>> the reality is, that i have known chris smith for probably 15 years. >> when did you pay for the repairs? >> i paid for it within two weeks of getting the invoice. >> he isn't so sure when this comes to getting a letter. many months ago, the cable firm come cast, asking for a $20,000 donation towards the voting rights campaign. >> we thought it was going to bring this kind of feedback or concern being raised, we would have thought twice about it. but it was my understanding that this has been customary. >> some well connected observers find this as a distraction, but it couldn't come at a worse time because vincent gray is considering taking on adrian fenty. >> i'm scott broome in fort washington where today, the courageous store clerk who turned the tables on an armed robber last night told his story. >> john explains how a look out watched the door while a second gunman came at him through a gap in the glass that

was supposed to protect him, but it was just wide enough for the slightly built attacker to lunge all the way through. >> he came inside and i pick up the gun. >> as the gunman was rushing through the narrow gap in the glass, jang went for the gun. >> he fired during a fight behind the counter that left the store in shambles and the robber dead on the floor. >> this is bruce leshan in washington where a hidden camera video is just out from a virginia tech student who was critically wounded in the massacre there. >> pretty dangerous. >> i bought guns without showing my id. i have been with other people who bought guns without showing any id, without going through any background checks who paid their money and walked out. >> collin spent the summer visiting gun shows from san antonio to richmond, buying guns without any kind of check to see if he was a convicted felon or mentally ill and dangerous. and it was all perfectly legal.

>> no case or nothing, as is. > goddard and the brady campaign are supporting bills in congress to require background checks for everyone who buys a gun at a gun show, but gun rights advocates says the bill is going nowhere. >> freedom is not a loophole and we have a right to have guns. we have a right to sell them or transfer them to others. >> thank you bruce leshan. investigators think they may have a lead in the murders of two other virginia tech students. 19-year-old david lee and 18- year-old heidi was killed in jefferson national forest august 26. well now, police are hoping you can help them find a silver or gray minivan that was spotted at their campground that night. information helping to lead to a conviction is worth more than $60,000 in reward money. >> the death of another virginia college student is a cautionary tail for anyone who likes to walk in the woods. she and two classmates were collecting frogs for a biology class when a hunter mistook them for a deer in virginia.

23-year-old jessica goode of winchester died. 20-year-old was shot in the hand. the third student was not hurt. the individual was hunting on property near where it was three college students were on in the woods and this property is on the franklin county property. >> police say those students were not wearing any kind of reflective or specially colorful clothing, but they were walking in an open area. that hunter, 31-year-old jason did call 911. he is charged with manslaughter and was trespassing. an update now on to the investigation into a fatal police shooting in fairfax county. this one happened friday along route 1 just south of the alexandria line. today, fairfax county police say 52-year-old david masters did not have a gun when he was shot. officers thought he stolen flowers from a business. he was shot as he was trying to open his coat. and friends and family are mourning the death of a

montgomery county firefighter. scott doyle, he been in a coma since may after a base jumping accident. you may remember, doyle's family held fundraisers. he didn't work out, didn't make it. scott doyle was 34 years old. more belt tightening in maryland. approved another $361 million in budget cuts. that includes eliminating 112 state jobs. most of those are at a mental health clinic in chestertown that will be closing. >> just one day after it was rejected by the board of elections, two groups are suing to get the same sex marriage initiative on the ballot in the nation's capital. the board ruled yesterday that putting that measure on the ballot would violate the city's human rights law. lawyers for the alliance defense fund and stand for marriage dc say that reasoning is invalid. >> and budget concerns are one of the reasons triple-a is not expecting a big jump in the

number of us traveling for thanksgiving. dave is live at national airport with more on the groups travel outlook. dave. >> derrick, triple-a forecasted travel will rise a little bit. 1.5%. not like the drop it took last year when it went down 25% because of the economy. air travel itself, that will be down a little bit, but that's not as off as much as it has been since the year 2000. >> going by air was in a lot more people's minds almost a decade ago. since 2000, the number of air travelers for the holiday has dropped by 2/3. >> this historic shift away from air travelers is driven by security hassles, reduced capacity, route choices, increasing fees, and newsworthy delays and cancellations. >> triple-a believes baggage fees make it difficult for potential air travelers estimate their cost. the average price for household is expected to be $718 with about a third of it being spent

on transportation. money issues still are the biggest factor in the forecast. >> the economy continues to weigh heavily on leisure travel decisions, even on this important family holiday. >> triple-a believes better economic news will prevent another large drop in holiday travel this year. they think the other big story news will have little impact. >> it was more of a shock. similar to rising gas prices. people immediately pulled back and in this instance, people are cautious, you see the purell dispenceers everywhere. it has not caused a major impact this year. >> derrick, triple-a says the average travel length this year is expected to be 815 miles and we have exactly one week until the big give get away. ladies and gentlemen, start your engines. >> dave at reagan national, thank you, my friend. we still have plenty of time to plan for thanksgiving. right now, plenty of folks trying to get home for tonight. >> derrick, it has not been a

good travel night for some folks in dc. there's a bad accident we are tracking right now. 16th street just past eastern avenue. this is the northwest part of the city. all lanes are blocked at this hour. crews are on scene telling folks to avoid that area if possible. let's take a live camera and check out 395 leaving the district. a much better picture here. folks are going at speed towards the mixing bowl. no accidents to report. and we are going to wrap up as we fly over the dulles toll road. still heavy here to route 7, but as we go past resten tonight, no problems reported. derrick, back to you. >> topper is here with your 9 forecast first, some clouds out there. is that a lot of things to come? >> showers are on the way, but not tonight. generally tomorrow. here's your forecast first. a lot of clouds. they will stay with us tonight, mostly breezy, just cool though. for mid november, 40s is not bad and winds out of the east

at 10 to 15. that is causing problems, coastal flood advisory for some counties until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. high temperature, 58. we are still in the 50s. 57 downtown. 54 in fred rib and in the 50s in manassas and quantico and 60 down in fredericksburg. satellite picture, radar combined. showers out to the west of us. most of them are staying out to the west of us. we'll come back and tell you when the showers roll in and if we hear a rumble of thunder tomorrow. >> thank you, top. up next, find out what makes these unique. and with so much confusion out there over who is to get a mammogram and when they aught to get them. the secretary of human and health services try to set the record straight.

welcome back. we are back with a visit to capitol hill. that is where volunteers were helping put together 2000 care packages for women in uniform. the event was organized by the uso and those care packages compare skin, nail, and hair products, snacks, and refreshments. today, the nation secretary of health services came out with statements about the new government panel's recommendations on breast cancer prevention. ever since they were announced on monday. kathleen issued a statement reading in part, we quote, keep doing what you have been doing

for years. talk to your doctor about your individual history, ask questions and make the decision that is right for you, end quote. she spoke with katie couric on tonight's cbs evening news. >> it is one panel of scientists and health officials who have actually waded into an area where the recommendations have gone back and forth for years. we think this is one more piece of evidence that should be reviewed. everybody's health history is different. everybody's family history is different and those become the critical factors when you are looking for breast cancer. >> she did go on to say the task force presented new evidence for consideration, but that does not set policy. right now, cbs news is holding a web cast with a panel of experts on this study and you can see it by logging on to wusa9.com and clicking on living well. a lot of you written into the mail bag about this story and hear some of your comments in a few minutes. in light of her comments, we want to know what you think now.

share your thoughts in an e- mail at wusa9.com. and still ahead, one state's new standards could change the way we are all watching tv. plus, topper is back with the all important full forecast. keep it right here. q

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get to our flu alert page. and an environmental alert tonight out of california, where tvs could start flying off the shelves in just two years. that's when brand-new requirements will take effect for all televisions to be more energy efficient. state regulators passed that mandate today and it's the first of its kind in the nation. right now, only a quarter of the tvs on the market meet the state's new standards. the california energy shows 10% of the electricity you use in your home. >> and these tires were supposed to help create a rete, but last week's nor'easter brought them back to shore instead. you are looking at a high view of them. nearly 2,000 tires washed up on the beach and will be taken to ocean city and be disposed of in a dirch way. and speaking of ocean city, crews were finishing up their survey. the three person teams expecked to report those findings by next monday, ocean city was

already planning a dredging project for next year, but that may have to be moved up to fix up all the damage to be made by the storm. >> you remember the jettis they built to try to control the erosion. they are tearing them out. i mean, i think we have to decide, we can't control mother nature. >> pretty much. >> all right, we do have some clouds now. showers roll in tomorrow and we are looking at maybe even the rumble of thunder tomorrow. here's your forecast first. the next three days, clouds tomorrow. 599. even despite the clouds, make 60. maybe a shower. returning mostly sunny on friday. fantastic, low 60s and sunny on saturday with highs in the upper 50s. that's nice. this is a cool picture. these are clouds. this is mount raynear and i posted a bunch of these on our

website, wusa9.com. they are pretty cool. some you don't see here, you have to be out west. as moisture rises over the min tans, it makes these clouds. we also have some video, this is not weather related, but this is cool. check this out, derrick. are you watching this? is this a meter that exploded. this may have been a straggler of the meteor shower we had on tuesday. this was taken 40 miles south of salt lake city. i don't know why these cameras rolling, but he got the meteor. maybe he has teenage daughters, maybe that's why he has the security camera. that's pretty cool stuff. back to the computer we go. temperatures in the 40s. winds easterly at 10 to 15. temperatures for lows, very nice for this time of year. mid 40s for great falls. mid 40s in upper marlboro. 54 in brookville.

55 in bell haven, 56 in dumfries. mostly cloudy and mild. showers, it could be here by the morning rush. 40s and 50s. nothing heavy. better chance for showers in the afternoon and maybe even a thunderstorm. highs near 60. satellite picture, radar combined, there's our friend in the midwest, producing showers. it will kick the frontal system through us, but again, we are on the precipitation, nothing heavy is going to head our way. zone forecast, well somehow res ask thunderstorms possible in the plains. 58. oakton, 58. dumfries, 60s. downtown, upper os to near 60. next seven days, near 60 tomorrow with showers. maybe a thunderstorm late and returning mostly sunny on friday. low 60s. it will be breezy on friday, though. upper 50s on saturday. showers or rain late sunday into sunday night and it will miss us and right back up to the 50s to near 60 monday, tuesday, and wednesday. and wednesday is travel day, maybe some showers in the morning here, but right now, no

big storms. >> thank you top. let's get to our weird news file. the alien kitten of death. okay, that may be over stating it a bit. let's go to taylor, texas, where this police officer, you are looking at his dash cam, stops somebody in a driveway. issuing a ticket. look at the kitty. just kind of walks up, starts to be extra friendly. climbing all over the officer. guy tries to be patient, kitten just won't let go. up around the neck, up on the head, the driver even starts feeling sorry for him. the officer deals with it in his own way, not so friendly. he pulls out his taser, no he doesn't. just joking. cats owner just says this kitty is really popular. he likes people. somehow where is the canine  unit when you need it? we want to hear what you think. send your e-mails to mcginty's

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breaking news out of calvert county. sky 9 live over the scene of a nasty accident. two cars collided in huntingtown and several people have had to be transported with serious injuries. we'll have more on this story tonight on 9news now at 11:00. >> some strong reaction to new breast cancer exam recommendations and very little of it is positive. debra from virginia speaks from many of you when she says she is confused. i do hate getting mammograms; but it was a self-exam that i was doing when i found a lump in my breast. i had just had a digital mammogram a year ago and it detected nothing. i was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer. i had my breast cancer surgery, followed by radiation. self-examination should not be

eliminated as every person is their own best advocate for their bodies and kara from virginia says she was 28 years old when she found her own lump. so young, she says her doctor did nothing for four months. by then, the tumor was five cent meters and spread to two lime f nodes. there was no history in my family and look what happened to me. i am 46 years old now and was able to see my children grow up. i am appalled at these new recommendations. what planet are they from? and ann wonders why we didn't ask more questions about this study. questions like, does this have anything to do with healthcare reform? it was afterall a government study. one of the physicians on your panel had the honesty, only the beginning. and listen to dc from stanton, virginia. at best, the findings of this study, 100% objective panel are to save the government money,

especially if the obama care package passes. endorsed by some obama officials. weed out the younger people sick with cancer. the older ones will die from someone else anyway, which is idiotic, paranoid, and radically, cynically right? that last bit is a bit cynical, especially since the secretary of health and human services says that panel was actually appointed by then president george w. bush. we always want your e-mails and your ideas. the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. >> i'll be back tonight with anita brikman. wusa9.com is always on. bye. - five dollars for a sub! - but no drink? no chips?

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