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she says herself has been taken to the the united medical center around nine monday morning. she wait thed outside to be -- she waited outside. according to them, they waited from 9 a.m. to around 4 p.m. one of those waiting were an elderly woman saying she had chest pains. after complaining to the hospital staff, she says that the woman was finally able to get treatment around 4:00 but says that the woman went into cardiac arrest very soon after being called back. and will and her daughter, she came running out screaming. just screaming and just saying my mom, my mom is dead. they let her die. they just let her die. and i grabbed her. >> she says that there is quite a to do in the hospital as others who waited expressed outrage about the news that the woman they were waiting hours when died. we have been in contact with the woman's family who says that her version of the story is very similar to theirs. again, the united medical center in a statement that expresses
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their deepest sympathies and acknowledges them investigating the death adding in there, and the the regardless volumes for them. we're committed to serving the needs of the patients and we believe at this time that we treated her in the best manner possible. leslie? >> what a situation, dave. thank you for that. we know you'll sea stay on the story. all right, the nfl quarterback and the convicted dog maker, came to washington today and their message to a group of young peoples at the the southwest dc church to use him as an example of whatnot to do. they are joining us with more on what they had to say, bruce? >> hi leslie. all right, it's now illegal. a felony in all 50 states of the district of columbia, to engage in dog fighting. michael vick came here a short time ago to offer himself up as examples of what can happen if you get caught. >> reporter: michael vick arrived at the baptist church with his fiance and small children. he was introduced to dog fight
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at the anal of eight and stayed with it after becoming a rich nfl quarterback because he wanted to. >> i only cared about myself. i didn't think about the animals, you know, only in it for my own amusement which is there on. >> president of the humane society was there. he says michael vick has become their most important advocate for animals. >> i think it's the basic test of our character to see how we deal with all these creatures. and unfortunately, there's too much cruelty in the world. >> reporter: michael vick went to prison for 20 months for his role in dog fighting. telling the crowd today that they awaited him as they engaged in the felony activity. >> there is nothing like being locked there 23 hours a day. >> okay. >> and having time to think about, you know, what you really did when they were in the position so powerful. you know, that it depended on my career. >> quick question, no, you cannot have a dog. >> and you need to see them out there at some point. hopefully it's a grim
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opportunity to have a dog to do that. i'll take care of them with any about for them and their plan for me to have one. >> i know that my daughter was to have one. >> we no that there is dog fight here in the district of columbia. the humane society, throughout staggering numbers, they know of at least 40 dog fighting countries. there could be as -l had as that much -l an immigrant from afghanistan has pleaded to in the guilty on labs to blow -- plans on blowing up the u.s. targets. that suspect appeared in a federal court in brooklyn. prosecutors say he planned to make bombs that he bought the supplies from the beauty shop. and who they are at this point, police have not announced rather any other arrests. the government will have to produce someone else. they don't necessarily have to
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indict him, but they better come up with someone else or the conspiracy charged for them. >> in court today, prosecutors argue that he poses a danger to the community. and the judge agreed to hold him without bail. some intense moments for the northwest after the first responders were called out for a suspicious pack an. employees at the wachovia bank found that package in an overnight drop box. it turned out to be not serious but some streets around that area were shut down for hours. today, the federal appeal's court ruled the members of the military can be required to be vaccinated against anthrax. that ruling upholds a lower case's decision. they question the effectiveness of the vaccine, wanting them to stop the requirement that the service members at risk for the ebs poe sures were due vaccinated. meanwhile, they just got a $78 million infusion for cash for their security makeover. that's your plans to use much
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of them, putting cameras outside, every station that had be capable of recognizing places. >> reich the biometro and a lot of thed advances over the last several years. we want to include that here at metro. >> reporter: they are also planning to plant the cameras in in all pes -z ale. 20 new counterofficers had al with the slob and the eco friendly throughout. >> they are here for the dc premier. have we seen the one big great star yet? >> reporter: no, no. but we're waiting. the movie is called "capitalism." a love story. we'll see the stars.
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through there's folks like senator to har kens is is not the ones that sort of true the stairs that they be draw. hey, michael moore, always the star of the huge lead documentary. in kapt him, a love -- capitalism, moore is up to his usual tricks, trying to enforce the citizen os cyst is ár so far o -b the democrats there in washington, that he hay had os. >> we represent the majority. you're not looking at the fringe up here. we're the majority of the opinion heard the loud clear. more say -p ap ef towel p i last document if it fails a
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spark a popular uprising. his next movie will be a row tan tick comedy -- romantic comedy. hey, lase lee, that's it for us. starting at about -fp 7 all right, let's check in with you later on. to a more serious story. police are holding a man after a deadly shooting inside his home. ringing out just 1:00 this afternoon. in the 700 block of dog court in fredics. they say the female victim and the man being questioned both lived there at this point. police are not releasing the identities of the victim or the suspect. residence are meeting with police in about an hour to talk about a murder and a bunch of break ins there. prince george's county went door to door telling residence about the crime wave. there have been four home invasions there in the last 45 days. on sunday, taoáeu, was kill
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during an apparent driver out there. >> it appears as though it is a place where a group of people feel like they can come in the same way and to take things cant mauve to and that we can traes in issues if it this is out there. so far, they say they cannot think of a reason as to why to stop that execution which takes place on november 10. convicted of killing 10 people in dc, maryland, and virginia. well, eat hoe cals. it's food for peuz.
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hál step up were challenges -p. toll -- your goal can change to see how the environment happens. even after sunday's loss to the detroit team, we still need to give our team a pat on the back. a chilly thursday. you can access it see yacht web for 77 had4. averages of 75 to 67. record high of 93. record how 14. peelbook take thousand -- we'll take you out there.
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these are picture 4s from chicago. really, where they decided to hang out there on lake michigan. the waves on kpwraet lakes were so slow while speed did not compare to the waves in ohio. is is ae is pe torrential rains. feet -- get to the video soon. the driver was pretty banged up. it appears that the car is a total lass. vandals, they jumped into the hold. thigh smashed the car's window and stole whatever they could. today, the tow truck was finally able to pull the car out of the hole. and haul it away.
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we yell at them when they are on the field, but why they still deserve our appreciation. they hosted a luncheon for 20 local women battling breast canner. -- pickover and new clues. yes, even when things don't go quite the we. we would like them to on the field. especially kpheplding them to do -- commending them to do what they do out in the community. >> biback. -- give back. >> the winds feel late march. >> it's a little cold. >> it's fall. all good. looking at another couple of cool, days. there your can forecast first. dedo have a drop out there. and on thurbgsz wind side down, face issue most sun but i did
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find a piece right now. but skies they will become mostly cloudy and late. breezy and chilly. the winds are northwesterly to 15 to 15. still a factor if you're going out. if you go up 270, you'll start losing a degree. probably right around 50. maybe even 49 for gaithersburg. and 51 in silver spring, upper marlboro and even downtown and old town. we're talking about mid-50s. temperatures right now, in the mid-60s. 65 at bell haven. 65 at down freeze. 64 at brooksville. even indianapolis is at 65. out to the west, still 60s. edenburg, 61. we showed you at 5:00, 43 right now. in oakland and they nay see a wet snowflake tonight around the deep creek and the west. all right, tomorrow morning, becoming partly sunny and chilly. slight chance of the shower or
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sprinkles. temperatures in the 40s and the 50s to start. the winds are northwesterly at 10. winds pick up in the afternoon, partly sunny, breezy, cool. again, passing showers, spráeupblged possible -p. win crease a let and we'll kind of zoo into the depart stores -- department stories. one more disturbance is going to pin wheel through us tonight, giving us the chance for showers tomorrow and reenforce our cool air. in fact, tomorrow night will probably be the coldest night of the season. your furnace may actually kick on tomorrow night. in the meantime, showers through pit best of your recollection -- pittsburgh, you'll see this closely. a wet snowflake out here in impart nice on thursday, winds die down, mostly sunny and upper
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60s. you know we have a shower in late. they rebound back into the mid-70s. saturday, not so hot. out there for fairfax, light rain and showers are possible. good news is that it is mild. mid-70s. low 70s on sunday. some of the showers could bleed into sunday morning. should be dry for the game which is an early game. then upper 60s on monday with sunshine and mid-70s with sunshine again on tuesday. >> okay. >> okay? >> all right. stkpwhr-rz t-rz >> so yeah, maryland's football program, they are struggling. >> thank god for the redskins struggling, áersz, the -- struggling out there. a restraining order against albert hainsworth. details next.
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sports with brett heir. the entire city was not consumed talking about whether or not he should be fired or who should. the redskins they are starting to feel hot it -l them to 1 had 3 today a his weekly press con srepbs, asked if he is concerned about his job -- asked if he is concerned about his job security. >> i have no problems. i like myself in the mirror, putting everything that i have into this you know, i don't work any less and much of a coach than i have always been. as for the redskins, today is the day. 48 hours after the loss, to the halfless lions, media from coast-to-coast, continue to make them a national punch line and
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they continue to speculate about the date and the time of jim's dismissal. to the team's credit, they are tuning it out unless they ruse to the risk of losing to the buccaneers and making the hot seat even hotter for them. >> still, you know, it's week four right now. we're fine. we just have to figure out a way to win some football games right now. i mean, we're not out of anything. >> it'll take all of us. we still have 13 to 14 ball games now. if people are ready to jump out of the ship now, they are in the wrong game. >> meanwhile, albert haynes water spent the day in gnash val where his wife -- nashville where his wife asked for a restraining order. her husband, continued to stop payments to various venders including their daughter's preschool. she has asked a judge to force the man to pay. now, after five months of stewing over the second worse season in the history, the wizards opened up training camp. if you're drinking their
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kool-aid, they are set to contend this year. they also want to see for themselves. he's in richmond tonight. >> reporter: at monday's media day, proclaiming themselves a changed man. no more agent zero. no more hibachi. >> just play basketball. >> reporter: at today's first training camp session, proof that those weren't just words. >> when i came in, he was being shot out there. and i was, you know, the second guy in here. and i was here probably for two hours before everybody else. that just meant a lot to see, you know, when our leaders are on the team showing up that early. >> more importantly, once practice began, no ill effects from previous surgeries on his left knee. >> it was good. he surprised me as far as, you know, the bounce that he had. just everything that he's asked to do. i mean, that's just like everybody else. >> much has been made about arenas playing point guard in a system that requires distribution and ball movement. but the coach is in concerned saying which she his star guards are on the same page. then he added afterall, it's
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not like i'm asking gill to not be gill. >> with the wizards in richmond, dave owens, 9news now and wusa9.com. dave, thank you. if you would like to hear more training camp interviews including the hypnotist to the team meeting last night on our website, wusa9.com. as for the cast, training camp for them is wrapped. the season opener in boston just three days away. after making the playoffs, they believe the next logical step to making a run at the cup. in fact, having taken the e venn khaoul stanley cup -- eventually stanley cup champions and bringing back a young talent pool that includes the two-time raining mvp, they will meet today, the expectations, they are through the roof. >> they believe that we're one of the top half dozen teams in the league. >> what these things come down to is are you healthy? >> it's a year to make a real good push. it seems like we've been a year behind pittsburgh and maybe that's the case this year.
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>> finally tonight, a moving scene out here in anaheim last night. the angels, they clinch the al west. after their customary champagne locker room, the entire team, emerging from the clubhouse and they ran out to the center field to celebrate under the picture of them. you'll remember he's the young pitcher and the maryland native tragically killed out there and there is his mom who attended the game. they carried his jersey on every road trip keeping that out there before every game is and a nice treut paid to a guy -- tribute paid to a guy like him. >> yes, absolutely. >> are you ready for seven days? >> cool again tomorrow and okay, immediate kra shower. you don't need your umbrella. just a light jacket. 68 for a high. upper 60s on thursday. beautiful day on thursday. then 70s on friday. maybe a shower late. it unsettles over the weekend. little light rain or showers on saturday. fall for fairfax. >> the can we work on that,

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