the hospital. the shoplifter got away. there is a description. she is an african american female of mid height with mid length dark hair. she was wearing a red shiny down jacket and light colored tight pants and light colored shoes. she was also carrying shopping bags. >> now it seems though the chemical has dispated in the air and it does seem to be that everything is back to normal inside. reporting live, i'm lindsay. 9news now. >> so many folks seem to be affected by one person spraying a small canister. did this get into the ventilation system? >> reporter: they were worried about it getting into the ventilation system and talks about evacuating the entire mall. but what they did is had people get away from the area where it was sprayed. they waited to see if it might dispate and they said that's exactly what happened and they were fortunate that it didn't go throughout the entire mall system. >> lindsay, thank you for that. the hiv rate in the district is three times of what

it is normally considered epidemic status. now there's a new effort and it's underway at the dmv. delia is live. how many people were tested there today? >> believe it or not, they were here since this morning and 100 people got tested. not only are these tests free, you can get some money out of the deal. all in less time than it takes to watch your favorite tv show. while you're standing in line, take an hiv test while you wait. the yearlong program is a win/win. not only is the test free -- >> you get paid for getting tested. >> participates get money orders of up to $15 to help cover their dmv service. >> they inform you about preventing getting hiv and ask you questions like, what do you do in order to protect yourself? give out condoms. >> you chose not to take the test? >> why? >> because i don't have aids. i know i don't have aids.

>> regardless whether or not you fit in the categories, everyone needs to test. >> the screenings are offered by the family and medical counseling service that tests up to 5,000 people every year. >> we are estimating 3% of residents to be positive. some estimates go as high as 5%. it's time for us to pull out the stops. >> results from the oral exam are ready in 20 minutes with medical counseling available for those who test positive. instant relief for those who test negative. >> i am hiv negative, thank you very much. >> i saw a lot of people being offered the free hiv testing and people were reluctant, looking to see who is looking at them. but you know, you want to make sure you have a clean bill of health because it's important. it was a positivive outcome for me and i hope it will be for the rest of those who take the hiv test as well. >> reporter: and the free test will be available offered to all the folks here during regular business hours at this dmv and program organizers say if it is a success, they hope

to expand the program to all dmv's within the district. anita. >> how long are they going to be doing this and can anybody show up and get the test for free? >> reporter: well, there was some confusion about that this morning. a lot of folks came in thinking they can walk in and get the test. however, it's only available for folks who have legitimate business at this dmv and of course they are hoping to expand it, so hopefully it will come to your neighborhood next. >> thank you very much. fairfax county police on the lookout now for the person who shot a man who was found outside an alexandria metro. the man was discovered in his car late last night in the parking lot of the huntington station. he had been shot in the stomach. he is expected to be okay. the victim's name is not released. we'll have the latest on that investigation coming up on 9news now at 6:00. meantime, the search is on in yellowstone national park for a missing hiker who is a long way from home. he is from burtonsville,

maryland. stewart isaac's black lexus was found two weeks ago. so far, though, repeated ground and air searches turned up no sign of him. authorities say isaac was on a cross country trip. it took a connecticut jury just five hours to deliver a guilty verdict in a deadly home invasion case. steven hayes was convicted today of raping and murdering a mother and her two daughters in july of 2007. prosecutors say hayes and another patrolled burglar forced jennifer petit to go to the bank and withdraw money. when she returned, she and her two daughters were tortured and the house set on fire. the father was left for dead after being beaten with a baseball bat. >> there is some relief, but my family is still gone. it doesn't bring them back. it doesn't bring back the home

that we had, but certainly guilty verdict is a much better sense of relief than a verdict of not guilty. >> jury will decide if hayes should get the death penalty. his codefendant goes on trial next year. the times square bomber will spend the rest of his life behind bars and as randall reports, a federal judge today delivered faisal shahzad the mandatory life sentence. >> faisal shahzad smirked. the 31-year-old called himself a muslim soldier and felt no remorse for his failed may 1 bombing attempt in times square. he said, quote, i'm happy with the deal that god has given me. the pakistani born shahzad told the court we are proud terrorists and we will keep on terrorizing you. >> we are going to range an attack inside america. >> shahzad became a u.s. citizen last year.

he received explosives training and says the taliban gave him money to carry out a terror attack in times square. [ explosion ] prosecutors made a tape to demonstrate what would have happened if shahzad's bomb would have gone off. shahzad told investigators he hoped to kill 40 people here in times square and was planning another attack two weeks later. the judge said shahzad's sentence should be a warning to anyone who tries to follow in his footsteps. he should spend his time behind bars thinking carefully about whether the koran advocates killing lots of people. randall, cbs news, new york. now shahzad also told that judge if he was given 1,000 lives, he would sacrifice them all for the life of ala. the u.s. military is taking aim at terrorists suspected of planning terrorist attacks against europe. intelligence officials say a u.s. missile strike killed a group of german militants

yesterday. u.s. authorities believe german and british nationals are at the heart of a plot to stage assaults in heavily crowded areas. in france, police arrested people. so far, investigators are not tieing them directly to that wider threat. >> we know it's underway. we know it's been directed by al-qaeda, but we don't know when it may be executed and who is going to perpetrate it. >> security has been beefed up at popular tourist sites, airports, and travel hubs. the u.s. state department is telling americans it is still okay to go to europe, but a travel website says the number of americans making internet searches for flights to europe dropped more than a third over just the past week. fairfax county investigators now say unattended candles are to blame for a deadly house fire. 24-year-old eileen langham- anderson and two sons were killed. four firefighters suffered minor injuries. nearly a dozen families

looking for a place to live following this apartment fire in prince georges county. the flames broke out this morning in a garden style apartment building in the 2400 block of corning avenue in fort washington. kristen fisher has the latest. >> i was in the bathtub and i jumped out of the tub and somebody was banging on the door and i saw smoke coming down the steps. >> dirk smith stands and watches as more than 60 firefighters work to put out the two alarm fire that destroyed his home. >> everything i own is in the house. i just moved in here 12 days ago and everything, id's, money, all my clothes, all my money. i just got my social security check. that's been burned up. >> now this fire started in this top floor apartment, but it quickly spread to other units. in total, four units were destroyed, seven others sustained smoke or water damage and that means that now 11

families are not allowed to return home, including dirk. >> you have renter's insurance? >> no, i didn't think about that. i was so glad to get out here. >> firefighter say they are trying to figure out what caused the fire. neighbors say they saw the fire start from an air-conditioning closet on that top floor apartment balcony. but for now, dirk, who lives one floor below, is blaming the fire department. >> the fire department was very, very late getting here. maybe 25 minutes. because it was just a small flame at the top and as you can see, the building looks like it's about to burn down. >> the call was severed at 8:39 this morning. the first unit was on the scene at 8:45. excellent response time. >> in fort washington, kristen fisher, 9news now. fire investigators do confirm a malfunctioning furnace on the top floor in that closet kristen was talking about started the fire. 35 displaced residents will be temporarily housed somewhere else in the complex. dc public school enrollment

up for the first time in 39 years. school's chancellor talked about the gains at powell elementary. that's one of the schools with the dramatic increase. >> more than a 30% increase in student enrollment in just one year. we have schools like that across the city that have seen double digit enrollment increases in just one year's time. >> the increases in enrollment come after nearly four decades of declines. tomorrow is walk to school day. organizers say the percentage of students walking or biking to school in the united states has actually dropped over the years. 41% in 1969 and 2001 just 13% were walking or biking. obesity, as we all know, is on the rise. in addition to being healthier, walk to school day is also being promoted as a way to help the environment. all right, walking to driving, let's get a check on the evening rush hour on a

tuesday night. >> thanks, anita. great reminder to watch folks and school buses in the neighborhood streets. on the main routes is jammed up. on the outer loop towards 66 and springfield is going tay take drivers 20 extra minutes to get home. inner loop traffic is slow as well. moving over to our trip on 66. bumper to bumper traffic to 123. no accidents, just a lot of folks trying to get home all at the same time, and finally, the trip south on 395 and 95 right now, no major problems. no major issues to report. no complaints from drivers, back to you guys. when you have a problem with your car, you turn to the dealership. coming up, we'll introduce you to a virginia man who went the extra mile to take the car all the way back to the folks who built it. and i'm topper shutt. still gloomy. still feels like march. some areas in the 60s. downtown barely low 60s. but mid 50s in gaithersburg and

upper 50s in manassas. check out oakland. they went from 39 to 41. we'll come back, we have a great best shot for you. we'll talk fall color. it's exactly one month to the midterms as the crucial election draws closer. the campaigns are getting nastier. i'm joel brown on capitol hill. i have that story coming up.

midterm elections are one month from today and the campaigning getting negative and personal. joel brown joins us with more on the latest political attack ads. joel. >> reporter: yeah, anita. there are now poll numbers that democrats are closing the gap with republicans as to who voters are going to support next month. with that, both sides are pulling no punches. just when voters thought they have seen everything, senate candidate, christine o'donnell has a new ad saying this. >> i'm not a witch. >> the republican and tea

party's favorite has been haunted by her past, but she wants to reassure the people of delaware. election day is exactly one month away and the campaigning is getting nastier and more personal as the clock winds down, the candidates are winding up and taking swings at each other. republican linda mcmahon and democrat richard bloomen that bloomanthal exchanged at the debate. the focus was on personality more than their policy. >> would you lie about serving in a war? did blue >> in california, democratic candidate, jerry brown, hopes his opponent in the governor's race, meg whitman will be tripped up not by her issues,

but by her housekeeper's immigration status. two new polls show glimmers of hope, but both sides need to make sure the mud they sling doesn't end up on them. >> of course it's going to take more than tv ads to win the voters. we're live on capitol hill tonight, i'm joel brown, 9news now. interesting ads indeed. thank you. the white house held its first ever summit on community colleges today and speaking out at the event, the president called the two-year colleges one of the nation's most under valued assets and they play a critical role in developing america's work force. >> as far as i'm concerned, america does not play for second place and we don't play for ninth. so i set a goal. by 2020, america will once again lead the world in producing college graduates. and i believe community colleges will play a huge part

in meeting this goal by producing an additional $5 million in certificates in the next ten years. thank you very much. >> that summit hosted by vice president joe biden's wife, jill currently teaches english at the northern virginia community college. a popular tourist site is about to be shut down. work on the reflecting pool in front of the lincoln memorial could take up to two years. the national park service says improvements will be made to the pool's water circulation and filtration system. it is a $31 million project. two years is a long time. >> you could fill this in two years, couldn't you? >> do you know how long it is to run all the way around the recycling pool? it's one mile. >> is it really? >> i used to do races around there years ago. >> learn something about your coanchor every day. >> he is so fit. all right, we have a march pattern right now, but the silver lining is, by the time

this storm leaves, we will have a strong finish to the week and that's going to carry into the weekend. here's your forecast first. kind of like tomorrow, a slight chance of a shower. a better chance of a shower on wednesday. variable clouds in the low 60s. low 70s with pleasant conditions on thursday and upper 70s on friday. just great. high school football will be spectacular friday night. all right, let's break down tomorrow for you. some clouds in the morning, chilly. 49 which means mid 40s to low 40s in the suburbs. 56 by lunchtime and again, variable clouds. pockets of sun. a couple showers possible. temperatures back into the low 60s. right now, it is chilly and really even tonight and tomorrow, more important than your umbrella will be a coat because it's chilly. 56 in bethesda right now. 58 out toward laurel and plenty of low mid 50s as you go up 270. 57 out toward leesburg and 57

in manassas. for tonight, variable clouds. chilly, slight chance of a shower. primarily north and west in the mountains. the winds will die down. furnaces will kick back on. 45 in rockville. upper 40s downtown. even inside the beltway, we are talking upper 40s. 45 in college park. 44 in bowie. out to the west, 44 in reston. 43 in sterling. even 42 out toward leesburg and manassas. tomorrow morning, variable clouds and chilly. you'll see pockets of sun. pockets of clouds and by afternoon, same deal. variable clouds and cool. a slight chance of a shower. much better chance tomorrow than we had today and high temperatures between 60 and 65. winds not much of a factor. they turn to the southwest at 10. let's talk fall color. not much change from gaithersburg over toward fairfax south and east.

some color as you go toward frederick. good color around the 80 corridor. when you jump the divide, you are almost near peek toward garrett county. here are the average dates of when we usually have peek color. i don't see much that will change this. west of the divide. garrett county, about the 10th of october. skyline drive, the 16th to 20th. you want to plan a trip there. for the suburbs, late october. the last week in october for places like fairfax and rockville and gaithersburg and downtown, usually has to wait until early november. all right, next seven days, 62 tomorrow. maybe a shower and then look at this. 72 on thursday. beautiful on friday. upper 70s. a great weekend. mid 70s on saturday. low 70s on sunday for the redskin game. it will be great for the game and for the tailgating. we are looking at low 70s on monday and mid 70s on tuesday with showers coming in late in the day. all right, check this picture out. it's tuesday, best shot day. >> what is that? >> those are dolphins taken at

canoe net creek. >> there are dolphins in maryland? >> just off the island. and dolphins are very social and the question is, we always get con feuds at the beach when we see dolphins. chances are, you are seeing dolphins, they are bigger and more social and they will follow fishing boats and that sort of thing and the dolphins are the same shape as a wave. that's a great shot. kimmy, good job. >> very nice. >> some cool stuff there,top. >> you want to do this, go to our website, wusa9.com. click on the weather tab and you have to include your name and location and town. i can't remember, i kept that one good picture, but it didn't have a name. >> up next, an angry virginia man with some serious time on his hands drives all the way to detroit to demand a refund for his faulty car parts.

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soon be in the works at the white house. the plan is to install solar panels. the panels will heat family for the first family and supply electric power. the administration makes another push. all the way to detroit in order to pick a bone with general motors. >> as rob manoney reports, he got the idea after being challenged by a gm phone operator. >> i'm tired of being handled on the phone, it's not like you are going to drive three states away. we'll do what we can kind of attitude. >> lifelong gm customer battled with a gm phone operator and took it as a personal challenge. he packed up his pickup, drove the 475 miles to the home with this in hand. it's the power steering pump for his wife's 2007.

it kept failing on her. >> it didn't come back on. you weren't always where you could turn the key off. >> the chevrolet cobalt did get recalled. he contacted gm. while it does have the same steering motor as the cobalt, it is tuned differently and performs differently. the number of warranty claims were about half as many as for the cobalt. we explained the results to the national highway traffic safety administration and the agency was satisfied with our explanation and did not ask gm to take further action, end quote. not good enough for dave. he wants a full refund on the one he bought and lee placed in his wife's car and he will get one. >> i have some satisfaction in knowing i can do all i can do. >> did he go to the local dealer? who nose. the moral of the story, sometimes the squeaky wheel does get the grease.

if that wheel drives a long way. coming up next new at 5:30. >> laughter and tears at arlington for one of the first guys to wear a snout and a dress and cheer the redskins. i'm bruce leshan. the story is coming up.

two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich didn't make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million,

and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but in the toughest of times, martin o'malley has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition four years in a row. with martin o'malley, our children always come first. right now, new at 5:30.

>> safety officials are using female crash dummies to simulate crash scenarios involving women. and doctors are prescribing a popular video game to help their patients get back on their feet. who would have dreamed a dozen guys in dresses and pig snouts could raise $100 million and cheer the redskins to two super bowls? family and friends buried grandpa hogette ralph campbell today. new at 5:30. bruce leshan reports he really was one of the originals. >> probably fitting for anything redskins, laughter and tears. as friends say a final good-bye to grandpa hogette. and you come up to shake his hand and he would give you this cross over and i'm reaching for that hand and his hand is on the other side of my hand. >> this is the image that lingers, grandpa's absolute joy

at a redskins victory. he was one of two founders of the redskins hogettes almost three decades ago. >> what are we doing it for? >> we are going to become famous and raise a lot of money for children's hospital. i said you're nuts. >> by dressing up in women's clothing? >> you're absolutely right. the hogettes antics helped them raise an estimated $100 million for children's charities. >> at heart, it's to give service to charities that help children and to help wherever we can. >> at first, ralph campbell's wife and daughters were confused about him dressing in drag and wearing a pig snout. but they got used to it. and at the surface for the former navy master chief, the roses were burgundy and gold. and his buddies knew he had made a real difference in the world. >> he tells us, they would beat us up if we didn't keep at

it. >> grandpa is gone, but his charity lives on. at arlington, bruce leshan, 9news now. >> a stroke for his grandpa to retire from the hogettes ten years ago. his family thinks it was his service in vietnam that took his life. the redskins and wives teamed up to fight breast cancer today. chris and cristie cooley hosted the third annual all star survival luncheon at redskins park. 20 area women battling breast cancer right now were invited to attend. other redskins and wives also there enjoying the pink themed hors d'oeuvres and other things. the breast cancer survivors were treated to an afternoon of pampering. the government rolling out tougher crash test standards. the new rating system includes side pole crash testing and crash prevention technology. the vehicles will receive

safety ratings from one to five stars just as usual. the revamped ratings will help consumers evaluate the features like the forward collision warning system, electronic stability control and land departure warnings. >> we know that car manufactures are putting new technologies in their cars and we want consumers to know how those technologies work. how effective they are and that's why they have been included in our rating system. >> now the four door bmw and the hyundai got the best ratings, but the nissan versa got two stars and female dummies will be used in crash tests to see how car collisions impact women differently than men. well, it is that time of year. car dealers saturating the airways with lots of ads promoting deep discounts and huge savings on their end of year models. is it better to snap up one of those 2010 jobs or does it make

more sense to go after a brand- new 2011 model? lesley foster turns to the auto experts to help you weigh the options. >> now is when dealers push those 2010 cars to sale. some top performers like the mazda can be a great bargain. >> you can save 13% on a 2010 versus a 2011. >> besides a lower price, there are other advantages to getting a left over car. >> consumer reports survey that shows models on a year or more tend to have fewer problems. >> in fact, you may need fewer repairs, getting the last year of a model's design. those vehicles are usually the most reliable. that's one reason why the 2010 honda odyssey is a good get. >> honda has had a lot of time to get the cinks worked out. the odyssey rates good in reliability and it's one of our favorite minivans. >> there are advantages of buying a 2011 car. it doesn't depreciate as fast.

>> if you trade in your car every couple of years, you are better off getting the new 2011 model. >> other advantages, you tend to get better gas mileage and the latest safety features with new models. take the hyundai. >> it is a huge improvement. it drives better. it's more fuel efficient. >> before you head to the dealership, do some research so you can drive off with the best deal. >> and if you do decide to get one of the end of year models, consumer experts say don't worry about that warranty, the car comes with a full warranty, just like the 2011 vehicle. when it comes to millionaires, maryland ranked number two in the nation for the number living there. based on people with seven figures of liquid assets per capita, maryland is at 6.79%. second only to hawaii. virginia is in 7th place with 5.94%. dc ranks tenth. 5.3% of residents with over a million bucks in the bank.

cool, dry, meteorologist topper shutt out on the terrace and i know he has his jacket on today. >> it's really not. the good news is, short sleeved weather is around the corner. 6:00 p.m., temperatures are still going to be right around 60. again, mostly cloudy skies and fall into the mid to upper 50s by 8:00 and then into the mid 50s by 10:00. we will keep it dry, though, through the 10:00 hour. at least in the immediate metro area. all right, let's talk about the next three days because we do have some good news. here's the deal. tomorrow is going to be like today. a better chance of showers on wednesday. 62. and then look at thursday and friday. sunshine on thursday. we are back in the low 70s and on friday, just spectacular. temperatures go back into the upper 70s which means just about perfect for high school football once we get into friday night. you can always check out dc high schoolsports.net for the latest. we'll come back and talk about fall colors and look ahead to our forecast, maybe some wet

snow flakes in the mountains. derek. >> oh no. up next, a historic pier up in flames and tonight, two teenagers under arrest for setting it on fire. >> and coming up new at 6:00, stuck in dubai. a local blind man blocked and it's because of his disability. hear from him at 6:00. don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us, we'll be right back. çñ

z drought conditions are fueling wild fires down in hawaii. officials are worried the fires there could destroy the state's natural eco system and cause devastating long-term environmental damage. 50-acres of brush burned on the aisle and the residents watched as firefighters battle the blaze trying to keep their

homes from burning up. two teenagers under arrest tonight accused of setting this fire to a historic pier in england's south coast. the 138-year-old pier in hastings burned down in the middle of the night. the building held a concert hall that once hosted some of the biggest names in music. jimmie hendricks, pink floyd, and the rolling stones. fortunately, nobody was hurt. christmas just might come a bit early for those 33 chile miners trapped underground. now rescue crews drilling the holes are way ahead of schedule and the workers are testing out the 25-inch capsule that will lift the men out one guy the a a time. they are reportedly getting three hot meals a day, fresh laundry, and watching television on a little tv projector. >> the port of houston is expected to reopen this evening after a barge hit an electric tower. a 19-mile stretch was shut down sunday for fear the high

voltage lines could crash into the water. workers are using a crane to move the steel tower out of the way. the houston shipping channel is one of the nation's busiest import, export waterways. at least 30 ships have been unable to move at all since the accident happened. let's get back outside to that evening rush. patranya in the traffic center and things are looking rough. >> much more crowded than yesterday, not sure why. 270 case in point, the trip northbound starting at gaithersburg and tracking the brake lights. but of course this is not the only route slowing you down tonight. let's check traffic times out there. 495 the slowest stretch right now from the toll ride to 395. close to 20 minutes and growing. 66 also below speed. derek, back to you. >> thanks. the capitals, if you can believe this, three days away from the start of the regular season. and they are hoping to rebound from last year's early exit

from the playoffs. we'll take you to today's media day. >> we are outside. we have a pollen count. didn't get much of a break today. you can always access this on our website at wusa9.com. we have mold in the low category and we have grasses in the low category. we'll come back and talk about low temperatures. i think you will like the end of the week finish. but up next, virtual rehab. area patients using the nintendo wii as part of their physical therapy. that's our health alert.

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.

my dentist gives me act restoring mouthwash. act kills germs, restores minerals strengthens enamel. act restoring-- for strong teeth act now. the use of mri's and ct scans in emergency departments is way up over the last ten years and doctors at johns hopkins say it may be imaging overload. their study in the journal of medical association say the scans haven't been picking up in picking up life threatening conditions and may be exposing people to too much radiation. and the length of time it takes to do ct's can make wait times longer and may be contributing

to er overcrowding. also tonight, some local physical therapists are using a popular gaming system to help their patients get back on their feet faster and have fun at the same time. >> playing the nintendo isn't just for kids trying to conquer their favorite game or adults taking on a fitness challenge. it can help some people heal. >> i am better and back to walking and exercising. >> physical therapists like matt at orthopedic foot and ankle in arlington use the wii as part of a patient's rehab. it helps patients regain strength and balance after sprains, fractures, and other major foot and ankle surgeries. >> it is a great tool to use. it allows patients to get some visual feedback as to where their balance is or where their center of balance is when they are coming out of surgery or relearning balance training. >> and the wii fit can spice

up mundane physical therapy sessions. >> it was a fun thing to do. there was definitely a goal to it. one of the games i had to do was a penguin on an iceberg. and the penguin had to balance back and forth on the iceberg. >> it definitely made my sessions fun. it made them entertaining. >> nicole broke her ankle taking an awkward step out of her car. wii got her moving and delivered results. >> the rehabilitation i received here along with the home exercises that i was getting strengthened my muscles and so i feel stronger in my ankle. >> mary clark also successfully finished up her physical therapy sessions, but wants to take wiihab home. >> i'll probably ask my husband a wii for christmas. >> it offers a lot of exercises, the yoga, the strength and balancing, it uses

it for patients ages 14 to 80. something there for everyone. if you live or drive through the circle area, it's going to be busier than usual tonight. the taste of dupont2010 takes place tonight from 6:00 to 9:00. the event showcases food from some of the neighborhoods most popular eatlies. at the dupont circle resource center. for more stories, go to wusa9.com. find your community and click on it in the where you live section. if you have a specific story or news tip, we want to hear that, too. contact us and be part of the wusa9.com team. severe weather caused a mud slide in southern nebraska. now this river of mud and rock slammed into the marina and damaged a lot of boats and jet skis. it also pushed two buildings off their morings. all buildings have been temporarily closed down.

and flooding in minnesota finally receding, but look what is left behind. take a look at this roadway north of st. peter. looks like an earthquake hit it. officials say it will take a quarter of a million dollars to fix that road. meantime, temporary sand levees placed along the u.s. highway 169 just where no match for the minnesota river and it got washed out. >> you have even more video that is a bit shocking to show us. >> i mean, it's in our never ending search for winter video. >> did i hear you mention something about snow? >> yup. >> there it is. smoky mountain national forest. the most visited national park in the country. >> really? >> number one. and the number one place that you will see a bear at your highest chances are in the great smokies. >> two reasons not to go. snowing and bears. >> there's a lot of people. three reasons. >> they build snowmen already. that is great stuff. we could see a snow flake in garrett county, too.

next three days look like this. we will pull out of this eventually. tomorrow, a better chance of showers. temperatures in the low 60s and pleasant on thursday. we are back in the upper 70s. just great on friday. all right, let's talk about tomorrow. we'll break it down for you. we are looking at, again, a mix of sun and clouds. probably more clouds than sun. 56 by lunchtime. 62 by evening and we could see a sprinkle between the noon hour and the 5:00 p.m. hour. you might see a few wet roads on the way home. temperatures still cool. 56 in arlington. still 61 downtown. 59 in college park. 55 up in rockville and only 56 out toward reston. 59 in fairfax. so 60 down in fort belvoir. we'll keep a slight chance of a shower. winds die down, west northwest at 10. satellite picture, radar combined. look at this.

still swirling, same area of low pressure is still sitting on top of us. it will take until wednesday night to get out of here and then again, we will finish strong on thursday and friday. right now, just some clouds. all the showers are north and west. lows tonight in the 40s. 45 in rockville. 48 downtown and 45 in college park. so furnace will kick on again. variable clouds, maybe a shower in the morning. by afternoon, a better chance of showers. cool, high temperatures between 60 and 65. next seven days, low 60s tomorrow. better chance of a shower and we finish strong. low 70s with sunshine on thursday. just spectacular on friday. sunshine, upper 70s. weekend looks great. low 70s on sunday. great for the redskin game and maybe some showers developing late next tuesday afternoon, but still mild. >> a nice weekend. loving that. >> sweet. >> now we know that alex ovechkin and donovan mcnabb are look roomies now. >> they are doing commercials together.

>> they started doing the ads. >> can the cavs do better this year? >> well, i don't know how much better you can do than the best record in all hockey in the regular season. they lost in the first round of the playoffs and everybody is asking me, is this the year they win the cup? i dent know. i think it will be the year in one of the next three or four or five years because they are too talented. they are too well set up. they will get good luck and win this thing. remember hearing dc wasn't the hockey town? tell that to the 7,000 people who showed up at the capital's convention. 7,000 people showed up just to watch the capitals hang around and talk. i think dc is officially a hockey town now. three days until the season opener. greg showed up with ov and the boys today. >> with the season opener on friday, the capitals can't wait to get started. >> we are very confident with the regular season and how things will play out in the regular season. >> what about the playoffs? last year was a major disappointment as the caps blew a 3-1 series lead and lost in

the first round of montreal. >> it ended up being a blast. angry feeling you have inside and we need to take that and use that towards our advantage. >> it's a mind set that management is counting on. it's why instead of making changes, they decided to stand pat. >> you have an opportunity to close a team out, do it. and so we'll give them another chance this year and see if they can do it because we believe they are good enough. >> hbo thinks the caps are a good enough attraction that the cable channel is filming their 24/7 series. the series offers a behind the scenes look at the two teams as they prepare for the winter classic in pittsburgh on new year's day. >> we have some nice looking players. get them on tv. i understand that. but i think it's going to be great for the exposure for our sport. >> the capitals are the model

organization in the nhl. popular, talented, successful with the league's best player, but all that matters is winning hockey's biggest prize. >> so far, we haven't won a stanley cup and i have said this before. we have nothing else to worry about now, but to try to be championship team. >> a goal everyone shares when the time is right. >> if we start thinking about that six months away, we're in trouble. we need to be thinking about friday. >> greg, 9sports now. >> let me get this straight. you have been taken in by these tv commercials that you are under the impression that donovan mcnabb live in a three bedroom house out in loudoun county? >> he was moving the refrigerator. >> and donovan throws that vase to him, you think that's what they do on saturday night? >> that is lifestyle. >> okay. well guess what, it is orange, it is round, and it weighs more than 1300 pounds. they call it the great pumpkin. down in virginia. that, too. >> and coming up new at 6:00.

>> i'm armando trull at the huntington metro station where fairfax county police are trying to determine who shot a man in the stomach here last night. that story is coming up. i'm peggy fox with momslikeme.com. how do you get your children off the couch or away from computers and moving more? we have expert advice with the chief of pediatrics. you can submit your own questions and get a response by this friday. just go to momslikeme.com.

on wall street, stocks shot up close to the 11,000 mark. the dow gained 193 points to close at 10,944. the nasdaq climbed and s & p 500 climbed 23. tis the season to be in search for the great pumpkin. we sent mike on the road to send his and he may have located it in berryville, virginia. >> it's all about the lifting. that's how you get the weight. >> 37? >> guess it within a quarter of a pound. >> oh, you got some bad advice. >> and you get the pumpkin free. >> it goes in spells where you have no winters and one after another. >> yeah. >> but there is a limit to

david's generosity in this game. you see the ones that really would be the grand prize aren't liftable. >> they are all for sale. >> 303-pounds, 405-pounds. 864-pounds, and that's not even the granddaddy of them. this one is. 1324-pounds, which is not for sale. >> this pumpkin did all its growing in 40 days. 1300 pounds in 40 days. >> this pumpkin comes from a long line of champions. it was trucked in from pennsylvania. the grower, legend. larry. >> larry claims he spends four to five hours a day, seven days a week taking care of one pumpkin. >> it's too big. >> the grower who will come down a week before halloween and take their seeds out of it. >> hoping for many more great pumpkins down the vine. >> mike, 9news now in virginia. >> mike does tell us why the pumpkin is impressive size wise, the world record for a

pumpkin, 1725-pounds. that was grown last year in ohio. if you have a pumpkin or jack- olantern picture, post it to us. thanks for joining us for 9news now at 5:00. 9news now at 6:00 starts right now. from the first local station with news in high definition, this is 9news now. >> and new tonight at 6:00, stuck in dubai. a blind american traveler tries to board a flight out of dubai, but the airline says if you are blind and alone, you can't fly. mahmoud of arlington said he was shocked and humiliated after they said it was not their policy. derek mcginty spoke to him this afternoon via skype. >> i was shocked. as a blind person, you