weathemog rnincemorning out there. a little debu t iey raqusi t but generally quiet in t e th70mio wnfe here in town. a few spinots e 60s and touch of fog ar oundaround mana 64 winchester and 73 in southern maryland. easton, you are at 72. we will be in the upper 70s by 9:00. mid 80s by noon. cooler than yesterday. upper 80s with a slim chance of a thunderstorm. the latest on danny coming up. 6:00 a.m. straight up. angie has the traffic. >> i'm hooking you up with personalized traffic reports. come to my chat room at wusa9.com. 95 northbound in virginia. no incidents or accidents to report. at this time it looks like we are building volume between prince william parkway to lorton. to 395. the drive is looking great past duke street. but the delay is not too far behind. in alexandria, we will head over to the maps and show you something we have been watching since early on. a downed tree.

crews are on the scene. taking it to the district, northeast dc, inbound new york avenue is filling out a bit between the times building and bladensburg and the outer loop, some volume from university to georgia. now, over to andrea. we are following a developing story out of northeast washington. police are investigating an officer-involved shooting. these are live pictures from benning road near 34th street. all we're being told right now is one suspect was injured and we're not told how severely. the officer is fine. outbound benning road is shut down while police investigate. today the final farewell to senator kennedy begins. it starts in his native massachusetts but will end in our region. the late senator will be buried at arlington national cemetery. he will be laid to rest near the gravesite of his brothers john and robert. there will be a private pure

burial on saturday. today senator kennedy's body will be taken from his family home at cape cod around lunchtime and begin a two hour journey to the jfk library in boston. it will go past sites that were important to him. he will lie in repose for two days. thousands of well beneficiariers are expected. a memorial will be held there tomorrow night and saturday a funeral at the our lady of perpetual health basilica in boston. kennedy went there to pray while his daughter battled cancer. >> he came several times to pray for her and met with a healing priest here and he conducted healing ministries. >> reporter: president obama will deliver a eulogy on saturday at the funeral mass. two things come to mind when you think of boston the kennedy's and the red sox. the team paid tribute to the

late senator. the fenway park crowd held a moment of silence for kennedy. his grand father, former boston major john fitzgerald christened the park 97 years ago. senator kennedy introduced his first health care bill decades ago. now some on the hill hope it will renew the push for health dare reform. bruce leshan has that part of the story. >> i told myself i'd get better. >> abby is one of the people ted kennedy always fought for. hired out of college at her dream job in new york she was two months shy of earning health insurance when she was diagnosed with an ovarian cancer. >> fast forward, surgery is done and i'm healthy and i have a bill for $12,000, that i can't afford. my parents had to refinance their home to help me pay off my debt. >> reporter: maryland's chris van hollen is one of the

democratic leaders of the effort to pass health care reform. >> i believe if a kennedy were in the senate today and really able to work and hasn't been able to work for this many week we would have seen more progress in the senate. >> reporter: the controversy over the health care overhaul was raucous. at a town hall meeting in reston -- >> these folks are not from the 8th district. they really don't belong here and i'm going to ask them to leave. >> reporter: jim moran suspects that kennedy's passing may actually help to quiet the anger and smooth the passage of the bills. >> he needs to get his bill enacted. it needs to be named after him and that should be the legacy he leaves for future generations. >> reporter: flags are at half staff and even republicans are paying tribute at the democrat's washington office. >> i think he probably went through more in our lifetime than most of us are asked to endure. >> reporter: bruce leshan, 9 news now and wusa9.com.

>> our coverage continues at wusa9.com. read more reaction to the senator's death and leave your comments on the site. kristin fisher will take a closer look at what people will saying coming up in seven minutes. metro riders shouldn't face delays address they travel through the l'enfant plaza today. last night a suspicious package turned up near the kiosk at 9th and d street. metro shut down the station while police investigate -- conducted an investigation. the package turned out to be harmless. in the race for virginia's governor, a bolt promise by republican bob mcdonald. he says if elected he will take a pay cut. he says it is a way to recognize tough economic times. governor kaine, a democrat has taken a 5% pay cut. mcdonald is talking about roads. he promises no new taxes to pay for roads and transit and says he will veto my plan sent to him by the legislature.

>> yesterday we were joined live by creigh deeds. if you missed the interview or you want to so it again go to wusa9.com. the entire interview is on the virginia news page. it is time for a living smart report. and somewhere dark you say even the fed isn't safe from i.d. theft? >> this goes to show that if the head of the fed is vulnerable to i.d. theft we are all vulnerable. now, "newsweek" is reporting the chairman of the federal reserve was swindled last year by a skilled team of crooks. ben bernanke and his wife, among hundreds of victims of an elaborate identity fraud ring. it stole $2.1 million from consumers and at least ten financial institutions across the country. for the bernankes it started when anna bernanke's purse was stolen. it contained their joint checking account book. apple is launching a version for mac computers

tomorrow. it is a faster version of the processor. it costs $29 for people who have the previous operating system. a family pack will cost you $49. mini cooper is rolling out what could be the cutest car yet. it is a two-seater coup. it will be shown at the tor show next month in frankfurt. >> i like it. >> it we had one that color and it go took premium gas. got rid of that. checking bags will cost you more on u.s. airways. it will cost you $25 to check it at the airport and $20 if you check in on-line. both are hiked up $5 one bag is still free on transatlantic flights and for frequent flyers. u.s. airways operates the most flights out of national airport. new wildfires flair up in california and in virginia that fight over new wal-mart isn't

over yet. learn the new strategy by opponents. right now we focus on maryland's weather and traffic. here's howard. >> good morning, everybody. if you folks in maryland a nice morning out there. a little muggy. each of the last couple of days a slight increase in the humidity levels and today, almost, almost uncomfortable out there. show you the temperatures as we start your thursday. or your friday eve as we li ke to kecall it here. mid-s 70s ononthe bay. although andrews is down to 69. frederick 62 and hagerstown 62 and southern maryland and eastern shore lower 70s. today a mix of k sun and clouds could be an isolated storm west to cumberland where their high is 85. and bethesda a high of 88. angie goff is standing by with the maryland traffic. we are focusing on maryland an begin with a live shot of chopper and quince orchard. drivers are stopped at a light.

no incidents or accidents at time in this area and we are flying southbound on 295 past 32 to powder mill. we are all clear. now, over to andrea. we're also talking about how to navigate the road less traveled this morning. it's how you handle life's challenges. do you rehack or respond? best-selling author and motivational speaker willie jolly explains the difference. >> reporter: today's live better step for success is how to get through the tough times in your life. in the book the road less traveled the first line sums up life is difficult period. it has ups and downs, twists and turns that we cannot predict and sometimes those twists and turns can be down right unbearable. yet, sometimes you can't change what happens to us so we must change how we respond to what happens to us. i encourage i encourage you to make a decision you will respond rather than react to the challenges of life. to respond is positive.

imagine if you took a friend to the doctor and the doctor gave a friend medication and they said you had a reaction. you already know it is negative but if the doctor ponded it is positive. today decide to respond rather than react and you will see it will help you have greater control over life's challenges. this is willie jolly. visit my website at willie jolly.dom for free motivation and make every minute count.

mayor fenty will cut the ribbon at the yes organic market on georgia avenue and taylor street. it is move in day at catholic

university in northeast dc. classes begin on monday. an the washington kastles tennis team will get keys to the city. last month they won the world team championship. i'm in the web center with kristin fisher. and you are looking at on-line reaction to the death of senator kennedy. >> that's right we have been flooded with comments since the news broke yesterday morning, but our web team has been working overtime to get those comments on the site and bring you the most corempnsive coverage of senator kennedy's death and they have done a great job. here's what you can find tore go to sawu 9.com. the top story, senator r edward kennedy dead at age 77. o ghthea llu' you'll seine red, view slide e showand leave condolences. if you want to leave your condolences click on the d re li and it wi tu akyoe to the place dotothat. right abovit , vivislide show.

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his work on key,edwos rk on ptd iol hill, carrying on his family legacy or problems cain his personal life. what do you think is in the lead right nowork on cal pts hi >> work on captiol hill. >> >> mayby fa e mi maybe faere wh>>atthwhe the t ar re e. rolt are. his personal life. 51% will remember him from problems in his personal life and then the family legacy and his work on captiol hill. if you want to weigh in and answer that question on your own, go to wusa9.com. it is on the home page. back to you. >> all right. thank you. here's what is in the news now, smoke and flames are causing problems for people in southern california. this is new video of a fire in la canada. firefighters are trying to stop the flames from advancing.

the mexican governor bill richardson will be smeared doctor cleared in a federal probe. he was accused in a pay to play scheme. the investigation kept him from becoming secretary of commerce. and check thisout, video from colorado. police cameras ught a bear k uc a skateboard park. he couldn't make it up the side l the bear finds a ladder, bsimup and gets to safety. smart guy. >> may have been yogi because he is smarter than the average bear. >> yabba dabba do or something like that. >> look at the weather page and you can keep track of danny. check it out and you can check me out on my chat room at wusa9.com. go to my blog. enough about the on-line stuff. let's talk y. abt y day. danny is a tropical storm with winds of 60 miles an hour and

we are watching danny because dannwiadllhe da e theast coast of the u.s. thankfully we believe danny will stay off shore, but co thcle enough ghto cause some big problems i think for area beaches especially as we get in to friday turday. the centof rduay. the center of circulation is to the west of that b blob of thunderstorms and danny is not as well organized as a big tropical system. that's good. with that sheer keeping it weaker, that's helping us. the more time it is weak the less time it has to build up water and storm surge and things that go with a bigger storm. with winds to 70 now with a northwest movement at nine miles an hour and located 780 miles southeast of ocean city. looks like it will go north and northeast. this is good it will make the turn and keep it off shore. by 2:00 saturday morning minimal hurricane here, east of hatteras, passing east of the mid-atlantic and may clip eastern massachusetts on the

way to nova scotia. any deviation to the west of the track, the conditions can get worse along the coast. bad enough with heavy winds and high surf, rough sees and rip tides could be a big problem on saturday especially. today 88. tomorrow 80 with scattered showers and storms. and then saturday a few showers and storms as the bulk of danny is east of us. if you are east of the bay could be a different day as the western fringe of danny could cause rain and wind there. much more than here in the metro. at the bus stop this morning, mabley clear, muggy. low 60s in spots. even upper 70s in southern maryland to the bay. partly sunny and warm this afternoon with a stray thunderstorm. highs this the upper 80s. yesterday we made 92. a few showers or storms tonight. lows around 70. this morning 77 atin cambrie dg ridgri 69 n ianw.no 69 in andrews, 64 manassas and also in frederick and leesburg this morning checking in at

72678 the seven-day forecast. temperatures will be going down after the weekend. actually by tomorrow, only around 80. numerous showers and storms. sunday another front gives us showers and storms and look at what we get on monday, tuesday and wednesday. night weather and highs in the 80s. a lot of sunshine. 6:17. angie has the traffic. >> thank you. we have a lot of traffic alerts to tell you about. beginning with 395 in virginia heading northbound. this is right past glebe road. we have crash activity taking away the right lane for drivers. right now we are seeing taillights stack up. they are right now backed up to shirlington and that will grow until they clear the scene. i will step out and show you a situation in northeast dc. a police investigation continues to keep outbound bening closed between 34th and anacostia avenue. the way to get around this, take a right on to anacostia, a left on to diction and then another left on to 34th and that will get you back on

benning. i'm on twitter. i have posted this on my twitter account, oh my goff. check it out there and shoot me an e-mail. 270 southbound and northbound right now at route 85. we have more crash activity blocking the left lane and shoulder. move to the outer loop and show you how the beltway is doing north of the district. good amount of volume. and wrap it up, hello, virginia slow ride on 66 eastbound between route 50 and 123. andrea, that's the traffic. now, over to you. it is 6:19. the head of richmond's spca says it is a mistake which will haunt her. ceo robin starr was devastated to find her dog dead in the back of her car last week. drstarr says her husband is horrified he otrgfo to tell her he put the dog there. she drove to work and didn't notice the dog was in the vehicle unrgl lunchtime. temperatures were in the 90s and her dog died of heat stroke.

>> this experience has been a terribly painful one. and very traumatic one for our family. >> this tragedy was -- does not change the tremendous accomplishments and contributions robin has made to animal welfare in this community and it will e not negatively impact her. >> but at least one spca volunteer is calling on starr to resign. opponents of a new wal-mart supercenter in virginia are making an appeal to the company's ceo. we have been following the story for months. wal-mart won approval this week to build a new store a quarter mile from the wierness civil war battlefield. they sent a letter to duke urging him to reconsider. they saythey will help wal- mart find an alternate site. our time 6:20, hernandez return in a washington uniform. and which college football team has to remind its fans to be nice? we'll be right back.

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welcome back to 9 news now. in sports the nationals and cubs wrap up their series today. it will be a day game at wrigley field. last night lee von hernandez returned to the nationals starting rotation.

he went six innings, gave up to two runs and struck out six. he left when the game was tied at two. derrek lee helped out with a two run double. the nats lose 9-4. the naval academy heads to ohio state in two week for the football season opener and the buckeyes are putting out a reminder to rabid fans, be nice. in a youtube video, ohio state is asking fans to stand up and cheer when the midshipmen when they take the field in honor of their future military service. ohio state hasn't hosted the academy since ' 31. quarterback michael vick is expected to play tonight for the eagles. it will be hi first nfl game in nearly three years following his conviction on dog fighting charges. there will be a rally in support of the virginia tech grad outside of the eagles

stadium before the game. philadelphia is hosting jacksonville. our time is 6:24. ahead how our region stacks up when it comes to sat scores. raising the price of beer in tough times. in ten minutes who wants to charge you more for a frosty one. we have an accident causing a jam up on 395 past glebe. more places to avoid coming up. we are comfortable this morning but the humidity is up. i will let you know how warm it will get today and touch on danny a falittle bit. your pet makes lots of friends.

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ride down a zip line. they call it the death ride. it is open now in brussels belgium. it costs $35 to ride and it is drawing quite a crowd of onlookers on the ground. those are the smart people watching somebody else do that. and we welcome you back to 9 news now. i'm out here on the terrace. it is not bad. you said it was muggy. i thought it would be worse

than this. we can't get a shot of but howard was pointing out the cicada and i have been hearing them. >> they are not the big cicadas like in 2004 when we had the invasion of cicadas and that happens every 17 years but a few come out, different species, sitting over there quietly doesn't have the big orange eyes, kind of greenish. >> hey, boo-boo. i will get my cartoon characters correct. >> it is muggy and out here. bearable according to andrea and as we show you the weather computer you will see the storms in the midwest rehel al@ ndis reall is quiet this morning with high pressure onwea fr t front is slipping . 75 h.hthe weatt si we atto 75. a touch oft fo toerand rlhiey outhere. a little bit in the air and 70s in easton and southern maryland. highs today cooler than yesterday, upper 80s with more humidity as well and an outside

chance of a storm. >> how's the traffic? >> still pretty stacked up on 395. that is what is topping the news right now. heading northbound past glebe road is where we have crash activity taking away the right lane for drivers. rite now we know the taillights are stacking up to king street. before that and take you to 95 where it is a little different situation. no incidents or accidents to report here but a five to ten minute drive from the prince william parkway to lorton. moving to 270 in maryland, an accident is taking away the left lane and shoulder for drivers. past this point, nice and green. okay to the split. here's the outer loop from new hampshire to georgia. a little bit of volume. now, over to andrea. outbound benning road is closed. this is a live look. police are investigating an officer-involved shooting.

it happened three hours ago. all we know is the officer fired his or her gun hitting a suspect. we don't know the suspect's condition but we know the officer was not hurt. president obama and all four living presidents will attend saturday's funeral of senator kennedy. the liberal date died at the age of 77. people will begin to pay respects today. we want to give you a look outside of the kennedy compound in hyannis port, massachusetts. kennedy's body is still there but in a few hours will be brought to boston where he will lie in repose. senator kennedy is remembered for his more than 40 years of service in the united states senate. for many in massachusetts, the man was admired for his ideas an ideals. >> the work goes on. the cause endures. the hope still lives and the dream shall never die. >> reporter: some supporters

paid tribute to kennedy in a candle light vigil. while others sent flowers to his office in washington the governor of massachusetts talked about filling the senator's now vacant seat. >> we have a provision in our current law that requires a special election in circumstances like this one. i support that law. so did senator kennedy. i also believe the senator's request to permit the governor to appoint someone to serve for the p.m.ly five months between now and the special election is eminently reasonable. >> reporter: the kennedy family gathered at the family compound in hyannis port ahead of the senator's final journey that will take him from massachusetts to arlington national cemetery outside of washington. first the motorcade from hyannis port and then the kennedy presidential library in boston where the senator's body will lie in repose and a memorial service on friday evening. the senator will be laid to rest on saturday at arlington national cemetery near his

brothers robert and president john f. kennedy. the funeral will take place at boston's mission church and the president is expected to deliver one of the eulogies. samantha hayes for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> we will have a lot more on the life and legacy of ted kennedy at the top of the hour. maggie rodriguez will have a report from hyannis port and they will speak with orrin hatch. he was a good friend of ted kennedy's. you can leave your comments the good and bad when you visit wusa9.com. we have just learned the name of a person stabbed to death in northwest washington yesterday. police identified the victim as 21-year-old joshua mac of clinton, maryland. he was one of two people stabbed yesterday a afternoon in the 200 block of q street. he was take on the the hospital where he died. the second victim is expected to survive. his name has not been released. two mount st. marys university students face

disorderly conduct charges this morning. the two were part of a group of 300 student on the campus who decided to hold an impromptu party outse of a campus dorm room. it seems they decided to party during their last day before the start of classes. new this morning a look at how local students are doing on the sates. the college board is out with a look at the average scores nationwide and by state the top score is 2400 with math, writing and reading sections. that means a score for students in the district, the mean score for students in the district is 1523. the same in maryland. virginia students averaged 150 t. it is the nationwide mean score with 500 on all three sections. jessica doyle is back with another living smart report. you have some good and bad news on the economy. >> you want to start with the

good news. let's start with the good news. the good news is we are seeing a lot of signs the economy is on the mend. the latest from the housing and manufacturing sectors. new home sales increased the fourth straight month thanks in part to first time home buyers rushing in. they are trying to take ad ntage of a tax credit which expires in november. and a spike in demand for commercial aircraft and motor vehicles and that lifted durable goods orders by the biggest amount in two years. here's the bad news. the federal reserve official says the real unemployment rate in the country is closer to 16%. that's not the official number of 9.4%. dennis lockhart says it gets to the higher number if you count people who stop looking for a job after a long unsuccessful job hunt and those working less than they would like to. and he thinks many are gone for good like many manufacturing jobs lost during the recession. here's another bummer.

the price of beer is going up. anheuser-busch is compensating for lower sales and higher commodity prices. no word how much prices will go up the two account for 80% of all beer sold in the united states. >> amazing. at one time didn't they say during the recession people were drinking more. >> yes. >> well, we can always brew our own i pose suppose. >> i guess that's it. >> a money saving tip for you. a minor league team is out at home, literally. the city parked a bulldozer on the stadium because the home team the american defenders hasn't paid its bills, $45,000 worth. before last night's game the city and team worked out a deal but it didn't help the defenders. they lost both games of a doubleheader. as we countdown to the next space shuttle mission, what is next for nasa. in five minutes an indepth look at the future of space travel. what we can expect and what you

should forget about. but first a eccheck on virginia traffic and weather. here's howard. >> good morning. i want to go on in to space, one of those commercial ones. take off out of new mexico. weather wise a good looking morning with a touch of fog out to catlicculpeper. they are to. er ey arthto our southweswhwhere c temperatures are g ruinnn61 culpeper but 71 in quantico and 72 in leesburg. looking at a partly sunny day with an outside chance of a storm, especially in the mountains, highs 89 in remington. >> take it away. >> i'm happy to. here's a look at the virginia traffic. 395 northbound past glebe an accident. losing that right lane. backed up to shirlington. moving to the beltway, live from the inouter loop and inner loop in virginia near van doren. we have zero incidents or accidents to report in this area. moving over to the gw parkway we are flying it from the

beltway past 123 to the 14th street bridge. a clear commute. that's what we are looking at. drivers are moving at speed. >> it is thursday and it is early and you are watching 9 news now.

the living green tip of the day. it can be soothing but -- use the water to give greenery a boost. for more tips go to wusa9.com. just click on living green. nasa say the couldn'tdown is still on for the friday launch of the space shuttle discovery. the launch has been scrubbed twice. once by weather and another time by an equipment problem. as of right now the launch is d heledufor 12:22 early letomorrow morning.

if it doesn't launch by sunday discovery's mission will have to wait until october. >> as nasa gets ready to try to launch discovery, it is taking a hard look at the future of manned space travel. it is something that affects thousands of jobs in our area. new this morning, kristin fisher sat down with one expert to talk about nasa's future. tell us more. >> well, when discovery launches early tomorrow morning, if it goes as planned, there will be six more shuttle launches left. the fleet is set to retire in 2010. that's next, the moon, mars, or could it be the beginning of the end for nasa ' human space flight program. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: in 2005, president bush announced nasa's new vision for space exploration. >> return toe this moon. >> the program is called constellation the mission to put men back on the moon and then on to mars.

four years and $4 billion later, consolation's future is in crisis. >> its future is an open issue today. >> reporter: the chairman of the u.s. human space flight plans committee was appointed by president obama in may to rethink nasa ' future. and his findings could have dire consequences for constellation. >> the bottom line of our effort was that the current program as it is funded today probably can't be executed. the funding doesn't match the work to be done. >> reporter: so augustine and his committee tried to find an ail a-- an affordable alternative but say it is not possible. they say the only way astronauts will explore beyond earth's orbit is if nasa gets a bigger budget. >> we think we are at a tipping point. >> reporter: and it could be a tipping.for contractors many based in the greater washington area. >> the impact of the various options could be quite serious

in the terms of work force. we travel to nasa centers most involved and people want to know what is the outcome and in fact i'm curious to know what will be the outcome. >> reporter: there you have it. the bottom line is no one knows what is next for nasa. august strene and his commission will deliver a report record -- report in mid september then up to the president to determine what is next for nasa if anything. and we are seeing nasa at the most uncertain time in the agency's history and it is coming at the start of the next space race. a lot of people say you have china and india wanting to return to the moon by 2020. >> korea just lunched something. >> it will be interesting to see what happens. no one knows what is next for nasa right now. >> you will keep us up to date on what is going on. >> here's howard. >> i can't imagine us not doing

something. >> what are we going to do? we bring all of the stuff to the international space station and leave it. >> that's the current plan but there is a chance of expanding it. we will have to wait and see. >> let's talk weather. obviously everyone has been worried about danny the last couple of days now that we have a tropical storm and now that that we have a tropical storm tracking to the east coast. eyebrows are raised. the good news is i think it will stay owoff shore. much better than a land fall around here. if it makes land fall it might be southeast massachusetts or nova scotia. i color enhanced the cloud tops and the coldest ones are big thunderstorm and a lot of action is east of the center. the center being on the western side of that. the latest advisory is winds gusting to 60 miles an hour. it is moving northwest at nine. and at 5:00, located 778 miles from ocean city, maryland. an the forecast track takes it to the northwest and then makes a turn. i will switch and get more of a

view for our neck of the world. by 2:00 saturday morning here's ocean city and the delmarva and the storm passing to the east. far enough east while we won't have a direct hit we will have some heavy waves. rough surf, beach erosion, and rip tides. that will be a problem. by sunday this is moving quickly. hits nova scotia and it is a nontropical low. it is losing characteristics that make it a tropical storm. but still quite a storm. could battle southeastern massachusetts before the canadian maritime. upper 80s, cooler than yesterday. outside chance of a storm. numerous showers and storms around 80. saturday a couple of storms here and more as you head east of the bay and over to the beaches, closer to danny. at the mabus stop, main lip clear, a bit muggy. cambridge 77. partly sunny and warm this afternoon upper 80s.

tonight a few showers and storms are possible. lows around 70 degrees. i will show you the satellite and radar. a front here. it is draping toward us. winds northernly and temperatures this morning range from 72 in saint indigos and 61 culpeper and three-quarter stmi visibility. 72 from leesburg. baltimore 69 and in hagerstown 72. winchester this morn hong kong you are at 64 degrees. here's the seven-day forecast. >> a lot of it is depending on danny but it looks tomorrow with a front. could be soggy for the skins game. and another front on sunday thunderstorms and look at next week, how much nicer will it be with temperatures in the 70s. >> good morning, angie goff. >> hello. >> 12 minutes from the 7:00 hour and better news on 395. northbound past glebe road the crash activity taking away the right lane is clear. we are dealing with remnants of it. and backed up to 495.

a live shot of benning road. this is actually still closed between 34th and anacostia avenue in northeast. if you follow me on twitter, oh my goff is my name i have listed the alter nate or hit me on facebook and i will get you a way to go around. slow from the times building to bladensburg road and using the brakes at florida avenue. and good news on 270. at route 85 the accident has cleared but slow germantown to 370. not so bad at montgomery village avenue. 95 and the bw parkway all of baltimore all clear to the beltway. we have been asking for your back to school picture and christy garcia sent this one in. little madison will be attending hutchenson farm elementary. good luck, madison. you are a doll. over to you. the maryland board of public works has approved a number of budget cuts which will save the state $454

million. it means the state government will shut down for five days. some employees will lose up to ten day's pay and 200 will lose their jobs the layoffs are not going over well with their jobs especially after they learned that lawmaker and judges are exempt from the furloughs. >> we are housekeepers. you have plumbers carpenters, we don't make a lot of money but for us to take a hit for the state basically i think that is wrong. >> reporter: counties statewide will lose out on $211 in state funding. the department of health and human services is looking for a new home and wherever it it will bring 5,000 wo s errkwith it. hhhas n ruout of a rucomplex in roville. it is lured to prince orges county and a possible new coatmpx le the new carrollton metro station. a decision should be reached by the end of the year. in sports the nationals and cubs wrap up their series today with a day game at wrigley

field. chicago 0 scored six runs in the 8th inning off the washington bull pen. nats lose 9-4. hernandez gets a no decision. our time is 6:50. 75 degrees here at the information center. in three minutes the official numbers are out on cash for clunkers. learn how many cars were traded in and which automaker sold the most new ones. i'm maggie rodriguez, the legacy of a lion. we continue our coverage of the life and impact of senator ted kennedy. >> and how a post it note held the key to solving a woman's mystery illness.

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this thursday morning here's what is in the news now. the body of the late senator kennedy will lay in ramose at the jfk library in boston. that begins today. president obama will speak at kennedy's funeral on saturday the senator will then be buried at arlington national cemetery. those schedule problems at portion county schools could last for a week. thousands of high school students don't have schedule and haven't been in class as the mess gets sorted out. 690,000 cars were traded in as part of cash for clunkers. the top seller the corolla an the top trade in the ford explorer. we have a little more humidity today.

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it is that time of year again the big tomato fight in spain. it is estimated 275,000-pounds of tomatoes is involved. that's 137-tons. dates back to a food fight in 1945. they have kept the tradition going ever since. >> every time i think of food fighters. remember the hot dog and ice cream cone. >> i think of pizza and ketchup. >> i want to go and

participate. >> i'm bringing tomato to the studio tomorrow. the traffic, 0 outbound benning road is closed 3 9 and anactia avenue in northeast dc . police continue an investigation involving a shooting. 395 northbound from the beltway to seminary. or glebe i would say an earlier accident and on the inner loop. a couple of clouds afternoon. outside chance of a storm 88. tomorrow shower and storms, 80. could be soggy for the redskins game if we condition end the game early. next week it gets nice with highs in the 70s. >> as for wall street, we are hoping for eight days of gains but we will have to see how things turn out today. the "early show" is next. maggie rodriguez is live next from the kennedy compound in massachusetts. and some simple ideas for great appetizers. >> get news around thcl