>> good for her. >> talk weather. a dry morning and a mild morning. notice the humidity is up a bit from the last few mornings. so are the temperatures. in the 60s and 70 in southern maryland over toward the bay at the naval academy, 66 for manassas. martins before 65 and quantico at 67 degrees. we are looking at mostly cloudy skies today. a chance of an isolated shower. best chance is out west. look at the afternoon temperatures in the 70s and near 80 for a high. average is 77. it is 6:00, 67 degrees. angie, how's the tuesday traffic. >> looks like we are following early-morning problems. thank you, howie. maryland 193 headed northbound is closed between glendale road and u.s. 50. crew are working to clear that scene. 95 and the bw parkway out of baltimore doing fine past 198 to powder mill on both roads. the next stop takes us outside to 0. watching that volume

build a little bit from 118 germantown road to 370. switching over to eastbound 86. hello, virginia. we are slow below speed from 50 to 123. and finally end with 95 where our main delay is stretching from the prince william parkway to the fairfax county parkway. and ya? >> thank you, angie. today, president obama will speak at a united nations summit on climate change. last night, here on wusa 9, he was on the late show with david letterman. the president talked about those who say racism is to blame for the sharp political rhetoric these days. >> first of all, i think it is important to realize that i was actually black before the election [ applause ] >> really? is it true? >> this is true. and how long have you been a

black man? so the american people i think gave me this extraordinary honor and that tells you, i think a lot about where the country's at. >> reporter: the president also added he believes unemployment will remain high for least another year. tonight dave sits down with former president clinton. it will be his sixth appearance on the show. again, that is tonight after 9 news now at 11:00. new this morning a look at how much time we all spend commuting to work each day. the census bureau is out with the new american community survey. it finds people living in our region spend 3 -- 33 minutes a day getting to work. that is 143 hours a year. the good news is the number is holding steady. people living in arlington have the shortest average commute, 27 minutes and prince william county tops the region averaging 38 minutes. over 100,000 people in the region spend 90 minutes or more

commuting each day. 1% of us car pool and 13% use public transit, double they national average. today the dc city council is getting involved in the dispute over the southeast tennis and learning center. digital correspondent, alex trevnio is live with a preview. >> good morning. the fate of the southeast tennis and learning center could be decided here later today. the heated issue will be talked about and the council will be meeting today in an emergency meeting. >> a judge granted a temporary retraining order stopping the district from evicting the founder and chief executive from the nonprofit program. former dc first lady cora masters barry runs the center. >> tennis is the hook and education is the key. >> 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, scholarships, and other support for these kids. >> reporter: dc leaders say they ordered the eviction because their corporate status expired. therefore theelol lease became void. chairman gray will introduce a bill at the legislative session to restore the lease between the dc government which owns the building and southeast learning center. it is not clear why mayor fenty wants the barry group out of the offices owned by the city and rented by barry. he says the tennis programs will stay under the direction of the dc rec department. live from the wilson building, 9 news now and wusa9.com. maryland gyming officials are expected to finally award the state's first slot machine gambling license. it is expected to be awarded tomorrow to the ocean downs racetrack outside of ocean city. the "washington post" reports the track is seeking to install

and operate 800 slot machines. we have to track slots operation and if it is approved it would require the approval of the lottery commission. it could open by next may. there's a paint ball fight in western loudoun county them board of supervisors would have to spend the next two months reviewing a zoning ordinance that allows pain ballparks to be built. residents complained about the noise they say comes from the paint ballpark. the 47-acre park just off of route 50 holds eight fields. opinion about the park is split. >> it is at patranya bhoolsuwan patranya bhoolsuwan. all day long. >> our games start at 10:00 in the morning until like 6:30, 7:00 at night. we are still in the noise perimeter. >> the board of supervisors decision will not affect the park. however, it will more than

likely prevent them built the western part of the county. at 6:05. a "living $mart" report. jessica doyle has a story on health and good news. >> that's right. watch what you eat. may be sounding a little familiar to some folks but that's a slogan to live by for millions of americans living with an auto immune disorder called cilia character disease. which they can get sick with a pro-phone found in dairy and barrelly and wheat. >> whenever i have gluen contamination it is a couple of weeks before i'm feeling normal again. >> reporter: she first learned she had the disease in ' 99. since then she's written two books on living with the disease and eating and ordering at a restaurant. >> a fish or steak and then

make sure they didn't put any gluen in to it or on it in terms of a sauce or marinades. >> 80 restaurants in the area are gluen friendly like wildfire which offers a gluen- freemen you. >> we went through every single ingredient and took each dish, broke it down. each ingredient in the dish and determined whether it was gluen free or not and mod fight the menu that way. >> reporter: diners need to be aware of a hidden ding dangerouser -- danger. >> they take the bread and give it a nice crunch a then put your steak on top of the grill that had the bread that could be cross contamination. >> ask to have your food grilled on tinfoil. >> they are overjoyed to know they can come here, feel safe, scene know our staff is fronted -- trained front to the back of

the house and we take it seriously. >> it makes good sense for the restaurant to make special menus. one in every 133 people in the this has celiaac's disease. this is a rapidly expanding population. >> exactly. right now at wusa wusa wusa9.com, learn about more allergy friendly restaurants in our area. which polices make a quick meal anxiety free. that story is on the living smart page. 856 the hour. how you can be a hero just by having dinner. and in ten minutes a new report on the safety of your child's school lunch. right now focus on maryland weather and traffic. we start with howard. good morning. fairly quiet morning. although a few reports of fog in prince georges county. andrews air force base up to college park. visibility is a half mile or less. i want to show you the other temperatures across maryland. again fairly comfortable.

more humid than it has been temperatures in the 60s and even close to 70. 70 pa tux isn't river. and 69 in hagerstown. we will see a mostly cloudy day today with temperatures in the upper 70s to around 80 in mechanicsville. angie, tell us about the maryland roads. >> we are focusing on them and come to you live from great seneca highway, very light. switching over to new hampshire and adelphi road, lanes are open here as well and we are following an accident in bowie that keeps 193 closed between glendale and u.s. 50. now, over to andrea? make the decision to not worry and be happy today. as best-selling author and motivational speaker willie jolly explains the decision is all the it may will your choice and could determine your success. >> reporter: hello. this is willie jolly. today's live better tip for success is make a decision to

be happy. sounds polly anna. i know that is something you would say but let me tell you must decide to be happy. abraham lincoln said people are as happy as they chose to be. you must choose to be happy because you ultimately make the choice. life is going to throw you curve ball and give you difficult situations but encouraging you to make a decision to be happy. don't let the problems and the situations keep you from making that decision. you must maintain a mind set and hold on to your joy. maya angelou says if there is something in your life change it but if you can not change it, change your attitude. i'm telling you, folks, you can choose to be happy. i encourage you to try it today. you'll see it has a profound impact on your day. this is willie jolly. visit my website at willie jolly.com for flee motivation and make each and every minute count and make this a great

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montgomery county council is meeting today to decide the future of sligo golf course. and a proposed man on indoor tanning to stop anyone under 18 from using a tanning bed and children from the international burn camp will visit fedex field today to hang out with rookie line back every and noted tweeter robert henson. it is time for our hero central report. you have a way we can all be heros just by filling our tummies.

>> this is probably the easiest way you will ever have to be a hero. all this week you can help raise funds to tend childhood hunger in america by going to restaurants in your neighborhood. it is really that easy. it is part of the grit american dineout taking place every day this week until saturday. the way it works you eat at a restaurant and the restaurant donations a portion of the sales for the cause. it is that easy. it is sponsored by an organization called share our strength. this is the sec year they are doing it but thousands of restaurants are taking part in the even. if you want an easy way to be a hero and you want to help to raise funds to end childhood hunger, here's how to find out what restaurants near you are registered to participate in the great american dine out. go to their website and i will have a link on my blog at wusa9.com. and you'll see right here.

see participating restaurants, click on it. put in your address and it will give you a map of the restaurants participating in the greater washington area and you can see it really is a big number. they have at least 75 restaurants registered and the number could be rising. more on my blog again at u.s. wusa. >> thank you. here's what is in the news now. the fbi is reminding transit systems nationwide they are vulnerable to terror attacks. it comes in the wake of the terror raids last week in new york and colorado. three suspects in those cases appeared in court yesterday. at least six people enclouding a toddler are dead. storms are pounding the southeast with more than a foot of rain, and more rain is expected today. fall comes in this afternoon but they are already seeing snow in colorado. have what it looked like 30 miles west of denver in the foothills of the rockies. i'm glad we don't have to deal with that right now,

howard. >> no. but we will have a chance in a couple of months. >> and you will put out your snowfall predictions later this year. can't wait for that. >> coming up in november we will take the best guess for the season and there are times it may not be as nice as the last couple of years but we'll see. let's talk about today. today is the last day of summer, first day of fall. that is happening here, not quite 12 hours. show you what is happening at 5:19 this evening. the autumnal equinox. the sun is directly over the equator we should have equal day and night but we have 12 hour and nine minutes of daylight today thanks to the atmosphere bending the light before it crosses and after it sets along the horizon. so a few more days before we are down to the 12 hour day and night. for today and tomorrow a slight chance of a shower or two. low to mid-80s tomorrow and mid-

80s on thursday. we could see a little thunder on thursday in a few spots as it will be more suggester like than fall like an here. momslike me.com bus stop forecast, mostly cloudy, a touch of humidity out there. low 60s to low 70s for the little ones. isolated shower and best chance is west. highs 75 to 80. and tonight, can't rule out an isolated shower an lows in the 60s. i want to show you the clouds and the rain. not much in the way of rain except north carolina and west virginia. as we switch over to live doppler nine thousand, i want to point out here west of cumberland in to garrett county in to parts of southwestern pennsylvania a few light showers. that's it this morning. no weather problems out there except for the fog. in a couple of spots in prince georges county and to the south, look at this andrews half mile. same at college park, and

fredericksburg we have reduced visibilities. everyone else no problems. temperatures are in the 60s to around 70 on the bay and in southern maryland, 66 manassas. 64 martinsburg and 64 here in washington with calm winds and relative humidity is almost 100% out there an the barometer is steady at 30.26. may see a couple of patches of fog. look at this big storm here. that produced snow in denver and points west. storms in the palestinians and it quieted down in the short term across parts of the atlanta metro region. seven-day forecast, chance of a shower today, tonight and tomorrow. maybe a storm on thursday. temperatures warm in the 80s. we are not talking an all-day rain and spotty showers. friday and saturday looks good except saturday night where we could have a shower or storm in to sunday morning. good morning, angie. good morning, hello, everyone. happy tuesday to you.

get started with the traffic. 95 northbound kicking things off in virginia. a ten minute drive that is building between the prince william parkway and the fairfax county parkway. no incidents. moving over to 395 northbound. we are tracking the taillights. they are slowing down duke to seminary. in dc a slow ride from the times building to bladensburg road. live from florida avenue. all is a go around here. we are watching an accident on 193 in maryland in the bowie area. that part of the road is closed between glendale and u.s. 50. finally, we will call it a wrap with spore state 270. taillights are doctoring from father hurley to montross, but no incidents or accidents along the way. andrea, over to you. a check on what is inside the "usa today." the headline, schools slow to get alerts about tainted food. managing editor lauren ashburn has more on the audit from the

government accountability office. parents preparing school lunches are scared after this and all ears. >> the federal agency that supplies food for 31 million children failed to ensure that tainted products are pulled quickly from the the shelves. if you take in to account the salmonella peanut scarey generallier this year where 700 people were affected. the problem was while the investigation was going on, no one told the schools you might have these products, pull them from the shelves. the story was reported by two people in our news department. >> which agency is responsible for telling schools there is a problem. >> the usda is responsible for sending down the chain and the gao say that's failed to send out a timely complete notification about suspect food products. >> i was saying how long of a delay? they know it and -- >> within a week at least.

at least within a week. >> significant difference. >> of course it can. look at the statistics on the salmonella outbreak. the cdc says those thicken -- sickened were under 5. so that is more than half. and if purpose 18 to 59 during that outbreak it was 29 % and 60 plus, 17%. agriculture secretary said in a written statement, the safety of school meals is of the upmost importance and they are going to develop a formal system to try to get advanced notice to the schools when they have investigations underway. >> wow. incredible. you can read more in the "usa today" as the legislation and money. read more about it. schools slow to get alerts about tainted food. ahead, a great fourth quarter finale in monday night football. things not so great at fedex

field. what the skins are saying about all the boos they heard on sunday. we'll be right back. this is your captain speaking,

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advance purchase required, restrictions apply. details at amtrak.com make the catch and down field and there's garcon. nobody is waiting on him. touchdown. >> reporter: in sports, the colts came from behind in the fourth quarter last night to beat the dolphins with that 48- yard score. the final 27-23. being one and one is certainly better than 0-2 for the redskins but that doesn't mean a lot of fans are happy. the team got showered with boos on sunday. both at halftime and the end of the game and they won. fans were happy but mad at an offense that couldn't score a

touch jounce against st. louis. if you were booing too. >> don't let your frustrations take away from a win. i could have went the other way. >> maybe they wanted more points to to keep pounding the rams by we came out and got a win and that's what we wanted to do. >> reporter: redskins guard thomas won't be hearing boos or cheers this season. he is out for the year with a torn tricep. montgomery and chad will work to replace him. the capitals play the first preseason game at home last night in front of 18,000 fans. however, the caps lost this one in a span of 11 seconds. the sabres scored twice in the second period. caps lose 2-1. washington hosts chicago tomorrow. ahead the spot in our region where people bring home the biggest paychecks. after months of fighting, facebook gets rid of a feature

a lot of people don't like. we'll tell you what it is. we are live from 14th and independence in northwest dc, no issues heading in to the district. we are more shots of roads around the region and the weather when 9 news now returns. stay with us. i'm howard bernstein. outside on the weather terrace, humidity is up a bit what about showers? they are in the forecast, as well. details when 9 news now this morning returns.

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lr; all-new subaru legacy. a party in chinatown. a ribbon cutting at the friendship arch. it is the giant arch over h street and 7th street northwest. it got a makeover in the last few months with a little cleaning and new paint. looks nice. >> just in time for hockey season. >> yeah, a lot of people are coming down. i'm looking forward to another productive year for the capitals. >> thank you for welcoming me to the weather terrace this morning. >> you are always welcome out here. you know that. >> it is not a bad morning. it is a little sticky but not so bad. >> the moisture is increasing the winds have turned to the south and southeast. that is bringing in humidity and has brought in fog across prince georges county and

andrews air force base is reporting a quarter mile visibility. same in fredericksburg and down to orange and elsewhere not that bad on the visibles as we have mostly cloudy skies out there. temperatures in the 60s. mid-60s here in sown town. 70 on the bay. in annapolis and southern maryland. 62 from winchester. a lot of clouds. 70 for 9:00 and 77 for the drive home. angie has the traffic. good morning. howard. hello, everybody. thanks for joining us. looks like a little slow go on our hands on interstate 270. from father hurley to the split a lot of volume. moving to the accident scene in bowie, maryland. to the maps an show you southbound 193 is closed between glendale and u.s. 50. hello 66 drivers headed eastbound. a lot of taillights out here.

we are not done yet. wrap up in ashburn where we have an accident on southbound ashburn boulevard the road is closed. watch for crews. over to you. in a few hours dc council chairman vincent gray will try to impose an ethics code on the council. it is in direct response to marion barry's use of tax dollars. according to chairman gray it would require the council uphold unusually high standards of honesty, integrity and impartiality. and it would ask members to avid conflicts of interest. they haven't had an ethics code since it was founded 36 years ago. another piece of emergency legislation today a plan to keep the southeast tennis and learning center open. alex is live with a preview. good morning, alex. >> good morning. it is nice and cool but things are about to heat up here at

city hall. a clear advantage point for the southeast tennis and learning center after a judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking the district from evicting the founder. now, the date of -- fate of the center is expected to play out at the wilson building later today. supporters of the southeast tennisster -- center want to prevent the city government from shutting them down. former dc first lady 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 last week stopping the district from evicting the founder and chief executive cora masters fears students who rely on the program would lose if it was shut down while searching for new quarters. >> not only do they not get money for what they do they actually raise money for the kids. they provide educational

programs and scholarships and other support for these kids. dc leaders say they ordered the eviction because the corporate status expired. therefore their 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 that owns the building and southeast learning center. it is not clear why the fenty administration wants barry and company out of their offices. he says the dc rec department will oversee the center. 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> now to prince georges county, as many as 125 county workers will be out of work by the end of october. it the latest run of job cuts in our region to save money. county executive jack johnson announced the cuts on monday. as many as 40 jobs will be lost at the health department. the layoffs will save $6.7

million. the people let go will find out by october 2nd. today on the hill, health care is in the spotlight. a senate committee will take a up a bill aimed at health care reform. the montana democrat's plan would extend coverage to 49 million americans, 29 million americans without insurance. it could be changed to charge a penalty to people who choose not to carry insurance. senator baucus says he hopes that will help to pay for the plan. >> we want to make sure this provides for insurance coverage that is afford for people, especially middle and lower- income people. >> now the price tag on his plan is $856 billion. >> president obama goes to the united nations today to talk about climate change. last night on the late show he spoke to david letterman about

the harsh political climate in the last few months. >> the overwhelming majority of people republican or democrat want to see common sense, honesty and integrity in washington. i think they are turned off by the shouting and the yelling, and they expect more from their public elected officials. so -- [ applause ] >> that's something i want to -- >> see more of the president's appearance at 7:00 on the "early show." and tonight, on the cbs evening news, katie couric sits down for an exclusive interview with glen beck. hear why he would have voted for hillary clinton last november and what he has to say about the obama administration. that's tonight at 6:30 here on wusa9.com -- wusa 9. jessica doyle is back with another living smart report. and the president has a new plan for the economy. what's this? >> that's right. the president thinks one way to

ensure the stable of the economy in the future is invest in high-tech education. he made that case to students at hudson valley community college in troy, new york yesterday. president obama unveiled a new invasion strategy, building on $100 billion of economic stimulus funds to support entrepreneurship, education and infrastructure. he says the colleges play a role in developing a high-tech work force to lead the country out of a recession. local workers are making bank. maryland is the top earning state for the third year in a row. the median income is $71,000. virginia is number 8 with $61,000. dc was in 12th place with 58,000. the wealthiest county in the country, loudoun at $121,000. virginia's famous slogan virginia is for lovers is added to the walk of fame in manhattan.

others included aol's running many cod, the budweiser clydesdales and state farm's slogan like a good neighbor state farm is there and i love the clydesdales. >> thank you, jessica. after a two-year battle facebook is dropping the beacon application. that application would track what you bought and tell your friends about it. facebook users were up in arms claiming privacy violation and says it ruins surprise gifts so the social networking site dumped it as part of a settlement. will you drive to work today? some want you to think otherwise. it is car free day. hue to use your wheels less. but first here's howard. good morning to everybody, especially you in virginia. we are watching a touch of fog fredericksburg to orange and lake anna. elsewhere, generally cloudy skies and temperatures in the 60s and low 70s.

charlie in catlick is at 65 degrees out there. 72 degrees from jan in reedville. today we are looking at upper 70s to around 80 with partly sunny skies with a slight chance of a shower this afternoon. angie, take it away. >> thank you very much. virginia's focus is on the toll road and route 7. looks like we have no issues to report out here. moving over to winchester, yeah, we are out by i-81 and route 11. very volume light. no incidents or accidents along the way. one tieup to tell you about in ashburn, ashburn village boulevard is closed between apollo terrace anglosser parkway. good morning to you. it is 6:39. you are watching 9 news now. we'll be right back.

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tip of the day. now the colder weather is on the way, it's about time to start to think of a tuneup for winner. keeping the furnace clean, lubricated and adjusted will save as much as 5% on the heating cost. hvac technicians get busy as the seasons change so make an appointment now. you can find more tips at wusa9.com. click on living green. andrea and kristin are in the web center. >> thank you, howard. i am in the web center with kristin fisher and following howard with green tips, we are checking out resources for car- free day which is worldwide today. >> this is a global event. thousands of people in over 40 countries around the world will be ditching their cars today to walk, bike or use public transportation to get around. so far in the greater washington area -- 5,452 people have pledged to participate. and that is up seven people

from last year but the day is early so hopefully we can get that ticker up. now, if you want to participate and go car-free today, all you have to do is go to car-free metro.dc.com and sign up. you will find a thorough side guide. they will teach you to be car free, even if only for aday. this is helpful because if you are trying to find the best routes in the dc area they have a link and if you are like me and don't want to swerve in and out of traffic you want a sidewalk or bike path. another thing exciting about a new bike owner is a bike station at union station. it will house 100 bikes in a modern secure building and it is set to open at the beginning of october. it is called bike station, washington, d.c. they have it in a few other cities an the country and if you want to take part in it they are only now starting to sign up. only 100 spots so get them

while you can. here's what you will get. here's what a membership will cost you. an annual service plan is 96, monthly 12. daily 1 plus a administrative fee but it will get you 24 hour parking, air for your tire, a changing room if you want to get out of sweaty clothes and do bike repairs. it is a great deal. sign up and i'd love to take part in car-free day but i have a shoot in hyattsville and i don't think i will be able to bike there with all of my gear. what kind of day is it for bikers. >> pretty good. chance of rain on the slow side and highest chances are far west of town along the 81 corridor and points west. we start with the forecast for the next three days. we have a rain drop or two in the air today and tomorrow but isolated showers.

more north and west. and then on thursday, in the heat, yes, the heat, as we get in to autumn 85 degrees and cool off after that. autumn begins this evening. moms like me.com, bus stop forecast, comfortable, mostly cloudy. temperatures running from a few spots in the low 60s to low 70s by the bay and in southern maryland. this afternoon mostly cloudy skies and isolated shower. mainly west. highs between 75 and 80 with a southeast wind at five to ten and then tonight, cloudy with an isolated shower is possible. lows in the 60s. tomorrow between 80 and 85. here we go. a lot of low-level clouds but we have some together. showers out of north carolina and south central virginia. more showers to the west. first show you live doppler hd. if you are heading out 68 you may run in to a sprinkle in to pennsylvania. second thing i want to do is talk about visibilities. fog across prince georges county and to fredericksburg.

andrews reported a quarter mile visibility. not much more than that up to college park. fredericksburg over to lake anna an orange, a quarter mile visible. everybody else, the visibilities are fine and the temperatures are in the 60s to around 70 at the naval air station patuxent river. winchester at 62. cumberland 66. frederick 64. that's the same in washington. dew point 63. the humidity is 94% and the winds are calm. big storm in the middle of the country brought snow to the rockies and heavy rains to the plains down to the mississippi valley and for the southeast for the moment things are quiet but you see the onshore flow bringing moisture to the carolinas this morning and maybe even through much of the day. the seven-day forecast for you, 78 this afternoon with a chance of showers. same tonight and tomorrow. thursday could be a thunderstorm and 85. saturday pretty good. you see the thunderstorm chance. that is saturday, probably

saturday night. but the next front and sunday clearing out. 64:67. angie has the traffic. >> let's go terps. traffic tieup tuesday. a few out there. 270 at shady grove. this is new. an accident is causing drivers to lose two center lanes. as a result of this we are watching the tail lights stack up starting father hurley and it is growing a bit. we are jammed from t 5 to georgia avenue. in the middle of that an accident at colesville. it is right here to the shoulder. all lanes are getting by. we are following a wreck in bowie, southbound maryland 193 is closed between glendale and route 50. virginia an accident is still in ashburn heading on ashburn village boulevard. the road is closed as we make our way over between apollo terrace anglosser parkway. wrap it up with 95 northbound. no accidents or incidents in

this way but plus 15 minutes from the car from dale boulevard to lorton. now, over to andrea. a fairfax county schoolteacher is on leave without pay. police say she was found drunk inside of her car on sunday morning with a 15-year-old boy. 27-year-old valerie roesler teaches at heyfield secondary school. police say she and the teenager were found parked along gunston lane in lorton. she is charged with public drunkenness and contributing to the delink wednesdaycy of a minor. we are a few weeks away from receiving in the very vv vaccine but it is the right time to think of getting the normal annual flu vaccine. earlier this morning at 5:00 a.m. i spoke with the cvs nurse practitioner amanda jones about the flu vaccine. >> the flu vaccine is important for anyone who really wants to not have the flu this year. however, it is most important in the very young and the

elderly and certainly any adults or children with any chronic diseases such as asthma or diabetes. >> reporter: the flu vac scene is 70% effective against the influenza virus. fairfax county is hosting a series of meetings about the h1n1 flu. a meeting only the at the north county governmental center on bowman town drive in reston. it begins at 7:00. we have a list of the meetings at wusa9.com's virginia news page. in sports, the nationals are back home. they host the nl west leading dodgers game time is 7:05. the orioles are in toronto taking on the blue jays. the jays broke it open with a pair of home runs in the 6thinning. baltimore loses 9-2. 64 degrees here in northwest washington. dulles airport keeps growing. in three minutes, the new 206,000 square foot expansion. and tonight at 11:00, losing one to two pounds a day

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it will double what dulles can handle now. it opens later this monday. we have patchy fog in a few areas. andrews air force base to fredericksburg. temperatures in the 70s and mostly cloudy skies and a slight chance of a shower. another look at traffic and the seven-day forecast is coming up when 9 news now returns. virginians are asking lots of questions about bob mcdonnell's "thesis." how old was he when he wrote it?

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i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor, that's former miss virginia tara wheeler getting her hair cut off and head shaved why would a beauty queen do such a thing, it is for charity. the newly bald weaver is in new york this morning to do the rounds on the talk show.

we will be watching for her on the "early show." >> she looks so beautiful. >> she does. >> she is great. i have more info on her about my blog. 270 southbound an accident at shady grove it is cleared but jammed father hurley to the split. in bowie 193 southbound close between glendale and u.s. 50. northbound you are doing okay and 395 northbound at the 14th street bridge. this accident on the right shoulder is adding to that delay. to the pentagon and slow from the beltway to seminary. howie? >> a little fog in some places. we could see a shower. could be a thunderstorm on thursday. more seasonal by the end of the week with a chance of a thunderstorm on saturday night. traders are still thinking dow ten thousand. we have a ways to go but may inch closer today. futures trading is looking high they are morning. >> the "early show" is next. they will have more on the deadly floods down south and a look inside of