machete. >> council member, phil andrews says a proposed teen curfew is the wrong way to go. >> it doesn't seem right. >> especially after hearings in july turned out heavy opposition. >> it could be some underhand racism. >> how do you under any kind of curfew intend to ensure that racial profiling does not occur? >> there's a big difference. >> andrews says an antiloitering and prowling ordinance would give police the power to approach suspected troublemakers of any age or race at any time of day. >> and it shouldn't be based primarily on age. it should be based on behavior. >> a spokesman for county executive is blasting andrews loitering bill. for those concerned about profiling, this bill is practically an invitation to profiling on behalf of the administration. he warns the loitering law gives police too much power and discretion to target anyone day or night. hearings are scheduled for november 15 and with concerns

about dediscrimination still on the table, it is expected to turn out quite a crowd. in rockville, 9news now. >> is this antiloitering bill a fair way for police to prevent problems or is any law like this, no matter what you call it, invite racial profiling? we invite your thoughts. send them to mcginty's mail bag. the address, s mailbag@wusa9.com. major progress made in the on going jury selection process in the brittany norwood murder trial. norwood is accused of bludgeoning her can worker to death and concocting that elaborate coverup scheme. now 65 prospective prospective jurors have been asked to come back tomorrow. both yesterday and today family and friends of murray have been coming to the courthouse for the trial and this afternoon

her college roommate from george washington university right here in town was in attendance and talked to 9news now about her murdered friend. >> she lived life with open arms, you know, she embraced everybody. she loved what she did, did what she loved. she was full of joy and i want to celebrate her life. i want to carry on her legacy. >> 12 jurors and five alternates will be seated. the trial is expected to last through the end of next week. lawyers for george huguely will head to court to try to get yeardley love's medical records. he is accused of killing yeardley in 2010. his lawyers believe, or at least they will argue that love died from an irregular heartbeat caused partly by taking aderol and drinking alcohol. huguely has been charged with murder in her death. the trial is expected to start in february. a male charged with killing a taxi driver walked away from a community based corrections

facility. rashad slye now charged with first-degree murder. prince georges county cabby picked up slye as he was shot and killed shortly after he arrived at their destination at anacostia road and pond street in northeast d.c. according to the court documents, there was a witness and that person talked to bruce johnson who agreed to protect his identity. >> it turns out there was an eyewitness to this shooting. he talked to police and he talked to us as we were standing out here today. the cab was parked here on pond street right where the channel 9 vehicle is right now. back there is anacostia avenue northeast. according to our witness, the man who talked to police, the suspect pulled the cab driver out of the cab, put him on the sidewalk, stripped him of his clothes and demanded money. the cab driver repeated, i don't have any money. the suspect went through the cab looking for cash, came back, put a bullet into the cab driver. the cab driver still alive. he was able to dial 911 and put

the cab in reverse and backed into the park where he reportedly died. the suspect fled this way and this is where police found the cab driver's wallet, his identification, and some clothing belonging to the suspect. >> and officials with the dc youth rehabilitation services says the law does not allow them to comment on young people in their custody, but slye walked away from a community based facility ignoring a curfew this past weekend because he was denied a pass to visit his home. people in maryland could soon be paying a lot more to get around. a commission set up by the general assembly is recommending that lawmakers increase the state's gas tax by 15 cents per gallon. increasing car registration fees and hiking mark and mta commuter bus fares. increases will help offset maryland's short fall in transportation funds. hundreds of people who

cannot afford to pay for groceries showed up at the ax food pantry in dumfries. unlike last week when the pantry had to close down because it was running out of food, the doors were open again it was all possible because of the generous outpouring of support from the community. peggy fox was there for the happy reopening. >> we are here at the ax food pantry, which reopened today after running out of food last week. community responded and here we are. there's a line of people here signing up with bob so they can register so they can get their food. come on back here. this is where they are getting it all organized. we have a cart full of bags of food that will be going to these families. these are filled with a lot of nutritious food, right rebecca? she's the director here at the food pantry. how great does it feel to reopen? >> it's a wonderful feeling. last week it was difficult for all of us not being able to do what we do every week, which is help families. being able to reopen is not just a gift for the community that we are serving, but for us

as staff and volunteers to be able to fulfill our mission. >> this is an on going need and part of this process is telling the community that they need to continue giving, correct? >> absolutely. i think a lot of times there's a misconception that food is a holiday need and we are open every week, 52 weeks a year. serving 4,000 on a monthly basis. >> thank you so much and congratulations. and also, check out all these volunteers that have been here putting these bags of food together. it is quite a community effort and definitely a good news story here in dumfries. i'm peggy fox, back to you. >> thank you, peggy. you certainly can't beat the weather we had today, but don't get used to it, right top? >> yeah, today was exceptional, it really was. clear skies, temperature made it to 68. we're going to salvage a decent day on wednesday. really right now still in the low 60s downtown. in the 50s in the suburbs. 55 in manassas and 59 in

leesburg. 54 in gaithersburg and 55 in frederick. so for tonight, we're looking at clear to partly cloudy skies. winds southwest at 10 to 15. we'll come back and talk about a cold front that approaches the metro area and what that means for our end of the week and possibly our weekend. coming up on 9news now, putting veterans back to work. how people in deposition exhibit dc are trying to help out our heros who are facing a double digit unemployment rate. plus, speed cameras handing out half a million dollars in tickets. where do you want to slow down? that's up next.

the numbers are in on prince georges county's brand- new speed camera program and in just the first month, more than half a million dollars worth of tickets were handed out. a police spokesman says the county mailed out 13,173 citations since those cameras were deployed and at $40 a pop, that's almost $527,000 in fines. prince georges county began that speed camera program september 20. virginia governor says he will file an appeal this week about fema's decision not to give federal aide to victims. homes and businesses were damaged in that earthquake back

in august. the appeal will include more details and new information about that damage. governor mcdonald said he hopes that will do the trick. >> i just thought the first time there was ample evidence that we presented to be able to get relief for these hurting people in louisa and the surrounding areas and all the congressional delegations on board. i think the president's heart is there and i have to get them to show me the money. >> mcdonald asked for federal aid to help out schools damaged in the quake. two of those schools are closed indefinitely. fema has yet to make a decision on that request. >> still to come, enjoy the nice weather while you can. some big changes headed our way. topper tells us when. but first, texas governor continues to slide in the polls, but the republican presidential candidate just unveiled a new tax plan he is hoping can reverse the trend. we'll tell you all about it up next.

businessman, herman kaine is the new front runner for the presidential nomination. that's according to a new cbs new york times poll. kaine takes the top spot. he is picked by 25% of likely republican voters. mitt romney is number 22 and rick perry, the front runner back in september plummeted to 5th place.

perry is counting on his new economic plan. he unveiled it at a plant in south carolina. it is called cut, balance, and grow, and hoping to win over conservatives with it. >> it reorders the way they do business in washington, by reinventing the tax code. >> the plan features a 20% flat tax. private social security retirement accounts and lower corporate taxes. perry made the announcement as president obama continues his swing through the western states. the president is holding a fundraiser in california tonight before he heads off to colorado to announce a new program to help deal with student loan debt. >> soldiers fresh from the battlefield may find themselves fighting another battle here at home. veteran unemployment is in the double digits and with the current conflict coming to a close, another 5,000 troops will return to dc alone without jobs. delia tells us how the district is trying to help. >> it's been tough. >> darryl has been out of work

for two years now. today, this vietnam vet and father of a 17-year-old is hoping to find his family's next life changing opportunity. >> she's a teenager, you know, she has a lot of peer pressure. she sees what her friends have and i have to make her understand, that's the way times are. >> nationally, soldiers are returning from war to a 12.4 unemployment rate. here at home, the city wide average is 13. and in ward 8, 26%. >> i would say the challenge right now is the greatest in the history of america. >> matthew carey says the staggering unemployment rate is why they chose to hold the job fair in southeast. many say the challenge has been translating a soldier's skill from the battlefield to the office. in fact, president obama announced a new niche initiative that gives military medics service. a host of other skills can be

transferred to work in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. >> if all three sectors understand what the skills are and how transferable they are, then yes, we can get jobs for our veterans. >> and for veterans, fighting for his family's future. >> things have to turn around, you know, everything that goes down has to come back up. you know, so yeah. i'm not discouraged at all. >> each and every employer here has immediate job openings and they have committed to hiring 1 to 2 veterans. the dc department of veterans affairs will find out how many folks were hired from this job fair on friday. in southeast, delia, 9news now. >> got to love that man's optimism. organizers point out that putting vets back to work can help keep them off the streets. remember, 8% of dc's veterans are homeless. well some towns all across the country choose to hold their trick or treat night the

last saturday in october. tim larson says it would make the holiday less hairy and safer for trick or treaters because they would hit the neighborhood earlier while it is still daylight. well, let's hear from some parents of little boys and ghouls. >> i think it should be october 31. it has always been there and the kids find a way to trick or treat and get to school the next day. >> my kids don't get home until 3:30. they have to eat, then they get home and want to go through their candy. it's like hurry up. i think a saturday afternoon would be awesome. >> for those of us that work nights, saturday evening would work better. we have a mixed bag of opinions. he will try to get his idea on the books in time for next year. who is right? tim larson or some of the parents? would it be safer to have kids trick or treat on a saturday evening or does that ruin the

spirit? send your spirited responses to mcginty's mail bag. keep in mind that of course since it's not on saturday night and on monday night , i won't be home to greet the trick or treaters. >> i spent very few nights with my trick or treaters. >> i don't buy any candy. you eat some of it. >> we do eat the candy. >> exactly. >> i don't care what day of the week it is. it's going to be okay tomorrow. a few more clouds. mild tomorrow and changes on thursday. let's start with the temperatures because we are still looking pretty comfortable really. 50s and 60s. at least mid 50s to low 60s. 56 in bethesda. still 60 in rockville and 54 in gaithersburg. these are comfortable. look at that, still 65 up toward beltsville. satellite picture radar combined. i'm going to zoom into the rockies. i talked about this at 6:00.

i love snow, they're going to get a big snow in colorado. hear that, derek? big snow in colorado. it's going to snow in denver tomorrow. that same storm is going to dive into the southern plains and the deep south and may give us a cold rain on saturday. it may stay to the south and east of us, that's going to be the same storm that gives us a cold rain. in the meantime tonight, we are clear. just a few clouds to the north and a few clouds come in, especially on wednesday afternoon. the next cold front is thursday. breezy and cool overnight. still mild on wednesday. you need your umbrella on thursday and breezy and cooler, quite a bit cooler on friday. for tonight, clear to partly cloudy, breezy and cool. 46 to 52. so lows in the suburbs will be in the upper 40s, which is not that cold for this time of the year and low 50s in arlington and springfield and downtown. 48 in college park. probably only 50 in waldorf. upper 40s in reston and fairfax and sterling and probably mid

40s toward leesburg and manassas. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, breezy and cool. you need your sunglasses to start. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. winds southwest 10 to 20 and gusty and then by afternoon, partly cloudy, breezy and milder. clouds will come in late. high temperatures around 70 and winds increase southwest at 10 to 20 and a little bit on the gusty side. let's talk about the day planner. 46 to 52 to start. just kind of cool. nice by noon. 59 to 65 and by evening, 66 to 71. clouds will be moving in. all right. next seven days, showers on thursday, can't escape that. we are mild in the mid 60s. dry on friday, but much cooler. 57. and then the chance for that cold rain on saturday, depending on where that storm tracks, only 50 for a high. that would be snow in our mountains and then nice on sunday no matter what happens on saturday with temperatures on the chilly side. >> chilly in the morning on sunday. >> and nice on halloween. >> there you go. >> let's get to our weird news

segment. do you remember this? a swing. that most simple of childhood playground toys, you could probably spend hours on one. as an adult, you would find it would not be so much fun. to southern california where a 21-year-old bet his friend $10 he could squeeze his way into a swing. sadly, however, he could not squeeze his way back out of it. to make matters worse, his friends left him hanging, as it were, for nine hours. a grounds keeper found the man screaming for help the next morning. firefighters cut the chains off the swing and took him to the hospital. a cutter was used to remove the seat. the man's name has not been released, likely because the embarrassment and humiliation is too great. >> i'm told he used liquid detergent to get in. he won $100. we want to hear what you

think. send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag. the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back.

in the mail bag tonight, danger on the road and on the job for area taxi cab drivers who reported again today about that local driver murdered in an apparent robbery over the weekend. our good friend, deb, in arlington says it's getting

crazy out there. i say it is time for real safety precautions, especially in these difficult economic times. perhaps putting a bullet proof window for the payment between the driver's seat and passenger could prevent some of the crimes. that being said, everyone is vulnerable in these times, but cab drivers are especially out there. and then we had this reaction to president obama's brand-new plan to help homeowners refinance even if they owe more on their homes than their house is worth. craig is all for it. about time for a plan to help the homeowners save, not just pay the bank for mortgage failure. this is no additional cost to the taxpayers, while giving the homeowner the opportunity to save their life savings. afterall, the true value any home is what you would pay for it. indeed it is, but remember the president's plan does not change the amount you owe on that home, you'll still be upside down on it, just the payoff will be easier.

sooner or later, we'll have to deal with that. some who are able to pay are walking away rather than continue to pay. mailbag@wusa9.com for your thoughts or what you have to say. that's our report. i'll be back at 11:00 along with anita brikman. tonight, drag queens racing in high heels. it's a dc tradition. i'll tell you more at 11:00. bye bye.

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