county. it is a really tough ride across the county so a lot of people are looking forward to this icc roadway. it will be maryland's first all electronic toll roadway and what you pay is going to depend a lot on how far you go, what time of day you go and very importantly whether or not you have one of these things. motorists like lesli have been looking forward to beating back road and beltway traffic on the future icc now under construction between shady grove and prince george's county. today maryland's transportation authority announced the proposed tolls. >> two objectives in mind. one is to make sure it is a congestion free roadway. >> reporter: once it is built the price will go up at rush hour to keep traffic down. to travel the full 17.5 route

will cost $6.15 at rush hour and $3.55 off peak. add three extra dollars if you go without easy pass. bringing a maximum trip on this future road to $9.15. >> no way. >> that sounds like a lot of money one way. >> reporter: it will make a huge difference i hope to the beltway and will certainly make a big difference on local roads if people actually use it. but at $6.15 i don't know if they will. >> reporter: transportation officials say they expect less than 5% of users will go all the way on the road and they provided other samples. to extend the trip to i-95 it would be between $3.20 and $5.60. there will be no cash or toll booths. sensors will detect easy passes. others will have license plates captured on camera and bills

will come in the mail with that extra $3 charge. >> most of the customers we expect to use easy pass. the first section is due to open about a year from now. >> reporter: if you're among the motorists that were sort of shocked by the numbers there are going to be four public hearings on this later on in october for people to weigh in and dispute whether or not the kind of money they are talking about is too much to travel on the future icc. reporting live, scott broom, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> thank you, scott. love the skype. a new message from the american president. we are all in this together. he distanced himself from former president george bush. he said for the u.s. no more going it alone but he also challenged other nations to work with america in meeting the world's most immediate challenges. >> this cannot solely be

america's endeavor. those who used to chastise america for acting alone in the world cannot stand by and wait for america to solve the world's problems alone. >> mr. obama pointed to a handful of issues he considers most issue. stopping the spread of nuclear weapons. pursuing peace in troubled areas. global warming and stamping out extreme poverty. joe biden focusing on health care reform. he spoke to about 150 people in silver spring at the leisure world retirement community there. his message that revamping the health care system will not cut into medicare benefits. mr. joe biden got a mixed response from his audience. some folks agree that we need some changes. others say they don't want the current system messed w the union representing metros 10,000 workers blasted metro's management today. the president of the local

transit union says no one in metro's management has been held accountable after recent accidents including the one in june that left nine people dead and 80 people injured. bruce johnson has the story. >> reporter: three months after the accident and the memorial is the only sign at the scene of lives lost. and it was once called the safest subway system. >> not only do they feel that the public has lost confidence in them they feel metro has lost confidence in them also. >> reporter: the union representing the 10,000 workers held a press conference today to urge metro to leave the operators in control of the trains and not return to automatic mode. the control system is suspected of malfunctioning and possibly causing the fatal metro crash

this summer. >> our trains have been operated in manual mode by train operators and will continue in manual mode until further notice. >> union leaders feel that metro officials are under so much pressure from the public they are now using metro operators as scape goats. >> i can't hold mr. kato accountable for all the problems and aging system has. that's not what we want to do. but it is how you react to those problems. >> reporter: they are not yet able to say what caused the crash. the investigation is far from complete. bruce johnson, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> union leaders claim they have repeatedly made their own safety recommendations to metro management and that those recommendations have been ignored. a guilty plea today from that bethesda teenager who kept an arsenal of bomb making

materials in his bedroom. after his arrest 15 months ago police released a video showing bomb triggers and chemicals, assault weapons and rifles. he pleaded guilty today of possessing a destructive device. there was apparently a map of the president's motorcade. but his lawyer says that was way overblown. >> there was no plot to kill anyone at any time. >> reporter: sentencing is set for january. he could be facing two to seven years behind bars. montgomery police released video of a surveillance. this is newly released video

from virginia state police. they say the man you see running away from the crash scene is the same carjacking suspect that led them on a chase in maryland. police also put out a sketch of what they think the suspect may look like. he is believed to be armed and dangerous. if you have any information which might lead to an arrest you're asked to call virginia state police. you might want to take your ipod, gps and any other valuables with you if you hike or bike along the canal. a thief is targeting cars in that scenic part of potomac. digital correspondent lindsey mastis is joining us live with details. >> reporter: anita, police say this guy is just targeting one vehicle at a time. he will smash into a car window, grab what he can. he will even use the stolen credit cards. that's how police got this picture. they say this man allegedly used the stolen cards at a cbs

and a giant. the u.s. park police patrol this area along with the montgomery county police. it is a difficult task. >> to patrol with bicycles and motorcycles. >> reporter: visitors have to take their valuables with them. >> put it in the truck, put it in the glove compartment and don't leave anything in plain view like a computer or gps. >> reporter: he says it is happening a little less frequently in other areas. >> there are several parking areas and we have had occasional thefts from those areas so people need to take some precautions. >> reporter: this lot is located right across the street from old angly's inn and police say the last time the thief was here was the weekend before

labor day. anyone with information is asked to call the montgomery county police. live in potomac, i'm lindsey mastis, 9news now and wusa9.com. certainly is a popular area. thank you, lindsey, for the advice. still to come when 9news now returns. some banks are cutting out their overdraft fees before the government steps in and does it for them. that's in tonight's living smart focus. tonight at 11:00 p.m., we put parents and teenagers in the same room to talk about sexting. kids sending pornographic pictures via texting. something g-rated. we will take you out with the almanac. you can access this via the web wusa9.com. 87 today at national with 89 at dulles. look at the record low at downtown. 36. we will come back and talk about one more day of summer then some changes in store for

the weekend. stay tuned. 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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welcome back. high school graduation rates in montgomery county are down for the second year in a row. 87% of eligible students got diplomas in 2009. that's down 2% from the previous year. school officials say recordkeeping is part of the decline. they are losing track of kids who move away. parent groups say after the second straight drop it is time for the school leaders to dig deeper for answers. >> we have the highest spending in the state of maryland per pupil spending so we should be ready before anybody else to

address these issues. >> any changes in a downward way we would certainly be concerned about in the sense that we want to know what's going on and we are in the process of looking into it. >> montgomery county's graduation rate is now 11th in the state. for some banks the threat of legislation to curb those annoying overdraft fees has forced some real action. starting october 19th bank of america will no longer charge overdraft fees if your account is less than $10 in the red and they will lower the charges they levee per day from $10 to $4. if you bank with chase you can opt out of overdraft protection and they will let you slide if your account is less than $5 in the red. they are cutting it down from $6 a day down to $3. still to come when 9news now returns. actor john travolta has to relive one of the most painful days in his life the day his son died in his arms. 9news now is sponsored in

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interactive radar. cool stuff. frederick to leesburg, over to theast, nothing. out to the west we have been seeing aplof showerand a couple of thunderstorms develop. primarily just west of i-81 so this is just west of woodstock. not severe but it has some pretty good rainfall in it or at least brief heavy rains are possible and we will put this into motion crossing i-81 in the next hour just north of woodstock then move over to the southeast. back to the computer we go. we will talk about lows tonight. kind of like summer too. talking 67 in tyson. 66 in great falls. 69 in bethesda. a little cooler as you go up i- 270. not very much. 68 in rockville. 66 in upper marlboro. running about almost 10 degrees above average for the high and almost 10 degrees above average for tonight's lows. temperatures right now in alny.

81 in old town. even out to the west it is pretty warm. 81 in winchester. mostly cloudy, mild, maybe a shower. don't count on it. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. by afternoon partly sunny and warm. shower and thunderstorm possible but a nice day 84 to 88. satellite picture radar combined. little bit of snow still in the colorado rockies. above 7000 feet. >> atlanta dry today and they will be dry tonight and a slight chance of a light shower tomorrow. here are the clouds with the front. this is to our south tonight. to keep a chance of the shower in. 84 for the plains. 85 in oakton. downtown mid to upper 80s. pretty good deal. slight chance of a shower. 83 for annapolis. better chance of a shower south and east tomorrow as the front treks away.

86 tomorrow. beautiful on friday. mid-70s. then some rain and showers late saturday. cut the grass on friday. upper 60s. then upper 70s on sunday. we should salvage the back half of the day. briefly warmer again. monday low 80s. maybe a shower. and then, my friends, coolest air of the season. 64 the high for wednesday. >> big change. coach zorn always seems to even keeled. he has got to be feeling this type of pressure. >> he likes to say he stays medium. he might be getting large at this point. at least i would be if i were him. coached 18 games in washington and already the hot seat. what jim zorn's players think about the heat that their coach is feeling. plus, a capitol legend saying farewell.

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with brett haber. >> jim zorn is the one on the hot seat and it has everything to do with the redskins are not doing in the red zone. in the first two games the skins have been inside the opponent's 20-yard line. all they have managed is two touchdowns. his play calling has been called into question by both fans and media alike but as the team returned to practice today the players remained squarely behind their boss. >> i think things have got to continue and then will eventually work. >> some other stuff could have happened. >> strangest thing about this sunday's game will be looking across the field and seeing one particular man in a lion's uniform who just doesn't look right besides anything in burgundy and gold and that would be that man, jon jansen. after 10 seasons he was cut this off season promptly

signing with detroit. he will suit up this weekend. but his former teammates in dc say it is going to be strange. >> he was a good teammate for a long time and now that he is in a detroit uniform it will be a little bit different. >> say hello to him and everything. wish him well. >> meanwhile in philadelphia today the eagles are preparing for michael vick's first regular season game. vick is eligible to play this weekend against the chiefs. andy reid says that vick will get in if donovan mcnabb can't go? >> regardless of what i'm doing this week just to suit up and be able to go out and play in the game when it counts. this is a dream come true season for me. and in my eyes i've already won a super bowl. >> vick's alma mater continues.

parade roles on. hokies and miami. hokies are ranked number 11 in the polls making this just the 20th showdown between two ranked teams in the history of the stadium and it is the acc opener for tech making it double important. >> they are a complete football team. big game for us. first conference game on our side. really important for both us. >> we have played two really big games already in three weeks. we understand what it is going to be like and what we need to do. >> baseball and nats trying to delay a dubious milestone tonight. one more loss and they reach 100 for the second year in a row. rogers beat them 14-2 last night. number 99. there are 12 games left in the season. nhl season opening a week from tomorrow and first time in 20 years it will happen without

the long-time capitals goaltender. he announced his retirement today. he was drafted in 1989 and spent the next 19 seasons as the backbone of this organization. he led the caps to the stanley cup finals in 1998 and named top goaltender that season. he will be the next capital to have his jersey retired. too classy for that not too happen. he retires as the all-time leader in games, minutes, wins, save percentage, shutouts and a bunch of other categories. also, don't forget what he did off the ice. he founded athletes against autism. truly one of the greatest caps of all time. cutler picking up his first win with his new team. he calls time-out in the fourth quarter and jay gets whacked and helmet knocked off his noggin. look at him smiling. he knows he got that. he almost came here. so it could have been worse for

him. >> i thought that was funny. >> funny. >> that's all for 9news now at 6:00 p.m. katie couric is up next with the cbs evening news. and we will be back in half an hour. and don't forget, wusa9.com is always on. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com