after an evacuation earlier in the day, allowing residents to come back in, only to be flooded out by the saint mary's river when the rain picked up with a vengeance overnight. >> they had nothing blocking them to keep them from coming down here. they opened the roadways back up. >> nun nobody said we couldn't come back. no warnings or signs up. once it was evacuated once, everybody decided to come home. >> the fire department went back at 3:30 in the afternoon yesterday. the emergency manager say that's acted responsibly. there were two door-to-door sweeps during the day on thursday to warn people and the opening of a shelter that no one used. officials say the road to the trailer park was reopened but that did not mean the voluntary recommendation to evacuate had been suspended. >> it is a cue they can get across the roadway. it is not a guarantee that those waters won't exceed the banks of that river later on in

the day. >> i didn't think anything like that was going to happen. >> they act like it is our fault we came back to our own home. >> you are looking at the saint mary's river beside the trailer park. it was a remarkable natural ' vent and there's a reason they call it a flash flood. a lot of people couldn't believe after the heavy rains yesterday which were up to nine and 3/4 inches around here that didn't flood the trailer park. it didn't. it got dark. people came back and the extra three or four inches that fell after that is what finally sent the river raging in to the trailer park here and of course the firefighters came back and did a valiant effort at rescuing people but a lot of folks were rescued by their neighbors a remarkable scene. live in saint mary's county, scott broom, 9 news now. >> you can see where there would be confusion this the

dead of night, scott. what about the dam, did it play a role in the time it happened? >> there was concern about the dam butt at the end of the day the dam was not a factor in what happened here in saint mary's county. the water rose behind the lake but never reached the critical point where it was spilling over in volume. they monitored the dam all night. they were worried about it and turned out not to play a role. this was heavy heavy rain. >> certainly was. thank you. the potomac is high enough that maryland natural resources police are urging people to stay off of it without a professional guide. they say it is too high for boating, tubing, swimming and everything else. bruce leshan is out at harper's ferry taking a look. >> reporter: the natural resources police are worried about the potomac from cumberland, maryland, 90 miles up that way all the way down to great falls, about 30 miles down this way. most of the rain stayed on this side of the mountains, so the

highest water will be closer to dc. >> how was it? >> crazy. >> reporter: still with a guide, rafters say the high water is fantastic. >> oh, heck ya. >> reporter: you want it to be bigger? >> we did. >> reporter: it is big enough on the shenandoah to knock you right out of your boat. >> i looked at the guide. you get me back in the boat [ laughter ] >> reporter: river riders in harpers ferries the guides are loving it. they are planning to run the river themselves after giving us a tour in a raft. >> there's something magic about being out on the water, isn't there? >> i love it. >> reporter: the river will crest at 6 1/2 feet around midnight on saturday. that's two feet lower than the action level when authorities really get worried. at that point the river can tart to knock loose big logs an debris. >> it is called a strainer because the water comes through and your body could be trapped if you were swimming. >> thrill seekers are having a

hard time finding out what police are worried about now. >> does that make any sense to you. did you see anything dangerous? >> after the long, dry summer, river riders say riding the river with a guide this weekend should be just about perfect. at harper's ferry, bruce leshan, 9 news now. >> the natural resources police say they are not closing the potomac but are urging people to stay off of it until october 4th. the rain is gone. the sun finally came out. topper shutt is on the terrace with totals for us. >> reporter: we have the official totals and hard to believe this time yesterday was pure rain and flooding, but here we go. officially at the airport. these are all daily rainfall records. 4.86 at national. 4.74 at dulles. 10 to 15 inches of rain in california, maryland, depending on your exact location. over 11 inches in seven that park and smithsburg four inches. a report from sue in round

hill. she had seven inches in loudoun county. so everybody got a good dose of rain. i think it will help with the fall colors. that's the silver lining. temperatures right now are spectacular. low to mid-70s. 70 gaithersburg and 70 in frederick and low to mid-70s toward fredericksburg. a nice night for high school football and a lot of games are on tap. satellite picture radar combined the rain is pulling away in to new england. we are looking at clear skies. we will come back and it will really feel like fall tonight. cool air rolls in and we will talk about what could be a 50/50 weekend. sky 9 over a massive sinkhole maryland. this is gambles road. this is nine miles due south of bwi airport. a culvert holding up the road failed in the heavy rain. repairs to the road could take a couple of weeks. soggy weather brought down more trees in the area today,

as well. three large pieces of the tree fell in northwest washington this morning the road was closed until crews came to cut up the pieces and haul them away. >> reporter: this large tree brought down power lines in the 3100 block of newark street northwest. fortunately no homes were damaged and no one was hurt. the storm caused problems for commuters in virginia. vre had to cancel all service on the manassas line trains because of low hanging power lines were blocking the tracks. the rail service is apologizing for the short notice. >> is this really inconvenient for you? >> yeah. because of traffic, it at least takes more than one hour and 30 minutes to drive down to dc. >> reporter: how long would this take you on the line. >> you mean if i take the vre, only 30 minutes. >> reporter: virginia dominion power says it fixed the leaning pole that caused the lines to

sag but vre cancelled manassas line service this afternoon. riders with a valid vre ticket can ride metro from noon to 8 p.m. we have breaking news out of baltimore county. right now firefighters are battling this massive fire at a warehouse in dundalk. these pictures were taken a half hour ago. we're told this is a five story vacant distillery. they are fighting the fire outside of the building and we haven't heard reports of possible injuries or a cause to the fire. a crash in germantown involving a bus sent five people to the hospital today. fortunately no students were on the bus. it occurred at great seneca highway and middle brook road. a car rear ended the bus and the driver of the car was seriously hurt. you can see what's left behind. a sec car was also involved. no word on the cause of that crash. and this is a scene in tysons corner where a car slammed in to the patio of a house early this afternoon. this happened in the 7600 block

of tysons oak circle near the mall. no word on any injuries there. disturbing details about the 16th street apartment fire. they say wednesday's fire may have been intentional and that a mattress was used to block people from escaping the burning building. this new information is coming out as firefighters were call -- as firefighters recall the moment of panic during the rescues. a possible dispute between neighbors may have sparked the blaze early wednesday morning. >> we have what we would call suspects or people of breast. >> reporter: fire chief dennis rubin says it looks like the arsonist tried to block people from escaping the flames. >> there was a mattress that we found in the hallway that was pretty well burned out and we think it may have played in to this scenario. >> reporter: two days after the fire, repairs are here at the building, trying to make this building whole again. they are heading back, up to the fifth floor, repairing the

doors and trying to clean out that floor. that's where the fire started. all of this in hopes that the families can return home [ sirens ] >> reporter: today, crews con to respond to calls at rescue squad two but nonlike the call on wednesday morning. >> as soon as we walked in and i saw bloody footprints in the lobby area i knew something upstairs was pretty bad. >> they assisted in the rescues of people in pure panic. >> the first apartment i went in to, the gentleman had taken the coax cable off of his tv or the cable from his tv and tied it to the refrigerator door handle and it he was grasping it on both hands. >> this man's uncle jumped from their window. he later died. now investigators are working to figure out exactly who started the fire and why. in columbia heights, 9 news

now. investigators found accelerant inside of the building. ten people are in the hospital including a 2-year-old girl who was severely burned in the fire. good news for people living on one rockville cul-de-sac. a water main break has been repaired and the water has been turned back on. the break occurred early this morning. the water was turned off for hours. they say the roadway is open but still needs some repairs. today is the first day maryland drivers are banned from using a hand held phone while behind the wheel. if you are caught talking on a hand held phone you could face a $40 fine for the first offense and a $800 fine for each one after that. but the violation is considered a secondary offense and that means you can only be cited if you commit another offense such as running a red light. finally drying out on a friday. time to check on the evening rush. patranya bhoolsuwan is in the 9 news now traffic center. >> thank you. let's hope the drivers in montgomery county, 495 are keeping both hands on the wheel avoiding the pricy fines but

they cannot avoid congestion over the american legion spur, bumper-to-bumper right now. no accidents roverred from bethesda to silver spring. moving from virginia to 395, pentagon to kwan coe. alains are open. including approaching duke street. an accident to tell you about this alexandria. this is near south of glebe, route 1. all lanes are blocked for the moment. take the gw parkway to get around this accident. back to you. still ahead on 9 news now, women who call themselves mothers of lost children march on washington demandings in the family court. president obama's white house loses some of its toughest political muscle. i'm joel brown. i have the story coming up

. supreme court justice elena kagan took her seat for the first time. president obama witnessed the ceremony. the court gets down to official business on monday. she replaces justice john paul stevens. president obama's right hand man said good-bye to the white house today. he is heading home to chicago to run for mayor and his replace has a big challenge ahead. this is washington's worst kept secret this week but the president is tough talking right hand man had a hard time holding back emotion. president obama bid farewell to his chief of staff.

>> we are all excited for rahm as he takes on a new challenge. it was an emotional good-bye after two years as the president's close adviser. >> even as i leave the white house i will leave leave the spirit of service behind. he is leaving a white house that is facing a tough challenge. democrats are trying to hold on to power in congress in the midterm election and emmanuel's ability to twist arms and drive the president's agenda will be missed. the man stepping if to that role for now is pete loust. he has earned a reputation in the white house. >> there's a saying around think white house, let's let pete fix it. and he does. >> he is as calm and low key as

emmanuel is loud and aggressive. whether he keeps the job will be decided after the election. changes at the top are fairly common. half way through an administration but the impact of his depart hour at such a crucial moment is a big question. so he is officially the new interim chief of staff. he is 68 years old, unmarried and reportedly told president obama he's not interested in the white house chief of staff job, at least not on a permanent basis. >> which begs the question, who's running to be the permanent white house chief of staff? >> few names you hear a lot. start with tom donlin the deputy security adviser and valerie jury rod is rumored to be in the running but don't count out peter. he may not want the job permanently but if a president pushes it can be hard to say no. >> thank you for that. another rally is set to

take place on the national mall this weekend. this is one nation working together. it is scheduled to start at noon at the lincoln memorial. joyner and sharpton are scheduled to speak. vincent gray is urging people who live in the city to go because he says the district symbolizes the country's unemployment problem. organizers expect as many as 100,000 people there. metro will open an hour earlier than usual to accommodate the rally. a massive storm that dumped heavy rain on our area is now in new england, but not before leaving other parts of the east coast under water. this is what the streetses of philadelphia looked like around noon. the skuhki ll flood flooded its banks. donation dumpsters floated down the streets an the high water flooded the first floors of several buildings. >> this is video from darby, pennsylvania, just outside of

philadelphia. the town creek flooded this morning leaving cars and buildings under several feet of water. firefighters used ladders to help people get away from the fast-rising waters. 50 to 60 people had to be evacuated. no one was hurt. the water is receding in downtown baltimore. people who live there were told to move their cars to keep them from being flooded out. police blocked much of the waterfront as waves and wind washed the rain from the roadways. nine businesses, including a whole foods were evacuated this the mount washington neighborhood. traveling on new jersey's famed his highways this morning was a challenge. this is near the airport where major roads come together and drivers tried to do what topper tells you not to do. they tried to drive through a flooded road an quickly learned not such a good idea. some had no choice but to push their cars our of the way on to the morning rush hour in new york city.

sheets of rain, poor visibilities and flooded streets double the drive time for commuters and you can imagine they are long already. the downpours slowed trains and subways and cause up to three hour delays at la guardia airport. there is more. in north carolina the storm is blamed for five deaths in the state. four people in one family were killed when their car skidded off a rain-soaked highway. residents in one county used canoes to rescue neighbors from the fast-rising water. the national weather service says the storm dumped nearly 23 inches of rain on the state in five days. what was tropical storm nicole is blamed for 12 deaths in jamaica. the storm blue through the caribbean island in hours but it caused flash flooding in the cayman islands, cuba and the bahamas. that's a round robin of bad weather. >> it is and we talk about the scope. like a tropical conveyer belt. >> just kept going. >> flooded everywhere, western connecticut. we have video from parts of

massachusetts. we have tried do you out and eventually new england will try out tonight but this is from worcester, massachusetts. not far from boston and they had rough going this morning, too. as we know, a morning commute is a disaster any way and then add heavy rain and ponding and flooding and you have got this, probably a double your pleasure commute. instead of one hour it is two. >> fun stuff. >> go to the computer. the next three days look like this. nice tomorrow, spectacular, 70. winds will die down in the afternoon. great evening for football. the terms are in town. 6:00 kick offat the stadium. sunday we go downhill. cloudy. it looks worse than it is. light rain or drizzle late in the day 65 and then on monday, mostly cloudy light rain and drizzle and temperatures around 60. again, looks worse than it is but in terms of clouds they are coming in a big way on sunday. we will break down tomorrow.

shades across the board for all time periods. 59 to start. upper 40sin the suburbs. mid-60s by lunch and 70 by evening. mostly sunny skies, nice. just nice across the board. all right. tonight, clear skies, breezy, much cooler tonight. 44 to 54. winds northwest at 10 to 15. a great night for high school football. temperatures generally between 62 and 72 during the game time. of course check out dc sports d high school sports.net for the latest an we will have the highlights at 11:00. 54 downtown. 45 gaithersburg. 48 rockville college park and bowie. to the west plenty of 40s. and mid 40sin leesburg and 46 in manassas. now tomorrow morning, mostly sunny, cool, breezy level i -- early. winds northwest at 10 to 15. by afternoon, mostly sunny and cool. temperatures around 70. winds out of the north at ten.

so not as breezy in the afternoon. high temperatures on saturday, 70 rockville. 70 downtown. 70 bowie and we are looking at 70 to reston and fairfax. 68 leesburg and 70 in manassas. the zone forecast, sunshine from the mountains to the coast. 58 oakland. 72 culpeper. 69 leesburg and middleburg and aldie. 69 annapolis. small craft advisory through 10:00 a.m. on saturday. the next seven days, 70 on saturday, beautiful, 65 on sunday. clouds come in. a little drizzle late. the bulk of the day will be guy drive though and rain and showers light, not heavy on monday and tuesday and early on wednesday. temperatures on the chilly side and beautiful next thursday, low 70s and spectacular next friday upper 70s. >> love the fall weather. finally feeling like fall. >> it is crisp but not too cold. keep that. a convoy of fuel tankers is

ambushed on the way to alternate and u.s. troops in afghanistan. we'll be right back.

four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do.

in pakistan gunmen attacked a convoy. they were carrying fuel for alternate troops. the attack is apparently in retaliation for alternate incursions in pakistani territory. yesterday, pakistani authorities blocked a supply route. this after the killing of three pakistani soldiers. >> there's a new message tonight from osama bin laden. the al-qaeda leader is calling for relief from muslim citizens affected by recent devastating floods, including in pakistan. bin laden criticizes government and in muslim countries for spending more on their armies than on citizens. the authenticity of the tape is yet to be confirmed. amanda knox was back in an italian courtroom today. the seattle college student and convicted killer faces charges for slandering the police involved in the investigation of her roommate's murder. if the judge decides to throw out the charges it draws in to question her murder conviction, but if the case goes forward,

knox faces more jail time including the possibility of a life sentence. >> reporter: the obama administration address announced a plan to double your car's fuel efficiency to 60 miles an hour within the next 15 years. we will look at technical feasibility, cost, reliability. and all of these factors and come up with a number they believe is the maximum feasible level. >> reporter: will alls be ready if fuel efficient models consumer want to buy, watch plat's energy week at 8 a.m. here on wusa 9. coming up next, family courts awarding custody to batterers, one group says it is an epidemic and they want changes. the story is coming up.

right now new at a 30, a group of mothers march on washington to protest what they call family court corruption. peer to peer lending. that's a place where people can turn to borrow money when the bank won't give it to you.

being your bank pain. a new option that heels faster than traditional surgery. they are calling themselves mothers of lost children but their kids are not missing but possibly in danger an they blame the family courts. peggy fox reports these women marched in washington today demanding change. these mothers say family courts awarded custody of their children to the very people the children said hurt them but the courts didn't believe them. >> even when they are witched other to the custody of the batterers or molesters, they are ignored. >> city courts are sending children to live with abusers at a high terrifying level. >> reporter: barry goldstien helped to compile research for a book he coedited. >> 75 children were murdered by fathers involved in contested custody cases in a nine-month period that ended in april. >> reporter: these were three of these children. marcus drowned his three kids in a baltimore hotel bathtub

last year. earlier amy had asked the judge to keep her children away from her estranged husband because he threatened to kill them. he judge denied her request. >> they want an investigation in to what they call family court corruption. the group alleges custody decisions are made based on which parent makes more money instead of. >> love nurture and guidance have to be the top priority. >> it is a myth that mothers make up false allegations, and that the allegations were true only 1% of the time. the leadership council found 58,000 children every year are ordered in to unsupervised contact with physically or sexually abusive parents following a divorce. say good-bye to continental airline, you knowed sealed the

deal to create the world's biggest airline. the combined airline will be called united and eventually the continental name will disappear from all the aircraft. the changes won't come overnight. it could take a year for united to get a single operating certificate. some companies are planning to hire more holiday workers this year, macy's, toys r us, american eagles outfitters and borders say they will bring many on more workers this year than last. they credit several months of sales gains and a slowly improving economy. now an important consumer alert for anyone who needs money. it is harder than ever to get a loan these days even with argute yesterday score but if what if i told you you could get the cash you need from people you don't even know. we take you inside of a community that often says yes when banks say no. >> from a small space in rockville. >> let me know if you get ahold

of anyone. >> reporter: the staff of this startup is working to get depositions taken all over the world but planet depos barely had a camera or court reporter and struggled to get any help from a bank. >> you go there and get laughed at. >> reporter: so joe reached tout lending club, an on-line peer to peer service and he got his money in less than two weeks. >> someone from california gives $25. someone from alaska or florida gives another $75 and before you know it you are up to $15,000. >> ages ago when simplicity rained neighbors were the real community bank and now there is a rebirth of that transaction through what is called peer lending. >> it is not paid to a nameless, faceless bank. they know there is a person on the other end. lending club's john donovan says the approach is simple. credit worthy borrowers get low rates and investors see returns. they are not putting all of their eggs in to your basket.

the people that invest in you get to spread out their risk. putting a few eggs in to several baskets. you get your money from many different sources and by giving you only small amounts, investors reduce their overall risk. >> i have 899 that are in some state of being paid back and current. >> reporter: don burke joined the club 18 months ago and for him the stories make all the difference. >> we'd like to bond with others and this allows us to do this without a middleman. >> one of he first loans tugged at the heart. >> what. >> a fella ended up in a wheelchair and needed his home wheelchair accessible. >> reporter: something don knows he will likely do in a few years. he has muscular distrophy. >> folks need a way out. >> reporter: and joe hopes to complete the circle. >> maybe one day i will be an investor on lending club. >> reporter: the selection process is detailed. you have to fill out an application, be screened and most importantly you have to

have a good credit score of at least 660. after a wet week we are ready for a dry weekend. tell us you are going to tell us it will be that way. >> great night for football. we have had a string of them. the out and about forecast. we will have highlights of sherwood and gaithersburg on the. here's the deal. looking at temperatures in the low 70s by 6:00. temperatures go down fairly quickly tonight. cooler air will move in. we talked about it moving in behind the system. upper 60s by 8:00 and back in the mid 80s by 10:00. these are downtown temperatures. only 63 at 10:00. next three days great tomorrow, 70. sunshine. great for the terps game. fall for fairfax see you there noon tomorrow. and then light rain on sunday and showers and light rain and showers on monday. much cooler. 60 and 65 for highs. we'll come back and tell you

when the rain rolls in a bit. we asked our viewers to send in pictures of the storm and flooding from wherever they live and these photos of severe flooding in saint mary's county were e-mailed to us by james. we are at the area around the leonard town winery this morning. the high water from the macintosh run flooded over saint mary's businesses including an antique store and computer repair shop next door. water covered the parking lot in front of the post office. for more stories that affect you directly, go to wusa9.com. find your community in the section called where you live and keep up with what is happening in your neighborhood. got a story or a news tip, we want to hear it. contact us and be part of the team at wusa9.com. up next, ecuador is under a state of siege as soldiers rescue the country's president from the police who were holding him hostage. and don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com.

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the dramatic rescue of ecuador's president that ended a ten hour standoff. soldiers stormed the area where he was held hostage. they are protesting government austerity measures. the police chief has resigned in the midst of this, a hazmat scare shut down 45 near fort pierce, florida today. someone in the car committed suicide using poisonous chemicals. hazmat crews spent hours decontaminate them car and the investigation continues. investigators are trying to find the cause of a crash

involving three tractor- trailers and a dump truck. this happened along the florida turnpike near port st. lucie. two were taken to the hospital and the crash shut down part of the highway for hours. >> we have had our share of crashes on the roads. how are things looking today? >> we have another crash to tell you about. guess what, take a look at this. it looks like it just cleared. this is bw parkway at 49 a. it added to the delay from the beltway to powder mill on the bw parkway. 95 a better bet to head up to baltimore right now. on 66, let's take a live shot and see how things are looking. right now looks like it is moving, below speed from 495 to route 50. no accidents, just volume. but a heads up for you. 66 westbound the dulles connector road supposed to be shut down for work for the metro road project. it has been cancelled but happening tomorrow and monday night and follow the detour yen you should be in good shape.

back to you. a relic from one of the most watched moments in history. the suit that o.j. simpson was acquitted of murder is on display in our area. a spectacular evening and temperatures in the low 70s. we will show you the temperatures. 70 to the south in andrews and over to manassas but 73 downtown. upper 60s in gaithersburg. we will talk about when the wins diminish and break it down. not all bad or all good. up next, beating the back pain blues. a new option promises relief with a shorter recovery time. we will talk about that in our health alert.

my dad is the supervisor of a train station and my mom's a teacher. my dad's an auto technician. my mom's a receptionist. i'm not sure i would have been able to afford college without the tuition freeze. while tuition in other states is rising out of reach... governor o'malley made the tough choice to freeze tuition. he made my dream of going to college into a reality. i'm the first in my family to go to college. my brother and i never would have been able to afford college. even though times were tough... governor o'malley kept his promise. there's never a doubt... there's never a doubt whose side he's on. martin o'malley... moving maryland forward.

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71-year-old melba has been coping with back pain her entire adult life. >> i could hardly walk because it hurt so bad going down my leg. >> reporter: years as a nurse always on her feet strained her back to the.where she couldn't stand up straight anymore. >> the curve started to develop and getting worse. it's just unbelievable how much pain you can have when you have those nerves. >> she was diagnosed with degenerative disk disease and school owe sis or curved spine. she found spine surgeon who told her about a minimally invasive procedure. doctors access the spinal column through the patient's side and make a one-inch incision, cutting through less muscle than if you they went through the back. >> you come down and you work this this space here. so you are far away from the nerve and what you do is you

actually remove the disk and then put a spacer in here to kind of jack open the space so that you create room for the nerve. >> reporter: the procedure takes from half an hour to two hours. she was on the higher end because the doctor fixed her school owe sis. as for her recovery time, most the patients report it only takes six to 12 weeks. >> i am doing just about everything i want to do at my age. >> reporter: in the past the patients eligible for x lift were limited but now it is an option for people with back problems anywhere along the spine. a piece of american history is on display at the news seem. it the custom made suit and tie o.j. simpson was wear willing hen was found not guilty of murdering his wife nicole and ron goldman. it is under the headline, sex, crime, scandal. the exhibit includes the mute

button that judge ito used when he wanted to shut off the live microphone in court. the national portrait gallery is marking the 60th anniversary of the peanut by displaying a special creator of charles shultz. it is where lucy snatches the football away from charlie brown. shultz died ten years ago. a family festival featuring northeast snoopy and a film it's the great pumpkin charlie brown takes place at the gallery tomorrow. students at overlook elementary in temple hills had special visitors today temperature sesame street's gordon visited the school to talk about the importance of reading. the appearance coinsides with the capital book fest a that opens tomorrow. this is such a busy time of the year. everyone is having their festivals and runs. >> it is for the entire family. the brown planetarium in

arlington. four blocks from the ballston metro. go with the family. donations are encouraged to save the planetarium and at night they will open the telescope. if the weather will cooperate. go to our website and click on the forecast to get more information. let's take a tour here. we are drying out. this is up in new haven, connecticut and they had problems this morning. look at the roads. they changed elevation so to speak and bubbled up. >> look at that. >> almost like a february or march deal with the freezing and thawing. anywhere from three to five inches of rain. that's nothing. we had 15 to the south. all right next three days, beautiful form. really, really nice. 70, sunshine, winds will go flight light in the afternoon. great for the terps game. see you for fall for fairfax tomorrow afternoon. 64 on sunday. i have lowered the temperatures to 59 on monday. again, showers or light rain, nothing heavy. i mean we are talking about

showers sunday, monday and tuesday and probably less than 3/4 of an inch don't worry about additional flooding. we will break down tomorrow. sunshine in the morning. 59 and a cool start. chilly in the suburbs, upper 80s. 64 by lunchtime and nice. 70 by evening under full sun. tonight, clear skies. it will be breezy and much cooler. mid-40s in the suburbs. mid-50s downtown and winds from the northwest at 10 to 15. but perfect for high school football. 62 to 72. again sherwood to gaithersburg. 52 tonight in arlington. 54 downtown but plenty of 40s college park, bowie, upper 40s in fairfax and reston. 45 leesburg and 46 in manassas. open the windows but not too far. winds north northwest at 10 to 15. by afternoon, mostly sunny and cool. a great day. highs around 70 and winds northeasterly at ten. the next seven days, 70

tomorrow. 64 on sunday. most of sunday is dry again. light drizzle or rain in the day and only in the 50s on monday and tuesday. i went ahead and pulled the trigger. below 60. kind of chilly and showers linger in to early wednesday morning then we go back to the low 70s on thursday and a beautiful day next friday. golf day there. sunshine and 78. >> golfable, whatever you want to doable. >> i prefer a little sunshine. >> i will have to agree. dave owens is here. you are talking about a young athlete who is following in his brother's footsteps. >> we have all had brothers and sisters play sports. we don't always want to be like them but in this case it is a good thing. siblings don't 0 always want to mimic each other annoy fen want to create their own identity but he would like nothing better than to copycat his

brothers and their success. greg toll land explains the youngster is on his way. >> when archbishop carroll gives the football to freshman johnathon hayden good things usually happen. >> i don't know how, but it always opens up for me. always opens up when i react. >> his reactions are so good that even though colleges can't officially offer until his junior year, five schools have told him he has a scholarship in waiting. >> it's like mind blowing how many. i'm in ninth grade and i have scholarships. >> reporter: his blood line is as impressive as his talent. the youngest of five brothers. three of whom have gone on to play for division one colleges. the most notable is joe, who plays for florida. last april was the number one pick of the browns. >> i played varsity and was quarterback but i one having as

big of an impact as he is right now. >> reporter: the success of joe and his older brothers keeps him motivated instead of believing the hype. >> easy to tell him what to do. he buys in quickly. >> so far he is heading in the right direction, averaging 132- yards a game and scoring six touchdowns. >> reporter: his vision, where he sees the field and knows what he is trying to do before he even does it. >> reporter: johnathon's vision is to be the best and not just in the area. >> my biggest goal for me is to be the number one player. >> with the drive, talent and support system, anything is possible for johnathon, but there is room for improvement in one area. >> only thing i have to get on him is about his room but if that is the only thing i have to complain about i'm very thankful. >> nine sports now. >> but mom says still got to get on him about cleaning up his room. isn't that just like a mother.

>> thank you, dave. up next in the friday's heros, we salute a local organization helping homeless women gain independence. new at 6:00, a serial burglar has become even more prolific in fairfax county with 80 plus attempted and actual break ins he has hit annandale for the first time. i will talk to the victims coming up.

four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do.

stocks gain ground to end the week on wall street. far too often women are left with a desperate choice, stay in an abusive or dangerous situation, or be homeless. in our friday's heros report, derek mcgipty profiles a third more positive alternative known as calvary women's services. >> more than 25 years ago, calvary women's services was formed as a temporary program for homeless women. while the cold weather went away, the need stuck around. and so did calvary. >> women come to the program for a variety of reasons. they may have experienced domestic violence. they may be struggling with addiction. they may be needing to address mental health issues so there is a variety of reasons people come. >> reporter: the executive

director says the organization serves 150 women per year with a broad range of services to help even the chronically homeless with an eye toward independence. >> we have prime minister housing program called sister circle and the program makers it possible for 11 women to live with rental subsidy and have support services that will make them stable in the long run. >> 43-year-old tressy arrived at calgary and it is one day at a time. >> i get up at 6:00 in the morning, before 8:00 i'm out the door and i'm going to work. they get me started on my feet. >> reporter: because everyone, all of these women have to get started where and calvary would seem a better place than most. >> if you have been struggling for a while and living in chaos of homelessness, being able to settle down and achieve real

stability and feel safe within yourself in order to make the changes that you want to make. >> i can't tell you the number of times i have come out late at night to turn the lights our and there is a resident up super late studying for their ged or college work or coming back late from their job they just started. they are real heros here in my opinion. they are making it happen every day. >> we want to tell you that every five days a woman moves away from calvary and in to her own home and thisaway you call success. for more of course on this organization and other charities we profile on friday's heros, go to our website at wusa9.com and click on the hero central link. >> that's success. thanks for joining us for 9 news now at 5:00. 9 news now at 6:00 starts right now. the serial burglar strikes again. police in fairfax county are on alert after nearly 90 attempted or actual break ins and we now

know all of those incidents in reston, mclean and sully are connected and today that crime spree reached annandale. surae chinn is following the investigation and is live in fairfax, virginia. after all of these attempts and actual break ins, do police have any leads? well, very little to go on. the burglar has stayed away from annandale up until this morning. three break ins, one attempted here on prosperity avenue in annandale avenue. he strikes in the middle of the night when everyone is at home and everyone is sleeping. the still think robber, a burglar, comes in, he takes the cash and leaves would you anyone noticing. >> i freaked out and cleared the house to make sure no one was in the house. >> reporter: the thief was long gone when jerry discovered her home broken in to and her purse missing. she's among two other neighbors who had the same thing