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send your e-mails to mcginty's mailbag, the address mailbag at wusa9.com. 9 news now will be right back. it's time to get going. to put more giddy-up in our get-along. it's time to start gellin' with dr. scholl's... ... and mix a little more hop in our hip-hop. with the energizing support and cushioning of dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles ... you'll want to get up and go. . [ hawaii 5-0 song ] >>> in the mailbag tonight vanity license plates in virginia, last week we told you about a man who had been issued the tag that said f .. owe smashings but now the -- f.osama. a man said it has evolved for anyone to say anything anywhere without regard for the audience. i think expressing your opinion without four letter words makes your opinion more valid that. license plate seems to use language best kept behind closed doors. they used to say discretion is the better part of valor. has discretion died? you know what, john? i agree with you. there is no reason for the state to take part in any profane statement, but this particular vanity plate isn't really all that clear cut, is it? there's n

the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. i have a very cynical e-mail. >>> mother nature was cooperating on the big day. topper, it was picture perfect. >> very nice. we're looking at a nice day, even though it's 12 degrees cooler than yesterday. remember, we started at 89 yesterday. look at the temperatures. look off to the west because now it's getting cooler. 52 in oakland and then the 60s in cumberland, martinsburg, and winchester. cooler air is moving in. still 70 downtown. but still 70 in manassas. so for tonight, increasing cloudiness, cooler. mountain showers will continue. lows 46 to 52. winds will settle down and become northerly at 10. if you're headed out in the next couple hours, i would recommend a light jacket. we will come back and talk about the prospects of showers and rain. you might be able to put a dent in this drought. we'll explain. >> a dent in the drought would be good. the budget battle rages on in the state of virginia and tonight, the state senate killed the latest budget proposal. that would have

send your e-mails to mcginty's mailbag, the address mailbag at wusa9.com. 9 news now will be right back. >>> well, in the mailbag tonight the coming of robert griffin, iii otherwise known as rg3, the redskins picked up their franchise quarterback no. 2 in the draft last night and our good friend john from chantilly is cautiously optimistic. rg3 is saying all the right words and doing all the right things including high praise for future hall of fame earmark shanahan. conversely, what he doesn't -- famer, mike shanahan. conversely, what he doesn't say is equally as thoughtful. someone never mentioned by him at least publicly that i've seen and that is kyle shanahan. i just wonder. you know, john, it's an interesting point. kyle is the offensive coordinator. could that be a meaning l oversight or something more? we will -- meaningless oversite or something more? we will see. somebody calling themselves annoyed viewer no. 3,672,483 did not appreciate our efforts to keep you up with the latest on the news about rg3 last night. i did not appreciate the breaking news ticker that appeared over

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 the reaction harsh indeed to a school in a town known as converse, texas, that will not let a couple kids wear t-shirts dedicated to an organization that's helping their dad who is badly hurt serving the military in afghanistan. the school says those t-shirts violate the dress code even though a shirt with a college name on it would be okay. karen just doesn't get that. since when is a t-shirt with a college name on it not an advertisement? this district needs to be consistent. and ulysses writes please, i have seen kids with all kinds of different sayings and slogans and you you want to stand firm? i think we want to show what this country stands for and behind our troops. i'd say consistency is a good thing, but as emerson once said foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds. in other word, you find yourself in a hole, you might want to stop digging and on that vicious dog attack days ago greta says we missed an important average the on the story

send us your thoughts, mailbag mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> the jewish holiday of passover is about to be gaine brace the ancient israelites being released. passover is also known as the time when jews do not eat lea verkz ned bread, most eating motsa instead. >>> let's talk about the weather because it is going to be very chill. >> reporter: yes. >> i think for the evening hours it's not going to be too bad. overnight, by early tomorrow, yes, it is going to be cold, derek. in fact, wavy freeze warning in effect for pretty much most of the d.c. area west of interstate 95. this includes fairfax, loudoun, fauquier county, and up toward montgomery and frederick where temperatures in these locations falling to low 30s, around the freezing mark, even the upper 20s by early tomorrow. right now, lots of sunshine out there. 59 degrees, winds out of the north at 13 miles per hour. it is a bit breezy. we've got high pressure in control for the next couple of days here which means easter weekend setting up to be pretty nice. temperatures will be a little more seasonal over the next couple days. right now

the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. 9newno >>> in the mail bag tonight, that awful dog attack in d.c., you seen the video, two huge, vicious canines go after a couple kids and the neighborhood man becomes a hero taking a bite on the arm to save them. but barbra from west virginia complains, we left something out of that story. why, oh why wasn't the point made when reporting the story that there are no bad dogs? just very, very bad owners. amazing, the dogs are being hunted down, but no mention of the owners being hunted down. that's not really true. there are bad dogs out there and our trainer who was a guest yesterday explained off camera, he said that dogs that vicious and that aggressive have often been bred that way by owners who purposely breed puppies from the biggest, meanest dogs around. some dogs are genetically bad. not their fault, but does that matter when they try to bite you to death? and if john edwards was a republican, the news would be about disgraced republican presidential contender on trial. the ma

it's mailbag@wusa9.com. well that is our report.'ll be right back here at 11:00 along with lesli foster. don't forget that you can log on to wusa9.com any time with the latest. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> whitney houston's autopsy report. the sad details that you haven't heard about how the singer died. >> signs of cocaine use in her hotel room. a white powdery substance in her spoon. the hole in her nose. >> prolonged cocaine abuse. there's no question. >>> plus, the body drawings. what they reveal about her plastic surgery, her skin slippage, her wig indentures. >>> and her final moments. the hot bath water. found face down in the tub. we're analyzing the entire report tonight. >>> then -- bond is back. "e.t.'s" world exclusive with daniel craig and his new ride. >> take a look at this beautiful car. i have the stars, i have all of the cool gadgets. of course i have the bond girls

the mailbag is next. time now for our weekly look inside the farm >> time now for our weekly look inside the farm report mailbag. my reference to the pink slime controversy prompted this question from panel stone. i suddenly had a disquieting thought. is there white slime in ground chicken and turkey? consider the power of language at work here. the beef industry is rightly irate about the blatantly derogatory term "pink slime." it is obviously pink and it looks slimy, although paste might be a more accurate description. lean, finely textured beef was not on labels or widely spoken about. but to answer your question, there is no white slime, but there is a similar mechanically separated product for poultry. it too is just as safe as whole meat. but the problem is not the name, despite the media bashing. it's about the disgust response hard-wired deep into our brains. the ammonia doesn't help either. adding security to processing plants and expecting rational arguments to override this instinct are probabl

send e-mails to mailbag at united states farm report.com or call and leave us a voicemail.ming up in the next half hour a florida farmer works to build the family legacy. stay with us. the second half of united states farm report is coming right up. today on u-s farm report... . >> today on united states farm report, the department of labor withdrawing underage farm employee regulations proposalling eating more vegetables t come was some natural risks. >>> and mike hoffman sees science sees signs of a cool summer. >> united states farm report. makers of end zone nitrogen aid. more efficient for higher yields and by the 2012 chevy hd. welcome to u-s farm report, i'm john phipps. . >> welcome to united states farm report. farmers successfully derailed new child labor regulations this week. tine has the details. i have long suspected the real rule makers for agriculture would not be politicians as much as consumers and trading partners. this appears to be the case for the protein sector. from gestation crates big food is setting standards. arguing with your buyer is financiall

time now for our weekly look inside the farm report mailbag... antoney manning asks a short question: "what confuses me is the commodities >>> time for the mailbag. anthony manning pass the deceptively short question. what confuses me is the commodity reports and yields. how do you read them? thank you for reminding us that many of our viewers are not producers or familiar with commodity markets, but even those of us who are would be exaggerating if we suddenly understood the markets. many of our reports are laden with acronyms and assumption of basic knowledge because explaining from scratch would take too much time. luckily, the largest egg market has abundant online material for people to get the handle on what they are talking about. >>> one challenge with this self-education is back markets have not stopped evolving. it seems quaint to say today that commodity markets used to be sweet and sleepy little changes that combated with stock markets. today the markets aren't continuous, technology and part of the global financial complex and that t

the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> it is a tradition dating all the way back to 1878 and you don't have to be five years old to appreciate the fun of the easter egg roll at the white house. today, president obama and the first family helped kick off the 134th edition of the annual easter egg roll. that is the south lawn of the white house. >> in the theme of this year's easter egg roll, let's go. let's play, let's move. >> along with the roll, there were a series of activities supporting the first lady's initiative against childhood obesity. today's attendance, nobody showed up, only 30,000. >> only 30,000. and they had really nice weather, except if they wore a hat, which it would have blown off, because it was windy. >> it was windy. at least it didn't rain for them, although we could use the rain. we had some very blustery conditions out there. looks like windy conditions will stick around for tonight. even through tomorrow. so that fire danger still remains high for the next couple of days and we will be on the cool side. here's a look at your michael and son weather camera for

the address, mailbag@wu seasons sa9.com. >>> in the mail bag, a secret service sex scandal. our good friend says there's more than one good reason to be upset. i know it was two days before the president was supposed to be there, but what if they were hung over and tired? personally, i don't care if they party hardy, but they need to be coherent and clear headed and not have a job over their heads when they are taking care of their president. what i understand, these agents with taste for the hookers were part of the jump team, which goes in before the president arrived and not the guys who might have to take a bullet for the big guy, but vanessa says there are plenty of reasons to be upset with this situation. these agents make sure every minute detail of the trip is secure so there won't be any kidnappings or riots. when they had the rendezvous, did anyone consider these ray ladies were government agents? there's just no excuse for the arrogance. well the national security argument is a powerful one, which is why this is so devastating. think about it, if we were talking e

the mailbag is next. time now for our weekly look time now for our weekly look inside the farm . >>> time for a weekly look inside the farm report mailbag. i knew this was coming after the episode last week and i'm glad it did. he was under the pick up and all that held it up was a jack. has anyone that has dealt with that knows how unsafe they are. that's from michael williams. michael, you are absolutely correct in your objection to the unsafe practice shown. ly not offer any excuse but will explain how it got on the air. the episodes are produced in arizona and sent to us in bundles, the only people who would likely see them before they air are our program producers and technical staff. i suppose i should screen them ahead of time, let's face it he is a funny and while he crowds the line in good taste sometimes his work is professional and polished. when al and i saw that same scene in the studio last week we both groan, d at the same shot you saw. we both have had friends killed by vehicles falling of

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we want to hear from you at mcginty's mailbag. 9 news now will be right back. >>> more breaking news in the trayvon martin shooting investigation. george zimmerman's defense attorney, we assume it's his new attorney, says the neighborhood watch captain will plead not guilty to charges of second degree murder. zimmerman has been charged with second degree murder as we told you earlier in the shooting of trayvon martin. >>> in the mailbag tonight as we noted in the trayvon martin case, the second degree murder charges have been filed, but the argument goes on on the wusa9 facebook page. jerry johnson writes i love the people that are in such a rush to judge zimmerman. let the facts come out. there's already been testimony martin was on top of him beating his head into the ground. anyone that felt their life threatened would have shot martin, also, but gina robinson shaw counters with this. sadly when one major party is dead and unable to speak for himself, only so much rushing to judgment can be done. only zimmerman is around to tell his side. we get some wider perspective here. it's t

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the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back. >>> in the mail bag, there is more to say about the case of trayvon martin. craig from king george, virginia, writes, i can't help but wonder if this outrage, energy, and expense may better serve trayvon's memory being helping save among people in jeopardy instead of mob justice. so, instead of buying an airline ticket to a protest, how about helping a kid out in your neighborhood and donate to a youth organization. i have to point out, all the demonstrations have been peaceful and only called for george zimmerman to be arrested and face charges. in other words, not mob justice, merely justice. and then, there was this from john in virginia on president obama's argument that the supreme court aught to uphold his healthcare reform law. president obama doesn't think that the unelected supreme court justices should practice judicial activism by overturning legislation passed by elected members of congress. i believe that was just the intent of our founding fathers, to have checks and balances so one branch doesn't run a muck. i

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send your e-mails to mcginty's mailbag, the address mcginty'smailbag at wusa9.com. 9 news now will be right back. >>> getting almost as much attention as the team on opening day is the latest culinary creation at nats park, the strasburger, 8-pound mon truest with a -- monstrosity with a patty and pile on cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions and pickles. the nationals say the $60burger is meant to be shared and is not an eating challenge. we sent on one of our most petite reporters to take on the task. >> reporter: i'm kristin fisher at the red porch which is the home of the brand-new strasburger. it is an 8-pound mega burger and i'm about to give it my best shot. >> today is the first inaugural day for the strasburger. >> reporter: in theory i could be the first person to finish the strasburger. >> my money is on you. >> reporter: oh, my gosh. are you serious? >> that's all you. >> reporter: come on, you guys didn't really think that i'd be able to eat this whole thing all by myself. 8 pounds? this thing wouldn't fit inside my stomach. there's no way. so i've enlisted the help of the ging

the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. st gl still ahead, there are 58 of them and this weekend, they are all free of charge. we'll tell you why the national park service is waiving the fees at its most popular attraction. but first, the hallowed halls of the u.s. supreme court could soon be filled with the sound of spit balls. really? yeah, really. we'll tell you about it. >>> today is april 20, or 4/20. people all over use this day to celebrate marijuana. students at university of colorado usually hold an annual marijuana smokeout. last year more than 10,000 people showed up, but this year school administrators are trying to crack down on this sort of thing and doing it with fish fertilizer. the school sprayed it all over campus and let's just say it does not smell great. students haven't said if they are calling the event off. >>> spit wads in the supreme court? that could happen if the justices choose to hear a case of a student from spotsylvania county. andrew was suspended from spotsylvania high school for shooting p

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and a lot of times, you see mailbags and envelopes they can put letters in or magazines.d a lot of times, you'll see them tie a kite or a letter to the end of it and that's the way they communicate. >> the packages tied to the fish lines are sometimes called cadillacs, and hard as they try, correctional staff can rarely keep up with them. >> 99% of the time you are not going to catch it because they are looking out for each other. we will go up and tell them to give us the cadillacs, and if they want, we'll go in, shake them down, and take the cadillac. and then they'll have another one tomorrow. you know, that is where a lot of our sheets go. and you take one and they have another one the next day. >> at kern valley state prison in california, we met inmate aaron yost who participates in another illegal, yet very common practice behind bars. tattooing. >> mine's art work. you know what i mean? i did this myself. >> where? >> in a cell like this. >> how? >> how? see this cassette player? i ripped the motor out of it, and i attach a tube to it with the needle, spin the nee

the mailbag.ave, we get back about $10,000 each year for our tax return. this year, i'm afraid it will be less than that because of a change in income. how can we figure out our withholdings so we continue to get a large return, mary wants to know. >> mary, wrong question! >> exactly. >> santa claus does not live in washington, d.c. this is your money! you had too much withheld. you are loaning the government $830 a month, $10,000 a year and then they're giving it back to you in april and you act like they did something fun for you. no, no, no, you need to go the other way and calculate how to bring home an extra $800 a month so that at tax time, you owe no additional taxes in addition to what was already withheld. >> careful not to go under so you don't owe penalty and interest. >> that hurts. >> well, if you go under a little, it's not a problem. you don't want to go way under. it creates a cash bind. you want to try to hit it at about zero. >> here's john in philadelphia. i would like to take a

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