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it's in mclean, virginia on chain bridge road. and it is called cuisine at bistro vivant and i have their new chef with me and he has brought oh my gosh. you brought so many things. what are you preparing today? >> we're preparing a dish from province called bouillabaisse. >> of course bouillabaisse. >> it's more shellfish you know from the mediterranean. you can find langost and monk fish. some sea bass and also -- clams and mussels. >> put all of that into your bouillabaisse? bouillabaisse is not the easiest soup to make. >> you can make it easy. if you do two steps. >> you can? what? >> you prepare your stuff first with the bones and some fish. >> that's very important. >> yes. with some fennel. some basil and tomato. like for one hour. steam underwater. then you just bend everything and you -- that's your stuff ready. >> now chef, did you share your recipe with me? can i put it on my website? >> yes. >> jchayward.com. >> yes. >> but i'm telling you, i'm telling you, you will want to go to cuisine at bistro vivant because they

i'm anita brikman coming to you live from usa today headquarters in mclean. we'll go back to the studio in a few minutes for more of today's headlines, but right now a preview of this all important vice presidential debate from reporter emily schmidt. >> reporter: tonight marks paul ryan's and joe biden's one chance to vie for the no. 2 job. biden joked with reporters. >> you ever seen me rope a dope? >> reporter: but this is his chance to make up for what was widely perceived as a loss by president obama to mitt romney in last week's debate. >> the vice president is very much looking forward to the debate tonight because there are really clear distinctions between the president and mitt romney even if governor romney is trying to fuzzy up those distinctions in the final weeks of the campaign. >> reporter: biden has done this before debating sarah palin in 2008. it's ryan's biggest ever debate stage. he's talking of studying 40 pounds of paperwork as republicans try to build up biden's debate skills. >> i've known paul for a long, long time. he's always hit t

one moderate showers moving in mclean church and along 66 and the western edge of the beltway in fairfax county. heavy showers crossing the potomac into western montgomery county. temperatures right now around 60 degrees. to the upper 70's this afternoon. it should be a warm day and it be worn for the rest of the week. .ow to angela for the commute >> good morning. showers.with some following an accident on 295,ound route 100 at reports of an overturned vehicle. traveling around the capital beltway in maryland, not finding many trouble spots all. north of open here, 201. southbound in maryland, there is an active work zone with two closed in howard 216.y at in virginia on the beltway, a in right lanes shutdown springfield. back to you. >> thank you. our top story, celebration time for the nationals. have clinched the nl east division title despite losing to phillies. >> it's because the second place braves lost to pittsburgh last night. britt mchenry is at nationals park. >> in the bottom of the ninth, loss for last on screen. the fans and players were all smiles, assuring each other wit

. >> drivers can expect closures, the mclean metro rail station on the silver line. they are installing a pedestrian that goes across route 123. t's part of the dulles corridor metro rail project. until 5:00 tomorrow morning. we are used to seeing the trees change in this time of year. the season are a ireland.rent in the northern lights. headed there on thursday. activewe have to really now with sunspots, which helped to create the or borealis. -- aurora borealis. if you did not see it, take a this.t exciting thing of the day for me. i caught it on camera. >> gorgeous. the sun rise just before 7:00 this morning. -- surise. enjoy it while it lasts. the sun came up and then it got overcast. we have some showers. degrees right now at reagan national with a dew point of 60. the wind out of the southwest, bringing warmer temperatures and moisture.at you can see on doppler radar, loudoun county, montgomery county , some showers montgomeryin. it is not amounting to much. the highest report i could find only a 10th of an inch of rain. sa si d front affecting the great lakes

all the rain is from west virginia into mclean. ahead of that, we had some light sprinkles, but nothing substantial. everything is physically west of the appellations right now. this is slowly but surely making its way over here. we are right 70 degrees downtown. 68 at b.w.i. thurgood marshall. this is basically where your high temperatures are going to be this afternoon. we are likely to warm and least a couple more degrees. not too much more warming because of the cloud cover. that prevents a lot of sunshine from getting in. we are basically at where we are going to be this afternoon not go as far as rain chance the scope, that will be changing through the day. hd doppler shows that all of that rain is from a storm system spinning across the gulf coast states. this is slowly going to make its way later tonight. futurecast is going to show all the clouds increasing through the afternoon hours. our rain chance is increase after about 5:00 p.m. those are mostly going to be towards the western part of the metro area. if you travel fr

this evening the first lady will attend a fund-raiser in mclean. the presidential candidates remain on the campaign trail. president obama scheduled to speak at ohio state university. mitt romney will make stops in ohio and iowa. a poll shows romney is now leading the president 49%. most people thought that romney did a better job in last week's debate. turning to business news, black friday bargains might not give you much to celebrate. >> politicians are not the only ones putting their spin on the election. linda bell has more. >> watch for election stunt this year from some big businesses. pizza hut today announcing plans to give free pizza for life to who would ask president obama or mitt romney at what type of pizza papethey prefer. companies are doing what they can to get consumers' attention. stock-index futures indicating a lower open. alcoa will have quarterly results today. black friday is not the best day for a bargain. the best time to buy uggs in september or october, and the same for popular toys. some appliances get cheaper close to

today's race starts at 8:00 in the morning at mclean square along old dominion drive. >> one servicemember got to give her daughter quite the surprise after coming home from afghanistan. every year brooklyn would go pick pumpkins with her mom sergeant first class catherine corzine who was shipped to afghanistan earlier this year. she was released earlier than expected and surprised brooklyn at the end of the hay bale maze. >> i didn't know! >> look at me! let me see your face! >> look at that. brooklyn refuses to let go of her mom after getting surprised. the two then continued their annual tradition of picking out pumpkins for halloween. oh, she is so sweet. >> that is so sweet. you don't even see her face. >> there they go. >> that's the best feeling with the arms around the neck when they squeeze like that. moms love that. good for them. no hug from you. >> sorry. >> during commercial break. 6:25. next the march in maryland today to influence voters heading to the polls next month. >>> and the new rules in d.c. that will keep spirits flowing a bit longer. >> and the shocking stunt

she's the owner of the aesthetic dental spa in mclean. when i was a child, i remember fondly halloween, goal up and down the streets with a pillow case collecting lots and lots and lots of candy and then trying to eat all of it in one night. dr. alex says it can be fun for kids but it can also be terrible for their parents when they have to pay that dental bill. she's brought all this candy and i'm ready to start on it. >> for sure. you can have it so long as you follow a few simple rules. >> what are the tips? >> you want to make sure you have all the candy in one sitting. it's better to have it in one sitting than all day long throughout the day. avoid the sticky candies and hard candies because they sit in your mouth longer. have the candy with a meal. >> with a meal? >> it's probably better to have the candy before a meal than afterwards for your teeth. make sure you drink water afterwards. make sure it's fluoridated water because it makes a big difference. a lot of times spring water and filtered water don't have fluoride in them. >>

over towards tyson's corner, around mclean, langley, all seeing very heavy rain. as you move to the south, another area of rain. once again, this is fairly heavy rain along 234, just to the west of mount clair and lorton. there is some rain falling along i-95. we'll continue to watch these storms as they make their way off toward the north and east. you can see this one coming close to bethesda. most of this is going to slow traffic down. hey, on the beltway, just in time for rush hour. how about that. i'll let you know where these storms are going and what to expect over the weekend in just a few minutes. >>> a texas icon destroyed by fire. big tex, a 52-foot cowboy that welcomes visitors to the annual state fair, was burned in a fire this morning. all that's left of big tex is a scorched metal frame and part of the hands and sleeves. firefighters blame the blaze on an electrical problem. big tex has been part of the state fair since 1952. fair administrators say they will rebuild the icon for next year. >>> a day off from school took a frightening turn for a you

each week at a mclean virginia tennis court something fantastic, magical and enriching happens. children who have autism learn to play tennis, a social activity they may not otherwise be able to enjoy. diane roberts caught up with the local teen making it happen. >> don't worry. >> reporter: jason lerner is a 17-year-old senior at the potomac school in mclean, virginia. for two hours every sunday afternoon you can find him on the tennis courts teaching children with autism how to play. >> i have a brother with autism and so a while ago i started helping almost with tennis and i saw a lot of improvement. >> reporter: various studies show exercise and other physical activity helps those on the autism spectrum, but most organized sports aren't quite so open to children in this community. >> it's hard for them because on a team sport they're the one drag the team down. can you imagine if someone had done this for zach when he was 6? >> reporter: influenced by his own family dynamic, jason started you, too tennis for children often left out. the honor student asked his tennis buddy t

. >> jackie bensen is live along georgetown pike in mclean where crews were out working on the liness evening. jackie? >> reporte >> reporter: we saw them do some heroic things. the dominion power contractors, i believe we have pictures of them with darkness approaching, and it's a dangerous job to begin with, they got in there, got up on those bucket trucks and they worked as fast as they could. but as safely as they could, to get power back after some trees came down and brought down power lines earlier this afternoon. again, it was literally a race against the clock to get georgetown pike open and get electricity back to a number of homes in this area. i want to quickly have my photographer turn around and show you, this is something you would not even notice on a normal day. but take a look at this. take a look at what the water's like. it's coming up over this driveway at this point. and i would say, if the rain continues like this, for the next two hours, for the next several hours, as doug kammerer was talking about, these areas in the mclean, tyson's area, they will flood rig

bethany mclean joins me, ahead. from silver screens... to flat screens... your entertainment everyday with twizzlers the twist you can't resist. >> eliot: after what we've seen of mitt romney, why is this race still so close >>we will not settle >> eliot: with candidates as smart as romney and obama it is safe to say that nothing happens by accident. what is the take away from last night's foreign policy debate? mitt romney wanted to obscure differences rather than clarify them. even going so far as to etch-a-sketch away his most hawkish language on afghanistan and iran. but why? faced with a debate where he would have to articulate what differences in policy underlay the tough talk and harsh critique that are easily spewed in speeches and interviews on fox where follow-up questions are forbidden romney threw in the towel before the fight started. he realized that beyond the bella coase words that have carried him through the primaries and in contention for the presidency, there were no policies that made sense. romney decided to hide behind a platform that

evening the first lady will a fund-raiser in mclean, virginia. a daredevil come, the edge of outer space. there were some setbacks this morning for the man getting p from 23 miles above the earth. setbacks for travelers. big backup fora amtrak passengers in maryland. iconic movie a world willg on tour. where they will go and where -- when they will be back. >> its 55 degrees looking at the pamela howze: it just seems like such an... infringent on our lives. how dare they step into my life that way. it's none of their business. he's trying to restrict us, again. he's taking us backwards. george allen is the last thing we need in washington. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign comeettee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. a big delay for travelers in maryland. been reducede has because of a power outage. the maryland transit authority says wires have fallen near aberdeen and one track is open washington and wilmington, delaware. service affected all the way to martin airport. no word on when full service restored. >> you ca

kathryn mclean is a spokesperson. >> we're concerned and that's one of the reasons why lance made thesion that he announced today, stepping away as chairman and allowing new leadership to steer this organization. >> reporter: since 1997 live strong has raised nearly half a billion dollars. the foundation says its purpose is not research, but instead helping cancer survivors with employment and financial concerns, insurance problems and access to care. particularly in developing nations. >> critics say i'm a doper. >> reporter: endorsements like the ones he lost today have made armstrong one of the world's richest athlete. over the last ten years he's made more than an estimated $100 million. in 2005 armstrong was suing a company in a contract dispute over a $5 million bonus after winning his sixth straight tour. in a sworn deposition he denied allegations of doping. >> if you have a doping offense, it follows you and it goes without saying you're fired from all of your contracts. there's numerous contracts that i have. all of that would be erased. i don't need to it be in a contract.

. >> host: before we go further, we want introduce amy mclean. >> i know that some of the early data you had for that program, have you got any more details as to why that is? >> guest: well, first of all, take rates are a little higher as we've gotten through the years, so over 100,000 families, 11,500 computers being sold, so that, you know, the first 40,000 we only had a couple thousand computers being sold. so the take rate has picked up. based on our research, we thought computers were going to be an essential element of this because the general research out there is that one of the significant impediments to low income americans signing up for internet service is that they don't own a computer. the research we did of internet essentials customers is that, um, is that, um, most of the internet essentials customers said they already owned a computer. and if you think about it, that might make sense in the early days of a program because we all know that the major barrier to broadband adoption, um, particularly in low income neighborhoods is a whole budget of digital literacy, ski

at mclean square but that is along old dominion drive. >>> one service member got to give her daughterprise after coming home from afghanistan. every year little brooklyn would pick pumpkins with her mom sergeant first class catherine corsin. she was deployed to afghanistan earlier this year but was released earlier than expected and surprised brooklyn at the end of the hay bale maze. >> what are you doing? look at me. let me see your face. >> you can see brooklyn refuses to let go of her mom after getting surprised. the two then continued their annual tradition of picking out some pumpkins for halloween and i think the picture says it all. no words are needed. no faces needed either. >> well i bet there will be a lot at home. >> very sweet. >> the time is 9:26. next, safety concerns over honda minivans and suvs. >>> and why the pain at the pump just got a little worse for those that live out west. >>> how a maryland school is not letting its location stop it from giving students a chance at a unique learning experience. we'll have that coming up. let me tell you how i will create 12 m

in the evening, the first be at a fundraiser in mclean.hile the first lady is in president will supporters at ohio state university in columbus. mitt romney will make a stop in ohio and iowa. vice-president joe biden and republican nominee paul ryan are debate onfor a thursday. outside, 45 degrees. wet. >> still ahead, the mother of accused murderer george gets her first television interview. i believe in the beginning that he was innocent. i believe in the beginning tit's time to get real about what happens in the bathroom. and start talking about what you really want from your toilet paper. it's time to talk about clean. feeling clean is so important. i use quilted northern. quilted northern soft and strong is stronger than the leading value brand, for a confident clean. when president obama couldn't. first, my energy independence policy means more than three million new jobs. many of them in manufacturing. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates seven million more. and expanding trade, crack

joining us is reuters columnist bethany mclean who co-authored a profile of jamie dimon for this month's "vanity fair." jamie dime on the line. thanks as always for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> eliot: is jamie the last big repentant ceo? >> i think there are lots of them but jamie is a true believer. he believes that firms -- into thank these big banks are better off as big banks. they can serve their clientele be it individuals be it corporations. i think he genuinely believes that. >> eliot: when he speaks, he does it with conviction. either he's the best actor or he genuinely believes it. >> i don't think he's a guy capable of acting. i think he believes. >> eliot: he is what he is and pops right out of his skin. he is from -- the view that the size of morgan chase created the security that permitted it. as he says with the fortress balance sheet to survive the london whale losses. >> survive it in sort of undented fashion in the sense that $6 billion is a big number but jpmorgan chase still produced a profit in that quarter. >> eliot: he has to acknowledge they're involved

meanwhile mitt romney's wife ann is already in the area holding a rally in mclean as we speak.h writing at noon. >>> first lady michelle obama is back in washington this morning after experiencing flight problems last night. the first lady's plane was delayed in las vegas where she was doing campaigning there yesterday. the aircraft was held up for about three hours because of mechanical problems. there is no word on what exactly those problems were but the flight eventually took off around midnight our time. >>> the arrival of sandy comes a little more than a week before the presidential election and maryland governor martin o'malley says his administration will be watching the weather to determine whether they'll need to change the state's early voting schedule. the process begins today. it is expected to run through thursday. maryland election law provides the state could postpone the election in part or all of the state. governor o'malley declared a state of emergency yesterday. >> gosh. thinking a head. you used t word ferocious. >> yes. i still think that is a very good w

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this evening, the first lady will attend a fund-raiser in mclean. 28 days until the election. today president obama o speak at ohio state university in columbus. the last day for ohio residents to register. register. dob calendar mitt romney will campaign in ohio as well and in iowa. -- his challenger mitt romney will campaign in ohio. >> how pepco plans to help people deal with outrageously high electric bills. rex and the results of a new survey on which fast-food restaura >> hi from butler's orchard in germantown, maryland. happy harvesttime. >> good morning, washington. >> pepco and its union have reached a tentative contract agreement, which will likely to avert a strike. they did not provide details. the union could vote on a plan late next week. more than 1100 pepco police have been on the verge of a strike since last month when they rejected what pepco called its final offer. >> pepco moving to fix a problem with electric bills after some endemic county customers were overcharged accidentally. some people in the northwood park and four corners areas of silver spring re

this is one neighborhood in mclean where 120 people lost power because of 13 crashing down.een to leesburg, and great falls, an arlington bhardest hit. th were from downed trees. heavy limbs plus gale force winds. they hope to have everyone back on line by thursday evening working in 100 different locations tonight around-the- clock. we wrapped up a press conference with pepco officials and here is what they had to say about rounding up people for their response. >> this was unprecedented storm of unimaginable magnitude. we began to prepare in an unprecedented way. we asked for more mutual assistance than we ever have in the history of the company. >> pepco hopes to have 90% restored by tomorrow morning and it went under% by thursday night. autria godrey, abc 7 news. >> is has released millions of gallons of sewage into teh ri ver. it takes hours for the pumps to come back online. residents do need to avoid getting in the waterways. >> prince george's county was not spattered. suzanne kennedy continues our it team coverage in college park tonight. >> this is what we're going

mclean is at 82. hyattsville in prince george's county, 82. and 79 north of montgomery county at aspen hill. we're expecting a mild evening. with, again, some sprinkles around the area. 75 degrees by 11:00 p.m. we're talking about more fog. we're talking about more sprinkles. then we're going to get something else with the fog tomorrow morning. i'll have the details in just a couple of minutes. back to you. >>> the trial of the sole survivor of a crash is now under way. rico richardson was a passenger in a stolen toyota echo in march. police pursued the car up connecticut avenue and around chef i chase circle before the car crashed into a tree and burst into flames. three other teens, including the driver, died. police were able to rescue richardson from the burning car. he now faces theft charges, but his lawyer has announced a lawsuit against police for $10 million. richardson claims police rammed the echo, causing it to crash. news4's jackie bensen is in the courtroom and will have the news for us coming up. >>> this happened at the bill's

let head over right now to haycock road closed at westmoreland street due to downed wires in mclean, virginia. heading over as you're making the commute along 85, this is leonard town road at post office road. you're goingo see the left lanes blocked by flooding in that area. you can get by, but you have to do so in the right lanes. checking live cameras again, here's a live look at i-270 along falls road, i can tell you at clarksburg and the beltway, you're incident free. you are dealing with wet road conditions. if you have the ability, stay indoors. aaron, over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> following breaking news in connecticut. again, images just coming into the news room. a late night fire destroyed two homes in old saybrook, connecticut. firefighters couldn't get to the fire because the area the homes are in is flooded right now. firefighters tries to check to see if anybody was inside the home using an old retired fire truck, but they had to stop because the water caused electrical problems. this area was under an evacuation order. another major fire burning at least 50

and i'm being told on the phone is katherine mclean, the vice president of livestrong. thank you for joining us. you heard what mr. birdsong had to say. what's your response to that? >> well, i think we want to express our deepest gratitude at livestrong for all of our donors. they have helped fuel a mission that's served 2.5 million cancer survivors throughout the united states. as one of the most highly rated cancer non-profits in the united states, we want to make sure people know the funds they contribute go to serve people and families who are struggling with the financial or emotional or practical challenges that always accompany cancer. >> would you be open at all to giving people their money back, anyone who wants it? i'm sure most people would not want their money back. they would probably think it's going to a good cause. even he said, i'm speaking for myself. would the foundation be open to doing that or is that out of the question? >> i tell you, what i heard loud and clear from mr. birdsong was that he felt the sense of disappointment. and i would just want

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bye-bye miss america pie don mclean is 67. designer donna karan is 64. a. leibovitz is 63. sting is 61. kelly ripa is 42. actress camilla bell turns 26 today. if it's your birthday, have a great day. we'll be right back. >>> it is 5:46 on this tuesday morning. we are here on 9news now. look who's with us. >> henly winkler is here. >> we are very excited. >> i'm excited. >> he's going to be on the hill. we're so excited to have him here we wanted to share the weather report with him. >> you want to walk with me? let's go. >> sure. >> take it away. >> we'll get you going with the bus stop forecast here. where are we going? >> we're going this way. our bus stop forecast this morning, we've got the bus scog? >> thed -- bus coming? >> the kids. >> we have scattered showers out there. >> keep them dry. >> you done this before? >> no, but this is wonderful. so the children will wear on their slickers today. i wanted to know what the weather is like because i'm going to be around washington. it's 68. >> at 9:00. >> but it's going to be 70 and then go to 73 and you'll be muggy and t

that's the mclean station on the silver line, one of four new stations in tyson's corper.rtation planners hope that makes a big difference. other transportation improvements that are here and coming, the inner county connector, express lanes in virginia, even street cars and programs in the district. >> we'll see real progress in the next year or so, when all these major road projects come online. >> reporter: the promise of a better commute is one thing, the reality until it gets here, something else. >> i use my horn a lot. i probably shouldn't, but i do. >> reporter: now, jim and doreen, the next transportation project to come online, the beltway express lanes here in virginia. they're expected to open in about two months. reporting live in tyson's corner, adam tuss, news4. >>> so, are absentee ballots always counted during an election? why are nfl players and refs wearing so much pink out there on the field? and where can you donate medical equipment? it is friday. liz crenshaw joins us now for "ask liz." >> i love the absentee ballot. >> very timely. our first questio

in mclean, debbie wasserman schultz kicked off a phone bank. >> it's the most grass roots campaign virginia'sseen. we knew it would -- the race would tighten and it would be close right to the end. >> we're getting it done, folks. >> reporter: at the romney campaign office in prince william county, a similar scene, and a pat on the back from gop campaign leaders. they credit volunteers with making 4.5 million voter contacts in virginia since april. they say that's six times more phone calls, and 11 times more door knocks than four years ago. >> we have real energy on our side, and we're going to keep it up. >> reporter: in northern virginia, julie carey, news4. >>> the search for two missing over. the wife of one of the missing men tells news4 the two have been found and are alive and a helicopter is going to pick them up. the two men went hiking in glacier national park in montana last week. they were reported missing on friday when they missed their flight home. >>> the high school student accused of stabbing a classmate this morning in school. his name is shadat turewali, he's 18 years old

. >>> cheap gas costs some big traffic backups on route 123 in mclean today. drivers lined up this morning outside the exxon station at 801 dolly madison boulevard where as part of a promotion the first 100 customers got regular unleaded gas for $1.84 a gallon down from the regular price of $4.39 a gallon. >>> a sneak peek today of a new exhibit marking the 50th anniversary of the cuban missile crisis, the show is at the national archives called to the brink. j about fk and the cuban -- brink, jfk and the cuban missile crisis. it shows a meeting of the 13 agonizing days in october in 1962. back then the u.s. and soviet union were on the brink of war. the exhibit opens to the public friday. >>> coming up on 9news a deadly collapse at a parking garage under construction on a college campus. >> reporter: i'm scott broom live in clarksville, montgomery county accident coming up more on the investigation into the death of a mentally handicapped man in a group home here. >> reporter: i'm matt jablow in northwest washington at the exact site of where the last major l

as we move to the south, in through fairfax county, george washington memorial parkway, around mclean and tyson's corner, all seeing that heavy rain. and coming into the district and down to the south, some heavy rain along i-95. this is between lorton, franconia and around springfield. this will affect the rush hour tonight along the beltway, from i-95 all the way around the western side of the beltway here over the american legion bridge, to bethesda, and back to 95. we'll be dealing with this rain for the next one to two hours. if you're going out tonight, make sure you take that umbrella with you. >>> police are looking for a man who knocked a woman out and sexually assaulting her in south d.c. it happened near good hope road and naylor road. he dragged her into some bushes and knocked her unconscious. when the woman woke up, she said there were signs she had been assaulted. >>> a man behind one of the deadliest killing sprees in recent d.c. history was sentenced today for his crime. nathaniel sims gets 25 years behind bars. he admits firing an assault rifle into a crowd of mourne

that's the tyson's mclean station on the silver line, one of four new stations in tyson's corner.portation planners hope that makes a big difference. other transportation improvements that are here and coming, the intercounty connector in maryland, even street cars in the district. >> we think you'll see real progress in the next year or so from all these major road projects coming online. >> reporter: but until then, most of us ride it out, together. in tyson's corner, adam tuss, news4. >>> los angeles is known for its slow traffic. there's one ride through the streets of l.a. that will only reach a top speed of 2 miles an hour. we'll take a look. >>> the government is concerned about a safety issue on a car you may be driving. we'll tell you about that. >>> and we go to doug at nats park. >> is it a car that i'm driving, vince? >> let's hope not. >> okay, good. just wanted to make sure. the fans already arriving. we're still two hours from game time. the fans here, the nationals taking batting practice. a cold night. [ female announcer ] it's one of the hardest decisions a famil

our colleague anita brikman is anchoring our coverage from usa today headquarters in mclean, virginia. good to see you. >> reporter: i'm here in the  usa today newsroom which will be our home base for tonight's coverage of the one and only 2012 vice presidential debate. this is where usa today's reporters will be live blogging and fact checking what both vice president biden and congressman ryan have to say when they face off tonight. in less than four hours these two skilled politicians will square off looking to give their running mates abuse in this very close presidential campaign. susan mcguiness has the latest -- a boost in this very close presidential campaign. susan mcguiness has the latest from kentucky. vice president joe biden touched down in kentucky eager to square off with republican challenger paul ryan. ready for the debate? >> look forward to it. >> reporter: congressman ryan says he's looking forward to getting out the republican ticket's message. >> i'm excited because we have a chance yet again to offer this country a very clear choice. >> reporter: for ryan toni

. >> news4's jackie bensen is live in mclean, virginia, where another tree fell on the house while the family was inside. are they okay there, jackie? >> reporter: they are okay. but it fell during a play date. so the homeowners had a bunch of kids in the house. always a disturbing experience. luckily, we have video to show you, their neighbors came to the rescue, and actually with no heavy equipment except somebody hooked up a pickup truck they managed to pull the tree off the house. they did have the slate shingles and stuff like that damaged, but they say there's very little water coming inside, that's a good thing. we talked to the homeowner and he described what it sounded like. >> well, we were all in the house. i was home from work today, the kids were home from school. we heard a big shaking of the house. i thought it was a big wind gust but quickly realized there was a tree down. it fell into our house from our neighbor's yard. luckily no one was hurt. we got outside and a big portion of the tree was on the roof. >> the homeowner said it felt to him like an earthquake and he t

that's the tysons mclean station on the silver line one of four new stations in tysons corner. transportation planners hope that makes a big difference. other transportation improvements that are here and coming, the intercounty connector in maryland, beltway express lanes in virginia, even street cars and bike sharing pro-fwrams in the district. >> we think you'll see real progress in the next year or so when all of these major road projects come alive. >> reporter: but until then most of us ride it out together. in tysons corner, adam tuss, news 4. >>> an ad war has broken out at metro stations across the area. in response to pro israel antijihad ads that went up earlier this week a muslim civil rights group has launched a counterad campaign showing a quote from the koran that says, show forgiveness. speak for justice and avoid the ignorant. the council on islamic relations says the new ads send a positive message. the controversial pro israel ads compare muslim extremists to savages and are responsible for the initiative. >>> expect delays for track work this weekend. trains

joining me now, kiki mclean, former adviser to hillary clinton's presidential campaign and republicanrategist phil musser. welcome both. what is the key demographic? we've talked about walmart moms now waitress moms. there's a divide among those college educated women, undecided voters and those are not whether they go for mitt romney or whether they go for barack obama. >> it's not just that straight a line. as you know, i've worked on the walmart moms for the last year, i've watched a lot of focus groups and walmart moms in that project are by definition a women with a child under 18 and shopped at walmart in the last month. what you see among these women is a desire for details and how it ties to the economy. and so when you look up and say these last two weeks are about the economy, what it means, that's true. and when you hear something like happening in the mourdock campaign you say, women look up and say, what does that mean for me in the long haul? where am i as a women in the economy, trying to manage my family through tough times. >> i think, it's phil, i think you're exactl

might impact it and for the latest on the campaign trail i'm joined now by democratic strategist keke mcleansenior adviser to hillary clinton's 2008 campaign. has worked on a gazillion campaigns. she's now a partner and managing director at the public relations firm porter and novelli. she joins us from washington, d.c. where she's just digging out from the storm or at least recovering. welcome back inside "the war room," keke. >> grad to see you governor. how are you this evening? >> jennifer: i'm doing great. drier than you all are. things are going to open up tomorrow in d.c. tomorrow i understand. >> i think they will. >> jennifer: let's talk about the crisis first. what's the best way to respond to a crisis like this from the point of view -- let's just say of both the incumbent and the challenger? >> yeah. well the incumbent needs to do his job. he needs to be the leader that he was elected to be and i think you see that happening in the case of president obama. when you hear from his fellow leaders like chris christie and like mayor nutter in philadelphia that he's been the kind of le

reuters columnist, "vanity fair" contributing editor bethany mclean, thank you for your time. ththththththththththththththththththththththththththth >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," debate number three. offers americans a glimpse into the future. which on the republican side looks an awful lot like the past. >> still have to have enough ships to have a foot precipitation to keep sea lanes open. >> jennifer: hear him well. we have a whole trunk full. all right. maybe the romney/ryan naval solution isn't quite that antiquated. still, they say the darnedest things, don't they? as for us, time to batten down the hatches. there will be giants to slay! >> jennifer: well, at last night's debate, mitt romney did seem kind of hard-pressed to come up with any real criticism of the obama administration's foreign policy positions. as our own john fuglesang here at current tv, he put it so wonderfully, it was as if romney were introducing the me, too doctrine. so how much does mitt romney support the president's foreign policy? well, let me count the ways. he

here's the hometown forecast for mclean, virginia. fr 40 degrees at 7:00 a.m. to 54 at 10:00 a.m. by 1:00, around 62 degrees. the high today 64. it warms up at least a little bit the second half of the weekend. there's that temperature roller coaster that i talked about. i'll have more in ten minutes. right now danella sealock. >>> traveling in our area, if you're about to leave the house, excellent time to leave the house because travel lanes are open. a lot of construction taking place around the beltway, that looks to be gone. we'll take a look over the wilson bridge nice and clear in both directions, really from the wilson bridge as you head to the american legion bridge, no worries there. key bridge crossing that, inbound and outbound, nice and clear. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> why who we call and how long we talk may be determined by the weather. >>> also ahead, out of this world discovery. [ mitt romney ] look at the evidence of the last four years. under the president's policies, middle income americans have been buried. they're just being

news4's jackie bensen is along georgetown pike in mclean, virginia, where crews were out working on thees. hi, jackie. >> reporter: hello, doreen. you know, the folks in this neighborhood, take a look at this sign over to my left, they have power. the reason they have power is the hard work that we witnessed a short time earlier. i think we have pictures to show you of the dominion power crews out here just as it was getting dark, after a tree was removed that had fallen down in georgetown court this afternoon when the wind picked up, brought down power lines. those crews got in there, up on the buckets in these high winds in the torrential rain, in a very dangerous job. and worked so they could get the lights back on to the people in this neighborhood. and then they packed up and took off and west to another one. even while this storm is going on, they're working to get the power back on. but the local utilities do tell us that once we get to the very serious part of the wind, it makes that job of going up in the bucket trucks too dangerous and they're not able to do that. again, we're

livestrong spokes american ok livestrong's spoke person catherine mclean. >> he's allowing new leadership to steer this organization. >> reporter: since 1997 livestrong has raised nearly half a billion dollars and served more than 2 million cancer survivors around the world. at the end of 2011 hit an excess of $100 million in assets. the foundation says its primary purpose is not to raise money fo cancer research, but to help anyone affected by cancer. there were a variety of free services including resolving employment and insurance problems while at the same time raising global awareness through summits, merchandise sales and marketing. in 2010 any kae signed a five year deal to pour at least $7.5 million in profits from its iconic livestrong brand into the foundation. nike said it would continue to support foundation initiatives, but due to the seemingly insurmountable evidence that lance armstrong participated in doping and mislid nike for more than a decade, it had no choice but to terminate the contract. two others said they were out as well. souring the mood around lance armstrong