oh, hey, doug. no, no, no, i-- i understand.layers, you gotta stay. [chuckles] no, no, don't worry about me. ok. bye. hey. [curtly] hey. [slamming drawers] everything ok? oh, no, no, it's fine, except i spent all day making doug's favorite dishes, and now they're just gonna sit here and get cold, but does he care? no, no! because he's with some girl at his precious hockey game! shouldn't i be the one who's upset about this? actually, yeah. what--what's goin' on here? open your eyes, you fools! the man has 3 wives! hey, hol, something smells great! carr, your lovah-man's comin' upstairs, so prepare yourself for--oh. hey. hey. [weakly] hey. look, i--i know emotions are running high right now, but let me just say this: coliseum wife? she's gone. 'cause this here, this is what works, huh? ok, i'm gonna go check into a hotel. the one deal in the neighborhood where you get the real food. because our 2 for $20 features a half rack of our new double-glazed baby back ribs. seasoned and slow cooked to flavorful and tender perfection and y

i'm doug mcelway. >> and i'm alison starling. good morning. we will have more on that situation out west. we begin with your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> brian van de graaff, a bit of a chill in the air. >> there is a nip in the air. 52 in winchester. 53 in woodbridge. it was 54 degrees in fairfax this morning. it is a cool start to the morning. total sunshine, comfortable conditions, lowumidity. normally we are about 84 degrees. cracku>> traffic looks ok. nothing to report along 66. the issue will be traffic across the american legion bridge. those are the headlights in the camera with a substantial drop- off in the pavement. the far le lane d the far right lane of the smoothest to go. there is an incredible bump in the center lanes. traffic on the right out of bethesda to get into bethesda -- to get into virginia seems smoothes. >> thank you. >>> we begin with a check on the developing situation out west. >> the deadly wildfire has forced thousands of people to flee. the flames are threatening a mountaintop

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i'm doug mcelway. >> and i'm alison starling. thank you for joining us. but it is started with your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> brian van de graaff, it is warm and sticky. >> de two of fault -- day two of fall. 70 in chantilly. seven process across the board this morning. periods of warm and sunshine. some showers cannot be ruled out. mid 80's, like yesterday. we will see some improvements as early as tomorrow. >> it is humid outside. very cool on the highway. no problems to report and all as far as traffic around the beltway. south into richmond, north into baltimore, and good into the district. dulles greenway, dulles toll road, 28, it looks excellent. nice ride here in virginia. headlights north out of newington. this is 270 traffic, nothing complicated in either direction at fath hurley boulevard. now to top stories. >> thank you. >>> president obama said the world cannot get angry when the u.s. acts alone. >> the president will urge the group of 20 advanced economies to work together. pamela brown is live with a preview of today

alison and doug? >> thank you. >>> 5:11. 64 degrees in rosslyn. >> there is a new way to stay in touch at the press of a button. we will show you how. >> it could be the end of the line for a local tennis center. you're watching "good morning washington." >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> in our top stories, president obama will travel to new york to deliver a major address. he is expected to push for more wall street regulatory reform and announce plans to wind down the federal role with bailouts. >> today could be the day at the southeast tennis and learning center closes down. the city issued an eviction notice last month because the corporate status was revoked. the committee has filed the proper paper work and has paid the required fines. >> investigators say they have found what they believe is a missing guilt graduate

i am doug mckelway. we will check in with beverly farmer.a few showers at my house overnit. >> fairly close, falls church, arlington. three-quarters of 1 inch of rain in my backyard. it looks like we will see a few more showers as we go through the afternoon and evening hours. right now, we are seeing the rain, but it is out of our viewing area in west virginia nsyltonia. into p western pennsylvania, they have some rain. tticehe showers. these are to the south. north carolina, the coastline, that will continue to push our way and most likely arrive later this afternoon and into the evening. we do have showers in the forecast later on today, especially along i-95. right now, upper 60's. later today, the upper 70's. beverly farmer, what is happening? >> not much, as you would expect, but with a forecast like that -- right now, no problems to report. the corridor in virginia is in great shape. coming back up from fredericksburg and up towards the beltway in springfield, accident free. between the american legion bridge and the woodrow wilson br

i'm doug mcelway. >> and i'm alison starling. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> let's start with brian van de graaff. just delightful day outside. >> temperature-wise, we may see some 40's out of there. 49 in walkersville. 53 in woodbridge. 59 in the district. another cool start. i anticipate mid to upper 70's today. a few high passing clouds. mid upper 70's or so before the day is done. let's take a look at traffic. >> thank you. good morning. we are in fabulous shape around at the beltway. no morning issues on 66. the was a minor crash on 95 southbound, but that has been moved out of the way. nothing to report out of richmond. over to thurgood marshall, we are good on 270 in the camera, southbound are the headlights at montgomery village avenue. >> thank you. >>> we are following a developing story. >>>> the manhunt for an abductin suecmat yma be over. e st tuation startedlaat night with a call from a woman who said she had been carjacked and kidnapped from a metro parking lot. matt brock has more. >> polic

boy, doug horne has just been so good this year.r at chicago and one of those in the fight for the award, rookie of the year. pro stock motorcycle points, remembering that everything got reset after the running of the u.s. nationals to start this countdown to the championship with eddie krawiec on top, followed by andrew and hector, matt smith, doug horne, craig treble and mike phillips. mike's having a good year. >> remember what happened in indianapolis, suspended for failing to comply to nhra's drug testing policy, was allowed to keep that position in points and could have file an appeal. i spoke with the senior vice president of racing operations for the nhra, and as of five minutes ago that appeal has not yet been sent in. a no-show this weekend. >> eddie krawiec and craig treble. krawiec is seventh, treble is ten lth right now. red light doesn't matter. qualifying, only matters in competition. so, 7.024 for krawiec, will him up two positions, he's now fifth and craig treble stays in tenth. and the points after the reset, look

i'm doug mcelway. >> and i'm alison starling. thank you for joining us. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> let's start with brian van de graaff. the rain has picked up again. >> the heavier bands of showers have been moving in. they're down towards southern maryland. they are working towards the metro. we will see a heavier band of rain from 95 to 270 eastward. it will move out of here by the afternoon. there'll be light rain west of the city. we're in the 50's this morning. damp with some drizzle out this afternoon. how is the commute? afternoon. how is the commute? >> so far, not too bad. there is anacntcide on the beltway. police and fire are headed that way. 270 corridor, there is construction. they are in the process of clearing out of the way. back to you. >> thank you. >>> our top story, 9/11 remembered. it was eight years ago when the first attack began. >> a day of mourning has become a day of service. the victims and the mourners will share the spotlight. we have more. >> grid morning. there will of course be ceremonies -- bu

alison and doug? >> thank you. >>> new statistics show crime is on the rise at metro stations in montgomery county. >> kathy park is on your side with what readers -- with what wririders need to know to stay safe. >> this new information shows that crime is up 11%. most of the incidents happened at metro parking lots and bus stops. crime at metro-owned properties ranging from theft to assault is up in montgomery county. that is according to the latest numbers from police and the transit agency. from 2006 tto 2008, crime has spiked. some wriders choose to take extra precautions. stats for metro show the stop at shady grove tops the list with the most crime. the most comic incidents we theft. >> some ipods, blackberries. people are distracted and it gives criminals an opportunity. >> to limit the opportunities, metro installed 20 cameras. some metro stations are going without cameras, citing the cost. using a federal grand, metro plans to install additional cameras at each metro station entrance. they s

i'm doug mcelway. >> and i'm alison starling. happy friday, everybody. we are all celebrating the end of the workweek today. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> we do have some rain coming down. here is brian van de graaff. >> things are not working out the way we thought yesterday. we thought the rain would push away. it did not come together overnight like we thought. there are some showers west of town. temperatures are near 70. some light showers early on. partial clearing. temperatures hovering steady throughout the day. >> there is wet pavement on the highway. no accides to report. they are clearing overnight roadwork out of the way. you should find things relatively smooth. i will show you some cameras to demonstrate the pace of traffic. 270 heading south from frederick. take you to leesburg traffic on the dulles greenway and the dulles toll road. back to top stories. >> thank you. >>> two men are under arrest for their role in an alleged terror plot. correct their wanted to kill members of the military. daniel boyd and hysen sh

alison and doug? >> thank you. >>> 2 billion and counting. apple is celebrating the success of the iphone app store. >> vinita nair has that story and more in the tech bytes. >> another major milestone for apple. they have announced more than 2 million apps have been ordered. more than 85,000 apps are now available from apple's online store. parents worry aut kids listen to their mp3 players to allow now want to buy them from the european union. they're coming up with tougher standards to limit hearing loss. regulators are expected to finalize the new standards over the next year. nintendo has come up with some inventive mind games. the latest is a game called scribblenauts. dan has been playing it. >> it takes a familiar game concept where you're running and jumping through these levels and it as a unique element, which is being able to create your own tools. it almost has a bid avenue choose your own adventure. it is up to you to figure out the scenario. this is one of the most cleverest ideas we have seen in years. >> the game sells for ab

alison and doug. -- for 95 at 29. >> thank you. >>> it was one year ago a year ago that lehman brothers collapse. >> brianne carter is live outside the white house with more on the white house reforms. >> the president is expected to give a speech in new york just after noon today and he is expected to talk about plans with the government will wind down their role in the financial sector. many people believe the collapse of lehman brothers triggered the financial crisis. one year ago, the bank collapsed. lehman brothers when belly up, marking a key moment in the global financial meltdown. since then, nearly 6 million jobs have been lost and the average value of a home has decreased by 15%. many economists say it would have been worse without the big bailout. >> they have done good work in stabilizing the financial systems. the risk of another panic is still very high. >> the president is expected to argue that there should be tougher regulations to prevent another collapse. obama is expected to again try and push congress to pass financial regulatory changes, while at the same time aski

alison and doug? >> thank you. >>> 6:14. >> when we continue, no smoking. a major car rental chain is banning cigarettes. >> police are still looking for a killer. we will help the latest on the i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor and my campaign sponsored this ad. the washington post calls bob mcdonnell a "culture warrior." and what does that mean for virginia? it means: bob mcdonnell introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose. he wants to outlaw abortion-- even in cases of rape and incest. and mcdonnell opposed birth control for married adults. learn more about bob mcdonnell's crusade to take virginia backwards. >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> in the air top stories, president obama will be talkin up the economy today in a visit to general motors in a plant in ohio. more than 1000 workers were let go

now to alison and doug. >> thank you. >>> we begin with a check on a developing situation out west. >> thousands of acres have been burned. the flames are threatening and mountaintop broadcasting complex near los angeles. pamela brown has the latest. >> the blaze has grown to the size of san francisco and is showing no signs of slowing down. more than 2500 firefighters are tackling the fires. many are focus on the battle of the mountaintop. from the air and land, firefighters are in a fierce battle with a raging fire that is on its way towards mt. wilson. there are 20 television and radio transmitters. >> this is treacherous. i wish i to be more optimistic. >> with high temperatures and low humidity, conditions are a dangerous recipe for the fire to pickup speed and spread. the fire may not be fully contained forever least two weeks. >> a lot of this vegetation has not burned in over 100 years. it will be a fire we have not seen in a long time in southern california. >> those who stay behind closed and added risk for firefighters. some have been badly burned. >> some think they need t

i'm doug mcelway. >> and i'm alison starling. -- good morning, washington. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> let's start with brian van de graaff and find out what today may hold. >> we will look for more similar conditions as yesterday. will say a few extra clouds this afternoon. 69 downtown. 61 at dulles. 60 in frederick. sunshine to start. a gorgeous day. temperatures in the mid 80's. will check in with adam caskey in the storm chaser. >> it was an overnight police chase that ended at 3:00 this morning on nework avenue. new york avenue remains closed in both directions. this is traffic coming out of maryland's into the district. it is blocked at south dakota avenue. also closed at bladensburg road. it is unclear as to how long new york avenue will be closed in both directions. the police chase ended this morning at 3:00 a.m. new york avenue closed in both directions. route 50 is open. kenilworth avenue ll take some heat. benning road, h street. you cannot get on to inbound new york avenue from bladensburg rove if you want to meander t

i'm doug mcelway. >> and i'm alison starling. good morning, everybody. we have made it to the end of the week. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> let's start off with brian to find out what is on tap for today. >> it feels pretty comfortable this morning. there is some clouds -- there are some clouds around. we will go partly sunny. the numbers range from the upper 50's to 63 in springfield. fairly comfortable. your forecast, becoming partly sunny, warmer than yesterday. today, upper 70's. we will check in with adam caskey in 10 minutes. let's check in on the commute. >> the commute so far is so good. we're looking at things on the tell us greenway and the toll road. things moving smoothly. pretty good on the springfield trip as you head north on 95. just the growing volume as you head up from dale city. pretty good shape as you make your way around the beltway. there was some roadwo near river road, but that has been moved. as you go towards the capital beltway towards the icc work disown, no incidents to tell you about. nothing acro

back to alison and doug. >> thank you. >>> president obama is saying the wod cannot get angry when the u.s. acts alone but still expects to fix the problems alone. >> the president will urge the group of 20 to work together. pamela brown is live at with a preview of the summit today. good morning. >> president obama has one more item of business in new york before heading to the g-20 summit. he will be talking about the dangers of nuclear proliferation. officials say the meeting will be different from the others. they will deal with the aftermath. the message todays recovery and restraint. it is a stark contrast from last april when leaders dramatically decided to decrease spending by $1 trillion. president obama will play host for the summit. he asked for a coordinated economic decisionmaking ahead of this message in pittsburgh today. >> now is the time for all of us to take our share of responsibility for a global response to global challenge. >> the president will focus on reining in big spending and borrowing. president obama has made it clear he doesn't want the world to become co

i'm doug mcelway. >> and i'm alison starling. thank you for joining us on this rainy friday morning. time for your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> we do have some problems on the roads. let's start with brian. >> a couple of sprinkles are coming down. the heavier bands are along for the west and northwest of the city, over towards frederick in hagerstown. showers over the area. if they are not over your head, they will be there later. temperatures are remaining steady. that is your forecast. >> traffic is moving ok on 66. slowing on 95 d get across the occoquan, but everything is open. on the beltway in maryland, there was a crash on central avenue, but everything has been moved to the shoulder. >> thank you. >>> two men under arrest were reportedly taking aim at a local marine base. >> they say they wanted to kill members of the u.s. military. daniel boyd and hysen sherifi were part of a homegrown terror rings. matt brock is live in quantico with the latest. >> the plot coming from the indictment handed up yest

it's not happening over here. >> to doug burns, doug, this woman takes off to visit one of her two mexico vacation homes. she's never been seen again. and i understand the husband has changed his stories a couple times. >> yeah, it's going to be tough. what's crazy is the jurisdictional aspect like renee was saying. if the crime happened in mexico, they have to go through a full-blown extradition and you're right, that's going to make it a lot tougher. >> out to the lines, lisa in new york. hi, lisa. >> caller: hi, nancy, how are you? >> i'm good, dear, what's your question? >> caller: i just wanted to know were they together at the time when she disappeared? >> to matt zarrell, very quickly, matt, do we know for a fact they were together at the time she disappeared? >> no, they've been separated since may. >> were they physically together? >> yes they were together the last time she was seen. >> everyone, we're taking your calls. we'll be right back on the story of karen wright, a california stylist who disappears en route to mexico. right now, breaking news. we are headed to baytown, te

i'm doug mcelway. >> and i'm alison starling. thank you for joining us. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> adam caskey is filling in for brian today. >> all day felt on the cool side yesterday. we have a significant amount of cloud cover. more clouds then sunshine. you will get those brief breaks. 56 in rockville. 58 in the district. 68 is the high temperature again this afternoon. a few isolated sprinkles are possible throughout the morning and even into the afternoon. tonight will be cooler than last night. there could be some frost out west. >> they are clearing overnight construction around the area. belvoir travel is ok. interstate travel will look good. -- beltway travel is ok. we do not have any accidents to report around the region. we have a couple of cameras to show you. the volume is in your favor. things are goodon the beltway in maryland. this is springfield. we will wind down with traffic out of leesburg on the toll road. everything looks good. >> thank you. >>> restart this morning with some breaking news in fairfax coun

doug?ow there are a lot of members of congress who have a lot of explaining to do start with charlie rangel, john mur thachlt. >> i get it other people. >> talking about joe wilson here, right, contessa? >> wait a minute, james you went offtopic, too, talking about other things. >> about joe wilson. >> that's true. good point. let me just ask here for the breach of conduct here on the house floor, doug, should joe wilson apologize to his colleagues who were observing the form eighth, the civility of the moment? >> absolutely not. he has apologized to the president, to the vice president, as he said, to rahm emanuel immediately after speech. really focus on what is going on with health care. because president obama said that if this health care reform package these pushing passes that he owns it the reality is that we will all own it that is why we need a deep debate on this, not apologize nobody cares about anyways. >> let me tell you what president obama said when he was asked whether the

i'm doug mcelway. >> and i'm alison starling. we have much more on the fight for health care reform. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> i know we do have some rain just beginning to come down. >> it is very light in nature. i do think we will see some intensity with this rain into the afternoon and evening. 66 downtown. 70 in leesburg. 64 in bowie. temperatures around the low 70's or so with some rain showers developing later this afternoon and into the overnight. >> this is an uneventful ride right now. they did some construction on the beltway at the american legion bridge. things are running very smoothly across the american legion bridge. no problems at the wilson bridge. into the district, no issues to report. this is the shot of the american legion bridge. good through northeast and southeast. this is a map to show you travel times are in your favor. we will give you the green light on 95 from baltimore to richmond. no problems on 270. more on the traffic end hopefully newschopper 7 will be able to fly t

i'm doug mcelway. >> and i'm alison starling. thank you for joining us on the wednesday. let's start with your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> lease it is busy on the phone. brian has nothing but good news. -- lisa is busy on the phone. >> tropical stormri eri is a 40.o aesthet look at thes 40 t ou wiheerst. 44 in bunker hill. 54 in springfield. los 70's at lunchtime. just a few passing clouds. -- low 70's at lunchtime. >> 270 traffic is now able to get through. an accident has just been moved into the median. southbound at a frederick, it will be a lengthy drive. 355 is the way which have been encouraging everyone to go to head down to one 09. now there is a crashed east on 66 just before 495. the dot has turned the green arrow back to a red >>. delays begin from nutley street. kenilworth avenue and southbound where you're trying to decide, if i go left, i go into the office park. on right, i had down toward new york avenue. right at that decision parked there is a van broke in down to report >> thank you. >>> a developing story out of lorton. >> the ma

>> a real taste of fault heading our way. -- doug and juliet? >> one of the rivals to the iphones is slashing its price. we have tech bytes. >> one of the iphones maist -- major rivals gets a price cut. the touch screen palm pre hat -- will be sold for half the price with a deep -- with a rebate. the nintendo wii is also slashing prices. they are releasing a special edition bundles of wii sports resorts. there is a motion detector. the current version includes only one motion and sells for $50. the limited edition will cost an extra $10. are you shopping for an mp3 player? we have one cheap alternative to the ipod. >> this is the sandudisk that has the voice recording and fm tuner. it also has a 15-hour battery life. the best thing is the price. the versions sell for $40, $50, and $7. a great value for all those features. >> you confined it online. friend for a good cause. you cannot in danger a mountain gorilla on facebook or follow one on twitter. the wildlife authority has launched an online campaign to save the species. you cannot fault a gu

unleash the lawyers, meg strickland, renee rockwell, doug burns, doug burns, why is it nobody can seem to locate the girlfriend and she is apparently not cooperating with police and now the husband has clammed up and he's not saying a word either? >> and you have a crime that probably took place in mexico and you have him throwing in by the way, she came at me with a bat. the police have to keep their noses to the grinds stone. and by the way, where is her body, nancy? >> to meg slik strickler. >> this is an interesting case to be sure. if he gets try in mexico, that's going to really muddy the waters. it will be interesting to see where the body gets found. >> tried in mexico? fat chance they'll ever bring a prosecution. i want to go to mike it will arnott, board certified forensic pathologist. the last place she is seen is at this vacation home in mexico. now, iffing that were the crime scene, now months have passed. do you really believe mexican authorities are going to take it upon themselves to go process a crime scene? >> i think it's possible. i think they want to look at that.

doug fog was one of the arson investigators. you remain very confident this was arson? oh. >> but three conclusion is now widely concluded by scientists throughout the country to be deeply flawed. do you believe that the state of texas executed an innocent man? >> i do. i do. >> david grann is a reporter for "the new yorker" magazine. his recent story showed that the investigative techniques used to send willingham to his death have been discredited by modern science. >> this fire has been examined multiple times by separate of the leading fire investigators in the country. each one has concluded that there is absolutely no evidence of arson or that a crime ever occurred. >> last month, an official report to the texas forensic science commission, a state panel reviewing the willingham case blasted the arson investigation as nothing more than a collection of personal beliefs that have nothing to do with science-based fire investigation. and even the original prosecutor in the trial admits the foundation of his case that arson killed those children is now undermined. you

i'm alison starling. >> and i'm doug mckelway. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. kind of a windy and rainy day. >> fall-like. >> the temperatures are falling in the 50's. it will be the kind of day you may ntnttota sta inside. improvements, this weekend. you are ll to t te he stst of tow i i is white in nature. it is raining pretty decent outside. -- it is light in manature. tomorrow, a lot of cloud cover. lote mid 80's. >> the beltway near the legion bridge has been a big deal. there has been one accident and now perhaps a second accident. it car has overturned. inner loop at the ddb parkway, an accident near the ramp plane -- over at the gw parkway. this is springfield. 95 is in pretty decent shape until you get to the beltway. then it is crowded heading up to landmark. >> thank you. >>> it was eight years ago today that the country saw the terror. >> the country will pause. nearly 3000 people died when two jetliners crashed into the tw towers and the pentagon. today is a national day of service. police and airport officials are beinput on alert. the fbi wants t

doug, listen. i've used jailhouse rats on the stand before. >> yep. >> if i believe them and if i could corroborate what they had to say. and renee makes a good point. this is not a letter this woman sends trying to get a deal, trying to get a sweetheart deal. this is to her boyfriend asking for some money. this has nothing to do with any ulterior motive. >> exactly right. but the most important point you just made is you can use this as a great source as long as you can krobtd it. the police can go through every little detail and hopefully there will be kernels of information in there that lead to additional roads, and that's where it can be really good. and as you said at the beginning, and you're right, you can use these witnesses but you've got to corroborate them. >> well, sometimes you've got to go to hell to get the witness to put the devil in jashlgs unfortunately. to karyn stark, psychologist joining us in our new york studios, karyn, weigh in. >> it's so suspicious. and if you take a look

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i have a theory, i will run it by you, doug.nk he has to appease his left wing base because he has given up the government option. so, to do that i suspect that he is going to sacrifice the issue is of afghanistan which dawnedy condoleezza rice says is going to lead to another 9/11. >> anyone who has been in new york in the last couple of days have seeing the heightened security reasons for good reasons. the imman who was arrested in queens. direct connection between what is happening here in new york and indeed in the country and what is happening in afghanistan and in pakistan. if we back down from what president obama called the war of necessity, to not go after al qaeda, we are looking increasingly feckless. sean: am i wrong in saying i can conflate the two and say that he is trying to try to appease his liberal base on pulling out of afghanistan to sacrifice the fact that they are not going to get the government option on health care? >> i would hope not. they are two completely separate issues. sean: he has a base to appea

alison and doug?>> the fdic once some of its money back from the banks. >> star backed -- starbucks rolls out instant coffee. >> efforts to shore up the fund that insures bank deposits. the ftse is expected to propose that most banks prepay three years' worth of fees. it could bring up about $36 billion. it has been drained because some money bank failures have happened this year. asian stock markets are rising this morning. the dow jumped 124 points. xerox announced a deal for computer services firm acs. abbott labs bought a belgian pharmaceutical company. the average price for gasoline has dipped to $2.50 a gallon. the nationwide average dropped 5 cents. prices at the pump are now 31% lower compared to a year ago. the wait for starbucks coffee get shorter. they begin rolling out its instant coffee nationwide. via will be available in two flavors. it will be sold at starbucks stores and various retailers. some restaurant chains are looking to boost slumping sales by offering cheaper alcoholic drinks.

chief meteorologist doug hill has the weekend forecast. >> i think saturday morning will be bright and sunny. the belfort furniture weather center, live report all over. 62 walkersville, 62 hagerstown. it is clear to the north, more to the south because of the cool front moving through. the graphics overnight, clearing trend, 56-62 in the morning. heading into the weekend, it looks fine, high-pressure and sunshine. temperatures and the redskins? what about the next chance of rain? those questions answered in a few minutes. >>> the police need your help in their search for this man. the police in montgomery county say he has been breaking into cars and looking for your credit cards. the detectives tracked him down and potomac and he struck at least a dozen times, and only on the weekend. richard reeve has what else investigators have learned. >> this is an unusual crime spree. investigators say the suspect smashes into cars parked on the macarthur boulevard near the c&o canal. the thefts have occurred only on saturdays and only in broad daylight. these kayakers along the c&o canal are p

i'm doug mcelway. >> and i'm alison starling. great to have you joining us. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> a big breaking situation north of the american legion bridge. it is really steaminout to spare. >> there is added humidity in the air. we do see some cloud cover. look at the storm scan. there are some breaks. a few light sprinkles. temperatures in the 60's to near 70. kind of a cooler day. a little damp at times. >> i will show you in the camera, inner loop of the beltway out of place in soup maryland. this is before river road. equipment now on the scene. two to the right getting through. traffic leaving to get a good peak. now to top stories. >> thank you. >>> some time today, we could get our first look at health care overhaul legislation. this is being billed as bipartisan, but it is not getting much support from either side of the aisle. >> d.c. residents are getting their chance to weigh in. brianne carter has the latest. >> when senator baucus unveiled this plan, it is expected to have a co-op to compete with private insur

but calendar aside, strategist doug roberts says stocks are ripe for a 5%-15% percent pullback. >> i think there's going to be some type of a correction. you came off of a long, prolonged rally. there's uncertainty, high valuations. people are concerned about that. there's going to be some type of a correction, which you're starting to see now. >> reporter: but others believe that if there is trouble, it will come in the second half of the month. that's when companies typically start to preannounce third quarter earnings. strategist craig peckham says revenues will be closely scrutinized. >> i think if we see an earnings season where you get a lot of positive surprises in the earnings line that are not accompanied by positive surprises on the sales line, then i'm not sure that's going to be enough to continue the march higher in equity prices in the main. >> reporter: there are big questions about where the market heads beyond september. some experts warn of potential trouble towards the end of this year and into next, especially if the government's stimulus efforts fade. doug robert

doug schoen is back. she is a republican strategist, leslie sanchez. she is a professor of political science at vanderbilt university. political analyst carol swain is back with us. 44 more moderate democrats have gone on record in opposition of the health care bill. on the other side, you have 57 liberal members saying, no government option, we will not be a part of it. pelosi is saying, we have to have it. max baucus is saying it is not going to happen in the senate. steny hoyer is even imposing. how you get out of that? >> that was what the speech was. he was saying, there is a non- public public option. he is for it before he will be against it. this is part of the strategy. the public option is going to be k.o.'d relatively quickly. he needed a trigger. sean: the president wants to -- >> political gain. >> fancy prep work. >> i thought the speech was very misleading. for one thing, there is always unintended consequences whenever there is legislation. there is no way the president can promise people that there will be able to keep their doctors, k

>> more rain on the way, doug? >> probably the middle of the week, wednesday or thursday. until then, good stuff for you. here is the weatherbug camera. it just a few clouds out there, mostly sunny skies. we will stay clear tonight. look at these numbers. 81 degrees. to get the forecast for monday evening. the butchers are falling to the 70's. -- temperatures are falling to the 70's. as you mentioned, rain is in our future. we will talk about where it is coming from, when that will begin, and when it will leave in a few minutes. >>> cumming @, a stranger uses a stun gun to try to attack a woman in arlington. >> smokers and laid rockville have one last place to smoke outside. -- smokers in rockville. >> i'm happy for you, but beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. >> an interruption at the mtv video music awards. what is going on with all i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor and my campaign sponsored this ad. the washington post calls bob mcdonnell a "culture warrior." and what does that mean for virginia? it means: bob mcdonnell introduced 35 bills to restrict

doug and alicia, thank you both for coming had today.ate it. >> thank you. >> thanks, david irks you're welcome. >>> in southern california today, weather is expected to aid fire crews who continue to gain on the deadly los angeles area wildfires. today's cooler temperatures and higher humidity are expected. the fire is now 51% contained. however, it is still growing. more than 157,000 acres of the angeles national forest have burned so far. >>> cleanup crews on stand by in the philippines watching for a possible oil spill from a sunken ferry that was carrying more than 200 tons of fuel when it sank yesterday morning and killing at least nine. rescuers saved at least 950 people although two are still missing. >>> a new york doctor has come up with a creative way that helps fight the swine flu. >>. >> i recommend wash your hands. for protection real thorough while you can stay on top. why it makes germs dry don't touch your eyes mouth or face ♪ ♪ >> come up the doctor joins us about his song and maybe give us a little instudio performance

fox news political analyst, angela and doug showen.. >> hi. >> i know you well, and you're passionate about health care reform. this plan, which many anticipate would be a no-brainer for republicans and democrats because of removing that so-called government plan, the public option plan, but it's not doing that. it's falling on deaf ears so once again we find ourselves with another proposed health care plan that no one agrees with, angela, what say you about all of this? >> well, the bottom line is this, it seems to me that democrats are desperate and trying to shift the tax burden on this "titanic," the sinking "titanic" called health care reform to other folks, but if they do, the gold plated excise tax, you're right, kelly, it's going to trickle down to low income people, to moderate income people and the bottom line is this, carey doesn't look it, nancy pelosi will not accept it, max even waters won't vote for it and anthony won't vote for it, but i can give baucus an a-plus for effort, for at least trying and getting out there and

doug was with him on every step and he made it.was the smile, on for a second and then it was on and d up to the next challenge. john donvan, abc news, colorado. >> autistic or not, those e pretty amazing fears to overcome. wh a great feeling. >>t's great to see there are cas that really help instill that sense of couragage and bravery d just i did i it, you know? >> greatat feeling. that's the news for this half hour. >> much more coming up so stick arouound. ho ho

and doug will join us momentarily. let me start with you, liz. this announcement with sarkozy and prime minister brown dramatic stuff out of pittsburgh with the announcement of this new secret site. does that score points for this president? >> i don't think it scores points because it is really bad news they have been doing this in secret under the u.n.'s noses. but the president sitting next to france and great britain is tough. he will not put up with it. he will make tough sanctions i believe it's the right thing for him to do. >> people are look at the president and wondering if he is layinging down the law with mahmoud ahmadinejad. we saw a scathing attack. it came from benjamin netanyahu. he came down really strongly against the iranians. is president obama being tough enough when it comes to the iranians? >> interesting. i think that he is doing the right thing for what we know now. i expect him to be much tougher during the days and weeks as we learn about the program as inspectors get in there to learn more a

do, but if these provisions that jay rockefeller are calling for to add money back into the bill, doug will have to make another decision. >> i think, there will have to further cuts. the cbo in scoring, what's on the byrd bill and not, doug and his crew are going to decide whether, and to what extent a public insurance option can be scored in terms of saving the competition. they'll find nothing. there's no analogy. >> on the basis on what experience do you believe congress is going to cut medicare? >> i think congress is going to not cut medicare but, wait a minute, it's going to put some dampen on some of the increases on medicare spending over times. >> there's a lot of focus on the medicare aspect of it. there's a big medic aid aspect as well. i think it's one of the hidden things where people will say, we can't do that. >> out of the branches, look at the trees and forest. medicare costs are going from 8% to 16% of the gdp right now. whatever you're talking about, government expend churches, state expenditures. >> he said get out of the weeds. also on the political side, when dem

doug palmer and no way that you could ask doug palmer to get a quick robert quinn off of the edge in that kind of protection. you're not able to do that. >> pam: only a sophomore. sixth tackle from north carolina today. pinkney with time to throw. completes it to dwayne harris who is tackled a couple of yards shy of the first down. a 16-yard pick-up for the pirates. >> ray: this is a desperation time drive right now. for skip holtz and his team. i know there's 11:30 or so left in this thing. but if they really want to make a rally in getting themselves in it at the end, they need at least a field goal out of this drive. >> pam: facing a third and one. from their own 40. they're throwing for it on third and one. pinkney with a nice grab and boy joe womack got the high throw, gathered it in in front of deunta williams for the big first down. >> ray: this is something that they saw upstairs where they knew that they had just one high safety up top. and so you try to get the throw out in between that safety in the corner and that's what they were exactly able to do as pinkney put some mu

doug, listen. >> yep. >> if i believe them and if i could corroborate what they had to say. and renee makes a good point. this is not a letter this woman sends trying to get a deal, trying to get a sweetheart deal. this is to her boyfriend asking for some money. this has nothing to do with any ulterior motive. >> exactly right. but the most important point you just made is you can use this as a great source as long as you can corroborate it. the police can go through every little detail and hopefully there will be kernels of information in there that lead to additional roads, and that's where it can be really good. and as you said at the beginning, and you're right, you can use these witnesses but you've got to corroborate them. >> well, sometimes you've got to go to hell to get the witness to put the devil in jail, unfortunately. to caryn stark, psychologist joining us in our new york studios, caryn, weigh in. >> well, i'll tell you, nancy, it sounds so suspicious. and if you take a look at the gr

. >> tamron, any questions for doug? >> no david, but we do have -- thank you, doug. sandra lily, we are waiting to on her to get in place, one of the nbc news producers. doug, if you are still around, i can ask you, one report of the reports out there from el universal, the hijackers may have explosives actually taped to their bodies and when we think about all of the security that an individual has to go through, including in mexico and in cancun, i don't want to speculate too much, a report this is possible, many reasons we have great concern, how would they be able to get that through the security? >> many times, hijackers in the past have made similar threats and as they have not had explosives on their person. the underlying issue, what is the security at the airport where the folks boarded the plane? this will sort out over time but the other issue is that the -- where the hijackers boarded the aircraft isn't necessarily the location where the guns or explosives or whatever were put aboard the aircraft that could have been done any place and been secreted aboar

doug sterner helped push through the stolen valor act that made it a federal crime to claim being awarded not just the medal of honor but any combat valor award. he's working with our sister publication the military times to develop the nation's only comprehensive database of valor award winners. welcome to the show. >> thank you for having me. >> why doesn't the did pentagon have a better database of guys with valor awards. >> that is the question i have been asking for 15 years. i mean either we quit giving awards or we keep track of the awards we give. but why give them if you don't keep track of them. >> so it is basically a paperwork issue, a lost records issue? >> i think it is a -- "we don't care" ciao issue at the highest levels. if update to find out somebody got an academy award you can find out. if you want to find out if somebody got a pulitzer you can check that out. if you want to find out somebody got a dislfer star defending the nation, it can take -- a silver star defending their nation, it can take years. >> are real combat heroes losing out on benefits because the recor

here to-to-face our, our democratic pollster and republican strategist doug high.a republicans just wanting to oppose anything that the president does? >> you know, there's probably a part of that in every decision that president obama makes. but what's really telling isn't just what republicans are saying, it's what our allies are saying. the prime minister of poland today refused to take a phone call from secretary of state hillary clinton. they're that upset about this. and not only is this an abandonment of poland, but that it was announced on the 70 anniversary of the soviet invasion of poland really is callous and some of the reasons they're so upset. >> what's callous about it? >> it's callous to make the decision that leaves poland vulnerable 70 years to the date that russia invaded poland. it seems clear. >> let me show you what senator john mccain said. he said this -- quote, the decision calls into question the security and diplomatic commitments the united states has made to poland and the czech republic and the potential to undermine per speved leaders

doug hill is here with the forecast. >> some showers falling in other rts of the viewing area. here is tht. wn to southern sections o wn jefferson county,ste w virginia --e t dhaisist iminhing. all of that i moving in ne ct oiorel our storms can will show the bigg picture with the rain cong in from the ocean across delaware bay. to the southwest, there is a storm system off the coast of virginia tst look like it is going to head towards us. a quick look at in n,aicaag stteragain, scattered h partly sunny skies and potentially steadier and heavier rain. we will tell you when coming up shortly. >>> members of a virginia church are shocked at what the minister is accused of doing with a teenage boy. we have what police say went on there. >> jennifer brennan has yet to be arrested, but she faces 26 crime charges. it charges that have hurt one church community. 36-year-old jeenbr nans i a mother of two according to neighbors, happily married. they are shocked that she had sex with a boy in her church youth group. >> we immediately followed up on the charges and filed a report with t