in response to june's deadly metro rail crash. while the exact cause is still under investigation, the ntsb identified signal failure as a major concern. until the ntsb issued safety recommendations, others to federal rail agencies. the agency wants metro to examine the circuits. metro is also to develop a program to monitor electronic components to make sure they are performing properly. and all rail agencies in the country that use similar systems must now examine their tracks to make sure circuits are working properly. so what does metro have to say about all this? we'll hear from general manager, john kato on 9news now at 7:00. now to our other top story, mass transit, trains and buses, all under terror alert. the new bulletin stretched to hotels and other entertainment facilities. we have live team coverage from bruce leshan and scott broom.

we begin with scott live from the national harbor. scott. >> well, here at the foot of wilson bridge, national harbor is a big entertainment complex surrounding a big convention hotel. two categories that have been addressed by these new alerts. here, they do very much see themselves as a potential target. >> and there was plenty of security here today as vice president joe biden's motorcade brought the vice president here for his speech. watched by 168 security cameras on every corner of this property. national harbor managers call it business as usual. >> we are always in the business of paying attention, but we certainly do watch up our awareness. >> visitors to a complex say the appeal to terrorists is obvious to them. >> i would assume that people are not paying attention. they are at ease. they are having a good time and you get a lot of people. so for someone who really wants

to make a statement, go where it's easy. this is easy. >> homeland security officials describe the terrorism bulletins as routine. they are getting a lot of attention in the wake of the arrest last week of 24-year-old nag zazi. every parked car, trash can, and unattended bag is reason for heightened awareness. >> i think for us, we fall back on not only what we built, but also the relationship that we have with local law enforcement to support our efforts as well as national response efforts to announcements like today. >> and from here at national harbor, it is a water taxi ride up to washington, d.c. to national stadium in southeast washington, which is where my colleague, bruce leshan is standing by with more. >> the hits keep coming,

scott. in addition to stadiums and arenas, trains as well as theaters, counterterrorism officials are warning about storage facilities like the one across the street from here. the alert warns that terrorists have used some storage facilities to make bombs. again, an fbi spokesman continues to insist that these are simply routine alerts going out to police that happened to get leads. >> the two separate bulletins urging increased police vigilance on transit systems as well as at stadiums and anywhere else large numbers of people gather. >> why are we meeting right here? >> the wizards head coach laughed off the warning, but said the nba spent a lot of time on security. >> the nba has taken an active role in protecting what they can. >> investigators pulled two cases and backpacks out of zazi's denver apartment and

sources say, he may have been planning to use hydrogen peroxide explosives powerful enough that a few grains can create a small boom, more can do significant damage. >> someone with a backpack on could have walked into one of those stadiums, detonated that bomb in the middle of the fans and there would be dead and injured for maybe 100 yards in every direction. >> metro says it is aware of the alerts, but that it stepped up security after 9/11 and has no plans to implement baggage checks. >> we are an open system and we are called here mass transit and to implement things that would cause long delays might dissway passengers. >> the homeland security alert on stadiums notes a trading manual specifically talks about blasting and destroying the places of the ♪ the amusement

and morality. >> it's been a busy day of diplomacy for president oh ma'am ma ranging from mideast peace. it's all happening at the united nations where mr. obama is making his first visit since becoming president. he met with isreali prime minister and palestinian president, mahmoud urging them to get moving on peace talks. >> it's past time to start talking about negotiations. it's time to move forward. >> the president met with china's president to talk about trade and the nuclear standoff with north korea and iran. on thursday, president obama will chair a special meeting of the u.n. circuit court security council. etc. focus, stopping the spread of nuclear weapons. >> sewn tore robert byrd is in the hospital. he fell at his home in mcclane today. the west virginia democrat stood up too fast and fell. doctors expect him to be in the hospital for the next several days. and this news just in to the 9news now information

center. massachusetts governor will be allowed to appoint an intime successor for the late ted kennedy. approved a measure about an hour ago. we head to georgia now where rain fall has created a real mess. the rising flood waters in cobb county georgia have risen to the rooftop of an elementary school. but clark dale elementary school is nearly completely covered with water. >> i transmitted a letter to the president of the united states, the kind of lives lost, the kind of property damage we've had, the kind of expenses that our local governments will face in recovering from this. i think is worthy of a presidential decloration and we asked for that. >> the floods claimed eight lives so far. property damage has not yet been calculated. shock turns to outrage. four days ago, a 72-inch water

main broke, flooding several neighborhood les. well the water is gone, but some homeowners are learning their insurance policies will not cover the damage. >> although i have homeowner's deluxe policy, thinking we had the best policy, they are saying that nothing is covered. >> the maryland insurance administration is getting involved. the administration has not said what if anything they can do if an insurance company won't pay a claim. they say city and county officials are responsible for that faulty pipe and they should pay. >> ahead on 9news now, calls to sue the fenty administration over daycare. plus topper. >> pretty nice evening, a lot of clouds. a few showers. we will take you out with the almanac. despite the clouds, 80 and 64 go in the books. average is 77 and 60. record high, 98.

record low 39. we'll come back and explain the equinox to you. we'll tell you if it will feel more like summer or fall for the rest of the week.

virginians are asking lots of questions about bob mcdonnell's "thesis." how old was he when he wrote it? mcdonnell was 34, married and attending pat robertson's law school. and what did the thesis say about women? a lot... abortion should be outlawed and birth control should be restricted-- even for married adults. then as a legislator he introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose.

learn more. i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor, and my campaign sponsored this ad. parents may be stunned that the vaccine for h1n1 will require two shots. but also the regular shot will require two shots. this doctor's office is seeing many parents bringing their children in to be vaccinated against the seasonal flu and urging parents to do the same thing for h1n1. >> when your child gets the flu, they will be out of school for a week. some children even longer, if they get a secondary infection. not only do you not want to put

your child at risk for a serious complication, you also want them to be in school. >> this local doctor's office says they have seen 30 cases of h1n1. providers are expected to receive a new vaccine by mid october. children six months to young adults 24 years old are the most at risk for h1n1 and it is recommended that they get those vaccines. there is a new federal ban on flavored cigarettes and it includes cigarettes with candy, fruit, and clove flavors. it's one of the first visible effects of a new law, giving the fda authority to regulate the tobacco industry. the fda says flavored cigarettes are a gateway to smoking for many young people. coming up tonight at 11:00, losing one to two pounds a day. the alleged secret weapon that is all the buzz. there are some downsides, too. we'll tell you all about it tonight on 9news now at 11:00.

all right, need to get your resume into the right hands? try your luck at a huge job fair tomorrow. the washington post is holding a megagay career fair in two locations from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. one is at the hyatt regency. for healthcare careers, you want to go to the post offices in downtown dc. here's something else you should know. you need to have a hard copy of your resume to attend the event. coming up next, more drama at the dc council chambers. now some members are threatening to sue the fenty administration. plus, charging stations for hybrid cars? they will soon be popping up. we'll tell you more about that after the break.

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their jobs in this climate. >> word is, the chairman of the dc council is positioning himself for a run for mayor. >> can you beat adrian fenty? >> no one gets into any race unless they think they can win. >> he was taking on mayor fenty in an issue many feel is political. the future of the southeast tenants and learning center. fenty wants the founder and operator of the nonprofit evicted from the city owned facility. >> tennis is the hook and education is the key. >> the core work has been done by parks and recreation. that will continue. >> chairman grey and a majority of the council approved emergency legislation that restores the lease and keeps the southeast tenants and learning center in place. >> you talk to the young people. the educational program, you see the tennis program, you see the involvement of parents. >> yet another move today, the dc council approved its own code of conduct, but denied the new ethics guidelines had

anything to do with councilman, marion barry at city expense. >> what is your problem? >> if you look at the code, does it say that there is anything you have done in the past that would be improper? >> nothing new and what the chairman proposes. what is needed as i said earlier is training council members because they are new, i'm not new to this. >> on that council code of conduct, who says when there has been a violation and what are the penalties? the chairman says it is still a work in progress. this is bruce johnson reporting from downtown washington. for 9news now and wusa9.com. the dc council approved a metro payment and legislators restored funding for the staff the mayor had cut from the state board of education. each protester wants to block the administration to privatetize the city daycare program. 160 workers lost their job when some daycares closed.

the mayor wants to outsource the contract, the councilman is rallying to support to stop that. >> how can $6.2 million be allocated for programs and for the workers that provided gold level services and those dollars be now said they are unavailable when they are counted for in this budget and that the council passed a law unanimously requiring that anything has to have a study and a report provided to this council. >> today, the dc council approved a resolution that says the legislators will have to evaluate whether to join a pending lawsuit or initiate a lawsuit of their own against the fenty administration. virginia is now offering charging stations for hybrid owners. it's a partnership between virginia and virginia power. you'll find the stations at some rest areas. one is at the new kent safety rest area. those stations can charge up to

four vehicles at a time and 120- volts. that voltage is expected to double in the future. all right, how about the forecast in the future? >> well happy fall to everybody out there. here's your forecast first. the next three days, it's going to feel more like summer. 84 tomorrow, shower, maybe a thunderstorm. 86 on thursday. shower, maybe a thunderstorm, and cooler and dryer on friday. temperatures fall back into the mid 70s. so, the equinox occurred at 5:19. the sub sun is directly over the equator. the earth's atmosphere bends the light. we go into fall and the southern hemisphere goes into spring. that occurred at 5:19. mostly cloudy, a few showers, but not that much occurs tonight. we tried to emphasize that yesterday. we talked about a lot of clouds, not much bite to the bark. low temperatures in the 60s. winds turn south, southeasterly at 10. they are on their way to

southeasterly. temperatures, 76 downtown. again, the high was 80 despite the clouds. 75 in frederick. 75 in manassas. quantico 75. fredericksburg is still 78. cumberland is 77 degrees. that's pretty nice. tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy and mild. a shower possible, but not a lot of activity. 60s and 70s. winds southwest at 10. it will be golfable. partly sunny, warmer by afternoon. showers and maybe a thunderstorm. highs near 85. winds southwesterly at 10. all right, the microcast will take you through the night. this is midnight, take you into the early morning hours. a couple of showers. even if we see anything, it's not going to be heavy. maybe some showers around lunchtime. but even that is going to be light. go through wednesday, we go into thursday, a lot of clouds, yes, not much in terms of showers or thunderstorms. so a lot of clouds, but despite the clouds, it's going to stay warm. satellite picture, radar combined, a lot of showers and

thunderstorms to the south. our friends in atlanta, it's not raining there now, but it will again before the night and day is over. zone forecast, maybe a shower or thunderstorm. 82 in manassas. and we are looking at temperature, 84 downtown. next seven days, 84 tomorrow. 86 on thursday. showers or storms. dryer on friday. we are down to 75. saturday starts out okay, then the showers may get in here before the end of the terps game. temperature around 70. so kind of cool. keep that in mind. showers and rain early on sunday. we will try to salvage the last half of monday. but first full day of fall is going to feel like summer. >> welcome to washington. that's how we do things here. before we get to sports, i got to tell you something. tonight is the premier of the good wife on wusa9. this is art imitating life. she had a promising career as a lawyer, but gave it up to become the wife of a powerful

politician. she deals with infidelity, but she decides to stand by him even after she is sentenced to prison. >> until you are in someone else's shoes, it taught me not to judge. >> i hope to be in a show to show it is a world as we live now and not a happily ever after. >> the good wife premiers tonight at 10:00. > we are going to transition to hoping that the redskins could be a good team. maybe they could win another game. and this time win a game, really win it. >> i think there's a good chance of that, but i don't want to chalk up a win against the lions, because someone is going to lose to them. i hope it's not this sunday. they are saying all the right things publicly, but they expect to mop the floor with detroit. the question is, will they? plus, the training camp about to begin. saunders offers his thoughts. hear them. 9sports coming up.

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it's time for 9sports with brett haber. >> if you think redskin nation was in a tizzy, imagine the outrage that would ensue if they lost to the lions. fans would be burning their season tickets like they were bras at wood stock. the lions are the poster children. they have not won a game since 2007. 19 in a row now, but the thing is, they are going to beat someone eventually and you know the lions are thinking hey, the skins look getable. >> they are much improved team than they were a year ago. we are not going up facing a team that is 0-19. this is a whole new ball game. >> of course, entertainment can beat you. we have to prepare this week and get ready for them. >> robert, the rookie linebacker who tweeted sunday, he closed his twitter account

today. he issued an apology yesterday, but nobody was interested. >> of course as dicey as things are, the streets are dire as maryland enters week four with their season on the brink. the terps got crushed, they needed overtime to fend off a 1aa opponent. only to come back last week and suffer a home defeat to middle tennessee. all this before the acc schedule begins. if they don't get this one, it's going to be a long autumn. we have a young team and i know people are tired of hearing that and it's just the way it is and we have to find some answers. i still believe in these kids. i still believe in their character. we have to be better at what we do and smarter in how we do it. >> former giants star is now prisoner. the former receiver reported to prison today to serve 20 months on gun charges. he will be 33 when he gets out. he says he wants to play again. the wizards open training

camp a week ago from today. it's fair to say that never has so much been expected of a team that won 19 games the year before. that's because all the key guys who were injured on the wizards last year are finally healthy again. i spoke with head coach saunders today. he says he is relit. >> if you went in their gym and watched him play, you wouldn't think he is a guy that has been hurt. so you know, he is excited about camp coming up next week. i'm excited about camp, not only with him, but the other players. we are going in with the idea that there's no restrictions. >> all right, here's a weird one. tom brady is being sued by two photographers after the couple's body guard fired shots at them. the two paparazzis were taking photos of the couple's wedding when they refused to hand over their cameras. the body guard fired at the camera. brady had no comment. final homestand of the season

begins for the nats tonight. how a strong finish has implications, but we all know that is not true. they can beat last year's mark of 102 losses. they would have to go 10-3 in the final 13 to do it. beyond that, we have individual goals. 100 ribs for ryan zimmerman and a dignified finish to a forgettable season. >> i think everyone wants to finish strong and win some games and carry some momentum on to next year. >> just because we have nine more games here at home, that doesn't mean we play softer. you should play hard all the time. >> finally tonight, the denver broncos retire shannon sharp's number this weekend. they had a big ceremony and how did sharpe arrive at the ceremony? oh, by parachute. he sky dove into the stadium and then change into a suit for the ceremony. >> he couldn't really walk into the stadium, now ul