as are down, it is also a chance to bring funding back to the smithsonian's important programs. plel andy alnwick being fox 5 news. >> if you would like more information on the smithsonian sale, can you log onto myfoxdc.com and click on the money tab. >>> a female reporter on an nfl sideline and claims of

now, fans can own a little piece of the smithsonian yulery.alnwick has details on an unprecedented new idea to raise funds. >> reporter: some of the world's most amazing gems are here at the smithsonian's museum of natural history. now, the museum is cashing in on the popularity partnering with qvc to sell a new line of jewelry paced on its collection. designers pored over the treasured pieces with curator jeffrey post. >> this is a fun opportunity for us to bring some things out of the vault. >> reporter: some of favorites will be featured in the september sale. you may not able to afford this edwardian diamond and pearl ring ring but the qvc suspect inis $154. other inspirations include turquoise earrings based on this wedding gift from napoleon to the empress like the smithsonian's own blue heart diamond cut 100 years ago. >> judith ripka had the opportunity to come down ad meet with jeff. >> her recreation, a 1 carat blue top as surrounded by dime ontario. -- topaz surrounded by diamonds. >> reporter: there are # pieces in the first sale.

. >> reporter: the treasures of the smithsonian's gem check. how you can get a piece of them tonight. >>> pretty good out there. a cold front is moving through the area and that is going to change things a bit and first look at the forecast is coming up. laura. >>> all right, thank you very much. keep it here. fox 5 news at 5 is just getting started. n >> we are following breaking news in the district. police are -- police are on the scene of a metro bus accident. a metro bus and suv collided around 3 this afternoon. and it happened along florida avenue and seventh street in northeast. officials say six people were hurt and their injuries don't appear to be life-threatening. >>> more break news in the district now, one of the two international students hit by a car in adams morgan last week died. the police say the woman behind the wheel was drunk. julia was standing on a traffic island waiting across florida avenue when the car hit her. the woman with her, melissa bosk, remains in critical condition. paul wagner is live with the story. paul? >

well now you can own a little piece of smithsonian jewelry. not the hope diamond itself. >> is it real? >> the hope diamond or that? >> what you can own? >> no. we'll talk about the move to help raise money and give you a little shimmer. it's great stuff. >>> it's the kind of car every guy wants to drive. and now this classic car -- >> it's a classic car. >> is auction-block bound. but how much will this ride cost you? we'll have that for you next. >>> and as we go to break, here is a look at some of the results from last night's primaries. you can see all of them at our website at myfoxdc.com. stay with us. it's 9:36. what's all this? big news! we have another way to help you save. oh, really? how? by bundling. if you get your homeowners and auto insurance together, we give you even more savings. ooh! big bundle. [ chuckling ] home and auto together. it's like peanut butter and jelly. oh, or like burgers and fries. or pickles and ice cream. unicorns and glitter! no? bundling to save you more. now, that's progressive! call or click today. >>>

it is the smithsonian's magazine's sixth annual museum day. across the country -- take a look. the intrepid space museum, the franklin institute in philadelphia, in l.a. the national center. there is something fun and free for everyone today. all you need to do is log onto the smithsonian museum day website, print out the admission card for two free visitors and go to the museum of your choice. guys, what are the three favorite things to do with your family? >> my wife and i have passes on the marta. woe love to take our son and ride up and down the north line. he loves it. it's like a roaming play free-for-all. >> what about you, elise? >> we really like to do long walks in the chicago botanic garden which is very near

he is scheduled to speak at the smithsonian in george washington university.he night in the cleveland hospital after complaining of an upset stomach. the current president will be in virginia today. he will head to richmond to talk to people about his administration's efforts to improve the struggling economy. he will hold a similar event in iowa this morning. >>> president obama is trying to energize young voters ahead of áhe midterm elections. >> for your country and for our #uture. >>ñhe spoke to college students in wisconsin. democrats will need their votes to keep control of congress. a new poll shows that just 55% plan to vote in november. >> right now it is 56 degrees. another con contestant gets the boot. find out who is the latest. >>> we will be back with the latest traffic and weather. you are watching good morning washington. how does that work? hit it! see, other machines only go in circles. this kenmore elite has multi-motions for a custom clean. it scrubs to help lift stains, rolls to wash gently, swings, steps, and tumbles. better than just cir

he is also speck expected to appear at the smithsonian tonight at george washington university. >>> a new polln the maryland governors race shows one candidate with a double digit lead now. find out which one. >>> and the sign of the times. where students are ditching textbooks in exchange for ipads. >>> 6:09 is your time right now. 64 degrees. changes in the weather are ahead. tom will have your forecast and jerry will check traffic when we come back. right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and whin these tough times i' put education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's working. experts say we now have the number one schools in the nation. when it comes to expding opportunity in every neighborhood, i know that we must do even better. [ninstrumental music ]] >>> weather and traffic on the ones. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. fre

, the smithsonian institute at fort royal, virginia. in the interest of time, i understand that there is consensus on this legislation, i will reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. lungren: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lungren: it is a pleasure to rise in support of h.r. 5717. one again, we are back in a bipartisan state, supporting this bill. mr. speaker, the smithsonian institution is an invaluable part of our national heritage. our ongoing commitment to historic preservation and scientific advancement. i'm pleased to support this legislation sponsored by our friend and colleague, sam johnson. this legislation will help further the institution's founding mission, to support and increase the diffusion of knowledge. this authorizing legislation supporting their important biological work at the national zoological part and strengthens their partnership with george

if you have ever been to the smithsonian institution in washington, you know the wealth of artifactson vie. -- view. the majority of the treasures are behind the scenes. >> sally kidd takes us on a tour. >> passersby might not guess what is inside this nondescript building on the outskirts of washington to agree that it is about 415,000 square feet. -- on the outskirts of washington. >> is about foreigners 15,000 square feet. -- 415,000 square feet. >> there are thousands of specimens. much of it is preserved in jars, caskets, and kegs. this is a warehouse for. shelves -- warehouse 4. shelves are cloaked in special fabric. some pieces were acquired, some were donated. >> we hold onto all of this stuff. >> it must be carefully controlled with the temperature of 70 degrees and relative humidity of 45%. >> everything is set up for the optimal care of the objects. >> a fishing canoe from a hawaiian queen. >> it is not what she would have traveled in. >> a sedan chair in korea. the museum is working to get images of these artifacts on line. with 50 million objects, it is going to take som

go to the smithsonian website and prints a ticket. some are getting smart ships from toyota.e looking pretty strong for the start of trading. we do have a report on inflation. we had a mixed close yesterday. research in motion is giving apples i fought a run for its money. it was the most successful launch in history. they are forecasting revenue higher than analysts expectations. they may introduce new products at the upcoming conference at the end of this month. jane king reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. >> 66 degrees on tv hill. coming up, we'll get another look at your morning commute with traffic and weather together. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. what changes, if any, do you think need to be done to johns hopkins security? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> we have learned some areas of baltimore county have experienced a bedbug infestation. >> some pest control companies are trying to take control of the situation by bringing in man's best friend. >> finding bedbugs is no problem for this

. >> the smithsonian. >> larry: go to the smithsonian when we send the set over. by the way, what prompted you to take it the first time? >> it is just annoying that a big-time, big-shot guy like you has a piece of chazarai like that. it offended me. chazarai by the way. in the midwest it's an inexpensive item. >> larry: that's correct. you are going to put the rumors to rest tonight about who wrote "letters from a nut." >> yes. >> larry: who was identified as ted l. nancy, a nom deplume. >> a nom of plume. now this idea of this character started 15 years ago. and when the idea arose we decided to keep it a secret, who was writing these letters. >> larry: and tonight -- >> tonight, you will meet the person who has conceived of this entire character. and it was really thought of -- we did it as kind of a gag, just for ourselves to have fun and the books took off. and there's been, i think, four or five of them now, best sellers and never intended to be that. >> larry: the trouble with the book called trouble, you can't read it without breaking up. we will read some

he was supposed to make an appearance at the smithsonian to promote his book, white house diary. the 85-year-old former president remains in an ohio hospital for an upset stomach. doctors want to keep him at least one more day. at this point there is no word when he will reschedule. >>> one of the suspects charged in the off-campus students that killed a seating hall university student from virginia is in court today. investigators say he opened fire during an off campus party after someone refused to let him in. jessica moore from prince georges county, virginia was killed. police are looking for a second man, they say, gave welsh the gun gun. >>> right now prince georges county community college is shut down because of a natural gas leak. crews are working at campus way south and route 202. officials say a four-inch gas line ruptured this morning. fire crews shut down roads leading to the scene as a precaution. right now gas crews are working to repair the line. >>> usually hot arid weather is great for vineyards but not this time around. grapes used to make california wine are

they were from carlisle, pennsylvania, and had been on a trip to washington to the zoo and to the smithsonian29 passenger bus crashed, the driver appeared to have slumped over in his seat. officially, state police say it is too early to know what caused the wreck. >> what we know is what you already know and have seen, that the bus came off the roadway just prior to entering the sky ramp, came down through trees and brush on an embankment about 45 feet, came to rest on top of the jersey wall on northbound i-270. >> the maryland state police it is the lead agency and they will continue their investigation. it will be weeks before they come up with a cause for this collision. one of the first things they want to see is the autopsy report from that driver. the ntsb says their report will take many months to complete. morew, we're also learning details about the company that operates the bus involved in the crash. the motor safety carrier association says that the bus received a satisfactory rating last month. the company has not responded for comment on the appearat. >>> minutes ago, some of the

're told they were at the smithsonian toda another group fared much better. it was two women and four children, the children ages six, nine, 11 and 12. they visited the national sdpzo toda today. parently one of the women had won the trip in some sort of prize. they were back home when tragedy struck. >> the bus crash that turned monday evening's rush hour into gridlock, the driver, identified as joseph claybaugh, suffered a seizure or possily a hear attack. someone grabbed the wheel as the vehicle ka reasoncareened out o, but the driver was smped over the wel, unconscious. the people were taken to a hospital in bethesda led by a trauma team of dr. bart reynolds. >> we had a trauma team here, we had nursing here, we pulled all our resources so we could care for a major trauma situation. the thipg that stands out about this accident is the fall seems pretty significant. the mechanisms, the physics behind it, i'm surprised there weren't more severe injuries. >> news4 spoke to the grandfather of three of the injured chirldren. >> they're doing fine. they're on t

and then, finally we've got the annual smithsonian museum day. 1300 museums here in the bay area. how do we get these? >> glad you asked. go by dialing or at any time log on to abc 7 news.com. >> excellent. nice work thank you. >> thank you. >> and we'll be right back with an update on the story dan told you about emergency >> ...berber carpet. it was a whole bowl of stew. nooo. why? i could have saved this one. i could have saved this one. ♪ call 1-800-steemer you inhale, they inhale. millions of children continue to be exposed to secondhand smoke. secondhand smoke causes asthma, a disease that cannot be cured. protect your loved ones. >>> coming up a surprising number of california school districts that failed to reduce class sizes despite an initiative to do so. >> and plus, the new bill sittinging on the governor's desk banning a toxic chemical from childrens jewelry. >> and those stories and more coming up at 6:00. >> and now sh we want to update you on breaking news we told you about at san francisco international airport. a u.s. airways flight from phoenix to maui had to ma

today carter will be at two events in washington, including one at the smithsonian. yesterday book signings for his "white house diary" were cancelled in cleveland and durham, north carolina, when the 85-year-old got sick. his grandson says he is now doing just fine. >>> well, plagued by polls that predict republican victories in november, president obama has found a new target to attack. his own party. today in the bay's tracie potts has more on the president's soft tongue lashing from the campaign trail. >> i don't know about you, but i'm fired up. >> reporter: president obama is telling democrats ignore polls and pundits claiming the party is apathetic. >> we cannot sit this one out. we can't let this country fall backwards because the rest of us didn't care enough to fight. >> reporter: in interviews he's even tougher. the president told "rolling stone" the democrats sitting on their hands complaining are irresponsible. republicans and even some democrats say beating up the base may back fire. >> you're out there trying to terrify them and put all these scare tac

smithsonian is offering free admission to 13 hub hun -- 1300 around the country on this day september 25th. make that note that includes admission to the planetarium. >>> we're seeing mixed markets. and consumer confidence is declining that means off set better than expected earnings. the dow is up 7 points, back to you. >>> and todd stroger will leave office as board president of cook county but it appears he is giving a friend a fist. the administration redecorated the office of his spokesperson for $13,000. the order included four # hundred dollar chairs. >>> and governments facing budget problems but that's not stopping payoffs. tax player -- taxpayers are paying millions because illinois does not have the retirement laws. and one parks district manager is betting over 350,000. and four administrationors -- administrators cashed in unused vacation time. >>> in the last two years, rear tire is cost 36 million in the last ten years they took in $145 million. >>> next, a difficult moment for us here. we're saying goodbye to a friend and long time employee. >> later, was it or wasn't

if we will have more on 0 >>> i am from the invertebrate exhibit at the smithsonian national zoo. this is our octopus octavia. she loves seafood for breakfast. good morning, washington. >>> 5:40 on this wednesday morning. welcome back. 54 in fort belvoir. 53 and sterling. 60 in germantown. park.palmer it is a little cooler than yesterday morning. gainesville, 57. waldorf, 55. 55 in upper marlboro. low 80's this afternoon with a lot of sunshine, a few scattered clouds. similar to what we have seen the past couple weeks. a light northwesterly wind at 5- 10. gaithersburg, 64. culpeper, 62 degrees -- 52. as a developing low pressure system in the upper midwest that will track eastward. we could use some moisture, but it does not look like we will get it. we anticipate increasing clouds through out the day tomorrow. a few showers will come through tomorrow evening and tomorrow night. we will talk about that and now traffic with lisa baden. >>> inbound on canal road after the chain bridge but before arizona avenue there's a stalled car. there's one on the new york avenue in mount near f

. >> hi, i'm tammy at the smithsonian zoo. good morning, washington! >>> monday morning. 5:40 a.m. good morning. adam caskey, meteorologist. falls church 65, along with the district. dew point numbers are right around 60 degrees, give or take. that indicates there is a bit of moisture in the air. some humidity in the morning, but that will change throughout the afternoon. northerly wind kicks in and will drop our humidity level and the air will dry out becoming even more comfortable later on today. the average high is 78. record high for today 94, of course. no rain in the rain gauge yesterday. shenandoah locally around 80 degrees. then tonight, temperatures -- clear skies. noticeably cooler tomorrow at this time compared to what we have now. your seven-day forecast coming up. now let's go to lisa baden. >>> i will take you live to a camera of traffic on 395 nba at duke street moving -- north bound at duke street. accessing 270, quiet. here we are running at speed. alison starling. >>> the time is 5:41. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] bursting with mouth-watering real fruit and refreshing

one of brothers is donating some $5 million to the smithsonian.y will be used to turn a place into a movie theater using 3-d technology and the ability to show old films, as well. >>> big changes are expected from the presidential financial regulatory reform, but no one expected this one. >> as a result of the upcoming overhaul, a.t.c. daycare center is being forced to close. -- a dc daycarre. -- daycare. >> they help me a lot. >> it is my favorite school. >> but they are in jeopardy. >> every aspect of it, the children, the parents, the teachers. >> this is a result of the recently passed financial regulatory reform bill, and it will soon be closed, and this is set to go with it. >> the teacher's love her. they care for her. they understand heard. they know her more than i know her. >> the joy of learning. the love of learning. they take those lessons even after they leave us. >> they have extra freedom to explore it. they are encouraged to see doug individual passions and then are guided along the way. -- they are encouraged to see their individ

. >>> >> ina at the inverted exhibit at the smithsonian national zoo. this is our octopus octavia. loves seafood for breakfast. good morning, washington. >>> 6:39 on this tuesday morning. damp start. it is a little breezy. the rain is not as widespread as yesterday. be careful where we have the downpours. lingering downpour is crossing 70, north of gaithersburg. that is the yellow. have a few sprinkles in springfield and in burke and in albany, west virginia. 73 degrees right now at reagan national, 70 in leesburg. today's forecast of becoming partly cloudy and less humid. high temperature of 83 degrees. tomorrow we will start now sunny with increasing clouds and heavy rainfall likely thursday. the seven-day coming up in a few minutes. it is on my facebook page as well as tbd.com. >>> we have delays in virginia coming off the green led on to the toll road with a crash on the eastbound dulles toll road on the left. the crash on 66 eastbound coming ballot of the planes into haymarket is resolved. there's heavy traffic upstream. in virginia let's go to the geico camera. not bad. the l

. >> and we're taking you on the tour behind-the-scenes of the smithsonian institution. see the millions of objects the public doesn't get to see. why depirs, john is up next with your insta-weather plus forecast your insta-weather plus forecast after the break. - ( music playing ) - we know technology can make you more connected. but now it can make you more connected to your doctor through e-mail. test results from home. check records. change appointments. now doctors, nurses, techs, pharmacists are all digitally connected to each other. and ultimately connected to you. at kaiser permanente, we believe that if knowledge is power, shared knowledge is even more powerful. kaiser permanente. thrive. >> ok. let's look at our live h.d. doppler radar. no rain here. we have clouds moving in. a cold front approaching. a few sprinkles in the mountains of virginia. you can see it is not significant at all. we will pick up a few clouds for a few hours here. if you feel a few sprinkles, that's what it is all about. a cool front coming in. the important thing is, hyped it, temperatu

in fourth place, the smithsonian institution and the national aero naughtic and space administration rounded out the top five. >> what are some of the things you need in a federal government agency to make for a happy work force. >> family friendly balance, especially working mothers. >> being listened to and that you make a difference. >> smile. come in with a big smile. make people smile. make them happy. >> will have the bill smile. those are the agencies at the top of the list, the national archives and huh hued. they tied for last place on the list. number one thing people want, they want to feel their work matters that their mission will help people. >> yes, we understand that. >> do indeed. in thank you. >>> it appears more of us are washing our hands. a study in the "usa today" found 85% of adults say they wash their hands in public restroom rooms. however, when it comes to the sexes, the study says only 77% of men wash compared with 93% of women. >>> it is 8 after the hour. ahead a health alert about peripheral artery disease. it can be deadly if you don't know the warning s

1300 museums will offer free admission on saturday, september 25, to celebrate the sixth annual smithsonianagazine museum day. you'll have to download and print the official ticket from our website to get in for free. you can find a complete list of all the museum's opening their doors for free. just go to wbaltv.com. we continue to follow our big story of the day, an unbelievable scene at johns hopkins hospital. a distraught man should the doctor and then barricaded himself inside his mother's hospital room, leading to a murder-suicides. >> this ravens van was the big winner in a national fantasy football league talent, and she football league talent, and she is hopin my commute home to the eastern shore every night only takes an hour but that's more time than congress spends reading massive spending bills, it's crazy. that's why i wrote a law that requires 72 hours to read every bill. i read the big bills and i said no. no to the $3 trillion budget, no to the bank bailout, and no to the health care bill. at home you would never pay a bill without reading it neither should congress. i'm fr

. >>> you won't find this at the smithsonian, the first ice museum will open this november in argentinaa chunk of ice. the museum sits near a glacier, one of the few glaciers in the world that is still advancing. >>> well, a big box retailer helps some dc area residents get prepared for the next blizzard or other disaster. that story is coming up. hopefully it won't be necessary. and plus, those stink bugs, hate them. they are on the march thoughout throughout the mid-atlantic. we will look at one infested community. >> blizzards, we are talking 95 degrees yesterday and more 90s on the way. but there is hope for a cool down by the weekend. the full seven-day forecast when 9 news now returns. appreciate the easy days, are what keep me coming back for more. and the customer says, on the carpet." i'm thinking, what? gonna be difficult. don't tell me about a dog. an exploding crockpot, free-ranging house chickens. call a day's work. ♪ call 1-800-steemer in 2008 i quit venture capital to follow my passion for food. i saw a gap in the market for a fresh culinary brand and launched behindthebu

the first frozen margarita machine in the world sits in the smithsonian. ranked number 10 on the list of the top 10 inventions by the national museum of american history. mariano martinez from dallas invented the machine in 1971. he made it from parts of an ice cream machine. >> interesting. that's not that long ago. >> for the frozen gooey margarita. >> the gooey margarita? >> gooey, no salt, that's how i like it. with an umbrella. >> thanks for joining us. >> the zucchini margarita. the "today" show is coming up in a few minutes and we will have a local news update in a half hour. ♪ welcome to ultimate rewards from chase. no blackouts, no restrictions on airfare and hotels, no limits to what you can get with ultimate rewards. no wonder it's called ultimate. available on chase credit, debit, and business cards. chase what matters. and stick to it. like seriously low prices. [ male announcer ] at safeway, we made a promise of low prices. and we're keeping it. [ female announcer ] with club card specials like beef cross rib roast, just $1.99 a pound and cry

he was scheduled to appear at the smithsonian's program tonight. >>> president obama is hoping to re-gerontologyies young voters. the president is holding a series of backyard discussion in des moines, iowa. here's a live look at that. many observers say democrats are in danger o losing control of house and estimates. president obama tells democrats to ignore polls and pun dartments. >> we can't let this country fall back wards because the rest of us didn't care enough to fight. >> the president will wrap up his fourth state tour in richmond this afternoon. >>> and veronica johnson is with us today and here to talk about the weather. we have some pretty nasty weather coming our way later today? >> i don't think that our evening rush will be too bad but for thursday morning and thursday evening totally different story. you want to get an early start as much as yo can because with the big drops that are coming to us, moderate and heavy rain will slow things down o the roadways. let's go aheadnd take a look outside. temperature of 69 degrees right now at ronald reagan washington national airport. not

blocks from the smithsonian and the supreme court, yet there is no evidence that this historical building the lincoln school ever stood there. to put this all in historical perspective, this was a month after president lincoln was shot. slavery was abolished in the district earlier than in the nation, in 1862. so this was three years before the public school opened to educate specifically black children. the appointed mayor of d.c. at the time mayor richard wallick supported and envisioned a school within reach of every child, his words, and a building where beauty, elegance and pride would be when you walked in the door because at that time schools were basically rented rooms or held in makeshift buildings. coincidentally, the first public school for white children was named for that mayor. it's called the wallick school located at 7th and d. streets in southeast in 1862. just three years earlier than the lincoln school was established. now, here's the sad part. i could find out everything about the wallick school, demolished in 1950. hine junior high school son the site now. couldn't fi

they ought to transport this to the smithsonian, along with our set. >> is it a package deal. >> larrye next thing you want to give that should be giving to students give yourself a big nookie, come on. really. come on. >> larry: is that your bit, seth? >> it was both of ours, but i will give credit to andy was the one. i talk like that a lot. i'm incredulous about a lot of things. andy suggested i should put it in a segment. >> larry: your idea was really? >> i talk like that all the time. >> it was born of his personality. my impression of seth is he would walk into a room about seth and go really, is this really happening. >> larry: did you go for it right away. >> oh, yeah, i was on board and could match incredulousty with you? >>. >> larry: is this a fun place to work? >> no. maybe before fred got here. >> larry: comedy is a serious business. >> it's the most fun you could ever imagine. you're around smart and funny people all the time. it's almost 24 hours a day that you're with everybody. it's the most fun constantly. also like blocking sketches. >> it's like hangout time. >> it

airing on everything from the broadcast networks to the smithsonian channel. anchors got together to help play host. >> stand up to cancer. >> by getting on a plane and showing up and showing our commitment, if that will make people donate to this cause, a very special cancer effort different from all the others, i'm all in. >> i think brian has experienced it a. profound hos because of this disease, his mom, his sister, of course my husband, jay, my sister, emily. when you think that one in two men and one in three women in this country will be diagnosed with will disease, you realize how many are affected. >> reporter: and many a-list stars like rene zeare renee zel speaking out and manning phone banks. the disease has touched the lives of money in hollywood. christina applegate among the cancer survivors taking part. >> i want this disease to be gone. i want it to be obsolete. i'm done. >> reporter: make and he will douglas battling throat cancer made a videotaped appearance. >> cancer doesn't care how many oscars you've won or how many tough guys you've pl

smithsonian magazine offering free admission to 1300 museums around the country on september 25th. choices are wide-ranging from the walt disney family museum in san francisco to the atomic testing museum in las vegas. you have to print out tickets ahead of time. shareholders vote whether to approve the marriage of continental and united. it would keep the united name and carry the continental logo. we have little change in the s & p 500. most stocks lower after shipping giant fedex indicated the economy is recovering slowly. and today president obama will name elizabeth warren as an adviser to help create the new consumer financial protection bureau. part of the reform to come out of the financial crises and is intended as a way to protect us when it comes to mortgages, credit cards and other financial products. warren who has been overseeing the program is credited with proposing the consumer protection office several years ago. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king with the bloomberg business report. >> linking mcdonald's to heart attacks and drawing thousands of hits on

they spent the day visiting the smithsonian. two other adults and four children are also being treated here considered to be in good condition having spent the day at the national zoo. >> actually six of them came in walking to the hospital. two of them came in on stretchers, but six of them were in surprisingly good condition on arrival to the emergency room. >> reporter: emergency physician barton leonard has been treating some of the injured. >> the children all have families with them and are all in good condition. >> reporter: hospital officials say three of the children are siblings age 9, 11 and 12 who took the day off from school and were traveling with a chaperone. the fourth child is a 6-year- old girl who was with her mother on the bus. that woman also hurt and hospitalized. now joined at the hospital by her husband who drove down to bethesda from their home in carlisle, pennsylvania. the fact the bus tumbled perhaps 40 feet from a highway ramp and all but one survived seems to have amazed the e.r. staff at suburban.

accountability office, the federal deposit insurance corporation and third in fourth place, the smithsoniannstitution and the national aeronautics and space administration rounded out the top five. what are some of the things you need to make it happy? >> family friendly, balanced, especially working mothers. >> you're being listened to and you make a difference. >> smile, come in with a big smile. make people smile, make them happy. >> reporter: jessica doyle, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> i like his advice. those are the agencies at the top of the list. the ones at the very bottom, the national archives and records administration and the department of housing and urban development. they tied for last place. >>> guess what? seems most of us or more of us are washing our hands. a new survey published in this morning's "usa today" paper found that 85 percent of adults say they now wash their hands in public rest rooms. however when it comes to the sexes, not so equal. the study says only 77% of men wash their hands compared to 93% of women. >>> coming up next, an unexpected visitor shows up f

although coming up later this month, there will be some sponsored by smithsonian magazine and also target. but great deal right now is california academy of sciences, save a couple of dollars and skip the line. >> really! >> you can't get those from the academy, but you can get them online at bay area on the cheap. >> perfect. bay area on the cheap. we've got that. what about shows? what if i want to see a show this weekend? couple hot deals, and one of the shows is actually leaving. this is the last weekend, so you could save money and see it before it heads out of town. >> yes, peter pan at the 360 theater. we've got today and tomorrow to see it. and you can get $30 off on the tickets. >> and then there's another one, dream girls? >> dream girls, and both of these are from gold star.com. >> okay. >> and we partner with gold star, so we tell you all about their deals, especially the good ones. >>> and how about amusement parks? kids are home, mom and dad want to get them out of the house. we've got deals there as well, right? >> yes. i have three different deals on six flags up in valeo,

. >>> just a huge donation for the smithsonian as warner brothers entertainment is giving $5 millionthe national museum of the history to show case american films. they will use the money to install sound and new technology, including 3-d projection. it will be named warner brothers theater. it should be done by next year. >>> coming up, world renouned doctor harvey carp joins us to answer questions about your kids. >>> and other headlines, including why a new jersey transit worker was fired for what he did this year on september 11th. stay with us. it's 8:25. ou n america needs clean energy, and america needs jobs. wind power can deliver on both - but only if the senate encourages investment by passing a strong renewable electricity standard. with a strong res, we can keep 85,000 wind power workers on the job, and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, too. jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. [music throughout] hi, home. i'm home. genuine glee. just $14.99 and $79.99. find what makes y

. >> he calls it luxury living and compared to the smithsonian and you look at space capsules, it isury living compared to that. but you wonder in years if that will still be luxury living. >> and what they don't tell you is that out in arizona the temperature is 100 degrees. >> compared to the temperature on mars. >> temperatures get kind of hot and then they get real cold. >>> and every year i complain we have two nice weeks of weather and this is one of them. >> love this weather. i think most of us do. 65 degrees at reagan national. another cool overnight. temperatures running in the upper 50s and low 60s. quantico is 58. 59 in hagerstown. 62 in winchester, 61 in fredericksberg. annapolis is 64. and leonardtown, good morning to you, 64 as well. temperatures in the low to mid- 80s and we'll do that again today. and a very quiet weather pattern conts. a lot of sunshine out there and the winds out of the north and west, breezy yesterday, should be lightning up. a nice afternoon and a few fair weather clouds moving through during the course of the day. out to the west, not a lot happ

we're at the smithsonian national zoo this morning, robin.n why you're there. you're going to be honored in capitol hill, by the congressional family's prevention program for your work on getting the word out on skin cancer. and you're going to be there today to receive an award. we want to say congratulations, sam. and thank you for the work you're doing. >> thank you. >> you can clap for sam champion. >> it really is a show award. it really is a show award. it was such a good show. and a lot of good information. we'll take that award for "gma." >> you're a humble man and a good friend. >>> brace yourselves, everybody. airline fares are on the rise. you're going to pay 10% more than last year. that's why you might think about getting away now, before fares go up. here to tell us about fantastic travel deals is nina wildorf, editor in chief of "budget travel" magazine. people love to go to las vegas. >> that's absolutely right. and the deals in las vegas right now are so great. in part because there's just been an incredible building boom the

and then, one other time that i can think of, in the smithsonian agreement of 1971 -- this is not unusual. this is not a retaliation on the part of the united states at unfair practices in other countries. it is just an attempt to make sure that our folks -- our folks talk about the anxiety out there and about the economy. our 07 tremendous amount of anxiety in my district. -- our -- they want to see a message from us. concrete rather than just negotiation. we do not agree? >> absolutely. i do not think that telling people we are talking about a problem raises confidence that we are going to solve its. you are not asking me what i would support today, the measures you refer to -- >> no, i did not ask you that. you can tell us what you thought of them since you brought it up. >> i would not support those actions because i think they would be deeply damaging to all the things we are trying to do which is making this economy stronger and making sure middle- class incomes are growing rapidly. anything that makes that test i will be strongly in favor of. i think it is important to recognize th

and then one other time that i can think of, in the smithsonian agreement of 1971. this is not unusual. this is not a retaliation on the part of the united states at unfair practices in other countries. it is just an attempt to make sure that our folks talk about the anxiety that is out there, about the economy. they have a tremendous amount of anxiety. the blue-collar workers particularly in my district who are getting less and less and less. they want to see some message from us -- concrete, rather than just negotiations. they want to see that things are happening. wouldn't you agree? >> absolutely. i do not think telling people that we're talking about a problem raises confidence in their minds that we will solve it. i completely agree. congressman, you're not asking me what i would support today. >> i did not ask you that. you could tell us what you thought of them, since you bring it up again. >> i would not support those actions. i think it would be deeply damaging to the other things we're trying to do, which is to make the economy stronger, making sure the i

and then, one other time that i can think of, in the smithsonian agreement of 1971.o this is not unusual. this is not a retaliation on the part of the united states at unfair practices in other countries. it is just an attempt to make sure our folks, talk about the anxiety that's out there, about the economy, our folks have a tremendous amount of anxiety. the blue collar workers particularly, in my district who are getting less and less and less. they want to see some message from us, concrete, rather than just negotiations. that things are happening. wouldn't you agree? >> absolutely. i don't think that telling people that we're talking about a problem raises confidence in their minds that we're going to solve it. i agree. now, you're not asking me what i would support today the measures you referred to. >> no. i didn't ask you that. >> ok. good. >> you could tell us what you thought of them since you bring it up again. >> i would not support those actions because i think they would be deeply damaging to all the things we're trying to do, which is to make this econo