dr. francis collins, dr. collins some final thoughts? >> well, i think i'm going to challenge the premise of some of our conversation here. namely, that the support for biomedical research in the united states is going to continue to be under severe stress and that there's no light at the end of this tunnel. i think the arguments for the value of this enterprise both in terms of advancing human health and stimulating the economy are extremely compelling. and i would like to believe that those arguments will actually get some purchase in decision making in the coming years. other countries seem to have accepted that. even countries whose economic distress is at least as bad as ours and yet they have seen medical research as an opportunity to actually build things back up into a healthier state and therefore have specifically prioritized this. as an investment they want the make. >> why do you think that isn't happening? if you watched the whole republican national convention and watched the whole democratic national convention, there are

dr. collins, and the essence of it is as we pray for our nation, we need to pray for ourselves.e need to get our lives right so we can be right as a whole. last night was a spectacular time of prayer, praise, and worship here at cbn. as we welcome the jewish new year, rosh hashanah, we now want to show you some of the highlights of this extraordinary evening. take a look. [horns blowing] >> pat: last night, the sound of the shofar commemorated the start of the new year. the night was filled with rejoicing. ♪ ♪ i am serving over zion >> dancing. ♪ >> prayer. >> gordon: tonight i think it would be appropriate to pray for the peace of jerusalem. the bible commands us to do that. and let us pray a blessing over israel, that the lord would watch over her and protect her. >> pat: we thank you that you are our mercy seat. you are our lid of covering. we thank you that your blood has covered every sin we've ever committed. in the name of jesus, we thank you. >> and, of course, worship. paul wilbur led the crowd in giving thanks to god for a joyful new year. ♪ ♪ let's rejoice ♪ let god a

dr. francis collins.tury this week" sunday at 8:30 only on wusa9. >>> we are in a great mood this morning, it's friday, good morning, welcome to 9news now, today is friday. september 21st. i'm jessica doyle in for andrea roane. >> we made it. i'm mike hydeck, thank you for joining us. hey monika how you doing? >> hoo-ha. another top ten day coming up mr. bernstein? >> top 20 maybe. yesterday was stellar. couple of high clouds it was perfect. today is going to be even warmer and you may like that even better with temperatures in the low 80s. a day planner, a nice morning for you. a touch of fog out to the west. 75 by noon. high about oh 81, 82. should do that 3:00, 4:00. and by 5:00 still lovely out there and 79 degrees. sunrise just a few minutes before 7:00. we're still watching the high clouds streaming in from the southwest to the northeast but most of those now are east of d.c.. we're generally clear overhead. the temperatures this morning which are on the cool side but not as cool. down to 50 in fred

dr. francis collins. watch "biocentury this week" sunday at 8:30 only on wusa9. >>> welcome back. 4:40. almost 4 listen 41 on this -- 4:41 on this friday morning and we love fridays around here. and we're going to love this one with sunshine. and a pleasantly warm afternoon. average high is now in the upper 70s and we'll be in the low 80s by 3:00 or 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. 77. the changes coming for the weekend when i see you next. right now here's monika with timesaver traffic. >>> southbound on i-95 out of baltimore to the beltway packed here at route 100. things are looking great no issues to report as you head down to the beltway and over to college park. northbound 95 coming out of virginia looks good as well. back with more coming up in a few minutes at 4:47. back to the desk. >>> the time right now is 4:41. i like -- joking around with mike. today is a big day for mike hydeck. >> who cares? >> it's a big day for apple as well. in case you hadn't heard the iphone 5 hits store shelves in nine countries including the u.s. and canada today. now this is a look at the line outside of an app

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dr. oz,"season four starting monday. >> >> now your insta-weather forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> we have been dealing with some rain shower activity. one batch of rain is beginning to move out. it is heavy on the eastern shore, especially around ocean city. we have only had four hundred stuff an inch of rain. we are -- 4/100 of an inch of rain. the grass pollens are in the moderate range. temperature wise, the rain has had an effect of that, too. they are down to 61. 78 in edgewood. 79 in westminster. in western maryland, temperatures are in the mid- 70's. here is satellite imagery showing this area of rain over our area. we are over the northwest aids in baltimore. the clouds are beginning to break up. -- we are over the northwest edge in baltimore. we could have some more storms this afternoon. a low pressure area offshore. that is helping to stir things up right now. there is another cold front out to the west. it will be coming in. between that in the heat of the afternoon, it will trigger some more thunderstorm activity. in the gulf of mexico, it is a little piece of what is left of isaac. one part o