$20,000. they estimate a pay back after roughly is seven years. in the meantime they are training other neighborhoods how to form their own solar co- ops. for more information, log on to wusa9.com and click on living green. today some dc council members will take issue with the mayor over a fight over a tennis center. howard is here with weather and angie has the traffic. let's begin the morning with howard's forecast. >> today won't where be as pretty but not a bad day either. might be a shower and some folks say we need the rain. one of our producers says let's get the moisture up here and give those folks in lane a break. temperatures as cool as 59 in

garrett county and oakland to 67 here in town. 70 hagerstown and culpeper 4. same with winchester and easton good morning, you are 63. mostly cloudy skies. an isolated shower mainly west. highs in the upper 70s to around 80 degrees. right now 67 at 5:00 a.m. good morning. >> hey, everybody. thanks for joining us. we are kicking off this tuesday morning with an early-morning tieup. the first one comes to us from maryland 193 at glendale road. watch for crews. if we flip them over i can show you 95 and the bw parkway, let you know, show you right here out of baltimore fine from 198 to powder mill. to 270 southbound trip here. we are tracking it past 121. okay to the split. volume light. same situation for those that travel northbound 95 past duke street, delay free and 95 northbound in virginia from dumb fridays to the mixing bowl. no accidents or incidents to

report. over to you. a showdown between dc mayor fenty and the founder of the southeast tennis and learning center will play out at city hall today. 9 news now alex trevino is joining us with details. good morning a alex. >> reporter: good morning. the fate of the southeast tennis and learning center could be decided here today. the battle will certainly play out when council takes up the issue in an emergency meeting. a judge granted a temporary restraining order from evicting the founder from the training program. cora masters barry runs the center. >> tennis is the hook. education is the key. >> reporter: the political dual is heating up. they are fighting for the tennis and learning center in city hall. >> not only do they not get money for what they do they

raise money for the kids. they provide educational programs and scholarships and other support for these kids. >> dc leaders ordered the eviction because their corporate status expired. therefore the lease became void. chairman gray expresses his commitment to introduce the bill at the allegetive session, one that will restore the lease between the dc government which owns the building and southeast learning center. mayor fenty has not said why he wants the barry group out of its offices own business the city and renned by barry. he says the tennis program will stay under them direction of the dc recreation department. 9 news now and wusa9.com. secret interviews with bill clinton are being published. taylor branch reported them for his new book "the clinton tapes. " he spoke to us about the

recordings. here's what he former president had to say about the monica lewinsky scandal. >> he said i crack, cracked. >> i said what do you mean. >> he said i felt sorry for myself. it occurred twice when i thought i had given my best and i thought we were going to get over the personal diversions and in to the real presidency that i had earned a fresh breath. >> to read more about the secret interview, go to wusa9.com. scroll to the bottom and click on "usa today." tonight former president clinton will be a guest on the late show with david letterman. he follows the appearance of the first ever sitting president

. >> first of all, i think it is important to realize, i was actually black before the election [ applause ] >> really? >> this is true. this is true. >> how long have you been a black man? >> president obama went on to say he thinks the fear of change is what has some people so wound up over the health care issue. we will have more on what he had to say in our next half hour. dozens of employees at a local health department are gearing up to fight h1n1 this fall will get pink slips instead. prince georges county is trimming $22 million from its budget. 125 county workers will get layoff notices in the next few weeks including 40 from the health department. county officials say the cuts will not keep them from getting the flu vac and to residents. five after the hour. time for the first "living $mart" report of the morning. jessica doyle has a preview of

the day on wall street. i know you are pushing for 10,000 somewhere along the line. >> we want those 401-ks back. it is all good it is just the federal reserve is kicking off a two-day meeting to decide the interest rates. asian stocks were modestly higher but wall street was mostly lower. the dow lost 41 yesterday. the nasdaq eked out a five point gain. the s&p dropped by nearly four points. tomorrow afternoon fed policymakers are expected to hold steady on interest rates and expected to keep emergency programs in place to encourage spending and borrowing for some time to come. last week bernanke said the recession is likely over. whole foods may have a surprise for you at the checkout. it may stop taking personal

checks. maybe moving the line faster but some may pull out a check and be surprised for it. >> i still write the check there. >> it could be an issue. >> tell us more about saving money. >> money-saving tip of the day. we have been covering a lot lately. ways to cut back on your bill and how to reduce your long distance bill. >> i like that. >> you are welcome. a man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison and ordered to repay more than $2 million for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme. they say winston thomas offered to help people improve their credit and save their homes from foreclosure. when he took scroll of the homes, both he and his investors never paid the mortgages. that caused original owners to default on their loans. it will take crews four weeks to repair the broening

highway in dundalk, maryland. because the water main is less than 40 years old when it broke, investigators do not think age was a factor in the break. a record rain led to flooding in the south. and a more extensive search is underway in a home of a man accused of holding a kidnapped girl for almost 20 years. if you fear the flu shot, we have good reasons why you should brave the needle. you are watching 9 news now.

in the news now, transit agencies have been advised to increase patrols throughout their system. this advice from federal officials who say a colorado man may have been part of a group allegedly plotting to set off backpack bombs on trains in

new york city. investigators have begun an elaborate investigation on the home of phillip garrido. they are looking for evidence that may connect them to other crimes beside the kidnapping of jaycee lee dugard. this morning the space shuttle discovery is back in florida. 747 landed at the kennedy space center on monday with the shuttle on its back. it hitched a ride back from edwards air force base where it was forced to land earlier this month because of bad weather in the sunshine state. just because the h1n1 vaccine isn't ready yet doesn't mean you shouldn't make plans to get a shot now. i will get my shot live on the air coming up. and people caught in rising floodwaters to our south. what about here? here's howard. >> not as pretty. clouds have increased and showers on the way in the forecast. i will tell you about it when 9 news now this morning returns.

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week. >> that's a lot. >> that is a lot of rain urn any circumstances. >> that is hilly area if you have ever been to atlanta. when it is hilly, the low spots everything flows to it. and it was snowing in colorado yesterday. denver had the first snow of the season. i don't want to hear any complaints. >> no whining here. >> no whining, first things first, today is the last day of summer or first day of fall. >> this afternoon. >> at 5:19 this afternoon the autumnal equinox. it normally means equal day and night. so it will be a few more days until we get that 12 hour day. the next three days upper 70s to 80 today. a slight chance of a shower today and tomorrow and on thursday a chance of thunderstorms, 85.

the rain chances any of these days only talking 30, 40%. not everyone will see it and today's chance is mainly west. i-81 to points west. moms like me.com bus stop forecast, mostly cloudy and comfortable. low 60s to the low 70s. then this afternoon, not bad but not as pretty as the last few days, mostly cloudy, isolated showers, 75 to 80 with southeasterly wind at five to ten miles an hour. cloudy and isolated shower tonight. lows in the 60s. southeast winds an five. here we go. clouds are out there. not too low on the clouds as you head to west virginia with showers that may clip garrett county and a few showers in north carolina. otherwise it is quiet. temperatures are running in to the 60s to around 70 in annapolis. it is 63 from easton and andrews saint indigo 66. manassas and winchester and

frederick 64. national at 67. lui counts -- dew.s have risen to 70. relative humidity is 67 at 90%. big storms yesterday in atlanta finally died down. look at these big ones through parts of the plains. they are roaring through arkansas and texas and moving in to louisiana. for us, we are just on the eastern edge or the western edge of this and slowly some of this moisture and maybe some of this moisture may sneak in here. that's what we will watch. looks like the carolina and southern virginia have a better chance of showers. here's our seven-day forecast. we are showing you a chance of a shower or thunderstorm really today, tomorrow and thursday. friday looks okay. saturday should be okay. although saturday night may see shower or storm and then sunday some clearing and highs in the 70s. 67 degrees. good morning, angie goff. >> hello, howie b. happy tuesday to you. we begin with a tieup we have

been watching since this morning, 193 in maryland between glendale and u.s. 50. watch for crews. taking it to the outer loop at route 1 where we have a report of crash activity. but overall you are doing fine from 95 to georgia avenue. to the inner loop we go. this time we take it down to virginia and we show you we are doing okay from 95 to 66. it is like this to the american legion bridge. volume is light. that's the same situation eastbound on 66. here's the trip outside. we are checking it out through centreville to the beltway, no problems to report. and no delays on 395 either. here's the northbound trip past duke street. traffic is flowing smoothly and looks very volume light all the way to the 14th street bridge. now, over to you. >> thank you. the vaccine for the h1n1 flu virus isn't available just yet but you can be pro active and better equiped against

seasonal influenza. those vaccines are already available. joining me is the cvs practitioner amanda joans and she's going to make sure i'm ready for the flu season. how serious is seasonal flu because we are worried about h1n1. >> the seasonal flu is just as dangerous. complications can occur every year from the flu. it can lead to problems with pneumonia and can lead up to 200,000 hospitalizations and 36,000 deaths a year. so it is important to get vaccinated from the seasonal flu. >> how effective can the vaccine. >> it can be up to 70% effective in protecting you against the flu so it is very important to get it. >> all right. i'm going to get the flu shot but who should get the vaccine. >> it is important for anyone who wants to not have the flu this year. however, it is most important in the young and elderly and certainly nay adults or

children with any chronic diseases such as asthma or diabetes. >> i have had breakfast and you are going to give me the shot. any preparation for the shot? do i have to worry about anything. >> absolutely not. do i have to a eat before. >> i always recommend you eat before so you are prepared but there's no preparation needed whatsoever. >> am i get the shot, am i protected against the flu or could i still get the flu. >> you could conceivably get the flu. here we go, one two three and that's it and i'm protected against the flu for this season. >> that's correct. >> we have more on the seasonal flu under our website at living well. thank you for getting me prepared for the flu season. does it protect me against the h1n1. >> it does not. that vaccine we hope will be available shortly. >> thank you. let's say good morning to kristin fisher in the web

center. i'm protected, kristin, take it away. >> i'm impressed andrea, you didn't seem phased at all. >> she's very good. >> all right. well, it is time to talk about what is hot on the web. every morning, millions of washingtonians battle traffic on the way to work but this morning there will be a few thousand fewer drivers on the road, thanks to world car-free day 2009. take a look at this. thousands of people in 40 countries will be ditching their cars today to walk, bike or use public transit to get around. the whole idea is to give people a chance to consider how their city may look and work with a lot less cars on the road. this is the third year that washington, d.c. has celebrated car-free day but only the sec year for the entire washington metropolitan area. last year, about 5,445 residents went car free. so this year, you can see right here the ticker they have 5,451

total have pledged to participate and we'd like the number to go up. >> if you would like to participate, go to car free.com to participate and there is a guide to show you how to be car free. i will tell you how to bike in washington, d.c. there's something happening at union station that will make it much easier. >> all right. thank you. teams with two different styles duke it out in monday night football. and the legendary redskin questions the coach to his face about this weekend's play calling. hear his response. you are watching 9 news now. ail and brdband.

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of two teams. the quick-striking offense of the indianapolis colts and the slow-moving offense of the miami dolphins. down 23-20, he marchs the team down the field in less than 80 seconds for the go ahead score. miami got the ball back with two minutes remaining and nearly ran out of time getting down the field. with less than ten seconds remaining, pennington throws an interception. colts win this one 27-23. redskins legend and current radio broadcaster sonny jerkenson wasn't shy about telling coach zorn he didn't agree with his play calling on sunday. inter-- in a post game interview he told zorn he thought the half back pass portis threw was idiotic. that is what led to the awkward moment. >> i'm calling time out. i'm not letting half backs

throw it. that's what you pay me for it. >> i would have to take you out of the game. i would say what is wrong with my play. >> it didn't work. >> i called it to work. i would take you out of the game. sorry, sonny. >> wow. rookie linebacker has apologized for his comments about the boo burst at fedex field. after the game henson called the fans dimwits during posts on his twitter accounts. he apologized and said he is yet to be active in the first two games he probably ought to shut his mouth. williams received a contract extension. he will remain in college park through 2013. the automatic extension kicked in after he set athletic benchmarks. he begins his 21st season at maryland next month. the economy affected many areas of our lives according to findings at the census bureau.

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what i didn't expect... was the fun. the all-new subaru legacy. feel the love. the dc city council appears ready to publicly side against mayor fenty in a dispute over the future of a learning and tennis center. welcome back to 9 news now. i'm andrea roane. thanks for joining us. it is tuesday morning. angie goff is in traffic. she will tell us where the bumps and starts and stops are. >> yeah, got a couple. >> howard is here to say weather is not a reason for problems on the roadways yet. >> no. only thing i would ask is you guys doing the work overnight, sometimes you hit the beltway from 270, river road should be closed but no warning until you

get there. i wish they would coordinate it a little more. that's the traffic commentary of the morning. we have cloudiness out there. a couple of showers in west virginia but we are quiet weather wise this morning with temperatures well in to the 60s right now. look at hagerstown saying 70 and this afternoon a lot of clouds and slight chance of a shower, especially 81 west. temperatures in the upper 70s to near 80. 5:30, almost 5:31. there we go. if you follow me on twitter, i hope so. oh my goff is my name and as soon as traffic tieups happen i put them on-line. this is at route 1. drivers are losing two right lanes. volume is light. that's why you see the green cars and traffic is flowing. taking it to route 4, route 5, crane highway. no incidents or accidents. opening the door to inbound new york avenue. no delay to the third street tunnel and here's 95 northbound in virginia. you are clear from f before up

to lorton to 395. like what i see. now, over to andrea. this morning, we are learning more about our neighbors with the release of the census bureau's annual community survey. here's the highlights. the number of people born outside of the u.s. who live here dipped to 38 million after reaching an all-time high in 2007. an the number of people moving in is at a 60-year low. also nearly 1 a 50 -- 150,000 same sex couples report being in a marriage relationship, that is much higher than the number of same sex ceremonies. you can link to the website to find out more. supporter of the southeast tennis and learning center are taking a stand against dc's top leader in a fight to keep the

center open. a clear advantage for the southeast tennis and learning center after a judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking the district from evicting the founder. what happens to the center is expected to play out here at the wilson building later today. >> supporters of the southeast tennis center want to keep the doors open. they want to prevent the city government from going in and shutting them down. former dc government cora masters barry runs the center. >> tennis is the hook and education is the key. >> the political duel is heating up. the judge, who granted the order stopping the district from evicting the founder and chief executive cora masters fear they would move if it were forced to shut down while searching for new quarters. >> not only do they not get money for what they do they raise money for the kids. they provide educational programs, scholarships other support for these kids.

>> reporter: dc leaders say they ordered the eviction because the corporate status had expired. therefore the lease became void. chairman gray expresses his commitment to introduce a bill at the council session, one that will restore the lease between the dc government, which owns the building and southeast learning center. no exact reason why the fenty administration wanted barry and company out of its offices. he did say the dc rec department will oversee the tennis programs. 9 news now and wusa9.com. metro could soon receive necessary federal funding. yesterday, the senate approved $1,550,000,000 for the transit agency. it's part of a larger $122 billion transportation bill. a bill funding metro was approved in the house earlier this year. the house's bill sets aside $1.5 billion in funding over the next ten years. the two sides must work out a

compromise bill before sending it to the president. today the chair of the senate finance committee plans to reveal more. matt baucus will unveil a proposal that is intended to make health insurance more affordable for low income families. the package would extend coverage to 29 million uninsured americans. president obama sat down with david letterman last night after appearing on nearly all of the sunday talk shows, he became the first sitting president to appear on the late show. president obama admitted he was a bit surprised to see letterman on his schedule. >> that's one of those where you ask your advisers, who's responsible for this? >> that's exactly right and everybody looks down and they pull out their blackberries. >> i will say, nobody is accountable. >> the president was the only guest on the show and in addition to the jokes he talked seriously about the health care debate and topics like putting

u.s. troops in harm's way. time for another "living $mart" report. and digital correspondent jessica doyle is back with huge, new incentives for office tenants. >> that's right. we know the local real estate market in terms of homes is getting better but still it is very bleak for landlords looking to rent office space. according to a new survey by price water house cooper the commercial vacancy rate in montgomery county is 17%. that is leading to unbelievable offers. look at this. six-months rent free and even rent free for a whole year. cost cuts at the work place are having a big impact on morale. a survey finds that employee engagement levels for all workers dropped 9% since last year and levels are down 25% for top performers at companies and also top-performing employees are 26% less likely to be satisfied with

advancement opportunities and 14% are more likely to want a new job. time for the money-saving tip of the day. here's another way to drop long distance service and make calls on the cheap. lucky dog.com charges 5 cents a minute for state to state calls. to place calls in the u.s., dial 10-10-345-the area code and the number. for more check out my blog at the financialista.com and i'd love to be your friend on facebook which we are ready for. >> lucky dog. i like that. >> thank you. massachusetts lawmakers may grant ted kennedy one of his final wishes today. that story is coming up. plus, it not officially fall until this afternoon but snow is already falling in parts of the lower 48. here's angie. we are traveling on the dulles toll road heading

westbound past the airport -- or eastbound toward the beltway. no incidents or accidents to report. another realtime look at traffic went we return. stay with us.

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where he thinks the country has failed and why the thinks that senator john mccain would have been a worse choice for president than president obama. his exclusive interview airs on the on think cbs evening news with katie couric. a russian billionaire has developed something that could become the new rage among celebrities. details coming up in what's on the web. plus, it is a pretty place to visit but would you consider making an underwater garden your final resting place? what is a segue to you? >> see the water and the humidity in the air. a little muggy and not as cool on the temperatures. the allergy count came in with moderate in the mold spores. everything else is low. the seven-day forecast coming up. more and more,

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without all of the heavy lifting. the weight loss secret that is a buzz. miami beach has a reputation for its night life but could be a hot destination for those that want to enjoy their afterlife after water. neptune is the first underwater cemetery. at a depth it looks like a lot like "atlantis." >> for this you have one for the dye and the other for the end. >> the cost starts at $2,000 and more than two dozen people have already been buried there. just think, creating the reef also gives nutrients to the undersea life that is already. >> ashes to ashes, dust to

cement. >> and likens to likens. >> something crazy about that, andrea. >> no. >> i don't know. >> davery jones locker down there. argggh. >> let's go from the tropics to winner. we will take you to colorado. yesterday the last day of summer. it is snowing in denver. denver has had big snows before on the 21st, 22nd of september. they had one to three inches yesterday but a little higher, around 8600 feet. a report of 9 1/2 inches of wet snow. i say turn on the lifts and let's go skiing, right. the forecast for the next three days not talking wintry. in fact for the beginning of autumn that begins this evening almost summer like. temperatures upper 70s to 80 with a chance of a shower. tomorrow an isolated shower and thursday could be a thunderstorm. look at those temperatures mid

80s as we head in to thursday but cool down toward the end of the week. momslikeme.com bus stop forecast this morning, comfortable. low 60s to low 70s. a tad humid compare toad the last several mornings we have been watching. this morning mostly cloudy. isolated showers mainly west. i-81 has a better chance than everyone else. and a southeast wind at five to ten mile an hour. lows in the 60s. again a southeast wind at five and tomorrow i think we will be above the 80-degree mark. clouds this morning. you see them streaming over us but the showers are in west virginia moving north northeast. they will have a tough time moving this way and moisture to the south, as well. readings in the 60s to 70 in southern maryland. 64 fredericksburg, culpeper an winchester and here in washington we are at 67 degrees. eastbounds are three miles an hour and the dew.is 64.

here's the big storm. look at this bend in the central part of the country. that brought the cold and snow to denver. big time thunderstorms driving south through arkansas and the moisture for the moment quieted down there across georgia where they are recovering from tremendous flooding. the eastern carolinas, onshore flow bringing them rain. this will have a tough time getting north. but that's the one thing that could throw a wrench in the forecast. here's our seven-day forecast for you with a chance of showers. here and there. not great chances but today and tomorrow as temperatures warm in the low 80s. ment perhaps a shower or thunderstorm and then saturday, more likely saturday night could see a thunderstorm and highs over the weekend in the 70s. 87 degrees. time for traffic with angie. >> that's right. hey, everybody, how's it going? hope you are having a great morning. we're here to help you get started. kick things off at route 1. an

accident. better news it is pushed to the right shoulder. traffic is getting by fine. live shot at university. taking it to the maps. an accident on maryland 193. this is between glendale and u.s. 50. use caution. hello, virginia. 395 northbound. here's your shot. we are moving nicely but a little volume is building past duke street. to the inner loop in virginia, 95 to 66. moving at a great speed and speaking of 66, notice those green cars, taking it outside past 50 volume is building. now over to kristin fisher whose standing by in the 9 news now web center. >> it is time to look at the top stories on the web this morning. let's start by talking about one that is shocking. for all of you women out there, i want you to imagine you are married, trying to have a baby. it's not working out. so you have invitro fertilization to find out eight months later the doctors

implanted the wrong embryo. a horrible story. check this out. this is happened to -- what happened to carolyn savage from ohio. she's two weeks from her due date and pregnant with someone else's child. what happened is doctors at her clinic implanted her with the wrong embree you owe and now has to give up the baby boy to his biological parents as soon as he is born. people are talking about it nonstop on the web. if there is any good news here. savage fortunately has three boys already with her husband but again a shocking story nonetheless that could have severe repper cushions down the road. moving on. another story making waves on the web is this one on wired blog the gadget room.

roman abramovich, sorry if i butchered his name, he has installed an anti-paparazzi shield and the way it works is lasers sweep his 557-foot yacht and when they detect an electronic light sensor used in all digital cameras they fire a bolt of light at the camera to obliterate any photographs and it is designed to keep the prying eyes of the paparazzi away but of course it is also raising some pretty serious issues for legal issues. can you do this? can you keep people from taking pictures of you on public waters? it is a great question and one certainly debated on the web this morning. >> interesting, kristin, thank you. he can wrangle up votes but can tom delay shake his groove thing? judge for yourself coming up in the buzz. it worked for csi and tonight cbs launches a spin off

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responsible if the upkeep. tonight, three cbs dramas take center stage as premier week kicks in to high gore for the major networks. we have a couple of speaks at ncis los angeles last year as they joined forces with the original cast. we have more on the spinoff. >> reporter: chris o'donnell and l.l. cool jay are the front men of the team. >> i play callen. an i work in the office of special projects. a bit of a loaner. this is really my family and my job is my life at point. >> i play sam, a former navy seal seal. speaks a few languages. he's a great character. he speaks arabic and a few other languages, very patriotic, really cares about his country. >> reporter: when they are not

in the field they are back at headquarters surrounded by the latest in spy gadget industry. >> reporter: a wide range of trained specialists are ready to assist. >> in charge of all the techie stuff, all the lockheed martin stuff, all the perceptive pixel, craziness. >> i'm am standing in the ops center and call people on my cell phone and tell them how dangerous what they are doing is. >> she is the only girl on the team. somebody needs to be seduced or you need a female figure on the field. >> come on, i think you know it is safe to drive. >> reporter: small in stature but large in life -- >> the likes to make things run smoothly but i don't think he

feels the way she does that have to be diplomatic. >> reporter: but the show is not always about the mission at hand. >> there are moments that are serious but it has a light tone to it. >> you are a realtor, i'm your client. >> do i look like a realtor. >> okay, i'm the realtor. you are the guy looking for the apartment. >> okay. can we go? >> and he takes the same approach behind the scenes too. >> we are joking around and having a good time doing it. >> we are like a family. work together and it is a dangerous hostile environment. >> it is going to be huge, hot, it's going to be fun. >> reporter: interesting. getting a lot of positive buzz on that. >> i notice another positive buzz is the good wife. you know julianna margulies from er and good on the sopranos. but the way this develops is

she is the wife of a politician who's mr. big and he is disgraced and during his apology press conference and instead of standing there demure she unloads on him. she has to be a working single mom an an attorney and fighting for people and she's a strong character. i want to tell you the other shows that will be on cbs tonight, we have obviously ncis season seven premiering at 8:00. followed by nci los angeles, then the good wife at 10:00. and then after the 9 news now at 11:00, president clinton will be on letterman. obama, clinton. >> john mccain earlier in the year. >> sarah palin, you have to pay her $60,000 which. maybe competition for ncis los angeles because as you know dancing with the stars is back. last night it was the men and tonight will be the women and everyone was asking able tom

delay, the whip, the hammer. there he was. dancing through wild thing. can you believe it? he was dancing with the two- time champ cheryl burke. and she said she is surprised how light he was on his feet. after that he got fives and fours from the judges, but he had a great attitude about it and some people said he has his liberal thing going. >> i bet he survives. >> i bet he does survive. this could do more for tom delay than anything else out there. >> we knew it was going to, though. >> someone else with a winning attitude. i want to get to this real quick. bald beauty queen, miss virginia 2008, tara wheeler shaved her head last night. all of the money she raised by shaving her beautiful locks will go to saint baldricks to help children with