how's the traffic, jerry? >> tom, i will check out the top side of the capital beltway where there's a lot of road spray this morning, nop around new hampshire halve. no incidents here. however, outer loop at the american legion bridge, word of an accident. car spun out on the left side of the roadway. so heads-up for that. out at the wilson bridge, no big shockers to report. that is very good news. the tractor-trailer on the inner loop in the local lanes the only thing right now but there's a lot of other lanes getting by. minimal delays. southern maryland, look out for the potential of ponding of water coming up 301, routes 4 and 5. joe and eun, back to you. >> thanks very much, jerry. >> 5:42 is your time, now 60 degrees. remembering 9/11 in new york city. we're live at ground zero with more ontoday's tribute. >> plus, news for all of you frequent flyers out there. hanging mio security cu >>> september 11th is being remembered around the country, including in shanksville, pennsylvania. that's where united f

. >>> let's go to jerry edwards and the news4 traffic network. jerry? >> good morning. fairly quiet commute so far as we get going here. checking out interstate 66 as you begin the commute in to fair oaks and vienna. looks like drive pavement for the moment. the drive through northeast, new york avenue, kenilworth avenue, nothing too much to worry about. all the major road work southeast of anacostia bridges, very light as well. back to you. >> thanks, jerry. >>> breaking news out of afghanistan this morning. a "new york times" reporter held captive there has been freed by britis stephen farrell's kidnapping had nobe enep rdteor to protect histe safety. swas abductedayse by taliban militants on saturday while reporting on a u.s. air strike in northern afghanistan. he was freed this morning in an early morning raid. a british commando and farrell's afghan translator were killed. farrell was not hurt. >>> tonight president obama is planning a prime time pitch, making his case for health care reform with a televised dress to a joint session of congress. the stakes couldn't

jerry, how's the traffic?take a look along 395 northbound and southbound at the 14th street bridges. not too much to worry about at this point. let me update you. authorities dealing with an accident new york avenue a sd sd avenue in northeast. trip to the wilson bridge is okay. loading up very quickly, heavy rain on 95 in several spots now, i can see. an accident in north bethesda, montrose road and east jefferson just west of rockville pike. be careful. roads getting slick. back to you. >> thank you, jerry. 5:42 is our time right now. >>> toyota and lexus issues a warning for drivers. why some floor mats could be putting your life in danger. >> plus, a medical examiner reveals how a yale graduate student was killed. next at 5:45 a.m., the key evidence police are now waiting for and they hope will lead them to an arrest. >>> new details surrounding the murder investigation of yale graduate student. later this morning, police are expected to hold a news conference to announce those details. chris clackum has m

you know jerry lewis, right? >> i do love jerry lewis.what about the good things he does? what about the fact that a 6-year-old got up out of his wheelchair for the first time and turned off the jerry lewis teleth telethon? [ laughter ] >> i know, because i read a book that is a -- that that is a joke you did in front of jerry lewis. how did he react to that? >> he almost had a heart attack, and then he didn't have a heart attack and then he had a heart attack on the plane the next day. the rule in the book is never roast anyone over 82. they could have a heart attack. >> very good advice. have you done the actual telethon? >> i have done it a couple of times. i met ed mcmahon there, may me rest in peace. years ago i was on "star search". remember that? >> yeah, of course. >> it was the first time i was on tv. back then i used my whole name which was jeff lipschultz. >> a beautiful name. i don't know why you changed that. >> it's an old hebrew name that means, hey, you ought to change that. i was real nervous, i was on nutri/system, i los

thanks, jerry. >> thanks, jerry. planes, trains and now rental cars. starting october 1st, avis and budget will ban smoking in all their rental cars. they say the move is in response customer demands. it is also an effort to cut down on costs since smokers' cars take longer to clean while other car rental companies vary, avis and budget are the first to implement a complete ban on smoking. >> the number of plastic surgeries performed in the u.s. is down last year but the number of so-called mommy makeovers was up. mothers are taking advantage of lower surgery costs to feel like themselves again after childbirth. lindsey wilcox has more. >> it takes such a toll on your body. >> reporter: after having her three girls, yvette put on a lot of weight. >> i got heavy, up to 215. >> reporter: she lost 70 pounds but pregnancy left its mark on her body. >> my breasts got bigger. they never went back to the size they were before. your hips, just everything. it takes a toll on everything. >> reporter: to address those areas mos

yes, jerry seinfeld returning the call. uh-huh. ok, great. thanks a lot. casting tomorrow at nbc. 4:00. we're in business, baby. the pilot's on. you're going to be successful. what if the pilot becomes a series? that would be wonderful. you'll be rich and successful. that's exactly what i'm worried about. god would never let me be successful. he'd kill me first. you don't believe in god. i do for the bad things. do you hear what you're saying? god isn't out to get you, george. what... what is that on your lip? what? it's like a discoloration. it's white. yes. yes, it's white. why is that white? you'd better get that checked out. better get that checked out? i would. what kind of a therapist are you? i'm scared something terrible will happen, and you look for tumors? i'm trying to help you. are you like a sadist? no matter how bad somebody feels, you make them feel worse. you're rooting for a tumor. i think you'd better go. i'm going! where? right here. get out of here. it's nothing. excuse me. do you see anything on my lip? yeah. it's like a discoloration.

jerry! george, marla. marla. george. jerry, stacy. stacy. jerry. george, stacy. stacy. george. george. jerry. marla. stacy! so, how was your trip to berlin? trip to berlin? remember? that's why you put off doing the closets. oh, right! right. the wall had just come down. you wanted to be part of the celebration. i did, but watching it on cnn-- they covered it so well-- i thought why knock my brains out? you know, my boyfriend went. really? i told him about you. he got excited and went. did he like it? i don't know. he never came back. anyway we met with nbc about a month ago, and they gave us the green light to write a pilot. we're meeting with them tomorrow. they got to approve the story first. wow. what a great job-- a writer! oh! not a bad way to earn a buck. sounds great. well, i tell you, stacy, it's a lot of hard work, but it comes fairly easy to me. some people write symphonies. this is my gift. captioning made possible by columbia tristar domestic television you going out with her? i might. and susan? what? i'm not married. i can't date somebody else? it depends. on wha

>>nks tery much, jerry. lawmakers are reacting to what's being called the most important speech of barack obama's presidency so far. that was his address to congress on health care reform last night. there's also plenty of buzz this morning about one congressman's conduct during that speech. brooke hart joins us live from capitol hill with the latest. brooke, good to see you. thanks for joining us. let's start off with that congressman's conduct. explain what that was and why there's so much talk about it. >> reporter: right. this was house republican joe wilson and, joe, it happened off camera so you didn't actually see him do this, but it was a rare breach of protocol and respect. you saw some reaction to it as the president was delivering his speech. it came as president obama was talking about and trying to debunk some myths about his health care reform ideas, specifically in this case whether illegal immigrants would be covered by reform and get health care because of it. and at the same time, he was do

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barbara and craig, back to you. >> thanks, jerry. >>> thank you, jerry. >>> the new and more accurate technology local police districts are using to catch speeders. >> i think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity towards president barack obama is -- >> again, former president jimmy carter's con >>> after a month of negotiation es on a health care overhaul bill, it looks like the so-called gang of six failed to reach an agreement. max baucus says he'll unveil a bill later today though he has no republican backers for it, expected to disappoint liberals leaving out a government-run insurance option. >>> republican joe wilson is speaking out after being formally rebuked by the house of representatives. he yelled "you lie" during president obama's speech last week. wilson says measures aren't what congress should be focused on right now. >> when we are done here today, we will not have taken any steps closer to helping more american families afford health insurance. >> former president jimmy carter called wilson's outburst an act, quote, based on racism. >> i th

jerry boyer, i saw you in the no group. my congratulations. $100 million. what is wrong with this whole story? >> well, what's wrong with this whole story is, you know, taxes are going up. we're nationalizing industries. we're france at the rate we're going. and by the way, this idea is coming from sarkozy. i don't want a western european style social democracy. it's anti-growth, it's un-americ un-american, it violates property rights and violates the sanctity of contract. >> and peter, on top of all the things that jerry boyer just laid on you, my good friend, i do not see any evidence of a link between compensation and excessive risk taking. now, i agree there was excessive risk taking. we'll get to that in a moment. but i do not see any link -- and you know what, bear stearns, lehman brothers and merrill lynch, the old securities brokerage firms, all had long-term stock ownership plans and they still went nuts on risk taking, peter. 's your response? >> we insent vised traders by volume to take high risic. they didn't pay much attention to the quality of

why would anyone go on jerry springer?> you know, i'm secretly in love with jerry springer and you know he has more money than you by a mile. >> he owns his own show. >> he owns everything. we're just players. we're just puppets. >> larry: okay. you think everybody wants -- >> i do. i believe that everybody wants to be in show business. >> political people? >> the political people are the worst of all. okay, what about the guy yesterday? the guy that started talking about spanking? >> larry: yeah, conservative republican member of the house of the senate. >> i love when they're conservative. that is always a little bit richer. >> larry: he is moralist of the year. >> of course, they have the moral compass we're supposed to follow. >> they show up in their hair and makeup and it's a joke. we had a president that is a joke for eight years. >> what do you make of senator craig in minnesota? >> hilarious. my gays are all over the larry craig thing. you put the foot down in the stall that means i'm a top. >> larry: really? thos

back to you. >> thank you, jerry. >> jerry, thanks a lot. here's a look at some of the top stories that are happening today. >>> president obama will deliver a highly anticipated speech to school children in northern virginia this morning. he will urge them to stay in school and work hard. the speech begins at noon at wakefield high school. it will be broadcast live on the white house website and on cspan. >> back to school for thousands of students in virginia this morning. many students in fairfax county will also be adjusting to new bus stops. the school system eliminated nearly 100 bus runs, saving about $4.5 million. >> it is also back to work for members of congress today after a rather tumultuous summer break. legislators return to capitol hill at 2:00 this afternoon with a full slate of issues including, of course, health care reform and budget appropriations. president obama will address a joint session of congress tomorrow night. >> and astronauts aboard shuttle "discovery" are preparing to return to earth. the shuttle is scheduled

jerry jones has found a formula, like p.t.num, that you sell the sizz and he will you've still got more than enough money without stadium. >> yeah, but that's not how they keep score, and it kills him they have gone since 1996 without winning a playoff game. now you stubbornly believes that wade phillips is the coach that can do this for his team. and i actually think they're going to play well tonight, by the way. i think the giants are banged up on defense. i think they can score a lot of points tonight. but they have been failures at the end of the season, and, you know, we've talked about this for a few years now. when tony romo wins a big game, send up a play. >> well, this is what i mean by star names and all the rest. when you look at their roster, tony romo, everybody knows who he is, marion barber, everybody knows who he is, even roy williams, they didn't know him in detroit, but now they know him, and dermarr russ waiver, and you say, they've got a lot of stars. but sometimes you just become a star by putting the sta

we begin today with jerry jones' vote of confidence in tony romo. unveiling of his owner's new stadium on sunday by throwing three interceptions. but jones is standing by his man, saying on his radio show, "we have all the confidence in the world in tony romo." think jerry's telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, danny? >> what other options does he have? this is what he has to tell, a partial truth in quarterback. he has a quarterback with a schizophrenic arm. he'll give you 26 touchdowns one season but 19 interceptions the next season. >> i disagree, i think jerry jones really does like romo. i think the quarterback he likes most is brett favre because he's a gun slinger. he'll but -- put you in great situations, terrible situations. he's the one he signed to a fantastic $60 million contract. he's a star and jones likes stars. >> can't you like the fact he's a star quarterback, that he dated jessica simpson but still not trust him? >> i think you can do that deep in the recesses of your mind but i think he really does like

no, jerry rawlings! not jerry rawlings! yes! gets her psycho hooks into jerry rawlings, he will never speak to me again. oh, there are other urologists in the world. go back to that other guy. the one with the cold hands? oh, it's once a year. suck it up. get a grip, lynette. "get a grip"?! i am hanging on for dear life here. you are the one that brought this little problem into our family, and the only thing i should be hearing from you is, "how can i help?" i am also putting steve hanson at her table, so you might want to start shopping around for a new golf buddy. get a grip. (cans rattling) (chuckles) hi. my name is susan mayer. your neighbor told me i could find you here. yeah? well, i was at my friend bree's engagement party the other night-- you know, when you came in and you did that whole "orson killed his wife" thing? i was just wondering if you could elaborate. he killed her. what else do you need to know? well, what makes you so sure? do you have any proof? look, i can't talk now. i get off at 6:00. my friend is marr

back to you. >> okay, jerry. thank you. >>> four people were hurt, this after a fire ripped through an apartment in northwest washington. the fire broke out around 7:00 this morning in the 5600 block of 13th street northwest. firefighters say people were hanging out of the windows of the five-story building ready to jump when they arrived. they rescued a number of people by ladder including two kids taken to the hospital. one firefighter was taken to the hospital with what is believed to be heat exhaustion. none of the injuries is believed to be life threatening. >>> 11 after 11 is the time. amtrak may change its policy about weapons on the train system. coming up we're going to tell you what the senate voted to allow. >> michelle obama will help open a farmers market. we'll have details. >> and remember mary travers of peter, paul and mary. stay with us. >>> we're following a developing story out of afghanistan at this hour. that's where a large car bomb shook a road near the u.s. embassy killing six italian sol

thanks, jerry. >> thanks, jerry. here's a look at some of the top stories happening today. >>> police across our area are looking for an armed carjacking suspect this morning. it started last night when police say a man carjacked a woman in the gainesville area of prince william county. he then held her at gunpoint and started driving towards the beltway. virginia police eventually caught up with him and chased him into maryland. the chase ended when the car crashed fwand the suspect baile out at st. barnabas road. >> metro riders can expect more delays this weekend. traffic maintenance will take place on the red and orange lines. starts tonight. on the red lines, trains will be single-tracking between the medical center and grove more station. on the red line, between east falls church and ballston stations. >> while lawmakers wrangle over health care reform, the white house is putting a new face on the issue. first lady michelle obama will be speaking at an event today. >>> yesterday, president obama took his campa

back to you. >> thanks very much, jerry. >> thank you, jerry. >> the time for bickering is over. that's what president obama said to congress last night about health care reform. he addressed a rare joint session of congress. he avoided getting too specific about what he wants exactly, but he did tell lawmakers that he wants changes that will cost about 900 billi$900 billion. >> metro's board will be meeting today to discuss the agency's budget. among the items on the agenda are safety improvements. a possible fare hike is also expected to be discussed. >> metro riders may notice an increased police presence at stations in montgomery county today because law enforcement agencies will be conducting a training exercise on how to respond to terrorist threats. around 150 officers will be spread out at various metro and marc train stations. this is a planned exercise and is not in response to any specific threat. >>> well, the sprayed of the h1n1 or swine flu on the rise. there are some steps that you and your family can take to get ready in case the bug does strike at your home. >> t

back to you. >> thank you, jerry. >>> three metro stations are back open this morning. the pentagon and the crystal city and the reagan national airport stations have been closed since friday night. crews were doing track work over the weekend. metro says there are fewer riders over the labor day weekend and it was all worth it. the agency says the closures eliminated 150 days of single tracking trains. >>> now, here are news that metro riders will not want to hear. the agency is mulling over another fare hike. they are trying to close a nearly $100 million budget gap. it's also trying to pay for safety upgrades in the wake of the deadly crash in june. metro's last fare hike was in 2008. the agency's general manager will present a presentation to the board in december, and the next fare hike nob next july, almost a year away. >>> we are connecting you to ri you arehe d you are driving0,i-27oui-270 ew crewil a phaseha p ase of ngfa-sci re-surfacing ecojpe the ft a laerghneso ill close overnight.v l it's part of a $10 million safety and resurfacing project. >>> police in

>> jerry, thank you very much. >>> here in d.c. and from virginia to vermont, thousands of security officials are patrolling amtrak. the security and local law enforcement officers are testing their ability to respond to a terrorist attack on the amtrak trails. >> you saw security walking the platforms and checking things out. it's unusual to see that heightened presence on the rails. they wanted to see how efficiently that operation could run if necessary. today amtrak put theory into practice with a drill that tested their ability to protect passengers in case of a terrorist attack. >> most attacks have been focused on mass transit, the subway-type of system. so we think it's definitely an item of the concern for us. >> during the day's morning and evening commutes, tsa and local and federal law enforcement practiced their ability to communicate each other across jurisdictional and operational boundaries. >> we want people to know, we are looking for you. >> the amtrak officials say while the security may not be as visual as, for

>>> thank you, jerry. ♪ beat it ♪ no one wants to beat it ♪ show them how funky ♪ it doesn't matter who's gonna fight ♪ ♪ ♪ just beat it >>> michael jackson, of course, was larger than life, a superstar for decades. but in many ways a mystery. now in some never-before-heard interview tapes, the king of pop opens up about his own father, being a father, fame and moments through it all when he felt lonely. we'll have those next week only here on "today." should be interesting. >> yeah, very interesting. >> a fascinating life and learn more and more about him every time you read something. i'm natalie morales along with nora o'donnell helping us out. the emmy awards will be handed out in hollywood this weekend, but it's the action on the red carpet that can make or break a new designer. we'll see how high the stakeses can be. >>> then do you have a favorite breed of dog? >> i like sheltys. i grew up with a shetland sheepdog. >> i like the german shepherd. >> very smart dogs. >> the american kennel club is cel

let's go to jerry edwards. >> good morning, everybody. we will head south. take a live look.e approach the wilson bridge, and doing well to see there is work off the span off the inner loop blocking the right lane to alexandria. no significant delays because of that. good news there. elsewhere, if you are headed downtown, smooth sailing, at least for the moment, he says optimi optimistly. and all the lanes are open, and no roadwork we can find. barbara and keith, back to you. >> thank you, jerry. >>> it's what football fans have been waiting for all year. this week the skins will have their home opener against the rams at fedex field. thousands of people will pack the stands, not to mention metro and the roads to get there. we are joined live with more on how transportation officials are trying to help fans get around. >> good morning, barbara. the blue line will get the green light. they will have more trains this weekend to speed the sunday commute, especially for those sporting the burgundy and gold. the paper lady's front page news met another tough day for metro, but the

it is jerry world. there's the big board kevin referenced. gigantic. closing minutes of the first half. this is what the people saw whether looking at the field or the scoreboard. 14-13, cowboys. tony romo, what happened there, hank? jason witten, incomplete. kenny phillips thinks he has a touchdown. tom coughlin says let's review this. off the heel of witten into the hands of phillips. here's the problem, we'll give you an interception and there was a whistle to put the play dead. we can't give you a touchdown. it worked out fine. mario manningham will cap the drive with a touchdown but not before drama, a little juggling but hauls it in for the score. 10 catches are, 150 yards for. giants lead 20-17 at the half. in the third quarter they've counted up all those people, 105,121. the 121 came from new york. jerry jones is happy and please everyone, buy a snack. back to the game. third and goal, cowboys. tony romo, rough night slinging it. did all right running it there. cowboys lead 24-20 heading to the fourth quarter. this is when you make your money

jerry brown ran against bill clinton for the democratic presidential nomination in 1992.g debate that year, brown did the unpardonable. he brought up allegations of conflict of interest with bill clinton as governor of arkansas and his wife, hillary's law firm, the fapgs of infamous rose law firm. here's a piece of that debate. >> he is putting money to his wife's law firm for state business, that's number one. number two, his wife's law firm is representing clients before the state of arkansas agencies, his appointees. >> i feel sorry for jerry brown. i served with him as governor in the late '70s. he asked me to support him for president once. >> did you? >> of course not. you know, he reinvents himself every year or two. >> is it true or isn't it true good afternooner clinton? >> mr. brown. mr. brown. >> let me tell you something, jerry, i don't care what you say about me but you should be ashamed of yourself for jumping on my wife. you're not worth being on the same platform of my wife. >> don't to escape it. >> he comes with his $1,500 suit and makes an accusation ab

jerry, congratulations. thanks for your hospitality. >>> much more ahead from cowboys stadium including a tour of this place from one of the cowboys' all time greats, emmitt smith, and more from newew >>> just ahead from new york, a look at workplace violence and how you can spot signs of trouble. matt? >>> also ahead here from cowboys stadium, jenna bush hager joins us, and we've got much more ahead. but first, these messages and your local news. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i'm stan stovall. baltimore city police are searching for the person or persons who opened fire on four people in west baltimore. it happened it just after 12:30 this morning. one of the victims, an adult male, was shot several times in the side. all four victims were taken to hospital with what were described as minor injuries. >>> time for the morning commute and sarah caldwell. >> a few delays and accidents out there, but not too bad overall. one at pulaski highway and ros

then jerry jones fell in love with him. then jessica simpson. now they're all gone but jerry.l think he's between seven and 12 in the league as a quarterback, but i know what you're saying. >> you're not going to suggest that the giants scored all those points off the dallas defense when your boy coughed it up as many times as he did. >> i'm just saying he scored 31. if you score 31, you're supposed to win. they had zero sacks. >> why are you supposed to win when your guy gave up 21 >> they had zero sacks. >> what? he gave them 21. you're not going to acknowledge that? >> i've acknowledged it nine times. >> not really. >> i don't like him because he plays golf. >> it doesn't make sense to say that when he -- >> if you score 31, you should win. >> you should if you don't give up 21. >> so you hate him. >> few things in sports are as impressive as calling your shot. ok, the jets didn't embarrass the patriots, but they did everything else they promised. they harassed the golden boy, tom brady in some uncharacteristic mistakes. they smothered randy moss, held the patriots to a tou

jerry cohen at ebbetts that i can't tell you how very cool it is to satisfy them worn by the guys. should i point out, if would you like to have an iraqi baseball team jersey, you can by a one from ebbetts field. the even caller part of it, if you buy one of these jerseys, a portion goes to iraq and afghanistan veterans of america. so happy. thanks to them. thanks to the folks in the south bronx for donating the other gear. "hardball" doctor w chris masses use is up next. >>> listen to jimmy. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, the color of politics. it strikes me that race is the san andreas fault of american politics, it's a huge divide right below the surface that always threatens to shake and split this country in the worst way. the fault line began to show itself in the claim richly enjoyed in the american south that president obama wasn't born here, isn't one of us. then came the wide open arena of the health care town meetings. that really opened up the divide. now last night came this from a southerner who was once

comedian jerry seinfeld was the first desk, and there were pseudo-appearances by oprah and president obama. the new show mixes new bids with the old. he introduced the first of many correspondents. he ended with the popular segment "headlines." of course, on opening night, jay leno himself was the headliner in hollywood. >> his guest tonight is tom cruise. again, that is at 10:00 p.m., followed by 11 news. john perdue is here with the plant and gardening questions. great weather to do guarding. -- to do gardening. >> the main reason for that is too much water. you cannot control mother nature. if you did not water your tomatoes and plans a lot, when they start to ripen, you want to cut you off. -- you want to cut the water off. the best time to prune your rhododendrons is right after they bloom in the spring. once they bloom, cut them back. they start setting their budgets for the next season very quickly. that could be too much water, could be a nutrient problem. it might be a good idea to call into the store and talk to some in the plant department. >> check that out, because you w

jerry? jerry's fun. you mean mr. fatty hair plugs? oh, yeah, he's a blast.imitates gunshot) um, how about steve? you know what? i hear his family has money. well, then maybe they could all chip in and buy him some deodorant. i'm through with those losers. i'm gonna stay right here with you. are you gonna eat that? (gasps) hey, look at you! (sighs) god, i hate wearing a tux. on my way in, bree's aunt fern asked me to park the car. she's got glaucoma. to her, you're nothing but a hispanic blur. (chuckles) let me fix your tie. hey, you're wearing mamá's pearls. yeah. oh! hey, julie! have you met my nephew austin? yeah, we've met. i just didn't recognize him with his shirt on. she couldn't take her eyes off my abs. i felt violated. hi, edie. nice party, huh? it was. perfect. well, it's nice to see you two getting along again. we've sort of turned a corner. really? does that mean you're gonna be gettingack together? maybe. god, no! wow, is that shrimp? what would make you think i would even consider taking you back? well, you invited me to be your date. "guest,"

. >> and over 100,000 people, good friends of jerry jones', come on over. chris: 105,000, roger goodell, george w. bush, a former president in the house, and lebron james. but you know what? when 105,000 boo, merrill, it's loud. >> i know! and if you don't like watching it on the field, just watch it over the screen. you can tell the giants are adjusting. they know what tony's going to do. they feel like they got to get to something different. they didn't expect just to throw it to him, though. chris: that's bruce johnson taking the pick. tony romo throwing it behind his receiver and a bit over his head to boot. >> that's why we talk about accuracy all the time. got to be accurate, accurate, accurate where only your guy can catch it, not when the other guy can catch it. >> this is justin tuck, appears to be flozell adams, and look it, he trips him. doesn't look too bad, but tuck jammed his shoulder on the play and he'd leave the game. later in the drive, tony romo passing to his left side, and kenny phillips somehow comes up with it, taking it all the way b

. >> now 11 sports with jerry kenduskeag. >> with you tonight and every tuesday night -- jerry sandusky which you tonight and every tuesday night, we bring you the john harbaugh show on wbal radio. following tonight's newscast, be sure to join wbal with much more for the raven's head coach. always a busy day today, putting a game plan together for the first road trip of the season as they take on the san diego chargers next sunday at qualcomm. the road trip is the biggest difference maker in how you stack up in the nfl. a year ago, the ravens were 5-3 on the road. much easier to play at home with the fans and the crowd. the trick this year, being as successful away from home as the ratings were a juror go. that starts in a very difficult -- asç the ravens were a year ago. >> their explosive in all three phases. i know ron rivera very well and i know what kind of defense they will be putting out there. they will be attacking the causes you a lot of problems. offensively, i saw him all those years in washington. we have got our hands full against a premier football team. >> and the raven

he headliners jay key, rihanna and jerry seinfeld. gina, good morning to you. i know it's early out there but the excitement certainly building at this hour. >> reporter: oh, it certainly is. and i'm sure audience members are already lining up on the opposite side where jay's show used to be. not too far from where he used to tape "the tonight show." you know, dan, in his new time slot, let's face it, he is going to face pretty tough competition from the scripted dramas that have long been a staple from the final primetime hour. they are betting audiences will want to tune in to see a familiar face that's been bringing them laughs for the last 17 years. >> we'll see you in september. >> reporter: it was barely three months ago that jaily leno said farewell to the "tonight show." >> it seems like 10 years ago. >> reporter: maybe because there have been near constant reminders about his move to primetime. >> yeah i'm ready to go on. i think the nbc hype machine has done its job. >> reporter: jay leno show will replace nightly dramas with an hour stuffed with even

here is jerry on the traffic network. >> good morning. a lot cooler now than earlier this morning, that is for sure. looks like the travel lanes are open but the uneven pavement plaguing us over then american legion bridge as the resurfacing continueses. it sounds like they aren't doing much tonight from what tom says. the wilson bridge looking okay. 270 the travel lanes are open. and some road work on the bay bridge on the westbound side. you might find minor delays. joe, eun, back to you. >> thanks a lot. 11:22. 69 degrees. still ahead on "news 4 midday," police are investigating a large fight involving two ethnic groups. we'll have the latest. >> what you need to get ready for the flu season. >> get ready for football. season begins tonight on nbc. i we'll have a preview coming .up what's hot shat'ot h on nbc washington.com. >>> i am going to be the new judge on "american idol." >> yes, you heard right. ellen degeneres is joining the judges on "american idol." she won't quit her day job. she'll still have her top show in the day and "a

their way to their first super bowl title for more on their supersized new home here's ed werder. >> jerry jones hopes to facilities will provide tangible advantages. attendance expected to surpass 100,000. might be the largest in nfl history and should cause problems for giants quarterback eli manning making the hearing the snap count difficult especially when he's in the shotgun formakes and could lead to cone fusion, the cowboys responsible for 12 of the 27 sacks manning suffered last season. demarcus ware had four sacks and caused three fummbles in decided mismatches yet some cowboys actually prefer texas stadium saying it makes them feel like they are in the entertainment business rather than football. ed werder. >> in black burgh, nebraska virginia and tech with a win streak against non-conference opponents and nebraska playing tremendously but tech down. drops it right through his hands and frank beamer believes that was it but they get the ball back at their own 1-yard. watch taylor by all sorts of time in the pocket. where is danny cole? there he is. there he goes. all the way dow

. >> jerry edwards just walked in. >> i've been here for hours. >> i'm kidding. good morning, jerry. >> doing great. good morning to you. good morning everyone. let's see how we're doing as wednesday morning gets under way. interstate 66 so far so good, from manassas all the way in. no hang-ups, near the 123 interchange doing all right. the wilson bridge was up for a while in the overnight hours. back down now. traffic moving along nicely. barbara and craig, back to you. >>> take a look at some of the stop stories today. interstate drivers in virginia have one less place to pull over and stretch their legs. starting today the welcome center on i-66 in manassas will be closed, one of 19 centers slated to close over the next six years. v dot officials say the closures will save the commonwealth about $9 million. >>> children's national medical center set to announce a major pediatric initiative. the hospital is receiving a $150 million dation from the government of abu dhabi. one of the largest donations ever made to a u.s. pediatric hospital. full details at a new

. >>> jerry edwards standing by with traffic. >> this is a very good shot now that the sun is up. i can show you what it looks like. the narrow left hand exit off 66 eastbound to get on the inner loop, that's part of the problem we have had the last several days with the significant delays throughout the morning rush hour. these folks continuing past the beltway into falls church, that's fine. there is a delay threw vienna because of this. and work zone, about mid -- almost to the d.c. at the end of the 14th street bridge. >> appreciate it, jerry. >>> now to a developing story at yale university. police have released a man after questioning him in the murder of a grad student. annie le's body was found on sunday, what was supposed to be her wedding day. they have collected dna samples from a man that worked with her at the lab. jeff rossen reports. >> reporter: late last night police handcuffed raymond clark and pulled him away, and calling him a person of interest. clark was not under arrest. instead police had a court order to take physical evidence from his body. >> the physica

. >> i guess jerry plays hockey, on some team and so does my agent.d then i guess in the locker room jerry was saying that he was trying to put this show together. and needed somebody to play this character. >> was he naked at this time? >> that i don't -- i don't have all of the particular details. >> that's important. >> i know. i know. >> that's always the first question you ask. >> that's right. were you naked? but that's how it happened. and my agent just said, well, hey, you know -- >> it pays to have a canadian agent i guess. >> he's very, very good. a hockey fan. >> and happy birthday, by the way. i know you just had a 40th. >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> what did you do to celebrate your birthday? >> um, well, this year was interesting. everything coincided with the show. and a buddy of mine had put together this whole event really and invited everybody from the cast and crews 265 people and we all went to the dodger game. so it sort of worked as an opportunity to say thank you to them for all of their hard work and everything they

i hope not. [ laughter ] >> but jerry probably laughed at that. >> of course he did. does he care? >> i think this is pretty funny, the book is -- not only number one on amazon's comedy list, but it's number two on the cookbook -- >> people are so stupid. >> but it's not a cookbook. my fans are idiots. they order this thinking there's recipes. are you kidding? that's one. how to make an oreo cookie can me and two of the wayans brothers. are you kidding me? [ laughter ] >> well, if you like that, there's plenty of it in the book. called "chocolate please", in stores right now. and you can see lisa live tomorrow night at the weidner center in green bay and october 2 at saroyan theatre in fresno. thank you, lisa. we'll be right back with pizza throwing. it's not the new lexus. it's not the new bmw. it's not the new audi. what it is... is impossible to resist. the new twenty-ten lacrosse from buick. it's the new class of world class. ♪ >>> let me just say, there's no better way on the first night of the feast of san gennaro than by watching people throw ingredients into t

that's how it looks on this morning. >> jerry is ready to go home. he packed his bags. give us the traffic, first. >> i will keep the car keys off camera here so you don't know. improved. it looks like it's over here at 11:40 in the morning. the lane configuration in the beltway seems to catch everybody by surprise. and elsewhere, wilson bridge doing okay, but on the inner loop off the wilson bridge, a construction project. and then they are working on pavement. they will have everything reopened around 2:00, just in time for the commute. >>> now for your health. already this year, we are hearing about many reported cases of the swine flu. people in high risk groups will get priority when it comes to getting medication, meanwhile the rest of us are bei told to stay at home and rest. nbc's chief medical editor, dr. nancy snyderman has more on this. >> you clean the bathtub and the shower curtain, but should you clean your shower head. researchers analyzed the water from 45 shower heads in nine cities across the u.nited state, and they found bacteria that could cause lung

well, jerry, for more on that, let's throw it over to the hampton hotel...wife, tracy, has checked in. trace, what's the mood over there? in a word, jim: electric! comfy beds, complimentary hot breakfast, and friendly service. trace, what's that noise i hear? wow, i wish you listened this well at home, jim. she's kidding. i'm not. it's college football, honey. well, there you have it, folks. and trace, i'll see you in a few hours. back to you, jerry! ( phone rings ) thank you... all right! this is humiliating. stand still so we can get an accurate reading. okay...um...eighteen pounds and a smidge. a smidge? y'know, there's really no need to weigh packages under 70 pounds. with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service, if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. cool. you know this scale is off by a good 7, 8 pounds. maybe five. priority mail flat rate boxes only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship. the sideline. fourth quarter. huskies up by three. corp nearly picked off by mason foster. 41 seconds to go. tied at

jerry, can you hear me? i was told the jury lives -- jerry has been a resident for 15 years. we will have to get back to that later. this is just a huge water main break. it not only is the water rushing in, there is concern about the depth of the water coming so fast and so hard. it is dangerous and basement areas. >> we have seen some areas where kids have been walking away through it. at some of the water is actually up to the top portion of the doors of the cars. as you see, that looks like a little bit of swift water because it has funneled down from the shopping center down a major freeway. there are some kids out playing in it and adults trying to make sure that people are ok. the water is still rising in this location. it has not subsided at all. it is getting worse. the department of public works has pretty much responded. i have not been able to pick up on the scanner as to the size of the water main, how long it is going to take to shut it off. the baltimore county fire and police have pulled the plug and put everything at their disposal to come down here to deal w

. >>> jerry has the latest on the midday traffic. an ugly rush hour all day. >> yeah, and let's travel the beltway. montgomery county, this is the inner loop as you come from old george town road towards rockville pipe. and emergency crews are there. a good-sized backup. and then we had accidents on 395, northbound and southbound, and it has all been cleared up. those delays areinally starng to ease. there are no concerns at the wilson bridge. do be careful, you might still find a couple spots around the area particularly in construction zones where they could be lingering ponding of water. be caution out there. back to you. >>> hazmat and emergency crews are spending the morning over the scenes of a late-night explosion. emergency crews responded to an alarm and they saw there had been an ae sploeson at the water works. some of the chemicals were released. >> we have a hazdous materials team. they rendered the chemicals, which were released outside the buildings safe. >> no word yet on what caused the explosion. >> new today, police

weatherman but i would keep the roof open but when you pay $1 billion for the stadium, it's your call, jerryur away from your tv, get your weather forecast 24/7 at weather.com. lester and jenna, back to you. >> mike, thanks very much. now to a remarkable life-long friendship sparked in 1965 when two little girls became pen pals and now after many years and many letters, the little girls from new york and australia are getting together. >> this is only the second time in 44 years they have seen each other face to face and they're here to tell us their story. thanks for being with us. nice to see you. is it similar to the first time you met? any different the second time around? >> it was different the second time around because i felt really comfortable. the first time i was really nervous. >> first time you got together you had been writing for how many years at that point? >> it was over 20 years. >> you gnaw eaknew each other's but the face to face thing was like a blind date. >> i traveled to sidney and the night before i broke out in this big rash. i was all nerves. >> i had migraines. i

back to you. >> thank you, jerry. here's what's happening today. >>> president obama will be commemorating 9/11 at the pentagon. he'll attend the september 11th remembrance and is expected to speak at the service. the president will also meet with the families of those killed eight years ago today in the attack on the pentagon. >> this is also the first year september 11th has been declared a national day of service. volunteers nationwide are planning to clean up beaches, put together care packages for soldiers and even fix up residents' homes as part of president obama's united we serve program. the red cross says it's seen a jump in blood donations because of the initiative. >> it's full steam ahead for president obama and his health care team as they work to break the stalemate over haemt care reform. despite a split between democrats and republicans, supporters remain confident. >> bad weather is to blame for space shuttle "discovery's" missed landing opportunity yesterday. th delay forces the "discovery" crew to

thank you. >> thanks, jerry. here is a look at some of the top stories happening today. >>> president obama's taking his plan for health insurance reform to college park today. he will be hoeding a rally at the university of maryland at 11:00 a.m. the event is at the university's comcast center and it is free and open to the public. seating will be first come, first serve. >> the candidates for the next virginia governor face off today. the debate featuring democrat creigh deeds and republican bob mcdonnell will take place this afternoon in mclean. recent polls show mcdonnell with a slight lead. today's debate will be moderated by david gregory, host of the "meet the press." >> police in new haven, connecticut, will hold a news conference this morning to announce the latest details in the murder of annie le. her body was found last weekend stuffed in a wall in a medical research building on campus. police are searching the apartment of a university lab technician whose name is raymond clark and he has been named

what's the problem with this new multimillion dollar monitor and why it's got team owner jerry jonesk again? a special envoy is hoping to coax pyongyang. north korea staged it's second nuclear test explosion back in may. the fight for afghanistan, taking place on two fronts. afghanistan and washington. the battle on the hill, well, that's over whether the-republican lawmakers are turning up the pressure for more details on the war strategy. defense secretary robert gates says, quote, everybody should take a deep breath and let the white house move at its own pace. >>> we now salute some of the fallen heroes who have lost their lives in iraq and afghanistan. army specialist dmitrious l. void was killed december 15 during a traininger ex size in kandahar. his family was expecting him home in december for a two-week break. >>> army staff sergeant shannon m. smith died september 8 when his vehicle was bombed. his mother says he had a great sense of humor. >>> and marine staff sergeant aaron kenefick followed in his father's footsteps joining the marines. he was killed in kumar province.