the top. >> reporter: officials are dividing the men into two groups. this one will be pulled up first. put on a diet to boost their strength and aspirin to avoid blood clotting. they will have to take immediate action once they hit the surface if it is light outside, since they have been in the dark for 68 days. >> and so we are using the very nice method. >> reporter: then they will go directly to a hospital where showers and fresh clothes are waiting. and they will be examined. there were days when she lost all hope waiting for her brother. she says she doesn't want to take away from the joy she is feeling now. the miners are asking for privacy when they come up, to make up for lost time with their loved ones. the celebrations are inevitable. sandra hughs, cbs news. >> the rescue capsule is being called the phoenix. that's the name for the mythic bird rising from the ashes.

a man found dead at his home on friday, discovering the 61-year-old in the 5700 block in fairfax station. and his death has been ruled a homicide. but police found his car over several miles away. seven of them, i should say, in the 4300 block of the drive. and where they join us live in fairfax, where she has been following the investigation. >> reporter: lesli, live at police headquarters here in fairfax. you know it's been five days since he was found murdered in his home today. and police, they have a big break in the case that they have what they have been looking for. his stolen lexus. and they are hoping that it leads to his killer. a stolen gold lexus that looks like this, could hold the clues police have been looking for in a murder mystery. last week, the owner of the car wash was found dead at his home in fairfax station. and his wife found his body thursday afternoon.

his gold 2002 lexus ls470 had been stolen. today, an alert police officer spotted the car parked miles away on americana drive, just off the beltway. >> yesterday around 11:00 p.m., responding to a call out here. she happened to see a gold lexus suv, running the tag on it, turning out it was our car. >> reporter: the death had devastated his family and stunned his fairfax station neighborhood. >> very shocking. because this is a very quiet neighborhood. nothing like this ever happens around here. it's a very nice neighbor that we see them walking the dog all the time. >> reporter: police have confiscated the lexus and they are going over it inch by inch. >> they will be looking at the vehicle, fingerprints, dna evidence, anything to help us identify the suspect and to lead that person to rest. >> reporter: and police are hoping that anyone who may have seen that gold lexus parked on americana drive to please call them and let them know if anybody saw them get in or out

of the car or if you saw them leaving or coming or going. they need any information that they could get about that gold lexus. if you have any information, the number to call is crime solvers, 1-866-411-tips. 1-866-411-tips. which is 8477. i'm peggy fox reporting live at fairfax, lesli, back to you. >> thank you. and hopefully this is the tip they are looking for, thanks. a fairfax man and his dog are dead tonight after a fire destroyed their home happening this morning in the city of fairfax. the man's body was found in his bed. his dog was nearby. it took firefighters some time to get into the house because piles of trash and empty beers littered the living room. just outside the door, an eight- foot hole had burned through the floor. that fire could have been smoldering all night. neighbors say they smelled smoke last night around 10:00, they called police to check it out. no one could find the source of the smell. this morning around 7:00, a woman driving by and a neighbor

investigating the smoke, saw the house on fire. >> so i knocked on the door here on the driveway side. and i ran around the back, knocking on the windows in the back. and there just wasn't anybody. >> we had fire upon our arrival here to the base that they needed to come up through the first floor. they went in. they had some problems due to the things behind the door and the contents of the house. >> reporter: neighbors say that the man who died was a smoker and firefighters, they could not find any smoke detectors in his house. investigators are still searching for the cause of the early morning fire in northeast washington. and it fan around 3:00 a.m. several cars were on fire. and flames spread to a garage that no one was hurt. a pittsburgh couple at the supreme court today, arguing that they should have the right to sue a drug company in state court. under current law, most vaccine- related lawsuits go to special federal vaccine courts, which were set up almost 25 years ago. the family says they just can't

get justice for their daughter in those special vaccine courts. the government and drug makers say such a system is needed. because of the drug companies that could be sued over vaccines. the law that mite be unable to stay in business. joel brown joins us live with the court where it is now up to them to decide. joel, this is such a hot issue for the families who feel like they have been affected. >> yeah, it really is, anita. i'll tell you what, they were not about the autism specifically. but the ruling that they come up with will ultimately have a big effect on the thousands of cases that are out there, linking autism with childhood vaccinations. the parents of the 18-year-old asked the supreme court to let them sue a major drug company. they say the company's vaccine left their daughter with long- life injuries. >> for the rest of her life, hannah is going to need care in order to live her life. >> reporter: when she was six months old, she was given a type of vaccine that is no

longer sold. her parents say since then, she suffered seizures and developmental problems. >> the disorder and disability that she suffers from is incredibly difficult, expensive. and there is no treatment for it. >> reporter: this case has them looking closely at what are called vaccine courts. they created that special legal system 24 years ago. it's the only way for people to bring lawsuits against vaccine manufacturers. congress showed it up as a way to care for people injured we vaccines. and to protect the drug companies from most vaccine- related lawsuits. drug companies, they say they couldn't function without that protection. >> if manufacturers are driven out of business today, we'll see the resurgents of the infectious diseases that we have gotten in our time. >> reporter: drug makers worry that if they let this case go forward, you could open up the door to thousands of lawsuits filed by parents, claiming that there is a link between the

vaccines and autism. but for this family, this case is about one thing. forcing a drug company to make up for the damage. they say that it did to their daughter. >> and that is a family, so far, they have received no compensation for their daughter's injuries due to the vaccines. they say that she will need special care for the rest of her life. back to you. >> joel, okay, so what is the success rate for the cases that do go before the special vaccine courts? what kind of a chance does someone have? >> last year, $164 million was paid out to damages and to victim's families. that's a big number. with 75% of those cases that the vaccine court heard were these autism-related cases and all of them thrown out. there's just not enough scientific evidence here. so with this family case in the supreme court, what it does, it sets up at least the possibility that the families would be able to go around vaccine courts and to be able to sue these drug manufacturers in the state court.

>> joel, thank you so much. is >> we also have breaking news on the landmark ruling on the military ban on openly gay trooped. late this afternoon, they issued a nationwide injunction. stopping enforcement of the don't ask don't tell policy. it ends the military's 17-year- old policy towards gay service members. department of justice attorneys, they have 60 days to appeal. the judge declared the law constitutional after a two-week trial in riverside. another pedestrian has been hit and killed in montgomery county. happening just before midnight along 270 near montgomery village avenue near gaithersburg. a woman was walking southbound when she was hit by a car and an out-of-service metrobus. they are not sure why that woman was walking on 270. and both drivers, they stayed at the scene. police do not think that alcohol or speed were a factor. well, they talk a lot about people struck while trying to cross the street. >> a child in a stroller was hit by a car along the creek

parkway, that is, in silver springs yesterday. and this afternoon, the department and the transportation and the federal highway safety administration, held a demonstration at the yard parked in the southeast. and even the transportation secretary, took part, after several pedestrian accidents right near the u.s. department of transportation headquarters. >> i want all of you to take back to the department to your fellow workers, you have to pay attention when you are walking or riding, or driving. >> the the bottom line, they want to reduce the number of injuries and deaths to people walking in the metro dc area. just when you thought that traffic in the tyson's corner area could not get any worse, prepare for some news that will slow you down even more. a new traffic pattern beginning tonight could add 20 minutes to commute 20 minutes for the next two years.

we have a live look at what the virginia drivers are expecting. >> reporter: it's incredible. they could estimate that already, 20 minutes over two years. it sounds incredible. let's just take a look at some of what the drivers are dealing with here in the tyson's corner area. the traffic coming towards us is the outer loop of the beltway. this ramp heading down to 123. the road below 123. that is the road immediately affected by the changes. it will be a long two years, but the director says to keep your eye on the prize. starting at 9:30 tonight. the 495 north ramp off 123 will shut down for 18 to 24 months. while crews, they work on the beltway. to get on the inner loop from 123, drivers will have to pass the old exit, hit a set of traffic lights, and then loop around. tomorrow, four lanes of 495 north will shift as crews prepare to demolish the old

bridge on 495. that old bridge, demolition will take place over the weekend. and forcing a shutdown of 123, just for the weekend. everything should be back up and running on 123 monday morning for the commute. a lot of changes. a whole lot of delays. but we're told all in the name of progress. what is that progress? when will you see it? we'll have those details coming up new at 6:00. back to you. >> thank you. let's get you to breaking news. coming out of baltimore. right now, you're looking live at the tunnel. a lot of traffic around that area. this is on i-95 in our sister station, wjz is reporting that a bus has caught fire inside that tunnel. they reporting that the bus was indeed a school bus. and it is not clear whether there were any children on the school bus when it caught fire. we can tell you though that the bus is believed to be a significant distance inside the tunnel. told to evacuate their

vehicles. they are walking towards the roadway at the south side of the tunnel. as you can see, cars are lined up. at least on the sides of the road to allow room for the emergency vehicles. and that camera is zooming in a bit more to show you all those people standing on the side, which appear to be the people who had to evacuate their vehicles. according to wjz, fire officials are on the scene, but they are still trying to get the access on the bus. so far, two people, they might be suffering from smoke inhalation. not a direction that you'll want to be traveling tonight if you could avoid it at all. this again, fire at the tunnel, baltimore, maryland, a big issue there tonight. let's take a look at the rest of the evening rush hour with patranya bhoolsuwan in the 9news now traffic center. >> reporter: hey there. a messy situation in baltimore, around our area, also a couple of incidents to tell you about. let start off on the beltway of branch avenue. we do have an accident here that just cleared as you can see on the screen, involving a tractor trailer, pushed off to the side. we still see the delays, back

up to i-295. in arlington, we do have a potentially fatal crash to watch out for. this is between randolph and the springs. and we're telling folks to get around this by using the drive. and finally on i-66, headed westbound are the traffic cameras, just going crazy. we were going to tell you, no accidents reported. but it will be heavy for them. anita, back to you. >> thank you, patranya. coming up at 5:30, three members of the university of maryland fraternity, stabbed in a college park bar fight. spilling into the street. topper? >> another warm day across the metro area. we'll take you out to temperatures now. some folks, they broke a record. temperatures are still in the 80s. pretty much 84 down in fredericksburg. 80 downtown. we'll come back and talk about big changes on the way. in ft. hood texas, survivors of the worst shooting ever on the u.s. military base come here to testify. but there's a delay. that story coming up.

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17 sailors were killed when the u.s. was bombed in yes men back in the year 2000. it was over almost before it began. and the man charged in last year's shooting rampage appeared briefly in court this morning. but that hearing did not last long and the victim's families will now have to wait to face the shooter. and that seemed for the allege shooter, immediately, asking

for a delay of the military hearing. >> investigating the defense until midnight tonight. dressed in fatigue and pulled over their ears. he was one of the few people allowed in the room for the procedurings. it is just like a blue. >> reporter: they are bracing themselves for when the proceedings finally get underway. >> we were here to hear the witnesses speak about it and relive what my brother lived through. it will be really hard. >> reporter: the army psychiatrist is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder for the worse shooting ever on a u.s. military base. the security was very tight here at fort hood during the short hearing. the military personnel and the

media were kept from getting a good look at hasan. one of them had, sergeant kimberly munley was injured and expected to testify. the hearing, the equivalent of the civilian grand jury is expected to last three weeks and will determine if hasan has a full trial. if that happens, he could face the death penalty. >> we're also still waiting to hear from the military panel, which is working on determining hasan's mental faculties, his mental state during the day of the shooting, and also what his dependency might be for trial. anita and lesli, still waiting to hear from the military panel and waiting to see how things might go tomorrow, whether this gets underway or postponed. >> other than guilt or innocence, what else could we learn from this trial? >> reporter: well, a big part of having the trial here at fort hood is for them to explore the reasons, why a

soldier, why an officer could actually do this. if he is found guilty in court if he does this what he does. and why something could happen on the military bases. explore those reasons and of course, try to prevent it from happening again. >> all right. thank you. in our area, another summer- like day. >> it really was. now, in fact, unofficially so far, 83 at dulles, a new record high. but the records are still falling for dulles. but you know, you can't stay hot or warm in october verying long. some changes are on the way. here is your forecast version for the next thee days. tomorrow is going to be a brisk, but a bright day, upper 60s, cooler. and quite frankly, 68. much closer to average in our temperatures today in the 80s. a cool rain on thursday. 62. and now on friday, we're in pretty good shape. clouds in the morning and then a very nice afternoon and a very nice night for high school football. all right, let's break down tomorrow. sunglasses required. probably a light jacket too. 55 in the morning.

that's at downtown. but you'll be in the upper 40s in the suburbs. the low 60s by the lunchtime. and then upper 60s by the evening with lots of sunshine across the board. good news tomorrow, they will not be very breezy. so that 68 will feel pretty comfortable. partly cloudy and cooler. mid-40s in the suburbs. mid-50s downtown about 10. temperatures right now, they still 80 at national. still 81 at college park. upper 70s in bethesda and rockville. and 77 in laurel out to the west. it's still 82 in sterling. and 81 in leesburg and 81 in manassas. now, lows tonight. about ten degrees cooler than they were last night. that means 40s for the burbs. 46 in gaithersburg. 48 in rockville. and 64 downtown. and 49 in college park. upper 40s from bowie. right around 50 in andrews. plenty of 40s to the west. fairfax, reston, telling, upper 40s. getting out here to the mid- 40s. and also the mid-40s for manassas. now, tomorrow morning, partly cloudy and chilly. 40s and 0s.

winds are out of the north at ten. and again, a lot chillier if you have a brisk wind. we don't. partly cloudy and cooler, highs 65 to 70. winds are out of the east at about 10. really not that bad at all. here is your zone forecast. the west of the divide, out towards oakland, you'll be until the 50s. but 54 in cumberland with the sunshine. mid to upper 60s down to winchester. in culpepper, you'll hit the low 70s, no doubt. warrenton and manassas and leesburg, middleburg, probably not quite 70. but still a nice day. downtown, 68. 74 annapolis. no advisories for the day. but you head down through charles county in the st. mary's county. you'll find the temperatures in the low 70s. waldorf to downtown. upper 60s tomorrow. cooler for the next few days. the rain should hold off until the afternoon. maybe some morning clouds on friday, but then a very nice evening for our high school football. the dog walk on saturday.

great 62. dog walk, 10:30. more information on our website at wusa9.com. go to the forecast page. nice for them too. but again, it's a nighttime game. bring a sweatshirt too for high school football. and then upper 60s on monday and low 70s next tuesday. so there is a correction, but not a crazy correction. >> yeah, still very nice. >> thank you. up next, a man under arrest in hungry. who he is when 9news now returns.

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state control. at the airport in australia, they have arrested a man after the breach of the security. authorities say he crashed his car into a security barrier and jumped a barb wire fence before running on to the tarmac. witnesses say that the man allegedly stole a car before he crashed into the barricade. >> he jumped over the edge out there. over the fence and ran to the outside where they are. toning them up until the police got there. no reported injuries of them getting to the aircraft. coming up next new at 5:30. >> this is the longest escalator in the hemisphere. if you want to use it, you'll need to walk. i'm lindsey mastis in wheaton, that story is coming up. i'm bob ehrlich.

i'm not the kind of guy who likes to hang on the sidelines. today maryland's in trouble. we're worse off than we were four years ago: dangerous debt, higher taxes, not enough jobs. we need real leadership to turn this state around. fix the budget -- honestly. grow small businesses -- really.

excellent schools -- everywhere. protect the bay -- finally. it's why i'm running -- to make the state we love not just good, but great. now let's get down to work. right now, new at 5:30, three members of the maryland fraternity, stabbed in a college park bar fight spilling into the street. >> another man hurt last night. police are now on the lookout

for a suspect. late this afternoon, the chief of university vowed to take action to shut down the establishment, with where all they started. new at 5:30, scott broom is at the university of maryland, with new details on the investigation. >> three fraternity members and a fourth man stabbed. all the students involved, they were under age. and police, they say all evidence indicates that alcohol was very much a factor in this shocking incident in the heart of college park. that police say started in a bar called the thirsty turtle. >> in short, the thirsty turtle has become an attracted nuance. >> this afternoon, police chief, david mitchell, says he aims to shut down the thirsty turtles. underaged cadets have no problems of getting served. suffering at least $1,000 in fines in 2008. >> this is unacceptable. this will stop. i'm ready to padlock it tonight. but it's not my fault. i want the thirsty turtle to come ply with the local and

state laws. >> you need to make sure that people are of age and able to control themselves while in the bar. >> reporter: last night's incident started with a fight among three students. they were ejected. the fight moved around the corner where at least one knife came out. three students, age 19 to 20 were injured, as well as a 23- year-old man. police are looking for a fifth person who ran. since they have video of the incident, and this was no random attack. the victim were member of the fraternity, members i spoke with today, declining to talk about. and so far, there have been no response 9news now in college park. >> they believe that somebody killed a missing 10-year-old girl. they are sifting through their investigation to that of a homicide. they say that no one outside

the house has been reported seeing them clear a light in about a month. they were reported kidnapped over the weekend, but officers, they think that the little girl might have been gone much longer. >> the problem is we cannot confirm with any confidence, how long they have been missing. without this information, we cannot positively select the area of the search for her. the amber alert was canceled today. the decision to focus this investigation from a missing child or abducted child, will turn into a homicide investigation. >> a search warrant says that they indicated there could be human remains, traces of them in two cars near the baker

home. she has been charged with obstruction of justice. today, we learned about an independent audit that is looking into problems for metro's escalators and elevators. >> they ordered this assessment, right here, responding to a ton of the rider complaints. but the audit detail problems that include failure to clean and adjust the escalator switches. they are making their way into the machine room and the work areas. mechanics need more training and there is a shortage of the supervisors. on any given day, there could be dozens of metro escalators or elevators out of service. lindsey mastis joins us live from the wheaton metro where they are out, lindsay? >> we have a ride going on all day. you know, this is one of the busiest metro stations that people are getting off their buses. they are walking up and realizing that the escalators are not working as normal. basically right now what they have done to make things a little easier for the commute at this time, that if you want to get down to the metro that

you would take an elevator. they would have one escalator that goes up only. but that's not the way that it was for most of the day. >> everybody is getting a good workout. >> i'm out of breath. i was along yesterday. >> reporter: they say it's the longest escalator in the western hemisphere. >> now you tell me. >> reporter: when it doesn't work, there are a lot of moans and growns. >> you're scared to run. >> this escalator is being reshaped. it won't be ready until february of next year. meaning when one of these escalators go out, everything has to stop. lots of people crowd into the elevators. >> that is still high. how do you think that they will be going up and down? they still need to train. you can go half way up. >> but a lot of people take that chance. >> yeah, i'm used to it by now.

>> going up is worse. >> i'll try working on the escalator. i'm going to time myself. here i go. >> hi, it's been one minute. okay. and it is two minutes and 26 seconds. and i'm going to have to hold on for a second while i catch my breath, before i could say anymore. >> they need to do better. this is powerful. >> if they are putting up the prices on metro, i think that they should get these elevators fixed as soon as possible. >> and amazing crews, they are working on the elevator. they have been working on it all day. i asked one of them how long they think that it would take. hoping to have it done sometime tonight or tomorrow. i called metro, asking them how long do you think that this one is going to be out? they told me that they have no way of knowing until it is

pretty much up and running and now they say it is up and running. reporting live, i'm lindsey mastis, 9news now. >> quite the climb. okay, thank you. >> oil companies can start drilling again in the u.s. the obama administration, listed that deep water drilling today. after the disastrous oil spill for the gulf. it was scheduled to expire on november 30. but the interior secretary says it was lifted because new rules after the spill have strengthens the safety measures. topper shutt is in the weather center with your out and object forecast. a nice night to be out. >> yes, indeed. temperatures are still above average. start with your out and about forecast. temperatures by 6:00, they are still going to be right around 80 degrees. we'll fall, a little quicker tonight. about 68 by 10:00 with the temperatures, eventually falling into the 40s.

let's talk fall colors around the metro area. and oakland, petersburg, we're talking about the near peek colors right there. and the western divide. but your time is coming up. to the 16th to the 20th is your average peak. we don't see anything that will change that actually. the suburbs, they will be late october and then downtown, they will be early november. let's talk ability about the next three days. they knew they were going to have a temperature indeed. we are, temperatures in the low 60s. should hold off about the noon hour, i would think. and then nice on friday. maybe some clouds to start. but then cool and crisp. and temperatures, they are about 60. we've got them out there for the high school football, dc, metro sports.

and to see your sweatshirt because of the potential fall like a stone that night. we'll come back and talk about the forecast. for the redskins. back to you guys. >> all right, topper, thank you. still to come on 9news now, they are issuing a warning that could involve your baby's monitor. but up next, an indiana boy, born on the special date and time with details by the numbers. and coming up new at 6:00. driving through tyson's corner. your world is about to change. the good and the bad news about the construction coming up. and don't forget, we're always on wusa9.com. we'll be right back.

a very special and unique birthday for an indiana boy. going into labor on sunday morning, but he didn't deliver

little michael for 1hours -- 19 hours. so his birthday is october 10 of 2010. that's right, 10/10/10 and to show you even more, he was born at 10:10 p.m. she's receiving a lot of attention because of the numbers. she expects that attention will be more important to michael later in life. >> i'm sure that he will think it is cool. maybe he'll play football or something and that could be his number. >> reporter: she didn't know he was born at 10:10 until the nurse hads told her. he was actually not due until wednesday. okay, a big mess at baltimore. let's get the latest from patranya. >> reporter: that's right. a live shot from the south side of the tunnel, where a bus has caught fire. all the people evacuated from that tunnel right now. both northbound of i-95 in the baltimore area. the henry tunnel, shot doing traffic rewriting it off the streets. if you're heading up in that direction any time soon, you'll want to take the key bridge or

895 to get around this. now, back in our area, you're having a live shot over the american legion. no accidents were reported here throughout virginia or maryland. but it will be slow going in certain the spots. right now, back to you. >> all right, coming up next on 9news now, a warning from the government that could affect something in your baby's nursing right now. we'll tell you what you need to look for up next. we didn't get a break on the temperatures. but we'll take you out to the pollen reading and you can access this on our website, wusa9.com. click on the weather tab and then follow the drop-down menu to allergy update. everything is low, but still out there. we'll come back and talk about temperature lowering. stay tuned. and also coming up, why these women are so fired up. details on dc law coming up in nine sports.

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it can be an extra set of eyes and ears when your little one is alone in the room. but the cord that's attached to that monitor could also be a killer. in the past six years, six children have died when their heads accidentally got caught on the cord. so tonight, they are warning parents to watch their children around these kinds of cords. >> one day, they might not be mobile. they are laying here on the crib. the next day, they are able to get up. is and so easily could latch on to the cord when they are around their neck. or in some cases, literally on the crib. the dc couple's 10-month-ed old daughter died in march when she somehow became tangled in the video monitor cord in her

nursery. >> any time there is a cord or your crib, it's a hazard to your child. >> reporter: protecting your child comes down to positioning. make sure you keep that out of reach and never place that monitor on a crib. when they are used in the rightway, they are safe and helpful. >> we don't use the baby monitors. in fact, they are very helpful. make sure it's placed far away from your child. they are investigating whether they are labeled well enough. the packaging for this one is long gone. if you take a look at the product itself, you're going to the back of this particular monitor or the second piece that goes with it. there is no marking anywhere that suggests the cord attach could pose as that hazard. they want that to change. and for more consumer news you could use, go to our website on

web ebb, can click on living smart. residence have just a few more hours to register to voters, or change any information before the november election. the deadline at 9:00 p.m. county asks that you contact them to make those changes. for more stories as to where you live, go to wusa9.com. we have a new feature, where you live, keeping up with what is happening in your community. you have a story or a news tip, we want to hear that too. contact us and be a part of the news gathering team at wusa9.com. also a reminder that on thursday at noon, you can see the second governor's debate live here on wusa9.com. martin o'malley will face off starting at noon. you can also watch the debate on wusa9.com. our own, derek mcginty, will serve as a panelist. >> i guess you could get used to these warm summer days. but you probably shouldn't. >> no, we had one storm last

night that came out of prince george's county. for the most part, the storms are north of us. we talked about that with the video for you. up in the big apple now. check this out. this is hail and heavy heavy rain. look at the hail collected there. that's the size of the nickel. and pretty good damage. at one time, they won the severe thunderstorm watch. look at the flooding there. again, we don't want people across the street. hopefully that will remind you not across the street. let's talk about the next three days. yeah, we'll get the temperature correction here tomorrow. bright and brisk. and kind of a cool to chilly rain on thursday. it sold hold off until the afternoon and then cool on friday. the skies are turning partly cloudy. that's the highs. they will be rather chilly for the high school football. all right, let's talk about tomorrow. we'll break it down for you. sunglasses are required. probably a light jacket in the morning. that's the downtown temperatures that we're talking about mid to upper 40s.

low 60s by lunchtime. so a very nice day. actually not much wind. they will feel pretty comfortable. temperatures, they are still well above average. 75 in frederick and culpepper. even 83 down at fredericksburg. now, unlike yesterday when the temperatures kind of just floated up into the 60s, tonight, they will fall much more quickly into the 40s and 50s. for tonight then, partly cloudy, cooler. a 46 to about 54 downtown. winds are out of the north at about 10. in fact, lows tonight, gaithersburg, 46 in rockville. inside the beltway, you'll be to the low to mid-50s. still 10 degrees cooler than you were yesterday. upper 40s in fairfax and reston and sterling. and leesburg and manas ins, you'll be until the mid-40s tonight. tomorrow morning, cloudy. kind of the chilly start. the good news, winds are not

very strong. and then by the afternoon, partly cloudy and cooler. high temperatures, 65 to 70, which is pretty close to average. your average high is now 70 downtown. and the winds turn easterly at 10, but not a huge factor. the next seven days. upper 60s tomorrow. low 60s on thursday. there's the rain in the afternoon. 60s on friday. maybe a few clouds in the morning. but a very nice day. again, cool for the high school football. and nice on saturday. and the dog walk, getting it off the potomac at 62 for the high. a little milder on sunday. but the game is not until sunday night. so it will be cooling off sunday night. upper 60s on monday and the low 70s on tuesday. and so sometimes, we would like to see that. still from super warm to super cold. it's a nice correction. >> yeah, we like that. >> about average. >> thank you. >> if you and i were to arm wrestle, you probably wouldn't get too many. >> you know what is coming out? i don't want to embarrass myself. we'll take you down. can i say something? i'm not hearing a word you're saying. you know why? >> you'll be blinded by my eye.

>> i'm having a naughty librarian thing going. i know everyone in the room is. i'm speaking the truth. have you ever found yourself flipping through the channel on the weekend and you stumble yourself across like an arm wrestling competition? after a few minutes, you ask yourself, why the heck am i watching that arm wrestling competition? there is no good reason for that. but dave owens has the reason for you to go see one in in person. >> if i told you that they were all dressed up to arm wrestle, would you believe me? >> i mean, to be in an arm wrestling competition is far from my normal rights as you could possibly get. meet these people as you might say. for example. >> that is probably spicy. >> or who in their spare time, like to engage in serious competition. >> i think that it was post par come of the craziness.

i just had a baby. i was thinking like what could we do to get out of the house. >> costumes, nicknames. >> i'm from texas originally. so it made sense to do armed and dangerous, the outlaw cowgirl. it is fun to see the characters and how they play at each other. >> to make sure that your seat stays on the seat. or else you are disqualified. >> we are very competitive. i want to win. >> here's the west part. it's all for charity. well, it's time for the donations from the local organizations. at this night, the servicewomen's action network. >> we have helped women being in the military to readjust to civilian life. >> reporter: if you have a

catch economy nickname and you're not afraid to flex, join them. maybe you could beat them. maybe. dave owens, 9news now. >> and i would just like to suggest that you guys have some guns over here. the blonde bomber and then the lovely librarian. i think that you would be two characters. >> my money is on brooklyn. >> they don't call him writingman for nothing. >> i might need to check it out and give them a try. >> i don't think that, but he will. >> yeah, maybe. >> you don't know. >> i would pay $1 for that. >> okay, up next, a common kitchen spice, that the kids are abusing. the consequences of the kids being high on the internet. i'm peggy fox with momslikeme.com. when you're on the internet, you get bombarded with advertisements, e-mail promotions, and cookies. did you know that marketers are targeting your children online

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all things pointing up across the dow today to finish at 10,200. nasdaq finished 15 points higher. and they are up five points. in this afternoon's health alert, it's one of those common spices in the kitchen. costing on average about $6.99. and nutmeg is also what some kids are using to get high. >> i laughed a lot ask had -- i laughed a lot and everything was funny. >> reporter: this is video posted online of a teenager on nutmeg. >> very large amounts. >> alex, not his real name, knows all about tripping on this spice. >> the first time that i used this, i felt very delirious. just everything seemed so real and so ridiculous. >> reporter: containing a compound that belongs to the

drug family, causing di lair yum. when taken in high doses, it could mimic a marijuana-like buzz. >> they were discussing it down. it took forever to get down. >> and most kids, they either jug it straight or mix it in a liquid. it could take hours were an effect was felt. >> for me, it was about probably four, three to four hours. >> reporter: but alex says the side effects made him stop using it. >> panic, to some degree, and trying on the busyness. we don't know what the long- term effects of it are. >> and the drug rehab organization and the second genesis. he said that nutmeg intoxication is not studied in humans, but they have been in lab animals. >> they wind up having cancer at the liver, having lesion in the liver. which sometimes, they result in

liver damage. it is definitely not worth it. >> and there are no known human deaths directly linked to nutmeg highs. but alex, they did tell us about one friend who is so suicidal after taking it, put on the suicide watch until the effects fully wore off. if you go to our website on wusa9.com, we have some signs that parents could look for if there is a possibility that they expect their child might be abusing nutmeg. thank you for joining us for 9news now at five. 9news now at 6:00 starts right now. from the first local station, with news in high definition. this is 9news now. good evening, i'm lesli foster. we begin tonight with news that mite slow you down, even more if you travel fire the tyson's corner area. and the construction there, they mean major traffic pattern and the lane shifts will begin tonight. we have a look with more. and you get to be the bearer of some really tough traffic news tonight. >> yeah, i'm sorry, folks. but you know, look at