and then next tuesday there will be a meeting at the sousa middle school in southeast washington and that town hall meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. >>> an emotional meeting in montgomery county where a laytonsville couple met the man who saved their lives. fedex driver earl spence was honored as an everyday hero. spence spotted janet and frank on a road side this summer unconscious in their van. they don't remember the event because they were overcome by gas fumes. >> didn't have an opportunity to thank him for saving our lives. >> kind of emotional. trying to keep myself together because i have wanted to look them in the face. i heard they were all right but it was a pleasure seeing them. >> reporter: police say that in all likelihood the couple would have died if spence had not stopped and called 911. >>> well, the city of haven't is promising to remedy an issue with some of its parking meters. a sharp channel 9 viewer alerted us to the problem in old town. people are putting nickels in the meters and they are losing money because they are not receiving credit. >> i have to put coi

the car was found a short time later in southeast washington with the b sleeping inside. >>> a workeras shot and killed on the job and now police may have closing in on the suspect in the shooting. 51-year-old larry hutchens was killed at a dpw building on w street northeast yesterday morning. another worker was hit but is expected to survive. >>> now to the race for maryland governor. there will be a debate today. they are locked into a rematch after o'malleyeat the republican four years ago. both are campaigning hard in the final stretch of the race. the latest poll shows that o'malley is in the lead. senate showdown week continues. last night tea party favorite christine o'donnell duked it out in delaware. tonight there is a face-off between harry reid and sharron angle. >> we'veot to ask, do we want to sd this gentleman -- >> they called her a witch. delaware senate candidates sparred over everything from evolution to the economy. >> i'm nobody's pet. i'll be a bulldog for delaware. i'm running to represent all delawareans. >> my opponent has a history of promisesi promises that h

thepenn branch dmv in southeast washington is providing the office space. the d.c. department of health supplies the hiv test kits and a private partner is giving a quarter of a million dollars for the year-long program that could screen 3,000 people who might not otherwise be tested. >> we really base the need on the current statistics in the district that show an increase of hiv in the wards in the district. i think it's the place where we need to try innovative programming like hiv testing in community sites like the dmv. >> money orders for up to $15 are used as an incentive to get people to consent to the hiv sting. >> i'm going to test it, i want to know my status, so i can identify where i am. how to better myself. >> why at the dmv? >> is convenient. >> i had to come register my car, and they actually pay you, basically, or giveyou mney toward whatever service you're getting in order to get tested. if you get tested you get 10, 15 $toward your service. >> reporter: a lollipop siz swab is used for the oral test. >> in 20 minutes you will learn of your hiv sta

mix last month he was abandoned in a crate covered with a blanket and left in a dumpster in southeast washington severely underweight and had several infections and is being nursed back to alth. anyone with information about this case is asked to call the washington humane societ >>> drivers in the district will want towatch o for three new red light crams that have been set up, including the corner of connecticut avenue and porter street in northwest d.c. 14th and k streets northwest as well. and 3rd and new york avenue northwest. right now drivers will just get warning but starting november 12th tickets will be sent out. drivers who speed will have to pay $75. >>> and speaking of traffic let's talk to the man who knows what's going on out there right now. here is jerry. >> good morning. not a lot of folks speeding and if you are don't. it slick out there this morning. the good news is the rush hour finally has wound down, 395 from landmark to shirlington moving along pretty well. right across the 14th street bridge. outbound 14th street bridge moderate traffic heading into the district from no

a short time later the police found the car outside an apartment building not far away in southeast washingtonthe boy was asleep in the back se. police pried into the car and reunited the child with his mother. police are warning parents now that cases like this have been repoed before and you should not leave your children unattended even for a moment. >>> this morning flood lights and armed security guards will greet workers at the department of public works yard in northeast. this after a gunman shot two workers killing one of them. it happened at a dpw facility at w and 12th streets northeast yesterday morning. witnesses say a man wearing a dpw uniform walked up to the front gate, pulled the gun and began shoong. two workers were hit. 51-year-old larry hutchens was killed. d.c. police classify the incident as a workplace shooting. police say at least two security cameras may have ptured images of the suspect. >>> tonight neighbors will hold a community meeting about the seal burglar on the prowl in northern virginia. the grapefalls citizens association will hold a meeting on george town pi

. >>> a bit of a disturbance at ballou high school in southeast washington. an officer on patrol said he recognized a student wanted on a war aren't from virginia -- warrant from virginia. he approached the youth and the student pulled out mace and sprayed it at the officer and two security guards. the student was eventually taken into custody and classes resumed. >>> a 37-year-old woman is dead after a stabbing in a vietnamese restaurant. police were called to the bar and grill in the 7,000 block of spring garden drive in springfield halftime night -- last night. the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. a 40-year-old man was also found at the restaurant with self-inflicted wounds. according to police the attacker and victim were acquainted. >>> prosecutors are trying to keep polygraph results out of the trial for the man suspected of killing chandra levy. igbar has been scheduled to go on trial september 18th polygraphs showed he was not deceptive when he said he was not involved in levy's disappearance but it's believed he had practiced his answers and

begin at 6:30his evening at pennsylvania avenue baptist church at 3000 pennsylvania avenue in southeast washingtona virginia congressional candidate blames the current political climate for racy pictures trying to damage her campaign. crystal ball is in thefirst district, fredericksburg and stafford. someone posted pictures of her online at a party when she graduated college. she was 22 then. now she's29. she said supporters want to know more about the issues she's batt if elected. >> people say, you know what, you're just a normal person. we want to hear how are you going to get people back to work, invest in infrastructure. that's what people want to hear about. >> ball is running against rob whitman. he said those photos should not have been published. >> well, will we get other summer-like day in washington? >> let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein. >> for a brief time yesterday it got into the 80s. only lasted a couple hours. today, not quite as hot. a cool front sweeping through later this afternoon. should be bringing more clouds than yesterday. sothat should cool things down, along

southeast washington, along pennsylvania avenue, branch avenue, be careful. some utility work going on. travel lanes are open for this morning's commute. joe? >> jerry, thanks very much. your commute will get a little more expensive. gasoline price are up across ur area. as a matter of fact, the entire country. the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is $2.82, up 11 centsrom just a month ago. drivers are paying 2:91 a gallon. the average is 280. virginia, $2.71. the hike is due to a weaker dollar and higher crude and ethanol prices. >>> our time right now is 4:54. 60 degrees. before you send your kids off to school you may want to remind them to wash their hands. >>> we'll show you the places where the worst germs linger at school. plus, new security measures will be in place for your holiday trip. we'll break down whayou need to know. >> a new grocery store opens in prince george's county. [ female announcer ] y is travel these days about what you give up, and not what you get? like electricity for gadget power at your seat. room to stretch you

headed in by way of southeast washington, one lonesome ar. south capital street extremely light.a federal holiday. pat, eun. >> thanks so much, jerry. >> thanks, jerry. >> it is now 4:54. 64 degrees. a new smartphone expected to be announced today. we get a sneak peek. >>> and how kids who watch tv are more likely to be overweight. now it links tv to other problems. we'll break it down for you. >>> a popular fountainn the district is >>> microsoft is unveiling its highly anticipated windows 7 phone today in new york city. in the past, micsoft's phones have been ovrshadowed by iphone, android and blackberry. it will connect users to their socialetworking sites in a whole new way. it's not expected to be available until early next month. >>> in news for your health this morning, it has been relative well established that too much tv or time in front of the computer is not good for kids. there is a new twist that may have parents scrambling to change their kids's placement habits. >> reporter: to make up for too much of this, parents are making sure their kids have plenty of that. a

it began on friday at national stadium in southeast washington. the even ended yesterday on the grounds of the washington monument. >>> a prince georges county neighborhood honored the most famous native son ♪ [ music ] ♪ that's hometown legend chuck brown. he was the guest of honor at the maryland family festival. the man dubbed the father of go go arrived two hours after the event started and said he is honored about a are proposal to rename the market circle to chuck brown circle. >> first town we lived in when we first came here to washington living down there on sheriff road and went to the elementary school, which was right here, on this lot right here and then i went to the high school over there. >> reporter: he told the crowd he didn't finish high school. he was arrested and sentenced to prison in lorton, virginia. he told fans it was the best thing that happened to him because he finished his diploma in prison and learned how to stay out of prison. >>> tiger woods endured a tough year both professionally and personally but last week he wa

. >>> turning out to some breaking news out of southeast washington.ng a d.c. police cruiser. a person driving down the parkway swerved to avoid a disabled car. the driver clit a pedestrian, jumped a median, and struck the police cruiser. delays are being reported along the parkway. >>> thousands of people descended on the national mall today. the crowds were mostly progressive. they are ready to take on the tea party for the november mid- term elections. >> we are one nation. we share the same vision. >> progressive groups diverged -- progressive groups assembled at the lincoln memorial. >> we bailed out the banks. we bailed out the insurance companies. now it is time to bail out the american people. >> speakers say the rally is a counter to the tea party movement and is a stark contrast to the conservative gathering here one month ago. >> this rally is about showing that this is one nation pre- dawn we will persevere. we need to work together. >> this lady traveled from seattle. she says she was the nation's leaders to focus on getting americans back

short distance ay here in this garden apament complex in the 2500 block of southern avenue in southeast washingtonrs found that vehicle. we are not sure what led them to it, but it's a good thing they were found fairly quickly because that little boy, four years old, tucked very safely, quietly in the backseat. he might not have been found for a while. so the officers called up, the officer d one of those slim pieces of metal. they worked, they got the little boy out, reunited with his mother, but again, as police tell us tonight, something very, very important for people to remember. never, ever, ever leave your children even for a few seconds in a car because things like this can, and as we've seen recently in this area, have happed. back to you. >> all right, jackie bensen reporting tonight. thank you, jackie. >>> d.c. policeay be closing in on a suspect of a shooting today at the department of public works. it appeared about 6:30 this morning at a dpw building on w reet northeast. witnesses say a man wearing a department uniform walked up to the front gate, pulled out a gun and started shootin

. >> i'm delia outside of the penn branch dmv in southeast washington where folks are getting a free hiv test. >> while you're standing in line at the dmv, take an hiv test while you wait. >> i want to know my status. >> yearlong program is a win/win. not only is the test free. >> you get paid for getting tested. >> participates get money orders of up to $15 to help cover their dmv service. >> they inform you about how to prevent getting hiv. they ask you questions like, what do you do in order to protect yourself? they gave out condoms. >> i am hiv negative, thank you very much. >> it was a positive outcome for me and hope it will be for those who take the hiv testing as well. >> i'm lindsey in boston. five people were sent to the hospital. a woman was shoplifting and mace or pepper spray to get away. [ sirens ] >> police say it was just after noon when a store manager spotted a shoplifter. she was stealing shoes from a shoe store. crystal with arlington county police say the manager chased the woman into the main area. that is when the shoplifter sprayed a chemical irritant. >> it

i am at potomac and pennsylvania avenues in southeast washington where one of the dozens of new bikes popped up. there are over 1000 bikes spread throughout d.c. and arlington for members of capital by chairs and it is catching on. -- capital bike shares ended is catching on. -- and it is catching on. by the end of the month, there will be 100 of them in d.c. alone, another 14 in arlington. they are every quadrant of d.c., nw, south east. emma said she grabbed one your home in van ness and park did -- parked it where she was heading. >> now i feel like i do not need a bike. >> montreal has the same thing and their car to work here. >> i really like it. -- and their cards work here. >> i really like it. >> 30 minutes or less is free and lumber rights can get expensive. -- longer rides can get expensive. >> in residential areas, there is not necessarily. >> some residents have insisted that it be put in the park, which is federal land and a whole nother set of issues. but those in the season to like it. >> i think it is smart. >> [no audio] 2000 members of capital by chairs. it is free

. >>> children in southeast washington can now play on their dream playground.an # hundred volunteers helped to build. it is based on drawings from area children. >> i think kids are kind of the best people to kind of help desane a playground. they have limitless imagination. they come up with a great designed and it is theirs. >> the national nonprofit, kaboom and kraft foods helped make this a reality. >> we saw holly there when they were just starting to build it. this time yesterday morning, it was a parking lot. >> we've been talking about the weather being just great so it would be perfect. >> yesterday, it was really perfect weather to do that work because it wasn't too hot or anything. now that the playground is built, you got a series of great days to get out and play and it is a holiday weekend. >> all of that sounds good. >> let's jump right in. want to start by showing you the current temperatures around the region. we get off to a school start but we'll get set for a very nice day, the nicest day we've had so far this week t won't be the nicest day

. >>> here is a live look from nats park in southeast washington.eople are getting ready for this year's susan g. komen three-day race for the cure. people will be chris kossing that you are way in and around the district. the three-day 60-mile journey raises money and awareness for breast cancer. should be a beautiful weekend for it too. >> they want to get an early start. you hate to a it will affect things but when you are walking 60 miles, it will be warm. >> not a bad start to the day. it is cool but it is not bad. we've got clear skies across the region. the only clouds arrest cross northern new england. that is it. clear skies really from the southern new england all the way down the east coast into northern florida as a matter of fact so very, very nice an quiet conditions. current temperatures around the region, definitely cool this morning. you want to be aware as you are getting the kids ready for school. 45 right now out in sterling. 48 in baltimore. washington, d.c., 54 degrees and 48 in fredericksburg. the forecast for today, a simple

. >>> southeast washington is getting the brand new $22 million affordable housing complex. city officials broke ground day at the future site of matthews memorial terrace. the five-story building is being built in the 2,600 block of martin luther king boulevard. it will have one, two, and three bedroom apartments and a 52-space underground parking garage. theaffordable housing complex is available for seniors an working families with incomes up to 60% of the area's media income. >> after a difficul year, tiger woods had something to sile about today. his foundation opened two new tiger woods learning centers in washington. the centers are part of the cesar chavez pun charter school system for public policy. there's one on 12th street southeast on capitol hill and anotr on haynes street. tom sherwood has more. >> the ninth grade class at the charter school on capitol hill broke into the school chant after their friday afternoon assembly. letting off some pent-up energy after tiger woods publicly selected their school and her sister campus east of the anacostia river to becom

at the department of motorcycles in southeast washington, chris gordon, news 4. >> 75 people were tested during the first day of the pilot program. more than organizers anticipated in fact. if it's a success over the next year, hiv testing could be available at all the dmv's in the district and possibly in other states as well. >>> police are trying to figure out who shot a man found near a virginia metro station last ght. police found the 32-year-old victim near a car at the huntington metro station about 10:30 last night. he was in the station bleeding from a gunshot wound from his lower body. a family member who was supposed to meet the victim called police when he didn't show up. it's not clear exactly when or where the victim was shot. >> right now we don't have a solid working theory, so all options are on the table. obviously, we're concerned that there's a suspect out there, we need to be looking for. bu we also need to find out more abo why the victim was there, and what his circumstances are. >> the man who was shot is expected to survive. >>> a terrible fire in fairfax last mo

in the nation's capital now have the option of getting a free hiv test at a dmv branch in southeast washington get $15 if they do it. the pilot program is funded through a $250,000 grant it's aimed at curbing one of the highest hiv rates in the country. that branch was chosen because infection in that area is on the rise. >>> obesity is a big drag on productivity. obesity is costing employers more than $70 billion a year.

. >>> children in southeast washington were given a chance to draw their dream playground over the summernd now the dream is becoming a reality thanks to funding from kraft foods. the playground is being built at the people's co-op housing complex on alvin's road. 60 children will be served and this will be the first time they've had a playground within walking distance. >>> a new development plan for a 180-acre farm is causing a storm of controversy in gaithersburg. we're talking about crown farm located at fields road near rio. the developers, sun brook partners, want to increase building heights to eight stories and calls for scaling back the size of a future high school. the county council is accepting public comments on the planin definitely. for more stories from where you live, go to wusa9.com and find your community in the where you live section and keep up with what is going on in your neighborhood. and if you have a story or news tip, contact us and be part of the wusa9.com team. >>> if you're thinking about taking a sightseeing trip in virginia this fall, there is a new iphone

officials held a series of safety demonstrations here outside the department of transportation in southeast washington. >> police say a serial burglar may have struck again in fairfax county. a woman reported cash stolen from her purse in the vien area overnight. police found at least one other home with evidence of an attempted break-in. these crimes may be related to some 90 other robberies and attempted robberies in fairfax county. >>> you may call it meter wars in old town alexandria, where merchants are complaining that a hike in parking rates is hurting their business. it all began in july when alexandria rsed their metered parking from $1 to $1.75 an hour. >> hi, jim. business owners want to be clear. they understand why therates had to go up, the problem is, they say, the only way to pay at these meters is by using coins. >> for those who use old town alexandria's parking meters, they're not being nickelled and dimed to death. they're being dimed and quartered to death. since the city raised the hour fee to $1.75 an hour. >> i go to the bank and get $10 worth of quarters because i've paid hdre

drivers in the nation's capital have the option of getting a free hiv test at the dmv branch in southeast washingtoney do it. this pilot program is fundedly a $250,000 grant aimed at cushing one of the highest hiv rates in this country. the bank was chosen because of the infection rate in that part of washington, reportedly, it is on the rise. >>> a new study finds obese workers are a big drag on workplace productivity. researchers from duke university say obesity is costing employers more than $70 billion a year. the big hit comes from the lack of work on the job due to health problems. researchers reported in the "journal of occupational and environmental medicine." duke says it is the first study to put a number on how much is lost from obesity in the workplace. >>> i want to tell you this. keep watching cnn tonight. because a few hours from now north korea is expected to hold a very important and very flashy public parade. ♪ >> okay. we want to tell you why this symbolism is significant. because it is intended, intended to introduce the north korean people and the world to kim jo

line head down into southeast washington and into northeast.e traffic. >>> we just got word of the one arers of this year's nobel president in physic. two russians are sharing prize. andre game and contain steen novosalov were just announced at winners. they got the prize if their pioneering work on two dimensional materials used in electronics. >>> and we are also learning more about the winner of the nobel president for medicine. british professor robert edwards is called the father of the test tube baby. he invented in vitro fertilization. the nobel committee called it a milestone in modern medicine but the select is not without some controversy. >> since 1970, the up reeseing number of churn, now approximately 4 million have been born. >> it all started with louise brown on jewel 25th, 1978. her middle name, joy, summing up the feelings of couples around the world who suddenly had new hope of becoming parents. >> we knew for the first time that medicine had entered human conception tea icively and that from now on, we would look at illnesse

no trouble spots to report right now in southeast washington. 66 eastbound 234 out of manassas at the virginia visitors center. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> all right. thank you so much. want to take you back out live now as another miner comes to the surface. this is miner number eight. he is claudio iago, 4 years old. a carrien pigeon handler who was originally a drill operator at that mine. he used to be a construction worker before he got into the mining business. there you go. cheers from the crowd waiting for him above ground including his long-time girlfriend who proposed to him while he was underground. >> he said yes. the couple does have two children together. they say they do plan to maury after he is brought to the surface. we have seen all levels of emotion for some of the miners. some of them with respect ping -- some of them jumping up and down. >> we see them with the sunglasses on because they've been underground for so long. the sunlight may hurt their eyes. there you go, huge hugs from his long-time girlfriend. >> now fiancee. we saw big smiles a

now to breaking news from southeast washington. police were called to ballou high school for reports of a large fight. it happened about an hour ago. a d.c. police officer was injured when he or she was sprayed with mace or pepper spray while attempting to break up the fight. police say the injury appears to be minor. no word on arrests or what started the fight. we have a reporter head to the scene and bring it more when it becomes available. >>> we are following a developing story out of northwest washington. a woman is dead after she was hinear dupont circle by an suv. a vehicle that took off after the accident. police say the victim of struck in the 1300 block ofonnecticut avenue at around 1:30 this morning. officers tracked down the suv that they believe s involved in the accident in chevy chase, maryland. megan mcgrath is live in northwest washington. >> reporter: police were able to track down that suv thanks to information provided to them by a very determined eyewitness. that witness had a bicycle and afr the accident happ

at the yards park in southeast washington. >>> police say two women have critical injuries after their car crashed. once the driver sped away from an approaching officer. it happened in riverdale, maryland. the car ended up in the front yard of a group home after taking out poles, traffic signs and a fire hydrant. both women were thrown from the car as it went up in flames. police say alcohol and speed were factors in the crash and they don't know why the driver sped away in the first place. the officer was checking out a suspicious car report. >>> an investigation is underway after a police cruiser struck a teenager in gaithersburg. the teen was crossing the street at darnstown and quince orchard road. he was not seriously injured and police say he was outside of the cross walk at the time. >>> a crash headline day one of filming the new transformers movie in dc but it one planned by producers. kristin fisher is live on location where some scenes, some chase scenes were being shot in northwest. good morning, kristin. >> good morning. well, without a doubt the thing that had everyone t

we have footage of the walkers taking place and leaving that state and southeast washington.nce there and a lot to see and that is a lot to talk in and coming inbound off of the suitland parkway and that douglas bridge. all of the lanes are open and that is a lot of distraction there as they take off and into montgomery county, no lanes are open and this is a typical slowdown leading 118 to mba and to the slit. the outer loop remains low slow and 95 to georgia avenue. that is a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> one of the redskins biggest stars is on the sidelines this week. what chance do they stand against the green bay packers on sunday? >> your friday football forecast is next. >> up first, video you will only see on fox. three hours ago, the driver accused of hitting and killing a woman on her birthday and not stopping turned herself in to police. >>> and we're live on the scene of a suspicious death if fairfax county. a man was found dead inside his home and this morning, his car is missing. >>> and then a new insight at how bad the situation is in

but it's raining in portions of northeast washington, southeast washington. out towards prince george's county. out to the west, reston it looks like probably vienna, manassas, dale city, reagan national are reporting light rain. but heavy rain off to the south and west so be aware of that coming through your neighborhood in a few minutes. here is the surface map for today. if you are wondering what is going on here? well we have low pressure -- we have a cold front coming through and then an area of low pressure. that is a low off the coast moving to the northeast. and there is your clue. >> a nor'easter. >> there it is. you got it. a nor'easter. we'll get our rain today. much of the northeast getting heavy rain today and tomorrow. high today only about 60 degrees. periods of and i and -- of rain and maybe a thunderstorm or two. and during the day tomorrow, blustery and lingering showers. saturday, sunday and monday all look good. >> i want to change my answer. >> to what? >> i'm just joking. >>> 7:47 right now. that is your final answer. let's check in with

delays toward four corners. 395 across the 14th street bridge, all lanes are open in southeast washington. no incidents to report across the anacostia. inbound new york avenue is slow past bladensberg road. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> four people recovering from stab wounds after a fight near an off-campus bar in college park. >> this happened near fraternity row at the university of maryland and stacy cohan joins us live with more on the top story. stacy, good morning. >> reporter: well good morning. and actually i'll start at the thirsty turtle here. route 1, not far from the main entrance of the college park and very close to fraternity row. this is a college campus. a lot of young people do come out in the evening and monday night are not always the busy night. there was a decent crowd at the thirsty turtle where this started. that's when a fight broke out between a group of individuals and it moved outside and the stabbing occurred about a block down the street. and that is where four men were stabbed, a couple of seriously, one stabbed in the back and another

. >>> avoid the section of l street southeast near the washington navy yard.to a website that calls the area the ninth most dangerous neighborhood in america. we found residents scratching their heads. >> reporter: this is a service area in dc. quiet, well lit with neighborhood watches and friendly people passing by. all right street southeast feels safe. take it from a child. >> never felt like i was in danger. >> reporter: prizing that to everyone around here the l street block is named the most dangerous neighborhood in dc. >> i to be buy it. this is one of the safest areas you can be. it will be safe. you are right around the corner from national street so you have to ask yourself what's the source. >> reporter: the achievement is based on neighborhood scout.com. a group that compiles statistics from the fbi and they say you have a one in nine chance of being a victim of crime violent and property. >> i wouldn't be surprised if the higher statistical number is break ins. >> reporter: this former police officer says the numbers make sense if you are talking

southeast dc, we paid $9.20. at the safe way on wisconsin avenue in northwest washington, our groceries cost $10.04. southeast, we paid $10.34. only the stores in southeast charged us the dc bag tax. $0.05 a bag. target, giant and safe way officials say their pricing decisions are based on what the competition is doing in the same neighborhoods. safe way explains that items at its georgetown location may now be cheaper than in southeast because the georgetown store opened last spring and there's still promotional pricing under way to attract shoppers to that new store. whole foods did not respond to our repeated request for comment. now, derek and anita, i want you to take a look at these four items and tell me what you think is the most expensive item and which is the cheapest. we're talking a dozen eggs, a gallon of milk, a loaf of white bread or a four-pack of toilet paper. >> since i only use those when it snows, i have no idea. >> i'm going to go with the milk being the most expensive. >> toilet paper. >> anita, you're a smart shopper. $3.99 for the milk. $0.99 for the loaf the white bread at t

in southeast, megan mcgrath. >> e washington humane society is holding a say that cat and neuter clinic>>> the fbi is investigating suspicious packages containing some powder at two d.c. schools this week. >>> police are accused of trying get a confession by using a phony pen pal. >>> and we're learng of securitylaws at the d.c. department of public work one day after a deadly shooting. we begin with the fact we are learng more about the woman chosen to take the place of d.c. chancellor michelle rhee. good evening. >> kaya henderson has been the deputy chancellor of d.c. public school since 2007. she's been an instrumental part of education reform process here in the district. to sherwood talk to her today and has more on her future. tom? >> reporter: the public really doesn't know about kaya hendson but it wi and she said, judge her by her actions. on wedneay, kaya henderson was besieged by the media as she became the new face of d.c. public schools. henderson has been michelle rhee's chiefpu

denver, warming up to 28 in los angeles and down in the east as well, the southeast, 28 degrees in atlanta and warm in washingtond.c. 23 degrees for your daytime high. that's all for me just now. here is your extended forecast. ♪ ♪ >>> that concludes this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks very much for joining us. we'll be back at the top of the next hour.

delays before the parkway trying to get through northeast washington. southeast, all lanes are blocked. still investigating a crash with a pedestrian in virginia. that is tying up 234 at 95 and route 1. northbound, everybody is open. the outer loop of the beltway with no accidents. southbound 29 south of university boulevard is okay. that is traffic. >>> did you ever get a notice from the mortgage company saying they are selling your loan? are you worried? we have paul leonard with the government affairs policy housing council with us. paul joins us now to help us out with this. we were talking earlier and mortgage is almost a dirty word anymore. it doesn't have to be. there has to be some level of understanding as to what is going on with mortgages these days. >> a mortgage is a good thing. it helps someone purchase a home. with all of the uncertainty in the market right now, people are concerned. the main thing a homeowner needs to realize is you receive a monthly bill for your mortgage payment from your mortgage servicer. that is the company that is receiving

washington this weekend. participating men and women each raised a minimum of $2300 each for the walk and spent several months training for the event. national stadium in southeastrticipants walked 20 miles to gaithersburg. the event wraps up tomorrow evening when walker reach the grounds of the washington monument. >>> checking news where you live. eight eleanor roosevelt students. winners will be announced sometime next april. for more information on this and other stories go to wusa9.com. find your community in our where you live section and keep up what's happening in your neighborhood. got a story on news tip for us. contact us and be a part of the wusa9.com team. >>> we have got a programming note that current and former maryland governors will face off in their first debate this monday at 7:00 p.m. watch governor martin o'malley and his predecessor on digital channel 9.2. that's channel 203 on comcast. channel 461 on fios and channel 805 on fox. >>> in tomorrow's washington examiner metro officials overhauling agencies in reporting procedures to encourage employees. that story in sunday's washington examiner. still to come on 9news now this saturday night

may cool us down a bit on sunday as the winds will turn more to the southeast more than with the on-shore flow. 78 today here in washingtonlower 70s here at the naval academy. mid to upper 70s shenandoah valley. culpeper, 79. manassas 79. tappahannock 77. a great october day ahead and tomorrow, you know what, i think we will do a couple of degrees warmer as we will be 80 on saturday and lower 80s to the south and west. one thing i want to talk about is otto. is it is a tropical storm. almost a hurricane but moving to the east northeast. this will be in the azores next week. they may get tomorrow conditions from that but for us, math sailing here through the columbus day holiday. 78 today. tonight football, it will be great. temperatures falling from the 670s to the 60s. dc.high schoolsports.net. the place to go for high school football and sports scores. mid-70s on sunday. for the skins game the weather is looking greatment monday 80 and a qume of showers and 72 on tuesday. and the next front with showers and thunderstorms. patranya bhoolsuwan, nothing but good news from the we front. >> i have good news on the traffic fr

southeast for one year. according to "the washington post" city leaders chose that location becse they've seen a spike that areaey expect about 3,000 people to take advantage of this service. take a checkf our traffic update now. hi,steve. >>> good morning, barbara. we wanted to let you know the exact location of that dramatic sinkhole you showed pictures of a few minutes ago. that is in anne arund county. gambrels road. it's going to be blocked looks like for quite a while. over to the beltway now looks very good both sides, inner loop and outer loop, maryland and irginia, typical all the way around the beltway. no delays noted and over to springfield still looking vry smooth on the right-hand side of your screen, heading south on i-95 into the work zone and back down to dale city where the right lane is blocked. barbara, back to you. >> okay, steve, thank you. we continue our series of reports on education this morning. education nation is a weeklong focus by nbc news on the nation's school systems. today we sit down with the superintendent of montgomery county schools. good morning. >> good morning. >> alway

washington boulevard to duke. northbound also slow from pentagon to the southeast- southwest freeway. to get home, you want to get on the road now. back to you. >>> tv it's our last day together. patranya bhoolsuwan f you didn't know today is the last day for her she has gotten us through rain, sleet, snow, bus accidents hostage situations, and you have done it with your trademark smile and you usually have on five inch heels and we will miss you but know you are plotting a new route out west and we wish you the best. and we will miss you around here. >> thank you so much. i will miss you and everyone here. it's been a great experience. >> all righty. >>> coming up next on 9 news now, why this man was dressed like a tree. and what he did to land behind bars. we'll be right - ( 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. a

studying political science at the you've of california davis and interning here in washington, d.c. for the southeastation policies. i was raised in sacramento but my parents and i arrived in the united states in 1991 as refugees. contrary to what some think, all asian americans and pacific islanders excel academically and face no barriers to higher education, i face many barriers. my parents cared about my educational success very much because growing up in laos during the war they never had an opportunity to go to school. and they tried the best they could to support me in any way possible but still in order for me to attend a university i've had to save up on my own working the past six years while going to school full time. and while i went to a public university, i will be graduating this june with over $30,000 in student loans. however, i do believe that no student should be denied a high quality education just because they can't afford one. i believe one nation working together can change this. thank you very much. [cheers and applause] >> good afternoon, brothers and sisters, my name is isaia

washington, d.c. community finds itself on an unsavo list. l street southeastonal stadium in the navy yards is ninth on the list of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the country. the ranking were done by the west site neighborhood scout dpokt predicts 240 crimes happen in that neighborhood every year and your chances ofba becoming victim, one in nine. they say this area has experience ad lot of redevelopment recently and the survey likely used some outdated statistics. meanwhile the most dangerous neighbor in the country, according to the site, is in chicago. >>> the u.s. supreme court opened a new term today with justice elena kagan taking her place on the bench for the first time since her confirmation in august. pete williams is outside the court with more on that. and a look at some of the key cases on the docket. so the justices began the new term by throwing out hundreds of cases today. one was an appeal from 9/11 victims. what was the issue? >> reporter: they were upset about the way the city has gathered material from ground zero. from what was left t

washington by tonight. thunderstorms around tulsa, houston and kansas city, showers meanwhile in the northern rockies, record highs across the midwest. and southeast. >> mid-80s in new orleans, atlanta and baltimore. 73 in new york. indianapolis hits 82. fargo, 81, and the twin cities, 77. phoenix and sacramento hover around the 90-degree mark. it's just 71 in salt lake city and 59 in seattle. >>> and coming up next, the newest smartphone is ready for today's unveiling but can it outsmart the iphone? >>> the excitement is building in chile, above and below ground. freedom could now just be hours away. >>> and did brett favre violate policy by sending some racy photos? the investigation that overshadowed football sunday. >>> social security recipients will see no increase for the second straight year. this week, the government is expected to announce that inflation has not been high enough to trigger a cost of living increase. >>> overseas stocks are higher today. tokyo's nikkei exchange is closed but hong kong's hang seng is higher in late trading. in london the ftse opened higher. and wall street, of course, is closed today for the columbus day h

washington by tonight. thunderstorms around tulsa, houston and kansas city, showers meanwhile in the northern rockies, record highs across the midwest. and southeast. >> mid-80s in new orleans, atlanta and baltimore. 73 in new york. indianapolis hits 82. fargo, 81, and the twin cities, 77. phoenix and sacramento hover around the 90-degree mark. it's just 71 in salt lake city and 59 in seattle. >>> and coming up next, the newest smartphone is ready for today's unveiling but can it outsmart the iphone? >>> the excitement is building in chile, above and below ground. freedom could now just be hours away. >>> and did brett favre violate policy by sending some racy photos? the investigation that overshadowed football sunday. [ female announcer ] we've got stains, down to a science. new wisk, with our breakthrough stain spectrum technology targets all the major stain groups like proteins, carbohydrates and oils. its enzymes and cleaning agents tackle a full range of stains. you'll never look at stains the same way again. for a more powerful clean, try new wisk. fight stains with science. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] every day thousands of people are switchi

washington, d.c. a nice ridge you have in the southeast. 85 degrees in dallas.h 86 degrees. 84 in new orleans. 55 in billings, 73 in san francisco, the home of the giants. a quick look at the forecast. >> what's the temperature today, auburn, alabama. >> 78 degrees. >> is michigan going to win? yes. >> yes. they will not win in auburn, but they are going to win today. no question about it. >> come on. >>> so, a popular rapper will be returning to prison for violating his parole. probation, i mean. >> just got out of prison, got out of a half-way house earlier this year. in two more weeks, t.i. will be back behind bars. stay with us. ♪ where'd you learn to do that so well. ♪ ♪ where'd you learn to do that so well. ♪ the new cadillac srx. the cadillac of crossovers. cadillac. the new standard of the world. >>> a staggering new number came out about the state of the economy. a record number of foreclosures. >> yeah. one in every 139 homeowners received foreclosure filings last quarter. josh, there is good news. you tell us. >> yeah, it's kind of like we need to tru

southeast. normal service system wide on metrorail. back to you. >> thank you. >>> breaking news, a man is dead in northwest washington. d.c. police say it was a homicide. officers found the man's body at 2:30 this morning in the 2000 block of ninth street. he was on crutches and suffered a trauma to the body. we will bring you more as we get it. >>> our other top story, two local police officers under investigation, it stems from an arrest attempt sunday night when the officers used a taser on a 65-year-old man. he died a few days later. courtney robinson is at police headquarters with what went wrong. >> there are two officers on leave at montgomery county as they investigate. this happened on sunday in white oak at an apartment complex. they say that they got a 911 call from a resident reporting a 65-year-old man hanging in the stairwell and acting suspicious and appeared to be on drugs possibly. when officers arrived, they tried to remove him from the building. he did not comply. they used pepper spray and a taser. shortly after that, the man alid kielkarreem abdul stopped breathing. he was rushed to the hospital. two o

southeast back in september. while thomas the dog is now recovering thanks to help from the washington humane society. >>> the head of a hungary aluminum plant linked to a sludge spill was set free today after the court decided not to charge him. 9 people are dead and 50 others are still in the hospital after a reservoir at the plant suddenly burst flooding several villages with toxic sludge. the entire region remains under a state of emergency. >>> here is the great story we've been watching. an update on the extremely successful, first of its kind miner rescue in chile. you're looking at a live picture down below where the guys were trapped underground for 69 days and they are being brought to the surface in a slender cage one by one. the operation has now passed the two-thirds mark. the 25th miner was just rescued a few minutes ago. all of the men will spend the next couple of days under medical observation and for good reason. in fact, the rescue is just the beginning. there are a number of health concerns facing the men trapped underground for more than two months time. >> reporter: many of the miners look re

washington, d.c., 23 degrees. 28 in atlanta and 30 degrees in houston. taking a look at europe then finely, still looking very, very stormy indeed down in the southeast corner. the system has developed even further and will be impacting turkey with heavy downpour, stronger thunderstorms, and flooding is also a concern here. another area keeping an eye out on is this system over the atlantic. very potent system. mainly stays offshore, but it will be brushing againagainst t siberian. do enjoy the sunshine while it lasts, 25 degrees and mild in paris and 21 degrees in london but lots of rain forecast for madrid and lisbon. here's the extended forecast now. >>> taking a look at our top stories, a district court in japan has rejected evidence in a fraud case which was gathered by prosecutor during the interrogation process. the move is likely to fuel public mistrust in prosecutors following an earlier case that involved evidence-tampering. the osaka district court decided on thursday not to admit 12 documents in the case of a former pr executive. the executive was accused of unlawfully using a postal discount service for people with disabiliti. chief judge noble

washington today. he is in town to separate the opening of the new tiger woods learning center in southeast. he is spending the day with a group of ninth gridders at the cesar chavez charter school where the center will be based. it will provide tutoring and access to technology training. >> breast cancer patients, survivors and supporters will spend this weekend making a 60-mile trek around washington. the susan g. komen three-day for the cure kicks off with a ceremony at 7:00 this morning. the walk around the region concludes with a ceremony at the foot of the washington monument sunday evening at 5:00. i want to mention that tonight on abc 7 news at 5:00 i do an interview with nancy brinker the founder of the foundation. susan g. komen was her sister. >> a lot of reasons to be proud for that group. >> absolutely. >> we will look forward to it. >> still ahead, we will tell you about the newest nobel peace prize winner who is taking home the award. >> is your job bad for your health? what thousands of people do for the sake of a paycheck. >> first a check of traffic and i thought it was cra

southeast with an opening ceremony. all weekend long, thousands will be making their way from the stadium to the washington monument, criss-crossingir way in and around the district. the three-day, 60-mile journey raises funds and awareness for breast cancer and. >>> a huge surprise on the job for a elementary school everyone to. take a look. [ indiscernible ] [ applause ] >> he's a fifth grade social study -- studies teacher, won the national milken educator award, coming with a $25,000 check and all are awayed with the -- and exceptional work and turned out to watch the big moment. >> good for him, congratulations. >>> this is the breakdown and work is taking place on the blue and orange lines this weekend. and through columbus day. the farragut west and mcclear stations will be closed and there will be no blue and orange services at metrocenter. redline service won't be effected. for more, we have a link at www.myfoxdc.com. >>> when to allow yourself to serve as an alibi for your friends who is having an affair. >> boy and this is a biggy. >>> an area for this week's ask allison question. i will share my opinion next. >> and th