from the first local station with news in high definition, this is 9 news now. welcome to 9 news now at noon. i'm j.c. hayward. today barack obama took his fight for health care reform to college park.

and just a short while ago he held a rally on the campus. people outside, for and against the president's proposal, made their voices heard. armando trull joins us from the comcast center with more information. >> reporter: the president is telling a packed house at the comcast center is time to fix america's broken health care system and saying any reform must include security for those who have insurance and options for those who don't. let's listen in on what the president is saying live right now. >> we feed on hope and possibilities. that's what america is about. that's what we are called to affirm right now. it has now been nearly a century since teddy roosevelt first called for health care reform. been attempted by nearly every president and every congress since and our failure to get it done year after year, decade after decade has placed a burden on families, businesses

and taxpayers that we can no longer sustain. so i may not be the first president to take up the cause of health care reform, i'm determined to be the last with your help. china china. >> all right. so there's president obama speaking live to a packed house at the comcast center basically saying a lot of the things he told the nation during his televised address on health care reform. the president is expected to push the message hoping that congress will pass some type of reform before the end of the fall. live at the comcast center, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> thank you, armando. investigators say they have a man who murdered yale university graduate student annie le. after calling raymond clark a person of interest for several

days, authorities arrested him this morning. drew levinson tells us that new haven police are calling this a case of work place violence. >> reporter: raymond clark did not enter a plea when he made his first court appearance for the murder of grad student annie le. >> it is a obviously serious case. >> reporter: they took him in to custody this morning at a motel where he spent the night. >> based on numerous interviews and information learn from viewing video surveillance detectives have secured an arrest warrant so far. >> reporter: they have sealed the warrant so they cannot confirm if they matched clark's dna to the 250 pieces of evidence they collected. authorities would also not discuss a motive, but they are calling it a case of work place violence. >> this is not about urban crime, not about university crime or domestic crime but an issue of work place violence. >> reporter: le was strangled. the body of the 24-year-old

pharmacology student was found on sunday, stuffed in the basement wall of a yale research lab. the same day she was to be married. clark worked in the building as an animal services tech, cleaning cages and doing janitorial duties. reports of a romantic relationship between the two are not true. >> that was reported in the news an there is no evidence, to my knowledge, of that. >> reporter: clark worked there since 2004. yale's president said his employment history gives no clues he was capable of such a crime. the president is soliciting suggestions to improve security but says le's killing is less about security and more about the dark side of the human soul. drew levinson, cbs news, new haven, connecticut. phillip garrido the man accused of capturing jaycee lee dugard is the focus of a probe concerning two unsolved kidnappings. investigators say that the

kidnapping is similar to two other girls. they disappeared in the late ' 80s. the development comes after police found bone fragments during a search of phillip garrido's home. a new report finds crime is on the rise at metro stations in montgomery county. the washington examiner reports serious crimes in and around melt treu stations and bus stops jumped 11% in the last two years. shady grove saw the most crime about 20% in wait. and the biggest crime is vehicle break ins. budget cuts are coming to the dc public school system and they are going to have an impact on our children. chancellor michelle rhee says the system could face up to $40 million in cuts, which will lead to teacher layoffs and increased class size. chancellor rhee did not say how many of the system's 3800 teachers would lose their jobs. >> we don't anticipate that any

major programs or offerings will be affected by these cuts. we will work to continue to work tirelessly to ensure there is a smooth transition for all of our students, schools and staff, and we expect to give notice of any required separations by september 30th. >> reporter: the washington teachers union president, george parker responded by saying the cuts would be devastating and he questioned why the system hired 900 new teachers only to now announce layoffs. dc city council members grilled the citied ifed if and wasa. a hearing yesterday focused on an inadequate water supply during the mansion fire on shane bridge road. testimony reveals thed ifed if never got thursday row maps of the water system, even after similar problems occurred if western. listen to an exchange between

council member phil mendleson and fire chief dennis rubin. >> fire and ems responded to fires without water supply maps, correct? >> i would say that's correct. >> i'm truly stunned hoar. how could you show up at a fire not knowing where the wear supply is? >> reporter: wasa officials had to answer questions about out of service hydrants in areas that seem prone to water supply problems. today, virginia's candidates for governor will debate in our area. democrat deeds and republican mcdonnell will face off this morning. the fairfax county chamber of commerce is sponsoring that debate. recent polls show that mcdonald wants large lead has now shrunk

to single digits. acorn is in hot water and faces the possibility of losing all public funding. the census bureau severed its ties for the 2010 national count and they voted to block the group from receiving hud grants and there's a call in congress for fema to repeal a $1 million grant it awarded to them earlier this month. all the federal backlash comes after two employees were caught on camera, appealing to advise a couple posing as a prosty tooth and pimp to lie about the woman's profession on a tax return. still to come on 9 news now at noon, after 15,762 episodes, it goes dark. how does it end? we will have the details. and later, a new discovery that is truly out of this world. we'll be right back.

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the final episode of the guiding light will air tomorrow. so how will it end? karen brown sat down with three of the best stars to try to get an idea. >> gliding light. >> the slate is now silent. >> the casting crew honored as the daytime emmys and as guiding line goes dark the crazy story lines are part of the record books. >> josh has been married nine times to five different women. >> wow, is that legal? >> each one was legal. >> as josh, robert newman has been a daytime heart throb for two decades. >> they love me because everybody loves josh. >> reporter: riva is josh's soul mate. >> i always married the man i was sleeping with. >> guiding light started on the radio in 1937 and moved to television in ' 52 and it's not

only the longest-running soap but the longest running show of all time. >> we are pleased to bring you the guiding light in color. >> we have been around 72 years with radio. >> not you. >> not me. close but no cigar. >> reporter: the show's illustrious anomia -- alumni include kevin bacon. >> i can't tell you how lucky i feel. >> the big question for everyone. >> will josh and riva end up together. >> all the people that should be together in the end will be there together in the end. >> think that will happen? >> yep. >> there's our little tidbit. >> reporter: for the last time from the set of the guiding light. >> kim is up next with tephras. i will tell you what it is chilly in the weather terrace and we found some rain drops on doppler 9000. i'm tracking them through the lunch hour and always looking ahead to the weekend.

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caused a massive three-alarm fire at a california hotel. the fire broke out last night at the raymond hotel and firefighters had to work quickly to control the flames to make sure they didn't jump to surrounding buildings. well, astronomers in europe have an artist image of a planet discovered outside of our solar system. experts are so excited about this planet. it is rocky like earth. it also is a little bigger than our planet. however, the planet's nearness to the sun makes astronomers believe that it is just too hot to sustain life. >> something that is not hot is our weather today, j.c. it is cool, cloudy, a little wet outside. i have a great time interacting with the viewers at twitter and facebook and you follow me on twitter you already know your forecast by about five clock in

the morning but also exchange weather reports. for example bill in smithsburg, maryland says he got a third of an inch of rain from this little round of showers we had this morning. it's great to see you. let's get started. let's look at the three-day forecast. because we know you want your forecast first. today we are trapped in the 60s. we are staying there. all right. tomorrow, we will break back in to the sunshine by the afternoon and you will the notice will respond too, at 77. if you are looking for something to do on saturday between 2:00 and 6:00 in the afternoon on the mall the chicago wind is taking on the dc patriots. this is professional polo. you can watch from the sidelines for free. we invite you to check it out. 66. that's the number where we have leveled off it seems this afternoon. you could thank those raw east to northeasterly winds blowing at nine miles an hour. the humidity is 75%. it is a cool day over at the bay. annapolis is 67. it is only 63 in frederick and

low 60s out there toward martinsburg. here's the satellite and radar loop. a couple of showers developed. a few came through northwest dc an hour ago and doppler 9000 is tracking a few more that are south and west moving in to fairfax county, north of woodbridge to mans in a sans and chantilly, heading in your direction. they are slow moving but not that heavy. head to the maps and explain what is going on. as you make plans for today, temperatures close to where we are now. some spots have a better chance of getting in warmer air, fredericksburg over to leonardtown. as you look north and west, western maryland, winchester with the elevation you will be in the lower 60s for afternoon high temperatures. here's what is happening, though. this high pressure cell is slowly moving south. this will slowly suppress the rain farther south as we head to the overnight. so it doesn't bring us clearing conditions quite yet, but it

should bring us an end to the rain as we head in to the late over night and tomorrow should be a better day. we will take you down to 62 for the low temperature tonight. tomorrow, better. we will be back in the middle to upper 70s and we should see more sunshine tomorrow. that will be a nice change of pace. here it is. seven day forecast. a lot going on. as we look to the weekend, the terps are at home. so we are hoping they win and that high of 76 and beautiful weather. should be nice and then the redskins are home again on sunday. i don't see any rain in the forecast until next week. my favorite segment of the week is happening this second and you are joining us. with me is b.j. and this is molly. >> say hi to the camera. >> would you like a milk bone? >> she is afraid of the cameras. >> she is well behaved and happy to sit at your feet. >> molly is a pit lab mix and as you can see she is pretty

calm and mild mannered. right now i think she is unnerved perhaps from being on camera. this is new to her. >> and our cameras are robotic so they move without people touching them. >> she backed away when the cameras slid in to place. >> we are boring her now. where did you find her? how did she come to the organization. >> she came to 'tis as a give up a couple of months ago and we are eager to get a good home for her. we recommend that her new adopters be folks who are experienced with dogs, not a first-time adopter. even though she is calm and mild mannered. she knows sit, lay down, stay. she has some energy and she needs a place that will give her exercise. >> she jumped up and seat greeted me when i came to the studio but a sweet dog. she is black and white, we look good together with our outfits. she decided to take the treat. happy to help her out. tell us how to adopt her.

>> get in touch with the montgomery county humane society. visit us at rockville in the animal shelter or call us at 240-# 73-5960. we will have this information at wusa9.com if you would like to adopt molly. she's a good girl. all right. we will send it back over to you. we're excited because there's a new show that is coming to cbs this fall. as you can see it right here on wusa 9. it is called "the good wife "and actress julianna margulies is in new york to tell us more about "the good wife." aren't all wives good. >> well, you never know. i don't know all wives so i couldn't tell you that. >> thank you for joining us. tell us about the show. >> it is about a woman who has been married for 15 years to who she thought was a wonderful man. she gave up her career because he became state's attorney and she stood by him, raised two

children and finds out he falls from grace by getting caught an in an illegal tryst and is caught using government money for those trysts. and she starts at square one at a law office and starts at square one again. >> who else is in the show with you. >> chris plays my husband. christine and josh are the partners of the law enforcement that i have been hired at. matt who is my sort of nemesis he comes in between me and i we have a six-month period to see. they have only one room for one associate and we are in competition with each other and he plays a hot headed 27-year- old out of harvard. and wonderful actress named archie who is hailed from london. she is fantastic. she plays the in house investigator who i get teamed up with a lot. >> what was it about this role

that so attracted to you? >> it felt like a role that was three dimensional in that the opportunities and the story lines would be endless because anything can happen. we are so quick to judge these women. i know i was quick to judge and you don't know until you are in their shoes. she's a fascinating character because she is put to the test and realizes she actually can do it. it is wonderful to watch her slowly change in to a different person and she never knew she was that person. she's been living a sort of naive life for a while. >> we are looking forward to seeing it. it starts on tuesday on cbs. right here on wusa 9 and we thank you for sharing this moment with us. >> thank you for having me. >> best of luck to you. we will take a break and then we will come back and take another look at the forecast.

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here it is. today we are stuck in the 60s. but we will be out of them before you know it. tomorrow will be nicer. clouds around in the morning. partly sunny skies in the afternoon, 77. over the weekend looking good for the terps and the redskins. we will be warming up nearing 80 by sunday. next week will throw more showers in the mix. good to wear black today. a couple of layers. it is chilly outside. >> it is a little chilly. >> thank you for joining us for 9 news now at noon.

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