roane. patranya bhoolsuwan will have a look at the roadways in a second but first brace yourself. not only is it friday but it will be a spectacular day over and oh and oh again. >> -- over and over and over again. >> keep giving away the forecast. stop that. it will be a spectacular day. brace yourself. high pressure is building in from the north an west across the midwest. with high pressure you don't have much in the way of clouds an we don't. a chill under the high with temperatures low to mid-40s in west virginia and western pennsylvania. locally we have mid-40s out there. 46 in college park and gaithersburg and manassas and we sit in the 50s. the day at a glance. a lot of sunshine and low 70s by noon. 7 for the drive home with a high of 75 to 79 an a nice west wind at five to ten. it is 5:00 a.m. good morning, patranya

bhoolsuwan. >> you give the beautiful fall forecast and i will give you nice quiet roadways if you leave the house anytime soon because you know it will change. 270 camera and see how that is looking. folks are getting on the roadways but not too many cars yet. let's move to the next camera and see how things are looking in dc. we are here at south capital, nice quiet ride to work in the district. for virginia drivers making their way on 395 from edsall to the 14th street bridge we will see cars but no major traffic to speak of and no headaches on 95 as they make their way from dumfries to the mixing bowl. it is one minute after 5:00 a.m. back to angie. the commerce department will be closed today after a fire broke out in the building last night. 9 news now reporter kristin fisher is joining us live along constitution avenue with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning, angie. the weekend is starting a day

early for most employees a the commerce building. they have been authorized to take administrative leave after this fire. although they are encouraged to telework if they can swing it. only people that do indeed need to show up for work today if you work at the commerce department are what's called the emergency designated employees. let's talk about this fire. it started at 8:00 last night on the third floor of the commerce building the building is currently undergoing a massive multi-year renovation and it just so happens that the fire broke out in the section undergoing asbestos removal. no one was injured but it was bad news for the firefighters because it meant they were exposed to asbestos while knocking out the fire in that construction zone. >> that elevated this incident to a different level, bringing in specialized teams to go in,

to decon our personnel. >> a deacon -- a decontamination for firefighters was set up shutting down traffic for hours. effort that went in the building had to be washed off using commercial chemicals to get off any asbestos fibers that may have gotten on their bodies while they were inside fighting the fire. you can see the commerce department behind me is defendantly still standing. this was relatively speaking a realtively small fire but it is closed because firefighters will go through, make a sweep and make sure there is no more asbestos contamination throughout the building because of this fire. police are investigating what they call a suspicious death in fairfax station. the body of a 61 yield man was found inside of a house yesterday afternoon. police say they suspect foul playing and the man's car is

missing from the home. it's described as a 2002 gold lexus 470 suv, similar to the one on the screen. it has a virginia license plate of xyw 8197. if you have any information in the case, please call police. police say they are waiting on a warn to file charges against a woman in a deadly hit and run crash. investigators believe her suv struck tyler ryan yesterday near dupont circle. ryan had just stepped out of a car after returning from dinner with a co-worker. >> there was an eyewitness there and he apparently had been in the million and was helping her and propped her up and she was like coughing up blood and stuff and he was helping her to breathe. >> reporter: there was a cyclist who followed the striking vehicle and gave

police the tag number. her best friend hopes to get the chance to thank them. ryan turned 24 on wednesday. the suspect is charged with dui in montgomery county where police tracked down the vehicle after the crash. a dramatic turn around after allegations of cheating against dozens of prince georges county police cadets. now top county officials have announced there is no indication any of the cadets that graduated in july of last year cheated on their police academy tests. understand instead, they say it was a lazy instructor that gave them perfect scores. police say the scores have been retested and all the cadets passed. the strucker has been fined but still works a the academy. time for another "living $mart" report. jessica doyle is here with a preview of the day ahead op wall street. we hope it will be a happy friday and i could be depending on the jobs report due out this morning. the good news, it could be enough to push the dow over the

11,000 mark. checking wall street for you, the dow stands at 10948 after ending the day down 19. the nasdaq was up three and the s&p fell by almost two. there may be good deals to be had this holiday shopping season. the national retall federation says retailers are prepared to slash prices in order to get you in the stores we aren't expected to spend much more than last year, but we are spending more on airfare. don't expect to see deep deals from the airlines like the past few years because they are doing better financially. united says in september it flew fuller planes with traffic up 8%. an higher fares brought in more money. for travelers, it's a -- the good times may be over. >> shouldn't they get rid of the bag fees, from my consumers.of view. >> that's not going to happen.

>> never. >> money saver? >> we are going to a free concert on the and i will tell you about that coming up. >> all right. let's party. in two hours the susan g. komen race for the cure kicks off. tomorrow, the second leg takes walkers from bethesda to gaithersburg an then the three day will end on sunday with a walk back in to dc toward the washington monday numb. there will be some orwalkers moving early tomorrow for a great cause. the 19th street baptist church is holding a 5-k walk-a-thon. it starts 8:85 a.m. -- 8:45 a.m. the money raised will help the homeless in dc and support a home for needy children in africa. while many democrats are keeping their campaigns

separate from president obama, maryland governor o'malley is doing the opposite and embracing the president. the two attended a campaign rally yesterday at bowie state university. one no-show at the rally was congressman frank cratovelle from the eastern shore who is locked in a tight race. governor o'malley's challenger, robert ehrlich spent his day campaigning in potomac, maryland at the old angler's inn. he says that is where the battle will be won or lost and he said after a slow start, campaign contributions have been pouring in during the past few weeks. it's been tried before, but now some new york officials are trying a new tactic to reduce the sale of sugary drinks. that story is coming up. plus, -- no

. welcome back. two astronauts will bring the space station crew back to six members when they arrive there tomorrow night. new york city is taking aim at sugary drinks trying to battle obesity the u.s. department of agriculture has asked for permission to prohibit people using food stamps to buy sugary sports

drinks and sodas. the winner of the nobel peace prize was just announced. it is chinese dissent. the nobel committee recognized his long noon violent struggle for fundamental human rights in china. we have a bunch of closures this weekend to tell you about. that story is coming up. plus a weather phenomenon means there's not as much beach to enyou near miami. right now howard has a look at our weather. outside on the weather terrace, i think it will be a place up to spend a lot of time the next few days. we will have the friday and weekend forecast when 9 news now returns.

the ocean is reclaiming some of the beef in south florida. low pressure systems, and a bra -- graf stational pool have caused spring high tides where surf is pushed assure. it is causing street flooding in miami beach and floral. not to time to to vacation. >> always time to go vacation. but this is the problem because we ocean and mother nature they do what they do. communes up and down the coast are always fighting this battle. you see the jetties op the local beaches in delaware, ocean city they are always fighting to keep the beach.

>> the same type of thing. >> especially with the nor'easters, and we are at a new moon phase and you get they extra pull from gravity to help the tide heights or make them worse in this case. >> thank you, science geek. >> you are welcome miss anchor geek over there. it will be nice through the holiday weekend and i'm happy to tell you about it. sunny today. it is clear and cool. 40s and 50s. check out the u.s. capitol with clear skies. we have a lovely view of our u.s. capitol there. it will be a great day in washington. traffic is flowing. get moving, people. it's friday and looking good. the day at a glance, sunshine and 81 at 9:00. 72 by noon and 77 at 5:00 p.m. air quality is green. winds much lighter than yesterday. yesterday it gusted to 30, today wins five to ten.

chilly tonight, mid-40s to mid- 50s with a light west wind. some areas will go calm overnight. 7:11 on the sunrise. sunny and warm tomorrow. great day. highs around 80. northwest winds five to ten. doing a run or race, working the garden trying to clean up for winner great weather for the weekend. satellite and radar, you see the couple of clouds up here, that's it. nothing coming toward us. the skies are clear for hundreds of mile an we will see plenty of sunshine today. on the cool side. 40s to the shenandoah valley and hagerstown 54. frederick, manassas 45. 48 tappahannock. 54 from lou anne in annapolis this morning while cambridge is 55 and here in washington, still 58 at reagan national. potomac, keep them warm this time of the year. winds are dead calm and the barometer continues to rise now at 80.04 inches of mercury. the country is quiet from east of the rockies but across the

rockies low pressure will take its sweet time moving east. it does ate appear the next chance of rain will hold off until potentially next tuesday. the seven-day forecast, great weather for high school games tonight. 80 on saturday. skins are home on sun 76. columbus day looking good at 80 an tuesday a few showers and down in the lower 70s but a great weekend weekend. soen joy. >> friday doesn't look so bad when it is a three-day weekend for a lot of folks out there. it will be beautiful. let's bet through friday an bet you to work this morning. head out to a live camera and see how things are looking on the beltway. this is montgomery county to colesville and silver spring. inner loop traffic on 270 to 95 all nice and clear this morning. let's move to the realtime maps and see how things are looking in prince georges county. tracking 4, 5 an 30.

nice and quiet. no problems in this part of maryland. tracking the traffic on the beltway. braddock road. no problems springfield to tysons corner an the american legion bridge. check out i-86 at route 50. we are seeing more cars on the roadways now. 5:17 in the morning but a fantastic ride in to dc. now for more news, let's head oh to angie. >> thank you. we have a slew of commuter alerts this week. you may see a lot of police activity on amtrak today. it is part of a high-security exercise along national transit routes. the department of homeland security says it has been plan for months and is not connected to any specific terror threat. tonight tonight at 10:00 the farragut west and mcpherson stations will be closed for track 0 work and won't be blue or orange line service either. it runs through the columbus day weekend until tuesday morning. there will be road closures an

the headquarters of the world bank and international monetary fund in northwest dc from 7 tonight until 5:00 on sunday and that includes 18th, 19th and 20th streets. they will be closed between g streets and pennsylvania avenue. and some closings on g and h streets. protests are also scheduled. if you drive from virginia to dc, the chain bridge over the potomac will be closed. the bridge will close at 00 tonight and stay closed until monday morning at 5:00. this is for for the ongoing bridge rehab project. the bridge is scheduled to close next weekend, as well. get ready for a new traffic pattern in rosslyn this weekend. expansion of the rosslyn metro means north moore street will be one way heading south back to wilson boulevard. you can find many of the local stories in the where you live

section at wusa9.com. find your community right there on our home page to keep up with what is happening in your neighborhood. the redskins repair to take on one of the nfl's high- powered passing attacks. and the capitals start their regular season with one of their key players in pain. more coming up in sports. let's see who's celebrating a birthday today -- [ son ] my parents have always lived in the states.

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but there's one thing they miss. their beloved hometown team. so i asked citi -- how many thankyou points it would take to give them something special. their old seats, 5 and 6, row c. [ male announcer ] citi thankyou points can be used for almost anything you choose. what's your story? citi can help you write it. good morning, everybody. the quarterback throws for 300- yards, he's had a good game. five of the 32 starting backs in the nfl hit that number each week which explain by why aaron rogers smiling all week long because he is about to play a redskins defense that gives it up every game. the second worst if football. allowing 305 passing yards per contest and with rogers an the packers coming in on sunday that's not good. he has thrown for t thousand yards and 68 touchdowns in his first two years as a starter. in other words, get ready for

an air show on sunday. >> rogers is a great quarterback. he's got a lot of weapons, quick release. he can run the football. you know, one of the reasons why they are so effective. >> hopefully we can contain him and not give up big plays to make i easy for them. make them work for it. >> reporter: as for the redskins, first round pick has been battling a sore toe. those are killers for kickers. in cleveland no lebron, no problem. arenas laying it off for match. each had 13 points last night. john wall he's behind the guys in the white jersey he had 12 point and nine assists. wizards win by 14. portis season the only local star battling a groin

injury. we learned that similar onis on injured reserve with the season starting on the. 22-year-old michael norvert will start against the thrashers this evening and likely start the first three games of the season at minimum. the question is how quickly will he be ready? he's had this groin problems before. >> discouraged for him because it has happened been and it's taken him a while to get ready but i think he was in such better shape this year that i don't think it will take anywhere near as long and don't think it is as bad as previous years. >> reporter: the caps opener highlights tonight at 11:00. for now i'm brett haber. have a great friday. some local girls are about to become movie stars we will get to meet them in a bit. today the final jobs report before the november midterms will be released. and rom government workers will get four days off this holiday

week instead of three. let's check on the commute with patranya bhoolsuwan. we are live at the sousa bridge, nice quiet ride to the city but things may change shortly. we will keep our eyes on it. we'll be right back.

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if you thought yesterday was nice wait until you see what's on tap for the week. welcome back. i'm angie goff in for andrea roane. thanks for joining us early on this friday. patranya bhoolsuwan has a look at the roadways early and howard is here to spread the good news. >> it's a wonder. weekend ahead. the video we showed the leaves, the limbs were blowing a by. gusty winds yesterday. we got rid of those and kept the sunshine and temperatures are going to be as warm, if not warmer than yesterday when we hit 77 degrees. now, this morning, there's a chill in the air. longer nights allow the temperatures to fall to the 40s in many areas west of town,

even south. richmond at 49. 58 here in town. bill in newland is 51. just got off the phone with him. 47 at ft. belvoir. a chilly 45 in manassas. it is 46, though, in gaithersburg. columbia, good morning howard county 58 and college park you are holding reston at 46. 82 at noon. 77 for the drive home with highs in the mid to upper 70s. a great weekend ahead. those details in 18 minutes. right now let's get traffic. >> don't forget to grab a light sweater before you head out though the car this morning. it will be a little chilly as you heard from howard. we will start off in virginia at 95 right now i believe and see how things are looking. more people are hitting the roadways. heading up to the mixing bowl no problems there. 395 from edsall to seminary going to see a little yam up an

duke street. no main issues to contend with. on 270 in maryland okay we are tracking the commute from father hurley to the split. no major congestion yet. this morning some commerce department workers get to start their hole tay weekend even earlier. it is because of a fire last night at the hoofer building. kristin fisher is live at the scene with more. >> reporter: unless you are an emergency designated employee, but if you work at the commerce department this morning you do not have to come in that's because of a fire that happened last night. as you can ' the fire is now out but there are some concerns that there's asbestos contamination throughout the building because of the fire. it started around 8:00 last night on the third floor of the commerce building. that part of building is undergoing massive multi-year renovation and it broke out in a section of the building

undergoing asbestos removal. it was good because no one was inside that part of the building at the time the fire broke out but bad news for firefighters because they were exposed to asbestos knocking out the fire. a decontamination was set up for firefighters and every firefighter had to be washed off using special chemicals to get off the asbestos fibers that may have gotten on to their body glass right now the building is shut down and will be shut down for some time. we are going to go back in along with gsa and some of their teams and start to sample and determine if we have asbestos contamination throughout the building. >> reporter: so that's what is going to happen today. they will be checking the building, making sure there is no asbestos contamination. for a lot of people at the commerce department the week

starts early although technically they are asking those employees who don't have to return to work, nondesignate personnel telework if possible. >> thank you for the update. the federal aviation administration is prosing tougher flight rules for helicopters one goal is to increase safety for medical helicopters following a spike in deadly accidents like the one at andrews air force base in 2008. among the proposed regulations, requiring all air ambulance choppers carry electronic system that warns of obstacles in the air and on the ground. today the college professor whose students tapped in to dc's on-line voting system will tell officials how they did it ♪ [ music ] the university of michigan students embedded their school fight song after being asked to test the system. because of the successle hack, the city will not allow absentee rotors to cast ballots

through the on-line system. the tunes ' professor will testify before the government operations committee this morning. today officials if prince georges county will dedicate the new barack obama elementary school in upper marlboro. the school on brook lane opened the doors on august 23rd. it was designed as a leadership and environmental energy the sign. the features promote sustainability, water and energy efficiency and healthy indoor environment for students and staff. it's time for another "living $mart" report. jessica doyle is back with a look at the job market. we are waiting for a report, right? >> that's right. we have been seeing more signs the economy is strengthening. has it extended to the job market we don't know yet but we will find out with the september employment report being released this morning. economists think it will show the private companies added 75,000 jobs last monday. that's seen as being offset by

the loss of 75,000 temporary census jobs. the unemployment rate is expected to climb from 9.7% from 9.6% as people where the market looking for work. nearly 1 million workers won be able to take advantage of the health care reform laws that benefit a cap on insurance costs. the reason why, the government demented their employers. 30 companies and organizations including mcdonald's won be required to raise the maximum amount of coverage. it is time for the money saver. we are going to a free concert at sic tonight on the kennedy center stage in the grand foyer. you can see an hour long all beethoven program. it is a way to introduce the new directer to the washington area. a lot of culture, free price tag. for more money-saving advice go

to my blog the financialista.com and be my friend on facebook or follow me on twitter. >> i maybe going. >> only thing that makes it better is great weather. a food fight is underway in dc. it is food trucks challenging each other in the first curb side kickoff. there are a variety of options from the eat to savory. after the vote, they are talking it out to find out what the best food vendors have to off. check it out eleven a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the old convention center at ninth and new york avenue in northwest. the miners in chile trapped underground for two months may be rescued within a few tays. that story is coming up. some spy equipment intended for use in afghanistan is being tested in the mid-atlantic region. we are traveling the toll road from the airport past reston to the peltway. right now things are looking

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welcome back to 9 news now. good morning, georgetown. we are live at fox hall and a call natch some early birds heading to work this morning. no problem our here. we will have more traffic and the commute coming up in a bit. in the news now, rescue crews believe they will reach the meyers trapped almost a half mile underground in chile by tomorrow. and once that rescue is finished the miners could start to return to the surface as soon as monday. the miners have been trapped since the collapse more than two month ago. an army psychiatrist accused in the shooting blocked a mental evaluation for his client. the defense wants to wait until after a hearing to determine whether he will stand trial.

the shooting killed 13 people and wounded 30 others. 110 feet in the air in north carolina, the military is testing out new surveillance equipment. the device is used to look for specific vehicles and monitors different behaviors among people who happen to be walking around. once it is approved for the field the device will be used by u.s. troops in afghanistan. coming up, we'll meet one of the champions in the fight against breast cancer who's being honored this month. plus, a little good news from the rain here last week. are there clouds in the forecast? let's check in with howard. clear skies overhead and that allowed it to be a chilly morning. you will be able to peel off the jacks later on. i will have the rest of the forecast when we return. [ mom ] my son ryan didn't know his voulez-vous

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remember what it looked like last week with all the rain, here's the silver lining the clouds have lifted. and the drought watch has been lifted. the council says recent rains have improved stream flow throughout the potomac river basin and cooler weather reduced water demand. officials are still advising residents and people to still use their water wisely. >> always, always. and also across parts of northern virginia and eastern west virginia, you have the biggest deficit. we didn't make up all of that. even in washington we are 2 1/2 below average for the year but far better shape. >> little rain wouldn't hurt us. >> not at all. this is the time of the year when the leaves will start to come down. the trees won need as much water and we are talking about that fist out of the gate. fall foliage. the best places are toward the poconos, catskills up to new

england. we have late color here and there an the metro. those areas in green seeing little or no change. a little better as you head toe this park there, especially at elevation. and in western maryland, west virginia in to pennsylvania some color going on now. the next couple of weeks is when we will start to enjoy the fall colors, which might be a little muted this year due to the dry weather we had. we will hope for the best. this morning sunny, clear and cool. it is nippy. jacket was a good call on the weather terrace. 58 right now, clear sky and 61 or so around 9:00. 72 at lunchtime. 77 at 5:00 p.m. with a high today 75 to 79 an lighter winds than yesterday. out of the west at five to ten. tonight, clear chilly again. lows in the 40s to mid-50s. west winds at five. sunny and warm saturday.

gorgeous. highs of around 80. northwesterly winds five to ten. most of the local football teams are on the road this weekend but it would be a great weekend for football. 43 in manassas. that's the cool spot. 54 hagerstownful 59 cambridge. pax river 57. jan in reedville was 59. the shenandoah valley we have upper 40s an cumberland 43. national 58. the skies are clear. winds are calm and we are seeing the barometer continue to rise 30.04. across the country not much to talk about except the system across the rockies. snow at evasions. the same system that brought severe weather in to arizona the last few days. that's not going to make it until tuesday. between now and then in a great position so enjoy the early fall weather. grit night for the high school football games locally. 80 tomorrow.

76 on sunday. the skins are home. columbus day, if you have the day off good for you. sunny and 80 and there's the showers on tuesday and thursday. >> thank you for the beautiful forecast. it will be a nice weekend out there. right now pretty nice and quiet in the traffic center. start on 95 and bw parkway as we zoom in on the realtime maps an seeing clean traffic between baltimore and dc. not much to complain about right now. to the capital beltway and look at montgomery county. volume is picking up between colesville an georgia. add a few extra minutes to get to work on this stretch of the beltway. as we make our way to dc, new york avenue is your destination? more cars out there but no incidents or accidents reported. on 395 in virginia, heading northbound volume but not crawling yet. add extra time heading to work on this stretch. angie, over to you. next saturday night susan

g. komen for the cure is honoring four champions in the fight against breast cancer at the first honoring the promise gala at the kennedy center. as andrea roane tells us, one of the medical heros is renowned surgeon, oncologist la salle junior from howard university medical school. >> you get up every morning an you are full of energy and you want to get things accomplished and you want to do things. >> reporter: while most of russ fast asleep, this legendary cancer surgeon gets a lot accomplished before the sun rises. most days an 4:30 in the morning you will find him making rounds at howard university hospital. >> if you don't have your health, i don't care what it is you want to do, you can not do it and enyou it but with good health you can and i will tell people maintain that health and regain that health. >> reporter: he -- howard has been his home since he entered medical school in 1948. his teachers included medical

pioneers charles drew, and jack white. in had it not been for the howard university candle light vigil of medicine, there's a great possibility that i would not be a physician today a surgical oncologist today. >> reporter: he broke through racial barriers to become one of america's top doctors he retired from surgery four years ago but serves on the medical school's faculty as the charles drew professor of surgery. >> what's the role of the teacher, instruct, inspire, stimulate, to stretch the m.j. nation and expand the aspirations of others. >> reporter: he's done that for nearly 5,000 medical school students and hundreds of black surgeons. outside the classroom he used his high-profile position as president of the american cancer society and the american college of surgeons to draw national attention to the disturbing disparities between blacks and whites in cancer prevalent, treatment and mortality. >> we have to do a better job

and let people know this is something that is important. it is -- something can be done to make a difference. >> reporter: for keeping us focus on the work that remains, the komen foundation is paying honor to the chairman at honoring the promise gay that. >> i'm deeply honored for the recognition and wants me to do more. i don't know what more i can do but whatever it is, i want to do it. >> andrea roane 9 news now. for more information on komen's honoring the promise gala go to our website at wusa9.com. click on the buddy check tab an you will see a lot more people in town this weekend wearing pink. the susan g. komen three day for the cure begins today through sunday october 10th. it is a 60-mile test of endurance for women and men to raise millions of dollars for breast cancer research and support programs. good luck from 9 news now to everyone. we will look at the

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adult psychiatric ward and finds an unlikely friend. in local buzz, milan was talking about his new book and offering simple advice for washington dog owners. >> >> one thing i always say if you want to have a harmonious walk, make sure the dog is behind. when the dog is in front of you the dog will walk with a state of mind that he own the walk. >> reporter: caesar was there to screen the season premier of dog whisperer and badly behaved chihuahuas. top businesswomen in the area throw a party to celebrate being published in a new book. they released the guide in washington. at their party held at eden lounge, they spotlighted leading ladies in business, publishing profiles an services that range from catering to

photography. tina johnston sent in the next video. teens from sterling were thinking pink to help out to find a cure. the dominion high school students sold t-shirt and flip flops to raise money for a group for young survivors. cup cakes sold out in three hour and the girls raised $500. good job. we want good news where you live, too, log on to oh my goff.tv and sen in your pictures and videos to share today. send me your story ideas or post pictures on my facebook page too. three tiny girls from frederick, maryland are sure to make a big flash on the silver screen. the triplets star in the new movie life as we know it. peggy fox visited the starlets home and found the girls irresistible. >> reporter: they giggle, smiled and all seesawed

together without even a poke, prod. i was at the home for an hour but it was easy to see why the director chose these adorable triplets to star in the movie "life as we know it ." >> she made a poop face. >> what do you mean. >> oh, god she is going to poop in the tub. >> reporter: in the movie they are chosen to raise their child sophi who is orphaned. >> we love sophi and out of nerve the world they picked us. >> reporter: the couple take on the challenge encountering the joys and surprises of parenthood. bren, lexy and brook are switched out as needed. >> brook was the starlet as they called her. whatever they told her to do she would go on and do. bren was hit or miss. sometimes really good and sometimes not so good and then lexy is the sleeper and crier. >> reporter: they spent three months in atlanta filming the movie. her husband and -year-old daughter visited every weekend.

>> we had reservations when we started but once i met them it went away. because they were so good with my girls. they would carry them on set and to the girls they were part of the family for a couple of months. >> reporter: she said the crew was good about keeping the triplets on their schedule, never missing nap times or meals. what was catherine highle like, erin calls her katie. >> sincere, gracious, not what you read about. she was great to my family and my girls. >> reporter: she says josh was super sweet and took time to get to know the girls first. >> his.is you can't make a 15- month-old act. they act what they feel and he wanted them to feel comfortable with him and they did and it shows on the screen. >> reporter: it is not like erin tried to get their children in a movie before but she seen the ad for identical twins and on a whim decided to do it. >> never say never but it would have to be the right

opportunity. peggy fox, 9 news now. the director gave he oldest daughter han what that a cameo in the thanksgiving scene to help her feel included, too. thanks for joining us. i'm angie goff. andrea is off today. howard is here with the forecast. >> i want to do a movie. but i'm not a cute triplet. >> be a stage dad and get little phillip on the big screen. >> got connections? >> bet you talking. what a great day it will be to be outside but the whole weekend is looking fantastic. high pressure is building in. skies have cleared and will stay clear for probably much of the next three or four days. it will be fantastic. 42 charleston, 84 pittsburgh. there's a definite chill to the north and west. even closer to home we have mid- 40s. 45 manassas and also