citizens. the federal government has approved some of the roughly 72,000 applications from young illegal imgrants seeking to avoid deportation. the approvals come three weeks after the government began accepting applications for the deferred deportation program. the eligible applicants came to this country before they turned 16 and are 30 years old or younger. they're also high school graduates or they're in college or they've served in the military. a woodbridge man is recovering after he was stabbed inside his own home just before 9:00 last night. police say several people broke into the house on delmar drive, stabbed the man and took his car. investigators believe the victim knew his attackers. police are still looking for suspects in the case. police are also searching for a person who shot and killed a teenager while he was walking to school in capitol heights yesterday morning.

18-year-old marqel ross was gunned down on his way to high school. he ran track and was in rotc. police have not released the motive for the shooting. the husband of a man of a woman who was shot and killed by a culpeper police officer was found dead yesterday. gary cook was found inside his apartment in the 1000 block of friendship way. he was discovered by a maintenance crew who had entered the apartment tuesday morning to conduct routine service for the apartment complex. an autopsy is scheduled to be performed later today. his wife patricia was fatally shot by a culpeper police officer february 9 as she shot in a jeep wrangler in a school parking lot. she was shot several times by officer daniel harman-wright who has pleaded not guilty in her shooting death. the five men responsible for a deadly shooting spree along south capitol street in 2010 may never see another day on a d.c. street. the men killed four people and wounded nine others, all over a necklace that was lost at a

party. despite the three life sentences being handed down, family members say the pain over losing their loved ones will never go away. >> to know that these guys will never be on the street again is satisfactory. >> it doesn't change. my daughter's dead. a lot of people are dead and injured. you know, the amount of years is not going to change that. >> three of the defendants received life sentences without parole. two others were sentenced to 30 and 54 years in prison. the montgomery county police department is conducting safety inspections on all of its 324 ford crown victorias in the fleet. >> the insections come after two officers had problems steering their vehicles. gary nurenberg has the story. >> reporter: this round-the- clockwork on seven locks road in rockville came after two unwelcome surprises in the past six weeks for officers who turned the steering wheels of their crown vics. >> the vehicle's tires would go straight and the officer would have to use the brakes to bring

the vehicle to a stop. essentially they could not control the direction of the vehicle. >> reporter: so all 324 montgomery county police crown victorias are being inspected, pulled off the road until they can be declared safe. five more cars have been caught on the verge of failures. >> our fleet manager services was able to identify what may be going on. >> reporter: imagine this. when these don't move easily, when they're bound up, they sent pressure back up the steering shaft into the column and break this key plastic piece of the steering column. when that happens, you can turn the wheel. it will go round and round but the tires and the wheels on the car, they don't turn. so it is that mechanism that is being insected here on every crown victoria. the ones with problems had between 80 and 125,000 miles. the national highway traffic safety administration has begun an investigation as has ford.

all these cars off the street? the impact on public safety? >> we have not impacted public safety. what we've had to do is double up officers and vehicles so they respond two to a car as opposed to one to a car normally. >> reporter: crown vics are popular cars used by many departments. d.c. had not experienced this problem but is looking into it. fairfax county had not heard of the problem. prince george's county didn't tell us anything. if the federal investigations do discover a real problem, that could affect police departments, taxicab companies and consumers all across the nation. gary nurenberg, 9news. 9/11 memorials in new york, virginia, and pennsylvania were subdued yesterday. president obama helped lay wreaths at the pentagon memorial. he told families their pain and sacrifice has helped our nation grow stronger. >> when the history books are written, the true legacy of

9/11 will not be one of fear or hate or division. it will be a safer world, a stronger nation, and a people more united than ever before. >> the ceremony in new york included moments of silence, singing of the national anthem, and the reading of names of 2750 people who died at ground zero. a new government accounting office report reveals four out of the five nation's high risk hospitals do not do an adequate job of securing their raid only cal material -- radiological material. yesterday workers at southern maryland hospital center in clinton spent their day learn be the correct way to ensure all radiological material is secure. the training also included how to protect themselves while caring for others in the event of a disaster, such as a terrorist attack. >> i know at the hospital we do a very good job of securing the

material. we're close to the air force base so we take emergency preparedness seriously. >> we don't want any of our material to get out and cause any problems. >> hospital workers also learned how to use a meter to detect radiation, hose decontaminants off patients and evacuate those who can't leave on their own. it's 4:36. here's a look at some of the other stories making news now this morning. at least 60 people were killed at a fire at a garment factory in pakistan. some of the bodies were so badly burned, it was impossible to tell whether or not they were male or female. the fire was one of two that began tuesday night. the second fire was at a shoe factory that killed 25 people. the chicago teachers union says no deal has been reached in ongoing contract negotiations with the city. representatives from the union and the district are expected to return to the bargaining table later today. a representative from the chicago teachers union says contract talks have included

discussions of proposed evaluation procedures which has been one of the most contentious issues along with recall rights for laid off teachers. heavy thunderstorms led to flash flooding in the las vegas area. the rains delayed flights, brought traffic to a standstill and prompted several helicopter rescues of people stranded in their vehicles. nearly 2 inches of rain fell in downtown las vegas. the time is 4:37. we're in for another stellar day, claims howard. we just have to get through a chilly morning. that's not a problem either. he's back in two minutes with more on today's forecast. >> the i.r.s. issues a multimillion dollar reward to a whistle blower. >> at 4:49, driver beware. big brother is watching. maryland highway officials have put another speed camera along a popular highway. >> your weather first when we come back. keep it here.

welcome back. 4:40. another stellar day ahead. a few 40s this morning, mostly 50s. 76 at lunch time. that's going to be just a great lunch hour. 3:00 80 with a high of about 81, 82. at 6:00 still nice and 77. i'll come back with a look toward the weekend and the seven-day forecast. that happens in about five minutes. right now here's monika with timesaver traffic. traffic is moving well up from springfield to 395 and the 14th street bridge. there had been construction southbound between the beltway and lorton which should be cleared shortly. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 4:47. back to you guys. thank you. 4:40 and time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> jessica doyle is here with the headlines. hello, tiger. >> hello. i'm a tiger. what can i say. we hope it's a tiger day on

wall street. i don't know if will really work. we'll talk about the federal reserve. the federal reserve officials are gathering today for a two- day meeting here in d.c. many expect the central bank to announce new steps to revive the sluggish economy. we saw the government report last week. u.s. employers adding fewer than expected jobs in august. the report also showed more people gave up work looking for work last month. they simply just gave up. wall street managed to push higher yesterday despite question marks headed into today's meeting. the dow stands at 13,323, finished 69 points higher. the nasdaq was flat and the s&p 500 was better by about four and a half points. house speaker john boehner says he is not confident congress can reach a budget deal and avoid a downgrading of the u.s. debt rating yet again. moody's investor service says it will likely cut its rating on u.s. government debt by one notch if budget negotiations

fail. a record $104 million being awarded to a whistle blower. they gave the government information about overseas tax cheats. he's credited with a reported widespread tax fraud at the bank. mcdonald's saw sales rise the most in asia, the middle east and africa. mcdonald's says the sponsorship of the london olympics actually helped to lift its sales. a lot of time we seafood companies or whatever pulling out of sponsorship in sports arena. in this case we see it actually worked. >> mcdonald's making its menu country friendly. we talked about the vegetarian menu in india. maybe that's one of the draws. >> thanks, jess. every year thousands of drivers blow past the tolls without paying. >> now maryland is trying to figure out how to get their money. we'll have more on that story and your weather first in two

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good morning. welcome back. three for three, another terrific day. really four for four because of sunday. >> we're on a roll. probably friday as well. >> what about saturday? we have health walk. >> in the morning it should be fine. in late afternoon, we may see a shower then, but rain chances look a little less today for saturday than they did yesterday. >> but no blazing sun so that's also good for walking. >> temperatures in the low 80s even then over the weekend. a nice time of year in the washington area. you know that if you've been outside with the ever present pollen. allergy update from yesterday, we get it every day at about noon. if you join me for 9news now at noon, you'll have the latest but the grass and the weed pollen, we're in the high category. not quite as high as the day before. mold is moderate.

let's talk about that bus stop forecast once again. it is a clear to cool, even chilly morning out there. we're ranging anywhere from the upper 40s in the cold spots to the low 60s in town and by the bay for the bus stop. sunrise not until 6:47. we have a ways to go. day planner is going to be nice, sunny day. 76 at noon. winds at about 5 to 8 miles an hour this afternoon. 4:00 p.m. 80. i think we'll top off about 81, 82. with the low humanity levels,s that -- humidity levels, that's a good 80 degrees by there. by 8:00 still 72 degrees. once again you have evening plans, morning plans, midday plans, weather is going to be perfect now. it's 48 in cumberland this morning and along with culpeper, luray is 51. 50 in gaithersburg. we don't have as many 40s as yesterday morning but still delightful with 53 in fredricksburg and 55 in easton. as we look outside on our michael & son weather cam, great visibility, clear skies.

61 degrees. national reporting partly cloudy conditions. generally clear in most areas. dew point 53 and the humidity 75%. so they're coming up a bit. you can tell where the cold front is. i haven't even put the temperatures on the map. it's right here coming across areas of wisconsin and southern minnesota. yesterday minneapolis was in the mid-90s. today they'll be in the upper 60s. this front moving off to the east and southeast. slowly, though. denver only 57 this afternoon. that's a big cooldown for them with the 90s in oklahoma city. we're seeing just still some very nice weather thanks to high pressure being real close to us. there's some showers along that front. that's one reason denver will stay cool. rain in the air stretching up to minnesota. out ahead of the front, southwesterly winds will put chicago back in the 80s. for us high pressure yesterday was in west virginia. this morning it's just moving off shore so our winds are turning more to the south and that's why we're seeing the temperatures which are going to come up just a bit. as far as the future cast is concerned, it's going to stay quiet around here weather wise.

looking at sunshine, pleasant afternoons, cool, crisp nights. as we get into friday, we may see a little moisture try to come in off the atlantic toward areas in virginia and maybe the delmarva but for the most part we're still in pretty good shape for a few more days. today looks very nice, 82 degrees. tonight we'll be in the low 60s in town. if not the 50s north and west. tomorrow looks good, 83. as we head toward friday, that looks good. maybe a few more clouds but still a high of about 83. the weekend features a slight chance for an afternoon, evening storm. saturday 82. sunday all right. as we head to late monday, more likely tuesday maybe a better chance for rain by then. it's 4:48. here comes monika samtani with timesaver traffic. thank you so much, howard. good morning, everybody. i'm happy to say we're starting off really well this morning. all of the major thoroughfares are nice and light. no problems on the dulles toll road out of sterling or 66 out of centreville headed for the beltway. we'll take a live look outside. if you're planning to head here on the northbound side of i-95,

still light out of lorton, newington, springfield and 395 through landmark as women. let's go back -- as well. let's go back to the maps. coming out of baltimore looking good. 29 and 32 out of columbia, bw parkway out of laurel to greenbelt where there was construction in place. let's take a live look on our chart camera. it has been cleared. i looked at this about ten minutes ago. there still had been some lane closures. good to go through the greenbelt area and past kenilworth avenue. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 4:55. but first, i have a warning about a new speed camera in frederick, maryland. the state highway administration has set it up in the work zone along route 15 at the motter avenue exit. it's active but only issuing warnings for the first few weeks. anyone caught 12 miles over the 55 mile an hour speed limit will get a $40 ticket in the mail. maryland lawmakers are trying to figure out how to track down on drivers zipping through the

toll plazas without ever paying. thousands of vehicle owners are just ignoring them. maryland doesn't issue citations to violators. the state doesn't send outstanding balances to collection companies. >> we just raised tolls on ordinary motorists. people need to know the state is doing their best to collect from many large commercial vendors who are maybe running a rental car company and are racking up hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines and not paying them. >> just to show you how much of a problem this is, one rental company owes more than $200,000 in back tolls and penalties. "the washington post" reports 15,000 regular drivers owe more than $500 each. state legislators are expected to bring up the issue next year. >> i paid a few of those. >> you paid yours. >> i did pay mine. thank you, monika. the american association for cancer research is out with

a progress report on the fight against cancer. in the past year, the food and drug administration has approved eight new cancer treatment drugs that are said to be more effective and less toxic than the older drugs. the organization predicts two out of every three cancer deaths in the united states this year will come from preventible causes like tobacco use, obesity and physical enactivity. it also predict -- enactivity. it also predicts that soon cancer will be the number one kill near boat the united states and global. new research may explain why some people are able to eat whatever they want without gaining weight. 26 types of bacteria in the human digestive system which appear to be linked to obesity. scientists believe these bacteria could contribute to a condition known as metabolic syndrome which increases the risk of heart problems and diabetes. >> they include elevated cholesterol levels, elevated serum triglyceride lefts, high

fasting glucose levels, insulin resistance, high blood pressure. >> another sign of metabolic syndrome is extra belly fat. scientists say they plan to continue to explore the bacteria's role in the condition and obesity in general. researchers at cedar sinai hospital in los angeles say latino people have an increased risk of developing type ii diabetes because they store fat in their pancreas. the study appeared white, black and latino adults. all of the subjects were overweight with similar prediabetic conditions. latinos stored fat in their pancreas was then less able to produce enough insulin metabolic regulating hormone. people with mild asthma have been using steroid inhalers to prevent attacks for decades. but a new study in the journal of the american medical association finds those taking the steroids do no better than those who use their inhalers only when they have symptoms. the finding could lead to less

expensive personalized plans to treat asthma. the food and drug administration has sent out a warning to lorial over the marketing of the antiaging cream genefique. lancome claims it boosts the activity of genes and contains special ingredients that stimulate cell regeneration to reconstruct skin to a denser quality. the fda says only drug products are allowed to make such claims and lancome has not submitted necessary data to market its cream as a drug. now it's time for the question of the morning. >> the average woman spends 82 hours of her life here every year. is it the beauty salon? b, the grocery store, or c, the mall. >> log on to the facebook page. we'll have the answer in the 6:00 hour. also an extra incentive to answer correctly this morning. if you give the right answer,

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welcome back. your weather first. another stellar day ahead. clear and crisp. we have 50s, even a few 40s in most areas. we'll be climbing toward 70 degrees. this afternoon's high in the low 80s with a southeast wind at 5 to 10 miles an hour. we are on a weather roll. if you're planning to head to the wilson bridge, you're on a roll there too. no problems to report.

traffic moving well between alexandria and spring field. i'll be back with more traffic at 5:01. back to you guys. mike will be here looking at this along with thousands of other visitors to the national zoo enjoying a new attraction. a male -- [indiscernible] -- has been born. visitors will be able to see the calf later this fall at the mixed species exhibit. the birth is considered very significant for the population. that's because they are a critically endangered species. the calf is said to be active and gaining weight. >> the baby cheetahs are here. there's going to be lines of photographers. absolutely adorable. angelina jolie speaks out after visiting syrian refugees in the middle east. >> producers of the emmy awards reveal new details about television's biggest night. edward lawrence has those stories and more in this look at entertainment. >> reporter: angelina jolie is

calling on the world to help syrian refugees. the hollywood star and special enjoy for the u.n. refugee agency met with women and children at a camp in jordan. >> it is a horrific and a situation and a very, very critical time. >> reporter: an estimated 250,000 syrian refugees have fled the violence in their homeland. a rep for this couple who got married two years ago tells "people" magazine the babies were born a few weeks early but in good health. the 64th annual prime time emmy awards will be broadcast live from the nokia theater later this month. producers are releasing more details about the big show. ricky gervais will be among the presenters and jimmy kimmel is the host. amy adams walked the red carpet in new york for a special screening of the new paul thomas anderson movie "the

master." the film stars oscar winner philip see more hoffman as a charismatic leader who starts his own religion in the 1950's. would keen phoenix plays one of the followers. adams plays hoffman's wife. >> there were some really interesting things happening with females and kind of coming from a very strong place during the war. the roles of females were changing. >> reporter: the master opens in limited release this friday. that's your eye on entertainment. i'm edward lawrence for cbs news, los angeles. >> es good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> it's wednesday, right? how about that. we're halfway there. i'm mike hydeck. thanks for joining us. hi, monika. how's traffic? >> loving the weather. the traffic is great. >> speaking of lovely weather, thank you very