>> reporter: 9news now has gone over a transcript of recorded conversation between loza and two unnamed individuals who offered bribes. one for $1,000, the other for $500. when he accepted the cash, loza said, "you know i need it, that's why i take it." i asked his boss about that. >> reporter: mr. loza says at one point, i take this money because i need it. what do you think he was referring to? >> i have no idea. >> reporter: is he having some kind of problems, stanley? >> i have no idea what he was referring to. >> reporter: besides cash, the indictment accuses loza of accepting vehicles to use, and going on trips in exchange for help to get taxicab legislation pushed through. councilman graham has that during through here. >> do you feel pressure to make some changes? >> mr. loza has never to my recollection, spoken to me about any element of any taxicab bill that i was considering.

>> reporter: and graham says he personally has done nothing wrong. >> absolutely. i have no engagement whatsoever or unethical behaviors. >> reporter: now, when ted loza first arrived on the dc political scene, he was the new voice of the latino community. he's a native at equidor. he's now on administrative leave while they deal with the charges that he's facing. back to you. >> reporter: all right, audrey warnings, thank you -- barns, thank you. >> log onto with your website, wusa9.com for more. a hint of a breakthrough for a vaccine to fight the deadly virus called aids. for the first time, a vaccine to prevent hiv has shown results. scientists are both mystified and delighted. >> reporter: a big smile on the face of one of the thai

volunteers for the trial of two vaccines that had failed separately. but combined in given six doses and boosters, seemed to reduce the risk of aids by about 30%. it is the first time in nearly a quarter of a century of research that scientists have found a vaccine that has had any effects at all. >> now that we have a modest agree of protections, you can go back and try to figure out what the mechanisms of the body's defense that we triggeredded with the vaccine, would allow a person to be protected. >> reporter: at the opening of the new aid clinic and the long-time aids activist, the vaccine came as a big surprise and was greeted with both joy and caution. >> the issue is we have 38 million people around the globe who have hiv or aids, 38 million. anything that's promising to change that statistic is the best thing. >> reporter: the infection rate is the highest in the country

and rivals places like nigeria. even if they could develop the vaccine, there will still be a lot of people living and dying from the disease here in washington. >> reporter: normally vaccines work by triggering the patient to produce antibodies. but researchers, they are trying to understand why these aids vaccines seem to work differently. >> then in future studies, try to optimize that so we can go from a 31% protection up to much more desirable level like 70 to 80% protection. >> there was 16,000 volunteers, half of them received the placebo and half of them got the vaccine. the u.s. military hiv research program says in the next few years, 74 people who received the placebo ended up infected. the rate was a little lower among that receive the vaccine.

>> let's go back to the mechanism. does it make antibodies? what do think they about that? >> you heard them talking about it. he's a little mystified about this as well. he thinks maybe that they made a little different sort of antibodies. the interesting thin here is that people that did get infected, whether they had the placebo or the vaccine, they had the same viral load. and typically if you get a vaccine that's not particularly affective, you would at least get some reduction in the load of the bugs there of the microbes. in this case, theyed would not work in that way. that's what they are trying to figure out. >> thank you so much. >> all right. tylenol, they are voluntarily recalling some of their liquid children's area. the recall involved only children's liquid tylenol product made between april and june of 2008. for a meet list of the potentially infected products, log onto our website, wusa.com

and click on living smart. the metro bus driver, who struck and critically injured a jogger in northwest washington, they have been fired. karla was behind the wheel of the bus when they hit the 30-year-old congressional staffer. at the intersection of connecticut and florida avenue. and the september 3 accident was proctor's third on the job crash in the past seven months. she received five traffic tickets in january. metro says proctor was fired on monday. metro general manager, they have a new deal. the metro board voted 5 to 1 to extend their contract in another three years. the 62-year-old transportation official continued to receive their annual $316,000. they will also get more health benefits and $27,000 a year after retiring. new jobs are coming to fairfax county. creating hundreds of new positions over the next three years. one of those companies are the

defense contractor science applications international, can which will move their headquarters from san diego to tyson's corner. they said other new positions will be in the tech world. distribution and healthcare industries. the charges in an allege terrorism plot that stretch from denver to new york and now they are a lot more serious. as they report, the main suspects in the case now stands accused of plotting to blow up bombs on u.s. soil. >> reporter: terrorism suspect, they are now charged with plotting a bomb attack. federal authorities indicted the 24 kraoerld for conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. and the fbi, they initially arrested the denver airport shuttle driver and two others for allegedly lying to investigators. >> you went to a relatively minor charge to a charge that involves life in prison. >> reporter: the government case spells out how the afghan immigrants, they got instructions and ingredients to make a bomb, including large quantities of hydrogen

peroxide and from the denver metropolitan area. it also says that they rented a hotel room with the fbi, found explosive res due. cbs news say that they were on law enforcement's radar for at least two years. the fbi, they swooped in after his trip here to new york. just before september 11. investigators, they feared he may have been planning to detonate the bombs on the crowded city train. authorities plan to bring him back to new york to face the new charges. he was in a denver courtroom today. he'll be back there again on friday. his father, charged with lying to investigators, appeared with his son. >> when mohammed left the courtroom, you would have thought that there was some sort of exchange between them, there was none. >> reporter: the judge frees his father until his next hearing. and in brooklyn, the third man, charged with lying was released on bond. the indictment against him says he was working with them.

others, the fbi, they are still trying to track down. drew levinson, cbs news, new york. >> reporter: his arrest sparked a flurry of national terror warnings of possible attacks on transits, sports, and entertainment complexes. president barack obama, they are making the most of their high-profile appearances at the united nations. they become the first president today to cherish the summit level meetings of the security council. the first order of business. preventing the spread of the nuclear weapon and reduce the threat of the nuclear terrorism around the world. >> reporter: the world must stand together and we must demonstrate that international law is not an empty promise. >> reporter: president obama did not mention any countries by name. the british prime minister, they are not so diplomatic when they pointed to iran and north korea as uncooperative countries, looking to develop the nuclear arsonnals. >> they head from the u.n. meetings out there, hosting the g-20 summit where they are

already underway. police, they lodged that out there today who refused orders to dispurse. and they officially get underway tonight when the obamas greet their guests at the political gardens and sit down for a working dinner. a man leads authorities on a wild police chase with their 3-year-old son sitting in the back suit. they began at prince george's county and ended with a crash in the district near the intersection for new york avenue. and police say that the driver, they threw several items out of their truck into that area. the search of the river, they later found suspected drugs. a police officer, suffering some minor injuries. the driver of that van, facing multiple charges including child endangerment. the dc police, investigating the death of the woman on the southwest water front. the body of the white woman between 48 and 50 years old was found in the water near pier 5 on water street this morning. police are still looking to try to determine the identity of the woman and how she died. thousands of commuters, they sat aid until their car this morning when the fire police

investigated a suspicious backpack. parts of massachusetts avenue, connecticut avenue, and rock creek parkway, all closed during the investigation. they were left on the sidewalk in the 2500 block for them. not far from the vice presidential residence. the backpack was ultimately determined to be harmless. dc emergency personnel responded to a hazardous material scare this morning in southwest. fumes from the diesel generator were apparently sucked into the air-conditioning system of the building at 101 m street. the fire department said six people were evaluated. three were treated for minor breathing problems. and an office building in northwest was evacuated, dealing with the suspicious package also this morning. leaking some sort of substance. they were found that the building in the 900 lock of 7th street. investigators determined the area was in fact safe and everyone was allowed to go back to their offices. now for the latest on the southern california wildfires. the flames threaten dozens of homes and multimillion dollar

agriculture and oil fields. firefighters are focusing on the western flanks of the blaze out there in los angeles. they say they will likely take until the weekend before the fire is contained. yet another day of summer-like temperatures it in our area. the meteorologist, set on the terrace with your forecast first, hello there, topper. pretty nice. some clouds that kind of linger. but they still managed to get into the 80s. we'll keep it cloudy out there. and mostly cloudy, cooler. slight chance of a shower or sprinkle. lows in the 60s. northeasterly at 10. temperatures right now, still warm. 83 downtown, 82 out there. we'll come back and have an updated weekend forecast which includes home games for them and also the hokies coming up. also, teens taking nakedded pictures of themselves with their cell phones.

>> lick immediate eye up -- mid eye up naked. >> showing us the underground world of sexting, still ahead.

losing a little more ground, finishing down 42 points. >> teenagers, sending each other graphic images of themselves using their cell phones. it's much more common than you might realize. >> but there are things you as a parent can do. digital correspondent sat down with a panel of teens and their parents for a no holds bar

discussion. how many of you ever received an explicit photo? >> receiving the text message from a classmate that liked them. they never dated. and will what was it a picture of? >> her completely nude. >> did you tell your mom? >> yes, she knows. >> i'm not shocked, but i'm shocked that my son did not tell me about it. >> she got a sext message too. >> from mid eye up. >> naked? >> yes. >> did you tell your mom when you got it? >> no. teens are using sexting for girlfriends and boyfriends. >> some of my friends think

that they have to do it, they don't have to, but they would like to because they would like to keep the guy interested. >> reporter: guys who sometimes forward that picture or at least show it to their friends. >> and a guy is like hey, check out this girl who just showed it to me and then the guy will go and tell everyone. >> the thing that blows us away do not blow them away. >> reporter: they run connect with kids and an expert on kids with issues. >> remember, your child doesn't have the life experience that you do. and i always say that are starting about this technology, but they are stupid about life. have they just fallen off the earth? >> you need to do two things, educate yourself and your kids. >> you have to say to them, here are the ethics if many our family, no sexting, no posing pictures that you wouldn't show someone else. what i always say is if you would not show it to me, your mother, or say it to me, don't do it online, and for goodness

sakes, don't do it on a cell phone. >> recommend parents take away cell phones every night, make sure they are turned off and that your teenager understands you can take the phone to rook at it to see -- look at it to see what is this without advanced notice. we put a guide for them. there are 50 acronyms that every parent should know. you can check it out on wusa.com. >> i know it is. they manage to make it out there. some changes though tomorrow. and we cannot change much. we'll talk about that for a minute. first thing first, this is sent in without a meeting and they corrected it. i believe that it is the harvest mode out there in september. that's a pretty good picture. >> that's created. >> yes. telling where you to look.

>> exactly. and it is very easy, upload your picture, but please include your name, town, location, and a brief description. okay, the next three days, here we go. we've added a shower or two on friday morning. and then becoming partly cloudy, 75. and we have not -l are changed a weekend much. they will rain, or at least shower before that game starts. out there in blackburg in the 60s, that's it. we'll try to salvage the back hand of sunday. but showers and some rain are still possible in the early morning hours. so about lunchtime. tonight, mostly cloudy, cooler. maybe a little shower for them. a couple sprinkles. low temperatures in the 60s at about 10. temperatures tonight, they are three degrees, four degrees cooler than last night. 64 at great fall. and 66tyson. we're not going to clear up, they will keep the temperatures out there. 67 and mid to upper 60s for silver springs. and maybe 64 up at upper

marlboro. gaithersburg, 81, woodbridge, 82. tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy and cool. leftover shower possible. i wouldn't alter your plans. 60s and 70s. by the afternoon, we'll try to salvage a decent day, becoming cooler, mid-70s. winds are northeasterly at 10. satellite picture, radar combined. back to the west. that's what's troubling me. in the meantime, they are dry. good news for them. they need to go somewhere. a lot of it will miss. but still, keeping a chance of showers tonight and early on friday. and their zone forecast, all six zones going on our website, wusa.com. 75 out there and 77 in springfield though. downtown, mid-70s. annapolis, mid-70s. again, slight chance of showers earlier on in the day. particularly out there. next seven days. 75 tomorrow. returning partly cloudy. and then, rain and showers develop out there, continuing into sunday morning.

back into the upper 70s though on sunday, near 80s on monday. maybe a thunderstorm with the next front, monday afternoon. and that will usher in the coolest air of the season, and the 60s on tuesday and wednesday back into the low 70s next thursday. >> okay, thank you. two plies or one? they want us to use more recycled toilet paper. coming up, are you willing to give up a little comfort in order to save more trees? we'll be back. the new mcdonald's bacon and cheese angus third pounder.

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go for ones that are really going to work. they will be the most effective. but they do cost a little more. you can find more tips on wusa9.com. just click on living green. the environmentists are preltty angry about -- pretty angry about that super soft toilet paper you use. they are usually made by shopping down and grinding out trees that are a decade or a century old. they want americans to use single ply paper for them that comes from recycled goods. we asked people whether they are ready to sacrifice comfort from the environment. >> especially if it is going to help that match for them and you don't need to be pampering yourself. >> i think that some people, they really need that like the double soft. i, myself, i don't. i think it's fine. and i like it just that much for them. and i prefer the one that feels good. i feel like they are small luxuries in lives and that's one of them. >> the environmentists, they have called off their four and a half year campaign against the maker of collie an ex and -- of the

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use to stay fit just during the commercial breaks. finally the focus of the mental resill kwrapbs. how do you get people to deal with that? >> if you want to learn more, watch the show featuring nfl moms, it's tomorrow at 3 p.m. right here on wusa9.com. coming up on our report, world war ii veterans make a pilgrimage to washington to meet people behind the great effort. >> and slot machines are officially coming to maryland's eastern shores. reactions when 9news now returns.

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we'll have are more tonight at 11. a major milestone on a long road to say gambling in maryland has been met. digital correspondent, scott broom is following this where the first license to operate the slots that have been issued. >> reporter: ocean downs, a little harness stretch just west of ocean city. often described as sleepy and quiet is about to get very busy in a hurry. >> better late than never. >> reporter: next door to this small clubhouse, designed for the simulcast betting, ocean downs, they willed add a slots casino with 800 machines. all that will go in the old grand stand building that will give a facelift. >> the slots are just another way to do a little gambling, like in between the races or something like that, you know? >> reporter: they are already tearing down the horse barns to make room for parking. although traditional racing here, they will continue with the horses trekked in.

and it's been nearly 11 months since they approved the slots it in maryland for things to move this far. and supporters, they are subdued. >> i think that it took too long for them. just one step mind them is and west virginia. and they are going to keep us jumping up on it. >> reporter: once open, the slot is expected to generate about 400 jobs and $65 million a year for income. and for the state of maryland. but that's a far cry from the 15,000 machines and $600 million that they were promised to produce. instead, bids for licenses, they set all of them rejected. when owners could not post up for the fees in time. the bids in baltimore, and near all of them at the county are tied up in techalties. so now, it is the little track in the county, that they will give the new era of the slots in maryland an unexeducate pingly -- unexpectingly modest start. >> wusa9.com. track operators, they expect to have them up and running by the next memorial day.

west virginia senator, robert byrd is out of the hospital. the 91-year-old democrat was admitted after falling at his northern virginia home earlier this week. they revealed that they have an elevated account. he's the longest serving senator in history. his office says that they will receive the antibiotics and recooperate at home before returning to capitol hill for the healthcare debate. in the meantime, named today to temporarily fill the capitol hill seats of the former senator, ted kennedy. the former dmc chairman is the long-time kennedy family friend. serving on the senator's staff for eight years and also the chairman of the jfk library foundation. he will serve in the post until massachusetts voters pick a replacement in a special election in january. approximately 130 soldiers with the virginia national guard, they are headed home this evening from iraq. 40 of them are from northern virginia. the soldiers are members of the base, 266 military police company. now, they were on duty in iraq

since december of last year. 1,000 world war ii veterans passed away every day. but on tonight's hero century report, they introduce us to the organization who's only mission is to make sure that these vets get to see the world war ii memorial in their lifetime. >> thank you for your service and welcome to your memorial. >> hundreds of world war ii, filling them out there in their honor in washington on wednesday. >> i'm amazed. >> this group is from wyoming. and they all made the trip for free, thanks to ankers o called honor -- thanks to an organization out here called honor site. >> to see the memorial who theying might not otherwise get to do it. >> claiming 68 missions is the world war ii fighter pilot. now, he's on the board of directors for that. >> many of these people have not been out of the state of wyoming or maybe not even out of their own communities since world war ii. to bring them here, it's a

wonderful thing. they are one of the few survivors still alive. this is the wyoming honor flight, the second trip to the memorial. 9news now and wusa --

wusa9.com. just log onto wusa9.com and click on the hero's central button and tell us all about that person. a little bit of broadway is coming to washington. producers of the lion king are donating two of the show's elaborate costumes for the national museum of the american history. the items include simba's mask. they will be among 50 objects from broadway, including costumes from all of them, rent, and cats. >> no, you're not. this month marks the 70th anniversary of the wizard of oz. they are releasing a special blu-ray's collector's education. judy garland's daughter and ashante will be out there tonight for a wizard of oz el is brace. coming up, how you might soon be willing to use your iphone to order your morning cup of coffee. also, laptops, printers,

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the thing that some people could not live without is driving forces. they would allow you to pay for your services. also launching a second application to help you find the nearest starbucks. if you're in the market for the high-tech gadgets, all the choices of the places can be daunting. we take a look at some of the deals and some of the splurges. >> now, robert walker loves getting the internet, dream of

the next big gadget to the add to his growing list. >> two flat screen televisions, dvd player, cable. we've got our mac, we've got our mac book, printer, i've got my iphone, my wife has her iphone. >> reporter: sometimes he likes to go all out and buy the merchandise. sometimes it's all about the bargains. cnet.com recently evaluated a slew of products, looking for the best splurges and steals. looking for a laptop, the delli-1545 was named cnet steal. you get good performance, battery life, and wide screen display for $450. the splurge? >> you get the sony vaio that looks a lot nicer, real nice keyboard, touch pad, just real slick looking. it has a blu-ray drive. >> need a printing with that? the cannon ink jet came out on top at about $50.

cnet they said that if you're looking to go all out, then there is the lexmar pro, all-inclusive printer with multiple functions. >> it has a little flip out control center here. you can see what's going on. and it's a wifi printer. >> who could forget for texting, they have a blue tooth and a slide up keyboard. cnet's treat? >> this is the new blackberry tours, one of the best key boards ever used. >> so if you go to the living mart section at wusa9.com, we've got some other steals for you, including cameras and the computer storage systems. an old face returns for the new season of csi. they get a new nemesis on tonight's premier of the meant list. we'll take a look at both shows coming up. a club that spent more than 50 years driving through the

obstacles. >> that's tough. we're looking at clouds, but no showers right now. we're getting a pollen count on the grasses and weeds. but they are still locked. you go to our website on wusa.com. click on the weather tab and follow the drop -f had down menu for them and you get that america breakdown. the rest of the week and the weekend after this. the new mcdonald's bacon and cheese angus third pounder.

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so do one of the show's most beloved character. they are back as the new season finds the csi unit at a cross roads. katherine's leadership is questioned and sarah comes back to help her a bit. the popular new drama last season also premiers tonight on wusa9.com. this season, the mentalist

moves from their traditional tuesday night slot to thursday nights at 10. >> as they report, their debut comes with a new character who will surely give patrick jane all he could handle. >> the man talist had -- mentalist had a fabulous season last season. >> it was a fabulous year and we were very fortunate to have the audience embrace that show in a way that they did. >> reporter: not to mention the love that is spread between simon and the coast star. >> it is really late at night and i look over at him and i just thank god because it ud wold be a really bad job if i disliked him. because we're together, it's not like a relsship where you get to choose a person that you're around. >> we'll give you $100,000 afterwards, right? >> this season, the focus leads towards a mysterious killer that is not really seen on the show, but left an impact on everybody, especially simon's character,

patrick jane. >> he's a serial killer that kill my character's wife and child. and he's kind of like, causing that pain. he's knowing all sorts of things that god has the upper hand on them and they are the device that drives my characters to the way that they do. >> we make it closer to finding out who they are with the addition of the new team member that not only worked with them in the past, but they are still carrying a crush for her. >> we have a character that comes in. and they take over the red case. >> what do you know about the case? >> it is the serial killer. 15 victims including your wife and your child. and i could imagine your pain. >> yes. >> maybe that pain is clouding your judgment. >> they create the hurdle between me and, you know, catching my nemesis, ray johnson. >> he then becomes sort of, well, a nemesis of mine straight away. ? he goes head-to-head with simon because he thinks that they are sort of full of it. >> you're a party entertainer,

a clown. and fresh leaves. i >> i wouldn't tell you where the bathroom was if your but the was on fire. i understand you. it may take you sometime to understand me. >> reporter: so they do kind of but butt heads. >> cast he said say the move to thursdays at 10 may allow them to open up the show a bit. >> thursday night is a little younger. the show is on an hour later. we can play around. we're not going to change the concept of the show in any way, but we can play around with the content a little bit. is tkpwhr maybe walk the line a little bit more. we is can -- we can have a little more kissing, more violence, you know, why not? i think that people will like it. >> reporter: the mentalist airs tonight at 10 immediately following the season premiers of survivor at ate and csi at -- eight and csi at nine and stay tuned for 9news now at 11. we'll see you then. csi is less than that away. we'll have a look at you

tonight. one of the largest mortgage fraud investigations in northern virginia history. and tonight, 20 people are charged. find out how agents cracked the case. thanksgiving and christmas are still months away. tpaoeupd out how you could -- find out how you could live smarter by booking those flights now. when it comes to your teeth, well, that's a different story. those stories and more coming up tonight at 6:00. plus, you've got video for us to check out, right? >> yes, this is dramatic stuff. eight years ago on this date of the college park area, touching down out there. and an estimated winds there of 207 miles per hour. this is taken by a student that destroyed the building in the north part of campus. there were two fatal seus as they -- fatalities. and the car was tossed over the high-rise. again at three on this day in 2001. little did we know that the following april, we would have

a stronger tornado. a little calmer tonight. here are the next three days. we're looking at temperatures, they are going down a little bit tomorrow. mid-70s. maybe a leftover shower in the morning. but not a bad day. we'll salvage a pretty good afternoon. on saturday, maryland, virginia tech, leading to the same time. both are at time, both wet. upper 60s for the highs. the showers will linger into saturday. we should see the back half of sunday though with highs rebounding into the upper 70s. tonight, mostly cloudy and cooler. and we could see a shower or sprinkle. not much. low temperatures in the 60s. winds are northeast at 10. temperatures right now, they are still 83 downtown. 82 up in frederick. and 86 here. tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy and cool. 60s and 70s. by the afternoon, again, becoming partly cloudy, cooler, nice, high temperatures in the mid-70s. northeast winds at 10. satellite picture radar combined a ton of clouds and a ton of showers back to the west of us.

a possibility thereof, tonight through tomorrow morning. next seven days? 75 tomorrow. becoming partly cloudy. rain and showers develop on saturday afternoon. continue into sunday morning. upper 60s on saturday, upper 70s on sunday. pretty warm on monday. back to 80s. another front comes through. showers and thunderstorms are possible. then in the wake of that front, pretty darn cool there. in the 60s on tuesday and wednesday. >> yeah. big cool down. thank you. your runner and a diver. >> and you've got something that's kind of, well, good? >> yes, are you a scuba diver? >> yes. compression for them. >> all right. >> and it is now a sport that is going to open up more and more people as you saw the movie, men of honor, you would know that before world war ii, no such thing as an african american underwater military to the lead character in that movie for them. and as dave owens tells us tonight, they changed even more, thanks to the washington, d.c.

doctor named jose jones. >> well, we started to think about that with six people in my front rooms. they wanted to learn how to dive. and now 50 years later. >> they are celebrating a golden anniversary. they called themselves the under water adventure seekers. they are the oldest black scuba diving club in the nation. >> font, we're going to share with you, much of what we have experienced through the years. >> reporter: and they are experienced a lot. >> in 1959, jones said that existing clubs were reluctant toed a mitt and train african americans. that's what inspired them to start the club. he himself, they learned diving as the member of the military and they say that they simply wanted to pass their experiences onto his own people. >> and to me they are heros. >> these are guys who were rejected and in a sport that was, well, wildly enjoyed by another group of people. >> reporter: jones, they helped change that. what started as six, as today, reached well over 100.

including men and women. they say they are sorry. >> i found that i really enjoyed this. this is just another world. >> which is a good way to describe all the things that the group has seen over the years. having dove everywhere from south america to morocco. >> you think of the many walls out there, of the fish and the fish life. and the car wreaths. we introduce people to something that maybe they never thought that they would be able to do. >> you hope that they keep doing it for many years to come. dave owens, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> all right, first of all, one of those photos or the videos of the diver this close to the eel that is nine feet long. which you don't want to do that. i've been close to them. just another note as the association of the black scuba divers is the national umbrella organization for them providing scholarships to students who want to study marine biology, you can learn more about them at nabs divers -- nabsdivers.com. i'm sorry about your ears. but you should get out. my wife and i did it about 13

years ago. >> i did it religiously and we loved it. >> doing it at night is even cooler. going down at night, pitch black for them and the planken lights up. >> i'll look at your pictures. up next, getting the dinner tables out there. simple ideas to make over meals without a lot of stress. and don't forget, we're always on wusa-- wusa9.com. we'll keep you next updated on that. pillsbury crescent rolls, so warm, light, flaky...

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that's the warn from european nations. as other risk factors go down like smoke, being overweight or obese is climbing. excess fat can act like estrogen and fuel hormone driven cancers. also raises the risk for other tumors in the digestive system. some u.s. studies say obesity might be responsible for up to 20% of cancers today. families search for ways to have a healthy dinner

that won't take a lot of time. tonight, the living well team, they are organizing that makeover for them. stkwhr they are a busy mom from fairfax virginia, by the end of her day, dinner becomes that. >> i'm a mom of four boys for them. they will have at least one activity, maybe three. >> that's why they are most likely to seek that out although admittedly unhealthy. >> we're picking up, you know, the mexican carryout on the way home. >> even the boys sympathize with the mom's hectic schedules. >> you have to try to think add and plan ahead. >> a sort of factory line approach that is similar to what they use, early preps, and a few

healthy plans which is what they recommend. and to reheat that towards the end. it might be that sometimes they need to feed some kids earlier. >> and another chime saving tip, take out some of the brain work. and the more naturally colorful the food, the better the chances it will be nutritious. and pack with fiber, proteen, and loss of vitamins. like the lemon party area and all of that. for healthy snacks for them and kids before dinner, they recommend items that could be easily grabs. >> like the nuts or trail mix. and fresh fruits and vegetables, where they can eat a little bit more. >> they are now ready to give it a try. all right, a few of the simple solutions for them for dinner when you're on the run. try to write that down and follow a weekly menu ahead of

time. what a novel idea. portion control for the whole family and prepare larger amounts of food and make a tkeufpt meal from the leftovers. to see more of these tips on how to save time and keep dinner healthy, go to our website on wusa9.com, click on living well. thank you for joining us. 9news now at six starts right now. good evening, i'm lesli foster. we begin with a developing story out of north carolina. right now, several people are in custody for allegedly plotting a terrorist attack on the marine base. we'll get right out there who is in the 9news now information center with more on this. what are you learning? >> yes, well, these guys, they have been in jail for months. but the big news tonight is that they allegedly cased them and they had maps of the base that they were allegedly using out there to plan an attack. according to this new indictment.