he brings his push for health care reform to college park. the university is setting up for a rally at the comcast center. the rally starts at 11:00 a.m., is open o-to-the public. no tickets and seating on a first come/first serve basis. >>> dc-area serial sniper john allen muhammad is now scheduled to be put to death in november. a virginia judge set muhammad's date with death for november 10th. he was convicted of killing dean meyers, one of 10 people shot and killed during the rampage that terrorized this entire area back in 2002. six others were wounded in the sniper attacks. muhammad's accomplice, lee malvo is serving life in prison. >>> now to exclusive video of a police-involved shooting in southeast baltimore. two undercover officers were the monument street initiative were trying to make an arrest in the 2800 block of orleans street when police say one of the suspects stabbed an officer. >> shortly after midnight, this morning, officers from the monument street initiative were conducting a drug arrest in the 2800 block of orleans str

rack obama has been to college park three times. be his first visit as president for the health care rally at 11:00 today. the doors open at 9:00 to the public. we're told that people who are coming here need to expect airport-like security. no umbrellas, no big bags, no liquids allowed. we are also told that campus activists from both sides of the aisle will be here to listen to the president. the campus republicans saying they don't plan any protests, but they do plan to listen. this all comes on the heels of an attempt at a bipartisan bill, an effort led by finance committee chairman max baucus that does not appear to have republican support right now. the white house saying it does believe this bill is an important building block, and they believe that the president will rally the public support he needs today here in college park. reporting live i'm, i'm kimberly suiters, news 4. back to you. >> thank you very much. >> nominate a news 4 morning person. e-mail their story, along with a clear, close-up picture or video to morning

he will speak before the president speaks today in college park. should we take this as a hint? will give a pre-buttal and the rnc picked the former governor to give it. no secret he's been thinking of a rematch with governor o'malley. he will take part in this 9:30 conference call with national reporters. of course o'malley will be with the president today in college park. >>> the celebrations have been going on in our area forever. we hate to say it but the city's columbus day and thanksgiving day parades have been cancelled. the columbus day parade has been around for more than 100 years. i think it's the oldest continuous columbus day parade in america. the city funds the thanksgiving parade but the mayor says money is just too tight. in recent years attendance has been down and the mayor says the city will reconsider bringing the parades back next year if the economy gets better. some good news, though, the christmas parade that runs through hamden will not be cancelled because it attracts thousands a year. >>> you don't have plans this weekend? how about visiting maryland'

and unlike last year, this time the showdown is in college park. while no terps are specifically using the word revenge this week, you know that's what they are all thinking. >> no question, everybody out there who felt they should have done more could have done more. now is going to get a second crack at it. there's no question it's an important game. >> come on the field and hit them. >> nats tonight wrapping up their three game set in philly. they tour just one run and it may not get better tonight. he is allowed five runs in his last four starts. the caps open their season in the same way jim zorn kept portis and hainesworth. bruce taking the same precaution. green, clark, theodore, will all sit out. nick and mike and those guys who are playing decided to take the bubble wrap off. >> playing against your teammates, you might let up here and there, but against another nhl team, we are excited to get the real stuff happening in a couple weeks. >> finally, a shoutout to 9 sports photographer who may have made the catch of the week at sunday's reds

now with new prints. >>> it's going to be packed at college park. the president is the big man on campus today. we're live with a preview. >>> the man who had us running zigzag when we gassed our cars and took recess from our kids now has an execution date. >>> where are the young and rich hanging out? if you're looking for a 27-year-old making $100,000 a year they are living in - ah, that's the tease. >> 27 and making $100,000? >> what did they do right? >> live on another planet. >> yeah. another universe here. >>> good morning, thank you for joining us. it's thursday, friday is almost here. i'm megan pringle. >> i'm jamie costello. here's meteorologist justin berk with your weather. >> we did something wrong? >> evidently. >> 6:45. we're showing 63 degrees on the thermometer. i was just checking the storm center weathernet. just about everybody north and west of the beltway, that includes harford, baltimore, carroll county, even parts of howard county, in the upper 50s. about 58 or 59 degrees. still academic, only a few-degree spread but it defin

so, yes, the president is coming here to bring his push about health care reform to college park where the white house says he'll target voters younger than 30. he feels this will help sell his reform plan to a more skeptical general public. the university is setting up for a rally at the comcast center right now and that rally starts at 11:00 and it's open to the public. there's no tickets and starting -- seating will be on a first come/first serve basis. yesterday in washington the senate finance committee released its version of the health care reform bill that will cost more than $850 billion. it does not have the support of republicans and it does not include a government-run insurance. instead it proposes nonprofit insurans cooperatives and to lower the cost of the plan the senate finance chairman says it offers fewer subsidies than the house democrats bill. >> there are some who think i've not gone far enough. there are some on both sides of the aisle that think i've gone too far. >> reporter: once again the president is expected to speak at about 11:00 this morning at the comca

there are hundreds of sick students in college park. so what are school officials doing. >> the latest at 11:00. >> first at 11:00, baltimore city trying to stop animal abuse. i'm mary bev marsden. after a string of high profile cases in the city the mayor formed a task force, but they say the problem is running rampant, we are joined from city hall with more. delia. >> reporter: those horrifying pictures of animal abuse we have seen on the news are the tip of the iceburg. many complain of constant dog fighting in their communities and police will turn a blind eye. these are just some of the pictures of tortured dogs and cats, animals who have suffered at the hands of troubled youth in baltimore city. in the first meeting of the mayor's animal abuse task force the people hope to address the problem. >> it's a buying secret. >> reporter: she says it's rampant in her neighborhood. she wants police to take it more seriously. >> when i call a police officer i want the police officer to respond and not say "it's their property, they can do w

there is a cracked rail in college park.enlight computer -- green line commuters, anticipate delays. they are single tracking trains this morning. 95 virginia, your story is about the volume from dale city to get to lorton. 66, eastbound delays in manassas between 29 and 28 and then won 23 to the beltway. it is pretty hefty -- and then 123 to the beltway. that is more than slow out of germange hi, may i help you? we're shopping for car insurance, and our friends said we should start here. good frids -- we compare our progressive direct rates, apples to apples, against other top companies, to help you get the best price. how do you do that? with a touch of this button. can i try that? [ chuckles ] wow! good luck getting your remote back. it's all right -- i love this channel. shopping less and saving more. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> it turns out that human beings and not the only ones capable of catching a way. >> slome dogs took to the waves this weekend as part of a surf-a-thon. the event raised money

in college park, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> republican party chairman and former maryland lieutenant governor michael steele is joining in on the health care debate. he says he doubts republicans will embrace the legislation introdude by the senate finance committee. the $850 billion plan would require everyone to buy health insurance and pay a fine if they do not. steele says he believes the cooperatives envisioned in the bill amount to a back door to a public option. >>> scattered light showers and drizzle throughout the region has now moved out into the atlantic. for the most part the rainfall ended and things will get progressively better as we get into tomorrow morning. the next couple hours, cloudy, a few sprinkles possible but basically they are just about over. temperatures will hold in the mid to low 60s. some cooler temperatures on the way for the weekend. we'll tell you about it coming up. >>> an elderly man died in an early morning fire and fire investigators and arson detectives are trying to determine what started it. it broke out shortly before 5:00 a.m. in a rowhouse

at the university of maryland college park meanwhile there are 300 security camera that store image for weeks. >> success stories are endless. we solve carjackings. we solve arson and armed robbery, multiple felony theft. very, very successful. >>reporter: in addition police say the camera help cut the crime rate on campus to 10 year low. >>> lots of sun again today but that's all about to change. >> yes. vytas is here now with a look at the forecast. vytas. >>reporter: yes. looking at some changes out there right now. cloudy skies. even showers. we started out the day pretty nice. plenty of sunshine. warm temperatures in the mid 80's but you can see pop up showers down around the belt way of dc over to prince george county and a little bit of rain at silver springs and college park and a little bit of rain then as you go on i 70 westbound frederick a little bit of rain back there and that will 10 to be the case a little bit of pop up shower activity zooming out picture you can see not a lot of activity just agent bit in the neighborhood. continue to see this line push on to the south b

later this morning in college park he will go right after the core group of people who put him in the white house last fall. >> this is the story we're following today. more than 600 students have come down with the h1n1 on the campus but they are going to recover after three days. in the meantime the president brings his push for health care reform to college park where the white house says he will target voters younger than 30 years old. he feels this will help sell his reform plan to a more skeptical general public. the university is setting up for a rally at the comcast center. >> it will start at 11:00, comcast center, open to the public. no tickets so get in line now, first come/first serve basis. >>> the senate finance committee released its version of the bill that will cost more than $850 billion. it doesn't have the support of republicans and doesn't include a government-run insurance. it proposes nonprofit insurance cooperatives. to lower the cost of the plan. the senate finance chairman says it offers few subsidiaries than the house democrat bill. >> i would think it's not

not a lot of celebrating in college park. >> deja vu all over again. >> not the kind you want to see again. >> exactly. when you attend a college football game at college par you can receive fan assistance by text terp and followed by issue. problem solved. if you want to request like we need help on the field you will get a request that says we know already. middle tennessee state has the terps' number. they beat the terps for the second year in a row. to college park for the highlights. edwin williams and kevin barnes in the house. terps trailing 23-21. chris turner connects with corey smith. smith had five catches for 165 yards. terps up 28-23. mtsu possession. on fourth and one they go for it. he scoots 32 yards for the td. the blue raiders take a 29-28 lead. drama the blue raiders drive to the maryland 1 yard line to set up this. a 19-yard field goal. it is up and it is good. middle tennessee state edg maryland 32-31, ralph friedgen none too pleased about that. >> i don't think our guys were -- i don't know what the deal was. they didn't seem into it. i got after them pretty good

i'm live at college park. joel d smith, fox 45 morning news. >>> still to come the questions about a bus company. what our investigation prompted the state to do. >> reporter: i'm jessica starr, coming up in the dealer: during the autobahn for all event, you can get great deals. yeah it's great. i just really want to be sure. whoa, it's us from... ...the future. 11 days in the future. look, you love your new routan. you love the german tuned suspension. you love not having to pay for scheduled maintenance,you- i love what you've done with your hair. we'll take it. >>> 's a fierce face-off, the battle of the paddle, is a cause and it's all for a good cause. meteorologist jessica starr is live at the hometown spot and it's all for a good cause. >> reporter: they're ready to take off on the ke kayak journe. i'm joined by ron. >> good morning. >> reporter: give me a quick overview of it and who it's helping out. >> it's helping out believe in tomorrow, which is a foundation that helps fam helies with critically --

hundreder loop is leer with no incidents from silver spring to college park. southbound # 70 70 business -- 270 busy on the top side. light traffic volume right now in southeast. the pace is good ong new york avenue as you continue inbound leaving northeast to northwest and kenilworth avenue, traffic runs at speed. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> we go to the battle over wine, a battle brewing in virginia. fairfax county blocking a plan to build a new winery even though there are plenty of them already across the commonwealth. now being a local family fay legal battle with the county. fox 5's wis to him martin has their story. -- wisdom martin has their story. >> reporter: nestled away in the rural setting of clifton, virginia, a piece of paradise for kurt wiles and his family. they want this tonight future home of paradise springs winery. >> this is a way for to us keep it and a way for us to keep the land the way it is and small and quaint. >> reporter: paradise springs would be fairfax county's first winery. >> we would have

supposed to shower over towards north of silver spring around college park. looks like they have little drop there but not a lot of activity and will continue to see the showers break up in the overnight. we could get a little bit of fog gathering in the overnight that we have to keep an eye out for but noms the temperatures cooler out there. 66 right now in baltimore. 66 in and dc and 55 fwreers out there in western maryland so the cool air was pretty much noticeable out there. through the afternoon hours but we will see some changes and warmer air building back in the next couple days. east northeast flow of wind and those winds are anywhere from 5 to 10 miles an hour that's keeping us on the cool note along with the showers and clouds. we'll see some nice changes for the weekend with the sunshine returning. now we have the advisory until 10:00 o'clock tomorrow morning because of the winds coming in from the east on the western edge of the chesapeake and that is about a foot above normal as far as the tide so folks along the water way take note of that unti

pleasant to college park, centreville and poolsville. we have a mostly clear sky, and for now the winds are generally gentle but later on today they'll get quite blustery, gusting to 35 miles an hour. so with highs near 70 and partly cloudy after a sunny start. partly cloudy tomorrow, still a bit breezy, highs in the upper 60s, morning lows in the 40s. mid-40s thursday morning, maybe even in the 30s out in the mountains and then sunshine, highs in the upper 60s. then friday mostly sunny, highs low 70s, morning lows near 50. re's a look at the weekend. saturday, partly sunny, chance of a passing shower with highs in the low to mid-70s. a bit cooler but drying out sunday and monday. ashley linder, good morning. how's our traffic? >> good morning. we are starting off quietly, no major issues to report. dulles toll road, green way and route 7, the entirety of loudoun county pretty quiet this morning. light volume headed toward the capital beltway and inside of it. no big beltway problems right now. coming down 270, we have a nice amount of v

there is a crack in the rail, i should say, over on the green line and college park. as a result, can you accept green line delays right now traveling between greenbelt and prince george's plaza because of this cracked rail in college park. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we have a quick programming note for you this morning. fox 5 morning news is expanding. we no locker go off the air at 9:00 in the morning. we'll be on from 9:00 until 10:00 as well. so starting today, you can catch us from 4:55 until 10:00 a.m. >>> it is a different kind of day these days. we'll see where we go from here but it is over as we know it. >> a fox 5 flashback to september of 2008. lehman brothers employees clearing out their desks ahead of the company's collapse. it was the biggest bankruptcy in u.s. history. the first domino for fall in the worst financial crisis us since the great depression. now, one year later, president obama is talking about where the nation is headed next. he will be on wall street today in an effort to ramp up the econ

still very slow on 95 heading north of college park. we will take a look at college park. there was an accident on the ramp from the outer loop to go north. it was backed up as far as this shot. that accident is cleared now and the delays eased up along with it. and springfield, once again, everhing looks good north and southbound on i-95 leaving and approaching the springfield interchange. back to you. >> steve, thank you. >> this is delta launch control. >>> nasa will have to wait to launch the rocket. weather forced the space agency to scrub the launch hours ago, minutes before it was supposed to liftoff. it will carry two satellites designed to see if missiles heading towards the u.s. could be tracked and struck down before they strike. you can see dozens of similar ones launched in coming years. >>> a trip to the convenience store is anything but ordinary who escaped death by just inches. the little girl is walking into the store when the girl slammed into the store. it almost lands on top of the child nearly crushing her, but itot stuck on the short polls. the amazin

president obama is slated to speak at a rally at the university of maryland college park. the event is open to the public. it starts at 11:00 a.m. at the comcast center. seating will be on a first come/first serve basis. >>> the president will be arriving on campus at a time when the h1n1 virus has infected hundreds of students there. in the last week the number of students reporting flu-like symptoms has more than doubled to more than 600. the university is installing additional hand sanitizers in buildings throughout the campus and instructing sick students to stay in their dorms or return home until they've recovered. >> people in my dorm, we still share food but there are people who get sick, we just wash our hands more. >> students say the teachers at college park have been working with the sick students accepting assignments electronically. that would normally have to be handed in, in person. >>> when it comets to the swine flu, the washington metro is taking no chances. the chief safety officer says good personal hygiene can cut the risk of catching the disease. the

jeff abell has the story tonight from college park. >> at the university of maryland thursday morning, the drama over health care reform hit campus. >> bomb gives. bomb takes away. >> the president of the united states. >> inside the comcast center 10,000 people welcomed president obama. who came to this campus to gain support for health care reform. >> it begins right here in college park. it begins right here. >> his speech had all the trapings of a campaign rally. and his message was aimed getting students support. >> we don't fear the future. we shape the future. >> at one point, his speech was interrupted by hecklers that were escorteded out. >> we are doing okay. relax. everybody is all right. >> outside, other protestors criticized the president's words. >> the president is inside selling his bill of goods. and he really is lying. >> i may not be the first president to take up the health care reform. but i am determined to be the last. >> this is the first time the president has pitched his plan on a college campus. democrats say it is all part of an education. >> getting the i

hundreds of university of maryland college park students came up with flu-like symptoms. what the university is doing to stop a probable swine flu outbreak from spreading. >>> a baltimore county school celebrates a huge milestone. how st. paul school for girls marked its 50th anniversary. >>> a preview of what is ahead on world news at 6:30. >> coming up on "world news," what is in the latest version of a health care reform bill. a reporter goes with police in cambodia on the trail of a suspected american pedophile. and we'll look at the housing market in our series. [ female announcer ] there are few guarantees in life. here's one for your skin that's clinically proven. olay professional pro-x wrinkle protocol is as effective as the leading wrinkle prescription brand at reducing the look of wrinkles. that's because olay has teamed with a highly specialized group of dermatologists and created a wrinkle protocol that gives you the results of the leading wrinkle prescription brand, without a prescription. olay professional pro-x. this is a guarantee you're guaranteed to lov

if you're traveling to dc, 495 in the college park area, an injury accident blocking two right lanes, could cause snarls in dc. in our area, broening highway and avon avenue in dundalk closed because of the ruptured watermain. if you're headed to the marine terminal and you're a truck you have to take the keith avenue accident. and wilson point road and dark head cove road, remains closed. and 41st street and jfx, no problems at this time. back to you. >>> 5:31. as new york prepares to host world leaders at the u.n. the fbi arrested three afghan-born men as part of a terrorist investigation. now they are looking into a plot to detonate a bomb somewhere in the united states. even though the fbi says it doesn't believe an attack is immediate, at this point it makes you a little uneasy this morning especially if you're using mass transit. sherrie johnson is live this morning. >> reporter: good morning. mass transit systems all across the country and even here at penn station in baltimore are warned to beef up security patrols. this comes after authorities say that a man was planning to d

>>> with him and against him, thousands turned up in college park to hear president obama's plea for change for america's health care system. >> i really haven't had a good night's sleep because i worried by my family. >> a tired neighborhood gets good news but not before a string of tragedies prompts a change in the road. . >>> we begin with an exclusive story you'll only see tonight here on abc 2. i'm marybeth marsden. a prominent local defense attorney tells us four area high school football players are facing attempted murder charges and he's representing one of them. here is more on the disturbing details. >> reporter: we have learned that the charges stem from a fight apparently in retaliation for a previous beating. but defense attorney warren brown tells us his client simply got caught up. the dunbar high school varsity football team practices under a cloud of controversy. abc news has learned four players are charged as adults with attempted murder. >> i'm praying for them. >> reporter: this football mom who did not want to show her face learned of the arrests from her son.

dry for the game though at college park. low 80s on sunday. beautiful day. mid-80s on monday. another beautiful day. mostly sunny. tuesday partly cloudy low 80s. next front coming through wednesday and thursday and some showers possible dropping back into the 70s. and then on friday partly cloudy highs again around 80. weekend looking pretty good. >> she wants to know about the forecast in new york for the -- >> it will be nice. >> okay. >> it will be okay. >> it is going to be okay. >> okay. >> the skins game. big one that counts. >> we don't want to blame anything on the weather. >> no, no. >> first gain -- game of the season. >> trying to play the name game with the giants receivers. chris cooley had a banner year last year but you may be surprised to see what he came empty handed in. >>> desperately seeking redemption. those stories straight ahead. while i was building my friendships, my family, while i was building my life, my high cholesterol was contributing to plaque buildup in my arteries. that's why my doctor prescribed crestor. she said plaque buildup in arteries is

from college park toward silver spring, delays forming at 95 college park toward the exit for georgiavenue. with southbound 29 slowing from white oak down to university boulevard and 270 on the blakes, clarksberg toward the split. 395 slowing in separate stretches, delays leaving the beltway toward seminary and from boundary canal over the 14th street bridge. heads up westbound on the freeway from d.c. accident activity on main along the right and slowing your ride from south capitol street. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. back to you. >>> in sports this morning, the redskins continue to prepare for this weekend's match with the detroit lyons. despite an 0-2 record on the season and a 20-game losing streak overall, the lyons have shown some light thanks to rookie quarterback matthew stafford. but are the lyons a desperate team? >> they have a young quarterback but he's got tremendous talent. but it just takes longer in that area, that would be the only thing i think they're probably still trying to get up to their level. >> i'm desperate for a win, since we haven't had

easton right now is at 78 degrees. 72 at college park. there is enough breaks in the clouds. it is going to be a nice evening this evening. this next storm is coming in. this high pressure is not quite strong enough to establish itself. that is going to kick this thing aside and allow this moisture to come in. sometime saturday afternoon, saturday night, and sunday morning, that is the time frame. the core part of this storm will stay out to the west. out in the atlantic, we have not yet a tropical depression, but a tropical wave. there is a 50% chance that this could develop into a depression or a tropical storm in the upcoming days. partly cloudy tonight, no rain in the forecast. 51 to 55 degrees. 61 to 65 is the high tamara. it gets cloudy. heavy rain possible late in the day. southeast winds at 7 to 12 m.p.h.. los 60's for the high. insta-weather futurecast, watching the time line, 3:00 in the afternoon, rain on our doorstep moves them. possibly some heavy to moderate rain overnight. by 1:00 in the afternoon on sunday, will start to break out. it looks like it will be dry

things going from bad to worse at college park. terps doing something they haven't done since 1997. and sara walsh on location in the motor city catching up with a popular former redskin now playing for the lions. all that is coming up next. pñúo@@ [ female announcer ] there are few guarantees in life. here's one for your skin that's clinically proven. olay professional pro-x wrinkle protocol is as effective as the leading wrinkle prescription brand at reducing the look of wrinkles. that's because olay has teamed with a highly specialized group of dermatologists and created a wrinkle protocol that gives you the results of the leading wrinkle prescription brand, without a prescription. olay professional pro-x. this is a guarantee you're guaranteed to love. ♪[ music ] >>> beyonce has lots of fans but probably few as young as this little guy. he lives in new zealand. the boy's father posted the video to youtube to share with his family. nearly 900,000 people around the world have seen the video since it was posted. >> all right. beyonce will do that to you. will make you want to dance.

when news4 at 4:00 continues, in college park. president obama pushed health care reform. the event was not without protests. >>> a teacher who paid students to clean her home is in trouble with the law now because of how she paid them. >> and "america's got talent" adds a british accent. susan boyle steals the show. >>> today president obama touted health care reform to thousands of college students. the president once again called for a public insurance option, a plan most republicans and some democrats oppose. his plea comes one day after the senate finance committee released its version for overhauling the system. tracy potts has more. >> reporter: reaching out to republicans today the white house announced grants for states to boost patient safety and reduce doctors' mal practice insurance. >> gting to a point where if an error occurs, there is just and rapid compensation and we move forward. >> reporter: appealing to democrats, president obama took his case for public health insurance to the university of maryland today. >> we've got public universities and private u

reporting live at the comcast center, in college park, kimberly suiters. back to you. >> we'll get back to you when that speech begins. >> update on our other top stories. the u.s. is scrapping plans. president obama made the announcement. the plan was developed under the bush administration. president obama says it's shelved because iran is less focused on developing the long range missiles that the system was intended to fight. >>> virginia's gubernatorial candidates take part in what could be a pivotal debate. th race is tightened in recent weeks, the poll from this week shows mcdonnell once double-digit lead is down to just 5 points. >>> details in the murder of yale university student annie le. a few hours ago police arrested raymond clark at a motel. clark is a technician at the lab in which le's body was found. clark is the person police brought in to take a dna sample from. >>> we have new details in the unsolved murder of a fairfax county teen more than a year after her death. the 18-year-old died in july last year, two days after she was found un

not much more than that up to college park.dericksburg over to lake anna an orange, a quarter mile visible. everybody else, the visibilities are fine and the temperatures are in the 60s to around 70 at the naval air station patuxent river. winchester at 62. cumberland 66. frederick 64. that's the same in washington. dew point 63. the humidity is 94% and the winds are calm. big storm in the middle of the country brought snow to the rockies and heavy rains to the plains down to the mississippi valley and for the southeast for the moment things are quiet but you see the onshore flow bringing moisture to the carolinas this morning and maybe even through much of the day. the seven-day forecast for you, 78 this afternoon with a chance of showers. same tonight and tomorrow. thursday could be a thunderstorm and 85. saturday pretty good. you see the thunderstorm chance. that is saturday, probably saturday night. but the next front and sunday clearing out. 64:67. angie has the traffic. >> let's go terps. traffic tieup tuesday. a few out

all lane are open top side of the beltway between college park and bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> big story we're following. roman polanski has hired a lawyer as he sits in a jail in switzerland. swiss police arrested polanski as he entered zurich seat sate to receive a lifetime achievement award in film. a zurich law firm has confirmed it is representing the directeddor. polanski fled to france before his sentencing. it is expected today that the french and polish foreign ministers will ask secretary of state hillary clinton to offer polanski clemency scientist maryland father of four is murdered in his own home and police are trying to find the men who did it. it happened yesterday on marley drive. three masked men stormed the home but only went after 39- year-old tyrone richardson. public records show he had filed for bankruptcy less than two weeks ago and went to court in 2002 for weapons charges. that case was later dropped. the suspects in this case got away in a black mercedes they stole from the home t had maryland tags ia

in college park, maryland turned the ball over five times. and maryland has committed 13 turnovers in four games and fall to 1-3 since 1997. navy and kentucky. navy finished with more than 470 yards of total offense. atlanta scored four runs in the first inning and never looked back. atlanta won 14 of the last 17 games. and later today the redskins take on the lions at 1:00. that's your sports minute, and i am hakem durmish, have a great day. >>> this morning on kids' post on tv, pictures and a play and popeye. hi, tracee, good to have you with us. this is part of a photo contest. >> yes, every year the agriculture center encourages kids to draw here. and this is the winner. she is 10 years old. this is the ceiling of her church. the jges thought that was a very unusual perspective, which is really what attracted them. second place went to this picture. i bet you can recognize where this is. this is the national building museum. and 10 years old. the judges thought the way it showed the arches was really beautiful. and that it was a different

exciting. >>> a huge upset in college park. would the terps go down to james mad madison. we have highlights in sports. >> your sports starts with college football. you thought james madison of a kaup cake on maryland's schedule, you're wrong. last season the dukes were a game way for playing for a national schain. can he get an upset alert. fourth quarter, game tied at 28-28. jmu on offense. he takes the hand offand breaks the tackle and he gets room to run. he decides to cut back and scores on the 70-yard run. j takes a 35-28 lead. uh-oh. later in the fourth, terps still trail by 7, but qb chris turner make things happen. a 27-yard touchdown. we're all tied at 35-35. we go to overtime. bonus football. in o.t. freshman kicker on from 27 yards out for the win. it's up, it's good. maryland avoids the upset with a 38-35 victory. >> undescribable. i mean, i worked my whole life for this moment, and i finally completed it. just look forward to the next game and work hard during the week. >> i was on the grounld almost doing a pushup. i didn't want to watch but i did. i have all

44% porciento de los jovenes de entre 18 - 24 anos de edad, no cuenta con seguro medico....en college park??????????? los legisladores para que apoyen la legalizacin de jovenes inmigrantes bajo el marco de la iniciativa "unidos por un sueno".. lideres juveniles en 125 actos, incluyendo la capital del pais dicen que es importante que los jovenes puedan terminar sus estudios universitarios, incluso si aun no tienen documentos.. los congresistas democratas luis guitierrez y jim moran han expresado para reformar la ley de inmigracion, incluyendo la legalizacion de millones de personas..pero la mayoria de los congresistas republicanos han expresado su franca oposicion a cualquier oyecto @u85@@@bbbúceu5855<84///÷////// abusados por sus hijos pueden solicitar su legalizacion, ?? gracias a la ampliacion de la ley para victimázo puede ser fisico, sexual, emocional, financiero, o hasta de negligencia, y se estima que hay miles de ancianos que se pueden beneficiar de este cambio en la ley que ahora tambien blos ampara.. las autoridades de transporte de maryland revelaron hoy o!o!ou plan

the president coming up in a couple of hours speaking about the health care plan on college park. and former governor robert ehrlich gives the republican side in about a half-hour. >> the pre-buttal. >> we're going to be talking about the teachers. now that the school season started our man ben is here and will tell us how the parents should talk to the teachers as the school year goes along. >>> also, we're going to talk about vaccines this. time of year we talk about the flu vaccine, in particular right now we've been hearing a lot about h1n1, but what other vaccines for shingles, meningitis? >> more shots? >> i never think about those, apparently we should be. a doctor will talk to us about it. >>> and hall of famer is here. chris has a new company. he wants to take you into the woods. i'll leave it at that. is that a good tease? >> it's a good tease. >> i think so. >>> speaking of the woods, the boy scouts are celebrating 100 years of scouting. the great organization. we're going to hear more about them. >>> and "pets and vets." it's thursday. if you have a question about your

about 500 cases at college park. it to be awhile before we're over the hump of the growing number of swine flu cases. madam barack, abc 7 -- matt brock, abc 7 news. >>> some d.c. residents are asking why they are cutting library hours but also building a new library. at least five other libraries are under construction around the city. all libraries will close on sunday beginning october 5 because of budgetary problems. >>> is a new d.c. community college. it is on the van ness campus. d.c. was the only large city without a community college before this one. tuition and fees are $100 per credit hour. >>> 5:38. 72 degrees. a new alert for some of the most vulnerable. >> the wind will finally be shifting out of the north. it will spell some big changes. >> lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning commute. there is an accident on the beltway at connecticut avenue. major backups already at this early hour.early >> hello. this is in gaithersburg. our dou is rising every morning so it is hot and fresh, jus

on thursday, president obama will head to college park for another rally. brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> house democrats are moving forward with a plan to punish joe wilson. lawmakers will vote on the resolution of disapproval today. this fall's his outburst last week. wilson has already apologized. -- if this follows his outburst last week. >>> fans are mourning the death of patrick swayze. he had a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. he became a star while dancing and "dirty dancing." he was only 57 years old. >>> clues are pointing to an inside job in the killing of a yale university student. annie le's body was found on sunday. her body had been stuck inside a wall of it laboratory building as part of the medical school complex. >>> a federal raid in new york city. fbi agents raided three apartments in queens yesterday after tracking the calls of a man who traveled from pakistan to new york city over the weekend. officials say there was no specific plots and that there is no that to safety. there were reportedly no arrests. >>> we hav

the outer loop travelers moving at speed toward college park. we had an earlier accident between kenilworth and rte 1. that's cleared. no longer in the roadway. out of springfield, still moving at speed as you continue toward 395. a little slow out of shirlington but headed to and across the 14th, you'll find your travel lanes open. back to you. >> thank you. >> it is soon going to become harder to find a parking place at the franconia-springfield metro station. beginning on the 1st of october, more than 200 spaces will be eliminated. this move is part of a garage renovation project that will last at least 18 months. metro encourages drivers who can't find a spot to park for free at the macy's at springfield mall or at other park and ride lots throughout the area. >>> and today international travelers will notice some changes at dulles international airport because the airport authority has finished the first phase of a major expansion project for international arrivals. that new addition adds more than 200,000 square feet to the existing intern

spring and continuing toward college park. we're looking at the outer loop around old georgetown road. the pace doesn't improve after bethesda. just a matter of time before that begins to slow. elsewhere, we do have a problem on 270 southbound. in addition to volume we've now got accident activity. that's along the right side of the roadway, as you can see. it is causing drives to slow down there. traveling along of 66 this moing, keep in mind eastbound before 29, there was an accident. debris on the shoulder. slow from the 234 bypass to where the accident was. back to you. >> thanks, ashley. >>> let's take a look at some of the top stories we're following. >>> president obama will preside over talks at the united nations this morning. he'll focus on nuclear weapons and iran. after that he's off to pittsburgh to attend the g-20 summit. >>> this morning we'll know who will temporarily fill senator ted kennedy's senate seat. the governor of massachusetts will announce his choice at 11:00 this morning. it appears long time kenned

he will hold another health care rally tomorrow, in college park.ne carter, abc 7 news. >> do not forget to turn into our special, "critical condition" for a closer look at the health-care issue. >>> 6:50. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> brian is her with the latest on the change. we could not hang onto sunny and beautiful. >> it could not last. i do think we will get better on friday afternoon and sunday. it is kind of steamy outside. clouds are a little thinner out there. the sun will be coming out shortly. we may see a peak of sunshine. mostly cloudy skies down to our south. we do think there will be many clouds, especially as we see this flow. over to the maps we go. this is all about the high pressure over the northeast. the winds brings in the added moisture and some of the cooler air. it will eventually be a cooler day. highs in the mid 70's or so. we have the potential into the low 60's and some drizzle and some showers. more of the same tomorrow. lisa baden, time for traffic. >> in the traffic, the lanes are open but

university of maryland college park, meanwhile has more than 300 such cameras on campus.ges are stored for three weeks. and every car entering the campus is caught on camera, including license plates. as a result, the crime rate on campus has dropped to a 10 year low. >> blockbuster video plans to close almost 1000 stores across the country. want top close 960 stores to be exact. by the end of the year. shrink says the video rental chain by 20 percent. competition from netflix and red box has forced blockbuster to downsize. >> a memorial for patrick swayze is growing. how hollywood is remembering the actor, next. >> and why 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. ("whish, whish") here's the solution. (applause) is it a bandage you ask? no! it's famous, drug free breathe right. (squeaky noise) ingenious flexible strips that fit your nose to gently open your nasal passages... (

college park 57. gaithersburg 5. hagerstown checks in with 62.e's the high pressure, and here's the storm trying to move into it. so at the moment, this is a stubborn. that high is preventing the actual rain fall. there is the front itself. at the moment, kind of stalled. eventually, this will win the game, and it is being pushed by the second storm out there. this will kick further away, and all this moisture comes in, and that's when rain chances go up and later this afternoon and tonight. our insta-weather plus forecast for today rain developing. when i say heavy and late, it will probably be after dark. southeast winds at 7 to 12. ultimately, some areas could see as much as an inch of rain, even better than that in rain in the next 24 hours until we're done with it. here's our futurecast. watch the timeline. right now, the rain is west of us. it kind of stays west until late in the afternoon and evening. before showers come in overnight. the heaviest rains in the area. then look what happens sunday. by midday, game time, we're breaking up. th

at the college park. heading we through silver spring and betsda. check out the final camera now. the inbound fourteenth street bridge and over towards -- the pace is slow, and that is a look at traffic. >>> coming up, a female firefighters say she was busted down in rank all because she challenged her bosses. a local working woman gives new meaning to the term team work. while areas are experiencing tight real estate markets, find out why some neighborhoods can't keep up the demand. out why some neighborhoods can't keep up the demand. there's nothing more important than our health. so when it comes to health reform, we need a solution that works for all of us. now the president and congre have a plan that combines the best ideas, from democrats and republicans, business owners and workers, doctors, nurses and patients. a plan that keeps bureaucrats out of your health care you choose your own doctor, make your own decisions, and you can't be denied coverage for a pre-existing condition. that's reform we c

traffic jammed out of college park westbound around 495. more slow traffic off of the southbound 270 spur toward the math. two separate accidents on the outer loop. the latest blocking the right lane before the bridge. inner loop of the beltway, crash before river road is now cleared to the shoulder. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> today we reflect on a tragic day that changed america. on 9/11 2001, a group of terrorists group attack. >> thousands of people were killed. >> the most casualties occurred at world trade center in new york city. that day would become known as groundzero and would change the name of the twin tours to ground zero. more than 2,000 people were killed when two planes crashed into the twin towers causing them to collapse. >> that includes hundreds of first responder who's rushed to the scene to try to accept save victims. weeks following, volunteers spent hours looking for those missing. >> vice president joe biden will attend a service at the world trader center. the fames of those lost will be rea

let's go to college park. they tried to redeem themselves. five seconds into the came, chris turner throws. it's picked by lowry. 36 yards for the touchdown. just like that, the scarlets have a 7-0 lead. second quarter, maryland trailed 10-3. turner trying to make something happen. throws to the sideline to williams, goes 24 yards. hold on a second. they review -- did he step out? he's in. he's in. it's a touchdown. >> okay. >> maryland in business, trying to keep it going on. we're going to have a game here. 13-10. chris turner -- oh, no. back in the end zo, he fumbles. rutgers recovers it for a touchdown. now, maryland trails 27-13 late in the fourth. let's go to annapolis. navy's mascot, the rams. they don't want to come out. they don't want to come out. mid-shipment. scoots 29 yards for the touchdown. takes a 7-0 lead. the rams didn't want to come out. navy guys though. western kentucky, rolls in the end zone. look at this. high-five to the official. that's what he was trying to do. hill toppers take a 14-10 lead. navy's ricky dobbs would

meanwhile, president obama will be at the university of maryland in college park tomorrow to tout hislth care reform to younger americans. university officials are warning there is no camping out overnight. lines will begin starting to form about 5:00 a.m. the rally will be held at the comcast center. doors open at 9:00 a.m. with an 11:00 start time. seating is based on a first come/first serve basis. the rally is free and open to the public. governor martin o'malley will attend the event. it's president obama's third visit to the college park campus. >>> when news4 at 5:00 continues, the race for governor is almost a dead heat. we are going to find out why the voters of northern virginia could be the key to a victory. >>> a yearbook controversy, a lesbian student shut out of her class pictures. how the school responded to our report. >> when you thought the controversy over the congressman interrupting the president was over, a former president is throwing in the race card. >> i think it's bubbled up to the surface. because a belief among many white people, not just in the south but

. >>> the president will bring his push for health-care reform to college park this week. he will speak at a rally at the comcast center at the university of maryland the doors open at 9:00 a.m. >>> supporters of a new program up for debate in baltimore want to streamline the way that kids and young adults use city services. the idea is to bright kids -- is to provide kids with one piece of plastic to swipe on buses and a library. some are concerned that it will be used as a tracking system of sorts. it is modeled after the washington metro's debit card. >> we are looking to ask the questions, is there a 14-year- old male in this rec center? then we will know that it is speaking to the needs of our young people. >> the council president wants to hold a public hearing in the next few months. >>> hollywood and many fans are remembering patrick swayze. the "dirty dancing" lost his battle with cancer last night. -- "dirty dancing" start lost his battle with cancer last night. we apologize for the technical difficulties. we will get that story back on after the break. >>> new i

college park is at 68. frederick checks in at 63. the airport has had wind gusts up to 31. at hagerstown, 24 miles per hour. you can't see the clouds very well here. they don't contrast well with the earth's image. it is a pretty good overcast. here is that storm system spending over southeast canada and parts of new england. there will be a little piece of energy moving across the area tomorrow. we may see more clouds and a brief light shower. we will call it variably cloudy tonight, 48 to 53 will be the low. tomorrow, as we advance our futurecast from tuesday into wednesday, more cloudiness and an indication there might be a little shower out there. the forecast is not a bad one. we might have a little sprinkle or shower. a mix of clouds and sunshine tomorrow. west-northwest winds at 10 to 15 miles per hour. a small craft advisory is on the chesapeake bay. up to 25 knots. here is the insta-weather plus seven-day forecast. in the 60's tomorrow, a small chance of a shower. thursday, a little bit better, more sunshine, temperatures in the upper 60's. maybe a shower by evenin

we're in college park. judy plank leading the playoffs for the first time in three years. third quarter, mystics in white. spinderella. mystic trails 79-70. she knocks down. cuts the lead to six. coleman off the bench. she was slick with the rock tonight. a game, 26 points. indiana wins game one, 88-79. game two is saturday night. >>> redskins offensive tacking set out practice as a precaution for his surgically repaired knee. the cowboys expect over 100,000 fans for their home opener against the giants sunday night. everything big in texas. in florida, howard on the floor in tallahassee. things not going well. a & m gets blocked. counsel scoops it up. it's a 30-yard touchdown. they trail 24-7. third quarter. punting. leroy is waiting for it. this is usually trouble. he fumbles with it and scoops it up. a 66-yard punt return. he's 5'9" takes it to the house. 48-10 is the final. caps up in buffalo for the preseason opener. he made 20 saves. they beat buffalo 4-3 in overtime. passes to chris. gives it back. baxter marched to brian. that's the game winner. they win the first

maryland football tomorrow afternoon in college park, the 1-1 terapins host clark. >> we it's another game, very important. >> for a team that's young and inexperienced, every game is important. >>> it was a record setting feat in new york. >> we'll tell you why these pines were flying. >>> maryland's day at the races now has a new name, the maryland million was renamed john mccain maryland million. the 24th maryland million will be raced next saturday. >>> it was like a never ending three stooges episode. 325 people took part this the pie throw event. the event not only set a world record but each pie thrower donated $10 to charity. how many pies ten >>> people in dundalk will be cleaning up for days after a main break. it is the story we've been following all afternoon. a main broke sending water into the streets. and be sure to tune into the eyewitness news morning edition with jessica cartalia and meteorologist tim williams, they'll have a full report from the scene, that's tomorrow morning beginning at 6:00 a.m. >>> and coming up next the late show with