send your e-mails to mcginty's mailbag, the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. 9 news now will be right backhe mailbag tonight something i almost never share with you. that is an anonymous e-mail, but i make an exception for a woman who claps to be the wife of one of those -- claims to be the wife of one of those linesmen working like crazy to get those lights back on. i, too must wait to get the power back on. linemen work hard hours with hardly enough sleep in this hot weather. we must learn to be patient. i know this is hard, but look at how many outages there are. it takes time to put lines, let alone poles back up. just remember next time the linemen work hard and are doing the best they curran these circumstances. ma'am, thank -- they can under these circumstances. ma'am, thank you for that and this situation reminds me of an unpopular war where we forget to thank the troops who are fighting it the best they can. if we've got an issue, it's certainly not with the people on the front line. then there was this from john in virginia. i've lived in the same neighborhood almost 25 years in

that e-mail mcginty's mailbag, the address mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> maryland state police can once again collect dna samples for people arrested for serious crimes at least for now. that's because supreme court justice john roberts temporarily blocked a maryland court of appeals ruling that barred it. the case centers on the conviction of alonzo king jr. he was found guilty of a 2003 rape. roberts' order will remain in effect until king responds to the appeal. he has to do that by the 25th. >>> the storms are still coming. topper tells us when they might be over, the forecast coming right up. >> but first virginia commuters get ready to shell out some bucks. the airport authority has the profile for rate hikes from the dulles -- proposal for rate hikes from the dulles toll road. >>> now we've got a heads up for you if you're a commuter using the dulles toll road. the cost to drive that road could start soaring next year. the metropolitan airport authority released possible toll rate increases today. if approved, the cost of driving through the main toll plaza and exit ramp booth would co

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send your your e-mails to mailbag.ailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back. [ male announcer ] where did all the obama stimulus money go? friends, donors, campaign supporters, special interest groups where did the obama stimulus money go? solyndra: 500 million taxpayer dollars. bankrupt. so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> in the mail bag tonight, chick-fil-a. reaction to the company president stated opposition to gay marriage had gone over the top. especially when you saw big city mayors timing in, suggests the restaurants would no longer be welcome. but drew says it is not about the comments or even the beliefs of the company president. the issue is that the company itself made millions of dollars in donation to antigay organizations. the company that made the donations and not the individual, it's not a persona

. >>> this send your e-mails to mcginty's mailbag, the address mailbag@wusa9.com. 9 news now will be right back. [ male announcer ] where did all the obama stimulus money go? friends, donors, campaign supporters, special interest groups where did the obama stimulus money go? solyndra: 500 million taxpayer dollars. bankrupt. so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> in the mailbag tonight pepco under the gun again today this time at a hearing in montgomery county where the local pepco president tom graham was struggling even to get his apology right, but john in chantilly says give the guy and the utility a break. all of the power companies did a very good job of restoring power in the face of unprecedented damage to lines and infrastructure. that derecho was not an isolated afternoon summer thunderstorm. it was a historic unprecedented event for this region even considering isabel. to get t

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the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. that is our report.be back here at 11:00 along with anita brikman. log on any time you like to wusa9.com. we'll see you a bit later. bye bye. [ male announcer ] where did all the obama stimulus money go? friends, donors, campaign supporters, special interest groups where did the obama stimulus money go? solyndra: 500 million taxpayer dollars. bankrupt. so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> taylor swift getting cozy with a kennedy. the new shots of the superstar singer inside the kennedy compound. is her reported romance with rfk jr.'s son getting serious? ♪ you belong with me >>> plus, the song that she has written about her famous boyfriends. >>> then, are kristin stewart and robert pattinson fighting over their dog

e-mail your thoughts to mcginty's mailbag, the address mcginty'smailbag@wusa9.com. >>> coming up in a minute hiv no longer passed from person to person, that is the goal of the research now being talked about as the district hosts the huge interference aids conference. >> up next barack obama and mitt romney shift their presidential campaigns back into high gear. somebody else made that happen. my father's hands didn't build this company. my hands didn't build this company. through hard work and a little bit of luck, we built this business. why are you demonizing us for it? it's time we had somebody who believes in us. someone who believes that achievement should be rewarded not punished. we need somebody who believes in america. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> that ad probably reminded you of this, but we'll tell you anyhow. it's back on the campaign trail today for the presidential candidates. the two put their campaigns on hold following the colorado shooting, but today romney was in colorado looking for support from small business owners. >> if you're em

stay tuned, mailbag is next.asasasasasasasasasasasas time now for our weekly look inside the farm report mailbag... the next few weeks will likely >> it's time now for a weekly look inside the old farm report mailbag. the next few weeks will likely embed indelible memories of what golf can be like. brady monahan shares 1 i never heard. as the populations were declining due to a lack of them being able to wet their breast feathers to dampen the shells of the eggs to induce hatching. all of those examples of our examples of how extreme weather will cause problems for all of us. during the oppressive heat and lack of rain, a powerful natural defense mechanism will take charge for all forms of life caught in its grip, even people. notice how partners are starting to recite dates as if they were excellent vintages or scripture references. 76, 80, 83 and the legendary 33 and 36. 2012 may take its place with the best or worst of these infamous years. my memories lead me to offer one suggestion. take the stress seriously

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the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. >> very disappointed. that's how pepco is describing maryland's decision to reject most of its pay rate requests. today, the utility released a statement from regional president, thomas graham. aimed at recovery. will continue to move forward with our liability enhancement program, but this decision is counter productive for our goals. >> hopefully they won't need to improve it too much, because we aren't going to get any big storms tonight. >> the severest threat is over, derek. in fact, the severe thunderstorm watch has been dropped. that's good news for a will the of folks tonight. we saw a couple storms around the montgomery county, frederick, and into culpeper and fredericksburg. right now, things are quieter. here's a look at your live doppler 9000 hd. storms moved on through and now in the richmond area and just went through charlottesville. temperatures are in the mid 80s. mostly cloudy conditions. winds are west, southwest at 14 miles per hour. dew points in the 60s. we'll have dryer air move in.

the mailbag is next. time now for our weekly look inside the farm report mailbag.... i think i managed to confuse more than inform about . >> i think managed to confuse more than inform about the financial scandal last week. you talked about libore that loans money on farms, which bank or bank is it? this is from sharon. libor is short for london enter bank offer rate. it is a bench mark lie the prime rate here that's used to measure what the market rate for money is. it's not a bank. it's numbers worked out by banks, the bankers weren't giving honest appraisals but fudging the numbers, mostly down. while this meant that while borrowers got lower rates savers were cheated. the bottom line is this may be impossible to stop. it does put blood in the water. some think that the outcome from lawsuits by angry investors could dwarf the tobacco settlement. to many have been forced to put off retirement or tighten their belts due to lower returns. from the information already released, it is clear this shady practice was noun and widely tolerated even by those who did nothing

the mailbag is next. weekly look inside the farm report mailbag.... . >>> time to hear from you . craig copeland sent a response to my moments about public acceptance of global warming. eve farmer would do better without the agenda. plus the show would be so much better if you would just stick to the facts. craig thank you for e-mailing. first my agenda as you call is it just my opinion. ovechkining analysis is any job. its clearly labeled as that and is not presented as news though i make sure i can back up my position with hard evidence. i am particularly caution when speaking about climate change. if you read the script in question on our website, you may notice that i was actually talking about a curious change in public perception of climate change, not it's validity. it says we no longer use facts to decide issues like this. we distort through them to find those though just through justify our position. the poll i cited is a fact and hot weather has many people warming to the acceptance of climate change. if you will forgive the fun. since public -- unlike the science commun

as always, we >> time now for our mailbag. tom received a letter about dropping the news. >> the viewer in texas cometh on drug coverage. you folks reported about the texas drought of 2011 however not with the fervor of the drop of this year. jim, guilty as charged. i'm sure i'm a little more concerned when the problem is outside my door but there are some differences between these two events. the 2011 drought was certainly historically severe and only partial relief has been seen since it's peak. but it was signed to a much smaller portion of the nation. this event is approaching all- time records for coverage and severity. this is also threatening our largest and most valuable crop, corn. bailout of global supply of soybeans is on the verge of disappearing altogether. the current drought will undoubtedly provide some data to speculate how effective this policy might be. >>> states like iowa and missouri are in play politically. all these factors make the 2012 drop a story that crowds out other news even though the effect on

the e-mail is mailbag@wusa9.com. all right, sir, a quick look at our seven-day. >> we'll go code yellow storm and also wednesday and also thursday because of the heat and thunderstorms. 99 tomorrow. put 100 up there on wednesday. had to do it. 94 on thursday. temperatures will go down as a cold front approaches. get ready for big storms and serious heat. >> the day with the best chance of storms? >> wednesday and thursday. >> i'll be back at 11:00 along with anita. we'll see you then. bye bye. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most-watched entertainment news magazine in the world. >> oh, hi. how are you? i'm sage. >> what killed sylvester stallone's son? the "e.t." death investigation. >> i'm always more nervous for sage. >> what his most recent photo alive revealed. and new details from the autopsy, as we break down the timeline of the tragedy. >> was there any indication that there was anything wrong? >> the holes in the story. could it have been a mysterious illness or was it a drug overdose? >> l.a. medical e

the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. that's our report. i'll be back at 11:00.on't forget, 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. >>> kirstie alley. bristol palin. what you don't know about how they chose "dancing with the stars'" new all-star cast. the big surprises. who was left out? is there already backstage drama? plus, our exclusive with former "dancing with the stars'" champ donny osmond. what brought donny to tears. >>> was robert pattinson about to propose to kristen stewart just before the cheating scandal broke? the new report that he's heartbroken as we take a look at long list of infamous hollywood cheaters. >>> and my last show as "entertainment tonight" co-host. from my time with hollywood's biggest stars -- >> why are you so sassy? >> i don't know. >> -- to movie sets that i have visited around the world. >> three, two,

the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. i look forward to hearing from you. >>> no decision on whether maryland lawmakers will be coming back to annapolis for a special session on expanding gambling. the governor met with house speaker, michael bush and the senate president, mike miller this morning, trying to see if they could reach a consensus. right after, both bush and miller said they had more work to do. >> we need some elbow grease and hard work and we need some elected officials to humble themselves and ask and find a way to make this happen. >> try to make an assessment. where people were in the middle of the summer and it came to no conclusion. >> the two main issues facing the lawmakers, adding table games and the new casino at national harbor. they face an august 20 deadline to come up with a proposal in order to get it on this year's november ballot. >>> now o'malley did not speak after the morning meeting, but he did talk to reporters and he is quoted by the washington post as saying, i think we are making som

send your idea to mcginty's mailbag. >> anny will be back to tell us when will the sun be back. >> but first two days of storms have folks bracing for the rising water. we'll show you how to prepare up next. >>> last night's storms triggering flash floods all over the place. down in alton high water still at south joy street between columbia pike and army navy drive shut down this morning. the work crews working to clear out the water and the lanes reopened by midday. >>> flooding has become a way of life for the folks in the bloomingdale neighbor in northwest d.c. for the third time in eight days summer storms have flooded their streets and water has backed up in their basements and this is smelly nasty water. >> we're talking about raw sewage coming up? >> yes. it's really bad. >> sounds really bad. the storm drains in this area are about a century old and d.c. water crews are walking through the pipes clearing them out. so far they've found nothing to explain why the flooding has suddenly become oh, so bad. >>> we aren't sure if a few sandbags might not help out those phone, but d.c

stay with us, mailbag is next.time now for our weekly look inside the farm >> time now to hear from you at the old barn report mailbag. eric lang has an interesting angle on the renewal benefits of natural gas in the us. i think it's possible that the speed of change from coal to natural gas and electricity could also be seen in the change of gasoline to compressed natural gas for automobiles. >>> eric, i've been following the use of compressed natural gas for the last few years and one big issue is the huge size of the tanks needed, but personally, i think that the bigger hurdle will be my wife. she does not enjoy filling her tank. many males notice how the car is always on empty when it's their turn to drive. now look at the apparatus and a learning curve needed to though those tanks and i think the popular acceptance will be slow. the only successful vehicles today are tanker trucks that transport from terminals. it's likewise a technological headache and an extensive infrastructure investment. finally, as natur

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send them to mailbag@wusa9.com.e'll read it on the air, especially if you tell me who you are and where you are writing from. that's our broadcast, i'll be right back here at 11:00 along with anita brikman. we'll have the latest on the possibility of severe weather. ♪ i've never felt this way before, but it's a scary time to be a woman. mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. and romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. there's so much we need to do. we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> the dirty details of kristen stewart's infidelity as robert pattinson reportedly moves out. source saying that r-pattz is heartbroken and angry. now we're breaking down the entire time line of the

>>pam: coming up next, gary is joined by his wife lisa gay and they open the kron4 mailbag to in sirils and comments. wide receiver randy moss talked about starting with the 49ers. gary has that story is with the oakland a's coming up. >>gary: did evening. the oakland a's had a fast start in baltimore. the game is still in progress. cris carter is about to go deep. the oakland a's have a 4-0 lead. the orioles are coming back. adam jones hit a three run homer and the orioles take oakland right now in the seventh inning, they are up 8-6 we will finish the game probably around a 40 5:00 p.m.. >>gary: the giants and the dodgers. this is maybe, just maybe the biggest series to date of the year. the giants and dodgers, the giants are in first place, the dodgers are in second. there are three games out. mass cane is on the hill tonight. the giants as we said earlier eight and built forts that my thought is to go out there and hot the and thus cut its al-qaeda given a date and time again, it is going to be an important series. >>gary: first pitch around 71 7:15 p.m.. the 49ers training camp,

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