the employees of the establishment. >> reporter: his family is outraged and for hours a stream of relatives and friends came to pay their respects. >> i want to know what what the cause. ali is 27 years old. he was killed. so i'm just trying to get the truth. >> reporter: police have arrested the owner of the club, 46-year-old william sp, eel -- speeler and charged him with murder and other four employees are in jail facing similar charges. >> you talk about a beating like this as a result of a property damage, someone has lost their life from a savage beat in what appears to be vigilante justice. ridiculous. >> the chief plans to close the club under an emergency decree that authorizes police to shut

a dangerous business for 96 hours. >> we had two incidents there last night. one resulted in the death of an individual. so that is it in the authority of me to shut the club down and i intend to do so. >> they want the medical examiner to release the body so they can give it a proper islamic burial. back to you. >> thank you. we want to go live to gary who's live at dc police headquarters where we are awaiting information on the case. gary? >> reporter: good evening. it appears the case may be change and the presumptions maybe changing as a result of a medical examination of his body. cause and manner of death, according to the medical examiner is still undetermined. meeting with police officials to make a formal declaration of what happened to mohammad. something happened and the medical examiner's exam, however, that is causing police to reconsider saying new facts came to light. it now appears the charges

against mr. speeler and four employees maybe changed from homicide to something else. what else? police are not yet saying. a press conference was scheduled for 3:45 this afternoon and abruptly danceled as police tried to digest the new information. changes could change at any moment. we will be here and let you know as soon as that determination comes down. >> thank you. police are investigating the murder of a teenager in franconia, virginia. they say 18-year-old man got in to a fight with someone last night outside of a 7-eleven in the rose hill neighborhood. the teen died after a short time going to the hospital. an autopsy is being done. anyone with information about the case should call fairfax county police. sky 9 was over the scene of a pedestrian accident in prince william county this morning. a 38-year-old man was hit and killed in the 17300 block of dumfries road. the driver of the car that struck him stayed on the scene. a white box truck was also

involved in the accident. it left the scene, but police say it's unlikely the driver was aware of what really happened. a crash along a busy intersection has left one person with serious injuries. it happened this afternoon at rockville pike and marnelli road. the car rolled on to its side two people were inside the car at the time. we don't know their conditions just yet and we don't know the cause of the crash either. some people in manassas are outraged over a new sex shop opening the heart of the historic district. kristin fisher sat down with both sides of the controversy one day before the grand opening. >> i'm christina and i'm the daughter. >> i'm kimberly and i'm the mom. >> we are the owners. >> this mother daughter duo is one day away from opening the store of their dreams. where anything is possible and no one under 18 is allowed. >> it's a legal business. there's a lot of enfie tell did in marriages today and if there

were more stores like this, maybe people wouldn't be afraid. you should be able to go in and buy anything you want for you and your partner. >> reporter: i'm not allowed to bring the camera inside the store. they want to keep ate surprise until saturday's grand opening but it seems to be your pretty straightforward adult entertainment store. not that i would know but the store says they have adult dvds, lotions, lingerie and more. what's the problem? to find out i'm going to meet with one of the biggest opponents, councilman way. >> manassas has had a long time reputation of being a wholesome family town and while we appreciate that every type of business and all persons have the right to free speech, this particular type of shop does not fit well there. >> reporter: councilman way is pushing zoning amendments for this section of old town manassas. it would prevent other adult- oriented businesses from opening here, but the councilman can't shut down kk's

temptations. >> the only thing i would say to them is thank you. thank you for all of the publicity that we have been getting because we never ever would have been able to afford it. >> reporter: many manassas, kristin fisher, 9 news now. >> the city of manassas is now commissioning a study on the negative impact that sex shops have had in other parts of the country. the price tag for that, more than $70,000. fairfax county police are looking for more possible victims of a day care worker accused of molesting two children under his care. 22-year-old man worked at the minnieland someday scarerrer center in centreville and he was charged with sodomizing a 4- year-old girl and police have added charges he also molested a 5-year-old. he nearly made it out of the country before he was caught. >> the detective, with a little bit of foresight, placed a warrant on file for the suspect. so when he attempted to enter canada, that showed up on the radar screen. >> reporter: an executive at

minnieland says the a day care sin stalling cameras to monitor staff as they interact with children but as 9 news knew uncovered there are charge against another worker in a different northern virginia county. more on that at 6:00. the dc public school met with parents of some middle schoolers about a subject that caused a storm of controversy. what some students call a sex survey given to them without asking parents. they say the survey given to students addresses pregnancy and hiv prevention, and was given to determine the students ' baseline knowledge on these touchy subjects. but critics say the survey was inappropriate. two teenagers are charged as adults in connection with a beating earlier this month at an anne arundel county school. 17-year-old jacob dick and vernon johnson are accused of attacking a 15-year-old boy in the hallway in south river high

on october 6th. the victim suffered serious head injuries they face 25 years in prison if convicted. with less than three weeks to go before the november 2nd midterm elections, republicans and democrats are stepping up are up their campaigns. >> all 435 seats in the house of representatives are up for a vote and so are 37 of the 100 seats in the senate. most polls show that republicans are set to make big gains and possibly take control of the congress. and with so much at stake, both parties are campaigning hard [ applause ] >> reporter: the president and vice president are doing what they can to make sure joe biden's old senate seat stays in the hands of democrats. the two visited delaware to raise money for chris cube. >> he is the kind of leader you want representing you in the united states senate. >> when chris kuhn goes though united states senate you will never, ever ever have to wonder why you voted for him. >> reporter: he has a comfortable lead in the polls

over christine o'donnell, but with control of congress at stake, democrats aren't taking any chances. >> this is a tough political environment right now. >> reporter: the president and vice president are spending a lot of time on the campaign trail, trying to help democrats at a number of tight races. with less than three weeks to go before the elections, most polls show republicans will likely pick up a large number of seats in both the house and the senate. part of the reason for that is the enthusiasm of the tea party and its supporters. dozens of candidates, backed by the group, are in close races, including nevada where the most powerful democrat in congress is fighting to keep his job. senate majority leader harry reid is neck and neck with tea party favorite sharon angle and the mud is flying. >> introducing sharon angle's crazy -- >> harry reid, the best friend an illegal alien ever had. >> reporter: a conservative newspaper in nevada is

endorsing reid. he hopes it will keep him from being the first majority leader to lose his own seat in 50 years. cbs news. this weekend president obama will travel to massachusetts and ohio. for the second year in a row there will be no raise for 58 million retirees and other americans getting social security. today the social security administration said inflation has been too low to warrant an increase. this is the second time since ' 75 there's been no cost of living adjustment. to make up for it this house will vote on a bill to provide $250 one-time payments to social security recipients, but that faces opposition in the senate. right now the average social security benefit stands at $1,072 a month. meanwhile, the greater washington area ranks sixth when it comes to creating and sustaining jobs. of the best performing cities, go with me here because there are a lot of them, texas took five new wave oven the top ten

spots. among the 200 largest urban areas the killeen, temple ft. hood area, austin round rock second. huntsville, alabama finished third behind the mcallen edensburg, mission, texas area in fourth and the kennelwick area of washington state came in fifth. carbon monoxide poisoning sent several people to the hospital today. six were rescued from the home on 29th avenue in temple hills after being overcome by the invisible odorless gas. a neighbor alerted an emergency worker to the problem this morning. >> at approximately 7:30, i heard a lot of crying and hollering, and i had a crack in my window. a few minutes later, my neighbor, mr. white, came over and he told me to call for help. the paramedic and the police, because his family was dying his whole family was dying.

>> reporter: all six people in the house were conscious and alert fortunately when they were take on the the hospital and they are expected to be okay. the gas company is now trying to figure out the source of the leak. a warning for you if you drive through college park. new cameras are catching speeders. expect barnings for the first 30 days but after that you will get a $40 ticket if you are caught going more than 12 miles an hour over the posted speed limit. at least five more cameras will be going up in college park over the next six months. a commuter alert for drivers this weekend in tysons corner. starting tonight, route 128 will be closed -- 123 will be closed under the beltway so crews can demolish bridges. this is part of the hot lanes project. it will be closed from 9:80 this evening until 5:00 on monday morning. if you are heading that way make sure you follow the detour signs. time to check on the evening rush hour on friday night. things get a little slow on

fridays. >> sure looks slow. no friday night light on the west side of the capital beltway. drivers are clocking at a slow 40 minute commute right now. a crash at inner loop and georgia avenue to watch for. moving up north on 270, we get stuck crawling toward montgomery village avenue and hitting the brakes from 121 to clarksburg. we are out and about in dc this evening, watch out. there is fire reported macarthur boulevard and mccomb street. some lanes may be shut down. back to you. coming up on 9 news now, can you force a cabby to be poll light to passengers? one jurisdiction could be passing a law hoping to do that. the wind is picking up a bit and a couple of sprinkles and showers on live doppler. and wind gusting to 30 miles an hour at leesburg the last hour. we will talk about where he showers are heading and what it

means for football. and a warning for parents, a major company recalls thousands of car seats because part of the seat cracks during a crash test. you want to see this after the break.

evenflo's car seat failed the crash test. the recall covers 18,000 seats made through april of this year. this combination toddler/booster the evenflo maestro is designed for children weighing 20 to 100- pounds. they use it with a harness until they are big enough to use it with a vehicle seat belt. >> here's how it is supposed to work. you clip your child in and pull the strap to tight then harness. >> reporter: but in a crash test performed at an outside

lab, two seats failed when used with their harness. >> in our test this detached from the seat and the seat cracked. this adjustor pulled through the shell and allowed the harness to loosen. >> reporter: when you look at the test again you see the strap pulled through the seat which allows the harness to loosen. >> should the harness loosing in a real crash it allows the child to be exposed to head and neck injury and ejection. the harness came loose in both tests with the 3-year-old dummy using the harness. one where it is installed with the latch system and one with the three point seat billion belt. they -- seat belt. they issued a recall for the seats. you can determine whether your seat was made by checking the label on the top of the shell. the manufacturing date is at the top. >> all right. so you are looking at the

manufacturing date on the top. it is on the back of the car seat, right up at the top. we have talked about these labels before. if parents want to find out if their car seats are expired. we have done stories like that before. t allow me to move this a little bit. this is the car seat we are talking about. this is not one that is recalled because this was manufactured in july. i'm going to give this to you now because it is a little bill even flow says there is a fix and it is free and will they will give it to parents. if they have the seat get the free fix because if that harness moves, in in the unfortunate event there's an accident and that seat loosens, that's a big problem. the number to call is at the bottom of the screen 800-238- 5921. >> did you see what happened in the crash. >> absolutely and that was just 30 miles an hour. and that was pretty slow. imagine what could happen if the car was going faster. >> important information. the winter weather is

expected to be warmer this year but a top official at the energy administration says despite the temperatures we should brace ourselves for bigger heating bills. >> we expect bigger bills than national average. high in the northeast and lower in the south because we expect it to be warmer and in mid- atlantic somewhere in between so a national average is pretty good average. they are talking winner fuel outlook this sunday morning at 8:00 here on wusa 9. >> that sort of got you up out of the seat for a second. >> i don't know where the information is coming from. are you expecting it will be colder. >> last year it was above average in terms as temperatures even though it was snowy. >> we spent 12 days. >> we had the almanac person in area shown said snowy and cold. we will put our outlook out the tuesday before thanksgiving.

speaking of snow, october snow in burlington, vermont. look at that. temperatures barely around freezing in the white mountains but just enough it supported it in the atmosphere. a pretty shot there. it is mixing with rain and snow as we speak up there. the same storm is bringing us the wind and the same storm that brought us the rain yesterday. all right. the next three days, very, very nice. 65 tomorrow. windy, yes but still very, very nice. with the wind it will feel a little cooler than 65. much like today. great on sunday, 72. great for the redskins game at night. although grab a light jacket. some clouds come in monday night. the day is fine and temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. all right we'll talk about saturday's day planner now. chilly start. 49 at the downtown temperature. mid 40s and low 40sin the suburbs. not quite 60 by lunch. and 64 with sunshine by evening and windy pretty much across the board. in fact, look at the winds now. 21-mile an hour wind gusts at

national. 31 martinsburg. 25 leesburg. they had a gust to 30 miles an hour and the winds will be with us tonight and tomorrow. and to some extent in to sunday, although they will be breezy, not so much windy. for tonight, early shower is possible. then clearing, windy and chilly. in the 40s. downtown talking 40s. winds northwest ten to 2 own a gusty. show you live doppler 9000 hd and you can access this on our website at wusa9.com. and hopefully you have down loaded our weather app for the iphone. ipad weather app coming soon. showers up to winchester about to cross 81 and showers in between warrenton and culpeper. not a big deal. if you are going to a high school football game tonight, the big things you should be worried about are the temperatures and wind, not the showers. they will move through quickly and not going to put a lot of moisture down. back to the for computer we go, lows tonight, vie inside the beltway, 46 college park and bowie.

44 leesburg and 44 also in manassas. now, satellite picture, radar combined. here's the monster storm now. it is swirling and we have this last little piece of energy yet to roll through this afternoon and this evening. and then we are done. the winds will continue through sunday to some extent. most of the showers are light, approaching from the northwest. heavier showers to the south. all right. tomorrow morning, windy and chilly. 40s and 50s. and by afternoon beautiful day. mostly sunny, windy and cool, but nice. high temperatures near 65. winds from the northwest at 10 to 20. next seven days, 65 tomorrow, 72 on sunday. 66 on monday. some showers come in monday night and tuesday. this is not a big rain maker. a nuisance really. upper 60s on tuesday, more showers on wednesday. and then we are back to 70 on thursday and back to 65 on friday. i've got a dog walk on saturday morning at 10:30 it on oakland drive and you have something.

>> night light -- light the night walk at freedom plaza. little before 7:00. coming up, so what should children think of vegetables? look at this empty tray? coming up i will tell you about a new plan to hide the vegetables and how it is going over here. maybe the folks on this bus needed their vegetables because this was a fight on a bus at walt disney world and it is caught on tape. we will talk about that on the other side. martin o'malley sworn in. inherits a billion-dollar surplus, low unemployment. o'malley signs the biggest tax hike in maryland history.

raids chesapeake bay fund to cover spending. gives raises to top aides. business climate ranks 45th worst in the nation. now 200,000 jobs lost. o'malley covers up jobs report that proved maryland's economy stalled. if re-elected, o'malley will raise taxes again. whether he does, is up to you.

caught on tape. a fight at the happiest place on earth? disney is reviewing a have of a man apparently attacking a bus driver. this happened earlier this week outside of hollywood studios. it shows the driver apparently being strangled by a park guest. the man was upset because the driver wouldn't let him and his family on the bus because it was full. they followed the company policy they say and the driver was not at fault. a a military hearing for

the accused ft. hood shooter will not make it to court. an officer ordered him to delete it. he faces 13 murder counts after opening fire at a texas army post. the court is hearing testimony to determine whether the case should go to trial. a giant drilling machine broke a wall and broke a record today in switzerland. engineers smashed through rock between the swiss alps to create the world's longest railroad tunnel. the tunnel about 35 miles long. it's an important milestone in the creation of a high-speed rail network throughout europe. the tunnel won't be operational, though, for another seven years. one of the richest men in the world has moved in to his -- get this, 27 story house in mumbai, india. really. price tag, just $945 million the home comes with several amenities. it has a health club and ballroom and 50 seat cinema and on the outside three helicopter

pads and an underground parking area for 160 vehicles. but don't worry, he's got a staff of 600 people to keep everything running smoothly. >> can i say, it's not the prettiest house. >> it's pretty yucky looking. >> i'm sure it is lovely on the inside. >> i'm sure we could find something else to do to make it look better for $945 million. >> absolutely. coming up next, new at 5:30. >> rude cabbies? should there be a law? i'm bruce leshan. the story is coming up. bunch being bug rude to

passengers could cost cabbies their jobs in one city. administrators trick some students in to eating healthier. and high-tech phys-ed. using games to get kids moving in gym class. we know cabbies in some areas can be rude but in alexandria? the city of alexandria is mulling other a law that could subject rude cabbies to termination. >> you don't need to be poll

light. just comes natural. you should be poll light to each other. that's the way i look at it. >> thank you. >> mild mannered mohammad is having a tough time figuring this out. he and his co-workers wonder if you can really pass a law requiring people to be poll light. >> are you always poll light to everybody? >> you have to. >> even when they yell and scream at you? >> it is part of our job. >> reporter: turns out the city has long had a law allowing it to discipline cabbies who are repeatedly and egregiously rude and discourteous to passengers and now they want to extend the protection to city officials and the public. >> it is not a law. >> this started with one cabby and one citizen complaint about a year ago. called before a city board, the cabby said, i'm rude and there's not a darn thing you can do about it.

>> i have called. they shop up on time. never been imp.o.w. poll light. they are not engaged but poll light. >> even the mayor thinks this is going too far. >> do off lot of rude cab drivers in alexandria? >> i don't think so. >> and cabbies say they need protection from passengers. >> we have lost a few drivers that were killed by the customer. >> reporter: it is a difficult job that cabbies say maybe we should give them a break. in alexandria, bruce leshan, 9 news now. >> city lawyers have tweaked the language and say the discipline would only apply to propane, assaulting behavior. the city council will look at it at a hearing tomorrow. on our facebook page we asked do you think taxi cab drivers should be forced to be poll light by the government. tina pope green writes --

sherry says -- we are paying them, right. >> rod writes -- little angry. >> uh-huh. >> -- vote with your wallets. if the cabby is rude, don't tip. become a fan of wusa9.com and tell us what you think. a prince william county school is named one of america's healthiest. springwood elementary school is one of five winners of the department of agriculture healthier u.s. challenge. the school in woodbridge was recognized for taking concrete steps to end childhood obesity by incorporating good health and nutrition. speaking of healthy eating if you served your children

callly flower, zucchini would they gobble it up? not all of that. but that is what happened today at one elementary school but the kids were fooled and didn't know they were eating all the vegetables. as peggy fox reports the veggies were hien in pizza, pasta, sloppy joes and cheese sauce. >> good. >> reporter: these oakton elementary school students agreed to be taste testers for new food the fairfax county school nutrition people would like to put on the menu. >> they have all have five different vegetables in them. >> reporter: the kids were told there would be surprises. >> i don't like mushrooms but it tastes good. >> reporter: they are serving kids ' favorites and hiding veggies inside. every item has a sweet potatoes and even broccoli and cheese soup has it. >> i don't like broccoli but with the cheese it is awesome. >> reporter: the mary naira sauce and turkey sloppy joes contain tomatoes, zucchini, cauliflower and carrots.

>> i have tried them before and i just don't like them. >> reporter: this self described veggie hater tried the sloppy joes and had to admit. >> it is pretty good. >> reporter: the pizza with green peppers and mushrooms probably has the most fans. >> the pizza was very good. the cheese is better than what we have now. the crust was acceptable. it was nice and then this, i'm surprised they had squash in there. it was very good. >> reporter: the cooks didn't just whip everything up this morning. that would take hours and wouldn't be realistic. they use a vendor called hidden healthy, started by a mom. >> i think it is an exciting way to produce them to vegetables. now will they select that when it is on a serving line? all right. we are on the serving line right here. having our own test and i brought back the cheese sauce. you are supposed to dip a chip in to the cheese sauce. >> okay. >> and i will tell you the

cheese has butternut squash and sweet potato and white beans in it. >> it is good. >> my kids would totally eat this. >> would they? >> it is very good. >> the mary naira sauce. try that. >> their mar. mary naira sauce, zucchini and eat potatoes. >> impressive. >> this would go over on my kids table. >> this cheese sauce, we have these ingredients on-line that you can go and check it out. >> all right. >> are you going to be able to finish the show? >> i don't know. i'm not letting them go 0 yet. >> i guess you can be in and in. what i want to talk about actually is high school football because this is the big night and here's the deal. going to be great. a slight chance of a passing shower but mainly i'd worry about wind and i'd worry about the wind and the temperatures.

56 at 7:00. 54 at 8:00 and 52 at 9:00. some of the games go late. so please, i would advise a little sweatshirt and hopefully the captains will factor in the wind. could it come down to a last- minute field goal? it could. check out dc.highschoolsports.net for the latest scores. we will have highlights on operation football at 11:00. fall colors a great weekend to go out to i-81 corridor. skyline drive and a good weekend to go between hagerstown and cumberland. a little past oakland and petersburg. they have already had their fall festivals and the colors are popping in the area we will keep you posted and it will be posted on-line on saturday morning. up next, a police chase turns in to a demolition derby after a fugitive starts to crash in to cars trying to get away. i'm trying to chew the corn chip really fast. that's the peril of eatage the set. stay with us. we will take a tip of water and

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caught on tape a fugitive who tried to mash his way through a traffic jam. the suspect crashed to car and police motor bikes after escaping from prison in brazil. watch this. the driver weaves through traffic before block bade four by four he backs up and grabs a police bike and smashing in to another car. wow! but the fugitive drives off again before rear ending the same four by four that was blocking his way before. officers surrounded the car and took the guy in to custody. look at that damage. >> if you think that's bizarre. listen to this. another series of collisions ended with a car going out of control, spending a parked car in to the air and through a garage. this happened yesterday in

antelope, california. and by the time it was over the driver hit that parked vehicle, two houses and a fire hydrant. she suffered minor injuries. her daughter says she suffers from bipolar disorder and she stopped taking her medication. police are considering whether to file charges. one more crazy car story here. a chevy corvette convertible took a detour in to the ocean. it happened disa in san diego last night. police say the driver drove the rental on the beach and was spinning the car in circles before getting stuck in the surf. two people the corvette face possible charges. can you top that? >> i'm going to try. somebody had a wild night in san diego. not much out there southbound. a lot of drivers from backlick to the truck scales, over an hour. that's 45 minutes longer than what it normally takes. need a lot of luck on 95 southbound at this an hour hour. on the beltway a lot of commute out there.

270 to 95 montgomery county almost 20 minutes and 15 minutes going the other direction toward clara barton parkway. more traffic at 6:00. now, back to you. a michigan family's children are truly three of a kind but they are not triplets. it's their birthdays. parents won't ever forget them. it is chilly out here. i didn't bring a jacket but i think i will next time. let me show you live doppler. a couple of sprinkles. not going to affect high school football at all. i'd worry more about the winds and the temperatures. we will come back and talk about that and take you through the weekend which includes the redskins forecast. up next, keeping our kids moving in the digital age. a high-tech gym class that uses video games to get those kids wowed anready to exercise.

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recession is hurting people's health and not just their wallets. three quarters of the people surveyed have trouble sleeping because they are worried about finding or losing a job and doctors say the lack of sleep can add up. studies show women that don't get at least six hours of sleep a night face increased risk of breast cancer and they say people have too many intrusions in the bedroom as well. >> tvs, radios and research showed that people are taking their phone to bed, as well. and even laptops, as well. >> specialists say one key to a good night's sleep is having a healthy routine, dimming lights, turning off the tv, training your brain and body to relax and unwind. we are talking about kids. they don't always love working out or going to gym class but there is a high-tech option that's sure to get them moving. taking pe class in to the 1st century. this program gets kids moving

using technology and fun. just ask these youngsters in leesburg. >> we got to do fun stuff. >> i thought it was really fun. and better than the pe class we normally have. >> they are getting a chance to check out an interactive video system offering aerobics to kick boxes to badminton. >> we want kids to get moving and enjoy pe class again. it is used to enhance the pe program, not to substitute the pe teacher because this allows the pe teacher to ask questions, to challenge the kids. >> reporter: the program doesn't just entertain, it also educates on the importance of good health habit and nutrition. deena is a local nutritionist who says hop sports works to tackle the childhood obesity problem. >> today's lifestyle, both parents are working. the kids are setten tear. they love the games, the video games, watching tv. this is a great alternative to

be able to do some workouts, get physical activity while having fun. >> reporter: as for the kids, the creative up beat video lessons take the work out of working out. >> how you could exercise different ways. like fun stuff, doing push pushups and exercising. >> it is in two-thirds of the dc high school and will be in all of them soon. schools can actually get the program through different types of grants. same for rec centers and community organizations who want to bring a little variety in. but you can take your kids to try out hop sports for free this weekend at the international fitness day in leesburg, virginia. it takes place tomorrow from 9:00 to 5:00 at tolbert elementary school. click on our page to get details. they have a lot going on tomorrow in leesburg. >> a lot of fun. a bracelet meant to raise awareness about breast cancer is causing an outcry at some schools across the country and that's because of what's on the

bracelet. it says, i love boobies. some students are ordered to turn those bracelets inside out. others have been told they can't wear them at all because the wording is offensive. it is created by a keep a breast foundation and it is to attract more people to join the cause. a michigan couple should not have a hard time remembering children's birthdays. the past recent is 10/10, 10 and two others one born on 8/8/8 and the over born on 9/9/9. barbie says she's excited about her children's unique birthdays because they all get to share in it. no, she's happy because she doesn't have to forget the birthdays. >> that's it. a florida man proposed to his girlfriend with a huge diamond, just not the kind you are thinking of. he rented out a baseball field in orlando and spray painted the message, sara will you marry me on it and she

chartered a helicopter and told sara to look down. >> i didn't want to do it any ordinary way. i wanted to do extraordinary. she's an extremely special girl and humanitarian aid to do it that way. >> oh. -- had to do it that way. >> oh. >> sara said yes and we are told she may have shed a tear or two, as well. who says there's no crying in baseball. >> he would have been crying if she said no after all of that. that's for sure but that is sweet. >> what's he going to do for the 25th he set the bar high. start lower, my friend. we have a lot going on this weekend. a dog walk at 10:30, the leukemia walk tomorrow night at 7:30 and international gold cup in warrenton, which is a virginia gold cup. >> potomac, dc, warrenton. >> next three days, windy tomorrow and cool. a little cooler than the 65. much like today but a nice day. dog walk at 10:30.

check in at 9:30. we'll see you there. 72 on sunday. warmer. but if you are going to the game we will talk about that what means. a few clouds on monday night but monday day is fine. the day planner for saturday, 49 to start. that means mid 40sin the suburbs. upper 50s by lunchtime and in the mid 80s which is below average -- 60s, which is below average. we will have the same winds tomorrow. 88-mile an hour gusts a national. 31-mile an hour gust in martins bug and the winds will continue from the west northwest through sunday and won't be quite as troublesome on sunday. early shower is possible. lows in the 40s. winds are northwest at 10 to 20 and gusty. tomorrow morning, mostly sunny, windy and chilly. 40s and 50s to start. winds northwesterly at ten 10 to 20. by afternoon, a nice day windy and cool, still nice. highs near 65 and winds

northwesterly at 10 to 20. redskins game, clear, breezy and cool. 58 to 88. winds west northwest -- 58 to 68. bring a light jacket or a sweater. low 70s on sunday. mid-60s on monday. again, we have some drops, this is not a huge system on monday in to tuesday, a couple of showers are possible. better chance of showers on wednesday. temperatures back in the low 60s and not as cold or as chilly as it looked for thursday, back to 70 on thursday and 65 on friday. >> all right. a lot going on this weekend. like you said great football weather. we are talking about players you don't typically expect to see on the field. >> as parents we always tell our kids you can do anything and this is proof they can do anything. title nine demands that high school and colleges go out of their way to make sure that boys and girls have appropriate amount of sports opportunities but still it is not perfect. for example girls who want to play football have to play with the boys.

in this week dc.highschoolsports.net a profile, greg catches up with two who do just that. you can tell by the socks that they aren't really one of the guys, but they do love football. >> i'm a huge pittsburgh steeler thes fan. always watch them play. >> reporter: when she decided last year to go from watching to playing her friend got on board with the idea. >> she asked if it would be an interesting sport to play and i thought about it and i was like that's actually really cool. >> reporter: they are defensive linemen for the south lakes football team. >> you come and stick here about five yards. >> reporter: which is nothing new to this coach. he coached girls before. >> these are the most did indicated. >> reporter: they have won over their teammates but at first it was awkward. >> first thing it is like, take it easy because it's girls but they came out and worked mar. >> reporter: the girls suit up for varsity but mostly play jv.

she is 6'1" but hitting took getting used to. >> i may be big but i don't have the strength level they do. >> they adjusted and so many so they win the battle. >> some hits hurt. it's whatever. get up, dust it off and get back and play. >> reporter: they get treated the same as every player on the team, except they have separate locker room and one rule they can't break, no dating any of the teammates. >> they are like our brothers they stick up and look out for us. so i don't think i could see myself dating any of them. >> there is a bond, one that fuels their passion for the game. i love the sport and my teammate and coaches. >> it is like one big family. in reston, greg toll land, nine sports now. >> we have a lot coming up at 6:00 tonight. arenas, and an update on him and the redskins, too. a lot going on.

>> like that charles take down. hard to date somebody when you are worried they are going to take you down. up next the friday's heros, a local organization helping struggling families with everything from housing to health we'll be right back.

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to close at 11062. the nasdaq up 33. and the s&p 500 rose 0 two points. there's only one feeling for the -- there is only one word for the feeling of despair when your world crumbles. but there is the community of hope. >> not a lot of money to buy. she thought she was doing everything right. >> my husband was in law school. we are like we are on track, good to go. and then no jobs are coming. >> reporter: pregnant and without a job, grahe gray found herself calling on community of hope, the dc organization assists families with a variety of programs ranging from housing to health care. it's where this mom found a doctor for all of her prenatal and after care needs in they made us feel at ease. we didn't know what was happening next. >> never can say never because

you never know what is going to happen. this is the fist time for me. >> reporter: when gibson and her grandchildren found themselves homeless, community of hope provided them with hope, along with a place to stay. >> that makes me feel great because i raised five children on my own and for me to have to raise my two grandchildren, i never had an idea anything like this would happen. it is an organization that is changing lives, providing more than 200 families with housing and supportive services and 4,000 patients with health care. >> a goal is really to help people and to help them increase their income and help families in whatever issues they want to work on to strengthen those families. >> i cried tears of joy because i never thought that we would ever be straightened out. i just thank god that community hoper it is a blessing. -- it is a blessing. >> the community of hope has been around for 30 years and

with your help they hope to be around for a lot more. we have a link to that organization and more information on the other charities we profile on friday's heros. go to our website at wusa9.com and click on the hero central link. anita? >> so much gratitude there. thank you, derek. thanks for joining us for 9 news new gnat 5:00 -- 9 news now at 5:00. 9 news now at 6:00 starts right now. >> this is 9 news now. police may be backing off murder charges against the five men accused of beating a man to death at a dc nightclub last night. the medical examiner finished the autopsy but the cause and manner of death are pending. the incident happened last night at the dc 9 nightclub at 9th and u streets northwest. armando trull is joining us live from silver spring, where he spoke with the victim's family. >> reporter: and that family is now shocked and stunned. not only over the violent crime, but also over the changing possibly allegas