while the nasal mist was 36% effective. >> the shot was 50% more effective than the nasal spray vaccine. >> reporter: experts say either type of vaccination is better than nothing. >> get the vaccine. that's the best thing we have. >> i haven't gotten the flu since i have been taking the flu shot. >> reporter: and for debbie it has always protected her and her family. >> now right now we are talking about seasonal flu vaccines later it will be h1n1. the nical spray vaccine is approved for people 2 to age 49. not recommended for pregnant women or those with chronic health conditions. if you would like to discuss your concerns about the virus with other parents log on to our mom's website. momslikeme.com operated by wusa 9. vice president joe biden addressed concerned retirees at a meeting today in montgomery county. secretary of health and human

services joined him. but as our digital correspondent reports reviews were mixed on the plan. >> i strongly, strongly believe and my record will show that i have never done anything other than attempt to strengthen a system. >> reporter: vice president joe biden is on the campaign trail to reassure seniors that health insurance reform would not hurt medicare. >> barack obama and i are absolutely totally committed to protecting medicare, securing that trust fund and making sure another generation of americans that follows our baby boom generation is able to have medicare. >> reporter: the person whose office runs medicare health and human services secretary. they spoke in front of about 150 people here at leisure world retirement community in silver springs. >> so there are a whole series of things that i think will deliver better care at a lower cost and it is one of the reasons we are promoting it.

>> you are a very powerful economic block. >> reporter: the obama administration's effort to personally reach out to these folks was carried out but not without strong points that needed to be raised. >> so when you say public option you invite socialism. >> reporter: many of the senior citizens in the audience today say they do not want any change in the health care system. however, the q&a session did leave some people with peace of mind. >> the public option will help because it will provide affordable health care to those people who otherwise wouldn't be able to get it. >> reporter: in silver spring, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> vice president joe biden and the secretary released the 2009 report and aaccording to the report the money in the medicare trust fund will be exhausted by 2017. a link to the entire report is on our website at wusa9.com. it was a case that at one

point in investigators worried president obama might have been the intended target. a bethesda teen pleaded guilty in federal court today. bruce leshan reports his lawyers insist the whole thing has been blown way out of proportion. >> reporter: three assault rifles, two shotguns, bomb making materials and chemicals and triggers and how to r round they found it in the bedroom of the 19-year-old. the teenager's parents offered no explanation after he pleaded guilty to one felony count of possessing a destructive device but his lawyer says he never plotted to hurt anyone. >> there is no presidential motorcade map. there is no highlighted list of saint john's teachers. >> reporter: another teenager who lived here in a rural part of gaithersburg has already pleaded guilty to manufacturing

pipe bombs. colin mackenzie gougie's lawyer says his client was holding the bomb making materials for his friend's father who lived here and was in the middle of a nasty divorce. >> there was no plot to kill anybody at any time. >> reporter: the story only gets more strange. the lawyer says the friend's father actually stars in this youtube video that purports to show a russian special forces unit. he says the father wanted to teach his kids about the explosives he used before fleeing russia. >> he is of the mind set that his children should learn how to be men. >> reporter: but prosecutors continue their focus on mackenzie, a former member of the saint john's rifle team. the u.s. attorney says there is no way to know what he had done if police hadn't found his arsenal. >> the teenager has already been in jail for 15 months slated for sentencing in january and he is looking at

between two and seven years behind bars. anita and lesli. >> bruce leshan, thank you. very strange. a recent graduate of walter johnson high school in bethesda is accused of selling drugs to current students. charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. he would deal to kids during the lunch hour period. virginia state police released video today of an alleged carjacker running away from a crash scene. last thursday night a woman was carjacked from a shopping center in gainesville then forced to ride around with the suspect. he then led police on a chase before crashing in prince george's county in maryland. now take a look at some newly released video. they say this man seen here is running away from the car scene or the crash scene and is the same carjacking suspect who led them on a chase into maryland. >> rarely they release any video but we feel this is a

unique character and mannerism that may help in identifying the suspect. >> here is a look at that composite sketch of the suspect. he is considered armed and dangerous. if you have any information that might lead to his arrest you're asked to call virginia state police. police are investigating a deadly accident that happened in arlington. a car struck and killed a man who was trying to cross eastbound 50. the road was closed for hours for the investigation. the driver of the car stayed on the scene and no charges have been filed. fairfax county police announce two cold case arrests in the murder of the 22-year- old found stabbed to death inside her car in reston back in 2008. 21-year-old michael thomas and 28-year-old marcus williams are now charged with her murder. one was arrested after meeting with fairfax detectives. williams was taken into custody by u.s. marshals outside of detroit.

leave your valuables at home before you run or bike along the cno canal. montgomery police say somebody is targeting cars in the potomac area along the canal. lindsey mastis joins us live with this. >> reporter: the burglaries have been going on since march and they have been helping at this parking lot on mcarthur boulevard. police say the suspect smashes a window, grabs a wallet or purse and uses the stolen credit cards before the victims ever return from the trail. he breaks into one car at a time. a car where he can see a purse, a wallet has been left inside. montgomery county police say he will grab valuables and only targets one car a day and does so eratically. >> this suspect has broken into vehicles perhaps for three

weekends running. then there will be no break-ins for two or three weekends. then he will attack again. >> reporter: police are hoping someone will recognize this man. the photo came from surveillance cameras. it is where police say he allegedly used stolen cards. people who venture along the cno canal are urged to hide valuables especially because the suspect has so far only broken into cars with valuables in plain sight. this biker even hides his removal bike rack in his trunk and when this couple parks here they leave their gps unit at home. dorethy mcgee has her own special way to hide valuables. >> i roll it up and put it under the seat so it is not at all visible. >> reporter: there are two lots here. montgomery police as well as the u.s. park service they patrol these lots. i talked with the u.s. park

police. i will have that part of the story live tonight at 6:00 p.m. i'm lindsey mastis, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> thank you for that, lindsey. police in montgomery county are looking for a bank robber. 8300 block of georgia avenue there was a robbery. he was last seen running away bonafant street in downtown area. slot machine commission allowing machines outside casino in ocean city. the owner plans to bring 800 to the track and could be operational by next memorial day. proposed wal-mart near a famed civil war battlefield. they announced today they are challenging the orange county board of supervisors for approving the mega store. plans call for it to be located less than half a mile where

there was a battle 145 years ago. sky 9 flew over paul's church today where a tree collapsed on the house. 7600 block of virginia lane. there was a man inside asleep. he managed to get out unharmed. his neighbor's tree toppled over and left quite a mess. building inspectors are amessing the damage. the first full day of fall felt more like the last blast of summer. let's go right out to meteorologist topper shutt on the terrace. >> we have sunshine. all and all a pretty nice evening. here is your forecast first. because a cold front will roll through tonight we will keep a chafns of a shower in. low temperatures mild, almost muggy. 66 to about 72 downtown. winds southwesterly at 10. temps right now. 84 at national. looking at temperatures in the upper 80s from manassas. culpeper low 80s. upper 80s in fredericksburg.

satellite picture, radar combined showers to the south of us, showers to the west of us. we were pretty fortunate today to have a mix of clouds and sun. live doppler 9000 coming up and we will talk about some of the coolest air of the season. we will tell you when it's getting here. >> thank you. visitors to the national smithsonian of art history now have a chance to see it in its natural state. >> they can't stand by and wait for america to solve the world's problems alone. united nations story is coming up.

stocks lost ground today on wall street. dow finishing the day down 81 points to close at 9748. nasdaq fell 14 points. s&p 500 lost 10 points. a coming out party for the hope diamond. the gem went on display for the first time today without its ornate setting. the world's largest blue diamond will be on view by itself for several months at the smithsonian institute while a new setting is prepared. legend claims the diamond is cursed but officials say it has brought nothing but luck since it has been here in washington. president obama set out to chart a new course at the united nations. telling world leaders america has no interest in going it alone. as reported president obama called on all countries to work together to tackle the globe's most pressing problem. >> reporter: president obama carried the weight of the world's expectations.

his first u.n. general assembly speech. then he spelled out his expectations. >> this cannot solely be america's endeavor. those who used to chastise america for acting alone in the world cannot stand by now to wait for america to solve the world's problems alone. >> reporter: the president laid out four challenges he said require urgent international cooperation. among them following the spread of nuclear weapons. >> if we fail to react we will invite it in every region and the prospects of wars and acts of terror on a scale that we can hardly imagine. >> reporter: he singled out north korea and iran. he says the world must work together. the president is also working on the sidelines of the general assembly to make some headway. he first talked with the new japanese prime minister, then

with the russian president. the meeting follows the obama administration's decision to scrap bush plans for a missile defense in russia's backyard. it is no surprise that iranian president did not have a spot on president obama's schedule. >> in his first appearance after 40 years in power, the lybian leader accused the body of failing to prevent or intervene in 65 wars. he called the security council a terror council and accused its five veto wielding powers of treatying smaller countries as "second class despised

nation." much of the area still under some stagnant water. look at those pictures. a state of emergency has been declared in georgia. the white house promises federal help is on the way. evacuations are underway after a fast moving fire continues to sweep through parts of southern california. nearly 6000 acres have burned in ventura county. fire investigators don't have an official cause yet for this but there are indications it was sparked by spontaneous combustion of manure. australia's largest city cleaning up after a red dust storm. it caused all kinds of problems in sydney. international flights were disrupted and a spike in emergency calls for people that had trouble breathing.

>> how does something like that get started? >> you need the wind. they had a little storm. then when you have just dust like we had it in the 30s, the dust bowls, winds are blowing and have you that kind of soil. >> severe dryness i'm sure absolutely. look at that. >> interesting picture here. we will show it to you in a minute. it shows just how large an area this covered. it is kind of cool. you look carefully. >> oh, wow. >> obviously the white are the clouds. we know that. and you can see clearly that the pacific ocean to your right off to the east and you can also see that this is the difference. in other words, this is clear. these are clouds. this is all dust. i mean, that's pretty impressive. queensland. here is the border. new south wales. unbelievable picture. we have a photo gallery on our website wusa9.com. go to our home page and you can see a whole bunch of pictures.

next three days isolated thunderstorm or shower possible. cooler on friday. mid-70s. rain and showers before the end of the terps game. highs holding in the upper 60s. now, tonight mostly cloudy and mild. could see a shower. there will be a cold front pushing through. most of the showers will be west of us. low temperatures 66 to 72 and winds southwesterly at 10. let me show you live doppler 9000. there are a few showers and even a thunderstorm possible tonight. everything is well west or north of us. haggerstown and on the other side i-81. one approaching winchester. producing some pretty good rain. eventually will cross i-81 and head towards stevenson city. it will dissipate as it moves

moves farther east. they will be few and far between. back to the computer. we will talk about temperatures. wow. 83 in old town. 82 in alny. 82 over at st. michael's. tomorrow morning mostly cloudy and mild. got to keep the chance of a shower in but there will be breaks in the clouds just like today. 60s and 70s and by afternoon partly sunny and warm. chance of a shower or storm in. we will take it. high 84 to 88 with winds northwesterly. won't be as humid as today. still some snow above 7000 feet in the rockies. denver won't make it out of the 50s tomorrow. we will zoom down to the southeast. good east. we see clear skies. we see showers east and showers west. will have a break tonight and have a break tomorrow before more thunderstorms are possible. as far as we are concerned. we have showers east and south

and also west. i think most of these will hang up in the mountains but as the cold front pushes through there is a chance for a thunderstorm. 86 tomorrow. beautiful on friday. going to be short lived as sunshine and 76. rain developing saturday afternoon with some cold rain and showers too. upper 60s. and then upper 70s on sunday. we will still try to salvage the back half of the day. low 80s again briefly next monday then perhaps the coolest air of the season. upper 60s for highs on tuesday. means temperatures in the 40s at night downtown and maybe our first 30s in the burbs. >> what a swing. >> gets him excited. >> whatever it takes, right? >> that's right. up next, a new platform for judd law's new movie. the first feature film to premier on your mobile phone.

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>> film makers have been throw to grasp how things have changed and the cell phone and internet has changed how we tell stories. >> reporter: to tell the story on a small screen each screen shows just one actor. the film is released in seven parts. >> we are demonstrating this on an iphone but you can also see it on your ipod. >> reporter: on the internet, movie theaters. shooting a series of intimate interviews on his cell phone an accident happens on the catwalk. viewers never see anything behind the scenes so they need to use their own imagination. >> in their heads they are watching their own movie while we give them the thought to place in their imagination. >> reporter: the style of the film and its cutting edge release could be risky but not

for the writer, director. >> i enjoy taking risks. >> reporter: risky or not "rage" may be a long line of films to come that changes the way we see and look at movies. cbs news, new york. all right. coming up a pretty disturbing case of somebody duct taping a cat. plus, police officers caught on tape playing video games at the house of a drug suspect. i'm audrey barnes in kensington. graduation rate dipping to its lowest level in more than a decade. i will have the story coming up. 9news

welcome back. let's reset some of the top stories in the news now. on this first full day of autumn experts are reminding people to get a flu vaccine but a new study finds when it comes to protecting adults a traditional flu shot works better than the nasal flu spray. vice president joe biden and health and human services secretary traveled to leisure world in silver spring today

and talked about health care reform and assured seniors any changes would not hurt their medical care coverage. a bethesda teenager pleaded guilty to the in federal court to an arsenal of bomb making materials. a lawyer for the 19-year-old says his client was simply holding the materials for a friend's father who was in the midst of a nasty divorce. lowest level in more than a decade. with the disturbing pattern emerging audrey barnes report that efforts are underway to find out why they are declining. >> reporter: montgomery county's high school graduation rate dipped below 90% for the first time in 2008 but now it has happened again. only 87% of high school students eligible for diplomas received them in 2009. that's another 2% drop over the previous year. >> reporter: a diploma means so much to kids that work so hard to get them. if they are not leaving with

them, why not. >> reporter: school officials blame some of the decline on per record keeping losing track of students who move to other schools in this country or abroad. >> we are supposed to get a report of the student being enrolled in another educational institution. if we don't get that report that student must be counted as a drop-out in our system. >> reporter: the lowest rates are in silver spring and gaithers burg where the hispanic and lower income numbers are way up. >> are you not providing reports for any student no matter what their race. >> reporter: it is now 11th in the state trailing its neighbors of frederick, anna rundle. >> we want every child to grd wait. >> it is important for everyone to remember that our graduation rate really is excellent. any changes in the downward way we would certainly be concerned about. >> reporter: audrey barnes,

9news now and wusa9.com. northwood high school had the lowest graduation rate in the county at 79%. potomac churchill high was nearly perfect graduating 98% of its students. ground was broken for a new library in upper northwest dc. wisconsin avenue. it is scheduled to open in december 2010. it is one of five neighbors scheduled to receive new library facilities. the others are shaw, bening and georgetown. >> you're trying to encourage people that with their families and friends, okay. >> yes, that is hilda the talking goat for you adults that don't know. the interactive animal is the creation of award winning alexandria author jennifer brian. regional park in bethesda going to the dogs.

the new park opened there today. the space on westlake is divided for two areas. the pets can exercise, socialize with other animals and enjoy plenty of off the leash time. the dog park is the fourth official dog park. people are looking for a person who wrapped duct tape around a cat. it was wrapped so tightly it couldn't walk. it had to be sedated for the duct tape to be removed from the body. a man suspected of killing a parent is in a chicago jail cell tonight. he surrendered after a seven- hour stand off. he holed up in an exam room. police believe that man got into a fight with his parents over some money before they were shot to death. caught on tape.

sheriff deputies playing a nintendo wii game during the search of a convicted drug dealer's house. this video recorded by security camera was obtained by a t.v. station in tampa and it shows these police officers playing a wii bowling game while they were supposed to be conducting a drug search. the polk county sheriff calls the video embarrassing and promises disciplinary action. a boy got his head stuck between two concrete pillars. they had to use an electric saw to get him out. it took several hours before the boy was freed. but amazingly he only suffered slight injuries. a tiny device in the wrong hands can make a real mess of your credit. up next, how to protect yourself from skimmers. that's coming up in living smart.

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the cbs evening news is less than an hour away. anchor katie couric joining us live from new york city. good evening. >> hi, anita. president obama buntly challenges critics of the u.s. as lybia's leader blasts the u.n. as being a terror council. he spoke to me exclusively about his nuclear program and his denial of the holocaust. extreme measures at a texas hospital after 200 people a day complain like flu-like symptoms. could it be an outbreak. those stories and more only on cbs evening news right after 9news now. back to you. >> thank you so much. katie couric. it appears nintendo is

cutting the price of the wii by $50. a leaked memo from best buy indicating that the price of the popular video game console will drop from $250 to $200. the move comes as sony and microsoft cut prices of xbox 63 and another system back in august. you use your credit card to buy a meal, fill up your tank, but some people are learning that all that convenience comes with a cost. tonight we will show you a new tool to stop thieves in their tracks. pgh >> many of us have traded our cash for credit. all those numbers give us a false sense of security. just ask dan. >> i didn't know there was any problem until i go to use the credit card one day and it is declined. >> reporter: the dc resident was traveling abroad when bandits struck. dan's credit card company acted

fast and threw out the $2000 charges someone made in his name. >> they only found those two charges i had not made and i have never had a problem since. >> reporter: but most of us have no idea that we are actually handing over our accounts to crooks. >> this, for instance, is $20 or so on ebay. >> reporter: it is called a card skimmer. easy to get. even easier to use. >> they have now stolen all the information on your credit card. >> reporter: something to remember the next time you let your card out of your sight. tom patterson is with mag tech. >> this fraudulent card is every bit as valuable as this visa card. >> reporter: the company says this takes a magnetic print of the card. >> you run the card through and the purchase is declined. >> the problem has to be attacked on the other side and that's what the company has been doing with the financial community is making those cards, knowhow they were created, making those stolen cards worthless.

>> reporter: it comes too late for dan. >> i think it has made me a little more aware. >> reporter: this security expert hopes the new technology slows down the $4 billion global problem and completely swipes it out in two years. >> the skimming has been a problem at some area restaurants. servers have used them to try to steal numbers and this can happen online too. but mag tech and other companies sell these kind of devices that you can actually attach to your computer where you can swap your card through herein here instead of keying it in. >> put that onto your computer. >> you swipe your card through here so there is nothing to hack. >> very good. lesli, thank you. john travolta takes a stand. coming up the actor testifies in the trial of two men accused of trying to capitalize on the death of his teenage son. redskins park days after the win that didn't feel like

one. clinton portis tells us who he thinks is on this team's hot seat. that story ahead. we will take you out with the pollen count. a break on some count, not so much others. it is available on our website wusa9.com. grass low, weeds low. click on the weather tab then follow the drop down menu. we will talk about another touch of summer tomorrow then a real blast of fall later. stay tuned. seem smooth and strong to irreversible damage. no different. irreversible loss of enamel. enamel shield enamel loss by forming against acid attack. toothpastes dentists check most. save your enamel. be gone for good. enamel shield. with the rinse.

prosecutors file more charges today against the lawyer boyfriend of anna nicole smith. howard k. stern now facing new charges for allegedly obtaining prescription drugs by using a false name of . he was already been charged with two doctors. he pleaded not guilty back in may. john travolta is the key witness in the trial of two

people accused of trying to extort millions from the actor after the death of his son. today he testified about how he tried to save the life of the 16-year-old boy following a seizure. >> reporter: john travolta and wife kelly preston walked into the courthouse without a word through a side door. john travolta was the first witness on the stand. in a soft voice he began describing the day his son jett died. the first time he has talked with it publicly. the 16-year-old boy had a seizure and collapsed in the bathroom of the family vacation villa in the bahamas january 2nd. he was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time later. john travolta told the jury his son was autistic and had seizures every five to ten days. he said he performs mouth to mouth and his son's caretaker pumps his chest. he was on the stands for less than 5 minutes when his testimony was put on hold

because of defense objections. objections that took the rest of the morning to resolve. an ambulance driver and a local politician are on trial for extortion. prosecutors say the two threatened to go public with a medical document showing john travolta wanted to deny care for his son unless john travolta paid them $25 million. both say they are innocent. john travolta was back on the stand in the afternoon but only talked about the day his son died. he will have to return at some point to testify about the alleged extortion. but the judge didn't say when. cbs news, bahamas. >> john travolta has kept a low profile since his son's death. he skipped promotional film so he could have time to grieve for his son. cbs has reason to celebrate. last night's prime time lineup delivered the network's best tuesday rating premier in at

least six years. ncis and ncis los angeles and the good wife finished top. cbs premier week continues tonight on wusa9.com and it all starts at 8:00 p.m. with the new adventures of old christine. followed by gary unmarried at 8:30 p.m. then the season premiers criminal minds and csi new york at 10:00 p.m. 9news now at 6:00 p.m. is about 15 minutes away. the inter county connector is days away from being finished. how much they plan to charge for tolls. the union representing thousands of metro workers. plus, you'll see and hear how one man survived a deadly encountedder with a hit-and-run driver. by the time afternoon rolled around today it felt

steamy almost. >> humid. >> thick. it may be the last time we say that this year and temperatures managed to make it into the mid to upper 80s. like summer. we do have some changes on the way. good changes though. here is your forecast first. the next three days are going to be warm again tomorrow. a slight chance, a slight chance of a shower or a thunderstorm. few and far between. then cooler behind the front on friday. the front actually clears tonight. 76 on friday. then the terps on saturday. rain and showers develop in the afternoon. much cooler. high temperatures in the upper 60s. and that's going to be kind of a wet saturday night into sunday morning. tonight mostly cloudy. mild. a shower possible. front moves through late tonight so we will keep the chance of showers in. winds southwesterly at 10. doppler 9000. we will show you most of the activity is west of town around the media metro area pretty quiet. you can jump over i-81 then you find a couple of showers and

even an isolated thunderstorm. nothing severe. some areas will have brief heavy rains. this one just south of baker and this we watched earlier. we will put this into motion over the next hour and you'll see this really runs right through and crosses i-81 in the next hour and produces heavy rain there. but nothing severe. so again, they will be few and far between tonight. back to the computer. temperature wise, tonight is going to be like a summer's eve too. 67 in tyson. mid-60s in bowie. downtown, only around 70. temperatures right now, wow, 84 at national. 86 in manassas. 88 down from fredericksburg. tomorrow night, mostly cloudy and mild. slight chance of shower. 60s and 70s. by afternoon partly sunny. warm again. few and far between. enjoy the day.

84 to 88. winds north westerly at 10. another very nice day. satellite picture, radar combined. a lot of clouds to the west of us. a lot of showers south. we are kind of in between. had a pretty decent day. i think as the system drops south tonight a few showers will be in the forecast but not that many. >> zone forecast. remember all six zones on our website. wusa9.com. 83 in martinsburg tonight. a slight chance of a shower. 86 downtown. even over by the water. 83 annapolis. 84 until frederick. 86 tomorrow. isolated storm. nice on friday. mid-70s. chilly rain on saturday before the game ends in the afternoon. upper 60s. ends on sunday early afternoon if we are lucky upper 70s. briefly warm again next month in the low 80s then probably the coolest area. mid-60s on wednesday for highs. we are talking 40s wednesday

night downtown and 30s. >> little weather drama coming. >> thanks a lot. have we come to a moment so early in the season. >> you would like to think that you wouldn't. the players in the locker room today were saying they have never seen such negativity so early in the season. there is a lot riding on this one i think it is safe to say. normally we don't reach the must win situation until november or december but here we are in september and seems like we are here. at least many are framing it that way by jim zorn, finding himself on the hot seat with redskins fans. sara walsh has the latest from redskins park. >> reporter: with a loss, the redskins are learning to win in this town doesn't always bring praise. >> this is probably the worst it has gotten to tell you the truth. really has. i have been booed here before. i don't know if i have ever been booed for a win before but

that's probably the bottom of the barrel so far. >> a win is a win and they can't take it back. so we ain't going to give it back. >> reporter: washington doesn't have a losing record and at 1-1 only nine teams in the league are better off in the standings. yet the negative reaction surrounding a positive outcome for some is startling. >> i haven't ever heard this much criticism. >> we are not stressing about it. we hope you're not stressing about it. but it is coming. >> reporter: since the team's first victory everything has come under question from the play calling -- >> when we run down there, it is like, they need to throw the ball more. when we throw the ball they say you need to run. >> reporter: to coach jim zorn's potential position on the hot seat, although clinton portis will tell you he is not there alone. >> i think everybody in this organization is on the hot seat. you know. >> how long before people give up and stop coming. you look at the players. people want you out of here.

you look at the coach. people want you out of here. so i don't know. >> i owe it to these players, to the fans to stand, to stay strong and we have a lot of strength on our team. we got a lot of quality character on this football team. >> reporter: at redskins park, sara walsh, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> clinton portis admitting the coach, players, owner are all on the hot seat. again, i mean, i know it is early. but losing to the lions would not be good. >> thank you. coming up. hormones that can help you get by on an ultra localery low cal diet. we are always on on wusa9.com. tonight's living well segment is next. the new mcdonald's bacon and cheese angus third pounder.

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it claims to use a human hormone to burn fat. it is either injected or taken in drug. >> it works as a hormone. it is the gland that controls how we store fat. >> reporter: you take the drops three times a day for at least 20 days. you stick to the 500-calorie a day diet. the claim is the drops keep you from feeling hungry. >> having that low of calorie intake puts you into a state of starvation. decreasing your metabolism and usually when we are thinking about weight loss we want to increase the metabolism, burn calories really well. and the other thing is having that low of a calorie intake puts you getting inadequate nutrients. >> reporter: on average women need 2000-calories per day.

men need about 2700. doctors and dietitians often say there is no substitute for good old fashioned exercise to help you lose weight and get the body you want. we should note the hcg diet is not approved by the fda and diets this low in calories should only be undertaken with a doctor's supervision. 9news now at 6:00 p.m. starts now. this is 9news now. "this broadcast realtime captioned by becky lyon." >> good evening again, i'm anita brikman in for lesli foster. would you be willing to pay more than $9 to drive just 18 miles? that is how much some drivers will pay to drive on maryland's inter county connector. live via skip tonight. >> i'm here on 198 which is a big