he spoke with marty smith about his thoughts on new hampshire. >> jeff, when you enter new hampshireone of the chase drivers, how is your mindset different than it was just one week ago in richmond, virginia? >> i think it depends on the was you're in. if you were in the chase, you knew you were in last week, then the season starts today. if you had to earn your way in last week, then it's kind of a continuation of last week. so i really think it depends on the momentum of your team and where you were last week. >> drivers seem to differ on the importance of first couple races. some say you can rally if you get down. many say it is impossible to rally if you have a bad run here at new hampshire. how important is new hampshire and dover and kansas, those first three races? >> you never know what will happen in the chase. you may get a chase where nobody has problems, or you may get a chase where everybody has problems. the only thing i know is the better start you get, the better chance you have of winning. you're only allowed a few mistakes, and if you have one early, you can't have

"happy hour" coverage continuing here at new hampshire.e number one seed in the chase for the nascar sprint cup, mark martin. it's already been a memorable year for this 50-year-old driver. >> the best car is running out front right now. mark martin! >> we won! ♪ it's just a championship it's just a championship ♪ >> beautiful sight for mark martin. ♪ chgs ride ♪ championship ride >> mark martin, number one seed in the chase, and what a story for 509-year-old driver and we apologize, i did yesterday, part of the story and i'm proud of it. he has a luimited schedule and rick hendrick said, i want you get you a win. mark martin said, if i can put you in the chase, it will be icing on the chase. now he's in the chase and held his team in the weekend after getting in the chase and says, guys, now let's go for the cake. mark martin will be a factor, you got to believe, in this ten chase for the championship. you got to believe, big time. >> he signed up for another year 2011 now. >> he has them up front. >> in this practice, he actually moved u

of new hampshire, in the new hampshire supreme court, and a judge for the court of appeals in the first circuit. he has offered more than 300 decisions. here are a few. he has written for the court in landmark cases, celebrated concurrences in levee v weisman, with scouts of america, and u.s. of the lopez -- u.s. vs. lopez. justice souter is currently working with the new hampshire task force launched by the supreme court society seeking to approve civic education in schools across the state. in 2003, professor feldman was a senior constitutional adviser to the provisional authority in iraq and advised members of the iraqi government council for the interim constitution. he is the author of four books, "after the jihad, " "what we owe iraq, " "what we owe god, " and "the fall and rise of the islamic state." >> best year of my life. i thought we should start with constitution day. federally mandated obligation by universities. i thought i would ask you, do we need a day to celebrate the constitution? where do come down on the question of the federation of our founding documents -- venera

to make a new hampshire judge orders a homeschooled girl to attend public school setting her rigid christian faith. "the journal editorial report" starts right now. >> paul: welcome to the "journal editorial report", i am paul should go. in a speech that has silenced the democrats healthcare incentive, president barack obama addressed a joint session of congress this week and seating. note to his opponents and promising his $900 billion plan will not add to the federal budget deficit. mac will not sign it adds one dime to the deficit, now or in the future area and. and to prove i'm serious, there will be a provision in this plant that requires us to come forward with more spending cuts if the savings we promised don't materialize. >> paul: joining a panel this week while straight columnist and deputy editor dan henniger. senior editorial page writer joe reiko, washington columnist kim strassel. then, the story is in the polls, a bump up in support for healthcare. and a lot of people in washington talking about new momentum. did he save the day for the democrats keep you. >> look, this was a

now, here's one from a health care reform rally in new hampshire. and what makes this one so funny is this guy right here. do you see him he is holding a

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court of new hampshire, and a judge of the united states court of appeals. he has offered over three decisions during his time on the supreme court. i will name just a few of the ones you may recognize. he has written for the court in landmark cases. he has written celebrated concurrences and certain cases and issued dissents in bush v. gore. he is jointly -- has jointly authored the plurality opinion along with justices sandra day o'connor and anthony kennedy. he is working with the new hampshire task force seeking to improve civic education in schools across the state. his interlocutor is noah feldman. professor feldman served as adviser to the coalition provisional authority in iraq and advised members of the iraqi government counts on the drafting of the interim constitution. he is the author of four books, "/divided by god." in 1998, professor feldman served as a law clerk to justice souter. >> best year of my life. now that i have you softened up, i thought we should start with constitution day itself. as we heard earlier, federally mandated obligation

to the outer loop, we moving at speed from route 1 to new hampshire avenue. and inbound new york avenue we are live from florida. things are fine here but the main delay is stretching from the times building to bladensburg. in virginia, 395 slowing can do you know duke to seminary. that will continue to get bigger. 95 northbound in virginia from 123 to route 1 woodbridge. that's your delay and it is growing. that's a look look at traffic. now, over to you. >>> nothing says fall like the flu. the two seem to go hand-in-hand with the cooler weather. 9 news now digital correspondent is live in northwest with more. >> good morning. only a few people at this cvs on the 4500 block of wisconsin but customers are expected to form long lines to get their flu shots. cooler temperatures are one factor, the other the h1n1 flu virus. a spokesman for cvs tells 9 news now there is a huge increase in customers getting flu shots over last. >> let your arm hang loose at your side. >> reporter: thiscvs gave shots until 8 last night. this man brought his twins to the medics usa c

this one at new hampshire avenue.e have it on the realtime graphic causing problems at colesville manor drive this morning. good morning, virginia. switch gears heading over to 66 eastbound. a little volume at fairfax county parkway past route 50. over at 395 northbound, not too bad. slow down a little bit at seminary. give yourself five extra minutes there and finally 95 northbound a little slow prince william parkway and lorton this morning but no incidents or accidents to report. we'll send it over to kristin fisher. >>> good morning, everyone. leave it to washington to conduct a full-fledged congressional report on what else, twitter. that's right. which party tweets the most? what are they tweeting about? and who's the most influential tweeterring politician. the title is the social networking and constituent communication member use of twitter during a two-week period in 111th congress. a report on a social networking site that limits responses to 140 characters i would say that is a very long title. what this r

it has been cleared but backed up between wisconsin and new hampshire. give yourself extra minutes to go through the area. head over to 108 and see how things are looking out there. not too bad. no major issues that way. and finally fly over the bw parkway and see how things are looking from route 32 past 197 to the beltway. free and clear. jessica. >>> take faith instead of fear with you as you head out the door this morning. willie jolly explains why it will lead to more opportunities. >> hello, this is willie jolly. today's live better tip for success is you have to overcome your fears or your fears will overcome you. we have fears. we were born with them as a protective mechanism but they were not immigrant to shagle us. we have have faith in our fears or ourselves and a book success is never ending and failure never final, he writes fear not as you may make a mistake in your dreams. fear not that you may fail. fear you will never succeed if you never try and you are unwilling to take risks fear not you will be hurt. fear not that you will never grow

here's one from a health care rally in new hampshire. want you to look at the sign in the upper right hand corner of the screen. the man is holding up a sign and there's a bunch of arrows pointing at the other protesters and their signs and the sign reads we have no idea what we are talking about and he has a big smile on his face. certainly making fun of other people he is there with and it is pretty funny because i don't think that anyone else has any idea he is holding that sign. here's another 0 top contender for the winner of this contest. you can see the sign right this. it reads thanks obama, i'm going to let you finish but canada had the best health care of all time. clearly that one is making fun of the kanye west oh my gosh i'm blanking on her name, taylor swift incident. and this is my favorite, this guy is holding up a sign that says get a brain mor ans. a that is not too funny but the spells morons incorrectly. so he could possibly be the exact same thing he is saying in that sign. i know. you don't say. you want to see the

and worked from new hampshire.ays to one of his teachers, he calls that teacher a bigot. the director was like, "we might have to pull that line out." and i was like, "why?" he's like, "well, there might be some bigots in the audience." and i was like, "well, we shouldn't cater to the bigots. who were coming to see the sixth grade production of 'fame.'" i mean it was like, it was the first, like, artistic stand i think i ever took. yeah. >> jimmy: that is ridiculous. okay, very good. >> leroy. >> jimmy: okay, second question. what was the worst lie seth ever told you? worst one. >> we had a -- we had a rabbit named petey. a very sweet black rabbit. she smelled horrible. and she had a hutch in the garage. and one day i came home, and petey was so cute. she was sleeping. i was like, oh, everyone has to come see petey. she's so cute. she's sleeping. she was dead. >> jimmy: okay. [ light laughter ] >> and so my father was like, you know, i was inconsolable. and he told seth, "you have to go bury petey," and gave him a

top side of new hampshire avenue, we started offering this morning with an accident at 355. are open once again bu delays early this morning from 95 college park across the top side headed over towards 355. we have live pictures from the crew in sky fox. you will find lanes are open on 95 headed southbound out of laurel down towards the capital beltway. this is the live shot of the beltway as you travel westbound 495 working your way past new hampshire avenue and towards university boulevard headed over towards 355. the early morning accident has cleared and lane are open. but the damage is done. traffic below speed, we'll below speed right now as you travel westbound 495 in towards bethesda. we'll update your ride along 66 for those coming eastbound out of manassas. it is still a slow roll as you continue between the two 234 interchains all the way in towards 29 centerville. accident activity on the shoulder. >>> the fallout continues over the deadly crash on metro's red loon if june. nine people were killed. 70 others were injured and today, metro continues to pay the pric

the presiding officer: senator from new hampshire. a senator: i ask that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: thank you. mr. president, i'm here and i'm honored to be here to add my voice to so many of those w today have eloquently remembered senator ted kendy. mrs. shaheen: like so many who have spoken today, i was the beneciary of so many psonal kindnesses from senator kennedy. i actually first m him on the campaign trail and in 1980, i was actually on the other side in new hampshire when he was ruing against jimmy carte and despite the fact that that was a very hard-fought campaign and we won and he was -- he lost when i ran a winning campaign four years later in t new hampshire primary, senator kennedy was one of the first people toall and congratulate me. and after that, i had the opportunity to campaign over the years with senator kennedy. there was no one who could fire up a crowd like he could. in 2000, remember he was there for al gore when times wer tough in new hampshire, h

now, here's one from a health care reform rally in new hampshire. and what makes this one so funny is this guy right here. do you see him he is holding a sign with arrows.ing to the other protest evers saying we have to idea what we are talking about. here's another one. scroll down here. website is freezing up a little bit. the title here is kanye west's vma outburst plus health care equals awesome. the sign reads thanks obama i'm going to let you finish but canada has the best health care of all time. those are two of the top protests signs and i will have more coming up. >>> the redskins could borrow points from the nationals latest opponent because they are trying not to become the first team eaten by the lions in nearly two years. that is coming up in sports. we'll be right back. more and more, the quality of our lives depends on our connections. access to high-speed internet, at home and on the go, is no longer a luxury. it's how our children access education. it's how we find jobs, discover information, and connect with family and friends. it

new hampshire to georgia seeing volume build. i want to keep you updated op the situation at wisconsin. you know the accident has been pushed to the right shoulder. all lanes are getting by. here's route 4, route 5 and crane highway. notice it remains an accident free zone. i like what i see. on 395, hello virginia. hard to see the. the taillights are backing up. we are seeing a lot of congestion here at 95, 15- minute commute and growing as drivers make their way from the prince william parkway and lorton. >>> we are following breaking news the pentagon says five americans have been killed in attacks across afghanistan. four died on thursday in. one was shot by insurgents and three others died in a road side bombing. one more died while on foot patrol. so far no names, yet, of those killed. >>> today is day two of the g- 20 summit in pittsburgh. in a move brought on by president obama, the economic group is taking on a bigger role. the g-20 will take over responsibility for global economic coordination. right now the smaller g-g

reporter: mark came from new hampshire. >> healtcare isoken. i'm an employer. i can' provide it to my employees. it's broken. it nds to be fixed. fix it. don'tcrew it up any more than it is. >> reporter: most of the crowd made up of conservatives and independents with different agendas. >> we are losing our countr we think muslims are moving in and taking over. >> reporter: but united in tir distrust of big government and angry at billion and trillion dollar bailouts and rising de. >> y're spending too much money we don't have. they're going to put future generations into debt they wl never get out of. >> we the people have had enou. >> reporter: this rally organized by a collection of conservative and libertarian groups. >> too much power, too littl freedom. it is time to restore constitutionalovernment. >> reporter: almost a eoing a common theme. >> we musttop ts government takeover of health care. >> reporter: and coming after a summer of heated town hall meetings and congressman joe wilson's outburst at president obama during wednesday's addss to congress.

slow from new hampshire over to georgia.oute h, route 5. >>> 301, finally 66 eastbound in virginia we are starting to see a pickup and throw down to nutley and again approaching the beltway. over to you. >>> it is # 17. the fight over the redskins team name is heating up again. a group of native americans is asking the supreme court to get involved. peggy fox has the story. >> reporter: can a team with a name that goes back to 1932 be forced to throw it away. a group of native americans who say the name redskins is ' fencive want it tossed out. >> it is derogatory racial at this. >> he is asking them to overthrow the decision that says the redskins were protected. an act bars trademarks bars disparaging any persons living or dead. it began in ' 92 with a petition. >> reporter: even visitor that's american indian museum see nothing wrong with the name redskins. >> i don't think there is anything offensive in the name redskins at all. it is something we have grown up with and kind of benign. >> we are being way too overly sens

the chase begins at the new hampshire motor speedway this sunday. >> big numbers put up and deliveredides of the ball. we shine the light on some of the top performances on the college gridiron. and an injury report update, john clayton on whether matt has kehl can play on his banged up knee. >> i'm bob ley. ahead "outside the lines" -- what can plaxico burress expect when he enters prison this week? >> you don't know what to expect. and that's -- that he wants the toughest thing about it, you know, being that i know i'm going jail. >> ahead top of the hour, "outside the lines." >> here's a look at the nominees for the at&t espn all-america player of the year. washington linebacker donald butler had a forced fumble and a pick in the win over u.s.c. cal running back jahvid best, all did he was run for 131 yards and five touchdowns in the win at minnesota. oklahoma quarterback landry jones, this guy's the backup, and he throws for a school-record six touchdowns in just his second start. and mike williams caught 11 balls, 200 yards, two touchdowns in the 37-34 win over northwestern. you

the man who is now the top seed, the leader of the championship goin to new hampshire next week is with dave burns. >> and after the run he had here tonight which was fantastic for mark martin, hey, you're alone at the top with four wins, number one seed, mark. >> how about that? i just got it thank alan gustafson and all our supporters, the fans and our supporters. car quest, kellogg's, chevrolet, go daddy and all of the guys that support us at hendrick motorsports. great teammates and the best team, best year of my career. >> as well as you were running, near the end of the race, when >> checkered flag.elieve? i've had a lot of things go wrong in my career. i just, it was really good to be in the top five all night. i don't think we ever got further back than fifth and great pit stops and just everything was good. we had the best pit stall, great race car, not quite good enough to win with but we could see the leaders all night and the guys just did what we needed to do. we needed to finish how we ran and the last two weeks we've done that. and so now we go racing. pressure's off, tho

in my home state of new hampshire, we have one of these local nonprofits, the new hampshire higher education assistance foundation. it is a well respected member of our the chair: the gentleman from minnesota. mr. kline: madam chair, i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. miller: i yield one minute to the speaker. the chair: the distinguished speaker of the house is recognized. for one minute. the speaker: thank you, madam speaker. thank you to the chairman for giving me this opportunity to come to the floor in strong support of the student aid and fiscal responsibility act. i do so because education is the best investment individuals can make in themselves, parents can make in their children and a nation can make in its citizens and in its future. today is possible because of the leadership of the distinguished chairman of the education and labor committee, congressman george miller. students across america have no better advocate for affordable and accessible higher education. thank you, mr. miller. i'd also like to acknowled

jimmie johnson and the chase for the nascar sprint cup at new hampshire sunday 1:00 eastern on abc. mountaineers going become to rich rodriguez's day, different speed, indy, indy was one of them. jets. >> bob: different tempos they have coming out of the huddle. another tavon austin, number one, another speed guy. >> mark: pass is broken up. no flag on the play. good defensive play by josh bynes on wes lyons. second down and 16 to go. >> bob: interesting, west virginia five straight wins over southeastern conference teams. not many teams anywhere can talk about five straight southeastern wins in a row. >> mark: impressive they had over the sugar bowl a few years ago. second and 16. devine in the backfield. >> bob: big tall wes lyons at 6'7", slot receiver for west virginia. you can see the size difference right there, can't you, park? >> mark: yeah. 6'7", sure. >> bob: not many guys at 6'7" line up in the slot like wes lyons. >> referee: time-out, west virginia, there is no penalty for delay of game. >> mark: mountaineers see this as an opportunity to make a statement for both the p

so let californians and people in massachusetts buy a policy in new hampshire and they will have much lower cost and you'll be able to have people who are uninsured afford health insurance. host: let me get your thought on that. guest: you could speak about the other thing. the value voters summit we've been covering. what are your thoughts? guest: well, i thought it was interesting that president obama did support reform in medical mall practice. it's certainly an issue. i would think one possible way to deal with it would be for the government to pay for mall practice insurance. meaning that you could have the lawyer you want and the doctor you want. listen, you know, certainly there are lawyers who abuse this. on the other hand, i like having that legal protection. you know? if i go into a hospital and a doctor does something outrageously wrong, i want to have a chance of that protection. i think it's interesting the republican enthusiasm for buying across states. you know. what this is is more i feel a republican cartel capitalism. the road to having one or two or maybe three huge

for nearly seven years, we made trip after trip from our home in new hampshire out into the national parks, looking, scouting, filming, interviewing, asking, delving into the origins and mythology, recovering their long neglected stories and archives, searching for some sign or guidepost that would illuminate our way, getting to know the remarkable people who continue to protect this fragile inheritance. in the course of our work, we were awakened daily by the life changing power these save and sacred places exert. stumbling among the ruins of mesa verde in colorado, we breathed the dry air of a civilization that vanished hundreds of years ago, yet in the eerie, silent ruins, a warren of now deserted rooms and passageways of the once flourishing culture, we came to know the fragility of our own existence. in the crisp air of the pines and maples, the thunder of the surf, we found an unusual, sustaining tranquillity and reveled in the contradiction that must of the place had been saved by the son of the richest and some said most hated man in america. in northwestern montana, and late

the chase begins sunday in new hampshire. >> the houston texans are finding one of their own. dante roberts will be find $25,000 for shoes they deemed inappropriate. why? he wrote "pay me rick" on the back. rick smith is the texans general manager. he's paying robinson $10 million a year. >> good nfl teams often take on the personality of their head coach. think about it. bill belichick and the patriots, a quiet arrogance. confident publicly but don't say much of anything. mike tomlin and the steelers, emotional and professional. and then there's the jets and their new head coach rex ryan, outspoken and in your face. that's how the jets' defense was in week one, destroying the texans. week two, gang green gets new england, and much like his father buddy, rex isn't worried about himself or his team providing bulletin board material for the opposition. in today's "new york daily news," rex says he's not kissing bill belichick's rings and it's pretty clear his safety kerry rhodes isn't in awe of tom brady either. this is what he had to say: >> former lions' wide receiver charles

taking you outside we are below speed from new hampshire to georgia. no incidents or accidents along the way. back to the realtime graphics, we are watching a water main break past hall road. detour is in place and take it to virginia where we are looking at a 15-minute slow go to make it 95 northbound from the prince william parkway to lorton. that's a quick look at traffic. over to you. >>> tonight president obama takes his case for health care reform to congress and all of us. you'll see his speech live at 8:00 here on wusa 9. digital correspondent armando trull is live on captiol hill with a preview. good morning. >>> good morning, andrea. the political stakes are high for president obama. the speech he delivers tonight to a joint session of congress could make or break his push for health care reform and that success or failure could determine the rest of his political future. when president obama addresses congress tonight he will also speak toe this american people and their concerns over health care reform. many democrats are hoping it will pro

jimmie johnson racing for a fourth straight championship at new hampshire.age beginning sunday at 1:00 p.m. eastern time on abc. it was interesting. we had a chance to meet with antonio coleman. he said that walter mcfadden was really the speaker box on defense. guys, listen to them. boy, jarrett brown with a lot of machinations, runs for four yards. looks like he's dancing by himself. ball fakes, pump fakes. fake handoffs, face passes. >> bob: antonio coleman back in at defensive. out early with a hand injury. >> mark: on second and six. john sanders, got a nice block on the edge. and he doesn't need much help. sanders with a first down at the 28 yard line. nice block by the lanky 6'7" inch wes lyons and picked up 14 on the play. out near fans happy and amped right now. >> bob: if you don't walk out with a linebacker and cover down on these spread receivers they jauz raise up and throw you the football. that's become a huge play in college football. >> mark: there's the reverse. sanders and there's going to be a flag, looks like antonio coleman was held on

checking out the outer loop in maryland, volume from new hampshire to georgia but no slow goes on the topped soft the beltway and end with 95 and the bw parkway out of baltimore past 198 toward powder mill and beyond. notice nothing but green cars botch drought both drives are look great. back to you. >>> the fbi is working several angles for the investigation of bribes in dc's taxi cab industry industry. alex tree seen owe is live in norse with more. >> the fbi probe includes alleged bribes at the vehicle inspection station southwest. our sources say both dc council member and his chief of staff were on tape talking with who they thought was a cab company representative, when in all actuality it was an fbi agent they were communicating with. >> reporter: 9 news now first listened cab drivers were leaving $20 bills in the ashtrays of their vehicles. some inspectors were allegedly taking the bribes as payment for overlooking deficiencies on the cabs that should have earned them a rejection sticker. >> reporter: a second part of the fbi probe centers on city hall. the feds arrested ted

we are obviously trailing along here below speed from new hampshire to georgia. i'm estimating that at ten minutes. we will take it to 270 southbound where things are slow around the montross area. we are finding drivers doing okay approaching the split. delays on 66 eastbound. no incidents or accidents. a little stop and go from 123 to the capital beltway. in virginia take it to 395. it is heavy from the pentagon to the 14th street bridge. before this around duke street we are finding the congestion breaking apart nicely. to wrap it up we are crystal clear on 95 in virginia from fredericksburg to the mixing bowl. before we go, what are you doing on the? wusawusa 9 would love for you to join us at the the fe va l. s it istfe estival. it is a atin inodusing it tetwher le tpeeth r. llit wibenefit miriam's kitchen feeding the homeless ne r oueayou ougoyou og blblog wusaclsacom k com click on my picture on the home page and you will get the details. hope to see you on the. >> that's a great event. another one to tell you about. put your race shoes on this weekend. th

. ♪ [ music ] >>> a 114-year-old new hampshire woman is believed to be the oldest american, but baltimore'sith isn't far behind her. she celebrated her 105th birthday today. she looks great. surrounded by family and friends in owings mills. she was born in virginia, and moved her family to baltimore when just a little kid. mrs.smith is still active as a deacon at her church. >>> hopefully, she will enjoy some of this nice sunshine tomorrow too. another terrific start to your workweek, get outside and enjoy it. >> good enough. we will be out here at 11:00, after another episode of " defying gravity."

eastern parts of new hampshire up into new england. it's going to be the feel of fall out in the mountains of new england. heavy rains continue through much of the south. that's where they'll be staying. next week some of that moisture coming our way. if you are heading out to ocean city, right now it's in the 70s. there will be quite a brisk northeasterly wind as we get into tomorrow with that next weather front. the tropics are quiet. these are the great images from all around the world. composite of all weather satellites from the folks of the university of wisconsin. there is a little dying tropical storm marty. i wanted to show you out on the pacific, this is still what had been super typhoon choi-won. winds are still 120 miles per hour. here is a great image from the japanese meteorological satellite. look at that circulation. fortunately, it will be missing japan. overnight tonight, the next area of cool air coming in. high pressure will build in on us. tomorrow, i guarantee you a beautiful day. a lot of sunshine. the clouds get

we will take it outside and show you the outer loop, we are slow, a lot of volume from new hampshire over to that road. factor extra minutes. see that spray on our cameras. >>> back to the bw parkway back to the map headed southbound past route 50 a new crash scene just popped up. on virginia's side of things northbound on 95 at del city more crash activity. we know drivers are below speed already from the del city area up to loren, taking on an extra 10 to 15 minutes that delay setting in early. 66 headed eastbound, very very full from 50 to 123 but no incidents. now over to you. >> thank you, angie. >>> this morning we are remembering the september 11th attacks eight years later. this is a live look this morning at new york city. it is ground zero, the area where the twin towers once stood. >>> more than 2500 people died there eight years ago. vice-president joe biden will attend a remembrance ceremony in new york later this morning. >>> president obama is in washington to attend a ceremony at the pentagon. digital correspondent armando trull is live with a look ahead to that. >> re

at new hampshire.is decision to leave penske racing after the 2009 season and earlier penske said he could be at the shop for tuesday debriefs but tuesday debriefs only. but despite they say business will run as usual here at the track, as for the decision to replace him it was a the can decision based on protecting their developments for 2010 and they have a history of replacing and promoting from within and are actively looking for his 2010 replacement. >> ahead on this edition of "sportscenter," live report coming up on the kolb situation. and what is on joe flaco's plate today and what the bronco's defense might have up their sleeve against brady quinn and the browns and oh, the boyz are ready. they have opinions and we're going there live. call it a weight-loss smack down. he's a hall of fame quarterback who scored a 22-pound weight loss thanks to nutrisystem. he's a legendary linebacker who's tackled his own weight problem by dropping 35 pounds with nutrisystem. so, who's the winner... at losing

a university of new hampshire professor says his research shows children who are spanked have lower i.q.'s. the study tested ages 2-9 then retested four years later. the kids who were spangde had i.q.'s 3/4 lower. they believe it can be a stressor posing post traumatic stress-like systems. >> our water cooler question of the day do you think spanking a child can impact their i.q.? >> email your response at watercooler@wbaltv.com. the time is 5:70. the state of massachusetts will have a new start by the end of the day. >> and details on an investigation. >> and details on an investigation. >> sandy point, more >> and details on an invewe call the bunches >> sin honey bunches of oats the prize in the box. well, now there's a prize inside the prize. pecans! pecans! baked into crunchy oat bunches. taste the delicious surprise in every spoonful. new honey bunches of oats with pecan bunches. beautiful. of maxwell house's flavor lock lid. hear that? seals it tight. smells like fresh ground. fresh fresh fresh fre-- that's our favorite part. ...fresh! (announcer) taste why maxwell house is good

as you can see the heavy rainfall now going through portions of massachusetts, up into new hampshire, and al bane, new york getting some heavy rainfall. can you do it on your own computer at home at abc2news.com. here is your forecast for this evening. the showers gradually leaving the area. during the day tomorrow, a partly cloudy day but a chance for an afternoon shower and then on sunday things should continue to clear up throughout the region. not a fantastic weekend but getting better. showers ending, breezy, 57 for the low tomorrow. daytime high of 57 degrees and a chance for an afternoon shower and the extended outlook, things looking good on sunday. partly cloudy and 80 dreyses. on sunday, mostly sunny. getting clear on wednesday. thursday 72 and friday mostly cloudy and 74 degrees. we'll be back at 6:00 with more on the weather. >>> it sure seems like we've lost a lot of celebrities this year. we do have a consumer alert about all of the deceased big names. john checks in whether the music and photos make good investments so you don't waste your money. >> reporter: 2009 may g

up next, we will talk to senator judd gregg of new hampshire how the bill is shaping up and is the public option dead? >>> plus, john travolta takes the stand in the bahamas extortion trial detail how long a paramedic threatened to sell stories to the media if travolta didn't shell out 25 million bucks. we will head to the bahamas for the latest. >>> a 37-year-old mother of three on life support after a procedure at a day spa. what happened here? ♪ crunch time, wheat thins. you and your tasty whole grain. this can only end one way. (crunch) wheat thins. toasted. whole grain. crunch. have at it. >>> the senate finance committee is about to come back for lunch break on this, day six, of what will go into what will be in the health care reform bill. the committee voted down two amendments proposing a public option. today it took up other controversial topics like abortion and health coverage for illegal immigrants w me now, senator gregg, republican from new hampshire. senator, good to see you. >> thanks for having me, contessa. >> tell me where you stand on the insurance for illegal immigra

and senators are visiting new hampshire and iowa. house people actually work, and that, quite frankly, chances of the senate being rolled in conference are high. >> i want to play a sound bite from the president and, charles, i want your reaction. listen to this. >> i will not sign it if it adds one dime to the deficit, now or in the future. >> can he keep a promise like this? disingenuous. he said it would cost $900 billion. he will get it out of magic, medicare squeezing. he said there would be no decrease in any care of equality of treatment in medicare after he takes half a trillion dollars. this is absolutely observe. it will not happen. he sets up a kind of a trigger that will undo it in the year 2012, which nobody believes. just want to say a word about what nina said about this belated discovery of the virtues of the pass of respect in the opposition. i am not sure it was high virtue in her mind in the bush years -- it joe wilson had been the other joe wilson, a husband of a valerie plame -- >> he wasn't in congress. >> he wo

republican senator judd gregg of new hampshire joins us now.good morning. >> good morning. how are you? >> i'm well. i hope you are, too. a big die capitol hill. orrin hatch sent a letter to the president today and here is how it reads. do you side with senator hatch? >> hard to complain about that. i think that's a pretty rational view how we should proceed, yes. >> what about reconciliation? i'm understanding you have blasted that, sir, as a threat to senate procedure and that you will block democrats from urging that or kayic process, if you will, to pass health care bills here. is what senate majority leader harry reid said about that option yesterday. >> we are still approaching this in the form of bipartisanship. we still, after all these months, have a place at the table for the republicans and we're going to do everything we can to work with them. we want a bipartisan bill. we do not want to do reconciliation unless we have no alternative. >> what are you going to do about bringing together a bipartisan bill? what is your role in this?

tomorrow, beginning at 1:00 eastern, on abc. >> bob: who do you like in new hampshire?like him. >> dave: duane bennett, in the game at runningback. weber, with time. going for decker. and decker held on at the 40. solid throw by adam weber. first down, minnesota. >> bob: the key there is weber had time to throw. look at the pass protection. throws over a linebacker. boy, that's a dangerous throw and a good catch. he knew his roommate, decker, would make a good play out of it. couldn't keep running. just had to jump up and make the catch. good drive going. >> dave: see the numbers for decker at that 23-yard grab. he's the all-time receiver in terms of catches for minnesota. had 84 last season. 23 in 2-plus games here in 2009. weber to throw again. this time, he's chased. gets rid of it and completes it, to stoudermire. now, checking in with rece. >> rece: i know this conference pride thing can be overrated at some timeses. but after central michigan beat michigan state last week. northern illinois into lafayette. they are hammering purdue at the moment. spann rushing thr

and with martin winning the chase opener last week in new hampshire, he's got a major chance to openup a gap on the left field. >>> dover is one of my favorite racetracks. and that is the wildlife officials for them, getting caught in all sorts of things

the outer loop of the beltway between new hampshire road. number one worst place to be?ing the 11th street bridge, trying to get on to the southeast southwest express way. even if you make it to work on time tomorrow morning, you're not out of the woods. >> there is an interesting phenomenon now. the evening rush hour is even worse than the morning rush hour. ♪ i've been taking care of business every day ♪ >> it would be inappropriate on this labor day not to recognize the people who are working. >> i find it very ironic that we're working on labor day. >> is it hard to work when everybody else is off? >> no. i'm going to the beach in a week and i need the money. >> so long, summer. we'll not soon forget your warm rays, your beach days, and we know soon there will be frost and darkness. but the promise of another summer will help us survive those long winter nights. i'm pat collins, news4, washington. >> so long summer. that's all for "news4 this week." thanks for joining us. have a great weekend.

to the outer loop we are delayed from new hampshire to georgia. and wrap it up with a live shot of northwest dc at 8th and h street. watch those pedestrians overall no accidents or incidents to report. andrea, over to you. >>> we begin this morning with breaking news out of landover hills, maryland. 9 news9 news has found out a body has been located near ascension lutheran school. we're told by police the body was found around 7:30 this morning in a playground behind the school campus. not much is known about the case at this time but we will update the information when more is available. >>> the fbi's investigation in to bribes in the taxi cab industry is beginning to tighten. sources closest to the probe say jim graham may be a target. alex trevino is live with more. >> reporter: the fbi appears to be peeling off layer after layer in to this investigation that includes alleged bribes at the dc vehicle inspection station in southwest. sources from news nine say that both a dc councilman and his chief of staff were on tape talking to who they thou

but i traveled with them to new hampshire -- >> what was the broken rib have to do with them standingar apart. >> he didn't hug her, because the last time he hugged her, she had been very fragile. i traveled with them to new hampshire in the summer of 2007, and i saw her at one point go of off by herself and sit looking off into the woods. and i thought, wow, that's really sad, she is obviously sick. but in hindsight, these moments look as though there is something going on between them. but there wasn't enough for us to call them on it. >> but it seems strange -- >> running for president is a strange thing. all sorts of -- you know, you're doing this with your wife having cancer. there was a lot of reason for him -- >> what's out these days, if you have a child out of wedlock with someone who is not your wife, does that blow your presidential chances? i don't know anymore what's in and what's out. you're laughing. is that a deal-breaker? >> i wouldn't suggest trying it. >> is that a deal-breaker? ann, can you say it's a deal-breaker? >> yes. >> but john edwards violated every basic r

. >> here's another e-mail from elizabeth in ports smith, new hampshire.think the government will increase security measures in the currency in response to release of your book? >> guest: oh, boy, no. i'd really like to say the book inspired a change in our currency. that would be incredible bragging rights but there are already plans to reinvent the currency every ten years in response to the rapidly growing technology. there were stories that we were going to have a new 100 dollar bill last september with this iredible technology in it it called micro lenses where you'd actually see floating above the surface of the bill a hollow gramfither a denomination mark or perhaps an iconic image and this was supposed to come out in september according to the associated press and i called the bureau of engraving and printing a count weeks ago and i said where's this new money we've been hearing about and this a.p. story came out and soded like we were going to have a new 100 dollar bill. they said there was never a schedule for this and they emed to be going back

they lead minnesota by three with just 13 to placement new hampshire, trouble in the pits. kyle busch, look out. right into david ragan. a love tap. 50-year-old won the first race in the chase to the cup. that's an early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> thank you, fred. >>> someone has actually come out defending kanye west. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, he tried to wake his dad to play a video game and ended up saving his life instead. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this monday morning. i'm meteorologist bill karins. i talked a little bit about the flash flooding in atlanta. that's going to be troublesome for the commute. we have rain up through michigan, detroit, saginaw, grand rapids, traverse city. other areas for rain today, really everywhere in the ohio valley back down through tennessee. tennessee valley, jackson, atlanta. some of the worst of it today. mid atlantic, you're actually looking pretty g. well, if you're watching wncn nbc 17 in raleigh, north carolina, experience nature thr

the great historic time and obviously i was happy when barack obama adopted yes we can after the new hampshireome of you may remember when bark obama said yes pecan, everyone in this room probably thought that is cesar chavez,-- remember he did not mention cesar chavez or the ufw. when we did this we said yes we can. that is because i believe the ufw had endorsed hillary and delores who was, did give obama a hard time f adopting we can because she was the big hillary person but what many people don't know is where barack obama was going as soon as he left new hampshire. he was going to nevada to be endorsed by unite here an maria elena the rosove the widow of miguelontraris and for those folks, i guess we can did resonate so he had a secret message for them. and so, i think that we are in the great historical moment and although i do wish there were organizer is being-- i think it is the great period of time and i would just say this. what i don't want to seeappen is all of you in this room and the people i talked to, the spectators to history. what was so great about this fall was everyone fe