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the temperatures, clear skies, comfortable, 74 in the district, 70 rockville woodbridge 66 degrees. the graphic shows at the story overnight, mostly clear and comfortable, 57-65. tomorrow, cloudiness and showers to the south, cold front approaching from the north. the combination gives us one more day of late summer warmth, and then things changed toward the middle of the week and the end of the week. >>> students and faculty honored the life of the yale university graduate student found stuffed inside a wall. >> she was as good a human being as you ever hope to meet. >> this is a strong community and we will overcome this. >> dozens of people attended the candlelight vigil on campus for annie le the disappeared days before her wedding. she was found last night. the police believe that she was targeted and that the campus is safe, but they're not saying how she was killed. >>> the police are searching for an attacker after a man was stabbed in adams morgan in front of an apartment building in the 2600 block of northwest. the victim is expected to survive. >>> the ringleader of a the

pizza b is three brothers pizza with lots of locations including rockville. pizza c is potomac pizza with four montgomery county locations. pizza d is lido pizza with lots of locations in maryland and virginia. the tasting was hot and heavy. after trying four offerings, students were encouraged to vote for their favorite. pizza a. what about a? >> more cheese taste i like. >> juicy. >> b was special. was fresh, cheesy. >> describe it. >> it had a lot of sauce. >> b was the best. >> b, why b? >> it was deep dish and really good. >> pizza c comes from potomac pizza. >> i think it had more flavor to me. >> it was greasy and cheesy. >> that's what you go for? >> right. >> i like the fact they had big crust and a lot of cheese. >> that was c? >> yes, ma'am. >> pizza d from lido pizza. >> i voted for d. >> because it's square. >> why d? the sauce is better and it's square. square is a good shape. >> i was digging d. >> c? >> i don't know. i liked the fact it was square. all pizza is triangle. >> here are the results of 220 students who tasted and voted. lido's pizz

a pretty big response here in rockville. i just talked to one woman who said she was just coming home from the beach and this is what she came home to. she hasn't even been inside. she said she did see smoke coming out of a window. we did not observe that ourselves. we're going to get a little more infoation and get back to you in a little bit. reporting live in rockville, i'm kimberly suiters, news 4. back to you. >> thank you. >> thanks very much. 5:11 is our time right now. we'll check on traffic and weather. >> we'll start with tom kierein in storm center 4. tom? >> it is fresh and cool on this monday morning under a clear sky. temperatures around the region are in the 50s at this hour. we do have a little patchy fog in the rural areas. we're in the 50s now. it will climb later on today into the low to mid-70s as we have a front that's just now moving into ohio, triggering some rain there. as it sweept through this afternoon, may have a blustery shower. partly cloudy tuesday and wednesday, still light breezes around. hig

now we're getting warmer. 55 and rockville. low 60's from glen bernie to falls church. low 80's at lunchtime. we will be a couple of degrees above average. enjoy the sunshine. i have a rainy forecast coming down the pike. >> according to a metro spokesperson, the risk an emergency brigitte there is emergency track work in college park. clean -- green line trains will be single parking near greenbelt. delays expected for natural commuters onold further notice. that is a cracked rail in college park between prince george's plaza and greenbelt. i am having a monday morning. we're good on 95 in virginia. delays begin before you get to the prince william county -- prince william parkway. a shorter emerge from 66 on to the beltway. there was some construction over the weekend. i wanted to take you live to one of the cameras. this is beltway traffic good over on for 95 at 29. alison and doug. -- for 95 at 29. >> thank you. >>> it was one year ago a year ago that lehman brothers collapse. >> brianne carter is live outside the white house with more on the white house reforms. >>

we are up across montgomery county, gaithersville, rockville. -- gaithersburg, rockville, colesville and poolesville. a few sprinkles and beltsville and bowie, too. the rain will be exiting and sinking south. there's a decent cloud deck from williamsport, pennsylvania in to our region. we will have the clouds the rest of the morning. here's the time lapse tower cam showing our cloudy weather with off and on showers and it is a little dreary outside at 9:15. 64 degrees. northeast winds at ten miles an hour. cool air mass stays with us today. we will take a trip closer to 70 by the afternoon. that's it. it will be hard to take considering we have been in the 80s the last few days. so up to the north in winchester and cumberland, only 60s this afternoon. 73 in fredericksburg with some late-day clearing. here's how it looks closer to home. in frontal boundary to our north has slipped to our south. and it will drag some of that drier air in by the afternoon. as we head through the day together, though, we have clouds this morning. by the afternoon, especially to the north, we will have so

temperatures for lows 58 great falls. 62 bethesda. 62 silver spring. 61 rockville.s you go north of rockville you will find upper 50s in places like gaithersburg, clarksburg, damascus and that area. 62 silver spring. 59 in marlboro and low 60s in oxon hill. temperatures are uniform after a high of 78. in the mid-70s. 75 gaithersburg. 76 woodbridge. keep going down 95, 76 in fredericksburg. even 75 in hillsborough. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy an cool. a little breezy. the front just moved there through. 50s and 60s to start and winds northeasterly at 10 to 15. winds won't keep up all day. mostly sunny and delightful. and winds back northeasterly but only at ten miles an hour. so not a big factor for the terps game. satellite picture radar combined a lot of showers and thunderstorms in the south and again for the time being it will remain to our south and this has been here meandering around almost all week. in the meantime the frontal system to the north producing showers in upstate new york. we will drive south and push this system farther south. it will actuall

leesburg, virginia, with wand out of the north and northeast today. 63 in rockville. our temperatures will be dropping to the upper 50s by tomorrow morning. yes, there is going to be a little bit of sunshine coming our way tomorrow. >> we'll be waiting for it. thanks, veronica. more signs today that the recession may be winding down. the markets keep on soaring. earlier today, some encouraging reports were released on housing and unemploy the. jay gray has details. >> reporter: the building rhythm. it's the sound of a surging economy. new data released today shows housing starts up 1.5%. new building permits climbed 2.7% over the last month, both indicators of an economic rebound. investors are taking notice the market has been on a steady upward march. the dow approaching the 10,000 point plateau many analysts consider an important benchmark. adding to the confidence on wall street, first-time claims for jobless benefits fell unexpectedly last week. a sign that the labor market is not crumbling as quickly as it once was. and while the numbers across the board are tre

southbound 270 remains in the clear out of rockville headed toward the lane divide.o 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." he won the hearts of women worldwide and earned a golden globe nomination. lightning struck a second time for swayze when he teamed up with whoopi goldberg and demi

route 28 at goody drive in rockville. be careful.o the rails this morning, nothing to worry about there. metrorail, marc and vre doing okay this morning. that's a good option for you if you can use it. ba thank you very much, jerry. >> thanks. >> president obama will take his push for health care reform to maryland today. the stage is being set at the university of maryland where a rally will take place in just a few hours. news 4's kimberly suiters is there and has more for us. >> reporter: good morning again. rack obama has been to college park three times. this will be his first visit as president for the health care rally at 11:00 today. the doors open at 9:00 to the public. we're told that people who are coming here need to expect airport-like security. no umbrellas, no big bags, no liquids allowed. we are also told that campus activists from both sides of the aisle will be here to listen to the president. the campus republicans saying they don't plan any protests, but they do plan to listen. this all comes on the heels of an at

. >>> william safire died yesterday at a hospice in rockville. he died of pancreatic cancer. he was a speechwriter at the nixon white house. he wrote for "the new york times." here wrote 15 books and more than 3000 columns. he was 79. >>> there is a push for the release of roman polanski. >> he was arrested on charges he fled the u.s. in 1978 after having pled guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl. he began a legal battle to have the the charges against him dropped. >> i knew it was just as bad for him as it was for me. >> the u.s. n has 60 days to file a formal request to extradite him from switzerland. >>> 5:16. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> joe conway is checking out some problems on 270. >> we had some problems. the crash on 270 southbound has been moved to the right shoulder. the lanes are open. it is getting a little bit better. you do not need to use 355 to get by. you should be in good shape. >> we do have some cool numbers. 54 in beltsville. 57 in vienna. 50 in winchester. i want to show you the storm scan. showers are moving off the s

rockville, 60 degrees. loss of sunshine today, pleasance, and warm. we will be in the mid 80's today. enjoy it. it will be it a little bit warm. lisa baden, what is happening with the commute? >> it is pretty smoothes. i have nothing to report on 95 in and out out of baltimore. good shape heading into the district. no complaints across the anacostia river, the woodrow wilson bridge is good, the american legion bridge is good. no problems on 695 in baltimore. good on the dulles greenway, 66, and 270. heavier volume out of frederick. everything is open. this is 270 in clarksburg. alison and doug? >> thank you. >>> 5:11. 64 degrees in rosslyn. >> there is a new way to stay in touch at the press of a button. we will show you how. >> it could be the end of the line for a local tennis center. you're watching "good morning washington." >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> in our top s

. >> crashes on the beltway that rockville pike.traffic coming off 270 onto the inner loop, but you may be affected from this accident. it sits on both shouers. but the traffic to get around the big curved over to 355. >> thank you. >>> if your house caught fire, which firefighters have access to adult water to put in doubt? >> the city may not even know the answer to that question. courtney robinson is live with the latest. >> out of the 9000 hydrants in the city, city leaders want to know if all of those would be able to give off a strong enough flow for firefighters to battle a blaze. it is a difficult question to answer. the fire ripped through this palisades home, and destroying it as firefighters did what they could. they were hindered by a lack of water flow. it took them 40 minutes to fin a maine straw enough to fight the blaze. >> the question remains, what happened along chain bridge road, and could it happen again? >> thousands of the hydrants have been tested. roughly 6500 have not. there are 12 areas with water problems

rockville residents will be holding it support of the public option. you cannot log onto our wjla.com for more. pamela brown, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> a bomb attack in afghanistan has killed 23 people. support for the war continues to drop. a recent poll found 51% of americans believed the war will only get worse and is not worth fighting. some say the west needs to finish the mission. >> if you just said forget it and did not finish anything, they died for nothing. >> is it feasible, it isn't something that is doable? >> we just have to stay the course. we cannot have 4000 lives overseas to have died in vain. >> there are 62,000 troops in afghanistan today. officials are bracing for a request for even more troops. >>> the american journalists released last month are now telling their story for the first time. laura ling and euna lee say they were led across the north korean border by a trusted tour guide while filming a documentary. they soon realized they were in danger, but by then, it was too late. they were freed thanks in part to a visit fro

nothing terrible on the trip on 270 as you make your way towards rockville. no incidences' to tell you about on the local lanes. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:11, 66 degrees. >> facebook helps catch a criminal. how police used a facebook to find their man. >> a major change in missile defense. we will have a check on ve a chc >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> 5:14. a health-care bill by senator max baucus is not going over well with democrats. many are concerned about a tax provision in the bill that would hit the middle class hard. a vote will happen next week. >> the recision to revise a missile defense shield in europe is drawing both praise and criticism from congress. some say it is too big a concession to make to russia. >> the man at the center of a hot -- several homes were searched. they believe he had contact with a known al qaeda associate any potential plot to make ex

there is a crash between connecticut avenue and rockville pike. traffic pace is slowing big time and stayed to the left. >> outside, look at the numbers. there are muggy to start out this morning. 70 in potomac. 65 in capon bridge. we have pretty mild air in place this morning. it will be pretty sticky the wrathy afternoon. there is a pocket of cooler air off to the west. we will look for a refreshing air mass to come in from canada. temperatures next week may be hard-pressed to get out of the 60's by tuesday or wednesday. warm and muggy air. behind the air, it will be more comfortable. . sunshine and warm. yesterday was 87. 60's and low 70's tonight. the front will start to move out. sunny and less humid. mid 70's. saturday starts out ok. another round of showers by monday. a cool air mass will settle in early next week. >> it is about time. >>> a price cut to a popular video game consoles. >> vinita nair has the tech bytes. >> nintendo wii is slashing prices of paper wii. they're cutting the price by $50, bringing it down to $200. microsoft and

a little over 0.1 inches of rain in rockville. bethesda with seven --. 07 inches of rain. -- with .07 inches of rain. the temperatures north have dropped into the 70's. you expect that with a cold front. here is the weather map for the week. we will keep the great lakes and new england sunday. increasing moisture from the atlantic moisture -- the atlantic ocean will keep us with rain. wednesday and thursday, we will see some clearing develop by the time we run in the saturday. patches of light rain with height -- highs in the mid 70's. cloudy but no rain on friday. a clearing trend set up for saturday with more showers returning bison that afternoon. -- by sunday afternoon. >>> the giants are in the rearview mirror, and it is on the the rams? >> the players were at the park in getting treatment and watching tapes. they say the same thing you do. it is critil that they put the giants in the rearview mirror. >> we know where we're at right now. we go on from there. hard work will solve our problems. we have to get ready for st. loui

just the coaches and plays who are frustrated after last night's tough loss, the redskins fans from rockville to fairfax are outraged after the defeat. >> some of them think they've got the solution and others just want to vent. kimberly suiters has our report. >> reporter: the first call into 106.7 the fan came into the moment the junkies went on air and the lines lit up for the next four hours. >> caller: going this year from jason campbell i saw nothing last year that made me think he'll do something productive this year. passing that ball in the third quarter. >> but the other day it didn't hurt him. jason campbell did not lose that game for them yesterday. >> reporter: harris, the intern, says people think they'll feel better, feeling bitter. sn>> from fairfax, virginia, to rockvie, myland, the outrage was widespread and fresh 12 hours after the loss. >> people want to blame campbell, and i couldn't go there. i would actually, you know -- i was furious with zimzorn's play-calling. >> stop paying them. stop paying them. mod fight salaries, don't pay them. >> reporter: back with the junkie

you will get those brief breaks. 56 in rockville. 58 in the district. 68 is the high temperature again this afternoon. a few isolated sprinkles are possible throughout the morning and even into the afternoon. tonight will be cooler than last night. there could be some frost out west. >> they are clearing overnight construction around the area. belvoir travel is ok. interstate travel will look good. -- beltway travel is ok. we do not have any accidents to report around the region. we have a couple of cameras to show you. the volume is in your favor. things are goodon the beltway in maryland. this is springfield. we will wind down with traffic out of leesburg on the toll road. everything looks good. >> thank you. >>> restart this morning with some breaking news in fairfax county -- we started this morning with some breaking news in fairfax county. >> on bristow drive, there has been a fire that has been fueled by propane gas. we do have a crew of the white and will have more information as soon as it becomes available. >>> if you take your eyes off their road for just one second to send

it was about 1 inch of rain in rockville. over in ocean city, talk about not being a great day at the beach, lots of rain. let's have all look at our storm scan and see what is happening. this is a low pressure center. it is characterized by counter clockwise motion. the center is over southern new jersey and is starting to break up. it is drifting south a bit today as it breaks up. we could have some light showers this morning and again this afternoon as the disturbance comes for. areas to the south of the district will see clearer skies and warmer temperatures. let us show you our forecast. here is a depiction of the coastal low and rain in new york city will and later today. that will also be in philadelphia and it will breakup's and high pressure is trying to make its way in. it will not get in here until tomorrow temperatures today will be in the mid-70's. barry will cloudy and stray showers out there and tomorrow, we will see temperatures tomorrow in the low 80's. the average temperature for this time of year in washing

. >> this is heading towards rockville. no incidents. the lanes are open. same deal for the springfield ride. it is growing five out of dale city heading towards lorton and the beltway. there was a crash on the outer loop as you approach telegraph road right before the lanes and divide. it was along the left. it should be moved out of the way by now. >> i will take it. thank you so much. 60 in gaithersburg. temperatures are pretty seasonable. tomorrow, a la mid 50's showing up in the early morning. we do have clouds across the area this morning. they will eventually give way to some sunshine. it will become more pleasant. this cold front will swing through. a couple clouds associated with it. cool and comfortable air from canada will settle in for saturday and sunday. the whole weekend is looking gorgeous. it is good news. cloudy skies outside this morning. a little fog this morning. through the afternoon, the clouds will burn off. the temperatures will climb. the rain will hold off until early next week. today, not a bad day. partly sunny and 78. >> thank

. >>> new today, a rude awaking in ir rockville. it's in the 10,000 block of grove inner place. we are told it started on the second floor. no word on what caused the fire. >> the redskins stall out in motor city, falling to the detroit lions, a team that had not won a game in 21 months. kimberly suitors has been talking to fans that wish they could put this season in reverse. >> joe, it's a morning where the players are looking their wounds and the fans are throwing salt in them. we dropped in on the jun keys this morning. the moment i haubled in on my crutches, they said man even you move faster than clinton portis, and the insults continue from there. >> the first call came the moment the junkies went on air. >> caller: i saw nothing last year that made me think he would be productive this year. and him dropping the ball before he could pass the ball -- >> jason campbell did that lose that game for them yesterday. >> reporter: the intern said they think they will feel better feeling bitter. from fairfax, virginia, to rockville, maryland, the outrage was widespread after the b

southwest wind, fair amount of sunshine, into the 70's. 77 of rockville, bowie,and falls church. high pressure coming in from canada gives us a pleasant saturday and sunday. the details of the outlook, lots of sunshine, mid-70s tomorrow. just a couple clouds, comfortable on sunday. showers arrive back on monday. have a great weekend. >>> you know what that great weekend means? >> the redskins-rams. because at the level of trash talked has grown from a crescendo to a whisper, jason brown is says they are happy their plan to redskins early in the season. we followed up on the story and chased him down yesterday in st. louis and we asked him about his incredible remarks about albert haynesworth. >> i remember some of the things i said, but as far as that, i do not recall saying that. >> we want to make sure that people here this now. >> mainly, albert haynesworth is a very good player. >> we think he is a tremendous player and we respect him a great deal. >> he is a very large man, elusive. he moves like he is just 300 pounds. >> albert, we are sorry. >>> tgif, if a player hit the s

also finding slow traffic past 370 and again leaving the rockville area toward the split and both themain line and the cd lanes. all lanes are open across the american legion bridge. don't forget about the rough pavement on the inner loop from tysons toward bethesda. it's bumpy there in the two center lane. they have not been repaffed at -- repaved at this time. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> the scheduling problem in prince george's county is finally cleared up. 8,000 students spent the first week of school in temporary classes or in the auditorium. the school is blaming a computer glitch. the staff worked through the weekend to make sure every student had correct schedules. >>> school starts in alexandria. most schools just a week from today. the superintendent of alexandria city schools joins us this morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> i know this is an exciting time for you and your students. >> all of the students are scheduled. i feel for my colleague across the river. >> and that's probably one of the things that gets overlooked, there is probably a l

. >>> smokers need to think twice before lighting up in rockville.ity council voted unanimously last night to ban smoking at play grounds. smokers are not allowed within 40 feet of parks. the ban excludes private property. >>> big changes necessary security today at dulles international airport. new checkpoints opened up. the snaking lines that have crowded the airport's main terminal lobby are gone. the new mezzanine is located underground and features new machines and 16 lanes to help move more passengers along more quickly. >> and six maryland schools, including three from our area got a special honor this morning. the u.s. department of education nominated hyland elementary school in montgomery, southern high school and hammond in howard county as 2009 nional blue ribbon schools. the program recognizes schools that make significant progress in closing the achievement gap or whose students score at high levels. >>> it's been required for many years. in two weeks, the district's safety inspection program is going away. one of the main reasons is co

it's possible some folks might see a shower 270, north of rockville in montgomery county.his is actually a front that is going to drop temperatures, probably about 12 -- maybe 10 or 12 degrees tomorrow. and that means we'll start to see some more clouds, maybe some rain. we'll talk about that in just a few minutes. >>> let's check on the roads now with sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >>> we're following a very serious accident in the kingsville area. we actually have a live picture from sky eye chopper 13. you can see a head-on collision, accident there that has harford road completely shut down at fork road, awaiting two medivacs to arrive on scene there. so very serious situation that's going to be there for quite sometime for accident investigation and cleanup. bel air road is going to be your best alternate. meantime, watch for an accident on 895 at northbound pulaski highway. that's -- blocking a right lane. you're also looking at one at towson, north charles. and old willow way. we have one at ridge road. blocking all lanes. the concrete truck lost its load. ne

>>> here is a title worth fighting for, being named montgomery college rockville's favorite pizza. >> winning that honor for the next academic year brought out four local pizza purveyors ready and able to fight it out. it brought out liz crenshaw on hand to witness the taste competition and didn't bring any samples back. >> it wasn't today. they left nothing behind. it was gone. the battle royale for you tonight. all in the name of fun. montgomery college is home to more than 23,000 students, 15,000 attending just the rockville campus. if you want to be named favorite pizza for this group, you have to put your pies on the taste test line. i'm liz crenshaw. the battle is on. who wins favorite pizza for the next academic year? our taste test is coming up on news4 at 5:00. >> unfortunately we just ran the tease instead of the package. we'll try to get that together for you. essentially they went at it for about four hours, which was fun. >> whoa. that's a lot of pizza. how many kids did you have? >> there were more tha200 students doing it. >> a lot of pizza, a lot of happy college stude

we have the accident outer loop of the beltway before you reach 355 wisconsin avenue to rockville pikeif you are traveling along the outer loop of the beltway, you can see that traffic is squeezing by along the left shoulder and left lane as you continue to work your way around towards the exit for 270. delays from the outer loop are forming quickly now as you work your way from before connecticut avenue headed over to the accident scene. if you are traveling the inner loop of the beltway, all lanes are open. no incidents to report coming from bethesda headed over towards silver spring. 395 across the 14th street bridge, all lanes are open. no accidents to report. that's a check of your fox 5 onime traffic. >> thank you. >>> security concerns are prompting possible changes to traffic patterns near the white house. f street between 14th and 15th could be turned into a one-way street. that particular block doesn't see a lot of traffic and opponents say a change isn't necessariery. the treasury department plans to ask d-d.o.t. to withdraw that one-way plan. >>> taxi drivers are upset with

teachers at rockville high school had televisions on during the speech. students in this honors biology class enjoyed the pep talk. some say it reminded them of what their parents would tell them. >> as a whole, it was useful to be having words of encouragement from the president of the united states. >> i think that if president obama's speech could motivate a student, somewhere in the united states to do well on his or her tests then i think it was good use. f our 20 minutes in class to listen to his speech. >> reporter: the cafeteria was open to the students that didn't want to watch the speech but the cafeteria remained empty. if you haven't seen the speech, we have it on our website at wusa9.com. you can hear what students in virginia had to say about the president's remarks also. >>> new this morning, there's a homeland security operation going on right now. it is called "operation alert." it involves amtrak police, the transportation security administration and local law enforcement. they will be doing random baggage checks and patrolling various t

downtown, we'll give you sunshine. 76 in bowie and rockville. pretty nice by the water. winds are light. no advisories. mid-70s. annapolis. upper 70s in waldorf. fall arrives tomorrow at 5:15. we'll explain what means. the equinox. with it thunderstorms. low 80s on wednesday and thursday. most showers on wednesday will be in the afternoon and then friday looks nice, partly cloudy, upper 70 to near 80. saturday looks great. terps are in town again and then another system comes in on sunday and monday with some showers, just kind of rain, low 70s. >> maybe kind of a funky night. >> yes. >>> let's talk about weird news. most of the time if you are going out on the white water, you want to have the sturdiest craft you can muster. so what do you say to these characters who made their kayaks out of cardboard? it's idaho. cardboard racing. the rules are simple. only can use cardboard. only adhesive duct tape. you did have to have a life jacket. be prepared to get wet, my friends. i expected these things to come apart. but they are not. they are rolling on down. not a lot of tro

now the city of rockville is taking steps to make that experience smoke-free. >> as you can see theret of open space. you know? take a walk, have a smoke. >> reporter: monday night, the city council unanimously passed a ban that create as 40-foot smoke-free perimeter around the city-owned playgrounds. not the full parks, just the area around them. >> this is a reasonable step to protect children of smokers and nonsmokers alike, just in the playground aa. >> i think we need to watch it broadly. >> reporter: the council heard from citizens before the vote. nobody opposed the ban, but some requested a broader ban or a more clearly defined policy. the 40-foot smoke-free perimeter starts at the pre existing blags perimeter, only applying to park property. signs will go upasking for self enforcement and fines will not be attached to the ban. >> okay, we're going to go fast. >> reporter: parents like laura, mother of gabriel, and one fatherere and the others give the council a big thumbs up for passing the smoking ban. >> people can oke in a lot of places, right outside their house. there is

, they feel a fall in the air. 57 now when warranted. 61 degrees in walker's bill. 59 degrees in rockville a cold front taking the rain well offshore during the day today. another little disturbance in ohio coming through tomorrow. the weather map for tamara shows this low pressure area will be moving eastward into to that province. -- quebec province. what kind of week will we have and what sort of a weekend outlook do we have? tavolino women come back a few minutes. -- i will let you know when we come back in a few minutes. >> police say that 38-year-old charles dalton murder his wife jennifer and their two children last week before shooting himself a private service will be held in mount airy, followed by the perro nearby. fiancial difficulty may have been the motive behind the deaths. 30 midshipmen in the naval academy are under quarantine after showing symptoms of the swine flu. beirne isolation in bancroft hall. in the past week, at the naval academy has seen a surge in suspected cases of swine flu. more than 70 midshipmen were in isolation last week. they have been treated and relea

we have the lanes open southbound 270 leaving clarkburg and working your way out towards rockville. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> today's top story, the president heading to wall street speaking one year after the collapse of lehman brothers. he will outline his plan to reduce government involvement in the financial sector. he will argue wall street needs new rules an oversight to prevent another market crisis. lehman brothers filed for bankruptcy last year on the 15th of september. it led to losses and wroitdowns by financial institutions nationwide totaling $1.6 trillion sow. a local insurance sales executive has announced he is running for mayor of washington. leo alexander, ceo of alexander solutions and a former tv news reporter will officially kick off his campaign on the southwest waterfront tonight. he promises to fight crime and revolutionize public schools. current d.c. mayor fenty is holing a re-election fundraiser at a hem in southeast. >>> a 16-year-old boy is dead, killed in a shooting that caped a violent weekend in the district. >> some resident a

it is now pushed south out here, headed towards rockville now.and they will cross the beltway, cross east highway. and eventually get into the college park and area out here for about the next hour or so. a little bit of a shower, almost a thunderstorm for that one. to the west we go. this one is crossing the 66 area as we speak. moving out of the planes -- plains, headed out here to gainsville. in the next hour, they will continue to move off to the south and the east. they will weaken a little bit as it heads towards here and kind of brushes out here. all right, back to the computer. temperatures for tonight, generally in the 60s. 62 at great falls, 65 out here. 64 in silver springs. upper 60s downtown. not quite as cool. temperatures still warm. low 80s in vienna. fredericksburg, 82. tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy and cool. showers possible. 60s and 70s, winds turning northeast at 10. in the afternoon, a couple showers possible, but not a wash out. high temperatures 75 to 78. winds northeasterly at 10 to 15. a few showers tomorrow, 76 at midd

let's get over to the weather maps. 60's from rockville to falls church to brandywine, mid to upper 60going up a bit some more. over to the maps we go. you can see the cold pocket in denver, rapid city, up to the west. upper 60's tomorrow, a little warmer for sunday and monday, and a cooling trend next week. you do see all the energy dropping cells were across our area, kind of dissipating, but there is another -- dropping southward across our area. tomorrow morning and late tonight there will be a lull çóbetween these systems, but thn that storm system will start to move in, and i think tomorrow we will have sunshine tomorrow, but quickly the clouds will start to build that in. xdsoccer games through midmornig tomorrow should be fine, but showers will develop in the afternoon and will stickÑi aroud for the first halfÑi of sund morning. the morningçó rain is basically over. temperatures steady, becoming partly cloudy tonight with sunshine peeking through tomorrow morning early. rain will pick up in the afternoon and evening. by sunday, some sunshine. 10 degrees warmer, while on sunday,

and down to rockville.he fact we would seize and the line the most part this is going to be a move in and out of here. keep an eye on and 95. and the next hour or so. 84 degrees. tonight we're seeing 74. and very high humidity. southwest wind. a lot of humidity. and you may let it run tonight. and the withest. there is not like and this moves through. should be in and out of here quickly. and sort of a garden variety. and if you look up and down the coast here. we had some wet weather. we don't pick up on a lot. muggy, rainy afternoon. look out for that storm complex. we're looking good. north of downtown is where we'll see the bulk of rain. 84 degrees and look out for showers possible in the afternoon. another warm and humid day. we cool it off. and then it looks like we surge back to 80. and nail that down tomorrow. >>> thank you he can do the e- street shuffle. happy birthday to the boss. andtickets are on sale november 20th this friday. >>> a first for the ravens. and business overly excited. >>> lookin

local leaders asking drivers for feedback tonight at 7:00 at the council office building in rockville. as courtly robinson reports, plenty of mixed emotions -- as courtney robinson. >> you will hear one thing. >> speed cameras. >> speed cameras, i don't know if they do the job. >> last month i had three because of the camera. >> the speed cameras are just one of the programs to slow drivers down, yet is the one that burned up most motorist. >> setting the speed limit at 25 and taking pictures of people and sending tickets at $25 a pop, it does not seem fair. >> as long as you know where they are, you find a way to buck the system. >> vandals have targeted the cameras about 27 times. two them or even spray-painted. >> we cannot affect the same kind of permanent change as we can by using a speed camera. in the county leaders say these cameras are an effective tool and they are expected to reveal a report that shows where cameras are set up, speeding and collisions are down. but drivers say they are not -- they are not there for safety, but had pockets. >> i would like to keep my childre

there is a cash on the outer loop of the capital beltway at rockville pike.hat blocks two lanes there. jfx traffic moving along at a good pace. >>> this deadly explosion we wanted to show you at a georgia sugar plant refinery was presentable according to a report released by the u.s. chemical safety board. sugar dust ignited the plant because the facility was not cleaned properly. the board says dust ignited last february causing two explosions at the factory. 14 people were killed. 40 were injured. imperial sugar has not responded to the report. >>> they are serving up diamonds emeralds and rubies at one southern california eatery. 75 rings are being given away to celebrate the sky room 75th anniversary in long beach. the 75th diamond anniversary ring will be given to one look you diner every day. >> we like to wow people here. to get wowed you have to go big. >> for girls bling is amazing. >> if i get a diamond ring out of this it is fantastic. >> that would wow me. the sky room has had an impressive list of visitors since it opened up in 1934. the rings co

not very much. 68 in rockville. 66 in upper marlboro.unning about almost 10 degrees above average for the high and almost 10 degrees above average for tonight's lows. temperatures right now in alny. 81 in old town. even out to the west it is pretty warm. 81 in winchester. mostly cloudy, mild, maybe a shower. don't count on it. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. by afternoon partly sunny and warm. shower and thunderstorm possible but a nice day 84 to 88. satellite picture radar combined. little bit of snow still in the colorado rockies. above 7000 feet. >> atlanta dry today and they will be dry tonight and a slight chance of a light shower tomorrow. here are the clouds with the front. this is to our south tonight. to keep a chance of the shower in. 84 for the plains. 85 in oakton. downtown mid to upper 80s. pretty good deal. slight chance of a shower. 83 for annapolis. better chance of a shower south and east tomorrow as the front treks away. 86 tomorrow. beautiful on friday. mid-70s. then some rain and showers late saturday. cut the grass

s for drivers in e a road for rr rockville.rews will begin moving the traffic onvickroe llc pike onto a new partpart of a new interchange. it is all a bissme up there. the switchwi lltake two weeks. but the entire project will be done in a year. and the space shuttle discovery heading to california. the shuttle is now expected to touch down at edwards air force base about 8:53 p.m. tonight. bad weather prevented it from landing in florida for a second day in a row. >>> and speaking of the bad weather, you know, not the gettest around here today but it is on the way out. >> on the way out. saturday will be certainly acceptable. here is your next three days right out of the gate. lots going on too this weekend. we have a wine tasting festival saturday and sunday. should be okay. we have got terps tomorrow night. should be dry. upper 70s. we will keep a slight chance of a shower in tomorrow but fog in the day is going to be just fine. open house at the kennedy center noon to 7:00 p.m. tomorrow and of course prince george's county

on this side we left the drops out. 76 in rockville, downtown. a little more sunshine on this side, too. particularly over by the bay. and mid-70s for annapolis and winds light. no small craft advisories. next seven days, 76 tomorrow. a shower west. it gets warmer with showers and thunderstorms wednesday and thursday. they should hold off wednesday, until the afternoon, and get a nice break on friday, and upper 70s near 80. and i believe the terps are in town again this week. sunshine, mid-70s, and then the next system comes in here sunday and monday. more showers and rain with the temperatures a little cooler back in the low to mid-70s. >> all right. >> thank you. >>> you don't even have to leave your house to become a hero. >> still ahead, meet one woman who is making a difference from her own living room. i'm howard bernsteen with the tip of the day. a nice cup of tea could be relaxing but save someone. the beverage makes a great hardwood floor cleaning. use two tea bags in hot water and use a soft cloth over the floors. you don't need to rins

. >>> playgrounds in rockville are going smoke-free. last night's city council unanimously approved a smoking ban. it makes it illegal to light up with and 40 feet of the city's 37 public playgrounds. it is also banned in bars and restaurants. >>> still to come, president obama takes his economic plan on the road. he is talking to automotive workers hard hit by the recession. >>> and we will look back at the life and legacy of patrick swayze when we talk to barbara walters live. >>> it ready for more rain beard brian looks ahead at a >> the sudden death of a healthy young boy is raising new questions about treatment for the swine flu. a tennessee newspaper reports a five-year-old boy developed a 102 degree fever which doctors say is fairly common. his parents suspected aear infection. the fever went away on sunday but it suddenly returned on monday, with shells. a clinic doctor cleared him but his parents still wary and took into the hospital. apparently he had a bacterial infection on top of buffalo and he died within three hours. -- o

another one took place today in rockville. demonstrators rallied outside the offices of united health care. they said they want the company ceo to sign a pledge to support real health care reform. among those in the crowd, a doctor who says he had to leave his practice. >> because of the gains, you know, the trouble with billing, the difficulty in making a living, working long hours with all the administrative duties. >> protests are part of national day of action called big insurance, sick of it. 200 protests were planned nationwide. >>> republican robert ehrlich, former governor, has not said whether he intends to run again in 2010. but a new poll suggests that democratic governor martin o'malley would lead in a rematch. 49% to 38% with 13% undecided. the survey has a margin of error of no more than plus or minus three and a half percentage points. >>> this is the first official day of fall which means heating bills aren't far behind. but help is available. to keep you and your family warm we have the details. >>> more folks

steadier rain now showing up west of dc from rockville up towards damascus and montgomery county, it'sng in our direction. we're likely to get at least some light rain in the morning rush hours. as we head through lunchtime and this afternoon, lighter rain but nothing too heavy, enough to keep the pavement wet. our two-degree guaranteed high stuck well below normal at 67. >>> 5:40. let's go back to the roads with kim brown. >> traffic is off to a really good start so far on your thursday commute. no real problems to let you know about on the major highways as we peek at 95, the southbound lanes, starting to see a little increased volume towards the whitemarsh area. tunnels checking in good, so is the beltway. but we have two fire scenes in the city that have intersections closed, north smallwood closed between clifton and walbrook because of a fire at a building. use caution also franklin street between freemount and north schroeder also closed, fire equipment is on scene. use caution. back to you. >>> time now 5:40 a.m. stay with us because we're talking about the president in marylan

state and biotech industry leaders cut the ribbon this week for the center in rockville. that center will assist biotech startups with business plans, training, and helping those companies take advantage of programs offered by the state and federal government. >> it was difficult for many of our entrepreneurs to access those. there was confusion about forms and how you do this and how you do this. the concept of a portal or a one stop shop that would bring together a lot of what already exists and expand on that became very important. >> chairman tom watkins says the center will develop into a hub. >> coming up at 11:00, fighting gravity to fight the damage caused by strokes. in a special report, we take you to a local rehab center, getting people back on their feet. plus a stroke warning sign that this man completely missed. the story is coming up tonight at 11:00. >>> just weeks into a new school year, hundreds of dc teachers may lose their jobs. we'll tell you more about that. plus -- >> i'm dave in bowie, maryland. we'll explain how a pilot program meant to improve sa

. >>> montgomery county police say a rockville woman was killed when a tree fell on her in her frontard. she was doing yard work in front of her home on oak tree road 5:00 p.m. sunday when a tree fell. police say she was taken to a nearby hospital where she died. this incident remains under investigation but rainfall may have led to the tree being up rooted and falling in the first place. >>> 20 years in prison the sentence for a man who crash add stolen truck into the side of a home in monk moncton last year. he had more than a dozen charges on his record before that crime spree that led to the death of mary sullivan. >> losing her probably the most difficult thing any of us have had to deal with. we feel like justice has been served. if he just would get his life together and come out in 20 years as a new person, that is all we can pray for. >>> sullivan's teenage daughters awoke from sleep in another room inside the house to find their mother dead. >>> this man thomas lee skipper charged with robbery and second degree assault. on friday he tried to steal several items from wal-mar

visit us at rockville in the animal shelter or call us at 240-# 73-5960. we will have this information at wusa9.com if you would like to adopt molly. she's a good girl. all right. we will send it back over to you. >>> we're excited because there's a new show that is coming to cbs this fall. as you can see it right here on wusa 9. it is called "the good wife "and actress julianna margulies is in new york to tell us more about "the good wife." aren't all wives good. >> well, you never know. i don't know all wives so i couldn't tell you that. >> thank you for joining us. tell us about the show. >> it is about a woman who has been married for 15 years to who she thought was a wonderful man. she gave up her career because he became state's attorney and she stood by him, raised two children and finds out he falls from grace by getting caught an in an illegal tryst and is caught using government money for those trysts. and she starts at square one at a law office and starts at square one again. >> who else is in the show with you. >> chris plays my husband. chris

rockville 64. and centreville 65 degrees. as of tomorrow, not 84 degrees like today.ot of clouds around. mid 70s. germantown you'll be about 74. front royal 73. and it looks like we'll see showers coming in in the afternoon. maybe in the morning a spotty shower. but by and large the morning should be pretty dry. just a lot of clouds. by noon still fairly cloudy. 73. but more showers starting to pop up on radar. the same for 5:00. on the future cast we're going to get you in a little closer here and you can see at noon we do have a few showers here and there. we also see some clearing out to our west. but that does not last long. by 5:00, it looks like we sta getting into a little bit more of the activity. and, again, notice the direction moving from east to west. a sure sign that an east wind is setting up shop. and that's etch agently what will -- exactly what will be happening and the system focuses in the afternoon. here is the five-day forecast. 77 degrees tomorrow. thursday probably the weather day at 74. and -- wetter day at 74. and then very nice weather as we

there were marching bands from high schools representing gaithersburg, rockville, d damascus and clarksburg. there were giant air-filled balloons and so many sights to delight. >> i like the queen. >> reporter: the queen? you mean miss montgomery county? it was cloudy when this parade began, but halfway through the sun came out, which is kind of a history and tradition of this gaithersburg labor day parade because for 71 years it has never rained on the parade. >> i've been coming here since i was about 2 or 3, and i brought my daughter, my son, my grandmother and my father-in-law. >> reporter: in kensington, maryland, some residents say the parade is their favorite part of labor day. >> it's a great community feel. it's fun to come out and see the bands, support the local organizations. >> reporter: in greenbelt, maryland, bagpipers represented the prince george's county police department. what is so wonderful here is the hometown feel that this parade has. it's filled with children who get a chance to show off their talent and march before their neighbors on the labor day they'll never fo

. >>> today a rockville outfit called project reboot was pretty darn busy.yers were cleaning, performing diagnostics and maybing upgrades on computers an monitors and getting them ready for distribution to local charities. they accept donated computer equipment from both individuals and businesses. >>> tonight at 11:00 p.m. feel like your employer doesn't appreciate you? wait until you see what some companies are doing to make their workers feel wanted. that's tonight on 9news now. >>> i leave home today in silver spring. it is raining. i had to put my sunglasses on then. >> kind of like march, really. temperature wise tonight is going to be more reminiscent of march. probably our coldest night of the fall. good news though. we have cleaned up the weekend a little bit. here is your forecast first. the next three days beautiful tomorrow. sunshine light winds, no problems at all. high temperature 70. milder on friday. mid-70s. slight chance of a shower but i think we will take the warm air for the slight chance of shower. what we have done is pushed the shower