they want to prevent the city government from shutting them down. former dc government first lady runs the center. >> tennis is the hook. education is the key. >> reporter: the political duel is heating up. the judge stopped the district from evicting the founder and fears students who rely on the program would lose if it was forced to shut down about searching for new quarters. >> not only do they not get money for what they do they actually raise money for the kids. they provide educational programs. they provide scholarships and other support for these kids. >> reporter: dc leaders say they ordered the eviction because the corporate status had expired and therefore the lease became void. chairman gray expresses his commitment to introduce a bill at the council session. one that will restore the lease between the dc government, which owns the building and southeast learning center. >> no clear reason why the fenty administration wants cora master barry out of its offices. owned by the center -- owned by the city but rented by barry. the meeting is expected

dc government which owns the building and southeast learning center. mayor fenty has not said why he wants the barry group out of its offices own business the city and renned by barry. he says the tennis program will stay under them direction of the dc recreation department. 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> secret interviews with bill clinton are being published. taylor branch reported them for his new book "the clinton tapes. " he spoke to us about the recordings. here's what he former president had to say about the monica lewinsky scandal. >> he said i crack, cracked. >> i said what do you mean. >> he said i felt sorry for myself. it occurred twice when i thought i had given my best and i thought we were going to get over the personal diversions and in to the real presidency that i had earned a fresh breath. >> to read more about the secret interview, go to wusa9.com. scroll to the bottom and click on "usa today." >>> tonight former president clinton will be a guest on the late show with david letterman. he follows the appearance of the first ever sitting president . >> first of all, i think it is important to realize, i was actually black before the electi

>> no. >> it is unclear if they will fight any kind of ban. >> are there enough votes on the dc city council to ban single cigar sales? council member ya vet alexander says she is counting on her colleagues because they already voted to ban single beer sales. >> i remember that. >> so. what do you think of the name fred? >> i like fred. it is simple and plain. fred. >> straight to the point. fred is our latest hurricane in the atlantic ocean. this just in. let me show you the latest information we have on fred. it's pretty far away, though. tio thave plenty of me talk about fred but it has mi0-o and it is winds 740 miess wwet of wt thcape verde islands. you can see it on the right right side of the screen. it is moving northwesterly at 17 miles an hour. we will watch fred and keep you updated. in the meantime, our straight to the point forecast focuses on this evening and tonight. because that is when a soaking rain is going to be affecting us, everybody. i'm talking maybe one inch to one and a half inches by me time owtotorrmo. so, there we go. the rain is still in the atlantic ocea

. >>> dc city council members grilled the citied ifed if and wasa. a hearing yesterday focused on an inadequate water supply during the mansion fire on shane bridge road. testimony reveals thed ifed if never got thursday row maps of the water system, even after similar problems occurred if western. listen to an exchange between council member phil mendleson and fire chief dennis rubin. >> fire and ems responded to fires without water supply maps, correct? >> i would say that's correct. >> i'm truly stunned hoar. how could you show up at a fire not knowing where the wear supply is? >> reporter: wasa officials had to answer questions about out of service hydrants in areas that seem prone to water supply problems. >>> today, virginia's candidates for governor will debate in our area. democrat deeds and republican mcdonnell will face off this morning. the fairfax county chamber of commerce is sponsoring that debate. recent polls show that mcdonald wants large lead has now shrunk to single digits. acorn is in hot water and faces the possibility of losing

. >>> right now the dc city council is debating the future of the cigars. the issue whether to restrict the sales of a single cigar. people say they use the cigar tubes to smoke marijuana. >>> red circulator buses will keep running along wisconsin avenue. mayor fenty made the announcement this morning. they were going to stop at the georgetown waterfront instead of continuing along wisconsin avenue. more eyes will be watching you as you take a metro trip. the transit system is preparing to install cameras on the buses and trains. they hope it will better manage crowds and investigate criminal activity. they say this is the first step toward a system-wide surveillance network. >>> a 14 cleveland boy escaped from his own home saying he was locked in a closet. his mother is accused of keeping him there. hear from neighbors on the shocking story. >>> american athletes head to europe trying to win the summer olympics for chicago. why president obama should not join them before friday's vote. g >>> a shocking story to tell you about. a mother accused of locking

former dc first lady cora masters barry runs the center. >> tennis is the hook and education is the key. >> they are fighting for the tennis and learning center in city hall. >> not only do they not get money for what they do they raise money for the kids. they provide educational programs, scholarships, and other support for these kids. >> reporter: dc leaders say they ordered the eviction because their corporate status expired. therefore theelol lease became void. chairman gray will introduce a bill at the legislative session to restore the lease between the dc government which owns the building and southeast learning center. it is not clear why mayor fenty wants the barry group out of the offices owned by the city and rented by barry. he says the tennis programs will stay under the direction of the dc rec department. live from the wilson building, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> maryland gyming officials are expected to finally award the state's first slot machine gambling license. it is expected to be awarded tomorrow to the ocean downs racetrack outside of ocean city. the "washington post" reports the track is seeking to install and operate 800 sl

dc city councilman david ka tan yay has the votes to get a same sex marriage bill approved. he says he has six could sponsors, it would change the law to read any person who otherwise meets the eligibility requirements may marry any other eligible person regardless of gender, of course and change would require approval by congress. >>> time for a living smart report from jessica doyle and you are here to tell us why president obama has pucked monday to go to wall street. >> yes, we are looking back. a year ago of course, the economy was in the tank people were scared but a real watershed event happened, lehman brothers clapped that touched off the financial crisis and paralyzed the banking sector, he will deliver a speech on monday and look back pat the steps taken and restate his commitment to winding down the government's roll in the financial sector, lee man's bankruptcy was one of the largest bank failures in history. >>> star burkes is giving some of its stores a rebrief. they had plans to shut down 800 shops in the u.s. but 27 have proven to be more profitable than tho

we rebounded to 75 downtown. 76 hagerstown and 77 dc and 80 ocean city. remaining cool and comfortable up in the mountains. 65 degrees in oakland closer to home. bel air 73. bel air 76 and westminster 73. 80 in columbia. mid-70s in rock hall and 71 degrees. now the question is, how much longer is this going to last. well, let me go ahead and show you. come on i know you want to work for me. don't go kanya west on me i want you to work for me. come on back here for a second. look at first warning doppler weather radar. the jet stream is going to dip south over the region tomorrow spreading sprinkles over southern pennsylvania, we are looking at gathering moisture down to the south. between jet stream bringing cooler air over the region, and warm moist air starting to flow northeast. we are going to be right in the confluence of the two air masses and the moisture is going to be in the forecast -- in the forecast wednesday and thursday. first warning details about rain and a fall like cooldown coming our way. and we will do that shortly. now back to you. >>

council is backing the tennis center in city hall. >> not only do they not get money for what they do they raise money they provide scholarships to these kids. >> reporter: dc leaders say they ordered the evacuation because the lease became void. no clear reason why the fenty administration wants the barry group out of the offices owned by the city but rented by barry. he has said the dc rec center will continue to oversee the tennis program. , now, there's a general meeting for 10:00 tonight. we are trying to find out what time the debate and hearing will take place. here from the wilson building, northwest washington, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> before you go, i hope you can hear me. we hear whistles and sounds like a band in the background. does that have anything to do with what will happen inside the wilson building, do you know? >> yeah, a lot of chanting goen on. take back dc group is here and they are talking about taxes and it is not related to the barry and mayor fenty feud going on right now. >> a lot of action going on in the vicinity of the wilson building. thank you very much. >>> dozens of local health employees preparing to fight h1n1 this

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city hall. the feds arrested the chief of staff to dc councilman jim graham. ted loza is charged with accepting gifts, bribes and trips up to $1,500. >> we fully believe once the evidence has been put in front of a jury he will be vindicated. >> reporter: sources close to the fbi probe tell 9 news now that councilman graham is also a target of the probe. the ward two councilman says he has done nothing wrong and knew of no wrongdoing on behalf of of ted loza. reporting from northwest washington, alex trevino, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> councilman graham cancelled a taxi cab bill. that was an important part of the investigation. 9 news now confirmed the legislation is dead and there seems to be little interest among council members in reintroducing it. >>> a prince georges county shopping center is closed while investigators look for though source of a gas leak. the leak led to an evacuation of the pen mar shopping center on thursday. thursday. >> back on may 7th we injured nine firefighters and evacuated up to 50 people and saved their lives if not serious i

other two books, we'll see a lot of interest in various sites and things to do in washington dc as those two cities >> reporter: the tourist interest has already started. >> well, because i read the prologue to the book to dan brown's book on sundays. >> reporter: we found sherrill and terry hayes at the ma sonic temple on 16th seet. >> you don't think there is this worldwide conspiracies? >> i haven't found them yet. >> reporter: in mysterious washington dc, john hen ra henrehan. >> she spotted two female bears, yes, then a male bear apparently right at the bk door trying to get inside. it looks like they were apparently on the hunt for some food and gayle's garbage pail was in the perfect spot. >> that means it's time to get locks on the garbage. >> they get hungry and they start looking for food. >>> we have a pesky raccoon that wants to get in. >> i came home one day and there was a deer munching on a rose bush by my garage. and i looked at the garage window and he looked at me. i went in the house to get my husband and by the time i came back he was gone. >> it's not hibernation time yet. >> i

you are seeing the rain first and won't get as warm as saint mary's city, annapolis and dc.e are expected to go to the middle to upper 70s but rain develops between noon and 4:00 in the beltway. after that i think most of it should be to our east for the evening rush. so those high temperatures around the area, the warmest places like leonardtown 80, fredericksburg 78. pair of 7s for dc. up to the north we will have the rain come in here quickly. 70 frederick. 71 cumberland and 72 with more clouds in winchester. the windy weather will be a three-day even and each day we get cooler. tomorrow we won't have any rain but we will have temperatures around 70 with gusty winds and wednesday, cooler yet. 68 with still a gusty wind. here's how it is on the satellite-radar loop. with that rain a lot of it across pennsylvania. riding north you will be running in to it. southwesterly winds now. later today northwesterly. again, possibly gusting up to 30 miles an hour. 7 is the high. 50 for tonight. as we look at the next seven, there it is. feeling like autumn with 60s on wednesday and t

that is the promise to dc residents. the citytruck a deal to allow verizon fios across the district. melanie alnwick has who gets it first. >> reporter: i think i heard that across the city today, too. among other concessions, screr veryson will -- verizon will give the government free educational channels. itmay take nine years but anacostia residents will feel the competition by the end of this year. these households will soon have something to boost about. they are among the first in the city to have access to fiber optic cable, internet and phone service. >> this is the last area to get anything, you know. >> today we are getting fios in the district of columbia. >> reporter: after two years of negotiations, the d.c. office of cable television and verizon reached an agreement to bring fios not just to some but all areas of the district. >> we will have clarity, we will have choice, we will have competition. >> reporter: most of the lines will be above ground. service will come to these areas of the city in yellow within three

the city decided to cull them out of the school in virginia. the school enrolls 170 dc students a cost of $10 million and it has been educating district use for 15 years. city officials say they are not getting their money's worth. teachers, staff and parents strongly disagree. >> i think it is all about money. i think they have however many million dollar short fall and they are going to try to make up that short fall by sacrificing our children. >> reporter: dc attorney general peter nickels says it is not about the money and instead he says fishes went to the academy several times and witnessed the teachers not teaching the programs required for special needs students. >>> time for our first living smart report of the morning. digital correspondent, jessica doyle has a preview of the day ahead on wall street. >>> well, wall street will try to break out of the losing streak three sessions in a row of losses. stocks we'll have to wait and see how the economic impact affects the marketss and a busy week on tap with consumer defend dense, second quarter growth figures an

the academy in springfield has been educating many of dc's children for 15 years, but now, as peggy fox reports, the city decided to find another place for those students. >> dc parents came to springfield today to voice their anger over the city's decision to pull their children out of the academy. >> i think it is all about money. i think they have however many million dollar short fall and they are going to try to make up that short fall by sacrificing our children. >> reporter: the school teaches 170 special needs children. >> i refuse to take my child out of the academy because they saved his life. they really did. he was just a child before he got here. >> attorney general says it is not about the money. >> the head of our special ed went out there a number of times personally and personally observed reading newspapers, seeing movies. it's not the kind of service that we expect of our kids. >> reporter: parents plan to protest the decision. and the owner says she will fight it tooth and nail and may sue the city for slander. >> we're going to fight all the way and we think it is all a lie and it is

dc taxicab industry. agents are now working on several fronts. two of those fronts involve alleged bribes to citye includes alleged bribes at the dc station in southwest. back in april 9news now disclosed cab drivers were leaving $20 bills in the ashtrays of their vehicles. >> and you have seen this happen? >> yes, i have. >> you have been offered a bribe? >> i have been offered a bribe many times. >> some inspectors were taking the bribes as payments for overlooking deficiencies on the cabs. >> walk over to me and give me a smile and say there is something for you inside the vehicle. >> the second part of the fbi probe centers on city hall. on thursday the fbi arrested ted loza, chief of staff to dc councilman jim graham. accepting bribes in exchange for legislation that favored certain cab companies. >> all the evidence has been put in front of a jury we believe he will be vindicated totally. >> ward 2 councilman has obtained legal council. a former assistant u.s. attorney now with a law form. graham said he knew of no wrongdoing. >> mr. loza has never, to my recollection be spoken to me about

dc. eventually new york city.are going to get some rain tonight and by the time we head to the dwroefr night hours we will move toward boston. slow travel especially from the i 95 corridor. little to the west we are tracking that upper-level low. this is the same system that brought some snow earlier this week toward the colorado rockies. st. louis as a result ahead of that prompted a severe thunderstorm watch. 9:00 central daylight time. they will clou damaging wind gusts. across the west it is so hot out there. high pressure overhead. we are looking at 90s in los angeles and of course thr throu the central valleys. 102 and more triple digits. it will be the 6th day in a row we will see that above average. annalise, take it back to you. >>> thank you so much. the white house saying it will miss the own self-imposed deadline to close the military prison. >> they are closing that camp within a year. administration officials are confirming that is not going to happen. caroline shively has more. >> it is inevitable g

dc. ocean city seeing 10-mile-per-hour winds. 13 near packs river courtesy of high pressure that's just dominating the forecast all the dry you see around all the country, that's high pressure really bringing us a drier more stable condition. and that's going to be the case really through the beginning of the week before we start to see some disturbances out to the west and southwest easing into the mid atlantic. that will happen as the high pressure to the north starts to ease off just a little bit. so that moves on out of here sinks down a little to the east. and it allows for a low pressure system to sneak in on the back edge. now the temperatures stay pleasant. but we will see the chance of rain by monday into tuesday and wednesday and then we will see a bit of improvement by the weekend again. so timing is everything and incidentally of course fall begins on tuesday. we will keep you posted as temperatures start to change over just a little bit. 7:07 is the n set time. small craft advisory remains in effect until noon. high tide went into effect at fort mchenry. 74 degrees today. mostly sunny

city. pushing down around the dc area. and across the bay. still a few pop-up showers north. there is a chance we can get more shower activity through the day tomorrow. so i recommend you keep the umbrellas nearby. looking at temperatures in harrisburg at 68 degrees. 73 in new york city. 75 in baltimore. and down in richmond. sitting at 71 degrees. and in pittsburg, 68. so it looks like we will continue to see the cooler air following the cold front over the next couple of days. the temperatures we have seen in the 80s are gone bye-bye. as we continue to see the 70s push down out of the north. and see the cooler air stick around for several days. high pressure is following that. and we will be happy to see that. toward the weekend. getting clearing from the clouds. and get rid of some of the showers that will be around for the next couple of days. tomorrow, mostly cloudy skies. chances for off-and-on showers. 40 percent chance. and temperatures around 73 for the high. and northeast wind at five to 10. and look at the five-day forecast. looks like 71 on thursday. 40 percents c

. >>> dc council members grilled the citied ifed if and wasa. a hearing focused on an inadequate water supply during a fire on-line bridge road. they say they never got thursday row maps of the system even after similar problems in western. listen to the exchange between mendle son and fire chief rubben rubben. >> i'm stunned here. you show up at a fire, how can you not know where the water supply is. >> reporter: wasa officials had to answer questions about out of service area and areas prone to water problems. >>> it is time for another "living $mart" report. that's why we are joined by the wonderful jessica doyle. >> good morning to you. wall street has been on a winning streak lately and investors would love for this to continue on this thursday morning. stocks headed higher eight of the last nine trading sessions. yesterday's gains fueled by news that the factories increased production last month. the dow urged 108 and the nasdaq by 30 and the s&p by 16. >>> a report on the health of the housing market is due out this morning and it could d

blue, which includes baltimore city, lower baltimore county, anne arundel county, going down into southern maryland, everything around the tidal potomac area, down near dc, also the lower eastern shore which does include ocean city, has a coastal flood advisory. also got a gale warning. that is the pink that you see. it also includes the chesapeake bay, as this area of low pressure, very intense off the coast, is pumping in moisture, pumping in the precipitation. we'll show you on radar in a second. temperaturewise, across the region now, 68 downtown. 67 york. 71 hagerstown. ocean city it was 74 degrees. just about an hour ago. now they are down to 69 with pretty heavy rainfall moving through the region. easton, heavy rain now and 64 degrees. out in the atlantic, hurricane fred, winds of 90 miles an hour. fred is just going to keep meandering, halfway between africa and the united states. not doing much of anything. again, we'll keep an eye on fred to make sure it doesn't develop into anything. in the meantime, across our region, that very strong area of low pressure off the eastern seaboard continues to pummel the eastern shore of maryland and delaware

baltimore city through southern portions of maryland and dc. a gale warning for the bay as well as eastern shore from the powerful storm that is just off the eastern seaboard. right now the -- the low this morning in york, 59 degrees. the low in baltimore 63. the high today 72 degrees. right now 67, 65 york. 70 hagerstown. 64 easton area. throughout the day we've been watching that area of low pressure with its counterclockwise clockwise circulation of air. we'll get showers but the heaviest rain will be on the east side of the bay with possible flooding and beach erosion, they've had up to 10-foot waves off of ocean city as it gradually moves north. you can see heavy rainfall from southern portions of new jersey down through delaware and into the ocean city area. some showers will make it across the bay but again the heaviest rainfall will be on the eastern shore. temperaturewise now, in arnold 64. 64 potomac. reisterstown 64. 63 gleana and accidenton 62. overnight we'll see scattered showers throughout the region. then during the day tomorrow

fiesta dc has received substantial fundingy the city and we should point outta' councilman jim graham faces no charges. >>> could it be a move for diplomacy? iran announced their secret facility will be open to inspectors. the sudden revelation of 0 the facility set of off international criticism many experts say they could produce nuclear fuel. more on the nuclear fears many. >> reporter: iran's top nuclear officials said iran will open up the newly revealed site to inspectors. he democrat say when. appearing on state one television, he said the date of 0 the inspection could elena berezhnaya worked out later with the watchdog many he said this about the outrage over the revelation that iran had been hid 00ing another nuclear facility >> translator: we are if a state of shock anticipate surprise. we top know what to do any more. whatever approach we take, we have come to see gratitude is ab september in western government. >> the newly disclosedment is located 100-miles underground from the miles of tehran. iran stepped up to uninspectors about the site on monday open after it learne

i call it a dc bratwurst. >> what makes it dc. >> because we make it here and i'm proud of the city. >> what would be the difference in taste between the two. >> reporter: it is seasoned with lemon zest and white pepper. different flavors and you can taste one. >> is one spicy hot. >> no. >> okay. >> and now n the german tradition, a bratwurst is any sausage made from raw meat and that is not cooked or smoked in its production process. that means a lot of so-called fresh sausages are bratwurst. >> but longer to cook for us when we get it. >> but it doesn't take that long. >> no. >> and the best way to cook a bratwurst is grilling, buying them. you can broil or bake them and with most of them you can also stick them in a pot with sauerkraut. >> can we show everybody what you are making in there. >> what's in there. >> the camera overhead will get it. >> today we will have this with red cabbage that i have braised with pork red wine and apples. >> that sounds good. apples, you have them here on the table. go perfectly with sausage. the ortwo that you didn't bring with you, what are the

fiesta dc has received financial funning from the city and we should point out tonight that jim graham faces no charges. >>> coming up at 10:00, a yale student murdered days before her murder day laid to rest in california. the emotional farewell to annie le. >>> pay to use the bathroom. extreme fees banking billions of dollars for the airlines. the new charge that you may not be able to avoid. >>> a pregnant woman gets pregnant. it did happen and you're going to meet this mom to be. >>> keep it right here on fox 5 news. we'll be back in three minutes. stay with us. meet the volkswagen jetta. it gets an epa estimated 32 miles per gallon, and was named an iihs top safety pick. all for just $179 a month. and like all new volkswagens, it comes with 3 years or 36,000 miles of no-charge scheduled carefree maintenance. it's all part of why the jetta is the top-selling german engineered sedan in america. >>> family and friends say their final good-bye to annie le. her body was stoved on the same day that she was to be married. a lab tech, raymond clark i has been charged in her murder.

dc public schools. we have learned the city is cutting $40 million from the school's budget.t means teach fors will be laid off. it is unclear how many. the school chancellor calls it an equalization and says it is coming earlier than usual. >> we found in the past if you wait until october to do equalization and it does require pulling staff out of schools, that it does cause more of a disruption because students are more used to their teachers so we want to do it earlier this year. >> we should know the full impact of the cuts by next month. >>> maryland the budget news gets worse. martin o'malley says $300 million may need to be cut from toe bucket. the forecast comes out today. it could be on top of the $735 million already slashed in annapolis. >>> now the latest to campaign 2009 in virginia. a key debate for the two major candidates for governor, deeds and mcdonnell. they will be in mclean. the debate begins 10:45. our peggy fox will be there and will have a recap tonight on 9 news now. >>> new developments in the murder of yale grad student annie le. we have learned an

city for slander. >> think it is all a lie and it is slanderous and our reputation is unblemished for 45 years. >> dc officials haven't said when or where they plan to move the children. >> reporter: scoot broom in northwest washington where today at large city council member phil mendleson harshly criticized rubin over the apartments water woes -- the department's water woes. >> a stunning lack of water leveled the mansion when firefighters sucked a small main dry and took an hour to hook up a to a bigger main a mile away. but mendleton pointed to 16 fire hydrants within 16 feet of the house and said had they had these maps or been trained to use them they would have known there were other supplies to tap. and in a statement he blamed rubin. >> there was enough water to fight the fire. not only is there something wrong that the fire department did not know this on july 29th but there is something wrong when the command staff doesn't know the answer. >> the fire and ems department is committed to move ahead. >> he is planning training for water supplies and mapping early next month. >>> this have bru

city. middle 60s here in dc. front royal is back down in the upper 0s.at tomorrow, warm, a lot of sunshine and temperatures in the 80s. so a lot like today. the humidity stays in check, too. even though we are nice and warm it is not going to be uncomfortable. a few clouds late in the afternoon but we should be good. and i should say there is a slight chance that tomorrow evening we could have a scattered shower. once we get to wednesday all bets are off. clouds come in and a chance of showers. not as bad as last week but still, you know, not perfect. >> think positive. >> thank you, gary. >>> talk of the town on tmz today. that outburst everyone is talking about. kanye west hayeking taylor swift's acceptance speech. harvey levin is live from l.a. with the scoop. what are people saying about this today? >> that it is disgusting, indefensible, unbelievable he would do something like this. kanye west has been going off on people for a long time. when he doesn't li the camera pointed at him he will do his break it but that's one thing. taking this 19-year-o

dc? >> yes. >> all right. so is the boss. >> yeah. >>> fixing the city budget deficit. >> how it could affect your safety. >> baltimore's mayor tackles the city's budget. i'm sherrie johnson. i'll tell what you that means for city employees. >>> 6:39 -- 6:40 -- a couple of hours i'll be live broadcasting from cockeysville middle school. lets get ready for the bus, rog in baltimore county -- patchy fog in baltimore county, 65 to 70. maybe spotty showers. not right now. ellicott city 66. stay with us. we'll be right back with more on weather and traffic to come. got nfl-sized odors in your house? febreze air effects actually eliminates odors in the air and leaves a fresh scent. febreze air effects, it's a breath of fresh air. got a wet pet in your house? febreze air effects eliminates odors in the air and leaves a fresh scent. febreze, official air freshener of the nfl. and rancher's reserve beef, guaranteed tender 100% of the time. at safeway, we have a new promise. a commitment to thousands of new everyday low prices... with savings of up to 25%. so you can get what you want... when you want it. at the price you need. t

already four people have been fired over the scandal in dc and baltimore and now a third undercover video surfaced in new york city. laura evans has more on this. >> for the third time the actions of acorn workers are called in to question. let's show you part of the newest video. >> buy a house with a backyard. you get a pimp he is going to want to come and beat you and want money. >> once again this is the work of conservative film maker james o'keeffe. he is posing as a pimp and his partner pretends to be a prostitute and the it shows acorn workers giving advice how to disguise their profession to get a loan and advice on laundering their earnings. a similar tape surfaced led to two employees being fired in dc and two other workers were fired in baltimore. the tape went in to detail about the supposed plan to bring under-aged girls to work as prostitutes. acorn says the tapes are part of a long-term plan to smear them. the u.s. census cut ties with the group on friday and some lawmakers are calling for hearings on the issue. >>> are you in the market for a con de? if you are on the fence hack fast to what a con

. >>> this morning in the examiner, dc finance chief delivers positive news about the city's economy.t hasn't gotten any worse. montgomery and prince georges counties are near the top when it comes to getting waivers for high school seniors to skip the state's newly required graduation test. >>> working out the bugs, new technology to help metro riders know when the next bus is coming. well, it has some quirks. read these stories and more in the examiner. >>> a neighbor of haynesworth complained to police because he has been spotted parking in a handicapped spot in his community. he says it is so his brother, who is handicapped can have easy access to the car. >> this is a car that is parked in a handicapped spot in front of hanes worst apartment. a neighbor sent a car of him getting out of the car alone days after another vehicle had been ticketed and towed. >> i think it is wrong. my friend's physically handicapped. she has a stroke. hi mother was handicapped. >> reporter: hanes worst says the pass is issued to his brother, a veteran who lives with him and uses the car. >> when i go

we're talking about the top cities for college education according to the american institute for economic research. number five, seattle. >> number four, washington, dcber three, boston. >> new two, san francisco. >> and number one city, new york city! turns out that baltimore, number seven on the list. >>> 7-day forecast quickly. does show the wind today, two-degree guarantee of 68. our heaviest rain and i know there's some sun out there for some of you. it will come in this afternoon but especially the second halftime of the afternoon through tonight and the rain tomorrow will taper off to showers. i think we may still see showers saturday so norm may adjust that weekend forecast but by sunday, for you at the ravens game, we should be dry and back to near 80 degrees. >> all i care about. >> i know. >>> see you tomorrow. (employee 1) subject: urgent!! bob!! i need the baker file stat!! reply!! still making changes. circle back later!! what's with the yelling? oh, our internet slows down during peak hours so sending e-mails and large files just takes forever. so, we just yell. ben!!! thanks for the flowers!!! i thought you hated me!!! lol!!! semi-col

dc, no problems on the southbound routes. we still have north avenue closed both directions, baltimore city between broadway and castle because of fire activity. lafayette should get you around that. we still have a crash stages cold spring lane. jamie and me begun back to you. >> 5:18 a.m. let's take a look at news around the nation. chicago a 16-year-old honor student beaten to death as dozens looked on and did nothing to stop it. >> three teens face charges of first degree murder. this was all caught on video tape and is very disturbing. >> i don't know where all this anger come from these people today. that is too much anger someone have in their heart. i am going the pray for these people. pray for forgiveness. >> relatives believe he was targeted because he refused to join a gang. police now have 3 in custody, 3 suspects, one is 16 another 18 another 19 and they say they beat him to death with two by fours. >> at a vigil yesterday afternoon community leaders made an appeal to come forward with information. >>> we will show you a building boarded up today after a fire truck hit the building on the way back to the fire st

>> yet another move today, the dc council approved its own code of conduct, but denied the new ethics guidelines had anything to do with councilman, marion barry at cityxpense. >> what is your problem? >> if you look at the code, does it say that there is anything you have done in the past that would be improper? >> nothing new and what the chairman proposes. what is needed as i said earlier is training council members because they are new, i'm not new to this. >> on that council code of conduct, who says when there has been a violation and what are the penalties? the chairman says it is still a work in progress. this is bruce johnson reporting from downtown washington. for 9news now and wusa9.com. >>> the dc council approved a metro payment and legislators restored funding for the staff the mayor had cut from the state board of education. each protester wants to block the administration to privatetize the city daycare program. 160 workers lost their job when some daycares closed. the mayor wants to outsource the contract, the councilman is rallying to support to stop that. >> how can $6.2 million be allocated for programs and for the workers that pro

the city says their application is still not complete. >>> as it turns our dc is a pretty great collegen. the american institute for economic research ranks the district as number four in the country for going to school in the city. new york number one followed by san francisco and boston and seattle rounds out the top five. >>> using cloth diapers could be better for the environment nation don't contain the chemicals and coloring that give babies a rash sayou to ve a you lot of cash. after counting for the diapers,h parents will pasave 400 to . $100,0 that savings e with a future baby arno pin and fibers whisk away wetness. i'love to be your friend on facebook or on twitter. my name is financialista. >> there's a homeland security operation going on right now. operation alert started just a few minutes ago. it involves amtrak police, the transportation security administration and local law enforcement. they will be doing random baggage checks and patrolling at various train stations here on the east coast. the stations afced are union station here in washington, baltimore's penn statio

dc lawmakers hold a public hearing on the working conditions of fire hydrants across the city. >>> it is friday. our mind over money segment is back and we have experts in the studio on hand to take your financial questions. you can start to dial them right now at 202-432-9045. good morning. i'm and ya roan. welcome. it is september 25th. it is friday. i'm andrea roane. it is friday, a special day and i must say good morning to eric and carlos. they are at the parkway deli and they love us there and they want to have a great good morning for business and kim is here to give us the forecast. >> to guide you to the deli. >> i'm supposed to tell you about the panel, okay. we have that a little out of line. so here's the panel. let's look at them bernie hall will be joining us shortly talking mortgages and refinancing. if you are worried about foreclosure, then you should call ron clarkson and lena barnette can help with estate planning and bruce can help you debt get out of credit card debt. the number is 202-432-9045. >>> all right. let's call that number. let's help everybody get movin

pay $1 rent a month and no other group gets that kind of deal from the city. 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> both sides will face off in dc superior court today. >>> u.s. open has a new king. del potro he won over federer last night. he won in a marathon four hour six minute struggle. federer was trying to become the first man to win the american championship six straight times. after the match, federer said simply can't have them all. he had a great run. >> he did. >> boy, was that a match. >> it was. >> it is warm outside, j.c. >> very nice today. >> today is a keeper. if you have tennis plans you are good to go. by tomorrow things will be changing. cloudier will be moving in some rain, cooler times. you catch my drift. get out there this noon. here's what is happening. 85 degrees and mostly sunny. tomorrow clouding up 75. a few showers eyeing us and steadier rain for thursday when we reach a high of 72. the time lapse tower cam from the netherlands carillon shows mainly clear skies. little haze in the air. i was on the weather terrace and the temperatures are on the way up. we are at 893 degrees rat reagan national air

dc public charter school. one time it was home to the good samaritan foundation. a private nonprofit that was founded by the two former redskins players. city paper headlines say art mauck and mann never delivered the program promised to the community and they sold the building for nearly $3 million after buying it from the dc government for just over $250,000. >> we had to take out all the debris -- it just took $25,000 just to gutted the building. >> reporter: another 1.5 million in borrowed money for renovations. and still not enough. they say a bad economy and construction delays left the nonprofit in the red. >> the proceeds from the sale of the building went to paying off all our debt. most of our debt. we are still in debt. >> reporter: despite the newspaper claims they say the youth of the area were never without the good samaritan programs. after school tutoring, computer training and life skills training. >> we had almost 200 kids this past summer in our program. we currently have 70. >> reporter: they say the city paper articles have cost their program a $450,000 earmark from congress. >> we feel it is a strike on our character.

lips come has been at the center of a city hall corruption probe which has led to indictments against holton and dixon. >>> in dc tonight the u.s. house of representatives has voted to admonish joe wilson over his you lie outburst directed at president obama. but wilson is standing by his refusal to apologize to his colleagues saying the president has already accepted his apology. >>> and now the latest on h1n1, the swine flu. the food and drug administration has approved a vaccine, it should be available in a matter of weeks. terry owens is following this developing story. >> reporter: as we reported the university of maryland school of medicine played a key role in developing that vaccine. doctors there are convinced it is perfectly safe. young children and pregnant women will get the vaccine first and the good news, only one shot will be required. >> having to administer one dose of vaccine is far better than having to administer two doses separated by 21, 28 or however many days apart. we don't know how many people would return back for the second dose. >> reporter: the food and drug administration was racin

crystal city, around dc. >> bob: rachel mcadd dams was in that movie. >> rob: russell crow was in that bob: they were awesome. josh bard 1 for 2 with three r.b.i.s to be the. don't forget ben affleck, the bad guy. >> rob: i thought you were gonna say the bad actor. >> bob: ooh. ooh. >> rob: that is kind of brutal, isn't it? i'm sorry. >> bob: 3-2 to bard and that ball will slice out of play. for   all right. what's going on in cincinna it's now the bottom of the eighth and the reds lead them 2- 0. homer bailey having quite a night. and the phillies still lead top of the eighth at atlanta, they gain a game on each of those teams. atlanta will be 8 1/2 up with marlins 9 1/2 back. and all they can think about is chasing colorado. >> rob: well the angels are putting away the rangers 2-0. the biggest game the twins. >> bob: you know the metrodome is rocking. >> rob: oh yeah. >> bob: in the top of the ninth, josh willingham his 2-rd of the year. r.b.i. number 60. and the nats lead 6-2. úúxx . >>> hello everybody. time for a "nats xtra" pre-kick here befo

dc. in dundalk, still broening highway closed in both directions at avon avenue. in the city, a fire on the scene at patterson avenue and reisterstown road. you may see equipment there and expect a detour. as we look at the jfx, traffic moving pretty smoothly at 41st street. no problems around that area. back to you. >>> 6:00. he grew up in pasadena and was just three months away from getting his college degree. >> now police are looking for alexander skowran who is wanted for killing his ex-girlfriend. abc2 news linda so joins us in the studio. >> reporter: police are looking for skowran, issued an all points bulletin for his arrest. he could be anywhere including in maryland. police say he's from pasadena, was going to college in massachusetts. this is a story of the 22-year-old, skowran is a wanted in connection with the death of his ex-girlfriend. police found the body of giselle rodriguez late yesterday morning in her apartment near boston. the two apparently had a rocky relationship. rodriguez had a restraining order against skowran. he's a senior at fitchburg state col

one new york city podiatrist has brought her workout to dc, to save the stilletos and stop the pain.ck it out. >> hi, again. step back wide. last time -- >> dr. emily swickle, aka legs say there are you a tricks to help you trut -- there are a few tricks to help you strut more effectively and comfortably. >> and i try to provide a workout that allows women to stand taller. >> have you one more. >> dr. swickle and washington sports club have teamed up for what they dub the catwalk of confidence workout. >> it is designed specifically to challenge shoulder stabilization, hip strength, and food and ankle stability. >> high heel pain begins in the ball of your foot. from there, it moves up to your calf muscle, and then, especially on the long days, it can finally reach your lower back. this is where serious complications begin. >> so when you're in the high heels you get a shift in the body weight and you get spine compression. >> holding. >> dr. swickle says stretches that combine yoga and pilates poses with aerobics help to realign the body and keep the spine centered. >> three more. >

city. >>> a few more showers, south of leonardtown, around the dc area. a few showers around aa county. we have partly cloudy skies. and skies clear out tonight. a cool night. back in the mid-40s most places. but some 30s and scattered frost in allegheny and garrett county by tomorrow morning. vic? >> okay, bob. thank you. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. trial twist. the extortion trial, involving actor john travolta continues. what he said on the stand today. >>> early detection and treatment on the eve of breast cancer awareness month. a critical new report. >>> several new maryland laws to combat drunk driving go into effect thursday. and they mostly target repeat offenders. i'm weijia jiang in anne arundel county. that story ahead on wjz. >>> and you may need a heavy blanket tonight. stick around for the updated first warning forecast. >>> legislation has one of several ways. when authorities are targeting those who make their roads life- threatening for others. >> reporter: the new laws carry heftier penalties for people, especially for drunk drivers. >> reporter: big

. >> reporter: cities like baltimore are seeing growing numbers. >> according to the latest data from the c dc in baltimore 8% of people are battling the disease. that's above the national average of 7.8%. >> i had all the classic symptoms and 506 course i became a little bit anxious that something was wrong and so i, the two typical symptoms are frequent urination and thirst. >> reporter: dougly shaw had to make some lifestyle adjustments and he is living with his diabetes and others can too. >> you have to be disappointed and a little bit compulsive to manage your sugar, which is very, very important, none of the side effects, losing your kidneys, eyesight, losing your feet, are something that anybody wants to happen. >> reporter: the campaign wants to raise awareness about the disease in an attempt to stop the war they say we aren't winning. kelly swoope to your health. >>> the american diabetes association has also launched a web campaign. if you want more information you can go to our web site abc2news.com. there is a link attached to the story in the 2 your health section. >> now the for

city earlier today. a couple more showers, still brewing, lingering off to the west down towards the dc area.s with a couple of on and off showers tonight, just enough to make the roads slick and maybe a little dangerous when you get the oil that rises up with the passing shower. just keep that in mind tonight and into the day tomorrow. the east coast now getting much more active weatherwise. incredibly heavy rains in the deep south down towards mississippi, georgia and atlanta getting a break from the flooding. in maryland, mid-atlantic, scattered on and off showers. tonight, cloudy overnight tonight. it will stay cloudy. on and off shower, no steady soaking rain like in the southland. so on the bay tomorrow look for a foot a chop, pretty decent day but cloudy. not a lot of sunshine until the end of the week i don't think. 65 tonight, cloudy, humid. a couple passing showers. during the day tomorrow, up to 80 degrees, scattered showers at times with the best chances probably coming toward the middle of the day. 7-day forecast, here's the trend, it warms up for the first couple of days of fall

southwest at dc in the suburbs, eastton and a westerly flow around elkton and ocean city.oday clear conditions early on a front moving in from the west, it is going to usher in two things actually three thing, winds that will increase later this afternoon, a chance of showers that will be with us later this afternoon, and then a change in the air that comes tonight and stays with us through the week. that change in the air will make us feel more like that it has been. it stays cool and then we start to see temperatures warm up aright around the weekend in time to do more outdoor activity. but this is first time temperatures stay in the 60s. sun set at 6:54. there's a mall craft add slides ri -- small craft advisory on the bay, gusting up to 30. again another indication of the winds that will be around this afternoon. today getting up to 79 degrees t warmest day of the week definitely. increased winds and showers this evening, the winds subside, shower potential goes away, clouds stay with us through the evening, 52 and partly sunny and breezy but not as warm today, tempera

city $400,000 a year. commercial vehicles such as taxicabs and buses will still be required to pass inspections. and all dc vehicles need admission testings every two years. >>> it would bring 40,000 new jobs to the montgomery county area. but plans to build a life science center there has some residence on edge. in fact, so many of them want to have their say. the county council is having two public hearings on the issues this week. here is audrey barns. >>> people living near this farmland at route 28 and muddy branch road in montgomery county said they knew it was not going to stay that long. they want to turn it into a megacampus if you will, complete with retail space at 40,000 new jobs. >> we need jobs. they are worried about additional gridlocks, an area that already has more than their share. >> and we are offering developments, we realize that it is very realistic to have that particularly in the science areas, but we want this community and the surrounding communities to remain very livable. >> reporter: developers, they would like to rely on the quarters out there, who would alleviate some of th

dc street. the inspector general's report published in the examiner finds the city hasn't established a qualityical insurance program. it does not have enough staff to coordinate services. >>> the time is 6:36. time to check in with living smart reporter jessica doyle who has more on the good an the bad. >> we are talking about the job market. new numbers came out and it is a mixed picture. these are numbers for august and this is what they look like. in the district the unemployment rate 11.1% up from 10.6 report the month before. >>> maryland's rate 7.2%. but there's good news for the commonwealth of virginia. the unemployment rate dropped to 6.5% from 7% the month before. >>> and here's good news for the local job market. the department of transportation is won $2.8 million in similar plus funding that will go to green projects. they will use it to create full and part-time jobs. >>> the newspaper website you read every day may cost you in the future. a survey finds that 58% of the responding newspapers are considering cutting -- or rather applying on-line fees. of that group 22% expect to i

cities to earn a living. this is according to "forbes." number five, just town the road, washington, dc austin, texas, number four. >> minneapolis, number three. >> number two, houston. >> number one, dallas, texas, if you can survive the heat you're fine there. >> three cities in texas. >> wow. >>> 9-9-09. did you get the trick? one of the tricks of actually doing math on your hands, if you hold out your hands, by the way, i got their hand pictures on my blog, count from your left to right, may be opposite of the tv, multiply by nine, pick a number like four, one, two, three, four. put that finger down, you wind up with three on this side and six on the other. quick way to do math. number nine. hold up your hands like this -- which one makes the l? >> can you make a rabbit out of that? >>> quick peek at the 7-day forecast -- 72 this afternoon. low to mid-60s overnight. rain increases. strong winds tomorrow. tomorrow a blustery day by september standards, 66, 15 degrees below normal. wee try to get back to near 80. showers over the weekend. norm has more at 5:00. hey, i'm worried about