terrorism. cbs news, oak creek, wisconsin. >> police have not released a motive in the shooting. the f.b.i. is calling the case now a case of domestic terrorism. president obama responded to the shooting. he says he and the first lady are deeply saddened by the shooting at the sikh temple. the president tells the people of oak creek, quote, the american people have them in our thoughts and prayers. our hearts go out to the families and friends of those who were killed and wounded." he pledges they will provide any support necessary. presumptive presidential nominee mitt romney expressioned his sorrow about the shooting. he called it a senseless act of violence and a tragedy that should never befall any house of worship. he said our hearts are with the victims, their families and the entire community. we join americans everywhere who have lost their lives.

>> here people say it's brought back a flood of memories. in the days after the 9/11 attacks, rockville resident argit singh sodhi's brother was killed and days later lost a second brother. the suspect in both shootings claim they were avenging attacks against america. >> i lost two brothers. my message is no more hate crime. when the hate crime comes, it's not affecting one person, one family. it affects a whole community. >> people don't have the understanding of the richness of our faith and how we have been part and parcel of america for the last 100 years. >> rockville has never been target of a hate crime. however, in light of what happened in wisconsin, leaders

at the center say they are considering increasing security. hundreds marched in downtown silver spring this weekend in support of the maryland dream act. this is controversial legislation which allows undocumented immigrants to pay in state tuition at state universities. >> many ever the demonstrators say they were marching because their futures are at stake. surea chinn has the story. >> reporter: maryland voters will not only get to vote on the next president but the dream act. proper points want to overturn legislation cha would allow undocumented immigrants in state tuition. they call themselves the dreamers with hopes of a future in america through higher education. >> i want to be a psychologist. after that join the air force. >> reporter: veronica came to this country when she was 10. >> i'm out here because i want the dream act. >> reporter: cindy came from the war torn country of ivory

coast. the dream act approved by last year's maryland legislative session requires qualified students to go to a community college and after two years, the chance to transfer to a four-year university. opponents say that takes away opportunities for maryland and out of state citizens a spot at, say, the university of maryland. brad gathered signatures for the ballot. >> there will be tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer money to subsidize people who have no legal or moral right to be here in maryland. he claims the dream act will cost $40,000 a student. there could be a loss of profit to the universities. >> some of this is offset as i had mentioned by the increased in enrollment. >> reporter: the institute on improving immigration policy says there's not enough research on the financial impact on taxpayers and on the state. >> there might be a long-term

economic benefit to the state of maryland for educating students within their state. >> reporter: the politically charged issue is not stopping veronica and cindy who are inspired by their hopes for a future in america. to qualify under the dream act, a student must attend a maryland high school for three years and prove that they or their parents pay taxes. 16 egyptian soldiers are dead after mass gunmen opened fire on an egyptian military base along the israeli border. the gunmen then reportedly tried to storm the border. one vehicle apparently blew up at the crossing while the other was destroyed by the israeli air force. the military claims the attack was an attempt by terrorist to abduct an israeli soldier. egypt's new president promises the attackers will pay dearly.

4:34 now. here's a look at some of the other stories making news this morning. investigators still at this point have not revealed the cause of death in the case of philadelphia eagles head coach andy reid's oldest son. 19-year-old garrett reid was found sunday morning in a dorm room at the eagles training camp. reid was working as an assistant strength coach with the team. he battled substance abuse in the past many times. authorities found no apparent suspicious activities when they discovered his body. the civil trial against former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn gets under way this week. the judge rejected his attempt to have the case dismissed on the grounds of diplomatic immunity. a hotel maid is accusing him of rape. prosecutors did drop the criminal charges against him last year. one person was killed and nine others wounded during a lightning strike at the pocono raceway in pennsylvania. one of the victims remains in critical condition. the strike happened in the parking lot moments after the nascar race was called off

because of the weather. it's not clear if all ten people were actually struck by lightning or if they were injured by multiple strikes. some residents in luther, oklahoma have been allowed to return to their homes after being forced to leave because of wildfires. many returned home to find ash and rubble where their houses once stood. investigators say the fire in luther was deliberately set. a man reportedly threw up ins out of a vehicle and set them on fire. a -- threw newspapers out of a vehicle and set them on fire. time 4:36. today somewhat relief from the high temperatures of last week but storms could be rolling in. howard will have the timeline for you. >> fast sas announces mull -- nasa announces multibillion dollar contracts. >> we examine the risk associated with some popular diets for our four-legged friends. >> we're back in for minutes with your weather first.

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4:39 right now. we were 98 yesterday. mild this morning. i'll be back with more weather. the rain showers nixed a whole bunch of construction projects overnight so barrels are out of your way and on the beltway in alexandria. looking live at eisenhower avenue. the plan over the weekend was for the megaprojects to be completed on the outer loop and inner loop through alexandria heading over to the wilson bridge. you should have two through

lanes. looks great at eisenhower avenue. mike, back to you. >> thanks, beverly. see you in a bit. time for the first your money segment. jessica is off but we do have the headlines. a better than expected july jobs report sent socks soaring to the highest level since may. the i.r.s. has been handing out billions of dollars in fraudulent tax refunds to identity thieves. there's a new report out that says the agency failed to prevent 1.5 million potentially fraudulent tax returns from being processed last year. the refunds totaled more than $5 billion. nasa has picked boeing and to other aerospace companies to build some small rocket ships. they'll be used to transport astronauts to the international space station. the contracts are worth more than a billion dollars and until the ships are built, nasa will continue paying russia to get a ride up there.

southwest airlines refunding some customers who were billed multiple times for a single flight. the mistake happened when southwest facebook fans clicked on a promotion to receive a 50% discount. the promotion somehow backfired. hundreds of would-be flyers saw their credit and debit cards billed repeatedly, in some cases more than 20 times. southwest airlines says it has identified all the customers and has already begun filing refunds to their bank accounts. the airline says it will also pay for any overdraft fees. >> boy, would i be mad if that was me. the special emably session planned for later this -- assembly session planned for later this week will amonger be -- will longer be.

4:44 this morning. hopefully the sunshine will be as bright as howard's tie. >> we'll have some sunshine but i think more clouds than sun. it's not going to be nearly as hot. about 10 degrees cooler before we got the storms to roll n. we still have a few showers around. with the front not getting too much past us, the showers will be here and there. we storm with the day planner talking about temperatures which are already on the mild, muggy side. it's a little toasty out there. 85 by noon. still can't rule out passing showers, even a rumble of thungdzer. winds will be -- thunder. winds will be all over the place, highs in the mid- to upper 80s, even this afternoon there will be a couple of spotty showers. this morning we're watching. the big stuff this morning is south of long island, east of new jersey. you'll notice the scattering of the showers in and around the

region. we're not picking up any lightning with this. we have showers off to the northwest, our southwest, our east. in fact, take a couple of stops around the region. here from winchester toward cross junction. this is moving east. charles town, this holds together, berryville this will be on top of you in 20, 30 minutes. showers south of sperryville approaching culpeper this morning. that stuff is relatively light. then south and east of town across prince george's county, down through extreme northern st. mary's, north of mechanics going towards south and east of annapolis. so this will be rolling through bay bridge, queenstown as quell. but this stuff again is on the light stuff. temps are in the 70s, even 80 right now at national. 81 at pax river naval air station. the cool spot being luray at 69 degrees. 73 in gaithersburg. outside on our michael & son weather camera, we've got good visibility this morning in northwest d.c. looking north. feels like 84 when you factor in the dew point at 73.

the miewmedty 79% -- humidity 79% and light sprinkles on the hour at national airport. notice the clear skies here. temperatures in many parts of the upper midwest have dropped into the 60s, even a few upper 50s this morning. the air has dried out a little bit. we have the monsoonal moisture in the southwest. notice a scattering of showers here. also scattered showers and storms in the south toward florida and then the heavy stuff we were watching from the front that gave us our storms yesterday. that is now south of long island. what we're looking at on the futurecast, a scattering of showers here and there. here at lunch time notice the heaviest stuff potentially toward rehoboth and ocean city. a couple of sprinkles still can't be ruled out. hanging out even during the afternoon hours. it's not going to be a constant downpour but one of those things to maybe be a nuisance at times this afternoon. tomorrow morning could be a few showers down toward southern maryland. that's going to be the case tomorrow. the best chance of showers on tuesday. fredricksburg, southern maryland. then we'll see the moisture creep back a little bit toward us as we head toward wednesday.

looking at the forecast, today 87. a couple of showers and storms. so a yellow alert day. tonight the 60s and 70s. i go green because the stray thunderstorm will be generally south of d.c. southern maryland around 90. wednesday around 90. then as we head toward the rest of the week, a couple of storms possible thursday, friday even into saturday highs mainly in the 80s. beverly farmer, good morning. >> good morning. looks pretty good on the roadways to start your work weeng. southbound lanes at 270 coming out of frederick heading into urbana, hyattstown. no early issues reported in your path. right side of the screen is the southbound traffic with a little bit of building volume past the truck scales. the rest of the drive looking good. maryland beltway incident free with no overnight construction. kind of got stormed out so that's good news. traveling in virginia on the outer loop of the beltway leaving springfield toward eisenhower avenue, very light volume and it looks like, yes, they have finished the project as they were supposed to over

the weekend on the outer loop of the beltway between eisenhower avenue and the wilson bridge. should have both through and local lanes open so that will be nice for folks. if you're heading north on 95 heading for springfield, everything is okay. no early problems for you. volume has been light and incident free. that's a look at your timesaver traffic. your next check at 4:55. midmtdz's house of -- maryland's house of delegates will meet for a special session. maryland currently allows slot machine gambling at five locations. lawmakers will consider expanding it to include table games such as blackjack at national harbor. lawmakers may also consider the possibility of internet gambling in the state. lawmakers will also have another issue to discuss, a bill is scheduled to be introduced to address maryland's controversial court

ruling, the state court's ruling which says pit bulls are inherently dangerous. the measure would remove landlord liability for dog bites. it would place all liability for bites by any type of dog on the owner. keeping your kids from becoming victims of violent crimes. that was the goal of the first annual child victim awareness day in loudoun county. at the junction plaza shopping center in ashburn, parents got electronic child identification kits and other information. part of the day was also dedicated to the memory of erica heather smith, a 14-year- old who disappeared in 2002 and her body was found 11 days late near a grave near a creek. her killer has not been caught. >> it's so important we try to get this child murdererrer off the streets and try to get some legal justice for our daughter erica heather smith. she does deserve justice. she was just a child. she did not deserve to be

murdered. >> the loudoun county sheriff's office is asking anyone with information about erica smith's death to give them a call. researchers believe they figured out how cancerous tumors become resistant to chemotherapy. a study in the journal nature says chemo damages the d.n.a. of some healthy cells and this allows cancer cells to invade vital organs and block the effectiveness of cancer drugs. scientists say the findings could lead to the development of better chemo treatment. a spoonful of money makes the medicine go down in a sweet way to treat a child's cough. israeli researchers tested 300 children and gave them some honey just before bedtime. they found those who took the honey coughed less and slept better. previous research found that darker honey seemed more effective than lighter, possibly because of higher levels of antioxidants in the darker honey. a new study finds changing the type of video games and

television shows your child watches can lead to a better night sleep. seattle researchers found when three to five-year-old children were given educational and age appropriate shows, they were more likely to get a good night sleep. previous studies have linked video games and tv violence to poor sleep in older children and teens. feeding your pet raw food is becoming more and more popular these days. the diets consist of raw meat, bones, even fruits and vegetables. supporters think this is so effective, it can cure diseases in your pet. but this is not without controversy. >> the nation's veterinarians want people to know there are risks involved as well. anita brikman has more. >> reporter: the pet world is abuzz today. the american veterinarian medical association passed their resolution discouraging the feeding of raw meat to cats and dogs. the biggest concern is the risk of pathogens such as salmonella and e. coli. the bacteria can easily be transmitted to humans who handle the food or through the

feces of the animal. >> if you have children in the house or elderly people in your house or anyone who is immunocompromised, it's dangerous to feed raw field. >> reporter: they hope the resolution will make pet owners aware of the dangers of raw diets because many are getting a different message online. >> there are a lot of people out there that the internet tells them raw feed is the -- food is the best thing to feed and if they love their dog, this is what they should be feeding them. i hope people research it more and make an informed decision if that's what they want to feed. >> reporter: she says even with properly handling and hand washing the bacteria which can be transmitted by raw food is hard to eradicate. still, this is just a recommendation, not a set rule. we got varying responses from pet owners some of whom think the push against raw is influenced by pet food manufacturers. >> i say that somebody's paying them off. i don't buy it. they're g. they're healthy, good. they like t. a lot of people think it's not safe to eat shoe

she -- sushi and i don't agree with that. >> i don't feed it to my dog because my vet recommends only dry kibble. >> i think it's about discussing your feeding choices with your veterinarian and working out a system and a way of feeding that works for you and your pets. >> that was anita brikman reporting. the best advice veterinarians gives pet owners is if you don't want to use commercially prepared food, talk to your vet about how to feed your pet a well balanced and safe diet. it is 4:53. time for the question of the morning now. the question is the average person does this 13 times a day. is it a, send a text, b, log on to facebook, or c, laugh. >> definitely not facebook. it's got to be more than that. wusa9's facebook fan page is where you can leave your response. let's hear what you think. we'll have the answer in our 6:00 show. we'll be right back.

welcome back. an occasional passing showers. highs in the mid- to upper 80s today. let's check in with beverly and find out if they have any problems yet on the morning commute. >> so far so good. crossing my fingers, knocking on wood. looks good as you make the trip on the beltway through maryland. pretty much overnight road work got washed out with the storms yesterday. they're looking good at university boulevard in each direction on the beltway. the next check of timesaver traffic comes up at 5:01. back to you. >> thank you. the "the dark knight rises" appears to be the movie to beat this summer. the third and final installment in the batman series topped the box office the third week in a row making it $36.4 million this weekend. the movie has so far raised

$355 million in domestic theaters alone. "total recall" opened in second police with $26 million. "diary of a wimpy kid: dog days" debuted in third place. >> how was it? >> very good. a little long but very good. so more than a few tense moments ended, however, with a load of tears from nasa's jet propulsion laboratory. >> scientists were celebrating the successful landing of the curiosity rover on the surface of mars early this morning. teresa garcia has more from pasadena, california. >> reporter: nasa engineers cheered when the mars rover curiosity touched down. >> touchdown confirmed. we're safe on mars. >> reporter: minutes later the first pictures from mars were beamed back. >> it's safely on the surface of mars. >> reporter: curiosity went through what was described as seven minutes of terror to land on the planet.

it hit the atmosphere at 13,000 miles per hour before jet engines kicked in to slow it down. a crane then lowered the rover safely on to the surface where it reported back to nasa that it was working. >> this is not an incremental step forward. this is a revolutionary step forward. >> reporter: launched in november, the mars science laboratory is on a $2.5 billion mission to find the building blocks of life on mars. >> this whole enterprise, if you divide it by every woman, child, man in this country comes out to the be the cost of the movie. i know i some on -- i know i speak on behalf of all mf i colleagues, that's a movie i want to see. >> reporter: it's being described as somewhat like a hollywood movie and in true hollywood fashion, the stars have come out. >> i'm trying to change the inner city i came from. >> reporter: this singer wrote a song "reach for the stars." astronaut leland melvin says actors, singers and stars can help with nasa's mission. >> the obama administration

talked about trying to get humans to the martian surface. i think we have to do it as one collective. as entertainers, as ball players, private sector, government all working together to make it happen. >> reporter: but scientists say it will be years or decades before man walks on the red surface of mars. teresa garcia, cbs news, pasadena, california. coming up at 5:45, howard will discuss the curiosity landing with researchers at nasa's goddard space flight center. we're all very curious about that and we'll be looking forward to that interview. >> very excited about this. very cool. they said maybe not till the 2020s or 2030s will be the earliest we can get man on mars. good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. we're glad you're here this morning. i'm mike hydeck. beverly farmer is in for monika. she'll have traffic. howard bernstein has the weather. good morning. we have showers in spots. not too heavy. you may