in leesburg, surae chinn, 9 news now. police say there was no weapon involved. they are still looking for the suspect. >>> police in prince william county will be out tomorrow morning at lake ridge park handing out flyers to try to find a man who attacked a woman there. the man was wearing a ski mask. he had a knife and when he grabbed her and pulled her to the ground on thursday morning. she had been jogging with her small dog, who spotted the man first and started to bark. it may have been the dogs barking at her screaming that caused the man to leave. she was not hurt but the neighbors are concerned. >> i wonder if the dog stopped them or her screaming or it being like too public of an area. i don't know what stopped him really? what would stop him from hurting someone else? >> reporter: police do not have a description yet for the attacker except to say he was wearing dark clothes and a ski mask. >>> a police sergeant accused of orchestrating a scheme to get more time off of work turn herself in today. montgomery county attorneys say that she altered payroll

steriling is 48 and leesburg in the upper 40s. lows tonight, this is cold as it has been in sometime. this is why i don't plan flowers yet, wait until mother's day. 27 rockville and downtown you will be flirting with the freezing mark. won't make freezing downtown but close. in the 20sin reston, sterling and 25 out in leesburg. tomorrow morning, mostly sunny with a cold start. 20s and 30s. thankfully the winds will be light. by afternoon, we'll will call it partly cloudy and cool. highs around 50. the next storm will come out of the rockies and move to the plain states tomorrow and move across the tennessee valley in to sunday and bring us a chilly rain. meantime this storm is finally exiting the area. mostly showers to southern maryland and calvert county and those will be over with in the next couple of hours. zone forecast, 50 culpeper, 48 manassas. this is with full sun. a chilly day. downtown around 50. 51 annapolis and 49 gaithersburg. the next seven days, 50 tomorrow. 53 on sunday. rain and showers develop. morning rain and

maybe a 39 out in leesburg. now, thursday morning, increase in clouds, but it stays dry. and cool. 40s and 50s. winds turn out of the south at 10 to 15. and then by afternoon, the winds pick up once again. it will be a warm wind out of the southwest at 10 to 20. we stay dry. high temperatures, 65 to 70. despite the winds, that's a good day, actually. showers will hold off here until thursday night. i think if you are west of comperland, you will see showers before the end of tomorrow. satellite picture, radar combined, the storm is coming out of the rockies. storm is just pushing eastward, big thunderstorms through kansas city, big thunderstorms from oklahoma city back toward dallas and right now, high clouds pushing our way. we'll have high clouds tonight. we'll call it partly cloudy tonight. all right, we'll do the zone forecast, all six zones on our website at wusa9.com. 60 in cumberland. the rest of us have clouds, but mild. 71 in culpeper. 68 in manassas and downtown, we are talking upper 60s. flirting with 70 down toward andrews and toward la plata. st. mary city wi

even leesburg at this hour is 63 degrees. that's pretty nice.ow lows tonight, primarily in the 40s. some of you will be flirting with the upper 30s. 40 in gaithersburg, as you come down 270 and looking at 41 in college park. low 40s for bowie. low 40s in fairfax and reston and sterling and yes, leesburg, you will be on that fence of 39 or 40 degrees. tomorrow morning, clouds on the increase. breezy and cool to start. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. winds increase out of the south at 10 to 15. that's a warm wind. that's not so bad. by afternoon, mostly cloudy, breezy and mild. we stay dry. high 65 to 70 and winds increase southwesterly at 10 to 20, but that's a warm wind. that's not so bad. satellite picture radar combined, some snow in denver earlier this morning. this is the storm that is pulling eastward that will give us our rain tomorrow night and friday morning. in the meantime, good thunderstorms now from almost oklahoma city through dallas. we have a lot of high clouds with this system pushing in now. we'll have that tonight and the clou

leesburg, you might make it into the upper 30s tonight. tomorrow morning, clouds on the increase, winds turn out of the south at 10 to 15. it's a milder wind. so by afternoon, even though clouds will be in place, it's going to be breezy and mild. high temperatures, 65 to 70 and winds southwesterly at 10 to 20. again, a milder direction in terms of wind. satellite picture, radar combined, this is the storm that came out of the foothills of the rockies and produced the snow in denver. it's now moving eastward. big thunderstorms just south of dallas. as far as we are concerned, high clouds that are pushing in now. the clouds will be with us tonight. we are going stay dry through the daytime hours on thursday. zone forecast, 60s in winchester. martinsburg and haggerstown. 68 in manassas. clouds on the increase. if you are west of haggerstown, you could see some rain or showers before sunset. the rest of us will not. 68 in gaithersburg, 66 in annapolis. small craft advisory expires tonight and goes back into effect noon tomorrow. essentially, b

and 45 also out in leesburg. satellite picture radar combined. you see this storm, do you remember that storm? it's the same storm as last week. and it is still affecting new england, believe it or not. here's the new storm now. a pretty good area of rain and some heavy thunderstorms that are down to the deep south and alabama and also into mississippi. that's what's going to move southward and stay far enough out the shore which is a good thing. high temperatures tomorrow, mid-40s for us. maybe 42. 39 at hagerstown, only 33 in cumberland. 44 tomorrow. staying dry, 44 at leesburg. downtown, temperatures in the mid-40s. again, maybe a sprinkle south and west of town by evening. all right, next seven days. 44 tomorrow. maybe a little light rain. then on wednesday, a mix, some light rain and snow. nice on thursday. we're in the low 40s. the mid-40s on friday. look at this, 50 on saturday. maybe a sprinkle on sunday. but who cares. it's 55. and then upper 50s on monday. >> okay. >> okay. that's what i'm talking about. okay, that's the march weather.

it is well into the 30s. 46 in leesburg. honeyytown at 47.t to 4 degrees for the afternoon high. -- 54 degrees for the afternoon high. the total sunshine is very comfortable. it to be noticeably warmer than what we had yesterday. 57 degrees for the high temperature yesterday. it will be gusting to 35 miles an hour at times. same story tomorrow. partly cloudy tomorrow. the wind will die down. i think it will be in the upper- 30's. it will be noticeably cooler when he stepped out tomorrow morning. by tomorrow evening, you may need to the umbrella. there is a little bit of sunshine. it is expected by dinnertime and bedtime. it is still mild. notice the changes in the temperature department on friday. 50 degrees on saturday. it may even get near the freezing point. >> thank you. it is 5:19. hours a faster way to fight to the grocery store. a new a phone that is ready for the network. >> sprint introduces the first phone for its next generation cell phone network. it to be available this summer on the 4g network. the phone runs on google software

leesburg is at 47 degrees. culpeper is that 62 degrees but the wind gusts and getting to 39 miles an hour at hand. a lot of sunshine today. the average height is 58 degrees. same story tomorrow in terms of temperatures. >> on 66 eastbound, a crash at the top of the rep. they are moving on to the shoulder. it will affect the parkway. you will loo at this crash on the shoulder. nothing further in a long 66. we will take you to maryland. the traffic away from us a southbound. so far, so good. >> thank you. our top story, the battle over health care reform. it has taken a new term. the eve had barely dried before 13 state government filed the their first loss it. leading the way was could to selling >> what a filing joint lawsuit, for ginnie attorney general says virginia filed a separate action -- virginia attorney general said it filed a separate action. the state argued congress has no constitutional power to require americans to buy insurance. >> it may now be law, but the battle of health care races on. helpin

that will continue for the foreseeable future. 66 in leesburg. 66 degrees in fairfax. 65 in fredericksburgn pretty good shape. hard-pressed to find call their anywhere. in new york city, it is warmer than it is in miami, because of the cloud cover and the rain and the south. south georgette is on the chilly side right now. we picked this up last night over louisiana. some of this high cloudiness will affect parts of the viewing area late tonight and tomorrow morning. high, thin clouds. temperatures will stay on the warm side. the jet stream is to the north. that is locking all of the cold air in canada. it will stay on the warm side until the next cold front comes through on sunday. 38 to 45, the range of temperatures in the morning. 68 tomorrow afternoon with bright sunshine. the next several days? check it out. 70 degrees on friday. in the lower 70's on saturday with lots of sunshine. sunday, clouds increase. we will be cooler, in the 60's. a cold front on sunday evening. just a bit cooler next week. >>> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. moving you forw

we are totally clear acrosshe region. 53 degrees in leesburg, king george is at 59. stephenson, 57. the numbers in bloom, these are the latest wind gusts, we're looking at access of 30 miles per hour in many locations, including damascus. the only the 50's yesterday, it was a bit below average. it looks like we could get up to 1 inch of rain in some locations, especially by the end of the day on friday. drive a gusting behind the storm system, focus is shifting to the west. cloud cover out ahead will make it through tomorrow morning. sunshine in the early mornings, otherwise it looks like a pretty good day -- gray day. maybe even up for 30's in some spots. tomorrow will be comfortable, not as windy but not as sunni either. we cannot rule out late in the day showers, especially close to the dinner time. the rain falls of linger, but it will clear up by the weekend. look at these temperatures in the low 50's. the rain comes in on monday. >> all right. at least saturday it will be sunny buthilly bella >> right. >> thank you. seven is on your side with a warning to the parents of infant

in leesburg still 66. thus the chance of a thunderstorm.ow, tomorrow morning, temperatures will be a little cooler. a shower still possible. not a washout tomorrow. in fact, may even have a dry commute for a change. 40s and 50s. winds southwest at about 10. then in the afternoon winds pick up, mostly cloudy, windy, cooler, a couple of showers possible. highs in the upper 50s. that is average but it's cooler than what we've experienced, winds west/northwest at 10 to 20 and also gusty. here's our 9 futurecast. we'll stop it before midnight. most of the activity is to the north of us. we kind of get a break. then clouds return by morning but notice no showers yet. as we go through the morning chance of showers around the metro area. it will be hit or miss tomorrow. especially in the west, mountains, rain and showers out toward cumberland and points west. satellite and radar, this is the storm in the east. we'll zoom in here. if you look closely you'll see mixed precipitation as far south as northern alabama. as far as we're concerned heaviest

everybody else in the 40s. 47 at reston. 47 in sterling, and 48 out toward leesburg.rrow morning, mostly sunny, breezy and a chilly start. temperatures in the 40s and 50s and winds northwesterly at 10 to 20. we can't shake the wind, but it's going to be a nice day tomorrow. breezy and milder, despite the winds. highs low to mid 60s. winds continue northwest. satellite picture, radar combined, here's the storm. it is hanging on. it will eventually get out of here by late tonight and that will enable us to clear. the last batch of showers pushing through tonight and this evening, i think after 9:00, they will be pretty much history and will begin to clear as the storm begins to push to the east. this is the time of year when storms sit and stall. perfect example. 61 tomorrow, winchester. 59 in martinsburg. and even low 60s for warrenton. downtown, mid 60s. again, it's going to be breezy tomorrow. 63 in gaithersburg. 62 in frederick. low 60s by the water. small craft advisory for the bay and title potomac. next seven days, mid 60s tomorrow and thursday. clouds come in th

the man from leesburg is facing serious charges. >> reporter: we're just waiting to get off the ship. after a three day cruise to the bahamas, passengers had to wait a few extra hours before they could get off the ship. >> it wasn't bad. got to stay on our cruise a little longer. >> reporter: as the ship made its way back to florida sun morning the crew got word of a bomb threat on board. a passenger reported hearing another passenger make the threat. immediately theoast guard and fbi were called in to search with everyone watching and waiting on the ship. >> they were real good about handling it and people were just kind of hanging out waiting. we stayed in our room until pretty much about 30 minutes before we got off. >> reporter: the threat was a hoax. the search for explosives on board turned up nothing but deputies took one suspect into custody. passengers say they didn't mind the late arrival at port cape canaveral. better safe than sorry. >> there was nothing to worry about. they let us know that everything was cleared and we were just waiting for the coast guard to release us.

and you head out towards sterling and leesburg and loudoun county, more than likely in the low 60s.ut still better than today. we have a storm out in the four corners area. that is coming in here on friday. we have this storm finally, and i mean finally pulling away. look at all of the rain and showers and storms been through portions of connecticut and rhode island. we have our batch of showers today. they have moved well on out and now we're seeing clearing skies and we're in pretty good shape for the next 48 hours before the next system comes and gets us. zone forecast all six zones are still available on the website at wusa9.com. 61 in winchester. in the 50s for martinsburg but 66 in culpeper. 63 in warrenton and 63 in manassas. downtown 64, 65. 63 in gaithersburg and 63 in frederick. it's going to be cool in the bay. temps in the 60s. with the winds we're looking at a small craft advisory for the bay and tidal potomac. 65 on thursday. the day part is dry but showers possible thursday night and then there is the cold rain on friday. temperatures in the mid 50s. we come back on s

temperatures this morning, we do have some cool spots. 45 in leesburg. suitland, 47. 50 in fairfax.peratures will be climbing. we will look for a warm breezes. they will push the temperatures to 67 or near 70 degrees. insure the warm temperatures. rain for the morning commute. >> we have a hazzah. accident moved onto the shoulder. northbound on the baltimore- washington parkway, a minor accident near 450. an ambulance is on the way. traffic moving nicely northbound at edsall road and getting up of the pentagon. next camera will texas to washington boulevard. we go up to the 14th street bridge. things are moving nicely. chk ou 270 trafficked southbound at of frederick. no problems or issues to germantown. >> thank you. >>> metro officials are showing off some new equipment. the mobile emergency response vehicles cannot run along metro tracks. they can carry equipment to an emergency and transport people who are unable to walk out of the area. >>> 49 degrees. >> a cell phone crack down along maryland's highways. the latest push to make drivers go handsfree. >> try one >> you are watch

temperatures are well above average. 66 degrees in olney. 64 degrees in leesburg.apolis has a little bit of a breeze coming off the chesapeake bay at 57. let's check to the forecast overnight, clear and pleasant. temperatures will drop between 38 and 45 degrees tomorrow morning. with the jet stream to the north keeping the cold air locked up in canada, we will have well above average temperatures. upper 60's for tomorrow, and close to 70. we will see temperatures at 70 on friday. into the lower 70's on saturday. still pleasant on sunday, but cooler as a cold front approaches. we could see showers and thunderstorms on sunday night. more coming up in a couple minutes. >>> say it again. >> which one? >> rex grossman? >i do not get this move. >> there is one word the redskins head coach has been using -- the word is competition. he wants to create competition in as many positions for as many players as possible. that is why they signed larry johnson and why they completed a deal with quarterback rex grossman. clinton portis and jason campbell are sure to take notice. t

after a 123, the accident earlier has been cleared. 50 eastbourne rejected the eastbound between leesburg has an accident. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> we are on your side in a fight to drop those extra pounds. experts say that women need to do something different to drop towns as they age. >> canadians are having a lot of fun with a vice presidential death. this is not the first time he has put his foot in his mouth. [ music throughout ] [ male announcer ] achievement: starts small... ...and dreams big. achievement: loves staying close to home... but isn't afraid to stretch its legs once in a while. achievement: makes big moves... ...and takes baby steps. it helps you keep the lights on... ...and it knows when to turn them off. achievement: is all around us. a part of our very lives. at pnc, we help make achievement happen. pnc. for the achiever in us all. >>> the vice president's use of swear word was caught on tape during the signing ceremony for the health care bill. >> it is the latest in a series of unscripted moments. rebecca cooper is live with a look at the growing list of

leesburg 73. frederick 71. a little cooler toward the water. 67 for st.haels then across the bay for salisbury in the lower 60s. that trend will continue as well. temperatures will be in the 60s. nice this evenin mostly dealer at 9:00 -- clear at 9:00. we could do a lot worse, brian. >> thanks, gary see you in a little bit for the full forecast. >>> breaking news from sky fox over the seen near route 1. if you look at that tennis court, we have been told by authorities that there has been a large fight, a group fight on that tennis court and it papp appears, we are told from earlier reports, that one victim was beaten unconscious with a baseball bat. you can see the authorities there. we are expecting emergency crews to arrive to tend to the victim and, of course, anybody who was there involved in this scattered and running frac particularly throughout the neighborhood. but keep your eye out for anybody running around if you are in that neighborhood. we will keep an eye on authorities as well. any new details we will pass them along. >>> it's time for the

leesburg, virginia, in and around the neighborhood, 68 is the current temperature. down two degrees. hey market, virginia, 65 degrees. again, still breezy. as we look back over the last 30 days, the rainfall has been 25% below to normal. but, of course, it was 60 days back and 90 days back and include the blizzards and all that precipitation that put our rainfall normal to 25% above. right now, we're running just about a half inch below normal for the month of march. how much are we going to get out of the next weather system. anywhere between half and three quarters inch of rain. you can see that moisture already around northwestern illinois. and coming out of lincoln, nebraska. for tonight, we're clear, we'll see the first drops of rain tomorrow after about 6:00 or 7:00 p.m. there's that storm producer, a big snow producer out west. whopping totals out of the storm. this morning, they had anywhere from 12 to 18 inches of snow on the ground. as you might expect, this did disrupt travel in a big way. at the airport, thousands were stranded overnight. the worst is ov

leesburg holding up at 67 degrees as is front royal. your st. paddy's day evening forecast looks nice, clear skies. 62 at 7:00. clear skies at 9:00. 56 degrees. still clear at 11:00. a little cooler there with temperatures dropping to the lower 50s. keep in mind if you are in the southern areas, you may have a few high clouds come in before the sunsets. otherwise it will be nice and wind good, too. 5 to 7 miles per hour. the complete forecast is coming up including the weekend. the weekend is important because we are not sure if we will get all the way through the weekend with beautiful weather. >> gorgeous, thank you. >> shawn, you have time to get out and enjoy. >>> the white house, speaking of st. paddy's day is going green. the fountain on the north lawn is green. just in time for the irish prime minister who vivid with president obama today at the white house. the president also attended a saint paddy's day lunch on capitol hill. >>> the washington regional alcohol program is trying to keep drunk drivers off the streets tonight. they announ

this is earlierer, thermont, maryland. 68 degrees, warmer in leesburg with a 31-mile-an-hour reading there. and over the last 90 days which would include the blizzard in terms of precipitation, we are 20, 25% above normal. the last 30 days, 25% below to normal. so right now, our departure since march 1, just over a half an inch of rain. and coming up with the next weather system, we should pick up anywhere between a half inch and three quarters of an inch of rainfall. and that system will start producing its first drops around t during the evening. clear skies all the way to the carolinas. some more high clouds and we're going to see partly sunny sighs to partly cloudy skies. and eastern nebraska, it makes our wayuickly into the area. that's the same storm that produced all the snow around the colorado area. ft. collins. denver, boulder, between 1 to 2 feet of snow. i'm more surprised there haven't been more storms around indiana and texas today. nonetheless, it's going to make its way around the area, not that we will have any thunderstorms here. but what we will see is chilly air m

last august a 20-year-old leesburg manual was mauled to -- man was mauled to death by the family's two arundel county man attacked by one had to get 20 stitches. these attacks don't mean pit bulls are inherently dangerous. >> we have a pit bull that takes care of orphaned animals as a foster mom. we have a lot of wonderful pit bulls out there but it's a stigma that's attached to them. >> reporter: if a dog comes at you, animal experts say, fight the instinct to run. >> running will only make the dog chase you. and then when they chase you, it's a prey thing. >> reporter: animal control caught up with the pit bull after the attack wandering the neighborhood. it doesn't appear aggressive but some here would rather play it safe. you think pit bulls are dangerous? >> i think so. >> reporter: fox 5 news. >> animal control has tracked down the og's owner. if the pit bull is declared dangerous, the owner will have 15 days to appeal. >>> now to a consumer alert for parents. a popular baby swing is blamed for the deaths of at least three infants. we have the information you need about this mass

we will take you to leesburg. on the greenway and toll road, things are quiet. >> as we look across the city, we do see a little sun in through the clouds. 48 right now downtown with a light breeze. southerly winds through the afternoon, from 40's to 50's this morning, to 70 this afternoon. clouds will arrive later this evening. the forecast, mostly cloudy but warm and a bit breezy. >> we will be right back wi >> new details about a shocking case of road rage that ended in a hail of gunfire. police now say both drivers are under arrest. pamela brown has the latest from woodbridge. >> he is a real upstanding guy. >> retired army colonel john bringham says his son is a victim after his dump truck was struck four times by bullets fired by another driver on i-95 tuesday. >> i am very thankful my son was not heard or anybody else. i did not know who else was around. you fired 15 shots on 95 on rush hour or. >> but now he has been taken into custody and facing attempted murder charges. the other charge -- driver, gabrie

>> leesburg is the publisher for the imprint. my responsibility under louise are to require for the in print and how to market and promote and then of course mary matalin acts as the editor-at-large and she is brought in a lot of great projects including the vice president cheney's book we will be publishing next year. >> thank you very much for your time. >>> in his book the watchers, the rise of america's surveillance state, shane harris traces the increased use of surveillance to stop terrorist attacks. as an example he cites the national security adviser admiral john poindexter who pushed for more surveillance of the 1983 bombing of a marine barracks in lebanon. this hourlong talk was hosted by the spy museum here in washington. >> it's my pleasure today to introduce shane harris and his book. today is the publication dates of this is the launch, appropriately enough at the international spy museum. i think you picked a fine place to do it. and just a comment or to as we go into this. shane harris has written a very powerful

we will take you to leesburg where there is heavy traffic off the dulles greenway on to the dulles toll road to get to reston. >>> right now, there is a lot of sunshine. it will be a gorgeous and sunny day but gusty and warmer than yesterday. right now it is 50 and we will get into the 60's. we should hit 67 by about 4:00 p.m. tomorrow, increasing clouds and showers late tomorrow into friday. >> we will be right back. >>> there is a new twist in the gilbert arenas scaal. newly released the text messages show that he tried to cover a confrontation with a teammate curtis comes days before he is scheduled to be sentenced on gun charges them up what really happened inside the wizards of locker room december 21. according to federal prosecutors, lies and a cover- up. >> it is said when our young people are involved with themselves so they cannot think about what is right and what is wrong about. gilbert arenas gave conflicting reports as to why he had four firearms inside the verizon center. it has been reported that he and his teammates got involved into an altercation, both bring guns to t

there was a attack in prince george and far face and leesburg and there is a five year stretch to the next time dna identifies him and that is in rhode island in 2006. what do you think happened in five years that made him go silent? >> it is possible that the police may have made contact with him. by him moving up north he may have disguised his crimes thinking that the evidence wouldn't link back to virge -ina. but it has. our hope is that viewers will make the connection. member who they had contact or relative or neighbor that may link up to this information that who they would do would have connections to these areas. that's why the clues are so person. >> yes . detective, you have a sketch but asked us not to show it because you think it may be too dated. why dont you have an ipdated one of him? >> as the attacks have continued, he's been adept at using a hood or mask to disguy his identity . we just don't want somebody to focus on a sketch and not come forward to give us information to use to solve it. >> again, the best chances that if somebody was in the area during the years

the next caller is owned independent line from leesburg, virginia. caller: i believe that the president is doing the best thing for the people. because, first of all, if we don't get this health care passed, i know a lot of jobs, a lot of companies will not hire people for a full-time job because they don't want to provide benefits. and as far as this being a socialist thing, i think this is just a necessity for a country that they should be able to provide insurance, a public option. what is the fear? i think it is insurance companies that a lot of these republicans -- they enjoyed the power and making all of these private meetings they have been having and now all of the sudden everything is out and open so the other way they can get through it is to go ahead and put down the president and attack him with all of this propaganda and lies. putting signs of that he is hitler. what kind of nonsense? if you don't have anything substantial to say, of course you will resort to these ridiculous -- this propaganda they are trying to do. host: let us look at

edward, republican line, leesburg, florida. caller: good morning, how are you doing? thank you for taking my call. i tell you, it is time to our country to go to a fair tax. we are being overtaxed everywhere you go. here in florida now, my old truck was the $61 the year before and today it was $91 just to redo my tag. what we need is a fair tax. i'm going to tell the american public, get ready for the vat, and if they don't know what the vat tax is, they need to look up. i did not want to tell them. because i want them to research something. we are going that way and the tax situation in this country is terrible. host: have you file your taxes yet? caller: i filed my taxes and because i had a cd which paid may lessen than 1.5%, they took away the profit i made on my cd. and i did a report of my earnings. and thank you for asking me. have a nice day. a host: independent line, atlanta, dirge and -- georgia. have you filed your taxes yet and have the new provisions affected you? caller: i did. i got more back. but the point of it is, without my wife working, i still made

host: leesburg, virginia. robert. caller: i was a loan officer in 1994. it was interesting to watch, from the top down, everyone turned a blind eye to everything. lenders would come in to talk to us and say that we can do this, we can do that, and every year it got more aggressive. no income, the whole 9 yards. banks did not need to even check with the irs to verify income. everyone knew about that. the title company was in on it, too. appraisers had to appraise the value very high. they could not talk about the negative aspects of the loan or they would not get the business. there were checks and balances across the board. we saw countries -- companies like countrywide, you could not get a rate that was close to them through fannie mae or freddie mac. host: thank you. guest: you should write a screenplay and a movie. there would be a lot of people who are interested in what you know. host: same theme, with banks, the kind of advice they are giving to clients, was captured by a colleague of yours in a peace in the "to your times" -- -- piece in the "new y