megan mcgrath joins us live from the pentagon with more. megan, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, eun. certainly a very difficult and a very emotional day for people who lost loved ones in the terror attacks that happened eight years ago. about 2 1/2 hours, a remembrance ceremony will be held here at the pentagon. it will actually take place in the merle to the victims that was dedicated a year ago today. president barack obama will be speaking during that ceremony. there will also be a moment of silence at 9:37. that's moment that flight 77 hit the pentagon. we'll also hear from defense secretary robert gates. and then that will conclude the -- the ceremony will conclude with "america the beautiful." the whole thing is expected to last less than an hour, very different from ceremonies we've seen that were more elaborate in years past. back to you. >> megan mcgrath at the pentagon this morning. thank you. >> well, today's news 4 morning shing is cerin st ar. oshua lieran ian a communityio cotureth court services andtef defender

megan mcgrath joins us from silver spring with more on the story.d morning. >> reporter: good morning. this happened in front of an apartment building at the ash ford at wood lake apartments in the briggs cheney section of sill verp spring. just a little before 12:30 in the morning police received a 911 call. someone in the area reporting the sound of gunfire in the area. when officers arrived here on the scene, that's when they found a 37-year-old woman. she had apparently been shot to death outside of her apartment building. she was actually found on the cement walkway that leads from the parking lot area to the front door of her apartment complex. this is a sprawling complex here. it's very dernsly populated. a lot of people living in the area. this particular building is an end unit. it's off to the side and it's near a wooded area. it's actually more isolated than other sections of this apartment complex. so police are having difficulty finding witnesses who actually saw something this morning. >> although this is a densely populated area, this

megan mcgrath has their story. >> reporter: they were enthusiastic and persistent, and no, you weren't seeing things. these kids were selling legal made the by the side of the road. they will been therell night. all in the name of a very special cause. >> all for charity. >> reporter: their dad, bruce hamilton has been battling a brain tumor. his children, 10-year-old jake and 12-year-old abbey are donating their lemonade profits to an organization they say has given a lot to their father. >> we hope it will help him. and they did help him. so we wanted to donate to them. >> reporter: their goal, to raise $100. the kids along with their friend taylor manned the stand all through the night. >> pretty much, we camped out. there is a tent. we had a fair going for like eight hours, we had a fire going. we had tons of people came by. >> i think the nighttime was better than the day a little bit. because we got a lot of tips. >> the idea for a lemonade stand actually came from their father. three years ago when he was diagnosed with cancer. he wanted to give the kids a project to distract th

eun, back to you. >> megan mcgrath, thank you. joe?the head of apple, steve jobs, received a standing ovation in san francisco yesterday as he returned to the public stage. jobs was diagnosed, as you recall, with pancreatic cancer back in 2004 and he became alarmingly thin, raising concern about his health. the private businessman spoke for the first time about the liver transplant he underwent only five months ago. >> i now have the liver of a mid-20s person who died in a car crash and was generous enough to donate their organs, and i wouldn't be here without such generosity. >> apple customers can expect to see more long lines. there are changes to the most popular ipod, the nano. jobs also announced lower prices and increased memory capacity across the line for the ipod touch, the classic and the shuffle, and more games have been added to the aps store. >>> new survey from the federal reserve says that the recession may be over. cnbc's rebecca jarvis now joins us to explain that. >> reporter: hey, joe, not only is it saying the rece

news 4's megan mcgrath joins us live from capitol hill with more. good morning, megan. >> reporter: well, good morning. darul islam is the group that is holding this prayer service. they're calling it isl on capitol hill and they're hoping for 50,000 people to come and gather here on the west side of the capitol to pray. this morning as well as in the afternoon. and then there's a smaller service that's scheduled for this evening. this is an all-day event. what we're being told by transportation officials is to expect heavy pedestrian traffic in the area around capitol hill. now, you can see right now everything is very quiet. we're here at 3rd and maryland avenue in southeast. this is one of the areas that will potentially be impacted by the crowds later today. but right now we're not seeing anyone gathering in large numbers, but that is expected to change as the day wears on. they're expecting a lot of pedestrians to be crossing across the streets around the west side of the capitol. if the crowds get too large, then they're going to be closing dow

megan mcgrath has more. >> investigators don't have a whole lot to go on. just a 911 call about shots being fired. police brought in a dog to try to pick up a trail on the gunman. at this point, it's not known if the shooter ran away or had a car. >> i just heard shots. i was doing homework. i was on the computer and i told everybody to shut the blinds and stuff because i heard shots. i told mom there were shots. >> it happened at the ashforward at woodlake apartments on castle boulevard in the briggs chaney area of silver spring. just before 12:30, shots rang out. >> i heard three gun shots. then that was it. i didn't hear anything else. then i heard the police after that. i didn't think anything of it because people shoot-around here all the time. we went back to sleep. >> when police arrived, they found the body of a 37-year-old resident lying on the sidewalk leading to the front door of her apartment ilding. police are not sure if it was a random murder or if the woman knew the gunman. because of the location of the building, it may be hard to find witn

megan mcgrath has more. >> reporter: alva forman walks her daughter to ashley high. this is a scary reminder of what can happen when crossing the street. >> i will be walking her to school. >> reporter: 13-year-old ashley davis is being remembered as a friendly, outgoing teen. the freshman was struck by a car while walking to her bus stop on brinkley road. hospitalized for nearly two weeks, she died early monday morning. >> everyone's sad. everything is gone. >> i remember her smile. she had a fantastic smile. a very loving smile. >> miss her? >> very much. >> reporter: davis started her second week of classes when she was struck by the car. the sedan hit a good samaritan who pushed younger children to safety. grief counselors have been sent to crosslynn high. principal crystal fawcett said it was touf losing davis to high school. the thought of never seeing her again is very difficult. >> the week before school opened, ashley came running into my office and sat on my lap, and said, i'm not ready to go. i want to stay here with you. i'm going to definitely remember t

megan mcgrath has more from tyson's corner. >> reporter: the joys of rush hour. think your commute has gotten worse recently? you are not alone. >> it has been horrible. five times worse than it was this time last year. i have no explanation for it. >> you leave earlier and earlier, and everybody just moved everything up a couple hours. >> reporter: what is going on? how about several major construction projects, and a drop in metro ridership and an upturn in the economy, and lower gas prices. it's the perfect storm that translates into terrible traffic. >> there is a direct correlation between the price of gas and driving. there is a direct correlation between whether the economy is improving or not and the confidence people have with the economic wherewithal, and that will make them drive more. and the gridlock is more notable because of all the construction going on. >> reporter: in the month of june, traffic increased by 6.6% in the district, and 2% in maryland, and 2.3% in virginia. and those extra drivers are hitting the roads at a time when fewer people ar

news4's megan mcgrath joins us from the tacoma metro station with more. >> reporter: there has been a very detailed, methodical investigation. i they're three months into it. investigators still have not pinpointed the exact cause of june's deadly collision. however, they do continue to focus their attention on track circuits. ntsb investigators are particularly concerned about a possible design flaw in audio frequency track circuit systems. that system sent a false signal that prevented a stopped tin to be detected on the track moments before the deadly collision. the ntsb has issued urgent recommendations, not just to metro, but to transit agencies around the country that use that same technology. debbie hersman with the ntsb says, quote, our findings so far indicate a pressing need to issue these recommendations to immediately address safety glitches we have found that could lead to another tragic accident on another transit or rail system. metro officials meanwhile say they have already put some safety measures in place. >> we're operating in manual mo

news4's megan mcgrath joins us live fro the department of health and human services with more on how you can get your shot. hey, megan. >> good morning, craig. with cases of swine flu popping up in our area and around the country, there's a big push to get people protected. with the approval of the swine flu vaccine, it's closer to happening. >> reporter: another 45 million doses will come two weeks later. >> we plan to initiate our h1n1 vaccination program in october. mid october is still the target for the large-scale campaign to get under way. but we anticipate having limited amounts of vaccine available a week or ten days earlier. >> the h1n1 flu shot was approved by the fda on tuesday, about a week earlier than expected. preliminary results from the studies in adults indica one dose can general enough immunity in eight to ten days. health experts originally estimated immunity within 21 days. health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius say the kathleen will be available at up to 90,000 sites including schools and clinics across the country. as additional shipmentals come

megan mcgrath, news4. >>> still ahead, plus size designs. you don't have to go far to celebrate yo >>> being plus sized and fashionable doesn't always go hand in hand. >> but in alexandria, a woman is trying to change that. she started a line of tailored clothing. jane watrel reports. >> reporter: it's the rallying cry of fuller-figured females around the country. >> we want to look good. stop throwing the mumus, dusters and caftans on us. >> when you are curvy, you encounter problems in the marketplace. things don't fit so right. things don't look as good as you want them to look. i was like, if i'm having these problems, other women must be having these problems. >> reporter: so frazier rodriguez set out to make a change in the plus-size world. the former journalist with a passion for fashion launched kingly and posh, a clothing line she designed for women sizes 14 to 22. >> you use the theory add fabric. he we don't believe in that. we believe in quality clothing that is tailored to fit and flow. >> how does it feel? >> it feels nice. i l

back to you al >> megan mcgrath reporting live from new carrollton. thank you very much, megan. >>> there's a new campaign to crack down on distracted drivers in virginia. it is called "orange cones, no phones." the decision comes after a recent survey which found that over half of drivers admitted to using their cell phones to read or write text messages while driving. those texters also made no changes to their behavior, even when driving on the capital beltway in a construction zone. barbara? >> well, d.c. already bans smoking inside bars and restaurants. now smokers might not be able to light up outside of them either. wtop is reporting that it's part of a new bill before the d.c. council. the measure would restrict smoking outside of buildings where smoking on the inside is banned. property owners could enact smoking bans up to 25 feet from their walls. the bill also adds stiffer penalties for stores that sell tobacco to minors. underage smokers would also face tougher consequences. >>> it's an anniversary few would like to remember. it's been on

megan mcgrath joins us from the shopping center with more now.o they think they have found where it was coming from, have it under control yet? >> reporter: they've shut off the gas so everything is under control. you can see the darkened storefronts behind me. they shut o the electricity as well. they're still trying to figure out exactly what happened, why we had yet another major gas leak at the penn mar shopping center. this is a very similar set of circumstances to what we saw in may. ther was a very large scale natural gas leak. one of the stores gathered very high levels of natural gas inside, dangerous levels. fortunately this time the problem was discovered and the gas was shut off before there was an explosion. sunday afternoon and the penn mar shopping center was filled with customers. all were evacuated. the electricity shut off when high levels of natural gas were detected inside some of the stores. >> they smelled some gas next door and the fire department asked us to evacuate. so we just did that. >> reporter: no explosion this tim

megan mcgrath explains how. >> reporter: it's an unwritten rule of riding metro, keep to yourself and respect the space of others. unfortunately germs don't have the same code of conduct. the flu virus can invade your space without warning. and unlike an unsavory passenger, you won't see it coming. >> i was just traveling, and that's something i definitely thought about while i was, you know, on the plane or on the metro. you never know what you're touching or who's been there. >> no question you have many people in a small area. you're going to have a problem. >> reporter: to help protect riders from seasonal and swine flu, metro has increased its cleaning regimen. instead of every other week, work crews will disinfect rail cars and buses every week. station cleanings where hard surfaces are sprayed and wiped down will continue to happen every day as they do now. >> the fare card machines, railings, handrailings, escalator railings, that type of thing. we can't protect people completely, but we're trying to make an effort for both our riders and our employees. >> reporter: in additio

megan mcgrath. megan, thank you. >>> a woman whose brother died met with libyan leader moammar gadhafi in new york city. she and other victim's relative arranged the meeting. they spent ten minutes with gadhafi who was attending the u.n. general assembly. she said the libyan leader said through an interpreter she was sorry for her loss. her brother was stationed in the army and coming home for christmas when the plane blew up, killing 270 people. >>> now to the surprise showdown that took place at this week's g-20 summit. world leaders taking a stand after the discovery of a secret nuclear site in iran. the country's president responded to the accusations and president obama is stressing diplomacy. steve handelsman reports from the g-20 summit in pittsburgh. >> reporter: revelation of iran's nuclear secret rocked the g-20 economic summit in pittsburgh and prompted tough talk from the host. president obama. >> iran is on notice that when we meet with them on october 1st, they are going to have to com

news 4's megan mcgrath joins us live from temple hills where the chase came to an end. megan, good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this was quite a wild chase. it actually ended up here in temple hills with a multicar pileup. they're still looking for this carjacker who took a woman late last night. now, this all began to unfold in the parking lot of a target in gainesville, virginia. police say that a man armed with a gun carjacked a woman in that parking lot. they then took off in her suv. now, a witness saw exactly what happened, began to follow the stolen suv and called 911. that good samaritan then directed police to the stolen vehicle. police caught up with the suv around telegraph road and began to give chase. now, this ends up in temple hills on st. barnabas road. the stolen suv hit several cars near virginia lane, near that intersection. the whole thing came to an end when a virginia state trooper rammed the suv. now, we spoke to one of the drivers who was struck in this whole situation. he describes exactly what happened. >> i was approachi

megan mcgrath is in mclean. joins us live with more on how both candidates are vying for votes in northern virginia. good morning, megan. >> reporter: well, good morning, barbara. this is certainly an important debate for both of the campaigns here with less than two months to go. there are a lot of undecided voters out there, a you just mentioned. 20% of virginia voters say they don't know who they want to be the next governor. certainly that's a large number out there. some of those voters may be swayed by what they hear later today in this debate. democrat creigh deeds has been behind in the polls for some time. the latest numbers do show him narrowing the gap but he's still trailing northern virginia democrats are essential to his campaign so he will attempt to solidify support among voters here in this debate later on this morning. republican bob mcdonnell is expected to use the debate to clarify his stand on social issues like working women and homosexuality. mcdonnell will also undoubtedly remind voters of

megan mcgrath spoke to children that knew them. >> reporter: they are struggling to understand, and asthey do the makeshift memorial grows. >> my mom told me this morning that she was dead. i -- i -- i had a little bit of tears coming down, because she was one of the best people that i knew. >> 7-year-old, and her 14-year-old brother, and her mother, jennifer dalton, were all found dead in their beds on friday. charles dalton is believed to kill his family and even the family dog. the neighbors say it's hard to believe. >> sweet, great kids. very devout, church-going family. people in the neighborhood are trying to put the pieces together. we are trying to figure out how this could happen. the home on contour road had been on the market for over a year, but no signs of trouble. >> they were very spiritual people. and so it was the last -- it was the last thing that you would think of. >> reporter: while state police ruled it a murder suicide, there are some questions like why that may never be answered. >>> we are learning more about the california man accused of killing four people in

megan mcgrath is in silver springs with the latest now. good morning. >> reporter: we saw investigators come back to the scene here. they are concentrating their focus there on the front door of the building here. that is the crime scene. that's where the resident was murdered. police could use help in this case. a lot of people who live in the apartment complex heard the gun shots early this morning, but so far police don't have any eyewitnesss. the woman was shot just steps away from the front door to her building. the question is who murdered her? investigators don't have a whole lot to go on. just a 911 call about shots being fired. police brought in a dog to try and pick up a trail on the gunman, but at this point it's not known if the shooter ran away or had a car. >> i just was doing homework, and i was on the computer, and i told everybody to shut the blinds and stuff, because i just heard shots. i told mom that there was shots. >> it happened at the ashford wood lake apartments. just before 12:30 this morning shots rang out. >> i

county, manassasit cy manac andsa maran pksar city today, and prince william and stanford, and megan mcgrath joins us with more. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. no more sleeping in for kids in virginia. summer vacation has officially ended today. we are here at one of fairfax county's new schools. it's one of two schools that open today. students are excited about being here. they love their new school. this year, though, it promises to be challenges in the county because they are facing deep budget cuts. an exciting day for this elementary school. not only the first day of class, but the first day in the brand new school, one of two opening in fairfax county this year. what do you think of the new school? >> it's brand new. it's exciting. i like that it's cool. i went to mcnear, so i have friends here. >> reporter: good, they came here, too. they hope it will help keep up with pace in the county. some students are entering kindergarten. >> i want to do math! >> reporter: already? >> reporter: it's a sign of stuff economic times, and tough they are, fairfax county had to cut $

megan mcgrath joins us from the shopping center now. good morning. >> reporter: we are here at the backside of the pennmar shopping center. they are trying to locate the source of the leak. now, these are the same circumstances that we saw back in may. leaking pipe allowed to build-up rather of natural gas inside stores here at the shopping center. now, fortunately this time around the problem was caught before there was an explosion. >> reporter: the store and 12 others in the shopping center were evacuated sunday, after a leak caused a dangerous buildup of gas inside some shops. it's the second time in four months that it has happened. in another incident last may, a gas leak caused this massive explosion at the other end of the strip mall. nine firefighters were hurt by the flying debris. and phil ferrera owns the liquor store here and opened for business this morning but admits he is a little concerned. >> yeah, it worries me a bit, but owning the place i have to be here. >> there was no explosion in sunday's incident, but there was

megan mcgrath joins us from the scene with the very latest.ood morning. >> reporter: good morning, barbara. you can see behind me they've thrown more light on the house and starting to get in there just a little bit. it's still a very dangerous situation for them. it was a gas-fed fire. so they had a huge volume of flames inside the home. that caused the floor to collapse down into the basement. so firefighters have not been able to really get inside this home at all. it's too unstable, too dangerous. they have cut the gas. they have knocked down the bulk of the fire. but they're going to have to stabilize it a little more and wait for daylight to really get in there and do a proper search. they have conflicting information from neighbors as to whether or not anyone lives in this home. apparently some folks say yes, there is a resident here. other people say no, the home is vacant. they're really not sure whether anyone was inside at the time this fire broke out. >> there's conflicting reports in the neighborhood as far as people understanding

i'm megan mcgrath. i'll explain in a live report. >>> we all know tha traffic is horrible in our region, but it turns out it's actually getting worse. that's why today has been named car-free day. it's a nationwide initiative urging people to ditch their wheels for public transportation. but will it be enough to keep commuters out of their cars today? news 4's megan mcgrath joins us from tysons corner this morning with more on that. what do you think? folks going to leave the cars at home? >> reporter: i know, i know. wouldn't that be a nice thought? we seem to be particularly attached to our cars. if you feel like your commute has been particularly bad lately, it is not your imagination. traffic congestion in our area is actually getting worse. now, there's a study out there that sws that congestion is actually down in a number of major urban areas, but that is no the case in washington, d.c. we actually have increased the congestion lately in our area and we're now ranked fourth worst for traffic cong

news 4's megan mcgrath joins us from metro headquarters in northwest washington this morning. she has more on this for us. megan? >> reporter: well, barbara, it's been a very difficult time for metro. of course, there was the deadly crash back in june. there have also been several deadly accidents in the last few months in which metro workers have been killed. riders have been frustrated by delays, and station closures. there's even talk of a possible fare increase. now, all of this is coming down range as metro's general manager john catoe's contract is set to expire. that three-year contract is up in january. and according to "the washington post," metro's board willegin discussing a new contract during their regularly scheduled meeting that takes place later today. now, catoe has strong support from those on the metro board, but there is growing discontent among riders. some say that there needs to be accountability with all the problems that have been seen with metro over the last several months, that somebody needs to be held accountable. many believe john catoe is that pe

megan mcgrath, news4. >>> police in arlington need help tonight. they are trying to piece together what caused an accident that killed a man last night. the victim was hit while trying to cross arlington boulevard and the gw parkway exit ramp ps about 7:40. so far the police have not been able to identify the man. the driver stayed on the scene and no charges have been filed. >>> new laws are going to take effect next week in maryland. they are going to stiffen penalties for drunk drivers. anyone found guilty twice of driving impaired will have their license suspended for a year. repeat offenders also will face fines up to $500, two months in jail or both. people convicted of drunk driving can only receive probation once during a ten-year period. if a minor is caught driving under the influence, they can also face charges of possessing alcohol. the new laws begin on the 1th of october. >>> frederick, maryland, has bragging rights to share tonight. governor martin o'malley and other state and local leaders gathered in frederick this afternoon to dec

megan mcgrath talked with children who knew the victims. she has more now from mt. airy, maryland. >> reporter: in this quiet mt. airy community, friends and neighbors are trying to make sense of the unthinkable as they struggle to understand the makeshift memorial out front of the home grows. coming with her mother, sarah brought flowers for her friend and classmate. >> mama told me this morning that she was dead. i, i -- i had a little bit of tears coming down because she was one of the best people i knew. >> reporter: 7-year-old emmaline dalton, her 14-year-old brother charles and her mother, jennifer dalton, were all found dead in their beds friday. police believe charles dalton shot his wife and children as they slept, even killed the family dog, then turned the gun on himself. investigators were called to the home by a co-worker who came to check on the family after jennifer dalton didn't show up for work on friday. neighbors say it's all hard to believe. >> just sweet, great kids. very devout church-going family. so, people in the neighborhood just are trying

i'm megan mcgrath.me when investigators say they think happened. and shred it. grab your old documents and come on down. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome. i'm eun yang. the news is straight ahead. firswe will take a look at the forecast. meteorologist chuck bell is in storm center 4 with the forecast. hi, chuck. good morning. >> good morning, eun. good saturday morning, everybody. welcome to your weekend. we had a little sliver or two of sunshine early this morning. now the clouds are continuing to thicken across the area. look live across downtown washington with the u.s. capitol dome in the distance there. couple of lonely showers in western loudoun county. also, the very tip of the west virginia panhandle now. few sprinkle from charlestown, und hill, north sides of sane. you folks for leesburg and hb