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in palmer park drive in landovers, vandals slashed tires on a number of cars in the two-block area and took a knife to water lines being used by construction projects. of course police are investigating. there's an anticrime surveillance camera in the area and police plan to look the tapes to see if they can identify suspects. we will have details coming up on 9 news now at 5:00. and we are following a developing story from northeast washington. a man shot by police officers early this morning has died. this happened around 3:40 this morning at a shell gas station on benning road northeast. officers responded to a report of a man with a gun at the gas station. when they arrived the suspect allegedly pointed the weapon at officers and the officers fired at the suspect.

police will not say if this was a robbery attempt. at this time i have been told that the subject had a weapon and he was tapping on the window of the shell station, cashiers location. >> reporter: no officer was injured in the shooting. stay with wusa 9 and wusa9.com. we will have the latest information on this story. we now know the name of one of two people stabbed in northwest washington yesterday. 21-year-old joshua max of clinton, maryland was stabbed around 2:30 yesterday afternoon in the 200 block of q street northwest. he was take on the the hospital where he later died. the second victim is expected to survive but his name has not been released. there's good news concerning car jackings in the district. the fbi says they are down from last year. there was 600 car jackings in the district in 2008.

so far this year there have been 200 car jackings. a joint dc police fbi task force is being credited for this dr. drop in numbers. michael vick is due back in court today in newport news seeking a judge's approval of a plan to emerge from bankruptcy. a court filing shows predators representing $20 million have endorsed vick's plan to pay them back and emerge from bankruptcy. in the meantime, vick is still preparing for his return from action in the nfl tonight. he's expected to play in a pre- season game with his new team the philadelphia eagles. pink slips are on the way after maryland's board of public works approved a slew ut. the cuts are intended s the cuts are intended to save taxpayers $454 million. but 202 state employees will lose their jobs. the layoffs include 160 jobs at this state's health department

and counties will lose $211 million in state funding. money that is used for everything from police salaries to road repaving. the board also approved a five-day shutdown of state government as well as widespread furloughs, but not all state employees will have to take furloughs like lawmaker and judges. the speaker of the house of delegates, mike bush, says he will voluntarily take a ten day pay cut and he expects other legislators to do the same thing. peter franchot was on 9 news now this morning and he says taking a furlough is the right thing to do. >> all legislators in the judiciary and constitutional officers, like mist, i'm sure we will all, i'm certainly going to, voluntarily give back ten days of pay. >> reporter: he says the cuts are painful but they are necessary for maryland to weather its financial crisis

until the economy improves. there will be several official tributes for ted kennedy in the coming days. the legendary massachusetts senator died at the age of 77. the first memorial ceremony is getting underway right now. karen brown has the latest now from the jfk library in boston, massachusetts. >> reporter: the family is holding a private mass for senator ted kennedy at the seaside compound in hyannis port. >> difficult couple of days as we see the outpouring of sympathy to the family. >> after the service the senator's body will travel in a motorcade past places that were important to him, including a park he helped to create and a hall where boston's mayor will ring a bell to his honor and the john f. kennedy presidential library in boston. >> what we will do in the next few days is celebrate his life. it is a remarkable life. >> reporter: as the media gets set this place, kennedy will

lie in repose. thousands are expected to visit his closed casket and the library will be open until the last person comes through. >> i'm just coming to say farewell to him for a great, great senator. >> kennedys have been part of my life since i was a young person. and i really feel it is the end of an era ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: tributes to the legendary senator have been pouring in from all over the country and the world. >> thank you, senator kennedy for your life long contribution. >> reporter: including one from his favorite baseball team the boston red sox [ applause ] >> reporter: an invitation only memorial service will be held on friday night and on saturday morning, president obama will deliver the eulogy at the funeral mass. the lion of the senate will then be laid to rest at arlington national cemetery with his brothers john and robert. >> we have been going through a lot of historical video and

photos in our coverage of the death of senator kennedy. there's one photo that has many talking. it was 46 years ago tomorrow, august 28th, 1963, that someone whitehouse. salitws l ws brothers, john, robert and ted john of course was the presidt ted e th yoyog first ti mesenator and rethnttehs larer, president dannedy was gunned down in . this picture is currently on diatspy la the kennedy presidential br bary iny to .in we'll be ri

in today's "living $mart," consumer affairs says a new cam is sweeping the country. they say they have been awarded damages as part of a class- action lawsuit but before you receive money you have to fork over a 79 there's fee. to read more on the scam, go to our website at wusa9.com. then click on living smart. this maybe of interest to parent and grandparents. the orbit infant system is one of the trendies and most expensive baby travel strollers.

even the company touts that the who's who in pop culture uses the $900 stroller car-seat combo but consumer reports found this device has potential safety risks with the car seat. lesli foster explains. >> the orbit is like other travel systems, a child seat that can either be snapped in to a stroller or latched in to a car seat base. but tests conducted by consumer reports at a specialized lab show two out of six seats failed in simulated crash tests. >> in one test it detached from the base. in the second case it did so when attached with the lap and shoulder belt. though there have been no reported injury we feel this poses a safety risk. >> reporter: consumer reports contacted the maker of orbit baby. the company insists the seat is safe and says we took immediate action and scheduled further extensive testing at the same test lab. all the car seats subjected to

these tests passed but consumer reports says don't buy the orbit infant system and if you own it, use it without the base. >> in this case you will strap it in to the car using the seat belt and in that configuration it passed the crash test. >> you don't have to spend $900 for a travel system. the $245 graco stylish system passed all test and named a cr best buy. lesli foster for 9 news now and wusa9.com. if you are installing a car seat and you want to make sure it has been done correctly, go to a car seat installation check point because they will help you. if you have more questions or concerns we have an 800 number to orbit baby. and it is on our website at wusa9.com. click on living smart. christmas is four months away, but we now know this year's white house christmas tree will

be a frazier fir from west virginia. eric and gloria from shepherdstown, west virginia were selected as grand champions of the national christmas tree contest at the national christmas tree association's annual convention. this is their fourth win. their trees were displayed at the white house twice during the reagan years and once under jimmy carter. how much is too much when it comes to medical radiation? procedures, including x-rays, ct scans and nuclear imaging help to give doctors vital clues of what is going on inside of a patient but radiation exposure adds up. anita brikman has more in this living well report. >> reporter: john wilkes needs a cat scan to help doctors correct a heart problem. >> i can't have my heart fix without a cat scan. >> reporter: from x-rays to mammograms doctors rely on medical imaging but each

instance exposes a patient to io edizon raid nation -- iz radiation. nce study looked at su claims of 1 llmiion adults. 70% had at least one procedure over a three year period. >> the result. >> a fifth of patients were exposed to moderate radiation. >> a smaller number exposed to high levels and multiple procedures could be a problem over time. >> radiation may increase their chance of having cancer in the future, but we are not sure about that. >> reporter: the study maybe a wakeup call to doctors. >> i think we have to be aware of the radiation that we give and we will have to use it carefully. >> if there is a risk i'm willing to take it. >> it is the first step in diagnosing and fixing his heart. >> reporter: anita says the research team says doctors should weigh the pros and cons of a test and explore imaging that uses the lowest affective

dose of radiation. to see this story and other health news go to our website at wusa9.com. click on living well. she may be one of the most famous moms in america. but now, kate gosselin of jon and kate plus fame has a new project to tackle. it is not too early to look at the weekend. last weekend we were dealing with bill making the surf rough. this weekend it will be danny. straight ahead i will have the forecast and how he affects our weather and of course how the weekend is shapingmiup. yowatching 9 news now.

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one of america's highest profile mothers will make her debut on the new season of "the view." kate gosseln will cohost abc's all female round table the view on september 14th and 15th. she is one of several guest cohosts who will fill in while elizabeth hasslebeck is on maternity leave. we now know what songs will

be on madonna's greatest hits cd and dvd. celebration comes out on september 29th. the list covers her 26 years as a hit maker. from early ' 80s singles such as "holiday "to a new collaboration with little wayne. megan fox will not play cat woman in the next batman movie has had been widely speculated -- speculated. warner brothers has not selected the actress to my the character. they say there is no script and no project to be cast in. >> oh. well, thank you for that scoop. oh, gosh, remember madonna. the first concert i ever went to at radio city music hall. her boy toy tour. oh, i remember it. it was impossible to get tickets and somehow my friend's mom got them. brought us in to new york, waited for us. she didn't go to the concert with us and picked us up.

>> oh, my gosh. we are talking about another tropical system in to the weekend. can't seem brea break around here. let me get down to business and p.sc you the oo od toooisda od l. shouldn't be as ast erday. yesterday well to s 90y.r s today we will put thlty. wa will put the the upper 80s. some of our southern suburbs, like fredericksburg and warrenton will hit the lower 90s. off to the west cumberland a beautiful day, 85. a few more clouds an. if you are watching from leonardtown, around 87. the high today for dc, 88 degrees. here's how the numbers are coming in as you eat your lunch, 84. that's the number up in frederick, off 0 the west, leesburg is up to 88. annapolis is coming in at 81 right by the bay. a cool front is draped just north of us. this is probably going to stay parked around here. and it seems inocous right now but in to the weekend it will serve as a key player with

respect to what might become hurricane danny off in the atlantic ocean. it is going to act as a focus for some rain. not from a direct hit from danny, but from some of the moisture, some of the upper level moisture that danny will help to ride in here. right now our skies are partly to mostly sunny. it is a nice day. if you are taking a trip up to gettysburg or 81 you will run in to scattered rain showers across pennsylvania. they will likely stay out of our sights this afternoon, although northern suburbs may see one sneak south of the border. tomorrow and saturday, though, that's when things turn south and looks like our weekend will end up being more wet than dry. the players with danny, pretty much our jet stream up to the north. notice by saturday it takes a big dip over the great lakes. this is a big steering mechanism. if it didn't do this it would allow danny to get closer to the shore. because it is bending like this it will shove danny more north over the next two days and allowing it to slowly drift

west under the current ridge of high pressure. that's the main player. do notice because our winds a the upper levels will bend out of the south it will allow moisture from the gulf of mexico to ride in here and you know the front i was telling you about? that's the focus for maybe localized heavy rain, not, per say, from danny, but having tropical moisture available. if you are heading to the beaches, ocean city will have some heavy surf. some steady winds around 20 miles an hour. latest coordinates, danny 60 miles an hour. notice the path, as forecasted beening to the north. off of the delmarva. considerably far away. by 8:00 on saturday morning and took looking to hit nova scotia as we round out the weekend. as for the forecast here working on 80 tomorrow. we will be cooler. there's the thunderstorms and in to the weekend the front focuses some rain off and on. some could be heavy. there's a tropical connection in place but fall you will feel

it next week on tuesday and wednesday much nicer. we will come right back this noon for 9 news now. we want to see the ther yosion theu ther side of this break. de

haven't made plans if the weekend, michael toscano says you may want to go to the signature theater in arlington, virginia because a play called dirty blond. what? who? how? >> i will give you a clue, who said it is not the man in your

life that counts it's the life in your man. >> i know who that is. >> the same person who is refuted to have said but didn't actually say come up and see me sometime. >> one of my favorites, mae west. >> this is testier of mae west born in 1893. became one of the hollywood stars and created an image that remains alive 30 years to the day after she left us. and icon, that combined comedy and sex and she perfected the art of the double entendre. >> is this is a comedy drama? >> a little dance and song and some drama but nothing heavy it is an affectionate look. it is unusual in that we have three time periods. we have the past. what you are looking at on the screen is contemporary fans who are learning about mae west.

we learned about mae west in her early days as a young woman an we see her as she becomes a star and meet her late in life in old age when she was clinging to that status. here's emily skinner who is a tony award nominee and signature figure. when she steps out like that the audience gasps i. stops the show because she becomes that person we know so well. >> how many people are in the cast. >> three. they all play a number of characters. emily skinner who plays mae west plays a con temporary woman who's a fan and learns about her through somebody who had gotten to spend some time with her and it goes back and forth and it is poignant as we see her getting old and clinging to her dignity. it would be easy to do a caricature but skinner's work has so much depth it to and she

gives a -- >> she was so naughty for her time. >> we have a list of some. some we can't mention. >> a hard man is good to find. >> i used to be snow white but i drifted. >> and the actual quotation why don't you come some time and me that doesn't work as well as come up and see me sometime. >> thank you. dirty blonds this weekend at the signature theater. coback and visit us at 5:00. produce with a 100% guarantee... means freshness is always in season. rancher's reserve beef, guaranteed tender, says you're always ready to grill. and now, safeway has a new promise. a commitment to thousands of new everyday low prices. so you can get what you want. when you want it. at the price you need. today... and tomorrow. that's our promise.

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