concerned. >> reporter: an 18-year-old woman at the apartments were taking out the trash around 10 last night when she was attack. they say the suspect tried to talk to her in spanish, but she ignored him and kept on walking. that's when police say a man grabbed him at knife point. there was a struggle and the woman was able to break free. and another incident happened less than a mile away am a complex out there on sunday night. neighbors say a 56-year-old woman got out of her car and was walking her dog when she was approached by a man speaking to her in spanish. there was a brief struggle then and the woman got away. police believe that the two incidents are connected. if you know anything about this case, call police. at the world metro station, just world north of here, a worker was struck by train this morning in a tunnel. >> these piurwees reshot by them as the firefighters we moved the worker for a fight. the man was working separately from the rest of the maintenance crew when he was struck by a yellow line train to

huntington. >> train operator called into the control center notifying us that he may have struck an employee. he wasn't shore. >> reporter: a moh ago, another worker struck by this machinery. >> we can certainly understand what customers think had they see and read these reports. it's understandable and certainly from the transagency's part, it weighs on the minds of many here. >> reporter: on capitol hill, president obama has accepted the apology of the republican congressman who screamed "you lie," in the mid of his speech of the joint session. >> the reform i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> you lie. [ booing ] >> we have to get to the point where we could have a conversation about pig important issues that matter the american people, without that. >> as they indicated that they appreciated the calls and we

needed to have the similar discussion about the health care issues and i certainly agree with that. >> the the democratic committee says within hours, some 5,000 individual contributors put together $200,000 for joe wilson's opponent in next year's election. lawmakers are trying to turn attention away from the congress member. >> as far as i'm concerned, the episode as untpafpt gnat and -- unfortunate. it's time for us to talk about health care and not mr. wilson. >> no question though. it will be talked about for a little while longer. by the way we want your thoughts. sound off at mail bag on wusa9.com. a lot of you have already done that and will get to your e-mails later on in the broadcast. in the meantime as the president addresses the congress, they are having some trouble outside the capitol building as well. the police arrested a man when

they say tried to park in a secure area near the capitol with guns in his car. investigators identified him as the 28-year-old of falls church. police say that he had an unregistered shotgun, a rifle, and 500 rounds of ammo in his trunk. well both republicans and democratic candidates for the virginia area condemned that out there speaking to the groups of corporate executives. so was peggy fox bringing us the story. bob mcdonald had aing strong reaction to sell the republican, joe wilson's heckling of the president. >> i condemn that kind of action i think and the stability that needs to return. i think we could disagree or agreeably do that. >> they agreed. >> the stability is not dead. and that is inexcusable. but we live in a world where anything like that happens. >> the candidates spoke separately to the officer's club. both counting near business agendas. >> we need to be able to cut the tax in a regulatory burden for

them, the 48 hour turnabout for them to make it easier and for people to get into the business and to stay in the business. >> we need to jump start our economy. and to create jobs, not plan that provides a tax cut for any businesses that creates a job for them that is very simple. create a job, get a tax credit. >> they wanted to talk about the tax credits and the bipartisan budget deals, but theiring with bogged down with questions about the cap and trade and the car check which mcdonald said that they were strongly against. >> they not only made one mention of the conservative though sus saying that the opponent would take them back with that social agenda. bob mcdonald, they said away from the social issues. >> the appearance was not a debate. the two spoke separately about both candidates that will return to mcchain next week for a formal debate sponsored by the region's business community. peggy fox, 9news now and wusa9.com. mcdonald has a 9 point lead over them in the fall. that has not changed much even

since the news of the conservative thesis broke a few days back. we're now waiting the landing of the space shuttle discovery looking live at the headquarters. it was suppose to happen in about a minute or so. d.t it e'erd thbahes atwnwedor delayed there's bad weather down there and michigan control has ordered the discovery crew to keep on shopping on in the world. a second landing attempt is set for about 8:40, but nasa says they may need an extra day or two to land. >> and speaking of the weather, topper is here with that forecast. we're still waiting for the rain. >> that was kind of cool. circle to make a loop around the world. >> and that's pretty cool stuff. >> yeah, we're waiting for the rain. and it's inching their way up here from the south. here's your forecast. for tonight, we'll keep that in the forecast. windy, cool, heavy at times. the heaviest rain ending up just north out of . to loid m0s for them in the cotebidd anatmp aureronreese l mp s.t esbut co atnaalonti

orat nationals. or56 f them fckatredericks. de d u'anyo re going on to the game, late taking on rea a windbreaker, th be ndof cool. there's the precipitation for them just kind of lurking off the coast, about to move up to the bay into the metro area. we'll come back and show you live doppler. we'll talk about the weekend. and i'll tell you when the rain rolls out all coming up. >> thank you, top. next week, passengers will start noticing some changes for them at the dallas airport. dallas, they will open up a brand new level for two new passenger screening areas. and those areas, they will replace the existing check point for them down on the ticketing level. and prepare to pay more to ride the metro. today, the transit agencies presented their board members with the preliminary budget hearing for them. and the fair increases next year. they could be looking at fair heights from 6 to 7%. >> just ahead, 9news now, exclusive that is a rash of break-ins at the local apartment complex for them waiting to hear. and they are getting in.

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one georgeeawnar th, ey use that wheelchair and tsaidhat he was not saso friendly to him an he's suing that bar for discrimination. audrey barn with more. >> this is a slap in the face for me and them. when he showed up in january with three friends and they tried to head to the back by the piano, they were stopped. >> i wald told i was not allowed to go to the back of the restaurant because the bar was too crowded and that it is a fire hazard. >> he's now suing the bar for discrimination. >> and for him to do the right thing, i don't want anyone else put at the situation. >> and they are representing price. >> and protecting people with the disabilities, they are clear.

>> someone told me that this 40-year-old business doesn't discriminate against anyone including people who use the wheelchair. as for price, he's working hard to finish up the double degree in finance and marketing. and trying not to let the experience make him a home body. >> people with the disabilities, they need to work too hard to get to the point out there where they feel comfortable in the social settings and it took me a while that they could just not treat people with disabilities this way. >> audrey barns, 9news now and wusa9.com. the washington lawyer's committee has handled more than 5,000 cases in the area of housing employment and disability rights. well up next, the inventive new way that thieves are breaking into homes. 9news nowics collusive that you need to know about this one. plus, topper is back with the full forecast. when will the rains come? keep it right here tone find ou you like your health coverage, but worry what happens...

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apartment. they said that the thieves punched a hole through the vacant apartment next door. and then they crawled into their place and they stole ipods and digital cameras. happening at the georgian apartment over the past 10 days, rather that there were three such incidents including an unlocked apartment being burglarized. one woman said she was home when somebody tried to break in. >> i heard a noise on the front door. all of a sudden they came in front of the apartment which at this time i screamed and the man ran away. i rein after him but then he just kept on staying along the apartments by the time they were ready for the exit. >> the property management says that they had surveillance cameras in place. that they did not record the video. and he says that rathey were updating that security system so there will be more cameras that do record. well it is official, they will pay $4.7 million to settle a discrimination lawsuit. landowner, they filed that federal suit against the government. and alleging that the

antimuslim bias was behind the reason the town stopped him from developing a muslim community center. as a condition of the settlement, walker will admit no wrong doing. >> prince george's county officials have passed a new restriction on the adult, book, and video shop. one of the new rules call t-r if porn shop to be taken out of the malls and secondly, the store's operating hours will be restricted and shop owners will need to have county licenses. businesses have until january of 2011 to make those changes. well, it's mixed news now out of the drug abuse conference today in the district. okay, first the good news. we are gaining some ground in the war on drugs. for example, the 12 to 17 age group, meth use has gone down. in 2007, an estimated $52,000 users in -- -- 529,000. cocaine used in that age group is down 1% as well. the real problem though is those 18 to 25-year-olds. >> well, we need to work better

not only with the colleges but you're seeing the improvements especially with the heavy drug use for them and we need to work with the colleges about other drug use. more importantly, i think that we need to not pay much attention to working with the employers for us. in helping them to get the word out. helping them to be a positive partner, not a negative partner. >> they said when surveyed, the majority of 18 to 25-year-olds did not believe marijuana is a risky drug. a higher interest rate or lower credit limit. you can contest these not-so-welcome changes to your negotiate. the naalti e. at the national r fo ituncoe.ngser foli credit counseling sayscoy anfom ioan mpanfor atpl n.gh geatt urioan fight to get your s term terms u yocall, and befo know how lo erowom hchndmu customer and how much you usually charge. so you can play upuryo thodyo wo w virt. pson hoon how to your

your creditors tkpworbgs or tour ebb with-- go to our website on wusa9.com and click on living smart. okay now with the rain, rain go away, it has not shown up. >> good thing it's not january for the last couple of days, putting it off. i think we're seeing a batch tonight. i think that they may end up north of town. the heavy stuff. we'll see the showers and light rain in the immediate to metro area. the good news as quickly as they move in, they will move out. here's your forecast first. the next three days, maybe a shower, maybe a leftover shower tomorrow. but i think we'll finish pretty strong. skies returning partly sunny. saturday not bad. we have the afternoon showers. that's related not to the cold front on saturday. and so primarily, the afternoon showers, they are milder in the up 70s. and that is partly sunny, cloudy, high temperatures in the 80s. for tonight, windy and cool. we'll keep temperatures in the forecast. and they will keep heavy at times for the forecast now. you may take until after midnight to become heavy. low temperatures, 56 to 64. and winds are increasing a

little bit northeasterly at about 10 to 20 and gusty. and now, let me show you live doppler. >> most of the actives down to the south -- activities down to the south, they are inching their way up to the northwest. nothing is heavy right now. but we'll zoom in towards the southeast looking at light to moderate showers for them, down towards them and around st. maries for much of the day. but they are moving off to the north. we'll put that in motion for the next hour. we'll see the activity moving farther north over right into the district in the next hour. but again, only with light occasionalmoderate activity. back to the computers we go. for the temperatures tonight, very nice. open up the windows, great falls. 51 for the low out there. and even silver spring, they will be in the upper 50s as will they, the upper 50s for andrews and upper marlboro. pretty nice. temperatures right now, already in the mid-60s. and falling as we hit that northeasterly wind to drag the temperatures down a little bit. 65 out there and 56 in vienna.

we're looking at 56 in the plains and 56 out there. now friday morning, becoming partly sunny, breezy and cold, maybe a shower, 50s and 60s, not bad. but by the afternoon, slight chance of the shower, high temperatures though, low to mid-70s. that's kind of comfortable and the winds are northwesterly at 10 to 15. satellite radar picture, we'll zoom into the storm. this is the tropical storm that is kind of hanging around the southeast middle and atlantic coast for the past fur days. eventually pulling off to the north. as they do, they will drag the rain through here tonight and also drag the rain out of here tomorrow. and their own forecast, all six seens available on our website from the mountains to the base. over to the beach really. 73 out there at charlestown. and 75 at stafford. downtown, we'll keep that chance out there not a bad day. low 70s for them. next seven day, showers on friday. mainly the morning and then becoming partly sunny.

a few showers on saturday. mainly in the afternoon. kind of a mirror image. but milder on saturday. low 80s on sunday. take a look at this. low to mid-80s on monday and tuesday, the next cold front rolls through next week. maybe some showers and thunderstorms on wednesday. maybe some lingering showers on thursday. highs fall back into the upper 70s which is still not bad. >> still in the fall here. rolling over there. >> there you go. you can tell. from our weird news file, you know the sales where women go nuts and beat themselves down to get the cheap wedding dresses? >> yeah. >> this is several steps down from that. because these dresses, they are made out of toilet paper. yes, in israel, parading around the board walk out there yesterday because it was afterall september 9, 2009. it's 09/09/09. a lot of folks wanted to get married on that day since we have the dresses. these designers are all commissioned by the toilet paper company. so let's be real, durability, not this thing. probably passing onto your granddaughter. but on the other hand, very

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congress. when they are so blatant to embarrass your country that it is time to step down. and they said that they have never seen anything like it. anyone who would displace such behaviors, they don't deserve to represent anyone. and it is so obvious that racism is alive and well. no one would have done that to any of the former president's why do it to president obama. their apology is just the best. they should strongly be done. no doubt that congress wilson's outburst was disturbing, but i bet he'll know right away he has gone too far as they have seen that apologetic statement released too much for them. but the bigger question is why he or anyone would adventure to them with so little respect. and well joe from d.c. with an answer, joe wilson's conduct last night, they exemplified that relief that they are okay to speak to a black man, even the president of the united states, anyway that you want whenever and wherever you would like. >> i hope that the next district denies them for any opportunity

for any i should say. well, from what i'm hearing, the last thing may not happen. but i think your pain point is likely right on point. i'm sure a lot of you may have something to say about that. do it in the mail bag. the address, mailbag@usa9.koápld. .com. that is our report tonight. that goes back to july of 1992. when i saw the way he looked at my sister. after they had shared their vows. >> senator ted kennedy's brother-in-law reflects on the love story between his sister spotlight line of the senate. and he alsoshares special keepsakes like this painting done by the senator. and for their wife. all th tonight on 9news now at 11. we'll see you then. don't forget to log on any time you would like to wusa 9.com. bye. this is more than my easy button.

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