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that's ingredients for life. safeway. 9news now in hd is brought to you by verizon fios. this is 9news now. the pilot of your next flight could be too tired to do their job. >> despite concerns raised months ago after a continental flight crashed in buffalo killing 50 people. britney moorehouse with more. >> reporter: the carrier for that continental flight is owned by a company out of manassas, virginia. the co-pilot of that plane made only $45,000 a year. now they say it is enough and enough. >> my family and i were waiting at the airport for her and the plane never made it. >> reporter: it is a crash that now has one basketball coach from buffalo on capitol hill every few weeks learning

staffers by first names, working until night fall. kevin says he has been on this mission since he learned what really happened on the flight that killed his girlfriend. >> basically starting on that monday at the hearings you just had revelation after revelation and it just brought you to your knees. >> reporter: investigators unearthed pilot tests, improper training and exhausted captains. it is a reality that pilots say persist and all regional flyers face. >> they are long-duty days. four and five, six eight legs a day compared to say a more experienced pilot. >> reporter: this retired pilot used to fly. >> now they are harassing them for calling in sick or fatigued. >> reporter: he spoke to us from new jersey but on capitol hill today he joined the head of the airlines pilot's association to testify.

they want to tougher standards especially for regionals. >> lauren bought a ticket with continental and she expected that level of service and for all of our loved ones they didn't get that. >> reporter: there is a sad side note. this man's daughter also died on flight 3407. >> it is too late to help my daughter. she is gone. she is taken from me. but i would like to prevent another family from going through it. >> reporter: a captain gave stark examples to congress today. he said one regional carrier, a third of the pilots have been disciplined for calling in fatigued. britney moorehouse, thank you. administrators at the george washington university hospital are hoping you can help identify a patient. this woman was recently admitted but she does not know who she is. the hospital says she is about 58 years old and weighs about 200 pounds. if you may know who this patient is please call g.w. hospital. leer is -- here is a

question for you. the neighbors of washington redskins star albert haynesworth don't think it could be legal and one of them is complaining to the top. gary neurenberg is here with the 9news now exclusive. gary, what's up. >> reporter: derek, albert haynesworth does park his car in a handicap space in his gated community angering one of his neighbors. he says it is so his brother, a handicap veteran, can have easy access to the car. this is the car, a current south carolina handicap parking permit parked in a handicap spot in front of albert haynesworth's apartment. >> i just think it is wrong. my friend is physically handicapped, had a stroke. >> reporter: albert haynesworth says the parking pass is issued to his brother, a veteran who left the service on full disability who lives with him and uses the car. >> when i go off and my brother is not with me i don't park in

handicap but when i come home and my brother uses the home i'm going to leave it right there for him. >> reporter: but no nonhandicapped operator of a motor vehicle should park such vehicle in a parking place reserved for a handicap except when transporting a handicapped person. >> i don't think it is fair that he has to walk down the road because some guy is complaining. >> reporter: sheriff deputies interviewed albert haynesworth wednesday evening and said there was no issue of any crime and issued no tickets. >> the car will continue to stay there and if he has a problem with it, so be it. >> shouldn't be a problem on sunday when albert haynesworth plans to park himself at ford field. >> did he talk at all about the detroit lions? >> we really wanted to talk about this. but he did talk a little bit about having worked for the defensive coach up there before. asked if it was an advantage or disadvantage but didn't know if it would help or hurt. the state of maryland is

getting $6 million in homeland security grants. most of the money will go towards protecting critical infrastructure at the port of baltimore. the rest will help replace a fire station in glen bernie. fbi is investigating the death of a census working in south eastern kentucky. the body was found hanging from a tree near daniel boone national forest last week. he had the word fed scrawled in his chest. investigators are not releasing many more details about the death right now. a follow-up for you now on a story we have been tracking for nearly five years here at 9news now. what are the rules when it comes to taking pictures outside of the united states federal building? over the past few years we have found evidence of tourists and even the media being told that taking those snap shots could land them in jail. but there really aren't any regulations or laws to back that up. today a hearing was held on photographers being harassed while trying to photograph federal buildings. >> nonsecurity personnel upsetting the agenda and

calling the shots building by building. we can do better but only if we recognize and then come to grips with the complexities associated with maintaining a society of free and open access in a world characterized by unprecedented terrorism. >> security officers do have the right to question what you're doing outside a federal building. they can even ask for your i.d. acorn not a particularly tough nut to crack when you've got a hidden camera but that hidden equipment has led to a lawsuit. acorn has filed suit against the people that recorded two baltimore employees giving tax advice to a man posing as a pimp and a woman posing as his prostitute. under maryland law a person has to give permission before a person can be recorded. acorn gave no such permission.

risking becoming brett favre in politicals. twice she has jumped in for mayor and then jumped out. her latest exit came today. >> so i regret that i will respectfully step down and out of this race and will allow my party to put this distraction behind it. >> what's the distraction she is talking about? well, questions about a state tax lien and troubles paying her mortgage. they surfaced right after she won the primary last week. those troubles led her to quit the race but got back in this past weekend only to dropout again today. the democratic committee will meet friday to choose a new nominee. ocean city. sun, surf and pretty soon slots. the license goes to ocean downs. horse racing track five miles away from ocean city. the owner has plans to install some 800 slot machines and they

could be gambling as early as next memorial date. some can't wait and others are worrying but an increase in things maybe like crime. >> i don't think slots will help ocean pines at all. i think it will be detrimental. >> i hope there are enough machines for all our friends. that's all. >> state officials are still mulling over other requests for slots. including one in the rundle mills mall and another near the ravens football stadium in baltimore. maryland officials don't like the spike they see in the number of boating deaths. 15 people have died so far this year and that is the highest. state officials are considering new safety laws. here is one proposal endorsed by the governor raising the age of which it is necessary for kids to wear life jackets from seven years and under to 13 and under on boats.

a boat may have come in handy in palm springs, california. a car and truck get into a massive fender-bender. they take out a fire hydrant. i guess they got no water pressure problems out there with their hydrants. look at that. the man made geyser shot water eight stories up. you've got to hope they got flood insurance. kids avoiding the playground at one elementary school. see why coming up. i'm meteorologist topper shutt. we will take you out with live doppler. feels like summer. we have some showers and thunderstorms on live doppler. one is just going to pass just north of leesburg. gaithersburg and cross 270 in a few minutes. we will come back and talk about that. more summer weather and then we will snap back to fall when we come back. stay tuned.

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welcome back. here is your forecast first. next three days maybe a shower or thunderstorm tomorrow but very, very warm. 86 degrees. beautiful on friday. mostly sunny. mid to upper 70s. then we go down hill again. showers and rain develop probably before the game even begins on saturday. terps are in town. only 68 degrees. weekend is flanking me. not so great. let's go ahead and to the forecast in detail. tonight mostly cloudy, mild. shower or thunderstorm possible. lows 66 to 72.

winds southwesterly at 10. couple of thunderstorms. most north near baltimore. this is a growing storm. past 45 minutes this has become a little more than just a shower. more of a thunderstorm. will lay down some pretty hefty rains moving towards leesburg and gaithersburg and crossing 270. nothing severe but pretty good rains with it. across 270 probably in the next hour we will put this into motion and it will cross on the east side as we go through the nighttime hours and then midnight it will be on the west of 270. you can also access this on our website wusa9.com. let's go back to the computer. we will talk temps very nice. like summer, really. mid-70s. lows tonight. in the 60s everywhere. even 70 downtown. 69 in bethesda. 68 in silver springs.

mid to upper 70s in bowie and upper marlboro. showers possible 60s and 70s. by afternoon tomorrow chance of a shower or thunderstorm will stay in but still warm. look at that. 84 to 88. here is microcast. batch of showers in baltimore now going across the bay by early tomorrow morning then we are okay. rush hour should be dry. lunchtime should be dry but we are showing another line of showers as we get into tomorrow afternoon and then once that goes south of us and dryer air moves in we begin to clear out rather nicely on friday. so we have one more chance of showers and thunderstorms tomorrow. few and far between but there will be a few. next seven days now. 86 tomorrow. maybe a shower or storm. nice on friday. mid to upper 70s. then kind of a cool rain and shower event on saturday. upper 60s. that's it. warming up on sunday but we have to get through some morning showers. upper 70s. little touch of summer again on

monday around 82 with showers late. that cold front goes through an doesn't have much moisture with it. upper 60s tuesday. only in the mid-60s wednesday. wednesday night in the burbs could be in the 30s. maybe. >> time to bring the flowers in. >> not yet. >> derek is so concerned about his flowers. you know this. he has so many. >> you've got to kind of know. >> tonight in living well. promising new results for adults battling a common form of leukemia. two new studies find that patients have a better chance of remission if they get a double dose of two chemotherapy drugs. it should change the standard of care for adults right away. both studies appear in the journal of medicine. a shortage of the drug being billed as the first line of treatment for h1n1 and seasonal flu. the makers of tamiflu say they are running low on the

pediatric version of the drug. it is the liquid version of tamiflu. now, it still comes in pills for adults and the company says it has plenty of that. right now it is actually recommending pharmacies grind up the pills to make up smaller doses for children until more liquid tamiflu can be made. big concern at schools swine flu. a big concern at this school just explain swine. it is an elementary school in north carolina. the piggies showed up on the playground on monday and they have taken the place over. every time they call the cops the pigs, and no puns intended, they managed to save the bacon by making a run for it. >> could you get one more pig pun in there? >> i could make a joke about bacon for breakfast but i'll let it go. >> wild pigs can be mean. whole pack of them.

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sexting. teenagers sending each other graphic images of themselves. a lot more common than you realize and there are things you can do about it. jay watson sits down with a panel of teens and their parents for a no holds barred conversation. >> reporter: remember when phones only did one thing? >> with the receiver off the hook dial the desired number. >> how many of you have friends who have sent naked photos of themselves to someone? how many of you have ever

received an explicit photo? >> reporter: receiving a sext message from a classmate that liked him. they had never dated. >> what was it a picture of? >> her completely nude. >> did you tell your mom? >> well she knows now. >> mother debra. >> i'm not shocked but i'm shocked my son didn't tell me about it. >> it was from mid thigh up. >> naked? >> yes. >> did you tell your mom when you got it? >> no. >> teens are using sext to court boyfriends or girlfriends. >> i know some of my friends thinking that they have to do it to -- they don't have to but they like to do it because they want to keep the guy interested. >> guys who sometimes forward that picture or at least show it to their friends. >> a guy, check out this girl who just sent it to me then another guy will go and tell everyone. >> things that really blow us away do not blow them away.

>> an expert on kids issues. >> remember your child doesn't have the life experience that you do. >> i always say they are smarter about the technology but they are stupid about life. they are also very desensitized about sex. >> where are the kids with christian values? have they just fallen off the earth. >> she says parents need to do two things, educate themselves and their kids. >> you have to say to them these are the ethics. no sexting. no posting of pictures you wouldn't show someone else. what i always say if you wouldn't show it to me your mother or say it to me your mother don't do it online and don't do it on a cell phone. >> de wit also recommends parents taking away cell phones every night at a certain time and turning them off and make sure your teen understands you can look at their phone anytime and make sure you do. we have put together a guide for parents about sexting online. there are 50 acronyms that every parent ought to know.

so check it out wusa9.com. and tomorrow night at 11:00 p.m. the way some folks are seeking help from everything from sugar addiction. kind of a do or die game don't you think. >> if they lose to the lions they should have to wear a scarlet letter l for the lions or losing. >> the skins talk about not wanting to be the team that snaps detroit's streak. plus, the nats going into the abbyss. that's coming up.

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loses to the team that has lost 19 games in a row. aside from all the other pressure weighing on the redskins this sunday there is the mandate to avoid that label. the lions have not been on the winning end of the scoreboard since christmas '07 and with a rookie quarterback in matthew stafford and first-year coach in schwartz they are not scaring anyone this year but you know they are going to win eventually. >> we are going to go out and compete. they can come out and put 60 points on you just out of the blue. what the heck happened. >> you have to respect them for what they are. they are talented. we are talented. we just got to be on our a game. >> you can't focus on that. >> don't want to be the team. >> still no decision from jim zorn on who will replace randy thomas at right guard sunday. other chad or will. on to baseball. when you are sitting on 99 losses with 12 games to go in the season the century mark is not a matter of if but how

soon. but the nationals are not surrendering just yet. hosting the dodgers again tonight. nats trail 3-0 in the 6th. ryan zimmerman fixing that. 31st along with 100th r.b.i. in the year. they led in the 9th but the bull pen loads the bases, a jam they could have got out of on the play but guzman throwing wide. runner on third for the nats and pete orr drives in justin maxwell. 99 and holding. win 9-4. os in the great white north. toronto leading in the 6th when travis snider hits a pop-up and it is gone. i guess somebody left a vent open up at the roger's center. os fall 7-3. their seventh straight. nhl season opening a week from tomorrow and for the first time in 20 years that will happen without olie kolzig. long-time capitals goaltender announcing his retirement today. he was drafted by the caps in

1989 and spent the next 19 seasons as the backbone of the franchise. i believe he will be the next capital to have his jersey retired. caps tonight with preseason tilt number 4 against the blackhawks. and alex ovechkin has found the score sheet number 8 on the doorstep here. nicklas backstrom. caps lead 3-1. moments later. watch this pass from alexander semin. circled behind his back. pretty fancy. to alex ovechkin. buhr6-2. finally tonight. the group of kids from texas who have been orchestrating all these crazy basketball shots. here is their latest one from the top of the third tier at texas a&m. watch it. it is in the hoop. >> no. >> now there are some reporters

down in texas who say they witnessed it live. i think it is fishy. you guys obviously think it is fishy. >> i think it is as scary as that thing on mike sellers' chin. >> there is food in mike sellers' chin i think. he is saving up maybe. pretty cool. >> that's our broadcast. we will see you later. >> cool beard. >> okay. tomorrow morning on 9news now. let's move on. one of every three homes could have safety or health concerns inside. traffic and weather. a lot more coming your way at 4:55 a.m. >> bye-bye. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com pñúo@@