good is going to come. >> reporter: the encounter came when arrington pulled in front of the suv. police believe both arrington and mcmillen got out of their vehicles. >> the confrontation that took place led to an unfortunate set of circumstances that when the victim was next to the vehicle, somehow or another, she wound up under part of it and caused her death. >> reporter: mcmillen is well known to police, facing lots of charges and a conviction of reckless driving. law enforcement sources tell us there is video of the incident that shows mcmillen driving away and leaving arrington on the ground bleeding. mcmillen had an arraignment this morning. she's being held without bond in the fairfax county detention center. peggy fox, 9news now. >> and mcmillen's preliminary hearing is scheduled for june

20. new developments in mississippi. teresa garcia reports, police charged the suspect's wife and his mother. >> reporter: police say the wife and mother of 35-year-old adam mays also played a role in the kidnapping of a tennessee mother and her three daughters. may's wife was charged with kidnapping tuesday. she told police she drove joann bane and her three daughters from their home in tennessee to mississippi. the bodies of joann and her daughter was found last week in a shallow grave behind the suspect's home in yawn union county, mississippi. now there's a massive search. the fbi is optimistic that the two younger sisters, 12-year- old alexandria and 8-year-old kylea are alive and with the

fugitive. mays is a family friend and stayed over to help the family pack and move to arizona. gary said he woke up to find his wife, daughters, and mays gone. investigators believe mays has altered his appearance and may have died the girls hair to hide their identities. teresa garcia, cbs news. >> hopefully they'll find them soon. a reward is being offered for any information that leads to the bane girls or may's arrest. friends and family of a priest said a final good-bye today. the funeral for reverend chone was held in baltimore a few hours ago. the priest and an administrative assistant was shot to death last thursday in ellicott city. police say that shooter was a homeless man. his name was douglas jones and he later killed himself. a local college campus is shut down because of a bomb threat. a worker at the campus took a call around noon.

students and staff evacuated the school. no bomb was found. but classes were canceled for the rest of the day. specialist from the fbi are picking apart a terrorist bomb designed to take down a u.s. bound plane. authorities believe the weapon is the work of abraham el al siri. and the man to plot bombs in toner cartridges. they foiled the plot before it ever got off the ground. >> we are confident that this device and any individual that might have been designed to use it are no longer a threat to the american people. >> officials say the alleged bomber never had a chance to pick a plane or a date to carry out the attack. the administration says the cia worked with a number of international partners to foil the plot. >> after a cloudy and rainy day, what does our weather have in store for us tonight?

look ahead to tomorrow. topper shutt in the weather center with this evening's forecast. hey top. >> the first round of showers are moving out. that's good news for most of us. although, roads are wet. take it easy on your way home. let's start with live doppler 9,000. most of the showers are up into frederick county, up 270 north and up 95 into the baltimore area. and also bw parkway and 29. actually, we're in good shape. a couple light showers back in the panhandle of west virginia around martinsburg, around i-81 and keep the chance of a shower or thunderstorm in tonight. we'll have a break. we'll widen the radar out. look rat at all the showers and storms. that rolls through late tomorrow and give us another chance for some showers and thunderstorms. temperatures actually as warm as they have been so far. 68 in gaithersburg. we'll come back and talk about that front. we'll talk about if we'll have a dry commute to work or home from work tomorrow and we'll look ahead to mother's day.

they call him the god father of gogo. chuck brown, he has not performed in more than two months leading to a lot of speculation and questions as to what exactly might be wrong with one of d.c.'s favorite citizens. bruce johnson went out today looking for answers and hopefully came back with some. bruce. >> we have some answers. he is being hospitalized right now. he's in baltimore. we should point out to people fairly new to the area, he is huge here. as somebody once said, chuck brown is to washington to elvis is to memphis. for nearly five decades, chuck brown has been the god father of d.c.'s original gogo sound. >> the jungle thing in him. what everybody wanted. all the kids wanted it. all the grownups want it. >> music never caught on like that, but the biggest recording artist sampled it over the

years. they know chuck brown. 75 chuck browns have been absent from the stage for two months. his band performed in his absence, prompting rumors of his death throughout the internet. through independent sources, 9news now confirmed chuck brown is being treated in the intensive care units at johns hopkins university hospital in baltimore. his manager and the family member would only confirm that he is still hospitalized and they continue to ask his fans to pray for him. we are sharing our love for d.c.'s own, chuck brown. the god father of gogo. i don't know if you've heard, but he has been hospitalized for some time now. >> d.j. was asking for prayers for chuck. >> it's huge. it's just amazing the impact that he has had on this area and society. nothing but love for chuck brown.

>> one of chuck brown's daughters broke the family silence, confirming to a washington post reporter only that her father has pneumonia. a source adds that chuck entered johns hopkins originally complaining of arthritis. doctors discovered and removed more serious blood clots from his legs. while in intensive care at the hospital. and that was an interview with chuck last year when he was nominated for a grammy award. >> why do you think his family and advisers are being so tight with the information? >> i have talked with family members and they are following the advice of the manager who decided not to issue an official statement. >> we're going to hope chuck brown gets better. thank you, bruce. back to you in the studio. one of the world's best known children's authors has died. died of complications from a recent stroke. he was best known for his book,

"where the wild things are," which won the medal for literature. the book became a hit movie in 2009. among his other works, in the night kitchen, and that little bear series. he was 83. u.s. news and world report is out with its annual list of best high schools in the country and several area high schools made the top 100. fairfax county's thomas jefferson high school was ranked as the second best high school in the nation. george mason high school in falls church finished 19th. over in maryland, three schools from montgomery county were in the top 100. and potomac came in at 57th. whitman high in bethesda finished 24th. in some states it causes more fires than smoking, heating, and candles combined. coming up, kitchen fires. i'm going to travel up the street to the local fire station and explain why your

first instinct on how to put them out is dead wrong. and we know commuting can be a pain, but researchers say that commuting could be killing you. i'm anny hong live in northwest d.c. with that report. but up next, will the former mistress of john edwards testify at his trial? we may soon know the answer. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band...

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the trial of former presidential candidate, john edwards, could wrap up by the end of the week. whether edwards former mistress, rielle hunter, will take the stand and testify. today a former edwards donor testified he warned the obama campaign to look into rumors before deciding whether to offer him a job in the administration. the former presidential candidate is accused of using campaign donations to hide his affair with hunter and her ensuing pregnancy. edwards could get 30 years in

prison if convicted. the pace is picked up at the retrial of baseball great, roger clemens. the jurors are getting bored. the seven-time winner of the award is accused of lying to congress. at the trial today, the judge ruled the prosecutors could not admit clemens baseball contract into evidence. show the financial incentives clemens had to use the performance enhancing drug. the trial of a man linked to a stabbing spree that killed or jurorred more injured more than a dozen people opened today. the suspect, the trial centers on the death of a 49-year-old man. some of the victims who survived are expected to take the stand. the 49-year-old isreali native is a suspect in an unsolved murder. he was captured at the atlanta airport in august of 2010 as he tried to escape. prosecutors have now rested their case against a man

accused of killing jennifer hudson's mother, brother, and nephew. the defense says he will not take the witness stand. his attorneys have argued the evidence against him is circumstantial and they asked the judge to dismiss the charges today, but the judge said no. closing arguments come tomorrow. >> could your commute really be killing you? according to a new study, it might eventually. new research in the jour journal of preventive medicine show long drives could lead to serious illness. details. a place where the commutes are oh so long indeed. anny. >> yeah, and some of the worst commutes according to one study are from fredericksburg, virginia, and frederick, maryland, where from those locations getting here into d.c. could take more than 80 minutes during rush hour. it's those commutes like that that researchers say could be putting our health and our

lives at risk. >> reporter: traffic into washington, d.c. metro region is notorious. so it's no surprise to commuters at the transportation planning board and census bureau says d.c. has the worst commute in the nation. >> this is a self-inflicted wound. we have some of the worst commutes in the washington metropolitan area and why? it's because we have not been serious about addressing transportation for decades. >> getting on the beltway is horrible. taking any of the interstates into the city are horrible. the metro itself is horrible. >> reporter: the nation's top worst one-way commutes include dale city, virginia, at number 12. clinton, maryland, fort washington, maryland, and bristol, virginia, at number one with just over 46 minutes. >> at it worst, it can take up to an hour. >> honestly, i drive on the weekends >> reporter: researchers

studied nearly 4300 commuters. people who traveled ten miles to work were more likely to have high blood pressure. workers commuting 15 miles were at greater risk of being obese and not getting enough exercise. all of which could lead to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and some cancers. >> i understand that conclusion. there are times where it's not road rage, but it gets tense. >> reporter: although the dulles rail and toll projects are aimed at reducing congestion, construction for now is only adding to the problem. >> we are a smart town here. we have a lot of brilliant people here. what they haven't figured out is that we have to build a lot more transportation capacity to keep up with our growth. >> reporter: we found a lot of frustrated commuters. now basically the study says the longer you commute, the more likely you're not getting enough physical activity. experts say try to get to the gym or get on that walk.

maybe during your lunch break. i'm anny hong live in northwest d.c. 9news now. back to you. >> good way to counter the stress, thanks, anny. both sides in the student loan debate are refusing to budge. earlier today, democrats failed to bring their bill to a vote in the senate. congress is trying to prevent student loan rates from doubling as of july 1. the democrats would pay for their measure. republicans have their own bill to freeze interest rates. they would pay for it by abolishing a certain healthcare fund. president obama layed out what he is calling his to do list during a visit to a college in albany, new york today. asking lawmakers to take a look at his economic proposals to create jobs. the list includes eliminating tax incentives to ship jobs overseas, cut red tape to help homeowners refinance and invest in a new higher tax credit for small business and put returning veterans to work.

>> topper here with the forecast. went into lunch clear, went out raining. >> we still need the showers. we have a cold front to the west and another chance of showers tonight and tomorrow and we'll finish the week strong. let's take a live look outside to our live weather cam. nice shot of the capital. we're looking a the temperatures really in some instances as warm as they have been so far today. we've had a couple breaks in the clouds. 73 downtown. the wind is finally from the south at 11. no longer is there an easterly component and the pressure low. 29.83 inches of mercury and it is still falling. all right, satellite picture, radar combined, we'll zoom in. you can see where the cold front is. it's a clear line between the clouds and the showers. through the ohio valley and back into the tennessee valley. it's still to our west. between now and this time tomorrow night, the front goes through. that's why we keep the chance of showers and thunderstorms in through tomorrow, even though tomorrow early evening. in the meantime, this is our

first round of showers that went through. you get a break and then another round of showers possible later tonight that are now entering west virginia. live doppler 9,000. if you're going up 270, especially on the east side, still some light showers, nothing crazy heavy and showers on i-70 between frederick and baltimore. nothing really crazy heavy. temperatures 73 downtown. 70 in arlington. 72 down toward fort bellevoir. 68 in rockville and the showers exited this area. 67 out toward latinsville. out to the west, 68 in reston, but 70 in sterling and 72 in manassas. so more showers on the way and wet evening commute, especially those areas that already had the rain. it's going to be a dry commute tomorrow. showers and storms tomorrow afternoon and a strong finish to the week. yes, it will be cooler. going to be a nice finish. for tonight, mostly cloudy, breezy and mild. shower or thunderstorm still possible. 58 to 64.

winds south, southwest at 10 to 15. and by morning, returning partly sunny, breezy and mild. shower or thunderstorm possible. primarily 60s and 70s to start and by afternoon, well more showers and thunderstorms, but warm. high temperature 75 to 80. winds southwest at about 10. all right, next seven days. here's what we mean by finishing strong. partly cloudy. it will be breezy and brisk, but okay, about 71. near 70 on friday, mostly sunny. saturday looks good. for mom, i still have to drop, not a big deal. i have to drop temperatures in the mid 70s and better chance for showers on monday and tuesday. speaking of tuesday, this is a nice shot. this was taken two weeks ago and she said the poppies were about two to three weeks early. fields of poppy in spring. isn't that nice? and with the mountain in the background, that's framed very nicely. nancy, nice job. go to our website, wusa9.com. click on the weather tab and

include your name, town, and description and we'll put it on. and it will be posted on the website. >> coming up, one of a kind candy creation. find out how many starbursts it took to make this teenager's prom dress. a nation marks toothpaste is not formulated for cleaning dentures, the abrasives in the toothpaste actually create those micro fine scratches in the denture,

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a commuter alert for drivers using the dulles access road beginning at 9:00 p.m. vdot is closing down the eastbound lanes. now all traffic will shift on to the dulles toll road and through the main toll plaza. that means you'll have to pay the $1.50 toll if you are coming from the airport. the eastbound lanes of the access highway will reopen by 5:00 a.m. the national cathedral is honoring the civil rights pioneer, rosa parks, with a brand-new statue. the intaylation and dedication

will take place on thursday. the park statue will be located on the human rights porch with the likenesses of other famous speeches, including eleanor roosevelt. and a special ve day wreath laying ceremony was held today. today is the 67th anniversary of the day that world war ii allies accepted the unconditional surrender of the nazis. wreaths were layed in honor of world war ii veterans and holocaust survivors. the priest of the archdiocese prayed for the firefighters. they also remembered those who died in the line of duty. hundreds of law enforcement officers walked under an american flag as they entered st. patrick's church on 10th street northwest. the procession included officers on horseback along with a pipe and drum unit you see there. local firefighters and emergency medical services

personnel were also recognized at another ceremony downtown. this took place at the national building museum. mayor vince gray and chief kenneth eler elerby spoke at this event. which state is the first to approve a license to test self- driving cars out on the public streets. also ahead, you heard the saying, you got your hand caught in the cookie jar? how about this little guy? he got his arm stuck in the gum ball machine. let's hope he got some gum balls with that. lesli. >> reporter: and i'm here, derek, at the tinly town fire station talking about cooking safety and how this device could save a life.

the kitchen may well be the heart of the home, but it only takes a split second for a raging fire to engulf the whole room, ruin your whole day. >> lesli foster joins us from engine company 20 to talk about a must-see consumer alert. lesli. >> reporter: that's right, guys. kitchen fires are the most common way that people are injured with these fire related injuries and the national fire protection association says about 2,000 people die from those kinds of injuries each year. so only on 9 tonight, we're going to show you the wrong and right way to put out one of those fires.

>> she had been burnt over 70% of her body. >> reporter: willie may coleman died from burns she received in her kitchen while she fried up some kitchen. >> and that's no vision that any child wants to remember of their parent. >> reporter: cooking fires happen every day across the country. more than heating, candles, smoking, and arson combined and firefighters demonstrate how dangerous they can be. >> i have seen it morning. i have seen it late night. >> reporter: smoking cooking oil is a warning it reached its ignition point. >> i'll grab it and run it over to the sink. >> reporter: that's exactly what willie may coleman did. moving that pan set her clothes on fire. >> grab an oven mitt and a tight fitting cover and just grab it, slide it right over the side and turn the stove off. and leave it for ten to 20

minutes. if you don't, what happens is, you take that cover off and it starts right up again. >> or grab a cookie sheet or pizza pan. slide it across and avoid a bigger mistake, plus, don't reach for water. enough heat and flames reach the kitchen's back wall to burn the curtains off the windows. >> you never, ever, ever put water on a grease fire. >> reporter: this tiny canister could be a lifesaver in your home. >> this is stove top fire stop extinguisher. you mount one over these burners and mount one over these two burners. >> reporter: the canisters are filled with a fire extinguishing powder. do they work? keep an eye on the fuse. now further back. and quickly the grease fire is

out. >> pop, drop the dry chemical and you are supposed to come in and shut the stove off. >> reporter: this eliminates the possibility of the fire reigniting. these simple $50 fire stoppers are seemingly effective. damage to a kitchen can be repaired, but there is no fix for a life lost. >> i didn't get to say good- bye while she was conscious. and that will always bother me. >> reporter: it is certainly a tough thing to deal with for sure. we're back here at the tinly county fire station and i have lieutenant herb tailor with us. talk a little bit more about this issue. you get these calls morning, noon, and night. this is a fairly common issue in the district. >> very common, lesli. let me applaud you all for highlighting this issue because we know that kitchen fires is where most of our residential

fires occur. we know that the stove top is where most incidents occur and we know that frying is the activity where the majority of these fires occur. so it's important to educate people when you are in a situation like that because you know, cooking is a very common activity. you don't ever think something like that is going to happen. >> reporter: is this something you are going to do more often? firefighters go out whenever there's a fire, when there's a carbon monoxide issue, is it time to talk about cooking fires? >> we like to do as much education as possible. the more people are educated on how to react properly, we can eliminate the kinds of injuries and fire losses that we have seen in the past. >> reporter: you have been in the fire service a long time, this was the first time you have seen these fire stop devices. we know they are common in

commercial kitchens. what do you think about them as something being used in the home? >> it's a very unique device. i was quite impressed with it. what you find nationally, the building codes and fire codes are moving towards automatic sprinkler systems in new construction, even for residential construction. this is an application where you can have active fire protection at a very low cost, which is much less expensive than retrofitting your house with sprinkler system. it's inexpensive and from the demonstration in the video, it looked like it worked quite well. >> reporter: and if it saves a life, it's priceless for sure. now to tell you more about these fire stop devices, this is called the stove top fire stop. you can get them at lowe's nationally. they don't have them on the shelf. so you have to go into the

store. go to their commercial sales desk. two of them sell for $50 and you can find them that way. and of course, we'll have information about this on our website, wusa9.com. for now, anita and derek, back to you and i'll see you in a few minutes. >> great advice all around. lesli, thank you. imagine this, you're driving along and you look at the car beside you and it's what? running on auto pilot? yeah. that could soon happen, especially if you are driving through nevada. the state approved the testing of self-driving vehicles. google has won the first testing license. and that means google will be able to test prius's. rather help them. nevada law requires two people in those test cars at all times. >> the biggest pink diamond ever found is expected to be sold at auction for over $8 million. cristie's will hold the auction later this month.

oh my. the diamond has more than 12- carats. most natural pink diamonds have shades of pink, gray, or orange in them. not this one. the u.s. launched its first satellite mission to mars. herself one michigan teenager looking sweet on her prom night. dianne created her dress out of 18,000 multicolored candy wrappers. also made matching hair bands and a purse to go along with that outfit. she came up with the idea when she saw a friend folding candy wrappers a yore ago and over this last year, friends have helped her collect it. i bet she won't run into anybody with the same dress. >> still ahead, the new device that could help with type 1 diabetes, keeping blood sugar levels in check around the clock. we had some showers today, we had relief in terms of pollen. we had a pollen reading, not pretty.

high for tree pollen, high for grasses and mold spores. we'll come back and talk about the weekend and mom's day. but up next, police on the hunt for the man caught on tape attacking a woman and her daughter who were heading into a market. don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us, we'll be back. [ male announcer ] get to subway®

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caught on tape, a mother and daughter attacked heading into a market in massachusetts. this is surveillance video friday night. look at this. the man walks up to the woman and her four-year-old girl, pulled out a knife and demands cash. the lady tries to run away and the man tries to grab the little girl, but then she tries to get away as well. with the attacker still after

them, they get stabbed while trying to escape. she was treated at the hospital. police still looking for that man. firefighters in arkansas were called in to rescue a toddler who found himself in a sticky situation. >> sticky and probably painful. got his hand stuck trying to get gum out of the gum ball machine. when the father and others couldn't get the boy's arm free, they called the fire department for help. look at those tears. >> basically, we did not have a plan. we were hoping we would come in and it would be simple putting oil or something and sliding it out. it wasn't that simple. we had to disassemble part of the many sheen. >> oh no. rescuers did take it all apart, but the boy would not release the gum in his hand. he wasn't hurt and he did get to keep that gum ball. >> they couldn't get him out. let's go to ogdensberg, new jersey, where a bear cub was

caught on tape. moving pretty quick, isn't he? just runs right in. a school custodian hears the commotion and gives chase. >> i sea a bear running down the hallway, so i kind of, i'm not afraid of a bear because i see him a lot about here. i started to chase it down the hallway and decides to go into a classroom. >> next thing you know, you see this little black bear. so we walked out, closed the door. >> just because you see them all the time, doesn't mean it's not a bear. the 75-pound cub tore up some books. the school's mascot, the bears. that part of new jersey is considered bear country. a lot of folks carry around bear horns, which i have no idea what that is, just in case they come across a bear. i guess you blow it. >> you have one of those. this next video is just plain cute. a news photographer captured video of a feathered family

wondering through downtown lacrosse, wisconsin. back into the mississippi river. >> very cute indeed. coming up tonight at 6:00, three teenagers on foot on a collision course with a car. see what happens next. >> i'm kristin fisher at police headquarters where there are three mother, daughter duos who work together here at the department. what's it like? we'll chat with them coming up just a few days before mother's day.

some kids having a police officer as a parent is probably sort of intimidating, but for three young women in prince georges county, it was inspiring. kristin fisher with the story of three daughters who now work side by side with their moms keeping the county safe. >> her mother graduated from the prince georges county police academy. >> it really influenced me. wow, she's doing that? i didn't want to do that. >> twenty years later, dickerson did just that. now her mom pinned her badge on graduation day. the two became the first african american, mother-

daughter duo. >> i'm so proud. >> you really love what you're doing. i'm like, yeah. you are really enjoying this. >> this mother, daughter team is one of three in the prince georges county police department. they don't typically work together day-to-day, department policy separates family members while on duty. but after work, they're not just moms, they're mentors. >> it's nice. you always have someone to confide in. am i doing this right? what would you do if you would have done it? >> i have that worry in my heart. >> it's mother's day less than a week away, i asked the daughters if they had any special mother's day message for their moms. >> i'm proud of you and you're my idol. >> thank you. >> i'm proud of her and i love her a lot. she is definitely an inspiration to be on the police department, something to look up to. >> i appreciate everything she

has done for me, the knowledge she has provided me with. my mom is my best friend, right lady? >> happy mother's day. >> reporter: kristin fisher, 9news now. >> just because it's almost mother's day, you know we can't leave out the dads. the fathers are also with the department. so these young ladies are truly following the family tradition. >> i was going to say, often a family affair. >> absolutely. what's the weather going to be like for the mother's day holiday? did you roll your eyes? >> you're putting pressure on me? >> my kids do that. it's going to be okay. a shower is possible, but temperature wise, very, very nice. let's start with a live look outside. it's actually okay outside now. the showers pushed away from us. live look brought to you by michael and son. temperatures, 73 still downtown. winds out of the south at 11. pressure right now 29.83 inches of mercury and steady.

so we're looking at pretty low barometer. it will fall again later today and tomorrow. here's a look at live doppler 9,000. the gw parkway up toward howard county and into baltimore and a couple showers up near frederick. everything is light, a few showers. have a respite tonight and tomorrow. here's a wide view of the radar. once you see some showers just now entering west virginia and that's with the front itself. it will take another 24 hours to get that front. we have a chance for showers and storms the next 24 hours or so. temperature wise, 73. a little cooler off to the north. showers left there later, so you know, upper 60s in bethesda. 66 in gaithersburg. 69 in great falls. still 68 in leesburg and still 72 down in manassas. off to the east, 73 in college park and upper 60s as you go

toward beltsville. here's the deal. more showers on the way. wet evening commute for some of us. especially those areas that haven't dried out from the showers earlier today. we'll have a dry commute tomorrow in the morning and then showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon and a strong finish to the week. it will be brisk, but it will be nice on thursday and friday. for tonight, mostly cloudy, breezy, mild. shower or thunderstorm possible. 58 to 64. winds have turned now south, southwest at 10 to 15. by morning, may take a while, but skies return, partly sunny, breezy and mild. got to keep the chance of a shower or thunderstorm in tomorrow. temperatures, primarily 60s and 70s. and winds settle down, southwest at 10. now by afternoon, partly sunny and warm with showers and thunderstorms. high 75 to 80. winds still southwesterly at 10. a much better chance of showers in the afternoon and also in the evening. all right, we'll break it down for you. 58 to 66 to start. should be dry at 6:00. maybe a sprinkle or shower at

noon. by far and away a better shower. temperatures 76 to about 80. now the next three days, here's what we mean by finishing strong. gorgeous on thursday, it's going to be cooler. 71. and by friday, mostly sunny skies. all right, next seven days. we'll take you into saturday, looks very nice. looks like sunshine and temperatures generally in the mid 70s and for mom, okay, just a slight chance of a shower. you might want to make plans and duck inside for 30 minutes. a much better chance of showers as we get into monday and tuesday. temperatures go up a little bit. mid to upper 70s. all in all, the weekend looks okay and we'll get that drop out before the weekend gets you. >> all right, we'll see what you can do, top. >> capitals fans were not very happy this morning when they woke up. >> a penalty called and a late surge gave new york the victory in game five. the rangers lead the series 3- 2. >> we thought we had that one. kristen berset is here with how it all fell apart. >> thanks, guys.

what a week in d.c. sports from the caps to the redskins. we have a lot to talk about. joining me in studio, redskins beat rider. here to talk a little bit cap and redskins. sky, we have to start with you and that cut last night in new york by the caps. allowing the rangers to score with 6 seconds left. what broke down there? >> well, joe ward. he took that high sticking call, it was a double minor. and it cost him because don't forget, the rangers also pulled their goalie. so they had another extra man, so it was 6 on 4. what happened there is a couple rebounds and then richard snuck it by. and you go into overtime and you saw the second minor to kill. perfect shot. he never saw it. >> you have to commend joel ward for sitting at his locker talking to players. we have seen what kind of guy he was. a standup player. but to have him be able to sit

there and talk to the media and say yes, it's my fault. >> we walked in and he was there. talked as long as we had questions for him. just a stand up great guy. that's what is tough about this guy. he's a great guy and he was the hero in game seven. now he might have cost him not only the game, but maybe the series. >> many people are calling this a choke by the capitals. do you agree with that term? >> not really. i don't agree with the term in sports in general. the rangers are the top team in the conference. the capitals are the 7 seed. they give away a game they should have won? sure. they led with 6 seconds left. they were out shot by 20. the caps were about to steal it from them. that's what makes this disappointing. they didn't choke. i don't like the idea that alex rodriguez can't hit in october. they haven't yet. it's not like the calendar changes and suddenly they forget what they do. >> now of course, game six tomorrow night here in d.c. i

want to talk redskins. we got to see rg3 make his redskins debut. what impressed you? >> i thought right away he tried to establish himself as a leader, which is very important. it's going to be easier to do that in a rookie minicamp where you are surrounded by players that play college football. then it will become on the 14th of this month where veterans are surrounding him. they want to know what he's doing in washington with the redskins. you can't tell a lot, kristen, about a player in a t-shirt and shorts. rg3 is made and wired it look great in those situations. but mike shanahan named him the starter. that was the right decision to get it out of the way and do it now to avoid the distraction of having to answer questions about a competition. now it's progress for this organization. >> you talked about -- do crow think that was crazy to do it in may or get it out there on the table? >> mig as well get it on the table. one thing i noticed, mike shanahan had the biggest smile

on his face. grant, we have been around shanahan quite a bit. he was glowing, just having a great time. he was laughing. he talked for 30 minutes to the media about this guy. he is ready to go. he loves rg3 and we met rg3. nicest guy. great guy. he did something really nice for one of our friends. just a terrific guy. they are excited. they are ready to go. >> fans are excited. sky and grant paulson. thanks so much for coming in. we'll send it back over to you. coming up, good news for hundreds and thousands of struggling homeowners tonight. >> senate republicans block a plan to keep student loan rates low. i'm bruce leshan in today's poisonous political environment. the parties cannot agree on how to pay this $6 billion tab. but first, a look at where one doctor thinks we should

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in tonight's health alert, fighting the obesity epidemic. the centers for disease control released its weight of the nation report. 42% could be obese by 2030. the institute of medicine released a report calling on schools to be the corner stone of the fight against obesity,

especially in kids. the report recommends schools require at least 60 minutes a day of physical activity. and they also serve better food. it also makes clear that schools can't do it alone and encourages workplace wellness programs for adults, healthier foods and restaurants as a whole and better insurance coverage for weight loss programs. diabetes is just one of the potential complications of obesity. and an experimental device is giving new freedom for millions of people >> reporter: tracy coen has type 1 diabetes. >> in terms of carbohydrates or how much insulin i need. >> reporter: a pump injects her with the insulin her pancreas can't create on it own. had to test her blood sugar levels up to 15 times a day. then type the dosage of insulin she needs. now she is testing out a revolutionary device in santa

barbara. it's called the artificial pancreas. >> i don't have to go in and say my blood sugar is this. therefore i'm going to do this. it figures it out for you. >> reporter: while many patients use an insulin pump, researchers are developing a wireless device to connect the two. >> it takes the thought process and hassles of interacting with pumps and sensors and automates that so the patient doesn't have to do that work >> reporter: when the monitor senses a need for insulin, the pump injects it into a patient. researchers hope the device will be an option for the 3 million americans with type 1 diabetes. >> watch where you're going. don't go in the car. >> reporter: the artificial pancreas would free her up to spend more time with her family. >> they mean the world for me and i want to be around for

them. >> reporter: cbs news, santa barbara. >> currently this artificial pancreas is being tested at hospitals, but researchers hope to get it to patients to test it in their every day lives. odds are, if you are not one of the 7.4 million people paying for student loans in this country, you know someone who is. and right now, you're paying 3.4% interest on your loans. in less than two months, that could double to 6.8% unless congress takes action. a key vote never even made it to the senate floor today. bruce leshan with the next phase. we just can't get it done. >> senate republicans today blocked getting to debate on this democratic plan to keep the rates low. now both parties, both house and senate agree that keeping rates down, student loan rates down make sense, but like awe like a will lot of things, they