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>> trying to get them to talk, don't be afraid. they are about the same age. so they were really trying to work these children into the truck. >> reporter: the kids started to move in the parking lot toward the truck when the mother of one of the little boys came out and yelled at them to stop . the two little boys ran to her. the little girl also ran onto thomas street and up thomas to her apartment building at the corner. the men in the truck drove out of the parking lot, onto thomas and followed the little girl, double parking with their flashers on while they waited. >> reporter: when the girl's mother came outside the two men took off. >> they were up to no good. we need to find out exactly what's going on. >> reporter: he has lived here for 11 years. >> i have lived here and never heard something like that before. >> reporter: but he says the neighborhood was not safe saying he was almost robbed recently. >> five guys and three girls they tried to take my wallet.

they asked me for money. >> reporter: his assalients ran. tonight police used a reverse 911 system to call thousands of homes. before 10:00 p.m. they already had substantial feedback. another way of saying they have more leads now than they did an hour and a half ago. police saso far no actual crime has been committed but they clearly want to talk to the two men who were in that pickup truck described only as two hispanic males in their 20s. the description of the pickup truck, a small light blue beat up pickup truck with a damaged front driver's side fender, a partial maryland plate of 41641w. obviously if you have seen the truck or know anything about the men derek and anita, laurel police would like to hear from you. >> a lot of nervous people out there. gary neurenberg, thank you for that. a shopper robbed and stabbed right inside a local mall. it happened last night at

springfield mall. fairfax county police say the victim was sitting on a bench outside one of the stores. two young men walked up and demanded his wallet. he handed it over then one of the robbers pulled out a knife and stabbed the shopper. he was rushed to hospital and is recovering. federal workers are breathe a bit of a sigh of relief tonight the government will not be shutting down. the senate passed a short-term funding bill to keep everything running. that measure also pays for another month of highway programs that were also about to expire and raises the congressional budget by 6%. speaking of that budget, well, that 6% hike is raising some eyebrows tonight and lindsey mastis has that story. >> i think they like to take care of themselves first. >> reporter: congress is spending too much money on itself it is easy to say. and that money will be spent on things like receptions for foreign dignitaries. some will be spent on staffer's

salaries. that is something this congressman defends. >> we don't pay our staff nearly enough. i'm constantly losing people to the private sector who get 2, 3, 4, times 5 times what i can pay them when they go to the private secretary or. i would rather pay them much more. >> reporter: $4 million is more more consultants. david williams with citizens against government waste says that is no right. >> there will be no oversight or accountability. we won't know what the consultants did or why they did it. >> reporter: people on capitol hill who work for consultants say it is necessary. and edward roader who says he was once a government consultant says it saves taxpayers money. >> when it was spent on me, they got their money's worth. they saved the government hundreds of millions if not a couple billion dollars. >> reporter: some of the money

will go towards the office buildings that had some problems with falling marble. many people i talked with say it is fine to spend money there as long as it fixes the problem. in washington, i'm lindsey mastis, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> seems congress is also good for spending money on things other agency don't want. president obama says he doesn't need another plane. even the pentagon itself says we have already. no matter the senate voted to move ahead with plans to give the military 10 more c17s that would cost taxpayers 2.5 billion. you might see and hear other military aircraft over dc later tonight but don't worry, it is all just a training exercise. it will involve f16 jets and coastguard helicopters and it is all being coordinated by the north american aerospace defense command. the supreme court planning to take a closer look at chicago's ban on handguns.

it is a case that stems from a ruling last year. the chicago case will decide if the ruling should apply to local and state laws as well. the justices are expected to hear the case early next year. turning now to the virginia race for governor. a new poll shows bob mcdonald extending his lead over the democrat. it puts mcdonell ahead by nine points. two weeks ago that same poll had the republican ahead by only two points. coming to false church to open a brand-new campaign office was craig deeds. voting in virginia for the first time now have less than a week to register for the upcoming races. the deadline to register or to update your registration next month october the 5th. as for the election itself mark your calendar it is november 3rd. living on a street with kids can be dangerous when

vehicles fly by. one local community is stepping up to do something about it. digital correspondent surae chinn is live in leesburg where police will be training residents to run radar. >> reporter: anita, police say this is a hot spot for speeders. so we decided to take out other own radar gun to check it out and just moments ago i clocked someone at 33 miles an hour. this is a 25-mile-an-hour zone. this, of course, is all unscientific research. here is what else we found out. >> the cars are going fast. >> reporter: but just how fast? we went out to catch speeders at ashton drive near the elementary and high schools just one of the areas police have received complaints. >> 22. 27. 27. he slowed down. >> reporter: earlier in the day drivers were obeying the 25- mile-an-hour speed limit. >> probably after 7:00 p.m. or 8:00 p.m. in the evening it gets rather fast. when the traffic is light

people probably are doing 40, 45-mile-an-hour down through there. >> reporter: we checked again throughout the night. one going 45 miles an hour and others in the 30s. leesburg police are starting a new speed watch program that will give residents the ability to report speeders and even train them to run radar. the idea is getting mixed reviews. >> i would hope it would be a deterrent but i could see where some people might be upset. >> if people knew what was going on maybe they wouldn't do it as much because i think we are all kind of guilty sometimes thinking i'm only going 30 miles or whatever. but if you're actually walking on the road or walking in the subdivisions you can really tell it is too fast. >> reporter: leesburg police say they don't have the manpower to patrol all residential areas. >> the driver of a vehicle may get pissed off and stopping and beating up the person with the radar gun. >> reporter: keep in mind re dents will not be issuing tickets. in fact, it will be quite a

process before residents will be equipped with a radar gun. first the complaints have to come into police. second, a speed trailer that shows how fast you are going will be put in place. and then third, people will be trained on the radar gun before it ever happens and apparently people have already signed up for the clasp reporting live in leesburg, surae chinn, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> interesting stuff. all right. thank you. meantime speed cameras state wide are just one of the new laws taking effect in maryland at midnight tonight. the cameras will be allowed near schools and highway work zones. other new laws include adding the homeless to maryland's hate crimes law raising the age to get a provisional driver's licence to 16 years and six months and a full license to 18. and banning text messaging while driving screw distracted drivers are the focus of a to- day summit here in the nation's capital. >> can you follow the plot of a television show or a movie while you're talking on the phone? virtually everybody says i

can't do that. >> david's 12-year-old son died in an accident caused by a driver talking on a cell phone. other witnesses at today's meeting lost family members to drivers doing everything from texting to painting their finger nails while they were behind the wheel. -- north east system is one of the most popular routes. starting tomorrow you will be able to take trains all the way down to lynchburg, virginia. along route 29 with stops in charlottesville, culpeper and alexandria. another powerful earthquake in indonesia. damage reports are starting to trickle in but thousands of people are still feared trapped following the first quake that hit hours earlier. that quake leveled at least 500 buildings including two hospitals. and rescuers there have already pulled 200 bodies from the rubble. the death toll is expected to climb much higher. police and rescue crews are

combing through the rubble in the pacific. at least 12 people are dead. officials are also expecting that death toll to go up. much calmer conditions here in our part of the world. topper on the terrace. you may need a scarf, hat. getting chill. >> i'm tougher than that. you need a lyle jacket, though. you can actually see your breath out here. let's talk about temperatures across the area. temps falling pretty fast. after a high of 70 we are down to 57 at national already in the 40s up in frederick and 48 culpeper. we will come back and talk about just how cold it will be for the kids at the bus stop and look ahead to the weekend forecast coming up. pay cuts, layoffs. work can be a real downer these days. how about a free education or gas money or a good old fashioned pat on the back? >> you are a great asset to our team. >> morale boosters you will want your boss to hear about.

still ahead on 9news now. what kind of person writes a thesis calling working women "detrimental to the family..." then lies about his opponent to cover up his own record? the post said bob mcdonnell took office and began passing his social agenda... and the post confirmed that he voted to deny access to birth control. they said mcdonnell even opposed equal pay for women. no matter what his ads say, bob mcdonnell can't cover up his record. i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor, and my campaign sponsored this ad.

welcome back. here is your forecast first. next three days certainly mild at least. almost 70 tomorrow. sunshine and no wind. very spectacular day. 74 on friday. couple showers possible. mid-70s for saturday. we do have some showers still in the forecast. trying to end the showers in the afternoon. we will just try to work on the timing as we get closer to saturday. good news is it will be in the mid-70s. the rest of the weekend is flanking me here. one is better than the other. i'll tell you that. here is the forecast in detail overnight clear skies almost cold. lows in the 40s. i think some furnacees will kick on. hopefully have it checked out and put your new filter in. low 40s in the bushes. winds north westerly at about 5 to 10. temps already in the low 50s. 53 in gaithersburg.

no cloud. no wind. so temps will fall quickly. lows tonight. plenty of 40s. 41 in great falls. 43 in tyson. 47 in bethesda. 40, 45 in silver spring. low 40s for bowie and also upper marlboro. it will be called. mostly sunny. 40s and 50s. kids will fight you. light jacket necessary. winds northwesterly at 10. by afternoon mostly sunny and pleasant. a beautiful day. highs nearly 70. winds northwesterly at 5 to 10. with no winds and pure sunshine it will feel warmer than it would otherwise if we had clouds today and also winds. next seven days. near 70 tomorrow. mostly sunny. 74 on friday. shower possible. 75 on saturday. again we will try to end the showers before the day ends. that's the idea. fairfax.

terps kick off at noon. sunday still looks very nice. weather wise anyway for the redskins. mid-70s sunshine sunday, monday then showers possibly tuesday night into wednesday. then wednesday we go back in the upper 70s. >> thank you, top. appreciate it. >> thank you, top. tonight in living well a two-prong message to women about the dangers of being overweight to you and your daughters. many people think of middle aged spread as a normal part of aging but harvard study shows being fat in mid-life can drastically cut a woman's chances of making it to her golden years in good health. another study from bethesda finds when mom is obese her daughter is more likely to hit puberty early which can increase the risk of hormone driven cancers. the take-home message here, trying to keep extra pounds off is crucial at every age. >> tomorrow on 9news now at 5:00 p.m., a skin care ingredient dubbed the fountain of youth. can make drug store products work like high end brands. i will be talking about that

tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. in living well. tonight a new study out of britain suggests you could land behind bars. a study of more than 17,000 children born in 1970 found that 69% of those that ate candy every day were arrested for a violent crime by the time they were 34. those researchers say the results are interesting but certainly warrant a lot more study which is good because i don't know how i'm out of jail because of the amount of candy i ate. dave and madonna together once again. these two, who knows what is going on. that's after 9news now. morale boosters you will want your boss to hear about. >> still ahead on 9news now.

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handing out homemade awards to fellow employees who have done something outstanding. >> you are a great asset to our team. people are raving about the job you did. and i personally wanted to thank you. >> thank you. appreciate it. >> i try to acknowledge people's achievements whether they are big or small. sometimes the small one is just the catalyst that person needs to know, i'm on the right track. >> thank you. >> reporter: a new study finds that too offset the effects of a sagging economy companies are taking steps to boost employee morale. >> they polled 1400 cfos. what we found was that 68% of those cfos had put in measures to boost employee morale, low cost and no cost options to do that. >> can i take your blood pressure. >> reporter: it has forced employers to put a premium on creativity. last summer when gas prices hovered at $4 a gallon the company gave employees a 15

cents an hour raise and when gas prices came down they kept the raise in place. >> every little bit counts in these times. >> reporter: but for natalie nun, a licensed practical nurse. >> an lpn and go back to rn and that year turned into 15. >> reporter: a new scholarship program enabled 15 lpns to get the education required to become registered nurses. >> they let us know that they were going to pay for it 100%. >> if you thought you could make a positive difference on one's day, wouldn't you want to try? and in recognition you can do that every single day. >> reporter: audrey barnes, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> do you hear that? we have got a web discussion taking place on our website right now. wusa9.com and we would love to have your input. tell us how your employer could motivate you even in these tough times. are your allergies worse than ever?

you are not alone. tomorrow night at 11:00 p.m. a physical ailment some docs say what is causing an increase in sniffles. >> i think they were giving us something to think about for this off season and some hope for the future. pretty cool. last placed team with a first class sendoff. nats say good-bye to their fans with a magical finale at the ballpark. plus the skins back to work and trying to tune out the negative. 9sports at the park right after this.

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it is time for 9sports with brett haber. the best sports in town. consider it a parting gift for the 103 losses you had to suffer through over the last six months. nationals closed their home schedule with a sweep of their hated rival, their very last swing of the season was one for the scrap books. nats and mets home finale

tonight. down 3-1 in the 8th. ryan zimmerman. 33rd of the year. nats within 1. it would be 4-2 mets in the bottom of the 9th. bases loaded. new york walked adam dunn to make it 4-3. they decide they want to take their chances with justin maxwell. and the maryland native makes them pay. crushed to left for a walk-off grand slam. how that for a way to close the park in style. nats win it 7-4. have a nice winter. >> i think the walkoff was the best thing for us by far. to be able to do that and help the team win this one. >> the fans came out here and keep on supporting us, a great way to send off the year. they are sticking around and will give them something special in the last years. >> that was john lannan. dc united hosting honduras and

they got smoked. 5-1. there are two ways to look at sunday's redskins game against the buckaneers. if they win they will be 2-2 right back in the mix. if they lose they are 1-3 and there could be tea party protests at redskins park if that happens. players return to practice today and did their best to tune out the noise from the fans and media concerning their failures and rather focus on tampa along with the fact that if they win the band wagon will fill up again just as quickly as it cleared out. >> no matter what we do we are going to get ravaged so i told them we have got to forget about all that. it is time for us to start having fun again. >> i think for us as a team we know the talent we have and an opportunity to do something special. >> michael vick is back in the endorsement business. the eagles quarterback signed a deal with nike today. two years after nike dropped this following his dogfighting

arrest. just because they are healthy this year is that enough to turn them into a playoff contender? many believe yes but apparently there is more to their transformation. training camp in richmond entered day 2. the players were talking about more ernest approach to their basketball. from now on it is all about basketball. >> we are going to win games. wherever we were that wasn't a good taste in our mouth. >> we will turn it around and do it in house and change my attitude starting last night and going forward. >> former pro bowl linebacker retired from the nfl last year but he is guesting as a bull fighter at the pbr and getting steam rolled by a bull called kick butt. that bull weighs 2000 pounds. look at junior.

football player. grabs his hat and gets up. come on and get me again. you're not as tough as the patriots. >> he thinks the nfl was nothing like this. >> the guys are bigger. >> the guys are bigger than 2000 pounds. >> the bulls are. >> more legs on those guys. >> way more legs. >> that is 9news now for tonight. thank you for sticking an. tomorrow morning on 9news now cancer screening. why tests at your doctor's offices may not be giving you the whole story. traffic. and your mom's like me bus stop weather all starting at 4:55 a.m. >> wusa9.com is always there. bye-bye. >> good night. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com 1c ÷ ÷ ÷

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