kaine no dio cifras respecto a los despidos y dijo que todos los departamentos enfrentaran cortes ens presupuestos.. la policia del condado de montg comunidad para dar con el paradero de una nina de 12 años que ha desaparecido... genesis turcios reside sobre la east light drive en silver spring.. ella mide cinco pies 7 pulgadas, y pesa unas 150 libras.. si usted tiene alguna informacion contacte a las autoridades al 301-279-8000... las autoridades recuerdan que quien retenga a un menor de edad sin la autorizacion de sus padres puede enfrentar cargos en su contra...  ya fue reparado el percance que determino el corte de agua en alexandria, pero durante la manana cientos de personas perdieron el acceso a ese liquido elemento y se vieron obligados a adoptar otras alternativas..claudia uceda tiene el informe... xxxxxxxxx xxxcontinuando con nuestra cobertura de la controversial reforma a los cuidados de salud..sandra peebles hablo con personas de la tercera edad y expertos sobre el impacto que podria tener cualquier reforma... personas de amboslados del deb

kaine dijo que la meta es reducir las muertes a menos del siete para el 2010...la mortalidad infantilla calidad de los servicios de salud prenales y los cuidados de madres y niÑos en el estado...  como ya es tradicion, todos los aÑos en agosto, departamentos de policias celebran la noche nacional contra el crimen... actividades se realizan en vecindarios para fortalecer las relaciones entre la comunidad y la policia... en el distrito de columbia, una de las preocupaciones de la policia es que muy pocos hispanos estan utilizando el numero de emergencia 911- para denunciar crimenes... se teme que algunos inmigrantes no acuden a policia por su la policia del distrito de columbia reitera que toda informacion obtenida se mantiene anonima... y las victimas de crimen son protegidas, sin importar su estatus migratorio... el numero de emergencia es el 911 y en el distrito, tambien esta disponible la linea de la administracion la administracion del presidente obama ea recopilando informacion de expertos para evitar que conductores utilicen celulares para hablar o enviar mensajes de texto... el

kaine says that means there will be layoffs.has is the a deadline of labor day to announce what will have to be cut. >>> metro is getting more money to keep riders safe but this time it is not about trouble on the tracks. the transit agency is getting nine and a half million dollars in grant money from the department of homeland security for counterterrorism. metro is looking intlaunching antiterror teams, expanding the chemical detection program and upbreading radio communications. but in the wake of the worst accident in metro's history, some riders would like to see that money go elsewhere. >> i have a few other things i need to take care of too. >> you care but there is other needs that need to be met right now like our safety on the train. >> metro's goal is to have the grant money and the personnel in place by late fall. >>> frightening moments at a busy intersection in the district. >> someone call 911. >> that is a city councilmember saying that. a car accident sent witnesses scrambling into action. aiis is at bean p den

governor kaine is expected to say they need to cut $1.3 billion from the budget because the ink, is not coming in. taxes and revenues are down. that will come in this session likely in january. matt brock, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley said he is working to trim about 2 1/5 to million dollars more from the budget. -- to trim about $250 million more from the budget. >>> the furloughs in prince george's county violate the constitution. 5900 workers were furloughed for 10 days. a new round has been scheduled for this fiscal year. >>> police are looking for clues after the owne ofpiop fo s was found inside his business. the body of shahabuddin rana was discovered on 4th street yesterday. police are treating this as a homicide. they're waiting for autopsy results to find the cause of death. >>> a teacher at bevel middle school in woodbridge is being held without bond on sex charges. police say shannon patterson had inappropriate sexual contact with a 15-year-old male student and he was sending sexually explicit text messages to another 15-year-old male stude

the governor kaine called the session. there is a ruling where scientists are being called to court more often and that's causing a backlog of cases at the laboratories. >>> this morning a prince william county teacher is accused of taking deceinnt liberties with ildren. the man, endr the man, pasott n,er pasoerttr oysppropriatelyoued t b at different times and sent inappropriate textes mges mo t o eoeysbo the prapatinriopone ccttainappr not occur on school grounds. patterson turned himself in and is being held without bond. >>> a federal judge ruled the county violated the u.s. constitution when it furloughed 5900 workers in an attempt to save $17 million. the ruling could force the county to re-pay the wages. the judge said the county violated the contract cause. and that bands laws that impair the obligation of contracts. they could have used more moderate alternatives to trim the budget. mu> police are looking for a erer. somebody killed owner of sza owner ofza piz mt in northeast. n y d i e is body in the business off

governor tim kaine said the commonwealth has to cut another billion and a half dollars. where will that come from? melanie alnwick is following this one. >> reporter: no spending area including public schools will be exempt. governor kaine asked every agency to draw up a list of proposed cuts and the department of transportation might be taking the biggest hit. $900million. that's how much more money the virginia department of transportation will have to cut from the budget. >> it has been bleak for the past couple of years. >> reporter: v-dot is suffering from round of reductions, scale back in operations and the controversial closure of 19 rest stops along i-95. now everything is back on the table again. >> our focus will be emergency response, pavement repair, bridge repa, we will stick to those. >> reporter: each agency in the commonwealthth is coming up with its own list of cuts. falling revenues from sales taxes, income taxes, property taxes and the like left virginia with a $1.5 billion shortfall through 2010. >> the message is that we have to tighten our belt bec

. >> reporter: state budget woes overshadowed a special session called by governor tim kaine. they are trying to find a temporary fix for a supreme court ruling that requires for forensic examiners be available for cross-examination. the focus of lawmakers, a $1.5 billion shortfall. >> everything is being analyzed. in terms of biggest, you know, it's just hard to say. >> governor, what i plan to do is start every agency off with zero based budgeting. justify every penny they spend. we will find out what is important. >> reporter: his opponent issued this statement. we must close the shortfall and craft future budgets without about your deng additional taxes that they cannot afford. virginia lawmakers say these cuts will be especially painful because it comes on the heels of another budget shortfall and some lawmakers say the cuts will be widespread. >> there won't be anything in state government that at least won't get analyzed. >> government job losses. >> it's likely there will be more. >> reporter: the governor made the announcement at the capitol. he said the state's estim

deeds is scheduled in tysons corner along with tim kaine and president obama. >>> there are four days to give martin o'malley their input on state budget cuts. he has been soliciting comments on-line. and virginia governor kaine is looking at cuts hundreds of millions more from the commonwealth's budget. here's howard bernstein. can we cut through and get right to the forecast? >> yes, we will see shower and inunder especially south and e thheat builds in for the ek live doppler hd this morning, quite busy, especially south and osteaf town. neat lightning pictures on st9 news now at 5:00. but on the eastern shore and across southern maryland nd pe lyciweare wese einge th heaviest stuff. light detomo rate owmos eran s o.metr in charles couldn't toy -- to the eastern shore we have some heavy stuff. we have a batch of rain here. there's more stuff in south western and we will be nd out of the showers through my morning. more on the forecast cooing up. right now, good morning, angie. >> good morning, team. nice to see you. as you can imagine we will deal with wet roads this morning. good

. >> reporter: the budget overshadowed a special station covered by governor tim kaine. trying to find a temporary fix for a recent supreme court ruling that requires forensic examiners to be available for cross-examination. instead the focus of lawmakers, a $1.5 billion shortfall. which department is going to take the biggest hit? >> everything is being analyzed. so in terms of big eggs, it is just hard to say. >> what i tend to do is start every agency off with zero- based budging. that way we will find out at's rtimpoant, what's not important. en>ep rr:tes hiimopponent must close the shortfall fu ret additional taxes that they cannot afford. virginia lawmakers say these cuts will be especially painful because it comes on the heels of another budget shortfall and some lawmakers say the cuts will be widespread. >> there won't be anything in state government that won't at least get analyzed. >> more cuts? >> it is likely there will be more. >> reporter: he made the official announcement today at the meeting at the state capitol. he said the state's revenue is down by nea

governor kaine is expected to announce a reduction in the budget revenue. and they say this will be a whoer. $1.3billion. the governor is expected to announce what cuts he wants to make up for the short fall by early next year. >>> then after this morning's meeting with finance committee members, a special legislative session governor kaine called for last month begins this afternoon. he wants to address a recent u.s. supreme court ruling that prosecutors say could jeopardize some criminal cases. >>> things aren't getting any better in maryland. governor o'malley is trying to find over $400 million to cut and he says everyone will suffer. >> it will come from state agency reductions. it will come from asking state employees to sacrifice once again in terms of furlough days or some other measures, and it will also be a portion of it will have to be shared by reductions in local aid at a time that many local governments are struggling themselves. >> reporter: governor o'malley will present his plan for a quarter billion dollars in cuts next week in annapolis.

kaine says nothing is exempt from consideration, including the possibility of college tuition hikes. >> those are ultimately decisions inform visitors and not for the budget plan that i would put out. but, you know, we -- we have to make these decisions and they are much easier to make if we make them now. >> the governor plans to make his latest round of budge i cuts public early next month. >>> living in an upscale neighborhood in northwest d.c. have been fighting for years to get the government to do more to clean up world war i mungitions and chenccami that were ca sc edovdi t ierhen soilthere. e.to today d.c. delegateor ean hooues of therouf o the spring valley neighborhood and promised more help. tom sherwood is here with more on this story. >> the neighborhood has been -- neighborhood has been frustrated over the pace of the cleanup. we saw some of that frustration today. davis kennedy is publisher of the current newspapers. a weekly that covers spring valley and world war i legacy. >> this was the center of research for the united states' attempts to get poisonous gases. >> r

now, over to andrea. >>> governor kaine has put the 95, 395 hot lanes project in the deep freeze.sion was prompted by a weak bond market and local opposition to the initiative. 9 news now digital correspondent, armando trull , is live in springfield with the details. >> reporter: good morning. this is the portion of 95 where the hot lanes project was going to be built, but local leaders were afraid of the impact and ann the construction would have on the neighborhood adjoining the project. to make matters worse, virginia was going to pay for its share by selling bonds but that deal has fallen through an so the hot lanes are chillin' out. virginia had entered in to a partnership with an international construction company to build the hot lanes and an australian company to manage toll collection. they believe it cannot pay for its share of the project because of the sluggish economy. construction on the high occupancy toll lanes was scheduled to start next year. they would have been built on 95 and 395 from spotsylvania county the pentagon. car pools, buses and motorcycles will get

today governor tim kaine told state lawmakers the state is facing a shortfall of $1.5 billion.he is considering cuts to core services including education, health care, even public safety. >> which department are they going to hit? >> everything is being analyzed so in terms of biggest, it is hard to say. >> governor tim kaine is asking every state agency to look for ways to tim as much as 15% from the budget. he plans to review their recommendations and then announce specific cuts early next month and we will keep you posted. >>> speaking of cutbacks the redskins are cutting back on those tailgating parties. not cutting them out but definitely cutting them back. >>> later in sports. is there a shakeup in the nats us for that. you're watching 9news now julie loves target, it's got the supplies teacher told her to get and for a great deal. she also expects he'll love the sandwich. she expects he'll think of her when he sees the note. so she shops target. gotta have deals on the stuff she's gotta get. target. expect more. pay less. >>> welcome back. i'm meteorologist topper shutt.

there will be plans for tim kaine to cut the budget once again. lawmakers will discuss a supreme court ruling dealing with how forensic labvidence is presented in court. leaders are in our area for the international swine flu conference. one of the things it will be discussing is how to deal with the unexpected resurgence with the virus this fall. the cash for clunkers program has given car companies a much- needed jumpstart. general motors is increasing their production. ford has raised its fare -- its sales force by 500,000 vehicles. >>> iraqi police say at least four explosions have killed at least 10 and wounded scores more. >>> more violence in afghanistan on the eve of those elections. at least three militants were killed this morning after man armed with rifles and hand grenades took over a bank. the taliban has vowed to -- they have sent 20 suicide bombers. the claim could not be verified. the increasing violence is raising the stress levels of u.s. troops. nearly one in five troupe's report mental health problems. the army is launching an

it will be the four time that governor kaine has had to scale back spending.d learn more today about which specific programs may be cut. >>> it appears that maryland is also in for budget cuts. governor o'malley said he is working with the board of public work to slash state aid to local governments. he mentioned on wtop's ask the governor show that local governments will see about $250 million in cuts. >>> police are hoping the public will help them solve a murder mystery in the district. the body of a small business own was found on the floor of this pizza shop at fourth and rhode island avenue. police say the victim's brother and coowner showed up yesterday morning and called police because the doors were locked and he couldn't get inside. once officers got inside, they found the body of 44-year-old shahabuddin rana of silver spring. the news is shocking to the people who knew the victim. >> i never had no problems out there. i i go in there and buy my little icee drinks. he was always nice to me. >> they are very hardworking people. that is terrible. that

here we are north of kaine history. traffic is going under king street.t we go northbound 395 further ahead to show you their approach out of shirlington. now we take you to the scene of the crash that is just after glebe road but before you get to washington boulevard. 270 you have a csh. no crashes on the beltway. now to the weather. >> we're keeping an eye this morning on tropical storm danny. winds are gusting to near 70. it will continue to pick up a little steam. maybe becoming a category one by saturday. it does look like it should stay out to sea. we will be impacted for the next couple of days. we have another system we're watching that will be moving in, an area of low pressure that will affect us for the next couple of days. los 70's this morning in bowie. 70 in hagerstown. 66 in front royal. a front six southward today. it will bring added clouds. a stray storm or two. then we're in the 70's tonight. tomorrow may not get above 80 degrees. we will be mostly cloudy with some off and on showers. same story this weekend. a cold front will take tem

legislative leaders say governor kaine will cut the budget by $1.3 billion. it's the fourth time in less than a year that the economy has forced the governor to scale back appropriations for a two-year budget running through next june. >>> and new today, gunfire an explosions tear through the capitol of afghanistan on the eve of the presidential election. several armed men have also taken over a bank in kabul getting into a shootout with police who have surrounded the building outside. no casualties have been reported. however, the violence is an ominous sign ahead of tomorrow's presidential election. insurgents are threatening voters and warning them not to head to the polls. >>> the debate over health care reform rages on and congressional democrats do not seem willing to compromise. they are now telling president obama's administration a health overhaul bill cannot pass unless it includes new government run insurance options. more than 80 house members wrote a letter to health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius the week expressing opposition to

after a meeting with finance committees a special session governor kaine called for last month beginson. he wants to address a supreme court ruling which prosecutors say could jeopardize some criminal cases. >>> >>> it is time for another "living $mart" report and jessica doyle is back with good news for workers at gm. >> good news. yeah. finally we have some. gm is getting back to business thanks to the cash for clunkers program. new interest in fuel-efficient cars is prompting them to ramp up production. so gm is recalling 1400 u.s. and canadian auto workers who had been laid off and adding new shifts and overtime and that means more money for workers on the job. gm is raising production by 60,000 vehicles in the third and fourth quarters. >>> meantime austin martin is olding a party for the convertible this weekend. you can preorder the new mod, it is a $300,000 car. a top speed of 191 miles an hour. >> not on the beltway. >> it hits the streets in november. >>> if you have some money leftover, let's save you some money with the money saving tip e dae thy. you want don't have thou

. >>> tim kaine says that this is facing major bought -- but to cut the flow. revenue is down by $1.5 billion for the year that ends in june, 2010. the state is facing the worst economy since the 1930's. legislators have been looking at ways to slash the budget. >>> a special session for virginia lawmakers just got under way. e governor ordered the session, after the supreme court ruled that prosecutors must make forensic examiners available in court. this may worsen a backlog of cases in the crime logs. >>> we're learning about rules today guiding schools, businesses, and government about how to get ready for the swine flu and the regular flu, since vaccines will be scarce. details now from a summit being held here in washington this week. >> the possible spread of swine flu is concerning to this person. >> we have seen how powerful it can be when nothing is done. >> with uncertainty about the season, experts are meeting in this hotel for a conference to discuss preparations for another possible wave of 81 and one else's. this morning the government announced

. >>> virginia governor tim kaine says his state should get ready for another round of budget cuts. the governor says more reductions are necessary to close a $1.billion gap in next year's budget. governor kaine says everything is on the table and he will release a specific plan to cut spending early next month. >>> metro trains will continue runng a little slower than normal. the transit agency announced plans to continue operating every train manually. the shift came after the june 22nd crash that left nine people dead. metro general manager john catoe says trains won't run automatically again until problems related to the crash are fixed. >>> may be easier for some folks to afford a getaway this fall. amtrak is extending its discounted fare promotion through december 16th. prices for one-way train tickets in the northeast are reduced 25%. that means round trips are available for prices as low as $66. places like philly, new york, and even boston. amtrak says plenty of customers have already taken advantage of the promotion which is why it is being extended through the fall. >>> w

governor tim kaine delivered bad news today. state revenues are down 1.5 billion. he says that shortfall will lead to the deepest cuts in modern virginia history. >> the message is we will have to tighten our belt because families and businesses are not earning as much money as they were and not paying system taxes as they were and they are tightening their belts. so if families and businesses do it, the government should do the same thing. >> governor cain says layoffs appear unavoidable but he will not predict how many. the deficit covers the two-year budget period that ends in june. >>> for the first time ever businesses in the district that offer valet parking will need a permit to do so. businesses are subject to a $300 fine if they don't pick up one of the new permits. the rules come after five years of public meetings to consider this issue. >>> construction on the intercounty connector is about to turn more sr uptiveupfor ti drivers. supp rsa it a of surprising of ogsurprising progress. digil pocoest rrent ndotsc broom spent velopments on ow pmloents on the

governor kaine originally called a special session to address a u.s. supreme court ruling which could affect prosecutions and convictions. once lawmakers approved a temporary plan to address that topic they changed their focus to the revenue short fall which is estimated at $1.5 billion. political experts say it could cae inth e ange in the e'atp sttos office. >> it is bound to help the republicans as they run an tr recapture the govet sh ofwer po t years. everything has theie it is time for the change theme. that's how the party out of power gets in power. >> reporter: now that he knows the short fall governor kaine will announce the budget cuts next month. >>> some democratic activists say it could be disastrous. >>> the president hinted that he could live without the public option in the health care reform plan in order to get something passed before the end of the year. the liberal democrats progressives, members of the congressional black caucus are screaming cloudily about this an dr. dean is leading the charges as well saying this is not possibl

obama and governor tim kaine turned out at this fund raise near mclean to stump for the moderate seat senator from rural virginia. >> i need every one of you to knock on doors and make phone calls and get fir up once again so that we can go towards the future with confidence with deeds leading the commonwealth of virginia. >> reporter: he faces a tough race against republican bob mcdonnell. >> i ask for your continued support to build on the success of mark warner and tim kaine as we prepare to sprint these last 89 days into the fall campaign. >> reprter: deeds is getting help from some heavy hiters in his party because the virginia governor's race is about more than the two men on the ticket. virginia a once solid republican state backed obama [ inaudible ] the party is doing what it can to keep the state blue? in our candidate creigh deeds we have a man of uncompromising moral egg integrity, a heart as big as t outdoors and a vision to keep virginia moving the right way. >> reporter: in an effort to counter the national platform that deeds got here with the president, the g.o.p. has

history teacher i spoke with today says he believes that a greater reliability for deeds is governor kaine than obama. if we have more layoffs and the economy sinks further, kaine could actually hurt deeds that way, he believes. now tonight, mcclane will be watching to see how strong a bond creigh deeds will want to form with the president. back to you. >> thank you for that. we take you now to some breaking news. there is apparently a pedestrian that has been struck and tcseriously injured. this is in bethesda right at the intersection of river road and wilson lane as you can see, traffic is moving rather slowly through there. and there are police cars on the scene. not sure how long this will play out. but again, a pedestrian struck at the intersection of river road and wilson lane in bethesda. we'll keep you updated. anita. >> a big victory today for president barack obama in the u.s. senate. just a short time ago, sonia sotomayor was confirmed as the newest u.s. supreme court justice. joel brown is at the capitol. >> sonia sotomayor made history. >> theyays a 68 and the nays are 61. sh

kaine says there are still many families who do not want to reopen the case.t he will accept any factual corrections that need to be made to the panel's initial report. >>> a local home owner targeted in an on-line scam. her home listed as available for rent but it is not. the warning from police coming up. >>> a day at the races. on the highway, wild horses on the loose let letting nothing stand in their way. yo newstc morning news. want to see it again? yeah. (announcer) get schooled in style... ...at the jcpenney back to school huge sale. tired of waiting for your savings? with an instant money coupon from penney, get $10 off instantly when you spend 0. save on night and day doorbusters. like, junior's arina tees and tanks for only $4.99 young men's shorts are $9.99 style doesn't wait. and neither should you. get instant savings on the styles you love with instant money from jcpenney. check your newspaper or go to jcp.com for your instant money coupon. style, quality and price matter. jcpenney. and replace your old mayo with the full flavor of aft mayo with

so says governor tim kaine. he broke the news to law makers this morning. kaine says everything is on the table, including possible college tuition hikes. >> ultimately decisions for visitors and not put a budget plan i would put out but, you know, we -- we have to go ahead and ke these decisions and they are much easier to make if we make them now. >> reporter: the governor has already made several rounds of budget cuts and plans to reveal the new ones early next month. >>> metro has implemented stricter hiring standards for all job applicants. the new rules went into effect earlier this month. john catoe said the goal is to make sure that metro has the strongest applicants for every open position. undewthannee irne hgin stabdard job aslintcagill be disqualified from the applican pool if they have one or more moving violations withinhe t last three years, more than two points on thrng d t rivirdcore, and any cases ofrivicong under ge influence ofniorf i ifyionse y tnyul a rf assault or any other csrime against people. under the previouir hgin dastobrdan j

tim kaine and mark warner gave themselves a pay cuts when the economy and state revenue beg to slide. the winner of the election will face a major challenge, filling the budget gap. they had a $1.5 billion revenue shortfall. the democrat says he will not rule out a tax increase. bob mcdonnell promised he will not raise taxes as governor. >>> weeks after an american teenager became the youngest person to sail around the globe, the record has sailed across the sea to england. we are introduced to the teenager who made this nine- month voyage. >> sailing straight into the world book of records, 17-year old has become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. it matched the title for an american who completed this same feat in july. he was just two months older when he completed his voyage last month. clocking of 28,000 miles, he set off in november on his yacht. it was not easy, battling 50 foot waves and endless technical problems. >> its 42 degrees and getting colder. text -- >> spending 150 days at sea in solitude. >> it is definitely a hard trip being on your own and immense

lawmaker say governor tim kaine will announce plans today to cut more than $1.3 billion from the state's cash-strapped budget. it will be the fourth time he has had to scale back spending. >>> robert novak, one of erica's most influential journalists has died. he pass ad wyatt his home here some washington after battling brain cancer. novak was a rough-edged conservative would began his career following the korean war. his problem, inside report, and in newspapers aund the country. of his also known for unveiling the identity of cia operative valerie plame. those who knew him said he never rested on his fame. >> every day was making the phone calls and doing the shoe leather type of things that typified what journalism used to be as opposed to what it has become now. anybody who has an opinion on anything can just use the compute are and put something out there without the slightest idea of what he is talking about. >> robert novak was 78. >>> crews worked all night to fix the plate of the problem on metro. we'll let you know if you should expect any changes or delays this morning. >>> t

mr.obama and governor tim kaine stunned out to stump for the moderate state senator from rural virginiaeed every one of you to knock on doors and make phone calls an get fired up once again so we can go towards the future confident, with creigh deeds leading the great commonwealth of children. >> deeds is trailing in the poll and face as a tough race again republican bob mcdonnell. >> i asked for your continue continued support to build on the success of mark warner and tim kaine as we prepare for sprint the last 89 days into this fall campaign. >> reporter: deeds is getting help because the virginia governor's race is about more than the two men on the ticket. virginia, a once solidly republican state, backed obama in 2008 but even obama advisors recognize this race can now be seen as a referendum on the white house and democratic congress and the job they've done since. the party is doing what it can to keep the state blue. >> if our candidate, creigh deeds, before a man of uncompromising moral integrity, a heart as big as the outdoors and the vision to keep virginia moving the right

you're looking at the video from venice, where they are getting down to work. 200 kaine and lifeguards are assisting the italian coast guard, air force, and red cross. the dogs are trained to jump out of boats, take a life buoys to swimmers, and return them to safety. >>> up next, the maryland lottery numbers, and another check of the insta-weather-plus forecast. first, a look at wall street. i can smile, i can carry on our conversation i do most of the talking yes i wear dentures and they fit wonderful super poligrip acts as a seal between my dentures and my gums super poligrip makes eating more comfortable. even well fitting dentures can feel more comfortable with super poligrip. just a few dabs of super poligrip create a seal between your dentures and gums to make them more comfortable while you eat. i can eat my steak, i just love it. try super poligrip. have you heard about miralax? miralax relieves constipation with no bloating. no cramping. no sudden urgency. announcer: only miralax is clinically proven to work like that. restore your body's natural rhythm with miralax. >> tonig

they still expected to move to the northwest andecomana category one for kaine friday night.ter that -- expected to become a category one hurricane friday night. >>> a metro station has reopened tonight after a suspicious powder was spotted inside. a hazmat team was called to the station after 8:00 after white spot -- after white powder was spotted on a suitcase. the powder was determined to be harmless. >>> the university of mary washington is confirming its first case of swine flu. for students suspected of contracting the virus have been treated by the health center on campus -- 4 students. they're isolated in their residence halls. a seasonal flu vaccines will be available to students, faculty, and staff next month, and a vaccine for h1n1 will be available in octer. >>> norad issued a warning their planning to conduct training exercises around washington in just about one hour. you may see and hear aircraft in and around d.c. tonight. they are scheduled between midnight and 2:00 a.m. >>> nearly half of the 8000 students who did not have schedules at prince george's county

tim kaine -- >> president barack obama campaigning, putting in a good word for his fellow democrat, creigh deeds. who would like to be governor of virginia. he is down in mcclane making that speech at a big fundraiser. we'll have more on that story later on tonight at 11:00. meantime though, tony pan the weather man here with the weather first. we have rain, sun, and clouds. we have the sun back again. what's next? >> we covered all the basics. it turned out to be a nice afternoon. the front that came through early afternoon with the rain showers dropped in humidity. the wind shift in the midwest nd actually very pleasant t ri nogh w.t' s lent a look coiondupnsitpe, 7 and low 80s under partly cloudy skies. 81 degrees in manassas. 76 downtown. everyone watching us north and west of the city has a chance to drop into the 50s by the morning. most of you will stay in the 60s around the city and near the water. a great day coming up on friday. we are going to turn up the heat over the weekend. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. >>> we have a quick update to that breaking news we told you a

kaine, governor kaine, what role will he play? how much of a help will he be to deeds, too? >> i'm not sure. i think it may have been uniquely obama phenomenon when we saw him eclipse hillary in the primaries in virginia, and i don't know if that's necessarily off his coat tails or is transferable to another candidate when the real political landscape is laid out. >> all eyes in the country, safe to say, will be on virginia, though. onlywo gubernatorial races coming up this fall, then in new jersey, too. let's move on to the current governor of virginia. he has got a challenge ahead of him with cutbacks and big budget problems right now. >> here we go again. is it going to be layoffs? who's going to be laid off? there's no more fat to find. they're down to bone and gristle now. all states have the same problem. virginia is not california. it isn't going over the edge of a cliff, but retrenching is in order. it's always politically unpopular. so it's all kaine can do to apply the pain but try to make convincing to people that this is what they have to do. >> he talked about l

neither governor tim kaine nor mark warner did it and they usually avoided this topic during the campaign unless asked about it. >> any decision you make in politics is risky. it can turn on you. this can turn on him as well. i think it's a smart move. risky or smart. we, see what the next poll numbers do. the final numbers that count in november, i'm peggy fox reporting live. back to you. >>> we know it's coming but will we be ready. researchers began clinical trials at the university of maryland school medicine today on a new vaccine for the h1n1 flu. what we used to call the swine flu. experts hope to crank out millions of doses by october 15th. right now volunteers are helping to determine if you will need one dose or two. but researchers are all but certain it's safe. >> there have been billions of doses given out to prevent seasonal flu. these vaccines are made using the identical manufacturing process. >> researchers say in a month or so, load tests will determine if one dose is enough to get the volunteers to build up enough antibodies to resist the flu. >>> now, president obama a

. >> reporter: governor tim kaine made the official announcement today at the joint finance committee's meeting at the state capitol. he says the state's estimated revenue is down by nearly 1.5 billion for the two-year budget that ends in june. >> we are starting to make reductions that will not be easy at all and will mean some change in the level of services. >> the significance here isn't just the $1.5 billion, it comes right after a $3 billion shortfall in the last session we were dealing with. >> it is bounds to help the republicans. >> i'm audrey barnes. prince george's county fire an police departments aren't exactly celebrating a judge's decision declaring furloughs unconstitutional. the ruling could mean layoffs for both. county officials say they are appealing the ruling which would force them to refund $17 million to some 5900 employees. they are threatening massive layoffs if the ruling stands. union leaders who took the county to court over the furloughs says layoffs would jeopardize public safety. >> we are answering 40 to 50,000 more calls than we did 10 years ago with le

we expect tim kaine to be here, the governor as well. the president will speak in about an hour. there is a preprogram that just started. it's packed here. folks say they are already d supporters, some are on the fence and a few wanted to come out and here the president speak. d is a moderate state senator. he faces a cough race against bob mcdonnell. it vote for obama in 2008 thanks to the vigorous grass routes campaign that was mounted. will it stay in the democratic column? mcdonnell at this point is trying to link d's with obama and the white house acknowledges in many ways this is a referendum on them and the democratic congress. they want to help d's. we expect the president to be out here in an hour talking at the rally. we will have the latest at 10:00. >> see you then. >>> following the president's appearance, the gp will thrust their candidate on to the national stage. he will give the addss on president obama's weekly address this saturday. >>> your wives, girlfriends, they know you do it. how much time do you spend staring at other women. a new study has the answer. >

. >>> and looking at the budget again, lawmakers say tim kaine will outline plan to cut 1.3 billion from the strapped budget. it will be the fourth time they had to scale back spending. it is not clear what programs they will cut. >>> and battle over health care, the liberals call for a government-run insurance option. >>> yeah, brian, they insist the bill won't pass without that option. the congressional caucus, made up of 80 liberals opposed the public option for a co-op. republicans and democrats disagree. meanwhile, the white house says they have not changed their opinion. >>> and to texas where a tornado has collapsed a roof of a department store. that swept through the shopping district in the southeast part of the state. a trail of destruction was at least a mile. >>> and help for trooper, the injured dog who was discovered in a having been hurt in illegal dog fighting. the money was raised by multiple group juice . >>> and if you live in virginia, your power bill going up. >>> and a voice message could cost you big time. the secret that could help you lower your phone bill. and d

governor tim kaine will reportedly announce 1.3 billion in cuts to the current budget and this will beourth time in less than a year that the governor has had to scale back the appropriations. no details yet on exactly where those cuts will be made. >>> let's hope john cardon's marriage goes better than his marriage proposal. cardon is a democratic state delegate from baltimore and the nephew of senator ben cardon. he is in hot water for using taxpayer dollars while proposing to his girlfriend. he used a police chopper and on duty officers to stage a fake police raid while on a private boat. it was all meant to throw his girlfriend off since he popped the question. he apologized and has offered to reimburse the city. state lawmakers have not ruled out an ethics review. >> if he does not reimburse the city we may decide to take other steps. if we find there is something illegal that happened. >> you may want to know that cardon's girlfriend did say yes. >>> this evening the white house is saying the president intends to stand his ground on his health care reform ideas. it says his goal

. >> reporter: convicted sex offender david kaine had been living under the radar in this poolesville, maryland neighborhood. he never let the state registry know about his new address when he moved from frederick. thanks to an anonymous text, montgomery county police were able to track him down. >> we were able to do an investigation and try to get a warrant and arrested him the same day. >> she says cane is the first person police arrested after getting a tip by text. detectives are following up on hundreds of leads they have received since the text a tip program went in to affect. >> a lot of times we catch criminals that way through community members and citizens. >> reporter: besides the texting program, the department is also launched a web tip program where you can make anonymous tips on-line and a on the tip line is now manned by live operators. since so many people have camera phones these days a good thing is you can upload photos of suspects and crimes. >> reporter: the tips are keeping police busy but it is work they don't mind a bit. >> even if it is a small, minute issue

governor tim kaine saying virginia's infant mortality rate has dropped to the lowest level ever. down to 6.7 deaths per 1000 live births. the infant mortality rate generally reflects the quality and availability of prenatal and child birth care. >>> parents, you already know this but now we have proof. it costs a lot of money to raise a child. a new government report says the average middle income family spends a quarter of a million dollars per kid and that doesn't even count college tuition. >> reporter: it is kid eats free night at austin's grill in chinatown. >> you never know how much he is going to eat. >> reporter: freebies like this are welcome just like no cost play dates. >> we do a lot of parks and the zoo what story times at the library. >> reporter: because let's face it, from their first birthday to their middle school years and well into their teens, kids cost money. >> it is worth it but expensive. >> reporter: and getting even more expensive according to a new report from thuse toda ntce chree foses a erund arfamily th earns less than $57,000 a year will spend of

. >>> tim kaine is set to announce the amount of budget cuts.e said they've ranged from at least $700 million to $1.5 billion. that could mean employee layoffs. he may also tap into the rainy day fund to help balance the budget. >>> metro police will receive more federal funding. money will pay for 20 additional officers. the teams will increase random patrols. they will expand their chemical detection program and up to date communications in tunnels. >>> a special tribute to four people killed in a recent helicopter crash. last night, friends and family members gathered at the school for the memorial service. the pilot of the more -- the mother of the pilot -- they say time passes and it gets better. >> george, jeff, and neil were offering charity rides the night of the ride. the fourth victim won the chance to take a ride to and from the event. >>> let's check business headlines with linda bell live in new york. >> we have home prices that may be about to head south once again. home prices may fall an average of 14% more by the first quarter o

tim kaine is slamming the brakes on the hot lanes project because of the economy.onstruction for these are now on hold. this does not affect hot lanes already under way on the beltway. >> the labor department will release the producer price index for the month of july. earnings reports will come out for retailers like home depot and target. >> the washington nationals have signed the number 1 overall draft pick. they agreed to a 15 per $1 million contract with stephen strasburg just one minute before the midnight deadline. >> president obama has not yet decided whether to do away with the concept of a government-run health care plan. mr. obama one not likely make a decision until of least next month. >> a wrestling coach in fairfax is being held without bond, busted in an international sex sting. gary debrielle was arrested on thursday. he coached students at woodson high school. >>> metro has had a rough summer and the ridership numbers are showing that. >> matt brock breaks down the numbers. >> let's tell you how much these numbers have fallen. july, after the ju

obama will join dietz and tim kaine and a rally at the mclean hilton tonight. the president is expected to talk about why a win is critical for democrats. >>> sonia sotomayor is expected for full confirmation today. the vote is expected this afternoon. republican said they will join democrats and vote for her. if confirmed, she will become the first hispanic justice. >>> people are looking to a pittsburgh suburb and are wondering if it could happen to us. >> the killer left clues on his blog. what does it mean for mental health care and gun laws? >> the fbi is investigating whether anyone knew of a man to gunned down the women in his gym. george sodini put it all down in his blog. >> we are in the process of looking at that block to see if we can come up with anybody who saw these readings and why they did not contact anybody. b the blog documented his comings and goings with women. "no girlfriend since 1984." >> i never met a girl friend. >> in january, he wrote to "i chickened out. i brought the loaded guns and everything. the killings unfolded just as he pla

governor >> kaine is hoping employees work from home today. he is offering -- hoping to employers offer tele-work to the employees. >> i have my own studio at home. >> next to your pajamas. we have had so many storms over the weekend. >> if you like it hot and humid, you'll like it. the only draw back ishe r ai itqu air quality. look at what is goingon temperature-wise. a nice start mourda oon inmo 72 in fairfax. winchester, 71. front royal, 70 degrees. the cold front is moving offshore. high pressure settles in. our temperatures will warm up even more. how about low to mid mid 90's as far as the heat index is concerned. lots of sunshine. wind out of the north, northeast. tomorrow, we will hover around 90 degrees. the heat index a bit warmer, mid 90's. here is lisa baden. >> 66 has a heavier volume eastbound leaving fair oaks to get into vienna. there is a backup on 95 to get into springfield. we can see there are no major disruptions on 95, 66, and on and the beltway. a crash after the mormon temple now on >>> a minnesota man is paying tribut

tim kaine said the commonwealth is facing a $1.5 billion shortfall. he said there may be the cuts and layoffs to help. >>> the special session has ended to deal with the recent supreme court ruling. it establishes new procedures in which case labs are used in evidence. prosecutors must make forensic examiners available for cross examination in some cases. >>> the white house says the feral deficit will total $1.8 trillion dollars. that is still about $62 billion last the was predicted earlier. the administration has provided less than expected aid to bail out banks. the full report will be released next tuesday. >>> some d.c. residents are propelling against putting their identity on a piece of plastic. they have been hit by a wave of complaints about d.c. one cards. they can be used to check out some books. some say t cards are an unnecessary layer of bureaucracy. >>> some say the cia had a secret plan. they hired private contractors back in 2004. the program is said to have cost millions of dollars but did not produce any results. the company has co

tim kaine saidvirgin is facing a $1.5 billion shortfall and that there may be deeper cuts and layoffs to help close the deal. he will announce specific cuts early next year. >>> creigh deeds is touting his plan to save money, saying -- bob mcdonnell is using the state's budget problem to distance himself, and he says -- >>> virginia legislators have ended their special session after passing legislation to deal with a recent supreme court ruling. lab reports are used as evidence. the supreme court ruled prosecutors must make forensic examiners available in certain cases. >>> 5:38, 73 degrees. >> you have heard a lot about swine flu and back to school. what happens when it hits the workplace? we will tell you about new guidelines. >> we are looking for some relief for the heat and humidity. >> lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning commute. "good morningd morning cock-a-doodle-do. i do 22 more inspections than the government requires. and my fresh, all-natural chickens are never given any hormones or steroids. and no candy, gladys. (announcer) perdue. extra inspection

tim kaine will be there. and they will face off against bob mcdonald in november. >>> and and a designation has made by house minor leader to contradict the president's speech this week. >>> and the day off two american journalists held for nearly six months in north korea are released, we're looking at what this means for the relationship between the united states and north korea. >>> plus singer steven tyler of aerosmith in the hospital after falling off a stage during a performancech the latest on his condition is coming up next. 7:27.  >>> judgsonia w maier is expected to be confirmed to the supreme court today. she'll be the three female justice and the first hispanic. she picked up support from the g.o.p. yesterday but most republicans say they are going to vote no. she pointed to her wise latina comment. >>> senate lawmakers are expected to vote today to add $2 billion to the cash for clunkers re bait program, giving until labor day for the new tra. the budget was about to run out. >>> aerosmith had

tim kaine is expected to announce $1.3 million to cuts in virginia's budget. if he slashes the budget, it will be the fourth time in a year that they were forced to scale back appropriations. >>> now to an arrest caught on camera. fbi is investigating whether officers went too far. police in minneapolis caught a man speeding. they claim he resisted arrest. he says he is the victim of police brutality because the officers punched and kicked him. >> surreal. you just don't think that would happen to you. >> reporter: in the six months since he was pulled over in north minneapolis, hisbody has healed but the emotional scars are with him every day. >> a lot of ightmares. angry, sad. >> reporter: jenkins says was on his way to a friend's house early one morning when officer richard walker pulled him over for speeding. jenkins says the officer walker asked him for id but wouldn't say why he was stped. jenkins says when he got out to give the officer his driver's license, walker grabbed him and wrestled him to the ground. >> what triggered me off was he said this is

governor tim kaine says the health department is expanding the call center to handle questions abouthe virus during state business hours. people who have questions can call the toll free number. it is on your screen. it is 877-275-8343 or send an email to the health department website. >>> investigators will be watching what happens with inflation and home reports that will be due out today. jitters about retail sales led to a drop yesterday with the dow down 186 points. it begins trading at 9135 this morning and dow futures are up about 65 points right now. nasdaq shed 65 yesterday. nikkei was up yesterday. >>> and less people are riding the metro. the ridership dropped by 2.3% in the month of july. bus rider shop droved by 4%. ridership was expected to grow by 3% this year. metro is not sure whether the deadly accident or troubled economy is to blame. >>> one woman sick with her car might think about her commute after getting stuck. yes, this is a real picture. the driver got stuck near the top of a draw bridge in wisconsin as it opened you need to see this. you see the car at the

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