of the day. metro officials are already dealing with a warning about a terror threat to transit systems now have another safety concern to address. good morning. i'm andrea roane. howard bernstein is here with weather. patranya bhoolsuwan will have the traffic in a moment. let's start with howard's forecast. do i need rain gear today. >> probably not. only spotty showers here. i-81 corridor had it yesterday. rain for a while and they had been hurting for rain. for us looking at the spotty showers. as we look at live doppler hd you will see there is hardly anything to tell you about. some stuff in new jersey and down to charlottesville, down to roanoke. fairly quiet this morning. show you the temperatures out there. it is fairly mild for this time of the year and 50s in the mountains and 60s to the low 70s

. all in all a dry warm day. it is 5:00. patranya bhoolsuwan is in for angie. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. it is hemp day. we are trying to slug through traffic right now and see how things are going on 95. right now it is all clear from route 32 to the beltway. let's go outside and see how things are looking at 270 southbound. head lights picking up 121 to the split, but no accidents or incidents at this hour. finally 66 eastbound no problems centreville to the beltway. the inner loop, 95 to 66 no problems there as well and 395 we will see open roads out there as we head from duke to

the 14th street bridge. back to you. the government expanded a terrorism warning from transit systems to other venues. investigators are searching for more suspects in what could be an al-qaeda plot to set off hydrogen peroxide bombs hidden in pack packs including stadiums entertainment complexes and hotels. officials at national harbor say they see themselves as a potential target. there are security cameras installed around the property, 168 in all. they say they ratcheted up awareness when they letters like this come out. local law enforcement say they know of no specific threats against metro but investigators, looking in to a detained terror suspect, believe he may have wanted to target a new york subway. officers pulled suitcase and backpacks from the denver apartment of najibullah zazi. experts say it doesn't take

much hydrogen peroxide to form a powerful explosive. metro has received another urgent warning from the national transportation safety board. this follows new findings in the investigation of the fatal crash in june. 9 news now digital correspondent alex trev nix -- ino's with the latest and met tremendous' response. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning. many people are starting their morning commute and ntsb says there is a pressing need to address safety glitches that could lead to another tragic accident. three months since the deadly accident, this complex investigation is far from complete. the ntsb is working to determine the cause of the fatal crash near the fort totten metro in late june. investigators have new information about the signal system that was supposed to tell the colliding train to stop. the system failed that day. the findings revealed circuits told the train the track was

clear. the signal did not signal to slow or stop the approaching train. nine people were killed and 80 injured. now, four organizations are looking over you are jen recommendations just issued by the ntsb, the company that makes the circuits in that signal system, the federal transit administration, the federal railway administration and clearly metro. >> the ntsb recommends that we examine track circuits. >> reporter: the concerns about the circuits are nothing new. metro says it continues to check them twice a day and take other safety measures. >> our trains have been operated in manual mode by train operators and will continue in manual mode until further notice. >> reporter: the urgent message is based on recommendations. the ntsb telling 9 news now during its investigations it reserves the right to issue these kind of letters even before they have final finding. metro is planning to upgrade the doors on those rail cars

deemed unclash worthy. 9 news now and wusa9.com. police are investigating a deadly pedestrian accident in arlington, virginia. officers kept part of eastbound route 50 closed for hours after the accident. it is close to the george washington parkway. police confirm a car struck and killed someone on foot. they have released few other details but have not called the accident a hit and run. driver in custody after a wild scene on new york avenue. the suspect's car flip on its roof. the driver apparently tried to run over an officer was helping a motorist. the officer opened fire. the driver sped off but lost control and crashed striking other cars along the way. it appears no one was seriously hurt. hopefully it will be easier to get a cab in the district today.

a group of taxi drivers went on strike on tuesday, picketing in front of mayor fenty's offices. they say new policies have caused them to lose money claiming the mayor set rates lower than anywhere else in the country. the one-day strike ended at 6:00 p.m. time for the first living smart report of the morning. and jessica doyle has a preview of the day on wall street. good morning. >> good morning. it is fed day and for most economists the expectations are the federal reserve will hold steady on interest rates and probably for some time to come so as to not side track the recovery. stocks in asia dropped modestly. as for wall street, the dow added 51 points, 170 points away from the 10,000 level. the nasdaq rose 8. the s&p added 7. this will come as welcome relief for the 1.3 million americans that are running out of employment benefits by the

end of the year. the house voted to extend them 13 weeks in the hardest-hit states. unemployment benefits already reach up to a record 79 weeks in some states. if you are looking for a job this could be the ticket. today the "washington post" is holding a huge career fair in two locations, both from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. one is at the hyatt regency crystal city for engineering technology and security jobs. for health care show up at the "washington post" headquarters if downtown dc and of course you want to bring copies of your resume along for this career fair. >> sounds good. you have saving tips in the next half hour. >> we have the money-saving tip of the day. don't have to spend $1,000 in the dentist office to get those bright white teeth. the slot commission meets today and could award the first license in the state to the the ocean downs racetrack.

organizers submitted a proposal for 800 slot machines and voter approved an amendment allowing 2500 machines there. the state has not received as many bids for machines as it hoped. if a final decision isn't made today it could happen on october 7th. president obama is zeroing to work with china to try to fight climate change. both the u.s. and china are the two biggest producers of green house gases in the entire world. reducing emissions worldwide is the focus of a day-long summit at the united nations. >> we can rise above the barriers that too often divide us, country and culture, color and creed, race and religion and region that we can come together and that we can leave this world even better and more hopeful than we found it. >> reporter: on tuesday, the president's challenge to the nations of the world comes as he struggles to get legislation approved in the senate which would limit green house gas

emissions here in the u.s. some of the people most at risk for life-threatening complications from the flu are not getting their shots. that story is coming up. plus, a ratcheting of clashes in central america prompted an appeal for emergency action. and one of the latest fires out west could explode in the next few hours. you are watching 9 news now.

in the news now brazil requested an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council meeting over the standoff in honduras. they have clashed with protesters outside of brazil's embassy where the ousted president and dozens of his relatives are holed up after returning to the country on

monday. the president of iran says he will seek leniency for three strikers. they have been held 50 days after they apparently crossed the border. however, president mahmoud ahmadinejad did not elaborate who what he meant by leniency. a fast moving fire in california. flames torched 6,000-acres and the fire is expected to grow bigger today. they have no containment on the blaze yet. we'll look at the year's best protest signs coming up in what's on the web. plus, is any of the moisture from the rains down south headed here? here's howard with an answer. >> i will tell you to grab the umbrella but it is fairly quiet on doppler hd. we will break down the rain chances for today ante rest of the week when 9 news now

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here is an overhead view of just some of the massive flooding around atlanta including at six flags amusement parks. nine deaths are blamed on the flood. highways are closed because they are under water. the georgia governor asked president obama to declare a state of emergency.

welcome back to 9 news now. >> i have driven past that. i have family in birmingham. and i can't fathom, no pun intended how deep the water is. >> it is still raining. >> yeah. there's some let up in the rain but the rivers have not crested in some areas so some areas will be waters rising, of course georgia and alabama. and a reservoir on i-85, 20 to 2 -- 30 feet below where it should be and i am sure it is filled up now. we have a chance of showers but i think they will be few and far between. this morning on live doppler hd is where we will start. if atlantic city we have showers, but even to charlottesville we have a sprinkle. other than that a quiet morning out there. the next three days looking like this. temperatures in the 80s. same with tomorrow. as we go to the weather computer and then on friday,

temperatures will cool down. we will get rid of the chance of a shower with mid-70s. setting us up for another decent weekend. at the bus stop this morning, the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, 64 to 72 for temperatures. probably don't need a jacket this morning. afternoon we call for partly sunny. breaks with spotty showers. average high 77, 82 to 86 with a south wind at ten miles an hour and mostly cloudy with isolated showers possible tonight. lows in the 60s to around 70. this morning there's the showers. the moisture coming in through new jersey around atlantic city to new york with a few sprinkles and to the southwest we have some showers here. other than that, in ohio it is a quiet morning out there. muggy and 60s and low 70s. 71 on the bay in annapolis. 68 from easton. while it is 64 in manassas.

and enup to martinsburg and winchester the temperatures lower to mid-60s. dew points have risen to the upper 60s. that's why the mugginess out there with temperature at 71 and calm winds. looking at the south once again. we have showers and a lot fewer of them. you will see big-time ones yesterday moving through mississippi and alabama but at least for atlanta and georgia they have quieted down and the moisture continues in the carolinas. temperatures on the toasty side today and tomorrow. low to mid-80s with a spotty shower or two. saturday, partly sunny and 70. could be a shower on saturday in to sunday morning. tuesday may not get out of the 60s. patranya bhoolsuwan has the traffic. >> good morning. it is wednesday. trying to get to work this morning? see how the roads are looking. start with the outer loop in maryland. from new hampshire to georgia, right now cars are moving well.

no problems reported. head over to 270 southbound. father hurley to the split. looking good. no problem there. moving to virginia, good morning out there. 66 eastbound. let's go see how things are looking at the rest area. no delays from route 50 to the beltway and then we will head over to 395 northbound. looking good as well from duke to the 14th street bridge. and finally 95 northbound is moving well. no problems dumb fries to the mixing bowl. back to you. in the living well headlines another reason for some people with serious health conditions to get flu shots. british researchers found the flu virus can cause more than aches and fever, it can exacerbate diabetes and heart disease and other existing conditions. they found people vaccinated against the seasonal flu were less likely to have heart attacks. the problem is less than half of the patients with chronic conditions get their flu shots each year. a federal ban on flavored

cigarettes. it includes cigarettes with candy, truth and clove flavors. the ban is one of the first visible affects of the law giving food and drug administration ability to regulate the industry. they say flavored cigarettes are a gateway to smoking for young people. time to say good morning to kristin fisher. she's telling us what is hot on the web. good morning. >> between all the tax day parties and the health care town halls 2009 has been a big year for protests. the huffington post is holding a contest to find the funniest protest signs of 2009. the way it works is you go to a protest, find a funny sign and hit this button that says participate and add a title and caption and upload your image. it is that easy.

the search is on for the winner but i want to show you the top contenders as of this morning. we will start right here. check this out. now, here's one from a health care reform rally in new hampshire. and what makes this one so funny is this guy right here. do you see him he is holding a sign with arrows.ing to the other protest evers saying we have to idea what we are talking about. here's another one. scroll down here. website is freezing up a little bit. the title here is kanye west's vma outburst plus health care equals awesome. the sign reads thanks obama i'm going to let you finish but canada has the best health care of all time. those are two of the top protests signs and i will have more coming up. the redskins could borrow

points from the nationals latest opponent because they are trying not to become the first team eaten by the lions in nearly two years. that is coming up in sports. we'll be right back. more and more,

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in sports the washington nationals 2,000 season is nearly aten end. the nats got off to a promising start in the 3rdinning. adam dunn jumped on the heat and blasted his 38th homer. the nats lead 2-1. then the dodgers went on to score 13 unanswered runs. dodgers take this one 14-2. after squeaking by the rams the redskins turn their atex to the lions. if the redskins win on sunday no biggie. they are supposed to beat a team that has lost 19 in a row. however, if they lose to detroit, the outcry from the

redskins nation will make the booing sound like a boston concerto. >> there are no takes in the nfl. that's the way it is. >> anyone can get beat every week. all that stuff of a team is doing good, that stuff doesn't matter in this league, man. >> reporter: the redskins used the roster slot to sign alridge who was tough before the opener. when you play in a golf tournament there's always a prize for a hole in one. at the invitational in utah it is $1 million if you ace the 13th hole and jason got it. his reaction was nothing compared to the tackle he received from his buddies. take a look. >> they will help him to spend

the $1 million. coming up the feds issue guidelines on how businesses should handle an h1n1 at the office. plus, we have age limits for cigarettes and alcohol. so what about tanning beds? one local government is considering such a ban. and drivers who hope to use the intercounty connector could find out how much they have to pay for it. here's patranya bhoolsuwan. good morning. we are flying over 50 westbound this morning past the bay bridge to annapolis and the beltway. no problems so far. the time 5:26, 71 degrees. 9 news now will be right back. my name is louise and this is my eggo.

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duty rain gear. >> keep an umbrella just in case case. shenandoah valley may have more and they need it f. but to our east and west may have it. but here pretty quiet stuff. if you are traveling to charlotte or raleigh you will run in to it. new jersey, atlantic city we have showers, but locally a quiet morning with showers approaching charlottesville and points south of there. temperature-wise, it is also a mild morning, low 70s here in washington with many areas in the mid to upper 60s. and for today it will be a warm day. average high 77. first full day of fall will see highs in the low to mid-80s with a spotty shower out there this afternoon. right now 71. patranya bhoolsuwan is in at 5:30 for angie. >> good morning, everyone. right now traffic is looking

good. we will start off in virginia. 95 northbound. volume is build up between prince william parkway and no delays just yet going up to lorton. we will head to the district and see how things are looking in dc this morning. ened in new york avenue as you can see open roads. no problems between the times building and the third street tunnel. hit the maps and see how thicks are looking -- how things are looking. 95 and the bw parkway is clear from 32 to the beltway. andrea, back to you. metro received another urgent warning. following findings in the investigation of the fatal crash in june. alex is live with the latest and metro's response. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. more people are trickling in here to the glenmont metro station as they start their morning commute downtown.

ntsb says there's a pressing need to address safety glitches that could lead to another tragic accident. we're told after three months, the investigation is far from over. >> the national transportation safety board is still working to figure out why the metro crash near the fort totten metro line this june. they have new information about the signal system that was supposed to tell the colliding train to stop. the system failed that day. the findingsing said it told the train the track was clear and did not signal them to stop the approaching train. nine were killed and 80 injured. four agencies are looking over recommendations issued by the ntsb. the company that makes the signal system, the federal transit and federal railway administration and clearly metro. >> the ntsb recommends that we examine track circuits. >> reporter: the concerns are

nothing new. metro says it continues to check them twice a day and take other safety measures. >> our trains have been operated in manual mode by train operators and will continue in manual mode until further notice. >> reporter: the urgent message is based on recommendations. the ntsb tells 9 news now during all of the investigations it reserves the right to issue these letters even before they have final findings. metro is planning to upgrade the doors on those rail cars deemed uncrash worthy. the price tag what half million dollars. live from wheaton, maryland, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> and later this morning the maryland transportation authority is scheduled to unveil a toll plan for the intercounty connector. you'll recall the icc is the toll road which will eventually connect 270 in montgomery county with i-95 in prince georges county. many expect mdta to present a

proposal that will generate $100 million in annual toll revenue to help offset the cost of the 18-mile highway. northern virginia received what could amount to a three- year reprieve on a deadline to move as many as 20,000 military jobs. most of those jobs were supposed to be moved from arlington to ft. belvoir by 2011. but belvoir is not deserved by metro and the additional vehicles were expected to create a traffic nightmare. the extension gives property owners in alexandria and crystal city more time to find new tenants. happening today, a guilty plea is expected from a bethesda teenager. 19-year-old colin mckenzie gudd. the defense attorneys say he never intended to hurt anyone.

and he will plead guilty to possessing a destructive device. howard county leaders are considering a proposal which will ban anyone under the age of 18 from using a tanning bed. the move comes as more studies show that using a tanning bed before the age of 35 can increase a person's risk of developing skin cancer by as much as 75%. under current county law, anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. guardian. >> we are making the proposal now because of the overwhelming evidence that indoor tanning beds are a major cause of skin cancer. >> reporter: howard county board of health held a hearing on the ban last night. if it is approved it could be in place within as little as five weeks. today massachusetts lawmakers are expected to give final approval to a new state succession law. that will allow the governor to

appoint an interim replacement for the late senator ted kennedy. ted kennedy sent a letter to lawmakers last month, the week before he died of brain cancer asking for the change. now someone would be able to hold the seat until a election is held in january. the longest-serving senator in history is in a local hospital this morning. a spokesman for 91-year-old robert byrd said he fell yesterday at his home in mclean. he might be developing an infection according to tests. he was hospitalized with dangerous infections earlier this year but returned to the senate before the august recession. -- recess. it is time for another "living $mart" report and digital correspondent jessica doyle is back with health care reform's possible impact on medicare. >> yes. there's a lot of debate over the request will medicare benefits for seniors get cut under health care reform? a lot of people are asking the question. the president says the answer is no but the top budget

officer in congress says maybe. the head of the nonpartisan congressional budget office says the bill would cut medicare benefits. that's because it calls for reducing payments to medicare advantage programs by $100 billion over ten years. how should companies handle an outbreak of the h1n1 flu? our partners at "usa today" report that local companies are trying to figure it out right now. the cdc recommends letting workers stay home if they are ill, have to care for family members or watch the kids if school is closed. a harvard study thinks only a third of companies think they can keep going if half of their workers are out for two weeks or more. it is time for the money- saving tip of the day. everybody wants a brighter smile and the best way to get one is going to the dentist office. if you can't swing the thousand dollar price tag go to the supermarket. do it yourself bleaching agents are the same as the products in

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the time is 5:38, 71 degrees. 9 news now will be right back.

a peace keeping force is on alert in somalia. al-qaeda is trying to establish an islamic state in the country this which has been ravaged by violence and anarchy for two days. today an attorney for a group of mostly black and hispanic campers. there is a probable case of racial discrimination. a suburban philadelphia swim club asked the campers not to return. they deny any racial motive saying they were just overbooked. an environmental mystery on the west coast looks like something from a science

fiction movie. giant squid are washing up on shore. their normal home is off of mexico and don't know why they have come so far north. if you check out today's viral video you can raise money for a good cause. details in what's on the web. and it wasn't rain or snow but dust that brought commuters to a crawl in one u.s. city. here's howard. it is a warm, muggy start on the weather terrace. we will talk about how warm it will get and what the shower chances are when 9 news now returns. there's nothing more important than our health. so when it comes to health reform, we need a solution that works for all of us. now the president and congress have a plan that combines the best ideas, from democrats and republicans,

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urged global neighbors to seize the opportunity to help global warming. 100 heads of state discussed the environment. this meeting is part of the buildup to a session this december in denmark where advocates hope to negotiate tougher steps to advocate change. former president clinton shared his thoughts on the issue last night on the late show with david letterman. >> many people have no access to clean water. if we don't do something about the water the water will dry up and we may have more fighting over water in the next 20 years. >> president clinton talked about the lack of organization that keeps leading nation from helping to tackle basic problems plaguing parts of the third world. howard is here with the forecast. >> yes. we are dealing with water out of the sky but not much.

not much. show you what is happening. i say it could be worse. you could have been in arizona yesterday morning. check out this dust storm through the scottsdale area. blew across the 101 loop. i hear good things about scottsdale but yesterday morning it was a pain in the you know what for commuters as this wall of dust approached the city. winds weren't that strong, only 22 miles an hour but enough to pick up the dust and really cause problems with visibility out there. if you have ever seen a wall of dust coming at you, it is an interesting sight. in oklahoma once. an interesting sight. slight chance of a shower this afternoon. same story tomorrow, mid-80s. the first full day of fall and we see a little afull until as temperatures drop in the mid- 70s with a good deal of sunshine returning. as we look at the moms like me.com bus stop forecast this

morning, mostly cloudy. a bit humid but it is not raining. 64 to 72 for the temperatures. this afternoon, we are looking pretty good, as well. tonight mostly cloudy an an isolated shower. still mild. lows in the 60s to an 70 for the overnight lows. we are watching moisture to the south this morning. coming up, now across to our east and south and west near charlottesville and atlantic city. around here it is all quiet on the doppler. bigger picture, a lot of moisture in the carolinas here. a wet day across the beaches. flying in to raleigh you may see showers and then we have the rain to the west across tennessee and coming out of northwestern alabama. our readings in the mid-70s or low 70s with 60s outside the beltway here. especially as you go north and west. we have low 60s for martinsburg, 60 for andrews and

easton. 69 quantico and fredericksburg and manassas is 54. jan from reedville called in and said 47. a warm morning for her. the winds are calm and the humidity is 87%. still plenty of moisture streaming in from the gulf of mexico. look at these showers and storms. they collapse. a lot of activity this morning and looks as if the axis of moisture will be to the west trying to recover are the heavy rainfall they have had. for us we may get a shower or two but nothing to write home about. mid-80s the next couple of days with a shower here and there today, tonight and tomorrow. friday and saturday look dry. late saturday night, sunday morning showers and again late monday. maybe some of the coolest with highs only near 70. today 84. patranya bhoolsuwan is in at 5:49. she has the traffic. >> good morning, everybody. it is wednesday. we have an accident to report. this is happening 95 southbound as you can see in maryland.

it is at 198. elsewhere on the outer loop as we head outside, it is slow from new hampshire to georgia. we have a report of another accident past the mormon temple. now to virginia. good morning, everybody. 66 eastbound. seeing a little more traffic and a slow down from fairfax county parkway to 123 and on the inner loop from 95 to to 66, green cars and drivers are going at speed. that's what we want to see and 395 northbound no problems from et cetera toll the 14th street bridge. send it over to kristin fisher. >> thank you so much. good morning, everyone. it is viral video time and i just might, might have found footage of the longest basketball shot in the entire world. it was filmed in texas a few weeks ago, and today it is one of the most popular clips on youtube. are you ready for it? take a look at it. here it is. this guy is on the third deck of the texas a&m football

stadium. he throws it and look at where it lands, in the basket on the field. in case you don't believe it they shot it from another angle. there it is. one more time. that is on the ground. there are a lot of doubters on the web is it real or not, we have no official confirmation from the guinness book of world records but doesn't look like it has been spliced together so it looks like it would be the real deal. this is not just about what is hot on the web. the video has a good tie to our hero central segment and here's why. the video you just saw was shot by a group of guys called dude perfect. here's the website. they say they are six college guys making basketball shots and they have made a few impressive shots throughout the summer but the catch is the last video you saw is for a cause. for every 100,000 views that video receives dude perfect

pledged to sponsor a child overseas through this organization called compassion international. already the video received 500,000 hits so do the math and that's about five children. so you can imagine how many kids that could help overseas. yesterday we told you that the segment about the great american dine out was probably the easiest way to be a hero but i think this might have it beat. all you have to do is to help a child overseas is a click of a mouse. that easy. back to you. a celebrity couple still struggling with the loss of a child must now endure trials. that story is coming up. and this week's tv drama focuses on something washington is known for, political scandal. we'll be right back. getting dirty

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in the examiner, montgomery county's graduation rate falls to the lowest percentage in a decade. virginia will hold a tax amnesty in hopes of getting people help boost revenues. network television turns attention to a particularly

washington kind of story, the new cbs drama t "the good wife "debuted last night at 10:00. it examines the choices of a woman who finds her politician husband is cheating. with the stakes so high why does the real life politician take the risk? here's gary nineberg. >> it looked like the nonfiction we have seen so many times the good wife and the elbow at the husband cheating. >> i have begun to atone for my private failings. >> i the current one. >> south carolina's governor. >> i have been unfaithful to my wife. >> and on and on. >> the men of power tend to think they are above the law. sometimes women do, too. >> reporter: audrey is a couple's therapist who has dealt with the issue in her washington practice and has written about it. a politicians light. >> there are a lot of attractive pretty women who you work around all the time, staffers and people who travel with you and if you are a high-

powered career person you travel a lot and you are not home very often to have that family kind of connection. >> reporter: tough on the spouses in front of the cameras but tough on the cheater, too. >> if you are doing the cheating you have a tremendous amount of guilt. you have to play all kinds of games. you have to lie and cover up and certain amount of anxiety with you because you wonder when you will get caught. a lot of people say they feel relief once they are caught because it is hard to live a double life and that's essentially what they are doing. >> reporter: fiction as strange as true. 9 news now and wusa9.com. 9 news now reached out to a number of people involved in notorious washington scandals. none of them wanted to talk about it. we are buzzing about someone who was caught up in a washington scandal a couple of years ago, congressman mark foley of florida. he was ruined in a 2006 scandal

in which receive establish e- mails he sent to male teen congressional pages were found. yesterday he began his career as a talk radio host. it is called inside the mind of mark foley. >> why didn't he just disappear. >> he is in real estate investment so that is disappearing in this economy. he will share inner workings with washington. >> you are welcome. >> thank you for that segue. to his a.m. radio show out of west palm beach, florida. >> no doubt it will have a lot of listeners. >> it might. >> i won't be one of them. >> you won't be. >> i watched the good wife last night. >> i was sleeping. >> i couldn't get to sleep so i woke up and saw it. it was interesting because i wonder where it did it go after the slap on the face and whatever. but it was interesting. >> all right. the travolta trial. >> it started yesterday in the be ham -- bahamas and when his

son died one of the paramedics that treated his son was threatening to release private information unless the movie star paid $25 million. now they deny the people who are being prosecuted deny any wrongdoing in the case. travolta is expected to take the sunday in this case. one final note, turn about is fair play. populacecy suing celebrities. tom brady and his wife are being sued for $1 million by paparazzi who claim they were shot at during the couple's post-wedding party in costa rica. no one was hurt, but the paparazzi claim they suffered emotional distress. and they want compensation. >> if the shoe is on the other foot there. all right. let's get to weather. start with live doppler hd. it is quiet for most of us. on the shore, where 64 comes in to 81 we have showers moving to the north and