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. >>> 4:48, virginia governor bob mcdonald is asking fema for help once again. this time it is for louisa county schools. thompson elementary and louisa county high had to close. until the schools are fixed engineers say the repairs are going to cost $31 million. earlier this month, fema denied federal aid for people in louisa county whose homes were damaged. >>> in the coming months construction projects will close at key street and major parking lots in january construction on wood mont and bethesda avenues will shut down two lots that provide about 300-metered parking spaces. it can cause cervical cancer. now for the first time ever scientists are linking the human pappiloma virus to other diseases. >> reporter: two years ago doctors told michelle opel that she was infected with the human pappiloma virus that can cause cervical cancer. >> nobody wants to find out they are close to having cancer. >> reporter: now a link is found between hpv and cardiovascular disease. researchers found an association even with women who did not have other risk factors, such as

. >> president obama today turned down governor bob mcdonald's request to vitamin rall. virginia's application for $15 million in federal disaster assistance. >>> with no hurricanes on the horizon, the festivities are ramping up for the dedication of the martin luther king jr. memorial this weekend. ♪ live to see the milk and honey land. >> stevie wonder performed at a tribute to dr. king. wonder visited the memorial on the mall and got an up close sense of the new statue. >> i touched the king monument and i knew i touched a dream. and it touched me. as it should touch us in that special place in our hearts that we hold dreams close and sacred. >> 50,000 people are expected on sunday for the dedication at the mall. president obama will deliver the keynote address and tonight took his two girls to visit the memorial. officials are asking everyone to take metro which will open early at 5:00 a.m. on sunday morning. we'll air the ceremony live on our nonstop channel at 10:00 on sunday morning. comcast customers can find it on channel 208. after over the air at 4.2. >>> the

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two years into his term, the university poll found that 62% are happy with the job that governor bob mcdonalds doing so far. however, 52% say the governor's plan to collect tolls on interstate 95 at the north carolina border is a bad idea. >>> a developing story nind neesh ya. balhi is has had a quake. the walls of some temples along the coast crumbled and the roofs of some homes collapsed. the quake is not strong enough to trigger a tsunami. indonesia sits on a series of fault lines making it prone to quakes and volume containic activity. >>> a second person has died from a helicopter crash in new york. the 43-year-old woman died from her injuries at the hospital. her partner also died when the partner went down in new york's east river last week. the couple, from sydney, australia, were ow a helicopter tour when somebody went wrong. the national safety poll is looking into whether the winds played a role. >>> this morning, the institute for highway safety released a study of crash tests involving 62 models of booster seats. half of them got a good rating and many are available at affordable

government last week obama administration turned down a request for assistance now virginia governor bob mcdonald is asking president obama to visit mineral to see the damage for himself. uninsured property damage estimates, exceed $15 million. >>> gop hopefuls faced off in another debate last night the economy remains the central focus one big name is grabbing headlines for defending the bailout. aiynsley ear hart has more. >> unlike previous debate formats, cab dates sat down and held a -- candidates sat down and held a round table discussion. >>> former massachusetts governor mitt romney defended the 2008 wall street bank bailout he said he would support another bailout if circumstances call for it. >> you do want to make sure we don't lose the country and lose our financial system and american jobs and all the banks don't go under you have the take action carefully to make sure you preserve our currency and financial system. >>> john huntsman took a jab at rival herman cain's 999 tax plan >> i think it is a catchy phrase in fact i thought it was the price of a pizza. >> cain says it is a well

what bob mcdonald wants tonight at 7:00. >> and till ahead in this half hour, a spectacular show in the skies above a majority of the country. we'll tell you what it was. >> a beautiful day. we'll put the numbers on. actually, it's about average. officially at national, 68. low is 49. average is 66 and 47. record high only 80 today. record low 31. we'll come back and talk more about temperatures going up and big, big changes by the end of the week. >>> but up next, drug away kicking and screaming. a look at the protest police broke up today coming up on 9news now. the best place for a vacation is mississippi. you mean louisiana. florida's where folk's want to be. alabama's got you all beat. no matter which state you choose, everyone agrees the gulf is vacation at it's best. mississippi outdoors, louisiana seafood, florida beaches, alabama shoreline. so come on down to mississippi, louisiana, florida, alabama. the gulf is the world's goodtime headquarters. and we are 100% open for business. >>> for the first time in two weeks, the plaza in front of oakland city hall is cleared out tonigh

governor bob mcdonald announces a year-long study today that would take a look at commuting patterns in northern virginia. the super nova study will also look at the impacts for drivers, maryland, west virginia, d.c. the goal, to develop a plan to increase mobility and to give commuters more transportation choices. >> this week marks 10 years since the u.s. war began in afghanistan and a new cbs poll that shows public support does appear to be winning. today, just 39% of the more than 1,000 people believe that the war has been a success. and 50% do not. 69% say that the war has lasted longer than what they anticipated and 62% say that they do want to see a decrease in the number of american forces in afghanistan. >>> an army ranger was tied to our area. and they are one of the most recent casualties in that war. first sergeant billy starks was wounded last tuesday and he died the next day. lindsey mastis just spoke with his family. >> reporter: he's a proud town full of patriotism, mourning the loss of not just a great soldier, but also of a great man. the first sergeant was an army

. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonald is asking for federal disaster aid for louisa county schools, thomas jefferson elementary school closed indefinitely because of damage. right now students are being taught in makeshift classrooms. commonwealth's first request for overall aid was rejected. >>> 6:38. we are helping you get hired. you might want to overnight your resume to one big company. fedex said it will hire 20,000 seasonal workers for the season. that is 3000 more than it hired last year. it expects to handle about 260 million shipments between thanksgiving and christmas. that is a 12% jump from last year. >>> there is a job fair today in the district aimed at military veterans. the goal is to team up employers with those who served our nation. the job fair today is at the ark branch of the boys and girls club of greater washington in nice mississippi avenue southeast. the doors open at 9:00. it will run until 2:00 p.m. be sure to bring a military id or some other proof of service. >>> 6:38 now. you know lewis and clark. but do you know york? coming up we'll meet a local sixth grade

that's why governor bob mcdonald, governor nick hailey of south carolina and mark ruby are bringing aet. >> is there a question you could ask robert that he doesn't have something negative to say about the republican party? i don't know, republicans don't believe in science. at least robert has some names right there. the goal is to pick a non-white guy from a gravel state. nicki hailey, but the main two would be mark aruba in florida. ohio and florida are two very important states. >> patricia? >> i hate to beat up on the white guys, but someone like mark a ruruba, you'll hear his e over and over again. he has an incredible life story, his parents are immigrants from cuba, and he would be very refreshing. but a great white guy that i think they could and should go for, bob mcdonald, most popular governor in the country, 62% approval rate. he has the strongest economy in the country. it would be hard not to put him on your very ver, very short li. >> 20 seconds each on this one. millions of blackberry addicts coping with withdrawal this morning. how should they fill their time, robert

. >> if he does get the endorsement of bob mcdonald, what are the chances bob mcdonald might get an invitation to join the ticket. >> i think they're pretty strong. some say that would be mcdonald's aim, waiting until the appropriate time and endorsing and coming back with it. but that remains to be seen. you have to think what are the strengths and weaknesses. someone in the east, west, south. moderate -- conservative moderate establishment. but, again, the big challenge for romney, as it has been, is to get this enthusiasm gap taken care of to generate excitement and to get people rousing behind him, not just accepting him as the inevitable winner. >> and they did, jerry. they came in and raised money. had a big fund-raiser and made phone calls in a small campaign office and doing just what you said. so it really turned out to be a fund-raising choice. >> yeah. >> mcdonald, meanwhile, is working hard to try to take control of the senate, to help republicans re-take control of the virginia senate. if that were to happen, how would that impact the presidential race or presidential politics nex

bob mcdonald -- rain and floods destroyed more than 100 homes and businesses many of which are in the holly acres home community. he's seeking federal aid to help all virginia localities reduce the impact of future disasters. >>> well, after a deliciously gorgeous day today, we have some rain coming, right? yep. >> yeah, we do. hunker down. wednesday is going to be a rough one it sounds like, doug. >> we have been through the driest period in two to three months. you know the rain is going to move back into the forecast. it's coming during the day on wednesday. out there now, another glorious afternoon. we saw sunshine soon. the clouds continue to develop. temperatures around the region 72. back to the west in winchester. culpeper at 81 degrees. 77 in fredericksburg as well as waldorf. there's no rain around the region now. we'll stay dry tonight and tomorrow. there's a system, not just a system, but a tropical system to the south. it will make its way our way. a lot of rain toward georgia and florida and the carolinas. it's moving to the north. this evening, nice and mild. 68 by 9:00

. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonald isn't taking no for an answer. he requested a disaster -- thomas jefferson elementary and louisa county high are still closed. repairs estimated at $31 million. engineers say insurance won't cover the total costs. later this week, mcdonald plans to appeal fema's decision to deny assistance to homeowners dealing with earthquake damage in louisa county. >>> president obama is in nevada to talk about a plan to help more homeowners refinance even if they have little or no equity. loan fees would be waived. the new rules apply to fannie mae and freddie mac. this could begin as soon as december 1st. this is a live shot we are going to be showing you. he's going to make the announcement here in this neighborhood. >>> the president's plans could help some troubled homeowners, many in the area may not be able to take advantage of the somewhat relaxed guidelines. the plan only applies to homeowners who haven't missed a mortgage payment. some housing counselors say most of their clients are already behind on payments. >> the

is doing, but they are aren't big fans of one of his ideas. 62% are happy with the job governor bob mcdonald is doing two years into his term. the one thing they don't like, the governor's plan to collect tolls on interstate 95 at the north carolina border. >>> first lady michelle obama will spend the day at a northern virginia school. mrs. obama and korea's first lady plan to visit annadi los angeles e school this morning. the tt's staff this extends of reaching beyond the white house. >>> toentd, state dinner with south korea's first family will include a new category of guests. the select few who were chosen will get the chance to attend and to tweet live about the arrival ceremony for president lee mung buck. it is a fitting meeting since south korea is one of the most wired countries on earth. >>> nfl media.com released the list yesterday. here is who the red skins will play at home, not including the nfc opponents. they will host the carolina panthers, the cincinnati bengals. they'll have a battle with the ravens and play a team from a sympathy lard lord next year. this will also trave

. >> alison, flood waters are gone but damage from tropical storm lee remains, governor bob mcdonald is asking for help to speed up clean up efforts more than 100 homes were damaged or destroyed early last month. >>> president obama campaigns for his big jobs bill as the senate may be prepared the shoot it down the white house finds itself at odds for republicans and a few democrats as well foxes doug luzader has the story from capitol hill. >>> senate has a big test vote today so far for the white house at least numbers are not there. >>> you don't have to look far to see the pressure is growing. the occupy wall street movement is at heart a protest over the lack of jobs. the president's jobs bill is headed for a show down, today. >>> president is very pleased with the fact that senate is going to take it up, we are absolutely confident, that the overwhelming majority of democrats will vote, for the american jobs ability, both in senate and if they -- act both in senate and if they get to vote in the house. >> reporter: it is not likely to get that far some democrats won't back the

. >>> republican contender mitt romney, greeting volunteers in our area, appears with bob mcdonald the former massachusetts governor is at gop headquarters in fairfax this afternoon he speaks at a chamber of commerce in the district. tonight romney attends a reception at lincoln restaurant in dc, governor mcdonald is a possible vice presidential candidate. >>> dc council committee holding a hearing on ethics reform. in all the council will take up 9 bills intended to clean up the way it does business bills considered include measures to tighten call pain finance reporting -- campaign finance reporting. term limits for council members and barring council members from holding outside jobs. >>> commission created by maryland lawmakers and governor o'malley endorsing a plan to raise the state's gas tax by 15¢ a gallon going from 23.5 to 38.5¢ increase being phased in over 3 years, it would also be indexed to inflation, inching up indefinitely after that the plan could make fuel prices in maryland among the highest in the country more than double what drivers pay in dc. the commission also

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he met with bob mcdonald privately in fairfax yesterday,virginia is an important swing state despite romney might ask him to be his running mate he did not say either way >> it would be presumptuous for anyone in my position, so far from nomination to consider who might be vice president i am sure all the people recognize the great leaders we have in the republican party and certainly this man is one of them i have asked every governor for their endorsement. >> mcdonald staffers tell fox 5 there were definitely not be an endorsement before election day next month. >>> earlier today -- later today sorry, herman cain will be in arizona, speaking to republicans at a lincoln day dinner, perry fresh off announcing his tax plan, broadcasting his first television ad in iowa, president barack obama back at the white house after introducing his new student loan program in denver yesterday. tony. >> u.s. supreme court could decide whether to hear a challenge to the health care reform law in two weeks federal appeals court rulings on health care in atlanta, cincinnati, richmond are on the agend

governor, but not with his plan for more toll highways. 62% are happy with the job that governor bob mcdonalds doing so far. however, 52% say that the governor's plan to collect tolls on i-95 at the north carolina border is a bad idea. >>> our time is 5:37. and right now, a breakfast battle on capitol hill. the controversy thavkd have landed snap, crackle and pop on the endangered species list. >>> and a circulation scandal at one of the world's most prominent newspapers. what the "wall street journal" is accused of doing to exaggerate how many people bought the paper. >>> and there's more rain in our forecast. tom will be back to tell us how long this nasty weather will stick around. >>> passing showers through mid morning and mid day, we may settle down with clouds around and late afternoon into this evening, we could get showers and thunder showers again, lingering showers until around midnight. a look at friday, improving news for the weekend and into in us next week and my latest school visit, that will be in ten minutes. how is traffic? >> good morning. if you're taking 270, we have two

county's gop headquarters, the former massachusetts governor met with current virginia governor bob mcdonaldarking questions about romney and mcdonald as potential running mates. >> it would be presumptuous for anyone in my position so far from the nomination to think about who might be a vice president. but i am sure that all the people are recognized, the great leaders we have in the republican party and this man is one of them. >> he returned the please but stopped short of saying he was interested in a ticket. >> governor romney gets it when it comes to free enterprise. the marvelous wealth of achievemen and jobs for people. >> reporter: the meeting between the two lasted 10 minutes. outside, a few pro-obama demonstrators tried to grab media tea from the republican crowd. the numbers for mitt romney in virginia are a bit of a reflect of at national poll numbers and he and herman cain are tied at 21%. he my find a running mate in virginia. >> this is a plus to have mcdonough on the ticket. >> reporter: mark called virginia a between 12 battle ground state. politically, he said that mcdono

governor bob mcdonald will host a reception for the acclaimed film maker in town to cast extras for his new film, "lincoln." it is being filmed in richmond and extras will earn about $80 a day for up to 10 hours of work to appear on the big screen. >>> a new survey finds more and more cameras that are refusing some vaccines for the children or delaying others because of safety concerns. >>> it could be the great pumpkin of virginia and it is on display here. i'm anny hong in barryville with that story. >>> and don't forget we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us. we'll be right back. [ speaking french ] [ speaking french ] movie buffs! this film is tres bien, but the interest rate on your checking account is le pew. interest on your checking? earn more with new high yield free checking at capital one bank. your interest rate will be five times the national average. five times the interest! and free atms at any bank. show's over folks. make your way to capital one bank. what's in your wallet? were you crying? yeah. were you crying? [ female announcer ] having grands! biscis easy.the

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virginia governor bob mcdonald donating $5,000 from political action committee to residents hit hardn august. the governor encouraging others to contribute after fema denied aid to cat there and president obama declined a request to visit the area as well. and you will remember mineral was the incenter of a a .8 magnitude quake. some homeowners facing $18 million in estimated damages. now let's get back to our top story. tragedy at a racetrack in las vegas. massive 15 car crash takes the life of indycar driver, the head of indianapolis car racing there for the andretti team for many years. his name is dan wheldon. breaking news just a short time ago. >> indycar is very sad to announce that dan wheldon has passed away from unsurvivable injury. >> joining us now is matt live from las vegas. you are joining us by phone. are you there? >> yes. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. i wish it were under better circumstances. watch the video today as it was happening, actually. tell me what was happening just before all of this went on. was there any indication that there was a problem coming

and one of the men in contention is the republican governor of virginia, bob mcdonald.est coming out front tonight. until then back to you, anderson. >> erin, thanks. looking forward to it. coming up, just because harry belafonte's eyes happen to be closed didn't necessarily mean he was sleeping on live television. we're getting to the bottom of this. the ridiculist is next. i'm not a number. i'm not a line item on a budget. and i'm definitely not a pushover. but i am a voter. so washington... before you even think about cutting my medicare and social security benefits... here's a number you should remember. 50 million. we are 50 million seniors who earned our benefits... and you will be hearing from us... today and on election day. ♪ >>> time now for the "riduculist." and tonight it's kind of a bedtime story featuring the one and only harry belafonte. the singer, actor, and activist has been doing interviews for a few weeks now promoting his new documentary, memoir, and cd. watch what happened when it came time for him to talk to the morning news team at kbak in bakers

he will be joined by the governor bob mcdonald, an obama critic and possible gop vice presidential candidate with abc's jake tapper in emporia, virginia. >> what i feel is what the american people feel, which is that we have now gone through not only, 2 1/2, 3 years post recession blues. if you hear a sense of urgency in my voice it's because these problems are solvable. but you don't get a sense that we are moving in washington with the sense of urgency required. >> some of the frustration has come out in the occupy wall street protest. you have expressed sympathy with their position, their feeling of powerlessness. >> i understand the frustrations that are being expressed in the protests. in some ways, they're not that different from some of the protests that we saw coming from the tea party. you know, both on the left and the right. people feel separated from their government. >> we are sitting in a school, what grade would you give yourself? >> well, you know, i am not going to give myself a grade. >> not even a midterm? >> other than incomplete. because the work that we started is not y

continues today he will make a stop at a military base in hampton virginia, where he will be joined by bob mcdonald yesterday the president made this stop, he promoted his jobs bill at emporia a city near the north carolina border where it is 60% black and unemployment more than 11%. >>> today's vote comes a day after senate passed a measure for the new redistricting map. it is being redrawn in response to the 2010 census. all of the state's population gain result is from increases in minorities. >> a winner from last night's special election in prince georges county. davis the republican beat gardener with 9%. the county is heavily democratic and davis was favoured since he won the democratic primary last month. >>> what a crazy story out of ohio where exotic animals continue to be on the loose. >> the owner of the wild animals reserve where dozens escaped has been found now dead. sarah simmons is back in studio with more. sarah really bizarre story. >> it is alison and steve. close to 30 of the 48 animals were shot and killed yesterday, right now officers armed with assault rifles are looking for

bob mcdonald is asking the president to visit mineral virginia to see the damage himself.cdonald said uninsured property estimates exceed $15 million in the rural community. >>> we now who will be the headliners at the sunday dedication of martin luther king junior me moral. president obama, reverend jesse jackson and members of the king family journalist dan rather will speak and aretha franklin will headline. the original date postponed due to hurricane irene. >>> eight republican presidential candidates hit the podium to sit around the table with one another but it was not exactly a friendly chat. >>> who came away with a good showing? we will debate the debate coming up. >>> as we take you to break, yeah, not as pretty as it was a couple days ago that is still a nice live lookout side the latest weather see what you are up against today and traffic from tony and julie coming up next i am a face unclogger. i am a nose coach. i am a throat untickler. i am a human cough suppressant. and i am the sniffles worst nightmare. i am a target pharmacist. ask me about cold and flu

. >> virginia governor bob mcdonald is donating $5 million to victims of the 5.8 earthquake that hite fema denied luisa county millions of dollars in relief aid and comes after president obama declined an invitation to visit the area today. homeowners face $18 million in damages. 24 homes were destroyed and heavy damage done to schools and churches. >> soggy situation for a cheerleader at mexico's pan am games. the 21-year-old misjudged how far she was from the edge of the pool and who hasn't done that? >> sure. whoo! >> they fell in. the show went off. while the fellow teammates helped her out of the water kind of, she finished the routine soaking wet. >> she goes down. >> down but not out. >> why are they doing a routine so close to the pool? >> don't understand dancing. >> you're right. i don't. >> like i do. >> listen, people are getting wet in south florida. look at the thunderstorms moving through the keys at this hour. we've got, oh, my goodness, some red flashes in there as well as the deep gold and yellow so it is a wet and noisy start to the day in south florida. also, wide

bob, with the forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's 59 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete morning forecast is coming up. >>> caught on a tape, a violent confrontation over the container a manhattan mcdonalds. here you can see a cash here using a metal rod to beat two customers. it started when the cashier fronted a 50-dollar bill. the worker and two customers are facing assault charges. >>> the california man charged with killing eight people in a hair salon massacre may face the death penalty. he's charged with murdering his ex-wife and seven other customers. bitter child custody battle may have triggered the violent attack. the da became emotional today when talking about the case. >> his mother who had been murdered -- he has to grow up that his dad is a mass murder. >> massacre is the deadliest shooting in orange county history. new information reveals the united states was willing to free a convicted cuban spy in exchange for the state return of maryland man. allen gross is being held in a cuban prison on spying charges. they rejected the prisoner swap because it want to pardon four others. he was sented to 15 years in prison after bringing communications equipment into the country.

bob mcdonough, has not made an endorsement in this race and many people mentioned him as a potential vice presidential pick. >> and he's looking forward to that visit from romney tomorrow and today, mcdonald said he's been asked for endorsements from a few candidates and not the front runner. >> i haven't talked to herman cain. he's a breath of fresh air and i talked to newt gingrich over the years a couple of times and i think he's a bright guy, a big idea guy. i talked to both of the governors and they ask a lot and i imagine they asked every republican governor and congressman, so it's not that big a deal. >> he's announce his endorsement next month and he wants a governor to be present. >>> a virginia woman was found dead in a crook in upstate new york. he was in the area to visit relatives. they're told neighbors they don't need to be concerned. >> police are waiting on autopsy rules before getting a caution. >>> and a -- a cause of debt. >> a herndon man charged with sexual assault on two women while posing as a police officer. he's investigating if he's responsible for as much as seven other assaults. they arrested 31-year-old thomas kim yesterday. he is being hill without bond. >>