swarmed in. the beltway was shut down for nearly two hours. the detective was able to get him out of the truck. for the moment, there will not be an internal investigation. he was taken to southern maryland hospital for drug testing and detox. maryland state police say he was sited for reckless driving, dui charges are pending. audrey barnes, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> state troopers are now in charge of that investigation. laurel city police continue to search for two men who attempted to abduct three children. it happened last night at thomas drive. the kids were playing outside an apartment complex when the men called them to their truck. a mother of one of the children happened to be outside and yelled at the children to come to her. two of the children did, a third child ran a block away to her home. the men then followed and

parked outside until that third child's mother came outside. a neighbor described the vehicle as a beat up small light blue pickup truck with a dent in the driver's side fender. it had a maryland license plate with a partial number 416-41w. tonight at 6:00, we are going to talk to the mother who saw the whole thing. you'll hear what she is doing now to protect her children. the largest supplier of seasonal flu vaccines says they are running behind. they chipped more than half of the 50 million doses of seasonal flu shots ordered. but the company says additional doses could be delayed until november. because of the rush to produce the new h1n1 vaccine. there has been a spike in the number of flu related illnesses. many states where you can see them in red are reporting widespread seasonal flu as well as some confirmed h1n1 cases. they do include the district,

maryland, and virginia. >> some area hospitals are addressing the burden of keeping people away who could spread h1n1 to their patients. lindsey joins us from the hospital where starting today, new restrictions are in place for some visitors. >> reporter: here, people are quickly learning that precautions for h1n1 are affecting their visits. there's a host of changes and one of the more extreme is that anyone under age 18 will not be allowed to visit patients. >> i think they are positive. i think that's a way to try and control the environment so that more people don't get ill. >> starting today, visitors will be screened. >> you have a fee or have you been ill? are you sick now? >> if the answer is yes -- >> we request you don't come to visit. >> reporter: if you are sick but have to come in, you'll be asked to wear a mask. >> a mask will contain cough

and sneeze droplets. >> reporter: the hospital is also prohibiting anyone under age 18 from visiting. >> we felt that this is the group that may be harboring the virus -- >> this huge sign in the lobby is hard to miss. it's accompanied by hand sanitizer and tissues. a welcome site to most visitors. >> for the first time anywhere on the ball and people need to be aware. >> other changes include only two people in a patients room at a time and they are reducing visitors hours. >> i think that limiting the hours during all this epidemic and things that are going on is really a smart idea. >> now there's always exceptions to the rules. immediate family will be allowed to visit longer and more often and in some certain cases, people under age 18 will be allowed to visit, that is with the hospital's permission. now it's important to note that

at washington hospital center, they have a similar policy prohibiting anyone under age 13 from visiting and they have had that policy in place, anita, since 1958. live in fairfax county, i'm lindsey mastas. >> thank you. lots of hospital talk is tackling this now. the virus could add up to a billion dollars worth of losses for businesses. companies are taking the flu threat very seriously this season and telling sick workers to stay home. at this new york city financial firm, for example, the fight against the flu is evident from the employee medical center to the office elevator. >> we have the machines located like every time you turn a corner here. >> many companies are also offering employees free on site flu shots and some are providing remote access to ailing workers who could do their jobs from home. we have more important prevention about the flu at wusa9.com. all you have to do is click on

living well. we have more living well news still ahead on 9news now at 5:00. at 5:56, a skin care ingredient that has been dubbed the fountain of youth. it can make drugstore products work like high end. some surprising findings today from the michael jackson autopsy. the medical examiner says the singer was a relatively healthy 50-year-old before he died of a drug overdose. his arms were covered with punctured and tattooed arms and lips, but he wasn't the sickly skeleton. he is the target of what la police say is a manslaughter investigation. elizabeth smart says she was raped repeatedly every day after she was abducted seven years ago. the chilling testimony came during a competency hearing for her alleged abductor. smart was 14 when she was kidnapped from her bedroom in salt lake city. prosecutors say mitchell abducted smart to be a polygamist wife and fulfill a religious prophesy. thousands are feared dead

after a second earthquake hit indonesia, bringing down more buildings in an already ravaged region. this new quake comes two days after an earthquake triggered a tsunami. but as karen brown reports, despite the devastation, there are still signs of life. >> rescue workers rushing against time pulled this woman from the rubble. a rare survivor as crews use heavy equipment and their bare hands to search for thousands still missing after two major earthquakes hit indonesia. this morning, 6.8 magnitude quake hit 150 miles from wednesday's 7.6. in the city, people ran for their lives after the first quake. entire blocks are decimated. hundreds are dead and tens and thousands homeless. many of the injured are being treated in makeshift shelters. the earthquakes come just a day after another massive quake triggered a tsunami. rescuers are searching for more

victims in the islands, where the giant waves washed away entire villages, killing at least 150. families separated are finding out who didn't make it. >> my oldest is 12 years old and my youngest is only 4 years old. >> reporter: this new zealand schoolteacher was in a truck filled with kids trying to outrace the water. >> i took a big breath, thinking this is how you do it, and i don't know. >> she is not sure if any of the children made it out alive. the task of cleaning up is daunting. the tsunami flipped cars, pushed huge boats out of the ocean, and destroyed countless homes. emergency aid is on the way. for the people in both the samoa islands, it can't come fast enough. karen brown, cbs news. the two earthquakes in indonesia struck along the same fault line that triggered the

christmas 2004 tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people. metro has announced some station closures over the columbus day weekend. >> this is going to cause a closure of the waterfront station. it's going to cause the closure of the archives navy station and prevent any green line service from going through the plaza. >> metro officials say the columbus day weekend closures are a must to replace large stretch of track and conduct more safety inspections. more transportation news now, nearly 15,000 maryland state workers could lose their state passes. they are working on the transportation authorities to get rid of the program that allows drivers to avoid paying tolls. it's unclear how much money this will save. lawmakers would be eligible to seek reimbursable. >> as we first reported on wusa9.com. she will be able to continue operating her center in southeast dc. the city's former first lady runs the recreation wish list

program from the learning center. masters was threatened with eviction because the center's corporate papers expired. representatives from the fenty administration agreed that the current lease valid. a water main break shut down a busy prince georges county roadway today right in the middle of the morning rush. it happened in the 6200 block of queens chapel road. there was so much water at one point that one house was evacuated. crews are still making repairs and in the meantime, 17 homes and businesses have no water. it was also pretty slow going for commuters in downtown washington this morning. a tractor trailer collided with two suv's at 6th and constitution. that's near the national gallery. that happened around 6:00 in the morning. two people went to the hospital and that roadway was shut down for hours. the pilots behind the so- called miracle on the hudson

were reunited today. captain chelsey sully sullenberger was on the same route last january when birds knocked out both engines of their jet and made emergency landing in the hudson river. all 155 people on board survived. today's passengers were excited to learn that sullenberger was their pilot. >> people started clapping and it was neat to be part of that. >> i think there was an expectation that we were going to hear something unique. >> sullenberger took some time off to write a book about the miracle on the hudson. now he is ready to fly again and take on a new role on the u.s. airways safety management team. >> i would feel good knowing he was there. it was a beautiful fall- like day it start the month of october and it felt that way. >> it was very nice. we had more clouds than some, but a spectacular day nonetheless. let's talk about the forecast for tonight. the good news is, winds are going to shift, not be quite as chillily tonight. plenty cool, yes, but some

clouds not as chilly. mid 40s and suburbs. probably four or five degrees higher nds turn southeasterly at 10. if you are headed out, it's a little on the cool side. nice in the sun. when you get in the shade, it becomes uncomfortable. 66 up in frederick and also manassas and mid 60s at quantico down toward fredericksburg. we'll talk about a cold front. it is still slated to come through. we'll tell you what that means for the weekend and we have another great shot coming up. time for a look at the evening rush. how are things tonight? >> we have an accident to report right now on the outer loop. that is past braddock and blocking the left lane. drivers are going below speed through that area. elsewhere on the beltway, let's check out the american legion bridge where traffic has been heavy for the past hour or so. on the outer loop, you are going to see delays from 195 to i-95 and on the inner loop from

university to i-270. let's hop on 95 southbound and see how things are looking. no problems to report. so far no accidents or incidents. finally, 395 southbound, we are seeing some minor delays to duke. guys, back to you. thanks a lot. well it's the question mankind asked for centuries. exactly where did we come from? today, scientists say they are a step closer to getting the answer. >> but first, a local restaurant chain teamed up with a capital area food bank to help drive out hunger. i'm not

it was a day of triple digit losses on wall street. the dow finished the day down 203 points to close at 9501. the nasdaq fell 65 points and the s & p 500 dropped 27 points. the cheesecake factory is doing its part to feed the nation's hungry. the restaurant chain is wrapping up a coast to coast tour. the drive out hunger tour stopped at the capital area food bank this morning. >> we have gone to 30 cities in 30 days and we have worked together with our local food banks to drive out hunger in

america. by asking guests to donate two cans of soup. >> to honor everybody who participated in this national food drive, a record breaking sculpture of 30,000 soup cans was unveiled. well she's not the missing link, but she is awfully close. scientists in dc today rolled back the clock on human origin, unveiling their research on the nearly 4 1/2 million-year-old skeleton of someone they nicknamed artie. artie punctures a lot of things we thought we knew about human evolution. >> every human being has one common question. where did we come from? >> in the now wastes of the rift, scientists are closer to an answer. nearly two decades ago, they found the partial skeleton of an ancient armanid, and only now are they ready to tell us what they learned from her. >> we never seen anything like

this before. > artie is 1.2 million years older and far more primitive than the other fans call lucy, but artie did not drag her knuckles across the ground like a chimp. >> she stood upright and walked on two foot and she evolved not in the savannah line scientists suspected up until now, but in a valley surrounded by the creatures of the rain forest. >> porcupine, a bunch of birds. >> one of the most remarkable things are these small canines right here. in apes the canines are huge and large and sharp for attacking other males. but artie had small canines. apparently because she was cooperating with others. >> working together as a social group, the essence of what it means to be human.

>> it tells us that we as humans have been evolving toward what we are today for at least six million years. >> this came out in the last range. >> researchers have uncovered even more ancient fossils in the valley. but we are still waiting to find out what mysteries they will reveal. in washington, bruce leshan, 9news now and wusa9.com. we want to thank the discovery channel, which airs a special a week from this sunday. the magazine, science, published the researched papers on artie tomorrow. >> amazing pictures there. you have a best shot for us right now. >> this is a very interesting picture. it's like a still life, if you will. isn't that nice? >> how pretty. >> see, they like that. >> sandy is pretty. >> this is a good one. i thought this is fitting. it's october. eating apples and that sort of

thing. sandy, thank you so much. if you want to send us a picture, upload it on our website. it's very easy. go to wusa9.com. click on the weather tab and you'll see a place to upload or submit your best shot entry. of course, you have to include your name and your location and your hometown. all right. next three days, we have good news, actually. we are looking at the rain showers getting smaller and smaller. we have a rain shower tomorrow, that has not changed. and on saturday, we keep shrinking this shower. this is great news. front goes through fast. we said earlier in the week, it's not a big rainmaker, but it looks less so, maybe a couple early showers. we should salvage the bulk of the day. look at the temperatures, highs near 80 and for the skins, it's still the same. nice and temperature about 72. now for tonight, some clouds, not as chilly. plenty cool, though. mid 40s to mid 50s downtown and winds south, southeasterly at 10. temperatures probably 4 or 5 degrees cooler than they were last night. 40s still found in great falls.

47 in tyson. 57 in bethesda. and mid 40s in bowie and upper marlboro. right around 50 in oxen hill. right now, low to mid 60s. 65 in alexandria. tomorrow morning, partly sunny and cool. a slight chance of a shower late. 50s and 60s. not a bad day tomorrow. partly sunny, warmer, a couple showers possible. highs around 75. winds out of the south. we'll take it. all right, october almanac. the first of the month today, average high is 75. average low is 56. by halloween, the average high is 64. average is 3 inches of rain fall and we average a trace of snow in the month of october. this is our front. notice a couple of things. notice the bulk of the precipitation goes this way noter and this gets skinny. that's what is going to happen. the front is going to whip through here saturday morning, but the energy is going to be

in the great lakes. that's good news for us. a shower possible, but a nice day. mid 70s fairfax, and downtown, right around 75. 74 for annapolis. there are some small craft advisories posted for the bay. next seven days, 75 tomorrow, maybe a shower. better chance for showers late friday night, early saturday. we salvage the bulk of the day near 80. low 80s on sunday and monday. maybe a thunderstorm. temperatures in the 70s to, look at that, 81 next wednesday. >> good thing the shorts are still out, because wow, the kids are going to need them. >> you can't switch them. we know better than that. >> november. >> yeah, november. >> okay, i've got it. i'll be ready. taking the law into their own hands. >> residents of one local neighborhood will soon be armed with radar to help crack down on speeders. we'll tell you where up next.

i'm haoward bernstein with your living green tip of the day on why you should obey the speed limit. did you realize half your car's energy is used to overcompensate drag? the faster you go, the harder this becomes on your engine. when your car exceeds 55 miles an hour, that's for most vehicles built under current standards, you are no longer using your fuel efficiently. you are making more pollution and wasting money. be sure to join us next weekend at this year's dc green festival to learn more about living green. that will be next saturday and sunday at the dc convention center. you can learn more about it at wusa9.com. just click on living green. well, living on a street with kids can be dangerous when cars fly by and the worst offenders are sometimes your very own neighbors. one local community is stepping up to do something about it. spent last night in leesburg where police will soon be training residents to use

radar. >> the cars are going fast. >> but just how fast? we went out to catch speeders at the circle in ashton drive. just one of the areas police have received complaints. >> 22, 27. 27, oh, he slowed down. >> earlier in the day, drivers were obeying the speed limit. >> probably after 7:00 or 8:00 in the evening, it gets rather fast when the traffic is light, people probably going 40, 45- miles an hour. >> so we checked again throughout the night. we caught one driver going 41 miles an hour and others in the mid 30s. leesburg police are starting a new community speed watch program that will give residents the ability to report speeders and even train them to run radar. the idea is getting miked reviews. >> i would hope it would be a deter rant. >> you wouldn't want to police other people. >> right, they should be able to police themselves. if people knew it was going on, maybe they wouldn't do it as

much. they think we are all guilty sometimes, thinking oh, i'm only going 30 miles or whatever. when you are walking on the road or walking in the subdivision, you can tell it's just too fast. >> reporter: leesburg police say they don't have the manpower to patrol all residential areas. >> another problem where you have the driver of a vehicle getting mad and jumping out and beating up the person with the radar gun. >> residents will not be issuing tickets. it's quite a process before residents ever get their hands on a radar gun. first, the complaints have to come in. second the speed trailers will be put in place. those things that show how fast you are going and third, people will get trained on using the radar guns and apparently people have already signed up. in leesburg, 9news now and wusa9.com. coming up, doctors rally on capitol hill against current versions of the healthcare reform bill. >> plus, a good samaritan goes into a burning apartment to bring out a young boy and it is

all caught on tape. the obama administration reacts to the nation's first direct talks with iran. in 30 years, i'm joel brown at the white house coming up. excuse me, mary?

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welcome back. let's reset some of the top stories in the news now. the united nations says the powerful earthquakes killed at least 1100 people. it is possible that thousands more are trapped in the rubble of homes, hotels, hospitals, and schools. dui charges are underway. he weaved in and out of traffic and slammed into a guardrail. the beltway at temple hill was shut down for nearly two hours while the driver was taken into custody. hospitals around the region are taking greater precautions because of the h1n1 virus. starting today, visitors are being screened at a fairfax hospital. another measure prohibits anyone from under the age of 18 from visiting patients. it was billed as the million med march, doctors wanting to be heard on the healthcare debate right now.

they gathered in washington today after being brought together by e-mails and websites. while they were far from their goal in numbers, they certainly had a lot to say. dave stadard has the story. >> reporter: they can't be counted in the millions or the thousands. the organizationers really expect it. the fact is, they were only about 150 strong. >> we want reform. >> but the doctors who came to dc from all over the country believe they are representing thousands of others who couldn't make it. they tell us they are looking to be a big part of the healthcare reform debate. >> what's on the table is going to really destroy the way we currently practice. >> we need changes and that's what we are here for. >> even the doctors don't all agree with all the changes should be, but generally they said they don't want more government involvement. >> there's not one program the government is run efficiently, on budget, and done what they are supposed to do. >> to help us here in washington on the republican

side, like grass fires, say no to obama care. >> reporter: while there has been a fair amount of antiobama rhetoric from some of the speakers, a number of the physicians say that's not why they are here. >> we have stated before we got here that we want to be nonpartisan. we are above that. healthcare affects democrats and republicans alike. but i do think there are things they can work out if we take it slower and work through these things. >> reporter: what all of them say is they are going to educate their patients on these issues. dave, 9news now and wusa9.com. the doctors sought out meetings to hear their message after they marched this afternoon. the first day of nuclear talks led to a new promise from iran. iranian officials will open up the country's secret nuclear site hidden in the mountains to international inspectors. the obama administration thinks these talks were a good first step. as joe brown reports, iran needs to do a lot more to calm

the world fears about their nuclear ambitions. >> four hours of negotiations in geneva, when a promise from iran to fully open its secret nuclear program to international inspectors, including this just revealed site in the mountains. president obama sounded pleased, but skeptical. >> we exfect to see swift action. >> with fears growing that iran is getting closer to completing a nuclear weapon. the u.s. and five other world powers pushed iran to reveal everything about its nuclear program. just days before the talks began, iran test fired long range missiles, capable of reaching israel, parts of europe, and u.s. military bases in the middle east. >> these talks are the first negotiations between iran and the u.s. in thirty years and they will serve as a test of president obama's new foreign policy strategy of directly negotiating with hostile nations.

>> we are committed to serious negotiations, but we are not interested in talking just for the sake of talking. >> reporter: leading iranian groups as the talks may bring real change. it won't happen overnight. >> four hours of meetings is not going to have a particularly great, but if the first meeting leads to second meeting and the second meeting leads to third meeting, we are seeing progress. >> reporter: the u.s. plans harsh sanctions against iran, but the nations aren't done talking yet. they will be back at the negotiating table before the end of october. joel brown, cbs news, the white house. u.s. auto makers are feeling a hangover. gm, ford, and chrysler are reporting declines in their september sales. now general motors reports this deepest drop at 45% when compared to last year. chrysler was down 42%. ford was down 5. in tonight's hero central

report, a man who claims he did what anybody else would have done, but you decide. new york city's store owner heard screaming and noticed smoke coming from a nearby apartment building. he charged up the fire escape, found a young boy inside the apartment, and wrapped him up in a curtain. there you see him carrying him down the stairs. >> i heard somebody scream. i didn't know what was happening outside. as soon as i went, i heard the scream come from upstairs and when i looked, you couldn't see nothing. there was too much smoke. and i guess i just kicked in. i kicked in gear. i put the ladder down and went upstairs and did the best i could. >> the firefighters took over once he reached the ground. the boy is expected to be okay. now he credited the youngster for staying strong and calm during the entire ordeal. we aren't the only ones feeling the pain from those credit card fees. retailers are, too. you can guess what happens when they get hit. coming up in living smart, five things you need to know before

you swipe. but first, let's get a check of the evening rush. >> that's right, we have an accident in the district this time. this is a car that ran into a creek. all lanes are blocked. this is in northwest. park police said they won't expect this to be cleaned up until close to 6:00. avoid that area if possible. moving on to 66 westbound, accident free, but slow from the beltway to 234. drive time there, more than an hour at this time. on the outer loop, some minor delays here at university to i- 270 and from the first to group 7 and wrapping it up on 395 southbound. no problems there, but it will be slow. we'll be right back.

consumers aren't the only

ones who are unhappy with credit card issuers. merchants are, too. they are protesting the fees that they have to pay each time we swipe. they are calling on capitol hill lawmakers to restrict those fees. what does this mean for all of us? u.s. news and world reports is here to sort it all out. welcome, kim. the first thing i want to say, not another fee. >> most people don't realize when we are paying it. whether we are using our credit card, the merchant has to pay a 2% fee to the bank that issued their credit card. we may not be aware of it, but they are paying that fee. merchants are calling on congress to legislate this fee. what does that mean for us? >> that's a big question. if congress limits the fees, then the retailer or merchant may pass on those savings to us. what is also possible is credit card companies are going to

make up for that lost revenue. they might add an annual fee on to credit cards, so we may end up paying more. >> these companies would say we are providing a service, so we should -- it's only right. it's only fair for us to get this fee. >> exactly. i think they make a good point. one problem is that 4 to 5% of customers never pay for their credit card bills. so the banks need to be compensated for that risk that they are taking on and it does cost money to have this credit card system in place. and so there is a valid argument to be made that it does make sense for retailers and merchants to be paying some amount for the ability to offer their customers the ability to pay with plastic. >> so visa, mastercard, american express, does it matter where you shop, whether it's online, how this fee is assessed? >> it does. different stores have negotiated different rates. and so grocery stores, for example, they have tight

margins. they pay less. online retailers pay more. we really aren't aware of it, so there's no way to know what is being charged on each occasion. >> we will certainly be watching this. i know you'll be following that. always great information and we'll have more of this on our website. credit card companies have advice for you on how to avoid paying extra fees. if you want to read that, go to our website and click on living smart. anita. lesli, thank you. jon gosselin tries to pull the plug on "kate plus eight." plus, it's almost decision time in denmark. >> american sports legends are in copenhagen to join president obama's push to win the olympics for chicago. i'm charlie in copenhagen. we'll have the story coming up. when you're not winning, change is on the way. today, the redskins relieved one of their defensive players from his starting duties. we'll tell you who and why. i'm sara walsh, that's ahead. another nice day, we'll take you out with a pollen

count. in terms of pollen, a pretty nice day, too. grass is low and weeds are low. go to our website, it's there every day. click on the weather tab and follow the drop down menu to allergy update. when we come back, we'll break down the rest of the week and the weekend. we have good news. stay tuned.

i'm peggy fox with momslikeme.com. this saturday, october 3. head out to fall for fairfax at the government center for crafts and rides and lots of fun. go to momslikeme.com for all the information. flew over landover where workers were busy breaking down the massive u2 set. this was the scene this morning over fedex field. the irish rock band played on tuesday. u2 performs tonight at scott stadium in charlottesville. all right, it's a dash to the finish line as a whose who

of u.s. sports and politics and even show business try to bring the olympics to chicago. >> the final decision will be made tomorrow. as charlie reports, today is all about meeting and greeting and pitching to the international olympic committee. >> americans in copenhagen round the final turn in the race to win the 2016 olympic games for chicago. >> hopefully, we can be successful and bring the games home to everybody in the united states. >> first lady, michelle obama and chicago's super star, oprah winfrey are leading the campaign ahead of president obama's arrival in the capital. the bill's president is here promoting rio. and tokyo and spain's king is hoping madrid will take the crown. president obama will be one of the last leaders that will throw his weight behind chicago's bid. but he won't have any time to stroll along the city's canals

and take in the sights. he will only be on the ground for a few hours. enough time to make the pitch. american olympic legends here say it may seal the deal. >> let's hope so. let's keep our fingers crossed. >> key republican leaders are slamming the president's trip. one saying he is the president of the united states, not the mayor of chicago. while chicago may be the favorite, no one is taking victory for granted. >> the one thing i believe is a champion, you can't be over confident. you have to be humble. you have to show respect and you can't under estimate anyone. >> the competition is so tight, it could be anyone's race. charlie, cbs news, copenhagen, denmark. >> talk about a spectacle of the fireworks. police block off a wild area

around beijing for the two-hour celebration. in entertainment news, the tlc network pulled the plug on the "jon & kate plus eight" show. the move comes after the network received a cease and assist order from the dad, jon gosselin. after ten years of marriage, the gosselins filed for divorce in june. they are the parents of five- year-old sextuplets and eight- year-old twins. tlc says production will remain suspended. 9news now at 6:00 is less than 15 minutes a i way. here's a look at what we have new for you tonight. it's a story you'll only see on 9news now. a mother witnesses her child almost being abducted. it's a horrifying story and we'll share it with you. plus, see how the asian community is rallying behind victims devastated by a wave of deadly earthquakes that rocked indonesia and samoa. plus, you'll see how the buddy system can help you save a buck or two when you shop. those stories and more coming

up tonight at 6:00. it is the first day of october. you can see lesli and i have breast cancer awareness pins on. felt like october a little bit today. >> did you see a rabbit this morning? good luck. say rabbit rabbit. i forgot. >> it's too late now. >> we are fully up now. >> look forward to november doing that. we have a nice day. we had a little bit of wind, but it died down. there's your forecast first. tomorrow will be warmer. it will be breezy again. it will be a warm breeze, though. that will push temperatures into the mid 70s. a slight chance of a shower. the bulk of the day is dry. showers getting narrower, aren't they? early morning showers and partly cloudy near 80. we are in great shape for fairfax and for the terps that kick off at noon. we are still in good shape for the redskins. tonight, some clouds. not quite as chilly. mid 40s to mid 50s and winds south, southeasterly at 10. lows tonight about 4 degrees

higher than yesterday. 47 in tysons. 51 in bethesda. lots of 40s to the east. in fact, upper 40s for silver spring. bowie in the mid 40s. upper marlboro, 46. temperatures right now are comfortable. but they are going to be cool. so 65 at national. 66 up in frederick. 66 in manassas and mid and upper 60s toward fredericksburg. tomorrow morning, partly sunny and cool. a slight chance of a shower late. 50s and 60s. it's a warm wind out of the south at 10 to 15. by afternoon, partly sunny, breezy, warmer, a shower possible. not a bad day. highs about 75. that's about average for us this time of year. winds south at 10 to 15. satellite picture, radar combined. a mix of sun and clouds today. that's the front that will go through over the weekend. next seven days, 75 tomorrow. maybe a shower. there's a front going through early saturday morning. doesn't have much moisture with it. a couple showers early. finally, a little cooler on sunday and monday, but not bad.

low 70s. and warmer again next week with a shower or thunderstorm possible. but my goodness, we are in the low 80s next wednesday. >> all right, thanks. happy news from the redskins. >> there is at least for one guy. we haven't had many happy stories out of that area of this community lately. i thought we would bring you one. every nfl player says the same thing. i'm going to fight like heck to get it back. of course, it rarely happens and it often marks the beginning of the end of a player's career. but it happened today for the redskins reid. a year after losing his gig, the four-year veteran got it back this morning. as sara walsh reports, it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. >> reporter: reid doesn't have the typical athlete's mentality, which is apparent when you hear his view on cracking the starting lineup. >> it doesn't make any difference to me. >> it's not that he doesn't care, it's that he is grateful to be playing at all. >> i'm thankful every day i'm

out here. whether it is special teams, i'm just excited to play. >> reporter: it's something he couldn't do a season ago when he played four games before season ending and career threatening back surgery. >> nerve problems and tight back. trying to take care of all that stuff. >> it was a risk. for what he did, he took a risk in getting that surgery. back surgery is not easy for what he had to go through. >> reporter: handling adversity has been a big part of the safety's career. from the premature birth of a season who needed a kidney transplant, to him wearing hearing aids. the man he just took a starting spot from root for him. >> he comes out and he works every day. you can see he has the desire, the passion to play this game. >> most guys in their fourth year feel in their prime. it's more than what i expected. >> reid is probably as good at football as he ever played for us right now. he has experience. he is a very savvy player.

>> reid is praised for his awareness on the field and that's part of the reason this organization drafted him. at the university of northern colorado, reid had a 4.0 gpa. sara walsh, wusa9.com. >> by the way, we followed the story ever since he was drafted in 2006. his son did get that kidney transplant. it came from reid's wife, katie. both of them are doing fine. we didn't know in 2006 about reid's hearing impairment. neither did the redskins when they drafted him. they didn't know. he wears the hearing aids when he is not on the field. when he is on the field, he reads lips and that's how he gets the signals and signs. he is a great guy. >> couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. how to spice up the menu for picky eaters in your life. don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us, tonight's living well segment is next.

so many skin care potions and beauty creams claim to be a fountain of youth. there's one ingredient you can boost the moisture you take in. it's called acid. used to be, you could only get

it in high end skin care lines, but they now have it as an ingredient. here's the bonus, it is not greasy and often comes in gels. it is worth adding to what you use. when there is someone in your family that is sensitive to a lot of foods, planning an interesting menu can be tough. >> i have a yeast allergy and a mold allergy. i'm always looking for just variety in my diet. >> pam adams is the director of the spa at northern virginia medical center. so she sees firsthand how destressing helps her clients live well. but in pam's case, a big stressor in her life has always been her diet. >> i can't eat bread. i love bread. >> to help those with food sensitivities, the spa developed the picky eaters

cooking class. jennifer teaches the class. picky eaters can range from those who have allergies and have to follow a diet to those who have undiagnosed sensitivities to different foods. >> one being they don't like their peas touching their corn, but more pronounced are the people who are allergic or sensitive to foods. >> jennifer says many people get stuck in a rut and avoid new foods they can eat because they think they are too hard to prepare. >> usually people go to organic food, they think it is bland. >> today, jennifer shows the class a low cost, healthy meal, gluten free cakes with cilantro cream. >> brown rice, these are all really good grains that can be found on most menus. >> jennifer says it can be used as a wheat substitute and it's high in protein. >> it is something that healthy can taste that good. >> if your household has a

sensitive eater, dietitians say be patient when introducing new foods. try them in one new recipe at a time and give them a chance to click. color and texture are a big roadblock to some sensitive eaters. so try adding a mild topping the first time you serve it. to see these tips and recipes, you can go to our website, wusa9.com. click on living well. also, are your allergies worse than ever? well you're not alone. tonight at 11:00, a physical ailment some doctors say is causing an increase in runny eyes and sniffles right now and what you can do about it. that's tonight at 11:00 on 9news now. and thanks so much for joining us for 9news now at 5:00. the 6:00 show starts right now. from the first local station with news in high definition, this is 9news now. tonight, an exclusive interview with the mother of a child that may have been the target of an abduction