. >> we run together in downtown washington. >> taking the top spot -- >> the some of them got a warm up as they tried to get around metro problems before the marathon began. the escalator's shutdown about 7:30 this morning a half-hour before the marathon started and they had to climb the third largest escalator span in the western hemisphere. service was restored about 8:35. still to come, the bizarre greeting suspects gave a man before trying to take his car in northwest d.c. and people in a jet blue plane spent 7 hours onboard. and what herman caine has to say about the add >> following a developing story where an ice cream truck collided with a daycare center, in the 4800th block of 66th avenue. no word on the driver's condition. nobody was home at the time of the accident. >> police are looking for three men who attempted a carjacking at 13th and a rkansas. three men in whtieite masks yelled "trick or treat" and tried to steal his car. another abduction attempt along ennisbrook circle. a 20-year-old woman was walking when a civic pulled up next to her. the driver pulled up and sa

ended inbegan and but part of the crowd went through downtown washington.l benefitfees soldier and soldier family programs. columbus day. wreath laying ceremony at 11:00 morning at the christopher statue in front of union station. federal level will be closed in d.c. there will be no track collection -- trash collection today. inyou want to put money don't askters, you you. >> it's a good day to get outside. yesterday on the mall it was fabulous, just gorgeous. >> we have had a couple days no clouds in the sky, which is hard to do speaking.ist the last time we did this was almost a year ago, since we had a crystal clear skies. >> i lovett. -- love it. >> more of the same today. you can see a few clouds moving overhead on the satellite and radar. this is just clouds. overall, a sunny day. there will be more sunshine than cloud cover today. pressuren area of low over florida and high-pressure here.d in place the high pressure will shift and .howers will develop the showers will move northward line. mid-atlantic coast the increasing clouds tomorrow and a very

concerns over the war in afghanistan and the economy today in downtown washington. we are too big to fail ♪ >> people from all walks of life on freedom plaza, many signs about corporate and under-taxation of corporate businesses. paintermployed house has been looking for work for years. frustration fueled her trip from frederick to d.c. >> they are making way more money. we bailed them out and they're making millions. them this college senior has $20,000 of school loans. afraid that if the continues to falter, she be up to pay them off. >> i am terrified. know so many people have already, master's degrees, and i cannot the jobs. terrified about what will happen. this retired federal worker up with corporate fees.and bank fears the financial future. his family is facing. >> i have grandkids. i want them to be able to get a job. i came out of college, i job. college and out of even with a very good a job.on, you cannot get why? isthe sign this woman are the 99%,"we sentiments shared here. are demonstrations days atd the next few freedom plaza. group occupied effortsco

capitol brightly lit in downtown washington this morning. temperatures are in the 40s and 50s.s indeed behind the cold front that came through yesterday that westerly breeze is punching in the cooler and drier air. 53 at national airport. leaseburg 52. frederick, maryland, 52. 54 from fredericksburg. nothing coming down on the radar. the hl highlighted spots to the west those are high wind advisories for later on this afternoon. winds could gust in excess of 40 miles per hour in the high spots north and west of town today. outside on the national mall a beautiful kite flying day. plenty of sunshine. temperatures upper 60s and low 70s. if you're making the drive up to happy valley, purdue, the boiler makes taking and penn state. a noon kickoff. you have to get the car going soon. chilly 53 degrees and a howling west wind up there in happy valley this afternoon. if you need to have your college forecast put on tv send me a note. i need to know who's playing, when and where. we'll get them on at 9:00 a.m. >> thanks, chuck. >> thank you. >>> right now police are herndon are looking

in downtown washington, 74 degrees this afternoon. officially 74 at riggs national airport. -- a reagan at national airport. standout couple of frederick. area, we'remetro up some rain. of it is not reaching the ground. there is a whole lot more coming moving up the coast. what is interesting about this distribution, we have two areas of rainfall. most ofsuspected that stay just to the east. i think this one hasn't figured out. is a good about that have scattered showers and the morning. temperatures are mild. on the other side of the cold front, look how chilly it is. first, we have to get the system out. this is our computer model. this split the area with most of to the east.n of the rain to the morning, midday, a few showers in the afternoon. better weather pattern starts thursday into the weekend. thetered showers in of rain atme areas midday. highs in the upper 60's. we will get the pattern at of here with a another cold coming through late at night. skies on thursday, cooler air on friday. will citeat is all i on that. >> be li

there could be somewhat snowflakes even in downtown washington and the possibility of what we might call a snowstorm. up to a 20% possibility of an honest to goodness snowstorm. i will tell you more about the details. this will probably be a memorable storm for some folks on saturday. >> bob and doug hill will be watching every movement. just click on the weather tab when you go to wjla.com. >> every day store items used as weapons. photos to graphic for television. what brittany norwood told investigators. >> this was yet another day in the court room. with the testimony, a emotional images. this is the state's job to catalog at a crime scene and documents the event. this was a scene rife with violence. blood was found in just about every section of the shop. also presented as evidence in court, the victims purs, sneakers a jacket, and a clump of her hair lost during a struggle that ended with her death. we heard the suspected killers first interview. brittany norwood claimed that she and jayna murray had been beaten and sexually assaulted. she said that she was drugged by her hair. "i

the sunroof open on the way to work. 49 degrees in haguerstown, maryland. 55 right here in downtown washington. upper 50s along the bay side down towards chesapeake beach. mid 50s towards culpeper. here's a lock at live doppler. some light sprinkles out there don't stray too far from the rain gear as you make plans to enjoy saturday. nothing too heavy some sprinkles from haguerstown to the west side of frederick, maryland. out along interstate 81 and sprinkles to the south and west of washington. a lot of clouds around this weekend. it isn't going to rain all weekend. there will be a chance that you could get wet any almost any time for today and tomorrow as well. so cloudy, chilly, passing light rainshowers, blustery around here for today. if you're packing up the car and driving down to blacksburg, clemson and virginia tech. a big one in blacksburg tonight 6:00 kickoff. 47 at kickoff out there. and west virginia mountaineer fans headed up to morgantown another chilly day for football. 48 degrees in morgantown. if you want your college football forecast on the air. send me the note. who's pla

in downtown washington, scott broom, 9news now. >>> and our other top stories, prosecutors say it might be the largest government bribery kick back case in american history and it is unfolding right in our backyard. plus, the search for an attacker who tried to rape a woman in her own kitchen in silver spring. also, why a sixth grader has been banned from wearing her necklace to school. first, here is topper with a look at the ever improving forecast. >> after our weekend streak finally ended. let's talk about temperatures. we are looking at temperatures on the cool side, but a vast improvement. already down to 59 in gaithersburg and 61 in leesburg. 64 in fredericksburg. for tonight, clear to partly cloudy. it will be chilly. lows 46 to 54 downtown and winds northwest at about 10 to 15. we will come back. we will talk about how long we can keep this streak going and look ahead to the weekend forecast as well. >> thank you topper. tonight, police are looking for a would be rapist who attacked a woman in her silver spring home. this is a computer generated picture of the suspect. he is de

capitol dome proudly lit in the middle of downtown washington. it's 60 at reagan national airport. the dewpoints are way down into the 30s. with a clear sky and fading breeze out there, temperatures will try to fall all the way back down through the 40s. some spots may even make it into the upper 30s tonight. i think we'll have just enough of a breeze to hold most everybody in the 40s. mid to upper 50s across the western suburbs, right around 60 in town. 60 along the bayside in many spots. early morning activities tomorrow morning. dr. martin luther king, jr. dedication gets started at 8:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. when the president speaks, about 62 degrees. a few high thin clouds coming in. on the whole, great weather. the exact opposite of the hurricane the last time they tried. all the clouds well to our north today. as soon as the sun comes up tomorrow, things will start to warm up quickly. a little hint of a breeze, but nowhere near as tough of a breeze as it was today. a weak weather front is going to come through here late sunday night into monday. not going to notice much impact wi

it was a steamy mess in downtown washington this morning. look at this steam pouring out of the man hole on 10th street northwest. right across from ford's theater. the stretch was shut down for some time as they repaired that leak. road is once again open and no one hurt. investigators still trying it figure out what caused that leak. also developing in the district tonight -- staying open on sunday, at least for one of the libraries threatened by cutbacks. the m.l.k. library will be open seven days a week now and city officials were there for the big announcement. we're live at the library with more tonight. awe treia? >> scott, this is a big deal. people were upset to hear that the only library in the district to be open sundays would be closing because of money woes. today leaders were here to welcome those to the library and said they're not going anywhere soon. a line of people were welcomed by those responsible for keeping the door opened. >> flipped, flipped. >> flipping out over the news the district's only library open sundays will

they're now having to find ways to sustain themselves down here in what has become a head city in downtown washingtonmusic playing >> reporter: the singing and hope to change things across the country continues. now as this occupation is well into its second week, the protestors are finding way to comfortably stay here indefinitely. protestors turned cooks feeding the crowds. >> people donate what they want and we make this what we can. >> reporter: medical needs for the protestors have become top of mind. this serves as a makeshift station. >> one man had a stroke. we've had a couple of people who maybe had mental illness and a man with a hernia. >> reporter: tonight the tent gets a visit from a woman with a cold and a fever. >> the weather doesn't cause colds. germs do. but there is a lot of people. >> reporter: despite the crowd still present , some are beginning to question how much longer this will last. >> i think it's colder. as time starts wearing on. as people need to start going back to their lives, whatever they are, it's going to be more difficult. i do think that is something that we as

. >>> now to the protest in downtown washington, occupy d.c. they call it.l over the country are joining the fight. i'm jim vance. >> the protesters can now stay on freedom plaza through valentine's day. the protest that began in new york spread to washington and now from coast to coast and there was a huge crowd in chicago today. meanwhile students from ten colleges joined together in boston worried about joblessness and student loan debt. here in washington, the war in corporate greed are the biggest targets. jackie bensen has more from freedom plaza. >> it feels like this is really happening. i'm pleased with our relationship with the police in d.c. >> reporter: as the clock ticked down to the expiration of their demonstration permit, protesters learned they could stay for up to four months. u.s. park police said they would have to share their space with other events. rec and his wife traveled from their home in hawaii and plan to stay as long as they can. >> we got here on the 5th. we have been here the 6th, 7th, 8th, every day. and we're going to stay.

. >>> organizers of the protest in downtown washington will be allowed to remain in freedom plaza. u.s. park police have offered to extend their permit to demonstrate by four months. protestors had declared that they would stay put, even if their permit was allowed to expire which it did yesterday. the demonstrators began camping out in freedom plaza last thursday while marking the 10th anniversary of the war in afghanistan. >>> more than 50 protestors from the occupied boston movement were arrested early this morning. that move came after they ignored repeated warnings from police. there were concerns that the protestors would destroy more than 150,000 dollars worth of shrubbery that was recently planted. the demonstrators were charged with trespassing. >>> the house where president abraham lincoln died has reopened to the public. the year-long rehabilitation of peterson house included repairs to the exterior. a new climate-controlled system and improvements to the historic windows, doors and shutters. the house is part of the ford theatre national historic site. the park service

outside with a cloudy sky, light rain, mist and drizzle coming down around downtown washington.adier showers north and west. chilly out there. 49 trees right now at national airport. dew points in mid-40s. temperatures will fall down another two or three degrees. within out of the northwest at 9 miles per hour. plenty of low and mid-40s back out to the west. few reports of snowflakes in the high spots on the western faces of the mountains out in parts of central west virginia. no snowflakes around here but there are rain drops coming down. you see it across northern maryland, frederick county, washington county, southbound showers going towards martinsburg and winchester and closer into town, western side of the capital beltway and loudoun county. southbound showers headed down towards manassas and fredericksburg as well. not as much rain out to the east of the city, annapolis over here towards bowie. a little bit of light to moderate rain. sunday forecast, filled with clouds and off and on chances for showers. i think we'll start wet and end wet but we should have a few dry hou

winds gust well over 30 miles an hour in downtown washington. across the high spots out towards the blue ridge closer to 40 miles per hour. as you make your plans to get outside and enjoy your saturday evening, mostly clear skies are still out there. the winds will lay down a bit after the sun goes down. that is good news. but for your evening plans, i'd suggest at least a medium-weight jacket if you're going to be outside. because the breeze won't ease up until probably closer to 10:00, 11:00. by then it will be plenty chilly out there. last rays of sunshine. the sun goes down at 6:30 in the evening, so just a few minutes from now. a beautiful day. upper 60s to low 70s around the metro area. 71 degrees down into southern maryland. still mid-60s across the high spots near martinsburg and winchester. as you make your plans to get outside this evening, mid-60s at 7:00, back in the 50s by 11:00 p.m. the winds will be easing off just a bit. once the sun goes down. most of the real weather energy and action has been staying well up to our north today

little rays of sunshine, bouncing off the western side of the jefferson moremorial there in downtown washington. on the whole, a very pleasant day to be outside today. current temperature at national airport, still 61 degrees with a mostly clear skies. dew points in the upper 40s and a very light wind out of the south averaging 6 miles per hour. around the rest of the metro area, 57 in gaithersburg. down to ft. belvoir and springfie springfield, 59 there. 58 in huntingtown. 57 out towards manassas. and even out towards the blue ridge and the shenandoah valley, where fall color is near its peak right now, temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. no rain on the radar. the nearest raindrops to us are well down here across parts of kentucky and ohio. and most of that will stay just down to our south. as you make plans to get outside and enjoy your sunday evening, mostly clear skies, a few fair weather clouds out there. temperatures, upper 50s at 7:00 p.m. back down into the low 50s by 11:00. cooler, of course, out across parts of the suburbs. here's the satellite picture. notice this littl

the runners will cross through parts of the national mall and downtown washington before returning to arlington. the finish line for the army ten miler is near the pentagon. metro plans to open one hour early. 6:00 sunday morning as runners get to the race on time. look for delays on metro this weekend. three stations on the yellow and green line are closed for maintenance work. metro says the columbia heights stations will reopen sometime tuesday. free shuttle buses are available if you must use those stations. work is also planned on the orange line. if you are traveling between east falls church, you'll need to take a bus and add about 30 minutes to your commute. >> still ahead on 9news now tonight. >> michael jackson's family and thousands of fans pack a tribute concert tonight. we'll tell you about it. and paul mccartny may be walking down the aisle this weekend. we'll have details on what would be marriage number three. back in a minute. >>> mild temperatures this evening. most of us sitting in the 50s to near 60 degrees. but when you wake up, it will be chilly. we're looking at

not so bad right in downtown washington.e western suburbs have cooled off. 53 at the airport. wind west-southwest at 7 miles per hour. 49 in gaithersburg and rockville. 51 in reston. 41 in manassas. 54 in annapolis. a wide range of temperatures this morning. mid-50s in northern maryland. mid-40s in north central virginia. here's your day planner. sunny, sunny, mostly sunny as we get through the course of the day. temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60 by 10:00 this morning. low to mid-70s for much of the afternoon if you're headed down to the dedication of the martin luther king memorial. 8:00 temperature, 53. 11:00 temperature, 62 degrees. not much in the way of real organized weather to worry about. high pressure is in charge. mid and high level cloudiness. our skies won't be as crystal blue as they were yesterday. cool start. cool to chilly will lead to a pleasant afternoon. tons of sunshine coming our way. more cloud cover the further north and west you go. gradually it will linger into the area and causality more in t

turned into something unexpected in downtown washington. a fight broke out between students and that forced the entire event to be shut down. we are live downtown. >> the morning session ended early and by midafternoon, the convention center said, that is its. there will be no evening session. college ferris -- fairs -- only here in washington, d.c., did a behavior of the few students shut it down. thousands of students were forced to leave the washington convention center after a fight broke out just after 11:00 this morning. d.c. police were called and when a brawl escalated. >> a lot of people got scared. we decided at that point let's get everybody on the buses and out of fear. >> 10,000 students from maryland virginia, and washington d.c., were attended that -- were attending the national college fair. by midday, police and security were posted at at least one door. some students arrived as the event was being evaluated. >> a lot of people were rushing to get in. >> for many of these students, this is their only opportunity to meet wit

crime there's iran benefit from assassinating the saudi ambassador or the israeli ambassador in downtown washington absolutely not because they brings the country closer to war with the largest military power in the world and the only beneficiaries are the israeli regime and the united states government which once they ratchet up tensions against iran and also to change the subject because in the last months or it's been the israeli government its policies against gaza it's continuing expansion of the west bank settlements that's become the focus of worldwide condemnation now the u.s. wants to shift the anger divert the anger away from its proxy away from israel towards iran a government that they've designed for overthrow brown thanks to a promise sponsored this latest development because here we have to say antiwar activists brownback are joining us live in washington thank you well to other news now. r t russia and china of boosting corporation in a bid to balance out the economic and political dominance of western countries prime minister vladimir putin is in beijing to solidify diplomatic ties

have reached the american capital now the chanting the movement's message crowds march through downtown washington d.c. the demonstration started as a simple sit in front of the new york stock exchange to quickly gain support all over the country more rallies followed in chicago boston san francisco los angeles and i'd never say they're fed up with breaking about the work while bonuses flow into the pockets of already wealthy wall street bankers on wednesday police used pepper spray a baton to disperse tens of thousands of people walking from lower manhattan to wall street early we spoke to occupy wall street activist who gives his experience of big brother police he also told us that the lack of definite demands of the movement is in fact its strength. i think actually it's an interesting contrast. i think. it's it's intense. focus. on. i think. there's an incredible stress of not having a clear answer i. think this person has to come up with its own this is the person he our foundation which those are the grassroots organizations of. this service added window sills i think that's a very credible

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protest has reached the american capital chanting the movement's message crowds march through downtown washington d.c. demonstrations started as a simple sit out in front of the new york stock exchange but quickly gained support all over the country when rallies followed in chicago san francisco and los angeles activists say they're fed up with breaking their backs at work while bonuses flow into the pockets of already wealthy wall street bankers on wednesday police used pepper spray and with tongs to disperse tens of thousands of people walking from manhattan to wall street an independent reporter who's been covering the unfolding events says police action went far beyond just walking the crowds. as an independent journalist i actually had my own sort of run in with the players i was arrested on the brooklyn bridge last weekend with seven hundred other people as i was filming and so were our live stream critters i was also knocked down by a police officer on the front lines of me in the union square protests and i think it's raised a lot of interesting questions about what the role of independen

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the hot spot f we can call it that is here in downtown washington at 37. much of the area here at or below freezing. cold start to the day. should be a decent afternoon. we'll have a mix of some clouds and some sunshine out there and high temperatures a few degrees warmer than yesterday. so all in all, a decent day and dry. sentinel satellite, there you go, cloud cover out to the west. we have a storm system developing to the south and that will be riding off the carolina coast. today, highs in the mid others. we'll go 56. should be a decent afternoon and dry for the trick or treaters tonight. >>> let's get a quick check of your weather with julie wright. >> no incidents to report along the top stretch of the beltway. the trip coming from around 270, you will find lanes are open. still uneven pavement. it is quite a jolt as you travel from the far left and center lane over to the exit lane at georgia. northbound on 395, lanes are open leaving duke street headed out to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> making headline

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the race started and ended in arlington the part of the route went through downtown washington.istration fees will benefit soldier families. >>> gas prices are taking a tumble and the box of this battle goes to boxing robots. >>> good morning angela merkel and french president nicolas sarkozy say they will have a plan to deal with europe's debt crisis ready this month. it will include a detailed plan to ensure europe's banks have enough capital. surprising news in the u.s. construction firms added thousands of jobs. construction contractors lost 2 million jobs during the recession depressed of gas is falling. the average price of a regular gallon of gas nationwide is $3.39, down 13 cents in the past two weeks. it was a good weekend for fighting robots," real steal" took in $33.3 million. the political sauger,"by its of march"was number two. >> 0 provokes --oprah's channel as a of today. "the rosy show" a lead into zero pres prime-time program. --oprah's prime-time program that it is 6:89 time for traffic and weather. >>> i have a vegetable garden going. we have lettuce and sprin

that same group protested last night in downtown washington. protests began in new york city and expert across the nation. demonstrators are angry about corporate greed. more coming up in a live report in a few minutes. >>> sarah palin makes it official. she's not running for president. the former alaska governor released a statement last night saying she made the decision after "much prayer and serious consideration." this comes after, a speculation about whether the tea party favorite would enter the race. >>> president obama is set to embark on another bus tour with an official dobbs plan. the president will make a three- day trip through a virginia and north carolina between october 17 and 19. the trip will be similar to the other three-day tours through minnesota, iowa, and illinois that the president did in august. >>> expected that the washington monument are complete. they found cracks and removed some loose pieces of stone. they still say the monument remains structurally sound. there's no time line for when repairs will begin or how l

. >> that's cheryl hurd from eighth and washington from downtown washington. you're watching our nbc chopper above the scene. presumably many of the occupy protesters dismantled from the camp this morning are back and wanting to return back towards oakland city hall. 80 people were arrested this morning let's shift towards city hall and bring in nbc bay area's jodi hernandez. i assume they will be coming to you within the next 10 to 20 minutes. what's the scene there and what exactly set all of this up this morning to get all of this rolling today? >> reporter: raj, we thought protesters were heading over here to the plaza. if they had made it this way, and if they do make it this way, this is what they are going to encounter, dozens of police officers. like i say, people honking their horns, dozens of police officers in riot gear. you can see this plaza is barricaded off. meanwhile, inside the plaza itself, the cleanup is well under way. haz-mat teams are there as we speak. as the city put its foot down this morning and decided to kick the campers out early t

pat collins is live in downtown washington with more on the phone app that led police right to the suspectst? >> reporter: incredible. a robbery over here. 15 minutes an arrest way over there all because of an app on this phone, 200 miles away. talk about the long arm of the law. >> they were right on me before i realized they were near me. he said give me all your money. >> reporter: meet chris, a professor at penn state. we talked to him via skype today because yesterday, well, yesterday, he spent most of his time talking to the cops. yesterday, professor was visiting washington. he was here in franklin park. it was 11:00 a.m., broad daylight. he was texting on his phone. two men approach him. one in front, one in back. they had robbery on their mind. >> i said, you know, can i keep my phone? i don't have a way to contact my daughter, he said that ain't happening. he took my phone. >> reporter: the robbers run away. he goes back to his hotel, calls it cops, he calls his wife. ha are the chances of catching these guys? not to worry. his wife tracks those crooks on her iphone from state col

a mirror calm finish out there on the river early this morning. 57 now in downtown washington. 4 for waldorf. 55 in leesburg. 55 in germantown. sunny and delightful today. temperatures in the mid and upper 70s. some college football action richmond spiders in towson, maryland taking on the tigers. it is a 7:30 kick off. no chance for rain. 72 at kick off there. naval academy holding the golden eagles. a 3:30 kick. i like their chances today. maryland terrapins on the road at georgia tech in atlanta. 73 degrees there. mountaineer fans hosting the connecticut huskies 70 perfect football weather in the mountains. >> we like it. >> thank you, chuck. >>> well parents of a youth football league feel like they've been sacked as they discovered the league's president was arrested for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from their league. news 4's jackie benson has the story. >>> friday night lights elementary school edition. parents know these games instill discipline and team work in their kids, plus it tires them out. it takes a tremendous amount of volunteer work and a fair amou

. >>> dozens of people took part in a demonstration at the sight of a center in downtown washington today. they are demanding more jobs. >> what do we want? jobs. >> construction has not done enough to hire d.c. residents. it's at ninth and h street. it's one of the biggest projects in the country. clark construction said since the project started in late march, 41% of all workers have been d.c. residents. >> virginia voters are not huge fans of governor bob mcdonal's proposal. 52% of the voters surveyed said they think the toll is a bad idea. it compares with 42% who like the plan. however, when voters have a choice between tolls and raising the gasoline tax, 60% favored the toll. that's compared to 28% still against it. the toll road proposal is part of a plan to pay for road improvements. >> still to come, repairs to the earthquake damage at national earthquake damage at national cathedral are under way.ture, you're always looking ahead... to what's next... to what's possible confident... that taking action now, is the way to create... a better tomorrow. that's why we're announcing, th

. >>> now, demonstrators are gathered in downtown washington. it's part of a growing occupy movement. hundreds of people marched to the white house to protest the state of the economy and the demonstrations show no sign of letting up. new protests from los angeles to chicago to st. louis and even to portland, maine. chris gordon is live at 15th and k streets northwest with the latest on the rallies happening in our area. chris? >> reporter: occupy d.c. disrupted traffic. here along k street, some of the protesters chose k street as the symbol of washington's powerful lobbyists and lawyers. occupy d.c. is on the move. they march from freedom plaza past the white house demanding jobs. the target of this demonstration was the chamber of commerce in the united states. they closed h street between 15th and 16th. the protesters pointing to the large sign that says jobs. some of the protesters had applications for jobs then pressed forward toward the entrance that was locked shut. they staged a sit-in. ten or more police officers were present. it remai

downtown washington yesterday some protesters rallied against what they call corporate greed. >> 37% of young people in this nation live in poverty. that is not acceptable. that is why people are here. it has everything to do with it. we will>> the same group is planning a big rally tomorrow in freedom plaza. >>> maryland appears to be a state divided when it comes to p two controversial social issues. a new poll reveals 48% of potential voters support same- sex marriage. 49% are against the idea. this comes as maryland governor martin o'malley appears in a public-service announcement in favor of gay marriage. he also plans to support same- sex marriage legislation next year. the same poll reveals 47% of potential voters support the so- called "dream act while 61% oppose the measure. it will allow the children of illegal immigrants to pay in- state tuition at state colleges. the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5%. >>> the 54 degrees outside. >> la plata -- -- still ahead --\ >> it's sad, heartbreaking that it's going to be that much money. where are they going to get it

support to occupy public space in the middle of downtown washington, d.c. >> reporter: back again live. what is happening is a general assembly. they are going to vote on this option to stay four months to occupy d.c. and along with other cities, occupy wall street and other cities around the country, maintain this rally, this protest, this vigil and marches. that's the latest from freedom plaza. back to you. >> thanks, chris. >>> another protest today outside the convention center. members of p.e.t.a. wore monkey masks and carries sign. they are criticizing the army laboratory at the aberdeen training grounds. monkeys are injected with a substance that causes seizures before given an antedote. they are not commenting but says the army defends to protect everyone's freedom of speech. >>> a stock surge. the dow jones was up 330 points. it closed at 11,433. nasdaq up more than 86 points. it closed at 2566. the s&p 500 gained 39 points and finished at 1194. new details following a murder suicide in montgomery county. a relative made the discovery in the 4500 block in bethesda. the suspect

three shy of 60. 55 and 54 in washington d.c. downtown in the low 50s. come on out, in the wilderness, the temperatures -- . >>> this rain could be coming our way, that will be tonight and tomorrow's weather. i think what is really impressive, a chilly shot of air moving in and the high at 64, behind that front, in the 50s and staying there for the next five days, 70, maybe 72 with enough early sun and the showers in the area, maybe with rain, a thunderstorm, 65 will be the high. i think that will happen in the afternoon and the temperatures will fall in the day and 58 on friday and more showers on saturday and 54 on sun day and monday. the temperatures in the mid to upper 50s and should be some weather for the game on sunday. >> you are about to get up and go, here is more from traffic control. >> good morning. a new accident to report, this is on 95 north bound. it is not causing delays. there is the accident in the clearing stages on liberty road. the speeds on the west side, slowing down, down to 52 miles per hour on the outside loop, topside at full