if you're a parent of a toddler, take note, thomas the tank engine has been overhauled with a new look and new sound. abc's john berman got to speak with him in this exclusive interview. >> reporter: for little kids, thomas the tank engine is like the beatles, the jonas brothers and miley cyrus combined. his adventures on the island of sodor hype nottic. these are my entranced boys. watched them on television since the '80s. we have heard the likes of ringo starr. >> thomas is a tank engine. >> reporter: george carlin, alec baldwin and pierce brosnan. >> welcome to the island of sodor. >> reporter: narrate the happy tales. one thing we have never heard is thomas' own voice, until now. >> i did it. >> reporter: for this week, for first time, thomas will speak his own voice on the cartoon. he's also getting some computer-engenerated enhancements. in an exclusive interview with abc news, i asked thomas about the changes. >> hello, john. thank you for visiting us. on the island of sodor. >> hey, thomas, your friends are going to get to hear you speak in your own voice if the very first tim

dome will be lighted pink for the month of october. >>> meantime university of baltimore gets a new look tonight. new street banners were unveiled earlier today replacing the old ones at the university's midtown campus. each design celebrates the slogan knowledge that works. >> it will also help define the area of the campus. >> a renowned designer and founder of new york magazine led this particular project. >>> a cooler day but still very nice out there. no complaints there. vytas reid has the first look at the excise. >> looks like we saw a little mixture of sun and clinics. no heavy rain except to the south and east of the city where more of the heavier showers were contained. looking at our hd radar scanning of the skies today, no activity over baltimore city but as we look to the south looking at a little light shower down there just east of d.c. and then across the bay looking at some shower activity just west of princess ann and also salisbury. so will continue pushing to the east. you can see all the sure were developing across the area. it's now mainly moved to the southeast. l

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there is good news if you're looking to pull out the sweaters and the umbrella. right. >> and if you're dieing to try out the soup recipe. this isior weekend. surprisingly cool, shawn, when we think about the fact we had two days in the 80s and we're talking 60s tomorrow. >> wow. >> and the soaking rain tomorrow night. the time table is coming your way and we look at the clouds out there right now. we started this day with showers and ended with some sunshine, especially sunny across maryland and we can see the clouds in the distance behind the washington monument there and we'll be mostly cloudy on the overnight. light start with our max hd headline us and know what, it will drop into the 50s tonight. if you haven't clicked off the air conditioning, doo now. the temperatures in the 60s tomorrow and the rain moves in in the afternoon and from west to east. the farther west you are, you might see this around 3 or 4 and i don't think it gets into the western suburbs of d.c., loudoun or frederick until 6:00 or so and that is trending later. starts light and then ove

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together and have the seven-day forecast so keep it here on 9 news now. >>> welcome back to 9 news. lookingowntown washington. we want to tell you what's on tap for the rest of the week on 9 news now at 9:00 a.m. montgomery county executive ike leggett will be in the studio tomorrow. we will talk to an expert on climate change and on friday, mind over money, our experts can help you with mortgages and refinancing and they can also help you get out of credit card debt. kim? >> very good. seven-day forecast is up. a quick reminder, a great interview with noaa about the it willest satellite scanning our skies. if you want to know about that visit my blog at wusa9.com. >>> and i'm holding this plate and cup and saucer because i'm going to be one of the celebrity waiters this evening. i never did this in high school or college and i love this place because i can get my hands under it and cup it. tell us more about the where people can go for more information. >> brain tumor.org. if people want to get involved in finding a cure for brain tumors, please join us. >> 20% is the going rate for waiter

see you tonight at 11:00. >>> over my shoulder you're looking at the new logo for the 135th running of the preakness. it's set for saturday may 15th. mark your calendars. pimlico race course. get this, tickets are already going on sale. thursday, rather, october 1st. for seating information and ticket reservation forms log on to abc2news.com and click on links. >>> if you're going to be in san diego sunday but you don't have tickets to the ravens game you might not see it. the game is still not a sellout meaning there could be a tv blackout. ladanian tomlinson was wearing a protective boot last night still not sure if he can play, both lt and darren sproals both scored touchdowns monday night but neither had a big night. the ravens know they have to do their jobs and not let either guy get out in space. >> you need to set the edge. you let those guys get the edge and you'll have problems. you got to set the edge, turn them back and try to keep them contained. you don't want those guys in space because they get a lot of green grass in front of them, they can be a problem. >> reporter: t

the president of the united states is going to speak in new york. and look at that picture. axelrod right here. pull it together, willie. >> washington, d.c., the white house, where our guest works. and back right here, to new york city, a beautiful shot of nal park. >> the reservoir where mike barnicle will have sunglasses on and constables following him. i was just talking to david axelrod, and i asked him how he liked this place, and he said i never want to go back. anybody that talked to you or your wife, susan, for more than two seconds knows that's a lie. the president has to actually -- there is a radiator in the lincoln bedroom, and the president has to handcuff axelrod to keep him from leaving. >> you leave your life handcuffed back in chicago. >> yeah, one of my favorite quotes, he had a bad run in '92 and '94 and was relieved of the responsibilities, and he said he was going to chicago where at least they stab you in the front. >>> we will get to more with david axelrod in a moment, but first we get to the top stories. this morning obama will talk to more than 100

tonight's "stocks in the news" looks at just how badly the shares are doing in after-hours trading. i'm paul kangas. >> suzanne: and i'm suzanne pratt. susie gharib is on assignment. this is "nightly business report" for thursday, september 24. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> suzanne: good evening, everyone. the group of 20 begins its two- day meeting in pittsburgh tonight with a search for common ground and questions about how much they'll actually get done. the leaders of germany and france continue to call for tougher regulation of the financial industry. president obama, who is hosting the gathering, is expected to push for a re-balancing of the global economy. joining us know with a preview of the g-20 agenda is washington bureau chief darren gersh. welcome. >> hey, suzanne, how are you. >> good, thanks. talk about the rebalancing of the global economy. exactly what does the u.s. expect to happen? >> well, rebalancing is kind of a c

news. >> thank you. >>> the fbi is looking into whether a u.s. census worker may have been the victim of anti- government extremists. the body was found september 12 hanging from a tree near a cemetery. he 51-year-old was a part-time census worker and teacher. door to door senses work has now been suspended. >>> damaging testimony against the manassas airline. a u.s. official told a congressional panel yesterday that colgan there has been pushing pilots to fly even if they say appeared to sick or too tired. regional airlines are continuing practices that jeopardize safety, even in the wake of the crash that killed 50 people. airlines deny these charges. >>> acorn is fighting back against makers of that hidden camera video. they have filed a lawsuit against those filmmakers. they were giving tax adviceo a man posing as a pimp and a woman posing as a prostitute. maryland requires two-party consent to create recordings. >>> purell dogs every building on campus, but still, a georgetown university is dealing with a swine flu outbreak. matt brock joins

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claude salhani of "middle east times -- but the fact that there is this big statement that we want a new look power, country on is not the biggest figured that obama employed in the u.s., but he is not what his predecessor was. >> is obama a popular figure in japan? >> he is, very much so. in fact, the survey that i point to is june 2008 when a survey about two dozen countries on interest in the u.s. election. the u.s. was included in the survey, but they came in second grade who came in first, but japan. japan is very interested in obama for a number of reasons. >=r obama has this problem that heñr can be president of almost any of this even while the support at home is sliding prin. tony blair when he came over in from iraq -- he was very unpopular picke. gil, in washington, there is a constant line of people to give some money. >> that is true. >> the latest is people in manufacturing, and they have a case because manufacturing is in deplorable shape. tell us about that. what did the manufacturers think they need to keep manufacturing going in the u.s.? >> the problem is that they believe

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and death for a rine who had been shot in the neck. >>> there is an art exhibit 2 new york city offering people a look inside the plane that landed on the hudson river. the plane touched down in the waters off new york city after a bird strike. the new art exhibit is offering a different look at everything from the cockpit to the tray tables. the exhibit of photographs is called "brace for impact" and is being opened inside a brooklyn warehouse gallery. >>> a woman in california thought to be the oldest woman in the world died. gertrude baines lived to be 115 years old. she was born in 1894 in georgia. this is gertrude celebrating her most recent birthday. she is quoted saying she never thought she would live to see a black man become president. president obama sent her letter of congratulations hearing of her milestone birthday. >>> health experts say there is encouraging news about the swine flu vaccine. >>> football's little michael jordan peppered in there. michael jordan gives us his take on his legacy. plus, it's an attitude check in the swins' locker room. >>> you ? you've got to wait until 4:0

too soon to say what started the fire. >>> years after the terrorist bombing in oklahoma city a new lookwhat happened. we're going to show you video that was just released of how terrified people reacted just after the explosion. plus the man at a center of a terror investigation now back in the city that may have been the prime target. find out what we've learned about the alleged plot. >>> we had plenty of rain over the course of this weekend but we did salvage part of the day before a few more showers moved through. we'll have your weekday forecast coming up. >> stick with us, we are back in 90 seconds.  . >>> newly released surveillance video shows chaotic moments following the oklahoma city bombing. it captured the panic and confusion after the blast. as surviving victims navigated around debris inside corridors and hallways. the video was used to convict timothy mcveigh. >>> now to a foiled terror plot. najibullah zazi is back in new york city and officially under indictment. last week bulletins were sent to cities all across the country. keep a clos

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months into the nation's health care debate we're getting a new look how the voters feel about the elected officials whose decisions impact their lives. president obama has a 55% approval rate. little change from earlier this summer. although it is wn considerably from the high point of his presidency. obama stale fairing better than congress. gallup poll shows ratings are near their lowest levels in a decade. at 36%, democrats are fairing somewhat better than republicans who stand at 27%. that polling comes as the fight along party lines continues in washington. and that's something house speaker nancy pelosi suggests could have damaging repercussions. the california democrat began to tear up on thursday when recalling the politically-motivated violence that rocked san francisco decades ago. pelosi's office confirmed the speaker was likely referring to the 1979 city hall members of local gay politician harvey milk and george mosconi. reflecting on that, quote, climate of violence, she called on leaders to take responsibility for their words and the actions they could provoke. >>> in a som

news now. traffic is looking nice and green. we are going to tell you about some tieups to avoid coming up. >>> congress is reopening its investigation in to why the securities and exchange commission failed to detect madoff's massive ponzi scheme. david coats will testify before the committee today. they revealed how the agency botched five investigations in to madoff's business over more than 16 years. >>> pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger will not accept a settlement offer woman that claims the quarterback sexually assaulted her. the alleged victim said he would be willing to settle for an apology and victims of domestic violence. >>> bad weather to control a massive blaze burning north of los angeles. they want to set backfires to help destroy fuel that can spread the fire. the weather delayed the plan for two days. the wildfire is 62% contained. >>> political pundits on the world wide web respond to the south carolina cram now known as the president's heckler. >>> and having braces may not be as long for ch

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nationals and what i didn't get time to ask her is, why. >> because they've got a little bit of good news lookingad to next season, if you can squeeze any out of. >> let's hear it! >> here we go because the pirates beat the dodgers last night, that means the nationals against clinch the worst record in the majors, therefore, the nationals again earn the number one overall pick in next year's draft. good news, depending on who you ask. for this season, the nationals showed some grit. they came from behind and beat the mets, 4-3. we're down at nats park. j.d. drew on the hill for the in nats. he had a rough start. david wright doubled that off the wall and left. comes around the score, gives the mets a 3-0 lead. he would set down and not allow any more damage. the nats begin their come back. desmond hits one deep. that guy is gone into the mets' bull pen. desmond coming on for the nats of late. second big home run, makes it 3-2. bottom of the eighth, game tied at 3. desmond hits it sharp up the middle. anderson hernandez stops it, flips to castillo. his relay wild, nats up 4-3. mike mac doug al on

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security council today, aiming for a new look your free world. he pointed directly to iran and other defined nations. >> the world of stand together and demonstrate that international law is not an empty promise and the trees will be enforced. >> the world and tore on the international stage continues in pittsburgh today. the president will allstate two- day summit on the global economy, a test for the president as he tries to achieve a delicate balance with countries with different agendas. >> this will be the first time that the ball is in his court. >> he wants to cut back on subsidies that promote fossil fuels. he will try to reel in big spending and borrowing as recover from the financial crisis barry >> we will work with the world's largest economies to chart a course for growth that is balanced and sustained. >> even before the summit, hundreds of protesters are making their voices heard, demanding more action on climate control. security is tight and metal barricades are keeping protesters at bay and hundreds of police officers are patrol

employees will come to the hillendale pal center to provide furniture, equipment and brand new look to the center. >>> seniors at a baltimore county nursing home have a story to talk about. yesterday a fire broke out and forced everyone out of the building. this happened at the spring house assisted living on reisterstown road. investigators say that a small fire started in the building's trash room but it was enough to trigger the sprinkler system there. thankfully no injuries reported. >>> 5:35. quite a busy night across baltimore. >> two separate crashes in the city injure nearly a dozen people. the effort that it took fire crews to rescue one man after crashing his moped. >>> all the your old toys are new again. a walk down memory lane with the man who has the world's largest toy collection but before you head out the door here's justin berk with the weather. >> i'm so glad you two are driving the toy bus. we have a mix of clouds, patchy fog and temperatures near 50 degrees. in fact it's 51 in downtown baltimore now. with 92% humidity. let's check the bus stop with mark jones. >> g

bailing out troubled insurerer a-i-g...but looking back...was the time and money really worth the effort? and saving for retirement after this recession... how new challenges like inflation will impact you're nest egg. and...some u.s. industries look for new opportunities in cuba now that certain rules are lifted. it's all ahead on this edition of first business. by year since showing no signs of stepping out of the market now that volume comes back in the prices of stocks continue to march higher after labor day. a lot of concern about whether or not the market will fall apart has happened one day in. looking ahead to the rest of this week unless the president obama if will be addressing congress about health care reform efforts and also on wednesday and thursday of this week if we have four federal reserve members giving different speeches so investors are paying attention to what they have to say about the state of the economy in the global market. meantime defeat out trade leasing gold prices creepy and to some degree explode back to a thousand hours an ounce to looked at go up on the charts and also get into a discussion of what the gold ra

's a new look at the mastermind on the deadly terror attacks. >> another morning, another round of light rain for parts of moscow early today. we will take a look at radar and let you know when the rain is coming. ( birds chirping ) ♪ ♪ mmm! ♪ and i would do anything for love ♪ a.1. makes meat loaf sing. a lot of other beef too. >>> hello. by and with the third infantry per dissipating with spirit of america at the patriot center. >> good morning, washington! >>> 5:40 a.m. on this thursday morning. 65 degrees. it is breezy. it is gusty morning and its i i herequs a kk look at s we have a few sprinkles. that is the case in parts of southwestern frederick county and west of urbana and scattered about the region. not a big deal. high temperature of 70 degrees today. breezy. most of the rain, later into tonight. it looks like the weather pattern will finally break by late saturday and into sunday. >> that is nice to know. in leesburg, their document think a crash on route 7 near battle creek parkway. eastbound can get by, but westbound cannot. george washington parkway before the beltway, a

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pox 5s beth -- fox 5s beth parker has a new look. >> the living quarters, currently three bedrooms. >reporter: greg is doing something he once only dreamed about, buying a home. it's not just a buy but a steal. >> this house listed two years ago at 455 and is listed at 229. >> reporter: the auctions -- greg has a ratified contract in this house in the brightwood neighborhood of northwest d.c. but it was a battle. he competed with three other bidders. the realtor said it's a surprise to some buyers. >> they say you're kidding, there are multiple offers? >> reporter: it's little flashback a few years ago when the market was racing out of control. >> not 2005 at all and however, not 2008. >> reporter: in d.c., single- family home sales are up 17% compared to last year. not every house is like greg's house, selling with multiple offers but there are certain criteria making homes particularly attractive right now. >> it's the the condition a buyer can walk in and say hmm, i can live here. >> reporter: in other words, cosmetic word. >> probably do like hardwood floors. >> reporter: and the

obama is in pittsburgh this morning and set to announce the g-20 has new authority over world economic matters. >> and the weekend looks like it's starting out on the dreary side. the insta-weather plus forecast as the news continues right now. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group]

news now. this is a live look at the former world trade center site in new york city.ames of those killed in the attacks will be read today. the vice-president will attend the remembrance ceremony. >>> president obama will head to the pentagon later today and lay a wreath there then speak with the families of those who died there in the attacks. >>> right now a hazmat crews are try tying figure out what caused an explosion that rocked the warehouse building hts,anyl overnight. there is some damage no one was hurt. howard. >> a t weand windy mornin heavy rains howard county, through anne arunl and fairfax as well. seven-day forecast and another traffic update are coming up. r this is more than my easy button. it's my "save-so-much-on- his-graphing-calculator... look. i made it say "booger." ...i-can-get-him-a- math-tutor" button. it's my "save-so-much- on-school-supplies- he-can-stop-using-his-sister's old-backpack" button. it's my "save-so much-i-can-get- a-binder-for-every-day- of-the-week" button. there's no school on saturday and sunday, genius. don't ruin this for

now given more than 100,000 to relief efforts and sent more man power to help out. >>> and looking at the news edge, the banner of the jor, turning heads. it is president obama made up to look like the bad guy. underneath the words there, socialism. some neighbors want the banner taken down. >> this is the first thing you see, this is such a poor representation of the city. >> i don't think the city should be allowed to take it down. because it is a first amendment rit. >> the banner was put up by the owner of a strip club. he says it is meant to show he is not happy with the president's policies. >>> the gun shop where the d.c. area snipers bought the guns out of business for good. shawn yancy now everywhere at 11. >> brian, the federal judge decided to revoke the license, that it was proper. the owner won't get it back. the stores accused of bad record-keeping, and couldn't account for the rifle used in the sniper attacks. >>> 41 million in american cash found in five other shipments in columbia ports. they uncovered the money, it was wrapped up in shipments. the feds say it was part of an o

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news of the day. the latest on the g20 summit in pittsburgh. jeffrey brown looks at new financial agreements made there. new agreement were a nourntioned here. we'll explain. jeffrey >> lehrer: jeffrey brown looks at new financial agreements made there. mark shields and david brooks analyze the iranian and other news of the week. ray suarez, from new york, tells the story of the clinton global initiative. >> suarez: jim, luminaries from around the world are cutting billion dollar deals here. i'll have the details. >> major funding for the newshou with jim lehrer is provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what is that energy came from an energy company? everyday, chevron invests $62 million in people, in ideas-- seeking, teaching, building. fueling growth around the world to move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chevron. >> this is the engine that connects abundant grain from the american heartland to haran's best selling wheat, while keepin

look at what is going on on the roads. a whole lot people not even going very fast on the outer loop. because we have this new accident at the university. drivers are losing 3 left lanes. as a result you are looking at conditions like this, bumper to bumper to route one college park. over to another situation we have been monitoring as low asly all morning, good hope road remains closed, between 23rd and altamonte place. this involving two buses and multiple injuries. officials saying please avoid the area. they are diverting traffic to those already in the area. wash tong boulevard, a slow go. looks like crash activity still there pushed off to the shoulder. drivers still losing part of that left lane. as a result of this, they are still backed up to the 14th street bridge. northbound the other way taillights are stacked 495 to the 14th street bridge. 30 minutes to make it through this stretch during these rainy conditions. take a look at our camera shot here. dripping like crazy. 56 eastbound, 50 to the capital belt way. this travel time 20 minutes, no major incident or is accident tons stretch of road. now

gove and my campaign sponsored this ad. >>> eight years after the attacks on 9/11, new video has surfaced. take a lookamateur video taken that day in new york. it's part of the launch of a weite trying to gather stories and images from the attacks in the aftermath. the national september 11 memorial museum is putting the week site together. this is a glimpse of the hundreds of hours of material collected. >>> metro and marc did step up their security on the rails and will do so again tomorrow. it's part of a planned test. you'll see more union formed officers on platforms, above ground and below and riding the trains. again there is no threat so don't be aharmed if you see them. >>> there will be a number of 9/11 events in our area tomorrow. the pentagon will hold an informal ceremony at 9:30. it's only for the family members of the victims. the president will attend. the public is invited to a ceremony at fort meade. several first responders will speak there. the national cathedral will hold a service at noon in remembrance. one of the cathedral's bells will toll eight times if each year since the at

up into new england, looking pretty clear, until you get up to utica, new york. seeing some shower activity down there. finally, over in the atlanta area they are finally drying out from all the extreme rain that they had. the end of last week and into the weekend. as far as what's going to be happening tonight -- few clouds around right now. a few little breaks in the overnight. as -- in the overcast. the next couple of hours the clouds gradually dissipate. then the clear skies move in the early morning hours. tomorrow, a lot of sunshine. then friday, chance for a sprinkle, light shower. then more shower activity comes with the frontal system making its way through our region saturday. for the overnight period, mostly clear, 46 for the overnight low. but cooler temperatures in the northern and western suburbs, not frost however. occurring the day -- during the day tomorrow, mostly sunny, still cool. below normal temperatures of 76 -- 67 degrees. friday we warm up a little. a chance for a light shower, more general rainfall saturday. sunday looks to be the best d

coming up, a look at jay leno's highly anticipated move to prime-time. >> plus great news for disney lovers. massive expansion plans. >> and we're keeping tabs on an early morning accident in howard county. we'll update you on that location. >> monday morning, oh, man. >> i know. >> fortunately there's nothing major out there. just one accident of note. if you're heading out in howard county, eastbound 32 right at route 108. that's been there for a little while so hopefully it will be cleared shortly. nothing happening on 95 in howard county. 100 looking good as well. westbound preston at cathedral closed until noon today. 60 miles per hour in the area of harford road in the router loop. in the outer loop. looking pretty good overall. 95 at white marsh running smoothly so far. even out of harford county and cecil county looks good, too. here's a live view of the beltway at harford road in both the inner and outer loops equally smooth at this time. we'll keep you posted on any delay that start to crop up. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and

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new billion dollar stadium. here's fred roggin with an early look at all of your sports headlines. >>> good morning. in the eyes of jerry jones, the new stadium is now complete as the cowboys picked up their first win in the state of the art stadium. cowboys took the lead in the third quarter. up the middle for six and dallas jumped on top, 10-7, cowboys ice it late in the fourth, picked off jake and took it 27 yards for the score. cowboys are 21 in the second half to meet the panthers 21-7. >>> pennington expected to miss the rest of the season. he'll make his first nfl start this sunday for the dolphins. >>> baseball, the angels wrapped up their fifth division title for the win against the rangers. started in the first with a two-run homer and never looked back. won 11-0 and let that celebration begin. they are the al champs. if you remember, aiden hart was tragically killed by a drunk driver this past april. >>> texas lost, the red sox could've clinched with a win against the blue jays but it wasn't meant to be. gave the jays a 7-3 lead with a three-shot over. >>> braves are still on the hunt for

news station. >>> hello again at the top of the hour, looking live at ground zero in new york city where two shafts of light were illuminateed echoes where the twin towers once stood. here, one of the big stories, it's raining. it's having an effect on the rush. marty in first warning weather. >> here's first warning doppler radar, the low offshore started getting a second wind yesterday. it got its act together and we're many the path of heavy rain flung our way from the ocean and the purple box has nothing to do with the ravens, it's a tornado watch box through noon for kent and delaware. looking at the radar, come on, let's go back and do that again. let's look at the photo, maybe not, our watch warning graphic, our beaches have a flash flood watch and going to be some problems up the 95 corridor as the rain marchs up the sea board. 65 at lunch, heavy rain, rain slowly tapers but doesn't leave it through the evening. the high about 68 degrees. don. >>> thank you. here's your traffic with sharon gibala. >>> the rain causing a mess. watch for an accident on the jfx, blocking two left lanes at nort