part, given the circumstances it would have been irresponsible not to report on what we were hearing and seeing. as with any breaking news story information is often fluid and cnn updated the story with the official information from the coastguard as soon as it was provided. many of us would think today might not necessarily be the best day to conduct a training exercise like that. but as lindsey mastis has learned u.s. coastguard was not alone. >> hold on. >> reporter: like the coastguard, dc fire and ems respond to emergencies along the potomac river. they train every day no matter what the weather and even if it is a holiday. on 9/11 they are out here. >> today is just another training day. >> reporter: the u.s. coastguard they did not tell other agencies about the drill. they said that is not unusual. >> sometimes they will just seize the opportunity. we may be coming from another engagement and they may decide

to pull over. >> reporter: it is not unusual for people to mistake a training exercise as the real thing. especially those listening to scanners. >> we like our training to be as realistic as possible and the media will hear something on the scanner and i will get some calls and they will ask whether we have seven people in the water near the 14th street bridge. but often that is just a training exercise. >> reporter: he says that is why it is so important to verify information before making assumptions. in southwest dc, i'm lindsey mastis, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> so what do you think? who is to blame for what has to be described as a bit of a fiasco today? cnn for reporting it or coastguard for having such a drill on a day we all know is pretty sensitive. send your e-mails to mailbag@wusa9.com. as we mentioned americans marked the eighth anniversary

of the september 11th attacks. in new york city volunteers joined families to name those that died. moments of silence were observed at the time each tower fell. close to the home at the pentagon president obama place ad wreath in memory of those killed there. the president told the nation the united states will never facilitier in its pursuit of al- qaida and their allies. >> let us renew our common purposes. let us remember how we came together as one nation. as one people. as americans. united not only in our grief but in our resolve to stand with one another. to stand up for the country we all love. >> earlier in the morning the president and first lady michelle obama observed a moment of silence out the white house at the exact moment the first hijacked jet hit the

world trade center. in shanksville pennsylvania, bells tolled as the names of the victims were read at the crash site. and president obama designated this a national day of service. they were doing some service today, the president helping to paint a living room right here in dc and other volunteers were pitching in to help a military width yo who widow who lost two sons in vietnam. >> it was very hard to lose your two children, the oldest and my baby. >> reporter: she is the widow of an army sergeant and desert storm veteran. >> this is my husband. robert. >> reporter: she understands

the meaning of duty. >> very proud of her because with all the girls that we had she was the only one that stepped up. >> reporter: the meaning of community. >> every child that every came to this neighborhood always would come through an call her mom. >> reporter: on the 8th anniversary of 9/11 over 60 volunteers swarmed the southeast rowhouse where she had lived for 57 years. >> we are trying to be part of a bigger family helping the whole district of columbia. >> reporter: new appliances, carpets, bathrooms and even a fresh coat of paint. >> she has given a lot to this country. >> i never expect anything like this to ever happen to me. >> reporter: the renovation of this 100-year old home is one of the thousands of similar projects that are happening all across the nation as part of united we serve. for the first time america will mark the 9/11 tragedy with acts of service and because of those efforts a woman who has given so much of her own flesh and

blood to the country will now get a little bit in return as well as the heart felt thanks of this nation. thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >> in washington, 9news now and wusa9.com. very deserving lady. also taking care of a severely disabled son and grandson and she says the newly installed handicap features in her home will be a big help there. members of president obama's cabinet also pitching in to help their neighbors today. secretary of education joining americore members to paint in the north east. members of the dc central kitchen job training program preparing meals for the homeless shelters and soup kitchens in our area. dc public schools lost three teachers and three students on 9/11. today the former students and

classmates planted a memorial garden at the school in their honor. tonight at 11:00 p.m. in a bare arlington conference room, nothing more than a clock, box of soda and tissues. part of the september 11th museum only on 9news now tonight at 11:00 p.m. okay, we finally got the rain you have been promising us. now can you get it out of here? >> we are trying. showers pushing away from town night. sounds like someone is having the first fire of the season. temps are in the 60s. showers will linger to the north but then they too will taper off. taper off. partial clearing d- mi50s mid-60s. aterat 10. thh it wer e cooler with the ouands gi in indato6565 downtownl er. 62l 62 eplp inn 73 iculper. 73 in fredericksburg. very nice day south and west of us as the clouds broke.

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welcome back. the u.s. coastguard and cnn are pointing fingers at each other for the misinterpretation of today's drill out on potomac river. others are questioning the timing of the exercise being that today is the 8th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. people are sensitive. susan is joining us now. why did that happen today? >> i think what the coastguard was thinking is basically they do this four times a week. this is a regular drill that they always do. no one notices on any other day of the year so why not keep doing it? again, this is something that they broadcast over a marine channel that most people don't listen to except for maybe reporters and they felt that there wasn't anything -- it was business as usual. >> in other words, any ordinary person may have made the same decision. how much do you blame cnn for

listening to scanners and then running with this story? >> i think perhaps cnn could have waited a half hour, maybe an hour on this day when people on edge if you have reports like this where they are saying shots were fired that you want to make sure that you do have this right. >> cnn though says they would have been irresponsible not to report what they saw going on. they saw the boats. they felt like they had to move on the story. >> i think it was a tough call for them because when you're waiting for that confirmation you do feel like you have to get notice out to the public and public safety is important. however, i do think hind sight is 20/20. >> given what went down, from your vantage point, how did we do? if the people thought there was an emergency, shut down national airport. do you think we handled it pretty well? >> i think so. the response was good. the fbi was there. park police were there. i think that everybody responded very quickly to it.

>> all right. deputy news editor at the navy times. we appreciate your insight tonight. thank you for being here. >> thank you. coming up. one shot or two? doctors determine how many doses it will take to give you that h1n1 vaccine and believe me it is good news. topper is ur wien your weekend forecast. we will be right back.

tonight we have good news for those of you that hate needles. medical experts now say you will only need one shot to combat the h1n1 flu. pregnant women, health workers and people with serious health conditions will be the first to get the h1n1 vaccine but doctors say in the meantime everybody get that regular flu shot. last week anita brikman had a chance to travel up to new york city for a dynamic new talk show that is all about living well launching this

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this coming monday at 3:00 p.m. on wusa9.com. then it is the doctors at 4:00 p.m. and my living well health report at 5:00 p.m. i'm anita brikman for 9news now and wusa9.com. and in tonight's living smart focus credit card satisfaction. apparently it is a bit of a rare commodity these days. new study shows customer happiness with credit card companies has sunk to a new three-year low. the companies were rated in 16 categories ranging from fees and rates to prlem solud teerra tousmer satisfaction. city, capital 1 got below average marks. more information is on our website wusa9.com. click on living smart. s for drivers in e a road for rr rockville. crews will begin moving the traffic onvickroe llc pike onto a new partpart of a new interchange.

it is all a bissme up there. the switchwi lltake two weeks. but the entire project will be done in a year. and the space shuttle discovery heading to california. the shuttle is now expected to touch down at edwards air force base about 8:53 p.m. tonight. bad weather prevented it from landing in florida for a second day in a row. and speaking of the bad weather, you know, not the gettest around here today but it is on the way out. >> on the way out. saturday will be certainly acceptable. here is your next three days right out of the gate. lots going on too this weekend. we have a wine tasting festival saturday and sunday. should be okay. we have got terps tomorrow night. should be dry. upper 70s. we will keep a slight chance of a shower in tomorrow but fog in the day is going to be just fine. open house at the kennedy center noon to 7:00 p.m. tomorrow and of course prince george's county fair running through sunday. gorgeous on sunday.

82. sunshine. look at monday. back in the mid-80s with sunshine on monday. rainfall totals more to the east. 8/10ths at national. almost 4 inches at dover. over an inch and a half in baltimore. pretty good soaking east of us. for tonight showers heading north. partial clearing south. mid-50s to mid-60s. winds north west at 10. live doppler 9000. actually already seen some of the showers pull away so you'll move back up 95. again we can't take them out of the forecast in montgomery county. very little activity. very light activity. gaithersburg. most of the activity is now pushing off up toward columbia and baltimore. we will put this into motion the next hour. they continue to move off to the north and to the east. back to the computer we go. and we will talk about temps. cool. mid-60s. gaithersburg.

vienna. 69 in fredericksburg. folks to the south hit 70s because you had sun today. tomorrow morning, partly sunny. cool. 50s and 60s. by afternoon partly sunny warmer. winds north west at about 10. satellite picture radar combined there goes our little storm. a break in the action now in new york. next seven days. 78 tomorrow. maybe a shower. beautiful on sunday and monday. low 80s on sunday. mid-80s on monday. we are talking about low 80s on tuesday. next front comes in here wednesday and thursday. couple of showers there not a big rain maker. temps creeping back up to 80 on friday. >> redskins weather in new jersey? >> nice. 78. daytime temp maybe 73. >> that's what i'm talking about. we will be right back. you like your health coverage, but worry what happens...

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in the mail bag tonight allegations of racism. last night one viewer suggested that perhaps a not so subtle form of racial disrespect was behind the congressman joe wilson's infamous outburst during president obama's speech. today darren from maryland says it is obama's politics not his skin color that has folks fired up. he attempted to radically change america's economic system to capitalism to a system where the government runs businesses and the business leaders become puppets to the government. this would cause if you fervor around americans. nobody wants to rush to judgment that this is a racial incident but a white congressman calling out a half- white president for being a liar and you have the nerve to

proclaim that there is a racial component at play. another liberal race double standard. but craig from king george, virginia, says respect is the only standard that matters. the insult hurled by the congressman to president obama is neither the first nor is it likely to be the last. i feel now like i did when senator webb snubbed president bush at the white house. when we see president obama face such disrespect we can't help wonder is it a bit worse because of he is? that's really just a nod to a long history of double standards. and honestly to the fear that things haven't changed quite enough just yet. don't be afraid to put your thoughts into derek mcginty's mail back. the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. that's our report.

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