kaiser permanente. thrive. >> good morning, and welcome. >> good morning. >> we're getting into autumn here and we can still play with the garden but we can't play with like annual flowers any more. really, we could almost think ahead. >> absolutely. and let's talk about perennials. consider perennials this tile of year because the ground is still warm, the air is cool and it's the great time to get them in the ground. you don't have as much to worry about. >> the job's done then. >> absolutely. so what do we have here? some can be put in pots and put in the ground later? >> if you have large enough pot. this is a type of japanese beach firn here and you'll notice you worry less about this and more about tex tur. we call that hair grass because it has that kind of tex tur. it gives you different tex tur. and then this is sort of a cross between various plants but comes in cool colors. >> isn't that nice color. it's a tough little plant. >> now, it's not without flowers. so here wuff a couple different t

kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> welcome back to 9 news now. you have a fall forecast after miles of hiking in the rain. >> i finally had a chance to stay at the asa klein house. great inn from the 1700s right in yellow spring and had a great time. despite my husband insisting on hiking in the pouring rain on saturday. all is fair in love and war. let's get moving. great to see you at the bus stop. it is all clear. as the kids get moving they need to not worry about their umbrellas because i think the rain will fall on recess, on or about. the temperatures are dipped in to the 40s like at culpeper. manassas 48 last hour and rebounded to 50. 61 leesburg. winchester 56. as for the wind, for the time being they are not too bad. they are out of the southwest at six. later today they will become more westerly to northwesterly and we may clock wind gusts at 30 miles an hour and the windy weather will not be a one-day thing. it will last a couple of days. clouds increasing by lunch. from west to east, i say by the lunch hour out to win chester in to t

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kaiser permanente. thrive. >> welcome back. it's 9:19. time for business news with heather harlen from the baltimore business journal. good morning. >> good morning. >> we've been talking about brack and all the things that's been happening now and aberdeen seems to be a happening place. >> it is but there's not enough room for the inn to accommodate these defense contractors that need to set up offices to do government with the -- business with the government. 150 defense contractors were told needs space there. and of course because of the credit crunch, the developers can't get the money to build these office buildings. they can't get going. but rest assured i'm sure they will get creative and find ways to do it. >> that's what i was wondering. how do you dow deal with creating jobs if you can't get there to get everything set up? >> we're hearing that they're going as far away as dubai and london in order to get capital. and they'll make it happen. you know, if they have to go overseas to get it they will. and with the developers, the

kaiser permanente. thrive. >> a controversial comment based on fact or based on race? >> i apologized to the president and he accepted very graciously. >> the ripple it has already had. and a college student murdered days before her wedding now, police are focused in one direction. the lal town that lets you give grandma her own the radar gun to track you. >> live and hd, this is abc-7 news at eleven on your time. >> week began with a developing story centered on former jimmy carter and congressman joe wilson. basically, carter made a bold accusation targeting wilson a weeoúp#ter he yelled his comments in congress. he said it has more to do with race. >> folks on both sides of the aisle continued talk king about -- talking about getting focus on health care, this could be an even bigger destruction. now the former president is accusing the congressman of racism. >> it seems the outcry over joe wilson's outburst just will not go away. a former president jimmy carter held a town hall meeting in atlanta tonight, saying the comment was a dastardly act, saying it was based

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kaiser permanente.e. >>> people near the beach in pacifica, california are keeping an eye out because a tsunami advisory was issued. they have reported waves over two feet, not enough to threaten property near the beach but enough to threaten anyone in the water. so they are advising surfers who are probably looking at this as the next best thing to pay attention. >> a two foot wave to a surfer is -- they may not want to go out for them. >> the mold has been incredibly high this season and that is because it has been wetter than normal. >> the wetness kept us cooler and atmosphere clean. not too many code orange and one code red day this summer. let's get to weather. we have the forecast first. temperatures mid to upper 60s with more clouds than sunshine and a chance we will see a passing shower or sprinkle. best chances of that will be in the mountains. already seeing activity across western and southwestern pennsylvania. tomorrow more sunshine, upper 60s. as we head to friday we'll see temperatures in

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kaiser permanente. thrive. >> friday the low pressure center was off the delaware coast.nd of over philadelphia and sat there all day long. today it is south of long island or just to the south of long island and south of cape cod. so it finally is moving away from us. there is a cool front up to the north which will come in, but the air will be dry then, so that doesn't look like it will be an issue with our weather. it is pointing in the direction of a nice day today and tomorrow and tuesday. after that, all bets are off. we'll talk about it with the insta-weather plus forecast in just a minute. >> our big story comes out of harford county where police are investigating an early morning assault in joppa. >> that left the victim with multiple wounds and the suspect in the hospital. melissa carlson has more on what happened. >> it was roughly 6:30 a.m. when the harford county sheriff's department received a call for an assault in progress for the 300 block of trimble road >>. >> participantly at 6:00 this morning, about brian perc had gone to the home of his ex-girlfriend

kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> hello. i amith the united states distri of washington.with the commander in chief's garb practicing for the spirit of america show. we like to say -- >> good morning, washington. go skins. >>> welcome back. 5:39. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> adam caskey is in adams morgan this morning. we can see the rain coming down. >> every once in awhile you need a hood. today is one of those mornings. we have light rained locally. it is persistent. it is cool outside. 58 desre at the storm chaser, downr a degree from about f e s ago. ratetede showerso sutdan s east. you see the yellow bands rotat eg omfrast to westom. theelonineati lwie eall be 15, which runs from frederick to leesburg and down to warrenton. east of 15 is where we expect most of rain. then this area of low pressure will push out of here. we will seek improvements gradually. highs of the in the upper 60's today. a cool and damp day. we will detail those improvements coming up. >> it is slick out there. this is the outer loop. a crash involving a car that spun

kaiser permanente. thrive. >> this is the automotive technology caress. we're working on some engine rebuilds. this is where we train tomorrow's technicians. >> good morning, washington. >>> 5:40 a.m. on this friday morning. it may not be the most beautiful-looking morning. the humidity is low and it will continue to drop. more fall-like outside today. grab your umbrella under way out. i do not need it right now mirror and georgia avenue. elsewhere, we do have some steady showers falling. let's take a close look at the rain, especially alo the 66 corridor and north and west of the metro area. even if rain is not falling where you are, it does not mean you have a dry roads. the roads are went pretty much everywhere. partial clearing this afternoon. highs only in the low 70's with low humidity. it looks like some heavy rain possible tomorrow evening. >> thought we have a crashed on the inner loop. it is at central avenue and the blocking two lanes to the left. this camera is not cooperating. inner loop, central avenue, two lanes closed. two to the right get

kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> here are a few stories to watch shop.montgomery county council will provide an update on some key community issues. they will talk about speed cameras, the cost of the icc, and the sligo creek golf course. >> a murder trial gets underway. this boy is accused of a double murder. >> vdot is closing parts of i- 95. it will start at 9:30, the rights and lanes will be shut down. >>> distracted driving. almost everyone is guilty of doing that at some time or another. >> other lives could be at stake. kathy park is live with what some of other groups are saying. >> drivers who use cell phones or more times as likely to be in a crash. and in a construction zone and there is less room for error. transportation officials will reveal the result of a distracted driving survey. this will be from surveys a dawn along the highway is in virginia. drivers read or text behind the wheel and they are more likely to have a near miss. transportation officials will be pushing a new safety campaign, they hope will reduce distracted driving in co

kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> hello.at the spring hill recreation center in mclean -- in mclean. learn to swim and we offer water exercise. we are the home of olympic swimmer takes ziggler. good morning, washington. -- qkate ziggler. >> i am adam caskey. we are below average for afternoon highs. we are a bit cooler. upper 40's out there. 46 currently in haymarket. manassas is that 48. potomac, 46. quantico, 55. a comfortably cool start to our day. we do anticipate some gusty winds out there this morning. in terms of temperature, upper 60's later today. a carbon copy tomorrow. a few degrees cooler tomorrow morning. let's go back to lisa. >> if it is trash day in your neighborhood, make sure things are nice and site for commuters coming out of the neighborhood. we're good as far as interstate tral. this is 270 into montgomery county. no problems to report on either side of 270 here at 109. the right side is northbound. alison and doug. >> thank you. >>> 59 degrees outside. >> still ahead, tom delay and the rest of the cele

kaiser permanente.hing abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> checking our top stories on this monday. the president will be in new york to talk about the economy. he will talk about winding down the government's role in the private sector. the speech comes one year after lehman brothers collapse. >> they are trying to stop plans to evict them from their offices. there was an eviction notice for this tennis center because the corpse status was revoked. the founders sai the organization has fixed the problems. >> it appears this search for a missing gil grad student has come to a tragic end. they found a body in the building where annie le was last seen. the body has not yet been identified. she was supposed to be married on sunday. >>> schools are taking radical steps. >> they are doing away wi books altogether. books are getting harder and harder to

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kaiser permanente. thrive. growing up we didn't have much, but education was always a priority.m sent me off to college with just four 20-dollar bills. so i know that education is the best investment virginia can make for our children and in our future. narrator: endorsed for governor by classroom teachers for his record protecting our schools... creigh deeds' plan to rebuild our economy starts with education. more accountability... and expanded college opportunities. creigh deeds. no one more committed to our children's future. no leader more prepared to move virginia forward. >>> the final of the pop rocks contest is with the battle of the bands with to get a preview of the performers go to myfoxdc.com. >> should be fun. >>> joining us yet again for another look at this. >> seeing too much of me this morning? no, no, no. >> are you complaining? >> not at all. happy to see you. >> thank you, allison. allison is happy to see me. temperatures will be cool today. upper 50s. better than yesterday morning. we never got a chance to rebound with the clouds in the forecast. >> all righ

kaiser permanente. shared knowledge is even more powerful. >>> welcome back to fiesks morning mornin-- fox 45morning . >>> we have a school closing to report this morning. baltimore national academy is closed because of electrical problems. staff is to report to wall brook auditorium. >>> i'm patrice harris. we will check in with meteorologist tony pagnotti who is in fo for steve fertig. >>> shall i explain? >> you must. >> we have to take the good with the bad. after this weekend that we have been spoiled. it was like san diego weather. 51 degrees as we speak right now, par partly cloudies sky. we're going to squeeze another good one out today. maybe not as much sunshine because we have a frontal boundary to the south and west that is going to usher in some clouds later this afternoon and night, then we are going to he see some showers. not big downpours but it won't be the beautiful blue skies type of weather. for today sunshine, partly sunny throughout the afternoon. a daytime high of 75 degrees. hea

kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> caught on camera, a hit-and- run accident.rn you, you might find this video graphic, it happened in corpus christi, texas. you can see the man moving across the parking lot there with theon. a driver pulls out of his parking spot and hits him. the driver then took off. the victim is recovering from that accident. >> i didn't know what it was at first. and i got pinned between the vehicles and apparently she realized she hit something and put it in drive. i thought she was just going to pull up and help me. >> she is still running. the owner is said to loan the vehicle to a friend who has not been caught. >> it is a warm day in the district and a humid day too. >> yes. i just went outside for a second and i'm like whoa. gwen is here today for tucker barnes. >>> you're right. hot and sticky today. we won't get rid of the humidity today. a chance of showers in the forecast today as well. so be propaned for that. we have a cold front moving through that we'll be dealing with and keeping a close eye on, but then the days ahead, a d

kaiser permanente. thrive. >> welcome back. it is time for 11 fitness.. >> today we want to talk about a magazine cover story that says "the truth about diet and exercise." the article said you don't need to exercise to lose weight? >> yes, and i actually have said that with a gulp before on the air. because you don't have to exercise in order to lose weight. however, people need to understand that it is incredibly helpful and heath -- healthful to exercise. there are some things you have to watch for, though, and this article sort of threw the baby out with the bathwater. you need to be educated when you are going to add exercise to your weight loss goals, and it will work in your favor. >> calories in, calories out. you have to exercise more to get the calories in. >> the article says -- there is truth to it, people that exercise think, oh, i went to robics class, i can have an ice cream sunday or i can eat a whole pizza. >> that is the biggest issue. people have to understand that when they exercise and try to lose weight as a goal, they often overest

kaiser permanente. thrive. >> already week four. high school football season, and your "extra points game of the week" a couple teams that really love to get together. the rivalry renewed between north carroll and south carroll. the cheerleaders had much to cheer about last night. s faking a hit. -- taking a hit. through the uprights. kick. 5 yard touchdown. 10-0 in the fourth. off the drive with a keeper up the middle. south carroll over north carroll. 22-0. your "extra points," "high school football game of the week." harris is pretty good, too. a couple moments later, harris once again. breaking outside the block. well on his way into the end zone. 35 yard score. city college a winner. friday afternoon 47-0 over walbrook. last night over -- crowd on hand. no score. north harford surprises aberdeen. 10 yards. in the second, there he is again. he's running like ray rice. there he goes. 60 yards. score. aberdeen got the highlight, but h.r. forte -- harford got the victory. towson linebacker goes the other way. can't get into the end

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kaiser permanente. thrive. shared knowledge is even more powerful. >>>er. >>> several new laws go into erving this week, and many of them are raising as many as questions as they are offering solutions. a couple of biggest controversy causing laws deal with what you can and can't do on maryland roadways. democrat delegate curt anderson and republican delegate pat mcdonough join us for today's spot house. >> you can read a text but you can't write or send one. it's up to the discretion of police as to how this enforced, but how is it going to be enforced? no, how are they going to tell what you're doing? >> if a police officer has the suspicion that you're texting while you're driving. the suspicion is going to be based on the fact that you're looking down and then you look up, and you look down, yeah you could be receiving a text and trying to read it, or you could be texting? >> how will he know the difference? >> in either case, it doesn't make any difference. if he has the suspicion that you're doing that, h

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kaiser permanente. thrive.back to fox 45 morning news. 6:29 is the time. i'm patrice harris. you're taking a live look at camden yards and something is missing there. can you figure out what it is? there's the he 33, there's the 20, but one of those numbers is missing. we will tell you all about that in just a minute. first though, we need to check in with meteorologist steve fertig and switch over from baseball to football and see what we can expect when everybody heads out to the game on sunday. >>> everybody is excited about the first game of the season sunday at 1:00. the weather is going to be just great. >> what more can you say, huh? >> we have nice weather coming your way. if you got a ticket, it will be a nice day to be at the stadium, because it should be a great day with temperatures near 80 degrees. we will clear up what you can expect today. today we're talking about the low pressure center, we thought it was like yesterday. we thought it would move inland, but it moved out away from the u.s. mainl

kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> it is now 7:16.me back to "the early show." >> jeff glor is at the news desk this morning. >> good morning, everyone. americans argue about a lot of thing, but they agree on this. distracted drivers are dangerous. a new cbs news/"new york times" poll out this morning finds that 90% think text messaging while driving should be illegal. that includes american men and women of all anyones, income levels and regions. >>> what could be a new political distraction for president obama this morning. senior white house correspondent bill plante joins us from the white house with that story. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. former president clinton says that what his wife once described as the vast right wing conspiracy is now targeting president obama and he says it's as virulent as ever. >> they may be hurting president obama, they can take his newspapers down, they can run his opposition up. >> reporter: the former president says the right is ut to get president obama. >> their agenda is wanti

kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> just into the fox 5 news room. good news about the economy.rose more than expected last month. up 1.1%. that doesn't include car sales. analysts say wall street might like this news, looking for consumers are parting with their hard-earned cash. >>> tim kaine has announced a series of workshops for job seekers. this is a collaboration of monster.com. the first one is ext monday. that is at the fairfax county government center from 12:30 until 4:30. >>> also a big career fair today for service members. forminger active duty or retired. also for the spouses and government employees. this ifrom 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. today at the washington convention center. more than 150 employers, including amazon, vae systems, secret service and wal-mart will be there. >>> if you're looking for work, make a stop at our job shop. you'll find it online on member member. today's job of the day is the newer usa, looking for a government bids proposal writer. the benefits do include health, life and disability insurance and a 401k and profit sharing opportunit

kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> we're back at 8:45.y's home," bringing tired things back to life. a kitchen update, if a floor review is not in your budget, don't worry about it. "today" contributor and do-it-yourself expert lou manfredini is here. >> nice to see you, matt. >> we're all trying to watch our pennies these days. and sometimes you bring a contractor in, you do a major job it's going to cost an arm and a leg. these are simple things you can do that will improve the look and feel of your home. >> and cost very little to do. as easy as you'll see them right now, that's how you can do them at home. >> let's start with what we're standing on. a lot of times they get dingy, dull, what's the best thing? >> $2 to 3 bucks to have them resanded. >> a square foot. >> you want to clean them first. this company makes the best floor finish, and they also make a good cleaner. this particular one is a mop you use to first clean, matt. it's ph balanced. but look at how nice your shoes are. from there we'll put the mop down. they make a flo

kaiser permanente.e. >>> dc city council may bar permits for new fire hydrants until they decide who is responsible if the upkeep. >>> tonight, three cbs dramas take center stage as premier week kicks in to high gore for the major networks. we have a couple of speaks at ncis los angeles last year as they joined forces with the original cast. we have more on the spinoff. >> reporter: chris o'donnell and l.l. cool jay are the front men of the team. >> i play callen. an i work in the office of special projects. a bit of a loaner. this is really my family and my job is my life at point. >> i play sam, a former navy seal seal. speaks a few languages. he's a great character. he speaks arabic and a few other languages, very patriotic, really cares about his country. >> reporter: when they are not in the field they are back at headquarters surrounded by the latest in spy gadget industry. >> reporter: a wide range of trained specialists are ready to assist. >> in charge of all the techie stuff, all the lockheed

kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> well, there's a big shake-up in the world of children's entertainment this week. if you're a parent of a toddler, take note, thomas the tank engine has been overhauled with a new look and new sound. abc's john berman got to speak with him in this exclusive interview. >> reporter: for little kids, thomas the tank engine is like the beatles, the jonas brothers and miley cyrus combined. his adventures on the island of sodor hype nottic. these are my entranced boys. watched them on television since the '80s. we have heard the likes of ringo starr. >> thomas is a tank engine. >> reporter: george carlin, alec baldwin and pierce brosnan. >> welcome to the island o sodor. >> reporter: narrate the happy tales. one thing we have never heard is omas' own voice, until now. >> i did it. >> reporter: for this week, for first time, thomas will speak his own voice on the cartoon. he's also getting some computer-engenerated enhancements. in an exclusive interview with abc news, i asked tho