stuff moving in from the northeast to the northwest. you can see it here from last night as the moisture moved in, not just from us but new york, boston, williamsport and philly, as well. if you are traveling this morning, you are going to get wet. in the 50s. although upper 40 fund-raise the air park in montgomery county a raw start to the day. showers will taper off. mostly cloudy, not that warm today. highs upper 50s to perhaps a new low 60s but better weather the second half of the week. more on that at 5:15. right now it is time for angie goff. >> early morning problems for those who travel river road inbound and outbound. mainly the issue is going outbound. outbound river at brook side drive. we have a fallen tree taking the roadway. so you are losing alains. to get around this take a right on brook side and right on dorsett avenue to get back on

the to river. eastbound losing one lane and it is off to the left. stay right to get by. we are hearing it should clear shortly. 270 southbound everyone is okay from father hurley to the split. watch the spray this morning. we take it to the maps. nice and green from 32 to powder mill. the next stop, back outside, south capitol street at the suitland my. obviously nice and quiet. back to you. this morning the u.s. state department has a travel alert for americans traveling to europe. it urges travelers to be cautious because of concerns terrorists are planning to launch strikes similar to the 2008 attack in mumbai, india. this alert is one step below a normal travel warning which would advise americans not to visit europe. the alert warning it could target popular tourist destinations and mass transit hubs. >> the united states

intelligence agencies have picked up information. they have picked up chatter which was shared with the pakistani site and the pakistani site is following up with the needs given to pakistan. >> reporter: they believe osama bin laden may be behind the plot. this week intelligence agencies will review audiotapes recently released by bin laden to see if they contain coded messages. a 31-year-old man died in a shotting on thursday. officers investigating reports of shots fired found william joseph in the 200 block of madison street with a single gunshot wound to the abdomen. he later died at the hospital. police have no suspects in the case. a silver spring man is dead after a hooting in washington. it happened in the 600 block overhair saturday street. -- on harvard street. one of the victims died at the hop an the second man was

treated and released. police are searching for a gunman who shot an officer. this happened this morning. the officer was not injured. authorities do not have a description of the suspect but believe the could be driving a green jeep cherokee. the university of maryland is taking more steps to stop a rash of robberies near and now on campus. the latest happened early yesterday near anne arundel hall. the student victim says he was tackled from behind and forced to give up his cell phone and wallet. there have been eight robberies since midsummer and all 0 the victims have been maryland students. >> the middle of campus that shouldn't happen. so i think we are going to be meeting with the administration and talking about what we can do to kind of calm this stuff down. >> reporter: prince georges county police have arrested two men in connection with one of the robbery cases.

the school is providing late- night police escorts on campus for those students that request it and more security cameras are being installed between the metro and campus. today habitat for humanity kicks off a week-long effort to build and rehabilitation dozens of homes in the country and habitat founder former u.s. president jimmy carter will be apt the dc location. kristin fisher is joining us in that site live with a preview. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. this week about 8,000 0 volunteers with habitat for humanity will be building or renovating 86 homes in dc, baltimore, annapolis and three other cities across the country. now, 12 of those homes are located right here in northeast dc ivy city neighborhood. and i will step out of the way and you can see the work site behind me where those white tents are. construction is going to start at 8 a.m. but the main event won't start

until 10:00 and that's when president and mrs. carter will be speaking with habitat for humanity ceo. now, this will be either president carter's first public appearance or certainly one of his first public appearances since he was admitted to the hospital last week. clearly he is doing much, much better. this is also going to be the 27th year for this carter work project in washington. this is a big pet project of his and he has made it clear he did not want to miss this event. and he will be here at 10:00 this morning. now, excuse me, just tripped over my own two feet there. of course, you can see it is still raining. we haven't gotten rid that yet but these volunteers are used to working in the rain and say they will begin to build and renovate homes at 8 a.m. no matter what. so hopefully this rain won't

hinder the morning plans too much but again the volunteers know what they are doing and president carter said he will be here too rain or shine. time for another "living $mart" report. and jessica doyle is here with the headlines. >> good morning. well, wall street is hoping to keep the september rally going. we just wrapped up the best september on record and get this, 71 years and stocks are heading in the positive direction. asian stocks rallied overnight and checking wall street the dow stands at 10829. it added 41 points on friday. the nasdaq was up by 2 and the s&p up by five. a new type of atm is coming to the u.s. atms that dispense gold coins and bars. 20 have popped up in hotels, airports and stores in tourist locations like abu dhabi and madrid. next month they will make their way to a las vegas casino and a

florida resort city, most likely boca raton. to you want to follow your dog on twitter? puppy tweeter is attached to your dog's collar and it detects your pets movements and sounds at homes and you set up the twitter page for your dog. and you can invite your friends to be friends, as well. the product is sold by mattel. >> you want to give it a shot? >> no. although there are times i want to know where she is because of what she is doing. still a puppy. what codo you have in the next half hour, money saver is a new way to save money on your prescription drugs, no dog tweeting. >> that doesn't cost us anything, the dog tweeting, except for the thing with mattel. >> yeah. mcnabb was welcomed back to philadelphia where eagles fans cheered for him before the game. that was before the game.

newly resigned banks set up the redskins first touchdown with a 50-yard punt rain. on washington's next possession, michael vick drives theologiles and gets sandwich on the tackle. vic did not return. the eagles had one last shot but the ball bounces off of his han and hall intercepts to end the game. >> it's amazing. we love the redskins. we love mcnabb. he loves -- he led the eagles the past ten years but -- he let the eagles down the past ten years but not us. >> fans watching the game stayed late and enjoyed themselves after the big division win. we will have more from coach shanahan and the players coming up in sports. a girl who's not quite a

teenager helps her family escape a fire. that story is coming up. plus, why this is the week you should make sure you are prepared in case of a fire where you live. an investigation is underway after -- from a navy plane falls from the sky in to a neighborhood.

hundreds of people held a candle light vigil at rutgers university for tyler clemente. he killed himself after fellow students allegedly streamed video of him on the web having a sexual encouldn'ter with another man. some california residents got a shock when a refueling hold fell off of a plane flying over their homes.

the hose broke several roof tiles and dangled from a vent. luckily no one was hurt. firefighters in green bay, wisconsin are calling a 12-year- old girl a hero. she's the oldest of seven and the kids had been alone a few minutes when the fire broke out. the girl got all of her brothers and sisters out of the home safely. a local dmv office will soon be offering an important medical service. that story is coming up. plus, despite the rain here last week, we are recovering faster than parts of north carolina. it is 5:11. here's howard with the latest. >> more rain this morning. i will let you know if it will lead to this monday afternoon, as well. 9 news now will return after this.

emergency management officials in north carolina say much of the city of wind soar will be under water several more days. this is the second so-called 500 year flood to hit there in 11 years. hurricane floyd caused similar devastation in 1999. welcome back to 9 news now. i'm here with howard bernstein. the problem with the flooding like that just sitting there, that is what was really destructive about hurricane katrina, the water.

>> and the mold grows and gets in the dry wall. >> turns back to pulp. >> get in there fast and cut and remove and start over or else that spreads. >> we have rains but nothing that will lead to that. >> no. light to moderate showers this morning and the good news is it is helping. we need gentle rain to work on the rainfall decembers we still have after last week and it's going to be diminishing by midday in to the afternoon. let's show you this morning on the weather computer what we are talking about. showers moved in yesterday afternoon. this is moving to the north northwest this morning. although in southern maryland, northern neck, spoke to bill in newland, drizzle down there with the showers covering a lot of real estate with some brecks. live doppler 9000 hd, we will take you on the tour this morning, and you can see heavier stuff to the south and west down here. there's the breaks in saint mary's county, although some drizzle. it is cool and breezy this

morning. you will notice here 301 is a wet ride for most of it from virginia up to bwi in town, as well. a lot of light to moderate showers and the heavier stuff around the culpeper area, to the south. but montgomery county, you are now wet and this rain coming up 270, frederick county, it will be steadier over the next 15 to 30 minutes and to the south and west we were talking about showers from culpeper to south of culpeper now over to sperryville, moving flu the shenandoah valley heading toward you. on the weather computer, we will talk about what we are looking at today. the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, we have showers and drizzle. temperatures from the upper 40s to mid-50s. sun is up at 7:07. breezy, too. there's a wind chill this morning. temperatures will struggle 57 or so by noon. 56 for the drive home and less shower activity as we go to the afternoon. tonight, mostly cloudy, chilly.

lows in the 40s. northwest winds at five to ten. 6:46 on the sunset after a 7:07 sunrise. and partly sunny, breezy and cool tomorrow. stray shower north and northwest highs around 65. 50s north and west. 61 norfolk. locally 53. 48 gaithersburg. easton is 50. 50 in luray. 52 in hagerstown and 54 in fredericksburg. a stiff northeast wind right now. that's kind of giving us the raw, wet conditions. fewer showers this afternoon, 58. 65 tomorrow. stray shower and a better chance of a few showers on wednesday. look at the second half of the week, warmer and sunny with temperatures in the 70s. angie? >> good morning, everybody. taking a wide look at the viewer area. happy to report things are looking brighter. you see the downed tree in there? well, we are just getting word that outbound river road at

brook side drive they have been able to clear the tree up so the lanes are back. and eastbound is doing fine, as well. it is no longer blocked. 95 to 270, a little volume but no major delays. lanes are wide open from the wilson bridge making your way up to 95, 66 continuing to the american legion bridge. you want to be careful coming off and on in the ramps, though. we still have standing water near the construction zones on the beltway. dale city to the mixing bowl on 95 northbound. drivers are moving at speed. that's a quick look at traffic. back to you. in the living well headlines, starting tomorrow you will be able to get more than a driver's license or registration at the dc department of motor vehicles. city officials are partnering with a nonprofit group to offer hiv tests for $15 at the penn branch dmv in southeast.

the family and medical counseling service is expecting 15% of customers to take part in the pilot program. fire prevention week is underway. to call attention to fire safety, the loudoun county fire rescue system held an open house at the ashburn volunteer fire department. those who showed up had a chance to check out the equipment, get safety tips and listen how fast a house fire can spread. firefighters intentionally set two fires to make their point about the need for residential sprinkler systems. it was a bit shaky but a win nonetheless. coming up in sports the redskins react to their win over the division rival eagles. let's see who's celebrating a birthday today -- lisa, your family thinks you might have roaster phobia.

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michaels. redskins up 7-0 three minutes in to the game. donovan doing his thing, too. he had the keys to ignition. threads the needle to cooley. the eagles rally. they had a chance this this thing. kevin cobb in for michael vick. he's is up a prayer and almost answered. but he can't get it. redskins hold to win 17-12. >> you know i put on a uniform and i knew that i was opponent and yet coming over here felt like i crossed the walt witman parking lot. i have been doing it 11 years. although mike has taken my parking spot out there it was the same feeling. >> ever went back to someplace you have been there is a special mind set because if you have been fired or let go i think everybody in this room understands your emotions. but after that it was that. >> he's a great guy and for them to trade him like they did

and come home an give him a win it is a lot of pride. >> x-rays on his chest and ribs were negative. afc north breakdown, steelers and ravens, a a shard rounding the outside. 14-10 steelers. under a minute to go. joe to hour mansa da. baltimore goes to 3-1 with a three.win. nats finishing out the campaign yesterday in new york. scoreless in the fifth. all doughnuts until gonzalez. 1-0 nats. leave it to the nats to play 14 innings on the last day of the season. the nats win and finish the season 69-93. that's a look at sports. i'm dave owens. we will have complete coverage of the press conference on 9 news now tonight at 5:00 and

6:00. until then have a great monday, everybody. also in sports the capitals wrapped up their preseason at verizon center yesterday and the predators were not nice guests. o'reilly scored in the second period to give the visitors a lead and in the third period ward gut putts one in the neck. the predators blank the caps 3- 0. washington opens the regular season on friday in atlanta against the thrashers. less than a week after being hospitalized former president carter kicks off a major project today in washington. that story is coming up. she's been nominated, debated and confirmed. today elena kagan will hear her first case as a supreme court justice. it appears this summer's hike in metro fares forced some passengers to use alternate modes of transportation. it is 5:26. those traveling on the roadways, how are things faring? >> on 50 westbound, no issues

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the streets of downtown washington were turned in to a turkish bazaar yesterday. it include a lot of food, coffee and a turkish market along pennsylvania avenue. this were live performances featuring the rich culture of central asia and the middle east. good morning. welcome back to 9 news now. i'm andrea roane. angie goff is here. she's going to have the traffic for you. things improving on river road. >> yes, they are and with the turkish festival, i know they were attempting to make the world's biggest baobab for the world record. >> no word on that. >> we are starting the morning off on a soggy note but the rest of the week, the second half of the week we will be paid back in a big way. that's the good news there. it is wet.

live doppler 9000 hd showing rain moving in from the southeast to the knot northwest. just about everywhere here in the immediate metro. some breaks. more breaks in the lower eastern shore and northeastern neck. this is not an all day even. go to the weather computer and you are will see the area of rain moving to the north northwest. the rain develops close to us. we will have it around at least for the next five to six hours. 53 in town. upper 40s in a few spots and oakland is 39 degrees. mid to upper 50s today. less showers by the time we get to midday. >> okay. overall things out there are a little wet but no real problems to report. before this thing goes out on us, we want you to know -- all the northbound and outbound lanes at broad side drive and river road are open. they were able to clean up the tree and give you the lanes

back. a little volume between germantown and i-370. no incidents along the way. virginia 66 eastbound, we are picking up a little volume between 50 and 823. andrea, back to you. this morning the u.s. supreme court kicks off the new -- good morning. the u.s. supreme court kicks off its new term with elena kagan becoming the 112th justice to serve on the highest court. however, elena kagan won't be taking part in many of the cases on this docket. she has already recaused herself from 25 out of 51 cases because of her past job as solicitor general. a suit over immigration law in arizona. while she isn't expected to change the balance of the court some believe she could change the dynamic. >> we can see her building coalitions and bring over conservative justices, especially that key swing vote,

the man in the middle, justice kennedy. >> reporter: this marks the first time there are three female justices on the supreme court. the court will likely add another 20 to 30 cases to the current workload of 58 before the term wraps up next june. one of the cases they will hear on wednesday concerns the west borough baptist church. the father of a maryland marine matthew snyder is suing the church over what he calls the exploitation of his son's funeral. members of this kansas congregation have been saying that u.s. combat deaths are a as a result of the country's tolerance of homosexuality. the burial of lieutenant looney. yesterday, a memorial service was held for the 29-year-old navy seal at dematha catholic high school. looney was killed last month in a helicopter crash in afghanistan. 1100 people turned out to honor

him. >> it says a lot about his character an the man he was. his teammates describe him as a man among men. someone who inspired and motivated others. an amazing fellow and you can see that by the number of people that came today. >> reporter: his funeral will be at 10:30 at the basilica at the immaculate conception. he will be buried next to his naval academy roommate killed in combat in 2007. today habitat for humanity kicks off a week-long effort to build and rehabilitate dozens of homes in the country and former president carter will be at the dc location. kristin fisher is live from that site with a preview good morning, kristin. >> good morning. you know nobody likes to start a construction project when it is raining but so be it. the first habitat for humanity

volunteers just started to arrive at this work site. you can see the white tent behind me in this northeast dc neighborhood. over the next week, a thousand habitat for humanity volunteers will be building or renovating 86 homes in dc, baltimore, annapolis and three other cities across the country. 12 of those homes are located here in northeast washington. and construction will be taking place all day, every day this week and it all starts this morning at 8:00. now, the big headline event is going to be taking place at 10:00 this morning, and the headliner is of course, former president carter. this project is his baby. this is the 27th year for the carter work project in washington. and, you know, keep in mind this is going to be president carter's first public appearance since he was admitted to the hospital last week for that nasty stomach virus.

so, he's going to be here at 10:00. he has said he would not miss this for anything. this is a project that is near and dear to his heart and he is set to be here at 10:00. now, president carter will be speaking alongside some of the executives with habitat for humanity. specifically habitat for humanity's local rep and the ceo and we will speak with the ceo coming up in a half hour at 6:00. andrea? >> thank you for that update. it appears the fare hike has driven away some of metro's customers them transit system released passenger data for july, the first month of the fiscal year. metro buses transported 11.66 million passengers this july, down 1.3 million from july of 2009. on the trains, riders took 20.2 million trips compared to 20.5 million a year earlier. you can read more about the drops in the washington

examiner. it is time for another "living $mart" report. jessica doyle is back with a look at the local job market. >> that's right. given the overall economy that we have been experiencing our job market is looking pretty good. the washington area posted one of the strongest employment gains in the last year in the country. the bureau of labor statistics says our area is among 35 metro areas that are seeing a rebounding economy. here's the numbers for you. the washington market added 24,100 jobs to the overall economy between august of 2009 and august of 2010. compare that to job losses of 79,300 jobs in the same period from 2008 to 2009. in maryland, congressman elijah cummings is calling on the governor an the attorney general to impose a 6 a-demurer -- 60 day moratorium on foreclosures. there are reports suggesting that lenders acted fraudulently to begin foreclosures against

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pakistani police are blames terrorists for the attack. authorities temporarily closed the border crossings to protest the alternate helicopter attack which killed three pakistani troops. here's a strange side effect from the flooding in north carolina. it is a place where the buffalo can roam free. they were let loose from a farm before the storm so they wouldn't be trapped in the water. authorities say they will let the buffalo roam until the water subsides. rahm emmanuel is officially running for mayor of the windy city. the announced his candacecy on- line on his new website, chicago for rahm.com. he left for chicago on friday

immediately after his resignation was announced. women share their stories about surviving breast cancer to inspire others. that story is coming up. plus, all the rain may make for a more dramatic ride on the potomac. but we could use a break. howard? >> you don't like cold rain, go back to bed. we will let you know what to expect they are the rest of the day and the week when 9 news now returns.

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welcome back to 9 news now. all the rain we have had has not been enough to keep the u.s. department of agriculture from declaring a drought disaster in loudoun county. it is one of seven virginia counties dovered by the declaration. it means farmers and ranchers can apply for low-interest emergency loans to help to cover the losses. we will have to see if it rises again with the latest round of rain, but maryland natural resources police are expecting water levels in the potomac to start to drop today. while the runoff from smaller tributaries did not send the

potomac above flood stage at point of rock that's caution kayakers from getting in the river without a professional guide. kristin was telling us about the kayakers about to go in the virginia location. >> for the river riders and those places you go to ride down there out of west virginia, they are welcoming this. and they are one of the few. >> all right. we are welcoming the rain we are getting. it is gentle an the kind that will soak in -- and the kind that will soak in. >> and it will end. >> it will end this afternoon and a little unsettled weather the middle of the week and second half of the weekend is looking really nice. this morning on the weather computer we can show you the rains that have been moving in since yesterday afternoon. everything has moved to the north and west and you will notice to the northern neck, not raining but drizzling down

there. mid-50s from our weather watchers there in reedville and newland and the eastern shore's fairly quiet this morning but on live doppler 9000 hd, we have showers around think entire metro. go the eastern shore, northern neck, southern maryland. that's where we see plenty of breaks but this is slowly lifting to the north and the west. some moderate showers now in to prince georges county here coming up to southern charles county over to culpeper an the shenandoah valley. we will zoom in more and go to a couple of places for you. up 270, frederick. you are seeing the rain move in. a break potomac to gaithersburg and more south through dc, charles county and fairfax county. go down 95 and a few showers going on between here and fredericksburg. and south and west, there's the heaviest we are looking at around ballston to sperryville to 522. temperatures this morning in the 50 -- 50s around here.

52 in winchester. 54 at pax river. temperatures in the 50s right now and they are going to stay in the mid to upper 50s with a biting northeasterly wind -- northwesterly wind at 10 to 15 miles an hour. and that's definitely one of those things we will have to concern yourselves with. the forecast for tonight, we are looking at skies becoming mostly cloudy. a chance of a shower in the mountains. weir wise chilly with lows in the 40s and northwesterly wind and tomorrow, partly sunny and breezy an cool with high temperatures around 65. again, temperatures are running 40s in the mountains to 53 here in washington. 57 in ocean city and norfolk at 61 degrees. now, i said the second half of the week will turn out nicer. this storm system will pull away but not for a couple of days. tomorrow back in the sunshine, 65 after being in the 40s tonight. wednesday, 64. could be a couple of showers around. in fact tomorrow could be a shower north an west.

thursday, friday, saturday and sunday we turn sunny and warmer smed redskins are home. look at those temperatures mid to upper 70s. it is looking nice by the time we get to thursday. angie, over to you. >> good morning, everybody. look out here. a few things going on. meanwhile on the outer loop is where we will start. things are starting fill out outside. we will get to this in a moment. why not talk about it. 95 at 216 a new accident there and a report of a wreck at 212, as well. take it to the outer loop and show you everyone is moving fine. more volume around the colesville area. watch the spray this morning. we have wet pavement to contend with. as we keep things going. take it to the district. inbound new york avenue things are moving well from the beltway to the third street tunnel. no incidents or accidents along the way and approaching florida avenue you are doing fine. 395 more drivers out on this roadway between duke to seminary. still clear, though, crossing

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and gossip columnist j.d. adams. we want your video and pictures from fun events happening where you live. log on to oh my goff.tv and start to send in your stuff today and send in your story ideas via facebook or twitter. back to you. six lucky people around the world have won the title of panda ambassador. and they are in china caring for some of the most endangered animals on it. we have more on the competition that attracted thousands an the world. >> reporter: pandas are the rock stars of the animal kingdom. drawing crowds and cameras to their every move. so, it's no surprise a global competition to serve as a panda ambassador is intense.

winners get to spend a month in china, working closely with these endangered animals. the contest attracted 68,000 entries from 52 countries. the payoff for the contest is to help preverve the wild panda and publicize its plight but these pandas live a life of relative luxury. they eat bamboo ten hours a day and sleep for an additional 12. caring for the pandas is the job of a dozen contest finalists at the panda reserve. they are vying for six spots. learning to make panda protein pies and showering the objects of their affection. >> amazing. dreams can come true, kids. they can. >> reporter: the only american contender ashley robertson has loved pandas since she was a little girl in alabama. >> when i came across this contest, i thought oh my gosh, gone opportunity. right here in my hands. >> reporter: the finalists have

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>> you can live vicariously through that. >> they were so adorable. good morning to you in the 6:00 hour of 9 news now. we have had some rain that you'll find out about as you walk outdoors. so here's howard to tell you how long you need to keep the umbrella and goloshs and boots an. >> if you don't like the cold, raw, damp feeling, i'm sorry for you. >> too bad. >> this is not the morning to go outside jogging in the shorts by any stretch. go to live doppler 9000 hd and start with the weather computer. that's fine. we can show you everything moving in overnight. an area of low pressure spinning there. charleston, west virginia drawing in moisture from low pressure off the atlantic coast there. so a double whammymymy and i expect slightly drier air to move in later on. upper 40s to low 50s in most spots and highs in the 50s