the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. head on over to the facebook page where the comments are piling up. çñ >>> you mean when john boehner played golf with president obama? >> oh yeah. yeah. and biden and kay sick. yeah. >> what did you not like about it? >> come on, that would be like hitler playing golf with netanyahu. the shape this country is in, no. >> i don't understand the analogy. >> well, i'm glad you don't, brother, because a lot of people do. they are the enemy. >> who is the enemy? >> obama and biden. are you kidding? the three stooges. >> wow. hank williams says despite those comments, he has the respect for the office of the presidency. he released a statement on his website and it's a video of a song recorded called, if the south would have won. local leaders are speaking out about williams comments today. montgomery county executive says williams comments are but the latest in a pattern ever since barack obama was elected president. >> there's a photo on the website that has him in a chimpanzee suit. it's

us - the mailbag is next. time now for our weekly look inside the farm rep . >>> time for the weekly look inside the farm report mailbag. richard is concerned about food waste, he refers to a video we will provide the link to. the folks in the video are getting their food from dumpsters outside food stores, lots of it is just being wasted that could go to feeding people or at least pigs. it is hard to look at obvious waste and not conclude the food system is inefficient but the food waste problem like many other issues is very complex. for example, we have been following the story of the listeria outbreak caused by contaminating fruit. incidents like this only make stronger the shelf life rules for foods to satisfy a worried public. much of what we throw out is perishable and has exceeded sell by date. there is the complication of how consumers view value in food. as long as we favor getting the most calories for the least money restaurants will boast a huge serving, much to my huer eye i have started ordering

mailbag@wusa9.com is my e-mail address. throw your thoughts into mcginty's mail bag. >>> president obama rolling out another plan to help americans who are struggling with debt. this time helping students with crushing student loans. he told students at the university of colorado a way to give the slumping economy a nice little boost. >> when a big chunk of every paycheck goes to student loans that's not just tough for middle class families it is painful for the economy. >> this might surprise you. student loans are now the number 2 source of debt in american households just behind your home mortgage. this new program could help 7 million people. the plan reduces loan payments to no more than 10% of a person's income and it helps them consolidate certain loans with lower interest rates. president obama is able to put this into motion without the need to get the okay from congress. >>> congress has just four weeks left to come up with a spending deal or the u.s. government will shut down. yeah, we are going through this agai

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the address is mailbag@wusa9.com.nd you can comment in the mail bag just by going over to wusa9.com, click on features, and select my brand new page. it's called let's be real. >>> let's talk about some weather, olga? >> well now that the sun has gone down, we're talking about some cooler temperatures already dropping off significantly. we're about 59 for bethesda. close to that 60-degree mark at college park. closer to 50 in town. it will definitely be a chilly start tomorrow morning. here is what you need to know to get that day going for tomorrow. we'll continue our sunny stretch of days. milder temperatures tomorrow as the sun really kicks in. in fact, when the forecast calls for dry days all the way through our columbus day weekend, we'll even warm it up a notch or two before the weekend is out. here is how we are looking overnight tonight. mainly clear skies with lots of opportunities for star gazing. a chilly start in the morning with the light winds really letting us drop down into the lower 50s for most of us

send us your thoughts at mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> now to breaking news in maryland. right now sky 9 over the scene at the 600 block of ray road. that's where police are investigating an incident that left one person dead and another in critical condition. we don't even know what happened just yet but we are working to get more details for you. >>> republicans have a new front runner in the race for their presidential nomination. herman cain has leaped forward and today attending a book signing. today, cain was appealing to sarah palin supporters to get on board now that she's out of the race. >> why don't some of the sarah palin take a look at herman cain and his campaign. many will see a lot of similarities. >> he is kind of like her. he says it like it is and means what he says. >> seems like a lot of pretty straight forward stuff. >> northern virginia is a tough crowd but i think once they get to know him, educate themselves, read the book, learn more about him. i think they will then be as thrilled as i am. >> some pundits are discussing cain like rick perry and

the address, s mailbag@wusa9.com. major progress made in the on going jury selection process in the brittany norwood murder trial. norwood is accused of bludgeoning her can worker to death and concocting that elaborate coverup scheme. now 65 prospective prospective jurors have been asked to come back tomorrow. both yesterday and today family and friends of murray have been coming to the courthouse for the trial and this afternoon her college roommate from george washington university right here in town was in attendance and talked to 9news now about her murdered friend. >> she lived life with open arms, you know, she embraced everybody. she loved what she did, did what she loved. she was full of joy and i want to celebrate her life. i want to carry on her legacy. >> 12 jurors and five alternates will be seated. the trial is expected to last through the end of next week. >>> lawyers for george huguely will head to court to try to get yeardley love's medical records. he is accused of killing yeardley in 2010. his lawyer

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address, mailbag@wusa9.com. now, to a quick head's up for drivers in fair fax county.on, to, and from the beltway will be closing down for work on the hot lanes project. the crews will shut down the ramps at 9:30 and will not reopen until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. anybody needing to get on or off the beltway will have to take arlington boulevard. crews will close the same night each time this week. >> if you think navigating in and around downtown bethesda is tough now, just wait. in the coming months, construction projects will close a key street and sadly major parking lots as well. in january, construction on woodmont will shut down two lots that provide about 300 metered parking spaces and one block of woodmont that a lot of drivers use to bypass wisconsin avenue will be closed as well for 20 months. >>> we couldn't have asked for a better weekend, but the great weather is not going to stick around. we better not get used to it. top is here with our rainy forecast. >> we have a cold front pushing through tonight. let's start with live doppler. there are some show

the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. or you can just make a post on the wusa9 facebook page. >>> tonight's other top stories. we are at the site of that suspected assassination plot against the saudi ambassador. there is a new warning out there for americans. >>> also people in stafford are getting that sinking feeling. massive sink holes are opening up. >>> if your tags are expired you better fix it fast f you're caught driving dirty you may go to jail. >>> but first, a check on this very wet forecast. topper? >> showers moved back into the metro area. we won't be done with showers for a while. nothing heavy good news. live doppler. you might want to download our weather app. light activity around the district, down south 95 and also out towards leesburg but nothing heavy but they won't go away anytime soon and may even hear the rumble of thunder tonight. 64 manassas. 66 downtown. 63 in leesburg. and some 50s up into frederick and hagerstown and martins book. we will look ahead to the weekend. big changes in store for s

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sent your discourse to the mail bag mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> will the fall weather stick around for the whole weekend? topper let's us know in his forecast. you might need a jacket. >>> a daring gas station robbery that was caught on tape. what alexandria police are doing to catch these guys. we will tell you. stay with us. s çñ >>> today the iphone 4s went on sale today. sales figures show apple could sell as many as 4 million of those bad this weekend topping all previous versions in opening weekend sales. >>> caught on tape. the robbery of a local gas station. in the tape you can actually hear the terrified clerk begging for his love. it all started early sunday morning when the two robbers entered the store. one clerk called 911 and slipped out the back. the other as you'll hear just wanted the crook to leave. >> don't kill me. >> after watch that tape police are convinced these robbers have done this many times before. that store located near 395 which place say it makes it easier to make the get away. >>> his death ruled a homicide but no one was charged with the crime but now one

mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back. >>> in the mail bag tonight, clinic owners are petitioning the governor not to sign the new law. john from lorton has a new solution. suppose women who doctors authorized an abortion go to the hospital. if it is really unsafe for clinics to perform this procedure, then go to the hospital where it is safe. this isn't too great for the clings, but it solves the safety problem. john, the other side of that would argue it does not solve the access problem. a clinic is cheaper, faster, and easier than the hospital and the abortion right folks say safety is not a big issue. and then there was this on good old d.c. council member, marion barry who complained a d. c. government contract to cut grass should not have been given to a white maryland contractor. yesterday i said barry is not a racist and not against white people, but he does favor the interest of blacks. i called that a subtle distinction. john said yeah, way too subtle. some people want to believe th

the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. topper is back with your full forecast and we'll take another look at your headlines. what was he doing there? we'll explain after the break. >>> an area food pantry forced to temporarily shut down yesterday after they literally ran out of supplies for needy families. organizers at the community down in dumfries say they seen a nearly 50% increase in demand almost overnight and they simply can't keep up. peggy fox now with more on the efforts underway to help these folks out. >> they get empty -- >> the ax food pantry serves 4,000 needy people every month. but a 40% spike in demand empties their shelves and forced the pantry to close temporarily. >> this is the worse i have ever seen. we just couldn't put together a basic bag. >> hungry people looking for a bag of food were turned away. >> it was heartbreaking. it was a very difficult decision to make. having families come up to the door. because we don't have groceries to give them. it's very hard. >> part of the increase in demand c

the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> severe weather alert declared for saturday. a winter storm on its way. topper is tracking it. that's coming up. >>> but first, from the brink of a deadly heart condition to a beacon of health. how this mother overhauled her life for the better. coming up next. >>> in tonight's health alert a focus on your heart and what can be done to keep it beating strong. nothing more important than that, right? >> you've got it, derek. fighting heart disease is a cutting edge proposition these days. it is our own responsibility to treat our hearts right as one northern virginia woman learned just in time. >> reporter: gail remembers with embarrassment her lifestyle of old. no exercise and a diet that today makes her cringe. >> the only exercise i was getting was going from my living room to my kitchen to get my unbelievably unhealthy breakfast which was the chips, cherry pop i told you about and a box of cookies. >> reporter: the virginia mom had gained about 75 extra pounds, had developed sleep apnea and said she was well on her way to the

the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. 9 justice of 9news now will be right back. >> the washington post editorial board has been all over this story, blasting the city, calling this situation a cautionary tale for any firm thinking it will get a fair shake if the seeks city business, end quote. council member marion barry was quoted assaying, a white company in maryland shouldn't expect to do business here. the post called that statement contempt i believe. councilman, what did you mean by that? >> first of all, d.c. has a budge vet over $9 billion. we want to keep as much money in the district of columbia as we can, as our employment rate in the region so the idea is we also have a program for a local, small, disadvantaged businesses. and that's the law. cbi had this contract for some time, and adrian fenty decided to take it and break it up, give wards 1 and 2 to her, and give wards 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 to a maryland-based company. during that period of time that company has not hired one d.c. resident. he has 60 employees, zero residents from the district of columbia, has not paid any personal

send your e-mails to mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back. >>> tomorrow morning on 9news nowgetting fit and healthy. >>> plus, get free food and help with the soup kitchen at the same time. >>> acting and math? there is a connection. i'll explain in school's cool. >>> all right, doing a little push-ups. i'm sorry. check out this video, pretty amazing stuff. a brave kayaker with a close encounter with a pod of blue whales in california. rick coleman and his wife were out kayaking about four miles off the the coast when they met face to face with these massive creatures. they -- then he did something you shouldn't do. he got in the water. by the way, blue whales can grow to be 100 feet long. that's all the time we have. thanks for being here. we'll see you again at 11:00. bye. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> is martha stewart a mommy dearest? >> her daughter's explosive tell-all about growing up under martha's rule. >> it was so frustrating. you know, mom, you're not listening to me. >> the shocking claims. forgott

just send your questions to mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> it's about time for some better weather. topper has the forecast straight ahead. >>> plus, a chesses pro-- cheesy protest, the grim reaper, they don't like you talking bad about their cheese out there. we'll tell you about it. stay with us. >>> it seems to be morphing into the occupied d.c. protest. they are hoping to create a national movement. our bruce leshan reports from the square. >> reporter: three weeks in new york, hundreds of arrests. unemployed veterans, deeply indebted the students with a few job prospects. and all occupying wall street. they called themselves the 9%. and in new york, in l.a., and in denver and d.c., they are rebelling against the power structure, allowing the top 1% of the americans to a mass more than 1/3 of the nation's wealth. >> hey guys, can't we have a little bit of compassion? can't we not let people starve and forced to live in the streets? >> we let them have their turn, they ruined america. >> reporter: from the streets to the convention hall. >> we've got a movement now. >> reporter:

the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> that was coming your way tonight.omorrow morning get started with andrea, mike, howard, and monica for the day's news, weather, and traffic. as always, wusa9.com is on as well. this is a mistake we would all like to be a victim of. a wrong purchase that somehow manages to pay off big time. kathy intended to buy a megamillions lottery ticket. instead, somehow, the clerk gave her a power ball ticket. turns out it was a winning power ball ticket. $25million. afterwards says she buys her mom a house and buys a car for herself, she'll establish a foundation to help the homeless. she's a nice lady. that is our report. et is up next with your entertainment news. topper and i will be back at 11:00 along with anita brikman. you can log on any time to wusa9.com. we'll see you a bit later. bye bye. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> the two faces of amanda knox. >> i'm really overwhelmed right now. >> innocent exchange student? or hard-partying murderer? plus, could th

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