benning road to h street, rhode island avenue, good alternatives through northeast washington.raveling the top stretch of the beltway, look good headed around towards 270. southbound 270 remains in the clear out of rockville headed toward the lane divide. no accidents to report in virginia. 395 still clear as you travel up to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we loved him in films such as dirtsy dancing and ghost. patrick swayze lost his battle with pancreatic cancer yesterday. >> jox's jill dobson takes a look back at his life and legacy. >> reporter: he could hold his own against any leading man but patrick swayze was best known for sweeping women off their feet. he learned those moves growing up in houston, texas. born august 18, 1952, one of five children, his mother patsy was a dance instructor, father jessie a cowboy turned engineer. it was in his mother's dance studio where patrick met his future wife, lisa. the two have been married since 1975. the role after lifetime for the dancer turned actor came in 19 # 7's "drtsy dancing." h

detective green was assigned to the fifth police district in northeast washington. sources tell news4 that a short time before his death, investigators questioned detective green about his alleged association with pizza mart murder suspect shaniqa robinson. charged with the murder of the owner of that pizza mart. investigators are looking into allegations a member of the d.c. police department may have provided assistance to suspect robinson after that murder. sources say at this point no charges have been filed against detective green. it was august 18th that the man was found dead inside the pizza mart store. he had been beaten, stabbed and set on fire. according to court documents, he paid suspect robinson $500 a week to mary his pakistani brother so the brother could become a u.s. citizen. when the brother discovered robinson had sexual affairs with other men, ramma cut off the payments. the investigation continues on. back to you. >> pat collins in northeast, thank you. >>> there are new developments that involve the stafford county youth minister accused of ha

at least those who work the streets of northeast washington. d.c. police are investigating a series of armed robberies and believe one man, as depicted in this just-released composite sketch, that's committed at least three of the crimes. >> he's taking a cab and once inside he goes to a particular area of the 5th district and then he's demanding, he has the cab stop and then demands the money, displays a weapon or appears to display a weapon. >> report: then he takes the money. the cabby's keys also and then runs off. police are warning taxi drivers to be alert. >> do you feel vulnerable when you're driving. >> sometimes. sometimes ... it's very hard. you have to be careful where you go and who you pick up. >> but have you to pick up. >> you have to pick up anybody that flags you down. >> this is the law. there is no discrimination. >> reporter: most cabbies haven't heard about the crime spree. >> i don't work at night. don't work at night. >> reporter: but police say one of the robber i was at 3:30 in the afternoon. d.c. detective paul shelton is

. >>> an investigation is underway in to an early-morning accident in northeast washington. an suv struck a jersey barrier on new york avenue near bladensburg road northeast. district police have been trailing the vehicle in prince georges county shortly before the crash. the two teens in the suv were released in to the custody of their parents and so far no charges have been connected to this incident. >>> we'd like for you to take a look at your screen because a child is missing from germantown. she is 11 years old, karolline batista. if you have seen her please call police. >>> springfield police are trying to find dorothy mae agee. the 70-year-old woman was last seen at her home on bradfield drive last tuesday. of course if you have seen this woman, again, please call police. >>> coming up next, a case that captured the headlines find out where police stand on the murder investigation of a yale medical school student. >>> and he personified a particular kind of masculine grace, both off and on the screen. today, hollywood says good-bye to actor patrick swayze. there's a b

they say the man is striking in northeast washington. the man gets in a cab, requests to be taken to a location, threatens he's holding a gun and demands money. right here on the 2200 block of 13th street northeast. >> everybody has their personal fear. i just don't have any fear driving a cab. not only that i have never been robbed. so that's not a fear that i don't have that a lot of cab drivers have who have been robbed. >> reporter: allen knows the risks related to picking up strangers. he's been a taxi cab driver for 35 years and he says there is not much you can do when an unknown passenger threatens your life with a gun. >> if one robbed me i would give them the money. >> reporter: investigators tell 9 news now, no need to be alarmed but always take the necessary safety measures and never put up a fight. >> whatever is asked or demanded of a cab driver by a -- if this alleged suspect should come to the cab concede and give them whatever it is he asks for. >> reporter: the last thing police want to do is fill people's hearts with fe

. >> right now we look fabulous along the beltway through a northeast washington. no complaints on to 95. over to the freeway. we will give you the normal travel times between richmond and baltimor along 95. 66 is good between centreville and the beltway. this is a live beltway traffic close to university boulevard. things are moving nicely. >> thank you. >>> a former miss california is suing pageant officials. the beauty queen accuses them of slander and religious discrimination. she made national headlines for defending traditional marriage. she was fired for missing several scheduled appearances. >> i heard she might to a "celebrity apprentice." i heard that. >> there might be a little connection there. >> that is interesting. she is suing donald tump is pageant officials. >> i would think he would have to be named. >> i would think. >> chris brown is now saying he does remember attacking his girlfriend despite what he is saying in an interview on "larry king live. " he is saying he misspoke. the interview is his first since february when reports -- when reports

a nice trip into northeast washington. route 4 looks ok to the suitland parkway. standard delays leaving waldorf. we are good on 210, 295. this is for virginia, 95 traffic, plenty of it. left side northbound. you'll slow at the prince william parkway to route 1. newschopper 7 will be joining us in just a little while. let's go to brian. alison? >> i think it is back to us. we all get confused. >> and she does that radio. >> double the confusion. >> 5:42. 63 degrees. >> is it the wave of the future? we will take you to a high-tech classroom where books are basically gone. >> we ♪ [ woman ] ♪ early light breaks through ♪ music and dance calling you ♪ just need that mountain grown lift ♪ ♪ before you share your gift ♪ ♪ now there's rhythm and sound ♪ making their hearts pound ♪ the best part of wakin' up... ♪ ♪ is folgers in your cup by putting an end to paper medical records, we have ushered health into the digital age. saving liv, sometimes when seconds count. managing chronic conditions. making amazing new discoveries. and, oh yes, saving a lot of trees. kaiser pe

reporting from northeast washington, sam ford, abc 7 news. >> you can watch the speech and listen to the republican response tonight at 8:00 on abc 7. >>> which got a bit of a break from the overcast weather outside. doug hill is here with the forecast. >> some showers falling in other rts of the viewing area. here is tht. wn to southern sections o wn jefferson county,ste w virginia --e t dhaisist iminhing. all of that i moving in ne ct oiorel our storms can will show the bigg picture with the rain cong in from the ocean across delaware bay. to the southwest, there is a storm system off the coast of virginia tst look like it is going to head towards us. a quick look at in n,aicaag stteragain, scattered h partly sunny skies and potentially steadier and heavier rain. we will tell you when coming up shortly. >>> members of a virginia church are shocked at what the minister is accused of doing with a teenage boy. we have what police say went on there. >> jennifer brennan has yet to be arrested, but she faces 26 crime charges. it charges that have hurt one church community. 36-year-old je

eight years ago a teacher sarah clark and a student from the northeast washington area were killed in the attacks. they were on american airlines flight 77 on their way to california when their flight was hijacked and crashed into the pentagon. >>> at rfk stadium today, 200 volunteers spent this national y of observance and remembrance making quilts for the children deaf ployed troops. they sewed the images of the members into the quilt patterns. d.c. cares mobilize volunteers for this project. the wife of admiral mullen presented the quilt to the wife and 2-year-old son of a sergeant who is serving at afghanistan. >>> coast guard training exercise caused a real life stir along the potomac river this morning in washington. officials say a few news outlets misunderstood coast guard radio transmissions and reports shots had been fired at a suspicious boat. the president, the pentagon and the anniversary of 9/11. brian moar has that story. >> reporter: coast guard gun boats confronting a suspicious vessel a short distance from the pentagon and the president? and on the anniversary of 9/1

. >>> a lodge in northeast washington has been closed and the district says it is because of wild parties. the department of consumer and regulatory affairs and teens have been partyg on the lot. city leaders say those parties have led to violence in recent months. pir fenty will discuss the discussion to close the lodge on monday. >>> football season is officially under way. redskins fans and players are gearing up tomorrow's big game. dan hellie has more in you "sports minute." >>> good saturday morning, everybody. your "sports minute" starts with the redskins and say what you will about the redskins' preseason. jim zorn accomplished his main goal and that was to keep everyone healthy. all of the guys practiced all week long and they will be ready for the giants. no excuses. they are playing with a full deck. they are, however, still 6 1/2 point underdog. don't forget the premiere of our new show "redskins showtime" which is tonight at 7:00 followed by "the jim zorn show." michael jordan inducted into the hall of fame last night. >>> on the diamond, nationals in miami taking on the marl

more arrests made in a murder of a man killed last month inside of his pizza mart store in northeast washington. police arrested 26-year-old robinson days later. investigators say he was paying her to marry his brother but the money stopped when he he found out she was having an affair. yesterday police arrested two men. robinson's alleged accomplices. leon robinson and 26-year-old isaiah. >>> now to the surprise showdown that took place at this week's g-20 summit. world leaders taking a stand after the scoffry of a secret nuclear site in iran. the country's president responding to the accusations and president obama is stressing diplomacy. steve handelsman reports from the g-20 summit in pittsburgh. >> reporter: revelations of the nuclear summit rocked the g-20 summit in pittsburgh and prompted tough talks from the host, president obama. >> iran is on notice that when we meet with them on october 1st, they are going to have to come clean or will they continue down a path that is going to lead to confrontation. >> reporter: u.s. officials say that the plan is underground and almost rdy to start

he was killed last month inside his pizza mart store in northeast washington.anika robinson was arrested days later. rana was paying her to marry his brother but the money stopped when he found out she was having an affair. yesterday the d.c. police arrested two men, robinson's alleged accomplices. 25-year-old leon robinson and isaiah genus. >>> today is our community shred event in gaithersburg. annual nbc 4 safe and community shred. bring up to five boxes of personal boxes and we will shred them. great way to protect your identity and environment. the event is pre. the event goes on from 8:00 this morning until 11:00 a.m. >>> time to check on the forecast with meteorologist chuck bell in storm center 4. wet weekend. >> little sunshine out there first thing this morning. here is a check of doppler. couple of lonely sprinkles now starting to move into western parts of fauquier county and lonely raindrops up towards winchester and front royal as well. more rain out for harrisonburg. this is just sort of the leading edge. the heavy rain will be arriving late this

. >>> new this morning, a car crashes into an apartment building in northeast washington sparking a gasthere is that car resting against thbuilding on 18th and h but all of this started as a carjacking on burrows avenue northeast. police spotted the stolen car. they chased it. driver crashed. three suspects are now in custody. >>> we're physical a developing story this morning right now, supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg is in the hospital. she checked into washington hospital center yesterday as a precaution. the 76-year-old says she felt faint after being treated for an iron deficiency. doctors say she had low blood pressure but is expected to be okay otherwise. she had surgery for pancreatic cancer back in febary. >>> three toror plots plan ad cross the united states have all been foiled. jordannian national parked a truck he thought was packed with explosives at an office building in dallas emcalled his cell phone to detonate it. instead, he got arrested. undercover agents sold him fake explosives. agented met him on a terrorist web site where he praised osama bin laden. so

a man was found beaten to death in the pizza mart in northeast washington earlier this month. -- last month, i should say. this past friday, a person contacted police from inside a capital heights home to say they were being held hostage for apparently knowing too much. the court affidavit says his brother admits marrying a woman bue butwo did not live together. >>> two women were hit by a suv as they crossed the street in silver spring saturday. family members say one woman is awake and talking. another victim is still unconscious. >>> we are following a developing story out of california where wildfires are continuing to rage out of control. the largest of eight wildfires has destroyed at least 53 homes just outside of los angeles. thousands more are threatened. the fire has scorched 164 square miles since it broke out last wednesday. two firefighters were killed when they accidentally drove off a cliff trying to escape the flames. crews have been hampered by days of triple digit temperatures and very low humidity. >>> mexico's baja area is bracing for a major storm. the hurricane i

we spoke to one resident in northeast washington would would very much like to see that program returned> sitting right there and that is the television right there. >> reporter: benny and her nephew spend most of their evenings here in the living room. for some reason saturday fight, they decided to turn in early. it's good thing they did. a bullet came flying through the living room window. >> i heard the gunshot. i told her, said get away from the window. i thought somebody was shooting in the window or stairs. >> reporter: outside three people had been shot. 16-year-old antonio ward killed. so many bullets fired, even benny's car was hit twice. >> right in the front. >> we're trying to stop the crime from occurring. >> reporter: on friday, chief kathy lanier said sheds she's doing everything possible to reduce violent crime in the district although the police union is giving her heat about her all hands on deck operation, she says it works. >> every time, have between a 10 and 35% reduction in crime. >> reporter: the police union disagrees with the chief and they say the chief bends

at least those who work the streets of northeast washington. d.c. police are investigating a series of armed robberies and believe one man as depicted in this just released composite sketch has committed at least three of the crimes. >> he's taking a cab and once inside he goes to a particular area of the 5th district and then he's demanding -- he has the cab stop and demands the money, displays a weapon or appears to display a weapon. >> reporter: then takes the money. the cabby's keys and runs off. nobody has been hurt so far but police are warning taxi drivers to be alert. do you feel vulnerable when you're driving? >> sometimes. sometimes. it's very hard. very hard. very hard. you have to be careful where you go and who you pick up. >> reporter: but you have to pick up everyone. >> you have to pick up everyone. it's the law. you have to pick up anybody who flags you down. >> it's the law. >> reporter: most of the cabbies we've spoken to say they hadn't heard about this recent crime spree. >> i don't work at night. >> reporter: but police say one

. >>> and in northeast, washington, today, volunteers delivered thousands of meals to the sick.eptember is hunger action month and about 50 volunteers from fedex helped prepare meals here at food & friends. the meals were then delivered to people with hiv/aids, cancer and other illnesses. it's the fichgt year fedex employees took part in the event with united way. food & friends serves more than 1,400 people suffering from life-challenging illness. >>> still to come we've had a nice couple of days but, ooh, could be some changes in the forecast. bob's back with the details. >> reporter: a nonprofit group that's been serving victims of domestic violence for more than a decade getting ready to close its doors. >>> i hope you enjoyed today. >> yes, a little bit of dampness moving in, bob. >> sprinkle, clouds, certainly not as much sunshine in our future as we've seen over the weekend today. beautiful weekend. temperatures too, mighty fine, 79 degrees on doppler. surprise, surprise, nothing going on. nor will there be tonight. later on tonight, we're going to be seeing some clouds c

this is just off of hayes street in northeast washington. cars riddled with bullets. residents told us that it happened around 10:00 sunday evening. they heard a flurry of gunshots. some of the residents tell us they were diving under their beds. when they finally came out and the dust cleared, numerous cars all up and down this row had been shot up. now, fortunately nobody that we know of at this point was injured. but residents here are terrified. this of course comes on the heels of the all hands on deck being suspended during labor negotiations and a problem with whether or not officers are being adequately compensated. some residents here are willing to talk to me, but they understandably are afraid and do not want to show their faces. first, i would like to talk to you, ma'am. now, you do live around here. tell me what you heard last night. >> we just heard gunshots, a whole lot gunshots, and so i told my granddaughter, i said jump on the floor, jump on the floor because there was so many gunshots. we just -- and then everybody come running to my door and said y

volunteers will be cleaning up school soccer fields today at the arts and technology academy in northeast washington, people will be capturing storys from world war ii veterans. and at rfk stadium more than 200 people sow quilts for the children whose military parents are stationed overseas. >>> learn more by going to wusa 9.com and read about what will be going on later today to remember 9/11. >>> metro is considering a fair hike to east a budget gap. we spoke with the general manager john cato but the issue it. is included in your presentation that we are recommending the fair hike the board has approved a year and a half ago. >> the new 6% fair hikes are expected to take effect july 10th at the earliest. >>> a metro worker is hospitalized this morning after being struck by a train yesterday, the 44-year-old communications technician was hit by a six car train. his injuries are described as serious. he has been a metro employee for 13 years. the accident is under investigation. >>> jessica doyle is back with another living smart report and you have a new look at the federal stimulus package. good

was a police chase that ended along new york avenue in the vicinity of the times building in northeast washington around 3:00 a.m. this morning. as a result, there was an accident, utility pole was knocked down across the scene. it was a mess. now, happy to say that sarah similar monday has been reporting live from the scene. since she's been there, we've seen the inbound lanes reopened along new york avenue. traffic coming inbound, you will find all of your lanes are open. outbound, it was just the left side of the road that was blocked. this was taped from earlier this morning where we had a lot of equipment on the scene, a lot of police officers on the scene as well. we'll take you back inside and update your ride elsewhere. if making your trip on the outer loop of the beltway, the pace is good headed around towards 270. southbound 270 in hyattstown slowing as you work your way south the 109. delays start early this morning out of frederick headed south the but typical slowdown here hyattstown out towards the truck scales. northbound i-95, no accidents but a disabled vehicle before the exit fo

. >>> there was a deadly shooting early yesterday morning in northeast washington. police a 32-year-old jason lizer of bowie was shot in the 4000 block of minnesota avenue. he was found with multiple gshot wounds and later died at the hospital. no word on a suspect or motive in this shooting. >>> police also investigating a shooting allegedly involving a police officer. this was yesterday morning on nicholson street in hyattsville. off-duty cop is accused of shooting a man who he says was tampering with his personal car. man expected to be okay. >>> d.c. mayor adrian fenty holding a re-election fundraiser at a hem in southeast. his new competition has been announced. local insurance sales exec leo alexander says he is now running for mayor of d.c. the ceo of alexander solutions and former tv news reporter says he will officially kick off his campaign tonight on the southwest waterfront. he promises to attract new business to the nation's capital, fight crime and revolutionize public schools. >>> time now is seven minutes after 6:00. coming up next, the new tape said

very quiet for the most part through northeast and southeast washington this hour. back to you. >> okay, jerry. >> thanks. now to a developing story we've been following all morning long. police are searching for a man who carjacked a woman and then led officers on a high speed chase through two states. it started last night in gainesville, virginia, where a woman was carjacked at gunpoint. she was then driven all the way into prince george'sounty. news 4's megan mcgrath joins us from temple hills where the chase came to an end. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. pretty frightening situation for this woman who was carjacked and then abducted at gunpoint. drove her all around the area. began in virginia, ended up in maryland with a crash actually here in the temple hills area. now, this all began in a parking lot of a target in gainesville, virginia. that's where the woman was approached by a man with a gun. he then forced her back into her car and drove off with her. now, at one point as this was all unfolding in the parking lot, there was someone there who wa

headed into riverdale for northeast washington. breaks with the local lanes and the main line. headed out to the split. overall delays at 271 headed out to the lane divide. that's a check of the fox 5 on time traffic. >>> toyota is putting driverring on high alert with a massive recall saying the floor matt could cause you to lose control of your car and crash. sherry lee with more on this driving danger. >> reporter: largest recall ever by toyota. nearly 4 million cars and trucks in the u.s. the problem is the driver side removable floor mat. toyota with a similar recall two years ago for some of the models, but this time around, the floor mat may be to blame for a deadly car crash in california last month. if you or someone you love has a new toyota or lexus, listen up. something under your feet could get you killed. it's this driver's side removable floor mat. the government says it could interfere with the car's gas pedal and cause you to speed up and crash. >> it hasn't happened to me yet, not yet. >> reporter: the u.s. secret

washington. partly cloudy, much cooler friday with a northeast breeze. saturday, likely afternoon and evening showers. highs only in the 60s. drying out on sunday. a lookntnext week in ten minutes. >> okay. see you at 6:41. >> let's go to ashley linder now and the news 4 traffic network. >> let's start off with a look at the capital beltway. chopper 4 has got a view as you make your way traveling from college park on the outer loop today toward silver spring. volume very slow through that area. this got kicked off early. we had a vehicle fire before 3:55. that's all gone, but as you can see, volume remains a big issue. elwhere around the area, as you travel down 66 you're going to encounter some problems this morning. 66 headed eastbound, accident activity reported before 29 centreville. good news, it's been moved to the left shoulder. bad news is delays remain from business 234 to 29 in centreville and from 50 to 123 in the beltway you'll find more volume. 66 is just fine. back to you. >> thanks, ashley. >> president obama will spend another day at the

it is falling right in northeast washington and across much of montgomery county and much of prince george's county. even heavier rain now in calvert and southeastern charles and southern prince george's county, into northern st. mary's. here's a band of some very heavy rain now just crossing the bay, coming in right near sef earn. it's going to be passing right on over toward greenbelt and laurel over the next few minutes. a moderate band to heavy band of very -- some gusty winds, too, associated with this coming through. winds gusting 30 to 35 miles an hour crossing the bay and coming our way here as this low pressure continues to spin just off the atlantic seaboard. it certainly is a cool morning. only near 60 in washington, princeeorge's county, montgomery, fairfax, arlington as well as the shenandoah valley. there's no rain in the shenandoah valley or the mountains this morning. down into the upper 40s out there and a clear sky but it's cloudy from the shenandoah valley to the atlantic beaches. a wind-driven rain now in the eastern shore and only near 60. all this coming from this giant

have light rain just now coming into washington, but light to moderate rain continues moving across the region here this morning. southwest heading off to the northeast a wet morning commute. allow yourself extra time. it's cool as well, only in the low and mid-60s around the region. it's 65 in washington. highs today reaching only near 70 by mid-afternoon and morning showers likely. then just a small chance this afternoon and this evening. then friday, saturday and sunday, sunsne returns with highs in the 70s, morning lows in the 50s and low 60s. then by the time we get into next week, a chance of some showers perhaps late on monday, into tuesday and wednesday. now let's check traffic. jerry, how's it looking at this hour? >> looking pretty good. good morning, everyone. the drive south along 270, overnight road work wrapped up but the road's getting wet there. be forewarned, but right now from frederick down to rockville, uneventful, just the way we like it. 66 headed in, no early hang-ups. wilson bridge traffic's okay. the southeast corridors, right now a light volume of traffic. back to you. >> okay. thank you very much. >> thanks. >> it's 12 minu

50 the wreck out of buoy on the shoulder, delays pagsle scene and out of 410 riverdale to northeast washington. outer loop slow, college park into silver spring. this is what we're looking at at colesville road. we have reports of standing water on the inner loop from georgia avenue back toward colesville along the left side so be careful there. it's like a 20-mile back up southbound out of 270 out of germantown toward the american legion bridge. two separate accidents have cleared. now we're dealing with a stalled car before the bridge tieing up the second lane from the right. river road an accident, and very slow past the accident scene but all lanes are open. if you're traveling in virginia along 66, it's heavy and slow out of manassas through centerville and again leaving fair oaks through vienna toward the capital beltway. the beltway slow from 66. a fender-bender on the inner loop after the springsfield interchange on the shoulder with a backup leaving van dorn street. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. america is remembering september 11th, 2001. it is a day that changes the

we have been reporting delays on route 50 toward northeast washington.slow from bladensberg road and again out at the third street tunnel. slow leaving college park and through silver spring and again all lanes are open, southbound 29 a slow go toward four corners and 270 on the brakes from clarksberg toward the split. meanwhile, this is the inner loop of the beltway, just west of the springfield interchange here at the robinson terminal. slow past braddock and 236. all of this traffic here is up until 66. and just about a 20-mile backup out of gainesville and eastbound in toward the capital. you're never at speed as you continuein bond from gainesville toward nutley street and toward the cap it will beltway. 395, slowing in dale city and again on 395 beltway toward king street. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> while president obama spends the weekeeting with world leaders, vice president joe biden is picking up the push for health care reform. the vice president pitched the president's plan at a montgomery county retirement home. he sa

over the past three months eight have been robbed in northeast washington. during the latest case a week ago, a driver sitting in his cab was shot in the stomach and robbed outside his home on i street. it's upsetting news to other cab drivers. >> i think it's wrong for anyone to be shot for, you know, protecting what's his. i think everybody should have the right to go out and work and make an honest living. >> reporter: on fday a 16-year-old was charged with assault and armed robbery for the "i" street holdup. two other juveniles were arrested in the crime. investigators say the teens may be responsible for some of the other cab holdups, but not all of them. district police have this warning for cabbies. >> be aware of suspicious tight that they see from their passengers. i would definitely be aware of anyone who changes the drop-off location in the middle of the ride. >> reporter: that's what happened to this cab driver last year in georgetown when his customer told him he needed to make a quick stop the at his office and pulled out a knife. >> give me yo

i'm live in northeast washington, back to you. >> stacy, thank you for that. >>> and there was a deadly shooting early yesterday morning in northeast d.c. police say 32-year-old jason lism zer of bowie was shot in the 4000 block of minnesota avenue. he was found wi multiple gunshot wounds and later died at the hospital. so far no word on the suspect or a motive. >>> also a shooting involving a prince georges county police officer is under investigation this morning. it happened yesterday morning on nicholson street in hyattsville. the off duty police officer is accused of shooting a man he said was tampering with his personal car. the man is expected to be okay and so far no arrests or charges with this case. > president obama heads to wall street today. he is speaking one year after the collapse of lehman brothers. he will push for tougher regulations. lehman brothers filed bankruptcy last year on the 15th of september. it helped trigger a global financial crisis, of course still felt today. ahead this morning we'll speak with frank ahrens about what's ahead in the next six months. >>>

inbound route 50 headed into northeast washington. traffic slows and again at the entrance to the third street tunnel. this is a live shot of d.c. route approaching eastern, all of your lanes are open with no accidents to report. that's a check your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> now to the big story we're covering this morning. iran has test fired another missile overnight, the longest it says it has in i arsenal. this one has the range to reach israel, u.s. military bases in the mideast and parts of europe. the big concern is that the missile can carry a war head. it was the third round of missile tests in two days. the act of defiance coming before iran is set to have talks with the u.s. and other nations at geneva thursday. if there are not concessions by iran, the next step will likely be economic pressure. >> sometimes cotries like iran and north korea ll make this kind of macho show of force largely for domestic purposes before they make a concession. >> their economic problems are difficult enough that i think that severe sanctio

the president and the first lady vol teared as a habitat for humanity project in steamwood, northeast of washington visited a three-home development that will be completed next year. and they went into one of the houses where they helped to paint the living room. the president used a roller to paint a wall while mrs. obama took care of a corner with a brush. and that does it for me this hour. good works for them. i'm andrea mitchell. john harwood and norah o'donnell are next with the "new york times" special edition. you all have a great weekend. see you monday. there was a time i wouldn't step out of the house without my makeup. now, it's no problem. (announcer) neutrogena tone correcting night serum with high performance soy to even skin tone and active retinol to speed cell turn over. clinically shown to visibly fade brown spots in 14 nights. i even out my skin at night so it looks younger, flawless in the morning. (announcer) neutrogena tone correcting now you can fade and prevent discolorations all day. new tone correcting spf 30. i'm more active, i eat right, and i switched to new one a day w

strap cal storm watches have been posted for the islands in the northeast caribbean sea. >>> in washington, it seems the battle over health care reform and the deadly war in afghanistan are taking a toll on president obama's approval rates. one new poll puts his overall approval at 53% of all americans. that's down from 76% in early february. >>> a major concern for the president is afghanistan. where an apparent suicide bombing killed that country's second-highest ranking intelligence official this morning. the blast happened at a city about 60 miles east of the afghan capital, kabul. a taliban spokesman that the official was targeted by a suicide bomber. it's unclear how many others may have been killed in the attack. >>> the body of a woman who drove the wrong way on a new york highway back in july, is going to be exhumed for further examination. tests showed that diane schuler was drunk and high on marijuana, before she crashed her suv, killing herself, four others and three men in the suv. her remains will be tested in an attempt to counter the finding that she was intoxicated. the la

northeast. philadelphia and washington, d.c., dry. by tonight, it will be very windy. today, severe storms.itions in dallas. starts to dry out in the southeast tomorrow. across the lands, it finally starts to feel like autumn. that's the weather across the nation. >> tha >> thanks so much. this weather report has been brought to you by tylenol. shay ryn? >>> every year, millions of dollars are spent protecting the giant panda. since then, our message boards have been flooded by complaints. he's been receiving hateful phone calls and was even chased down by a man in and a ya suit. chris parkman joins us live, from north england. good morning, chris. >> good morning, sharyn. >> did you expect this uproar? you were expecting this kind of backlash? >> you expect a bit of backlash. what i'm pleased to say, people have started to read between the headlines and the constructive debate that it's kicked off. >> they can survive and perfectly well if they are given the space to do so. some tough words from the world wildlife federation. how do you react to that? >> this highly specialized animal to t

northeast. good through southeast washington. normal travel times on 95 between richmond and baltimore. things are good along 270. this is 270 traffic on the wet pavement. alison and doug? >> it will be slow going in parts of downtown today. about 10,000 people are expected to gather of the west front of the capital for a day long prayervigil. there are potential street closings. >>> 5:12. >> coming up, a children's cough medicine recall. we have which brands to watch out for. >> moreetails on this morning's top stories. also a check on some other her (announcer) what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy, came from an energy company. every day, 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. >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic.

and then the president and first lady went out to habitat for humanity, a site in the northeast quadrant of washingtonc. yesterday the president had deem today a day of remembrance and service, and consistent with that, both mr. and mrs. obama went to this habitat for humanity site. they were building some houses there. they went inside one of them and paint a living room wall, david. >> mike, a lot of meetings on capitol hill on the general for health care reform. a lot of meetings today, this week. we had the president's speech. where does the white house think thing stand now on health care reform? >> i think overall, people are encouraged. democrats who backed this reform program. there is a certain element in the democratic party of hearing what they wanted to hear on that wednesday speech. especially in terms of the public option, dave. liberals worked very hard. the fact that the president supported it, while moderates heard a lot of wiggle room that encouraged them as well. the president heads to minnesota in minneapolis and the target center. he'll hold a rally style meeting. i'll largely hig

other areas of light rain in loudoun county and to the north and east up toward northeast of baltimore, right now in washington and northwest we're getting some light rain. southern montgomery county and right now coming into southern howard county. there is one area of light to moderate rain near potomac and montgomery county. and again, this is all heading off to the north and east out of the southwest. and this is going to be the story for an hour or so. then by the mdle of the afternoon we should have rain activity really ending. right now we're in the low and mid 60s around the region, 66 in washington, leesburg at 60. they have about 1/4 inch of rain. for the rest of the afternoon cloudy, a small chance of sprinkles by mid afternoon into the evening. highs reaching near 70. a look at friday and the weekend, that will be coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, tom. >> the wet roads made for messy moments on the roadways. jerry edwards is in the news traffic network. what do we look like now? >> had a fender-bender on the capital beltway. hard to tell if it was on the inner loop between 355 and connticut. e

washington. the wind out of the northeast. later on today, mostly cloudy.oon light shower. highs, mid 70s. a more likely who had of a shower passing by tomorrow. friday and saturday, drying up. >>> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> al. thank you very much. >>> now to "today's search for the lost symbol." dan brown's new book was released on tuesday. it broke the first-day sales record for both adult -- for adult fiction at both barnes & noble and amazon.com. as you probably know leading up to the release, we gave you clues about some of the locations featured in "the lost symbol." and now that it's out, very smooth. >> here's the lost symbol. >> it's time to reveal the answers. clue number one, a research facility with 55 million specimens. that is nicknamed the death star. >> ooh. >> let's get the answer directly from dan brown. >> when i found out that the smithsonian museum support center had a wet pod, a dead zone and a giant squid, i knew it was a place i had to visit. >> smithsonian support center. you mentioned smithsonian. >> did i? >> yeah.

it looks like it will stay cooler where the rain falls south and east of washington perhaps this afternoon with a northeastin around 5 to 15. tonight for the nationals and phillies at the national' park, it should be cloudy. temperatures should be near 70 by the first pitch time at 7:05. for the rest of the evening, cloudy and temperatures in the 60s. tomorrow morning, we may have showers around as we get rolling on wednesday. the low to mid-60s. sunrise tomorrow, 6:44. and then maybe a passing shower with highs in the 70. cloudy again on thursday, and cooler. may have a passing shower. drying out for friday and into the weekend. highs near 80 friday. a slight chance of shower on friday night. and sunshine returns with lower temperatures. we may have abnormally high tides on the western side of the bay and the potomac for tonight. >>> last week, you recall we told you about the fried butter at the texas state fair. now the maker won the award for the most creative dish. he whips the butter, sweetens it and wraps it in dough and then drops it into bubbling grease. he flavors it with sweet cream, cherries an

perhaps into fairfax county in about 20 minutes or so, getting a few other sprinkles in northeast and in southwest washingtonwell as right here in western prince george's county. some other sprinkles farther to the south near woodbridge and in calvert and anne arundel counties. now, the wider view of the radar is showing an area of some rain that also is spreading farther to south as well as the panhandle of west virginia. going to be with us from time to time throughout the morning. in the 60s now. highs in the 70s. maybe dry from mid morning through sunset. then maybe some more rain tonight and again tomorrow. now jerry, how is our traffic at hour? a live look along interstate 66, just volume, no langups. centreville, fair oaks,' en nah on in. the absence of intense sunshine is helping the flow a little bit. west at no worries. 95 southbound, southbound 35, accident remains on the roadway with one lane getting by. coming out of baltimore, howard county, prince george's or the beltway. joe and eun, back to you. >> jerry, thanks very much. >>> the president is about to tell congress and the american people h

washington. we have a batch of moderate rain moving through northeast maryland. it is trying to make its way down the metro area in the next hour or so. elsewhere, right near washington, we have a few sprinkles still lingering in fairfax and charles county as well as in louden and montgomery county. and the rai continues to fall north and east of baltimore. that may make its way down towards baltimore in the next hour or so. the rain is coming from a circulating area of low pressure that is right now over the delaware bay, and that is going to continue to ever solowly pull away. we will have improving news as we get into the afternoon. still, a chance of a passing shower, or chances of rain diminishing as we get into the afternoon and evening. highs today in the upper 60s. a look at the weekend. looks nicer and warmer. and a look at next week, too, in just a few minutes. >> thank you, tom. >>> jerry has the latest on the midday traffic. an ugly rush hour all day. >> yeah, and let's travel the beltway. montgomery county, this is the inner loop as you come from old

and in washington, the low this morning was 68. there is a northeast breeze. and the dew point at a cool 61. the monthly rain about 1.7 inches. and we have had other showers on the eastern shore, down through southern virginia, and in the carolinas, we had a weak front passing through us, and it stalled just to the south. we will have the clouds around as a result. we are at the peak of hurricane season, but we don't have hurricanes or tropical storms or anything that will likely be developing into hurricanes or tropical storms. this is the remanence of what was hurricane fred. it does not look like it will redevelop in a tropical storm. there is another low cluster of pressure in the far east. this is a trough of low pressure off the coast. that does not appear to be any sign of development as well. so thankfully from washington, we should not have any tropical storms developing in the next day or two at least. >>> for us, we have had the showers here, and they are just south of the front. and they stretched down not only to the carolinas, and tennessee and d

washington. it is much in the northeast and it is all because of this pesky upper level low spinning here up generallyn the direction of buffalo. and it is throwing showers back towards the washington area so as we get into the afternoon, we do have a few sprink out there right now. as we get into the afternoon being a better chance we'll see widely scattered showers even here in washington. and again, not going to be a washout but can't rule out the possibility you will see a couple of showers in your forecast during the course of the day. more clouds than sun today. couple of peeks of sunshine. the cool temperatures, highs only in the 60s. 67 here in town. winds will be a little light than yesterday out of the north an west at five to 10. tonight, gradually clearing skies. quite cool here in town. 48 in downtown washington. we've got a frost advisory for the mountains. frostburg, you've got a frost advisory tonight. wind oust north and west at five to 10. there is your five-day forecast. tomorrow, lots of sunshine. 70degrees. i think that will feel good. 74 on friday. weekend looking iffy. saturday,

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bands of moderate rain continuing to move out of the northeast toward the southwest. in washington we have an area of moderate rain passing from montgomery through the district down into prince george's county where you see this band of green. behind that, the rain should taper off a bit. there is another band farther to the west and north off to the -- farther to the north and east, i should say. a heavier band. it may come through in a couple more hours. later today, by this afternoon, the chances of rain diminish, highs reaching 70. more sun sunday and monday and warmer. jerry, how is the traffic now? >>> along 395 northbound, very tough from the beltway to downtown. there was an accident southbound 5 which involved an overturned car at washington boulevard. good hope road remains closed at 23rd street southeast. southbound south capitol at malcolm x avenunu >>> 8:00 now on a friday morning. it's the 11th day of september, 2009. and after a pretty good run of weather over the last week and a half or so, we've got some rain on the plaza this morning. but you know what? we've also

northeast coast and rip currents as well. look at the radar. you can see we're already seeing showers from washingtonhrough long island. rainfall amounts, we're basically talking about some areas along the coast up to three inches of rain along the engineer cófófo#ófo#ófófófo#ófo# . >>> good morning. cloudy and cool on this wednesday morning. we have bands of light rain moving south from the north into the south and heading continuing off of the atlantic seaboard is an area of low pressure that's heading north and slowly, as a result, we are going to take another day or so to get out of these clouds and cool temperatures. a chance of a few passing showers this morning. again, perhaps after sunset and through this evening. much of the >>> that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you very much. >>> now to the growing dangers facing u.s. service men and women in afghanistan. four u.s. soldiers were killed on tuesday during an attack in the eastern province of kunar following the deaths of 51 u.s. troops in afghanistan in the month of august. nbc's chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, is em

brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> if you live in the northeast and saw some strange lights in the skyalone. the mysterious sights sparked a flurry of phone calls to authorities and some people described the lights as spooky and worried about extra terrestrial visitors. turns out nasa launched a rocket in virginia around that time. it says the blast may have created the mysterious lights and caused the commotion. >>> on tuesday, president obama will host talks between israel's prime minister and the palestinian authority president. the white house says that he's going to talk to both leaders separately before all three meet together. palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas has rejected resuming talks with israel. he wants settlement building in the west bank and predominantly palestinian east jerusalem to stop. israel's government has ignored similar demands made by the obama administration. >>> a massive manhunt is under way right now in washington state for a legally insane killer. phillip paul escaped while patients from a mental hospital were visiting the spokane county fair.

washington, 76 down in ocean city. we do have quite a few clouds, to our north-northeast it's clear that this dry air is trying to pusho the south- southwest. that's why we do not expect to see nothing more than a couple of sprinkles tonight. a lot of clouds are out but don't expect much rain until saturday afternoon. tomorrow should be a pretty nice day. we expect the winds to turn around. right now they're very nice. there's a big area of precipitation, steady rain out over illinois pushing to missouri into ohio this afternoon. some of that is being pushed out to the south and southwest of our region across west virginia and virginia. and a skinny little band of light sprinkles making it to south maryland. but to our north, high pressure is pushing southward. everyone though it looks like it's raining, it's too much dry air. it's not really reaching the ground. out here it is raining. that's when we expect to finally move out here by saturday afternoon. more like four or five saturday afternoon. now it quickly gets in here. the quicker it gets out for sundays for the ravens game. right now, looks like most the model

washington now. it is continuing to move southwest toward the northeast. temperatures are cool. we are in the low and mid 60s. now, 65 in washington. for the bus stop forecast, this morning, you need an umbrella. temperatures will be holding steady in the 60s with more passing light showers through mid morning. cloudy this afternoon >>> and that's your latest weather. matt. >> thank you very much. now to iran and new calls for the release of three u.s. hikers who have been detained there jins sul. we'll talk exclusively with their families in a moment. first ann curry in the iranian currie is in tehran with a interview with mahmoud ahmadinejad. ann, good morning to you. what's on the agenda in terms of your discussion with the president? >> reporter: this comes at a very critical time. our interview begins in ten hours. this is president ahmadinejad's firstnterview to any news organization in the world since last june's election which drew attention as you know because of the outpouring of protests. results coming at a critical moment as iran agreed with negotiations for the u.s.