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what-- they're more comfortable. . this one news now. >> good evening. i'm anita brikman. >> and i'm derek mcginty. it was nine years ago. are we safer and perhaps wiser now. >> or have the lessons began to fade from memory. the answers may be both yes and no. gary nurenberg joins us to explain. >> reporter: there are lots of views, of course. but we talked to a member of the council to the bipartisan about how to improve safety five years ago. >> well, on a slippery slope of becoming more vulnerable again. >> reporter: janice worked on the 9/11 commission report that examined the cause of the attack

and made rek men daings on how to -- recommendations on how to guard against ones. >> reporter: the commission chairman about 80% of chair recommendations have -- their rek commendations have been implemented. she worries about our borders and ports. >> we do not know, especially who is coming in illegally through our borders. and there has been legally no interest in this administration in trying to discover that, contain it or stop it. >> reporter: nonetheless. >> i think we are safer as a whole now than we were then. >> reporter: some areas of remaining concern to some of the commissioners. as is the fear that as time goes by, the country will become more complacent and less vigilant. >> gary, thank you. there are several 9/11

events scheduled for tomorrow. at noon a remembrance ceremony will be held. in sterling, virginia from 5:00 until 8:00 it's sterling 9/11 we remember. at 6:00 p.m. the muslim community plans to hold a vigil outside the white house. it is called light the night for peace and friendship. you can find a complete list of all of those remembrances on wusa9.com. meantime, tonight the washington nationals held their own ceremony before their final game against philadelphia. the team held a moment of silence to remember the victims and they recognized many of the first responders who helped on that day. before yesterday, you likely never heard of congressman joe wilson. but the gentleman from south carolina almost came a household name after calling president obama a liar during his big health care reform speech yesterday. now, some say this means our politics have hit a new low, but others argue there really wasn't very far to fall. >> and i will continue to seek

common ground in the weeks ahead. >> reporter: our president has always said he wanted a civil debate. >> if you come to me with a serious set of proposals, i will be there to listen. >> fill the bill. >> reporter: but rage has more often been the currency of this conversation. and last night it finally went over to the house floor. when they blurted out two words, it literally shocked the house. >> you lied. >> reporter: apparently not. around wilson quickly a -- and wilson kickly apologized and president obama accepted. the question being asked over and over again why so nasty. >>. >> i didn't like that it happened. but, again, i felt like it's typical republican behavior. >> i'll give you disrespect. harry reid called president bush a liar and a loser. he was confronted with that and he said i apologize for the loser. i don't apologize for the liar. >> reporter: conserve tis

columnist co-authored a book with liberal bob beckle and he says it's not new. it's just new to the white house. >> when they lose an election and they're in the minority again, they'll forget all about that and they'll start attacking those who beat them in the last election. >> reporter: and in the meantime hopefully something gets done. >> out of all of this, out of the criticism and out of the labeling and the name calling, somehow it works. and when somebody comes up with a better system that works better, i'll vote for that person. >> reporter: now, i asked thomas if he thought race could be a factor in some of the vitreal being tossed at the white house, people using faces like take our country back. he pointed out the protestors at one time said exactly the same thing. this has been a very hot issue on wusa9.com. we want you to continue sending us your thoughts. anita. >> derek, another scandal involving a family value legislator. california state lawmaker is

caught on tape boasting about his sexual escapades with a lobbyiest. >> i was spanking her. >> yes. she liked it. >> ya, i like it. i lake spanking her because you're such a bad girl. >> and that was all that was fit to air of her taking a break from a legislative session. he bragged about affairs with two mistresses. he apologized at the state capitol today. shortly afterwards he resigned. also dealing with some embarrassing allegations tonight, the baltimore office of the advocacy group known as acorn. two employees captured on a hidden camera give tax advice to a man who is pretending to be a pimp and a woman proposing to be his prostitute. the employees allegedly tell the woman to list her occupation as performance artist. >> he was saying what we can do is classify this not as prostitution. >> exactly. >> but as recreation? >> no.

performing arts. >> performing arts. >> and then we can get the right tax code. >> yes. >> so that's wonderful. >> your business is a performing art. >> performing art. >> that's what you are. okay. because you're not lying. >> performing artist. >> okay. >> so stop saying prostitute. >> got it. >> wow. >> a corn has fired those two employees. we are continuing to follow the progress of a net row worker who wa -- metro worker who was hit by b tnd aad badly hurt. the accident happened late this morning in alexandria. metro says the 44-year-old man was working separately from the rest of the maintenance crew. he was hit by a yellow line train heading to the huntington station. the accident is being investigated. next, local students take their volunteerism to a new level. students teaching students and this goes way beyond tutoring. top. >> well, the rain showers are still off to the east, but our beaches are takg ina at beg. they have for sou yg. tut oou yv heights. we're looking at wrethnosde 1 h

t.eeo free eed is 15 ft orange 3 hey bthe pavnineendou t eet. they have been poundin n owachebe now for the past four days. we'll come back and talk about when the showers roll in and what that meansouo tr mornin utmm e.co stay tuned. walmart checks other stores' prices so we can save on all our game time favorites. and if there is a better price out there, they'll even match it. which means come game time... ...i'm just as ready as he is. game time costs less at walmart. save money. live better. walmart.

and welcome back. here is your forecast first. the next three days not too bad tomorrow. some showers will still linger, particularly in the morning. temperatures in the low 70s. we warm up. primarily afternoon showers. and sunday the better of the two weekend days with temperatures back into the low 80s. that's pretty nice. weekend either side of me, if you're watching hd, i hope you are, the forecast in detail overnight, windy and cool with showers. heavier activity east of town. low temperatures 56-64. winds north, northeast at about

10-20. a warning on affect for the bay and flooding for the counties and areas surrounding the bay. let me show you live doppler 9000. there are some showers. but by and large, the heavy activity is well to the east of us. we've seen a few showers up in prince george's county and charles county. but the beaches have been pounded. ocean city had two inches of rain today. wind gust to 40 miles an hour today. and for the most part, we'll put this into motion, it's going to slowly drift to the east. i think some of the activity will get into our northern suburbs late tonight and mr. bernstein will be here tomorrow at 4:55 in the morning. vienna, woodbridge and 63 in gaithersburg. 57 in great falls. 59 in tyson. 61 in bethesda. you go up 270, 59 in rockville. you go past that going to gaithersburg or germantown, you'll be in the mid 50s

tonight. 59 in silver spring and 58 in bowie. so kind of a cool night. now, tomorrow morning, becoming partly soun sunny. showers -- sunny. showers still possible. best chance for showers will be early, right around rush hour time. winds will turn. by afternoon, partly sunny, breezy and cool. more showers possible. but not a bad day late in the day. high temperatures between 70 and 75. and winds northwesterly at 10-15. satellite picture radar combined, we've been watching this storm which is the remnants of tropical storm erika. it's been frustrating. we are looking at the last batch of showers to roll across the bay late tonight. then the whole area of low pressure lifts northward tomorrow. so while we have chance for so you werz tomorrow, the heavy rain will -- showers tomorrow, the heavy rain will move up towards boston. next seven days, 72 tomorrow. some showers still possible, particularly in the morning.

and then warmer on saturday, mainly afternoon showers. upper 70s. low 80s on sunday. pretty nice day. and then low to mid 80s monday and tuesday of next week. a little touch of summer. next frontal system comes through. that will give us a chance for showers and thunderstorms on wednesday. and maybe some leftover showers on thursday with highs in the upper 70s. >> all right, tom. not a bad weekend at all. >> not too bad. >> thank you, sir. in leaving well tonight, many of us -- living well tonight, many of us are extra focused at keeping germs at bay. now comes word that cinnamon is a powerful infection fighter. cinnamon oil killed a number of dangerous infection like strept, ecoli. but before you try this at home, do be aware that cinnamon oil on the skin can cause allergic reactions in some folks. derek. >> thank, anita. it is back to school time

and for some students that means reading those boring textbooks. but for a growing number of high schoolers in dc, they could be reading text written by their peers. brittany morehouse joins us live to explain just how this could even be possible. brittany. >> derek, it all began with one moment with a teacher from southeast. he realized the textbooks weren't reaching students so he allowed them to author their own curriculum. >> the students were excited about writing. >> reporter: when he puts pen to paper, he no longer considers it a shore. in fact, he realizes he had something to teach. >> there was a whole binder filled with copies of my stories that they were passing out. and i could see people right in front of me looking through it saying, whoa, this is pretty cool. >> reporter: he's talking about his experience at a reception for one world education. it's a non-profit that began with one teacher, one idea, one classroom. >> the students might empower you to write about what it is you care about, whether it's

local issues in your community, ethnic origins or other countries you've traveled to. start writing that so i can use that as a source. >> reporter: now they did. now those stories are among dozens on the website. >> we have a tagged one like my space meets national geographic. >> too often we forget that students have a voice. >> reporter: this woman teaches at the high school. she's one of nine volunteer teachers in dc who use the foundation curriculum to supplement. >> you're seeing students, young people being engaged not only in like the learning process but they're also being engaged in their own liefingz. they're recognizing that -- lives. they're recognizing that what they do ask important. >> reporter: and this program is so important to founder eric goldstein he gave up teaching. >> it was one year without salary because i believe in the potential and the impact of this program. >> so what's next? we interviewed goldstein at school without walls. it's one of the handful of public schools where principles are getting involved. goldstein is sharing his

curriculum to them at no cost and hoping it soon will be adopted by the dc public school system. >> all right, brittany. thank you for that. next up, on 9news now exclusive with the brother-in-law of the late senator kennedy. he talks about the love story with his sister and rareasesasal many that'next.

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new tonight, a 9news now exclusive. tonight we speak to a real kennedy insider. >> senator ted kennedy's brother-in-law reflects on the love story between his sister vickie and the lion of the senate. >> he knew the kennedys and as bill reports, reggie often photographed the kennedy family and has a unique perspective from behind the lens. >> they were a magical couple at a magical moment. >> reporter: it was the summer

of 1996. dennis reggie a personal friend for almost 30 years captured for all time one of the most famous red wedding pictures ever, the late john kennedy and carolyn by set taken just moments after their marriage. and it was just four years earlier dennis reggie's sister married senator ted kennedy. >> when i saw the way he looked at my sister after they had shared their vows, that look in his face to know that he would be a part of my family forever, they were amazing together. they had a great spirit about them. having known obviously my sister forever and the senator for a dozen years, i had never seen them happier. and i could see an illum nation in their faces when they were together. a constant banner, humor, love, common interest, movie, trivia,

a care for family. they were genuinely at their best when they were together. >> reporter: just before the wedding, a special gift. >> he did a truly amazing portrait of still life painting of daffodils knowing it to be my sister's favorite flower. >> reporter: over the years, kennedy and reggie developed a close friend ship. >> the senator would be the first one to call on a birthday morning for one of my kids. as a family person, he set a very high standard to be a brother-in-law. he set the high mark in our family. >> reporter: reggie often photographed ted kennedy. one of his most famous, kennedy with his pet dogs and kennedy standing at the cape cod shoreline. they were both osen for chnnkey's memorial and funeral service. the photograph at cape codnn is now the cover of ted kennedy's memoirs true compass due out late they are month. >> to be around him was just to be around a man of great power,

though to sense his heart and where his priorities were, that's what i'll remember most about ted. >> reporter: bill liss 9news now and wusa9.com. >> tomorrow night at 11:00, in a bear arlington conference room with nothing more than a clock, a can of soda and some tissues, his vee being recorded. the -- history is being recorded. it will be part of the september 11th memorial museum. we have a little taste tonight of pro football but we're really wait for the redskins on sunday. >> right now i'm still optimistic about everything. because sunday night i'll be complaining about what they didn't do. >> no, no, no. no. >> can't you just leave the glass half full for right now. >> no. >> only one rookie is going to start on sunday. can brian be as good as we hope he is. plus the president takes a swipe

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? it's time for 9 sports with brett haber, the best sports in town. >> all right. the redskins 11 defensive starters, nine are return fring last year. one of the two new bees is albert haynesworth. we certainly know what he's capable of. the other guy is brian aracpo. he has been beyond impressive in this pre-season and that has given the coaching staff the confidence to make him the only rookie to start on this team this year. >> i have no reservations about starting him. i'm just concerned with the speed of it. the speed of it all day that he'll see for the first time. but as far as having a rookie start, i don't look at him as a regular rookie because of the

maturity that he brings to the arena. >> by the way, the skins say the starting cornerback will be good to go on sunday despite him missing three of the four season games with a calf. you can hear coach zorn's comments about the giants at wusa9.com. maryland football plays james madison this saturday and the thing is to see the one double a team on the schedule and talk up the game for the terps before the game starts off. but that would be unwise. jmu went 12 and 2 last year and were ranked sixth in the nation and they run that befud willing spread option. >> it's done. it's behind you. whether the outcome is you win by 50, you lose by 50, you have to be tough minded. you have to put it behind you and focus on the next opponent. >> good afternoon. clemson at georgia tech. jackets lined up for the field goal here. but as someone once said, you

lie. wide open on the fake. 34 yards. do you think that's what they meant last night? tech over clemson 30-47. baseball the phillies are the defending champions. the nationals are the worst team. and what has happened sex actually what you would -- what happened is exactly what you thought would happen. the nats rookie making his firs big league start and getting his first big league hit. dukes scored first on the play and he does. 3-2 nats. adam dunn would extend that lead in the 5th. makes it 5-2. when brings us back to the rookie desmond whose second career hit was even better than the first one. three-run shot as they beat the phillies 8-7. golf today opening round of the bmw. tiger trying to regain the league in the fedex cup standings drained this to get the threehe'ser.

he's two off the lead. a lead held by fairfax, virginia native steve mareno. finishing with this birdie. five under 66. tied for first. finally tonight, the pittsburgh penguins took their stanley cup to the white house and it's clear the president is becoming a true washington yin because they took a shot at sidney. >> there's big hockey players and he's not one of them. >> he's becoming a capitals fan and he knows the rule is you take a shot. >> that was a really shot. >> it was a presidential shot. he has to court the fans in pennsylvania because it's a swing state. but he's also got to be -- >> he has to be halfway nice to them. just not all the way nice to them. >> i think he accomplished it. he's a politician. >> there you go. >> there you go. so that is 9news now for tonight. we want to thank you for staying up with us. >> tomorrow morning a man who

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