that's the only slight kink but so much better than the last few days. on the cool side this morning. you need a jacket. the nice thing is no rain gear necessary. in fact the storm system that's been bothering us it is pulling away. we are left with partly cloudy skies. some areas to the south and west seeing clear skies and temperatures behind the storm, back to ohio are still in the 50s and low 60s. so there's some mild air out there and we're going to tap in to that later today, tomorrow, saturday e sunday, monday. a nice stretch coming. a lot of people have monday off with the holiday. haymarket 46 is the cool spot on the board. 47 in ft. belvoir. reston is 9 and 52 crofton and rockville this morning. the day at a glance, 54 by 9:00, mostly sunny. sunny and 68 for lunch and 73 sunny for the drive home with highs near 75 during the mid afternoon. patranya bhoolsuwan is in with

the traffic. >> thank you. a lot of people still in bed but people getting off to work won't see problems on 95 from dumfries to the mixing bowl. nice and quiet. all lanes wide open. 395, as we switch to the pentagon right now, pretty quiet, as well. no problems here. from 495, jumping on the capital beltway in virginia. we want to show you things are moving well, 95 to the american legion. no problem. good morning, maryland. just waking up and joining us on 270 anytime soon a few cars out there. no problems to report. no construction out here and finally on route 4, route 5 and 301 on the maps no incidents or accidents icons coming coming up here. prince georges county investigators are trying to determine if two suspicious packages found in a basement are the real deal. what look like two pipe bombs were found in a home. brittany morehouse spoke to the

man who stumbled on the possible explosives. >> when something like this happens, it reminds us how fragile life is. >> the fragility of our moments together is a thought that pulls one family together followed by a huge scare. >> i said oh, my, this is a pipe bomb. >> reporter: a pipe bomb he said he was holding in his hands during a routine real estate stop. >> nice property, nice area and i thought i would come and see it. >> what he saw outside is a missing air conditioning unit so he went inside to check it out. >> i was looking in the boiler room and noticed the ducts within in place and as i started to look at the vents that the ducts within attached to there was a bag hanging on the even. >> reporter: he pulled on the bag -- >> in my hands were two pipe bombs in a bag. >> reporter: the prince georges county sheriff says they have no idea if it was real or fake but had the right components to be true. they were able to set off the

device harming no one and now three loud explosions later neighbors are feeling. >> little nervous. >> i might have been driving and next thing a big explosion. >> i hope not real. >> reporter: if it is, police will be looking hard at the man who used to live here. neighbors only know him as richard and he was foreclosured on. >> i think he worked for a construction company. >> reporter: as for the house, gray is interested. >> it is a nice house. >> and his smile speaks volume. >> both of us lost our parents in a short amount of time and right now it makes me feel so blessed that nothing happened to him. >> reporter: brittany morehouse, 9 news now. >> a cheating scandal at the prince georges county police academy could result in prosecutors having to release some criminals from custody. the cadet records for 146 officers are being scrutinized. there are questions that a large number of the test results are simply too good to be true and that could affect

prosecutions now the integrity of the department is in question. >> in any case that any of these officers were involved in will get the audit from the police department later today. so we will have it for how many officer are potentially involved in top brass at the police department are looking at the possible of suspending as many as 30 officers. police are searching for clues in a murder in springfield. a 37-year-old woman was stabbed to death last night at the five t bar an grill on the 7500 block of spring garden drive. around 40, fairfax police responded to an assault at the vietnamese restaurant. when they got there, officers found the woman dead. a 40-year-old man was suffering from self inflicted wounds. the man was taken in to custody and being treated at the local hospital. the man and woman did know each other. bg and e customers, your gas bills could soon rise. they are asking for the rate

hike approval. for the average customer it would mean an extra $22 for electricity and 32 a dollars for natural gas over the time span of a year. they say it will go to maintaining basic infrastructure. >> if you look at the cost of cable and electric wire, they have increased over 100% since the last time we had a rate increase request. other costs increased, tree trimming costs increased by 80%. >> reporter: maryland's public service commission will hold a series of meetings across the state before making a decision on the rate hike request. does emotion 0 of burying a loved one out weigh the right to free speech? the case involves lance corporal matthew snider from westminster, maryland who died in iraq. members of the west borough baptist church protested his funeral in 2006 and they say

soldier deaths are punishment for america's tolerance for homosexuality. snyder sued and said it is not about the first amendment but harassment. >> intentionally harassing a private citizen at a private funeral is not a constitutional right. >> there's no line that can be drawn here without shutting down a lot of speech. >> reporter: a ruling is not expected until next year. the war in afghanistan enters the tenth year today. so far more than 1300 american troops have lost their lives in the conflict. taliban officials are said to be holding low-key talks with the afghan government about ending the fighting. the u.s. is not taking part in any of the meetings. a report issued by the national commission on the horizon oil spill says the federal government dropped the ball when it came to its response. the preliminary report says the obama administration under estimated the amount of oil flowing in to the gulf. when the spill ourself happened

in april, the government said 1,000 barrel day were spilling in the gulf. according to scientific estimates it was closer to 5,000-barrels a day. the report says administration officials would not allow scientists to report the higher number. white house officials have disputing the findings in the report an say it never prevent the information from being reported. four tornadoes have been confirmed in arizona. two of them touched down. the storms damaged dozens of homes and caused 28 cars of a parked freight train to derail. the bad weather also damaged a business in belmont. wall street is about to get the latest snapshot of consumer spending habits. and more and more women are earning some big bucks. 9 news now will be right back. stay with us.

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53 trees. welcome back. we are flying over 50 westbound. right now everyone is at speed. no problems here. more traffic news in a bit but first angie, over to you. it's time for the first living mart report of the morning. jessica doyle is here with the headlines. good morning. we are starting a few points shy of the 11000 mark for the dow jones industrial average. whether or not we get there will depend how the job market is faring and the weekly jobless claim reports today. in overnight trading we saw asian stocks falling. checking wall street, the dow stands at 10 t 67 -- 10967. there's growing concern about the legitimacy of foreclosures in the u.s. it now appears some deals did not have

the documents that traditionally prove who legally owns the loan. the "washington post" reports the judges are increasingly ruling that lenders had no right to foreclosure. for struggling homeowners trying to avoid foreclosure this could mean an opportunity to challenge that foreclosure. the number of women making six-figure salaries is rising at a faster pace man it is for men. nationwide one in 18 women working full time earned $100,000 or more in 2009. that's a jump of 14% over two years. in contrast, one in seven men made that much and that was up 4%. of course more men are making more than women in the $100,000 range but we are catching up. >> great news for us. for more "living $mart" headlines, log on to our website at wusa9.com and click on the "living $mart" tab. it's on the front page. a new treatment is proving successful in treating severe cases of asthma. an the mlb playoffs get

underway with a history-making performance on the first night. we have endured several days of yucky weather to start the week but you have earned a good weekend. we will deliver the forecast when 9 news now returns. 3q

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welcome back to 9 news now. history was made last night in the national league division series between the reds and the phillies. the phillies pitcher roy holiday entered the record book. he threw a no hitter against the reds. it's the only second time that has been done in the mlb postseason history. larson threw the first no hitter in ' 56 when he had a perfect game in the world series. and also i think it is the anniversary of that, is that tomorrow. >> i think it is tomorrow and he walked one guy. >> that was the only glitch. >> the catcher ran out and jumped in his arms. made for a movie. >> if you were watching it last

night we got the win that's the important thing. very thumbable man. unless you are not a phillies fan. good weather moving in. could be breezy at times and once again you will need the jacket early but we are going over 70. >> we will be fine, stick around for a few hours. the sun is coming back. this morning we will have partly if not mostly sunny skies at the bus stop. temperatures are running in the mid 40sin this cool spots to the upper 50sin the warm ones. sun is up at 15. sunshine by noon 68. highs near 785 degrees. -- 75 degrees. we are in much better shape. tonight clear and chilly. winds will relax. allowing temperatures to drop in the low 40s in many areas north an west of town. and then for your friday, spectacular. sunshine, mid to upper 70s.

west winds five to ten and i think by saturday we could be pushing the 80-degree mark. right now we are down to 48 in culpeper, manassas, leesburg 57, on the mild side. a few mid-40s luray to stanton area. but in western maryland, west virginia we have temperatures in the a 0s. garrett county at 45. to our south and east, easton is 54. pax river 54, annapolis on the bay 54 at the naval academy. a comfortable morning if you. will. we are waiting for a secondary push of a front to get through. it will reinforce the northwesterly flow and the barometer has fallen 29.81 with the front nearby. the storm system will pull away. we have the storm system in the northeast here with moderate rains across new england and in the southwest, i don't know if

you saw what happened in phoenix, they have had flooding and tornadoes in arizona that damaged properties by in the middle of the country it is all quiet except for this front coming through but the front doesn't have moisture to work with. so although it tex tends from canada to buffalo an will bring us cooler air for the day to keep us in the mid-70s opposed to 80 there's no real moisture with it so we will sit high and dry for several days to come. a chance to dry out an maybe get some of that fall work done on the lawn there. plant a tree. good time of the year to president something in the ground. tonight clear skies. through friday more sunny weather and that's the case on saturday, sunday and through columbus day. a lot of folks have athyrea day weekend. what a gray one for you. 74 at national. 76 in manassas. upper 70s tappahannock. we go to the shenandoah valley low to mid-70s out there.

by the way, there's subtropical storm, not a pure tropical storm otto spinning north of espanol. it will not bother anyone but could get to hurricane status and then we will keep going down the list if we get anymore. we are up to the o's. 74 degrees. breezy today. 77 on friday. high school sports, friday night, dc high school sports.net, great weather for the game. 80 on saturday. sunday 78 for the skins. it will be gorgeous and 80 on columbus day, showers next chance on tuesday. here's patranya bhoolsuwan. >> a lot of people are looking forward to the long week but we first have to get through thursday. nice and quiet out on the roadways. construction at 95 in maryland at 212. both northbound and southbound if you are heading that way and route 32 northbound traffic. let's check out 495 on the capital beltway from 95 over to georgia. still a pretty nice an light

but no incidents or accidents to report. for folks traveling in to dc this morning, good morning to you. as you are seeing on new york avenue, the times building to the third street tunnel moving at speed. no problems here. virginia commuters traveling on 395 an 95 not running in to anything blocking the lanes from quantico to the pentagon. and finally on 66 check a live shot from manassas over to the beltway not seeing major issues for drivers. back to you. >> thank you. development for 180-acre farm is causing a storm of controversy in gaithersburg. we're talking about crown farm located fields road. the developer sun brook partners want to increase building heights to eight stories. the latest proposal calls for scaling back the size of a future high school. the county council is accepting

comments from the public. for more stories where you live go to wusa9.com and find your community in the where you live section and keep up with what is happening in your neighborhood. got a story or a news tip? we want to hear from you. contact us and be part of the wusa9.com team if you are thinking of taking a trip in virginia, there's a new iphone app just for you. it offers information on 12,000 virginia attractions, restaurants and hotels. you can get directions and maps an find restaurant reviews. more speed cameras are going up in maryland. in prince georges county, the cameras will be located in the icc work zone on 95 between 198 and route 212 an in frederick a camera along route 15 north of heyward road. heading to the holiday weekend, track work along the blue and orange lines will close the farragut west and

mcpherson metro stations and no blue or orange line service at the metro center. the work is scheduled to run friday at 10:00 p.m. until the system opens on tuesday morning. metro is experimenting with ways to save money by harnessing energy when the trains hit the brakes. when the brakes are applied, the resistance creates energy. energy metro thinks it can help power other trains. philadelphia's transit agency is doing similar experiments and thinks they could save 10% on power costs. taking a look at this morning's living well headlines, we have new information on a northern virginia man who got a treatment for asthma attacks. he underwent bronx call thermoplasty last spring the first in our area to get it after fda approval. doctors incerta catheter in to the airway of the lung where

heat is used to melten the thin muscle that tightens in the attack. >> i could feel the coil losenning. i am not coughing or wheezing. it is the wall of life i always dreamed of having. >> reporter: it takes three outpatient visits of about a half hour each. it is not for mild or moderate asthma but people with attacks so severe they frequently end up in the emergency room. an implantable device used to treat severe heart failure is now fda approved for people on the edge of developing it. anita brikman has this living well report. >> reporter: elmier goodman is happy to be tending his vegetables. he had to take a break from gardening to deal with his worsening heart disease. >> i felt kind of weak all the time. i couldn't do half of the stuff i wanted to do. >> bypass surgery putt him on

his feet but he was at risk for failure where the heart muscle struggles to pump enough blood. >> once they develop heart failure they have a five fold increased risk of dying during the next five years. >> reporter: to prevent heart failure, doctors turned to a therapy only approved for already advanced cases. >> cardiac therapy was effective in the treatment of patients with advanced heart failure, and we wanted to see if we could prevent the development of heart failure in at-risk cardiac patients. >> reporter: it uses an implantable device that coordinates the heart's pumping and can shock it back in to normal rhythm if it needs to. >> this particular therapy is so effective immediately because the patient is immediately applying it to the heart. >> reporter: that is critical because the left ventrical has to be strong enough to pump blood to the rest of the body

and participants had a 30% lower risk of developing heart failure. >> if they hadn't put it in, i don't know how i would be doing today. i really don't. >> there were some surprising findings in the study. when i came to women, while men had a 35% reduced risk of heart failure, women had a 70% reduced risk. for more living well headlines, log on to wusa9.com and click on the living well tab. it's on the front page. a movie chronicling the life of a music legend makes its debut. and one local school system sees significant gains in the number of graduating seniors. we'll be right back. stay tuned. chevy chase bank is becoming capital one bank.

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the biggest gains for african-american students are at kennedy, blare and wheaton high schools. the study says the class of 2010ed that the best scores this the district's history. the nowhere boys debuts this week. the film chronicles the life of john lennon before his beatles fame. yoko ono says fans will see how's his life including his rough childhood impacted his music. >> reporter: before the beatles and all the fame john lennon was a troubled teen from liverpool. >> without me, you would be in a children's home. just remember that. >> reporter: the movie nowhere boy follows lennon through a

difficult childhood. complex relationship with his mother and aunt mimi. >> she fueled his love of poetry and his interest in art and classical music and she really gave him his education. >> reporter: in a rare move yoko ono gave he rights to write the song mother. >> very emotional. >> reporter: say says lennon would have loved the film. >> the world will finally know all of his incredible songs. it would have been john lennon's 70th birthday. dozens of tributes are planned around the world and thousands expected here in strawberries field in central park. aaron johnson plays the young lennon and does his own singing in the film. >> we want to get the essence of lennon and embody that for our own person. >> reporter: 30 years after his

murder a new generation has come of age but fans have become fascinated with the man and his music. alex chris c, cbs -- asis c, cbs news -- alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. we will check in with patranya bhoolsuwan in just a moment to get the traffic but howard bernstein says it might be chilly to begin with but it will get nice. >> some spots in the 40s right now. winds not too bad. they will pick up. sun's coming out today in a big way and temperatures are warming up nicely. satellite and radar, a few clouds lingering and not much in the way of precip. even the green area is not preaching the ground. -- not reaching the ground. winchester is 56, luray ten degrees cooler at 4. it is 54