send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag.address, mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> not one of anybody's top five. in the mail bag, the great tv theme song debate continues. everybody got their own ideas about which one aught to be on top. first, artie from fairfax county wants to set his own rules. let's go through great tv show theme song 101. must have lyrics and it must spell out the prep as premace of the show. the mary tyler moore show. any questions? i have plenty of questions. first of all, why does it have to be lyrics and spell out the premas of a show? it doesn't have to have lyrics. the real job is to get you all pumped up to watch your show. be that as it may, we have more top five suggestions in from jifnger in upper marlboro. hawaii five-0 and mission impossible. i can't seem to get it out. help. okay, first of all, i need a little help. wait a second. okay. that's better. ginger, there is no cure for a great tv song. my high school band played the mission impossible theme, we were terrible. the song rocks. meantime, dean

send your e-mails to mcginty's mailbag, the address mailbag at wusa9.com. fox 5 news will be right back. [ male announcer ] get to subway® for the new smokehouse bbq chicken. a smokin' new $6 footlong™ special! slow cooked chicken in tangy, sweet bbq sauce on freshly baked bread. it's a barbeque-licious $6 footlong™ special! come and get it! subway. eat fresh. >>> all right. big bang theory tonight. in the mailbag tonight gay marriage, president obama drawing some praise and rebukes for publicly embracing same sex marriage yesterday. the first president to ever do that. victoria argues the critics need to take a big dose of mind your own business. frankly, there are a lot of heterosexual people that shouldn't be allowed to marry given how they subsequently treat their spouses and children. to all the people opposed unless you want somebody critiquing whether your love and life are worthy, why don't you live and let live? that's a very good question. perhaps we'll see some response in tomorrow's mailbag, but in the meantime michelle says that i was way off c

send your thoughts to mcginty's mail bag.lbag@wusa9.com. >> it looks like our rainy, dreary day may be turning into a rainy, dreary night. his forecast is on the way. but first, where has the father of go go gone? we go searching for answers about chuck brown and, is he okay? that's up next. i stepped on the machine, and it showed me the pressure points on my feet and exactly where i needed more support. then, i got my number. my tired, achy feet affected my whole life. until i found my number. i tried the free dr. scholl's foot mapping center. in two minutes, i got my foot map and custom number. i'm a 440. that matched up to the dr. scholl's custom fit orthotic inserts with the right support and cushioning i need. i am a believer. i'm a believer! i'm a believer. go to drscholls.com to find your closest walmart with a foot mapping center. >>> concern has been growing over the health of chuck brown. the god father of d.c. go go has not performed in more than two months and it's been tough to get information about where he is a

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nasa in the backseat, your thoughts in mcginty's mail bag. the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> just about as difficult as getting into space, the annual plead climb up the monument at the naval academy. just ask dave owens about this. marking the end of freshman year by racing. that is greased with lard. this tradition started way back in topper's day, 1940. the goal to replace the hat at the top of a mid shipman, legend has it it will be the first person in the class to make admiral. >> one year ago today, a half mile wide tornado roared through joplin, missouri. its 200 mile an hour winds wiping out a third of the town and killing 161 people. the ef5 twister was the deadliest single tornado to hit the country in 60 years. today, that same community was marking the anniversary with a day of unity. people in joplin spent the whole last year rebuilding. businesses reopening, homes rebuilt, and today, the city gathered to break ground on a new elementary school. that's one of three new buildings that will replace the schools destroyed one yea

send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag. the address, mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back. >>> best tv theme song ever. in the mail bag tonight, reaction to my let's be real commentary. friday night suggests the national football league is facing its worst crisis in some time over the issue of player concussions, because more and more parents may decide not to let their sons play football. our good friend deb in arlington was glad i brought it up. we have such a tragic case with junior seau. i cannot get the image of his poor mother out of my mind. i thought, if i had a son, would i let him play football? the answer is, no. unless they do something with their helmets. i realize all this has gone on for ever. i also realize one can pass in a simple accident, but it is indeed food for thought since so much surrounds football. in a way, it would be almost un- american to lose it. deb, i agree with everything you say. let me be clear about this. i say that as somebody who loves the national football league, in partic

send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag.ess, mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back. >>> in the mail bag tonight, that maryland tax increase well on the way to becoming the law of the land following the special session by state lawmakers. if you make a six figure salary living in the free state, just about to get a little more expensive. there was an alternative proposal that would jack up the sales tax by a penny instead and michelle says that would have been more even handed. i believe that the idea to increase sales tax is the fairest way to raise revenue instead of soaking the rich and driving them out of maryland, doing away with the state income tax, but as it does in some states, to further these goals so people pay up for the services they use and want. but nicole in alexandria say it will take a lot more than a tax hike to get them to move across the river. our household will have to pay more taxes on the maryland's new tax scheme, but maryland would have to threaten to take all our income before we would m

weigh in at mcginty's mail bag. the address is mailbag@jwusa9.com. >> battle continues over the federal healthcare laws requirement that everybody has to, or should i say, every employer should cover birth control in their insurance plans. the archdiocese of washington joined 43 other catholic institutions ensuing over that mandate. now the lawsuits claim the policy violates the organization's first amendment rights to religious freedom. so far, the white house hasn't had much to say about that. the evening rush hour for drivers on 395 is fairing a lot better than the morning commute did when a bus caught fire inside the third street tunnel. this happened around 11:00 this morning. it shut down the tunnel for hours. created gridlock and police started turning drivers around, even forcing some out of their cars to walk to safety. >> smoke rushing through the car. >> luckily, nobody was actually on that bus when it caught on fire. three capital police officers did have to be taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation,

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mcginty's mailbag, the address mailbag at wusa9.com. >>> meantime the governor of maryland announced a budget deal heading into next week's special session of the general assembly. lawmakers were not able to agree on a spending plan during regular season that ended last month which put in motion a budget that calls for more than half a billion dollars in cuts in education and other officers am some folks call it the doomsday -- services. some folks call it a doomsday proposal. there is a preposed income tax hike on individuals making more than $100,000 a year. >>> cathy lanier will stick around as top cop in d.c. signing a five-year extension to stay on as chief of the metropolitan police department. wtop reports her salary will remain the same, $253,000 a year. she's got no raises or bonuses. lanier has been chief since 2007. >>> loudoun county supervisors will decide the fate of phase 2 of metro silver line when they vote july on whether or not to opt out. that includes a poe posed staying at dulles airport -- proposed station at dulles errant. today a local consequence today we ha

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send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag.ess, mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back. >>> in the mail bag tonight, the loss of d.c. music legend, chuck brown. a good friend says he wasn't exactly a go-go fan, but when i listen to your dedication to his memory, i have to say that his music made me smile. i did a chair dance in his honor. he was a genuine talent and will be missed, especially during these days when there isn't much to smile about. thank you, that is one of the best tributes i have heard. and al vira. chuck is now jamming in heaven. he was loved here in the area. chuck's music had everyone dancing. he was a legend. he will never be forgotten. and listen to jeanette who says she grew up with the godfather of go-go. i was a go-go head and in the 80s, he was a father to a lot of us born and raised in washington, d.c. rest in peace, chuck, you will be missed. and finally, this response to a couple of 9news viewers who were on the question of whether or not the soon to be implemented maryland tax hike would

send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag. the address, mailbag@wusa9k. 9news now will be right back. >>> in the mail bag tonight, reaction to a story we did last week on janny summers who passed away at the age of more than 100 years old, but whose family complained that a city program that foots the bill for funeral services for low income folks was not coming through for them for various reasons. he doesn't mean to be insensitive, but why is the government's responsibility to pay for anybody's funeral? i disagree except for our military/police/fire. this is another typical situation where people expect for the government to pay for things that they should be taking care of. you know what, pete, i feel you on this, but keep this in mind, that program in d.c. does exist. somebody who spent so much time of their long life in this town surely would be eligible for it, but she wasn't for various reasons. then there was this who says america's real political problem is political party. from the beginning of this country, a number

send your thoughts to mcginty's mailbag at wusa9.com. we'll be right back. >>> in the mailbag tonight we got some major blowback over that story of the montgomery county 911 dispatcher caught sleeping on the job when a resident called in desperate for help. on the wusa9 facebook page today most were taking note of the fact that that worker was in the middle of a 24 hour shift. here's tracy michelle. first no one should have to work a 24 hour shift, though i'm sure many do. in this case where you're being awake can be the difference between life and death i think whoever did the snoring should no questions asked about fired. really? first you say nobody should have to work that shift. then you say that's just too bad. you ought to be fired? a little inconsistent. steven isaacson's post is a tad more consistent. they work 24 hour shifts. anyone is human, is not able to function properly being awake that amount of time. listen to a.j. howard. when i first heard the story, i thought the person should be disciplined, but i changed my mind whe

send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag.ress, mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. i knew someday i was gonna do this walk. if i can do this, you definitely can do this. we can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... and receive $25 off your registration fee. because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> in the mail bag tonight, the death of junior seau, craig from king george, virginia, was really sorry to hear about that. and even sorrier to hear about the continuing bounty gate suspensions where each and every team looks for and exploits the other team's weaknesses. now, we ruin coaches and player's careers rather than admit that football, nfl football is full contact, blood and guts, not flags. players are already paid to make the same hits sweeteni

and as illustrated by my colleague, derek mcginty, fakers can buy real police stuff online with no questions asked. in the case of a woman pulled over by an impersonator in silver springs yesterday, the car did not have lights or a siren, but the impersonator did have what appeared to be a badge and a vest. and she was robbed, which is why stark says you as a motorist have some options to be safe. >> if anyone is ever uncertain that it is a police officer, trying to, you know, pull them over, stop them, get them to stop the car and asking them, you know, from their vehicle, they should ask to see the identification or simply call 911, confirm you're a police officer and then drive to a location that will be public and well lit if it is in the evening. >> so that will be a second incident reported yesterday. and that one, police tracked down a guy who was using fake police lights in a car, apparently harassing them to get them to pull over and move on. one of the drivers, the smart guy got the license plate. so state police went to go see this guy yesterday and they did not charge them and th