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. >>> michael vick stepped off the football field and into a southwest washington church this afternoon. vick, his fiancee and children visited the covenant baptist church where he spoke out against dogfighting. he warned kids not to get involved. vick called dogfighting pointless. he served a year and a half behind bars after being convicted for his role in running a dogfighting ring. now he's working with the humane society. >> trying to get more people involved in becoming animal rights advocates and helping eradicate dogfighting. so, i'm honored to be here. our goal is to reach every demographic, you know, to reach people all acrosshe world to help contribute and eradicate dogfighting. >> the former atlanta falcon quarteack is now with the philadelphia eagles. he played for the first time sunday. the first time since his release from prison. >>> on capitol hill today a defeat for the so-called public option. liberal democrats failed to get a government-run insurance option included in the sweeping health care legislation bill. thvote was 15-8 against a government -- against a govern

reporting live in southwest washington, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. >> there is no national requirement, but in this area, inspections were done every year. in maryland, they have to be spected before their registered to a new owner. >>> more news on this one flu vaccine. it has paved the way for the government to begin distributing supplies. it will start arriving october 15 and will be available at 90,000 sites around the country. eventually, there'll be enough vaccine available for everyone. children and pregnant women will be given first priority. transit officials are expecting -- and hire buses and trains are disinfected every week, and will undergo more frequent cleaning if necessary. rail stations will also be wiped down. >>> more kurds have died on the job since the end of june for metro -- more workers have died on the job since the end of june for metro. >> john was a communications technician. he becomes the most recent metro employee killed while on the job. it has been terrific summer for the transit system. -- it has been a horrific summer for the transit system. the 12-y

. >>> what a scene in southwest, washington, a new home is in sight for an historic theater. it is impressive. i went down there today, pat. >> yeah and one that we're all familiar with many of us are. construction at the arena stage is on time, according to officials there. it's being named the need center for american theater and it is set to open in about a year. the arena stage has become one of the largest theaters in the country dedicated to american plays and playwrites. >> pat they, have kept the two central theaters from the '60s, and they built around it with that massive glass roof and these sweeping walls that surround it and it looks out over the waterfront. it is just a sight to behold down there. $125 million. you mention on time. next october they're shooting for. also on budget, $125 million. >> so in the meantime, word of the other productions that arena produces? >> well, that's what's interesting because they've kept their fan base and their performances going in crystal city and at lincoln theater in washington, d.c. >> uh-huh. >> so they've kept that goi

. >>> police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found under a dock in southwest washington this morning. she was a white woman, 48-50 years old. >>> at traffic is moving along massachusetts avenue after a backpack cost some massive tieups. police shut down several streets after the bag was found near the islamic center at the 2500 block of massachusetts ave. a student absolute -- accidently left a back pack behind. >>> the general manager just received a multi-year contract extension. julie parker has the story. >> a standing ovation to keep metro general manager at the helm of the beleaguered system. >> i would not give him a standing ovation. improvements need to be main. -- need to be made. >> they say he handled the fatal crash, the on-the-job deaths, numerous train and bus operator missteps, and a string of suicides all with palm, seasoned, and skilled leadership. >> i assure the writers and our stakeholders in this region that i am committed to doing the best that i possibly can. >> most travelers told us that the accidents can't be pinned on him. they reported to a s

up 29 -- 295 in southwest washington. money for if facility came from the sale of an old bus yard as well as federal stimulus dollars dollars. >>> time for another "living $mart" report. she is playing princess for the day. >> every day. >> million million around the corner and parents are hitting the stores. princess costumes have been number one sellers for little girls four years running but they are not just million million. year round interest makes the power of the princess big business. >> i like cinderella. >> why. >> booze she is beautiful and i love her hair. >> little girls love their princesses. >> they get to dress up and look beautiful. >> this week they enjoyed an afternoon of high tea and a dress rehearsal of a show at the ritz carlson in tysons corner. the general manager wants to make sure they are treated like royalty. >> what we are doing is asking our v.i.p.s, our little v.i.p.s to pick out the best items for our teas and give us feedback on the performance itself. >> reporter: with tea parties like t

he's been indicted for the the june 10 shooting at the museum in southwest washington.special officers, steven johns, he was killed. and he was seriously hurt. when other guards, they returned fire. >>> police, they released the name of the woman who was killed by the falling tree in rockville. the 63-year-old, diane helen leech, doing yard work yesterday when that tree came crashing down. she was discovered by her husband who quickly called 911. >> well, fire rescue units arrived on the scene, finding a 63-year-old female. she was under the approximate tree. the tree was dead and fallen out there and possibly with the rain that we received in the area. >> despite their best efforts. the rescue units were unable to save to them and where she could come for them. >>> chances are, you are a distracted driver on the beltway at least on some point. >> a report out today from aaa finds more than half of us are distracted by the cell phones while on the beltway. >> that also means text messages, calls, or checking the blackberries. and they are so bad that it is now an epidem

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

he visited coveted baptist church in southwest washington. vick was there to speak out against dogfighting. he served a year and a half behind bars after being convicted for his role in running a dogfighting ring. now he's working with the humane society. >> trying to get more people involved in becoming animal rights advocates and help eradicate dogfighting. i'm honored to be here. our goal is to reach every demographic, reach people all across the world to help contribute and eradicate dogfighting. >> vick used to play for the atlanta falcons. but he's now with the philadelphia eagles. he played for the first time sunday since his release from prison. >>> the washington nationals continue to cause some problems for the new york mets. >> the redskins gear up to face an opponent having some problems of their own. lindsay czarniak wraps it all up for you in sports minute. >>> hey there, good morning, everybody. your sports minutes begins with the nationals. last night' on desmin sparked a rally in the bottom of the fifth with a two-run home ru

news4's megan mcgrath joins us from the department of health and human service ins southwest washington with the details this morning. >> reporter: good morning, barbara. the swine flu vaccine was approved by the fda yesterday. that's a week earlier than expected. doses will be offered to high-risk groups including pregnant women and children beginning in the first week of october, and then 45 million doses will be available for a large scale vaccination effort by mid october. health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius says the vaccine will be available at up to 90,000 sites around the country including schools and clinics. preliminary study results show that adults need just one dose of the vaccine to get immunity. >> o single dose of the vaccine rapidly introduces a strong immune response in healthy adults. we are assured by the scientists that lots of steps have been taken along the way to make sure that this will be a safe procedure. >> reporter: preliminary studies show that adults get immunity within eight to ten days. that's in stet of 21 days as they initially had tho

southwest. and the çççççççççççç >>> moderate rain in washington. good morning.etting moderate rain. not only in washington but here in fairfax and montgomery county into prince william. another batch of moderate rain farther to the west and north. coming in ut o of the northeast. this is a huge area have o moderate rain northeastern maryland. that may be coming down into the metro area. perhaps in about another hour. right now, we are near 60. we will hold near >>of course, the weekend's coming up. you know whathat means. that's right. it's time for "sunday night, football night in america" it's aig one. we've got the brs taking on the packers in histoc lambeau el clear, mild, temperature in the low mid-60s. nbc's coverage bins at00 on unday night, football ght in amera"! natali >> tha you, al. >>> cingp next, the mystery ofheirl who cries ood. we're going to have more oher sty rit after this. ♪ just need that mounin gwn lt ♪ ♪ bore u sharyourift ♪ ♪ now the's rthm and sound ♪ making eir artsound ♪heest part wak' up... ♪ ♪s folgers in yr cup town houseoppers the

. >>> installation of track for the long delayed an ta cost tee ya street car line in southwest washingtonas finally started. they are laying tracks on first sterling avenue, the location of several proposed street car stops have not yet been finalized. the district might have some part in the anacostia line running sometime in 2012. we will be back with weather and >>> good morning. clear and cool. live view from our sky watcher camera. showing sunshine up and blue sky. a few clouds to our west. we will move in later on today. temperatures in the 50s. will climb into the 70s by mid afternoon with increasing clouds. cloudy tonight. will be in the low 60s tomorrow morning. might have a passing shower tuesday, cloudy, highs mid 70s. wednesday, high is low 80s and again on thursday. friday on the weekend, looking dry. good morning, ashley, how is the traffic? >>> 95 looks pretty good. 95 corridor slow. 395, slow as you make your way towards the landmark area. around the capital beltway, inner loop very slow because of an accident between 95 and college park. that's just been moved to the shou

we told you about a ferry line going from southwest saint mary's county to washington, it could cost as much as $30 million to get boats sailing. if the idea is approved it would take three years before you could take the boat to work. >>> our time is 7 after the hour. in ten minutes the renewed fight over the redskins team name. >>> and in four minutes a hero central report. a high school student helping a fellow classmate live out his dream. >>> first focus on maryland's weather and traffic. >> good morning. across maryland we have seen some rain showers last night and this morning. as we look atelier hd the bulk of it moved to the eastern shore. however, along 50 leaving the bay bridge area over to queenstown and kent island we are seeing showers. and dahlgren in to virginia, seeing a couple of showers there. look at the forecast for maryland today. a chance of showers this afternoon. temperatures will be cooler in the mid to upper 70s. 76 hancock. 78 waldorf, a maryland traffic update. with more, here's kris sneed. >> a couple of problems in maryland. this is past the american le

across north dakota and minnesota and the typical dry areas in the desert southwest into california and nevada and into washington and oregon in some cases as well. here is the jet stream by monday. strange situation basically. a lost cutoff places in the middle of the country that allowed systems to move westward. we have a trough in the northwest. a trough in the far northeast and the cutoff right there in the middle of the country. as we head through this week, you can see how the first cutoff tries to link up with the main trough then gets cut off again. so, again a-strange situation under the cutoff highs you can sometimes have systems spinning their wheels and producerring -- producing afternoon thunderstorms. you can see the ridge build back into the west and will start to build the heelt heat back in again. monday, we're look at a pretty good trom into -- tropical moisture in southern parts of the country, southern mississippi valley good showers and thunderstorms there. cold front across the northeast. high pressure still from the great lakes back into the plains states and that's going to cause some pre

we still have that accident on the southwest side, causing problems on the outer loop. at washington boulevard. it's on the left shoulder. it's still basically a 39 on and off again delay back to reisterstown road. butler, a new one just in nottingham. southland drive at bedland circ tele. -- circle. 95 northbound also slow between 895 and the top side of the beltway. there's a live look at the top side. inner loop delays there, from park heights to falls, 11 minutes. another 13 from charles to harford. there's a look. slow from 95 to security. 10 minutes on the outer loop from stevensons to security. and on again, off again to washington boulevard. again, 31 minutes there. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. play the game millions have won. scrabble at subway. you can win. play scrabble at subway. >>> most students learn about history, american government and debate from books in the classroom. but as gigi barnett explains in tonight's school watch report, there is a bus in town, to help teachers. >> a step inside this bus begins with a tour that leads to a lesson in am

meanwhile, tsunami advisories have been issued for southwest facing beaches and shoulders from baja -- shorelines from baja, california to the washington border. the advisories will stay in effect through the overnight hours. >>> two measures were approved today. one would ban candy flavored wrapping papers, the other would mandate cheap cigars be sold in packs of five or more instead of singles. supporters say it's an all-out effort to help curb teen smoking but opponents say it's unfair to adults. >> and whether you like it or not, adults can legally lawfully smoke cigars and what you're doing is you are dramatically inconveniencing adults. your adult constituents. >> not to prohibit the sale of the cigars but to mandate to be sold in packages of five or more to remove the easy access to our teens and all from getting these products. >> third measure to ban smoking near hospitals was tabled by the committee for further study. >>> tonight city police are looking for people who may have been victims of a con man. the thief is posing as a city employee using information easily found online to pull off a scam involving water bills. terry

right, the nfl quarterback and the convicted dog maker, came to washington today and their message to a group of young peoples at the the southwest dc church to use him as an example of whatnot to do. they are joining us with more on what they had to say, bruce? >> hi leslie. all right, it's now illegal. a felony in all 50 states of the district of columbia, to engage in dog fighting. michael vick came here a short time ago to offer himself up as examples of what can happen if you get caught. >> reporter: michael vick arrived at the baptist church with his fiance and small children. he was introduced to dog fight at the anal of eight and stayed with it after becoming a rich nfl quarterback because he wanted to. >> i only cared about myself. i didn't think about the animals, you know, only in it for my own amusement which is there on. >> president of the humane society was there. he says michael vick has become their most important advocate for animals. >> i think it's the basic test of our character to see how we deal with all these creatures. and unfortunately, there's too much cruelty in the world. >> reporter: michael vick wen

look at your forecast, but the hot spot no doubt going to be the desert southwest, 100 there. 94 in billings and 87 in washington, d.c. you're up to date with the forecast. back to you. >> thanks, reynolds. appreciate that. >>> with the health care debate heating up and our jobs on the line, some members of congress remain undecided. we'll talk to one who's getting lobbied from all sides. ( revving, siren blares ) there's no way to hide it. sir, have you been drinking tonight? if you ride drunk, you will get caught... and you will get arrested. great looking skin... it's in the dna. [ female announcer ] new regenerist dna cream with spf 25 doesn't just correct. it helps protect your dna without a $200 department store price tag. olay regenerist. >>> a freshman congressman who has not made up his mind on health care reform legislation is getting lobbied on all sides. but as cnn's dana bash tells us, the one person he would really like to hear from is the president. >> reporter: here's something you haven't seen during this summer of angry town halls. >> welcome. thank you for coming to my home. >> reporter: a hea

washington. relative humidity 78%. winds out of the southwest are still light at 5 miles an hour. barometric pressure is falling. here's a look at the satellite- radar composite for our part of the world. we see mostly clear skies. again, i mentioned fog here and there. out to the north and west there's some rain and some clouds. that will gradually work its way in here. it's about a 20% chance of seeing a rain showerlater on, maybe a thunderstorm. a better chance of just getting some clouds in here later today. the forecast for today, sunny this morning. partly cloudy later in the afternoon. quite breezy. winds shifting to out of the west about 15 to 20 miles per hour. maybe even gusting higher than that. a 20% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms. highs today in the mid to upper 70s. 74 in frederick, 75 in warrenton, 77 degrees in washington, d.cfor your high. that's a look at what's happening with the weather. >> i have some more goodnews. this weekend i saw the capital steps at the friend of the -- they're still so funny after all this time. it's really great to see t

southwest of the south pacific island. tsunami warnings and watching are in effect for much of the area. >>> nfl quarter bike michael vick was here in washington today speaking at a humane society event. vick brought his anti-dogfighting message to the covenant baptist church in southwest d.c. he's been working with the humane society of the u.s. since his release from prison. he was convicted of running a dogfighting ring. >>> coming up, we'll report on an elephant ramp an. it happened in india. >>> there could be heavy traffic around the u2 concert. >>> and we'll tell you about a 500-rat diamond discovered in africa. >>> starting soon, metro will be keeping a closer watch on passengers. the transit agency has gotten a homeland security fund totalling more than $78 million. the agency will spend a good portion of that money on surveillance cameras. chris gordon reports. >> reporter: you may have noticed surveillance cameras at metro rail stations, on platforms keeping an eye on passengers, but metro has no cameras on its trains. the new grant from the department of homeland security will allowetro to equip all of its traincars with cameras, s

the best chance for rain will be washington and points east uicwaking up to the southwest, just some and you may sesome sunshine later today. if you r e ni delaware or imuhc into jersey, you are unde r a tornado watch until wtatveel noon. i'll show you the bands veof heavy rain. washingtoissiftle side of ofyour screen there to the , wo ea. ea talking talking about the dsllows and ards se ,rnn aipaow trk dsna everna park, annapolis.nerally llra pushing off to the west s that system continues to wrap around that apressuretlo erhe suesre off the coast of delaware. cool temperatures to start the day. right now we are in the 60s here in washington. 53 in pittsburgh. here is your forecast for today. f yo uiare waking stot u out towards front royal and winchester, you will see sunshine and temperature near 80. wakg upin in annapolis an points east being it will be cloudy and rainy much of the day with temperatures in the low 70s. >> the weekend looking a little better. >> i'll have details coming up. >> let's get to julie wright to find out what is happening on the roads. >> a lot going on

southwest culpeper county and down into orange county. i think that will do it, but a few isolated showers possible overnight. george washingtoniversity, 74 degrees, a high earlier of 87. down to 69 in the green wehle after a high of 87. officially, our numbers for washington d.c., 84 and 66 degrees. here are the records for the state. temperatures are moving from the north to south. the cold front is bringing in cooler air, still, as mid-70s around the area. very cool temperatures in new england, 52 degrees in syracuse. you can see cloud cover developing through the day. another area of moisture and clouds coming out from the south. most of this will say well to the southwest. that accommodation front will come in tomorrow and into thursday and friday, along with cool winds. it will just reinforce the cloud cover. generally, a cloudy, cooler forecast tomorrow and thursday and friday. probably in the low 70's or so. by the day on friday, will hang on to the clouds, but the range to be finished. it will be a bit cooler into the weekend. -- but the rain should be finished. ça chance of a fewlight rains r showers, highs in the m

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

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

and here in washington we have mostly cloudy skies and 74. dew point 71 and southwest wind at five.he front has not come through. you can see the warmth across the southeast and mid-atlantic with temperatures in the 70s. kansas city and dallas, behind the front. denver 41. by late afternoon a front will slide through us. better chance of showers late afternoon in this evening to the south. if you go to rich monday today you will run in to that possibility. as we head to friday evening, here's low pressure through the ohio valley. it will take a beeline toward us. by late saturday looks like it could be saturday everyone early but i'm thinking later in the afternoon, saturday night in to sunday morning we will have rain or showers an here for part of the weekend. here's our seven-day forecast. 86 today. slim chance of a shower. cooler tomorrow. not bad. by sunday we are clearing out. it is 74 here. patranya bhoolsuwan is in with the traffic. >>> good morning. traffic out there getting more information on this accident on the outer loop. it is between connecticut and wisconsin and rig

out to the west and southwest of the city, thicker clouds. forecast for washington for today, clouds will stick around through the morning hours and then we'll see some afternoon sunshine. it will be warmer today. yesterday we topped out in the upper 60s, today we'll top out in the upper 70s. that's a look at the weather. more coming up in a bit. now let's get a look at the roads and traffic with allison oakley. >>> i want to talk about metro's red line first off because there are delays on the red line. at dupont circle there was a situation where it caused train delays on the red line both directions at dupont circle and there was a electrical issue at the net mont stop and that's created delays at dupont. and so we'll see delayed at the redline. and 270 past montrose, not bad. but slow traveling 218 to montgomery vitge avenue and slow past 109. so the volume hasn't reached montrose yesterday. on 66 at 28, look at this lineup of traffic. delays out of manassas past 28 heading to the fairfax county parkway where the accident has been pulled over to the left shoulde

washington transit authority about it. he wrote, these individuals came from southwest texas to protest the executive spending and growing governmentwere used to create and maintain this public transit system, were disappointed that our nation did not make a great effort to simply provide a basic level of transit for them. well, actually, this summer, congressman, i thought you voted against a bill that would have funded the d.c. metro system. so these folks, who are out there complaining about government spending, are upset that the government didn't spend enough money so they could have their tea party. bubba, let me tell you something, that's nothing but "psycho talk." take a taxi. >>> coming up, house speaker nancy pelosi got all choked up today when addressing how heated the political climate is. so she wants us to all curb our enthusiasm for the good of the country. i'll show you the tape in a moment. >>> and you know how the righties keep saying that the president's policies are bad for the economy? well, it turns out that they may not know what they're talking about again. home prices are up and american's net worth has gro

washington, we have 64. cloudy skies out there this morning and a south, southwest wind at 7 miles per hour. we are watching high pressure up here. still low pressure. this has been spinning for a week down here. still spinning out here with showers scattering about the deep south. you may get some showers or thunderstorms. but for us, high pressure is nearby this morning and as high pressure continues to build in, a front approaches late this afternoon and that will suppress the moisture. this high is moving in for the weekend and we'll see welcome to washington. thank you for the nice weather you are going to provide us. it is going to be a fine weekend after this not so fine finish to the week. partly sunny sunday and next week, just in time back to work, back to school, we introduce a chance of showers. 5:16, 64 degrees. >> all right, good morning howard. good morning, everybody. happy friday. we have a problem to report in maryland. we have been telling you about this water main break approaching redlin road. the right lane is getting by. so take note of that. we are going to head over

southwest. it's great news for the fire areas. nice and comfortable in dallas. 83 in minneapolis. boston, 69. washingtonc., one of the best locations, high of 83 and lots of sunshine. hey, you know, we have had a lot of business going on with the tropics the last couple weeks. tropical storm erica ripped apart by strong winds. it could be because of el nino. >> el nino is back. >> and it could be a rough winter for folks today. >> thank you so much. >>> the battle of the sexes heats up in the bedroom when we ask the question, who gets more sleep? men or women? ng better with advair... i can enjoy the zoo with my grandkids. (announcer) for people with copd including chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both, great news. advair helps significantly improve lung function. while nothing can reverse copd, advair is different from most other medications because it contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help you breathe better. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be use more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair ma

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

southwest airlines. trip at southwest.com. pnc bank, pnc, leading the way. land and i'm here with harris of washington nationals and, you on one team. all the time. not starting. you are starting. role you because of versatility. to to do what you're doing? a daily basis, much the same. ground balls at every i might -- possibly go in at. in left field. as far as batting practice goes and just try to keep the same routine and stay upbeat. what you do is attitude. attitude to clubhouse. you're always up. favorite when i was still playing, we like willie harris. very special. basis, what when in the lineup? forward to one at-bat. the game. just one one opportunity. i thrive for. for my teammates. very difficult situation. millions of have that opportunity. and try do the best i possibly can facing a closer or game against anybody. tough task tonight. not this guy. many guys can go you do and come up clutch in big situations. those big situations hit a game-winning home run? i don't home runs are those are are coming from. hit a couple. hit a couple big home runs. confidence i feel the plate. handle the b

here in washington we're getting a break but pushing across the southwest side of town toward restonve a band of moderate to heavy showers continuing. light showers will continue for much of the morning hours before we finally start to see this lift off to the north and east. i want to show you this storm system because it is impressive. look at it wrap up during the overnight hours and it's throwing moisture and thunderstorms back into the mid- atlantic. willking ton delaware, expecting up to 6 inches of rain in atlantic city. new york city have wind gusts of over 15 miles per hour. and national hurricane center, we'll see if they don't revisit this one as it continues to push off to the north and northeast over the next couple of hours. you can see the line there very well defined. if you're watching off to the south and west, toward culpeper and charlottesville, you'll see some sunshine later today and you'll have warmer temperatures. out to the west, you'll see highs near 80. here in washington it will be cooler with highs in the low to mid-70s. right now 60 degrees at reagan nat

southwest. and it looks like that is going to -- probably most of this will pass the metro area. right now we don't have rain in washington or across most of virginia, and just one sprinkle near chantilly. up here in montgomery county, and around lateinsville they are getting a shower there as well as silver spring and up around l'oreowe lourl and greenbelt. and now we are up to 63 in washington. the rain is coming from a low area of pressure beginning to push inland. it's up around the delaware bay and continuing to move off to the north and west. we will probably see it pull away from the area by later today. a smaller chance of a passing shower this afternoon. otherwise cloudy and breezy. temperatures reaching the upper 60s. and then a small chance of a shower. most of the high school game should be dry. the big football games are under way this friday night. and a few on saturday, too. and mostly cloudy tomorrow, in the upper 70s. a small chance of a shower, sunday and monday. and it should stay dry wednesday and tuesday, too. and maybe a passing shower on thursday. that's the way it looks right now. >> let's get a fi

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washington. leo alexander, ceo of alexander solutions and a former tv news reporter will officially kick off his campaign on the southwest waterfront tonight. he promises to fight crime and revolutionize public schools. current d.c. mayor fenty is holing a re-election fundraiser at a hem in southeast. >>> a 16-year-old boy is dead, killed in a shooting that caped a violent weekend in the district. >> some resident are calling for the return of all hands on deck. stacy cohan is live with us with all thdetails. >> reporter: good morning. a total of four people were shot, two of them killed in the district this weekend and that includes 16-year-old antonio ward. now, ward was killed in what is described as a hail of fwier. some of those bullets -- a hail of gunfire, some of those bullets actually sailed through a nearby window. now there is discussion of whether the all hands on deck initiative is effective and whether or not officers are failly compensate. >> very all hand on deck, we have between a 10 to 35% reduction in crime. >> reporter: this weekend was not an all hands on deck weekend in the district. last week, an a

get to chicago from the washington area on the wednesday before thanksgiving and return the following sunday. we found a fare of $252 on continental. then we checked with southwest. there we found a fare of $107 each way. >> did you book yet? >> no. this man has to return home for the holidays and doesn't want to wait long to look. >> reporter: if these low prices follow through, they will be departing quickly. >> i promise you soon as the economy gets any heat to it at all, prices will go up. >> reporter: matt acland, fox 5 news. >> a down side is airlines are also cutting more flights to deal with the falling demand for airline travelch the industry is shrinking to a size not seen since the months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. >>> here are stories expecting to make headlines in the week ahead. monday marks nearly one year since the collapse of lee man brother's investment bank. tomorrow the president will deliver a speech on wall street about the latest efforts from the government to help stabilize the financial sector. also tomorrow, the release of late senator ted kennedy's high lie anticipated memoir. true compass hits the store shelves. >>> then on onc

washington, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >>> now, three other ntsb safety recommendations made to the faa in 2006 still have not been implemented. >>> dozens of southwest airlines planes could be grounded because they don't meet federal safety regulations. today marks a dead -- deadline for the airline to settle a dispute over issues of unauthorized parts in 82 planes. southwest says it has replaced the parts in more than 25 planes and is asking the faa for more time to fix the others. without the extensions, the planes won't be allowed to fly. stay 12 speed cameras in selected school zones. derek valcourt joins us live now from towson, with more on the plan, and what police are hoping for. derek? >> reporter: well, police say they have a plan to put cameras in some of these school zones all over the county. but first, they need the baltimore county council's permission to do it. >>> kids already know, it's back to school time. >> raise your hand if you're a person near the window. >> reporter: baltimore county police know it, too. that's why the chief is asking permission from the county council to install 12 speed cameras, school zones around the cou

washington. there are lonesome rain drops, a little bit heavier around st. mary's city, too. the real rains have been more to our west and southwestwn in southern parts of the country. down there they are still under flood watches and flood warnings. down around alabama, it's been a wet afternoon. overnight tonight, we are going to continue to see that weather front to our south tomorrow. once again with that northeasterly breeze we are going to see some of that moisture in on us. the moisture will continue to be around. gradually as we get into the weekend, high pressure comes in over us with drier air. i think we'll be seeing a lot of sunshine. temperatures tomorrow, once again below average, below 80 degrees. the high only about 71. cloud kwi, cool, tonight temperatures will be dipping into the 60s. tomorrow when you get up and head out, a lot of clouds around with a northeasterly breeze. we'll see temperatures only around 60 degrees and some sprinkles, maybe some drizzle. it will be a bit breezy tomorrow, too. we'll see that east to northeasterly wind stronger. that is a reason there is a coastal flood advisory for folks on th

southwest waterfront. >>> a senate commitee is holding a hearing on the health effects of cell phone use. one woman has made the journey to washingtonave her husband's voice heard. she says he is dying from a brain tumor because of repeated cell phone use. a coalition of doctors and family will testify before the senate committee on the safety of cell phones. >>> president obama says he is still confident congress will pass a goohealth care bill despite claims that some republicans are trying to black a reform bill for political gain. the president talked about it this weekend on cbs's 60 minutes. >> i believe that will ave enough votes to pass not just any health care bill but a good health care bill that helps the american people, reduces costs, actually over the long term, controls our deficit. i'm confident that wave got that. now, you are aright. so far we haven't gotten much cooperation from republicans and i think there are some who see this as a replea of 1993- 94. >> the president says he still hopes republicans will be an integral part of a reform bill. >>> coming up next, a mother makes history at the u.s. open. >> that i

get to chicago on the washington area on the wednesday before thanksgiving and then return the following sunday. we found a fare of $252 on continental and then checked with southwest. there, we found the fare of $107 each way. >> if you book -- . >> not yet. >> no? >> morie plans to fly home for the holidays and knows he shouldn't wait longer to book. >> you want to make sure you that buy fast enough so you don't have to worry about the flights being extensive later o. >> reporter: the overall economy showed signs of improvement. exports say if that follows through to the airline industry, these low prices will depart quickly. >> a robust economy is an airline's best friend. as soon as the economy gets heat at all, the prices will go up. >> reporter: we're told even if the economy gets better the next few months, don't expect airlines to add more flights during the holiday seas. they will try to fill every seat possible and the last seats on each flight could become very expensive if you wait. >> sounds like chicago's the place to go to. thank you. >>> experts say they don't believe that prices are going to get cheaper from what they are now. if anything, they bel

southwest ward along i-95. coming through the heart of downtown washington.alvary county. not going to see much of a change in high temperatures. only up into >>> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you. >>> coming up next, she started life-threangteni life-thrtengni pounds-plus. we'll show you how ruby looks today right after this. i knew i had to see my doctor. he told me i had choices in controller medicines. we chose symbicort. symbicort starts to improve my lung function within 15 minutes. that's important to me because i know the two medicines in symbicort are beginning to treat my symptoms and helping me take control of my asthma. and that makes symbicort a good choice for me. symbicort will not replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. and should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort contains formoterol. medicines like formoterol may increase the chance of asthma-related death. so, it is not for people whose asthma is well controlled on other asthma medicines. see your doctor if your asthma does not improve or gets worse. i know s

washington on the river. reports say the start-up cost would run up between $32 million coming from local government. the trip from virginia to southwest dc would take about an hour and cost $11 round trip. >>> smoking is now banned within 40 feet of playgrounds. the city council approved that ban last night. the city director of recreation and park says that the ban is a no brainer and that there are no negative feedback about the van. some residence are pushing for a total smoking ban in the city parks. council members say that they may consider that at a later date. >>> and congratulations are in order for the elementary school in silver spring. this morning, education secretary, duncan, honored the school with the blue ribbon award, going to schools that are academically superior or ones that have shown great gain in student achievement levels. >>> despite months of work on a compromise. no guarantee a new healthcare reform proposal would be an easier pill for them to swallow. addressing many gop concerns, but they may fall short of winning the republican support. while at the same time, ail nateing some democrats. joe brown has th

southwest. high temperature today after that chilly start made it up to 78 degrees. the one negative this time of year, we are heading toward that autumnal equinox. our current temperature in washington with that sunshine is still in the 70s. dew point crept up a little bit. it's a touch of humidity. you are going to notice a difference over the weekend. especially sunday morning with another shot of really dry air coming our way. look at the morning low temperatures up to our north again this morning. it was in the 30s in caribou. remember it goes down to 29 degrees, 50 this morning in buffalo. we are still in the 70s. here is where that cool air, the next one coming our way with the return of the sunshine and southerly winds. our temperature, 11 degrees higher than they were yesterday. they were the first cool front that moved to our south. here is the next one moving through new york and back of it. more cool, but refresh airing coming our way. on doppler, nothing going on around us. there have been showers along that second cool front well to our north, up around lebanon, new hampshire. they are getting a few showers. eastern parts of new hampshire up into new england. it's going

tweghis moving inro fm the northeast, heading to the southwest and where you see these areas of green is where it's coming down harder. right now in washington we're getting some lighter rain but there's a band of some more moderate rain right now in fairfax county, from right near mt. vernon and alexandria toward chantilly, in southern loudoun county. another band of even heavier rain now in calvert county. this is moving through prince george's county, coming out of anne arundel. this is going to be drifting into charles county in the next few minutes. this band also stretches toward baltimore into howard county. this is also on the eastern shore where they are getting some very heavy rains now in delaware. it's a cool morning. we're only in the 50s around the region now, 59 in washington. look at the rainfall we've had in the past 24 hours. this has happened in about the last hour or so. about 0.2 in washington. about an inch in southern maryland, up to 4 inches of rain has fallen on the eastern shore where the temperatures are near 60 there. a cool and dry morning out in the poun tans. they have not had any precipitation there. in fact,

temperatures going to be dropping washington into idaho, montana, as a strong cold front pushes through. midsection of the country looking gorgeous. southwestg those triple digit temperatures southeast beautiful weather, great lakes really chilly conditions and a strong wind. tomorrow it will feel like november in some parts east of the great lakes. keep in mind we're barely getting to october at this point. simply beautiful in the southeast. those dry hot winds rolling up into sections of texas, driving those temperatures up and the southwest looks >>> temperatures in the 50s now. we're talking about a 68-degree high. breezy and it's going to be a nice afternoon. very fall like feel. patchy clouds around tonight. 51 is the overnight low. tomorrow, sun and maybe a passing shower in the afternoon. and on the damp and cool side, with >>> yep, don't forget, if you want to be on "the early show" if you're in new york if you'd like to see the show in person, come on overnd get behind the scenes. go to our website at early show.cbs.com. that's a quick look at the weather picture. harry, over to you. >>> watch out significant others all that guy s

washington, 53 in salisbury. typically we're cooler than this, hagerstown to 58. we should climb to 78 degrees for the high today with a southwestind picking up 5-20 miles per hour. it could gust upwards of 15 miles per hour later in the afternoon or evening. that will be a part of the story, the winds picking up. mild and just an isolated chance for a thunderstorm later in date i 20 to 30% chance. dry and breezy, cooler, through for your thursday, through friday, i should say. sorry about that. showers return late saturday into sunday, but not until then. we will take a look at what is happening on the roads right now with candace dold. candace. >> reporter: good morning, steve. thank you. we're talking about the broening highway that is still causing problems. the trucks on 95 trying to access the marine terminal will need to exit off at keith avenue. as for the main lines we have trouble on 83 this morning. a crash on the southbound lanes at shawan road. it's just not bulging. you will want to stick with york road as your alternate route. taking 83 from freeland road to 695, we're looking at a 25-minute ride. on the top end o

southwest line-up for the rest of the nationals.    . >> bob: pete o last night, and alberto gonzalez gets the number 2 assignment tonight. and alberto gonzalez is now down to .253. the paw trays came to washingtonass batting .-- he was batting .308. lots of cool bats in this line- up right now. and gonzalez unfortunately hit the pitcher and goes right to david eckstein. 1-4-3 for the second out. gonzalez unlucky. >> rob: clayton richards, first string finally. he was a backup quarterback at michigan in college. he will three pitches from everywhere. top, side, three-quarters, throws five pitches for strikes, but usually has one inning in every start where he will meltdown, walk a bunch of people, and give up a lot of runs. >> bob: the nats can onlyhope. ryan zimmerman, two outs, bases empty. one for four with a double last night. 150 hits now. 9th in the league. ryan would have to have a really, really hot september to reach 200 hits. 50 hits in an month almost impossible. and a high pop fly, right side elijah. then nats bats are not making any noise on the west coast yet. j.d. martin goes to work against the padres. n the dark. no peanuts or nothin'. and then if your bag wants to bring one of