live look at the u.n. where program and other world leaders are preparing to talk about living a green life and the economic benefits of doing so. federal funding, metro transit is now just two steps away from receiving some much-needed financial support. special legislation. dc council members announced plans to discuss the fenty administration's efforts to take over a southeast tennis and learning center. >> reporter: good morning. i'm andrea roane. thanks for joining us. today is tuesday, september 22nd. some clouds have moved in. let's go to kim mar more for an

update on our forecast. >> today should be remembered for being more cloudy more than wet. a chance of showers this afternoon. right now we're at 68 degrees. 67 to the west in winchester. as we look to the east, annapolis is 69 and 66 andrews air force base. here's a look at the visible, too. a lot of fog around earlier but that seems to have lift and visibility is running ten miles for the most part. so that's good. the commute should be easier with that. that said, watching a batch of rain that seems to be heading to the northern neck in the next couple of hours and sprinkles across western maryland, eastern panhandle of west virginia. we are located in between those two things, but lost most of day will be cloudy. we will get showers later this evening especially and tomorrow overnight. but other than that passing shower, we will keep it cloudy. temperatures 77 and the air quality code good. it is 68. here's angie with the traffic.

good morning. >> good morning, kim. hey, everybody. hope despite the fog out there you are having a fabulous tuesday. we will kick things off with a nice crawl here on 395. the stack up taking 25 to 30 minutes to make it from the capital beltway to the 14th street bridge. moving over to the inner loop in virginia from braddock to 66, looks like we are below speed. i'm estimating the drive time at 20 minutes. we will take it over to 66. where the slow ride stretches from 123 to the capital beltway. an accident over to the -- blocking the right lane. and we have emergency crew on the scene. that will add to that delay. checking on interstate 270. our main slow go stretching from 1 -- 118 to germantown road. lanes are wide open. to the inner loop. on the inner loop 29 to netanyahu fog has been a factor

in slowing down drivers this morning. over to you. we want to show you live pictures from new york at the general assembly where world leaders are arriving right now. in a few minutes president obama is expected to address the assembly. his address is on climate change. he is expected to renew the nation's focus on going green and being economically friendly and he will discuss how going green can help the world economy. a topic he touched on briefly during an interview with david letterman last night. >> every building all across the united states probably could use some retro fitting to make it much more energy efficient. doing that one thing could put hundreds of thousands of people back to work. >> reporter: once mr. obama is finished delivering his address, the president is scheduled to discuss foreign

policy with leaders from the middle east, china, the peace process between israel and palestinian and the war in afghanistan and continue u.s. military involvement in iraq. today the dc council will take up emergency legislation in an attempt to prevent mayor fenty from evicting cora masters barry from the southeast tennis and learning center. 9 news now digital correspondent alex trevino is joining us live with details on what is happening later this morning. alex? >> good morning, andrea. well, the dc council is prepared to oppose mayor fenty in his efforts to evict the founder and operator of the southeast tennis and learning center. now, the battle is expected to play out here at the wilson building in an hour. >> supporter 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 first lady cora

masters barry runs the center. >> tennis is the hook and education is the key. >> reporter: the political duel is heating up. the judge, who want the order last week, stopping the district from evicting the founder corpora masters fearing the students would lose if it was forced to shut down while surgerying for new quarters the council is backing the tennis center in city hall. >> not only do they not get money for what they do they raise money they provide scholarships to these kids. >> reporter: dc leaders say they ordered the evacuation because the lease became void. no clear reason why the fenty administration wants the barry group out of the offices owned

by the city but rented by barry. he has said the dc rec center will continue to oversee the tennis program. , now, there's a general meeting for 10:00 tonight. we are trying to find out what time the debate and hearing will take place. here from the wilson building, northwest washington, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> before you go, i hope you can hear me. we hear whistles and sounds like a band in the background. does that have anything to do with what will happen inside the wilson building, do you know? >> yeah, a lot of chanting goen on. take back dc group is here and they are talking about taxes and it is not related to the barry and mayor fenty feud going on right now. >> a lot of action going on in the vicinity of the wilson building. thank you very much. dozens of local health employees preparing to fight h1n1 this fall will get pink

slips instead. prince georges county is trimming another $22 million from its budget. 125 county workers will get layoff notices in the next few weeks, including from the health department. county officials say the cuts will not keep them from getting the flu vaccine to residents. metro could receive funding. the senate approved $150 million for the transit agency. it is part of a $122 billion transportation bill. earlier this year the house passed a bill which will give metro $81.5 billion over the next ten years. the two chambers must work out a compromise before sending it to the president. new this morning on 9 news now, we are learning more able our neighbors with the release of the annual american community survey from by census bureau. here's the highlights and the first to appear related to the

recession. you can read more and link to the census bureau at wusa9.com. our story is under headlines. maryland gaming officials may soon finally award the state's first slot machine gambling license. it is expected to be awarded to the ocean downs racetrack just outside of ocean city, maryland. the "washington post" reports the track is seeking to install and operate 800 machines. if it is approved it would still require the approval of the state lottery commission. the slot parlors could open by next may. here's a look at something happening today. the chair of the senate finance committee is scheduled to reveal something more on he health care bill.

max baucus will unveil a proposal that will make health insurance for affordable for low-income families. the package would extend coverage to 29 million uninsured americans. the fbi issues a warning to transit systems across the country and the federal reserve is expected to make an announcement about an emergency program enacted to save the economy. tonight at 11:00, losing one to two pounds a day without the heavy lifting. the so-called secret weapon that is all the buzz. plus, it's down side. we'll be right back.

welcome back to 9 news now at 9:00 a.m. here is a look at the stories in the news now. transit agencies across the country have been advised to increase security patrols throughout their systems. this advice comes from 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. tomorrow fed policymakers are widely expected to hold steady on interest rates. they are also expected to keep emergency programs in place to encourage spending and borrowing. they will see if the written statement echos comments from ben bernanke last week when he said the recession is likely over. a replace for the late senator ted kennedy could be named by the end of the week. today the massachusetts state senate is expected to debate a

bill which will allow the governor to appoint an interim replacement. if approved it would serve until a special election in january. let's go to kim for an update in the forecast. >> guess what. >> what. >> the go satellite has the ability to work through the night. nasa no longer has to power it down. that's one of the tidbits i just tweeted about. you will find out more in my blog. we have plenty of clouds around and we are on the lookout for rain showers later this afternoon in particular with temperatures up to 77. we're at 70 now. 68 frederick. 65 at andrews air force base. the fog has lifted. this is no longer an issue, but you will be likely using the windshield wipers later this afternoon. doppler is tracking showers to the west across west virginia. you can see as we get farther away the beam gets higher in the sky but powerful enough to find them an moving to the

cumberland area. to the maps. here's what we are looking ahead to today and tomorrow and thursday. we usher autumn in at 5:19. for the drive home i'm forecasting rain showers. tomorrow warmer but still not sunny. we will be cloudy and showers around again. on thursday, more isolated but more sunshine possible for you and 85 degrees. so we put the switch to autumn but it dunn feel that way. feels like summer. a closer look at our regional weather. one batch of rain approaching us from the south. this batch will be closing in on us later in the afternoon and tonight. so we are getting that squeeze play. let me take you hour by hour as our front from the west moves in our direction. here it is. this morning, we have cloudy weather but as we head through the day there's a little bit of rain and overnight and in to tomorrow, through the afternoon. cloudy conditions most of the day with spotty showers moving in. here's how it unfolds the next

seven. we will pay the weather toll now. thursday is a decent day, all beit warm and on friday looks detroit dry and partly sunny. on saturday, the terps are at home. we will have showers and maybe a thunderstorm. from the madoff scandal to examples of corporate excess you may think that humans are inherently selfish but research from one climatologist says it is not true. it is a new book called the age of empathy. a pleasure to meet you. >> the excess of government, the seeming indifference based on the government's slow reaction to the hurricane katrina victims. it is a timely book. why did you write the book? >> i'm interested in the social tendencies of the the human species. and i'm a primaologist and when we look at society we look at

how things work and say it is survival of the fittist but there are many animals that survive by cooperating. so they are in a struggle and they have trouble and some don't survive but they do well because they are cooperative. so many primates and wolves an killer whales they cooperate and that's how they survive. >> reporter: president obama nominating sonia sotomayor to the supreme court he talked about wanting a justice that was empathetic. and in your book you talk an empathy and sympathy and why empathy is something we see in prime mates as well. >> empathy is a big term. it covers even emotional connection of a baby of one day has. so empathy is emotional connectiveness that many animals have. sympathy is more specific that you worry about somebody else and you want to help somebody

else. a judge should be empathy and sympathy orwise i don't think the judge can position themselveses in to the situation of others. >> reporter: you also say that the election of president obama could usher in the age of sympathy. why is that important especially from what you have learned from the primates. >> because we live in a society in which greed and competition have been celebrate as the solution for society and the health care debate is on that also. many animals have a common good, a certain level of solidarity, who live in social groups where one helps the other. they survive as a group. and wouldn't be living in a group in that weren't beneficial to you. human society is like that. based on solidarity and if that falls apart the whole society will fall apart. >> we can learn how to live a

civil just society. thanks for joining us. we'll be right back.

let's go to kim martucci. >> it may sound impossible but the next guest swears you can feed a family of four for less than $10. yes. she is from cooking light

magazine. straight in from new york city, originally from columbia, south carolina. nice to see you. >> thank you for having me. >> what i love about this meal she's saying we can prepare you don't have to clip every coupon from the post ever made to pull this off. tell me, how do we do it? >> that's right. the biggest challenge facing families is trying to get a meal -- meal on the table that is affordable, healthy and tastes good. today i will make a pan fried pork chop with applesauce and steamed green beans. >> apples are in right now so they are less expense. >> we are using braeburn and granny smith. so we have the tartness from the granny smith than sweetness from the braeburns and at cooking light we believe using ingredients that are in season. >> how many apples.

>> three apples. >> start with a tablespoon of butter. add the combination of apples. a little lemon juice. don't want them to turn brown. that helps with that. >> that's a trick i learned this summer because i would make bananas and they got brown. >> a little water and a little sugar there. and a pinch of salt. people don't realize when you are cooking something sweet, adding salt to it brings out the flavor. give that a quick toss and you can keep it like this or add additional flavor with cinnamon. cinnamon adds great flavor without calories. >> i notice that the applesauce you are making you are not using a food processor to pure ray it. >> no. it will take 25 minutes and it will be nice and soft. >> on to the pork. >> we have a pork loin here. and we will season that up with

a little salt and pepper. >> pork is a very inexpensive meat. >> very inexpensive meat and it's tasty. it is a great alternative to chicken. it is. so we will use about a tablespoon of our heart-healthy canola -- canola oil. >> why is it so healthy? it has oil in it. it is hard for me to process that. what's the difference between canola oil and corn-based oil or any of them. >> they are all in the same family but canola oil doesn't have the hydrogenated oils that are bad for you. >> we will dredge this in a little flour and we will cook it for five minutes on each side. >> is pork tricky. i always get the idea don't eat under-cooked pork. it is probably just as important for chicken. >> five minutes per side. >> that is perfect.

>> don't want to cover the pan. >> no. keep the pack open. don't want to overcook the pork. people tend to overcook the pork a lot. >> we will take a break and check in with angie an the town and taste test this awesome meal for under $10 for four people. don't misthat. g

welcome back to 9 news now. this is a look at the monument. you see the jefferson memorial there. we want to tell you what is on tap for the rest of the week. one of the leading experts on climate change. the subject of discussion at the u.n. peter brown tops by on thursday. ike leggett will be here on thursday as well and our mind over money panel makes its return. it can help you get a mortgage and get out of credit card debt. >> it is time to look around nine around town. looks like the national mall played host to the u.s. polo

club, the fall u.s. polo club. a couple of pictures for you. a viewer sent in this picture. >> and that is my kayla to the right and maya in the middle. and michael sent us these pictures. and republican power lobbyist rogers seen here in red is rumored to be another housewife cast member. inside skinny there. >> wonder if they will be anything like those atlanta women. >> i hope not. >> here we go. we have got some cloudy times the next couple but we are focus on the prize, which is friday. i'm focused on our beautiful meal here. we forgot to mention green beans are always in season. >> five a day, right.

>> at least. >> so this meal under $10. feeds a family of four. stick to the seasonal ingredient and pork is a great alternative. >> i want everyone to know i have an interview with nasa about the latest satellite. so for you techie geeks that want to know about the next launch, i have it on my blog. >> the next news is at noon with kim and j.c. and we will see you tomorrow morning starting at 4:55 a.m. have a great day. ♪