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there will be a meeting tonight in springfield. >>> elmo is held . to test -- is helping to teach children about the swine flu. >> always wash your hands. >> good advice. "sesame street" is teaming up on these campaigns and they have tips on how to avoid the h1n1 virus. elmo reaches a certain demographic that other places cannot reach. >>> 5:17 is your time. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> we will start off with lisa baden. >> i am thinking i am one of the demographic facts elmo is reaching. i once volunteered for a mcdonald's for a radius station. with a half to go through -- for a radio station. what they have to go through to wash their hands. heads up for mcdonald's. i digress. let's go to the traffic seen. 270 looks good here. 95 virginia northbound is the left side of the screen from springfield to get up from woodbridge and beyond to the pentagon, nice. it is a good ride on the dulles greenway and the dulles toll road. with his pants on, brian van de graaff. >> i was trying to pollute to the fa that our photographer is w

this is the 95 corridor out of springfield. those headlights are coming out of lorton and they are moving at speed. 395's in great shape. 66 toward the beltway and inside it, you'll find traffic moving as it should. no big beltway problems now. starting off pretty quiet. back to you. >> thank you, ashley. >> thanks very much. >> this morning there's a reminder from federal officials that rail and transit systems can be vulnerable to terrorist attacks. >> the reminder's being sent out to law enforcement agencies around the country this morning. the fbi and the department of homeland security warning improvised explosive devices are the most common methods used to blow up mass transit and rail systems. officials are recommending transit system security officials conduct random sweeps at terminals and stations. it's a concern certainly on the mind of commuters this morning and news 4's tracee wilkins joins us live from union station. she has more. tracee, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's exactly what officials are s

it started at the springfield metro station. the woman said a man took her by gunpoint and drove around for about an hour, dropped her off from a mile from where i'm standing. police caught up with him, but chased him. he crashed the car here and then he fled. about an hour after that, but they arrested a man. they are not confirming he is the suspect. the manhunt is " -- is clearly off. there is no police presence. we expect more details from police later today. matt brock, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> 6:49. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> it still feels nice and cool out there. >> when my friends out front is wearing a sweater as an indicator of how itfe the holiday >> ithid lookstill sit makes me . a tre our coolerpo s t. todrowto 83 degreest8 last hour. coerol weather out e. do hung up overth rocae linas. it willcalowlloy vacillate back- an vacillate back- an nd al side friday, we have slight chancelo of showers. atteyintion attention over the thiraemghtupesrehigh temperatuh pressure will keep us cool

. >>> and meanwhile, in springfield, illinois, today, news of another terror plot, unrelated to the new york case, but still sobering. a man was arrested and charged with attempted murder after he planted what he thought was a one-ton bomb outside springfield's federal courthouse. here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: it was around noon wednesday while the springfield federal courthouse complex was busy packed with people. the fbi says this man was trying to blow up the building. according to police, michael fenton drove a fan that he believed was carrying nearly a ton of explosives, and parked it in front of the courthouse. then, the fbi says, fenton got out of the van, jumped into another car and dialled a cell phone to remotely detonate the bomb. it was a sting operation. the explosives were fake. finton was arrested. >> he talked about a number of different targets, including the fbi building. so, this is just one that he identified was important for him to attack. >> reporter: sources tell abc news, finton converted to islam while serving time in prison. authorities say he tried to be

after that all lanes are open up to springfield and 395 is quiet. back to you. >> thanks, ashley. >> thanks very much. >> we have some good news for drivers on this monday morning. gas prices are heading down. drivers nationwide are now paying an average of $2.50 at the pump. that's down 11 cents from a month ago. in d.c., drivers are paying about $2.55 a gallon. maryland is shelling out about $2.44. in virginia, drives are paying the lowest, $2.34 a gallon on average. >> this holiday season get ready to reach deeper in your wallets. the airlines are adding new fees. american, united, delta, northwest and us airways are adding a $10 surcharge. it applies to people traveling the sday after thanksgiving and the weekend after new year's. experts say it's deceiving because fares are actually going down but they say let the flyer beware. >> their mission is to show you rock-bottom prices, and then they're hoping that once you do that, you get the air travel fever. >> you'll get the fee-ver if you catch my drift. those fees are in addition to fees airline

pretty good on the springfield trip as you head north on 95. just the growing volume as you head up from dale city. pretty good shape as you make your way around the beltway. there was some roadwo near river road, but that has been moved. as you go towards the capital beltway towards the icc work disown, no incidents to tell you about. nothing across the woodrow wilson or the american legion bridges. things are moving smoothly. 270 is a good ride. the inner and outer lips are moving in pretty good shape as you make your way over towards silver spring and across the american legion bridge and had to tysons corner. back to you. >> thank you. >>> authorities are still looking for a suspect that that them on the chase. >> the whole time, the women who was being hijacked was inside the car. this was in oxon hill. matt brock has the latest. >> it ended here in oxon hill in a crash. >> i was sitting at the red light. >> but it started in another state, in the parking lot of a target. a woman was hijacked -- was carjacked. >> they say somebody stole th

in good shape if you are traveling virginia, 95 corridor, springfield.doug, back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> this will be a pivotal week in the fight for health-care reform. congress will reconvene tomorrow, and president obama will deliver an address to a joint session of congress. the white"hvw house is willing o negotiate on that public, government-run option at the center of much of the controversy. >> good morning, doug. the unofficial end of summer means it is back to work at the white house. he will be here on capitol avila wednesday night to give a high stakes speech to both congress and the american people -- he will be here on capitol hill wednesday night. he would give his message directly to congress. white house aides say he will spell out his specifics. >> they will leave that speech knowing exactly where the president's stance, exactly what he thinks we have to do to get health care done. -- where the president stands. >> and public insurance option only if health care fails to meet certain goals. >> he believes in competition and

a heads up. 95 slow leaving dale city toward springfield.delays begin at new hampshire avenue and headed over to georgia avenue travel lanes are open. we're talking about a lot of volume. one more thing, gw parkway at mt. vernon highway, a car struck a deer and so you'll be under direction there. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> it's a show that combined the grace and beauty of acrobatics with the strength and speed of horses. >> and holly will tell us all about it. good morning, holly. >> reporter: good morning to you guys. i've seen a lot of shows and this one is unique. it's unlike anything you've seen. it's called cavalia, and a lavish orkest administration that includes multi media equestrian and performing arts. how you can get yo ticket and how they put the show together next onox 5 morning news. stay with us. boss: so word's gettin' out that geico can help people save in even more ways - on motorcycle insurance, rv, camper, boat insurance. nice work, everyone. exec: well, it's easy for him. he's a cute little lizard

elsewhere around town, springfield doing just fine. we are picking up some volume as you make your way past edsel road, continuing through shirlington. back to you. >> thank you, ashley. >> thanks a lot. we have dramatic new video to show you now about that serious accident we've been telling you about in prince george's county. the driver of this vehicle is now in critical condition after crashing into an suv early this morning. this happened in the 8800 block of central avenue and capitol heights. police say the car caught on fire after the accident and the driver was trapped inside. the suv's driver was not seriously injured. >> new today. more troops or fail. that's a sobering assessment from the top u.s. commander in afghanistan. "the washington post" cites an urgent confidential report written by general stanley mcchrystal. he says more troops are needed within the year. without them, he says, it might become impossible to defeat the insurgency and the war will, quote, likely result in failure. the white house is considering a tr

investigators have stopped plots inia dallas, spring feed, new york citynd the -- springfield, new york city and the latest at quantico marine bates in virginia. david lee miller has the latest. >> reporter: a zazi, making another trip to new york and this time cuffed and accompanied by federal agents. he was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. investigators say zazi drove cross country to queens, new york, earlier this month. the federal agents say he was there planning -- planning an attack on the u.s. he insists he was dealing with a coffee cart business he owned. the federal agents say zazi bought a large amount of household chemicals at the beauty supply warehouse in colorado. the chemicals, they say, mixed together could make homemade bombs. the feds believe this surveillance video captures zazi in the store. >> one of the guys on the floor said what do you need this stuff for and he said, a bizarre comment, i have lots of girlfriends. >> reporter: in dallas, another suspected girlfriend. the 19-year-old made his first appe

here we can see 95 as you make your way northbound out of springfield. those are the headlights continuing toward 395. volume not a factor for drivers. you're in good shape. around the capital beltway, leaving springfield headed toward tysons, all your travel lanes open. 66 is a quiet commute. no big problems as you make your way toward the beltway and inside the beltway very quiet. no overnight construction left on the ground. all cones picked up and you've got all lanes open. barbara and joe, back to you. >> thanks very much, ashley. >> thank you, ashley. >> well, today president obama will be in the white house situation room. he'll be meeting with his top advisers to talk strategy about afghanistan. >> the president has had his share of pressure from both sides at the pentagon a call for more troops but on capitol hill democrats want an exit. brooke hart joins us live now from capitol hill with more on this strategy session. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, barbara and joe. this meeting will include the secretaries of state and defense, the g

on the 4th, west springfield now with a score. check them out. far screen.ping into the end zone. that ties the game at 21. oakton would go on to win by one. 35-34. we have more of that. kwinz orchard scoreless. and this one in the first quarter. but roger hawkins punching it in. the cougars go up 7-0. we promise he's in there somewhere. damascus not going down easy, though. down 14-0. the swarming hornets fray ser for the keeper and touchdown. they would go on to win this one 37-13. i told you guys here it is woodson at lake brad i can. this one will go to the very end. tied at 45. lake braddic that is the go ahead touchdown. 42-35. but how about this for a response in the 4th. connor riley hitting james johnson. they go for two and they would get it. woodson wins 43-42. >> what a game. >> we like it. two games within a point. they were all good. >> probably so fast too. [ laughter ] . >> he moves. >> spk ing of fast, michael jordan when he got inducted into the hall, he cried up there on the stand and then talked for like 20 minutes. it went on forever. >>

and over to springfield, if you are heading south on i-95, so far that back up not reaching up to springfield and a little strange up the work zone. and then silver spring looking good. no accidents or incidents. back to you. >> thank you, steve. >>> new today, a rude awaking in ir rockville. it's in the 10,000 block of grove inner place. we are told it started on the second floor. no word on what caused the fire. >> the redskins stall out in motor city, falling to the detroit lions, a team that had not won a game in 21 months. kimberly suitors has been talking to fans that wish they could put this season in reverse. >> joe, it's a morning where the players are looking their wounds and the fans are throwing salt in them. we dropped in on the jun keys this morning. the moment i haubled in on my crutches, they said man even you move faster than clinton portis, and the insults continue from there. >> the first call came the moment the junkies went on air. >> caller: i saw nothing last year that made me think he would be productive this year. and him dropping the ball before he could pass the bal

wednesday morning here in downtown springfield. just before noon. believed he had enough explosives to take out a city block. got out of the van, locked it and got into his partner's car with the intent of detonating this van of explosives from a spot a couple streets away. take a look how close this parking spot is to the federal courthouse here in springfield. authorities say finton wanted to blow this building up, even though he knew that by doing so he would be killing innocent people inside. michael finton know while trying to detonate the truck bomb with a cell phone a few blocks away was that the explosives were fake and his partner was really an undercover fbi agent. >> the joint terrorism task force and fbi have been monitoring finton for almost two years, and as a result the public was never at risk. >> reporter: according to a federal affidavit finton, an ex-con, who converted to islam in prison, desperately wanted to fight as a jihadist. idolizing john walker lynn, the american caught fighting for the taliban after 9/11. after an informa

now to the second foiled plot, this one in springfield, illinois.s in custody for allegedly planning to blow up the federal courthouse there. here's pierre thomas. >> it was around noon wednesday while the springfield federal courthouse complex was busy packed with people. the fbi says this man was trying to blow up the building. according to police, michael finton drove a van he believed was carrying nearly a ton of explosives and parked it in front of courthouse. then the fbi says finton got out of the van, jumped into another car and dialed a cell phone to remotely detonate the bomb. it was a sting operations. the explosives were fake. finton was arrested. >> he talked about a number of targets. this is just just one of them that he identified that was important for him to attack. >> reporter: sources tell abc news finton converted to islam while serving time in prison. authorities say he became radicalized and tried to become a pen pal of john walker lynn, american caught fighting with the taliban in the days just after 9/11. the fbi claims he m

there is a broken down pickup truckon 95 in springfield.e second lane from the left or right at the decision. for the beltway. we take you to 270. it has been uneventful all morning. new york avenue is now open. it had been closed. they opened all lanes three minutes ago. outbound new york avenue, two lanes now get by. changes coming. >> thank you. >>> 5:43 on a tuesday morning, 66 degrees. >> let the healing begin. kanye west says he needs to take some time >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> checking our top stories. senate leaders are close to finalizing a health-care bill but could win support. consumer confidence in health insurance coverage dropped more than 1% last month. >> grief on the campus of yale university for 24-year-old grad student annie le. her body was found in a wall inside a campus lab building. police believe she was killed by someone she knew.

traffic on the left side is heading northbound at the springfield. now back to the news desk. >> thank you. >>> thousands are expected at fedex field to say u2 in concert. metro will keep the morgan boulevard station open until 1:00 a.m. to accommodate all of the concert goers. they plan to run additional trains. morgan will be the only station to stay open late. >>> 5:12, 60 degrees. >> the iphone reaches a major sales milestone, 2 billion and counting. >> first, bringing the olympics to chicago. we will have the latest. my namis louise and this is my eggo. on tuesday i go in even earlier than usual. thank goodness for eggo, a nutri-grain waffle... with a quick smudge of cream cheese. at least that part's easy. there's only one way to eat an eggo... your way. l'eggo my eggo. >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> in our top stories, president obama is going for the gold. the pr

in illinois, a 29-rove tried to block a car bomb outside a courthouse in springfield. >>> d.c. police are investigating after a car hit a gas line. this happened around 11:30 last night. no one was hurt. police say the car was stolen and a juvenile was arrested. >>> ruth bader ginsburg remains at the washington hospital center. she became ill better hop -- better office yesterday. she was treated for iron deficiency. doctors removed a small growth from her pancreas. there was no sign the tumor had spread. she is 76 years old. >>> convicted murderer susan atkins has died. she passed away last night at a prison hospital in california following a bout with brain cancer. she was convicted of killing actress sharon tate 40 years ago. she was 61 years old. >>> president obama and fellow world leaders are debating how to deal with the world economy in pittsburgh. is expected to be announced today that the g-20 will become the new permanent council for economic cooperation. it takes over for the g-8. that group will continue to meet on other issues. >>> protesters are making their voic

the temporary toy stores will be in virginia at springfield mall, fair oaks mall. none in d.c. or maryland. why is toys "r" us, that was nursing the wounds from a brutal price war expanding. they say they are energized by opportunities this season. they are betting recent new good economic news means people will spend more. >> i will spend more than last year. for the fact of preparing for saving in the future. i want to be prepared. >> i think people will spend the same amount of money as last year. >> probably the same or a little less. >> i think we are going to be more careful this year. >> reporter: toys "r" us will open centers in babies are us stores. the stores will be open until mid-january. after that, returns can be made at toys "r" us or babies are us stores. >> thank you. >>> the author of the novel "davinci code" is in the washington area. jane with more on this story. jane. >> reporter: well, i'm standing outside the house of the temple of the scottish right on 16th street northwest. this building is on page one of dan brown's new novel, one of d.c. landmarks tha

out of springfield, volume definitely a factor. 95 slow from the prince william parkway to springfield. 66, nothing like yesterday but it will be slow from business 234 manassas to 28 in centreville. as we travel around the beltway, outer loop already slow from the college park area continuing toward silver spring. the pace does improve out of bethesda as you pass by 270 out of tyson. back to you. >> thank you very much. >> checking the morning's top stories. we learned president obama and other world leaders will accuse iran of building a secret facility to produce nuclear fuel. that's expected this morning at the start of today's g-20 proceedings in pittsburgh. meanwhile, protesters have kept police busy there. about 50 people were arrested last night. >> supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg is in the hospital after becoming sick yesterday in her chamber. the 76-year-old felt fabt and lightheaded which might have been side effects from a treatment she received earlier in the day for iron deficiency. ginsburg was taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons. >> a chief of staf

the fbi was thin champagne and springfield and decatur. the court hou was in no urbana so there is a lot o driving on interstate 72 and is a long, open drive for you see cornfields, soybeans depending on the tim of year and the driver got there used to it. c-span: where you from originally? >> guest: i was raised in dallas, texas andow live outside of new york city. c-span: where did you go to college? how long did youeen with the "new york times"? >> guest: for 16 years. c-span: what got you interesd in wring? >> guest: is ieresting. what got me intested in writing and it will sound cliche, writing for the school paper, but the biggest thing that got me interested in writing was h boring a thought the school paper was. i remember i it just brennan artie about parent night which i thought was probably the most boring thing in the world, and was talking to a teacher, mike sheppard hill said i really want to write things that are more interesting. he said why don't you? done under his encouragement i went off and wrote an article about laetr

. >> reporter: most of the targeted homes are in springfield and the church. officials say neighbors who came forward with complaints, they sparked the investigation. >>> i'm scott broom at the ocean area, the harness racing track near ocean city and kwraábd. the site of the very first slot license. and it is finally issued in maryland. >> better late than never. >> next door to this small clubhouse, designed for the betting. all that will go in the old grand slam building to get a $26 million facelift. >> i figured that it took too long. they are expected to generate about 400 jobs and $65 million a year in income. and for the state of maryland. but that's a far cry from the 15,000 machines and $600 million that they were promised to prodeuce. scott broom, 9news now and wusa9.com. >>> metro has fired one of their drivers for critically injuring a jogger. behind the wheel of the bus on september 3 when they hit the 30-year-old out for a run. the accident happened at the intersection of connecticut and florida avenue and northwest. now, this is their third on t

upper 70s for springfield and stafford. again, they may take a while to get the sun out.by the afternoon, on the east side, a little slower cooling out. a little cooler for them at 77. better chance of the showers on south and east out there. and then 75d.c., 74 out here. next seven days? 75 tomorrow, becoming parly cloudy. a little rain shower on saturday. upper 60s, rain and showers ending on upper 70s. a little strong cold front coming through on monday. not a huge rainmaker, but it is if you're out for pretty cool air. then we're back in the 60s on tuesday and wednesday with lows right around 30 and showing up there next week. >> look at that. >> yeah. does there that's good. since we're making the transition. we're turning the corner. >> we're slowly but surely. >> all right. okay, look, how bad are the lions? >> well, they are bad. but i just want to make clear that they are professional football teams. they get paid, they have uniforms and all the equipments. so you know, just don't write them off. and that's it. >> yes. >> she's from detroit. very upset. they migh

and then springfield heading down toward knewington, they are working northbound as well. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a reprieve for a popular golf course in montgomery council. the council approved spending to keep the golf course in silver spring opened through june of next year. without the money the golf course was scheduled to close today. the task force is being formed to find a long-term solution to kaept course open. >>> still ahead, "mad men" actress january jones is using her star power to help save sharks. >>> plus, a d.c. audience heard about vick's dogfighting. >>> another change in the show, "jon and kate plus eight "and what the future holds for that family. >> first a look at what is hot on nbcwashington.com. >>> get a load of this. that's what a 507 carat diamond looks like. the same mind produced the largest diamond ever found. it's currently set in britain's imperial septer. >>> "kate plus eight" will highlight kate's journey as a single mother. the divorcing couple has 5-year-old sextuplets and 8-year-old twins. >>> and then coming up, the latest on

capitol beltway, it was messy yesterday, but right now wide open, no big isss leaving springfield up through tyson's through bethesda. barbara and joe, back to you. >> thanks very much. >>> 82 people are now confirmed dead. dozens of others missing after a powerful earthquake generated tsunami waves in some mow wa. the white house is now declared american some mow wa to be a major disaster area, of course, a u.s. territory. >>> in the fight against the swine flu, president obama will tour a laboratory at the national institutes of health today. he'll talk about stimulus money at work but may get questions about the nation's head dins for disease. >>> in washington today, hundreds of experts will gather for a summit to discuss what the transportation secretary calls an epidemic of distracted driving. distracted driving is believed to be responsible for a fourth of all traffic accidents each year. lawmakers are now working on ways to ban the use of cell phones and other mobile devices behind the wheel. >>> the top u.s. commander in iraq will go before a house panel on capitol hill wher

we are in springfield waiting for the delay to form, which is not just yet. it's good leaving sprinield on i-95. no roadwork today, so not a problem heading south. northbound is looking good as well. and over to the american legion bridge starting to stack up on the outer loop head into virginia, but so farhe lanes are reported open just heavy traffic heading down towards tyson's corner. back to you. >>> the health care debate won't affect you because you have health care coverage? think again. even if you have health care coverage you can end up thousands of dollars in debt if you get sick. >> i have a bill for $17,000, and i am trying to dig my way out a bit. >> reporter: a bill and you have insurance? >> yes. >> reporter: a bill for medical treatment that says he did not need. how did that happen with insurance? >> i am on a copay type of situation. once that is maxed out, and then you are hit for everything else. so it's a difficult situation. >> reporter: a doctor was one of the researchers that said in 20072. >> many people have insurance, and that leav

springfield, you will find roadwork near norton, and blocking lanes each way. back to you. >>> police investigating a deadly wreck in prince georges' county. an suv went off the road into the woods in glendale road. you can see the suv caught fire killing the driver. the wreck happened around 3:00, but the cleanup tied up traffic during the morning rush hour. >>> and drivers trying to cheat in hov lanes, you will be out of luck. officers focused on this in particular this last summer. and offers issued 22,000 summons between this summer. and the second offense will cost you $250. if you get caught four times you have to pay $1,000. there you go. >> a lot of numbers. >> car free day around the world. here in the d.c. area 5500 people have taken the pledge to be car-free today. a car-free celebration is taking place right now -- what is so funny about it? and washington is not the only place observing car-free day. you are looking at pictures from hong kong. this guy is car free, and the chief executive, the guy in top support showed support by walking from his h

the springfield interchange. back to you. >> steve, thank you. >> this is delta launch control. >>> nasa will have to wait to launch the rocket. weather forced the space agency to scrub the launch hours ago, minutes before it was supposed to liftoff. it will carry two satellites designed to see if missiles heading towards the u.s. could be tracked and struck down before they strike. you can see dozens of similar ones launched in coming years. >>> a trip to the convenience store is anything but ordinary who escaped death by just inches. the little girl is walking into the store when the girl slammed into the store. it almost lands on top of the child nearly crushing her, but itot stuck on the short polls. the amazing part is, the girl did not receive a scratch. the woman driving the car is now charged with reckless driving and driving with a suspended license. >> definitely a guardian angel on her shoulder. >>> still ahead on midday, can tv watching hurt a child's development? we will look at this issue. >>> plus

here we eke looking at springfield where the volume isn't too bad.ou're moving, but it's starting to get congested. 270 headed in the southbound direction, no problems here as you make your way towards old georgetown road. we do have problems if you're headed southbound, father hurley to 118 is slow and congested. barbara and joe, back to you. >>> if you like big rocks, u'll want to see this. one of the bigst diamonds in the world is found, 507 >>> a 507 karat diamond has been discovered in south africa. the company that found the diamond is showing off their massive gemstone. petra uncovered the diamond at the mine in south africa. experts estimate the diamond is among the top 20 gems ever found. the same mine produced the 3100 karat stone currently part of britain's crown jewels. >> almost gaudy, you'd have to stay. >>> albert hates worth is facing off the field distractions this week. his wife is asking a tennessee judge for a restraining order against him as part of their divorce proceedings. she also wants the judge to force haynesworth to pay d

springfield and stanford upper 70s. slight chance of a morning shower. downtown mid 70s. batter chance for some morning -- better chance for some morning showers. temperatures there also in the mid 70s. next seven day, 75 tomorrow. morning shower and clouds. partly cloudy. there comes light rain on saturday. heavier saturday night continuing into sunday morning. upper 60s on saturday. back in the upper 70s on sunday. on monday we're back near 80. thunderstorm maybe. 66 for high on tuesday. 68 on wednesday. lows in the 40s at night. and a reminder on this date college park tornado. go to our website wusa9.com. go to my blog. unbelievable video. >> we'll check it out. topper, thank you. >>> well, tonight, a big legal set back for many hurricane katrina victims. it's all about the temporary trailers the government issued to families who lost their home. a federal jury now decided the trailers did not pose a health hazard. dangerous fumes were making them sick. hundreds more still pending. but this first case was considered a bellwether. >>> coming up tonight now, craig fergu

the parking garage here at springfield metro.ough her in the trunk of her chevy camaro and drove her around for an hour and dropped her off at silverdaleroad. she then ran to a house and called 911. police were able to stop the camaro. they went on a chase for a while and then were able to catch up with him after he crashed in lorton. now i also talked with a metro rider this morning who said he had heard about the abduction and says he will be watching over his shoulder a little more now. >> i'm trying not to change my habits. i am a little bit more aware but i'm not scared. just look around a little more. make sure my door is locked and watch my wife as she goes along. >> reporter: and that's what police say people really should be doing. especially after something like this. but at all times to be aware of your surrounding and be watching over your shoulder and making sure that you're doing things to keep yourself as safe as possible. steve and allison, back to you. >> sarah, thanks so much. >>> the man charged with killing a

a man abducted a woman from the plan keepia-springfield metro stop around 10:00, drove her around for an hour in the trunk of her car and let her out. she immediately called 911 and from there, police spotted the car and chased it. that is where it crashed and that is the vehicle. the suspect got out and took off and policia on the hunt. they believe he's armed with a handgun. if you live in the area, stay in the house. lock your doors and windows. we will stay on top of the situation and any new details, we'll pass them along. >>> a possible swine flu outbreak is looming as kids head back to school. the president got an update on the nation's preparedness today. >> also, we're making progress on developing a safe and effective h1n1 flu vaccine. we expect a flu shot program will begin soon. this program will be completely voluntary and it will be strongly recomed. >> reporter: meantime, local leaders in d.c., maryland, and virginia, are drawing up their own plans. bob barnard has more on the swine flu summit. >> reporter: the meeting lasted less than an hour this afternoon and afterwa

over to springfield, moving well north and southbound leaving the springfield interchange. road work is northbound on i-95 near lorton blocking one right lane. >> thanks very much. some pharmacists are seeing the shortage of the flu drug tamiflu. it's one that works against the swine flu and also used to treat seasonal flu. the rug madrug maker is trying p up since the flu appeared in april t. company decided to focus on adult strength pills rather than the children's version. a spokesman says that adult pills are still in good supply and pharmacies can grind them up into smaller doses for children. >>> the makers of tylenol announced a voluntary recall of some batches of children's tylenol and infant drops. the company has not said if kids have gotten sick or how many bottles are being pulled. if you purchased one of these or have question there is is an 800 number to call. 1-800-962-5357. >>> if you suffer from seasonal allergies listen up. it's not just the pollen. dr. nancy snyderman has more on that and more in today's health news. >> reporter: many people with asthma

acadink academy in springfield has been educating children for 15 years, but now the city has decided to find another place for them to learn. >> reporter: a group of d.c. parents came to springfield today to voice their anger over the city's decision to pull their children out of acatink academy. >> i think it's all about money. i think they have however many million dollar short fall and they're going to try to make up that short fall by sacrificing our children. >> reporter: the school teaches 170 special needs children. >> i'm here to take my child out of the academy because they saved his life. they really did. he was just a torn child before he got here. >> reporter: the city pays the academy $10 million a year, but d.c. attorney general peter nichols says it's not about the money. >> the head of our special ed went out there a number of times personally and personally observed, you know, reading newspapers, seeing movies, it's not the kind of service that we expect of our kids. >> reporter: parents plan to protest the decision. and the owner says she'll fight it tooth and nail

. >>> and there was a death today in springfield. that's the fictional town of springfield that's been the backdrop of the longest lunning soap oprah in american history. what died was the show itself. "guiding light" first hit the air waves when franklin roosevelt was president. today, it became the victim of changing times. here's chris bury. >> reporter: today in this home outside boston and thousands of others, fervent fans gathered to mourn a death in the family. after 15,762 episodes, cbs pulled the plug on a lasting relationship, and daily ritual. for people like maggie lemelin, she grew up watching with her late grandmother. >> "guiding light" was a way to continue that relationship and that connection, so, to see it go -- that connection is gone. >> reporter: her grandmother first listened on the radio. >> i'm sorry, what did you say? >> i know how anxious you are for us to have a family. >> reporter: the series debuted in 1937, moved to tv in '52, and endured like no other drama. an epic tale of families, their loves, losse

suspects face weapons charges and conspiracy to kill military personnel. >>> the dallas, springfield and quantico plots all come as there are major new charges in another terror probe. najibullah zazi of colorado has been indicted on a charge of trying to detonate bombs in the u.s. investigators found bomb- making instructions on the compe are's hard drive and they say he used a hotel room in cole toll to try to cook up explosives a few weeks before a trip to new york. he is charged with lying to the feds. zazi's father and another man were also charged in this case. >>> it is expected to be a long day ahead for president obama at the g-0 summit. he is holding two news conferences, a pair of working sessions and lunch with world leaders. police are going to be busy too keeping protesters at bay. riot crews shuffled with row testerred yesterday who refused to stop marching. officers hurled tear gas and rubber bullets at the crowd. things got ugly with protestors started tossing trash bins and rocks at people. police arrested 19 people. >>> we're following two breaking news stories rig

another town hall meeting will be held at the west springfield governmental center in springfield. >>les. he is now turning to female backers to help rebuild his relationship with some women voters. some women are speaking out about the controversy. >> it reinforces the fact that he is almost a righting republican. i think it is not what we need. >> i tend not to hold something again summoned that happened 25 years ago. >> he says his views have changed since he wrote that paper. >>> we will have another update for you at 8:56. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ it's my love it's your love ♪ >>> thank you. what talent we have on this stage. what support whitney houston has here. and you heard her. [ cheers and applause ]or what? >> "i look to you" is the new album. and it's gotten incredible reviews already. extraordinary reviews. cameron mathison, what do you have down there? >> reporter: we have a lot of whitney houston fans down here. i'm searching all morning for the biggest fan. who's the biggest fan? i have it narrowed down. what's your name? >> my name's antonio. >> tell me why you'

police have arrested a manin connection with a carjacking and abduction in springfield. a woman was carjacked and stuffed inside her own truck t happened at the franconia springfield metro station. the suspect let the woman out and she called for help. police spotted the car, a chasen sued and the suspect crashed in lorton and took off again. the police do have awe man in custody. >>> the man accused in the shooting at the holocaust museum is expected to be arraigned in court today. >>> georgetown university is warning students about a predator on the prowl dubbed the georgetown cuddler after two incidents occurred in just 48 hours involving female students waking up to found a stranger in their bed. around 6:30 sunday morning on # #rd street, a suspect startled a young woman and fled after she ordered him to leave. monday morning, a fee mel student was sexually touched while she was inside her room. when she screamed, he took off. >> it is scary. you just have to exercise caution, lock your doors, lock your windows. >> d.c. police don't know if just one person is respon

that will be at 7:00 at the west springfield governmental center.re is more information about thaon our web site at myfoxdc.com. >>> later today, maryland governor owe male will meet with health and emergency preparedness officials to talk more about the h1n1 virus and how the state will handle it. topics include mass communication plans and vaccination procedures. we hope you stay with us this morning. coming up in our 7:00 hour, dr. ivan walks with the maryland swine flu advisory board will be here to give us more details on how our area is getting ready. >>> still ahead, if your labor day weekend plans include a trip on metro, you will probably want to find another way to get around. we'll tell you why not one but three busy stayings will be shut down this weekend. >>> first, police believe it is where a missing girl was held captive for 18 years and they had hoped this backyard would hold more clues to other unsolved cases. what they're saying this morning about their search. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. good morning, dan

and improvements at the interchanges with i95 and springfield parkway. >> in about a month or so, we're going to shut down fullerton road where the area is and have a detour in place. the army will move their entrance over. and this will enable us to build a new bridge at this location. >> reporter: a detour will be in place guiding drivers around fairfax county parkway and fullerton road for one year. >> you don't sleep at night. your anxiety level is high. >> reporter: but all of those changes will mean the end of the road for the suburban life he's used to. >> you bear with it and go with the changes. that's all you can do. you can pray. >> reporter: now, the federal highway administration says there will be inconvenience to the people in the area, but in the longrun, with all the new people moving in, it will be worth it. laura. >> a long tunnel to get through. wisdom, thank you. >>> a bizarre killing in baltimore. police say a college student took down a suspected burglar with a sword. the student heard noises coming from his garage so he grabbed the sword, went to the garage and d

i made io one of kevin's columns and the springfield, it was a resource differential h the local newspapers say, they were not ab to compete with the globe in terms of extension it -- extensive coverage but particularly when the reporter went to several dioses and so i think looking at the new site at that time or what kathy does daily coming were able to get a flavor of it but it seemed like theseeporters were competing against resources of a great commuications systems. how does that impact, my question is, a major story like that, how does that impact local stoy sadr just as significant in other areas? >> some can be replicated at may have been a story where you have a disadvantage if you were smaller because we needed lawyers. the pre-story was so strong because the story cannot of the fe cabinets i had to feel it was too numb when the messenger because it came from the files that came frolegal an that may be harder for smaller firms. >> bid could open it up yet the springfield newspapers had a challenge locally in trying to get that information. >> sometimes the way to tell what locall

i made it to one of kevin's columnand in springfield, and they think there was a resourced diff, how the local newspapers would say it is springfield m@ssachusetts or worcester, they were not abl to compete with the globe in terms o extensive coverage but some of these stories crosson lies and wind regionally, particular in this story through several dioceses and so think looking at the news side at that time or what cathy char does daily he were able to get a flavor of that but it seems like these reporters who are comting against resources of a great communications systems and how does that impact-- mx question is how, a major story like that, how does that impact local stories just as significant in other areas? >> i think some types of stories can be replicated. that mita ben story where you have a disadvantage if you were smaller because we needed lawyers. much of what we did without a but particularly strong as the paper came out of the churches file cabinets. i felt it was impossible people to have a reaction because we were just showing you what was in the files. that took mo

from springfield across the wilson bridge, only seven minutes. a couple extra minutes because of the outer loop accident at landover. 19 minutes between the wilson bridge and route 50. eight minutes from route 50 towards college park. craig, back to you. >> thank you so much. >>> we've been hearing from kanye west since monday's debacle. now taylor swift will be talking about kanye stealing her spotlight. >>> what happened when a med student in maryland gra >>> kanye west is here, cool haircut. what are you doing? i'm not going to say i wasn't rattled by it. >> what are you doing? >> that was taylor swift describing her confusion as kanye west ruined her moment on the video music awards. she appeared on "the view" yesterday and said she'd be willing to talk it out with him. west later called to personally apologize for his antics. >>> a security camera catches a student beaten up on a bus, not once but twice. a 17-year-old student is attacked on a bus in illinois. it apparently starts when he sits down where he's not wanted. the boy next to him s

in springfield, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> a parents meeting for dc special needs students will be held tonight at 6:00 in southeast. >>> a playground in a day. in recognition of its 100th anniversary, students and staff from saint alvins high school built a playground in southeast dc. it went up on martin luther king junior avenue. the design is based on drawings provided by the bishop walker students. >> a good bit of magic today in columbia heights. magic johnson played a visit to a high school on 16th street. the former nba star talked to the students about entrepreneurship, community and leadership. >> work with your counselor and teachers. they will work with you to improve whether it is math, science, whatever it is, they will work with you. that's what is so wonderful about the school that you go to. >> reporter: he also gave the kids a free ticket to a movie at one of his magic johnson theaters. >>> a surprise visit to president obama today at the g- 20 summit. one that shifted the spotlight to iran for violating international law for hiding nuclear secrets. teri okita is

out of springfield, as you can see, volume is light on 95. barbara and joe, back to you. >> thanks ashley. our time is 12 minutes at 5:00. the district passed a new budget. wait till you hear what's on the chopping block. >>> the heated debate continues over health care reform. next at 5:15, how the vice president is now getting involved and how soon we could have a >>> the health care debate is heating up. kimberly suiters has more on that for us. good morning, kimberly. >> good morning. today's pitch man for health care reform, vice president joe biden who talked to insurance commissioners yesterday. today he heads back to maryland, this time to leisure world to reassure thousands of seniors there. in the meantime, senators on the finance committee on capitol hill deep into negotiations in hopes of signing off on a plan that at least can come up for a vote by friday or next week. the democratic chairman who penned the latest health care bill insists it is not a government take over. senator max baucus may agree to another 50 billion in subs

about 700 miles away something similar played out in springfield, illinois.bi arrested a 29- year-old convert to islam, michael fton, also known as talib islam, who is accused of trying to detonate a bomb outside of a federal courthouse. >> the fact that this is a plot that was spoiled is a tribute to the fbi. >> reporter: prosecutors continued to build their case against najibullah causa with connections to colorado and new york. officials say he accumulated household products to construct a bomb. he's been indicted accused of conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction. he was the closest to building a real bomb. in the other two cases, in illinois and texas, they were fakes provided by the fbi. but also in those cases,s two guys involved it try to trigger the device. so if that's the case, there was clearly some intent there. tony. >> and it's all startling news. doug luzader reporting from capitol hill. thank you, sir. >>> the terror throats don't stop there. authorities say they stopped a potential attack on quantico marine base in virginia. daniel pat