. hello. thank you for joining us. i'm jc hayward. police have found two dead bodies inside an apartment in arlington, virginia. investigators were called to the scene on north culpeper street near 19th street about

an hour ago. kristin fisher joins us from the scene with more information. kristin? >> reporter: jc, the two bodies were found inside an apartment building just up the street. right now arlington county police are classifying these as suspicious deaths, not homicides but that could change. this investigation is still in its very preliminary stages. joining me now is arlington county police public information officer dustin sturback. i know you've only been on the scene approximately two hours but what do we know? >> the initial 911 call was received by a maintenance worker who discovered the bodies and reported it to the dispatch center. the arlington county police department is in the beginning stages of the investigation of to suspicious deaths in the 1900 block of north culpeper street in arlington county. >> reporter: i know you can't identify the victims but what do we know about the victims at this point? >> two adult black males.

that's all we can release. >> reporter: roughly age range or can we not say at that point? >> i don't want to give a rough age range because i don't want to be way off. >> reporter: i understand. again keep in mind as of now, this is still just a suspicious death. but if indeed this does become a homicide, it would be a very big deal, especially here in arlington county because arlington county isn't used to having homicides. it's been a very long time except for what happened last week, it's been a very long time since arlington county had any homicides. >> we went approximately 28 months without a single homicide. last week we do have our first two homicides so again we are investigating this as a suspicious death at this time. any further information that is released, whether it's a homicide or not, we will send that information out as soon as possible. >> reporter: thanks very much. appreciate it. as you can see behind me, this is still a very active scene. a lot of friends and family coming out here today clearly

very upset. we're trying to give them the space and distance that they want and deserve. we will have more information about exactly what happened here coming up a little bit later at 5:00 and 6:00 and 7:00 this evening. back to you, jc. >> thank you very much. at least five people have been injured in an accident involving metro escalators. this happened this morning at the l'enfant plaza station. our delia goncalves reports. >> reporter: surprisingly it wasn't any of the moving parts of the escalator that caused this morning's accident. instead it was a flat piece of metal that makes up the side panel. >> it could be a freak accident. >> reporter: or some say it could be signs of a poorly maintained escalator. >> that's real dangerous for children, handicapped people, elderly people. >> reporter: a metro speaks person says it -- spokesperson says it appears a customer's clothes or bag got caught on the side panel ripping off a 6- foot long piece of metal during

this morning's commute. does it give you reservations? >> most definitely. makes you wonder about your safety here on metro. >> reporter: crews worked to clean up after blood spilled from the five people who came tumbling down the escalator. two were treated on the scene for cuts and scrapes. three transported to an area hospital. the escalator remains closed as metro continues their investigation. in l'enfant plaza, delia goncalves, 9news now. a pedestrian has been hospitalized with life- threatening injuries after being struck in the eastbound lanes of route 66 this morning. it happened just before 7:00 near the fairfax county parkway. authorities are not sure why the unidentified victim was in the road and so far no charges have been filed against the driver. we're getting a better picture of the manual accused of opening -- man accused of opening fire at a temple in wisconsin. the stepmother of wade michael page is speaking out.

susan mcginnis has the latest now from oak creek, wisconsin. >> reporter: investigators are piecing together what led an army veteran to allegedly open fire at a sikh temple near milwaukee. the southern law center says the alleged gunman, 40-year-old wade michael page played with skinhead bands, including this one called definite hate. in 2007 the group performed in south carolina with a backdrop of a swastika. >> i'm totally devastated. his father is devastated. we're pretty much in shock. >> reporter: lori page hasn't seen her step son since 1999. she's divorced from his father. she said page had a normal childhood. >> when he lived in texas with us, he had hispanic friends and he had black friends. you know, there was none of that. >> reporter: investigators are trying to determine if sunday's attack in oak creek was a hate crime. six people were killed, three

critically wounded. wade had a criminal record including convictions for criminal mischief and arrests for driving under the influence. sources tell cbs news the gun used in the shooting was legally purchased at this suburban milwaukee gun shop july 28. the sikh community around wisconsin is gathering to remember the victims. >> it was a bad, tragic thing for us but we won't lose our hopes. >> reporter: flags near the temple are flying at half staff and memorials for the victims are expected to take place friday. susan mcginnis, cbs news, oak creek, wisconsin. jared loughner, the suspect in the deadly mass shooting in arizona is expected to enter a guilty plea today and that would spare him the death penalty. congresswoman gabriel giffords was critically injured in the shooting in january of 2011 and six other people were killed. a university of maryland student accused of making threats is expected to plead

guilty today. police say that alexander song posted multiple threats to the campus online. song allegedly wrote that he wanted to go on a shooting rampage. he was arrested last march after internet users reported the threats. police say they did not find any weapons in his dormitory room or at his parents' home. three parking lot attend dangts are accused -- attendants are accused of stealing at least $400,000 in parking fees. they worked at the smithsonian air and space udvar center at dulles airport. the man and two women have been stealing money since 2009 and the affidavit says the group was filmed unplugging vehicle counters so that they could contact the $15 parking fee. well, many residents have a lot to say about pepco's performance after the june storms left thousands without power. well tonight is your night because the first of two hearings will take place at

7:00 tonight at the montgomery county office building on maryland avenue in rockville. and then there will be a second hearing tomorrow night beginning at 7:00 p.m. at renny forum at prince george's community college in laurel. the music world is mourning the death of marvin hamlish. he composed dozens of scores including "the sting" and he won a tony for "the chorus line." he died in los angeles at the age of 68. teresa garcia has more on the life and legacy of one of america's greatest composers. >> reporter: few composers have left behind a bigger musical legacy in hollywood and on broadway than marvin hamlisch. ♪ the way we were >> reporter: from the romance of "the way we were" to the family drama "ordinary people

," he wrote scores for dozens of big screen hits. one of his biggest was his adaptation of scott joplin's rag time music for "the sting." ♪ >> reporter: in a career of more than four decades marvin hamlisch composed, conducted and arranged more than 40 film scores but one of his biggest successes was on stage. the run longing landmark musical "a chorus line." ♪ >> reporter: he was born in 1944 in new york city into a musical family. by the age of 5 he was already playing radio hits on the piano. his first job was as a rehearsal pianist for barbara try sand's "-- streisand's

"funny girl." his work earned him every major entertainment award, including three oscars, four emmys, four grammys and a tony plus a pulitzer prize. he even conducted symphony orchestras in several cities. he had the sachghts of knowing that -- satisfaction of knowing that long after the lights came up, audiences were still humming the tune he wrote. teresa garcia, cbs news, los angeles.

president obama and his republican challenger mitt romney have fund raisers on their schedules today. the latest figures are showing that the former massachusetts governor has raised more money than the president for the third month in a row. tara mergener reports now from the white house. >> reporter: president obama took aim at governor romney's tax plan at a $500 a plate fund- raiser in connecticut monday night. >> he'd ask the middle class to pay more in taxes so that he could give another $250,000 tax cut to people making more than $3 million a year. it's like robin hood in reverse. it's romney hood. >> reporter: the president then headed to an exclusive fund- raiser at the home of movie producer harvey weinstein where hollywood heavyweights like ann hathaway reportedly paid $40,000 each. the. has to keep the pace up. new figures show romney raised $26 million more than the

president last month, the third month in a row the republican has won the money race. the president has spent about as much time on the fund-raiser circuit as on the campaign trail. in july president obama attended 21 fund-raisers compared to 17 public campaign events. using its war chest, the romney campaign released a new television ad today acuesing the president of gutting welfare -- accusing the president of gutting welfare reform. >> under obama's plan you wouldn't have to work or train for a job. they just send you a welfare check. >> reporter: it's designed to paint the president as a big government liberal. tara mergener, cbs news, the white house. coming up next, howard with the forecast. >> we've got some hazy sunshine out here, but south and east of town, some heavy showers have been occurring at times the last few hours. allergy update came in. allergy sufferers, the news is not good. numbers way up today.

grass pollen from low to high. weeds low to moderate and mold once again high. i'll be back inside in a few minutes. we'll look at the radar and let you know where it's raining and i'll let you know what you can expect for the rest of the forecast. 9news now at noon continues in just a moment.

american athletes are

facing tough competition as they try to get to the finals where gold is up for grabs. we have more from the summer games in london. >> reporter: u.s. poll vaulter dan shore outjumps the competition to grab gold. the 30-year-old settles for silver in beijing but this time came out on top beating her russian and cuban rivals. her husband who is also her coach wrapped her in an american flag. the women's soccer team nearly lost their shot at gold as they clashed with canada in a fierce match. but alex morgan scored a crucial game-winning goal setting the u.s. for the final against japan. the u.s. basketball dream team is still undefeated going into the quarter finals after shooting down argentina on the court. victory didn't come for gymnast gabby douglas who finished last on the unenbars -- uneven bars. the sport of dressage has received a lot of attention during these games. many people say it's because of

one horse and her owner ann romney, the wife of presidential hopeful. she watched from the stands as her mayor competed. it had another fabulous ride but the rider's score wasn't good enough to advance to the individual medal race. the pressures are over for further athletes like michael phelps. he posed for photos with his girlfriend during a night out in london. cbs news, lon don. today it looks clear. >> north and west of town especially. we've had the high clouds all day. while it's looking quiet in the metro, south and east of town, they've been hammered in areas with just some heavy downpours because the storms that are forming are not moving much. in st. mary's county, one very heavy cell. this thing dumped in spots three inches in an hour. this has been very, very localized. that's why we've got a yellow alert day today.

for the isolated storms that could really dump on you. north and west of town we're not terribly concerned with the possibilities there but the farther south and east you go, the higher the rain chances. here's the day planner for this tuesday afternoon. still high clouds, filtered sunshine. temperatures are going to be hot. it's humid out there as well with high temperatures about 91 here in d.c. a few areas north and west that do hold on to the mid for upper -- mid- to upper #s on. it's a sticky day with the isolated showers and thunderstorms. only going to drop to 75 here in d.c. if not even warmer than that. we've seen the high clouds. you go down to western maryland here, a little thinner so you don't see them as bright. thicker clouds d.c. south and east. yes, some showers and even a little bit of lightning and thunder. the stuff is not moving much. it pops up, pops down. it just doesn't move quickly. that's why we're seeing the

heavier downpours. charles county, you're quiet now but the storms have moved into the northern neck. south of colonial beach, just south of port royal. it's not moving much. got a shower near mechanicsville. scattered about st. mary's county. eastern shore is getting hit pretty hard too. south of cambridge heavier showers and from st. michael back toward oxford you're seeing heavier downpours too scattered about the region and a cell has popped up near north beach, chesapeake beaf. we're going to -- beach. we're going to watch it south and east. for the rest of us, probably not too much to worry about. 80 degrees in hagerstown. 86 in manassas. 78 at the tappahannock airport. they've had the clouds, the showers. a little bit cooler down there. as we look out on the michael & son weather camera, got this cloud cover. this thin cloud cover overhead. the sun is filtering through it. it is visible. it's a warm day. 85 at noon. winds not helping much, northeast at 3. very sticky. the humidity 66%.

the boundary is sort of over us here. the heaviest stuff in the carolinas and southeastern virginia. we're still looking at these isolated showers and storms to pop for the afternoon hours and then things settle down tonight and then tomorrow and thursday afternoon we're going to pop some more thunderstorms. here's ernesto by the way. i want to show you this quickly strengthening in the caribbean sea headed for the yucatan. the coast of the yucatan peninsula from belize northward and then hurricane warnings. we're expecting a hurricane later today, tonight to make landfall north of belize city, perhaps tulum with winds in the range of 80, 9 on miles an hour. could make another -- 90 miles an hour. could make another land fall. a few storms basically south and east, 91 today. yellow alerts across the board. near 70s in town tonight. 92 tomorrow. the afternoon hefty storms, about the same on thursday, 94. friday a better chance of storms ahead of a front, 89.

we'll cool it down a little bit into the 80s for the weekend. we'll be back with 9news now at noon right after this.

today i'm one on one with vivian and she has just returned from an adventure of a lifetime. she traveled to miamar. tell me, was it fabulous? >> it was amazing.

i was lucky enough to be invited by abercrombie and kent which is one of the most luxurious operators and does a fantastic trip for anybody that needs to travel anywhere in the world. we were invited in and this country has just recently opened up after many years under dictatorship. it's unspoiled and ready to be opened up for tourists and visitors throughout the world. the spiritualism, the rural environment and experiences you have are amazing. this country is dotted everywhere with temples that are filled with gold leaf buddhas and just fill the entire countryside. look at that buddha right there. they can range anywhere from 30 feet high. you're looking at a building and wonder how in every corner and crevice of it, including little picture windows they can put buddhas which they do.

we traveled to a rural area where farmers travel five hours a day to go to the marketplace and to sell their wares and their farm goods. it's a roving market where every single day they're in a different location. the houses along this area are built on stilts on the water. kids only go to school up until about third grade and then they start working if their parents' business. from there -- you're sitting there and you're watching. you're going by in a boat paddled by a fisherman that is using his leg to ore the boat. you're going by and you're seeing tomato gardens that are rising out of the water because that is how they raise their crops. then from there we went to mandalay which is a religious and culture center with they make these amazing buddhas that go into all these temples. i can't believe off baghan which is going to be one of the heritage foundation sites of the world. it was originally an area with 3,000 temples built between the

10th and 13th century. now there's 1300 remaining. and just amazing sight to be seen and just something you all have to see. >> myanmar, the cost is real convenient right now. it used to be burma. thank you. >> thank so you much. >> thanks for being with us. come back and visit us at 5:00. i got the chance to start my own business.

i know what it's like to hire people and to make ends meet. from those experiences, i had the chance of running the olympics. the games were in real trouble. there'd been way too much spending. and in massachusetts i found a budget that was badly out of balance. our legislature was 85% democrat. and every one of the four years i was governor, we balanced the budget. i want to use those experiences to help americans have a better future. we believe in our future. we believe in ourselves. we believe the greatest days of america are ahead. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.