no, why is wall street looking at d.c. to take over our democracy. that's what's wrong with america. bruce leshan, 9news now. >> organizers are expecting thousands of firefighters, janitors, the poor and unemployed to join the rally. organizers plan to march down to the u.s. chamber of commerce across the street from the white house carrying rez mace, application and demanding jobs. there is both good and bad unanimous report about the job front. according to payroll processor adp, private companies did increase their hirings last month. but another survey shows the number of people laid off also increased to 116,000 last month. that's 126% jump from august. that has congress scrambling. >> we're told senate democrats are making changes to part of president obama's jobs bill and the changes aren't expected to be welcomed by republicans. democrats are including a 5% tax on incomes higher than $1

million. senate majority leader harry reid plans to bring the bill to the floor next week. former alaska governor sarah palin will not run for president in 2012. she made the announcement during a radio interview yesterday. palin thinks she can be more effective for the other true public servants if she stays in the private sector. prince george's county police are warning women who walk to the suitland station about a serial rapist. >> two women have been attacked in the last eight days. each woman was attacked by a gunman in the 4700 block of silver hill road. first thing in the morning, people travelling to the metro station. >> it is kind of scary because i often walk to the metro in the morning. usually around 7:00 a.m. the first attack was at 5:30 a.m. on september 27th. >> the second attack was at 6:45 on tuesday morning and although the man was armed, the victim managed to pull away as he tried to pull her. it worked for her. the question is whether that's

wise when you're dealing with an armed attacker. >> that's a very tough call to make. we would like to believe that we can be there to protect them, sometimes, the choice has to be made individually. >> baxter suggests do what these two commuters do, travel together. >> i'm shocked. that's something you don't think about when you're going to work that you're going to get mugged or sexually assaulted. you're not prepared for that. >> how are you going to act differently now? >> luckily, we're walking together and that's what we normally try to do. be aware of your surroundings. >> i'm always on guard. i don't trust anyone, especially with the time changing, it will get dark earlier. i always watch my surroundings. >> smart say police. if you have to be alone -- >> be on the phone talking to someone, you can respond if you need help. >> gary nurenberg, 9news now. a verdict in the trial of a woman charged with throwing her 2-year-old granddaughter at a

footbridge in tysons corner could come today. della rosa has pleaded not guilty. defense attorneys claim della rosa suffers from a mental illness and the day of the incident, she didn't understand what she was doing. prosecutors argue she knew right from wrong. now the jury has to decide. >> a communication breakdown is said to be the cause of a murder in prince george's county. on september 19th, deputies came to the home. deangelo walker to serve him an order of protection after a neighbor complained he felt threatened by the 25-year-old. walk her a warrant out for his arrest for second degree assault but for some reason, the deputies didn't take him into custody. police say hours later, he shot and killed a man in capitol heights. the case is now under investigation. walker is being held without bond and charged with first- degree murder. here's a look at some of the other things making news now. flags in birmingham, alabamaing are flying at half staff in

memory of the reverend fred shuttleworth died yesterday. he cofounded the christian leadership conference and was at the forefront of the movement. in birmingham, he was the target of three bombing attacks and beatings and was repeatedly arrested for speaking his mind. the tech world is mourning the loss of steve jobs. the apple cofounder and former ceo died wednesday. he was 56. jobs was the creative force behind theipod, the ipad, the iphone and he was credited with turning apple into the world's most valuable technology company. the suspect in the tucson shooting rampage will remain in arizona at least for now while his lawyers wait to hear about an appeal they filed. they're fighting a ruling to send jared lee loughner back to missouri for four more months of psychological treatment. loughner has been through four months of treatment there. >> you will no longer see people rappelling down the side of the washington monument. yesterday, engineers finished inspecting exterior damage

caused by this summer's 5.8 magnitude earthquake. the quake caused a number of cracks in the monument but engineers say the 127-year-old landmark remains structurally sound. their report will help determine how the monument should be repaired. rfk stadium is 50 years old. >> and some well-connected d.c. citizens are hoping some day the washington redskins will return home to a new rfk in the district. the issue was raised wednesday when d.c. leaders met to discuss plans to commemorate the stadium's 50th anniversary. the future would be that this stadium would be demolished and we would build a brand new stadium on this site. retractible roof for the redskins. >> you think the redskins ever come back to d.c. if not rfk? >> i hope so. that's anybody from this area would hope that. >> mayor vincent gray declined to say whether any talks were underway about the redskins returning to a new and improved rfk stadium. time now coming up on 4:36,

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4:38. a little chilly in spots this morning. temps running in the upper 40s to mid-50s. by 9:00, we'll still be in the mid-50s. we're reading calm on the maps for the afternoon. southeast at a or less. 3:00 temperature, 67 with highs near 70. 6:00 p.m. temperature, a very pleasant 65. looking ahead toward the

weekend in the next five minutes, monika samtani is in with your timesaver traffic. >> good morning. we're going to fly the bw parkway southbound leaving the airport into fort meade. the bw parkway looks good. closer look at maryland roads coming up at 4:48. mike, back to you. thanks, monika. time for the first "your money" report of the morning. jessica is off. here are today's headlines. european leaders will meet with members of the international monetary fund. they'll be discussing whether or not to support the struggling bank. the imf is calling on european leaders to come together quickly to provide money to the banks in trouble. some countries are reluctant to put up more taxpayer money. the concerted effort to bolster europe's banks sent oil prices climbing. crude jumped more than 5%. the biggest one-day rally since may. wall street, stocks overall rose following update reports from the service industry and the job market. the dow closed up 131 points. nasdaq takes up about 56. the s&p 500 was up 20 on the

day. takeover battle may be brewing once again for yahoo! "the associated press" is reporting microsoft is considering another bid for the internet company after a bidder and unsuccessal buyout attempt in 2008. microsoft joins a host of other companies look at yahoo! including the chinese internet company. it has a market value of about $18 billion. the nation's largest retail trade group expects winter holiday sales to rise nearly 3% this year. 2.8% to $465 billion would be smaller than 2010's 5.2 increase. the forecast is predicting stronger growth even despite the weak economy. still ahead, is that text you send while you're driving worth risking your life and possibly someone else's? >> a new study suggests most of us still refuse to unplug when we're behind the wheel. we'll have more on that coming up.

4:42 this thursday morning. howard bernstein is here. it was a fantastic day!

not just because it was my birthday but gorgeous! we have another one coming up today. >> and another one tomorrow and another one saturday and another one sunday and i think one more on monday, too. >> that is good. >> this is one of the best stretches of weather we've seen in a long time. read a comment on twitter. somebody said i give this a ten but then i would have to give tomorrow a ten and a half. that's the only reason why today might not be a ten. let's get right to it. your momslikeme.com bus stop forecast. also, i was reading an article yesterday this could be good for the fall color to have the warmer days and cool nights after the warmth we've had. as long as you don't get an early freeze, it could get vivid. color festival going on in thurmont this weekend up there in northern frederick county. clear and cool this morning. 47 to 57. our sunrise at 7:08. another gate day ahead. a little cooler than yesterday. mid-50s at 9:00. northeast winds 5, 6, 8 miles

per hour. temperatures, 60 by 11. mid-60s by 1:00 as winds go east to southeast. high pressure nearly overhead. temperatures in the upper 60s in town. perhaps a few spots making the low 70s. it is going to be a very pleasant afternoon. our weather headlines, just a tad cooler today. yesterday was 74. today, about 68, 69. milder friday. we'll be back in the low 70s. spectacular this weekend. 70s, even 80s by sunday. the next chance of rain will be tuesday at this point. so, we've got a long way to go. we're going to enjoy every bit of it. 48 in gaithersburg. 49 hagerstown. south, we've got mid-50s. fredericksburg, tappahannock, near 60 at this hour. easton has cooled down to 50 degrees. in washington, we've got 56. partly cloudy skies. a northeast wind at 9 at reagan national. the dew point has dipped from the 50s yesterday to about 45 right now. so, big rise in the jet stream in the middle of the country.

it is nice, it is warm under this. we've got the dips off the east coast. the one on the west, this trough in the jet stream allowing the storminess to come in. it was raining yesterday in l.a. you don't see much rain here during the summertime. so, rain there, still raining this morning. california through the northwest. rains and mountain snows also. some areas potentially around yellowstone could see a foot or more in the next 48 hours. for us, the ridge will build in. the nice weather will build in as well. it already has built in. it will stay here for the next several days. let's show you the future cast. we've got high pressure near toronto this morning. factor in a cold front that slid through. that's one of the reasons we'll be cooler. with it, the northeast winds coming in. continue to watch this front slide south during the day as high pressure builds in. we're not expecting a lot of wind but with the high to the north and the clockwise circulation, we get into the northeast flow. that's going to keep us just a little bit cooler. as we head toward tomorrow, high pressure still overhead. so, another great day. it is just going to be good with light winds here,

southeast, maybe 5 miles per hour. then as we go through the next couple of days, we'll turn our attention out west. there is really still nothing there by saturday morning. with the return flow turning to the south, warmer temperatures are going to build in so saturday will make it well up into the 70s. sunday, monday, i think we'll be in the low 80s around here. a lot of folks, many of them still off monday for the columbus day holiday. it will work out fine for them. 69 today in town. manassas, 72. even cumberland, a great day. 72 there. andrews air force base at 68. tonight, still cool, comfortably cool. we'll see some mid-40s away from town in frederick in toward winchester at 45. leesburg, 46. fredericksburg, 43. we'll hold on to the lower 50s. the slow warming trend begins tomorrow. today, 69. 72 tomorrow. saturday, 77 degrees. a perfect day to be outside! maybe go get the pumpkin with

the family. good one for that. sunday and monday, low 80s. tuesday, 80 with a chance for showers in the afternoon. wednesday, a better chance of showers and a few storms as we pull back into the 70s. nothing but sunshine here, monika. >> same here, howard. thank goodness for that. we've got the green light because everything's look good, not only the weather but the traffic, too. here's what it looks like on the beltway. we had construction on the northside of town. let's go there live. i saw crews pick it up on the inner loop. basically between connecticut avenue and colesville road. if you're going to head eastbound this morning and you're heading out the door right now, you should find the lanes open. no problems on the outer loop as well. let's go back over to the southbound side of i-95 in liewrl out of baltimore. no problems on 95 or the bw parkway. everything is fine. we'll wind a live picture at the american legion bridge. coming out of bethesda across the bridge into tysons corner, all lanes are open and moving at speed. coming up, we'll fly the dulles

toll road at 4:56. just about 4:48 now, the government's plan to modernize air-traffic control systems has run into serious problems and those problems are threatening to delay the upgrades and make it more expensive. >> the federal aviation administration plans to replace the current system with one based on satellite technology but software problems have delayed full deployment of a critical flight tracking system . 95% of people know it is dangerous to text or e-mail while they drive but 35% say they still don't it anyway. the district wants to add the name to the smithsonian metro station. it is one of four station names. the city wants metro to alter. dddot requested it become

waterfront arena stage. they want ballpark to be add odd to the navy yard station. no word on when metro may respond. another person has died after eating cantaloupe contaminated with listeria. the death toll is now 18 from that outbreak. investigators at the cdc are still looking for what caused the contamination. in addition to those deaths, at least 100 people in 20 states have gotten sick. stress is now the most common reason a worker will take off for an illness that eclipses stroke, heart attacks and other problems according to a new report. >> i can believe it. some experts are going so far as to call it the black death. the 21st century. as brittany morehouse reports, it is a catch-22 because it is often work that causes the stress that hinders our performance on the job. ♪ under pressure

>> two words added to music that keep your fingers clicking. but added to real life... they may just make you think of a clicking keyboard! ♪ under pressure >> you don't have a good handle on how to deal with your stress, it can make you physically incapable of going on with your daily activities. >> paralyzing. >> dr. pa sad knows about stress from research and experience. >> i'm always thinking of ways i could have done something better. >> so, she's not surprised to hear that stress is the top cause of workplace sickness. according to the charter institute of personnel and development which also reports the most common cause of stress is work. and no industry is exempt. even as i filed this report, i can see it in our newsroom where journalists will tell you it changes, depending on the time of the day. we're not alone. it seems every industry has stressful crunch time. for us, it is deadlines. for the restaurant industry, it is dinner. >> back and forth, running all over the place. sometimes you forget an order. you meant to sent earlier.

all hell breaks loose. >> six years of serving tables will give you this stress level. >> between one and ten, probably like a 15. >> i get a lot of numbers when i pass out mayo clinic's stress tests. stress is close to a high level. in here, not much better. and here, we actually see the lowest stress numbers. or maybe, says one surgeon and father, that's for a good reason. >> to some degree, some people who are going to downplay the degree of their stress, especially if it is on camera and broadcast to the world. >> brittany morehouse, 9news now. the report lists the most common causes of stress for workers are excessive workload. the management style of a boss and restructuring of the workplace. problems at home rank fourth in that list. >> the nih national laboratory of medicine -- excuse me,

national library of medicine celebrated the opening of a new exhibit focused on native- american concepts when it comes to health and illness. the center piece of the exhibit, a 20 foot totem pole carved by members of the lume nation in washington state. the pole started its 5,000 mile journey early last month and 9news now anchor lesli foster emceed the event in bethesda. it is 4:52. time to look at the question of the morning. >> what's the number one thing women say they want to change about their husband or their boyfriend? is it... what do you think? add your answer to our facebook page. we'll reveal your comments and the answer in a little bit.

cool but pleasant this morning. temps in the 50s. by 9:00, we're still in the 50s. martinsburg, 49. upper 50s down south. as we get to our lunchtime, we'll hold in the 60s. a little bit cooler than yesterday. a fine afternoon with highs in the upper 60s to around 70. monika? >> thank you so much, howard. good morning, everybody. we're going to fly inbound on the dulles toll road. leaving greenway past leesburg, executive airport, dulles airport and right into tysons. we're looking good this morning. coming up in my next report,

we'll take a look into the district at 5:01. andrea, back to you. thank you, monika. intercounty connector officials are trying to reassure the public every effort has been made to offset the roadway's environmental damage. reporters were given a guided tour starting around new hampshire avenue and layhill road. officials say the northwest branch will actually be cleaner than before the icc construction first began. we have state-of-the-art water management systems going in. a very tightly controlled erosion and sediment control program. we have -- the contractors have done a great job in minimizing the work area and we've done an awful lot of work in trying to keep habitat activity for wildlife. >> environmentalists have raised concerns about the harm to area streams, wetlands and forests. they claim it is impossible to reverse the damage caused by the icc construction. >> plans are in the works for a

new four star resort hotel in the southwest waterfront as part of a massive development. "the washington post" reports the team that restored the willett hotel is behind the project. the plans call for a 5,000 square foot rooftop lounge. we now know when a statue of former president reagan will be unveiled at reagan national airport. the metropolitan washington airport authority announced the new statue of the president will go on permanent display november 1st. it will be outside the airport's terminal a, planning and design of the likeness reportedly cost $445,000. hugh jackman's latest movie may look like it is all about boxing robots but real steel has a lot more to do with fighting for relationships. >> sandra hughes has more on the movie which opens tomorrow. >> there's plenty of action in

real steel. >> are you ready for real steel! >> reporter: but it's not all rock 'em, sock 'em robot. >> i'm either coming with you -- >> hugh jackman stars as a former boxer who fights robots while ducking his responsibility as a father. >> i know you grew up in a single parent household. do you draw on that? >> rather than my own upbringing, just being a father made this really resonate. there is a line in this movie where i kind of yell at my kid. i'm doing my best. what do you want from me. he says i just want you to fight for me. that's all i've ever wanted. >> the boxing moves are realistic. >> that's right. >> thanks to a real champ, sugar ray leonard. >> i've taught you not just to throw punches but to show the emotion behind the conviction, the commitment of throwing a

punch. >> did you get any punches off on him? >> i'm under contract not to talk about it. he's champion of the world and all. >> his name is adam. get him a fight. >> adam is the underdog robot with almost human emotions. >> adam, can you box better than sugar ray leonard? humble, too. >> adam is a real hero. not just for winning but for bringing father and son back together. sandra hughes, cbs news, hollywood. good morning and thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m., i'm andrea roane. >> i had no interest in that movie until right now. >> i like that. >> it looks good. >> here's monika samtani. traffic in a moment. mr. howard bernstein, how are you? >> i'm a hugh jackman fan. but he's not wolverine thing. >> he's not on broadway where he was fantastic! >> triple threat. he sings, too? >> and dances. >> there, you got it. >> and now boxes. weatherwise, we've got a great