>> going to be t. let's talk about weat . this ve spotty showers g.rn sttch aavt byiny any re but a couple of spots here and there will be t wetcstreets th morning. angie will tell you about what s at doeto traffic in just a moment. you will see in norther ndand west we othosp stywers paw paw over to martinsburg sd an ge . had side of he east ugnghe t bo y olmesone ri showers and light ones scattered about the metro. in the 60s to the mid 80s. let's get a traffic update. we are kicking off a new hour but an old problem. this is white house road in upper marlboro where it meets brown station road. we have a fatal accident investigation happening. crews plan to be there 10 to 15 minutes more at least. we will let you know when things open up. they are taking away lanes as need. hello to the outer loop north

of the district. live from university looks like the head lights are building but no significant delays. back to the realtime graphics and show you the water main break on river road past hall road. the good news is there is a detour in place. follow drivers there. 66 eastbound, hello, virginia from 50 to 123. watching the taillights stack up. no incidents or accidents along the way. 95 northbound from the prince william parkway to lorton we are estimating the delay at ten minutes. that's a quick look at traffic. over to you. today president obama turns his focus to health care. he's going before congress and the american people pushing his reform message. digital correspondent armando trull is on the hill with a preview. >> reporter: the political stakes are very high for president obama. the speech he delivers tonight to a joint session of congress could make or break his push for health care reform and that success or failure could define the rest of his pregnancy. throughout the summer americans

have expressed their anger and frustration over health care reform and many have asked tough questions. >> if this bill is so good, then would you commit right now and to this town hall, and even to the national audience to making every member of congress subject to the provisions in this bill for its entirety? [cheering and applause] >> the president will offer answers in tonight's address to congress. people will come away understanding where he is on these big wishes and these big questions. >> reporter: on tuesday, president obama met with congressional leaders at the white house to talk strategy. >> we have plenty to work from. >> reporter: however, some very real obstacles still remain. one sticking point is a public option. republicans are dead set against government provided health insurance. >> it is government intervention in to the free marketplace. >> reporter: the president's own party is split. conservative democrats say they will side with republicans

against a public option, while liberal democrats say no public option means no bill. >> he needs to draw a firm line in the sand say i need it. i want it. i am prepared to fight for it. >> reporter: another issue is if americans who opt out of health insurance should be fined. with so many options floating around, getting a bill that will survive any attempt by conservatives to talk it to death will be hard indeed. live on captiol hill, armando trull for 9 news now and usa wusa9.com. we will bring you the speech live tonight. he is scheduled to speak at 8:00 and we will have a recap and reaction on 9 news now at 11:00. this renewed push on health care follows the president's visit to arlington, virginia. he gave an address from wake field high school. he told students they should all find something they like doing and pursue it and he admitted to goofing off a bit

when he was in school. we're following a developing story this morning out of silver spring, maryland. police are looking for whoever killed a woman overnight. her body was found in the 14,100 block of castle boulevard just after midnight. witnesses heard gunshots but no one was seen. the victim s waidentified only as a 37-year-old woman. her name has in the been released. studies have shown your cell phone can emit radiation. now a report that not all phones are created equal. this is a story that is new this morning here on 9 news. the report came out at midnight from the virallal working group. the government watch dog group looked at 1,000 wireless device and found a wide rage range of radiation emissions. ewb spokeswoman says you don't have to buy a new phone to protect yourself. >> like using a head set, like texting instead of talking, holding your phone away from your body, really simple things

everyone can do to cut exposure significantly. >> the worst phones in the study are the motorola moto -- all come under fcc safety guidelines. the best are -- read more on the entire report right now at wusa9.com. well, your cell phone could play a bigger role than you think in case of an emergency, in particular your text messages. a report out from the safe america foundation says texting, twitter and sites like facebook would be a key way for families to communicate in the event of a disaster like 911. the group is training families to find other ways to stay in touch in an emergency. for information on what your family can do go to wusa9.com and get information under 9

news links. it is 6:05. jessica doyle is here balancing our checkbook when it comes to those federal bailouts. good morning. >> taxpayers will probably not like this news. we are facing huge losses on the $81 billion loan the government made to bail out the auto industry. the congressional oversight panel is not providing an stimon how much will be lost but is it saying most of the $23 billion provided to gm and chrysler last year that money isn't likely to be paid back. the latest report on the relief program says the government's chances of getting the money back is dependindepending on th shares. look at this. a richly decorated new york city penthouse where bernard madoff lived for 25 years before heading to prison. u.s. marshals seized the apartment over the summer along

with his long island home. at 4,000 square feet they value it 8 to $10 million. then there is madoff's palm beach vacation home. five bedrooms, seven baths with a private dock for his boats. like in new york, meticulous closets a big emphasis on shoes. they hope though bring in $320 million. this will pay back victims. it is a drop in the buck but at least it is money coming in. >> the space shuttle discovery is scheduled to return to earth tomorrow t. it pulled away from the international space station yesterday. last night the shuttle's crew did a survey for any signs of damage that could delay their return and no problems were reported. it is seven after the hour. ahead a hero central update. meet a young athlete who is defying the odds an helping others. and in ten minutes a new farmers mark could be coming to the district. why it could mean a traffic

mess. right now focus on maryland's weather and traffic. here's howard. >> good morning. across maryland we have spotty widely scattered showers and i want to start with s live doppl hd. from northern maryland across the metro in to southern maryland as well, prince georges county, spotty shs er ow and that's the case off and on today. as we look at the specific forecast, we are looking at highs around 74 up north in hancock to 78 down in waldorf. 76 bowie. spotty showers at times. angie, how is the maryland highway system? >> a new tieup to tell you about. a live look at norbeck. this crash activity. car is in the road. all lanes are blocked. more coming up. good news as we switch over to the maps and show you the accident investigation at white house and brown station road. it is now clear. a look at bradley bailiff and

connecticut, everything is a go. your words speak volume as best-selling author and motivational speaker willie jolly explains they can also affect your income. >> reporter: hi. this is willie jolly. today's live better step for success is watch your language because your words impact your income. your success or lack thereof can often be traced directly to the words that your speak in your daily conversation. if you want greater success, use words that empower you rather than words that inflate you. your words impact the power you have. physically and mentally and psychological studies, tests have proven who people who say they are sick, dumb and inept tend to behavior that way than other people in the same demographic who spoke about themselveses in ways that were empowering, uplifting and empowering those that felt as themselves as worthy and

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this weekend hundreds of people will hit the street for a program for people with disabilities and one participant is our hero this morning nate from sand. >> reporter: 12-year-old nate murray was born to play basketball. but he was also born with a disability. >> i have a disability. i can't walk. >> reporter: he has spina bifida. a birth defect that left him paralyzed from the waist down. >> reporter: but just because he is different doesn't mean he can't play ball. >> all right, nate. show me what you got. hey, nice. >> take one look and you can see he loves sports.

>> basketball. and hockey. over here is baseball trophies. i have been doing it my whole life. >> so you are a pro by now. >> yeah. >> he's a pro thanks to programs like the hospital's program designed to help kids with disbay billties to stay active for nate it says him feel less different. >> good, happy, fun. this weekend is the race that benefits the program and to tell us about it is the hero himself nate murray. hi, nate, how are you doing many? >> good. >> thanks for joining us. now, in addition to sports you also told me you love tv and love photography and you were even telling me you are thinking of getting in to this business when you are older. why don't you take over my job and tell our viewers about the race you will be riding in this

weekend. go for it [ inaudible ] >> in mclean, virginia. it starts at 8 a.m. the national rehab hospital sports program and you are riding in that race, right. are you excited. >> yes. >> is it a lot of fun. >> oh, yeah. >> is it tiring and exhausting. >> after a while. >> after a little bit.

okay. look for a great cause. registration starts at 7:00. nate thank you for being with us. you did a great job. my job is probably on the line now. back to you, andrea. >> kristin, you are safe but nate is challenging and best of luck, nate. thank you. great smile. here's what is in the news now. the supreme court hears a case involving a movie critical of secretary of state hillary clinton. it involves her presidential campaign and campaign finance laws. it is the first case for the new associate justice sonia sotomayor. there will be a service to remember walter cronkite. president obama is expected to speak. and check out this watery mess. this was the morning commute yesterday in wichita, kansas. as always, don't drive through high standing water because you never know how deep it is.

'sathtthig ro. . rnun'shtd,at rig turn around, don't drown. say. whatwe and this morning light sprinkles doppler 9000. spotty showers moving north to south. i want to encourage everybody in southern maryland heur out the red cross next friday the 18th. they have the golf tournament an at thisththeir big nd- er. if u can lpem ththout please do so. they do great work down there. back to e r rathdafor you. again, spotty showers all over the place and the big picture. what we are watching. we are watching an area of low pressure off the atlantic throwing moisture back. this is rotating north to south. or south to southeast and that's why some spots with wet streets an other spots are quiet. during the day today we have spotty showers. tonight in to tomorrow is when things pick pick up. as we look at the forecast, spotty showers today, 75. tomorrow, late tonight a steadier rain, upper 60s to

around 70. and then back to spotty showers on friday with a high of 75. at the bus stop this morning, you will see showers and dry weather depending on how lucky or unlucky you are. temperatures in the 60s. winds north at five miles an hour. the afternoon, more spotty showers and highs in the mid- 70s winds picking up from the northeast 10 to 15. a bit breezy. same story tonight, upper 50s to middle 60s. temperature-wise we start with 64 frederick and gaithersburg, 62 winchester to cumberland at 64 and 57 in culpeper. one of the cool spots to near 70 in patuxent naval air station. and annapolis is 70. here in town we have 67 degrees with a dew.of 62 and a north wind at six. not a bad morning but we will have to watch this area of low pressure because it does appear now, unlike yesterday where i thought we'd get more rain and it didn't happen, it appears tomorrow this area of low

pressure moving to the west thanks to this front coming down. our rain chances will be going up. here's the seven-day forecast. mid-70s today with spotty showers. near 70 tomorrow with more rain. spotty showers on friday. leftover showers on saturday. and then by sunday, monday and tuesday, better weather, upper 70s to around 80. right now a traffic update from angie goff. >> we are following a few incidents out there. begin with a tieup. tow truck is on the scene. this is where it meets norbeck road. take south lawn over to avery to get on to norbeck. taking it to 270, southbound slow germantown to 370. back to the maps water main break on river road at hall road. watch for crews. on 66 eastbound slow from 0 to 123 and again approaching the capital beltway. and we are wrapping with a ten- minute crawl from edsall to

seminary. no incidents. over to you. it is 6:18. first lady michelle obama is one step closer to getting a marketers -- farmers market near the white house. it would mean that a block would be closed to vehicular traffic for several hours but many people who work and live nearby say they wouldn't mind. >> i think it would be a great idea because a lot of people have to go to the farmers market on captiol hill or the farmers market in northwest and i think it would be a good idea. >> reporter: a group called fresh farm market is working to make it happen if it is approved it could open as soon as next week. our time is 6:19. ahead in sports why some of the redskins aren't too happy with their week one opponent. and nationals park turns in to a launching pad. but first it is the signs of now. a lot of drivers hate those

speed cameras. an arizona man has 37 unpaid tickets and he is not forking over money because every photo doesn't show his face but shows a driver wearing white. in today a superman custom a clown outfit or monkey mask think you know the answer? we will find out if you are correct when we come back. growing up we didn't have much, but education was always a priority. my mom sent me off to college with just four 20-dollar bills. so i know that education is the best investment virginia can make for our children and in oe. futur narrator: endorsed for governor by classroom teachers for his record protecting our schools... creigh deeds' plan to rebuild our economy starts with education. abilcc.. and expanded college opportunities. creigh deeds. no one more commte d creigh deeds. to our children's future.

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refuses to pay and he will have to see if e thjudge agrees an fine out who that monkey is stealing his car keys. in sports jim zorn is expected to announce his number two receiver the job should go to kelly. he beat out thomas for the job. the redskins are getting ready for the opener. it is sunday against the giants in the meadow lands. this will be the second year in a row they open against new york. something chris cooley accident too happy about. >> i guess you could say there is a benefit in facing a 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 orweek one games we would have rather had. >> reporter: the nationals and phillies opened a three-game set last night at nationals park. the nats on the board early. guzman singles in the first and harris comes in to score. dc up 1-0 and then the phillies went on a home run binge.

they hit five solo shots including back to back homers. nats lose 5-3. our time is 6:24. ahead the increased security today on amtrak. it is astir that is new this morning. in ten minutes the new list of office doing and continues. new etiquette when it comes to food, e-mail and more. here's angie. live from norbeck lanes are open but losing one lane on the other side. an update coming up. an umbrella is optional. light sprinkles but rain on e doppler 9000. recast e fostcacoming up. fab@fa

quiet a scene on route 3 in bow by, maryland. you sea the video first on 9 news now at 9:00 a.m. coins scattered along 50. the coins spilled all over the roadway from the armored truck. the police snatched up the money before any drivers did. thanks for joining us. meteorologist howard bernstein

is on the weather terrace with the forecast. good morning. and the umbrella, sort of optional right now. light sprinkles coming down here in washington. a little damp from earlier showers in ppdohdr ledoppler hd showers across the region. we will take you on a tour with some ofthe showers that are up the middle of the picture covro pr ce georges, anne arundel and western charles and to the north and we. aeyth wiredely scattered and that's the case for toy. e grthum lagrels brand the s ra jacket. as we look at the day at a glass in the -- day at a glance, around 70 degrees with a spotty shower almost anytime. let's look at the traffic with angie goff. >> glad you could join us early. this is something new to tell you about. southbound 95 at route 38 an accident. as you can see from the red and stretch of yellow we are jammed back to 100.

outer loop. taking you outside we are below speed from new hampshire to georgia. no incidents or accidents along the way. back to the realtime graphics, we are watching a water main break past hall road. detour is in place and take it to virginia where we are looking at a 15-minute slow go to make it 95 northbound from the prince william parkway to lorton. that's a quick look at traffic. over to you. tonight president obama takes his case for health care reform to congress and all of us. you'll see his speech live at 8:00 here on wusa 9. digital correspondent armando trull is live on captiol hill with a preview. good morning. good morning, andrea. the political stakes are high for president obama. the speech he delivers tonight to a joint session of congress could make or break his push for health care reform and that success or failure could determine the rest of his political future. when president obama addresses congress tonight he will also

speak toe this american people and their concerns over health care reform. many democrats are hoping it will provide the support needed to pass a measure this far. >> the american people will be able to put aside some of the more ridiculous falsehoods. >> reporter: some real obstacles remain. republicans and con servetive democrats say they will vote against any plan that offers government health insurance. >> you can call it the government option. you can call it the 0 cop. you can call it a banana. >> reporter: liberal democrats say they will not support any plan that does not include a public option and now some lawmakers are saying any bill should include some type of penalty for those americans who opt out of health insurance, something the president has opposed in the past. and so, andrea, putting together a final bill that can win approval in both chambers and not be talked to death by conservatives in the senate will be a challenge indeed. reporting live on captiol hill, armando trull for 9 news now

and wusa9.com. right now at wusa9.com, learn about the real winners in the health care debate, the lobbyist. it is estimated they spend a million dollars a day. watch the report on where that money goes. the story is on the videos page. now for the latest on the developing story we are following. police are investigating a murder in silver spring is morning. it happened overnight on stle boulevard. we're told the victim is a 37- year-old woman. she was found on a walkway between a parking lot an and apartment building. montgomery county investigators say she had been shot. the budget ax is falling in virginia. governor kaine announced the slate of cuts on tuesday and they will be felt across the commonwealth. they total $1.35 billion. 593 state workers will be laid off. 100,000 state workers will have

to take an unpaid furlough day. two prisons will close and state colleges will lose $194 million. k to 12 education will not be touched, but the governor gave a warning to the men that want to succeed him. >> there's been discussion in this time of the year. i know it is a campaign season about various plans to use general fund education dollars to fund things like transportation, 3 1/2 years of being a governor under tough circumstances tells me that is a horrible idea. >> reporter: the governor promised no new tax and says virginia will not borrow or take on any new debt. a story that is new this morning, increased security on amtrak. the transportation security administration announced this morning it is conducting random bag inspections. they will be carried out at 150 stations between here and new england. the move was planned and not brought on by any threat. you will notice increased security during the morning and evening rush hours. metro is giving plenty of

warning about more holiday weekend track work. this over columbus day weekend. track work will shut down the green and yellow lines between l'enfant plaza and gallery place. that means yellow line service will be running huntington to the pentagon. the green line will operate branch avenue to navy yard and gallery place to greenbelt. this morning police say the driver of an suv who collided with a ride-on bus yesterday may have sumped a medical emergency just before the crash. the driver died in the accident. it happened on wood field road in damascus, maryland. the suv suddenly swerved in to traffic an crashed head on in to the bus. four people on the bus were hurt. time for another living smart report. jessica, you say you have good news when it comes to our

grocery bill. >> we love listen the consumer wins, right? >> we do. >> and the con is winning because food prices are dropping. the prices for dairy, meat, fruits and bread have panel and they are slashing prices to compete. and food makers are offering promotions to lower prices. we could also win when it comes to trips to boston. today jetblue begins service from bwi to boston and hopes to compete with southwest airlines an it is expected to touch off fare wars to beantown. flights today cost only $39 each way. cnn money has put together pointers for office etiquette. we you a you a few office continues this morning just for fun. t doput smiley faces all over your paperwork. don'set your ring tone to the

na jobrothers on don't go barefoot walking around the office. number two, don't microwave fish in the office. apparently that happens from time to time. >> especially across from think cubby hole. >> and don't be the office downer. nobody likes the downer, the whiner, the complainer, so don't do it. >> there you go. >> wow. >> thank you, jessica. when it comes to saving for -- cities for college, washington is near the top. we are fourth among major metropolitan area in which to go to school the study put new york at number one followed by san francisco and boston. seattle rounds out the top five. it da new york home to cornell was named the best true college town and i know kim will be happy to hear that. everything old is new again. that's especially true today with the beats.

in five minutes a new day for the fab four. right now our focus on virginia's weather and traffic. start with a happy howard bernstein. >> happy downer, i don't think so. weather wise not much of a downer. month to tomorrow is when the rain moves in to virginia. look at doppler and show you spotty showers out thth er e.th thinnoat wg damp en anything tochmu cu. ertoo much. culpeper 59, 62 winchester. 65 fredericksburg and 65 dulles. this afternoon mid to upper 70s around king george. will be spotty showers under mostly cloudy skies. angie goff is smilin'. she has your virginia traffic. >> that i do. and things are looking fine as you look at arlington at columbia pike and george mason drive. very volume light. moving to route 29 and 123 drivers are making their way through fairfax and free of incidents or accidents right

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clutter, false return but everything else appears to be real. we will take a tour for you. starting in west virginia and western maryland. light showers from pa paw to cumberland. along the border by 2 there. some of it is spilling in to montgomery county and scattered light showers sprinkles and even here in northwest we had a couple spitting rain drops outside. it is really not heavy but moderate showers along the river between the northern neck charles an st. marys county to the west of leonardtown and calvert county north of saint leonard and the bay. and in the shenandoah valley i don't want to forget you guys light showers if you are moving south from luray to harrissonburg. the next three days not a washout today or friday but tonight steadier rains move in. we will struggling on thursday to get to near 70.

at the bus stop, spotty showers like we have seen on radar. in the 60s. winds north at five. this afternoon, northeast 10 to 15. gusts to 20 in spots under mostly cloudy skies. at least the temperatures will be comfortable in the middle 70s. more showers becoming steady and in thank you the upper 50s to low 60s. 67 in town. 69 at the naval air station at patuxent river. 70 at the naval academy and winchester and martinsburg 62. we will have some rain picking up tonight in to tomorrow and that is showing on the seven day. mid-70s today with spotty showers. a cool damp day tomorrow. isolated shower on saturday but the weekend is looking good through monday as well and highs around 80. 67 degrees. how's the rain affecting the traffic?

>> we are dealing with a few tieups out there. thanks for joining us. we begin southbound at 32. we have an accident out there blocking the left lane. drivers are jammed up to route 100. what you are actually looking at here is a water main break that we continue to monitor on river road past hall road. there is a detour in place. follow that and you will be fine. moving it outside and check out the outer loop things are slowing down a bit. slick pavement out here from 95 to georgia. happy to report no incidents or accidents. moving along and take it to the maps again. i will go ahead and zoom in to the inner loop or on the inner loop. i will let you know from little river to route 50 drivers are at speed and 395 northbound we are jammed looking at a 15 minute commute from edsall to seminary. it is back to school for a lot of people and we have been asking for your back to school

pictures and proud dad and mom submitted this one. they caught an enthusiastic little natalie on her first day of school. thank you for watching and sharing. over to andrea. change is coming to a montgomery county road. it is part of the construction on the intercounty connector toll road. beginning today, crews will shift new hampshire avenue between orchard way, and good hope road. that's so they can build a bridge at the future icc interchange and it should be open in two years. it is a rough start to the school year for a dozen students at the university of maryland. the h1n1 flu virus is going around. ght now 139 suspected cases are reported in college park. one of those is a member of a football team. major concern i have is our athletes although they like to

live among regular students they are in suites with each other. if one were to get it what does that do to the others. >> reporter: none of the cases reported so far are serious. no talk of cancelling cases. students who have symptoms are urged to go home. in sports, tennis sensation melanie oudin looks to write another chapter in her cinderella story tonight. she takes on her next opponent. serena won last night in straight sets and will face kim who beat her sister venus. on the men's side, raphael nadal is in the finals. the won last night if four sets. andy murray was bounced from the tournament. 67 degrees here in northwest washington. a kidnapped reporter is freed

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on this wednesday morning, here's what is in the news now. new york times reporter steven farrell is a free man this morning. he was rescued by british special forces overnight in afghanistan three days after being kidnapped. two people died during the rescue. andrea, at 00 tonight, president obama will address a joint session of congress an the american people to uterine his vision for health care reform. he is hoping congress will pass the measure before the end of the year. >> ocean city, maryland is making sure your next hotel stay is a safe one. city leaders are tightening the

s requiring carbon monoxide detectors. one fifth of the rooms comply with the law. >> a lot of clouds today and spotty showers. steadier rains and highs -- highs in the mid-70s. i will have a look at the seven- day forecast when we return. a

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about great white sharks their migration pat everyones and the way they -- patterns and the way they live. >> hey, everybody. let's talk about the traffic. this is an accident out in derwood involving a school bus. it is at red man road and looked like it was blocking the right lane. crews are moving fast to clear the scene. southbound 95 at route 32 afternoon accident off to the right shoulder. jammed to 100 and 395 northbound slow from 495 to seminary and again the pentagon to the 14th street bridge. not raining everywhere but spotty shower and wet streets. only around 70 tomorrow. we will be dried out by sunday and monday. that's when things look better. >> as for wall street this morning no real sense of direction. we will have to wait and see how they investors react to the bebo