ashley? >> good morning. well, out of hyattsville, chopper 4 live on the scene of queens chapel road northbound between queensbury road and 410. the water main issue is the problem through that area. northbound lanes are currently blocked. traffic forced to take a left onto bellcrest road. no big traffic delay right now, but just avoid that area if you can. elsewhere around town, traveling 270, we already had volume as a factor between 109 headed through clarksburg toward father hurley. now we have a new accident to report. 270 southbound falls road to montrose, along the left side. here are the delays we've got as a result. barbara and joe, back to you. >> thanks very much. >> thank you, ashley. >>> breaking news in prince george's county now. a nasty water main break at queensbury road and queens chapel road in hyattsville. news 4's tracee wilkins joins us live with an update on the problem that's causing real problems with the commute. good morning. >> reporter: good news. they opened up one of the northbo

>> ashley, ashley, ashley -- five years you haven't been saving any money? don't break my heart that way. you got to get cooking with this. now, because you're self-employed, you have available to you a wonderful retirement plan, very simple to set up. known as a sep. it's very flexible how much money you contribute to it. very easy to do. you can do it with many companies that are no-commission companies and that will take care of one-half of what you need to do. the other thing was more ill-defined. saving for a family. for that, simple savings will do. every month, i want you to automatically deposit money into a savings account to start building up a cushion for whatever near-term needs you might have for dough. now, as for you, it's always a juggling act. trying to figure out what to do with limited resources, where your money should go. your first dollar of savings should go into tax-advantaged plans. you work at an employer with a 401(k) or something equivalent? that's where you start saving. next thing, you do the roth account. and then after that, y

i am learning more and more each day how to accept that ashley is gone. i am trying to move forward and deal with it. >> last week, a kind of miracle. jordan got a new leg, a cutting edge press that it designed to adjust to different elevations using a computerized system that moves with the patient. >> it is comfortable. that is better. >> it can monitor and sense what the patient is doing. it knows if they are running or jumping. >> do you feel disabled? >> without my leg, it is a truggle and painful. i get frustrated. but now i can walk. it is a miracle that i am walking. >> when you stepped out of the chair for the first time, what did that feel like? >> it felt great. i forgot i was at fault. -- i forgot i was that tall. >>> president obama is trying to rally doctors for health care reform. he spoke to a group of physicians this morning in the rose garden. he said that doctors are the best advocates for reform since they are direct witnesses to the shortcomings of the current system. he is hoping for a key action this week and approval by the senate

>> hi, ashley. good morning. >> good morning, barbara and joe. fortunately for drivers this early morning, no big problems. a quiet commute grets you this morning along 28 which is on the bottom side of your screen and the headlights traveling along the dulles toll road. no big issues out of loudoun this early morning. traveling around the capital beltway, you'll find your travel lanes open and at speed. back to you. >> thanks very much. here now is a look at some of the top stories that are happening today. >>> several new driving laws are now in effect in maryland. beginning today, speed cameras will be turned on along highway work zones across the state. also now illegal to write or send text messages behind the wheel. >> amtrak will begin its daily rvice between washington and virginia today. each morning a train will leave lynchburg and make five stops before arriving at union station. those stops include charlottesville and alexandria among others. >> this morning, negotiators are in jen nooef a, switzerland, for talks with iran about the n

. >> ashley says that after giving birth once already, she figured the second time around would be a little easier. she stayed in the comfort of her own home for as long as possible. >> i knew the babies were healthy, so i know things can go wrong. we live five minutes from the hospital. i figured i could get there. >> she felt it was time. she called her friend to assist her to the hospital. she had different plans. when asked who was walking to the car, she realized there is no way she could make it to the hospital to deliver h baby. that is when her friend to step in and came to the rescue. >> she basically got under us and caught lulu as she came out. >> her husband was inside. dodged the baby started screaming, and i took down for a second time. ashley said, i am having the baby. >> the umbilical cord was wrapped around the baby's net three times. the outcome could have been much worse. >> she took action immediately and unwound the court. >> and the paramedics arrived minutes later and loaded the mother and baby into the ambulance. that is when the celebration began. daddy brou

. >>> and police say ashley a.j.el died from massive head injuries he suffered in a nightclub's parblging lot. he was engaged to candy burris, star of "the real housewives of atlanta." he appeared in several episodes of the show. jewel worked at the bod yea tap club why friday night's fight became fatal. >> it appears the victim in the case was in the parking lot of the body tap when he became involved in a physical altercation with another individual. at some point, it appears the victim sustained a serious blow to the head. upon being transported to the hospital, he was pronounced deceased. >> reporter: police say another man, frederick richardson has been arrested and charged with voluntary manslaughter in his death. they still don't know the motive behind the brawl. >>> there's a happy ending in the search for a kidnapped newborn in tennessee. police found the baby boy, who was just eight days old alive and in good health at a home in alabama. authorities say an amber alert helped them track down and arrest tammy

kiss from acstress wife ashley judd, saying just the way he thought it would go, he said, of course, that's sports. >>> beyond the surface, let's start at the beginning of the day and get the real breakfast breakdown from nutritionist and author, dr. rovenia brock. >> you get nutrition to get you through the day. for the parents who think it's only important for your kid and not for you, think again and the doughnut and coffee not your best option. if you want the healthiest breakfast possible, start with egg whites, throw in some veggies, so that you have an egg white omelet. if you don't want that, have oatmeal with berries, strawberries, blueberries, just go crazy. what i want you to do is throw out that old brown and beige, boring meat and potatoes american way of eating, get color into your diet, eat copious amounts of fresh fruits and vegetables, for breakfast and every meal of the day. your body will show thaw you've made the right decision. >>> the defense department posted an online account of a massive firefight in afghanistan. this battle took place on october 3rd and is t

celebrating with his wife, ashley judd, clinching the championship last night. he said it's just the way he thought it would go. of course. that's sports. >>> the defense department posted an online account of a massive firefight in afghanistan. this battle took place on october 3rd and is told by u.s. service members who fought it. >> 90 seconds into the fight they ended up hitting one of our generators. we lost all power. at that point, i made a call up to -- and basically said we're taking heavy, heavy contact. at that point i knew that this was something bigger than normal. >> immediately we found out that our mortar systems were unable to fire at that time. me, i started working on the other assets to see exactly what fire assets we could use. >> i think the numbers were so more significant than 25 to 30 that we got -- they got 25 to 30 with that initial push. because we were basically surrounded 360 degrees, i think there were significant numbers that allowed them to continue to fight throughout the day. >> my initial impressions were we came over the hill

motorcycles, he leaves behind parent and four sisters, widow ashley and two children.ks to our guests but especially to you. see you tomorrow night 8:00 sharp eastern. until then, good night, friend.

. >> ashley storm said after giving birth once, the second form would be easier. she stayed in the comfort of hel own home for as long as possible. >> it felt better to be at home longer. things can go wrong and that is agy we live 5 miles from the hospital and i thought i could get ere. >> saturday morning, she felt it was time. the baby had different plans. she realized there was no way she could make it to the hospital to deliver her baelt. >> she cut the baby as she came out. >> the husband was inside with their 2-year-old. >> the baby started screaming. i took her downstairs for a second time and she said she was having the baby. >> the umbilical cord was ini neck three times. the outcome could have been much worse. >> she acted immediately and on when corporate -- and unwound the accord. they loaded the mother and baby into the ambulance and the celebration began. >> they cut the cord and that was huge. we went off to the hospital. >>>> so precious. glad to see they are doing well. it is 6:38 and 64 degrees outside. we will continue with the nationals s we p

ashley, how is the traffic?>>> 270 is pretty messy. we have accident activity just beyond this camera shot alongside the left side of the roadway. bw parkway is to be avoided southbound. an accident to block the south side with delays at 198. >>> tonight at 5:00, liz ♪ >>> 7:30 now on a thursday morning. it's the 1st of october 2009. you're looking at a crowd, probably a little chilly out there on the plaza, but they're warming up to the music of mariah carey, and that superstar singer will be right there on the plaza for a live concert in our 8:30 half hour tomorrow morning. if you're in the ar, come on down for a great show. inside studio 1a, i'm matt lauer along with meredith vieira. >>> and coming up in a moment, will an alabama man suspected of killing his new bride during a honeymoon scuba dive in australia eventually face the death penalty here in the united states? the victim's father will join us for an exclusive live interview in just a couple of minutes. >>> also ahead, a lot of people have been sendi

spitzer says there's so much left undone, amber, ashley, rhonda. >> that's the thing that makes you sickt this governor thing. >> he has the four boys you think that's tragic for god sakes. how can a thing like that happen. how can a dope like that get elected? honestly, he has put himself gov his family put himself certainly above the people of south carolina. >> when it comes to personal conduct if you are a consenting adult or you are a hypocrite doing something that hurts other people your personal business is your personal business. but i don't think hypocrisy is letterman's biggest problem here. before i share what i think is his biggest problem meet veteran tv core upon sent dr. bob arnot who worked with the extortion nis and relationship expert and author of the man plan which is a kind of how to get a guy book while leg whitney casey and kim birl guilfoyle and mickey sherman join me. i can't get aw away from the fa he took a $2 million check. what do you say did you win the lottery? >> the prosecutor won the lottery on this one. you blow that up, huge exhibit, that's powerful ev

a year earlier 14-year-old ashley burns, 4'9", 90 pounds didn't survive a stunt gone wrong.raining is available for coaches and fewer injuries are being reported. kimberly believes the answer isn't fewer tricks, it's more training. >> we're trying to incorporate science and sports medicine and apply it to cheerleading so that we can prevent injuries. >> reporter: that would really be something to cheer about. for "today," chris jansing, cnbc news, santa cruz, california. >> i have to admit, i have cringed at times. >> it's cheering, be aggressive but it's like gymnastics. it's crazy. >> glad you're treating it like a sport with proper training. >> we'll be right back after these messages. does your mouthwash work in sixifferent ways? introducing listerine® total care. everything you need to strengthen teeth, help prevent cavities, and kill germs. introducing 6 in 1 listerine® total care. the most complete mouthwash. now complete your oral care routine with the superior plaque removal of the new reach® total care toothbrush and new reach® total care floss. get the complete ro

. >> reporter: earlier that night she was driving home with best friend ashley younger when she lost internal injuries paramedics had the girls air lifted to a nearby trauma center but shortly after takeoff, the chopper went down killing everyone on board except jordan. >> i was bleeding and looking up and praying to god that he would send someone to find me. >> reporter: two hours later someone finally did but jordan's body was badly broken. both legs completely shattered. >> every time i went to surgery they took a piece off my foot and my doctor told me if i kept it it would be infected and told me the best thing to do was amputate it. >> they were able to save her other leg but over the next year jordan would undergo 24 surgeries to repair everything from a broken cheekbone, nose, eye socket and shoulder blade to the five disks dislodged along her spine. jordan was confined to a wheelchair completely dependent upon her family for everything. over the months she made tremendous progress taking part in a swim competition and going horseback riding but her physical and emotional str

here we have ashley modeling this for us.is look off, you really have to be simple on top. >> yes, please don't ever try a lace glove on the madonna, "desperately seeking susan." don't wear with a lace shirt. keep is very, very basic. i love that this dkny tight is random. please remember that this can be worn by any age group. i have actually got staffers modeling. not one of these girls is a professional model. but you know what? you don't have to be size 4. do you not have to be in your 20s. can you pull this off. the great thing is that many women who are a little heavier, apple-shaped women, have fantastic legs. it is one of those genetic things. think about your best feature and work it. >> the perfect accent. okay. thank you so much. next up, we can't talk about tights without talking about fishnets. these are the small fishnets which are very in style. >> i love this as a day look. we all think of that as sort of uber sexy, a little bit sort of lap dancer-ish, you can't wear a fishnet. but a tight fishnetworks great f

and today police say that he was beaten to death during a deadly brawl at an atlanta strip club and ashleynown as aj, died from severe head trauma. this is jewel with his former fiancee, condi burress, a housewife cast member, also a grammy award winning songwriter and appeared in several ep hoedz of the housewives series, seen here and he and burress ended their engagement this past august and burress posted a message on twitter saying, quote, i could never in a million years imagine this happening, and please pray for aj's children. and we're told the fight went down in the parking lot apparently of the body tap club, and officials say they have charged a man with voluntary manslaughter. family and friends claiming she feared one day a police officer would kill her, and even expressed that concern in a letter, to the illinois assistant state attorney and two years later in 2004, kathleen savio was found dead in her tub and the person who reported it was the same officer and her own husband, drew peterson and as you know, peterson is a person of interest in the disappearance of his fourth

did when i was -- i think i was 14 or 15 i did get caught and convicted of stealing mary-kate and ashleycs from a wal-mart. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: me too. guilty. guilty. [ laughter ] >> yeah. i ended up -- they actually took me into the court, and i had to -- i had two choices, and i took the second choice, which was i could wrap presents for a toy drive for poor kids for christmas, which was awesome. that's not really a punishment. i wanted to do that. but the other option was they were going to make me wear a sign that said "i stole from wal-mart" and sit outside of wal-mart for three days. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: now they're like that's the best advertising we could have ever had. ever in our whole life, megan fox wearing a sign saying "i stole from wal-mart." god, i want to steal too, man. [ laughter ] no, but -- so, you ended up doing the -- >> the wrapping. >> jimmy: yeah, of course. the wrapping. that's the way they do it. i want to show a scene here from "jennifer's body." you end up eating the boys in the high school. >> yeah. literally. >> jimmy: you just become like -- a demon

this is ashley g. writing, okay, really, he might be famous, but no one is above the law. if someone who was a nobody raped somebody and fled the country, they would be hunted down and thrown in jail. and breanna b. writes, so sad that hollywood is defending him. it makes me sick. it is telling the world that once again, if you are famous, you can get away with anything. and when people see stars defending polanski like this, isn't it easy for a lot of people to think hollywood is just out of touch? >> it is. and i hope the justice system does not kowtow to this. because it sends a horrendous message, that someone who pleads guilty -- this man stood up in court and said, i did pit. >> got to end it there. we're getting so many calls, fired up people, not just about roman polanski, but about jon being fired and then trying to pull the plug on "jon & kate plus 8." here's a call from joyce. >> caller: whatever the reason that jon has decided his kids do not need to be on the show at this time, i agree. i think it's a good thing that somebody has finally decided they don't nee

and then ashley olson. we could go on and on, people. why did dave ask out some the famous, rich, beautiful, accomplished female guests? is it a psychological issue? my opinion, and i am going to a woman on this, who, wendy murphy, i think it is low self-esteem. i think that powerful men have to feel more powerful than the woman they're dating or they get insecure because of low self-esteem. >> you know, maybe, jane. i don't know. i'm not a psychologist. who knows maybe he did also date powerful, gorgeous women. i don't know. >> did he have the time? >> the thing that bothers me -- the thing that bothers me -- well he was a randy guy, didn't he? he said women, we don't know what that number look like. as much as a have defended him and he is an extortion victim, no matter what he did unless he committed a crime, what happened to him is far worse in the hierarchy of bad things. >> right. >> but what bothers me, frankly -- >> i don't know about that, wendy. >> let me just say this, we're talking about this as if the only people who suffer

ashley writes my husband is in the military and he is getting deployed.on't think they should send more troops. they should hurry and end this. vicki writing for a country that has repelled arms for the past 1,000 years i don't understand why our military has to train their fighters. scott says as a vietnam veteran i feel that the military is more effective when the politics let the trained officials run our battles. >>> health care reform has cleared a major hurdle. headed for a final vote in the senate finance committee next tuesday. here is something of a surprise. the nonpartisan congressional budget office says the plan being considered would cut the federal deficit by $80 billion in ten years. the amended legislation would cost $829 billion. the plan would extend coverage to 94% of eligible americans. 25 million americans would remain uninsured when the plan is fully implemented in 2019. this will head to the full house and senate. >>> in parents don't want their kids to get the h1n1 vaccine. many parents said they are unlikely to give permission to

ashley wrote he might be famous, but no one is above the law. if someone who is a nobody raped someone and fled the country, they would be hunted down and thrown in jail for the rest of their lives. he needs to be in jail. breanna writes so sad that hollywood is defending him. it tells the world that if you are famous, you can get away with anything. when people see stars defending him like that, it's easy to understand why people think hollywood is out of touch. >> it is. i hope the justice system does not bow down to this. it sends a horrific message to someone who pleads guilty. he stood up in court and said i did it. >> thanks, guys. i appreciate it. i have to tell you we are getting calls fired up calling in not just about roman polanski, but jon being fire and trying to pull the plug on jon and kate plus eight. here's a call from joyce who thinks jon did the right thing. >> caller: for whatever reason whether it's right or wrong, jon decide his kids do not need to be on the show at this time. i agree. i think it's a good thing someone deci

this is ashley kim in a wonderful disguise, a very scary disguise.ven't eaten your breakfast this morning, you may want to look away. i'm looking at this. >> it's a severed head. the kids love it. it's opened every weekend. friday, saturday and sunday and you get to see kim's severed head. we have the dr. strange over here and sally sue. >> and i guess it's this time of year, we should be used to seeing this stuff. it's all over the store shelves. coming out there, what can kids is folks do to get in the holiday spirit? >> we have a haunted attraction, over 5500 sq. ft. you're to walk and got rocked and swallowed alive. we have different themes to scare you. it's crazy this year. you will love it. come out at corner of merit hollywood. and that is krms. >> i'm scared and she is looking at me in the eye. >> i'm sally sue and i'm 4. >> that's not scary at all. >> my name is beef cake. why don't you come on out next weekend or any weekend, we will have a barbeque for you all. >> beef cake what happened to your face? >> i'm fine but the other guy he ain'

ashley feels this way. as a student pharmacist i will definitely be getting the vaccine and i encourage as many people as possible to get it as well. so she has no concerns about the vaccine at all. mandy feels this way. me and my family will pass. there are better ways to protect yourself. i plan to use common sense like hand washing and building a strong immune system. just a little sampling of some of the responses that i got from my facebook page. thanks for answering the question. we appreciate it. >>> did you hear this yet? nearly 1 in 100 kids in the u.s. has some type of autism disorder. those are the stunning results of two new government studies. the findings are pretty large increases over other studies in the past. this is based on a survey of more than 78,000 parents and a cdc review of health records. researchers caution greater awareness and diagnostic techniques explain some of the large increase. >>> three americans are sharing this year's nobel prize in medicine. the institute that hands o