well the potomac river is made up of different branches and if you go out west there is the north potomac the south atomic. this happens lots of times and there's a protocol for that. either the deeper branch of the branch that goes and extends further is the branch that is referred to in such a boundary. the north branch of the potomac river does both, hence it's the boundary but it's not the boundary the surveyors surveyed. i'm sorry, the southern branch. the southern branch is the longer and the deeper. that should be the boundary but his surveyors surveyed the northern branch. they made virginia bigger then the charter really stipulated. and maryland challenged it. lord baltimore heard about this and challenged it. a number of things delay the challenge and then we come to after the revolution and now it's states going back-and-forth. at maryland faced a problem after the revolution was challenging it because one of the surveyors not many years back was a teenager really and towards washington. and george washington was the one mediating the dispute. [laughter] other things were dispu

. >> on this stretch of the potomac river gorge, he has been as bebe as a beaver, creating a series ofnt wetlands. fishermen have dubbed him naked ned. the past 15 years, at least, he has been coming to the potomac river, building a series of dams and bridges one stone at a time. it turns out he is very friendly, and he prefers to be called chaosmi. >> i talked to him a few minutes. >> the past few years have got to know chaosmi. while he does not live along the river, he has made shelters and spends a lot of time building and carving and the rocks. he would not agree to be interviewed on camera, but says there is a good reason he does not like clothing. >> the russian empire diverted all of this water to grow cotton. >> how does one that 65-year- old nachman move all of this rock? he has help from nature. it's a big plastic trash can into the middle of the river loaded full of rocks, and floats it back to the dam. i has to be doing that the past 20 years? >> to see if it would slow the flow of the nutrients, and then the plants can absorb it. >> wow chaosmi is not shy when it comes to

. >> reporter: on the potomac river just outside washington, d.c., two kayakers were in search of thee rush that comes from surfing a white water wave. you might not have guessed that 21-year-old todd love in the front seat was a triple amputee. love, a u.s. marine, blows both legs and one arm just over a year ago when he stepped on an improvised explosive device in afghanistan. his father carried them to the river and an instructor placed anymore the kayak. he attached a prosthetic arm and when he entered the water, he was transformed. >> when i'm in the kayak, it definitely makes me feel free. something about being on the water. it's just... it's therapy. >> reporter: the organization that provides this opportunity is called "team river runner." the instructors are all volunteers. team river runner started small, about seven years ago with just a few kayakers out here on the potomac river. but in recent years with so many injured veterans coming home from iraq and afghanistan it's grown quickly. there are now chapters in more than two dozen states. many of the instructors are also i

we have a little fog over the potomac river.live picture from the skywatcher camera looking off to the west. the sky now flooded with golden sunlight, and temperatures are cold. it's near freezing throughout much of virginia, west virginia, parts of maryland, closer to washington, montgomery counties in the mid and upper 30s. so's fairfax and prince george's. in the district, it's near 40. near 40 right near the bay. northern neck, eastern shore. there's some denser fog there in parts of southern maryland and eastern shore and northern neck right now. that should dissipate by midmorning. and our sunrise at 6:43. we'll have our temperatures with the sun climbing quickly into the 60s by noontime. maybe even near 70 by midafternoon. this evening, sunset 5:01. quickly getting chilly, back down into the 50s during the evening. near 40 by dawn tomorrow. a little sun around on wednesday morning. quickly clouding up. upper 60s tomorrow afternoon. then some cooler weather moving in as a front approaches on thursday. clouds around. and pe

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let's take a live look at the american legion again leaving bethesda, across the potomac river fine all along the west side of town. coming up you'll i'll update you in dc at 5:25. >>> thank you monika. >>> our background looks a little bit different behind the set. >> a little crowded, because it is full of food. if it could go up higher, it would be even higher. it is a reminder food drive 9 is underway. boy scouts in maryland and virginia this saturday will leave more than 800,000 bags at homes. a week later they will be back to collect the bags which we hope you will fill with nonperishable foods and other donations. you can learn more on our food drive 9 effort at the wusa 9.com website. >>> okay. still ahead. the nationals beat a midnight deadline to ink a deal with one of their pitchers. >>> you thought the redskins's loss last sunday couldn't get any worse, it did. coming up in sports. >>> 95% of women say they hate it when their significant other does this, leave the toilet seat up, look at other women or leave the cap off the toothpaste. >>> these aren't that big of a deal. yo

get across the potomac river. maryland they were paving over 495. you cannot exit from the outer loop on the 29. line up early, take university boulevard or your next exit, georgia avenue and then backtrack. we're backtracking to the news desk now. >> time now about 4:43. 44 degrees outside. >> coming up, prepare to dig deeper in your pockets to pay some tolls in maryland. increases that go into effect today. >> and a ceremony to honor >> prince george's county police are looking into a crash that killed two people and critically injured another. it wapped on woodyard and perrywood roads. starting today drivers in maryland will pay more in tolls. it now costs $4 to get across the chesapeake bay bridge up from $2.50. tolls are also higher at the baltimore harbor tunnel and the fort mchenry tunnel. the state-wide hike is expected to raise $90 million a year. a new statue of ronald reagan will be unveiled today at reagan national airport. the statue, similar to the one we have here to show you commemorating what would have been his 100th year. it is a

in its state of the nations river report, the potomac conservancy says the water quality in the potomacast five years. the waterway received a "d" grade down from a d-plus grade in 2007. the conservancy says deforestation and farming runoff upstream have led to the declining health along with decreased development downstream. not good news for the river. >> or drinking water. >>> 6:51 is the time. time for weather and traffic on the ones. looks like the sun may be up. >> it is up. >>> just a couple of days ago, we had that close call from the asteroid fly by. here now is the best video. this was taken by nasa's swift satellite in ultraviolet light. there it goes. you can see it going through there. now it's only the size of an aircraft carrier. i say only because this was from 200,000 miles away, the satellite was able to pick up that asteroid racing through our sky. isn't that amazing? you can see it was sort of tumbling through there as well. great video from the nasa swift satellite. let's take a look at the sunrise. there it is. sun's up and a clear sky on this 11th day of november,

still some gorgeous autumn color there along the potomac river.away from the waters and the warmer waters of the bay and inland a lot of the leaves have come down. at reagan national it's at 66 under a cloudy sky. it is rather humid. we've got a light breeze out of the northwest. we had a weak front come through and pretty much dissipating now. it did come through, a few sprinkles this morning. there are some showers, this area of yellow and green here in western pennsylvania down into southern ohio and kentucky is a moderate rain area. closer to washington t last 12 hours a few sprinkles coming through. we have right now to the west of fredericksburg a few sprinkles. just a cloudy sky over our region and temperatures certainly are mild. right now at reagan national 66, in the mid to upper 60s prince george's county, much of southern maryland, around the bay. fredericksburg, 70, probably the high for the day. west and north a few sprinkles it's about 60 degrees. forward over the next 48 hours these areas of green, these are some zones of potential

anacostia and potomac river crossings are doing fine.u're planning to head on to the trains, back to the map, a heads up at dupont circle, 19th street entrance, the escalators are out of service. they're asking for shuttle service for you. but the station remains open. coming up, we'll go into maryland at 6:00. andrea and mike? >> thank you, monika. >> former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky is expected in court tomorrow on child sex abuse charges. >> sandusky is accused of sexually assaulting eight boys when he worked at the school. two former top university officials surrendered to authorities monday related to this. they're accused of covering up the scandal. >> all across the country, penn state alumni are reeling from the very disturbing charges including former redskins all pro linebacker and a former penn state star, lavar arrington. >> bruce johnson sat down with arrington who said if the allegations turn out to be true, all of those held responsible should be held accountable. >> lavar arrington was at the mic

students have been staying in hotels and others living on board the sea voyagers, docked off of the potomac river. students could be there until the end of the semester. >>> the winner of the power ball jackpot, grand prize, $245 million. no winner from saturday's drawing. it pushed it to the 9th wzfkzla in history. the last time someone won was september7th. a next drawing is set for tomorrow. >>> halloween postponed. why the mayor says the conditions were too unsafe for the scary ghouls, ghosts and goblins to come out. ♪ [ gasp ] [ mom ] my husband -- he thinks it's a 3-sheeter. i say 1-sheeter. bounty can clean the mess with less. [ female announcer ] in this lab demo, 1 sheet of bounty leaves this surface as clean as 2 sheets of the bargain brand. ♪ dance cooking? bring it. super durable. super absorbent. super clean. bounty the 1-sheet clean picker-upper. and try bounty napkins. >>> disappointed trick or treaters in connecticut but the kids will get a chance to go door to door, officials postponed while neighborhoods clean up after a snowstorm, trees and downed power lines remain scattered o

. >> we have gorgeous color there along the potomac river. looks like we have peak color. the last area locally that turns and gets the peak autumn color. there along the potomac. we have it now. under a clear sky over the last 12 hours. few showers out in indiana and ohio. those are -- going to be passing well to our west. we have a clear sky from new england all the way down to florida. we are right in the middle of high pressure over us now. look at that view. that's a view from our sky watcher camera looking towards the west-northwest. and you can see the autumn color here locally, too. nearby suburbs of northwest of washington are just in -- now peak color. absolutely gorgeous. and for the rest of the afternoon, bright sunshine and blue sky. it will be rather cool, though. temperatures right now are climbing into the low 50s and we should make it into the upper 50s to low 60s by early to mid afternoon. we will have that early sunset that will be hard to get used to. that's at 5:02. i will show you the forecast. pleasant pattern here for much of the week ahead. a look a

washington held down by a southerly wind coming up the potomac river at the airport. any place close to water cooler. 63 at the airport. 57 in annapolis. but you move back and west virginia was at 72 degrees in petersburg. a gorgeous day out there. a nice night tonight. 46 degrees. other areas are starting to cool off quickly. 34 in manassas and culpepper. but 46 along the chesapeake bay. a cool start tomorrow. clear skies tomorrow. but notice the cloud cover starting to move in from the west. these are of the high cloud variety. they will move in tonight and through the day tomorrow. we're not going to see all sun and bright blue skies like during the day today. we will see more high clouds tomorrow but the sun will still be able to penetrate the clouds. starting off on a cool note but here comes the sun through the clouds. temperatures tomorrow similar to where they were today. and then we watch on sunday. sunday we have it dry right now. that's the good news. the weekend is dry. but watch this front. it will make its way to the area but stalls around washington. th

look at the waters of the potomac river, quite a beautiful sky. today we'll climb into the 40s and overnight tonight down into the 30s with a clear sky. a cold start to saturday. a look at the weekend and next week in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> chopper 4 is live over i-270 in germantown. headlights here volume, heading south towards the spur. the lanes are open. the good news is you're not bumper to bumper. you know how 270 can be a headache. right now the flow is moving. that's a good sign. traveling i-95 getting jammed at fairfax county parkway heading north. back to you both. >> thank you very much, danella. >>> 6:13. 34 degrees. a fire at a >>> metro's push to fix safety fipds a new report that claims some operators were on the clock for 15 to 16-hour shifts. while rare, those operators were not on the controls for the entire time. they hope to put a cap on 14 hours on shifts. on the same report, most of the employees surveyed reported unsafe working conditions, and 60% witnessed safety violations. >>> this morning investigators

the calm wind, the potomac like a mirror reflecting the gray sky. down the rivergan national where the temperature is 54. that matches the dew point 100% humidity and with a calm wind and high humidity we have denser fog out in the rural areas, especially west and north of washington where visibilities are down just a quarter of a mile. parts of the shenandoah valley, mountains of west virginia, western maryland, closer to washington in prince george's county, montgomery, arlington, fairfax just some lighter fog. but parts of southern maryland around the bay and lower eastern shore there's dense fog as well. temperatures there in the upper 50s. it's in the low to mid 50s in montgomery, prince george's, arlington and fairfax. overnight, over the last several hours, we've had the last of the rain exiting the eastern shore and we just have some low clouds. there may be a few sprinkles here along down towards brad dock mountain toward frederick. sunrise just a few points away. the sky is brightening now and we'll stay cloudy the rest of the day and stay in the 50s as

we're clearing out of the potomac river. the rest of charles county will be a little while there. here we are in the park. some sprinkles and flurries mixing in. the temperatures have been struggling all day. they're in the 40s. 39 now at pax river and tappahannock. feels like it is in the 30s to about 40 with the wind chill. that will be a problem for the rest of the afternoon. if you have to be outside, watch out for that. the good news here is that i think we'll be pretty much over with most of the precip in the next couple of hours. blustery today. 20s and 30s tonight. winds will get lighter. tomorrow, not a bad day. a chilly one with lighter winds. saturday, we'll warm up in the 50s. 'skins are coming up. dallas at home. sunday weather looks fine for that. high temperatures which will be back in the 60s then rain chances increase by tuesday and wednesday of next week. it is noon on thursday. you know what that means. pet line 9. joining me today is christy kurt fridays the briggs animal adoption center out of charlestown, west virginia. how are you doing? >> fine, thank you.

. >>> up next, a warning so you don't get caught in the dark on a major potomac river crossing tonight. >>> the 14th street bridge. tonight pepco is doing work that could result in power being cut to the streetlights and sign lights and traffic signals on or near the bridge. backup generators are in place but you should stay alert if you cross the bridge between 10 p.m. tonight and 6 a.m. in the morning. >>> kind of a light moment today in the midst of a very serious discussion on capitol hill. >> i just got one of these new phones. that's all you have to do. even i can figure that one out. >> i know cindy and i think she would like to get a note from you. >> a handwritten note. >> the senate is discussing how to relieve the financial woes. accordaccording to a blog constituents were sent an e- mail last night saying the post office will close at the end of this year again to save money. >>> still ahead. claims the white house is playing the part of the grinch headed into the holidays. find out why. that's up next. >> a rough day on wall street as investors focused on the financial tro

transformed former industrial site just north of crystal city into a new long bridge park along the potomac river. it has gardens playing fields, walking and biking paths and views of the monument. and it is a beautiful day for a walk in the park. >> not bad, actually. >> or a walk, period. are these temperatures normal? >> upper 50's, close enough to call it even. not quite there, but cooling down into tomorrow. so let's talk about cloud cover a little bit right now because that makes it feel cooler outside. take a look at our live cam. you can still see some clouds looking into the district from our studios here in roslin. let's go north of town, this is frederick. clear skies, just a few thin ludes left over. that sunshine is all moving away. cloud cover is exiting. just taking its time, creeping southward. here's a look at the wind gusts gusting up to 29 miles per house in manassas. that's pushing in that cooler air. we really feel the change coming up tomorrow. despite a lot of sunshine i think our saturday will be spent in the 40's with a few hours near and in the lower 50's come tomorrow a

will not follow through with plans to build a hotel at the prince george's county resort on the potomac river. the 500 disney resort hotel was being counted on to add some $100 million to the county's tax revenues. disney says the time just isn't right. it's the economy. a spokesman for national harbor says the company will simply move on to other opportunities. >>> black friday sales kicked off a strong holiday shopping season. analysts say retail sales were up 7% over this time last year. that translates to 11.4 billion dollars. it's a $1 billion increase from last year. online shopping also strong, up 24% on black friday. >>> a woman suspected of showering black friday shoppers with pepper spray surrendered to authorities but was released pending further investigation, we're told. police did not identify the woman but say she refused to discuss the incident. she's suspected of firing pepper spray into a crowd at a wal-mart in los angeles thanksgiving night to clear a path to xbox video game players. >> she did a wrong thing, but she was brave to turn hers self in. >> i don't understand wha

conservancy says the condition of the potomac river is a d. that's down from a d plus from its first report card back in 2007. the group said the potomac which provides much of the d.c. area's drinking water continues to face challenges from farming in rural upstream areas and developments downstream. >> engineers are back on the job now at the washington monument. they started the process of winterizing the monument. engineers will once again rappel down the side, filling the cracks and the gaps made in the stone facade discovered during the inspections last month. they'll use a special sealant to keep the rain and snow out for now. on monday, they're going to start some other repairs that will be more long-term, expect to take about five days to get it finished. >> i need the sealant for my roof. >> uh-oh. >> unfortunately. >> clint eastwood directs a new film about the life of long- time fbi chief j. edgar hoover. leonardo dicaprio plays hoover in the film which hits theatres today. >> they talk spies, sex and surveillance. >> from his twist

disney says it will not follow through with plans to build a hotel on the potomac river. the 500 room disney resort hotel was being counted on to add $100 million to the county's tax revenues. disney says the times, they just ain't right. the company will move on to other opportunities. obviously big disappointment there. >> it is a beautiful complex. i was just there to see ice over the weekend. it is a lot of fun. >> it is gorgeous but i guess the economics weren't working out for disney. >> better in hong kong, i guess. >>> new research is revealing some disturbing things about childhood concussions. >> one of d.c.'s oldest neighbors is honored for service to the community. we're back in less than two minutes with your weather first. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholest

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parked at every corner they have walked with the protesters and if you take a look here in the potomac river there they are there waiting. right now we're closely following the growth of the protests in washington d.c. and. christine. but here i spoke to a senior correspondent for the independent media roots and he believes that police saw this week going beyond the call of duty to the protests and the bot. but you really really we're seeing here is the attempt to really crush the occupy wall street movement really they're trying to hit the protesters with the shock and awe and then they turned back fired and so now they're trying to find different prepared. i think in the united states to get the w t o balance here at all situation. you know the protesters are really learned a lesson about nonviolent direct action and it's really very effective and sort of open and shut down it really sends a message through the political establishment that you know people really seem to be the two parties be catered to and they're really fed up with it and they're just not going to stand for it anymore so

parked at every corner they had walked to with the protesters and if you take a look here in the potomac river there they are they're waiting. closely following the road for the protests in washington d.c. and philadelphia parties going to that you can and christine was noting that they just put in comments from a very sportswriter and taking place. there are straight from the play of the senior correspondent for the independent media routes news organization who believes police are purposefully going beyond the call of duty to nip the protests in the bud really well we're seeing here is the attempt to really crush the occupy wall street movement really they're trying to be a protest with the shock and awe. part of devastation and fire and so now they're trying to find different report i think in the united states we. don't see at all situation you know the problems of the really learned a lesson. and it's really very effective and the port of oakland shut down it's really sent a message to the political establishment that you know people really think the two parties be catered to and they're

parked at every corner they have walked away from protesters and if you take a look here in the potomac river there they are there waiting. right now we're closely following the growth of the protests in washington d.c. and philadelphia but he's going to just you can and christine for loading the latest footage and comments from the very spots where events are taking place. but there are splits for the paiva senior correspondent for the independent media routes news organization he believes the police are purposefully going beyond the call of duty to nip this in the but really what we're seeing here is. really the occupy wall street movement that only tried to be protesters with the shock and. tried to defend fire and so now they're trying to find different prepared i think in the united states will. also do a few you know the process of really learn a lesson about nonviolent direct action and it's really very effective and the port of oakland shut down it's really sent a message to the political establishment that you know people are really seeing the two parties because. they're really fed

parked at every corner they have walked with the protesters and if you take a look here in the potomac river here they are there waiting. right now where closely following the growth of the protests in washington d.c. and philadelphia he's going to change you can interesting. comments from the very areas. a correspondent for the independent media roots news organization. going beyond the call of duty to protest in the bot. really what we're seeing here is we have to really crush the occupy wall street movement clearly they're trying to you protest with the shock in our. part of the playground back fire so now they're trying to find a concrete. i think that in the united states. don't think i'll give you a few you know the programs you could really learn a lesson about nonviolent direct action and it's really very attractive and one of often shut down it's really kind of the message to the political establishment that you know people really think the two parties because. they're really put up with it and they're just going to stand for it anymore so that's what we're seeing. i mean the differ

parked at every corner they have walked with the protesters and if you take a look here in the potomac river there they are there waiting so far i have not seen any handcuffs any police batons over there have been no clashes with police that we know of as protesters have stayed on this side of the bridge getting their messages hard but not disrupting the flow of traffic not doing anything that has caused police to have to get involved i think that's one of the different things about what's happening here in d.c. for r.t. i'm christine for south. well when we return it's a night we'll take a look at the occupy movement from day one until now. thank. me. do you believe the reaction of the one. who just nobody seems to know. the number of pepper spray to the face by part of the argument that they're being overly dramatic. i'm mr. what drives the world the fear mongering used by politicians who makes decisions it's. made who can you trust no one. is him do you. see where are we cutting. capital school sat when nobody dares to ask we do. question more. do you like or is she here which is the worl

parked at every corner they have locked with the protesters and if you take a look here in the potomac river there they are waiting so far i have not seen any hand any police baton so far there have been no clashes with police that we know of as protesters have stayed on this side of the bridge getting their message is heard but not disrupting the flow of traffic not doing anything that has caused police to have to get involved i think that's one of the different things about what's happening here in d.c. for r.t. i'm christine for. well this all comes on the two bump anniversary since the movement sparked and since it began we've seen it evolve from a small grassroots protest to an all out national and even global movement that's when the backing of labor groups and been the target of ridicule for much of the mainstream media r.t. is marina for in iowa takes a look back at the ever evolving movement. in the financial capital of the world a movement called occupy wall street is born in eight short weeks the fight against us corporate greed and wealth inequality manifests in all fifty states

every corner they have walked away with the protests there is and if you take a look here in the potomac river there they are there waiting. for our correspondents in washington d.c. philadelphia and los angeles are closing their latest bluejay and comments on the developments from within the protests you can check it all out at our t.v. dot com. while debts drag down europe's economies russia and some of its post soviet partners are taking steps to balance out the financial climate in the broader region the eurasian economic union is said to her a warmer environment for trade and investment throughout the continent artie's a nice and now way joins us live with more hello and nice so break this down for us . well i don't race it was signed. today between russia belarus and kazakhstan and it basically lays the groundwork for an envision if you raise an economic union that would be very similar to the form out we see now of the e.u. the aim there to promote more trade and economic cooperation with the asia pacific region what it would do is would create a new market with united legislation and t

is a good indication of what it looks like on 395, nice and light from the beltway across the potomac rivergo into the district at 4:39. andrea and sneak. >> fallout from the penn state university child sex abuse scandal continues! late last night, the university's board of trustees fired university president graham spannier and the legendary head football coach joe paterno. >> both men were fired over how they handled the allegations of sexual abuse and rape. the allegations are against former coach sandusky. it came hours after paterno announced he had planned to retire at the end of the season. >> reporter: police in riot gear moved in after thousands of outraged penn state students took to the streets. they packed downtown state college wednesday night to show their support for ousted coaching legend joe paterno. students shook lampposts and toppled over this news van after the university trustee board made its shocking announcement. >> dr. spannier is no longer president of the university. in addition,, joe paterno is no longer the head football coach effective immediately. >> reporter

parked at every corner they have walked away with the protesters and if you take a look here in the potomac river there they are there waiting. for closely following the growth of protests in d.c. and philadelphia or he's got a chiquita christine for loading the latest footage and comments from the spot where the events are going on. are and he also spoke with philippe messina a correspondent for the independent media roots news organization who thinks the police are purposefully going beyond the call of duty to the protests in the. beauty room we're seeing here is the attempt to really crush the occupy wall street movement clearly they're trying to hit the protesters with the shock and awe and try to that they turned back fired and so now they're trying to find different pretext i think that in the united states which. i don't see at all situation. you know the caucus is really learned a lesson that nonviolent direct action and it's really very effective and the sort of open shutdown it's really sent a message to the political establishment that you know people really see the two parties they ca

. >> reporter: near the potomac river just outside washington d.c., gary love carries his son todd, a, when he stepped on an i.e.d.last year in afghanistan. when they reached the river, todd is placed in a kayak. he attaches his prosthetic arm so he could hold the paddle. and when he and his instructor reach the water, todd is transformed. his disability all but disappears. >> when i'm in the kayak it makes me feel free because something about being on the water, it's just therapy. any time i'm out of my wheelchair it's a good thing. >> reporter: it's good therapy for gary love too. >> definitely as a father it's a crushing blow to have my son wounded and maimed like he is. as a marine, as a former marine, i can't be prouder of him. >> reporter: the organization providing this opportunity is called team river runner. the instructors are all volunteers. team river runner started small, about seven years ago with just a few kayakers out here on the potomac river. but in recent years with so many injured veterans coming home from iraq and afghanistan, it's grown quickly. there are now ch

let's take look across the potomac river. there are some breaks in the overcast and temperatures are in the 50's in most spots. bridgewater, virginia is 56 degrees. the rain is headed toward the metro area throughout the day. as far as the numbers across the map, 50's and 60's may creep up temperatures will fall as the rain comes in. the wind is out of the south and we will see the temperatures drop the other way this afternoon with heavier rain and cooler air. the rain is showing up in red and orange and yellow it is drifting to the north but that the entire band is swinging to the east. we will see it in the metro quarter later this heat -- later this morning. there is a lot of cold air from canada. we're 37 degrees in atlanta. it is much colder in the south. we will move out of here later this afternoon. temperatures will fall this afternoon and will turn colder tonight. beautiful weather tomorrow, partly cloudy, seasonal temperatures in the low 50's and through the weekend. adam caskey will have a seven- day forecast comi

even worse but that was the bonus army people occupying the area from the white house down to the potomac river to day only fifty three million people have to be fully fifty three million people are without health insurance forty nine million americans live in poverty clue one out of every four children today forty four million americans are on food stamps today the top one percent owns over forty percent of all of america's wealth and takes on almost a third of all of america's income by the way when ronald reagan came into office the top one percent that now takes almost a third of our and it was nine percent the bottom eighty percent only seven percent of the nation's wealth and the average annual income for the bottom ninety nine percent of americans is below twenty five thousand dollars a year are really wages are going up just a dollar twenty three in the last thirty six years while income for the top one percent has gone up more than two hundred fifty percent since ronald reagan on average american households are carrying over seventy five thousand dollars in debt today the top one perce

and if you take a look here in the potomac river where they are awaiting so far i have not seen any handcuffs any police baton so far there have been no clashes with police that we know of as protesters have stayed on this side of the bridge getting their message just heard but not disrupting the flow of traffic not doing anything that has caused police to have to get involved and that's one of the different things about what's happening here in d.c. party i'm christine for sound. coming up will they stay or will they go mixed messages when it comes to determining if the u.s. will have a permanent presence in afghanistan. on . the one thing they're looking to repine. but what a protest nobody seems to know. but never a pepper spray to face but a lot of the argument that they're being overly dramatic. well looks like the u.s. is on its way to building a permanent military base in afghanistan afghan president hamid karzai yesterday in a tribal council meeting in kabul approved the measure today there are more than one hundred thirty thousand foreign troops in afghanistan most of them are from t

parked at every corner they have walked with the protesters and if you take a look here in the potomac river there they are they're waiting we're closely following the growth of the protests in d.c. los angeles philadelphia and other cities are he's got a chicky on ramon the lindo pristine for his hour uploading the latest footage and comments from the places where the events are happening. or he also spoke with believe me i'm a senior correspondent for the independent media roots news a group who thinks the police are purposefully going beyond the call of duty to nip the protests in the bud. but unity we're seeing here is the attempt to really crush the occupy wall street movement clearly there are trying to hit the protesters with the shock and awe and credit then they turned back fired and so now they're trying to find a pretext i think that in the united states with the w t o i don't see at all situation you know the this is the really learned a lesson nonviolent direct action and it's really very effective and the port of oakland shut down it's really sent a message to the political est

marching along just fine across the potomac river. this is south of town across the wilson bridge. google into the district. back to you. >> thank you. >>> republican presidential candidate rick perry trying to put a positive spin on his debate blunder. >> #7. >> i thought the debate was tonight. >> more from his appearance on "david letterman." >> prepare for more changes to facebook. what has to do wit ♪ ♪ ♪ if i should fall from grace with god ♪ ♪ where no doctor can relieve me ♪ ♪ if i'm buried 'neath the sod ♪ ♪ but the angels won't receive me ♪ ♪ let me go, boys let me go, boys ♪ ♪ let me go down in the mud where the rivers... ♪ [ female announcer ] when you're responsible for this much of the team, you need a car you can count on. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. checking our top stories. the mother of an alleged victim in the penn state sex abuse scandal is sharing her son's story. he felt he did not have the port to resist former defensive coordinator jerry sandusky. he is charged with molesting eight children over 15 years. >>> there will be a vigil at nationals park tonight for kid

parked at every corner they have walked with the protesters and if you take a look here in the potomac river there they are there waiting so far i have not seen any handcuffs any police baton so far there have been no clashes with police that we know of as protesters have stayed on this side of the bridge getting their messages hard but not disrupting the flow of traffic not doing anything that has caused police to have to get involved i mean that's one of the different things about what's happening here in d.c. for r.t. i'm christine for south. are now let's move to the west coast where several major cities are ramping up their demonstrations today and portland protesters not only occupy banks and other financial institutions but four hundred people also gathered at the end of the steel bridge which had already been shut down due to down to all traffic except for buses and commuter rails. a local news station k g w reports that twenty five people have been arrested and rallies have continued throughout the day. shutting down several parts of the city now in los angeles people gathered at se

hundred thirty to forty five thousand vets camped out from the from one of the white house to the potomac river i don't really agree with back then probably you know as my father was alive and so i can't really know. what i thought you were the biggest danger is not occupy wall street movement it is the fact that wall street is. regulated and that there is no kata i mean the juries are very you are saying that are you on crack now saying regulated now has to be reduced came as a direct result of the regulation and then finding ways around to work with them go away rather than retrain what you're looking at is the direct result of deregulation but we're moving along sean hannity excuse me mitt romney has sealed the nomination seems herman cain says he really isn't running for president you know hannity is now going out against. this this woman's now it's this woman's husband or fiance or not fiance or whatever rick perry can't seem to remember that he's running for president and how much longer can mitt romney stand and it was protection program this guy has not done a sunday talk show in over s

we will take all let this go round, adam caskey, and begin with potomac river crossing. we start with the 14th street bridge, where things are moving nicely. no problems on the moral bridge, the key bridge, and the roosevelt bridge. good to constitution avenue. dealing with that long term construction project. good at the wilson bridge and at the american legion bridge for commuters along the beltway. 29. the headlines southbound of columbia through silver spring. that is beautiful. we love you 29. >>> 5:22 now and 43 degrees. >>> up next, are there redskins throwing in the towel on 2011? we will find out what coach mike shanahan said that left players defending their pride. >> a mom's secret addiction is destroying her family. >> i do not do it to get high. >> you believe this makes you a better mother? >> i hate this. >> there's a van waiting. are you willing to accept treatment? >>> chicago second and gaol. the chicago bears take the lead. >> the philadelphia eagles went into the season as the self- proclaimed dream team. they would never dreamed it would be in last p