. >>> on this veterans' day, we're teaming up with the metropolitan washington to provide thanksgiving and christmas dinner bisquit to service members right here in our community. it's a way to say thank you for tall their service. and we have a phone bank in our newsroom, to take your donations. so if you'd like to help out the turkey for troops program, call this number. and again, there are alternate numbers right on the bottom of your television screen. or just go on our website, wusa9.com, and we need to raise enough money to feed some 1400 families. so every little bit help and everything you donate stays here in our community. >>> we know you're probably bombarded with donation requests this time of year. but before you say no, meet care. and robert roddy. maybe you'll find a reason to donate in honor of their son. >> it was the end of a wonderful day. >> reporter: a soldier about to ship out. >> thomas decided to say good night to his friends. >> before he goes, he records a story for his son back home. >> hi, guys. how you doing? >> a few feet away, a life story for a son lost

the state of virginia and metropolitan washington airport authority. lesli?> all right, peg, thanks. >>> dominion is getting the go ahead to restart. there were intense inspections after the earthquake. again, no problems found and they will restart. >>> national cathedral planning to open for the first time since the earthquake. stonework fell from the cathedral powers during the quake and other areas of the historic structure were severely cracked. a new bishop. she will be installed and there will also be a series of spiritual concerts at the national cathedral. >> they won't be done repairing it for a decade. >> great it was able to be there. >> veterans day today. not bad. a little blustery, a little cold. we will take you back to 1987. one of my favorite veterans days. >> your favorite. >> 11.5 inches at national. parts of prince george's county thunder snow up to 12, 14 inches in parts of prince george's county. a real run of the mill northeaster in november. so we know it can snow this early because it is the last week in october. what a mess that was

that is the average age of cars making their way through the metropolitan washington region. ase on the recession. that is all for us this week on "washington business report." we hope you join us next week when we will have this special edition of the show. as always, you can check us out on facebook or on twitter. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ♪ ...northrop grumman's security solutions are invisibly at work, protecting people's lives... [ soldier ] move out! [ male announcer ] ...without their even knowing it. that's the value of performan. northrop grumman. [ male announcer ] the chicken marinara melt is the featured $5 footlong™ of november. juicy chicken, marinara sauce, and meltancheese served toasted on freshly baked italian bread. get it pronto, cuz this november only it joins our everyday $5 footlongs! subway. eat fresh. >>> this week -- the president's one-time enforcer ripped into the republican front-runner.

has now signed a fee, and that he has resulted in an 80% reduction of plastic bags used in metropolitan washington lot of this was lifted from ireland. ireland happened to be one of the first nations on this planet that decided to assign a bag of the, and part of my inspiration came from ireland, -- decided to assign a bag feet -- fee. the reason we never lead with the fee is because of the california grocery industry and the u.s. petrol council. the huge lobbyists came in and went to sacramento and found a legislator to sneak in a writer bill, which prevented -- to sneak in a rider bill, which prevented us in our ability to assign a fee. the protocol of proposition 26 which passed the year before last on fees is that we would assign the fee with this law, but this time, the businesses get the feet, instead of going to government itself, -- the businesses get the fee. businesses would be able to harvest, to reap that the -- fee. we are not looking to generate profits from any angle of this legislation, but it is to disincentive buys the reliance on the plastic bag and, of course, on the paper bag.

. >> the metropolitan washington airport authority is signing off on the latest plan to get metro out to dulles. however, the deal to fund the silver line may still mean higher tolls on the toll road. >>> i'm peggy fox where the airport authority just approved a plan that will move the dulles rail project forward. >> opposed. >> board voted unanimously in favor of the memorandum of agreement for phase 2 of the project from reston to loudoun county. the cost of the rail project itself has been brought down a billion dollars to $2.8 billion. the other billion hasn't gone away, it is just moved. >> the project scope wasn't changed, nothing was reduced. it just got pushed off. >> will be able to use federal credit assistance to build parking facilities and the airport authority will be able to tap into as much as 250 million, which will help bring down tolls initially. >> with the current funding structure, tolls could go as high as $13 one way in 20 years. but as one former board member said, people would rather pay that than sit in traffic. >> riley explains the more funding they can se

let's be down at the mall tomorrow morning and fight homelessness in the metropolitan washington area. >>> coming up howard with the important weekend forecast. >> natalie wood's death was ruled and accident 30 years ago, but now the l.a. county sheriff's office has decided to reopen the case. the story coming up. >>> nearly three decades after actress natalie wood's death police in los angeles are taking a new look into whether there was foul play. >> reporter: the investigation into the drowning death 30 years ago of natalie wood is being reopened. and this morning the yacht captain on board the night she died is telling reporters he lied to investigators. dennis daven now place her husband, robert wagner, of his death. after a night of drinking heavily with actor christopher walker he says they had a fight shortly before she disappeared in the waters of catalina island. >> i didn't want my life to go by without having the truth come out. >> reporter: the coroner ruled the death a drowning accident in 1981. but the l.a. sheriffs has now decided to take another look. wood was 43 year

bob marshall says he wants more disclosure from the metropolitan washington airports authorities on exactly how they're spending the money. the dulles rail project is estimated to cost about $6 billion. >> the wildfire that burned in virginia's great dismal swamp is finally out more than they months after this started. officials say they've surveyed the area and found in evidence of smoke. the fire was first discovered back in august. it consumed more than 65 hoon acres. its smoke was seen as far away as maryland. authorities believe lightning started that fire. >> ahead, a piece of their strong case. the damaging evidence prosecutors have released about a former conte executive as they push for a harsh sentence. >> a frightening accident caught on tape. what caused this helicopter to lose control as cameras were rolling? >> plus a very soggy start to this morning. this morning. we'll look at when this rain a ♪ ...there are no sick days. ♪ vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. [ snoring ] [ indistinct talking on tv ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nigh

. >>> the metropolitan washington airport's authority may now consider bringing in private investors to help pay for the dulles metro line. "the washington examiner" reports the airport's authority asks for private firm to help out. a private entity reached out about investing in the project. some of the airport authority board members told the examiner they support the idea and think it might help reduce costs and keep tolls low. >>> one in five people with h.i.v. don't know they're infected according to a new government report. >> the centers for disease control says among patients who are aware they're infected only half receive on-going medical care and treatment. more than one million americans have h.i.v. experts say better testing and access to care are essential to slowing the epidemic. >> women with elevated blood sugar levels may have an increased risk of cancer. researchers in new york found 5,000 women for ten years and found patients with the highest glucose levels were nearly twice as likely to develop colorectal cancer. more studies are needed to figure out how the two

so, go to your local safeway in the metropolitan washington area and you'll see them and you can makedonation. >> that would have been cost prohibitive. we may have issues with bags in montgomery county. bag tax will kick in. consider your neighbors who are less needy at these times. >> it is a great day today. >> beautiful day. a little pollen out there. it is all low but a little bit. you might be sniffling with that. what a great day we had. had a great stretch of weather for november for the most part. one more good day tomorrow before some changes by thursday and friday. this afternoon's day planner, it is a nice one. blue skies. that's a nice reddish brown now on the oak trees out there. temperatures running in the mid- 60s the next few hours. we'll get a few spots to get near the 70 degree mark. winds will be light out of the south and southeast. by 7:00, sun sets at 5:01 this afternoon. 7:00, clear. 57. by 9:00, still clear. light wind. 54. once again, tonight, we'll be down in the 30s and 40s. maybe just a patch of fog. we had fog this morning, especially down in the eastern

board members from the metropolitan washington airport's authority agreed yesterday to fund construction of the project second phase. once it is complete, the line will run from falls church to route 267 in loudoun county. the cost of the project's second phase has been reduced by $1 billion to $2.8 billion. the fairfax county board of supervisors is scheduled to vote on the agreement december 6th. it is expected to pass since the county executive has already given his thumbs up. >>> a james madison university freshman with ties to our area is dead after being struck by a public bus. virginia state police say 18- year-old jane wong was crossing the street on campus when a city bus came around the corner and hit her. she died at the scene. she crossed against the signal. they're not crossing the bus driver. wong graduated from fairfax before entering jmu. >>> that story leads us into a disturbing distinction for washington, d.c. the district leads the country in percentage of deadly hit and runs. based on the overall population per region. according to aaa mid-atlantic from 2000 to 2009,

of metropolitan washington are teaming up this holiday season to say thank you to our military familieswe're raising money to give active duty military families holiday food baskets. so far, thanks to your generosity, we've raised $65,245 which adds up to 1304 baskets. if you would like to donate, go to wusa9.com. every penny you donate will stay right here in our area. >> food banks all over the area are asking for food to help our neighbors in need. food drive 9 has teamed up with the boy scouts to help stock the shelves of the food banks and if were kind enough to put a bag of food on your front porch, the scouts picked it up this weekend. they also spent time collecting donations at safeway stores for d.c. residents. local scout leaders spoke about the need for your help. >> past years, collected in the neighborhood of 600,000 or 700,000 pounds of food on this weekend and we're hoping to do much better collection this year in light of the greater need this time over decades past. >> don't forget, you can still help. go to wusa9.com. find the donation links on the page. the capital a

the metropolitan washington airport authority took a crucial funding vote clearing the line that will run from falls church to route 67 in loudoun county. they voted in favor of the agreement for phase two of the project. now, the cost of it self has been brought down a billion dollars to 2.8 billion. fairfax and loudoun will also be able to use federal credit assistance to build parking facilities for all of this, and the air force authority will also be able to tap into as much as 250 million in funding which will help bring down tolls at the start. >> it's easy for different people to throw stones and make us the people who are raising the tolls. we didn't set this formula in place. we are committed to continue to get funds and we will through the project. we are committed to bring down the tolls. >> the fairfax county board of supervisors is scheduled to vote on the agreement december 6th, and it is expected to pass since the county's executive has already given his thumbs up. >>> the transportation security administration has just turned ten, and what did tsa get? a nasty birthda

of metropolitan washington are teaming up to provide military families with holiday food baskets. >> we understand you're probably getting bombarded with donation requests at this time of year but before you say no, meet carol and robert roddie. as j.c. hayward reports, you may be able to find it in your heart to donate in honor of their son. >> it was the end of a wonderful day. >> a soldier about to ship out. >> thomas decided to say good night to his friends. >> before he goes, he records a story for his son back home. >> hi, guys. how you doing? >> a few feet away, a life story for a son lost. >> we say good-bye to him on father's day, 2006. >> petty officer second class david roddie was responsible for saving lives. he disabled bombs on the battlefield and in the streets of iraq. >> what david was doing would save probably 20,000 lives. >> in 2006, david was killed while on a mission to take apart an ied. >> what time does your flight go out? >> now, to honor their son -- >> some of them resemble him. >> carol and robert roddie make it their mission to take care of every soldier

metropolitan washington to try to feet 1400 military families this thanksgiving.t last check, we're over 100 meals away from reaching our goal. >> at this time of the year, it may sound like one more request for donations. as j.c. hayward shows us in her hero central report, the story of the roddie family may move you. >> it was the end of a wonderful day. >> a soldier about to ship out. >> thomas decided to say good night to his trends. >> before he goes, he records a story for his son back home. >> hi, guys. how you doing? >> a few feet away, a life story for a son lost. >> we say good-bye to him on father's day 2006. >> petty officer second class david roddie was responsible for saving lives. he disabled bombs on the battlefield and in the streets of iraq. >> what david was doing would save probably 20,000 lives. >> in 2006, david was killed while on a mission to take apart an ied. >> what time does your flight go out? >> now to honor their son, some of them, you know, resemble him. >> carol and robert roddie make it their mission to take care of every soldier,

. >>> the metropolitan washington's airport authority took a crucial funding vote clearing the phase for the silver line project. you'll probably wind up paying more in tolls. the board voted unanimously in favor of an agreement to fund the rail line from reston to dulles and ashburn. the price tag, $2.78 billion which is down about a billion dollars. the airport's authority will be able to tap into as much as $250 million in federal funding which will help bring down the tolls. >> we're committed to continue to get funds and we will through the project. we are committed to bring down the tolls. >> the fairfax county board of supervisors is scheduled to vote on the agreement december 6th. it is expected to pass. >> just about 6:06. i'm watching your money. spending your money on a hybrid will do more than save on gas. you might also save yourself. a study out this morning from the highway loss data institute in arlington finds the odds of being injured in a crash are 25% lower for people in hybrids than for people driving in regular cars. the big reason why is the weight. the report'

. >>> metropolitan washington airport's authority may now consider private investors to help fund theulles metro line. the silver line. "washington examiner" reports that the authority plans to ask private firms to suggest ways they could help out. that decision came after private entity reached out to nwaa about investing in the project. some airport authority members told the examiner they supported the idea. they thought it might actually help reduce the costs and keep the tolls low. >> time for another "your money" report. >> jessica is here. >> well, if you have a cholesterol problem, there is a pretty good chance, you take a drug called lipitor to keep your numbers under control. your co-pays could be as high as $49 because lipitor didn't have any competition. that was until today. a generic is becoming available as the patent on pfizer's cholesterol drug expires today. the new generic for lipitor could cost as little as $10 co- pay. some prescription drug plans expect to move their patients immediately to the generic version. others will let them pay the generic price for 180 d

of metropolitan washington to provide holiday food baskets to military families. >> for people like thets. j.c. hayward paid them a visit. >> reporter: these are the moments you treasure. especially if you're a military family. warrant officer john shifflet has serve three tours in war zones and duty could call again, any time. which means more holidays away from his three children and wife, shannon. >> i was gone more than i was home. she set up the camera in the background of the christmas tree showing the kids opening up their presents. >> it is hard. the kids want daddy there. it doesn't feel the same. you're half empty. it is hard to go through it half empty. >> last year was a blessing say the shifflets. the table was full. john got to be home for the holidays. and there was more than enough food! thanks to the u.s.o. turkey for troops program. >> i got all of the fixings. it really helped because that was one less burden i had to budget for. >> i couldn't believe this was actually out there. specifically for the turkey -- >> he was excited to come home and see everything i had bo

. >> the metropolitan washington airport's authority has approved a funding deal for the second phasef the metrorail extension to dulles airport. transportation secretary ray lahood hammered out the deal with state and local officials last week. construction has already begun on the first phase of metro's silver line from falls church to reston. but until last week, there was no agreement on who would pay for phase two into loudoun county. >>> police in columbia, south carolina, arrested occupy wall street protestors who refused to leave the state house grounds overnight. it is just one of the latest spots where authorities have tried to evict demonstrators who have been camping out. now, today, occupy movement organizers are calling for a new tactic. 9news now reporter surae chinn is live at mcpherson square with more on today's day of action. surae? >> well, be prepared for a rough commute today. at least this afternoon. where occupy protestors plan to march on the key bridge between 2:30 and 6:00 tonight. it will surely be a traffic headache. you might as well just avoid the area a

according to the "washington examiner," bob marshall says he wants more disclosure from the metropolitan washingtonport authority on how they're spending the fund. the rail project is estimated to cost about $6 billion. >> a warning for virginians now, if you get a call from someone claiming to be from the bureau of criminal investigation or the judicial support bureau, it may be a scam. someone is calling residents and trying to convince them to provide personal information, including their social security numbers and other financial information. police say you should never give your personal information over the phone to someone you don't know. >> d.c. is expanding its free hiv testing program in an effort to improve awareness. residents can be tested at the economic security administration office. that's on martin luther king, jr. avenue in southeast washington. the building offers services like income support and food stamps. dc began offering free hiv testing at the department of motor vehicles penn branch office. the time now is 6:38. coming up, why the world's biggest justin bieber fan may j

of metropolitan washington are partners this year at veterans day hoping to provide military familiesn our area with holiday food baskets. we need your help. >> all of the money you donate stays right here in the d.c. area. our goal is to help feed 1400 families, families like the kuhens of fort belvoir. j.c. hayward reports. >> christmas and thanksgiving were both extra special to us and they will be for the rest of our lives. just because of the fact that we know the most special gift you can give is life but the other is love. and with the u.s.o. gave us the thanksgiving basket, that's what they were sharing with us. and that's what we needed right then. >> right then was last thanksgiving. nine months after sergeant jonathan kuhen and his wife, melanie awoke to their youngest daughter, kendall, crying. >> we noticed blood was coming down. we -- it had been happening -- it was in the winter months so we figured she had a dry nose. >> but at just 2 years of age, kendall was diagnosed with leukemia. >> to hold your daughter when you know that something is going on and that she might

at noon today, the metropolitan washington council of governments will get a report on carmageddon andommendations to try to prevent it from happening again. >> italian prime minister sylvio berlusconi has confirmed this morning he is resigning! berlusconi's last major act was hurting an economic us austerity through the parliament. the union insisted on the cuts. berlusconi has led italy for 11 out of the past 17 years. >>> it is the economy but the economy might not be the main topic at tonight's republican presidential debate in michigan because this will be the first debate since the wave of sexual harassment allegations against front-runner herman cain. 9news now reporter surae chinn is live outside cain's former employer, the national restaurant association with more on the story. surae? >> well, herman cain is defiant. he's rejecting any and all accusations but he's doing so as another accuser revealed herself to cbs news. she is 55-year-old karen kraushaar of germantown, maryland. she's one of the first to accuse cain of sexual harassment while both worked here at the restauran

all the stakeholders building the project, fairfax and loudoun counties and virginia and metropolitan and washington airport authority. >> keeping it very simple here. our phone bank is attempting to help area veterans so if you want to donate call 202-432- 9045 or one of the numbers at the bottom of the screen to make sure you can get through or you can get through anytime at wusa9.com. click on turkey for troops and we will be right back. >>> we are saluting area servicemen and women this veterans day by joining the u.s.o. it is turkey for troops time to campaign to raise money for holiday food baskets. we have got a long way to go. need your help. 202-432-9045 is the phone number again. there are alternate numbers at the bottom of your screen or you can just go to wusa9.com and click on turkey for troops. and i'm joined now by linda mills with northrop. we are in full check presentation mode this evening. so let's get you a check on. >> so, derek, supporting folks to defend our country has long been a deep commitment of northrop drummond. a strategic partner of u.s.o. for many years. in 2003 one

so, for the washington metropolitan area, that amounts to about 75,000 air travelers, just from the washington metropolitan area alone heading out of town for thanksgiving. that's a bunch. >> people have forgone their trips in the last year or two so that's maybe why we're seeing the uptick? >> we think so. i think it is pent up demand. the economy's bad. i'm not travelling this year. this year, we've seen some improvement in the economy. apparently enough to get a lot of people to say i'm going this year in spite of higher gas prices, in spite of higher airline prices, i'm traveling. >> we have weather to talk about. i just checked the boards. a couple of cancellations and delays but still, what is your advice as people come here to the airport? >> well, certainly, check before you leave. make sure you know what your airline is doing. but get here early because the lines, while they're not big now, they're going to be big later and if you miss your flight, don't think you're going to be able to rebook. flights are full! good luck! so, get here early! >> thank you, lon anderson. always with go

they approved $160 million for the washington metropolitan area transit authority.t is part of the larger spending bill and the third installment of federal funding for metro. $1.50 billion over 10 years was given to improve the infrastructure. that money will be matched by d.c., maryland, and virginia. >>> it has been a pretty funky down there on the roads. >> it has not gotten any better. dealing with an accident on the altar loop of the beltway at the american legion bridge. now it is only shutting down the right line, but we are dealing with a backup that goes from 270 of the way to the legion bridge on the harder the of the beltway. also tapping on the brakes as you make your way on from connecticut and georgia avenue. solid between the dulles in the 270 spur. that old georgetown 2 georgia ave. delays southbound between rte. 1 and duke street. then you are slow 610 to 27. the backup begins at nutly. >> have a good night, if you can get home. >>> is this nuclear power plant safe to reopen? >> i do not know if he will be doing something with that. >> what will re

and particularly in the washington metropolitan area and baltimore in richmond to find services to preventfter to find all the services through their therapy, and we offer emotional support, which is extremely important for women who are here on their own. >> why sit particularly difficult for latinos to get help with cancer. >> women get lost in the system. we have a fragmented system, so it's not easy to find all the services in one place. so we need to help them find a place, the services in all the places that we can find. >> this is a difficult question to ask. i know there are many latino women working here in the united states who are here illegally. is it particularly difficult for them to get the help that they need? >> there are many undocumented a latinos here, and the latino population is one of the biggest groups uninsured in the entire country. >> even those documented? >> yes, even those documented. latinos form close to 30% of the uninsured in the country. so finding services for cancer prevention, detection and thereafter is difficult. >> we want to get over to candy, beca

i support the washington metropolitan area artists. -- i am jody at gallery 555 d.c. >>> another day of mostly sunny skies and calm wind. no as clear as yesterday. we have some high, thin clouds rolling over yet at this time. a little added cloud cover. still calling it a mostly sunny day. a little increase in the cloud cover later on tonight into early tomorrow morning. 45 at reagan national right now. 41 at gaithersburg, 36 in martinsburg, 34 in cumberland. temperatures are a few degrees warmer than they were yesterday at this time. this afternoon, low 60's with sunshine, high level in clouds moving overhead lights suddenly breeze. tonight and early tomorrow morning, increasing clouds. a little gusty tomorrow for the day. possible nighttime sprinkle south of the metro, south of highway 3, so predominantly dry. a few purists out of 3 -- a few of our viewers tonight south of three could get a few sprinkles. >>> one lane gets by in each direction at an accident north of old centreville road. 66 is wide open. 395, northbound, build with duke street normal volume growing up to the penta

over 900,000 folks will be taking to the road in the washington metropolitan area alone. >> reporter: any tips to make it easier to hit the road? seems like we have opinion out of practice because of the tough economy last year. >> that's true. know that there are going to be a lots of travelers. airfare is up, too. whether you are going to the airport to train stations, whether you are hitting the road, you're going to have an awful lot of company. plan ahead. make sure that you are going by rail or by air, that you allow plenty of extra time and certainly, if you are hitting the road, you're going to have an awful lot of company with you. so, plan to have, you -- you know, plan to allow time. don't put your self on a tight budget that might make you want to speed down the road. exactly. >> there are going to be so many people out there with you. >> reporter: what are gas prices doing right now? >> one of the things that's surprising is that all this travel is up even though gas prices are realy way up right now. they are averaging about $3.40 right now. that's over 50 cents more per

. >> this is from new york city but here in washington metropolitan this book will show you fabulouser the top ones from new york and inspire you to get your roof top in shape. >> bailey he is synonymous with celebrations his last book was celebrations this one is all about flowers and i designed this swag that you see here, as part of the inspiration, from the book, it is holiday swag with greens, got some cabbages if you show the viewers this one here when you are done with pumpkins why not reuse the vessel as flowers what about cabbages how about if you take just a simple cabbage plant and this will be a great center piece this holiday season, once again, inspired by the book flowers,. >> simple. >> and i am going to -- this is the part that your wife is going to love you for, what we are going to do is design one what you want to do when designing a flower arrangement tony is try to mix it up with odd numbers of items go ahead and put that in there. yeah, what i think we should do with yours, let's build yours around the roses. go ahead and put your roses in there, around that. i

census data the washington d.c. metropolitan area today has the lowest poverty rate in the country eight point four percent money is a magnet and it pulls people here to make more money and that made clear as well in a survey of median household income with four out of the five wealthiest counties also in the d.c. metro area and its surrounding suburbs one of those places is fairfax county virginia home to the national counterterrorism center the cia and it's located less than twenty miles outside of downtown washington now for those who work inside the city it's a fairly easy commute. and not a bad one when you're coming home to this or this on a foreclosed sign or even a for sale sign in sight big houses are needed after all for those with big bank accounts we're seeing more and more new zealand military contractors coming to washington telecom and a lot of wall street firms opening up what was your you had a lot of big issues happening with last few years health care reform financial reform that brought in insurers wall stree

guest: the 15% comprises the metropolitan watch it -- metropolitan washington area. many live in begin and suburban maryland. there is a smaller group in west virginia. the bulk is in and around the district. host: from california, good morning. caller: you were talking about the compensation in hiring in the private sector for particular jobs. i was wondering if he were taking the compensation packages into consideration that the federal workers received and their benefits and retirement packages. i will take my answer all of the air. guest: that is the way it is looked at. it is basic salary. that includes the overall compensation package, which comprises retirement benefits and health care benefits. there is a school of thought that the compensation package for federal workers is much more generous than certain jobs in the private sector. it is an imperfect science. it is apples to oranges. no job in the federal government is an exact replica of a job in the private sector. it depends on the specifics of the particular position you are talking about. host: when it

i would suggest to you that the metropolitan region of washington, d.c.rous, is just as good a sense of social responsibility. so we're hoping to have very, very strong numbers on november 9th. >> you had mentioned that, too terry, how generous our region is. some will say we're resilient too. but we are taking some hits. >> absolutely. >> if you look in specific pockets, we are having tough times. >> we are. but i will say this. we have been identified as the wealthiest region in the country. within that wealth are some pockets of severe, significant poverty. but if we're the wealthiest region in the country i will that we can come together and we can make a big impact on the nonprofits that are serving folks who find themselves in communities and unfortunately we also are known as having the highest unemployment rate in the country in one of our neighborhoods in southeast washington, d.c. >> ward 8 i think is 30%, right? >>? ward 8. so you have this kind of juxtaposition of the healthiest region in the tupb. and the highest unemployment in the country a

metropolitan police department. now that follows an incident friday night outside the washington convention center in which a driver allegedly plowed into a line of protesters and police didn't charge him with anything. five demonstrators were hurt and had to be treated at two local hospitals. tonight, some new video surfaced at the scene. the demonstrators were trying to prevent people attending a conservative political event from getting out of the building. some demonstrators used their own young children to block the door. >> a thousand people were trapped inside the building for a time, because a lot of these folks were barricading the door shut and people couldn't get out. several elderly women were knocked to the ground. >> the demonstrators were upset that police refused it interview the victims after they claimed that motorists drove into the crowd. police said the case is still an active investigation. >>> tonight, police are investigating another report of an attempted abduction. an eight-year-old girl says four men tried to coax her into a van just a few blocks away from her home friday. she did get awa

part in the cooking show at the convention show this >>> the metropolitan cooking and entertaining show takes place this weekend at the washington convention center. among the chefs taking part is joining us this morning and is bringing us a steak wrap recipe. we are talking about how good it smells in here. welcome. you are the founder and author of the 6:00 scramble. what is that? >> do you ever find yourself staring at the frenlg at 6:00 wondering what to make for dinner? >> yes. >> well, i have a program where i send menus for the week, and also grocery lists. >> now, you will need three beef shoulder center staikz, and 3 1/2 teaspoons of greek seasoning, and fresh dill, and bread wraps, which are pitas, and chopped tomatoes, and crumbled cheese. sounds delicious and can't wait to see how you make it. >> delicious and healthy. i cooked the beef, sliced the stake, and then you are not using any added oil. it's a lean cut of steak. >> it's nice and tender already. >> yes, nice and tender. we will make the greek yogurt sauce. you have a cup of greek yogurt. i like to use healthy ingredients and you can use nonfat. and so then i

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