movie on defend. to enter all you have to do is become a fan of metromix on facebook. and once you like us, click on the sweep steaks tab. for more info, join us on-line at dc.metromix.com. andrea will go do that right now. >> well, thank you for watching 9 news now. i'm andrea roane. >> thanks for joining us. i'm mike hydeck. angie will be back in a moment with time saver traffic but first howard has the forecast first. >> it is mild and dry. many what more could we want from the month of october. >> rain. >> that will be coming, spits and spurts throughout the an hours. a few showers here and there. might be one by the noon hour. a better chance of a couple of showers and even a rumble of thunder to the 5:00 hour. high 75. drive home 72. by noon already up to 70.

all of the moisture across kentucky and tennessee, northwest georgia along 59, severe weather this morning down there. that is moving in to west virginia the next hour. for us the clouds are increasing and so are the temperatures, 61 at reagan national. 52 leesburg. martinsburg 49. but a half hour down the road in winchester, 60 degrees. looking for highs today very comfortable in the low to mid- 70s. but the rain chances are going up. it is 6:01. here's angie with the latest time saver traffic. >> thank you so much. rite now we want to get to the traffic alert. the inner loop approaching route 4 pennsylvania. is where we have crash activity taking away a right lane. also we want to show you in howard county, 216 at 29 out this way. that's where we have new crash activity reported. taking a wider view of the region, it appears that everyone else is checking out

okay as we enter the 6:00 hour. we do want to take a closer look at the outer loop. a little bit of volume is starting to build. we will move it outside and we are tracking the head lights. a good amount of congestion from 95 to 270. overall drive time of ten minutes. going to our travel times, we look at the inner loop in virginia. nice, clean and green, 18 minutes from 395 to the toll road. eastbound on the toll road from 674 to the beltway only six. and dc 295 to the 11th street bridge ten minutes. back to you. looking a the stories happening today, the three georgetown university students are expected to be arraigned today on drug charges. police say charles smith and john romano, both georgetown university student and john perrone, a guest has been charged with manufacturing a

controlled substance. police and emergency crews responded to the dorm yesterday after a strange odor was reported. about 400 students were evacuated. president obama will hit the campaign trail. this time in rhode island. he took sunday off to rest a little bit after a four day swing through the west and midwest. and with mid-term elections a week away the president is focusing much on states where democratic candidates need some help. opening statements will begin in morning in the chandra levy murder trial. it has been nine years since she was killed while jogging in rock creek park. now ingmar guandique, an illegal immigrant from el salvador will stand trial for her murder. >> it has taken almost a decade of police work, followed by a week of jury selection to get to where we are this morning which is four hours away from the start of levy's murder

trial. opening statements are expected at 10:00 this morning. if you look at this video you will see the man at the center of it all. ingmar guandique, an illegal immigrant and alleged ms-13 gang member from el salvador who is in prison for attacking two other women in rock creek park. now he is standing trial for kidnapping, raping, robbing and murdering levy back in may of 2001. now, there is no dna evidence in this case, nor are there any eyewitnesses. so the prosecution is expected to build its case on statements that ingmar guandique allegedly made to other inmates while he was in prison. ingmar guandique denies he ever committed the crime. he will be judge bade jury of 12 women and four men including nine whites, six blacks and one asian but no latinos despite the defense argued the fact he would not get a fair trial without them. some hoff the questions asked during the selection is that they may try to blame condit

for the murder. he had been a prime suspect in the murder after he admitted to having an affair with the 24- year-old intern. a spokesman for condit said he does expect to testify at some point in this trial. now, this trial is expected to last for several weeks, possibly even more than a month. it will be an extensive, long trial and again if the defendant is indeed convicted he will likely face life in prison. andrea, mike? >> thank you for the update. now looking at the news that happened while you slept. a bomb planted on a motorcycle kills five people and wounds more than a dozen in central pakistan. >> that explosion happened at the get of a famous shrine during morning prayers today. this is the lathe nest a string of attacks targeting the shrines. they toe fen target them because they disagree with their interpretation of islam. cleanup efforts begin this morning after a tornado ripped through a texas town.

the twister threw a dozen rail car op to a baseball field, ripped off roofing at homes and schools but at this point no injuries have been reported. in your money segment this morning, how much would you spend to be lady gaga for a day. >> not much, not me any way. from the hottest costumes to candy for the kids the retail industry has high hopes when it comes to halloween spending this year. >> it falls this year has a lot to do with their bottom line. >> happy halloween! tricks or treats for the retail industry. thanks to the economy and the calendar, stores are banking on a big haul by this halloween. gives three days for parties, friday, saturday and sunday so the calendar is just right is we expect a good finish to the halloween season. >> americans are expected to flex more spending muscle, bringing up $5.8 billion in halloween sales and spending

$66 on average. that's $10 more than last year. whether it is going georgia for the latest trends or sticking with the classics, most will go to costumes. accessories, costumes, wigs, everything you need to become that ultimate character. >> candy of course another big item and more spending to deck the haunted halls. >> not just the pumpkins and skeletons but the black feather wreaths or the halloween themed paper lanterns. a lot of nice things to complement the season. >> reporter: with each purchase, scary or sweet, they will be looking for signs that consumers feel less spooked by the economy as they head to the critical holidays. >> million shall is an important holiday for them and for many retailers it gives a sense of what they can expect for products as we near the holiday season. >> we have all of our costumes at our house picked out. molly is months old and will be a pumpkin. that's what you are and patrick

is going to be an orange teen dinosaur. you have little ones in your family, right? >> we don't have little ones in our family. we have 6-year-old grandson, he wants to be iron man but the daughter never wanted to be an ugly villain or anything and now she is an adult going lady gaga. he did it last year and doing it again this year. she is looking for red shoes. remember she has to be attractive, can't be smelly or whatever. >> red shoes she doesn't want to spend a lot of money on red shoes just for a costume. so pictures will be on facebook. >> talk about lady gaga and sure enough your daughter is going to do it. >> our time is after the hour. the hero central report is up next. we will take you to a place

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quiet this morning. clouds rolling in. we will be 63 at nine. 70 at noon. maybe a shower. better chance of a few showers and even a thunderstorm at 5:00, 72. breezy with a high of 75. here's angie with the time saver traffic. this just in. a new accident on eastbound

braddock road approaching 495. car or driver ran in to the utility pole out there. we will have details coming up. meanwhile all is clear at fox hall and canal. back to you. the news now, president obama will hit the campaign trail once again today. this time in rhode island. he took the day off on sunday to relax after a four-day swing through the western half of the united states and midwest as well and with mid-term elections just over a week away the president is focusing much of his efforts where democratic senators and governors are in danger of losing their jobs the gop needs to gain 40 seats to get a majority in the house and ten seats to retake the senate. the first war crimes trial under president obama is set to begin today at the guantanamo bay naval base. the defense lawyers for omar are hoping for a last-minute plea deal. he has been held at guantanamo since he was 18 and is accused of killing a u.s. soldier

during a 2002 battle in afghanistan. the nevada supreme court refused to overturn o.j. simpson's armed robbery and kidnapping conviction. the court did order his co- defendant's conviction reversed though. he will serve nine to 33 years in frizz for a heist at a hotel room. he says he was trying to retrieve family photos and moment thes. most of us have bad memories of a flu or other illness that made i almost impossible to get out of bed. >> now try to imagine going through that discomfort but without the bed. in the hero central report, derek mcginty takes us inside of christ house ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: end up homeless and sick, and you've got good reason to sing the blues. this doctor saw that firsthand in the ' 80s as a health

professional struggling to treat the sick who lived on the street. >> they could come to us and treat them and a week later they would come back. every week they would get worse. >> reporter: who can get better in the cold with no tlc. >> we began to dream of having a place where anyone who was homeless and sick could come and receive 24 hour nursing, several of us live here as doctors to provide care. >> reporter: and that dream became christ house open christmas eve 1985, the northwest dc facility is a hospital for the homeless. being meals, doctors, prescriptions, it's all right here and every patient sees a social worker. >> from the time someone comes we are thinking what could be the next step so they don't have to return to the street is our hope. >> i was in the hospital in may and april of 2008. and when one social worker

referred me because my insurance lapsed. >> reporter: he came here suffering from skin cancer and substance abuse. now he's in recovery for both and working for christ house. >> it is a wonderful place. it's a wonderful place. a life saving experience for me and i will be eternally greatful for it. >> it saves lives, prevents suffering and helps people move to a new quality of life. >> reporter: derek mcginty, 9 news now. now for a link to this organization or to find out more information on any of the chair at this time we are profiling, go to our website at wusa9.com and click on the hero central link. and almost 6:15. howard is back with the weather and you had a very good weekend. the green festival at the convention center. you were there on saturday. >> great event. great event and i can't say it enough, great event. enjoyed it. enjoyed everyone who stopped by. thank you for stopping by our wusa 9 booth. >> did you take part in the seed swap? >> i don't seed swap.

i do compost at home. >> all right then. there you go. >> a lot less. if you can do that it is not a bad thing. just a little effort but a lot to transport to the dump. save fuel and energy. get you going out the door this morning. is it only monday? momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, we are looking at partly to mostly cloudy skies. temperatures in the 50s with exceptions. some 40s north and some 60s south. we will take that for october. sunrise 7:28. it is setting at 6:15. looking at the day planner, 9:00, 63 degrees and mostly cloudy skies. south womens will pick up 10 to 15. breezy at times. noontime, mostly cloudy. temperatures about 70. there could be a sprinkle out to the west virginia, virginia border by then. at 5:00, may see a thunderstorm. yes, a thunderstorm with high around 75. we will talk about the 5:00 p.m. temperature coming down a bit right at 72 degrees.

this morning we watch the clouds. they have been streaming in from the south and west and particularly thick south of charlottesville to roanoke. this is moving in our direction and while we see moon light now the clouds and showers pick up in kentucky and tennessee and points south and the moisture is heading in our direction. a little chilly weather in new york state and new england. williamsport 48. cumberland 46. we are at 61 here in washington. in montgomery county, we have 50s from gaithersburg and rockville and laytonsville. leesburg is 50. laurel is all the way down to 49. columbia and millersville at 5 along with crofton. andrews air force base, ft. belvoir at 60 degrees. centreville is 50. haymarket, good morning, to our west you have 54 degrees and national 61. as we said, mostly cloudy and the winds, south at 14. they are really blowing this morning. they are going to stay up much of the day. while we have the warmth here,

63 in detroit. a chill in the west. great falls 39. salt lake city 34. big-time mountain snows out here. see the big snowstorm in the midwest. watch that. as the pattern sets up for the winter, this would be a good pattern for us in the sense it will continue to throw the warm air toward us and keep the cold air bottled up in canada. look at the thunderstorms approaching atlanta. flying to hartsfield, delays early for sure with that we rolling in. for us the moisture moving to the east northeast. and that's why we have that threat later on this afternoon for shower and storms. we will take you through midday. cloudy skies here and western pennsylvania and west virginia looking a the showers and rumbles of thunder. through the evening hours 6:15. look at this, a couple of showers approaching the method treu. maybe a rumble of thunder and pennsylvania, western maryland and west virginia a more active day than around here. through tonight at 9:00, still a few showers and then

overnight things sort of move to southeastern virginia. tuesday morning we start quiet. even tuesday we can't rule out a couple of showers in the afternoon. and then here comes the front on wednesday with showers and again maybe some thunder there. so the next few days will be on the active side weather wise. as far as the next three days, we will break it down. today 75. a couple of showers or storms later on. shouldn't be as much activity tomorrow, 76 and then a more active day on wednesday, 78. after that things settle down. thursday, 72. friday a cool day. only 60. by saturday, low 60s an the halloween forecast right now looks partly sunny and warm. 72. with a slight chance of a late- day shower. it is 6:18. here's angie with the time saver traffic. >> thank you so much, howard. right now we want to begin with a traffic alert for you. live from sky 9, we take you to springfield, virginia. the scene of a new accident. it is going eastbound here on braddock road approaching the capital beltway.

the police activity and everyone is off to the right shoulder. that's where a driver ran in to a utility pole. as a result we are seeing theys. they were temporarily stopped. looks like they are moving again. stay to the left to get by. this is taking away a right lane. we will let you know when things start to open up. 95 northbound approaching the prince william parkway, we have word of crash activity out this way. we are slow past this point to newington. making your way to the mixing bowl. looking at an overall drive time of ten minutes. that's five minutes longer than what it usually takes. back to the maps and zoom in and show you other issues that we need to report. on the inner loop in virginia, volume is starting to pick up from braddock road to gallows road an overrecall drive time of 7 minutes. this is the accident from sky 9 a moment ago. looking at the travel times the outer loop in maryland is moving fine from 95 to 270. 11 minutes.

volume building. nine minutes on the inner loop from pennsylvania avenue to the wilson bridge. and going southbound on 95 from 216 to the beltway, only nine minutes but that is growing. coming up at 6:25, we will have another look at the braddock road accident. back to you. sports is next when the news continues. this morning it was the bears ending up on the losing side against the redskins last night. we have highlights and good ones, too. i love my curves.

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quiet this morning. it is mild as well as many temperatures are already in the 50s. if you can get away without the jacket you could probably squeak by. however, you are going need some sort of umbrella or rain jacket later this afternoon. the day planner for today,

temperatures are climbing nicely. 63 by 9:00. 70 by noon. could be a shower by 9:00 noon but a better chance of a few showers ora thunderstorm by 5:00. the high will be 75. by 5:00, 72. andrea and mike, over to you. >> thank you, howard. on to college football as we talk about sports. it's not'scy being the number one ranked team in the country. >> that's because you are gone a short time later. only spend a day or so on the list. here's the latest top 25 rankings right row the number one team in the country loses. missouri hands oklahoma a loss in columbia. the loss allows orto take over the top spot. boise state moves up to two number.

no time to let up for missouri as they make a trip to nebraska to take on the 12th ranked corn huskers. on the pros, the redskins advance to 4-3 after a hard- fought game against the bears. in the first quarter, mcnabb pass at moore picks it off and runs it in for a 54-yard touch down but mcnabb bounces back connecting with moss for a pass and touchdown. in the third quarter, cutler's pass is intercepted by the man of the hour, hall. he returns it 92-yards for a

touchdown. redskins win 17-14. within of four picks hall had yesterday. >> big day. our time is coming up on 6:26. we are hours away from opening statements in the murder trial of a former captiol hill intern. >> will the alleged jailhouse confessions by ingmar guandique be enough to convict him with chandra levy's death? here's angie with traffic. eastbound on braddock road, an accident is blocking two lanes. stay to the left to get by. coming up, more details op the springfield accident. stay with us.

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noontime 70. will be a chance of a shower. but a better chance of a shower and even a thunderstorm by 5:00. in the low 70s. look at those winds 10 to 15 from the south and southwest. we will top off at 75 for the high. a lot of moisture. a lot of rain in kentucky, tennessee, alabama moving in to georgia right now. that is moving to the east northeast. so i do think we will get some showers this afternoon. national is 61. leesburg 50. winchester 60. martinsburg 49. and cumberland the cool spot at 46. check out fredericksburg. they are already 64. they are looking at highs down there in the upper -- low to upper 70s. 75 for manassas and 75 here in town. a mild monday. we will have more on the seven- day forecast outlook when i see you in 15 minutes. right now here's angie with the time saver traffic. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. we begin with a traffic alert from springfield, virginia. looking at live conditions from sky 9. looks like this accident

is in the clearing process. it is pushed to the right shoulder. braddock road approaching the beltway, a driver ran in to a utility pole. we are hearing the pole is still on the ground. expect delays in this area. looks like we are not out of the woods just yet. moving to 95 northbound at the prince william parkway, more crash activity off to the right shoulder. a slow go that stretches from the newington area to the mixing bowl. a ten minute drive. and that's growing. going to the maps and a wide view of the area and zoom in to 270 a lot of yellow on the maps. we are below speed. moving outside, i want to show you the live conditions them main delay is stretching from father hurley to the split. looking at a 30 minute drive. should only take you 18 to 17 minutes. looking at the travel times, 66, we're in the yellow. a 23-minute commute that should only take ten minutes. a ten-minute drive from 95 to 270 is taking an extra five.

and we're clean and green on the inner loop in virginia from 395 to the dulles toll road. coming up we will have a live look at the district roads. now, back to you. opening statements will begin in a few hours in the chandra levy murder trial. has been nine yearens since she was killed while jogging in rock creek park. >> now ingmar guandique will be standing trial for her murder. kristin fisher is live from dc superior court. she has the latest on the proceedings. >> reporter: good morning, mike. this is a case that not only transfixed washington unions but also the entire nation. and now, almost ten years after chandra levy's murder, opening statements in her alleged killer's trial are set to start in just under four hours right here at dc superior court at 10:00 this morning. now, the man at the center of it all is 29-year-old ingmar guandique. he is an illegal immigrant from

el salvador and an alleged ms- 13 gang member. he's accused of kidnapping, raping and robbing the 28-year- old captiol hill intern while she was jogging in rock creek park in may of 2001. but her body wasn't found until a year later. there's no dna evidence, no murder weapon and no eyewitnesses. that will be tough for the prosecution. now ingmar guandique says he is not guilty in this case but he is already in prison for attacking two orwomen in rock creek park. anthers where the bulk of the case will come from. jailhouse informants. prosecutors say that ingmar guandique admitted to former cell mates that he did kill levy. the testimony of the cell mates will be a key part of the prosecution's case. another person who could possibly take the stand is none orthan former california congressman gary condit. he had been the prime suspect in the murder after he admitted to having an affair with levy. now, if the former congressman does indeed take the witness

stand, it will be the first public statement that he has made about the extent of his relationship with levy. but again, that will lakely not take place for a few weeks. the trial could go longer than a month. but today it all starts right here at 10:00 this morning. mike, andrea? >> thank you. now checking news where you live. after wait narc a decade, north potomac residents are seeing construction plans for a community rec center. construction should start next summer and be completed by december 2012. for more information on stories where you live go to wusa9.com and keep up with what's happening in your neighborhood in our where you live section. got a story? contact us and be part of the wusa9.com team. well, nearly perfect weather for the 28th annual army ten miler. 3,000 people participated in the race which of course starts and finishes at the pentagon. it is so popular it sold out in

35 hours. dozens of wounded soldiers competed in the run, some with prosthetic and some on wheels. it was her first ten miler and she lost her entire right leg in a bomb blast in afghanistan eight months ago. >> i'm running the army ten miler and looking forward to it. best event you can do. everyone comes out and supports us. >> phenomenal ♪ [ music ] great to be out here. >> this year's winner crossed the finish line in 47 minutes and ten seconds. she won the sect straight year. and peggy fox competed in the race, as well. congratulations, everybody. it is time for your money segment. jessica doyle is off today. >> here's a look at the headlines, wall street is waiting for the latest update on the housing industry.

some are coming out this morning. this week, reports are due on home sales and home prices. corporate profit reports continue this week as well and so far has been better than expected. in fact researcher says 83% of the corporations have beat the analysts forecasts so far. on friday, though, those upbeat reports were not enough to help the stock market. the dow closed down 14 and the nasdaq gained 24. chipolte was a winner on wall street on friday. the stock jumped 15%, that's lot after the mexican grill chain released a glowing profit report. earnings up 40% as they expanded to over 1,000 restaurants now. gold finally snapped the winning streak. the precious methoddal dropped 8% last week to $1,325 an ounce. the retreat came after prices had climbed to record highs for five straight weeks. the french parliament takes a final vote on the spending crackdown that has enraged the

country's workers. unions have been striking for weeks to protest the government's plan to raise the retirement age from 80 to 62 -- from 60 to 62. the huang squatouts have occasionally turned violent and left the cities running out of gas and piled high with garage. we will have more traffic and weather as the news continues. first a look at the primetime lineup on channel 9. we'll be right back. a sip of my real fruit smoothie from mccafé?

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this morning we have mild temperatures for october. we have dry conditions out there. so i think that's a good way to start the week. however, i'm going to tell you now, grab the rain gear because we have a chance of a few showers later a this afternoon. the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, partly to mostly cloudy. though we are still waiting on some of those clouds in northwest. when i was on the weather terrace a few moments ago, still have stars and moon out there. 48 to 63. big range, i know that but those areas that are protected are in the 40s. the winds are light and where the winds are up some 60s. sun is up at 7:28. the sunsets 6:15. right now we are looking at temperatures which are in the lower 60s. mid-40s here and we will see a midday temperature of 70 with some clouds and a late- afternoon temperature of the low 70s and by 5:00 a better chance of showers and some thunderstorms. locally 59 in arlington.

57 in sterling. centreville is 58. leesburg, one of the cool spots at 50. this is what i'm talking about here, laurel, winds are light, 49. college park, winds are up to 68. andrews is 60. and that's why we have a big spread out there. most of the readings in the 50s to 60 at ft. belvoir. right now 61 at national. few clouds mixing in. we will call it partly cloudy and the winds are up south at 14 miles an hour and you will notice the breeze today. it will be breezy much of the day. the 10 to 15 range from the south. occasional gusts to 20. clear skies early have been replaced with high clouds coming in now. although the clouds don't get thick until you get to roanoke. it will take a few hours for the clouds to move in. may see a little sunshine early and you will notice the rain here from cincinnati and southern ohio, western, extreme west virginia, all the way to the gulf coast. there's been severe weather this morning in alabama where there is a tornado watch in

affect. but things are moving east of there. the future cast we go through noon. clouds thicken up. an isolated shower to the west. middle of the afternoon, showers culpeper to manassas. maybe even fairfax county. we will advance things to 6:45. around the metro, showers, might contain a couple of rumbles of thunder in the heavier showers today. by 7:30, things are moving up to baltimore and overnight relatively quiet. although tomorrow we will have a chance of a couple of showers. perhaps on wednesday will be the mosaic ty day we will see this week as a cold front heads this way. 75 today with a couple of showers or even thunderstorms. tomorrow, mid-70s. again a chance of a shower. especially in the afternoon. by wednesday, though, showers and storms, upper 70s. we will get rid of this as the cold front pushes through on wednesday. so thursday, not bad, 70, 72. friday around 60. a brisk day and over the weekend, low 60s on saturday

and low 60s on halloween. here's angie with the time saver traffic. >> good morning, everybody. thank you very much, howard hope you are off to a fantastic day. begin with the tieup of the morning out in springfield, virginia. braddock road approaching 495. crash activity involving a driver that ran in to a utility pole. we are in the clearing stages. stay to the left to get by and expect delays in the area. no other major issues to report at this time as we take a wide view of the area, just delays on the major roadways. we want to take you in to the district and take you live to inbound new york avenue as we zoom in and show you we have a good amount of volume building. it is taking eight minutes from the times building past bladensburg. that should only take five. 16th and u street are the next stop. nice and quiet out this way. no incidents or accidents to report out here. as we go back to our graphics, we will look at the travel times. eastbound 66, this this one of our heaviest.

it is taking 27 minutes. that's an extra 14 for drivers from the fairfax county parkway to the beltway. an extra ten on the outer loop in maryland from 95 to 280 and the inner loop is clean and green from 395 to the dulles toll road. coming up, we will look at the biggest delays. now, back to you. thank you, angie. general colin powell and a host of african-american doctors gathered this weekend as part of a national effort to reduce heart attacks and cardiovascular disease. >> bruce johnson emceed the gala and shared his personal experiences as a heart patient. >> reporter: some of the best cardiologists gathered at national harbor this weekend. their mission to bring better health care to minorities including women. >> women may not always have chest pain. they can have other symptoms like shortness of breath, abdominal, neck discomfort. >> reporter: they are members of the association of black cardiologist or abc for short

an they gathered for the first ever gala at national harbor, saving hearts for generations was the theme. >> 6 million people -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: local businesswoman sheila johnson was honorary chair. >> we have to be able to build in exercise, whether it means carrying the groceries up three flights of stairs we can park further away. we can decide to bike to work. >> reporter: an estimated 1 million people will have heart attacks this year, half of them will die and the prognosis for african-americans is even more grim. the goal of these doctors is to eliminate the cardiovascular despairty through education, research and advocacy. >> i suffered from hypertension for the last 30 years. >> reporter: retired general colin lou powell an award recipient along with his wife was there to help to lead the charge. he is especially concerned about the country's obese young people. >> if you go to a high school

or college gray graduation now and colleges and universities you see so many young people coming across the stage who have overweight problems. >> when we started our journey. >> reporter: i was emcee for the gala and i shared a story about my heart attack and recovery years ago and the book heart to heart that resulted from that experience and those of 18 other survivors. >> i had a stroke when i was 47. >> claire is another survivor. she was honored at the gala for her work with poor, at risk minority women at charlotte, north carolina. >> diabetes and hypertension gets them first and then the heart disease comes. >> reporter: bruce johnson, 9 news now. >> first lady michelle obama and her mother were also honored for their work in trying to get americans more fit. mrs. obama couldn't be at national harbor. she was out campaigning for the midterm elections and i'm happy to have served on the abc gala committee a wonderful first event. congratulations and bruce did a great job. our time is 6:49.

we will look at the top stories when the news continues. it appears a small island nation of haiti can't get a break. first a deadly earthquake and now they are battling a cholera outbreak. now the toyota dc.high school sports.net play of the day. >> we have four days away from the latest edition of dc.highschoolsports.net game night report. this morning campus correspondent play of the day comes from jasmine knight of crossland high school in temple hills, maryland them cavaliers womack completes a pass to moore an he does the rest. 60-yards for the score. the final 29-14. if you missed last friday's game night report, you can watch it at dc.highschoolsports.net

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. welcome back. we have a chance of a couple of showers and even thunderstorms in the afternoon. temperatures falling in the low 70s. mike and andrea? >> thank you. in the news now, hundreds of tourists are home this morning after stranded in the mountains of india after a really heavy snowfall there. the roads were blocked from the sudden storm on friday. as many as 2,000 tourists had to be trapped in the mountain region. most of them were rescued over the weekend. a cholera epidemic in haiti may be stabilizing after killing 250 people and causing 3,000 more to get sick. government officials are reporting fewer death and fewer new cases over the last 24 hours. the doctor attenning to cholera patients in the countryside say the steady stream of sick people has not let up. a massive fire that destroyed three downtown buildings in southern illinois is now being called suspicious pishes.

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accident on the outer loop. a report of one approaching the exit for northbound i-270. drivers out here are losing two right lanes and definitely stacking up approaching the scene. you are looking at a 21-minute drive on the outer loop from 95 to georgia. that's congestion. in virginia, 66 you are jammed from 50 to nutley. an overall drive time of 30 minutes. >> finally this morning a great pumpkin fest this weekend turned in to a world record attempt. >> highwood, illinois trying to grab the most jack-o'-lanterns in one location. the current record set in boston, 30,000 burning pumpkins. >> organizers were hoping to light 32,000 jack-o'-lanterns no word if they completed the job. the "early show" is next and they will have more on the election push for next tuesday. >> of course our news is at noon. get the news, weather and traffic at wusa9.com. >> i will see you at noon an we will all be back tomorrow in