earlier data on the tremors centered a possible earthquake much farther from the seattle/tacoma area. home to at least 3.6 million people. the last mega quack ke in janua estimated a 9.2 and produced a tsunami that reached japan. >>> here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 9,321 after dropping 76 points on friday. the s&p lost 8. the nasdaq fell 23 points. taking a look at overseas trading, in tokyo, the nikkei dropped 328 points, while in hong kong the hang seng plunged 755 points. >>> the world's second largest economy is showing signs of life this morning, but investors are not completely sold on its staying power. healthy demand for japanese electronics drove that nation's economy up 0.9 of a percent last quarter. the first expansion in over a year. however, analysts expected to see growth of a full percentage point, prompty weary investors to sell off shares of major players sony, niece san and nintendo. >>> crowd with a downward slide. oil prices fell below $67 a barrel, following a 4% decline during the previous trading session. one sign

. >> reporter: so toyota will now shift production of its tacoma pickup to san antonio, texas, whilehe corolla heads to canada and japan. lawmakers are scrambling to keep toyota in california but it's likely too little, too late, as the pan in the auto industry moves west. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> smith: coming up next, they weren't fellow senators but they worked with ted kennedy on capitol hill. we'll hear their stories in a moment. (announcer) carefree introduces protection, times ten. new carefree ultra protection liners, with wings! absorb ten times more, like a pad but feel thin and comfy, like a liner. new carefree® ultra protection™ s but feel thin and comfy, like a liner. how about a swim? i'm a little irregular today. don't you eat activia? for my little issues? they're not that bad. summer's no time to put up with even occasional digestive problems. believe me, once they go away, it's amazing how good you feel. announcer: activia is clinically proven to help regulate your digestive system in two weeks. summer's a wastin'... take the activia challenge now. it wo

and tacoma part native, funk, ran away with the senior open. a pro shot, from 171 beyond a beyond 171 beyond 171-yards, lands on the green, funk acknowledges the crowd, and knows it is in the bag. he would make the birdie to shoot a 7-under-65. a tournament record, fred funk wins the senior u.s. open and wins t geico minutes of fame. and when we come back, a little more skins talk, who is in charge of keeping jason campbell upright? when we continue. show people really trust us. gecko: yeah right, that makes sense. boss: trust is key when talking about geico. you gotta feel it. why don't you and i practice that with a little exercise where i fall backwards and you catch me. gecko: uh no sir, honestly... uh...i don't think...uh... boss: no, no. w can do this. gecko: oh dear. vo: geico. fifteen minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance.  connie loves target for its incredible deals. and with her daughter starting middle school tomorrow, connie's got some high expectations. she expects look 11 might be the

red lines will single track between the fort totten and tacoma stations and the red lin next weekend and the weekend of the 21st. >>> and an accident between the braddock road and springfield exits ofhe outer loop of 495 have traffic blacked up this morning. the rooed is completely blockede a two-mile bacpku of vehicles trying to get on 595 southbound at the mixing bowl. >>> and both directions of route 1 closed in woodbridge because of a serious accident. >>> the nats have won six in row, a special day for fans at redskins park. here's more in today's "sports minute." >> good morning, your sports minute begins with the red-hot nationals. last night, down 5-0, the nationals came back to beat the diamondbacks 7-6. josh willingham drove in the game-winning run in the seventh, when he hit a two-rbi double. the nats extended their win streak to a big-league best six games. a fan appreciation day at redskins park, coach zorn is holding out nine players, including veterans santana moss. a record crowd of 28,000 fans attended last year. >>> in tennis, andy roddick advanced to the semifinals

the transit agency is going to begin repairs at tacoma park rk on it for pookas -- 30 days 'l the delays will continue through the delays. let's check in for the morning commute. >>> southbound 270, you're hitting the brakes towards 370, the earlier accident is cleared and the outer lupe is closed on 95 college park and coldsville road. earlier crash at connecticut avenue, that's clear. slower on west new hampshire avenue. north of duke street, no accidents and lanes are open towards the 14th street bridge and lanes open at the wilson bridge. that's a check of the traffic. >>> new this morning, the staff county fire houses are cut. the new rules went into affect yterday and apparently, they're causing problems already when flames broke out in a fire house. a fire truck caught fire and we're joined live from the scene. sara, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, you know, it's surprising to hear about a fire at a fire station and the circumstances surrounding that are amazing in of itself. the fire started at 2:00 a.m. and they realized they would need backup. they called the closest f

we took down the container's number and we followed it to tacoma, washington, where it was loaded on ship. when the container left tacoma, we followed it for 7,459 miles to this place-- victoria harbor, hong kong. it turns out the container that started in denver was just one of thousands of containers on an underground, often illegal smuggling route, taking america's electronic trash to the far east. our guide to that route was jim puckett, founder of the basel action network, a watchdog group named for the treaty that's supposed to stop rich countries from dumping toxic waste on poor ones. puckett runs a program to certify ethical recyclers, and he showed us what's piling up in hong kong. it's literally acres of computer monitors. is it legal to import all of these computer monitors into hong kong? >> jim puckett: no way. it is absolutely illegal, both from the standpoint of hong kong law, but also u.s. law and chinese law. but it's happening. >> pelley: we followed the trail to a place puckett discovered in southern china, a sort of chernobyl of electronic waste-- the town of guiy

opinion ntsb officials say they released the area between fort totten and tacoma stations. they will now begin replacing the tracks in the crash area. metro riders should continue to expect delays on the red line. >>> yesterday's storm in county was actually an ef0 tornado. it left a mile of destruction in its wake. luckily, no one was seriously hurt in the storm, but it was the worst damage this town has seen in more than a decade. >>> the national weather service says an ef1 tornado hit down in frederick county yesterday afternoon. >>> we have storms firing up around the state once again today as we head into the afternoon and evening hours. we are watching the storm right now. it is just passing into glen burnie. brooklyn park, lake shore all seeing rain out of this system. in fact in laurel at our storm center weather net middle school, we're seeing it dropped a quick quarter of an inch, just like that. things cool down quickly. we're looking at 70 degrees for the overnight low tonight. scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible. back to you. >>> tough times for t

between medical center and friendship heights until midnight tomorrow, and between fort totten and tacoma. for the next month, there will be major delays sunday through thursday nights on the yellow and blue lines. the weekend got off to a great start but brace yourself. the mercury is going to climb a lot higher. meteorologist steve rudin is here with a first look at the forecast and steve, just how hot is it going to be? >> beverly, let me tell you, a huge differeare mpcoedmp to today, for tomorrow --ew have eden watching ercatt thunderstorms pop u live ivle aimo ty thehe t southo f dc., stafford county st south ofdquantico, these showers are goingb o et nhet coupleerexov of hours or so, shouldn't be a whole lot, want expecting anything to become severe. for tonight, isolated showers, partly cloudy skies otherwise, 64-72 degrees for a nighttime low. a rapid warm-up for the day tomorrow with a heat index -- are you ready? around 100 degrees. how long will it last? details in the forecast in just a few minutes. beverly. >> steve, thanks. coming up on abc 7 news at n 6:. eunice kennedy shr

. >> reporter: they did begin replacing the track circuits at 10:00 here at tacoma station. trains here are sharing a single track. that is the way it will remain for the rest of the month, the work will begin at 10:00 every night starting next weekend and the weekend after that t fort to the totten station will close. workers will have to use a free shuttle bus, all the inconvenience doesn't seem to be making many riders upset. >> i think after the upset, everybody that has to deal with subways has patience. probably 51-49. i think they are going to be way more patient. >> they are repairing the lines it's going to make it safer and better for all of us. >> reporter: replacing the circuits and the cables and a host of other parts. the green line will not be affected at fort totten, rider on the red line should expect the same type of delays they experienced since that accident. lindsey mastisi, 9 news now and wusa 9.com. >>> sonia sotomayor was sworn in today as the first hispanic justice of the supreme court. >> i sonia sotomayor, do solemnly swear. >> justice sonia sotoma

meanwhile, track work continues between the fort todd and tacoma stations on the red line as med row continues repairs in the area of the deadly accident. >>> president obama got right down to business tonight after arriving in mexico for the north american summit. mr. obama's first meeting in guadalajara was with mexican president felipe calderon. most of the meetings are set for tomorrow. they'll talk about region all issues at the summit. key topics are expected to include immigration, free trade, swine flu, and the drug war in mexico that has frightened many u.s. tourists and those who live along border towns. >>> the sister of john f. kennedy remains in contract kl condition at a massachusetts hospital tonight. schwarzenegger married to her daughter, maria. she has suffered a series of strokes in recent years. probably most well known for establishing the special olympics >>> bedlam behind bars. feuding gangs start a prison riot. it takes officers all night to stop the violence. >>> plus, south carolina's embattled governor coulde in more trouble now. some say the governor was u

trains will operate between shady grove and brooklyn in between glenmont and tacoma from 10:00 p.m. until the system shuts down on sunday. free shuttle buses will be provided, but expect to add at least 30 minutes to your travel if you want to take that metro. >>> graceland will be flooded with elvis fans as they pour into memphis. they will celebrate the 40th anniversary of his final number one single. anyone remember it? suspicious minds. bad news is the elvis faithful can't see the place where the record was made. there's nothing left, not even a historical marker could remind people. his mom died on this date way back when, too. >>> even worse news for aerosmith fans. the rock group has now canceled the remainder of its summer tour because of the injuries for front man steven tyler. he fell off the stage on august 5th, broke his left shoulder, needed 20 stitches in his head. he says he zigged when he should have zagged. >>> shaq proves he is the man in his new abc show "shack versus" in which he takes on the best in the world. next tuesday, he takes on pittsburgh steelers quarte

jackie vincent's live at the tacoma station tonight. jackie?>> reporter: wendy, what this means is metro can now make repairs on those tracks. it means trains will be able to run faster when the repairs are completed. there will be fewer delays. but we have learned tonight that investigators have now removed some train control modules fm metro's downtown command center. the ntsb's move clears the way for work to begin on the section of tracks between the stations where june's deadly crash happened. nine people died when two red line trains collided. metro general manager john kato said the repair work will take 30 days. >> once we complete these repairs, we will be able to operate on service at normal speed. and keeping a normal schedule. >> reporter: currently metro trains are required to run at a greatly reduced speed, about 15 miles per hour through the affected area. riders have been patient, well aware of the reason for the delays. >> very slow sometimes. not very reliable getting downtown. >> reporter: metro's gm says ntsb investigators h

tacoma former maryland golf coach stole the show.roach lands on the green and stops within 7 feet. blows a kiss to the groud. he would make the birdie to shoot a 65. fred funk wins and tiger woods does too. back to you guys in the studio, i'm dave feldman. >> five seconds left. tornado warning. >> tornado warning. wicomico dorcheerer :0 l see you tonight at 10:00. l meom

metros say all tracks circuit parts between fort totten and tacoma stations will be replaced. nine were killed and more tan 70 others killed when a train slammed into another train stopped on the track. investigators a still working to pinpoint the cause of the crash. >>> some kids in baltimore county are coming together with the hope of keeping a police officer at the powell center. the youth leadership says that officer kevin is being reassigned to the street because he doesn't have enough seniority. so today they held a protest outside the center on greenside drive. >> kevin made me want to become a police officer. so right now i'm in the process of being a cadet. and it's sad to see him go and how he inspired other kids to do things. >> the youth leadership has also started a petition drive to keep officer kevin there at the powell center. >>> the national discussion on health care reform has turned into a series of town hall shouting matches. but why? is it really grassroots outrage, or something more political? t.j. winick takes a closer look. >> reporter: lawmakers are

ntsb officials say they released the area between fort totton and tacoma stations back to metro. metro says it will now begin replacing the tracks near the crash area on the red line. metro riders should continue to expect delays on the red line. >>> in your money tonight, president barack obama says his stimulus plan has moved the economy away from a dangerous ledge and several signs, including the stock market, suggest the economic crisis may be easing. on wall street yesterday, the dow closed with the best month in nearly seven years. the nasdaq hasn't had a july as good since 1997. so could this be a signal the worst of the recession is over. the latest economic analysis shows 1% negative growth rate for the country, much less than was feared. many economists are now looking for growth in the second half of the year. though the forecast is for a slow, jobless recovery. >> we're probably in recovery, but if we are, it's most modern. it's a recovery that feels like a recession to most people. >> this week, the president will travel to elkhart, indiana, a depressed area of the c

between medical center and friendship heights until midnight tomorrow and between fort totten and tacomatarting at 10:00 p.m., orange line trains will single track between vienna and west falls church until midnight tomorrow and for the next month there will be major delays on the yellow and blue lines sunday through thursday nights. redskins fans were in a frenzy as they got close to some of their favorite players today. the heat certainly didn't stop fans from flooding redskins park for fan freeshgz day. people turned out in droves to see their favorite and get an autograph. despite the sea of burgundy and gold, some fans say there were fewer people at the park this year. >> i don't think it will affect the season but i do think the economy has something to do with less people. >> fans predict the redskins will make it to the playoffs -- perhaps even the super bowl. the skins play their first preseason game thursday, taking on the baltimore ravens. the weekend got off to a great start but the mercury is going to climb even higher tomorrow. meteorologist steve rudin is in the first aler

the transit agency will replace the track circuits between the tacoma park and fort totten stations. that work will take about a month. >>> president obama says helping u.s. service members and veterans continue their education is not only an investment in their future but our country's as well. at george mason university this week, the president spoke at a ceremony enacting what is being called the post 911 gi bill. it will allow every eligible veteran, serviceman and woman, reservist and national guard member to attend a public college or university for free. >> the veterans who are here today, like the young post 911 veterans around the country can lead the way to a lasting economic recovery and become the glue that holds our communities together. >> the bill has gone into effect over the weekend. it's the most comprehensive education benefit offered since president roosevelt signed the original gi bill in 1944. for a list of schools participating, go to our web site, wusa9.com and click on the story. >>> prince william police say an investigation determined its officers acted app

metro will be offering free shuttle bus service between the brooklyn, fort totten and tacoma stationslp out. g up afterrecast coming up afte break. t >>> meteorologist chuck bell joins us now. chuck, it started out perfectly pleasant this morning. >> it sure did, kimberly. the sun is up now in a mostly clear sky across washington. a le in some outlying rural areas. culpepper virginia, and the virginia piedmont. but from our tower camera in northwest washington, a beautiful blue sky is overhead. our temperature now, 73 here in district itself. 68 in fairfax county, 67 degrees now in montgomery county, maryland. and 66 at andrews air force base in prince george's coun. our forecast for the rest of the day, mostly sunny, with a high near 88 degrees. if you prefer it a little warmer and a little more humid, good newssunday, monday and tuesday, temperatures should once again be back into the 90s, with a little more in the way o some summertime humidity. kimberig>noht rw, we >>ight>w, we go back to "the today show," see you in half an hour. w >>> and we're back on this saturday morning, th

metro rail accident in late june, extensive work will begin tonight from the fort cotton station to tacoma station. this will take place every night in the month of august. >> we are doing to be pretty much replacing track circuits, we'll be making repairs on the train control room and we're also going to be reinstaling a lot of cable. >> reporter: if you think this weekend is bad, just wait. they are expecting to shut down rail service altogether for repair. you're going to have to get on a shuttle bus to do around that area. it's going to cause major delays. back to you. >> back your patience indeed. thank you. >>> cigarette butts are ruining one of the most picturesque barks of the year. >> reporter: capitol hill is beautiful but has a dirty little cigarette. look down and you'll see it. >> people don't realize that by throwing cigarettes on the ground, it's major improper question pact in the environment. it get into storm drains and the rivers. >> reporter: germane jackson and his clean up crew have picked up thousands of butts on the hill. >> the sidewalk, the curbs, the plants. >> r

tomorrow there will be a shuttle that takes passengers from tacoma to union station. and they will find delays on the blue, orange and yellow lines as well. >>> an early morning fire goes through a town house in silver springs. the flames broke out just before 5:00. the fire started on the deck before spreading to the rest of the house. three firefighters suffered minor injuries, but nobody living in the area was hurt. two families have also been displaced by this fire. firefighters still have not figured out what sparked the fire. >>> a manhunt is under way for a reality tv contestant now charged with a gruesome murder of his ex-wife. this morning we are learning shocking new details about what happened. investigators say ryan jenkins murdered his wife. her body was found stuffed in a suitcase and thrown inside a trash can. her fingers and teeth had been removed. jenkins was a contestant on two mtv reality shows. according to "people" magazines, the company decided to pull both shows from the air. >>> this morning the world health organization is urging people to ram

and combine with tacoma, before seattle traded him over here, .322, 16 homers, 86 rbis and 110 games.7-year-old from fort lauderdale and he takes it up and away. 3-2. nats trade langerhans to seattle on june 28. he had shoulder reconstruct surgery for a torn labrum and only played five games all year. >> rob: i want to finish on this last them thing before the game -- the starters. they tell starters in the major leagues, 4.5 earned run average is a quality start. that's garbage it never will be and has been a quality start. >> bob: morse rips one down the left field line! he will be digging for a couple. doubles and three triples at syracuse and he hit that ball extremely hard. [ cheers and applause ] now, this brings up an interesting situation. we'll talk about stammen batting after the replay. >> rob: just a shot on the inner half. he is trying to get us out, either away with fastballs and breaking balls or inside with fastballs and breaking balls and to this point, not tricking too many people. this is just a shot for morse down the left-field line. >> bob: 95% of the time in thi

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one major area of focus on the red line is talk the tacoma station, the site of the june 22 accident. this is where work will take place every night for the remainder of august. >> we are goingo be pretty much replacing the track circuits, the signals sending to the trains -- we'll make those repairs in the train control rooms at the fort totten station as well as putting new cable on there. >> reporter: most riders are not worried about the extra delays due to the track work. somebody said anything better than the rail system back home. >> coming from boston, this system is a much better one than -- what we have in boston. >> reporter: all right, take that, boston. another side note to this story, metro tells me tonight that they are agent going to be keeping a close eye on the weather this weekend. remember gary said it would be hot on sunday and month. and the heat can cause stress to the rails, so at this point they will watch the situation just in case. shawn. >> going to be a long hot weekend out there. thank you matt. >>> have everytng you have need to know on myfoxdc.com, just

washington hangs on to beat the pirates, 5-3, orioles beat by the red sox, and carmel, te tacoma parkative steals the show. lands onto the green, stops within seven feet, funk, the hat, how about a little kiss to the crowd? he makes the birdie to shoot a 65, finishing 20-under-par, fred funk wins the senior u.s. open by six strokes? coming up, more from chris coolly, looking at the offensive line, the key to keeping jason campbell off his backside. >>> thank you, well, a weekend of weather, let's hope it is calmer for the start of the week. >> we'll cross our fingers for that. sue palka is putting finishing touches on the five-day forecast. so you have five days sue. >>> yes, i'm looking forward to that. you know there were more tornado warnings earlier today, will, maureen umeh, and a water spout was seen there, flooding ocean city and salisbury. are you ready for a break? we'll be right back. . >>> fox 5 news on call tonight with news of a new strain of hiv,the virus that causes aids. researchers say they discovered the strain in a 62-year-old nation from an african woman. they say

. >> i think tacoma -- attacking citizens in our country for expressing opinions of this matter, indicate a problem. >> reporter: some members of congress turned their personal hall meetings into situations over the phone, because of safety concerns. that was the state for one leader who says there was a death threat to his office on friday. in washington, fox news. >>> and likely the fighting and debate will continue until congress returns from summer break next month. >>> and things are not looking good tonight for eunice kennedy shriver. she remains in critical condition at a hospital in cape cod. her son and other family members are there with her. she is known for work for the special olympicsea nd supporters and participants around the world including this one from clara gainer. it says thank you for starting the special olympics because of the wonderful program. every year i show that because i have a disability i can do anything i set my mind to, so thank you so much for giving athletes a chance to say yes, i can. ms. eunice kennedy shriver is 88 years old and has already suffered

trains will run from glenmont to tacoma and brooklyn to shady grove. there will be shuttle bus service. the green line will not be affected. on the orange line, trains will single track between vienna and west falls church gig nnbein8 p you drive through of of the bel ginning on sunday, the southbound i -9 exit ramp to chain bridge road will be closed r ys s is idays. this is part hoff the $1.414 billion-mile hot lanes project between bring field and north of the dulles toll road. >>> now to gaithersburg for fun. can you smell the cotton candy. the montgomery county fair has just opened. it is always a good time. this year you will find 40 carnival rides. 11 are new to the fair this year. plenty of music and plenty of great fair food. everything from hermit crab races to monster truck rides. i have been on those too and the 4-h demonstrations. i love the animals the bulls and cows. >>> will the weather holdup for the opening of the fair? topper has the forecast. >> i think it will. it will be summer like but not crazy hot like earlier in the week. the

metro will be offering free shuttle bus service between the brooklyn, fort totten and tacoma stations to help out. >>> metro has been plagued with its share of problems in recent months. when something bad happens, the blame is often placed at the top. but a senior member of the metro board is rallying behind metro general manager, john cato. tom sherwood explains why. >> reporter: from the major wreck in june and its investigation, to worker death, track suicides and transit operators talking on cell phones, it's been a rough year for the aging metro system. >> are you worried at all that it's losing its luster? >> of course. any time there's a period, from time to time things happen that create the kind of problems. and certainly on the level of perception, everyone involved has to be concerned. ♪ >> reporter: on the wamu radio program friday -- >> today we'll be talking about metro's problems. board member chris zimmerman. >> reporter: arlington county's chris zimmerman gave an unqualified endorsement of metro general manager, john cato, in the midst of all the system's troubles. >

andrea, the wilson aquatic center will open its doors in less than 30 minutes as will the tacoma aquatics. the temperature won't be 100 but in the 90s. >> cleanliness is next to godliness and in her case coolness, too. >> take a bath, shower, stay inside, air conditioning. >> we have more tips from folks trying to beat the heat on the hottest day of the year and will work just as well today when the temperature is in the low to mid-90s. >> drink a lot of water. >> and make sure you are find cool activities for children because they are more susceptible to extreme heat it. >> is fun they are the children. i don't have a problem watching them. >> but then there are the contrarians who drink hot coffee and want more. >> i actually came outside to get warm. it is so freezing with the air conditioning. >> remember the overexposure to the sun is no laughing matter. make sure you protect your skin with sun screen. we have ortips for you. if you are home today, make sure you run your air conditioning. if you don't have air conditioning, open the windows and have fans running for circulation. in y

trains will run glenmont to tacoma. and major work at pentagon city this weekend.mean the blue line will run from largo town center to rosslyn and king street to franconia springfield. it also means yellow line trains will run once every 36 minutes. on the blue and orange lines lanes will single track. tack on 30 minutes to your commute. less than four days and counting until the launch for the space shuttle. a local astronaut will be on board. in five minutes a look back at his childhood in fairfax county. >>> and a look at virginia's weather and traffic. >> now it is time for virginia. good morning. great to see you. across the commonwealth teesteurat are ursticky ts hi morning. we have 70s and 80s earlier. it feels even warmer than this when we factor in the high humidity level. good morning, dulles 78. this afternoon, olney 7 with thunderstorms likely. some 90s in amissville. 91 arlington and king george 87 and that's the forecasted high for woodstock. joint to know along 81 some storms developing at the lunch hour. angie, hook us up with a nice ride. >> wish i

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the fort totten station will be closed and trains will run from glenmont tacoma to brooklisten and shady grove. there will be bus service. the green line will not be affected. on the orange line, trains will single track between vienna and west falls church. that starts at 8 tonight. going metro toe this airport starting tomorrow you will be asked for more information when you book a flight. airlines will be required to get your birth date and gender. the reason, to stop you from being mistakingly tagged as being on a terror watch list. the tsa says it hatches hundreds of times a day. the government will be in charge of checking names against watch lists, not the airlines. >>> and angie is off but kenny has a check on the friday traffic. >> good bottom of the hour to you. inner loop at 66. an accident on the shoulder past the exit for 66 policeare @ on the scene and delays begin approaching route 50. 66 eastbound. slow between nutley and the beltway. that is going to affect the beltway accident. no accidents on 66 itself. outer loop has improved with the delay between colesville road and

trains will operate between shady grove and brooklyn and between glenmont and tacoma. free shuttle buses will transform riders on the orange line, and trains will share one track between vienna and west falls church. the brentwood d.m.v. service center in northeast d.c. is permanently closing its doors as of 6:00 tonight. the district still has three other d.m.v. service centers available. they're at georgetown park mall at 3222 m street northwest, the pin branch shopping center at 3220 pennsylvania avenue southeast, and 95 m street in southwest. >> virginia is getting more than $41 million in federal funding for transportation improvements. u.s. transportation secretary ray lahood announced the funding yesterday. since february, more than $4.2 billion in grants has been awarded for transportation improvements across the country. d.c. mayor adrian fenty's nominee to a city appeals board has been blocked. the "washington examiner" reports will purcell was aprooveed by the d.c. council last month to serve on the contract appeals board, but was recently disbarred in maryl

that means trains will run from glenmont to tacoma and then brookland to shady grove. will be shuttle bus service. the green line will not be affected. >>> on the orange line, trains will single track between vienna and west falls church. every other outbound train will terminate at west falls church. that starts at 8:00 tonight. >>> from metro to the airport, starting tomorrow you are going to be asked for more information when you book a ticket. airlines will be required to get your birth date and your gender. the reason to stop you from being mistakingly tagged as being on a terror watch list. the tsa says it happens hundreds of times a day. the government will now be in charge of checking names against watch list, not the airlines. >>> ahead the one silver lining for the redskins after last night's terrible loss. and what happened the nats reds game which has only happened five other times all season. >>> but first it is the signs of now. this weekend, of course, marks the 40th anniversary of the woodstock music festival in new york. óç >>> back with the signs of n

ntsb's move clears the way for work to begin on the section of track between the fort totten and tacoma station where june's deadly crash happened. nine people died when two red line trains collided. metro general manager john cato said the repair work will take 30 days. >> once we complete the repairs, we will be able to operate the service at normal speed. and keeping normal schedule. >> reporter: currently, metro trains are required to run at a greatly-reduced speed, about 15 miles per hour through the affected area. riders have been patient, well aware of the reason for the delay. >> very slow sometimes. not very reliable getting downtown. >> reporter: metro's gm said ntsb investigators have removed train control modules from the affected area for examination. >> i have nonformation of the results of those tests. when that is decided, and if any problems are found or any areas that they wish for us to do additional work, they will communicate that to us. and to the public at the same time. >> rorter: metro says it will keep riders updated on the red line repair work through website.

and what i would do is go out driving around the port of seattle or i'd go down to tacoma and drive aroundthe port there. what i was interested in at the time was just color, places where color appears inadvertently or places where there's this color that appears in a very complex and beautiful way, but nobody intended it. a lot of the photographs i took back then, i had to trespass. i had to sneak in or climb over gates or over fences on sundays to take these photographs. i worked with this camera that was about, i don't know, three and a half or four feet wide. it was an 8x10 view camera. and a tripod that went up 11 feet. and one day, i found a pile of garbage that was really beautiful, i thought, and so i photographed it. and i made a big print and hung it on my wall. and people would come over and look at it and they would start talking about consumerism. and they'd walk up and say, "oh, look, there's an altoid's can." or there's a, whatever particularly consumer product that they recognized in the photograph. and then they would start talking about garbage and waste and they would te

red line trains will single track between the fort totten and tacoma station and the red line will bealso on the weekend of the 21st. we'll take a break and check your forecast, when we c. >>> good morning, everyone, again, it looks like we're going to have a very warm weekend here at our nation's capital. starting tomorrow, tomorrow, temperatures will climb to the mid 90s, it will be downright hot. by the time we get to monday, temperatures around 100. right now, though, 71, 69 at dulles, 64 in manassas. dew points on the low side, quite comfortable, but it will be quite humid as we head into your sunday. so all is quiet on radar. there are a couple of clouds sitting on top of us. thboyou. eu n. lle' >>> good morning. bracing for swine flu. an expected fall outbak. >>> wrong-way tragedy. we're learning about the woman who drove drunk into oncoming traffic. new witnesses speak out. >>> and bon appetit. meryl streep's latest transformation into the larger than life queen of the kitchen julia child. >> just cut this -- have the courage in your convictions. especially to loose sort of --

. >>> getting good grades isn't a problem for a tacoma, washington, college student, it's tying his ownchair that's holding him back. our affiliate komo introduces us to jake. >> he's always been a chunky little monkey. he never had a chance. it's like he never had a chance. >> reporter: jake country own a scale big enough to handle his weight. best guess is 650 pounds. the 22-year-old can't reach his own shoes, sit in most chairs, or fit behind a steering wheel. >> i can't drive. i can't go on planes. i can't step up onto a bus. there are very few cars i can ride in. >> reporter: jake's mom drives him to class at pacific lutheran university. she knows what it's like to be morbidly obese. she weighed more than 500 pounds before her stomach stapling. >> every night i go to sleep and i wonder if he's going to be there tomorrow. >> reporter: jake worries tomorrow might not come. >> you know, i really can only go about 20 feet before i'm completely winded. >> reporter: and together with his friends, he's asking for the public's help. >> this is the home page. >> reporter: they've launched a

the plant employees nearly 5,000 workers who put together corolla compact cars and tacoma pick-up trucksction will be moved to san antonio and also ontario, canada, and japan. many, many of these jobs are at risk and at a terrible time for california, which, of course, we all know has been hard hit by the housing crisis, in particular. the recession in general and it is a higher than average unemployment rate and has a budget crisis. the plant closing, of course, will have reprecussions. it will hurt tax revenue and local businesses, as well as suppliers, heidi. the uaw, governor schwarzenegger and many other people are really lemeanting this decision by toyota. >> a lot of people associate toyota ahead of the curve cars like the prius, everybody knows that now. this just shows how wide-reaching all the auto problems are. >> toyota has been stealing market share from toyota's big three. but this global recession has hurt everybody, including toyota, which has never closed a major assembly post but posted its worst annual lost more than $4.5 million and delaying completion of a mississipp

tacoma, seattle stays in the 60s today. >> steam heat in times square. chris?am. >>> the legal smackdown that played out for nearly two years between linda and hulk hogan is finally over. they searched a settlement in their battle two weeks ago and now linda is ready to turn the page. she turns 50 later this month. she's dating a much younger man and is speaking out for the first time since the divorce in an exclusive interview with our andrea canning. great to have you, andrea. >> good morning, chris. lots going on with her. linda says "the war is over." she settled with hulk for an undisclosed amount and says it was her ex who reached out and gave in to her demands. she sat down with her divorce attorney opening up about everything from hulk's infamous o.j. comments to buying her clothes at walmart. ♪ >> reporter: they were once the first family of wrestling. america even had a front row seat to the good times in their hit reality show. >> hogan knows best. >> reporter: but behind the scenes linda hogan's world was crumbling. her divorce from hulk tearing the

we will go to tacoma washington. >> caller: hello? >> host: takoma, you run the air. >> caller: hello ms. walker. i've a question for you about the third life of grange copeland. it is something connected to the men in "the color purple" you talked about. people do things that you are male characters transform themselves and i was wondering where crownsville came from and where it was that grange was able to make the transformation but not crownsville. can you give an example as to was something worth thinking when you wrote the book. at it was one of my favorite books. >> guest: it was one of my favorite books to. it was so painful that i have never regretted. i get halfway through and i can't go any further. what i was dealing with, and i do this and some of my short stories too, is the fact that some of us overcome, some of us make it, but some of us don't, and our families are pretty much evidence of that. we can all look at people who did not pull through, so that is what happens. grange finds the ability to love in himself, he l

tacoma, washington, on airline for democrats. caller: good morning. thank you for cspan.eve there is recovery going on. in my state of washington, i see construction work happening all over the state. in eastern washington, there is construction from the stimulus money going on. around my town and in seattle, everywhere you drive, there is construction going on. i do not believe we are out of the recession, get. i think it will take time, like the german said earlier. -- like the gentleman said earlier. it could be into 2011 before we see signs -- host: what do you think will spur this climb out of the recession? the the effort by the government or more effort by the private sector? will be both? caller: i think it will be both. it will need to be both. our government is trying to get the money out as quickly as they can. that is one of the issues that many states are dealing with individual is getting in and out, the government getting the money out to the states and the state getting the money out to the different projects around their individual states. host: cyber sec