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and the madman with broom, madman in his night shirt with a broom, he, too, returns. he thinks to roust the crows from the mulberry boughs by jabing and swirling his broom, by crazily twirling his broom in the wet summer air and hurling curses skyward beyond the boughs and the crows toward the fading gods beyond the fading stars. but the realist crows know it is only a man in a nightshirt after dawn; that the broom is a broom and that his cries are nothing more than words and half words the heavy air will swallow. they rise anyway from the tree, as best to quiet him and let morning be morning. soon enough they will return again by twos and threes, settling among the spreading limbs, their laughter the same before and after. catherine case is the next reader. . >> one is called the mountain by hashim hafik and it's translated by sadi samoi. i have washed the mountain, i have washed the stones and the pebbles that clings to the trees. i have washed the mountain. i have lit the paths and the back ways around the mountain. i have lit the caves and the stairs and the hidou
and the madman with broom, madman in his night shirt with a broom, he, too, returns. he thinks to roust the crows from the mulberry boughs by jabing and swirling his broom, by crazily twirling his broom in the wet summer air and hurling curses skyward beyond the boughs and the crows toward the fading gods beyond the fading stars. but the realist crows know it is only a man in a nightshirt after dawn; that the broom is a broom and that his cries are nothing more than words and half words the...
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although they haven't harnessed the power to fly, brooms are still a necessity. be placing an order for new brooms soon. these are our "clean sweeps." >> what are the rules of earthbound quidditch? >> well, we take a lot from the movies and from the books. we have three chasers, two beaters, a keeper and a seeker. >> the object of quidditch is to get as many points as you can before the snitch is caught, but more on that later. first, let's understand the other players. >> the chaser is the main offensive position within quidditch. they are the ones scoring the goals. like in soccer the keeper is the goalie and tries to protect the quaffle from getting through the hoop of their own goal. i am a beater and i have been for two years. they are the muscle of quidditch. their main job is to protect their chaser and to defend their own goal through the use of bludgers. >> what position do you play? >> i'm the seeker. the seeker is a very important part of the game. >> their main job is to do -- is to end the game. basically how they do that is by taking down the snitch
although they haven't harnessed the power to fly, brooms are still a necessity. be placing an order for new brooms soon. these are our "clean sweeps." >> what are the rules of earthbound quidditch? >> well, we take a lot from the movies and from the books. we have three chasers, two beaters, a keeper and a seeker. >> the object of quidditch is to get as many points as you can before the snitch is caught, but more on that later. first, let's understand the other...
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in india a broom is a woman's power. by delivering brooms, we are telling them to clean up their mess. chemical melt down spent 20 tons of gas into their city. they are leading the fight to send justice to their people and the worst fate. mothers carry poisons in their breasts. she accepted the 2004 environmental prize. we are not expendable. we are not flowers offered at the profit and power. we are dancing flames commitmented to darkness and the magic and mystery of life. women have long been slain at the environmental health and justice, from rachel to louis and the family of love canal. to the women of india and around the world fighting to clean up dangerously contaminated community. today more women have more power than ever before, especially more economic power and political power, women can shift the balance of power and change the face of the future. we are the once we have been waiting for as the poet june jordan. if we can bring ourselves to great clarity as to cause and effect. the environment is us, it is o
in india a broom is a woman's power. by delivering brooms, we are telling them to clean up their mess. chemical melt down spent 20 tons of gas into their city. they are leading the fight to send justice to their people and the worst fate. mothers carry poisons in their breasts. she accepted the 2004 environmental prize. we are not expendable. we are not flowers offered at the profit and power. we are dancing flames commitmented to darkness and the magic and mystery of life. women have long been...
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, 9news now. >>> all right, our thanks to scott broom, we're talking about a heat wave. getting out of it. >> no getting out of it. it's not going to veer off to the north. it's heading our way. here's a live look outside. it's brought to you by michael and son. 87. high was 89 today. but not that humid. dew point up to 50. humidity still 28%. and the pressure is steady. really very comfortable. i mean, a perfect night for a quick nine. 82 in bethesda. 82 in vienna. 85 in springfield. and to the east, well 85 in college park. 84 in laurel. 86 in annapolis. pretty nice. for tonight, probably our last comfortable night. not as cool, but okay. grab your sunglasses for tomorrow morning. hot by lunchtime. serious heat rolls in on friday, but we're talking about serious heat on friday, also the chance of a thunderstorm friday afternoon. a two pronged attack on friday. look at the temperatures tomorrow. 100 or higher. dallas, oklahoma city, kansas city, st. louis, chicago, detroit, lexington, nashville. that heat is coming our way. it can't miss us. so for tonight, returning cl
, 9news now. >>> all right, our thanks to scott broom, we're talking about a heat wave. getting out of it. >> no getting out of it. it's not going to veer off to the north. it's heading our way. here's a live look outside. it's brought to you by michael and son. 87. high was 89 today. but not that humid. dew point up to 50. humidity still 28%. and the pressure is steady. really very comfortable. i mean, a perfect night for a quick nine. 82 in bethesda. 82 in vienna. 85 in...
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scott broom went out and looked at what pep co-is doing to deal with the expected energy overload. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in bethesda where the utility says it is poised for record heat and record demand would no anticipation of trouble. >> no difficulty right now. >> we are very well situated for managing the load with our transmission system. >> reporter: pep co-is on a regional grid, 6 2,000 miles of lines that connect new jersey to this area. 164,000 mega watts were used last summer but it can handle hanover than 185,000. that doesn't mean power comes cheap during heat waves. the realtime wholesale power prices jumped 60% from one week to the next. >> you also know in maryland, the district of columbia, we have been very aggressive with the energy efficiency. >> reporter: scott broom, 9news now. >>> in health news, a new vaccine could help smokers quit for good. researchers in new york tested the vaccine on mice and found a single dose for nicotine addiction for an entire lifetime. the vaccine introduces antibodies that attack the nicotine before it reaches the brain or hear
scott broom went out and looked at what pep co-is doing to deal with the expected energy overload. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in bethesda where the utility says it is poised for record heat and record demand would no anticipation of trouble. >> no difficulty right now. >> we are very well situated for managing the load with our transmission system. >> reporter: pep co-is on a regional grid, 6 2,000 miles of lines that connect new jersey to this area. 164,000 mega watts...
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in college park, scott broom, 9news now. >> thank you. university police issued five off campus alerts this year alone. >> metro's new plan to help out riders during rush hour is now here. the transit agency launched its new rush plus service this morning. it runs every weekday from 6:30 every morning. as more orange and yellow line trains during those times. metro says rush plus will increase capacity on those lines by 18%. but, how did the first day go for the commuters? anny hong is at the courthouse station with what riders had to say. i know there was worry about confusion here. >> there was. and the people that we spoke to said there wasn't a lot of confusion. especially if you're on the orange line. i asked about both the morning and evening commutes. i asked if their trains came by quicker and less crowded and we got mixed reviews. now of those reviews, quite a few good reviews, especially the people we spoke to here on the orange line. they benefit the most with 2600 more seats per hour during rush hour, which starts at 3:30 p.m.
in college park, scott broom, 9news now. >> thank you. university police issued five off campus alerts this year alone. >> metro's new plan to help out riders during rush hour is now here. the transit agency launched its new rush plus service this morning. it runs every weekday from 6:30 every morning. as more orange and yellow line trains during those times. metro says rush plus will increase capacity on those lines by 18%. but, how did the first day go for the commuters? anny hong...
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scott broom is live for us with some reports on how bad the daniel got. it was a storm with warehouse buildings. the strength to flip a pickup truck. >> i'm not worried about the truck. i'm worried about the building. >> split trees, shattering power lines. leaving the horse trailer offended. >> your mind that this was a tornado? >> yes, no doubt. the thunderstorm would not do what we heard. >> reporter: putting the fear of god in jeff stoltz. >> it was like you were in an airplane. all of a sudden your air pressure will dissipate and it goes away. it was a loud noise and then it stepped out with the building going down. >> the roofs are over on our parking lot over there. the whole thing collapsed. >> reporter: and here is a small concrete building that collapsed. to men, auto detailers were injured here. one seriously when they were trapped underneath the concrete wall and rescued by the landscaping crew. rescuers rushed into the area, searching dozens of areas, marking the orange x's as they moved on through. no deaths were reported. >> jeff, are you f
scott broom is live for us with some reports on how bad the daniel got. it was a storm with warehouse buildings. the strength to flip a pickup truck. >> i'm not worried about the truck. i'm worried about the building. >> split trees, shattering power lines. leaving the horse trailer offended. >> your mind that this was a tornado? >> yes, no doubt. the thunderstorm would not do what we heard. >> reporter: putting the fear of god in jeff stoltz. >> it was like...
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. >> ism scott broom in anne arundel county, where two teens are facing felony charges after throwing a so-called bottle bomb at a six-year-old girl. bottle bomb videos are easy to find on the internet. and it was here on a playground at the sunset elementary school in anne arundel county where two teens tried to attack a six- year-old girl with one of the bombs, police say. >> this is evidence. >> fire department here is plagued with this problem and has assisted police and prosecutors in making at least four felony cases in the past year. because while it looks like a prank on youtube, the danger is real. >> they can absolutely really get hurt. in a case that we had in april, there was a blast injury to the individual. one of her extremities as well as the materials inside the component that can cause burns. >> anne arundel county, scott broom, 9news now. >> phil is the new d.c. council chairman. he came within one vote to replace kwame brown. the federal investigation taken down two council members is take it toll on the people who are left. >> this is bruce johnson in the district
. >> ism scott broom in anne arundel county, where two teens are facing felony charges after throwing a so-called bottle bomb at a six-year-old girl. bottle bomb videos are easy to find on the internet. and it was here on a playground at the sunset elementary school in anne arundel county where two teens tried to attack a six- year-old girl with one of the bombs, police say. >> this is evidence. >> fire department here is plagued with this problem and has assisted police and...
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our scott broom joins us now with more information. scott? >> reporter: this is the recall document storage facility. the rescue effort is going into its 14th hour and of course in brutal heat right now. this all happened last night when a worker, rescuers believe got buried under mountains of shelving and stored documents and roofing materials after an accident inside the billing -- building that caused the roof to collapse. standing with me now is chief mark brady with the ems fire service. i know the building started creaking this morning. you had rescuers and dogs inside. for safety reasons you had to pull them out. what is the plan right now? >> the plan is we brought in structural engineers that arrived early this morning. they met with our firefighters, our collapse rescue teams to come up with the best access to an area where we believe our victim is located. the plan now is we are going to bring in three large cranes that will reach over the back wall of this facility, start to remove a lot of the roofing debris in the shipping area.
our scott broom joins us now with more information. scott? >> reporter: this is the recall document storage facility. the rescue effort is going into its 14th hour and of course in brutal heat right now. this all happened last night when a worker, rescuers believe got buried under mountains of shelving and stored documents and roofing materials after an accident inside the billing -- building that caused the roof to collapse. standing with me now is chief mark brady with the ems fire...
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at the state house in annapolis, scott broom, 9news now. tbl >> we should note that maryland is one of 39 states that offer gambling. >>> turning now to campaign 2012. where the polls have just closed in the virginia primary election. voters casting their ballots for the next republican candidate for the seat in the u.s. senate. republican george allen is facing three opponents, but he is attempting to reclaim the office. webb declined to run again. with no opponent, former virginia governor is assured of the democratic nomination. we hope to bring you all the preliminary results from the race and virginia contests later in the newscast. >>> virginia has been declared a ball ground state for the presidential campaign. is it inevitable that the money could affect the outcome of the u.s. senate campaign and beyond? here to talk more about this, susan page, the washington bureau chief of u.s.a. today, our sister publication. good to see you again. >> great to be with you. >> i guess you said that with goes kaine goes obama. >> i think the two
at the state house in annapolis, scott broom, 9news now. tbl >> we should note that maryland is one of 39 states that offer gambling. >>> turning now to campaign 2012. where the polls have just closed in the virginia primary election. voters casting their ballots for the next republican candidate for the seat in the u.s. senate. republican george allen is facing three opponents, but he is attempting to reclaim the office. webb declined to run again. with no opponent, former...
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scott broom with more from annapolis. >> this is dominik at age 10. >> he was mauled. >> this is his family's lawyer showing pictures of a near fatal pit bull attack in 2007. >> a shark attack. dogs can bite. it makes it worse when you have a bad dog owner, but not all dogs will have the same damage. >> told maryland lawmakers they should let an appeals court ruling declaring pit bulls dangerous stand. it's a ruling that sparked big protests. >> i'm afraid of being told to get rid of him or get out of my house. >> homeowners are liable. >> they have the ability to evict us based on what our dog looks like. >> i'm just thinking i hope we can buy the house before it comes to that. >> faced with new liability, some animal shelter workers report its much harder to find homes for pit bulls and more owners are giving up. >> what is or perhaps is not a pit bull. >> legislators trying to better protection dog attack victims and enforce responsible dog ownership without having to sort out which breeds of dogs are dangerous and which aren't. after his son was nearly killed, dominik's father is
scott broom with more from annapolis. >> this is dominik at age 10. >> he was mauled. >> this is his family's lawyer showing pictures of a near fatal pit bull attack in 2007. >> a shark attack. dogs can bite. it makes it worse when you have a bad dog owner, but not all dogs will have the same damage. >> told maryland lawmakers they should let an appeals court ruling declaring pit bulls dangerous stand. it's a ruling that sparked big protests. >> i'm afraid of...
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. >>> i'm scott broom with pepco, where the utility says it is poised to weather record heat and record demand with no anticipation of trouble. >> so, are we anticipating any difficulty right now? no, we're not. >> we are well situated for managing the load with our transmission system. >> the pjm, 62,000 mile of transition lines that connect. the all-time record was 164,000 megawatts during a heat wave last summer, but it can handle more than 185,000. but that doesn't mean power comes cheap during heat waves. in fact, real time wholesale hower prices jump 60% from one week to the next during a snap heat wave in early june. >> you also know that in maryland, district of columbia, we have been very aggressive with energy efficiency. >> in bethesda, scott broom, 9news now. >> the heat is really just getting ready to crank it up. pretty soon, topper shutt joins us from the weather terrace. how does it feel? >> it's hard to believe we're talking about excessive heat watches and heat indexes over 100, but we will be. right now, you know, maybe a walk after supper, maybe walk the dog, it's ni
. >>> i'm scott broom with pepco, where the utility says it is poised to weather record heat and record demand with no anticipation of trouble. >> so, are we anticipating any difficulty right now? no, we're not. >> we are well situated for managing the load with our transmission system. >> the pjm, 62,000 mile of transition lines that connect. the all-time record was 164,000 megawatts during a heat wave last summer, but it can handle more than 185,000. but that...
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scott broom is joining us live from the scene with more information. scott? >> reporter: well, now that we're here at the location, we've learned they weren't actually in the tree. they were down on the ground. despite the signs and the cones and the flagger, a truck blew through the construction area, ran over or hit three workers, two of them were sent to the hospital. let me take you to sky 9. we're at new hampshire avenue. it was just after 10:00 this morning when a box truck went through this work location. and that's when the workers were hit. they were working for mercy a tree contractors, under contract to bge power company. the two injured workers according to co-workers are jose hernando and marvin saravantos. both have been taken to hospitals, one of them to shock trauma. here is how some of the witnesses on the ground saw it as it happened. >> my thought is they drive too fast. even though the workmen are here directing traffic, he just didn't stop. one of the workmen said he thought he was on the cell phone so he probably wasn't paying attention.
scott broom is joining us live from the scene with more information. scott? >> reporter: well, now that we're here at the location, we've learned they weren't actually in the tree. they were down on the ground. despite the signs and the cones and the flagger, a truck blew through the construction area, ran over or hit three workers, two of them were sent to the hospital. let me take you to sky 9. we're at new hampshire avenue. it was just after 10:00 this morning when a box truck went...
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in landover, scott broom, 9news now. back to you, anita. >> hopefully at the end of that, there will be a happy ending. thank for that report. >> the university of virginia board member who led the push to ouster the university president, teresa sullivan, will stay at her post. bob mcdonnell reappointed helen as director of board of visitors. led effort to force sullivan to resign. but the board reversed their decision on tuesday after days of protests by the student, faculty, and alumni. he hopes his reappointment helps reconcile differences and moves uva forward. >>> as we have been saying, it's a scorcher outside. saw some serious golf out at the at&t national today. my friend, derek mcginty, is out at congressional country club with the details. >> i got the highlights and a special guest. we'll get to him in a couple minutes. as you know, the tournament is the tiger woods tournament. today, he made an effort to show he still has it. the former world number one skyrocketed up the leader board. he had an eagle on the
in landover, scott broom, 9news now. back to you, anita. >> hopefully at the end of that, there will be a happy ending. thank for that report. >> the university of virginia board member who led the push to ouster the university president, teresa sullivan, will stay at her post. bob mcdonnell reappointed helen as director of board of visitors. led effort to force sullivan to resign. but the board reversed their decision on tuesday after days of protests by the student, faculty, and...
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in baltimore, scott broom, 9news now. >> that's kind of you, scott. let's talk about the beach and boating forecast, top. >> it's going to be very nice. the winds are going to be low, which is always good. no small craft advisories posted. let's start with the boating forecast. winds generally out of the east or southeast all weekend, but less than 10 miles an hour. waves a foot or less. 75 to 80 tomorrow. and about the same temperatures on sunday. so no real problems on the bay or title potomac. if you go to the shore, a little cooler. 70 to 75 for highs. winds easterly at 10. partly cloudy skies, a nice weekend. and 72 to 76 on sunday. winds more east, northeast at 10. water temperatures still in the mid 60s. right now, 79 downtown. 77 in leesburg and 78 in fredericksburg. tonight, comfortable. open the windows, lows 55 to 65. we will come back and talk about our weekend forecast. tell you how to win tickets with at&t national and talk about what is lurking next week. >>> lurking, oh no. okay topper. coming up, an actor's multimillion dispute settle
in baltimore, scott broom, 9news now. >> that's kind of you, scott. let's talk about the beach and boating forecast, top. >> it's going to be very nice. the winds are going to be low, which is always good. no small craft advisories posted. let's start with the boating forecast. winds generally out of the east or southeast all weekend, but less than 10 miles an hour. waves a foot or less. 75 to 80 tomorrow. and about the same temperatures on sunday. so no real problems on the bay or...
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scott broom, 9news now. >> thank you. newspapers around the country all focused on the same story this morning. the supreme court's decision to uphold the affordable care act. at the united medical center, they didn't need to check the headlines. they are convinced the affordable care act will save the hospital and city perhaps hundreds and millions oaf dollars. bruce leshan was there. >> i was -- i don't know how to explain it. >> every adult feels like the supreme court has lifted a huge weight off his shoulders. he is sure now that doctors will treat his diabetes. >> not everybody has health insurance. >> for andrea, it is reloaf for her 16-year-old doctor, who also has diabetes. >> as she gets older, the health providers won't dediscriminate about her preexisting condition. >> for 70-year-old maria reynolds, there's the hope she can finally pay for her medications and the hip surgery she needs. >> my doctors told me when i had the last surgery, i needed another surgery. i can't afford another surgery. and he said, my
scott broom, 9news now. >> thank you. newspapers around the country all focused on the same story this morning. the supreme court's decision to uphold the affordable care act. at the united medical center, they didn't need to check the headlines. they are convinced the affordable care act will save the hospital and city perhaps hundreds and millions oaf dollars. bruce leshan was there. >> i was -- i don't know how to explain it. >> every adult feels like the supreme court has...
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>> i think you need brooms and sunscreen.geous day at at&t park light breeze, upper 60s to 70, total sunshine, picture perfect. one finger of fog, like pointing his finger at you saying, you said it could be sunny today, it will be sunny this afternoon you are going to last another hour or two then you're gone then total sunshine. lack of clouds and rain on the radar this morning. we are going to be bright everywhere today even at the coast where 49 at half moon bay now, 49 napa, everybody else in the 50s, heading outside gilroy 47, rest of the monterey bay and inland neighborhoods low to mid 50s. sunshine, seasonal temperatures everywhere today, a few clouds at the coast tonight clear and the bay and inland slightly cooler weekend highs, very slightly this is about the biggest jump in temperatures over the next couple of days, as we are going to get locked into a real summer pattern. concord six degrees warmer today so is san jose santa rosa five fremont four san francisco one oakland the same as yesterday 73. east bay shore
>> i think you need brooms and sunscreen.geous day at at&t park light breeze, upper 60s to 70, total sunshine, picture perfect. one finger of fog, like pointing his finger at you saying, you said it could be sunny today, it will be sunny this afternoon you are going to last another hour or two then you're gone then total sunshine. lack of clouds and rain on the radar this morning. we are going to be bright everywhere today even at the coast where 49 at half moon bay now, 49 napa,...
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it's unfortunate that it didn't come from the other way. >> in annapolis, scott broom, # justice 9news now. >> a worker in laurel is trying to recover tonight after falling into a 20-foot hole. sky 9 out over the scene in canadian way this morning. rescue teams of prince georges county were able to pull him out. >>> a rather odd statement from jerry sandusky's statement. it left a lot of people scratching their head. joe compared the drama surrounding the case to a soap opera and told reporters they needed to stay tuned. >> all my children. >> strange comment considering the seriousness of the case. now the defense has called about a dozen witnesses so far. they are trying to show the former penn state coach had a stellar reputation in the community. the defense also tried to show that investigators led some of the witnesses to make accusations after telling them what other accusers had said. derek. >>> the man d.c. mayor gray would like to take over the housing agency here in d.c. is leaving a similar job in philadelphia under a bit of a cloud. staffers complained about michael kelly
it's unfortunate that it didn't come from the other way. >> in annapolis, scott broom, # justice 9news now. >> a worker in laurel is trying to recover tonight after falling into a 20-foot hole. sky 9 out over the scene in canadian way this morning. rescue teams of prince georges county were able to pull him out. >>> a rather odd statement from jerry sandusky's statement. it left a lot of people scratching their head. joe compared the drama surrounding the case to a soap...
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scott broom, 9 news now. >> reporter: sounds like a place to check out for sure this summer. we want to know how you're beating the heat or if the weather affected your day. join the conversation on our wusa9 facebook page. we'll be trying to cool down here at the bethesda pool. i'm going to leave you with a little advice from the lifeguards we got earlier. a lot of kids are of the age where they could go to their community pools on their own without their parents. always, always come with a friend so someone knows where you are in case of an emergency. the buddy system works around water. we'll come back later with how to keep animals safe in the heat, but now let's go back to more news in the studio. >>> we've got breaking news out of uva tonight where just before 5:00, which was the deadline, the board of visitors announced it would meet to reconsider the ouster of uva president teresa sullivan. bruce leshan is louvre from charlottesville. this could be a -- is live from charlottesville. this could be a huge victory for the students and faculty and alumni who have all been
scott broom, 9 news now. >> reporter: sounds like a place to check out for sure this summer. we want to know how you're beating the heat or if the weather affected your day. join the conversation on our wusa9 facebook page. we'll be trying to cool down here at the bethesda pool. i'm going to leave you with a little advice from the lifeguards we got earlier. a lot of kids are of the age where they could go to their community pools on their own without their parents. always, always come...
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our scoot broom is live in upper marlboro with more on the case. scott? >> reporter: well, you'll remember karen toles is a prince george's county council member who pleaded not guilty to reckless driving after police said they saw her going at least 105 miles an hour on the beltway. she came in court today prepared to go to trial on this reckless driving issue. her lawyer argued that they didn't have the evidence. well, here's the evidence. it was dashboard camera video from one officer who picked her up on the beltway. he said he had to go 108 miles an hour. you may be able to see the digital readout on his camera as he chased her off the beltway onto branch avenue. she stopped at a stoplight briefly, then took off again. he had lights and sirens on through all this and she reached upwards of 80 miles an hour going through intersections on branch avenue before she was finally stopped with what ended up with a group of at least five police officers. at one point they admitted in court today they had their guns out because they were concerned it was a sto
our scoot broom is live in upper marlboro with more on the case. scott? >> reporter: well, you'll remember karen toles is a prince george's county council member who pleaded not guilty to reckless driving after police said they saw her going at least 105 miles an hour on the beltway. she came in court today prepared to go to trial on this reckless driving issue. her lawyer argued that they didn't have the evidence. well, here's the evidence. it was dashboard camera video from one officer...
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at the state house in annapolis, scott broom, 9news now. >>> 39 states offering casino gaming. more than 340,000 americans work in the casino industry and the bureau of labor statistics expect that to grow by 13% over the next 8 years. >> why shouldn't every american adult be able to do this. you can own a handgun, approximate ut your child up for a -- put your child up for adoption, sign contracts, invest all of your money in one stock but you can't go to a casino. >> gaming revenue is 5% of state government and the social cost like addiction that leads to bankruptcy, embezzlement, theft, divorce, just not worth it. >>> sometimes a tiny difference can make all of the difference in the world. consider this, back in 1973, secretariat won. now, the horse actually ran a full second faster. and modern video technology will prove it. the maryland racing commission might just take a look. and if it agrees, that would mean he set a track record just as he did the year at the kentucky derby and the bellment states. so we wait to find out. >>> now, take a look at this video. it's gone v
at the state house in annapolis, scott broom, 9news now. >>> 39 states offering casino gaming. more than 340,000 americans work in the casino industry and the bureau of labor statistics expect that to grow by 13% over the next 8 years. >> why shouldn't every american adult be able to do this. you can own a handgun, approximate ut your child up for a -- put your child up for adoption, sign contracts, invest all of your money in one stock but you can't go to a casino. >>...
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scott broom is live at the scene with a terrible chain of events. scott? >> reporter: the investigation still under way. among those five injured children, four were in the pool. some of them were injured critically. two suvs collide sending one careening through a fenced yard running over four children in a kiddy pool. at 3:30 on a hot afternoon. even police were shocked by the results. >> you believe you're in a safe area behind a fenced yard. the last thing would you do is expect a vehicle to come through the fents. >> reporter: a child riding in the red toyota forerunner also went to the the hospital and the two drivers were taken for treatment too. seven people in all injured. witnesses said it happened when the driver of this ford escape was making a left turn as the impatient driver of the toyota raced to get by. vanessa was in the escape with her mom behind the wheel. >> where were the kids who got hurt? >> they were inside a pool. >> reporter: the children in the pool were run over by the car? >> yes. >> reporter: how fast was that other car going
scott broom is live at the scene with a terrible chain of events. scott? >> reporter: the investigation still under way. among those five injured children, four were in the pool. some of them were injured critically. two suvs collide sending one careening through a fenced yard running over four children in a kiddy pool. at 3:30 on a hot afternoon. even police were shocked by the results. >> you believe you're in a safe area behind a fenced yard. the last thing would you do is expect...
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scott broom is in charm city with more on the difference and why. >> reporter: in baltimore, there is pageantry, tall ships from around the world, the blue angels buzzing the city. >> i love it. i love baltimore. >> a million visitors taking it all in. >> i think it is part of the history and we should come down and enjoy it. >> meanwhile in washington, it's just another friday. more of 1812, can you tell anything about it? >> it was in 1812. >> we saved the united states of america. >> maryland's governor cares. >> why is it that washington just can't seem to get into this? >> because they got beat. >> well, as a matter of fact, we did. in 1814, british forces invaded and burned washington including the white house. but in baltimore, the defenders held fast at fort mchenry and the battle at north fork and the star spangled banner. >> there's only one song. american history, an overwelming force and having federal government back us up, we confronted that force and carried the day. >> oh say can you see, by the dawn's early light. >> what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gle
scott broom is in charm city with more on the difference and why. >> reporter: in baltimore, there is pageantry, tall ships from around the world, the blue angels buzzing the city. >> i love it. i love baltimore. >> a million visitors taking it all in. >> i think it is part of the history and we should come down and enjoy it. >> meanwhile in washington, it's just another friday. more of 1812, can you tell anything about it? >> it was in 1812. >> we...
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scott broom, 9 news now. >> you got to love the old school swim hole. the we've dam swim club is open 11:00 to 6:30 on weekdays, 11:00 to 7:00 on weekends. >>> imagine you're trying to beat this heat but you're wearing a full fur coat. that is what it's like for a lot of animals in our area and kristin fisher spent the day with animal control officers in alexandria looking out for the safety of our pets. >> reporter: i'm kristin fisher at the animal shelter in alexandria where animal control officers are out in full force making sure you do not leave your pet in a hot car on a day like today. >> a lot of people feel as though they're just going to run to the store really quickly. >> reporter: alexandria animal control officer shannon williams is on the prowl for people who can't seem to understand the sign that's taped to the side of her car. pets die in hot cars. >> even for a few minutes. >> yeah, doesn't matter, yeah. it's an ordinance. >> reporter: last november the city of alexandria passed a new ordinance that gave animal control services like sha
scott broom, 9 news now. >> you got to love the old school swim hole. the we've dam swim club is open 11:00 to 6:30 on weekdays, 11:00 to 7:00 on weekends. >>> imagine you're trying to beat this heat but you're wearing a full fur coat. that is what it's like for a lot of animals in our area and kristin fisher spent the day with animal control officers in alexandria looking out for the safety of our pets. >> reporter: i'm kristin fisher at the animal shelter in alexandria...
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. >> scott broom went to annapolis where they're crunching the numbers. >> reporter: everything following this believe there will abspecial session called in -- be a special session called in july. >> a sixth casino is viable in the the state. >> reporter: county executive rushern baker, once a gambling opponent, told a state group he's an enthusiastic supporter of gambling at national harbor now. what's changed in prince george's county? >> one, there was a statewide referendum where people got a chance to vote on to whether they want to have gaming or not. that passed and it passed overwhelmingly in prince george's county. two revenues. >> reporter: all this is happening less than a week after the opening of the new maryland live casino just 33 miles away. the developer here fighting bitterly to stop national harbor. but a new study from the state's nonpartisan department of legislative services released today says maryland can economically support both, especially if table games like blackjack and craps are added into the mix with some legislators drooling over the newly predicted $160
. >> scott broom went to annapolis where they're crunching the numbers. >> reporter: everything following this believe there will abspecial session called in -- be a special session called in july. >> a sixth casino is viable in the the state. >> reporter: county executive rushern baker, once a gambling opponent, told a state group he's an enthusiastic supporter of gambling at national harbor now. what's changed in prince george's county? >> one, there was a...
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scott broom, 9 news now. >> yeah, i hope he gets it, but not looking too promising. what do you think? you may recall an armored car lost part of its load on i-270 in march. none of the motorists who recovered money on the roadside turned any of that back in. >> not feeling optimistic. >> i'm not thinking with the way things are now. >> we're hopeful. >> we'd love to see it happen. >> no questions asked. >> reaffirm our faith in humanity by turning that money in, but as of now the faith is a little bit -- >> a little shaky. 85 today, derek, the high, only our second day this month above average, but the low was 5 degrees below average at 60 downtown. so dry air mass is our friend. let's start with a live look outside from the gannett headquarters in mclean at i-66 brought to you by michael and son. 83 now, dew point in the upper 40s, humidity 29%. that is great for us for early june. pressure steady over the past 429.93 inches of mercury and wind out of the northwest at 9. temperatures, upper 70s to low 80s, 79 bethesda, 82 rockville. up further on 270, 75 gaithersbu
scott broom, 9 news now. >> yeah, i hope he gets it, but not looking too promising. what do you think? you may recall an armored car lost part of its load on i-270 in march. none of the motorists who recovered money on the roadside turned any of that back in. >> not feeling optimistic. >> i'm not thinking with the way things are now. >> we're hopeful. >> we'd love to see it happen. >> no questions asked. >> reaffirm our faith in humanity by turning that...
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in tacoma park, scott broom, 9news now. >> montgomery county is among the top 15 wealthiest counties in the country, but the 33% of its kids in public school actually qualify for school lunch. >>> it is 4:53. it's time for the question of the morning. >> 55% of americans say they keep this in their car. what is it? is it a, a flashlight, b, toilet paper, or c, candy? >> log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page. leave your response. we'll reveal the answer during the 6:00 hour. >>> welcome back. 4:55. your weather first on this wednesday morning. still very nice out there. we've got 50s and 60s even though it's 70 in d.c. away from water it's very pleasant. 82 by noon. a little bit after breeze out of the northwest -- of a breeze out of the northwest. highs mid- to upper 80s. got some heat coming by tomorrow. more on that in a few minutes. right now here's monika with a look at time saver traffic. >>> on the beltway outer loop side between the little river turnpike and braddock road, the three left lanes were closed overnight with construction still causing a bit of a delay. coming up in
in tacoma park, scott broom, 9news now. >> montgomery county is among the top 15 wealthiest counties in the country, but the 33% of its kids in public school actually qualify for school lunch. >>> it is 4:53. it's time for the question of the morning. >> 55% of americans say they keep this in their car. what is it? is it a, a flashlight, b, toilet paper, or c, candy? >> log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page. leave your response. we'll reveal the answer during the 6:00...
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scot broom has more. >> i'm scott broom in anne arundel county, maryland, where two teens are facing after throwing a so- called bottle bomb at a six- year-old girl. bottle bomb videos are easy to find on the internet. and it was here on a playground at the sunset elementary school in an
scot broom has more. >> i'm scott broom in anne arundel county, maryland, where two teens are facing after throwing a so- called bottle bomb at a six- year-old girl. bottle bomb videos are easy to find on the internet. and it was here on a playground at the sunset elementary school in an
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. >> reporter: i'm scott broom live outside the maryland cot of appeals where today maryland's speedameras were on trial. when i come back, you'll get a taste of some of the harsh questions maryland's highest court had for montgomery county. >>> montgomery county speed cameras were on trial today in the state's highest cot and those justices had a lot -- court and those justices had a lot of questions about the private contract that turns out the tickets by hundreds of thousands. >> we hate the flashing lights. scott broom is live from the court of appeals with more. >> reporter: a lot of interesting facts today, one of them, montgomery county during just one month back in 2009 paid that contractor acs a half million dollars for its service, a half million in just month. it's an example of how the cash register rings every time that contractor kicks out a ticket. >> they have encouraged their employees to digitize 180 events per hour '. >> reporter: it's a class action lawsuit by drivers against montgomery county claiming a bounty system for producing speeding tickets is against the
. >> reporter: i'm scott broom live outside the maryland cot of appeals where today maryland's speedameras were on trial. when i come back, you'll get a taste of some of the harsh questions maryland's highest court had for montgomery county. >>> montgomery county speed cameras were on trial today in the state's highest cot and those justices had a lot -- court and those justices had a lot of questions about the private contract that turns out the tickets by hundreds of thousands....
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. >> reporter: i'm scott broom with prince george's county police. coming up wait until you see the haul of stolen high speed merchandise today. >> the director of the popular reston zoo is arrested on animal cruelty charges. i'm peggy fox. i'll have the latest coming up. >>> new information tonight on a story you saw first on 9 news now. the director of the popular reston zoo has been arrested and charged with animal cruelty and possession of a controlled substance. >> meghan mogensen is accused of improperly treating a sick wall la wallaby. how serious are these charges? >> reporter: these charges are certainly not as serious as felonies. they are misdemeanors and still very concerning. this is a private park, a family run business owned by the director's father and thousands of people visit here of year. here-- every year. it looked like business as usual at the popular reston zoo today with children and families getting up close to all kinds of animals that live there, but they didn't see a certain wallaby like this one who used to live there. th
. >> reporter: i'm scott broom with prince george's county police. coming up wait until you see the haul of stolen high speed merchandise today. >> the director of the popular reston zoo is arrested on animal cruelty charges. i'm peggy fox. i'll have the latest coming up. >>> new information tonight on a story you saw first on 9 news now. the director of the popular reston zoo has been arrested and charged with animal cruelty and possession of a controlled substance....
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you saw scott broom with an umbrella in ashton. that's why. this is colesville and got some light activity toward olney and ashton, but it is weakening, indeed good news. let's talk about temperatures because we are in pretty good shape in tens of temps. that. , we're still a -- in terms of temps. in fact, we're still a little below average as we go through the afternoon. this is still another line of showers and storms in pennsylvania. that's why we'll keep showers and storms in till 9:00 or 10:00 tonight. now temps. 76 great falls, 77 bethesda, upper 70s hearing ton, pretty nice really -- arlington, pretty nice really, 78 in college park and beltsville. so early thunderstorms, a wet evening commute possible, a fabulous friday, warmer and nice saturday and downright hot sunday, but i don't think we'll see any complaints. showers and thunderstorms tonight ending by 10:00, then clearing and school, 54 to 64, winds north -- and cool, 54 to 64, winds north and northwesterly. 50s and 60s and by afternoon, mostly sunny, season panel, high temperatu
you saw scott broom with an umbrella in ashton. that's why. this is colesville and got some light activity toward olney and ashton, but it is weakening, indeed good news. let's talk about temperatures because we are in pretty good shape in tens of temps. that. , we're still a -- in terms of temps. in fact, we're still a little below average as we go through the afternoon. this is still another line of showers and storms in pennsylvania. that's why we'll keep showers and storms in till 9:00 or...
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see if tte birds brrught out the brooms in boston.nd in our 6 o'clock hour...getting hitched is big business!the amount you ccn expect to pay to walk down the aisle. ((breek 3)) hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios bruce cunningham has fox 45 morning spprts. sports. gaining a few pounds job!thh top careers... that can make you fat! fat!springsteen nats nats ann see eric churrh... at "sunday in the countty" for free!!oor chance to win... is happening sometime beffre 7 o'clock.listen in for the cue to call. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer c
see if tte birds brrught out the brooms in boston.nd in our 6 o'clock hour...getting hitched is big business!the amount you ccn expect to pay to walk down the aisle. ((breek 3)) hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios bruce cunningham has fox 45 morning spprts. sports. gaining a few pounds job!thh top careers... that can make you fat! fat!springsteen nats nats ann...
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give them a broom or, perhaps, an iron! iron.iends" starts now. >> give them a broom or an iron? how about a hint? >> you just got a
give them a broom or, perhaps, an iron! iron.iends" starts now. >> give them a broom or an iron? how about a hint? >> you just got a
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also george, in the back of the broom, and toed cabrreras, whose work has been a central. we're working to find homes for chronically-homeless veterans who have a hud voucher. specifically the goal is to find housing for 50 veterans and 100 days. to accomplish this, we need owners and lamb motor -- and landlords to join our efforts. we know we have a long way to go before we can call this effort a success. it requires sustained engagement by the community. as for the housing choice voucher program, also called section 8, rent paid to landlords is comparable to rent received on the open market. i wanted knowledge the heavy lifting in the homes for heroes program is being done by the va case workers and the staff at the san francisco housing authority. the administration has made a commitment to in veteran homelessness by 2015. we'd look forward to working with local communities to achieve that goal. i would like to thank community partners for that dedication to continue making homes for heroes of best practice to eliminate homelessness for veterans. our veterans deserve no
also george, in the back of the broom, and toed cabrreras, whose work has been a central. we're working to find homes for chronically-homeless veterans who have a hud voucher. specifically the goal is to find housing for 50 veterans and 100 days. to accomplish this, we need owners and lamb motor -- and landlords to join our efforts. we know we have a long way to go before we can call this effort a success. it requires sustained engagement by the community. as for the housing choice voucher...
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. >> i don't like using the same broom everyone uses because i am bringing their funk in my cell. >> two inmates share disturbing charges. >> when are i was younger, i was a very, very bad person. >> i ended up baying a chain saw. cutting her corpse into about 15 different pieces. >> one victim's mother still lives the nightmare. >> i go by the dumpster and i wonder if that's one of my daughter's last resting places. >> lock up, lock up ♪ >> another inmate tries to make a difference. >> at the end of the day, is about choices. all november stuff is an illusion. >> indiana's wabash correction facility houses 2200 inmates. more than one third are doing time for serious violent crimes. unless isolated in solitary confinement, the vast fama jority live in two-man cells. it's a constant challenge. >> we're try to not put people that's doing with people who goes home next year or blacks with whites or white supremacist with someone with a child molestation case. someone who resolved the conflict. >> with careful screening, conflicts can still arise. >> there was a guy in the infirmary who
. >> i don't like using the same broom everyone uses because i am bringing their funk in my cell. >> two inmates share disturbing charges. >> when are i was younger, i was a very, very bad person. >> i ended up baying a chain saw. cutting her corpse into about 15 different pieces. >> one victim's mother still lives the nightmare. >> i go by the dumpster and i wonder if that's one of my daughter's last resting places. >> lock up, lock up ♪ >>...
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>> i don't like using the broom that everybody uses.hen i'm bringing their funk in my cell. >> when do you think we're doing spring cleaning? >> it's not going to be today. i'm already cleaning the floor. >> that's fine. i was just asking. i will probably make some time for it over the weekend. >> sunday just plan on sunday. >> all right. >> cell mates for a year these two might have different priorities but they share the stigma of having separately committed unthinkable crimes. >> from day one i've known that the things that i've done even among criminals was way, way off it, you know the end of the deep end. when i was younger, i was a very, very bad person. something was broken. and i just -- i didn't think like other kids my age did. forward. >> trowbridge was high on inhalents and his victim was a 69-year-old female neighbor working in the backyard of her trailer home. >> i see that her front door is open and me being the person that i was that clicked. okay. go get some money. and that was my intent when i went up in there. and s
>> i don't like using the broom that everybody uses.hen i'm bringing their funk in my cell. >> when do you think we're doing spring cleaning? >> it's not going to be today. i'm already cleaning the floor. >> that's fine. i was just asking. i will probably make some time for it over the weekend. >> sunday just plan on sunday. >> all right. >> cell mates for a year these two might have different priorities but they share the stigma of having separately...