and they realize it is stupid. >> since my 8-year-old son takes ritalin is it is harmless drug. >> reporter: ritalin abuse is talked about in drug prevention classrooms and so far it is working. unfortunately that can't be said at other schools. anita brikman, 9 news now and wusa9.com. we want to emphasize again taking ritalin as a prescribed by a doctor is safe according to medical professionals. problems happen when it is used by those not intended for or in large doses. to learn more about the signs of ritalin abuse go to our website at wusa9.com and click on living well. speaking of clicks, i have a click to share with you. we say congratulations, hello

and farewell to this man, he is the ninth u.s. embassy to the vatican and he and his wife and four children will be leaving on wednesday to take up the post to u.s. ambassador to the vatican. we wish him well in ' reception last night. was a professor of theology at the st. johns university college of saint benedict in minnesota. >> great assignment. what an experience that will be. weather wise in great shape the next couple of days as we head to the weekend an the end of the week and a lot of question marks thanks to the tropics and may have a tropical storm in the next day or so near puerto rico. we will look at that in a moment. the if forecast first, warm to hot today. humidity will creep up until thursday when we get a better chance to see a thunderstorm with temperatures in the upper 80s. as we are looking at the bus stop this morning, enjoy it. you may need a little sweatshirt in a couple of spots that are fallen in the 5 --

50s. winds are light in town and southern maryland our temperatures will be in the low 70s, or even 70ish around the bus stop. sunny and warm. not humid this afternoon. highs near 90. average highs 85. so a little above the average with a variable wind at five to ten miles an hour. a clear and pleasant night low 60s to 70s with light winds. right now 70 in southern maryland. pa tuck sent is the warm spot. culpeper and johnstown 57 degrees. richmond 64. the same with baltimore and fredericksburg is 67. same with hagerstown and charlottesville 61 and the dew.a true measure of how much moisture is in the air have dropped off. 70 in southern maryland. here's a little sticky. low 60s and 50 -- 50s. dew point 63 an a light north wind is keeping the drier air flowing in thanks to high pressure which is dominating the eastern half of the

country. in the tropics, this is what we are watching. here's puerto rico an the virgin islands an leeward and winward islands and down here a broad area of low pressure. this will likely strengthen and then tropical storm danny will to tenially get close to the coast coast this week. will it get here? we don't know yet. we have a cold front that will be counseling and it will kick it away or help it come toward us. we will watch it carefully. the seven-day buforecast with temperatures -- we will get it later. it did it again. low 90s tomorrow and back with storms by the end of the week and unsettled for sure. take it away. >> who scares about what the computer is doing, what is so awesome is we have a rundown on the left of the screen. so you are always updated with the weather and what's going on as well as the traffic. speaking of the roads, a live

shot of 95 northbound. slow from 123 to lorton. we are moving along and taking you to 395 northbound where the delay is setting in a little bit. from duke to seminaryes no incidents or accidents along the way. the same situation as you check out the realtime graphics. branch avenue, pennsylvania, 301 crane highway. these are checking out with a thumbs up. over to 270. a report of an accident at germantown road. we are seeing volume to montgomery village avenue. and finally finish up in northeast dc. inbound new york avenue. no delays yet from the times building to bladensburg road. good morning. you can always couldn't on the web to give you a good dose of odd ball news and i have two stories right now. the first is an unbelievable basketball shot that is one of the most watched videos this morning on youtube. check it out. you are about to see kansas state guard playing a game of

horse. look at this. hits the ground and goes through the hoop. why don't we watch it one more time in slow motion. he is cherry excited about the shot. here it is one more time. this video was posted on youtube one month ago today but now gaining traction on-line. it has been viewed 270,000 times. if you want to see it i will have a link on my blog at gofish@wusa9.com. the next odd ball story has no news value whatsoever but it is so huge on the web right now i just had to include it in one of my segments. when i got in to work this morning i kept seeing this thing called the kfc double down. i went to figure out what it was. are you ready to see this thing. put fadown ce alrean ce al an look at. abbitiab ngin to this big thing breakfast. this is kfc's latest concoction, the double down.

instead of bread holding it down they use two pieces of fried chicken and in the middle estwo icsl ofic cheese and co he the double down. oh my gosh that the best thing ever. i don't know what it is t ithi is a partiny myinmouth. this is worth the $5. unfortunately i'm going to igh 700-pounds after this. could t noagree more. you are going to gain a t t loo weight if you eat those things but apartially it is fantastic and sandwich only costs you $4.99. so there you go but a lot of cole rhees in that double down. >> maybe slice it up and share it with friends. >> there you go. i want to try it. you get one. we'll try it. the l.a. coroner makes a ruling in michael jackson's death. and in the buzz, bidders go crazy to the tune of seven digits for the crypt space above marilyn monroe.

acorner of dc once known as a carry out for drugs is being reborn. and a metro mechanic is accused of stabbing a work and the superintendent announces a hiring freeze. read these stories and more in the examiner. the los angeles coroner ruled michael jackson's death a homicide according to the associated press. newly released court documents show the pop star was given a mixture of drugs before he died in june. manuel gallegus has more. >> reporter: michael jackson was having so much trouble sleeping that the day before

his death his doctor gave him several drugs. the newly released document shows that conrad murray said he gave him doses throughout the night on june 25th in an intravenous drip because the 50- year-old entertainer could not fall asleep. when he was awake at 10:40 in the morning he gave him a sedative used for surgery in hospitals. he said that jackson repeatedly demanded it and peered -- feared the pop star was becoming addicted to it. he finally fell asleep and he stepped away less than two minutes and when he returned jackson had stopped breathing. dr. murray said he had been monitoring him with a pulse ox meter that was keeping track of his oxygen intake and pulse. according to the search warrant, they found seven prescriptions from three

doctors on jackson's bedside table. most can be used for insomnia. a law enforcement official tells the associated press the l.a. coroner has ruled jackson's death a homicide. dr. murray has been keeping a low profile. putting a message out on youtube, thanking his supporter and putting his trust in god. >> reporter: in a statement the family said they would look forward to the day when justice could be served. and in the buzz, we are talking about a former dancing with the star alum and that is may weather junior and he is under a cloud. at least a member of his entourage after a shooting at a skating rink. an associate pulled a gun on this guy. he says his car is bullet riddled but he got in to an argument and the entourage member is protecting his friends they say they searched his home but say he is

cooperating. he and karina americanoff were the ninth people cast off in the 2007 season of dancing with the stars. >> that skating rink. >> at a skating rink. >> what was he doing roller skating. >> probably. >> big rinks here in the metro area. >> yeah. >> let me tell you something. >> an image for you. >> an interesting story of the morning, i think any way. how would you like to spend eternity above marilyn monroe. the price for spending it up there is $4.6 million. an ebay auction themed on wednesday. it is being vacated. the crypt above marilyn monroe and the woman, her husband died 20 some odd years ago and he spent all of that time face down. he wanted to be facing marilyn monroe's body. so she has to save her house and so she put it up for auction. >> he is going to go in her crypt and she's going to be

cremated. >> exactly. so somebody has paid 4.6 to spend eternity above mar marilyn monroe. >> i would always go out there when i lived around there and there is always flowers out there. >> joe dimaggio was putting them on there forever until he died. >> this youngest person to speak at the national press club, nick jonas. he is walking about type i diabetes and getting awareness about this. in 2007 he said this is something he has to monitor and manage daily. so as you know he has a ton of followers. so this could really make an impact. >> let's talk about the weather. today we have beautiful level of humidity and clear skies and clear pleasant start. it will oornar afternoon around here. temperatures this morning do in