this is 9 news now. >> good evening everyone, both presidential campaigns brought the medicare debate to two battleground states today. president obama in new hampshire and repuican vice presidential candidate paul ryan in florida. the president is criticizing the gop ticket saying the republican challengers would make older americans pay more

so wealthy tax payers get a tax break. bp hope successful countering that medicare will be protected for seniors and people close to retirement. drew levinson begins our coverage tonight. >> reporter: paul ryan went to a retirement community in florida and got a little help from his 78-year-old mother. >> i want to introduce you to my mom. >> reporter: the republican vice presidential candidate promised seniors they would not lose their medicare under a mitt romney administration. ryan accused the president of cutting hundreds of billions of dollars from medicare to pay for his health care reform. >> we will restore the promise of this program and we will make sure that this board of bureaucrats will not mess with my mom's health care or your mom's health care. >> reporter: ryan came up with the gop budget plan that would shift medicare to a voucher- like system. democrats claim, that would bankrupt the program, but his words resinated with many

senior voters. >> got to do something, otherwise going bankrupt. there's no way we can keep it the way it is now. >> reporter: others in florida disagree. >> i'm getting all fired up. >> reporter: in new hampshire, president obama defended his plan. >> my plan saves money in medicare by cracking down on fraud and waste and insurance, company subsidies, their plan makes seniors pay more so they can give another tax cut to millionaires and billionaires. >> reporter: the president told voters election day is about two different approaches to the country's future. and he says the choice is clear. drew levinson, cbs news. >> congressman ryan held a fundraiser in the tampa area tonight. mitt romney is appearing at a series of fundraisers this weekend in massachusetts. and today was 9 news and the website for all the latest news this campaign season. police say a man was found beaten near eastern market this

morning. first police report a 29-year- old man was found unconscious in front of a house across the street where large crowds gathered. police say there's been a slight uptick in robberies and assaults. there have been six compared to four the same time last year. a virginia state police trooper is recovering tonight after his patrol car was struck by a drunk driver early this morning. police say trooper lenor pulled behind a tow truck at tyson's corner. the tow truck was removing a vehicle involved in a crash, that's when a car driven by christina of alexandria rear ended a patrol car. she's been charged with a dui. police are searching for a driver in a hit and run that left a homeless man dead. james ralph davidson was killed when a driver hit him. he was crossing the six lane highway on fairfax boulevard around 1:00 this morning.

arlington county police helped find the suv, a 2010 jeep that was involved in the hit and run, butt driver was nowhere to be found. tonight, police are still trying to sort out a bizarre taxi driver robbery attempt that ended with a would-be robber burned to death. it happened in beau we yesterday. police say the roche demanded money from the driver, struck him in the head and threw a flammable liquid which set the cab on fire. the would-be robber died in the blaze. it's back to school for some kids. students in the county are reveling in the last weekend before they head to the classroom on monday. as we report, many of them will now get a good head start to a successful school year. >> reporter: it was nearly a standing room only crowd at the showplace arena. thousands of students and parents attended the prince georgia county's back to school

fair. many were eager for monday. what's going to be your favorite thing at school? >> my teacher. >> reporter: really? you like your teacher? >> reporter: the early birds got free backpacks full of school supplies. others not so lucky. >> we came for the backpacks, they're gone. >> reporter: bags or no bags, students were jumping for joy and seemed ready for their abc's and their 1 it 3's. what's one plus one? >> two. >> two plus two. >> four. >> four plus four. >> eight. >> wow. >> school officials and vol here plenty of information on everything parents and kids need to know for a successful school year including before and after school programs. >> we're going to go tout tout a mechanic shop, show them how to change tires, change the brake pads, change the oil. it's practical things that men should know. >> reporter: i can get in on that? >> you sure can. i don't know how to change

brake pads, i'm going to learn too. >> i've been learning basically how to be a better man when i'm older. >> reporter: as you hit the road monday, all of these students and their parents already doing the same, so give yourself some extra time and remember, they will be on school buses, riding cars, walking, or riding bicycles, so please be very, very careful. 9 news now. dc and montgomery county kids go back to school august 27 august 27th. students return after labor day. well back to school also means back to football. the terms held their annual scrimmage in college park today. greg reports on how the team approaches a new season season after last year disappointing campaign and the loss of a quarterback because of an injury this week. >> reporter: a textbook perfect day for the 1500 maryland football faithfuls in the stands. >> might be good luck, you never know. >> reporter: on the field, some elements of the 2012 terps

aren't quite so clear. >> i think they're going to surprise people. >> reporter: such as who will quarterback the team. projected starter c.j. brown was injured in practice earlier this week. >> quarterback is new, and he's throwing very well. >> reporter: today, fans saw a modest freshman, perry hills step into the quarterback role. >> everyone made me look good today. the service were catching every ball, linemen were blocking. >> reporter: and they seem pleased. >> i'm seeing a lot of speed, a lot of intensity. >> reporter: because the shining star on the field was another freshman. highly recruited dig. he scored three touchdowns. take a look. >> he's great, i mean he's a great kid, funny kid, and he's a hard worker. he gets open, you see him today, he's also good on special teams, he's the whole package. >> yeah, i like what i see.

>> reporter: baby they were might make 2012 a season of hope. >> let's what i'm talking about, baby. >> reporter: at first stadium, 9 news now. >> the terps open the season at home on september 1st against william and mary. we're getting closer to finding out where the home and the new home for the redskins training camp will be. a spokeswoman for richmond's mayor say a recommendation will be announced later this month. the redskins camp has been held for the last decade at the team's corporate headquarters in ashburn. in june the team's general manager, bruce allen and have governor bob mcdonald announced an eight-year agreement to hold a two-day preseason camps in richmond for eight years. just ahead on 9 news now tonight, how puppies are getting a second chance. they're scared. this is, you know, the home they came from was not a home. it was horrible. it was probably, you know, like a chicken coop kennel. >> nearly two dozen dogs have a

new lease on life. we'll have their story. and coming up later tonight, what a site on a highway, when a truck crashing thousands of gallons of beer. and boy, what a beautiful weekend turning out to be. how about your sunday? take a look at your wake-up weather. we'll see cloudy conditions for the day, temperatures bottoming out in the upper 50s outside the bentway up toker 60s in downtown. temperatures in the 70s by 11:00. you'll want the umbrella, showers are possible. full forecast coming up, stick around, 9 news continues after the break.

welcome back, a 19-year-old woman has been charged with a drunk driving after police say she struck and killed a man on interstate 95 and springfield early this morning. police say additional charges against carl johnson of wood bridge are pending. male driver had pulled on to the right shoulder and was standing next to his car when police say the 19-year-old hit him. police say johnson left the scene, but officials tracked her down. handfuls of puppies are getting a second chance of living a happy and loving life. the washington animal rescue league was called on to rescue 23 dogs, from a puppy mill in ohio. tonigh they're resting well

in our tim complaints their futures are just a little bit brighter. >> reporter: these 19 dogs are visibly in bad shape. they're suffering from skin diseases, eye problems and flea infestations. >> hi baby. >> reporter: all the result of a brutal life in an ohio puppy mill. >> he's very emaciated, hair loss, his eyes are weepy. >> reporter: many were still scared and shivering, now serving about to change for the better. >> they need to go through medical rehabilitation and behavioral rehabilitation, then we'll make them available to the public for adoption. >> reporter: the league has given these dogs a new temporary home inside their shelter in northwest dc. administrates say the puppy mill had hundreds of dogs packed into kennels. these puppies were neglected and allowed to fall ill. >> it's horrible. and ohio has no regulation at all. >> reporter: the road to recovery isn't going to be easy.

veterinarians, staff, and volunteers are ready to treat them and give them much-needed tlc before finding them permanent hopes. >> by the time they're available, they'll be in a lot better shape. >> reporter: administrates say it costs them upwards # hundred dollars per puppy. if you're interested in picking one up, just go ahead and give them a call. it's going to take two to four weeks to prepare the puppies to be adopted by families. we're northwest dc, 9 news now. well just ahead on 9 news now, tonight one of the world's top long distance swimmers is going for a record this weekend. we'll take you to cuba for the start of her attempt. and what a sight high in the sky over new york, we'll catch a peak of the air force thunder bird. and closer to home, what should we expect sunday morning? the full forecast is coming up when we return.

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oh boy, what a sad circumstance on a highway in north carolina, authorities say a car smashed into a tractor trailer hauling beer on the north carolina interstate last night. spilling suds all over the highway. the rig was carrying nearly 43,000 pounds of beer. crews spent more than five hours cleaning up the mess on

interstate 85. no one was seriously injured, but the wreck caused major traffic trace wondering which beer it was. and what a sight in new york today, the air force thunder birds did a fly over as part of air force week. the famous team of jet planes flew up the hudson river on their way to the yankees stadium. they'll be back again sunday as they fly over the intrepid sea air and space museum and on monday, they'll fly over the mets game at citifield. we've had great skies here, i'd love a repeat i think people would say for tomorrow. >> today's high 86 degrees, degree shy of our average high. a lot of folks really enjoying this beautiful weather from middle of august, temperatures are very comfortable, and what's really made it comfortable is the lower humidity. we love dew points in the 50s. those are our friends. right now, a live look at our

michael and son weather camera. temperatures in the mid-70s, partly cloudy conditions, dew point one in the 50s earlier today, but now they're in the lower 60s, winds are calm. doppler radar has been quiet. we have high pressure in control. temperatures outside the bentway cooling down to 63. 66 in leavesburg, 65 in marchsburg and mid-60s andrew's air force base. here's a look at the satellite and radar picture, plenty of sunshine today. tomorrow may see more clouds come through because of an area of low pressure. sunday still mild, but not humid. that's the guidances. few showers are possible. we're not saying widespread, monday though, showers are likely. especially by the evening hours. tuesday is cooler. some places may be only getting up into the upper 70s. can you believe that? check out your 9 future cast, we put this into motion, sunday morning see clouds, still a little bit of sun.

chance for showers out to the west of us. also sunday afternoon, we could see some showers as well. really be scattered in nature again not everyone will see them sunday, pack the umbrella just in case. monday morning, a lot of kids heading back to school. for most of us, it should be dry, but we are looking at more cloudy conditions, and then monday afternoon, we could see more showers also into the evening hours. maybe evan couple of thunderstorms are possible for your monday. so you will want your umbrellas for monday as well. overnight very quiet. partly cloudy and school. open the windows, it's nice. giving the ac a break. lows upper 60s in downtown. sunday morning, partly cloudy, cool start, temperatures starting out in the 50s and 60s. sunday afternoon, partly to mostly cloudy and mild. showers are possible. highs in the mid-80s, winds are southeast at around 10 miles per hour. hey, some pretty good baseball weather. the first pick at 1:35 in the

afternoon tomorrow. playing the new york mets. temperatures during that first pitch should be in the lower 80s, bring the umbrellas just in case we could see a shower. again, don't expect it to be rained out. so pretty comfortable for baseball. check out your zone forecast. start in western maryland. in oakland, lower 70s, cumberland lower 80s. martinsburg 83. wind chester close to mid-80s, warrington in the mid-80s. in downtown, we're going with 86 degrees, indianapolis, 83. our next three days are the weather alert code for tomorrow will be green. only a chance for a shower. highs in mid-80s. monday cooler, temperatures in the lower 80s, looking to be unsettled. check out tuesday, upper 70s, there you go, 79 degrees wednesday in the mid to upper 70s once again for a chance of showers. thursday and friday looks like we'll dry out and it looks nice to finish off the end of the

workweek. mid-80s for thursday and friday. and into next saturday as well under partly cloudy conditions. so, enjoy this next stretch cooler weather, we'll get a little hint of fall next few days. we're liking it. >> thank you, annie. well endurance athlete diana is making a bid to swim 103 records between havana and the florida cases without a protective shark cage. she set out from cuba. she pointed to the open water and cried courage before leaping in feet first and stroking out towards the support boat. yeah, no kidding, right. five boats and 50 crew members are in the water with her. she expected to take at least 60 hours to complete the swim. her first attempt was in 1978. she tried far third time but had to stop due to jelly fish stings. >> good luck this time. >> how i do top that? >> we didn't to want see

injuries? we saw both. this was preseason game number two. the jury on robert griffin the third, it's in, not necessarily an overwhelming performance in chicago. but i'll give you the full assessment coming up. another look at quarterback earning his stripes, shall we say a level down, barry hills taking the reigns. wait until you see what his freshman mate steff fan did. he was all over the place. edwin jackson almost perfect, almost. heartbreak ending at the park. coming up next.

and now 9 sports with dave owens, the best sports in town. >> well, what were you hoping to see tonight, redskins fans? you hoped your young quarterback showed continued development in the pocket against the defense that was sure to test him. but that's not all. this was test-taking time for burgundy and gold defense too. the bears have restocked their weaponry and many feel they're a legitimate playoff threat. let's take a look how things went tonight. now it's 31-pod, redskins just -- 31-30, redskins just scoring. we can't show you the highlights because the game is not over. rg3 looking okay in the pocket. just okay. completed a nice pass to moss for 16 yards, but also fumbled while one. overall, 5-8, 49 yards, no

touchdowns. defense getting shredded by jay cutler who went 7-13. good news, brandon banks, 91- yard punt return for a touchdown. 31-30 in chicago. redskins on top with a minute and 20 seconds to go. highlights we can can show you, giants-jets, mark sanchez is not looking over his shoulder. he might be now. sanchez to jay, one problem, he plays for the other team. 77 interception return for a touchdown. sanchez 9-11, tim tebow 5-14 for 59 yards. giants win 26. well he recruited them, but randy never expected to have to use perry hills and caleb row this season, hey, they're freshman afterall. better suited to hold a clipboard, than running an offense. his knee buckled, c.j. braun, he's out for the season. hills now the clubhouse leader

to start the season. today during the open scrimmage, intermediate passes. he did run for one score. looking good here, showing off the legs, and looking rg3-esk. normally freshman aren't allowed to speak to the media, hills was allowed since he's the first team quarterback. afterwards, he said everybody made me look good today. >> we knew that we all had to step it up. coach told us hey, everyone has to step it up, line, receivers, myself included. so i've just been studying the playbook a lot more. knowing that it's not going to be, you know, c.j. in there and getting a few schnapps. you've got to go. >> you got to go. speaking of looking good, digs, he's got legs, ladies, and he nows how to -- knows how to use them. going off today, the good council grad punt return, kick return, digs could not speak to the media because he's not the

quarterback. his teammate kevin said quote, it was explosive. it's what we expect of him. all right, it's a big year, he went 2-10 last year with more than 20 players left the program. he needs to win this year now. we'll find out september 1st. west virginia who is ranked in the top 15, they come here september 22nd. border war at virginia october 13th. tough once down the stretch. clemson and florida state go back to back against maryland coming down the stretch of the season. his name is edwin jackson, you may not know him, he's been on seven different teams. in fact he's won a world series ring with the cardinals last year. he's a good pitcher, but doesn't give much notice because he's overshadowed by strasburg and gio. another example of why he is so bad. mr. jackson, i'm sorry mr. jackson, oh, your fastball were

for real. i like that. he had a one hitter going through six innings. jonathan niese of the mets, just as good. he went into the eighth inning and seven strikeouts. we had a scoreless baseball game going on. jackson made one mistake, there it is. ike davis, the reverend syke his make it anymore, mets shut out the nats 2-0. >> i don't know how many keys you had. but you have to a lot. 11. they weren't, i mean his stuff is so electric, i mean, he was over matching us. >> orioles and tieingers in a wild card battle. this is a good one tonight ladies, chris davis in the seventh inning, bop delirium tremens opposite way. three run home run. down the stretch, jim johnson was automatic inducing the groundball. orioles tied for the wild card with the win. they get it 3-2 tonight. and finally, the bears, 33-31

on top of the redskins. it's a good game going back and forth. >> we've got a few seconds left. >> you never know, those redskins, you never know. >> he did come back though. >> there you go. >> what are we looking at sunday? nice day temperature wise, mid-80s, few clouds, chance for showers on sunday. i don't think a nats game will be rained out. bring umbrellas just in case. upper 70s on tuesday. can that you believe? chilly back to school for some folks. >> thank you so much for watching. get updates any time online at wusa9.com. we'll see you back here tomorrow.