. >> george washington university. [laughter] >> they are! george washington university. they absolutely are. they just are so creative. and what's the most thrilling thing, actually, for me is when i've been away for a couple of days, and i haven't, in fact, been sort of hovering around and i log on. and there's some wonderful--a gallery of something or some witty idea or some terrific piece that i just have no idea where it came from and i say, "how did that get there?" they say, "oh, the kids did that." and i love that. there's something very regenerative about it. and it makes you realize that that kind of energy and creativity will always be there whether it's in a newsroom or in a website or in a tv station, is that media junkies are always going to be amongst us and hopefully will still give their best. >> still give their best. tina, ken, thanks to you both. i really appreciate it. terrific. at's all today for "the future of news." join us next time. from the knight studio at the newseum in washington, d.c., i'm frank sesno. >> thank you. >> thank you, frank. >> t

holding a town hall at the george washington university center tonight. he will take questions from the university community and some people watching a lot of webcast. >>> in the maryland governor's race, the economic issues took center stage as o'malley and bob ehrlich face-off. >> you have not created a new job in the state and we of -- the unemployment rate. >> we have created 33,000 net new jobs. >> debate also covered education and taxes. >>> is the windows 7 telephone worth the money? >> microsoft's highly anticipated windows 7 operating system telephone will be in stores. it divides categories like contacts and games into hubs making them easily accessible from the touch screen. at&t initially offering three of the phones at $200 each. you may want to check ave nintendo wii party, but a board game similar to the game of life. it tests your skills at 80 different mini games. >> you move followed by winning all of these mini games, anything from highs in the nintendo wii ramallah to playing hide and seek to an animal farm game. >> up to four people c

and police say he was concerned about the outcome. >>> president obama will visit both george washington university to try to energize young voters. he will hold a moving america forward tom hall at the university's marvin center tonight. he will take questions -- town hall at the university's marvin center tonight. pedestrian safety will be the focus of an event featuring transportation secretary ray lead. today's event follows a number of accidents in recent days. on friday, a woman and child were hit on georgia avenue in silver spring. yesterday a teenager was hurt after being hit by a gaithersburg police officer. the most serious was on sunday when two people were killed on rockville pike in north bethesda. it is 6:36 now on this tuesday morning. 64 degrees. >>> still ahead, it was all about passion on the dance floor. who had it and who might be heading home. >> plus, the light at the end of the tunnel for the 33 miners trapped underground. >> we will be right back. >>> hi, my name is matt evans and i am here at the national zoo. i'm here with my buddy, a giant tortoise. good morning, washingt

. >> he called john stuart a big hit -- eighth >> george washington university may be making a changeo its dorms. changes to make gay lesbian and transgendered students more comfortable. we have more details. >> it is called gender neutral housing. about 50 schools in the country have that including dartmouth, cornell and stanford. it will let students choose to live with whoever they want, male or female. >> george washington university is considering gender neutral housing on campus. it is an effort spearheaded by the gay, lesbian, and trans gender community. >> at least one residence hall would be available. it is up to authorities. >> it would ease tensions for those forced to live with same- sex roommates who do not agree with their lifestyle. >> i have heard horror stories of straight guys living with gay guys. >> it translates to a heterosexual students who prefer mixed company. >> there is a lot of drama with five girls. it is difficult to find a lot of people who work together. if there is a mix, it would be easier. >> some fear that allowing men and women to share bedrooms s

on a college campaign trail today with a stop at home, most of the town hall meeting a george washington university tonight. monday the president was in miami trying to persuade voters. he met with voters at a well- known cuban restaurant. at a separate fundraiser he accused republicans of peddling the san philosophy that led the country into recession. >>> the candidates running for maryland governor square off on monday in a fiery debate. martin o'malley and bob ehrlich argued about the economy, unemployment, and future job growth. they fought over education. >> those children of color are being denied their constitutional rights. that is unacceptable in the state of maryland and in the united states of america in 2010. >> you talking encoded language about kids. you never talk about the things they are doing well. >> o'malley is seeking reelection after defeating bob ehrlich in 2006. the next debate will take place in the coming weeks. >>> investigators are trying to figure vowel how powerful plastic explosives ended up in an historic u.s. new york city cemetery. there were found wrapped in a pl

with friends from the homeless security policy institute at george washington -- homeland security policy institute at george washington university. see, i wanted to talk a little bit -- caller: i want to talk more out our homegrown problems in the country. you have right-wing extremists are one side, and now they are conducting themselves with a major political republican party. do you guys anticipate any probms from the backs you have a bunch of progressives that are a little angry, too. i would like to hear your thoughts. the: she's referring to cover story and "climbed back dizzied -- high in the magazine." guest: i have not looked at death threat. i'm not the best position to answer those questions. terrorism is terrorism. it is in development of what motivates the etchant itself -- what motivates. the action itself is what authorities pay attention to. host: that lets a, a georgia are the republican blood -- atlanta, ga., on the republican line. see, i wanted to -- caller: people need to understand that not everyone well as some light and not everyone is capable of assimilating. we are a western country fell the of western

the president will hold a town hall meeting at george washington university. the coast guard says six voters are in good shape after found 120 miles off the new jersey coast. the boat failed to return from a fishing trip on sunday night. last night they found the disabled vessel. a coast guard cutter is towing it back and should reach land sometime this morning. the redskins launch a drive to get more fans in shape. that story is coming up. >>> and a layer of hailstones pounded part of the northeast. we are not getting anything like that, are we, howard? >> the same front will come through and that means big changes for us through the rest of the week. we will have the details when we return. and wake refreshed. melt to sleep fast. unisom sleep melts. until two years ago, when my dad transferred to istanbul. they settled in quickly. found their local deli. a few shortcuts. and a neighborhood hangout. but there's one thing they miss. their beloved hometown team. so i asked citi -- how many thankyou points it would take to give them something special. their old

and now the business professor at george washington university. david, the question here is, look, we are not talking about poet loads of money, some of these guys make a couple or $3,000 but it must be a huge advantage to be walking the halls of scpong know what your boss is doing and thinking, right? >>reporter: that is right. the employees are covered by the code of government service that says you cannot make money with information you know but the wall street journal did reveal that 72 staff made money and made money in areas where they had expertise or their bosses had expertise. which raises questions. >>trace: an example is a top policy advisor to harry reid, an energy advisor and he doubled his investment in reunusual -- renewable energy, but the office said it was a bad decision. >>reporter: and harry reid is in a tough race and this is one more evidence of washington just doesn't get it, to most americans. >>trace: the question; they could make more money, right, if you were so inclined walking the halls of congress and get this informa

even though this location is very close to george washington university, we do not believe the person was a student there. it was repted about want:30. the woman said the man forced inrcourse with her just off washington circle. what is somewhat odd is that is the garage entrance to the embassive spain and the area is full of security cameras. at least a half dozen of them. most people who live and work near here say they consider this to be very much a safe area. >> i am mainly safe about it feels good. >> ver, ever feel unsafe. i'm actually really confident. i not like new york. it is relavely call. i think it is safe. >> the victim will police she does not know the suspect. she describes him as a latino man. she said he had short black hair, was wearing a black jacket and blue jeans. >>> there are now seven kafsz break-ins just this week in the hay market area. there are two cases of attempted break-ins. in most cases the brglar goes through an unlocked door or window. they are looking at a possible link at a suspect who hit dozens of home over fairfax county. >>> th discovery chan

. >>> ate warning from police for students at george washington university after a vicious tax near campus. the details of this straight ahead as fox 5 morning news continues now at 6:00. >>> take a look outside. a little shaky out there this morning. we'll see some breezes kick up throughout the day today. i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm gurvir dhindsa. a little breezy out there but the temperature at least will be mild. it will feel pretty good out there. >> a cool start but a mild day today. very comfortable. nicer than it has been for the last several days. good morning. let's start with satellite- radar and we can show you that, yeah, there are a few clouds out there this morning but the precipitation is gone. it is pulling out of the region or has pulled out of the region, moving across the northeast right now. continuing to is he that spin in the atmosphere. that spin does bring us a few clouds and some winds coming through. it is rather breezy. right now, current temperature being reported at reagan national airport, 52 degrees. the winds are out of the southwest at six miles per hour b

it'sappening on the george washington university campus, which will be streamed live on the web beginning at 7:00. the president will talk about moving america foard in the upcoming midterm elections. and he will also take questions from the audience and online viewers. the president said it's the first time ever the president will answer a question via skype. >> very cool. >> it is cool. this president has done that. >> yes, yes. tom,ell us a little more about the forecast today. a little touch of summer yesterday. >> not as hot as yesterday. off to a ld start. good morning. back to work and school. no travel problems weatherwise. a few clouds coming through. mid-60s in washington and near the bay. arlington, fairfax, montgomery near 60 as well. a few locations in virginia dipped into the 50s. out of the mountains, in the 40s in many locations. later today ithould climb into the 70s to near 80 degrees and a small chance of an isolated shower or thundershower. partly cloudy and cooler tomorrow. ra likely thursday. and a smaller chance of a shower friday. much cooler both days. highs aroun

welcome to george washington university. we are very pleased to have our guests here this evening to do the second installment of midterm examination and give their opinion about what is happening in the next couple of weeks. it is exactly this kind of conversation which we like to host. we are the premier school of practical politics. the first school founded 23 years ago to teach people how the business of politics operates and to teach leaders in that field. we are able to host this event because of the generosity of friends of the graduate school of political management. our hosts have been the respective leaders of their parties. >> thank you, director. thank you are special panel for being here. this will be a lot of fun, 80 years ago you might see a grown man cry. -- two weeks from now you might see a grown man cry. i only had one campaign when i was a student at george washington university. i was in my second year of law school during the kennedy campaign. we debated with a man who is in heaven now. he had nixon and

more questions than answers from police surrounding the sexual assault of a woman near george washington university. tonight worried neighbors asked police for more information about the attack but didn't get it. fox 5's matt ackland picks up the story now from the newsroom. >> this attack has many people in the foggy bottom west end neighborhoods of northwest on edge tonight. the commissioner leading the meeting said she called police administrators ahead of time asking them to send an officer who had been briefed on the investigation, but the two officers who were sent knew very little about this assault. the young woman told police she was attacked by a man around 2:00 in the morning last tuesday. it happened along washington circle. the woman says she was forced to have sex with an unknown man near the spanish embassy at 23rd and pennsylvania. >> i've lived here for 10 years. we've never had anything like this before. >> reporter: advisory neighborhood commissioner rebecca coder says people who live in the area of foggy bottom are concerned. tonight many of them showed up to this community meet

the president is scheduled to speak tomorrow at a town hall meeting at george washington university. >>> the candidates running for maryland governor squared off for a debate. martin o'malley and of ehrlich argued about the economy and future job growth. the worst argument was over education. >> those kids of color are being denied their constitutional rights. that is unacceptable. >> you always talk in very coded language about kids not succeeded. but you never talk about the things they are doing well. >> bob ehrlich accused o'malley of doubling the state's unemployment rate. he said ehrlich did nothing to lower taxes while he was governor. o'malley is seeking reelection. the two are scheduled for debate on radio next week. >>> expect even more traffic gridlock tomorrow morning as you travel through tysons. a ramp will close and it will stay closed for up to two years. the alternative will lead to even more problems. horace holmes will explain how and why. >> up until now if you wanted to get on the belt way northbound from 123 you got onto a ramp right behind me. that ramp will cl

the president was speaking to to students at george washington university, and did a live town hall on mtv and bet that the internet. >> health care passed and i am proud of the fact that a lot of the people here will benefit directly. >> when asked about partisan sniping, the president was conciliatory. >> i am confident that if we were together over the next several years, the political temperature will go down, the political rhetoric will go down, because we will actually be making progress on a lot of these issues. >> is he going to get the young people out there to vote? >> no, the surge in the 2008 election was three basic groups, african-american voters, college towns, and first-time voters. you are not going to recreate. you cannot get that souffle to rise again. but he obviously has to get the electorate. the republicans are targeting and harvesting older voters. defending stopping the cuts in medicare -- >> older voters have just learned that for the second year in a row, the cost of living increase will not be applied to social security. >> there is no cost-of-living increas

and the george washington university mobile mammography van is providing free screenings to low-incomeinsured women this afternoon. the van is located outside of the gw medical facility associates building at 22nd and i streets northwest. free screenings are available until 2:30 this afternoon. this is the 13th year gw has offered free screenings on national mammography day. >>> tom sater is here to give us the weekend forecast. >> yeah. >> a nice forecast. >> sunday better than tomorrow. only blemish is the wind, a little strong. a real chill in the air. you are going to love this weekend. i can hear it now. we are heading to the corn maze and pumpkin patch. it will be that nice. look at the next three days winds are the big story. many locations wind gusts over to 20 to 2 a miles an hour. during the afternoon period they pick up. they will lighten up this evening and pick up tomorrow. yesterday's high 61. nice soaking rainfall. so we still have cloud cover varies, some partly cloudy, some mostly cloudy, a chance of a stray shower and tomorrow the winds ping up northwesterly. still 10

. >> the president hosted a high- tech town hall meeting at george washington university and took questions from students around the country over facebook, twitter and skype. it is one stop in his campaign. >>> president is not the only one hitting the campaign trail. michelle obama had to wisconsin today to stump for senator russ feingold. he had to colorado tomorrow to campaign with a democratic senator michael bennett in part of a seven-state two-week blitz. >>> in battleground maryland, former president bill clinton will stop by to campaign for martin o'malley. the two will hold a rally in baltimore on october 21. martin o'malley faces former republican governor bob ehrlich. martin o'malley defeated bob ehrlich in 2006. >> from politics to the weather on this wednesday. for those of us who like the change in season and like the beginnings of fall, we have that, finally. >>> urging by responses to my facebook page,, i think most people enjoy the change into fall. that is the unofficial survey. >> not scientific. >> this is a great time left to show you. we will jump into our saudi foreca

natalie teaches technology integration at george washington university and said the findings come as no surprise. >> i have seen a lot of this annex doteally in my own students and colleagues who feel like they have to be answering the students' e-mails all the time. >> reporter: nearly all received e-mail in the past week and 3/4 get news online and 2/3 used a device to get information on current events. but, being constantly connected is raising anxiety levels. 6 in 10 get nervous if someone didn't reply to a message. >> i a lot of my friends -- >> >> reporter: on a deeper level, many use technology to admit cries for help. 1 in 5 posted public messages seeking emotional support and more than 2/3 say they know someone who pleaded for assistance. >> he sort of had a suicide note and we rushed to the dorm room trying to figure out what was wrong with him. >> reporter: before the rise of social networking, it's unlikely that people kept track of how many friends they had but ap/mtv will be u poll she 4- 10 students are connected to 500 or more friends on their social networks. still,

george washington university sent out an alert las night. however it is not clear if the victim was a g.w. student. >>> they're trying dozens of criminal cases in pince george's county are under review as the polic department investigates claims that the police officers involved in the cases may have cheated while still at the training academy. more tn 30 officers could face suspensions in this case. news 4's clint gordon has more. >> reporter: last year this class of police cadets helped search the crime scene in one of two similar mother and daughter murders that occurred in prince george's county. now, their future as police officers is uncertain. this is the county police training academy, the focus of an internal affas investigation of alleged cheating that could involve discipline, suspension, or even removal of 32 prince george's county policefficers and two members of the maryland national capital park police. it casts doubt on their honesty and credibility. prince george's county ate's attorney glenn ivey, whose office prosecutes cr

frank sesno is an award winning journalist and professor at george washington university, where he leads the planet forward project. frank, welcome to "nightly business report." >> thanks, tom. great to be working together and focusing on invention and innovation. >> tom: tell us about the leaf, and what drivers think of it? >> tom, its got people thinking, that's for sure. you know, at planet forward, we hear from scientists, students, advocates, entrepreneurs, and experts as they make their case for energy innovation. well, with your indulgence, this new car has some folks considering whether its time to turn over a new leaf. the commercial is slick and the message is clear-- if you buy the nissan leaf, you'll not only save polar bears, you'll be saving the planet. but will this car gain traction? at planet forward, were asking people to send innovative ideas that can affect our energy future. and this new set of wheels, which will be in showrooms in december, has drawn considerable attention. >> what you're looking at is our zero emissions pure electric vehicle. >> dan gray uploaded a

host: frank cilluffo is the co- author of this report from the george washington university homeland policy security institute. it is called for an fighters, trends, to doctors, and conflict zones. thank you for being on "washington journal." we will take a short break. when become back, and discussion on child nutrition and current legislation. we will be right back. >> next week, the supreme court begins their new term. you can learn more about the nation's highest court in c- span's newest book, "the supreme court." you can learn about the attorneys who argued cases they're revealing unique insight on the court available in hardcover and wherever you buy books. >> washington has one of the more difficult levels. she was a very self-centered woman. you would think that the mother of the father of our country would have a all sorts of quotes from her taking greater pleasure in her son. we really do not have any. >> sunday, the first of two programs about his first murphy to be published about our first q&a.dent on c-span's host: margo wootan is our guest. the house stall they vote on

. >>> george washington university students are being urged to be on the lookout after a woman was viciously attacked near campus. police say a man forced a woman into an alley behind the embassy of spain early yesterday morning and sexually assaulted her. it is not clear yet if the victim was a student. police issued a campus-wide alert letting students know about the incident. >>> two maryland teenagers are facing attempted murder charges. they are accused of plotting to kill an entire family. the suspects are just 16 years old. they are accused of trying to gun down her family. john henrehan picks up the story. >> reporter: dorchester county, maryland is still a largely rural area with pockets of generally quiet suburban sub twigss. on sunday evening, september 26, a family inside the living room of this house on quail run road came under tax. sick people hit the floor when bullets smashed through the sliding glass door in the back of the house. mother of the family crawled to a phone to dial 911. >> there was one person slightly injured due to bullet fragments in the house. she was trans

last night he answered questions during a town hall rally at george washington university.urged supporters to vote for like-minded candidates. later today he will talk about college tax credit with students and families. >>> first lady michelle obama will be in wisconsin today to stump for senator russ feingold. she goes to campaign for senator michael bennett tomorrow. their first joint appearance will be in ohio, with mr. obama and mrs. obama. ehrlich.ley faces bob the campaign for governor boson. >>> sony is teaming up with google for a web-surfing televisions. >> sony unveils its high- definition television line with google tv builds in. software designed to let you surf the web and channels at the same time. you can also download applications to your television. it goes on sale this weekend. 24-inches to 36 inches for the screen sizes. >>> internet explorer 9 compares favorably to other browsers and nez graphics that are rich. >> it allows subsides to run without stuttering or have been trouble loading. that is a big advantage especially as allegros and people are crea

. >>> president obama will hold a nation wide town hall tonight on the george washington university campusstreame live on the web at 7:00. the president will talk about moving america forward in the upcoming mid term elections and take questions from the audience and online viewers. it will be the first time the present will answer a question via skype. >> george cleany returned from the sudan where people have been displaced by war, famin and genocide. >> it can be stopped. i think,e stopped it in 2005, we stopped a war that lasted 20 years and cost 20 million lives. we stopped with diplomacy. yes, if we get involved now, we have a shot. >> clooney will meet with a member of the foreign relations committee later today. coming in the next half hour, are teenagers getting the training they need to be saf drivers? >> and the first time in the u.s., testing embryonic cells on humans. i thought it was crazy feeding in the fall. i always feed in the fall. but, it's the best time. ed your lawn in the fall. the fall feeding makes all the difference in the world. what the falfeeding does is build

he answered questions during a town hall meeting at george washington university last night. he urged them to vote for like- minded candidates. today he will talk about the college tax credit with students and their families. there's a slowdown at starbucks. then a nationwide probe into the mortgage mess. vinita nair has those stories and more. >> good morning. we begin with a new investigation into the mortgages. 40 states are launching a joint investigation today into questionable foreclosure processes. if the states want the company to change the way they handle foreclosures. but what sentinel borrowers on the verge of losing their houses. stocks rose after the federal bank signaled its ready to take more action to boost the economy. the move would be designed to encourage more spending now. federer over regulators are proposing new rules to prevent cell phone bill schock. customers would have to be alerted as they approach monthly limits. starbucks is telling employees to stop making multiple drinks at the same time so they could have fresher, drinks -- hotter drinks. >>

the president challenged students in george washington university to cast their ballot on november 2nd> the only way this is going to work is if hope is over fear and you guys manifest that campaign. >>> ten years ago today, 17 u.s. navy sailors died in a terrorist attack on the u.s.s. cole. ceremonies today mark the anniversary. al-qaida suicide bombers used a small boat filled with explosives to ram the cole while the destroyer was docked in yemen. last week eight survivors announced they are filing a lawsuit against sudan saying sudenese support helped in the attack. >>> how about a water taxi? >>> oakland firefighters are mopping up a one alarm fire at this hour near the emeryville city line. these pictures are just into the ktvu newsroom. the first fire was reported at a single family home. firefighters say no one was injured and they still have not determined the cost. >>> a decision in san francis san francisco clears the way for a new water taxi plan that will help commuters zip their way to their destination. >> reporter: this water taxi is the first in the area and is expecte

the president challenged students in george washington university to cast their ballot on november 2nd>> the only way this is going to work is if hope is over fear and you guys manifest that campaign. >>> ten years ago today, 17 u.s. navy sailors died in a terrorist attack on the u.s.s. cole. ceremonies today mark the anniversary. al-qaida suicide bombers used a small boat filled with explosives to ram the cole while the destroyer was docked in yemen. last week eight survivors announced they are filing a lawsuit against sudan saying sudenese support helped in the attack. >>> how about a water taxi? it's coming. and we'll have the details. >>> bill martin is tracking a big change in our weather but when? what to expect in the five day forecast. >>> oakland firefighters are mopping up a one alarm fire at this hour near the emeryville city line. these pictures are just into the ktvu newsroom. the first fire was reported at a single family home. firefighters say no one was injured and they still have not determined the cost. >>> a decision in san francis san francisco clears the way for a

natalie millman teaches technology at george washington university and said the findings come as no surprise. >> a ven a lost of this anecdotally in my own students and colleagues who feel they have to answer their students e- mails all the time. >> reporter: how engrain side technology in students' lives? nearly all received e-mail the past week. three quarters got news online and 2/3 used a device to get information on current events. being constantly connect side raising anxiety levels. about 6 in 10 get nervous if someone doesn't immediately reply to a message. >> a lot of kids -- and right away. >> reporter: on a deeper level, many use technology to emit cries for help and one in five seek emotional support. more than 2/3 know someone who pleaded for assistance. >> he sort of had a suicide note in their status kind of, like he was ready to die and we rushed to his dorm room and tried to figure out what was wrong with him. >> reporter: before the rise of social networking, it's unlikely that people kept track of how many friends they v. the ap/mtvu pole shows 4 in 10 students say they co

. >>> another big story we're following this morning, george washington university students are being urged to be on the lookout after a woman was visually attacked near campus. police say a man forced the woman into an alley behind the embassy of spain and sexually assaulted her. it's unclear if she was a student. police issued a campus wide alert about the eps dent. the victim did not know her attacker. he's still on the loose this morning. >>> two maryland teenagers are facing attempted murder charges today, accused of plotting to kill an entire family. the suspects are 16-year-old caitlinkerchoff and her boyfriend. they planned to gun down her family on september 26th. that night shots were fired at six people inside the house. the mother of the fallly crawled to a phone to call 911 and luckily nobody was injured. >> certainly a bizarre occurrence and something you wouldn't expect to happen around here. i can't expect why two young 16 years old would want to do this to anybody, much less people they know. and special they've ruined their entire life because of these actions. >> ac

it is hosted by politico, facebook, and george washington university. the midterm elections are eight days away. we will show you keep debate and races around the country. we start with a live coverage of the senate kentucky debate. we will follow with a page from minnesota's governor's race, and a pair of house races. andrado's fourth district new york's 24th. the next segment is about 40 minutes. host: david keene is the host of the america of -- erican conservative union. let's begin with the amount of money being raised and spent by ouside groups. >> it appears that in this cycle we will have more than ever. yesterday it was equal, talking about union money and business monday, independent money and all of that. i am not one that finds that particularly disturbing. i think that individual givers and the rest can do that. there has been a lot of complaining over the years. in specific places where there is special interest money that impacts a member of congress or what ever, that is legitimate. butverall i think that the country benefits from a more

>>> our coverage of the recent terror concerns continues with the deputy director of george washington university's homeland security policy institute. you also served as a special assistant for president george w. bush for homeland security. you're familiar with how this works. we heard them say the operation rail safe is not the result of imminent security threat to the nation's railways and why go through a high-profile exer serious -- exercise them then? >> reporter: they important for a variety of reasons and take place throughout the year and right now, it's important because our mind is on security with the travel alerts overseas and all the americans probably watching the show say, hmm, i wonder what we're doing in the united states and even though it's not a threat against us, we need to remain vigilant. >> and talk about the homeland security advisory system and that is what people are paying attention to. our government's national threat level is at elevated or yellow, meaning significant risk of a terrorist attack and there is a travel advisory that you mentioned with orange threat leve

happening on the george washington university campus, which will be streamed live on the web at 7:00 talk about moving america forward in the upcoming election and take questions from the audience and online viewers. the white house says it's the first time ever a president will answer a question via skype. >>> this morning the federal government is asking usda employees tostay home today while crews clean up a weekend fire. all workers at the riverdale building in maryland can stay home. those who were able to work from home can do so. those not equipped to telework are authorized to ke administrative leave. a small fire damaged a room housing telecommunications equipment. >>> bertha, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi. good morning. this is becoming very controversial. jpmorgan chase and bank of america stopped foreclosures. now president obama's top housing commission said a freeze could magnify the mortgage crisis. >> shaun donavan tells "the wall street journal" lenders could focus energy on reviewing procedures. instead, they should be modifying loan terms and taking other ef

the president spoke to a crowd at george washington university. he's trying to generate enthusiasm among democrats in the final weeks before the november midterm election. >>> virginia gets high profile support in its lawsuit against federal health care reform. that story is coming up. plus the waves are kicking up, and tourists are getting out as the hurricane approaches the yucatan peninsula. here's howard. >> still tropical season. yesterday felt like summer and today feels like fall. we will have the latest on the cool down and some wet weather heading this way when 9 news now's returns. >>> some tour itselfs are taking final flights out before hurricane paula gets closer to resorts at the yucatan peninsula. a dozen storm shelters have been set up. paula could dump a half foot of rain on the yucatan before it is expected to trek toward cuba. >> this is a tiny storm. even though the wins are up to 100-mile an hour extend 15- miles from the center. that's it. >> not like we had with the last one. >> that was humongous. this is a tiny little stor

republicans hold a 5 point lead, 47 to 42% according to the latest politico george washington university battleground poll. jon: republicans hold a 14 point edge among independent voters and that may be the tree. leaders of both parties are predicting victory next week. >> i think you'll see an unprecedented wave on election day that is going to surprise a lot of people. >> almost all the polls have been moving for us. we have work to do. what democrats tend to specialize in is the ground game. jenna: president obama kicking off a final week on the campaign trail as democrats fight to retain control of congress. jon: he heads to rhode island where the democratic candidate for governor says the president can, quote, take his endorsement and khof it. frank caprio reacting angrily that he will not getting president obama's endorsement. calling it washington politics at its worse. wendell goal hrer on the front lawn. >> reporter: he is going to headline a democratic fund-raiser that frank caprio was scheduled to attend. orders are his seat may be empty after his comment. his opponent, chiefl

he's been down the street to george washington university. none other than someone more popular than he and president biden, first lady michelle obama joins him another another college campus, ohio state university sunday night in columbus, ohio. so a converted effort by the president to shore up the democratic base. independents are leaning republican. they're trying to limit the damage here and perhaps save the house and senate. >> mike, let me ask you. the young voters not happy with the president's job so far, is it about policy? is it all surrounded with the issue of unemployment and what he's doing about jobs? >> well, i think number one, you're right. it's a reflection of the disaflexion and the çdisappoin many have about the economy. this election is all about the economy, number one. number two, it's structural in the matter of the calendar. this is a midterm election. president obama is not on the ticket. this is the plea that president obama is making. he's saying i know that many of the things you were expecting we've been unable

president obama heads to george washington university tonight. he'll host a town hall meeting on improving the economy. dc's presumptive next mayor brings his open hours tour. there will be a meeting at the baptist church beginning at 6:30. >>> on the prince georges county school superintendent will deliver his state of the school system address. dr. william hyte will make the speech at the bowie center for the performing arts. police in college park are investigating a stabbing that left four men hurt. it's a story that's new this morning. in the last 40 minutes, portion county police told 9 news a fight began an 1:30 this morning at this thirsty turtle bar on route 1. i spread to the corner stone grill where the stabbing took place. all four victims should survive. so far, no arrests in the case. also new this morning, maryland police say a woman was killed while walking along interstate 270 in gaithersburg. i happened just before midnight on southbound i-270 near route 124. police tell 9 news the woman was hit by a car and out of service metro

because of the location's proximity to george washington university, there is a concern. is the victim a gw student? the university has not issued any type of alert to students which would it normally do student was a victim. the suspect is described as being about 5'8" or 5'9", weigng between 135 and 145 pounds with short dark hair. they say he was dressed in a black jacket and blue jeans and may have spoken to the victim in spanish. again, the victim told police, she did not know her attacker. back to you. >> all right. jackie bensen. thank you. >>> there was heavy police presence at a funeral. jamal coates was murder last ek following another funeral and police believe he was the victim of gang violence. >> reporter: a massive swing of grief and support dnesday morning as throng of people filed into the baptist church to say goodbye to 21-year-old jamal coates. mostf the funeral attendees didn't want to speak on camera but found other ways to honor a friend whose life was cut short. >> it is a tragedy to see this stuff happening repeatly. >> reporter: brian weaver runs

tomorrow night, i'm performing at george washington university. it's parents weekend.there. [ laughter ] how far away is it from here? are you driving? >> i'll take you. >> jimmy: yeah, you'll do it. okay, good. i'm going to go with these guys. carpooling is cool. [ laughter ] got to stay green, you guys. i'm going this saturday, and it's two shows on saturday. so just come. and if you're not in town, call up these dudes. they'll give you a ride. it's going to be fun. we have a great finish to the week tonight. a great actor and a cool dude, edward norton is here. [ cheers and applause ] he's phenomenal. from "jackass 3d," another phenomenal actor, bam margera in the house. i love him, too. and we have a very, very funny stand-up comedian. nick vatterott is here. [ cheers and applause ] he's going to be doing some stand-up. he's really good. you guys, today's friday, and that's usually when i catch up on some personal stuff. i check my inbox, i return some e-mails, and of course, i send out some thank- you notes. and i'm running a bit behind today. would you guys mind?

i study year of george washington university. -- here at george washington university.nator of the student labor action project, and i can tell you that i am committed to this position because i am inspired. i am inspired by the person who stood up against violence and institutional racism. i am inspired by a those to recognize people in the lgbt community and encourage them to hang in there, to know that it gets better after high school. they can have a happy life. i am inspired by the students at the university of california who, on october 7th, will be striking their schools to defend education. i can tell you that one nation working together is an important step. i can also tell you that the young people who work with the dan savages or those who are trying to organize themselves within them school -- within their schools will get things done. the way to get things done is to organize. organize your school, your community, your block, organizing your kitchen. this will be the community that gets us where we need to be. thank you. >> in the first generation american,

george washington university sent out an alert last night.ever it's not clear if the victim was a g.w. student. >>> we are still waiting for a statement from the prince george's county police chief about an alleged cheating scandal involved more than 30 county officers. chief robeo hilton canceled the news conference late yesterday afternoon and then promised a written statement later in the evening. so far, though, nothing. investigators are trying to determine whether more than 30 officers cheated on tests when they were still cadets. >> well, we just want to make sure that, you know, any information that the defense had a right to know before the case was resolved was turned over to them. theyight want to use this afternoon for impeachment of the officers who may have testified, and that's true for cases that haven't come forward, as well. >> department record show the cadets had perfect scores on at least 11 tests measuring basic skills, arrest procedures, and how to testify in court and they included scores from one cadet who did not eve

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. >>> tonight president obama hosts a town hall meeting at george washington university here in washingtontempt to try to connect with young voters and rally democrats ahead of the mid terms. mark halperin joins us. co-author of the book "game change." mark, great to see you. let's talk about the president's role on the campaign trail. you have written recently most recently about the fact that they haven't found the theme that seems to be rallying the troops. what do you think the problem is? >> i think the president is facing a lot of frustration and also not a clear message as to a winning message. clear that if you look at the polling data and new round out over the last 48 hours what president and democrats have accomplished is not popular and they don't want to talk about their agenda for next year if they do retain their majority. the president needs big themes and optimistic themes and those have been in short supply so they turned to negative things going after the accusation that somehow there is foreign money coming into the process in a way that turned 0 of a lot of democrats a

and we're going to analyze this new politico, george washington university poll. very fine poll. >> sure. >> bill: says cable news is dominating the election cycle coverage and of course fox news is dominating cable news so we are the big dog. would've. >> they also said please tell me if you think this person has a positive impact or negative impact on political debate in the country and then they named me and you and a whole bunch of other people. >> let's just con ventricle trait on you. >> bill: positive impact bill o'reilly 49%. nearly half the country. 49%. negative impact 32. >> let's stop there. that is a happy story. congratulations. >> bill: what does that say to you? >> that says that you are a -- i can't believe i'm saying this to bill o'reilly. you are a likeable guy, bill? >> bill: o, that had to hurt. so half the country thinks i'm a positive country in the political -- >> you know what that is? that is my effect. >> bill: you humanize me. >> you humanize. >> bill: glenn beck positive force on the 38%. you came in second. 3% say yes but 32%, same as

. >>> there is a problem at george washington university, as well.e met with students and foggy bottom residents last night. they talked about the restaurant of a rape near washington circle. a woman in her 20s was attacked on wednesday morning. so far, no arrests in the case. >>> now to the latest on the miracle mine rescue in chile. the nightmare is over for those 33 men. all of them are safe and back on the surface this morning. charlie d'agata takes a look at the rescue that went better than anyone expected. >> finally there's freedom for the men now known in chile as the 33. the miners trapped for 69 days in an underground prison are all out. >> we have experienced a night that we will never forget. full of emotion. full of joy. >> reporter: the last miner to emerge was the foreman who miners called their rock, the boss who held them together through it all. he says we had spirit, and we wanted to fight for our families [ applause ] >> reporter: and they did. no one has ever been trapped for so long and survived. a rescue capsule brought miners

that is live from george washington university at 6:00 p.m.astern. >> in the final weeks of campaign 2010, the c-span video library is a great resource for voters. hear from the candidates, party officials, strategist, and reporters. c-span video library, all free, on-line, any time. >> coming up this hour, democratic strategist and cbs news political analyst jamal simmons will talk about african- american voters in the midterm election. afte t

my name is ava brian, a sophomore at george washington university around the corner studying public healthschool study infection shuss disease and pediatrics by the end of my long educational journey i expect to have over $200,000 in loans, in debt. however, i won't let this burden stop me in my pursuit to provide quality health care to every american. health is a right and education will be our way to achieve this right. thank you. >> good afternoon. thank you, everyone, for being here today, and i'm very honored and humbled to be standing up here to speak to you all. first of all, i'm a senior and first generation college student at the university of california-davis. and i'm studying political science at the you've of california davis and interning here in washington, d.c. for the southeast asia research action center studying immigration policies. i was raised in sacramento but my parents and i arrived in the united states in 1991 as refugees. contrary to what some think, all asian americans and pacific islanders excel academically and face no barriers to higher education, i face many