principles. >> reporter: president obama hinted on 60 minutes that romney jumped the ground. >> governor romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim later. >> do you think he was irresponsible? >> i'll let the american people judge that. >> reporter: susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> president obama has since talked with the presidents of libya and of egypt and both men express the regret over the lives lost. a number of the country's diplomats are graduates of international studies here in washington. students say they've learned from experienced professors that foreign service can be dangerous work. >> they're often grateful to the military. we often forget the civilians

serve abroad. the marines' primary responsibility is to protect the information in the embassy. the primary responsibility for the physical protection of the embassy under international law belongs with the host country. >> the professor says most libyans love americans but there are still lots of guns on the streets and the libyan government can't seem to control the situation. a u.s. military strike in iran could lead to an all out war in the middle east. that's the opinion of a group of former military officials and security experts. the initial impact of an attack would shake the regime jees -- regime's political control but attacking iran would eventually lead to a war which would prove to be more costly that the wars

of afghanistan and iraq combined. a bill which passed the house allows the government to monitor international conversations of foreign spies and terrorist suspects. it requires approval from a secret court, however, when americans are targeted no matter where they are. opponents of the legislation say it does not adequately protect americans from intercepting their communications. senate opponents have threatened to hold up the bill grz the house is -- bill. the house is expected to pass a bill to keep the government running through march. it includes more than a trillion dollars in spending and an increase over the base rate. it's little higher than the budget congressman paul ryan proposed last year. the senate is scheduled to take up the legislation coming up next week. turning our attention to campaign 2012, virginia will be the focus of both parties today. first lady michele obama will campaign for her husband. she'll make appearances in richmond and at the university of mary washington in fredricksburg. also today, mitt romney will

hold a rally at van dyke park in fairfax. this is video of the republican presidential nominee arriving at dulles airport yesterday afternoon. the rally is slated to start around 11:30 and you may want to avoid some potential traffic in the area. go to our website at wusa9.com to look for ways to get around. it is 4:33 now. police in baltimore are searching for a gunman after a shooting at morgan state university. a man was shot in the chest around 5:00 last night near the field house on campus. he was not a student. detectives believe the shooting was a result of a botched robbery. the man is in stable condition right now. investigators believe the shooter and the victim knew each other. police in prince george's county still haven't found a person who shot and killed an honor student on his way to school this week. marckel ross was gunned down tuesday as he walked to central high school in capitol heights. police are still also looking for a possible motive in the case. two sisters in dale city, virginia face charges after

officials say they were operating an illegal day care center out of their home. they were caring for 21 children it the ages of 3 months and 4 years old. >> police found infants strapped in car seats and left in bathrooms. another child was left in a closet with the door shot. >> reporter: gl two adults with 21 kids is unacceptable. >> reporter: friends dropped by in support of the family where two sisters are accused of reckless child endangerment and operating the illegal day care in dale city. >> i knew it was a day care but thought it was legit. >> reporter: the sisters were arrested and charged. the family says two members, including one of the accused sisters were taken to the hospital because of all the stress from the police activity. a family friend had only good things to say about them. >> they're good people. i know the dad is a hard worker. >> reporter: child protective sisters came to the home to

find the sisters watching over 21 infants and toddlers. >> seven of the children were under the age of 1 and all seven were strapped in car seats. >> no surprise to anybody really. you don't want to hear about stuff like that happening, especially next door to you. >> luckily in this case we were able to get there and it wasn't a situation where one was injured or killed or something like that. >> reporter: some of the neighbors describe the home day care. >> cribs everywhere, kids. i would never see the kids. they would get dropped off early in the morning. >> reporter: child protective services says they have an expired business permit that would have allowed up to five children. a state license would permit a home day care a maximum of 12 children. the family had neither. >> i would definitely let my child be over there because they're great people and i've never seen anything out of the ordinary myself. >> reporter: surae chinn, 9news now. >> the sisters face seven counts of reckless child

endangerment, one count for each of the children found under the age of one. a second rabid beaver attack in fairfax county. the kids were at the hidden pond nature center where a beaver jumped out of the water and started chasing them. an animal control officer was able to clear the area and shoot the beaver. an 81-year-old woman was bitten by a beaver last week. on sunday a rabid raccoon turned up in the same neighborhood. police believe the beavers are being bitten by infected raccoons. here's a look at some of the other things making news now. to bank robbery suspects are in police custody after a high speed chase down the highway in los angeles. police tracked the men flying down the highway in an suv. at one point the men started throwing cash out of the vehicle which caused people in the streets to grab up the money. police say the armed men had just taken bundles of cash from a bank. a bank of america. for the first time since the chicago teachers strike

began negotiators seem optimistic. the walkout is entering its fourth day today. the president of the teachers union and the school board president say they've made considerable progress toward a compromise. among the key remaining issues and new teacher evaluation system and a process for deciding which laid off teachers can be rehired. the strike is affecting 350,000 students. just one game and he's already getting recognized. redskins quarterback robert griffin iii was named the nfc offensive player of the week. griffin had a perfect passer rating in the first half. he finished the game with 320 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions and he becomes the first rookie quarterback to win the award after his first professional game. >> all the guys were there performing at a high level and it paid off for us with a win

and another win for offensive player of the week. >> he's also going to be featured on this week's "sports illustrated" cover. the headline reads, power surge. our time is 4:38. we're in for another spectacular day. pretty much a carbon copy of yesterday. howard is back in two minutes to let us know what to expect. >> facebook founder mark zuckerberg helps improve the value of his company with just a few offhand comments. >> at 4:50, scientists say 2012 could be remembered as the year of the west nile virus. >> we're back with your weather first in two minutes.

welcome back. 4:40 on this thursday morning. another great day ahead. check out our day planner. great visibilities. a touch of fog in a couple of spots like frederick and

warrenton. high today 82. still nice this evening. 6:00 p.m. temperature of 78. i'll be back in a few minutes talking about the weekend and when our next significant rain may head this way. right now here's monika with timesaver traffic. thank you so much. here's 95 on the northbound side. no problems heading from springfield to the beltway. southbound construction between the beltway and lorton should be cleared shortly. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 4:47. andrea and mike? 4:41. time for the first your money segment of the morning. >> what's shaking, bacon? >> we're watching the economy. that's shaking. i wish we had some bacon. >> instead we're going to talk about the economy. it is all about the economy. here and overseas. stocked finished slightly higher after a german court cleared the way for a europe bailout fund. investors still waiting for word on a stimulus package possibly from the federal reserve for the united states. most analysts expect the fed will announce new steps today to jump start our economy when it wraps up a two-day meeting.

on wall street the dow stands this morning 13,333. we don't see that kind of number all the time. it added 10 points. nasdaq was also up by about 10. the s&p 500 added about 3 points. the rumor is pretty much dead on accurate. you know we're going to talk about the new iphone 5. it's thinner. it's lighter. get ready because we're talking about it all morning long. the company taking the wraps off its new smartphone at an event in san francisco. it also has a faster processor, a larger four-inch screen. it will hit stores september 21 and it will start at $199. so get in line right now or else you're not going to get your phone. apple has sold more than 250 million iphones since it first introduced the one five years ago that started this whole thing. old iphones can hold on to their value pretty well if you don't know that. you can get $275 for an at&t

version and about $230 for the verizon and sprint models for the 16 gig iphone 4f you will get less money for less memory or for an older model or if the screen is cracked. that makes sense. owners can also sell their phones on the websites gazelle or networth or game stope or you can get a store credit with apple. facebook's stock rallies 8% -- stocks rally 8%. mark zuckerberg says he's confident they'll soon get more advertising. >> the big focus is going to be mobile. >> it's all about mobile. >> the new phone has a different application for getting your stuff to facebook. >> that's right. >> cool. thanks, jess. there's a you?

study that's raising questions about the effectiveness of the whooping cough vaccine, specifically just how long the final dose lasts. >> we'll have more on that story plus your weather first when 9news now returns in two minutes.

good morning. welcome back to 9news now. we have some breaking news. wifts say yemeni demonstrators have stormed the u.s. embassy in the capital and security forces there have opened fire. u.s. security has been ramped up and they were expecting maybe some sort of coordinated attacks or otherwise at other sensitive embassy posts. and this is the beginning of who knows what. but again yemeni demonstrators stormed the u.s. embassy. security forces fighting back. we'll keep you updated on this story as we get more information. we have another beautiful day headed our way.

it is now 4:46 if you're just waking up and joining us. >> weather wise we've been on a roll all week. a front comes through friday night into saturday morning. if we get any showers, they will be overnight to early saturday and the rest of the weekend also looks pretty good. >> terrific. >> we'll keep it going for a few more days. here's a look at your bus stop forecast on this thursday morning. comfortable out there. it's cool but -- we have low 50s and 60s. a patch or two of fog in frederick and warrenton. the day planner, sunshine all day long today with 76 by noon. winds turning to the southeast 5, 8, maybe 10 miles an hour. as we get toward 4:00, 80, very comfortable 80. still not too humid. and at 8:00 tonight, you have evening plans once again it's going to be a fantastic evening to get up and enjoy. there's that fog i'm talking about. warrenton three quarter visibility. a little thicker in frederick where we've got a quarter mile there.

the rest of the area is reporting stations are in good shape. 57 in easton and pax river naval air station. up in baltimore. 59 hagueerstown. tappahannock 51 and culpeper 52 degrees. outside on our michael & son weather cam, looking at wisconsin avenue. a nice quiet, dry morning. we've been doing this all week. 63 officially at reagan national under clear skies with calm winds. remember a couple of mornings ago we were in the low 40s. yesterday the 50s. today the upper 50s. we're getting a little more moisture and that's one of the reasons we're seeing a little bit of fog. our weather headlines, another great day. it's been a nice stretch. there could be a late shower west tomorrow and even saturday morning we may see an isolated shower coming through with the front. but for the most part it's going to be a nice looking weekend. temperatures upper 70s. and rain chances will increase early next week but i think

tuesday will be the wettest day ahead of another cold front that will come through here later on tuesday. looking at the satellite and radar across the country, look at this rain stretched down from texas all the way up into wisconsin and southeast minnesota. that's all ahead of a pretty hefty cold front, the one i'm talking about that will be coming through here friday night. cold behind it this morning. warm ahead of it with the winds out of the south and southwest. high pressure which has been giving us a great week still close enough but pulling away. that's allowing some moisture to return on the heels of the southeasterly winds. as we look at future cast, a relatively quiet day. here we are at 5:00 p.m. a stray shower in the mountains of west virginia. tonight will be quiet. could be a patch of fog developing once again overnight. as we get into the day on friday, notice a shower west, possible in the afternoon. even on the eastern shore there could be an isolated shower but that front overnight late friday night into saturday morning. the forecast then today, 83. another great day, southeast

winds 5 to 10. we'll be in the 50s and 60s tonight. again a couple of degrees warmer than last night. 83 on friday so another nice day. friday night, early saturday could be a sprinkle but looks pleasant on saturday, 79. sunday 77. monday late we'll get into maybe a shower or storm but tuesday your wetter day 78. cooler wednesday. perhaps highs only in the low 70s. it's 10 to 5:00 on this thursday morning of the here's monika. at 10 to 5:00 at least i can say traffic still looking pretty good but in the next half-hour, may not be that way. if you're heading south on 270 out of frederick, all lanes open. no issues to report. no delays yet. all green so far and no construction in your way right now. let's take a live look outside and show you what it looks like here at shady grove road. as i said, nice and light right now down toward the beltway. let's go back over to the maps this time all the way down to southern maryland. all of your major thoroughfares are incident free out of

brandywine, accokeek, andrews air force base down into oxon hill. this just indicates that the wilson bridge opened within the last 45 minutes or so and it's closed now. traffic is moving well through the area. one last live look. this time in college park. traffic is moving well north side of town. i'll be back with more coming up at 4:55. >> thank you, monika. a senate committee has approved a bill which will allow disabled veterans to have access to infertility treatment. the bill would authorize the department of veterans affairs to cover the cost of invitro fertilization for veterans and their spouses who need it. the bill will now move on to a vote by the full senate. whooping cough appears to be making a comeback. >> as edward lawrence tells us, its resurgence has many in the medical field questioning the effectiveness of the vaccine. >> are you ready? >> reporter: 5-year-old twins are getting their fifth dose of the vaccine today. it protects against diphtheria, tetanus and pa -- pe tuesday

sis also known as whooping cowfer. a new study is raising concerns about the final dose of whooping cough vaccine and how long it protects children. kaiser permanente researchers found the effectiveness of the shots saves about 40% in the five years after the vaccination. >> every year it gets a little less effective. >> reporter: this is a record year for the whooping cough. doctors are reporting at least 26,000 cases so far. infants under six months old are the most susceptible because they're not fully vaccinated yet. in the study 80% of the kids who haded whooping cough caught it if an older relative. >> as time goes by and the vaccine starts to get less effective, it's time for the booster shots. >> reporter: experts recommend older people get a booster if they didn't have one in their teens. teresa feels good knowing her family is protected. >> i think it's better some protection than no protection at all. >> reporter: her twins will need another booster in about six years.

edward lawrence for cbs news, los angeles. >> doctors also recommend pregnant women who are not vaccinated receive at least one dose in late pregnancy or right after they deliver. a new study links deep sleep with physical maturity in teenagers. it found so-called flow way sleep is directly connected to the onset of puberty. disturbed sleep could inhibit parts of the brain that activate the reproductive system. adolescents do not get enough shut eye. it is 4:53. time for the question of the morning. >> 12% of men admit to doing one of these things at a wedding. what is it? a, drinking too much, b, checking the score of a game, or c, falling asleep? >> i did one of these. log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page. leave your response. we'll reveal the answer during the 6:00 hour. >> we want to congratulate one of our regulars terry who is

the first winner of our gas card giveaway. >> if you give the right answer, you'll have the chance to win a $50 gas card. one winner will be randomly chosen every day till all the gift cards are give given awai. we'll be right back. -- are given away. we'll be right back.

welcome back. 4:56. your weather first on this nice thursday morning. a touch of fog in frederick and warrenton but a sunny day once again. very comfortable. by lunch time we're in the mid- 70s. we'll get up in the low 80s this afternoon, southeast winds at 5 to 8 miles an hour. boy, we or a weather roll. monika? we're on a roll here as well. things look great. no problems on 270 from shady grove road down to the point where the lanes divide. everything is open on the beltway west of town across the american legion bridge into tysons. i'll be back with more coming up at 5:01. back to you guys.

well, some local schools rank among the best colleges in the country. not a surprise, just a confirmation. we knew t right? johns hopkins is 13th on the "u.s. news & world report" annual ranking. georgetown comes in at number 21. university of virginia is the 24th on the list. harvard and princeton tie for the top spot. when it comes to up and coming schools on the list, george mason university in fairfax is on there, too. what do led zeplin, david letterman and dustin hoffman have in common? they're all being honored by the kennedy center this year. also being honored this year are blues legend buddy guy and russian balance ballerina. the honors are december 2 and the show will air right here on wusa9 on december 26. a favorite cbs actor is back on the big screen. josh radner from how i met your mother visits his alma mater in the film.

>> alexis christoforous has more on the movie which hits theaters tomorrow. >> reporter: josh radner took a break from explaining how he met his kids' mother to head back to his real life alma mater kenyan college in ohio. it's the backdrop for his new fill:"liberal -- film "liberal arts." which he directed and starred in. he explores aging in his romantic comedy. he plays a 30 something guy who returns to his college for a teachers retirement party. then finds himself attracted to a 19-year-old theater major played by elizabeth olsen. >> we connect really well, don't you think? >> we do, yeah. i just can't figure out if it's because you're advanced or because i'm stunted. >> reporter: olsen found herself drawn to the ie heelic setting for -- idealic setting for the movie. >> it was unbelievable. >> reporter: in the film,

radner's character realizes he has a lot to learn. >> i feel different now than i felt when i was here. i hate to break this to you but so will you. >> reporter: radner also wrote and directed happy, thank you, more please to years ago. liberal arts received the sun dance award but he said he still has a lot to learn. >> i wouldn't say it was any easier but i was calmed by the knowledge i had done it before. >> reporter: and radner plans to do it again. alexis christoforous, cbs thus, -- cbs news, new york. good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. thursday's here. that's a good thing. i'm mike hydeck. hock, monika samtani. >> just -- good morning, monika samtani. >> just that close. >> she really likes him. >> i do