alison's grandfather and father did it successfully through television. alison's using t.v. and new media. jelmar is reaching out to new customers through facebook and twitter. you can even find spoofs of its products on youtube. >> people want to have a more one-on-one relationship with the companies that they are buying their products from. and, they want to tell the companies directly, "i like it, i don't like it, i don't like the color, i don't like the fragrance." and we had to find a way to get to those consumers >> reporter: bigger companies have tried to buy jelmar, but alison insists she'll keep the company and its brands in the gutterman family. >> when people hear that c.l.r. is a family business, they can't believe it. it's kind of like a cult. >> reporter: diane eastabrook, "nightly business report," skokie, illinois. >> suzanne: that's "nightly business report" for friday, september 17. i'm suzanne pratt. good night everyone, and have a good weekend. you too, tom! >> tom: good night suzanne. i'm tom hudson. good night everyone. we hope to see all of you again m

alison? >> lisa, thank you. >>> 6:21. 65 degrees outside on a monday. >>> still to come, should genetically engineered salmon be on the menu? >>> and then oprah is talking to d.c. school chancellor michelle rhee. that is here today on 7. america needs clean energy, and america needs jobs. wind power can deliver on both - but only if the senate encourages investment by passing a strong renewable electricity standard. with a strong res, we can keep 85,000 wind power workers on the job, and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, too. jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> 6:24 is your time now on this monday. from "7 on your side" the f.d.a. is starting two days of hearings on whether geneticallly engineered salmon should be marketed and sold. this would be the first geneticaly engineered meat approved and sold. >>> a bill for student athletes that would require kids to be removed from classes and

i'm alison starling. more on that story later. fiffers, a heads -- first a student in ann arundel county. chesapeake bay high school and chesapeake middle school and foal jers elementary -- folgers elementary will be closed due to a broken water main. first, let's go to adam caskey. we had a gorgeous weekend. it looks like it will remain. >> we have a few showers. we have an extreme drought going on. by the middle part of the work week it will feel like summer even though technically it will be autumn. temperatures will be back near 90 at that point. with that, there will be a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. only a 30% chance at that point. right now we're in the 60's. on our way to the upper 70's to near 80. clear skies as well. tonight clear. temperatures in the upper 40's. locally, in the mid 50's. tomorrow, low 80's, and then upper 80's, and near 90 wednesday and friday with slight chance of showers and storms. the latest on the weather and the roads, and back to lisa. >>> heading up to the highway, everything look

. >> good morning, alison. we do know there are two people in custody. a number of people, at least one, that they are looking for. that officer got away in a stolen vehicle. we'll give you a live look at what we're seeing out here on randalls circle and minnesota avenue southeast. out here they have one vehicle they have been looking at. this vehicle has been following the stolen vehicle. all of this began around 3:15 this morning on silver hill road in suitland. officers say that's when they got a call about a carjacking. they responded with a chase, which followed into the district and ended here on minnesota. still looking for the stolen vehicle. the stolen vehicle is a 2004 toyota avalon, burgundy, 75460 hv maryland plates. maryland plates 75460hv. officers believe the people in that vehicle are armed and dangerous. there was a brief exchange of gunfire between suspects and officers. one neighbor said she heard at least nine shots go off, but no one was injured in this situation. again, officers still out here. we've officers on the scene as well as

alison starling? >> thank you, lisa. >>> coming up, hurricane igor is weak but still wet, and now it is bringing heavy rains to bermuda. >>> an american just released from iranian prison says she feels just 1/3 free. i'm emily smith in  >>> good morning. 4:45 is your time. the ramp from 123 to westbound route 7 is closed. drivers can get to route 7 from 123 villa frontage road. this new traffic pattern will be in place until the end of the year. >>> redskins fans are struggling to come to the -- come to grips with the loss against texas yesterday. the redskins face st. louis next week. >>> unless the supreme court intervenes a virginia woman is set to die by lethal injection. teresa lewis is being executed for killing her husband and step-son. >>> the american woman held prisoner in iran for more than a year is speaking out now. sarah shourd is still talking about the situation, and that's because her friends are still in prison. >> she is back in the u.s. and thanking iran that she is. >> i want to

alison and pamela? >> we go from alexandria to the district where people are also looking to protect their homes and businesses from flooding. many people have been busy sandbagging. residents were each allowed to take home five sandbags. >> i'd like to have eight or 10 if i could. the basement gets water. so we are trying to line it off. >> i'm down here, because last time i didn't get them. >> a sandbag contains 40 pounds of sand. they hope it will make a difference in warding off flooding. we aol check in with courtney. log on to our web site at tbd.com for more information. >> we turn to washington where investigators are looking for the gunman responsible for a deadly double shooting. two men shot after 10:00 p.m. on the 3500 block of 22nd street. one was pronounced dead and the other is in critical condition. and 270 is re-open after the deadly bus crash. one person died and dozens were hurt after this charter bus full of children crashed off of a sky ramp and rolled 50 feet down an embankment. th

reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. >>> ineir first debate aired live right here on ktvu, u.s. senate dits, barbara boxer and carly fiorina, did not mince words. >> i think the senator must run on her record and the truth is her record is long on talk and very short on achievement. >> when she was ceo of hewlett- packard before she was terminated, actually, she shipped 30,000 jobs overseas. >> the candidates expressed sharply different opinions on many issues. for example, boxer believes people on the no-fly list should not be able to obtain guns. but fiorina says the list is mismanaged and should not be used to take away gun rights. >> here's the truth -- we should not be taking constitutional rights away from citizens. and at the same time, giving constitutional rights to terrorists. and that's exactly what barbara boxer is in favor of doing. >> pi ms who are trained have a -- pilots who are trained have a right to carry the gun in the cockpit because there's so much concern by the pilots that they be able to take action. th

more from news chopper 7, but now to alison starling. >>> now we turn to the latest on hurricane igor. it is starting to move away from bermuda. it is a category 1 storm, and it did pound that island, uproot trees, and knock out power to much of that british territory as well as flood streets. forecasters say it will miss the united states us but will cause rip currents and high surf. >>> coming up in today's "money

back to alison. >> your time is 4:41. still to come this morning, a mid-air merger. what will the takeover mean? >> he should with trying to work to get it. >> plus parents react to the president's diss on d.c. schools. >> we're coming up on 4:45 now on this tuesday. looking at our top stories now. a 2-year-old hagerstown boy is in critical condition after he accidentally shot himself with a gun he found under a bed. police say the gun has been reported stolen. the boy's brother and another teen have been arrested and charged in connection with this incident. also, there could soon be another major shakeup at the white house. sources say white house chief of staff rahm emanuel is poised to leave his job and head back to chicago to run for mayor. an announcement could be made as soon as prid and president obama has baun cross-country tour to help democrats hold on to their majority in november. and a surprising admission for president obama. he told nbc news that he does not think that d.c. public schools could adequately educate his own daughters. >> bluntly, the ans

. >> and i'm alison starling. 67 degrees. lisa baden is standing by. we have one accident after another but let's start with meteorologist steve rudin. >> stacking up. we have a tornado watch incorrect until 1:00 p.m., including the district. washington, fairfax, and a flash flood warning in effect for the entire metro area. look at the moisture moving in our direction. heavier bands of rain across richmond. all this will move north-northeast over the next eight hours or so. then we'll look for a quick end to the rain this evening. our live doppler radar as we head closer into the immediate metro area. right now the rain heading to the west. gaithersburg to dulles airport. looking at moderate rains. rainfall rates at an inch per hour. rainfall rates at a quarter to a half inch. so a lot of rain on the way today. rush hour compute looking nasty. but for tonight, we look for improving conditions. could see five inches or more before the system moves out of here. we have the tornado watch remaining in effect until 1:00 p.m. this afternoon for a good part

alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. >>> 8:04. we're following new developments in last with week's deadly explosion and fire in san bruno. federal investigators are taking a close look now at a weld on a curved section of the pipe that blew up last thursday thursday night. last, the coroner will update the fatality numbers. the current death toll is at four. three people are list as missing. pg&e will spend up to $100 million to help the fire victims. where will the money come from. jade hernandez is in san bruno with the details of what pg&e is proposing. >> reporter: good morning. i want to show you the damage. it gets increasingly worse. you go from house to house and down to the burnt cars still on the street this morning. pg&e says the san juan know fire -- san bruno fire costs are covered. today puc will weigh whether homeowners should pay more after insurance. utilities commission can veto the request. that's why a pg&e spokesperson told me by phone a few hours ago this proposal, which was introduced last year, would only

. >> reporter: i am alison burns in washington, d.c. i will thousand you why the obama administration wants new power to intercept e-mail communications coming up as the morning news continues. >> ...berber carpet. it was a whole bowl of stew. nooo. why? i could have saved this one. i could have saved this one. ♪ call 1-800-steemer >>> the 0 bam administration wants to make it easier for the government to eavesdrop on internet and e-mail communications alison burns joins us from our washington, d.c. news reasonable with the latest on the gift's efforts to keep up with technology, alison. >> reporter: well, good morning to you, pam. after the attempted -- the failed attempted bombing in times square this year the deposit learned the suspect had been communicating through a service they would have had trouble intercepting. it is just one example of how the government spies are struggling to keep up with the latest communications technology. and why the new york times reports the obama administration will ask congress to okay new eavesdrop

it's 5:00 on this wednesday, i am alison starling. lisa baden is standing by with the latest on the traffic in a moment. we start with adam caskey. it is the autumnal equinox today. >> it is later this evening at 11:09 tonight. that is when the rays of the sun are directly over the equator. the days will get shorter. that will not feel likes of. -- it will not feel like autumn. 68 degrees at arlington. 58 is the dew point. you will fuel the added humidity today. temperatures are the 60's for the most part. brunswick is the exception at 57. near 90 today, mostly sunny, a few scattered storms this afternoon. 30% chance. now to the sevan. >>> moving nicely on the beltway in virginia. there was will work on 95 in baltimore that should be out of the late now. between richmond and baltimore along 95, looks good also on the freeway and the dulles toll road. it's decent between centreville and the beltway on 66. on 270, normal travel times near father hurley boulevard. back to you. >> thank you. >>> not your normal eviction. authorities servi

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c.wsroom with the political fallout from this latest incident. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning. yesterday's oil rig fire was obviously much different than the bp disaster five months ago. it's raising a lot of questions about how oil rigs operate in the gulf. already some environmental groups and some members of congress say this latest scene it proof that offshore drilling is just too dangerous. they are urging president obama to expand a temporary ban on deepwater drilling to more shallow water. the oil industry and officials in louisiana are rejecting those calls. >> what we continue to believe is that energy exploration can and should be done safely. we've always said that instead of a one-size-fits-all moratorium, we want the federal government to listen to the contract experts. >> reporter: and a bizarre threat from bp "the new york times" reports that bp is warning congress that its lawmakers passed legislation that bars the company from getting new offshore permit

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with how this could affect the obama administration. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning. the departure of his chief of staff comes at a critical moment for president obama. democrats could be on the verge of losing congress. his poll numbers are dropping but the word is that rahm emanuel has long wanted to run for mayor of chicago and with that job open now, he's reportedly preparing to announce his departure from the white house as early as this friday. emanuel had had be tough to replace. he's considered the president's guard dog, widely thought to be one of the most powerful in recent history. as for who will replace him? there are several reports this morning that another top advisers will at least temporarily fill the position. reporting live from washington, d.c., allison bushes, alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> it's being called the legal victory that could help close the achievement gap among california students. a lawsuit was filed cl

reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> okay, alison, thank you. >>> 7:16. the man known as spiderdan promises to climb again after scaling one of san francisco's tallest skyscrapers. speck eight taters yesterday -- spectators yesterday watched as dan goodwin climbed the millenium to youer with. he used suction cups. goodwin says one of the main reasons was to draw attention to the vulnerability to skyscrapers to american attacks. >> i felt it was my moral obligation to do it. because i feel our country is vulnerable to another attack. >> now, goodwin is a stage 4 cancer survivor. he said that was another motivator for his crime e was arrested as -- crime. he was arrested as soon as he was finished. >>> san francisco supervisors will vote on whether to add a new tax to the cost of alcoholic drinks served in the city. the cost recovery fee would add 3 to 5 cents to any alcoholic drink. the idea is to help san francisco recoup up to $16 million a year in health care costs related to alcohol abuse. alcohol distributers and san francisco restaurants op

i would like to single out alison cummings, wherever you are. [applause] >> alison, our senior registrar for our outstanding work in helping coordinate this project and her ability to stay cool and calm all of the time, as well as kate patterson, our communication expert extraordinarya. >> and gene -- jean, who took care of several things. and last, but not least, our city attorneys, who worked on the details of the loan agreement and procurement to make sure all sides were protected, and that is what we want. head another contributor. the huntington hotel graciously agreed to not charge for the artist's stay. with so many partners, i have to say this is truly an exemplary public-private partnership. most of the cost of the project has been private contributions. i would like to ask you one last time to applaud this small village of individuals on both sides of the pacific who made this dream a reality. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. so clearly, it takes a lot of work and a lot of people to bring a 10-ton sculpture across the pacific ocean,

alison starling? >> makes me want to go back to sleep. good news for drivers using the capital beltway. the weekend vdot opened two new rafts at the telegraph road interchange in alexandria. this will improve traffic flow and safety at that busy interchange. it did not go over budget and opened ahead of schedule. >>> 6:12, 64 degrees on this orla monday morning. >>-- early monday. we will tell you how much the michael douglas sequel earned. >> will you remain chancellor of d.c. schools? we will tell you what michelle rhee says about her future with d.c. schools. >>> senator john boss: and now i'll turn it over to the gecko. gecko: ah, thank you, sir. as we all know, geico has been saving people money on rv, camper and trailer insurance... ...as well as motorcycle insurance... gecko: oh...sorry, technical difficulties. boss: uh...what about this? gecko: what's this one do? gecko: um...maybe that one. ♪ dance music boss: ok, let's keep rolling. we're on motorcycle insurance. vo: take fifteen minutes to see how much you can save on motorcycl

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau with more on this. good morning, alison. >> reporter: well, good morning to you. that's right. the bottom line is that the country and democrats are split about whether there should be tax increases for wealthy americans. an a.p. poll shows that about 54% of americans agree with president obama on the issue. he wants to let the bush-era tax cuts expire this year for households making over $250,000, while keeping the tax cuts for everyone else. but the same poll shows the rest of the country agrees with republicans who say everyone should keep this tax cuts. >> higher taxes won't get anybody hired. raising taxes on job creators won't create jobs and house republicans will stand united. >> we should be able to extend right now middle-class tax relief of the first -- on the first $250,000 of income. which, by the way, 98% of americans make less than $250,000 a year. >> reporter: now, the democrats are breaking ranks. they've sent a letter to nancy pelosi saying they don't want any tax increases. so right n

now ben alison. >> good evening, commissioners. my name is ben alison and i live at 892 steiner street. i'm the president of the alamo neighborhood association. the board voted unanimously to support our proposal to replace the trees. alamo square is the heart of our neighborhood and tourists come to see our victorian homes. we have fillmore street and we also have the corridor, which has transformed the neighborhood into a wonderful boulevard of shops, restaurants, art galleries and coffee shops. this included planting of trees and adding landscape of trees and flora to the median. this is what's going on around us. every tourist destination as an icon that every visitor has to see. paris has the i've ell tour, new york city has the statue of liberty and san francisco has the golden gate bridge and the painted ladies of post card row. this is on the eastern view from on top of alamo square hill. and this image of san francisco that everyone sees, over 15 million visitors come to our city and most of them want to take a photograph

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau with all the details. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning to you, dave. >>> president obama was not there for the speech but he is calling it outrageous. members of the delegations walked out of his address yesterday as he says the u.s. orchestrated the september 11th attacks to assure israel's survival. >> some segments within the u.s. government orchestrate the attack to reverse the declining american economy and its grips on the middle east, in order to save the zionist regime. >> reporter: the protests against the iranian leader continued outside the u.n. where demonstrators carry idea pictures of an iranian resistance leader and called him a terrorist. now the british deputy prime minister is expected to use his address at the u.n. today to condemn his claims, meanwhile president obama is still in new york, attending a special u.n. meeting on sudan. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 5:14. the fbi is helping new york city police investigate the appa

good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning, pam. and this is an historic moment in the u.s. war in iraq. let's get right away now to a live look at the official change of command ceremony for u.s. forces in iraq. this is in baghdad. right now marks the end of combat operations for u.s. troops and the beginning of the civilian lead operation, new dawn. vice-president joe biden and defense secretary bob gates are in iraq for the ceremony. earlier gates expressed optimism about iraq's ability to form a functioning democratic governnt. >> -- optimistic that these guys will get a coalition government and continue to make progress. this is going to be a work in progress for a long time. this is a new thing in the several thousand year history of iraq. >> reporter: now we are back to a life look and the handover ceremony. gates said earlier this morning that this changeover means the u.s. is no longer at war in iraq, even though 50,000 u.s. troops will remain. they are there to advise and train iraqis and to help rebuild the country. live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu c

alison burns joins us from our washington, d.c. newsroom with the latest on the government's efforts to keep up with technology. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning to you, pam. that's right. the bottom line here is that communications technology is getting so sophisticated government spies are struggling to keep up. as more people communicate on line instead of by phone the feds say their ability to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspects is going dark. so the new york times reports today that the obama administration is going to ask congress to okay legislation that will make it easier for the government to eavesdrop on internet and e-mail communications like social networking sites and blackberries. it wants all on line services technically equipped to comply with a wiretap order. now internet privacy groups say the legislation would have huge implication but the feds are pointing to a he cent high profile terror attempt they say could have been stopped much sooner. i will have more on that during my next update in a

alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with what this could mean for knee november elections. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning to you, dave. some republicans are so frustrated by last night's tea party victories they might not even support last night's big winners. tea party favorite christine o'donnell staged a sting upset over nine term republican congressman mike castle in the delaware republican primary, now there are questions about whether the national gop fund- raising machine will back her. she says it just doesn't matter. >> i would love their support but they are the same so-called experts who said i could not win the primary. >> the tea party candidate also upset a more established republican in new york, democrats say it is good news in their fight to control congress because they believe independents will break their way in november rather than support extreme tea party candidates, live from washington, d.c. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> this is day 77 of california without a bu

reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. 8:18.his morning, the broken bp oil well in the gulf of mexico is a step closer to being permanently sealed. a deep relief well is now connected to the blownout well. the next step is to pump mud and cement down a relief -- the relief well to seal the well at its base. the final seal is expected to be completed by sunday. >>> captains in ships in bay area waters are being warned to be on the lookout for whales. that's after a dead whale arrived in the portland of oakland yesterday. scientists say it was a 20 to 30-foot minky whale. they think the whale was arrive when it was searching for fish. >> when they are searching for krill, they are oblivious of traffic and they are oblivious of each other. >> later today, the whale will be towed back. >>> we just received word that shareholders for continental airlines have just given their approval to combine with united airlines to create the world's largest airline. again, this is breaking news now, just in. shareholders for continental airline

good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning to you, pam. and i have president obama's schedule here for the day. he has five meetings with world leaders but it is the comments from iran's president still dominating the headlines. you can see here the empty seats during his address yesterday. the delegation from the united states and 27 other countries walked out of his speech as he claimed the american government staged the september 11th attacks and he called for an investigation. >> it is proposed that the united nations set up an independent fact-finding group for the events of september 11th. >>> president obama was not there for the address but called the comments outrageous and offensive. the british deputy prim minister is expected to use his speech today to condemn the claims. all of this is a distraction from the real concerns about iran's nuclear program. live from washington, d.c. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the fbi is helping new york city police investigate the apparent murder of a anything rag want diplomat. a driver

good morning alison. >> reporter: good morning to you, dave.t is still unclear here on capitol hill this morning if democrats have the 60 votes they need to pass a major defense bill. it includes a repeal of the controversial don't ask-don't tell policy banning gays in the military. republicans are furious that democrats are moving ahead with the vote before the pentagon's assessment later this year of what a repeal will mean for morale and readiness. >> it is railroading it through without a proper assessment on the morale and effectiveness of our military. >> reporter: pop star lady gaga is getting involved. she held a rally in maine yesterday targeting their two republican senators urging them to vote for the repeal. >> i thought equality was none negotiatable. >> reporter: an estimated 13,000 people have been discharged from the military since a don't ask-don't tell became law in 1993, including many war vets and military translatedders. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> well, still no progress on c

i am alison starling. >> i am scott thuman. complete election coverage in a moment. we begin with traffic and weather every ten minutes. first, adam caskey. >> it is another quiet day. we are behind the cold front that moved through yesterday. it is more comfortable today, a few degrees cooler than yesterday morning. good sleeping weather. it is 57 in leesburg. hagerstown, 56. 64 in the district. huntingtown, 53. 50 in woodbridge. low 80's this afternoon. 82 high temperatures, mostly sunny. an increase in the clients tomorrow. there could be areas of light rain tomorrow evening and tomorrow night, 30%-40% chance. >>> no problems at all. looks good on the beltway. normal travel times on 95 between richmond and allied. good shape in and out of baltimore. the dulles greenway and lows total are quiet. good on 66, 270. southbound out of germantown and gaithersburg and eventually rockville, looks like this. metrorail is on normal service. back to you. >> thank you. >>> big news. we begin with a major upset in the race for the district's next mayor. it appears vincent gray

i am greta kreuz. >> i am alison starling. thanks for joining us. we begin with your traffic and weather every ten minutes. adam caskey says it is a good day to open the windows early. >> i told my wife that on my way out this morning. to get the windows open early. >> i'm sure she loved you for waking her up at 3:00 in the morning. >> not a bad start. 65 in arlington. 59 in hagerstown, 58 in stafford, 60 in waldorf. dew point numbers in the '50s. low humidity. it feels fantastic. cumberland is 53. 51 in la plata -- 61. the cold front moves in. you'll feel the breeze along the front. high temperatures will be a few degrees cooler than yesterday. 82. near 80 tomorrow. not a big impact from the cold front. by thursday, mid 80's. it is breeze. now to lisa baden in traffic. >>> out of waldorf, md., 301 northbound before the split in brandywine there's a stalled car blocking the left lane. it should be gone by the time you get there. 95 and 66, a growing volume of traffic with everything open to get into rosslyn or heading into the pentagon and the 14th

good morning, alison. >> good morning, tori. the accounts of the book indicate it's going to read like a reality tv show full of dispension. the book is called obama's war. it's about the war in afghanistan and the war in the obama administration about how to manage it. the bottom line is that some of the key players on the president's national security team have expressed major doubts that his afghan war strategy will succeed. among them, richard holbrook, it reveals new details about how general david patraeus dislikes some of the president's top aids. as for president obama, he repeatedly pressed his team last year for an afghanistan withdrawal plan. he implored at one meeting, i want an exit strategy and he set an exit timetable because quote, i can't lose the whole democratic party. now the white house is trying to put a positive spin on the release of this book, saying it shows president obama to be an analytical and decisive commander in chief. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> another one of president obama's top ec

alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. >>> 7:15. well, the group that's overseeing the parliamentary elections in afghanistan over the weekend says it has serious concerns about the voting's legitimacy. complaints are coming in about voter fraud and ballot stuffing. more than 2,000 candidates campaigned for 250 seats. the first vote counts are due to be made public in a couple of days, with full preliminary results expected in el early october. >>> it's been confirmed france is on heightened alert following a new but unnamed threat. france's interior minister is not revealing what the threat is but the main mosque has been given armed guards. it's reported that authorities are searching for a woman who could be plotting an attack on paris. >>> police say a woman, armed with weapons, was seen running from a burning building toward the hospital. once inside, police say she killed a male nurse and shot an officer before being shot and killed by police. two bodies were found inside the burnt apartment building. they interest the woman's

good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning to you, tori.t's a plan that will give democrats something new to run on ahead of the november elections and president obama says it will bring relief to american businesses. today, in cleveland, the president will announce a $200 billion package of tax cuts and investments, including the proposal to allow companies to write off 100% of the funds they spend investing in facilities and equipment between now and the end of 2011. >> this isn't about the next 60 days or the next 90 days. this is about how do we get our economy fully back on track? >> now, the president wants to spend $50 billion on projects to improve the nation's roads, rails and runways. he says he can do it without increasing the deficit. president obama will also make very clear today that he wants to let the bush tax cuts expire for households making more than $250,000 a year. that is an idea that's very unpopular with republicans here on capitol hill. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> oka

. >> i'm alison starling, we are so by your joining us.have live team coverage of this major upset in a moment, but let's begin as always with traffic and weather, every 10 minutes. at this year with a beautiful morning to tell us about, great day to open the windows and enjoy the fresh air. >> noticeably quote cool this morning that we have had. it is going to be another nice day. i have to be honest -- it is ok to an extent. >> it is good, especially when the temperatures are so nice. >> we could really use some showers, and i could use a change of pace in the weather center. a slight chance of showers late tomorrow and tomorrow night. only about a 30% to 40% chance. very minor accumulations. arlington, 61. hagerstown, 54. hyattsville, 59. tomorrow a little bit warmer, 85 with a slight chance of showers. otherwise, try again with the extended forecast. it does not look like we will have much relief very soon. >> after chain bridge but before minnesota avenue, there is a stalled car blocking one lane. i will take you live in to maryland.

it is 6:00, i am alison starling. lisa baden is standing by. we will see how the rain is affecting the commute. let's begin with meteorologist adam caskey. if it's going to be wet today. >> we will have some sunshine later on today. it's led to be raining again especially thursday, some very heavy rain. let's look at live triple doppler 7 ghadar. there are areas of scattered showers, not as heavy as earlier this morning. as the band stretching from northwestern montgomery county to the seneca area, down towards manassas, the yellow line that you see. that is pushing off to the east and northeast. calvert county is seeing a light rain. it is 72 right now at reagan national. low 80's this afternoon with sunshine and becoming less humid. we will start tomorrow with sunshine and end the day in clients. challahs wednesday night into thursday with a great weekend. >>> 66 eastbound is busy. and 20 minutes to your commute with the back up before you get to the exit for the planes. the crash is before haymarket. the left lane is closed and the truck is

i am alison starling. let's give started with traffic and weather every ten minutes. expect problems? we have lisa baden and adam caskey. >> we have been waiting for this rain and it is materializing. some areas of rain across the region is specially farther west of the metro area. look at showers stretching from pennsylvania all the way to the deep south. the moisture is streaming to the north. we will see intermittent showers through of the day. showers in montgomery county, frederick county,270 corridor, 81 corridor cure that's where we have persistent light rain. in the yellow areas is where there are moderate to heavy sellers at this time. there's rain off and on today. high temperatures in the '70s. maybe a upper 60's in some spots. a severe thunderstorm cannot be ruled vowel especially along and he 795 corridor this evening. at least 2.5 inches expected altogether. >> water it has collected on the ramp heading west on to 50. there is deep water. a firefighter just called to say that the water is very deep and it is dangerous. be careful. the beltway in maryland

. >> good morning, alison. we have definitely seen an increased police presence. milling about. doctors and hospital staff are returning to work today. some had left the building with yesterday's chaos. it was a frightening experience. >> the doctor collapsed just outside the door way. >> after three hours over the terrifying tactical situation, the incident became an investigation into a mysterious murder/suicide. >> my wife was in there. >> doctors were informing paul pardus that his mother would likely never walk again. >> it seems the gunman could not handle the news. >> it is scary. >> police say the 50-year-old man became so distraught and pulled out a semiautomatic shotgun and shot the doctor in the stomach and then barricaded himself in the hospital room with his mother. >> we had all of the stairwells coughed. >> the team found pardus on the ground and his mother in bed both shot in the head. >> she said oh, we don't really know what's going on. there are injured doctor, orthopedic surgeon david cohen underwent emergency surgery and is expected to survive

i am alison starling. much more on that in a moment. let's begin with traffic and weather every ten minutes. lisa baden is standing by with the latest. first, a meteorologist at an caskey. it is today and thursday, the tunnel equinoxes -- autumnal equinox? >> yes, it is. high temperatures near 90 today. low 90's the next couple days. 69 degrees at reagan national right now. warmer than yesterday. dew point of 57. humidity a little higher as well. in martinsburg, 69. bowie. mostly sunny this morning, partly cloudy this afternoon. a few isolated storms possible this afternoon, 30% chance after 3:00 p.m., dissipating at 8:00 p.m. . >>> a lot of reports. on 270 it's been clear vowel of the roadway at montgomery village avenue. that will be clearer soon. the inner loop in virginia, a radical and construction blocking one lane. on the note at 66, or traffic must exit west on 66, "nutley street, and then hit that eastbound to access the beltway. construction and remains on the lappin at 66. 270 is good in germantown. back to you. >> thank you.

reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you, alison. 7:16. last night president obama spoke to the nation about the end of u.s. combat operations in iraq, saying the u.s. has paid a huge price to give iraqis the chance to shape their future. >> tonight i encourage iraq's leaders to move forward with a sense of urgency, to form an inclusive government that's just representative and accountable to the iraqi people. >> we talked to people in the bay area to get their reaction to the end of the air combat operations in iraq. >> it's always good to get the troops home, yeah. >> there still needs to be a lot of cleanup and some support of the new -- you know, just trying to help the iraqi government take control of themselves. >> if you missed it, you can watch president obama's entire speech marking the end of u.s. combat operations in iraq at ktvu.com. you will also find a survey looking for your reaction. >>> today, tomorrow is focused on peace in the middle east. the president will hold separate oval office meetings with benjamin netanyahu and

i'm alison starling. >> i'm scott thuman. we will have all the latest election results in a moment. we begin with traffic and weather every ten minutes. first, meteorologist adam caskey. >> good morning. happy wednesday. 4:30. in the belfort furniture weather center, it is a low cooler than yesterday. constable. 60 degrees in frederick. at the airport, 54 degrees. 59 in culpeper. 54 in herndon. 58 in prince frederick. a lot of sunshine today. a few scattered clouds. high temperatures in the low 80s. the average high is 80 degrees. we will have a northwesterly breeze at 5-10 miles an hour. clearing skies. constable again. -- comfortable. chance of showers by tomorrow evening and tomorrow night. not expecting much. now to lisa baden. >>> good commuter a roundabout way. overnight construction in virginia on the beltway is gone. looks good on the dulles toll gaway. noaa troubles in virginia. headlights northbound headed to springfield. red is southbound on the way to richmond. a local all the way to clinton in the right lane. quiet across the american legion bridge. back to you. >> than

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