plane and brought off at least five hijacking suspects. those men now being described as bolivians who wanted to speak with the mexican president. no word yet of any bombs or weapons found on board that plane and as we already said, fortunately, nobody hurt today, but there are a lot of unanswered questions at this point and when we know more, we'll tell you more. lesli. thanks for that. there are more details tonight from the scene of a murder. the clues have not led investigators to a suspect. the assault happened in castle boulevard last night. that's where scott broome joins us now with the story. scott. >> police have identified the victim this afternoon. they identified her as 37-year- old samone white. she died about 12:30 last night as she walked from here in the parking lot across a pedestrian foot bridge trying to get to the front door of her

apartment. the call came in to 911 at 12:27 a.m. two gun shots and a woman's body on an apartment complex walkway. >> i hadn't put my bag down. >> sylvia said it happened seconds after she walked inside. >> two shots. >> she saw nothing. >> i didn't see anything unusual. i usually come home around that time. > to think that somebody was probably just hiding in the bushes waiting is very scary. >> reporter: 37-year-old victim was found lying face down on this pedestrian bridge into her apartment building. she had been shot twice in the upper body and died here. she still had her car keys and her belongings, including a laptop computer in a carrying case. it was untouched, there was nothing missing. investigators towed her car, a silver malibu. montgomery county police made no arrests and they are asking for witnesses to come forward. >> i don't think i want to be

here anymore. >> neighbors are badly shaken and fear for what lurks in the dark here. >> there's no street lights back here, so it's real dark. as you can see, it's a bunch of woods. >> the victim was a stranger to them, who lived quietly and was visited sometimes by friends or family with children. and white did live alone in that apartment. investigators tonight are painting a picture of an investigation that is just getting going. there are no security cameras here, so they are going to have to solve this the old fashioned way. beginning with interviews with people who knew white and who might know of someone who was out to do her harm. reporting live in silver spring, scott broome, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> scott, in just a few hours, president obama will take his fight for healthcare reform to congress and the people of the united states. republicans are skeptical. as tara reports, tonight's speech could make or break the

president's plan. >> reporter: president obama's televised speech to congress could be his last chance to take back control over the debate. new poll numbers show more than half of americans disapprove of the way he handled the issue. tonight he hopes to turn their opinions around by laying out specific plans for change. the president's top aids say he'll make a new argument for a government run insurance option. the so-called public option has proved controversial and triggered angry outbursts on healthcare. and still up for debate in washington. >> the public option is something that is supported by a majority of people in this country. >> they want the current system to work better. they don't want to replace the big government run plan. >> lawmakers in the house have the votes to pass a bill that includes the public option. but the support is not there in the senate. in a private meeting yesterday at the white house, president

obama told top democrats his critics have a better idea, he is willing to listen. meanwhile, time seems to be running out for a bipartisan attempt to come up with a plan. the leader of a group of six senators working on a proposal says they can't wait any longer. >> i hope and do expect the republicans will be on board. i don't know how many, but if there are not any, i'm going to move forward. >> even the proposal he is working on doesn't include the public option that the president is expected to push for tonight. tara merger for cbs news, washington. right now at wusa9.com, learn about the real winners in the healthcare debate, the lobbyists. they are spending over a million dollars a day. watch gary's report on where all that money goes. you'll see it on our video page. and we will carry the president's address tonight at 8:00 right here on wusa9. the district spent $41 million on its recently completed summer jobs program

and while that is down from last year, it is still significantly higher than similar programs in most big cities. almost 20,000 young people took part in the program this year. that's more than all the other large american cities across the country, except new york. but some critics say it is just too expensive for a city dealing with a budget deficit. adrian fenty says this program is valuable because it keeps young people off the streets and out of trouble. we have new details about delaware's new sports betting lottery. it is the first of its kind on the east coast. betters will be asked to pick the correct outcomes of three national football league games. it's what is commonly known as a parlay. they will have a minimum of $2 and a maximum of $3,000. delaware can only offer parlay bets on the nfl instead of wagers on all pro and college sports. meanwhile, bets are still off on whether slot machines will become a reality in

maryland. baltimore is rolling out the welcome mat. approve zoning for a casino. residents are expected to pack a hearing, saying it is a bad fit for the family oriented mall. inappropriate conduct with a teenager, she was supposed to be councilling. a grand jury indicted 36-year- old jennifer brennan yesterday. seray chin has more on the youth minister now on unpaid leave from the church. >> reporter: revealed disturbing allegations of one of lltheieiown. according to court documents. jennifer brennan is accused of having sex with a 15-year-old boy. this picture was posted on facebook, identifying her as a youth director. a grand jury indicted her on ten counts of indecent liberties and ten counts of

contributing to a minor. if it weren't for the reverend, detectives may not have known about this case. >> i am mandated to report allegations of any improper conduct or anything that harms a child or youth. once we knew that there were allegations, we reported immediately to the sheriff's department and to the child protective services. >> reverend says brennan was well liked at the church. her neighbors meanwhile are in disbelief of the 20 count indictment against her. >> i am shocked to hear that anybody would say anything against her, because she seems to be very nice. >> the alleged incidents happened between january 24 and march 30 of this year. brennan was aced on unpaid administrative leave since mid july when the reverend was alerted of allegations. she told her church members and are trying to move forward

without their youth minister. in stafford county, wusa9.com. >> each of those counts carries up to five years in prison and $2500 worth of fines. a runway on reagan national airport was closed earlier today. an american airlines flight blew a tire. the runway was closed while workers tried to clean up the is airport's two other runways remained open. the county connector is leading to geanchths changes in lver spring. beginnintoreda ctay, swsrted s to shift new hairshmpe shueaven betweeorchavd ard y,wabonifont road, d goy, hope road. that will allow them to build a bridge and that interchange should open in two years. a gas leak scare in northwest dc today. there were initial concerns it was coming from inside a george washington university dormitory. that turned out not to be the case. the leak came from another building in the 2,000 block of 8th street northwest. the fire department remained on the scene until washington gas

fixed the problem. right now there's a homeland security operation going on in our area. it's called operation alert. transportation officials want to make sure they can keep rail passengers safe in case of any threat or attack. armando trull brings us the story from union station. >> reporter: there's a lot more police presence at union station. >> law enforcement officers of many different types. >> reporter: in fact, security is tight all along the northeast corridor. >> officers on platforms and riding in trains, virtually every station, about 150 of them between richmond and maine. >> it's an operation dubbed operation alert. >> this exercise helps us to see, can we mobilize, which gaps do we have? how do we respond to it? >> some officers will conduct random checks of carry on luggage. >> you will swab the outside of your bag and put it in a detector, which tells us if there is any explosive residue on the bag. >> there will be canine units

trained to smell. >> there will be surveillance officers, they travel on almost all of our trains. >> take place morning and evening rush hours, over 300 officers will participate. not just from tsa, but also from local, state, and federal agencies. >> transportation security officers, federal air marshals, the protection officers, inspectors and canine teams. >> just in case of any threat to the rail system? >> absolutely not. there is no specific threat. >> most passengers welcome the extra security. >> it's about keeping our country safe. >> some hope train stations wouldn't morn into the airport. >> hopefully it doesn't provide a burden. >> armando trull, 9news now and wusa9.com. amtrak officials say they are sensitive to passenger concerns and they promise the security checks will be as unintrusive as possible. the new kennedy center

honoree will be honored during the kennedy gala. dave and opera singer will be saluted. the gala will air as a two hour prime time special right here on channel 9, december 29. time now for a quick look at the weather. topper shut is on the terrace and oh, no umbrella for now. >> no, we have some sun. breaks in the clouds and a nice evening. that sa, are few showe.th ourhes .out therhe reyour forecast first, for tonight, okay 'll wedo doppler first. we are looking at swe rsff o to thh d anand paparticularly h w. vt most towards charlestown and the southwest. they are headed towards front royal. nothing severe. nothing heavy. here's your forecast first, second i suppose. breezy and cool, a few showers,y low eratur between and 65. and wi 65cr winds increasing nortopped up a

little bit inhaopveup a little bit sun. upper use a he toto mbcundlaer . cumbtod mi70s 70s from frederick to dc down toward fredericksburg. we'll come back and talk about when the heavy rain rolls in. we'll talk abouwhether or not we can salvage the weekend coming up. thanks top. up next, find out how you can live the posh lifestyle and bernie madoff without the guilt. but first, the grand sendoff for the stabn ameriin.

this is nice to tell you. a great day on wall street. here's a look at the numbers. the dow gained 50 points. the nasdaq also closing in the black to close at 2060. the s and p gained close to 8 points to close at 1033. there was an incredible memorial service for walter cronkite. president obama joined a whose who of jo cigses for musicians. >> reporter: walter cronkite wanted to know the way it was.

he always wanted to know everything about everything and he wanted to know it before everyone else knew it. >> at a memorial that included two presidents, we heard about the cbs journalists and learned about the man. >> he did something for my family that was so simple. >> former president bill clinton recalled in the mist of a white house sex scandal, the most trusted man in america invited the first family to sail on martha's vineyard. >> he said somebody might take a picture of it, but so what. i'll never forget that. at the time, i could have done the picture with walter cronkite. >> it was jimmie buffet who told walter, he was thinking about wearing an earring on the air. >> he said if i was going to wear an earring on 60 minutes, i would wear one of those long dangly ones. >> and it was his sense of humor and honesty that his colleagues here at cbs news as

well as his friends echoed over and over on this day. >> he was the god father. >> competitors, entertainers, and even a sitting president praised cronkite's character. >> walter cronkite believed in the nation in believing him. he never betrayed that trust. >> and nick clooney reminisced about diners in a restaurant, watching cronkite walk out the door. >> they just stood up, because that's what you do when a gentleman is leaving the room. drew, cbs news, new york. our celebration of the life of walter cronkite continues on our website, wusa9.com. you'll find the slide show there of more details from today's service. just go to our water cooler section. two months after he was sent off to prison, the auctioning off of bernard madoff's assets is gaining some steam. the crown jewel is bernie and

ruth madoff's penthouse apartment in new york city. it was seized by the government in july. their beach house in the hamptons and two yachts. >> the apartment represents a lot of hard earned money that a lot of people entrusted with this man and he stole their money to live his lifestyle. >> now madoff's victims in massachusetts got the welcome news. the secretary of state announced a major settlement that calls for full restitution. the station wild fire in california is about 60% contained. crews are trying to set backfires to burn away some of the tender that is fueling the two week old blaze. the fire blackened 250 square miles of the angeles national forest. nearly 80 homes have been destroyed. two firefightersrsdied in the blaze. 11 more were injured. marine biologists are trying to track the unusual movements of great white sharks off cape cod.

the discovery had beaches closed for a fifth straight day at 8 to 10 feet each. they are the ultimate predators and they were drawn out of cape cod by an abundance of fear. does anybody else get chills when you see that video? i do. okay. >> i do. hey, the old farmers almanac. >> this is a tease. it's a week long tease. there it is. there's the outlook of the winter. >> that's it? >> no closeup? >> nope, because they come in next wednesday. we'll have them in person. >> even if we have to wait, too? >> we're your friends. >> we are looking at a nor'easter that is going to slowly spread some rain our way. we delay another 24 hours and the heavy rain will roll in tomorrow night. here's your forecast first. the next three days, showers tomorrow. rain tomorrow night into friday. tapering off on friday. 73 on thursday. only 70 on friday. and we did add a drop to

saturday, not a washout, but partly cloudy, maybe a shower, high temperatures in the upper 70s to near 80. for tonight, breezy and cool, a few showers. low temperatures between 60 and 65. winds increasing a bit northeasterly at 10 to 15. let me show you live doppler 9,000. there's not many showers on it. there are showers north of baltimore up 95 north. it will work their way back to the south and to the west in e xt hour. a few showers up towards haggerstown up i-81 and a few showers out to the west that dispated. that is just about it. all right, back to the computer we go. we'll talk about lows tonight. comfortable. low to mid 60s, just about everywhere. 60 in great falls. 63 in bethesda. low 60s in silver spring. and downtown, probably 63 or 64 at national. probably 65 in old town. temperatures are very comfortable still. clouds have done us a favor the last couple of days. 72 in gaithersburg.

and 73 in woodbridge. now we get into tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy, breezy, and cool. a few showers. 60 to around 70 and winds again northeasterly. now by afternoon, mostly cloudy, breezy, and cool with some showers. highs between 70 and 75. and the winds increase northeasterly at 10 to 20. this is the remnants of tropical storm erica. we'll zoom in now, a lot of showers and thunderstorms across much of the lone star state. we will zoom in here. we see a lot of showers to the west of us. and some showers beginning to rotate around the system and they will move from east to west as we go through the next couple of days. we are in the middle of showers right now, so this evening we will be in good shape. the best chance for any organized rain will be tomorrow night and friday. 75 martinsburg tomorrow. 73 in oakton and 73 in dumfries. downtown tomorrow, 69 and temperatures cooler by the bay.

temperatures there, struggle to get to 70. showers on thursday night into friday. 70 on friday. left over shower on saturday, but not a washout. 81 on sunday, which means warm up in new york. the redskins go up to play the giants. and low 80s on monday and tuesday with sunshine, maybe a shower wednesday, highs in the upper 70s. >> i like how you say giants. still to come on 9news now, take a walk with us, with a local radio legend who remembers the day he interviewed the fab four during the first u.s. tour decades ago. and then a little later, coming up at 11:00, do you feel like your employer doesn't appreciate you? well wait until you see what some companies are doing to make their employees feel wanted. won't want to miss that'snethat. that's tonight toonly on 9news now at 11:00.

i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor and my campaign sponsored this ad. the washington post calls bob mcdonnell a "culture warrior." and what does that mean for virginia? it means: bob mcdonnell introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose. he wants to outlaw abortion-- even in cases of rape and incest. and mcdonnell opposed birth control for married adults. learn more about bob mcdonnell's crusade to take virginia backwards.

i'm howard bernstein. unplug cords when you are not using them. a great example is your cell phone charger. 10% of their cell phone users would unplug it while not using it, it would be enough energy to power homes. just click on living green. yesterday came alive again today for beatles fans. the bands digitally remastered catalog, hit store shelves. the masterpieces are designed to sound as pure and clean as the day they were recorded. the price tag for the entire

set of 14cd's can cost up to $300. you are going to get the whole set? >> i'm seeing if i get there. >> marketers couldn't resist releasing another must have for beatles fans today. the beatles rock band video allows players to jam along with the virtual fab four in their own homes. the game could introduce the band to a new generation of fans. you may not remember the fab four mania, but phil does. he was program director at the university of maryland station when the beatles played their first u.s. concert and it was right here in washington. bruce leshan reminisces about that day 45 years ago. >> the date, february 11, 1964, 8,000 screaming fans paid

two, three, and $4 to hear britain's fab four play at the washington coliseum. it was the beatles first u.s. concert and for bill, it was the interview of a lifetime. >> just one group of people you are trying to appeal to. >> for anyone who wants to listen, we don't care if you are 90 and you like the music, who cares. >> we knew these guys were supposed to be the hot items. they were at the right time. >> what do you like or dislike about america? >> dislike the snow. >> i don't. i love the snow. >> the beatles were fresh off their ed sullivan appearance. before the concert at the coliseum, they held a news conference, cleching his mic rolled on every word. >> what do you think about president johnson? >> we don't know, we don't know the man, did he buy our record? >> why they weren't being criticized as a bad influence. george and john had this to say. >> i don't feel like a bad

influence. >> once the news conference was over, not knowing any better, he jumped up on the stage and nabbed the beatles for a one on one. >> two, three, four years from now, beatle mania dies out, what will you do now? >> it can't be this way for years. >> we were just about to get to paul mccartny when somebody said this is over and we had to get off the stage. >> but not before getting john lenan. >> he was listening to the number one station, wumc, 65 on the dial. >> bruce leshan, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> okay, a note about that beatles video game we just showed you that is coming out. the 31-year-old son of late beatles guitarist is apparently a gaming fanatic and one of the people behind the new game. next when 9news now

returns, the stolen monument honoring orioles ironman is found. find out how police got it back. could this have been the place where a vicious beating at a karate studio took place and now surfaced on the internet? i'm peggy fox coming up, tell b@i'll tell you why prince william county police are looking for help. you like your health coverage, but worry what happens...

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learn more today. welcome back. let's reset some of the top stories. passengers and crew aboard a mexican airline are safe following a brief hijacking. they were freed and the hijackers arrested after the flight from cancun landed in mexico city this afternoon. back here at home, a yout minister is accused of having sex with a vi15-year-old boy. a grand jury dicted 36-year- old jennifer michelle brennan. americans who suffer from high costs of insurance company practices will be seated in the house gallery tonight. they'll be there for president barack obama's speech to a joint session of congress as he makes a fresh pitch for healthcare reform. the video of a brutal beating by a karate black belt went viral on the internet weeks ago. but now, the victim has come

forward. prince william county police are stepping up their investigation. peggy fox has the story, but we must warn you, some of the video is violent. >> cell phones emit radiation when you talk. that radiation penetrates into your brain and some recent studies are showing that there may be some risks, brain and salivary gland tumors. >> the environmental working group -- >> okay, obviously we have some problems with that. we'll try to bring you that as soon as we can. anita. >> we will have that story coming up later in the newscast. police identified a bone fragment found near the property of an alleged kidnapper. investigators are running dna tests to see if that bone is human. a source close to the investigation say garrido and his wife targeted jaycee dugard before she was kidnapped. she is the woman police say garrido kidnapped and held captive for 18 years. >> i call a child shopping.

they were out looking for someone to kidnap. and they went by a group of little girls, one of which was jaycee dugard. and as they went by, phillip said to nancy, ooh, i want that one. she is cute. her, her. >> it is believed garrido fathered two children with jaycee dugard. phillip garrido and his wife have pled not guilty to kidnapping and imprisonment. the shuttle discovery is supposed to return to earth tomorrow after undocking yesterday. discovery's crew surveyed the ship to make sure it is ready for a safe flight. they were checking for signs of damage, including micromeet micrometeorites. >> a white house panel of independent space experts say nasa's lunar plan is going nowhere without extra funding. nasa needs an additional $3 billion a year to make the moon

a mission to reality. edfourteens d acsecuof stealing -- number eight honors cal ripken. the teens were arrested earlier this morning, two hours after the theft. they were caught with the help of surveillance video. the monument and number eight have been recovered. today is 9/9/09. because of that, the internet was full of doomsday predictions. some couples saw it as the perfect opportunity to tie the knott. bonnie performed thousands of marriages in the frederick county courthouse. she says seon a wednesday, they usually see one or two couples get hitched. because of today's date, she was busy. >> it is exciting to see all walks of life. you see all kinds of people and this being 9/9/09, we had a busier day than usual. >> she married five couples at the courthouse today. the courthouse does not take appointments, but couples have

to wait 48 hours after they get a marriage certificate before they can say i do. we take you to south carolina next where a man loved his car so much, he was put to rest in it. lonny holloway wanted his final resting place to include his beloved 1973 pontiac. he was one of his barbershop buddies in south carolina. >> they are going to have me with my hat on driving down the road. ysbe there. obe there edat's what he ntwa i know it sounds strange. >> 'sthat wh ayowth. ed ho oway was an avid hunter, fearing they might get in the wrong hands, he had his guns buried with him as well. still to come, in today's economic climate, you might think credit card companies would be less generous with their rewards. >> now is the time to really cash in, you'll hear more about it co ngngmivi lirtrt

we've heard the reports, read the articles that credit card companies would tighten limits, once new credit card legislation was passed. but u.s. news and world report says it is just the opposite. now is the time to take advantage of some of these new rewards. kim, thanks for coming in. we've talked about this for a while. we thought this was going to happen. you say credit card companies are changing the way they do things? >> the rest of the card legislation are making changes that in some cases are beneficial to people trying to pay off their debt. we are seeing new programs right now that customers can take advantage of. >> let's talk about some of those. these card companies want our business. >> they do. and they are really targeting, they have people in mind who are trying to pay off their balance to make on time payments, to build up their

credit score, but are having trouble. we have seen a few card companies, including city bank that provide incentives that give you rewards. they lower your interest rate or give you cash back if you make on time payments. >> what if you can't do chunks of payments. what if you need to do small payments. can you still get the incentives? >> you have to be careful. if you are carrying a big balance, there's one thing you should be concerned about. you should forget these programs if you are on the border line of being able to pay every month or being able to make more than your minimum payment. you need to find a card with as low of an interest rate as possible. >> what's in the end the biggest take away? >> it's that credit cards, there's no one size fits all at all. there's a better card depending on your situation. when you are shopping around for a credit card, you need to do your research, go to a website and make sure you have the one that makes the most

sense for you. >> great information. if you missed any of this or you want to hear about it again, go to our website, wusa9.com. we'll link you to kim's report. thanks a lot, lesli. we will go back to that story of a brutal beating by a karate black belt that went viral on the internet weeks ago. peggy fox has the latest. again, we do need to warn you, some of the video is very violent. >> the karate instructor's name is bobby. he sets up an apparent mentally ill man to be brutally attacked. police believe the man was attacked in the karate that used to be in the duple friday's shopping center. >> i think anybody who would take somebody in there who is mentally challenged and take advantage of them deserves to have some type of punishment. >> the cold case detective is

now investigating the incident. in the video, he showed the student some moves, but the black belt is much more skilled and over powers the man, stomping on his head twice. >> i get a sick feeling in my stomach. somebody should have came forward and said something about this. >> bleeding victim is dragged away. the victim is being drug out the back door, which would have been right about here. now police don't think he died because they checked area coroner's records from that time period and found no matching description of an unidentified deceased person. and recently, another person has come forward to say he too was invited to the jojo to display his fighting style and ended up in the hospital. >> there are more victims in there that were brought in and assaulted and what we are looking for is the public to come forward with that to help

us find him. >> in the 1980s, he was featured by the today show for training women to be body guards. he now lives in california, prince william county police say they would like to find the victim in the video before filing charges against him or the black belt that carries out the assault. wusa9.com. prince william county police are working with california authorities on this case. they hope to gather more evidence to bring charges soon. there is no statute of limitations for malicious wounding. again, they are looking for that individual. still to come when 9news now returns, find out why the cervical cancer vaccine isn't just going to be for teenage girls anymore. i'm sara walsh at redskins park. jason campbell is well aware the heat is on him. it's another quarterback taking the most criticism. that story ahead. all right, thanks. we are looking at the pollen count. we'll take you out with the pollen could want.

you can access this via the web. grass is low, grass is history. weeds are in the moderate range, but mold spores stayed low today. we'll come back and talk about when the showers rolled in and there is heavy rain coming o stay tst tuned.

the washington post calls bob mcdonnell a "culture warrior." and what does that mean for virginia? it means: bob mcdonnell introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose. he wants to outlaw abortion-- even in cases of rape and incest. and mcdonnell opposed birth control for married adults. learn more about bob mcdonnell's crusade to take virginia backwards.

i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor and my campaign sponsored this ad. welcome back. janet jackson will pay tribute to her late brother at the mtv video music awards. jackson will open the show with a musical salute to michael jackson. janet also honored her brother at the bet awards in june, just days after his death. the mtv awards will be presented this sunday at radio music city hall in new york. rapper and record music mog l announced he is kicking off his tour in the u.s. it starts october 29 at penn state. he will give a benefit concert on 9/11. this is youtube video of jay z

appearing on real time with bill mar. 9news now at 6:00 is 15 minutes away. what does president obama need to say tonight to make that healthcare reform sales pitch effective? we'll give you insight. plus, apple's big announcement. we'll tell you about big gadgets they plan to roll out just in time for the holiday. those stories and more coming up tonight at 6:00. >> topper is back with the weather forecast. is it looking better for the weekend? >> it looks okay. sunday probably better than saturday. but looks way better than tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night. first things first, here's your forecast first now. next three days, we are looking at showers tomorrow and then it becomes heavier and steadier in the afternoon and in fact, tomorrow evening's rush hour could be interesting and tomorrow night could produce -- because we could see some rain. we have a shower on saturday, but not a washout. temperatures go back up on saturday to near 80. for tonight, mostly cloudy,

breezy and cool. a few showers, lows low to mid 60s. let me show you live doppler. very little on it. there's a couple showers out to the west on the west side of i- 81. they are drifting back to the southwest, a little counterintuitive, so heavy showers are possible in the panhandle of west virginia and pushing back north of winchester. that is about it. all right, back to the computer we go. temperatures very comfortable. they have shot up a little in the past couple of hours with the breaks in the sun. you can see 79 in manassas and 73 in frederick. tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy, breezy, and cool. a few showers. winds northeast, 10 to 15. by afternoon, mostly cloudy, breezy, and cool with some showers, highs between 70 and 75. winds increasing northeast 10 to 20. by evening, the showers may turn into rain. satellite picture, radar combined, there's a lo

offshore, the remnants of tropical storm erica. there is energy that will cross the appalachians. we will see heavier rain tomorrow night and also into friday. probably in the order of an inch or more for the most part across the immediate metro area. probably heavier amounts east of town. especially on the dell morva. zone forecast, 75 martinsburg. generally low to mid 70s tomorrow. a few more showers, not anything heavy. 73 also in dumfries. downtown we are talking about 73 or so. showers possible. 73 in college park and probably low 70s in germantown. next seven days, 73 tomorrow. showers turn into heavier rain at night. only around 70 on friday. left over shower on saturday, but not a washout. back up to near 80. and then actually quite nice. low 80s on sunday, monday, and tuesday, maybe a shower next wednesday. temperatures back into the

upper 70s. tomorrow night, we could see good rain and wind. >> okay. thanks. >> practice. >> this is the rhythm of the regular season on wednesday, we installed a game plan. the regular season is here. i know you're excited. you guys are excited. >> and your life is over because of football season. >> i'll see you in february. think about everything that took place with jason campbell. they tried to dump him for mark sanchez, feelings were hurt, and yet jason came out the other side with his job and dignity in tact. but, this is a big but, if things go poorly on sunday, campbell will be right back on the hot seat. >> this is how the redskins offense started their season a year ago in new york. >> first play of the game where the coach let me go for two weeks. >> even though jason campbell's first snap is four

days away, the quarterback feels the pressure. >> i think everything went down and had a lot of tension. i'm not doing it for the right reasons and that affects our team. >> jason went through a lot. it's unfair, but it's the nature of our game and knowing that his position is going to bring a lot of that. >> jason campbell joked today. the redskins signed quarterback, andre woodson to the practice squad sunday night after he was cut by the giants. any insight he can give the redskins is something new york isn't living. >> i'm trying to give them the best i can. trying to get these guys prepared as much as possible. >> woodson can help, but ultimately, it's the guys on the field sunday that will control the outcome. >> it is a tough issue. week one, you know, playing against the toughest opponent in the division who is actually

been dominating us the last couple of years. that's a big challenge. >> at redskins park, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> a lot of people are criticizing, signing andre woodson. if the giants are going to cut the guy and leave him out there exposed, why shouldn't the redskins pick him up? gleam as much information as he can and next week, which i predict they will do, kick him on the streets. it's a business. we are in washington where the cia is right down the road. we got what we needed. up next, how much radiation is coming from your cell phone? a watchdog group says it has a new guide consumers should see. and don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com. don't ng etfot'ghwell ss egliving well segment is next.

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well. scientists have long debated how safe this is when how close to this for hours. cell phone radiation, it's the subject of a new guide released today by the environmental working group that lets you know where your cell phone ranks. >> cell phones emit radiation when you talk, that radiation penetrates into your brain and some recent studies are showing there may be some risks. brain and salivary tumors are the big question now. >> jane says even though the science isn't settled, it raises enough concern to inform consumers now. the ewg launched a ten month analysis of more than 200 studies and industry documents. she says the most recent research on long-term cell phone use has prompted six other countries to issue warnings. especially when it comes to kids. >> i'm playing with my buddy. >> children in particular are susceptible to cell phone radiation. their skulls are much thinner.

so more radiation penetrates, about twice the radiation that penetrates in an adult's head. >> 9news now contacted the wireless association, which represents the cell phone industry. the group declined to be interviewed on camera, but maintains d llones arsafe all users. quote, e re esvieshas indicated that wireless devices do not pose a public health risk, even so, the environmental working group put together an online buyers guide that compares the radiation poted out by more than 1,000 phones on the market right now. the popular iphone is on the higher end of the scale. she uses hers in speaker mode whenever possible. also advocates texting instead of talking on cell phones as much as possible. >> she also advocates using wireless headsets, which put out less radiation, but don't walk around wearing yours all

the time. take it off when you are done talking. you can find the new cell phone radiation guide, it is a link on our website, wusa9.com. click on living well. thanks for joining us for 9news now at 5:00. 9news now at 6:00 starts right now. from the first local station with news in gh definition, this is 9news now. tonight, president obama delivers what could be his make or break speech on healthcare. is the country ready for reform? and will the president push for the public option? good evening, i'm lesli foster. you might call it a presidential pep talk for healthcare reform. in two hours, president obama takes to the airways, making a final sales pitch for his plan. so what does he need to say to win over his opponent? audrey barnes joins us live from the information center with more. >> lesli, president obama has a challenge tonight and an opportunity. his challenge reconvincing past supporters who are