structure or induce any chemicals in my body. >> reporter: 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> the standard protocol is ten times a week. for more go to wusa9.com and click on living well. you probably see it on the way to work. this morning they are looking for ways to stop it. howard bernstein is here with weather. angie has the traffic. no distractions here. howard is feeling a tad loopy. >> i'm a little loopy, too. >> i'm staying together. let's go, howard. >> i have had a bad back for a few weeks and i broke down and took medicine and it is good stuff. put it that way, good stuff.

weather wise not so much good stuff. a few showers in pennsylvania northeastern ohio and a piece will come toward us and help us to squeeze out sprinkles later. right now temperatures for the most part in the 50s, although 40s from johnstown and oakland and i garrett county and as far as today is concerned the low ride to the 60s. still dark for a couple of hours. dew point in the mid-40s. highs in the mid-60s. light jacket is needed today. andrea? it is 5:01, maybe some patience on the roads. we're not going to need patience yet but not a bad idea to pack extra for the drive because it is washington and you never know what we can expect. 95 and the bw parkway, smooth sailing on both sides. outside on 70, here's the shot. a good amount of drivers making their way past 121 but no delays to the split. on the virginia side of things,

66 eastbound clear gainesville through centreville and beyond. moving to 395 tracking the trip past duke street. drivers are making their way to the 14th street bridge and we will end with a live shot of kenilworth and eastern avenue. no problems to report through northeast dc. back to andrea. the obama administration is looking toward potential new restrictions on using mobile devices while driving. a two-day summit will bring researchers automakers safety advocates and lawmakers together to find ways too prevent distracted driving to lead to widespread deaths and injury -- injuries. alex trevino has more. >> reporter: teenager drivers are about to learn a valuable lesson at this test track in dc. joseph james considered himself an above average driver until his instructor drove him in to distraction. >> it was challenging.

i wasn't expecting it. between the cell phone calling it was a lot to handle. >> reporter: we're all at risk. a study revealed that texting or using a cell phone while driving is as debilitating as having a blood alcohol level as .08%. >> it is an issue of eyes off the road and hands off the wheel that creates the risk. >> reporter: researchers have warned it is not just the physical act of using the phone but the actual conversation that is the danger. the brain reduces visual activity when engaged in a phone conversation. >> last week aaa urged all state governments to ban texting. virginia and the district already do it and maryland's becomes law tomorrow. a powerful earthquake in the south pacific sent huge

waves washing over samoa and american samoa. the waves swept people, cars and other large objects out to sea. there are reports that entire villages have been flattened. dozens and have been missing. back here at home one university of maryland medical school researcher is dead and another now faces charges. police say 29-year-old carrie john died on sunday of injecting herself with a narcotic. it is often used as a heroin substitute. they say they had been buying the drugs on-line from suppliers over seas. united medical center says an investigation is underway in to the death of the -- of a woman who waited hours in their

hospital's er. witnesses say an elderly woman complaining of chest pain sat for more than six hours. when she was finally seen she went in to cardiac arrest and died. the hospital says an initial review finds her death could not have been prevented. the senate finance committee has dealt a fatal blow to the health care reform plan. yesterday a group of democrats and republicans voted twice to reject a government run health care option. the chairman of the committee said he blocked a public plan because there isn't enough support to pass the public option in the full senate. >> i can count, and no one has been able to show me how they can count up to 60 votes with a public option in the bill. >> reporter: democratic supporters of a public option argue that nonprofit government- run health care is needed to drive down costs by creating competition with for profit

insurers. time for the first "living $mart" report of the morning and jessica doyle is here with a preview of the day ahead on wall street. >> good morning. wall street is opening for good news today. we have economic data coming out. the latest estimate about the economy out this morning. after a surprise drop in consumer confidence yesterday, the market would like something positive to focus on. that lack of confidence has stocks in asia trading lower today. toyota is calling upon removing the driver's side floor mat on the following

vehicles -- now the lex us is models were affected. a massive recall affecting so many drivers in america. >> amazing and all you have to do is remove the driver's side floor mat. >> that's right. you have a money saving tip for us. >> we are looking at refinancing. rates are so low right now people are thinking it is a great way to save money but you have to think of closing costs. we will have some things to consider that could save you thousands of dollars. tomorrow new domestic violence laws take affect in maryland. one requires suspected abusers to turn in firearms if they are named in a protective order and another keeps the guns from being returned until the

protective orders expire. >> my cousin kathy was shot and killed by her estranged boyfriend. >> reporter: these laws will help. >> brown's office sayst last year in maryland abusers killed 42 people with a firearm. and in northwest washington last night, vice president joe biden and his wife hosted a reception at their home for the 15th anniversary of the federal violence against women act. its legislation then delaware senator biden helped to write. the vice president says he wants to see a worldwide effort to reduce violence against women and girls. america's top military man in iraq will be on captiol hill today. and he's expected to announce a reduction in u.s. troops happening in the next few weeks. that story is coming up. and a quarter billion doses of the h1n1 vaccine are heading out to u.s. health care providers. it is 8 after the hour and you are watching 9 news now.

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people near the beach in pacifica, california are keeping an eye out because a tsunami advisory was issued. they have reported waves over two feet, not enough to threaten property near the beach but enough to threaten anyone in the water. so they are advising surfers who are probably looking at this as the next best thing to pay attention. >> a two foot wave to a surfer is -- they may not want to go out for them. >> the mold has been incredibly high this season and that is because it has been wetter than normal. >> the wetness kept us cooler

and atmosphere clean. not too many code orange and one code red day this summer. let's get to weather. we have the forecast first. temperatures mid to upper 60s with more clouds than sunshine and a chance we will see a passing shower or sprinkle. best chances of that will be in the mountains. already seeing activity across western and southwestern pennsylvania. tomorrow more sunshine, upper 60s. as we head to friday we'll see temperatures in the mid-70s. here's your moms like me.com bus stop forecast. not bad out there. a few clouds. we'll see peeks of sunshine, cool and dry. upper 40s. most of us in the 50s this morning and while there's a little wind not as windy as yesterday afternoon with some of the gusts that were close to

30 miles an hour. for this afternoon, it will be mostly cloudy with a spotty shower or two. highs in the middle 60s. average high 74. northwest winds 10 to 15. tonight, partly cloudy, chilly. 39 to 47. this will be i believe the coolest night of the season so far and winds lighter. northwest, five to ten. here we go. you can see the activity coming this way northwest to southeast with an upper air disturbance spinning across canada. that will drag down a little piece of energy. temperatures ranging from the mid-40s in the shenandoah regional airport to 59 in easton. 58 winchester, fredericksburg and southern maryland 56. and in washington we sit at 57. you can see some clouds out there on the sky cam. 45 on the dew point with the air temperature at 57. a light southwesterly winds. central and eastern part of the country is fairly quiet. a big storm is spinning in

canada. scattered showers in the northeast. one or two will sneak through later. the seven-day forecast with temperatures on the cool side. today and tomorrow in the 60s with a spotty shower today. better for tomorrow and friday. looks nicer. saturday expecting showers and a lot going on saturday. an early shower on sunday. looking good on sunday, monday and tuesday. 57 degrees and with a lot to tell you here's angie. >> that's right. and i want to extend a very personal invitation to join me on facebook. follow me on twitter. get a personalized traffic report from me. i'll hook you up. 95 northbound right now. looks like they are tracking the taillights past the car rest area. they are all clear. no complaints. route 4, branch avenue and crane highway. this remains an incident and accident-free area. to the beltway we go, going great on the outer loop. drivers are hitting the road past university early.

not many people on the road right now. and to the gw parkway we will actually try to fly over it as we make our way from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. drivers are moving at speed and inbound new york avenue is looking good florida avenue to the third street tunnel. over to you energy the living well headlines the first doses of the h1n1 vaccine are on the way to clinics and doctor's offices. there are 251 million doses right now, but according to the centers for disease control, every state, except vermont has seen an outbreak. now the vaccine is ready, the next challenge is getting it to where it is need most. >> we have let so many people go on the public health system there isn't a ready made way to get it out to people quickly. >> reporter: federal health officials told congress will eventually be enough vaccine so that everyone who wants it can get it. a new cdc report finds 14%

of adults and 10% of teens are eating enough fruits and vegetables. the good news is that washington, d.c. leads the list with 20% of adults getting the recommended servings. health officials say people should eat at least two servings of fruit and at least three servings of vegetables. five alive helps you thrive. good morning to kristin fisher. she's in the web center. >> the debate over climate change is heating up on the hill. senate democrats are expect to unveil a bill which would cut green house gas emissions 20% by 2010. i want to show you two a new tools that have been launched on-line to help legislators and the public grasp this growing climate change debate. start with this one. a new addition to google earth or a new layer as the folks at google like to call it. it is a 3-d mapping tool that predicts the affect of climate

change until 201 -- 2100. it lets you zoom in to your hometown and actually see the different scenarios as to climate change could affect your backyard and i think this is a useful tool, especially if you are looking to buy a new home on the water because you can see how far sea levels may rise. and ultimately affect your future property. google has only mapped the temperature and precipitation changes, but the company plans to add several new layers in the coming weeks. one more tool to show you is climate wizard.org. this is it. very similar to the google earth layer, only this is less visual, more data rich. it is built by the nature conservatory and they have a lot of great statistics, , especially in this area we are vulnerable to climate change. if you want to check it out, i have a link at go fish@wusa9.com. the nationals have a chance for a series sweep in their

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in sports today the nationals will play the last home game of the 2009 season and they could sweep the series against the new york mets. in the 5thinning, dc had a two run homer, his second of the season but the nats trailed 3- 2. to the 8th, the game is tied. desmond hits the ball to the mets short stop. look like a double play but he throws it away. and the nats beat the mets 4-3. caps fans are just three days away from the season

opener. in the first game will be theodore. the mvp fell out of favor toward the end of last year but the coach says he wants a veteran presence to start the season. the maryland terrapins may very well be off to one of the worst starts in recent memory. the team lost to rutgers on saturday dropping them to 1-3 overall. the coach is starting to feel the heat. at his press conference, he was asked if he cares for his job. >> i have no problem looking myself in the mirror. i have put everything i have in to this. it is not a fun place to be rite now but i don't know any other way but to keep working and working. >> reporter: tuesday is normally the only day off during the nfl season but for albert haynesworth it meant a day in a national courthouse dealing with divorce proceedings. his estranged wife asked for a restraining order against the

redskins star and wanted the judge to make sure he continues to pay monthly support. the purchase of a home can be more expensive than you expected. plus, we will have the latest on the massive tsunami that led president obama to declare a state of emergency. we are tracking roads in the region. here's 50 westbound. all nice and clear. this is a great commute so far. the time is 5:25. i will have more traffic shots and howard will have the weather when we return.

mass rescue effort is underway after a tsunami strikes a u.s. territory in the pacific ocean. thanks for joining us. it is wednesday morning, angie. we picked up a day. angie will have the traffic for us in a moment. howard is here with the forecast. >> if it only only be friday morning. >> we are getting closer,

minute by minute. >> half way home. >> weather wise an okay day yesterday. we hit 70. may not hit 70 until friday the way things are looking. a cool northwesterly flow. it is that time of the year where we should be a little cool. as we show you the temperatures this morning you will see they are running in the 50s for the most part. a few 40s in oakland and johnstown and we have been watching sprinkles across pennsylvania that could actually make it to the metro later on. so not a washout by any stretch but a chance of a couple of showers. this afternoon, a little sun this morning. partly to mostly cloudy this afternoon. highs in the mid to upper 60s. looks like the drive home temperature will be 65. right now 57. a few clouds out there. it is time for traffic. that's right. a look at roads in the region. we will begin in my home state of virginia. 66 to 495 we are tracking the trip. the drive is checking out okay. to the inner loop we go from

eisenhower to 95 up to 66. drivers are clocking in at a great pace. 270 southbound seeing drivers using those brake lights. a good amount of congestion from 109 to 121. this is the scene at father hurley. 95 and the bw parkway is how we wrap it up. out of baltimore you are clear to 4957. andrea, over to you. this morning authorities fear the death toll from a tsunami will climb much higher. it struck the islands of samoa and american samoa in the pacific ocean. 82 people are dead and the huge wave thereat flattened entire villages. >> reporter: devastation is just about everywhere along the coast of samoa and american samoa this morning. a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of .3 sent walls of water 20 feet high, gushing across the islands on tuesday. >> the tsunami came in really fast and it swept the whole

area over here. >> reporter: a total of four tsunamis rolled through, tearing through homes and swallowing up entire villages. dozens were killed including one person. more are missing, possibly swept out to sea by the ferocious waves. >> when i came to look at the house the water was coming so quickly. there was no warning. >> reporter: president obama has declared american samoa has a major disaster area that paves the way for funding to help recovery efforts. officials are struggling to assess the amount of damage. the power and phone lines are down anne and roads are still flooded and littered with debris. closer to home, the affects of the massive earth quake were held in hawaii, oregon and they issued tsunami advisories but fortunately only seen strong surf but there are fears there could be more to come.

three aftershocks have struck the region, rattling frayed nerves p. cbs news, washington. virginia governor tim kaine says he can't think of any reason he would stop the execution of dc area sniper john allen muhammad. on wtop radio he said his lawyers are yet to ask for clemency but he no knows of no credible claimant claim of innocence or error that would cause him to intervene. today lawmakers are hosting a distracted driving summit on captiol hill in hopes to prevent the crashes caused by drivers making phone calls and texting. 9 news now digital correspondent, alex trevino has more. >> reporter: this makeshift test track at rfk stadium will put teen drivers through a hard lesson. >> my driving skills, i don't want to say above everyone else's but -- >> reporter: joseph james considers himself a skilled driver until he got behind the

wheel and his instructor applied some distractions. >> it was challenging. i wasn't expecting what she threw at me. it was a lot to handle. >> reporter: a study revealed that texting or using a cell phone while driving is as debilitating as having a blood alcohol level of 0.08%. they say enforcement must improve. >> we have done it with seat belts enforcement is strong right now and i think we will get to it with texting, too. 18 states have made it illegal. locally the law is in place in virginia and maryland's ban takes affect tomorrow. >> a aaa spokesman says they found half of the driver on the beltway are distracted by cell phone use, and those distracted drivers are twice as likely to have an accident or near miss. metro transit is planning to begin a 7le million dollars

security makeover. metro plans to use the money to put cameras outside of every rail station. they will be capable of electronically recognizing faces. metro is planning to face cameras inside of every rail car and finish the job of installing cameras in buses, as well. 20 new counterterrorism officers will also be hired. a followup on the effort to ban the sale of individual cigars. dc council members heard from people for and against the ban at a hearing yesterday. supporters believe single cigars are used by marijuana spoker -- smokers and opponents say it would hurt legitimate retailers. time for another living smart report and jessica doyle is back with a big move for one local company. >> this have a very interesting company. it is based in bethesda and it operates 66 satellites that fly low in earth's orbit.

yesterday they shot for the moon so to speak. it sold stock to the public on the nasdaq. it trades under the ticker symbol irdm. they plan to use the $200 million raised from the deal to replace older satellites and this is a turn around for a company that sought bankruptcy protection ten years ago after burning through $5 billion in capital. mclean based mortgage giant freddie mac is making an unconk conventional move to reach out to homeowners who are late on payments. the goal is to help supply missing information and document and begin loan modification to avoid losing their homes. it is time for the money- saving tip of the day. with mortgage rates low you may think of buying or refinancing your loan. but be sure to consider closing costs. the fees on title insurance and home inspections can vary from

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think time is 5:39. a lot of early morning drivers on south capitol street and the suit land parkway. but as far as incident and accidents it is smooth sailing through southeast. more nine traffic now coming up. in the news now at 5:40 it may be time to negotiate peace with the insurgents in afghanistaned and the 8-year- old war. the united nations special representative there warns the country faces several key decisions including finalizing the results of the 20th presidential election. the police say some protesters crossed the line last night in chicago while some protesters claim police brutality. things apparently got out of hand when protesters tried to grab the signs promoting the bid for the summer olympics. police say six people were taken in for questioning. tuesday was cleanup day in halifax, virginia after a powerful storm carrying winds up to 70 miles an hour knocked

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tonight at 11:00, feel like your employer doesn't appreciate you? wait until you see what some companies are doing to make their employees feel wanted. that's tonight only on 9 news now at 11:00. you may love how they make your legs look, but doctors are issuing new warnings about wearing high heeled shoes constantly. they looked at 3,000-foot exams

and 64% of the women who reported pain in their achilles tendons, heels or ankles regularly wore high heels, pumps or sandals at some time in their lives. those shoes don't protect feet from hitting the pavement. they say women should save high heels for special occasions or keep them in a bag on the way to work. we have breaking news for fairfax county. firefighters are trying to get control of a blaze in annandale, virginia, with concerns about a nearby gas line. digital correspondent alex trevino is live from the scene with details. alex? >> reporter: neighbors say no one had lived at this house for about a week here on woodson street. giving us information about the fire and the origin of the fire is the public information officer. dansome mitt. tell us what is happening.

>> we got a call at 3:30 this morning for a fully-involved fire. firefighters got here. it was a gas fed fire from the basement area. it burned a hole -- actually burned the entire first floor away making the firefighters pull back and then it was time, the actual fire went out to the gas fed area which also made us attack the fire from the exterior, again creating an unsafe situation. the gas ignited again. you know, this house is fully destroyed. we have not done primary and secondary search but we are getting -- making sure no one gets inside the home. >> at any point in time were neighbors put at any danger or risk, was any evacuation necessary? >> no. we had a two-alarm contingent on this fire.

16 firefighters. we contained the fire to the one-story home with basement. the neighbors were not in danger. we got here within five minutes, but the house was fully involved with fire when we got here. >> reporter: okay. nobody inside at the time. >> we don't know that yet. again, we are going in to the house. we are putting out hot spots and making sure that we can get through there and there's no first floor to that home right now, so we are looking through it and doing the search right now. >> a team of firefighters around the house. firefighters are conducting a search at this time. we are asking questions and we will have more information throughout the broadcast. >> alex, thank you very much. of course we will have the latest updated information on that fire. right now howard is updating us on the forecast. >> the winds are died down.

obviously when you have fire and winds it could spread easier. better than yesterday when we gusted up to 30. today a little breeze but not like yesterday. the forecast for the next three days we are talking about temperatures on the cool side. maybe even a sprinkle today with temperatures in the 60s. tomorrow more sunshine and upper 60s an by friday a better day. i have actually taken the chance of a shower out. i don't think that will happen until we get in to saturday unfortunately. the temperatures by then are back in the lower 70s. as we look at what is happening at the bus stop, your moms like me.com forecast, cloudy, cool and dry. few breaks. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. this afternoon we are looking at a day where we will see more clouds than yesterday and even a spotty shower or two, especially in the mountains to the west. mid-60s should do it for highs. northwest winds 10 to 15.

more sun and we could be closer to 80 but a cool brisk day. partly cloudy and chilly with lows in the upper 30sin the cold spots and most of us in the 40s. we are dealing with showers up here. and they are moving to the south and east and having a tough time getting out of the mountains. i'm expecting one or two showers before the day is out. here's the temperatures as you go outside. generally in the 50s. low 50s manassas and quantico. near 60 in southern maryland. frederick 59 and in washington 57. our seven-day forecast, 60s today and tomorrow with spotty showers today. keeping it dry through friday but saturday terrapins, fall for fairfax whatever else you have going on could be a few showers and may linger in to sunday. looking better sunday afternoon, monday and tuesday. angie has the wednesday traffic. >> more than happy to do it.

more than happy to do it. it is wednesday. 11 minutes from the 6:00 hour. 270 right now. we are already slow because of an incident from father hurley. backed up to 181. the outer loop, the main delay is stretching from new hampshire to georgia. a lot of volume here. ending with 395 northbound -- actually two more. we are at speed from 495 to the 14th street bridge. and throw this one in there. 95 northbound in virginia, finding drivers stuck in the delay from the prince william parkway to lorton. >> good morning, everyone. is it possible to predict your sexuality using social networking sites? that's the question of mitt researchers are trying to answer with a controversial new project called project gaydar. i'm not kidding. that's the simple name. two students say they developed a program that can actually --

that can actually predict sexual orientation based on a person's facebook friends. it is does experimental software designed to outdate -- here's how it works. it looks at the friends in your facebook profile and scans the ones that are identified as gay, straight or bisexualle is and surprise, surprise, their analysis reveals that gay men had a higher proportion of gay men friends than straight friends. not shocking but using the information the software was applied to 900 men who chose not to identify their sexual orientation in their profiles. while the students couldn't confirm the accuracy of the predictions they personally knew that ten men were gay and the program identified them as gay. that's all they are basing their findings off of.

but it is still causing a big stink on the web because it highlights some of the issues that could pop up with social networking. check out the blog, excuse me, fast company.com. you are asking the question, is mitt facebook gaydar homophobic. they are asking because they feel this is unfairly outing people in the work place or possibly in front of college recruiters. they say some students applying to colleges may be unfairly discriminated against because of the facebook profiles. a lot of great questions but not a lot of answers. i will have more on my blog at wusa9.com. a reality star gets booted off the show which has carried his name for years. that story in the buzz. and what michael moore says he will do if his film doesn't cause an uprising in the american people. we'll be right back. we are watching 9 news now.

a few washingtonens have now seen michael moore's latest film called "capitalism, a love story." it had its dc premier at the uptown theater. we have more on the famous director. >> this is michael moore. i'm here to make a citizens arrest of the board of

directors of aig. >> he is become, taking on a crisis of capitalism that hit just after he started to make this film. >> can you tell me what a credit is to me. can you explain that to me? >> reporter: in two decades of movie making he has made himself a hollywood heavyweight. >> we're here to get the money back for the american people. >> reporter: this time he hopes to change the world. >> i got more bags. 10billion probably won't fit in here. i'm calling for an end to legalized greed and that's what our system has become. spending a few million dollars to buy congress, wall street was given billions. >> the motion is adopted. >> reporter: he complains the system allowed the richest 1% of americans to accumulate more wealth than the other 99% of us combined. >> there has to be a rebellion

between the people that have nothing and the people who have it all. >> reporter: he told the dc crowd that change has to start with health care overhaul that includes a public option at a minimum and we has a message for those that work against it. we will work against you. >> moore say unless the film fails to spark an uprising he will quit making documentary and start making romantic comedy. tragedy for some and victory for his critics. >> maybe some in those romantic comedies would be hugh jackman. an interesting thing happened to him. you have to watch the video. pay attention

[ inaudible ] >> what happened is somebody's cell phone was ringing and ringing. and they stopped what they were doing. >> a dramatic play. >> in one of his big moments the cell phone is ringing. come on, turn it off. put it on vibrate, something. but this video, tmz.com, somebody showed cell phone video. there that is more illegal but it is there now and, you know, i doubt that person will ever forget again to turn off their cell phone. >> can't blame the artist for being upset with that. >> it really throws you off. >> and not like they don't make the announce before the show starts. >> okay. more kate and jon news. jon and kate plus 8 will simply be called kate plus 8. they are dropping jon. tlc network announced that will be the new title of the show and the executive says the

focus will shift toward kate's 0 role as a single mom. jon will be involved as you can expect but he will be seen less often. they are continuing with divorce proceedings. >> do you ever watch it? >> no. don't watch it and don't know anyone who do. >> i have girlfriends that do and it does -- they did see an increase in 300,000 viewers over last season. >> it is a ratings ploy. >> they are even saying in 2010 -- >> this will be on in 2010. >> not necessarily this show but kate thereby the spotlight doing some things she wants to do and she's come out and said she was interested in hosting her own talk show and she has done her rounds on the network and the view. >> maybe she will have a boyfriend to complicate things. >> maybe jon will get his own show and have a girlfriend. >> he has a clothing