morris road. a metro spokesman said even though porter crashed a metro bus into a parked car the very next year injuring a 72-year- old woman her record of preventible accidents wasn't bad enough to get her fired then or not. >> a preventible accident would be one that would be deemed to be the fault of the operator and you could have three of those and be dismissed. >> in one year? >> correct. >> reporter: after representing hundreds of people in preventible accidents more should be done to keep people safe brenwall says. >> it is just not safe. when you see people who are in pain who are laying there who are sore who didn't do anything to deserve that, it is frustrating. >> reporter: audrey barnes, 9news now, wusa9.com. >> the jogger who was hit is recovering. her family didn't want to comment on porter's driving record today. convicted sniper jonathan albaladejo len muhammad set to

be executed november 10th. he was sentenced to death for the murder of dean meyers. meyers was one of ten people shot to death during the 2002 killing spree. mohammed's accomplice is serving a life sentence. lawyers for mohammed say he will appeal to the u.s. supreme court and to virginia governor tim kaine for clemency. council members are still trying to get answers to why the fire department did not have enough water to put out the mansion blaze on chambridge road. >> reporter: there are at least three council members inside the wilson building here shaking their heads because they haven't gotten the answers they wanted from either the water and sewer authority or the fire department. both unable to answer the questions asked by the council member. one exchange involved a fire on july 29th. we pointed out early on in this

investigation the fire department couldn't tell where to go to get an adequate supply of water without help and that took more than an hour and almost two hours for that to happen. council member phil mendleson wanted to know from the dc fire chief dennis rueben why he didn't clarify the fire department had the proper maps. it turns out they didn't. listen to the exchange. >> is if now your testimony that you didn't have the maps? >> i'll tell you one more time. i'll tell you one more time the way that the map information is shared with us. we didn't get a copy. the first copy that we received prior to these members being appointed to their positions -- i'll answer the question fully. >> tell me when that was.

>> 2007. >> your testimony is that you responded to fires without fire maps. is that correct? >> i would say that is correct. >> i'm stunned. i'm truly stunned here. i would assume you would show up at a fire knowing where the water supply is. >> i would like to know what he was thinking. what were you thinking, please? >> so chief schultz is the operations chief who was on that fire. also in 2007 you remember this became an issue in another fire. that's when the maps were supposed to be turned over to the fire department. unfortunately that didn't happen and that's still an issue for the fire department. back to you. >> all right, dave. thanks for that. >> thank you. in the meantime there is a major break tonight in the case of two abductions in the fair

oaks area. a woman was nearly abducted on penderview terrace september 6. then a similar incident happened on september 9. police made an arrest in one much those assaults. surae chinn with an update that it hasn't done much to calm people's fears. >> reporter: it is a sigh of relief for some after a man was arrested in connection with attacking an 18-year-old woman at knife point when she was taking out the trash. >> that's scary. i have taken out trash at night. you just don't think anything can happen. >> reporter: an officer patrolling the area spotted a man that matched the description of the attacker on polo drive. the man was arrested close to where the attack happened. he was arrested at route 50 and penderview drive but police are now saying they don't believe he was involved in a second incident where a 56-year-old woman was grabbed in the 1200

block of penderview drive on september 6th. in that case police released this composite sketch of the alleged attacker. >> i think everybody is still a little worried about the possibility of there being another asalient out there. >> reporter: for most residents in the fair oaks area they are thankful the officer spotted one of the suspects before striking again. >> good to know he is off the streets. >> reporter: in fairfax county, surae chinn, wusa9.com and 9news now. >> although the victim wasn't taken to a second location it is still considered an abduction if the victim was restrained in any way. if you recognize the second suspect in the composite sketch please call police. meantime authorities in frederick maryland want to know who shot an 8-year-old boy with a pellet gun. the boy was playing with some friends near a wooded area behind his house when he was shot in the lower back.

the child was transported to johns hopkins hospital and released the following day. lawmakers are now combing through the much anticipated health care proposal crafted by a bipartisan group of senators. as joel brown reports even though republicans had a hand in the compromised bill they are not quite ready to back it. >> reporter: after months of work with a bipartisan group democratic senator max baucus says they have come up with something that costs less than others. >> this is a good bill. this is a balanced bill. it could pass the senate. >> reporter: but so far not one republican has signed on to the proposal which could cost $856 billion over 10 years. under the plan everyone would have to purchase insurance and companies could no longer deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions. in an effort to win gop backing the bill prohibits using government money for abortions and doesn't provide coverage for illegal immigrants.

>> at the end of the day there is going to be public support for this bill. >> reporter: of the five health care bills now being considered on capitol hill this is the only one that doesn't include the so-called public option. a government-run plan that republicans oppose but that liberals argue would help bring costs down. >> affordability is at the heart of the conversation. >> reporter: george cummings is a community organizer in california who came to this rally. >> if the public option is not the one that can fly let's look at other ways we can reach the goal. >> but it has got to be affordable? >> it has got to be affordable. >> reporter: the senator has his work cut out for him. the top republican blasted his plan saying it would hurt taxpayers. even show max baucus says he will continue trying to win over gop votes. >> the white house calls the compromised bill an important building block to getting

closer to comprehensive health care reform. we have a follow-up for you to the government's decision to green light the new h1n1 vaccine. four drug makers have now approved to start making the vaccine. health officials estimate a limited supply will be available early next month. that's about a week ahead of schedule. but most of the vaccine doses will arrive in the middle of october. >> there is no doubt that we are in a race of the virus versus the vaccine so the sooner we can get the vaccine and get it into people the more likely we are to kind of trunkate this epidemic. >> pregnant women, children and health care workers will be given priority. the phase may linger longer than recently thought. a recent study found 40% of patients were still able to spread the flu seven days after symptoms began mostly threw coughing. tonight metro is taking steps to avoid the spread of

the flu virus this season. it is launching a program to aggressively clean subway trains. employees are receiving hand sanitizers to take with them. the subway pa system will also make frequent announcements reminding riders to wash their hands frequently. more than 1 million people ride metro trains each day. virginia welcome center on interstate 66 is now closed in manassas. it is being closed to save money. the rest area costs about $500,000 a year to operate. 23 other rest areas in virginia will remain open. the new laser eequipped speed cameras are scheduled for installation in chevy chase village. so slow down. it could go up as soon as this week. the cameras are more accurate and will help police nab speeders along conneticut avenue. right now because of the existing cameras only one third of speeders in the village are caught. new taxicab technology.

back seat credit card readers. passengers can watch videos about their community during the ride. taxis in new york, chicago, and boston already have similar technology. and the work is underway on the new streetcar line in southeast dc. the department of transportation laid some tracks this morning at the intersection of south capital street and sterling avenue. traffic is reduced to one lane each way to accommodate the work on capital street. completion is scheduled for 2012. after 25 years of government efforts the chesapeake bay is still desperately sick. the group says the watermen are paying the steepest cost because it is costing them their livelihood. they want a new strategy to

clean up the chesapeake bay. meteorologist topper shutt on the terrace with the forecast first. >> here is your forecast first. tonight, mostly cloudy. kind of cool. a shower or a sprinkle possible. low temperatures low to mid- 60s. winds increasing a little bit north easterly at about 10 to 15. temperatures are pretty comfortable because of the cloud cover. low 70s pretty much everywhere. 73 dowpt. 72 up in frederick. and generally low 70s working your way south through manassas. 76 in fredericksburg. ton of clouds, yes. not much in terms of precipitation. all the heavy activity is well to the south of us. we will come back. we will talk about when the clouds give way to sunshine. will it make it in time for the weekend and we have our guest from the olds farmer's almanac and they will tell us what they think the winter is going to be like coming up. it looked like a scene from a hollywood movie but this fire in the hills of los angeles was

all too real. i'm in new haven, conneticut. investigators zero in on a person of interest in the death of a graduate student here. we will have that story coming up.

okay, here is something to like. triple digit gain today on wall street. dow finished up 108 points closing at 9791 nasdaq climbing 30 points and s&p 500 rose 16. new details are emerging about the death of yale graduate student annie le. the coroner determined she was strangled. it is reported investigators looking into le's murder are now focusing on a young lab

technician. were. >> reporter: the medical examiner ruled theale graduate student died from asphyxiation. ray clark is being called a person of interest. investigators took hair, saliva and skin dna samples from the 24-year-old man. the crime lab spent hours collecting evidence from the apartment where he lived with his fiancee and an older man. >> we will narrow this down doing it as quickly as we can. we will make sure there are not other suspects out there. >> reporter: clark has not been charged with a crime but investigators are hoping to know within days if they can move forward with their case against him. le's body was found behind a basement wall in the university lab where she and clark both worked. clark's fiancee is also an animal research technician at the lab. they are reviewing 700 hours of video from the university building along with 150 pieces

of evidence taken from the crime scene. while clark is the main person of interest police say they are still looking at everyone who had access to the building. cbs news, new haven, conneticut. an attorney for clark says he is committed to proceeding appropriately with the authorities but would not elaborate further. the pilot of a plane that crashed over the hudson river last month had the wrong radio frequency. nine people were killed when the single engine piper and tour helicopter collided. the national transportation safety board said the pilot read back the wrong radio frequency to an aircraft traffic controller. later attempts to reach that pilot were unsuccessful. a twin engine planed crashed shortly after takeoff near oakland, california today. the aircraft burst into flames after narrowly missing a warehouse. still unclear on how many people were on board or what the status might be of their conditions. a huge fire in california today looked like a scene straight out of a movie. flames engulfed a multimillion

dollars mansion in hollywood. l.a. firefighters battled the blaze but eventually all they could do was keep it from spreading to nearby homes. the cause now being investigated. >> all right. around here, little cloud, little rainy. >> showers. they say it is golfable. sunny day in ireland. >> every day is golfable for you pretty much. >> almost. that's true. more clouds tonight and tomorrow. then a little bit of a break. here is your forecast first. next three days right out of the gate. a few showers tomorrow but not a lot of activity. i'm trying to emphasize that. not doing a very good job here. then 74 for a high. we clear out on friday. clouds to start. upper 70s. a little bit warmer. and for the terps game, wow, nice. mostly sunny. almost hot. high temperatures near 80. but again mostly sunny skies. we also have the children's festival this weekend saturday and sunday. looks great. for tonight mostly cloudy and cool. a shower or sprinkle possible. not a lot of activity. lows low to mid-60s. winds increasing a little bit.

north easterly 10 to 15. lows across the area generally in the 60s. mid-60s in bethesda. 64 in silver spring. downtown mid to upper 60s. great falls low 60s. right now low 70s. 71 incloud cover across the area and temperatures generally within a degree or two within each other. 72 out in winchester. tomorrow morning mostly cloudy and cool. a few showers possible but not a lot of activity. temps in the 60s to around 70 then by afternoon mostly cloudy and cool. highs only between 70 and 75 and easterly winds will keep temperatures down a little bit easterly at about 10. 74 tomorrow. some showers. clouds early on friday then upper 70s. weekend looking pretty nice. almost 80 on saturday. and then we are looking at sunshine on sunday. although it will fade. clouds will come in sunday

afternoon. now, that said the skins game will be dry. clouds come in in the afternoon. maybe some showers at night. so all in all pretty nice. then some showers as we get into monday. maybe some thunderstorms into tuesday. back in the low 80s too on tuesday and wednesday. well, it is time now to look at the almanac. 2010 is out. we joined by janice. thank you for coming over. >> thank you for having me. >> let's get right to it. the winter outlook. i'm going to put it up there for you. in all fairness we are right on the cusp. >> that's right. >> we are on the cusp of very snowy or not but there it is. the white is snowy. and you can see that the blue there is dry and cold so you've got it really right on the border. >> as far as the whole winter next year you can look at it this way. november and december will be ultimately melting. then as the days grow longer

the cold grows stronger. january will have below normal temperatures about 4 degrees on average and we are expecting a snow storm in mid-month. february brings groundhog day. rain and snow will be mixed and muddled. come march on the 20th we have the equinox. finally, the drizzle fizzles and by april spring is come to you. >> wow, you have been practicing that all day. janice, that was very good. >> we have rhymes on the calendar pages. been there since 1972. i just kind of mixed and matched a few months. >> a lot of us think we are due for a blizzard. back to 1996. not to bust your chops too much. you did have us cold and snowy last year and we were kind of on the cusp of being below

average. >> our snow line was a bit north of what we expected last year. that's true. the jetstream could have moved and we had a warm atlantic. so there were a couple of influences there. >> now, so, again, this year, it could go either way. you're pretty safe this year because you've got it split right down the middle. we always talk and have fun. it is fun talking about the winter. what else is in here because there are a lot of actually cool stuff in the farmer's almanac. >> we have got the right way to do a lot of things. >> like? >> like washing windows. shoveling snow since we are talking about it. >> i like that. >> boiling an egg. packing for travel. even grilling a cheese sandwich. >> okay. >> janis, we appreciate it. there you have. we are on the cusp, guys. on the cusp. i want it to fall that way. back to you. >> of course you do. any way we can get a whole lot of snow. >> that is right up topper's

alley. coming up we are going back in time. way back in time to the prehistoric year. walking with dinosaurs is coming back to life at the verizon center. we will take you there coming back.

i'm howard bernstein with your living green tip of the day. a leaking faucet can waste up to 100 gallons of water every day and a running toilet can waste two gallons of water a minute and that adds up to 7000- gallons each month. so, try to repair any drips and leaks quickly. that will save you some money and save a precious resource from going down the drain. you can find more tips at wusa9.com. just click on living green. they roamed the earth $65 million years ago but you can walk alongside them again today. the show "walking with dinosaurs" opens. lindsey mastis takes us to a show of prehistoric proportions. >> reporter: most of us would imagine this is what a real dinosaur would look like. minus the platform underneath. >> there is actually a driver and chassis that drives them

around on stage. >> reporter: instead of strings he uses a system called voodoo. >> i'm operating a dinosaur remotely from a very small station away from the dinosaurs. >> reporter: each dinosaur weighs 1.6 tons, about the same as a family-sized car. he controls their movements. >> we use them to move the larger muscles of the dinosaurs. >> this is the neck. move it left and right to move the dinosaur left an right. the sounds of the dinosaurs are controlled by a keyboard. it takes three people to operate just one of these dinosaurs. in washington, i'm lindsey mastis, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> voodoo puppeteer. an actor narrates the story to help you along. the show starts tonight at runs

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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. let's reset some of the top stories in the news now. the dc council held hearings today to determine why there wasn't enough water to extinguish the july fire at the mansion of peggy cooper, a councilman saying he was stunned to learn the fire department responded to calls without noticing where water supplies are located. the metro bus driver who critically injured a jogger earlier this month has had her share of problems behind the wheel. carla proctor was ticketed five times in january. records show she has also been involved in two prior accidents while driving for metro. and lawmakers are combing through the health care reform proposal crafted by a bipartisan group of senators.

even though republicans had a hand in the measure not one of them has voiced public support for it. expect more medical break throughs for kids to happen right here in dc. that's the promise from children's national medical center which just received one of the largest donations ever for a pediatric hospital. peggy fox, digital correspondent, has the story. >> reporter: children's hospital is poised to break boundaries with an enormously generous gift. $150million from the government of the united arab emirates. >> it is overwhelming as to how cool this is. >> reporter: chief medical officer at children's hospital says the money will be targeted to research that will improve pediatric surgeries not just for children here but for children everywhere. >> just as illnesses know no boundaries discoveries know no boundaries either. we will publish and share our

findings widely. >> reporter: one area will be in immuneo therapy. >> if i take my liver and put it in your body your body is going to take care of it 24, 48 hours. why can't we teach the body to do the exact same thing with cancer? why can't we train the body to fight that mass and dissolve it away. we can. >> reporter: one of the biggest break throughs may come with pain management. with children pain is difficult to measure and heartbreaking to watch but worst it can interfere with a child's recovery. >> pain can be an adverse physiological event for the patient. pain causes crying, increasing heart rate and thing like that. all these things are children that don't need when they are trying to heal. >> reporter: doctors here believe they can develop a way to measure pain in 5 to 10 years. at children's hospital peggy fox 9news now and wusa9.com. >> the massive gift was arranged by a long-time supporter of children's and the main campus will be named after

the founder of the united arab emirates. last year there were 30 people who called dc fire a total of more than 2000 times. so paramedics set out to see what the problem was and how to solve it. here is bruce leshan. >> reporter: dc's engine 10, the busiest in the country. 80% of its emergency responses are medical ones and a huge chunk of those are far from emergencies. >> good morning. >> reporter: this could be part of the solution. >> long time no see. >> reporter: six fire paramedics are part of a unit called street calls visiting the most frequent 911 callers to see if they can help them before they call again. >> every time that i had an appointment that they were calling dc fire to bring me in.

>> reporter: a private ambulance service was calling twice a day just to get her in and out of the house for doctor appointments. >> they have only been out twice. >> reporter: this is a common asthma medicine. it has a little counter right here that tells you how many doses you have left. one woman called a woman 911, 160 times. it turned out she had been inhaling from an empty discus for the previous nine months. she no longer calls 911 on a daily basis and most importantly she is at home very comfortably. >> how often were you calling? >> every other day. >> reporter: william andrews because calling because medicaid had stopped paying for his asthma heart and copd medicine. >> i was scared. i can't breathe. >> reporter: they got him a social worker and straightened out his medicaid mess. >> thanks, man. >> my pleasure. >> reporter: the fire chief

says street calls has been good for everyone saving money and reducing wear and tear on the fire units and the patients are getting help before their problems turn into emergencies. >> do you have a primary health care doctor if. >> no. >> reporter: in washington, bruce leshan. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> reporter: 9news now and wusa9.com. >> street calls took a loom at 25 people it has worked with so far and simple things like getting their medicine refilled or finding them a place to live has helped reduce their calls to 911 by 60%. some district school kids treated to a visit today by olympic olympic champions. they told the students to live a healthy life through construct constructive activities that include sports. >> the olympians then joined president obama and first lady at the white house this afternoon to promote chicago's bid to host the 2016 summer

games. the international olympic committee will select the host city when it meets in denmark. that's happening on october 2nd. first lady michelle obama is scheduled to attend that meeting. mexicans came together today to celebrate their independence day. tens of thousands filled mexico city's main plaza to hear the president shout viva mexico three times. mexico's president recreates the moment every year. it marks the beginning of the 10-year war of independence from spain. a russian town has found a unique way to fight the nation's falling birth rate. this is known as conception day. families that have a baby exactly nine months today, june 12th, from today, can receive a prize. television, refrigerator, cash and even a car. that puts the pressure on mother's to be to deliver at the right time literally. >> which almost never, ever

happens. >> the cbs evening news is less than an hour away. anchor katie couric joins us live from new york city with a preview. hi. >> it is the latest on a very rocky road to health care reform. as you know senate democrats finally roll out their long awaited version of the health care plan but at $856 billion, will a republican, a single one support it, and will liberals dismiss it as a sellout. jimmy carter suggested the opposition to president obama could smack of racism. is race playing any role in all of this is this and britain's unlikely pop star icon is once again topping the charts. only on the "cbc evening news" right after 9news now. back to you, anita. >> thank you. katie couric. keeping your baby safe coming up. we have got the gear to take

your little one from home and on the go.

the curtain may soon close on blockbuster video. competition from pay purview movies, online video and dvds by mail may force the company to shut down all of its 960 stores. the company has already closed 276 of them this year. it is baby safety month. 30-day campaign that runs through september to educate and increase parents' awareness of the products they select and use. mom and local inventor margaret pressler is here with some unique and affordable safety gear. >> that's right. >> people can use it in and out of the home. >> thank you for joining us. >> nice to be here, lesli. thank you.

>> the first thing we will talk about is something you invented. >> i did. it is something i invented myself because as you know and many mothers should know certainly that traditional padded bumpers are not safe to use in the crib. they present a suffocation hazard so i created a safer alternative that actually solves a lot of the safety problems. one is which it is made with -- this will be familiar. swimming noodles. sealed foam inside and it won't compress around a baby's mouth and nose. so it doesn't have a suffocation hazard. it is very low. it is light weight. you can see into the crib. and you can keep the baby from climbing out of the crib. >> something like this would cost what? >> this retails for $60 which is about in line with a typical bumper if you were to buy it. unfortunately a lot of bedding sets come with bummer sets. >> what about the sippie cup trend? >> the sippie cup makes it difficult for babies to

transition to a regular cup. they start with a bottle and go to a sippie cup and have to tip it up. this is a tiltie cup. >> the drink is already at an angle in there so when you tip it up like this the baby doesn't have to tip it very far. doesn't have to suck on it and it mimics the motions that you and i make when we drink and it gives them a more ergonomic way. >> that whole tongue transition. >> exactly. very helpful for them. >> if you're flying and don't want to buy a seat for the baby. >> it is a big issue. it is expensive to fly. >> it is. >> but you want to have something safe so you think i should buy a seat and put them in the car seat then the baby wants to sit in your lap anyway and you feel unsafe. this is a great idea. it is called baby bair. it is a really comfortable, soft little vest that you can put on the child and it has a loop in the back that attaches

to your own seat belt. so the baby can sit in your lap and if you hit a bad patch of turbulence which is of course what you worry about the baby won't fly out of your lap. they are secured to your seat belt and this is faa approved. >> that's great. real quick. this is the baby briefcase that let's you take all your baby's documents with you? >> exactly. and it keeps them all organized. vaccine records, doctor records, which as we know there are tons of paperwork. it is very important to know exactly what you have so that you can take it with you if you need to especially on a moment's notice. >> we missed some of the prices here but we will make sure you know all about them on our website. some great options to consider. thank you for joining us, margaret. >> absolutely. >> we have a list of these items at wusa9.com, just click on living smart. it was a reunion three years and 2300 miles in the making. coming up learn how a cat finally made it all the way back home to its family. >> topper? >> the clouds came in.

not much rain. pollen. go to our website wusa9.com you can get the breakdown. we will be right back to break down the rest of the week and the weekend.

get a new computer and clean up your credit. sounds like a deal. tonight at 11:00 p.m. find out how people across the country are being taken by a company doing business in our area. a cat lost more than three years ago has been reunited with its owner. clyde was discovered more than 2300 miles away from where he disappeared in australia. imagine that journey. the feline was hanging around a hospital at the time. a vet identified the original owners through a microchip under the animal's skin. >> we don't know if he lived somewhere.

but he is a long way from home. >> must have hitched a lift. clyde was put on a plane and returned to his family. 6:00 p.m. news is 15 minutes away. new tonight. former dc cop caught up in a drug string spanning several maryland counties. rooted in racism. a former president believes last week's outburst during president obama's address has some racial overtones. and while most of us have to put up money or a house to get a loan some banks actually take cheese. we will tell you more about that coming up at 6:00 p.m. lots coming up. change in our weather pattern. it was beautiful, sunny yesterday. >> going to work out where it goes tonight for this weekend. >> if you go to our website and check out my blog. today is the anniversary of floyd which brought tons of rain from north carolina into our area and led to a shortage of generators.

that was the y2k scare. we are looking at showers but not much in terms of precipitation. more clouds than anything. forecast first. next three days a few showers tomorrow, a few sprinkles. that's it. 74. and then on friday clouds to start but then some sunshine to finish. not a bad day. upper 70s. and really quite nice for the terps. sunshine on saturday and almost 80 degrees. for tonight mostly cloudy and cool. shower or sprinkle possible. lows between 60 and 65. winds pick up a little bit. north east at 10 to 15. you can check out our website also for live doppler and interactive radar it is pretty cool. worth checking out. 62. great falls tonight for a low. 64 in tyson. 63 in fairfax. generally low to mid-60s. temperatures pretty much on a low playing field with a cloud. 64 in silver spring. right now low 70s. 75 in fredericksburg. tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy and cool.

a few showers possible. 60s to 70s. then by afternoon, mostly cloudy and cool. a few showers possible. that's it, folks. few showers. high temperatures between 70 and 75 winds easterly at 10. satellite picture radar combined no shortage of rain showers through much of the deep south and they actually kind of need the rain. tremendous amount of showers across arkansas back into texas. this moisture for the most part stays to our south. we do have to wait until a frontal system clears everything out and that will occur looks like late tomorrow or early friday. zone forecast. not a washout tomorrow. downtown 74. 74 on thursday. few showers. clearing on friday. upper 70s. nice on saturday. mostly sunny near 80. okay on sunday. will be dry for the game. clouds come in late. showers hold off until night fall, though. again near 80 then showers on monday. maybe some thunderstorms on tuesday. holding in the low 80s tuesday and wednesday. >> thanks a lot, top.

now to a story about a strong man. >> when i think of strong men i think of -- topper obviously. that goes without saying. >> clearly. sure. >> but 300-pound linemen. if you watch espn classic late at night sometimes you'll see a show called the world's strongest man competition featuring massive european guys with necks as big as truck axles performing very strange fetes to illustrate their strength. as dave owens reports tonight there is a man in virginia who is neither massive nor european but he fit in pretty well in that show. >> what's going on? come on in. >> reporter: at home tommy and mary joe have their hands full with newborn twins but you would never guess the same hands he uses to carry this precious cargo he also uses to do this. he performs amazing things like

bending steel like this ob driving nails into boards with his bare hands. how? >> tendon strength. >> reporter: built up through years of training. he got into performing these things after seeing a strong man contest and 13 years later still at it. he began doing shows a couple years ago to demonstrate his miraculous ability and people who see him for the first time, well, they have one general reaction. >> is this fiction or what? >> reporter: nope. just ask jay leno. >> audience, freaks of nature. >> reporter: he went on the late night show two years ago and made a believer out of him too but shortly after the appearance he got sick and lost almost 25 pounds and -- >> i literally thought i was going to do. >> it was an emotional time because i thought i was losing my husband. >> reporter: he was diagnosed

with chrone's disease. he is now back at it. >> i had about 1000 pounds of pressure all together on me. >> reporter: no sweat for the man who has got grip. dave owens, 9news now, wusa9.com. >> that was a potato. he crushed a potato with one hand. this is the bar that he did. started as a plain straight steel bar. pull on that and tell me. this is a real -- we were upstairs. >> wow. >> we were trying to do it. the guy is 175 pounds but strong as an ox. >> tendon strength. everything was popping out of there. >> he was strong. >> yes, he is. >> i think there is the summation of the story. he was strong. >> he is strong. up next. when bringing back to school brings extra pain in your child's life. advice with kids with chronic

headaches. don't forget we are always on except when you've got grip and somebody is trying to get us out of here. living well is coming up next. we promise.

on to living well tonight. more proof that the health of

your mouth really matters to the rest of you. now a new study finds it may put people at risk for head and neck cancer. chronic gum disease triggers bone loss surrounding the teat. for every millimeter of bone loss the cancer goes up. get regular dental cleanings to get rid of the plaque. for some there are legitimate concerns when kids go back to class. more headaches. >> reporter: this is the time of the year he would dread. left him with agonizing migraine headaches. >> it will develop from there. my eyes will hurt and will be very sensitive to light and sound. >> reporter: he used to get these headaches up to two to three times a week forcing him

to miss school. he is not alone. it is estimated more than 20 million kids suffer from migraines or painful tension headaches and when they go to class the numbers go up. >> for various reasons we definitely see an uptick in our headaches problems right now. >> reporter: this doctor runs the headache clinic at nationwide children's hospital. she says there are several reasons why kids get more headaches this time of year. first is lack of sleep. switching from summer schedules to school hours can be tough and using caffeine to come opinion sate for it can make things worse. the doctor has published a study that shows kids who suffer from migraines often have restless sleep and can show signs of depression but she says treat them judiciously. taking too much medicine can make headaches worse. >> the parents should discuss that with the children. and they need to realize if they are taking medications that frequently then the headaches really do need to be evaluated. >> reporter: peyton's migraines

are being controlled with a special medication regiment and doctors say before writing off a child's pain as an excuse parents need to do their homework to know when it is time to see a specialist. how do you know when it is serious enough to go to a doctor? if they complain a lot and miss out on fun activities because of a headache pay attention to that. also, if the headache seems to originate from the back of the head or neck, get that checked as well. more information at wusa9.com. click on living well. 9news now at 6:00 p.m. starts right now. from the first local station with news this high-def high-definition. this is 9news now. a former dc police officer is among 12 people accused in a southern maryland drug conspiracy case. the