temple earlier in wisconsin this month have been linked to hotly debated issues. >> experts fear violence may become the new norm in how we debate issues. >> those are fighting words. >> a hate speech. >> lunatics like this. >> everywhere you turn the name calling, the fierce political rhetoric racing through the mines of ericans is everywhere. >> at times it is as nasty as people are making it out to be. >> reporter: in most cases we can't according to the commissioner for the u.s. equal employment opportunity commission. she has engaged into research and practice of political discourse for decades. >> it's hard to ever get to a result where many people are going to be satisfied. >> reporter: polarizing opinions on social and political issues have been linked to violent atrocities in our nation. he in the district wednesday's shooting of a security guard at the family research council by suspected gunman floyd corkins is the most recent example that hits close to home.

corkins was said to have been vocal about the treatment the lgbt community has received. >> tough language has been something that in our politics is something we've all been used to. >> reporter: social media a relatively new platform in the world of debate is giving way to even more nastiness. take this recent threat on the family research council facebook page. one man accuses another, you're a militant atheist. the man replying says no, you're an idiot. in the end she says the name calling and characterization of being hateful just for having differing opinions is simply? >> really an easy way to argue and it's a really easy way to not force yourself to examine your own beliefs on something. >> reporter: because this is an election year, she says we can expect more of this nastiness to continue. i'm ken molestina, 9news now. the month of july was a rough one for men and women serving in our military and their families. the army says that 38 deaths are now either confirmed or

suspected suicides. that's the highest one-month total in recent army history. but are officials doing enough to help distressed soldiers? >> one widow says her husband tried to reach out. >> he was on hold with the military resource for over an hour before he-up. i came home from graduate school on march 21 at 9:23 in the evening and found my beautiful husband dead on the floor in our room. >> the army is on pace for a 22% increase in soldier suicides this year. terrible news out of afghanistan. nato says seven u.s. troops were killed when a helicopter went down in kandahar yesterday. three afghan soldiers and an interpreter also died. the tall began claims it shot down that chopper -- taliban claims it shot down the chopper. an afghan police officer shot and killed two u.s. troops in western afghanistan

overnight. this next story comes with a warning. some viewers are definitely going to find this video very disturbing. this is of some riot police in south africa firing at point blank range at a group of minors who were on strike. >> after police sprayed bullets, 30 people were dead. police say they opened fire because the group of 'minors charged the officers and there are reports that some of the protesters were armed with machetes. a spokesman said some of the minors opened fire first. the south african president issued a statement saying he was, quote, shocked and dismayed by the violence. republican presidential candidate paul ryan will be in virginia today. he's scheduled to speak at west

springfield high school and make an appearance at another event in glen alan, virginia. >> there's no word where his running mate will appear today but susan mcginnis reports wherever romney goes, he's drawing a crowd. >> reporter: mitt romney pulled out the dry erase board thursday for an impromptu lesson on the differences between his medicare plan and the president's. >> which of these two do you think is better? going bankrupt or being solvent? >> reporter: while he wanted to talk medicare, he couldn't get away from the question that's been daunting him for months. why won't he release more of his income tax returns. >> given the challenges that america faces, 23 million people out of work, iran about to become nuclear, one out of six americans in poverty, the fascination with taxes i paid i find to be very small minded compared to the broad issues that we face. >> reporter: romney was asked during his trip to israel to tell the lowest rate he's ever

paid in taxes. he said then he could go back and look. this time he had an answer. >> i did go back and look at my taxes. over the past ten years, i never paid less than 13%. >> reporter: democrats have hinted that romney's refusal to release more than two years of his tax returns must mean he's hiding something. on thursday romney again disputed senate majority leader harry reid's charge that according to a source, romney paid no taxes some years. >> harry reid's charge is totally false. i'm waiting for harry to put up who told him what it is they told them. >> reporter: he says since there is simple reason to doubt his claims, we have a simple message for him: prove it. >> ann romney said the couple will not release more than two years of tax returns. she says it would just give democrats more ammunition to use against them. so how much did they hide

from investigators? penn state officials are in more trouble now from the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal. former athletic director tim curly and gary schultz are now accused of not telling a grand jury that sandusky may have been abusing boys on campus back in 2001. lawyers in the case are trying to get some of the charges against these men thrown out. they say it's to avoid more negative publicity for penn state. >> the judge rules that this is going to go to trial, then this is going to continue to stay in the news. and that will impact the students at penn state. that will impact the alumni of penn state and that will impact the penn state community. >> jerry sandusky is scheduled to be sentenced next month. the maryland manual accused of murder and cannibalism is not competent to stand trial. back in may alexander kingva admitted to killing his roommate and eating part of his heart and brain.

doctors at clifton t. perkins hospital will continue to assess his mental status. in other news this morning, the checks should soon be in the mail for thousands of d.c. workers furloughed last year. the d.c. government says the workers will receive backpay for those days starting tuesday. the city decided to pay the workers after announcing a $240 million surplus. about 22,000 workers will get that money. the naacp is calling for an outside agency to investigate complaints against the laurel maryland police department, that according to "the washington times." the push comes after a 27-year- old man claimed he was beaten by an officer after he was arrested and in handcuffs. the naacp says it's been contacted for advice in at least 20 cases, all of them involved allegations against laurel police officers. virginia crews are now helping to fight the wildfires in four western states. they're in idaho, arizona,

california, and nevada. right now at least 70 wildfires are burning west of the mississippi charring tens of thousands of acres. our time now is 4:38. olga is in for howard. her forecast is up next. >> plus, if you own a chrysler, jessica doyle has details on a recall that could affect you. >> plus, we'll take a look at today's question of the morning. you're watching 9news now.

the time is 4:40. i'm olga breese in for howard this morning. increasing clouds. temperature shoes make it into the lower 90s before the showers and storms arrive later on this afternoon. no issues to report on 95. a bipt of volume in springfield -- a bit of volume in springfield headed to 395 with

all lanes open. coming up on 4:41, it's time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> let's talk dollars and cents with jessica doyle. >> good morning. happy to do it. andrea is wearing the color of the day, green. so much for the dog days of summer. with the rally in the stock market, the s&p 500 is near the four-year high it reached earlier this year. checking the numbers, the dow stands at 13,250, just 29 points away from its peak back in may. added 85 points in trading yesterday. nasdaq no slouch. up by 31 points and the s&p 500 added almost 10. it is now 4 points away from its second highest. gas mileage rules were supposed to go into effect on wednesday. bloomberg news is reporting the obama administration is delaying the final rule pending

further review. the corporate average fuel economy standards are supposed to raise gas mileage to nearly 55 miles her gallon or the high 30s when combining highway and city driving. chrysler is recalling more than 1400 dodge durangos. some of the 2013 models have been built with the wrong air bag control module. and the bags may not inflate correctly if the suv is crashed from behind the second row seat. chrysler will notify you about the free repair. >> not a good situation. a little scary. >> it is squarey. thank you of the -- it is scary. thank you. it is just about 4:43. the weekend is coming. are we getting hot, cool, sun, rain? olga is going to detail the forecast coming up. >> monika also has an eye on the road. >> and new details on two women claiming to be insurance representatives accused of defrauding police departments and fire departments around the country. we'll be right back.

we made it to the weekend. mike asked the question what kind of weather are we going to face. what season are we in. olga breese is in for howard bernstein. >> our season? it could depend upon the time of day. right now we're actually doing really well. temperatures are mild. we've only seen temperatures get down to the 70s for the overnight lows. it's been pretty comfortable. not too muggy. mainly clear skies has allowed our temperatures to drop off to the comfortable levels. we'll start to see more clouds come through as we head through midday. right now as you step out itself door this morning, calm at reagan national airport. in fact, our day planner today will fit us around the middle to upper 70s through the 9:00 hour. by the time we get to noontime, i think we're still doing pretty good. up into the upper 80s pushing 90 degrees by 1:00 or 2:00. that's when you'll start to see the dramatic changes start to move on through i say later on in the afternoon around 4:00 or 5:00 we should start seeing the

first showers and storms beginning to develop out toward our western counties. then all of that is going to slide through the metro area ahead of that cold front. satellite and radar shows how much moisture is back there but it is popping and dying down to the south and toward the east. some of our forecast models are a little bit hit or miss with the amount of rain we're going to be getting in the afternoon but we'll definitely see moisture move on through here late in the day. you'll want your sunglasses as you head out but during the afternoon the clouds are going to increase. we could see afternoon storms. some could be very heavy in little pockets as we pop up some of the steady showers. some might even be strong to severe in locations. then behind that front refreshingly cooler air starts to move on through for your saturday and sunday forecast. here's the timing according to our future cast forecast model. in the clear for the 7:00 hour through the morning. through midday, early afternoon i'd say 12:00, 1:00, we're just

fine and still have a great deal of sunshine. then late in the afternoon some of the moisture tries to make its way over the mountains but notice the steadier rain, at least this forecast model is pushing it down farther to the south. that doesn't mean some of that might not slide on in through the beltway region and quickly exit as we head toward 11:00, midnight tonight. you will need your umbrella if you're going out for any evening plans but i think most of us should be fairly okay into the early morning hours. highs today into the lower 90s. talking about 92 degrees from gaithersburg down toward the reagan national. we should see about 93 toward manassas but in the hills of virginia and west virginia, only into the lower 80s. so the forecast for the next three days, we'll call it code yellow for today because some of the storms later on this afternoon could develop into strong cells, again ice lited in nature. great weather for saturday. a little bit on the cloudy side. we're calling it partly sunny tomorrow but cooler behind the front. we drop down 10 degrees into the lower 80s. we'll sustain that into sunday. however, we could see a late

day shower or thunderstorm on sunday afternoon. then for monday rain starts to taper off. tuesday and wednesday we build back some humidity and, yes, we're talking about warmer weather on the way for late last week. >> thank you so much. for the most part this friday morning is easy. no problems to report on our beltway as you head around the north side of town. but, if you are planning to head northbound on i-95, i want to let you know about an accident. it is closing northbound 95 at i-195. closed there at the baltimore beltway. you'll be diverted on to the inner loop on the west side of the baltimore beltway to get around that accident. northbound 95 at i-195. closer in, though, no issues to report. let's take a live look outside and show what you it looks like if you're planning to head here on route 50. things look great off the bay bridge heading toward our beltway and through sheverly. this time over -- cheverly. this time over to 270.

looking great from gaithersburg, rockville. another live look outside. this time we're taking a look into virginia northbound 95 at the fairfax county parkway. i'll be back with more traffic at 4:55. back to you guys. at 4:49 we have a follow-up to a 9news now investigation. two women behind bars right now accused of posing as insurance agents. >> apparently their goal was stealing personal information from public employees. erier this week arlington county police put out a warning to its officers and as peggy fox reports, cops here in the district are now being warned. >> reporter: does this look like someone selling insurance? a bunch of police officers and now firefighters apparently thought so. and now? union fire officials in d.c. are warning their members about two women who are charged with id theft and racketeering after allegedly scamming atlanta police officers out of their personal information. the president of the d.c. firefighters union put an alert on their website saying the same to females had visited

many d.c. firehouses trying to sell supplemental insurance policies. atlanta police say they were posing as aflac representatives. one of the women seen in this video also post add picture of herself with fishnet stockings and a bulletproof vest standing inside what appears to be a drug enforcement unit of the metropolitan police department. a police spokeswoman says the criminal investigations division is looking into whether the women broke any laws here. mpd's union leader wants to know why the women were let in. >> why was a private contractor, even if they were legitimate, what were they doing in a government building? what were they doing selling inside a government building? my understanding is that's prohibited. >> reporter: a source tells 9news the two women also met with park police officers back in april and that they were actually listed as aflac representatives at that time. the source says one officer even bought a policy which was legitimate. however, now atlanta police say

they're not legit. atlanta investigators contacted the women's alleged supervisor who lives in clinton, maryland and told him that he wasn't authorized to solicit personnel in this manner. nobody would come to the door. when i reached him earlier by phone, he would not confirm whether he sells insurance or has any connection with the two women. he did tell me it will all come out soon and promised to call me back with more information. he still hasn't. while some local officers and firefighters may be worried their personal information may have been stolen, union leader chris balmman says the mpd says they don't have the officers to investigate. >> the individuals who would be working this case are probably out right now writing a ticket on somebody's car. all that training, all that investigatory knowledge is being used in a way we feel is inappropriate and it's come home to roost for us. >> reporter: he says because

the department is short 400 officers, detectives are being redirected. in d.c., peggy fox, 9news now. >> were these two women aflac representatives or not? on tuesday the vice president of corporate communications told us that the women in atlanta were not. when they were arrested in atlanta, they were not. now the same woman says she never said that she'll only will say no comment. everyone knows dog is man's best friend but in this next story, the question is which man. >> social networking helped this story come about. a team of eight mountain climbers found a severely injured german shepherd abandoned in colorado about 13,000 feet up. it's been up there for eight days without any food or water. it took nine hours and bad weather to finally get her down and a vet called it a miracle save. when the word got out about the dog's return, the owner showed up to get his dog. rescuers couldn't believe he had the nerve to want the dog

back. >> absolutely not. absolutely not. >> eight days past. that's a lot of time. it's kind of hard to get your head around. >> the owner, a 29-year-old who had gone up with a friend and the bad weather came and she couldn't get missy down, he left her up there because he couldn't bring her down himself. they said it could be more of an animal welfare case. the couple when they found her couldn't bring her down but stayed with her. social media started tweeting about it. national park rangers cannot help in animal rescue. >> really? >> yeah. >> i had no idea. >> i had no idea either. >> 4:53. the question of the morning time now. there is a new survey that says women are more likely to give men their phone number when they're approached here. where is it? >> is it a bakery?

is it b, at the dry cleaners or c, at the car wash. just go to our facebook fan page. post your answers and we'll sure them in about 30 minutes. we'll be back. industry researchers and advocates join forces collaborating for cures. we discuss the collaborative triangle on "biocentury this week." join us sunday at 8:30

temperatures move into the lower 90s but watch for late day showers and storms. they should develop between the 4:00 and 5:00 hour. monika? on the west side of town, no problems to report at the american legion bridge. here's the heart of rockville, route 355 at route 28. the intersection looks great. volumes are light through this area. i'll be back with more traffic coming up in my next report at 5:01. back to you, mike. this story will make you go m&m. an rv emblazenned with the words "who's your daddy?" on the outside of it is

stirring controversy in new york. that's because this rv performs paternity tests. men questioning whether they're really the father of their children can get a d.n.a. test right on the rv. here's what one customer who asked to remain anonymous had to say about it. >> you have a child, you're not sure if it's yours. >> i'm being tested. i'll continue doing it. >> reporter: you just want to know? >> i just want to know, yeah. >> all right then. d.n.a. tests will cost you anywhere between $300 and $575. the results are available within a couple of days. >> either that or one of the reality shows. a popular tv star may be returning to the small screen. >> singer bobby brown is in rehab again. edward lawrence has today's eye on entertainment. >> reporter: michael j. fox is planning to be on tv next year. sony pictures television is reportedly developing a sitcom for fox. the actor spent more than a decade focusing on his

foundation which raises money to fight parkinson's disease. singer bobby brown has checked himself into rehab. his publicist says it's part of when its plea agreement from a drunk driving arrest last month. brown and chris drake are facing a lawsuit connected to their brawl. they're being sued for $16 million saying they instigated a melee. the singers do not face any criminal charges. if you've got what it takes, come on down. "the price is right" is looking for a male model to help show off prizes. viewers will choose a winner in october. the lucky model get as week- long stint on "the price is right." the breakfast of champions is honoring olympians. wheaties boxes feature michael phelps and misty treannor. the 3-d stop motion animated film is about a little boy who uses his pair norma

powers to save his town. that's your eye on entertainment. i'm edward lawrence, cbs news, los angeles. good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> grab another cup. friday's here. we're glad you're here. i'm mike hydeck. good morning, monika. monika samtani has traffic. olga is in for howard. happy friday. happy friday. coffee is a good idea this morning. so is that umbrella tucked in your bag as you step on out. it feels fantastic outside. humidity not too bad. we have temperatures in itself 70s for most of us but we are expecting clouds and storms for today. the forecast is looking pretty good. we'll start off with your day planner. keeping the sunshine around through midday. 12:00, 1:00 we're looking just fine but into the afternoon, that's when we'll start to see those changes. right now at reagan national airport, we're still sitting in the middle 70s. the winds fairly light out of the south, southwest. our humidity value, starting to creep up again there because we have som