line in the sand. say i need it. i want it. i'm prepared to fight for it. >> reporter: another contentious issue is if americans who opt out of health insurance should be fined. armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> the health care reform issue is debated in public but there is an intense lobbying effort going on captiol hill. it is estimated there are 3,000 lobbyists working on the health care reform issue alone and they represent all sides. now, while the cost of lobbying health care reform. president obama prepares for is great, the payoff maybe even his address before congress which he hopes will help him greater. >> they spend a million dollars reclaim the health care debate up front. they may be able to save or away from the skeptics. earn themselves $10 million in adding slot machine gambling is the end game. >> reporter: the lobbying proving to be a slow process. effort isn't just confined to for and against on an issue. summer jobs program. it is made up of various groups more student participated in the district summer jobs like hospitals, doctors, health insurance companies and program than any other job program in the country. good morning. pharmaceutical companies who i'm andrea roane. some say what form health care thanks for joining us. today is wednesday, september reform will take. while the president delivered 9th. buddy check nine day. his much anticipated pep talk

don't forget to call your buddy to american students yesterday and from what i understand in he spoke around noon at chinese culture this is a very wakefield high school in lucky day. virginia. it was available to classrooms >> but in japanese culture it is not a lucky day. across the country. the president left politics out >> so we like to think of of his remarks and focused on the students. >> that's why today i'm calling chinese culture. >> korean culture says all is a on each of you to set your own go and all that matters is in goals for your education and do everything you can to meet the 9 news now culture it is a great day. them. your goal can be something as >> call your buddy. simple as doing all of your >> exactly. angie is here. home work. paying attention in class or she has the traffic in a moment spending some time each day but kim has the forecast. reading a book. maybe you'll decide to stand up doppler 9000 has been for kids who are being teased getting an early morning or bullied because of who they workout. are or how they look. i have been focused on route 5. >> reporter: some conservatives you are using your ndiewishld bashed the speech calling it wipers. heisret on e thregional leftist indoctrine nation. radar loop. several parents around the moisture across pennsylvania is nation chose to keep their to you itto you on doppleegion children out of school for the day. 0090 . i have it set up and zoomed in. teachers at rockville high school had televisions on during the speech. there you go, brandy wine, students in this honors biology clinton, to the east of the class enjoyed the pep talk. wilson bridge. and then we take you up to some say it reminded them of what their parents would tell bethesda and rockville. them.

some rain down there and moving >> as a whole, it was useful to along 270. all right. back to the maps. be having words of with the rain and clouds somes encouragement from the president of the united states. some chilly weather. only in the 60s from frederick >> i think that if president obama's speech could motivate a to andrews air force base. closer to the water, a little student, somewhere in the united states to do well on his warmer for annapolis. you are at 70 degrees and or her tests then i think it was good use. f our 20 minutes leesburg. culpeper is 63. the way i see it today, cloudy in class to listen to his speech. >> reporter: the cafeteria was times like yesterday and just open to the students that like yesterday we have a chance of rain off and on throughout didn't want to watch the speech the day and a high temperature but the cafeteria remained much cooler than average. empty. if you haven't seen the speech, only 73. we have it on our website at i'm going to tell you when this wusa9.com. you can hear what students in rain ends and of course it is never too early to look at the virginia had to say about the weekend. it is all coming up next. here's angie with the traffic. >> good morning. president's remarks also. two minutes after the 9:00 new this morning, there's a hour. you know when there's rain in the forecast it is going to be homeland security operation going on right now. affecting our roads. that's what we are seeing out it is called "operation alert." there. as we open up the door i can it involves amtrak police, the show you. going to the maps and start transportation security there. inbound new york avenue administration and local law approaching the third street enforcement. they will be doing random tunnel is where we have an baggage checks and patrolling accident blocking the left various train stations here on center lane. right now the drivers are the east coast. backed up to florida. the stations affected are union

moving to 395 and switching station here in washington, that shot over. heading northbound, pretty much baltimore's penn station, 30th looking at a 20-minute stop and street station in philadelphia, penn station in new york and go commute from the capital beltway to the 14th street route 128 station in westwood, bridge. to the inner loop we go, from the mixing bowl up to route 1, you are slow and that's because last mast. we're following a developing story this morning we have crash activity on the out of silver uspring, maryland shoulder of route 1. take it to montgomery county police are looking for the rs the beltway in maryland. onpewho the main delay, man, they are killed a n maniwoer ovt.gh her body was t.found in the barely moving here from 95 to ,114,1block of c georgia, dealing with slick pavement. are ulevuljust after midnight. we want you to know at the inner loop at wisconsin have witnesses heard gunshots but no was scene. tified e ctim ienidedfi only have confirmed crash activity there and drivers are backed up as a 37-year-old woman. to the spur. that's a look at traffic. her name has not been released. when it comes to bringing now, over to you. prime will put himself slots to maryland, baltimore is smack dab in the center of the debate other health care reform rolling out the welcome mat. while anne arundel county seems tonight. he is set to give a major to be dragging its feet. the "washington post" reports address to members of congress the project is on track in which many analysts say could be the president's last chance baltimore but a divide anne arundel county council is to regain control of the continuing to delay a vote on debate. 9 news now armando trull has a zoning for a casino and tonight preview. >> reporter: throughout the residents are expected to pack a state hearing to argue the summer, americans have expressed their anger and project is a bad fit for the

frustration over health care family-oriented anne arundel reform. and many have asked tough mills mall. the district spent $41 questions. million on the recently >> if this bill is so good, would you commit right now and completed summer jobs program. to this town hall and even to a while that is down from last year, it is still significantly national audience to making higher than similar programs in every member of congress subject to the provision of most big cities. this bill in its entirety? almost 20,000 young people took part in the district program this year. that's more than all other [cheering and applause] >> reporter: the president will large american cities, except offer answers in tonight's new york. some critics of the program say address to congress. it is too expensive while the >> people will come away district deals with a budget understanding where he is on these big issues and these big deficit. dc mayor fenty says the program is valuable because it keeps questions. >> reporter: on tuesday, young people off of the streets president obama met with and out of trouble. there's a new book that is congressional leaders at the white house to talk strategy. >> we have plenty to work from. provoking debate on the right >> reporter: however, some real and the left. the author draws on 20 years of obstacles still remain. one sticking point is a public research on modern conservativism and lays it out in the death of conservativism. option. republicans are dead set against government-provided health insurance. >> it is government intervention in to the free marketplace. >> reporter: and the joining me is sam, the author. president's own party is split, it has a lot to think about and conservative democrats say they will side with the republicans a lot of people are talking against the public option and about this. very good and i like the first

liberal democrats say no public chapter. it is called rigger mortis but option means no bill. you are not saying >> he needs to draw a strong conservativism is dead but it appears to be on life support. >> that's right. >> what conservativisms needs to do and what conservatives need to do is look back at their great history and see when it was they were most effective as thinkers, writers and political leaders. the book is a narrative, a history. it covers 75 years of history in a short period of time and as you say, this story brings it up to the present and trying to explain how we reach a point where parents don't want their children to hear the president of the united states give a speech and tell them they should work hard and try to succeed and help the country. and the argument i make is really there are two forms of conservativism. there's one that i call a realistic form of conservativism.

and leaders of that kind, ronald reagan was one, dwight eisenhower was another, also surprises people, i think bill clinton was actually a conservative adjust their political views and policies to the broad temper of the times. they put ideology below the needs of the nation. there's another kind of conservativism that i think is a form of radicalism and that actually wants to change the society in ways most people don't really want it to be changed. >> reporter: you talk in the book about why the right needs to find its footing for the good of the country. when you talk about -- look back at their history when they did this, what was the most effective time in history when the conservatives did for the good of their movement and for the good of the country at the same time? >> i will give you a couple of examples. one happened in the late ' 60s. it seems a long time ago but some of us will remember when that was a period of tremendous disruption, almost like anarchy

in the united states. powerful antiwar movement, militants in some ways, tremendous racial dischord in our cities. we were losing the war in vietnam and at that pint, liberals and conservatives came together to say we have to keep our civil society together. that's more important than which party wins the election. another example came in 1980 when ronald reagan was elected. in his early years he had been an extremely hard-line conservative. what we would call a right wing conservative. he opposed medicare and social security. he opposed the income tax. but once he actually became president and reached out to the broader base of voters, he saw the country expected those policies and programs to stay in place and so he left them untouched. that's a true conservativism. >> reporter: when did this schism happen that almost seems like there is way to go back to where it was in the history.

i remember being on the hill for the contract with america congress and outgoing congressman bob mike ams said the atmosphere up here is poisonous now. is that a turning.in conservativism or did it happen before that? >> it has always been a struggle in conservativism. whether they want to be realistic or undo everything but the example you point to is a very important one. the contract with america. politically it is fine. the republicans found a clever way to win. what was worse is what followed. we had a popularly elected president, bill clinton, whose programs are widely embraced. what did the opposition do, they tried to delegitimize him as a president. they disrespected the office of the presidency. and we see the affects of that today when our own president, right now, finds that he's accused of indoctrine nateing students when he tells them to stay in school. it has become a culture war and

i think it has been very damaging to conservativism and if conservatives will find a way out of it will be a vital part of our policy. >> you talk about how moynihan and buckley came together even though they were on op sid sides sides. one quote i find interesting blindfolded you could find a liberal. who could step up to the plate and lead them to their good point in history and lead them for the u.s. >> that's the crisis right now. we don't see a strong leader in the republican party. when we look at federal governments who are most prominent, they are either defeated politicians like sarah palin who actually walked away from her job as governor of alaska or newt gingrich and john mccain who belong to an earlier era. at this point there is a vacuum no one has filled.

just as important is when you mention figures like moynihan and buckley you are talking about intel lectures and the conservative movement doesn't have the level of thinkers it once did. it not only makes the case better for the right but make liberals think harder and examine their own ideas, too. that's what we need in the country today. >> a fascinating book. the death of conservativism and you have a book signing on the at sixth and i synagogue on 600 i street northwest washington, d.c. we have more information on that. you can see it is tonight at 7:00. it will be on our blog at wusa9.com. a pleasure meeting you. >> my pleasure. >> we'll be right back. "breakfast doesn't really start

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a new york times reporter that was captured in afghanistan is now free. he is the second to be kidnapped in afghanistan in ers supposed to return to earth tomorrow. yesterday, after undocking from the international space stn, ioat the discovery crew surveyed theitoshio ip make sure it is ready for a safe return. they werngch ecki for any signs of damage.

a white house panel of independent space experts says that's' return to the moon plan is going nowhere without extra funding. those experts say nasa needs an additional $3 billion a year to make a moon mission a reality. right now let's go to kim. she has the forecast free of charge. >> andrea, always. good morning, everybody. your wednesday morning is wet and looks like the afternoon will be cloudy with some showers likely. temperatures up in the middle 70s. in some spots lower 70s just like yesterday. northeast winds will be busy 10 to 15 miles an hour. here's how it looks at 22,000 miles above the earth. we have rain pin wheeling across new england in through new jersey and new york. pennsylvania, delaware, maryland n to northern virginia. it is spotty showers for the time being. we will see them pick up in intensity later on tonight and especially tomorrow. the temperatures are cool.

we have 69 inside the beltway. it is 73 leesburg. 67 andrews air force base. as for the weather today i couldn't take the lunch outside. spotty showers off and on. the air quality is code green and that is the good category. this moisture along the east coast, you can follow the tropical trail all the way to the southern tip of florida. it is backing in toe think the mid-atlantic and the northeast and that will be the trend other the next couple of days the is surface area of low pressure causing the rain is just off of the delmarva peninsula. if you watch tomorrow and it will back in a little bit and by the afternoon steadier rain pushing in and especially tomorrow showers and chilly weather continuing. don't look for much of the rain- free weather during the workweek. we will put that off with the sunshine until a it will later

this weekend. as for microcast we will take you hour by hour most of the afternoon is dry with spotty showers and then tomorrow waves of rain east to west across the area ensures it will be a soggy thursday. lows around 60 degrees. on friday a mostly cloudy day. scattered showers. a little saturday on saturday and partly sunny. a couple of isolated showers leftover and then if you need a dry day week my bets are on sunday, especially over saturday and in to next week close to that 80-degree mark so it will be feeling warmer, too. back to andrea. in a rare september session the supreme court is hearing a case today. it will be a first for the newest justice sonia sotomayor.

the source of the controversy is the federal election commission's decision that a documentary that was made about her was subject to campaign finance laws and couldn't be shown. it was by conservatives and it was intended to dismiss her as a viable presidential candidate. >> what's the law that says this couldn't be shown. >> the mccain-feingold campaign finance reform law systemed that this is a video that could not be shown. that it was politically directed and thereby subject certain to restriction as you enter the campaign season and really the question, the fundmental question everyone thought is whether the movie did or did not satisfy the

statutory mechanism. the case was argued in march. during the argument it became clear that the conservative justices are really much more concerned about a broader issue and that is 100-year-old doctrine that corporations cannot directly finance campaigns. goes all the way back to teddy roosevelt era. that corporations because it was thought they are not real persons. they are using shareholder money should not be allowed to put in whatever they want this campaigns and the question is whether that restriction is a violation of the first amendment because the court established a proposition that giving money is speech and if you are limiting the money of corporations, you are infringaging on their speech. >> some legal analysts have said it is a hornet's nest, that the new associate justice is being thrown in to. she has had less than a month to prepare for this case. >> it is a very monumental

case. if the court rules the corporations are not barred from giving whatever money they want to campaigns. it will change the nature of the campaigns itself, evidently clear. however, justice sonia sotomayor is i think established herself in her con fir mission process and for those who followed her career she's an extraordinarily bright person and she will be fully able to get in to this and i expect her to be active questioner at the oral arguments. >> reporter: friday is the 8th anniversary of 9/11 and this is a question we will be asking for the next year, are we any safer? how safe is the united states after the terrorist attacks. >> no question we are safer. a lot of effort has been put in to what i call hardening the country both by better intelligence and by better observation of the situation and there's a tremendous amount of scientific research that has developed counter measures.

for example, the anthrax scare. there are new vaccines that happened in the fall of 2001 and we never quite knew who did that to us, but there are new vaccines that have been purchased that would make that scare less frightening in the present time. >> 9/11 commission leaders recently met with u.s. intelligence and obama administration officials saying don't lose focus on this. don't put this on the back burner behind health care reform and the economic woes. is the obama administration veering off focus? >> i think it certainly does not have the prominence that would suggest that it is more important than health care. however, my own view is probably the best cabinet appointment that president obama made is janet jan jan. she is really whipping the department in to shape and i think that it is one thing for what the president does and the

other thing is what the machinery of government does and i think it is giving the appropriate focus to this but there is no doubt we have a long way to go. >> professor, thank you for joining us. metro riders should prepare for holiday-related delays and an open air farmers market could be coming to downtown washingtonright back. ♪

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welcome back. michelle obama is one step closer getting to a farmers mark near the white house. the wheels are in motion to close a block of h and i streets for an open air market every thursday. it would be closed for several hours but many people who work

and live nearby say they wouldn't mind. >> i think it would be a great idea. a lot of people have to go to the farmers mark on captiol hill or to the market in northwest. and i think it would be a good idea for them. >> reporter: a group called fresh farm market is working to help make it happen. if the plan is approved it could open as soon as next week. a heads up for metro riders from friday evening, october 9th through early tuesday morning, october 13th that's the columbus day weekend there will be no green or yellow line service at three metro stops they are the waterfront-seu, archives navy memorial penn quarter and l'enfant plaza. plan accordingly. you have almost a month to plan. go to angie now. she gets us through the rush hour. we have some rain on some of our roads out there. not a bad idea to factor in a couple of extra minutes. put them in your pocket before you hit the road. you may need them.

slow go on 270 southbound from father hurley to montross road. we are finding drivers moving along but not at speed. on the outer loop. that's the next stop is one slow ride from 95 over to georgia. on the inner loop below speed from the spur to wisconsin avenue where we had an earlier accident. here's 66, virginia. looks like the delay is stretching from 123 to the capital beltway. no incidents or accidents there. on the inner loop in virginia from braddock to 66 expect to sit in some congestion and 395 northbound it is pretty steady when it comes to this slow go that stretches from the capital beltway to the 14th street bridge. now over to jessica foil who's having a lot of fun over there. what's going on. >> if tough times have you stressed out there are simple steps to relieve the tension. if you are looking to help a great cause, you can go to

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having the cooled or flu could make people with alzheimer's disease lose their memory faster. a study of alzheimer's patients town those who suffered infections or bumps and bruises from a fall were more likely to have protein of the causing inflammation and experienced quicker memory loss than those that didn't have infection. according to health officials, tamiflu and relenza should only be given to people hospitalized with the flu or those at high risk for complications. those at risk include the young, the elderly, pregnant women and people with underlying health conditions. the centers for disease control says most people probably won't need the medications at all because the seasonal flu and

the h1n1 flu remain mild for the vast majority of those people who catch it. under new food and drug administration guidelines all u.s. food makers will have to alert the government of potentially contaminated products within 24 hours. the new rule is designed to help federal regulators spot food safety issues sooner. they must notify any problems by using a food registry which was mandated by congress two years ago. it is the ninth of the month. don't forget to call your buddy today. because early detection saves lives. now what has been the message of the prevent cancer foundation. now prevent cancer foundation is asking for your help in the fight against cancer by joining the inaugural step away from cancer 5-k walk/run. to tell us more we welcome the fountain's executive vice president and chief operator

officer and a 9 news now celebrity fitness trainer denise austin. she have the even's honorary chair. great to be here. >> denise is pumped and ready to go. >> before you get running or walking tell us about the event and give us the specifics. >> the event will be september 26th at 8:00. the race starts. denise will warm up the crew at 7:30 a.m. and it is our first walk. what we are doing is educating the public to know they can take steps away from cancer by living a healthy lifestyle through diet and exercise and she is the persona of diet and exercise. >> the right person. >> literally we can walk our way away from cancer and a host of other diseases. >> eating right, exercise plays a key role in feeling healthy and getting fit. so one of the best things is to go out and walk. and that's why we are starting with our big walk in two weeks. so everybody sign up and the key thing is to start now so you feel good and you are able

to get through the 2 1/2 miles. >> it doesn't sound like a lot but if you haven't done this before you can you could be. >> start this week. just walk and take those steps every day matters and one of the best things of to do is start small, maybe ten minutes and build up to 20 minutes and by september 26th you are on the way to a nice fast walk and the key thing is to stretch and i want to teach everyone some easy stretches that you can do before and after your walk. one of the biggest things i like to do is to stretch your hamstrings the back of your thighs because if your back is tight it could tug on your lower back and hurt. so keep them loose. this is my favorite stretch for the hamstring. shift your weight back. feel the stretch along the back of your thighs. hold it ten seconds and release. also for the calves. the calves are important to

keep nice and flexible. the back of he lower legs. feel the stretch on the lower legs. this will help to prevent shin splints. the front of your lower legs. also stretch your quads and you can use a friend to balance but your quad in front of your thighs are important to keep nice and flexible so your legs feel great and free. so stretch and tone every day. >> it is important to have a healthy diet. >> yes. >> what do you eat before you walk or run? >> peanut butter would be great on wheat toast. a good bowl of oatmeal. anything that will make you satisfied for the morning, orange juice of course is great for vitamin c. remember, eating good foods are important. i eat well 80% of the time and

have a treat 20% of the time. >> nice to know that denise austin breaks down a little bit and has that little guilty pleasure. >> absolutely. >> we were going to follow you around the block because you are a participate are pant in the race and you were trying to run it. >> i had a challenge to run the race but i ended up having to pull out a couple of weeks ago because i did not follow all of denise's advice. i'm one of the worst for that and i have a stress fracture in my knees. too much too soon. i'm a walker and i know that but i did too much soon but i'm still doing the diet and the upper exercises that i can keep doing and since i started this two months ago i have lost ten pounds and i have stayed away from bad foods and soda, which is my down fall. >> that improves your risks for not developing some of these other cancers not just breast or collagens cancer or

whatever. how much money, is there a goal and what will the money be used for? >> the goal will be used to fund the community outreach program. we have a lot of partners working with us. good stuff eatery is doing turkey burgers and they will donate a dollar for every turkey burger they sell. and to learn more about the race, people can log on to prevent cancer.org or run washington.com and the whole idea is we want to educate the public on what they can do to take steps away from cancer and other diseases, as well. >> and there are menus so that people can continue healthy eating lifestyle. we appreciate all of that. >> they can do it. >> i'm formerly on the board of the prevent cancer foundation and now i'm helping to advice. i appreciate what you are doing

for us. >> warm everybody up. fill my tummy. >> -- feel my tummy. >> we have done that before and it is rock solid how many children. >> four children later. she the perfect example. >> we have information on our website at wusa9.com. and on my facebook page you will see the little logo under buddy check nine washington, d.c. >> join us. we'd love to have you. >> we'll be right back. stay fit and have her energy. ( sighs )

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we are adding a computers for you twist to the classic sandwich as kids head back to school. the kids are back to school and

with me joining me from shell hill shire farms. you have the cutest stuff. i love how you made kids lunches fun again. >> exactly. you want to get them to eat their lunch and not trade it out for a dandy bar. >> good point. tell me the tricks up your sleeves. right now you are saving money, too. you can save about $2,000 a year. >> pack the lunch and save. >> so it is a win-win. >> the real winner is getting your kids to eat what you pack for them. >> absolutely. >> this is what it looks like when it is done. nice white bread here and we will start with -- actually we will start with honey mustard. spread that on. and these are great because sandwiches are simple and they taste good and you can get the

kids involved. >> whenever you have a cookie cutter involved how fun. >> and the kids can help you. >> exactly. >> and this is hill shire farm brown sugar ham. >> everything has a little sweetness. >> i see pinele. >> yeah. that's a little different. a little twist we put on it. you can used canned pineapple or fresh. if it is in season use fresh but for parents you don't always have the time to run to the store so have it on hand and that way you can have the sandwich whether you have time to get fresh or not. and a little baby swiss cheese. >> do you gray it first or the other way around. >> you will grill it yes and then let it sit for a minute or two and let everything glue together. >> this is butter and i'm going

to spread a little bit. this is whipped and makes it easier to spread. if you don't want to use this much butter on the sandwich. butter the panini press. >> and can we use the spray kind. >> it will make the sandwich a little better to have a little butter. >> and then put it on the panini press. >> looks great t. >> nice grill marks. >> looks easy to cut now. >> absolutely. this will take ten minutes which is why i have have these over here. i like the guard on it. but i will let you go ahead. >> you can be my star pupil. >> thank you. >> press it down all evenly. mom can eat that for lunch.

>> that's adorable. >> tell me other things you did. >> this is the teachers pet. a ham and cheese sandwich and added apples to it. and apples. and root chips with it. >> look at this piece of celery and currents on there. -- currants on there. >> this have a twist on the club. turkey, turkey may bacon and cheddar cheese and a little apple and then instead of the tomato, some kids don't like tomato. and honey mustard. >> you have a promotion where we get a lunch bag. >> it is reusable and go to red bag lunch.com and check it out and get recipes. >> she has all of the information for you at our website at wusa9.com. if you want to jazz up your kids lunches. we will come back and give the staff pupil a taste test here.

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