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and guaranteed renewal, even if you do. learn more today. 9news now in hd is brought to you by verizon fios. "this broadcast realtime captioned by becky lyon." this is 9news now. >> one big speech down. one to go. >> today president obama addressed the nation's students as they went back to school. tomorrow it is an appeal to both houses of congress and the entire nation to rally behind health care reform. for the last month critics of the president's plan have dominated the headlines. one major sticking point is the public option. >> for too many weeks now we have been watching the white house seeming to be on both sides of the public option idea. he needs to draw a pretty firm line in the sand say i need it, i want it, i'm prepared to fight for it. >> i have every belief when he finishes his speech tomorrow the american people will be able to put aside some of the

ridiculous falsehoods that have been perpetrated. >> a bipartisan plan introduced today would fine americans if they don't buy health insurance. it also required that insurers take all applicants regardless of age and health. >> we keep hearing about the cost of health care. what about the cost of lobbying congress? the competing interests are spending a fortune. gary neurenberg has been looking into that for us. >> reporter: more than a small fortune, derek. hospitals, doctors, businesses, health insurance companies, trial lawyers, nurses, unions. each one of those groups want legislation written to reflect its interests and each and everyone is spending big right now to make that happen. because the stakes are immense. >> if they spend $1 million up front they may be able to save themselves or earn themselves $10 million in the end gains.

>> reporter: it is estimated that 3000 lobbyists are working on health care spending 1.5 million a day. when this is over it could be the most expensive lobbying campaign in congressional history. >> if current trends continue you are looking at more than half a billion dollars spend by just the health sector alone on lobbying. >> reporter: not even counting spending by insurance companies. who wants what? >> doctors want medical malpractice insurance. >> reporter: lawyers just the option. >> if there aren't as many trials or profits to reap from those trials then you won't be too happy. >> reporter: drug companies want to limit generic drugs. >> they don't want to legislation written in a way that is going to cut into their bottom line by having generics come on the market sooner. >> reporter: hospitals. >> you want to make sure you are still able to operate and make a profit. >> reporter: and of course insurance companies want to stop a public option.

>> where the government is effectively competing with private enterprise then you've got yourself a bad situation. >> reporter: and that is just some of the players. we didn't even get to labor unions and they are all spending big money on lobbyists and we didn't get to the millions being spent on issue advertising and political contributions outside the lobbying effort. for all of these interest groups it is expensive. but not as expensive as not paying to play. derek? >> sounds like too much for any one story. gary neurenberg, thank you for that. today president obama delivered that much debated speech to students all across the country and reaction from those that saw it pretty positive. you can see the entire speech plus what the students in maryland, virginia, had to say about it at wusa9.com. from politicians to musicians they are all going to be paying tribute tomorrow to the late walter cronkite. a memorial will take place. president obama will say a few words. so will former president obama bill clinton. among the musicians performing

jimmy buffet. >> campaign finance reform is bringing the supreme court justices back to the bench for a hearing tomorrow. the justices set aside the case last term. the issue whether corporations can spend their money to support or oppose a candidate. this all centers around a film produced attacking hillary clinton during the 2008 presidential campaign. >> we have been telling you about maryland state budget cuts. now we have the figures for virginia. today governor cain ordered 1.35 billion in cuts from the state general fund. and as britney moorehouse reports, state-supported colleges are among the hardest hit. >> reporter: oh the pain of paying for textbooks. hardship for george mason student rachel taylor . >> i find it really helpful. because i don't make enough money to be able to pay for anything outright. >> reporter: recent word around campus is that state support

will soon be slashed. combined total cuts to higher education across the state equal nearly $200 million. george mayon will lose nearly $18 million. >> the headlines we have been reading for the past year you can't say it is unexpected. >> that's unheard of considering the struggle we have already gone through. >> reporter: combine that struggle with the recession. >> you need that degree now and it is not just the bachelor's degree you are also going for your masters just to equal what batch losh's bachelor's was four years ago. >> education is the fundamental aspect of a healthy associate it were. >> reporter: students say go ahead and call them bias, but that's how they feel. >> there is, however, some good news on the local public school front in virginia. no state funding will be cut since those budgets are already in place. and today was the first day

back at school for most students in northern virginia. fairfax county opening two new schools today. with school back in session thousands of young aspiring young musicians will soon be clamoring for the students for the school band and music classes but as the down economy has muted parental enthusiasm for shelling out the cash for those music programs. we sent digital correspondent james hash out there to find out. >> just bring it to us and we will take care of it for you. >> reporter: while the economy may be striking a foul note, parents of children in school music programs are still willing to make a sacrifice for their kids. >> there are other things that you could be putting the money to but when it comes to your kids you want them to succeed. >> reporter: and that has kept business humming along at chuck's music center.

>> vial violins. >> even as family budgets tighten parents still see the virtue of exploring music. >> they learn how to read music, how to do math. they develop study skills. it becomes a social event. they join program. keeps them out of trouble. >> reporter: and that strikes a cord with parents even in tough times. >> still worth doing. still trying to do what you can do to help them in school, absolutelyly. >> reporter: in wheaton, james hash, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> parents of children by the way who made need instruments but don't have the money they can look into renting them instead of buying. that can save you as much as 60 to 80% and still allow your child to play for the entire school year. bats infected with rabies. nine bats have turned up into prince george's county and one person is being treated to

prevent an infection. the county recommends that people bat proof their homes this fall. plug any holes in your house, cap your chimney and check window screens for tears. metro rideers mark your calendar friday evening, october 9th, thursday october 13th, columbus day weekend, no green or yellow line service at three metro stops. waterfront seu, navy memorial and laflont plaza. metro anticipating a big budget deficit next year. we will learn more on thursday when the board takes a look at the numbers. meantime metro officials say at this point they cannot rule out fare increases. a fan goes that extra mile to get the attention of george clooney. find out how to get the

look on michelle obama's arm. forecast. overnight look for mostly cloudy skies. a few showers are possible but not much. low temperatures upper 50s to mpd-h s.rtnoea stth9ne h rteast urerteesat ght ri. 10 blorratures right co e.er mfortable. etno everyone is the 60s. mid-60s from gaithersburg to d enna down to woodbridge an fredg.ckur sbfra look ahead to the weekend. stay tuned. sb@cbs fa

welcome back. here is your forecast first. wednesday just a few showers. little more activity wednesday night. 73. although most of it now may hold off until thursday and cool on thursday. temperatures only in the upper 60s to near 70. maybe a morning shower on

friday then returning partly sunny. high temperatures in the mid- 70s. that will kind of begin our drying out process. weekend flanking me which actually looks pretty nice. forecast overnight in detail. mostly cloudy and cool. some showers. not many. low temperatures 58 to 64. and winds out of the north east at about 10. temps right now 66 in brookville. bell haven. 66 annapolis. very comfortable. humid, yes, but at least it is cool. charles town 65. lows tonight. some areas in the 50s. great falls might hit 69. 59 in bowie. low 60s for upper marlboro. mid-60s downtown. now on wednesday morning mostly cloudy and cool, a few showers possible. not a washout, though. temperatures in the 50s and 60s to start. winds will pick up north easterly at 10 to 15 and howard will be here with your forecast at 4:55 a.m. in the morning. by afternoon mostly cloudy and

cool. again, just mainly showers. nothing heavy tomorrow. in fact, some areas will see nothing at all. high temps low to mid-70s. winds still increase a little bit. north easterly at about 10 to 15. satellite picture radar combined what's going to give us the rain is actually the remnants of tropical storm erika. lost all its tropical storm characterristics. as we get into thursday, wednesday night late and thursday then we will have a little better chance for heavier rain. next seven days. 73 on wednesday. showers late and heavier rain at night. thursday probably the best chance for steady rains. slowly drying out on friday, 75. and then low 80s. actually, the benefit here is a nice weekend. low 80s on saturday and sunday. partly cloudy and sunshine monday and tuesday. almost 80 monday and low 80s again on tuesday. >> are you okay, top?

>> i'm fine. >> he was dancing. >> is that what that was? >> not everyone has that much rhythm. >> find more out at our website at wusa9.com. michelle obama's trainer gets specific about what the first lady does to get those strong and sculpted arms. >> reporter: hearing from local fitness clubs looking for a workout to help them emulate the first lady's work especially in sleeveless dresses. now her long time fitness trainer in chicago describes his super set next month. michelle obama performs one set of tricep push downs like this. without resting she moves on to a set of hammer curls.

her trainer suggests you repeat the process two to three times for the best results. >> how do you look when you lift weights? the details of both the president's and first lady's routines and nutrition habits will be coming out september 15th. >> got a ticket to the gun show there, didn't you? >> celebrity photographer could lose the rights to her entire life's work. and that, my friend is not such a pretty picture. the company loaned her $24 million and now it wants that cash back and it wants it by midnight tonight. that lending company is now suing annie and claimed she broke an agreement that gave them to act as an agent in the sale of her photography and real estate. george clooney is used to fans asking for a kiss, right, but typically that fan not a man. well, that was not the case today. there he is. check him out. clooney attending a press

conference at a film festival over in italy and this guy stripped down to his boxers and asked for just one kiss. clooney said, no, man. no. no absolutely not. >> i can't. >> heck, no. 40 years after they called it quits the beatles are enjoying the spotlight once again. hear from a local dj who got the exclusive when the fab 4 invaded dc the first time. did you know fios s has a multi-room dvr?

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we are now just a little more than 30 minutes away from the highly anticipated release of the remastered versions of the beatles' albums and rock band individual yes game. some say -- individual games. >> program director at wmuc, university of maryland radio station when the beatles did their first u.s. concert right here in dc. bruce leshan reminisces with him about that day 45 years ago. >> beatles. three years. >> reporter: the date february 11th, 1964. 8000 screaming fans paid 2, 3,

$4 to hear britain's fab 4 play at the washington coliseum. it was the beatles first u.s. concert and for bill it was the interview of a lifetime. >> what type of people are you trying to appeal to with your music? >> anyone who wants to listen. we don't care if you are 90 and like the music, who cares. >> so we knew that these guys were supposed to be the hot items. they were right at the right time. >> what do you like or dislike about america? >> i dislike the snow. >> i don't i love the snow. >> the beatles were fresh off their ed sullivan appearance. they held a news conference. cb clutching his mic rolled on every word. >> what do you think of president johnson? >> we have never met the man. >> does he buy or records. >> a high school reporter wanted to know with the beatles weren't being criticized as a bad influence. george and john had this to say. >> well, i don't feel like a bad influence. >> no, i think you are a good influence.

>> thank you, john. >> once the news conference was over, not knowing any better, c.b. jumped up on the stage and nabbed the beatles for a five minute one-on-one. >> beatle mania, what if it dies out? >> it will have died out by that time? you can't keep it this way for years. >> we were just about to get to paul mccartney when somebody said, this is over. and we had to get off the stage. >> but not before getting john lenon to track some promos from the radio station. >> you're listening to 65 on the dial. >> reporter: bruce leshan, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> pretty cool. a note about the beatles video game coming outs. the 31-year-old son of the late beatles guitarist george harrison is one of the people behind the game. tomorrow night at 11:00 p.m. ever feel like your boss

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for the first four months of this season pedro martinez could not find a job. not one of the major league teams would take a shot on him until the phillies signed him last month to a one-year $1 million deal. pedro on the mound for the phillies tonight at the park. 3-0 since joining philly last month. that's why. adam dunn there. six and two thirds, three runs for pedro. meanwhile phillies offense reminded us how they won the world series last year jayson werth and raul ibanez back-to- back in the 7th then two batters later another. adam dunn had the bases loaded in the 9th with a chance to win it. nats fall 5-3. take a look what the red sox did to the os tonight.

dustin pedroia, kevin youkilis. hicks home six home runs for the os. not sure who the redskins picked off at the nfl headquarters but for the second year in the row the skins will open the season at new york, a killer road game against a team coming off a good last season. led the league in rushing. on defense they give opposing quarterbacks the shakes. somebody has got to play the raiders in week 1. couldn't it be us? >> i guess you could say there is a benefit in facing the team you know well, but on the other hand we are going to new york to play an outstanding football team. so i think there's a lot of other week 1 games that we would have rather had. >> 29 of them maybe. it appears malcolm kelly got the number 2 receiving job. kelly provides the big target jason campbell has been

craving. expect and announcement from jim zorn tomorrow. four days to get ready now for james madison. ralph's biggest problem by the end of the week may having to do with the swine flu. there are now 139 cases of h1n1 on the maryland campus including one on the football team and given how much of a petri dish a locker room can be ralph is worried it is spreading. >> it could be devastating to us if it gets contagious on our team or coaching staff what it would do for the game. i'm concerned about it very much so. >> u.s. open today split results for the two seeds andy murray. note of the day is that american sweetheart melanie oudin got kicked out of her hotel in new york because she

never expected to last this long in a tournament and her reservation was too short. tonight at city field in new york proof that every fan wants to catch a home run regardless of his or her age as evidenced by this man. he flips upsidedown and cannot right his ship. he has fallen and can't get up. and i believe he is still there. i'm glad to see that a couple of people in new york actually tried to help him because in new york they could just leave him there and take his wallet and catch the 7 train. >> u.s. open. >> right next door. >> i hope she finds a place to say. >> they got her another hotel. they moved her across town. >> i hear they do have more than one in new york. >> they have several. a little sympathy from the hotel. you've made the quarterfinals in the open. keep you in the hotel. >> i thought there was a law that if you're a hotel they can't boot you out even if another person has a reservation.

you have squatters rights? >> obviously no such law. >> obviously we are going to run out of time for the seven- day forecast. showers possible tomorrow. the heavy rain or steady rain comes in on thursday. 73 tomorrow. only 69 on thursday. rain ends on friday and weekend looks okay. >> a-okay. >> thank you, top. >> that is 9news now for tonight. thank you for staying up with us. tomorrow morning on 9news now the 9th of the month. a look at the power of healing touch in our buddy check 9 report. plus your traffic and weather to get you on your way starting tomorrow morning at 4:55 a.m. we are always on at wusa9.com. letterman is up next. we will see you later. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com (cable guy) you can do that with cable! call the verizon center for customers with disabilities living room. at 800.974.6006 tty/v bedroom. at 800.974.6006 tty/v kitchen. (announcer) get the multi-room dvr from verizon fios.

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