the maryland transit administration is considering adding a new stop at the new carrollton metro stationn two bus routes from annapolis. maryland cut a previous with bus route four years ago because of budget cuts and low ridership, but increasing development around new carrollton has them rethinking that route. >>> for the first time maryland is finding state casinos for instances of under aged gambling. 30 known violations so far this year. under a new agreement signed last week maryland will play $20,000 for four incidents in hollywood casino will pay $10,000 for two. the state can impose a fine up to $5,000 per incident. right now there is no punishment for the young people caught gambling. >>> what would you do for an extra hour or two of sleep? >> what wouldn't i do? >> some students in fairfax county are finding out. the countywide school program is allowing seniors to drop their first class of the day to get a few more zs. the opt-out program is part of the push to get a later school start time. about 5% of the class of 2014 is enrolled in the program as of now. in order to get m

maryland cut a previous bus route between new carrollton and annapolis because of budget cuts and lowership. increasing development around new carrollton has them rethinking the route. >>> cnbc's courtney reagan is live. >> reporter: one of the casualties of a government shutdown would be the release of u.s. economic data including the jobs report. the bureau of labor statistics says all survey and other operations would cease and nearly all of the agency's 2,400 workers would be furloughed. they say it's possible the data could be released if the white house budget office gives authorization and then the agency would bring in a small staff on friday. there is precedent during the last shutdown in 1995 and 1996 because the risk of the data leaking was deemed unacceptable. >>> a civil trial over the bp gulf oil spill enters phase two today. they are back in federal court in new orleans. jousting over how much oil was leaked into the gulf during the three months it took to cap the well. the outcome will determine how much bp will have to pay fines under the clean water act. aaron, back

the maryland transit administration considering adding a new stop at the new carrollton metro stationutes from annapolis. the 922 and 950 buses could soon add that stop. maryland cut a previous bus route between new carrollton and annapolis because of budget cuts and low ridership but increasing development around new carrollton has them rethinking that route. >>> today may be your last day to visit the national aquarium. after 81 years it will be closing its doors in the basement of the commerce building in northwest washington for good tomorrow. renovations to the building are forcing the aquarium out. owners are looking for a new location. the staff is planning to move the animals to the national aquarium in baltimore. it is now 6:50. covering northern virginia this morning, sleep might be a major motivator for some fairfax county high schoolers. the county started its opt out program with seniors allowing them to drop their first period class to get the more sleep. so far about 5% of seniors are enrolled in a program to get the extra zs. to quaul fay seniors must be on track to gr

other homes and businesses along that 16-mile route between bethesda and montgomery county and new carrolltond prince george's county. >>> right now a commuting nightmare. tens of thousands of people in new york city trying to figure out a different way to work a. power failure causing a big problem for a very busy rail line, that line runs from manhattan to stamford, connecticut. some passengers took substitute trains although they only hold 10% of the normal passenger load. connecticut's governor says the problem could last as long as three weeks. >>> in just a tu hours we'll learn more about how bad the upcoming flu season could be. several federal agencies will hold a joint news conference at 10:00 this morning. representatives from the department of health and human services, the cdc and the u.s. surgeon general will be on hand for this event. the group will give an outlook for are what we can expect this year. get your flu shot soon. >> i've never had one. >> you haven't? >> never had one. never had the flu. got to find some wood to knock on. >> quickly. might try your head. >> oh, she'

prince george's county, that area, new carrollton, largo, 45, 55 degrees. chase, upper 40s for you. again, a chance for sprinkles. i don't think it's enough where you want to carry the umbrellas. it's hit or miss and pockets of sprinkles until 11:00 a.m. or noontime when the temperatures push into the upper 60s. we'll hit a high of 76 or 77 degrees. mostly sunny by tomorrow afternoon. here is a look at the temperatures across the area. bethesda, good afternoon to you. oakton, 76 is the high temperature tomorrow. 76 in alexandria, camp springs pushing into the mid-70s. big weekend for the fairs going on. a lot of festivals. low to mid-70s with morning sprinkles on friday. calvert county fair, prince frederic, maryland. that is a good one to go to. early part of next week, we are dry after a very fine weekend in the mid-70s. in fact, coming up, this time next week, the next best chance of rain. upper 70s. humid. could get showers and storms next week at this time. back to you. >> all right. >> a legal debt collecting scheme involving text messages. >>> online

plans to use eminent domain along that 16-mile route between be ththesda and montgom county and new carrollton>>> in a few hours more about how bad this upcoming flu season could be. several federal agencies will hold a joint news conference at 10:00 this morning. representatives from the department of health and human services, the cdc and the u.s. surgeon general will be on hand for the event. the group will give an outlook for what we can expect. the u.s. senate will hold a hearing on ways to reform the postal service. this comes one day after the po postal service said it's raising the price of first class stamps 3 cents to 49 cents. the postal service has been losing billions of dollars each year. the hearing will look for outside the box ideas to improve its precarious financial position. >> make it 50 cents. 49 -- four pennies now to get a stamp. >> maybe it sound better 49 verse better. >> 50 is easier. that's all i'm saying. >> meteorologist tom kierein is here now. we've had spectacular weather now. getting a little cold sometimes. >> we have a little blanky over the metro area keepi