my pleasure. >> richard bernstein of richard bernstein capital. >>> move to our prop desk.rgy stocks. over the last week or so, oil's traded physically dead flat. refiners though taken off, valero up 12% since friday and today was its biggest intraday move higher so far. joe, one that you've been following. >> a great segue with what richard was talking about when you look at sectors, industry, they were priced for armageddon. guy adami and jon najarian all over the hotel story. look at the refiners clearly priced for armageddon. beginning to be unwound right now. the refining space is somewhere that you want to look at. margins are beginning to improve in both distillates and reformulated gasoline. reform latesed gasoline if you look the at energy complex, reformulated gasoline is the best-performing energy right flow. it may be a little bit of a head scratcher, not so much. refiners through the end of the year may be just the best energy player. >> and that's an area where we've seen incredible amount of option activity. last couple of weeks frontier oil a week or so ago

herbert, schumacher, three and brandon bernstein, one.s after two sessions. and at the top of the order is antron brown followed by schumacher and herbert. remember, every time herbert does well, he's taking points away from contenders in the playoffs. >> the carry over, you see the list, cory mcclenathan with his elapsed time zblf these not in the field including clay millican who is in the fight. as is lang done. >> coming up, a special moment that occurred earlier this week on "sportscenter" they did a long interview with john force and believe me, there are quite a few good moments in this one. you don't want to miss it at all. >> we want to move on, nobody will let me. tony would want to. i feel like judge and jury but at the end of the day, we race. >> blast from the past moment in this year. oh! big engine explosion there for him. >> boom! lifted the car right off the ground. >> whoa. big explosion on ashley's car. >> completely off the ground. big-time explosion. big concussion right there. >> whoa! bob bode. >> huge explosion tha

and howard bernstein has the story. >> it's a brand new school year.an exciting time for kids and some parents as well about the first fund raising drive of the year. and they are not using water bottles. and they just sort of modified that whole approach for them this year going to something that's more eco-friendly, more green for an educational component. we want to teach them about raising money and also be conscientious about the earth. >> we decided that they put that out there for them. and by teaching them to be good community citizens. to reenforce the lessons that they are out there. >> for schools, that's a tpabt of life. and the fact at lafayette elementary hopes that green fund raising is an environmentally friendly and more profitable way to do that. they are coming up. >> but the lessons here, they will be more valuable than the funds raised. >> but they need to understand how to, that they could make an impabt on their world -- impact on their world and community. >> howard bernstein, 9news now and wusa.com -- wusa9.com. >> while they d

howard bernstein has more. >> the u.s. government has been buying biopreferred products in growing numbers. >> on the consumer side, i don't think there's a high awareness. >> the usda is working with other government agencies to make them more aware of these products. >> a biobased product is one that is composed in significant part of these renewable agricultural feed stocks. >> this sector of the economy is one that is really taking off. >> so we have about 3700 biopreferred designated items. there is decking materials, there are building materials, janitorial products, appropriate for home use. >> here is some food for thought. this standard plastic cup will take thousands of years to break down in a landfill. this compostable cup will break down in less than two. >> like the epa's energy star label, the usda is developing the biopreferred label to help consumers makes biobased products even easier. >> the products themselves really do mean the future. you know, we are growing in industry and we are helping u.s. farmer

here's howard bernstein. >> that we are. cooler air mass has blown in a front. breezes, windy at times. we will get close to 70 and maybe low 80s to the south and the winds at times gusting to 30 miles an hour. tomorrow mid-60s. a slight chance of a shower and upper 60s on thursday. we will call it partly sunny, breezy, cooler around 70. west winds ten to 20. sunset 6:54. partly cloudy and chilly tonight. mid-40s in the cooler spots. mid-50s in town. tomorrow a mix and clouds and sun and highs in the mid-60s and again a stray shower. big storm system in southern canada throwing rain across new york state back to pennsylvania and ohio. for us, it is bringing in the northwesterly winds and there's some cloudiness to the north and west which is rotating in toward us. the bright sunshine will dim at times behind those clouds and the northwesterly flow. see this little trough of low pressure extending from this low? this will rotate through us tomorrow and that's why a slight chance of a shower in the forecast as we head in to wednesday. as far as the rest of the wee

brandon bernstein has doug foley and doug herbert sitting down there, so the big matchup that is one.chups on the other side and shawn langdon and doug kalitta, how about tony schumacher and clay millican? >> points for qualifying, bonus points that have become so important, tony schumacher has six and antron brown, five. real question there is larry dixon, mike. >> your number one qualifier because of the new points system, he actually lost a point overall after qualifying was over. >> and speaking of qualifying, funny car is coming up. that man right there, cruz pedregon, the defending funny car champion is the number one qualifier but he is not in the playoffs. so, anything he does is going to take points away from everybody else at the carolinas nationals, zx max dragway in charlo cordless multi-tool. re-model. re-grout. re-store. all re-powered. meet the hand tool, re-thought. the power and versatility of six tools... packed into one. more innovations. more great values. craftsman. trust. in your hands. ♪ >>> the nhra full throttle drag racing series, yep, the zmax dragway and fu

it is that simple. >>> here's howard bernstein. i thought we were different than other places. a vote if you didn't like a politician. >> i'm just going to get the weather. those people have to be prosecuted. that's just stupid. weather wise some big changes in the sense that we are going in to fall. it will feel like, it is the end of september, about october and right on cue and we have a chill in the air. the next three days, 70ish today. yesterday we were 8 o. today around 70. sunshine, a few clouds are popping up in the afternoon. tonight and tomorrow, more clouds and could be a sprinkle with an upper air disturbance. in the mid-60s on wednesday and upper 60s on thursday. the moms like me.com bus stop forecast, it is cooler, not too breezy yet. upper 40s to the upper 50s at the bus stop. some sort of january, sweatshirt or something for the little ones. partly sunny and breezy and cooler. west winds could gust close to 30. right now gusts in oakland and garrett county to 28 miles an hour. that's the windiest we have. partly cloudy and chilly tonight. lows mid-40s to mid-50

howard bernstein starts us off with the forecast, a rainy one it.y one, a reminder wusa 9.com, you can track the rains, the storms and also send me your storm report so we have a real od et ben feter even better feel for what is out there. >>> do want to start off with live doppler 9000 hd beuse that cabee hat amet.lo me a lot. very y avherainfall in sports moving into howard county and arundel county, you see it out in the bay some of that rainfall half an incto an inchper hour all moving tothe west rotating around an area of low anpressure approaching dill aware. you yoget out west not much goi on, so iuth of 75 not much going on but a lot of areas seeing rain. just want to show you this area of low pressure spinning, south and west won't see much. windy with highs near 70, almost 5:31 time for traffic with angie. >> time to hook you up with a personalized traffic report, you can e-mail me, follow me on twitter or facebook, i will hook you up. >>> let's talk about the traffic, roads starting to fill up. 270 southbound a little bit of volume buildi

amazon getting an upgrade from bernstein. that upgrade from bernstein very interesting. bernstein citing video game sales as the reason why amazon will be a good bet in the future. and i thought that was interesting given the dim outlook for video game sales for the rest of the year. >>ling it's certainly a sector there's a lot of competition in. there's competition from the online gamers and the various forms of hardware coming out of china for that matter. as i look to that and i look to some of the comments out of google which is people are having trouble finding ways to have growth. so the companies with the greater cash and the balance sheet with the ability to make acquisitions are not going to buy growth. that's a little concerning for google when you get those kind of kornlths even though that should be coming in some sense from a sense of strength because that's where their balance sheet is. >> i think you're still going to see this pc upgrade psych many driven by strong corporate balance sheet. technology clearly has been an outperformer and it should be in a d

jared bernstein joining us ely from the white house to answer al of your questions.ared, i'll get to all of them but real quickly any update you want to share about the vice president there in iraq? we of course reported the attack on the international zone. is he safe? is he sound? >> i don't have any comments on the vice president's trip to iraq, but for sure safe and sound. >> good deal. let's get right to the questions. this tweet coming from sun devil sal wanting to know, ask the economic advisor why jobless rate is 9.7% when president said it wouldn't go past 8%. and also ask why the deficit is now at 9 trillion fr$9 trillion trillion? go ahead, jared. >> good question from sun. the forecast by the white house for the unemployment rate right now, after a mid session review from a couple of weeks ago, is actually about 10% later this year, around 9.7% right now. so we're just about where the unemployment rate. the 8% comes from an earlier forecast that the white house made back in last december and january before we really had the kind of information we needed t

howard bernstein is here with weather. patranya bhoolsuwan will have the traffic in a moment. let's start with howard's forecast. do i need rain gear today. >> probably not. only spotty showers here. i-81 corridor had it yesterday. rain for a while and they had been hurting for rain. for us looking at the spotty showers. as we look at live doppler hd you will see there is hardly anything to tell you about. some stuff in new jersey and down to charlottesville, down to roanoke. fairly quiet this morning. show you the temperatures out there. it is fairly mild for this time of the year and 50s in the mountains and 60s to the low 70s . all in all a dry warm day. it is 5:00. patranya bhoolsuwan is in for angie. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. it is hemp day. we are trying to slug through traffic right now and see how things are going on 95. right now it is all clear from route 32 to the beltway. let's go outside and see how things are looking at 270 southbound. head lights picking up 121 to the split, but no accidents or incidents at this hour. finally 66 eastbou

. >>> time to say good morning to howard bernstein and we saw sun yesterday.t was a pleasant surprise. >> i expected more rain yesterday. for those who accuse me of never admitting it i thought it was going to be rainier than it was. the low was farther east than anticipated. it is still out there and will push toward us. so tonight and tomorrow likely a steadier rain and a cool, very fall-like day i believe for your thursday. for this morning, though. we look at the forecast first by the way. i want to mention we have a hurricane out there in the eastern atlantic. hurricane fred. find out more on wusa9.com under the weather tab. you will see the tropical pages. mid-70s with a spotty shower. tomorrow near 70 with a steadier rain. locally heavy in spots and then on friday, back to spotty showers and temperatures a little warmer in the mid-70s. at the bus stop this morning, again, spotty showers. some may be wet and some of you may not be wet. temperatures in the 60s with light winds calm to five miles an hour. mostly cloudy, breezy and spotty showers this after

howard bernstein is out on the weather terrace.ard, you are saying rain's on the way. >> it may not be here in ernest until late this afternoon and really tonight i think the rain will pick up yo during the overnight. ke that in . nd onpp r ledodr the ree ary ondrreon inicfreredk county and west virginia a few sprinkles and southern prince georges through southern ermaryland, saint un totycoma county to the northern neck some spotty showers. that will head to prince william and fairfax, as well. the temperatures won't move much with cloudy skies and a stiff wind picking up. highs around 70 with the best chance of rain 5:00 and on starting east and moving west. we will have the seven day in a few minutes. right now it is traffic time with angie. >> thank you, howard. we begin with a live look at leesburg, virginia. this is a fatal accident investigation. all westbound lanes of route 7 known as market street out there remain closed at this intersection at river creek parkway. we have one eastbound lane that remains closed. that's wha

here's howard bernstein. >> good morning. we will start with live doppler hd. parts of southern maryland to the eastern shore have a few sprinkles just south of waldorf and western charles county and kent island to denton and south of easton to cambridge, some light showers. as we look at the forecast for maryland today, we are looking at a spotty shower possible. a cool day. not as windy as yesterday. a little breeze with hancock 65. bowie 66. waldorf 67 and potomac near 66. we will look at the maryland roads. >> thank you very much. we are live from georgia avenue and the east-west highways. no problems to report. next shot, germantown and frederick. we remain delay free. this is 355 and germantown actually. that would be the right -- yeah, that's the right road. 50 westbound from the bay bridge to annapolis, that drive is okay. when you hit 202 and 201, or see 201 that you are slowing down. >> it is time to decide what you want and take your life to the next level. best selling they are and motivational speaker will live lee jolly tells you how to do it. >>

start with a happy howard bernstein. >> happy downer, i don't think so. weather wise not much of a downer. month to tomorrow is when the rain moves in to virginia. look at doppler and show you spotty showers out thth er e.th thinnoat wg damp en anything tochmu cu. ertoo much. culpeper 59, 62 winchester. 65 fredericksburg and 65 dulles. this afternoon mid to upper 70s around king george. will be spotty showers under mostly cloudy skies. angie goff is smilin'. she has your virginia traffic. >> that i do. and things are looking fine as you look at arlington at columbia pike and george mason drive. very volume light. moving to route 29 and 123 drivers are making their way through fairfax and free of incidents or accidents right now and we will fly the dulles toll road from the greenway past the airport to the capital beltway. drivers are moving at speed. good morning. you are watching 9 news now. you like your health coverage, but worry what happens... if you get sick, or change jobs. eight ways reform matters to you. a cap on deductibles and out-of-pocket co

i couldn't have aid it better myself. >>> here's howard bernstein.t out for the anniversary dinner last night, walked and then had to run and dodge the heavy rain drops last night. >> had some surprise showers poop up to celebrate your 31st. >> congratulations. >> i have a little ways to go to catch up. we will get there some day. >> i will still be ahead of you. >> you will always be ahead of me which is good. the way it should be. >> yeah. >> the next couple of days a little showery and cooler than what we have had. show you the beautiful picture. a few minutes before the sunrise here looking back to the washington monument. notice the clouds out there. sun is coming up 6:51 and the winds are light. the forecast, temperatures today mid to upper 70s but some showers this afternoon. isolated showers on the and again on thursday. highs tomorrow even cooler, low 70s. and by friday taking the rain out of the forecast. high pressure is a little stronger and suppress toe moisture to the south. looking good in to the weekend. at the bus stop. you have a sp

first, we kick off with howard bernstein who says we are in for a nice weekend. >> we just have to get past this morning and by this afternoon, a little sunshine. the weekend, weevil see a lot more sunshine and very pleasant temperatures for this time of year. let's start this morning with the satellite and radar, if you are traveling to the south, the carolinas, you get a better chance of seeing showers. high pressure, see the clear skies, another front and high pressure will be building in and that will clear us out for tomorrow and sunday. right now, we are at 64. some 50s in the mountains. good morning, you are 59 and the river in southern maryland at the naval air station, 65 degrees. look for some patchy drizzle around, especially west of town. and for the drive home, mid, maybe upper 70s with a little bit of sunshine. it will be a nice finish to the week. let's get an update. for now, let's say good morning. >> good morning, howard. a water main break approaching redlin road. staying in maryland this morning and go to the outer loop. seeing just a few cars going by at this hour,

now let's send it over to our favorite weather cheerleader, howard bernstein.e us a cheer. >> maybe they are cheering about the weekend forecast after the dreariness of the last couple of days. in spite of the fact we have drizzle out there this morning. this afternoon, we have a chance for peeks of sunshine. it will be warmer. yesterday, 67. today 77. tomorrow sunny and 76 and sunday, mostly sunny, 78. so the skins, the terrapins, the frederick county fair is all looking good for your saturday and sunday. at the bus stop this morning, could be worse, right? spotty drizzle, cloudy, cool, upper 50s to mid 60s. south winds 5, close to 10 miles an hour in a few spots. it will be southwesterly, becoming partly sunny. it will take a while, but we will see a little sun today. tonight, partly cloudy, cool, upper 40s in the chilly spots to upper 50s in town. northeast winds at 5 to 10 miles an hour. right now, we have drizzle. visibilities, 1, 2 miles. nothing too terrible. temperature down to 60 over in the martinsburg area. culpeper is 56. manassas, low 60s. up north

links t all these sights on my blog at w usa 9.com. >> here is howard bernstein, is it going to be a wash out this weekend? >> no, not a washout. >> up in new york. >> not a washout. actually this storm system is going to come up and get pushed back down and go bring us more showers tomorrow but by sunday and monday you will like it. >> i like it. we just got to get through this morning. it is a rough one out there. thank goodness e crreth osd ity lfgo tournament is next . d arthey e still looking for ponsors soheeylp thlp out you can.u >>> we have got atwe r, r,pe pelyesciomescifr the district east, northeast, southeast, much of virginia not seeing it although in lowden and frfairfa counties crossed irseoscrd the river and gotten into toyou with in spots moderate amounts. in fact down 395 yo n u casebeyh areas starting to show up. that is moderate to occasionally heavy rainfall out there. some of the rainfall rates earlier as this thing came from across the bay a couple of hours ago in the half-inch to an inch a hour category, but from prince george's county back over towards spring

join in the conversation by going to moms like me.com and howard bernstein, sending little phillip tol year round. how does that sound? >> boarding school? >> no. >> no. >> he is so well behaved. >> something more traditional, that's what we know but he needs time off. he needs it. >> he's pretty active and likes to get out and enjoy his summers. >> ride the bike and do the stuff and play time. >> embrace the weather while we can. it is nice and crisp out there but i feel it will get cold on us quick. >> the next couple of nights will be some chilly stuff here. not so much tonight but tomorrow night is the coldest of the season where we could see 30s out there. just got the allergy update and mold spores are in the this high category. the next three days looking like this, 70ish this afternoon. give or take a couple of degrees. certainly breezy. at times windy with gusts 20 to 30. tomorrow more clouds and even a sprinkle can't be ruled out even here in the metro. highs in the mid 0s and in the 60s on thursday a little more sunshine returning. we will call it partly sunny, breezy and d

. >> all right, jared bernstein, thank you so much for joining us today. >> my apologies to jarred, i think i may have referred to him as charlie there we all know his name is jared. my apologize. >>> the mix of today's focus on wall street, the administration's efforts on health care reform continue to intensify behind-the-scenes on capitol hill and also perhaps in public. the president will address the afl-cio convention in pittsburgh tomorrow and then on thursday, he will be holding a rally at the university of maryland and college park. mean time, the so-called gang of six, crucial bipartisan panel in the senate that has yet to draft a bill, they are meeting every day to try to find some common ground. senator max baucus can, the democratic chairman of the finance committee, believes republicans will wind up supporting the legislation. >> i think basically as senators, the committee and the public gets to know more about this, their comfort level is starting to come up a bit and it's -- and i -- i believe that strongly and i do believe that in the end, we will have some significan

this is the best place that's left. >> brad hints joining us from sanford bernstein. he's honest in his assessment. >> he makes a good point. that was part of that whole citigroup update of goldman sachs. they were talking about the potential, they raised the eps for 2009. you've got to like the direction of goldman sachs. and 200 is not a pipe dream. >> and the second part of that upgrade of goldman sachs was a lowering of the estimates of citi on the back. lowering of the estimates, sorry, of morgan stanley by citi on the back of mack's stepping down. all right. let's move on to talk the tape today and talk about fed ex. stock closing up more than 6% as it raised its first quarter earnings outlook. also gives a pretty bullish second quarter outlook as well. if you're a dow theorist, joey, as timmy likes to call. hey, timmy. >> how you doing? >> absolutely. the performance today with fed ex, would it translate in terms of global commerce, this is a great story right now. if you look at the transports, they clearly are leading the tape higher right now. the one spot i

. >>> say good morning to howard bernstein rain is falling on most of us. >> moving west of town frome west. want to start off with the weather. ok loat that circulation just about to come on shore, a tornado watch kekea tropical system was issued until until n but heavy bands of tucrr rieang endar racreaturing da baltimorem and coming across the y.ba some of this isbatitarong ta towards us. t ou stquote and down 95 we are in good shape. for the rest of the day i expect the heaviest rains today in the morning, tapering off by this afternoon with highs around 70 and a breezy day to say the least. angie. >> hello, everybody. tgif. right now we do have those wet roads out there but no incidents or accidents to report. 95 you are clear. on the inner loop drivers moving at speed clearly here from 95 to 66 and i 270 no delays from 109 to 121 out to the split. >> it is back to school time for some students that means reading boring textbooks but for a number of high schoolers they could be reading texts written by their peers. >> the students were excited about writing. >> reporter: when he

america's greatest musical figures and she was his protege, a conductor leading a tribute to leonard bernstein. it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, midday in london and half past three and afghan capital kabul with the situation in the war against the taliban serious and will grow worse unless yet more coalition troops are deployed. that at least is the opinion of the top u.s. and nato commander in afghanistan, general stanley mcchrystal. he said resources won't necessarily win the war but under resources may well be result in failure. the support has been submitted to washington but it does not specify the number of extra troops required. in a moment we will be live in kabul. first, mike will rich. >> general mcchrystal was charged with providing new thinking in president obama's strategy. with international forces experiencing the deadliest years since the war in afghanistan began eight years ago, the generals provide the obama administration with a grim analysis of the prospect if the initiative is not gained from the taliban insurgency. the number of american troops in afghanistan is already al

bernstein will be here tomorrow at 4:55 in the morning. vienna, woodbridge and 63 in gaithersburg. 57 in great falls. 59 in tyson. 61 in bethesda. you go up 270, 59 in rockville. you go past that going to gaithersburg or germantown, you'll be in the mid 50s tonight. 59 in silver spring and 58 in bowie. so kind of a cool night. now, tomorrow morning, becoming partly soun sunny. showers -- sunny. showers still possible. best chance for showers will be early, right around rush hour time. winds will turn. by afternoon, partly sunny, breezy and cool. more showers possible. but not a bad day late in the day. high temperatures between 70 and 75. and winds northwesterly at 10-15. satellite picture radar combined, we've been watching this storm which is the remnants of tropical storm erika. it's been frustrating. we are looking at the last batch of showers to roll across the bay late tonight. then the whole area of low pressure lifts northward tomorrow. so while we have chance for so you werz tomorrow, the heavy rain will -- showers tomorrow, the h

we say good morning to howard bernstein who is wearing pink for buddy check nine today. >> to honor yourk. >>> and spotty shows t there and i thought we'd see more rain yesterday. it was south and east of us. not a bad day. today spotty showers from the north actually. it is hit and miss and that will be the case much of the s. but e the 60s. don't buy the 70 in leesburg. that's a few degrees too warm. lower 60s in the shenandoah valley and mid to upper 60s in other locations. should be 73 for the drive home. we say welcome back to angie goff. >> good morning. got a half marathon under the belt. i'm ready to kick things off. >> half more than me. >> get you vimong this morning o unfortunately one tieup to tell you t about in upper marlboro. at white house road it is closed. crews hope to have it cleared by 6:00 a.m. to the outer loop, no problems to report from university and 66 eastbound, past the car rest area it looks like the commute to the district is all clear. andrea, over to you. >>> it looks like the movie "jaws "off of cape cod this weekend. scientists tagged a record number of

. >>> howard bernstein is here.if we have more rain this the forecast and will discovery come home. >> there is a chance of showers at kennedy and we also have a chance of showers and i believe the low that's been spinning an d ngvigi in st adhes heac forecasting ad acwihehewill move in later this than to tonight. we have showers this morning and you see llthe tion moving in f the atlantic moving from east to west or west esnohwrtt. hw it will get steadier later on. goto r dotoppleand show you d erfricedk d frederick ticoesunan d pas co er stean eastern shore d calvert and anne arundel come togeer orand off of shady side some showers moving toward you. temperatures inth e the 60s, lower s r intoto culpeper. upper 60s over in annapolis and here in washington 67 degrees. spotty shower or two through midday and mid afternoon. but late in the afternoon, maybe for the evening rush we could see steadier rains and highs of 70. >> that shouldn't feel too bad. >>> good morning to you. we have some issues in leesburg on marke

we say good morning to howard bernstein. >> good morning. >> how are you?i'm a little foggy. >> i took medicine for bad back. one of those type of affects. we will get through this one way or the other. on the satellite and radar we are seeing a couple of echos. on the radar, coming out of pennsylvania sneaking toward western maryland. some may sneak out of the mountains and over to us later. temperature-wise in the 50s. low to mid-50s out there right now and with more clouds and spotty showers highs in the 60s. more in a few minutes. right now, good morning, angie. >> good morning. hello, everybody. so woke up today an thought it was tuesday and realized it was wednesday. so things are already getting better, rye, folks? outside looking great. start with 95 in virginia north of the car rest area to the mixing bowl. no problems. on the inner loop we are at speed past little river and beyond. and on the outer loop in maryland, notice hardly any drivers are on the road. >>> imagine being able to shave years off of your look without going under the knife. some

. >>> time to guy good morning to howard bernstein. >>> i'm a big supporter of the american red cross through donations, not just money but blood and platelets as well. help them out at the la plata branch this friday. weather is looking better. good. we start with doppler 9000 and the sweep is going around and we see activity northeast of baltimore and the eastern shore. to the south in virginia a couple of areas that we are looking at. you see an enhancement south of river side and moving off to dahlgren across the bridge perhaps if you are crossing from virginia in to maryland on 301. we have seen a shower through colonial beach. that is approaching st. marys and charles counties as well. we will watch this carefully. that's it. moving to the east at 20 miles an hour. that's it for the morning but as we look at the forecast for the next three days, showers today, mid to upper 70s. and a couple of peeks of sunshine. tomorrow mostly cloudy. upper 60s north an west of town with an isolated shower. on friday, sun a few clouds and a dry day with highs in the mid 70s. at the bus stop loo

and richard bernstein said go for the lower quality stocks. >> i'm not going to disagree. if you look at what the opportunities are, because it's a risk-reward assessment, and i think this is going to be an active management environment. we still like certain areas of corporate space. i think the treasuries are predominantly a risk for many right now, but i think this is going to be a nice put. three inches in a cloud of dust, name by name, balance sheet by balance sheet. fixed income side, vintage by vintage. >> this is good, one step at a time. >> it's supposed to be that way. >> this is actually an orderly market on the rise. >> yeah, and for those who have a better, more disciplined, long-term strategic investment process, you'd expect longer term. >> i don't know. i'm getting worried about inflation again. should i buy spreads? >> yes, we think ten are very cheap. only about a quarter of a percent of inflation built into that. we still think it's a good time to buy tips. >> raj, can i ask you about this money market fund. i saw a story, is that going to be a big deal

kim martucci is in for howard bernstein with weather. angie goff has traffic and some early-morning slow downs. we will get to that in a moment, but let's find out what is happening after all the rain over the weekend. >> it was nice. we needed it. it fell when i was hiking in west virginia. that's okay. got through it alive. let's get moving. all is clear at our bus stop and the kids are ready to go as we head in to school look at around. at the bus stop all is clear and temperatures in the 50s almost everywhere. manassas dipped down to the 40s. 8 there. 59 inside the beltway. 54 frederick, maryland. game plan today, no problems this morning, west virginia to the eastern shore. by lunch, from west to east, a couple of isolated showers, but still mild in the upper and middle 70s. more to come on the seven day when i see you next. how's the traffic? >> not looking good on 270. fortunately, that's how we kick things off with this major backup starting to build approaching 121. some crash activity is taking away traffic. crews are working h

howard bernstein is here.morning. >> is it a good morning. >> it is a good morning. >> you talked about my jacket earlier. >> i like it. >> it is a good morning because it is mainly dry, comfortable. not too breezy. compared to what it will be like this afternoon in to tonight, when the rains pick up the wind picks up, it is a yeah, a good morning. weed pollen is moderate. ragweed sufferers, this season has been not too bad. below average on the count. we'll take that with a grain of salt or whatever. let's go with the forecast. the next three days looks a little wet, especially later on in to tonight and early friday. saturday looks a lot better. lingering shower is possible in the afternoon. temperatures well to in to the 70s. at the bus stop this morning, spotty showers and breezy and cool. in the 60s. northeast winds five to 15. gusts to the east right now close to 20 miles an hour. western areas the winds are dead calm to the shenandoah. that will change. some showers this afternoon. it will be a steady r

. >>> i'm howard bernstein. unplug cords when you are not using them. a great example is your cell phone charger. 10% of their cell phone users would unplug it while not using it, it would be enough energy to power homes. just click on living green. >>> yesterday came alive again today for beatles fans. the bands digitally remastered catalog, hit store shelves. the masterpieces are designed to sound as pure and clean as the day they were recorded. the price tag for the entire set of 14cd's can cost up to $300. >>> you are going to get the whole set? >> i'm seeing if i get there. >> marketers couldn't resist releasing another must have for beatles fans today. the beatles rock band video allows players to jam along with the virtual fab four in their own homes. the game could introduce the band to a new generation of fans. you may not remember the fab four mania, but phil does. he was program director at the university of maryland station when the beatles played their first u.s. concert and it was right here in washington. bruce leshan reminisces about tha

. >> howard bernstein. >> facebook.had a great weekend. >> gorgeous yesterday. >> a nice start to the week. >> nothing lasts forever. neither will the weekend weather. we will stretch it out a little bit. how's that? as we look at the forecast fist, a decent day today with a few more clouds. temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. yesterday 77 at reagan national which is where we should be. maybe a degree or two light but good. today is the last full days of astronomical summer beginning. the equinox is 5 clock tomorrow afternoon. upper 70s to near 80 degrees. here the moms like me.com bus stop. cool with a mix of clouds and sunshine but more sun than clouds. this afternoon, it will be a decent day. not as pretty but decent. mid to upper 70s. western maryland parts of west virginia may see a shower but here in the metro we will be fine. not as cool tonight. lows in the lower to middle 60s. you see the clouds over us yesterday afternoon and last night. this morning we are generally clear with a lot more clouds. again, west

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. >>> i'm howard bernstein with your living green tip of the day. a leaking faucet can waste up to 100 gallons of water every day and a running toilet can waste two gallons of water a minute and that adds up to 7000- gallons each month. so, try to repair any drips and leaks quickly. that will save you some money and save a precious resource from going down the drain. you can find more tips at wusa9.com. just click on living green. >>> they roamed the earth $65 million years ago but you can walk alongside them again today. the show "walking with dinosaurs" opens. lindsey mastis takes us to a show of prehistoric proportions. >> reporter: most of us would imagine this is what a real dinosaur would look like. minus the platform underneath. >> there is actually a driver and chassis that drives them around on stage. >> reporter: instead of strings he uses a system called voodoo. >> i'm operating a dinosaur remotely from a very small station away from the dinosaurs. >> reporter: each dinosaur weighs 1.6 tons, about the same as a family-sized car. he contro

. >>> i'm howard bernstein. outside on the weather terrace, humidity is up a bit what about showers? they are in the forecast, as well. details when 9 news now this morning returns. need a lift? hey buddy, i appreciate the ride, you know. no problem. ♪ mind if i take a shortcut? yeah, sure. ♪ i knew the subaru legacy was the smart choice... what i didn't expect... was the fun. the all-new subaru legacy. feel the love. lr; all-new subaru legacy. >>> a party in chinatown. a ribbon cutting at the friendship arch. it is the giant arch over h street and 7th street northwest. it got a makeover in the last few months with a little cleaning and new paint. looks nice. >> just in time for hockey season. >> yeah, a lot of people are coming down. i'm looking forward to another productive year for the capitals. >> thank you for welcoming me to the weather terrace this morning. >> you are always welcome out here. you know that. >> it is not a bad morning. it is a little sticky but not so bad. >> the moisture is increasing th

. >>> i'm howard bernstein with your living green tip of the day.'t just lose your appetite by opening the fridge. there are some tricks to absorb odors. dried coffee grounds work. remember to change that box of baking soda twice a year. musty odors. power vinegar over bread. it will absorb the musty smell in about a day. >> thank you, howard. >>> so you want to go see a movie but don't really feel like heading to the theater or renting a dvd. >> that's the point though, right? >> not here. >> how about catching a film or something on your cell phone or ipod. a little small. >> reporter: if you want to see judd law's new movie, just switch on a cell phone. >> film makers have been throw to grasp how things have changed and the cell phone and internet has changed how we tell stories. >> reporter: to tell the story on a small screen each screen shows just one actor. the film is released in seven parts. >> we are demonstrating this on an iphone but you can also see it on your ipod. >> reporter: on the internet, movie theaters. shooting a series of inti

. >>> i'm howard bernstein with your living green tip of the day. cutting down massive numbers of trees is just bad for the environment. so let's do the opposite. let's plant some trees. now is a great time of year. tree roots hold soil and prevent erosion and they block pollutants that are going into the chesapeake bay. they will cast shade on your home which will keep it cooler in the summertime saving you money. you can get more tips about living green at wusa9.com. just click on living green. >>> so let's imagine being able to shave a few years off the way you look without going under the knife? some people believe the best way to do it is through the ancient art of acupuncture. >> i'd love to focus on the eye, ear area. brighten it up a little bit more. just make me look a little more awake. >> these creases are a little bit deeper than i want them at this point in time. >> reporter: marlene schmitt is not unlike many women that see signs of aging on their faces. but the search for the least evasive way she was led to this acupuncture. cosmetic

. >>> meteorologist howard bernstein is life on the terrace with our happy thursday forecast. >> i took the jacket off. i wish i had a short-sleeve shirt on. it is muggy outside this morning. most areas above the 70-degree mark. because touch of fog to the north where we have showers overnight. cumberland is quarter mile visibility and frederick a half mile. watch out there. everybody else is in good shape. a muggy morning. a lot of low 70s out there. leesburg's thermometer is on the fritz but 73 in town. 74 winchester. 72 fredericksburg and 73 annapolis. you get the idea. a warm day and we will have another warm day. this is the last one, though, in the mid-80s to upper 80s. sunshine and a slim chance of a shower. cooler weather on the way. right now patranya bhoolsuwan has the traffic. >> we will start in virginia. 66 eastbound. an accident on the route 19 in centreville to the left shoulder. that's good news. back up is still stop and go to route 29 in gainesville this morning. move over to kenilworth and eastern avenue. that's in northeast. no problems heading to the district this m

. >>> i'm howard bernstein with your living green tip of the day.ou really shouldn't have to worry about the air inside your house. the average home collects about 40 pounds of dust every year, but for, you know, a few bucks, you could fix that. really, $20. buy some filters, every three months to eliminate the problem. but don't go for the $2 furnace filters. go for ones that are really going to work. they will be the most effective. but they do cost a little more. you can find more tips on wusa9.com. just click on living green. >>> the environmentists are preltty angry about -- pretty angry about that super soft toilet paper you use. they are usually made by shopping down and grinding out trees that are a decade or a century old. they want americans to use single ply paper for them that comes from recycled goods. we asked people whether they are ready to sacrifice comfort from the environment. >> especially if it is going to help that match for them and you don't need to be pampering yourself. >> i think that some people, they really need that lik

howard bernstein is here with weather and patranya bhoolsuwan is in for angie with traffic and of course we begin with howard. it is steamy out there already. >> i don't want to go on the weather terrace. i know what it will be like. we have had shower activity north of washington but this morning all is drive. for the drive in should be in good shape. show you the satellite and radar. north of town we had a line of showers out of west virginia. there they go and they are going to southern new jersey and the delmarva. otherwise it is a thick, muggy air mass in place rate right now. temperatures from the mid-60s in culpeper to low to mid-70s. 74 reagan national at this hour and we are looking at partly to mostly cloudy. slight chance of a thunderstorm but another warm day. yesterday was 867, today 85, 86. good morning, patranya bhoolsuwan. >>> good morning, everybody. thursday. we are getting close to the weekend. let's see how things are looking. see if it will be a smooth ride as you head to work. outer loop in maryland. right now open roads. not too many cars from 95 to 270. no big pro

howard bernstein is here with weather. angie has the traffic. no distractions here. howard is feeling a tad loopy. >> i'm a little loopy, too. >> i'm staying together. let's go, howard. >> i have had a bad back for a few weeks and i broke down and took medicine and it is good stuff. put it that way, good stuff. weather wise not so much good stuff. a few showers in pennsylvania northeastern ohio and a piece will come toward us and help us to squeeze out sprinkles later. right now temperatures for the most part in the 50s, although 40s from johnstown and oakland and i garrett county and as far as today is concerned the low ride to the 60s. still dark for a couple of hours. dew point in the mid-40s. highs in the mid-60s. light jacket is needed today. andrea? it is 5:01, maybe some patience on the roads. >>> we're not going to need patience yet but not a bad idea to pack extra for the drive because it is washington and you never know what we can expect. 95 and the bw parkway, smooth sailing on both sides. outside on 70, here's the shot. a good amount of drivers making th

. >>> i'm howard bernstein with your living green tip of the day.ow that fall is here, it's time to start thinking about winter. keeping your furnace tuned and cleaned, it can save you 5% on your heating costs. you wouldn't let your car go for years without a tune up, why not give that same attention to your home heating system and call your technicians now, because as the seasons change, they tend to get busy. you can find more tips like this at wusa9.com, click on living green. >> watch what you eat, that is a slogan to live by for the millions with celiac disease. it can make you sick from eating gluten. as jessica doyle reports, more restaurants are making their lives easier by catering to those restrictions. >> whenever i have gotten gluten contamination, it is a couple weeks before feeling normal or close to normal again. >> she first learned she had celiac disease back in 1999. since then, she has written two books, including tips on eating at restaurants. >> you can order a steak or fish or anything like that that you would want to order and

. >>> i'm howard bernstein with the living green tip of the day. t.ost fans come with a switch that reverses the direction of the blade. in winter set your fan to run clockwise so it pushes warmer air from the ceiling to your room. that can cut your heating costs as much as 10%. it is a simple tip to start living green. find out more at wusa9.com. just click on news to get our page. by now you have heard of speed dating. that's where singles can talk one on one. >> meet a lot of people that way. >> a new concept to this for people who are actually seeking therapy. speed shrinking parties. >> three, two, one, shrink it. >> this is what is dubbed speed shrinking. unhour orthodox trend bringing psychotherapy to the masses. people seeking guidance on everything from sugar addiction to sexual issues can meet three minutes with psychiatrists and psychologists. >> people started to ask these really pressing questions and they opened very rapidly. they would tell me about their sexual problems. they would cry. they are just opening up rapidly. >> i'm still de

also would word bernstein and the water gator not the only stories they are probably one of the sexiest and hotte and best well known. and if you are played by robert redford let get serious. the kids to learnhese stories and good news is they want to bece these journalist. my eight students look at all the president's men and they do not wanto look like those guys. or anybody else in the newsom it is not about becoming those specific people they want the hard work they know it is not an easy job but they want to the glory. we all want to the glory. that is not a bad thing. you are a cory hog because you worked so hard. th other element to note is the form of delivery will be changing and changing now. because many newspapers and chains are out rht vanishing which is tragic. we'll worry about the hometown paper here in boston enormously. i do not think it will go aw. or those that are cutting back so muah on staff the tribune corporation which is the parent corporation of "the los anges times" has eliminated all nationalorreondents except the staff of the "l.a. times". they're not deliv

the bernstein mass. a lot of people came to the performances we did here last year. cd's got great notices, we're hoping for a grammy nomination and even maybe a win. that would be great. >> when you're up there on stage of of course your back is to us most of the time. when you turn around to take your pow and you look out in the audience i know you see familiar faces. what is it like to see people that have never heard a symphony in person before? >> that's a goal, really, is to try to get, open up the opportunity for everybody. i mean, this isn't a stuffy, sort of your grandpa's old symphony. this is a happening, fun experience. and it's so great to see new people at the symphony everyday. our audiences are growing all the time. i have to say even in this economy our contributions are up. people really love the baltimore symphony. it's just really exciting. >> when you get the word out and they come to see it, now i get it. >> the great thing is they come back. >> what is it like playing in the meyerhoff? >> beautiful hall, gorgeous, very rich sound. i think the a