send your e-mails to mcginty's mailbag, mailbag at wusa9.com. 9 news now will be right back. [ male announcer this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪ >>> in the mailbag tonight andrea mccarren's series on underage drinking continuing to provoke a reaction including this intriguing thought from john in virginia. while we were living in europe my father introduced me as a teenager to beer, wine and brown liquor. i found out right away how much i could handle and how stupid you get so quickly. after returning to the u.s. i didn't need to prove how much i could drink without falling down because i already knew and didn't need to go there again. perhaps kids need their parents to help them understand how powerful alcohol can be to stop this nonsense. it's an interesting point. i'd only ask if you'd think your reaction would be so common sense if you'd had the tendency to

send your e-mails to mcginty's mailbag, mailbag at wusa9.com. 9 news now will be right back. >>> in the mailbag tonight major league reaction on our facebook page to reporter andrea mccarren's jaw dropping series on the continuing problem of underage drinking in this area. last night you watched her shadow montgomery county cops as they broke up a boozey teenage party in bethesda. marianne hearty for one loved it. kudos to andrea mccarren and wusa9 for doing and airing this story. as a high school parent i'm happy they are spending time keeping this in the public light. it is much worse when kids end up wrapped around a tree after an underage drinking party. but c.c. carter is decidedly unimpressed. underage parties happen regardless. busts didn't stop anyone when i was in high school in d.c. police, please, go apprehend some real criminals and wusa9 find some real stories, please. you know what? i'd have a response to that, but michelle does it for me. the comments that this isn't a real story are just unbelievable. would you think it was a real story had one of these teens killed some

, mailbag at wusa9.com. 9 news now will be right back. >>> 50 to 70% off.ou've seen the deals online. now one of those sites is opening a storefront in d.c., how local business owners will earn your cash. >> tomorrow's sweet success, a tasty treat from d.c., part of the oscar celebrations in los angeles. >>> in the mailbag tonight goo gobs of reactions on our wusa9 facebook page to the arrest over the weekend of the owner of that town square market for allegedly selling booze to minors as was first documented by andrea mccarren's report on underage drinking. esther mae writes good for you. we applaud andrea and it's too bad it took so long for that liquor store owner to be arrested. sure hope he gets more than a slap on the wrist and this from reggie. ditto. i would also home the county seeks warrants for any parents that allow kids to drink as a right of passage. this ain't the '60s. also on our facebook page we're getting reaction to the story regarding the number of young kids convinced they want to change their gender. erica writes god made you the way

send your e-mails to mcginty's mailbag, the address mailbag at wusa9.com. 9 news now will be right back>>> in the mailbag tonight outrage over that north carolina preschooler we told you about yesterday whose homemade lunch was deemed not nutritious enough by a state employee and the kid was given chicken nuggets instead. bonnie wrote this. how dare any government official interfere with personal belongings of any student in any capacity other than the safety of other students. it's as bad as telling those of us in the state of maryland that we are not allowed to drink raw milk. how dare they and listen to this from debra. pardon me, but have i missed a news flash telling us the government? control of what we is t and while we're at it is -- what we eat and while we're at it, is this still the united states of america? we're still free, but there are times when the large hands of government just need a smack to keep it out of our business. finally this on the weather forecasting as led by our chief meteorologist topper shutt, brian says i am 48 years old and i know things change, but wh

mention whatever you like in the mailbag. the address is mailbag at wusa9.com. that's our report.ight back here tonight at 11:00 along with anita brikman and tonight 9 wants you to know each year thousands of people under the age of 21 die or are hurt because of underage drinking. when they're getting all that booze? andrea mccarren has a special report at 11:00. we'll see you then. bye bye. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> demi's wild night caught on camera. did this public display drive ashton away? plus, new details on demi's reported drug use and her obsession with staying young and thin. >>> then -- ♪ >> soul train don cornelius suicide mystery on mulholland drive. the latest. >>> brad with glasses and a beard. george, casual in jeans. >> there are so many themes at play here. >> the oscar nominees in the new "vanity fair." plus, charlize theron in a gucci swimsuit, posing on the streets of hollywood. >>> the stars of "the hunger games," are they the next big

send your e-mails to mcginty's mailbag, the address mailbag at wusa9.com. 9 news now will be right back the mailbag tonight reaction to our debate on 9 news now at 5:00 regarding the proposed new virginia law that would allow private adoption providers to discriminate against gays and lesbians. matt says he is flabbergasted. i can't believe we as gay people are trying to prove we're no different than anyone else. i know of many gay families that have raised normal smart and well grounded men and women. the religious right needs to back off. starting to believe all gay men and women should move out of virginia. i understand that frustration, but if you were to do that, you concede the state to those who might rather see you move out. personally i wouldn't give them the satisfaction. >>> then there was this on today's washington post story regarding the hostility facing our own andrea mccarren as we continue to air her series exposing the growing tragedy of underage drinking. dennis says i can't believe parents today. how many more roadside flower memorials will we have to see due to this

this our address is mailbag at wusa9 -- one of them. our address is mailbag at wusa9.com. join the conversation on the wusa9 facebook page. that's our report for tonight. i'll be back here at 11:00 with anita brikman. log on any time you like to www.wusa9.com. have a great evening. we'll see you a little later. bye bye. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> all-new oprah. wearing leaves on her head and a big red robe. >>> exclusive photos of the privateer is knowmy. the story behind what she's doing in hawaii with maria shriver. >> it's a very interesting look. >>> then, the mysterious death of a backstreet boys' sister. why did leslie carter die? >>> madonna and demi, the tale of two friends. one riding high. >> close friend demi moore is reportedly supposed to be here to see this. >> the other laying low. the latest on her crisis today. >>> plus, demi moore as a teenager. >> i'm going to wipe that person right off the screen. >> openly drinking. appearing tipsy. the camera loved her. but, was she hiding a secret a

send your e-mails to mcginty's mailbag, the address mailbag at wusa9.com. 9 news now will be right back. >>> in the mailbag tonight topper shutt's fans push back. last night a viewer complained topper missed the boat on his rain forecast for yesterday, but john says that guy was literally all wet. ever hear of microclimates? my backyard runs 10 degrees to 20 degrees colder than the national airport and it's only 10 miles away. that's a forecaster's nightmare. topper's dedication to getting the word out about foul weather is without blemish from the brett-o-meter, the street by street warnings about tornadoes in. my opinion eyes the best -- opinion he's the best. >>> meantime still getting comments about the andrea mccarren ongoing teenage drinking series especially regarding the northeast liquor store caught selling booze to teenagers. mark wants to know how can that place be in business? the police chief cathy lanier has authority to pull a liquor license for 72 hours, yet she is allowing that behavior to continue. why has the district police department not stepped in? i'm not sure it'

the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> recovering after being overcome by carbon monoxide. they were found unconscious this morning inside their home in the 8300 block in fort washington. peggy fox has the incredible chain of events that led to their rescue. >> my family, you know, six of them. >> this was the scene in fort washington at around 1:00 this morning. two adults and three children are air lifted to baltimore shock trauma for treatment in a hyperbaric chamber. narrowly escaping death from carbon monoxide poisoning. >> they took readings and discovered 450 parts per million of carbon monoxide. now anything over five parts per million is considered unhealthy. initially you'll start feeling flu-like symptoms. headaches, nausea, dizziness, and if not removed from that environment, you will eventually die. >> the first event that saved the family was their two-year- old son, falling out of his bed at 9:30 last night. his parents thought he was having a seizure and they called 911. >> because carbon monoxide is colorless and odorless, the paramedic who's came for the b

the address is mailbag@wusa9k. >>> coming up, nuttiness for nike. the latest shoe creates pandemonium. but first, protests continue in afghanistan over the burning of koran's on an american base and now the pentagon is apologizing. >>> antiamerican protests in afghanistan have killed at least seven more people. marking the most violent day there so far. they started four days ago over news that nato forces had accidentally burned cop miss of the koran. more than 20 people, including two u.s. soldiers have been killed since the protest started. u.s. military officials promised to pull an investigation. afghanistan's president, karzai, asked for calm. >>> today, the obama administration offering another apology for the burning of those koran's. that apology came from an assistant secretary of defense and given at the adam's center in sterling, virginia. one of the largest mosques in the country. >> i come here today to apologize on behalf of the department of defense where the incident that took place in afghanistan this week. when american military p

stay with us, the mailbag is next. inside the farm report mailbag...h helmer fr >>> time now to check with the hour mailbag. artist homer bob bell fork south dakota, where is the safety rules might heed the words work ethic. and that is not found in the general population today. but there is the connection between the hard work and work ethic we are found on farms. but once they are found, they will disappear. but the appropriate test that remained like taking out the trash and mowing the lawn seemed to work as well for teaching. i also find up strong work ethic is missing in our children. children who go to college are stunned ué(kthe study habits o classroom competitors. we have more people working local jobs in our economy as well, and the hardest working people in the us are not farmers, but single mothers. they are virtually never off the job. we nonetheless don't perceive lesser forms of works of the overlooked the work ethic and service management or managers. it is the function of good. you can't be found all across america. and good parents a

monday on fox45 morning news. -3 inside the farm report mailbag.... a viewer objects to my stand on >> time now for a weekly look inside the old farm report mailbag. a viewer objects to my stand on global warming because it fails a humility test. maybe humanity is simply arrogant enough to assume they have the power to be responsible for every good and bad thing that happens on the planet. tom, this is an attempt to reframe a scientific debate as a philosophical or religious agreement. however, for me it fails on multiple grounds. first, belief in global warming does not automatically mean or even imply i think humans cause every good and bad thing on the planet, to use your words, nor did i say that. second, while it's easy to see one human as puny, multiplying that one person by several billion at the very least adds several zeros to the results. we have erased from the globe several species from woolly mammoths to passenger pigeons. trivializing human environmental impact also undercuts the relentless efforts of farmers around the world to conserve

send them to mailbag@wusa9.com.w, valentines with little kids, that can be humiliating thing when you don't get one. that's why you have to have one for everybody. >> uncomfortable. >> a little weird, i hear you. 50 today. not as cold as over the weekend. cold air over the weekend. >> saturday night was -- >> i tell you what, just like every cold snap, it lasts a day and a half and it's gone. >> only two more weeks left of february. >> actually, i went back and went over numbers. i'm looking for a snowstorm and can't find one. here's the deal. the number of days, is this winter? the number of days at night, the temperature dipped below freezing. in january, it only occurred 11 days. it should occur every day of the month. so far in february, it's only occurred four days and we have been below freezing downtown and of course it should occur 13 days. so, 15 days out of 44 below freezing is really not much of a winter at all. now, here's the deal. live look outside. a very nice evening brought to you by michael and son

mailbag@wusa9.com. we'll try to come up with some reasons for you while we write in. >>> well, anny, we don't have any beach weather around here and it won't be back for quite some time. >> it will really feel like true winter, especially this weekend. if you've got plans to be outside this weekend, you may want to make some changes unless you like just freezing your butts off outside. >> nope. >>> a little bit of milder weather coming this way for tomorrow to finish off the workweek. then we got the shot of arctic air that will be coming through blasting on through this weekend. beautiful shot in the white house. and we really like seeing this. we do see the clear skies on out there. few clouds in some locations. temperatures are cooling off, clouds are moving in. winds are calm at this hour. here is a look at the satellite and the radar picture. they are in control. we saw a lot of sunshine. temperatures made it to the mid to upper 40s. a few high-level clouds that come come overnight. overall a mainl

the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. the national air and space museum announcing a number of activities surrounding the arrival of the space shuttle discovery. organizers said a boeing 747 will carry discovery from the kennedy space center to the dulles airport. and the shuttle will head to the nearby center, the large annex of the air and space museum and there will be a parade. the shuttle will be escorted by the u.s. marine and astronauts. >>> what a difference a leap day makes. every four years those born on february 29 get an opportunity to actually celebrate their birthday. but, why do we add that extra die day to the calendar? >> every four years, these guys get an extra day of spring batting practice. and these guys get an extra day on the campaign trail. why do we really need february 29 on the calendar this year? the answer is partly in our manmade calendar and partly in the way the earth moves. >> it goes around the sun once in 365 and almost a quarter days. almost, but not quite. so in order to rectify this,

happy anniversary, jc, and mailbag@wusa9.com is our address. that is our report, i'll be back tonight at 11:00 along with anita brikman. don't forget, log on any time to wusa9.com. have a great evening. we'll see you a bit later. bye bye. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> where is whitney's daughter, bobbi kristina, tonight? is she headed down the same path as her mother? >> she's hurting. and she's lost. >>> plus, new information on the death investigation. >> this case is not going to be signed off until the homicide detectives have checked out all of the prescriptions. >>> then whitney houston's mother comforted at the reception after the funeral. brandi consoling whitney's cousin dionne warwick. >>> and why hundreds of whitney houston's fans are flocking to the gravesite today. >>> who is jennifer aniston's man, justin theroux? >> wonderful. >> kind. smart. >> she's kind. ve

mailbag@wusa9.com. that is our broadcast. back here at 11:00 along with anita brikman. we'll have the latest on the florida primary. we'll see you then. bye bye. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> where is demi moore today? >> do you think she needs to go to rehab? >> new clues from her daughter, plus the movie role she lost. can her career recover? >>> then -- it's the magazine cover every young actress wants. rooney mara, jessica chastain. jennifer lawrence. >> gorgeous array of pastels, satin gowns. >> inside the new "vanity fair" hollywood issue. >>> william and kate. pippa in a bikini. the world exclusive photos of their caribbean vacation together. >>> what is madonna planning for her big super bowl halftime show? >> oh, my god, i'm so nervous. you have no idea. >>> then, whatever happed

mailbag@wusa9.com. that is our report. i'll be back at 11:00 along with anita brikman. tonight you have the latest on the drunk driving under age. so stay with us, we'll see you then. bye bye. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most-watched entertainment news magazine in the world. ♪ hit the lights >> you watched the oscar, now -- this is the hottest ticket in town, the "vanity fair" oscar party, only "e.t." is invited inside. ♪ so hit the lights >> tom and katie, j. lo's boyfriend. katy perry, gwyneth, sandra, sophia. octavia with her oscar. >> my new best pal. ♪ and it goes like this >> the sexy body stealing the show. angelina showing her leg. j. lo showing too much? >> they weren't ready for it. you know, and so we were like, one, two, three, and then we were like -- >> plus, was billy crystal a hit or miss? >> we've seen it enough times. >> he was amazing. >> what was your favorite moment? >> when i took a knife. >> and the night's big surprises. >> i could hear half of america going, oh, no!

the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back. people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! get high yield free checking at capital one bank. why earn bupkis, when your checking could earn five times the national average!! and free atms anywhere. five times the national average!!! that's new school banking. sign up for high yield free checking at a capital one bank. what's in your wallet? somebody help me down. >>> late breaking news out of montgomery county. we just learned a car has hit two children in gaithersburg. it happened around 355 and lake forest avenue. you can see the scene. lots of police vehicles around the area and we hear those kids are now being taken to children's hospital right here in d.c. we have a crew on the way. we'll bring you an update at 11:00. >>> twitter has been lightening up with talk about people parallel parking in d.c. we found out that you don't need to know how to parallel park to get a driver's license in the city anymore. it seems kind of crazy, especially

the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back. >>> in the mail bag tonight, we check out the wusa9 facebook page. we asked married couples, how did you meet your valentine? melissa was short and sweet. my sister set my husband and i up on a new year's eve blind date 15 years ago. so happy she did that. we've been married for 8 years. kathy wood said she met her hubby in an online chat room and after that, it got complicated. i thought what a sweet and well mannered man. he was from texas and i thought, not a cowboy fan. well, god had something else in mind and we clicked. he is still a cowboys fan and i'm a redskins fan and we do not watch football for the sake of our marriage. we have been married for four years and he is a saint. as he helps take care of my mom that has alzheimer's. his patience and love is a gift from love. i met my valentine in my dorm lounge on the first day freshman year of college. we began as just friends and have been married for almost 34 years. still best friends. and jennifer finally with proof that love really can come driving up to your fron

>>pam: coming up next gary and alicea open the kron4 mailbag to answer questions plus former raiders head coach hugh jackson has landed on his feet with an assistant coaching job. jeremy lin is trying to keep the "lin-sanity" ruling in new york. gary radnich is coming up next. foss enough's >>george: the bay bridge closed on time today. here is a look at the commute on a san mateo. will also have a look at your ride on the san mateo bridge. you can see on the right side of the screen, the westbound direction. this will be one of the primary alternates. there are no delays or problems. there is still some congestion as the head down to the lower eastern shore freeway. they have decided to keep extra lanes opened southbound and are already reconfiguring the san to have three lanes available southbound, a buffer lane and then to lanes northbound. >>gary: george is the best traffic report in the market! >>george: my prediction is the bridge will be opened monday afternoon. so >>gary: is there any chance you might shave before they open a bridge? >>george: me before they open a new bridge

the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> well hopefully you got out to enjoy all the wonderful week of weather. we're going to pay for it over the weekend. topper will tell us when the mercury will plummet. your forecast is coming up. >>> but first, the government steps in to try to keep your every move from being tracked online. we'll tell you what that means when you surf the web. >>> he says that frustration lead him to make the facebook comments. the posting suggesting that his wife was keeping him from seeing their son. >> i kind of think that, you know, it was having a simple drink at the bar, telling them how to take things. but on facebook, it is me telling how i feel. now, they are saying that it violated the protection order. the judge said that he could avoid jail time, just post an apology on facebook every day for 30 days. >>> websites like facebook and google have come under fire recent months due to privacy issues. now, the obama administration is trying to do something about that. now, they have teamed up with the internet companies to keep your information from being tracked.

the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back. i just had it with cable.just got more frustrating and frustrating. a lot of times, the picture would break up. for the amount of money that i am paying, my cable company should take care of me. [ male announcer ] stop paying for second best. move up to verizon fios tv, internet and phone for our best price online -- just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years. first time we saw tv on fios was amazing! i was just in a trance watching it. i'm discovering new channels every day. [ male announcer ] and here's a special bonus: sign up now and get $300 back with a two-year contract. fios internet -- the speed, you can't compare. i'm able to take care of things much faster now. [ male announcer ] start saving now. move up to fios for our best price online -- $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years and get $300 back with a two-year contract. or ask us about the option of no annual contract. is change good? in this case, change is very good. [ male announcer ] visit verizon.com/greatprice. contact the verizon center