thunderstorms down toward greensboro.ater this morning, don't be surprised if some of that heads our way. still in the upper 50s in the shenandoah valley. leesburg is 63. we're at 64 and tappahannock airport, the warm spot at 68. let's go inside to monika samtani who's been a very busy woman this morning. >> because of the wet road conditions. yellow light this morning. here's what it looks like on the beltway. we'll zoom into the southside of town. a couple of slow stretches, 95, going to take you about five minutes to get toward the occoquan river. it is slow from lorton into springfield. 395 here from the beltway up toward seminary road. we'll take a live look at the 14th street bridge. looking good across the bridge span. normal rush hour volume here. back over to the maps and this time, let's zoom into the westside of town. you see the yellow cars. there was an accident 66 westbound at the beltway. it left delays off and on from route 50. we'll take a live look at route 7 in tysons corner. that's all of the metro con

. >>> hundreds guyed in greensboro -- there. >>> hundreds guyed in greensboro, north carolina to, say-- gathered in greensboro, north carolina to, say good-bye to their loved ones in kuwait. one family makes it a family affair. >> reporter: it's bittersweet. these soldiers are ready to get started on their mission. but with the mission comes saying good-bye. >> we leave you behind with one less partner in your day to day efforts. we leave you with the burden of worrying about the well being of your loved ones that they're so far away. >> reporter: community made sure these 360 soldiers knew their service doesn't go unnoticed. these men and women are part of the 113th brigade of the army national guard and for four men in this unit a big piece of home is going with them overseas. >> all along people said they wanted to do 26789. >> reporter: a sad and his three sons -- to do. >> reporter: a dad and his three sons are being deployed at the same time. >> i am their father, but now they're soldiers and they're going to be treated as soldiers and they'll respect men as a soldier. >> report

. >>> after tonight's stop in north carolina, the president will spend the night in greensboro. tomorrow, and he will start the day in jamestown, north carolina. the president will start when state at langley air force base and finished his tort in chesterfield, virginia. >>> lawmakers have until the end of the year to act on the extension. if there is none, 2.1 million americans will lose their benefits. last year, congress approved an extension of up to 73 weeks. >>> day 2 of a massive search for a missing montgomery county boy. so far, nothing. police spent the day in a wooded area looking for any trace of william mcquain. the 11-year-old has not been seen since september 30 it. his mother was found stabbed and beaten to death in their home last wednesday. her estranged husband carlos lopez, is charged in her murder. >> i can tell you that it is not a hunch. it is based on investigative leads and information that detectives have. >> he is being held by authorities in charlotte north carolina. today, he waived his right to fight extradition. authorities said they will keep sea

from there, he's going to head to millers creek and spend the night in greensboro. >>> and will trial against desperate housewives producer and one of the actresses is seeking $20 million. she said that he hit her in the face and then fired her for complaining about it. >>> the fcc is expected to announce plans to pro -- prevent bill shock that is expected to come out under the new plan. wireless companies are going to be required to warn people about when their about to go over their minutes in a voicemail message. >>> car accidents kill 3,000 young people. and the main cause is simply inexperience. >>> and fall classic is now set. the st. louis cards took out the milwaukee brewers 12-6, wrapping up the national league championship series. game one of the world series is wednesday at busch stadium in st. louis. >>>. fans are mourning the loss of steve jobs. and now phony offers that scammers are using to try to dip into your bank account. >>> a controversy in oregon when a woman is asked to leave a bus with her crying baby. >>> what officials say has put the delay in the michael jack

you also see down here, a line of showers and storms just west of greensboro. we're picking up lightning. we'll watch that for later today. right now, the activity is fairly light. you see some showers across areas in montgomery county and also down south. prince william and fauquier counties over toward southern maryland and the northern neck. for our temperatures, they're running around 60 in the shenandoah valley. mid-60s in the metro. we've got some wet roads in many areas now, monika. >> i'm giving you the yellow light because your shoelace is untied. please take care of that. taking care of our people, you know. it is the yellow light. that's because it is raining outside. you've got leaves on the ground. it could be slippery out there. here's what it looks like. no big deals right now. let's take a live look a little further north at the 14th street bridge. no problems as you head across the 14th street bridge. look at that, the capitol and all of the areas near the washington monument. let's go back over to the maps and this time, we're going to zoom in

. >> it happened in greensboro, north carolina, at a woolworth store.ternational civil rights center & museum. inside, the actual lunch counter where the freshmen from a nearby all-black college sat down on february 1, 1960. they knew they would be refused service because of the color of their skin. their act of nonviolent protest sparked a nationwide movement called "sit-ins." the new museum shows how segregation in the south affected everyday life for african-americans -- separate drinking fountains, separate sections in theaters, even separate cars on trains. other exhibits honor those who faced arrest and even deadly attacks while working peacefully for equal rights. their photographs are combined to create an image of our nation's first black president, showing just how much progress has been made over the years of struggle. you can find out more about the international civil rights center & museum by following the link at teenkidsnews.com. >> this report is brought to you by disney interactive studios. >> whoa! >> ♪ it's a whole new world >> this

. >>> president obama wakes up in greensboro, north carolina this morning, on the second part of his bus tour. during a campaign-style stop yesterday, the president said that if republicans will not pass the jobs bill, they should, instead, break it up, and take an idea, one vote at a time. >>> and the president's handling of the economy is likely to be a big topic tonight as the republican presidential candidate debate in las vegas. the latest poll finds that mitt romney and herman cain are at a virtual tie now. jon karl shows us why voters seem to be connecting with cain. >> reporter: the cain surge continues. over the weekend, republican crowds were loving it. >> stupid people are running america. >> reporter: the secret of cain's appeal, is the simplicity of his solutions. he's a hard-liner who makes you laugh. >> i will bring a sense of humor to the white house because america's too up tight. >> reporter: it was the approach he used as as successful run as ceo of godfather's pizza. he shut down underperforming stores. but also, serenaded pizza lovers. ♪ imagine there's no pizza

democratic presidential candidate john edwards will stand trial for campaign contribution violations in greensboro north carolina. edwards put a positive spin on the judge's ruling saying he is looking forward to have his day in court. he is accused of using campaign contributions to hide the fact that he had a pregnant mistress. >>> two teenagers were pulled alive after the fire. a total of 187 survivors have been found. and officials say at least 550 people are dead. help is arriving from around the world. some people are living in tents but they provide little shelter from the freezing cold. >>> in new zealand the christchurch cathedral was heavily damaged. now church officials have decided it will be partially demolished. it'll be rebuilt using parts from the old cathedral. the cathedral was a symbol of the city for 120 years. >>> they called her a hero. she received an honor for saving a life. kenea williams and finerthy had an emotional reunion today. mayor lee gave williams an award for saving finerthy life. she was driving her child to school when she saw a big rig roll over. she went over

the chicago race to raise $2,000 for burn victims he surpassed his goal he was a firefighter in greensboro n.c. and the father of two. >>amber miller was one busy moms sunday running in the chicago marathon completing the course and giving birth on the same day randi belisomo has the report >>this was her eighth marathon the third of which she has run pregnant ... her baby was born last night after what was a long race the baby was 7 lbs. 13 oz at central dupage hospital. after completing a marathon she and her husband rushed to the hospital >>her typical time is three hours and 25 minutes but she was told to run half and what calf and she completed the race in just over six hours >>we signed up for the race in february and two days later i found out that i was pregnant. i wasn't real determined to run and i thought i would've already have had the baby by the time of the marathon i paid the fees so i thought i could run ... >>i trusted her judgment and that the lord had her safely under watch. >>doctors here say that this is not recommended her case is an extreme exception protesters are t

. >> president obama starting in greensboro today, the second day of his bus tour in north carolina and virginia. he's trying to raise pressure on congress to pass his jobs bill, one piece at a time. he is doing that, a 400 after congress failed to pass the bill as a whole. the first part is $35 billion to help state and local governments to help fund the teachers police are opposites, and firefighters paid for in part by a tax hike on millionaires. joe biden is pushing the jobs measure in pennsylvania and philadelphia later today. the republican presidential candidates will appear tonight at a debate in las vegas. jon huntsman is trying to win friends in new hampshire to hold the nevada, as early on tenerife 14. the battle is on. i knew what is now holding its caucus on january 3. new hampshire is considering holding various in december. -- iowa is now holding its caucus on january 3. new hampshire is considering december. >>> insiders speculate iowa gop leaders would move the data up earlier to be in new hampshire to be the first contest in the nation. new hampshire is threatening to

democratic presidential candidate john edwards will stand trial for campaign contribution violations in greensboro north carolina. edwards put a positive spin on the judge's ruling saying he is looking forward to have his day in court. he is accused of using campaign contributions to hide the fact that he had a pregnant mistress. >>> two teenagers were pulled alive after the fire. a total of 187 survivors have been found. and officials say at least 550 people are dead. help is arriving from around the world. some people are living in tents but they provide little shelter from the freezing cold. >>> in new zealand the christchurch cathedral was heavily damaged. now church officials have decided it will be partially demolished. it'll be rebuilt using parts from the old cathedral. the cathedral was a symbol of the city for 120 years. >>> they called her a hero. she received an honor for saving a life. kenea williams and finerthy had an emotional reunion today. mayor lee gave williams an award for saving finerthy life. she was driving her child to school when she saw a big rig roll over. she went over

this is new video as the president heads towards greensboro, north carolina.resident is calling on congress to pass pieces of his failed jobs bill to save hundreds of thousands of jobs. the tour wraps up tomorrow here in virginia. >>> republican presidential hopefuls will hold their eighth debate tonight in las vegas. the economy will likely be a hot topic. nevada's unemployment and foreclosure rates are the highest in the nation. >>> and that does it for "news 4 >>> and that does it for "news 4 today." just got her flu shot, like a champ -- mom! taking on the master of disaster, the flu! it's the fight of the season! your flu shot's next, champ. let's do this. flu shots. every day. no appointment needed. most insurance accepted. get a $5 cvs gift card if you're not covered. find us at minuteclinic.com. i'm jack, and i took the flu down.

young worked in the same position in greensboro, south carolina, for the last two years.he 35-year-old will be alexandria's first african american city manager. he succeeds james heartman who left the job in may to go to florida. >>> coming up, michael jackson's nurse takes the stand in the trial against the pop star's physician. hear what she says jackson begged her to do two months before he died. >>> but up next, people at a catholic church in arizona are hoping for divine interveption after two men are spotted on camera stealing a statue of jesus. : don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us, we'll be >>> caught on tape, thieves stealing a statue of jesus. it was swiped from a pedestal in phoenix. it was bolted down. church leaders are hoping divine interveption leads to the recovery of this statue. >> maybe, this is completely idealistic, of course, maybe the whole experience might get them reconsidering their own relationship with god. who knows. >> who knows, it might work out. the bronze statue has an estimated value of $10,000. it was donated to th

the students who have the sit-ins in north carolina and greensboro starteda key element, challenged the whole couny by sing you can talk about systematic racial discrimination and inconstitutional segregation but it's about people fundamentally and when people are ready to put their bodies on the line to confront the rest of us with that reality, then things begin to happen. and i think that's the step they've taken and i think we should be grateful for it. >> charlie: jared, you're nodding your head. >> very much so. everything i'm hearing is very resonant. as you know, i've been writing about these issues for decades. and when i wrote about occupy wall street the other day, i think i ended with a question that i hear from the rest of the group, which is instead of head scratcher saying whato they mean whaare they for what are they against, what's their awe jebreal de. if it's a head scratcher here, it's what took so long. i've been struck by the extent of economic inequity, if you look at say theconcentration of national income among the top 1%, it was about0% back in the late0's, it

liked to drive at high speeds with a driver's license and he would roar through the streets of greensboro and other parts of north carolina. maybe he saw too much of the dukes of hazard, i don't know but he would occasionally crash. one day two women are talking in a parked car. some urgent confidence that couldn't go on in their living room, i imagine, and their quarter smashed by khalid sheikh mohammed. their injuries are severe, they sued him. their last name is christian, the lawsuit is christian v. mohammed. ultimately they win the case. they are awarded $10,000 in 1985 which was a substantial amount of money at the time. so their injuries w

the president will spend the night in the greensboro area. no word yet on the virginia stop. north carolina and virginia are traditionally republican states that the president won in 2008. >>> the libyan rebels seem to have gained more ground with the capture of moammar gadhafi's family member. >> plus, a couple dedicated to serving the country is asking you to help them win the wedding of their dreams. the couple joins us live at 4:49. >> time to see who's celebrating a birthday today. paul simon is 70 years old. cowboys owner jerry jones, 69. sammy hagar is 64 years old. and marie osmond is 52 today. >> boston celtics coach doc rivers is 50. hall of fame wide receiver and "dancing with the stars" jerry rice is 49. private practice star kate walsh is 44 and actor sasha baron cohen turns 40 today. >>> good morning, welcome back to 9news now. it is 5:45. and howard is here with another soggy forecast but the payoff, the weekend. >> we've got some showers out there. had heavier downpours in spots. not everybody has been seeing them. if it is not pouring, you're likely in drizzl

the former north carolina senator smiling as he entered the courthouse in greensboro.secutors say he spent close to a million dollars in campaign funds on his mistress' living expenses and hide their love child. all while his wife was battling cancer. now, at first john edwards denied the affair completely with the former campaign aide but he later came clean, admitted the pair had a baby girl. attorney claimed the money was in the form of gifts not campaign contributions. they say he was only trying to hide the affair from his wife and broke no laws. you will remember the late elizabeth edwards died of cancer last year. the chief fox report correspondent jonathan hunt is here with the news. jonathan, you know, i was talking with the lawyers today on "studio b." it's their thinking what they are really trying to do is get discovery from the prosecutors. they want information about whose to come at any rate. >> edwards' lawyers arguing this is all political. they say the u.s. attorney to indicted mr. edwards george holdings is a republic who just happens to now be runni

. >> reporter: john edwards walks back into a courthouse in greensboro, north carolina today, armed withwhy his indictment should be dismissed. it's a return to hard reality. just four days after the joyful celebration of his daughter kate's marriage. prosecutors charge that edwards requested, accepted, and received unlawful contributions in order to hide his involvement in an extramarital affair, and thereby, preserve the viability of his campaign to be president. >> no other candidate has ever been charged criminally with any case that even approximates this. >> reporter: ken gross the former head of enforcement for the federal election commission and previously a consultant for edwards' defense arguing the case goes beyond the law. >> none of that money was used for any campaign-related expense. no tv ads, no radio ads, the paid campaign workers, otherwise advocate his election. >> reporter: the government says edwards broke the law by not reporting almost $1 million secretly provided by two supporters, which was used to hide his pregnant mistress rielle!h/t-9 hunter in fancy d on p

john edwards walks back into a courthouse in greensboro, north carolina, today. >> mr.what are the chances for acquittal? >> with five arguments as to why the indictment should be dismissed. it's a return to hard reality. just four days after the joyful celebration of his daughter's marriage. prosecutors charge that edwards requested, accepted and received unlawful contributions in order to hide his involvement in an extramarital affair, and therefore preserve the liability of his campaign to be president. >> no other candidate has been charged criminally with any case that even approximates this. >> reporter: ken gross, a former head of enforcement for the federal election commission, and previously a consultant for edwards' defense, argues the case goes beyond the law. >> none of that money was used for any campaign related expense. no tv ads, no radio ads, to pay campaign workers or to otherwise advocate his election. >> reporter: the government says edwards broke the law by not reporting almost $1 million secretly provided by two supporters. which was used to hide h

. >>> president obama resumes his bus tour today in greensboro, north carolina, pushing his big jobsign-style stop yesterday, the president said that if republicans will not pass the $447 billion jobs bill they should break it up and talk one vote, one idea at a time. today is the second day of his tour. >> the president's handling of the economy is likely to be a big topic tonight as the republicanre candidates get ready to debate in las vegas. heading into the debate, the latest poll finds mitt romney and herman cain in a virtual tie for first place. cain's 9-9-9 tax plan gained attention during the last debate. gop candidate michele bachmann is struggling in the polls. and donald trump isn't being much help. trump told supporters bachmann is terrific, smart and he does not plan to endorse her and will not offer to beep her vice president anytime soon. >> the donald loves being the kingmaker. everybody comes through new york to see the donald this season. very interesting. >> maybe it's because i live in atlanta but herman cain has really come up into this race as a very surprising

the president will make a stop in a high school millers creek and onto greensboro, north carolina. tour expected to go to eric cantor's destroyed in virginia. we have live coverage online at c-span.org at 5:00 p.m. eastern. john sununu takes part in a forum on foreign policy that will take place at the woodrow wilson international center. live coverage begins at 4:00 p.m. eastern. >> we should not shy away from or be afraid from -- this is a part of the events development of the computer world. >> the problem we face is to run a standards too quickly move data from one clout provided to another. this capability is required for broad response will contingency planning -- to move quickly from one cloud provided to another. >> tonight, 8 eastern and c-span 2. >> the supreme court heard a case last week that pits of privacy rights against the strip search rights. albert flores was wrongfully arrested in 2005 for an on a fine. the court will take up the case sometime in june. >> we ask this court to hold that -- this was the rule that was applied throughout the almost entire country aft

this morning president obama waking up in greensboro, north carolina. a $35 billion aid package to help state and local governments avoid layoffs. >>> and you have to see these pictures to believe them. you called them jaws dropping. an italian diver holds a 10-foot shark in her hands, literally, to lull the man eater to into a natural state of paralysis. she's been working with sharks for more than 15 years. she still wears protective gear. 7:04 right now. back over to matt, ann and al. >> it looks fake. it looks like a stuffed shark. >> it does. not at all. >> you ought to try that on matt. >> momentarily paralysis. >> that could come in handing. >> mr. roker what's happening? >> lot of rain to talk about down in southern florida. that rain will make its way up to north. we have, first of all, out in texas, a tremendous storm, a haboob-like condition. knocking over trees, downing power lines. a time-laps of that system. just unbelievable stuff. now as we go down to florida, you can see the heavy rainmaking its way up the coast. the time lapse shows 3

bill: greensboro north carolina a federal judge moments ago denying several defense motion has wouldsmissal of campaign finance charges against john edwards. he is scheduled to be tried in january on charges that he asked at least two wealthy campaign donors to give about a million dollars in hush money, secret payments to hide his pregnant mistress as he sought the democratic nomination for the white house, that was back in 2007 and 2008. that case will proceed in january. herman cain's new web ad, what do voters think about it? have a look at this. it's a malboro light i do believe in his left hand. martha: a new search for this baby girl today. police are asking for dna sam else from baby lisa's older brothers. >> we want to make sure that we're clear that this is the type of conversation that we are only going to talk about the truth, and that they are not in any trouble. announcer ] ntgomery and abigail haggins had a tree that borthe most rare and magical fruit, which provided for their every financial need. [ thunder rumbling ] [ thunder crashing ] and then, in one blinding bli

host: greensboro, north carolina. caller: how many jobs before see to be created? are you talking about 1 million or 2 million to some of the figure. have you received any push back from republican party regarding this? have you gotten any pushback from that about trying to create some jobs? guest:

host: from greensboro, n.c., -- host: tampa, florida. on the others line.ler: i am calling to say that i think that the advertisement is ridiculous. that the republicans are just using herman cain. just like they did with the black man that was the head of the rnc. when they are finished, they will just throw him away. thank you. host: columbus, mississippi. supporters line, hello. caller: i am a world war ii veteran. i am 91 years old. a lot of senior citizens are mad about the last three years. there has been no increase in social security. prices kept going up. one of the other reasons, myself and a lot of others do not understand 9, 9, 9. furthermore, i would like to see mr. herman cain, with dennis kucinich, as vice president. host: so, your thoughts, and i do not know if you have made them, on the campaign ad itself? caller: repeat that, please. host: of a campaign ad itself? caller: he is doing a great job. i like the way he talks, and everything. host: here is the headline, the story that came out of it from "the new york times." host: atlanta, geor

speaker, i have a poster here that ran in the greensboro paper on the sunday edition and they had put in their paper the letter from jim mcgovern and myself calling on the president to bring the troops home before 2014 and the title says, mr. speaker, "get out," and the soldiers are bringing a flag-draped coffin off a plane. i don't know how much longer we have to continue to spend $10 billion a month to prop up a crook named car supply. i made reference to a "wall street journal" that opium surges. they are just continually -- it's a corrupt country. it's never going to change, and we might as well face the fact that we won. bin laden is dead. al qaeda has been dispersed all over the world. it's time to bring them home. mr. speaker, with that i'm going to be handing out -- anyone that comes to my office, it's a picture of marines carrying a flag-draped coffin. bring to the house, the white house, the senate and ask to bring our people home. i will ask god to please bless our men and women in uniform. god, please bless the families of our men and women in uniform. i will close by aski

this morning, president obama wakes up in greensboro, north carolina on the second day of his bus tour. democrats are unvailing the defungt jobs bill. it's an aids bill to help state and local governments aloid layoffs. >>> you could call them jaws droppers. this italian diver holds a shark in her hand using a massage technique to lull him into a natural state of paralysis to give them medical treatment or remove fishing hooks caught in their mouths. she's been working with sharks for more than 15 years. she still wears protective gear in case one goes for a bite. probably a good thing. 7:04 now. back over to matt and al. >> it looks fake. it looks like a stuffed shark. >> not at all. you ought to try that on matt. rub his nose. >> that could come in handy. >> mr. roker, what's happening? >> we have a lot of rain in southern florida. and that rain is going to be making its way up to the north. first of all, out in texas, they had a tremendous storm. a haboob kind of condition. 70 miles per hour conditions knocking over trees, downing power lines. this is a time lapse of that system.

host: anne from greensboro, north carolina. caller: i am wondering how many jobs you foresee to be created? 1 million or 2 million? also, have you received any push back from the republican party regarding this? their premise is not to create any jobs now because it might help the economy which in turn would help the president. have you gotten pushed back from them about trying to create some jobs? guest: great questions. the answer to the first one is, the number of jobs that will be created or retained will depend very much on the amount of money donated. we cannot know how much it will be. a couple of things we do know -- we know it takes about $21,000 on average across this whole program to create or retain a job. you can do the math but, for example, the $5 million contribution that starbucks made it to kick this off ought to create just under 1700 jobs on average as would go through this. it will take some jobs -- some time to know whether it is the case are not. but we did not know how many dollars coming in. a couple of

kim writing out of greensboro, north carolina, in the pages of the "new york times" today. it talks about his campaign finance case saying that lawyers for mr. edwards will head to federal court to ask the judge to dismiss the charges that he violated campaign finance laws that he used money to -- closure >> host: tampa, florida, on our others line, gail? >> caller: i'm just calling to say that i think the ad is ridiculous. and that the republicans are just using herman cain behind him just like they did with the black man that was the head of the rn and when they're finished with him they are just going to throw him away. thank you. >> host: columbus, mississippi, on our supporters line. peter, good morning. >> caller: yes. the reason i'm calling -- i'm a world war ii veteran. i'm 91 years old. and a lot of senior citizens are mad about the last three years. we didn't get any income increase in social security because -- everything kept going up. but the reason -- one of the other reasons i'd like -- myself and a lot of others don't understand that 9-9-9. and furthermore,