wet on i-5 from seattle to tacoma and olympia. >> if you are flying today, you can expect some airportays in seattle and up and down the east coast from boston to miami. >>> speaking of the air, more than 60 people have quite a story to tell this morning when they get back to work today. >> they are the passengers and crew of a delta air lines flight that was forced to make an emergency landing because of a landing gear problem. >> that's right. saturday night's flight was supposed to land at an airport just north of new york city, but it came down at jfk instead. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: inside the cabin passengers with cell phones captured the announcement you never want to hear from a pilot. >> brace for impact. >> reporter: that was followed by this terrifying command from the flight attendant. >> heads down, stay down. heads down, stay down. >> that was pretty intense, i will tell you that. you never know in a situation like that. the plane could have tumbled, rolled. i don't know. i'm not an engineer, but thank goodness it all worked out. >> reporter: as emergency crews

light rain from seattle to tacoma and heat advisories and high fire danger in the southwest. >>> phoenix climbs to 104. sacramento, 97 and boise, 90. low 70s from garg he go to dallas. 60s from the twin cities to indianapolis. 62 in boston. 73 here in new york and just shy of 90 in miami. >>> your money news is next. thousands of cars on the newest recall list. the problem that could cause drivers to lose control. >>> then passengers' prayers answered. a frightening emergency landing with one amazing ending. >>> and flood zone in the upper plains. it will be a day of watching those waters rise. we'll show you where. >>> ext >>> extra fees are adding up for airline passengers. "usa today" reports fees are rising and some are 50% higher than a year ago. new fees like charges for carry-on bags are hitting them in their wallets. the newspaper examined fees charged by 13 different airlines. >>> hyundai is recalling nearly 140,000 sonatas in the u.s. due to a steering wheel defect. the problem could cause drivers to lose control of the steering wheel. the recall affects 2011 models built befor

they happen to be the king farm location, the shady grove hospital location, tacoma and national harbor. those four locations all day today, if you come in an say i'm a wusa 9 viewer, you are going to get a free drip coffee. and with that, andrea, i will send it back to you. >> we want to remind you the locations that jessica mentioned to get a free cup of coffee, we have them on our website at wusa9.com. it is 8 after the hour. >>> up next a closer look at allegations of cheating at the fbi. >>> in three minutes what the agents are accused of cheating on and the reaction from the agency. >>> right now our daily focus on maryland traffic and weather. here's howard. >> we start wednesday off on a quiet note. it won't be the case throughout the day. the clouds will thicken. we are looking at a cool start. jackets or sweatshirts. 50s to low 60s out there. as we go throughout the day a chance of showers will be developing in southern maryland even by noon with temperatures near 70 in cambridge and frederick 70. mostly cloudy skies. we go through the afternoon and the chance of showers sprea

has been rather sunny from seattle to tacoma. have plenty of sunshine tomorrow, about the same as far as temperatures. you have a little bit of cooling right along the immediate coast. when i say cooling, you think about useing in the 80s today at the coast. we'll be in the 70s. still a beautiful day at the coast. as we go through the day, we talk about the air quality. by the time we get into tomorrow, it's another spare the air day, we had one today, we'll have another one tomorrow. imagine we'll see one on monday with more heat in place, and no real sea breeze to clear the air out. if you live in the santa clara valley, expect to stay in. we have the states around the area tomorrow, plenty of heat at the central valley. at the coast you get into the 70s, once you get into the t sacramento valley, you're closer to 100 degrees. have you this big granite wall. it's going to be hot down there. if you're going into the game, texas in town, it's going to be a hot one, 90s for the game. that's about 90 degrees for the start of the ga

. >> steve should be arriving in tacoma tomorrow afternoon. the end also means shifting focus from sacrifices abroad to tight budgets at home. the president promising the economy would now be his central responsibility. mr. obama reiterated that the u.s. must jump start industries that create jobs and end its dependence on foreign oil. >>> we're still following breaking news, a deadly case, only the beginning of a bizarre criminal investigation. two vallejo women still missing. a live update next. >>> and shrimping saving many bay area college students doan have enough for anything. the unusual way they're making ends meet. >>> plus -- ♪ a little girl, big voice. >>> we're tracking a big warm-up wednesday and thursday. good evening. mid to upper 60s now. by 11:00 a.m. tomorrow, temperatures climb quick. t east bay. find out how hot it will get coming up. >>> an update on our breaking news. is the case of two missing women connected to this crime scene? nbc bay area's george kitiyama is live in richmond for us. what do we know now? >> reporter:

. >>> the fate of a proposal to open the doors to beer and wine stos in tacoma park could be decidedate into the night tonight. the city council there has to draft a resolution tonight if it's going to make it in time for next week's vote. e meeting is still under way. tama park has been dry since it was founded. the council there is considering lifting the ban and attaching a condition to make sure the city gets veto power over who gets the licenses. >>> immigrant rights and free speech rights are at the center of a controversy in frederick, maryland, right now. it all began when a store inside he francis scott key mall began selling a t-shirt with a message supporting arizona's tough stance on illegal immigration. some complained that the message, which reads "maryland stands with arizona" was offensive. the mall sent the store a letter telling it to stop selling the shirts. earlier tonight, management of the mall reversed its position. it said the letter was a mistake and should not have been sent. >>> still ahead on news 4, cell phones emit riduation. many of us don't know about

five, seven, eight and that is the outer portions of the district including anacostia, fort totten, tacoma and brentwood. now, as soon as gray walks out here, which he should be doing any moment now -- you can see all the supporters that gathered to await this press conference. we're expecting him to talk about what he's going to do next with his campaign. we are also hoping he will at least address the big elephant in the room, and that is, of course, what will he do with the very controversial dc public school's chancellor michelle rhee. keep in mind, you know, she was a pivotal part of fenty's dc public schools reform initiative, and right now walking out is the winner in the democratic primary for dc's mayor vince gray. he's walking out, shaking hands with supporters and campaign volunteers. we have a pretty good crowd here. i'd say there is about 50 people. he's walking to the mic and i will turn it over to the man of the hour, vince gray. >> is it still morning? [ laughter ] well, good afternoon, everybody. >> good afternoon. >> i am delighted to be here. delighted to be here with my

light rain from seattle to tacoma. a wet day along the east coast, from miami to maine. downpours, large hail and gusty winds around philadelphia, new york and boston. >> much of the northeast will hover around the 80-degree mark. miami climbs to 87. 60s from minneapolis to detroit. and 72 in fargo. triple-digits for phoenix and sacramento. 85 in salt lake city. 70 in seattle. >>> your business news is next. blackberry takes on the ipad, unveiling its new tablet computer. >>> and a major airline merger shaking up the industry again. what does the deal mean for you? >>> plus, bristol palin's biggest supporter drops by the >>> a big deal is shaking up the airline industry. southwest airs is planning to buy airtran. the $1.4 billion deal would move southwest into 37 new cities, including atlanta. and while southwest says it will drop airtran's baggage fees when they combine, the merger could mean fewer discounts. >>> and time, now, for a check of market activity, starting overseas. tokyo's nikkei average lost more than 100 points today. hong kong's hang seng is down in late

light rain from seattle to tacoma. showers from milwaukee down to st. louis. another wet day along the east coast, from miami to maine. downpours, large hail and guaro new york and boston. >> much of the northeal hoill hover around the 80-degree mark. while miami climbs to 87. 60s from minneapolis to detroit. and 72 in fargo. triple-digits for phoenix and sacramento. 85 in salt lake city. 70 in seattle. >>> your business news is next. blackberry takes on the ipad, unveiling its new tablet computer. >>> and a major airline merger shaking up the industry again. what does the deal mean for you? >>> plus, bristol palin's biggest supporter stops by the dance floor and gives her a new nickname. for those of us who have lactose intolerance, let's raise a glass to cookies just out of the oven. to the morning bowl of cereal. and to lactaid® milk. easy to digest and with all the calcium and vitamin d of regular milk. [ female announcer ] lactaid®. the original lactose-free milk. and vitamin d of regular milk. but not for your eyes. they're still so tired-looking. with o

lewis near tacoma this afternoon. president obama says the end of combat means shifting focus from sacrifices abroad to tight budgets at home. promising the economy would now be his central responsibility. the president reiterated that the u.s. must jump-start industries that create jobs and end its dependence on foreign oil. >>> the fremont officer shot in the line of duty will undergo more surgery and he's going to need more blood. the community is rallying around officer todd young by holding several donation drives. he was shot last week in oakland after a confrontation with a suspected gang member. young's alma mater is now planning to hold a new drive. you think graduate there had in 1989. he remains in stable but very serious condition. >>> big changes to the way you get around the bay this weekend. ac transit will slash weekend service. it's part of an effort to keep buses rolling. the transit agency will present the propose at a board of directors meeting tonight. the plan would with eliminate almost half the

. >>> she is billed as the new sheriff, the president apoints a wall street cite tacoma head a new consumer protection agency. >>> a terror plot targeting the pope is busted open. five men were arrested for threatening the pontiff. he is in london for a visit to britain. there may be more arrests as the authorities are carrying out more raids. >>> a helicopter crashed in colorado injuring three. one injured is in critical condition. it was carrying a film crew, they were filming a practice run of an aidy that was driverless. it was on its way to the scene to take the injured to the hospital. no word on the cause of the crash. >>> what may have led to a murder/suicide at johns hopkins. and a man shot a doctor, his mother then himself. the doctor did survive. his brother said his mother had arthritis and had surgery and probably would not walk again. he thinks his brother shot her because he thought she was suffering. >>> the blown out well will be permanently sealed this weekend. government officials say a well has inter sected the damaged well. engineers will pump cement. a cop stopped it f

. >> someone who'll also never be the same, a local tacoma park mother lost her 23-year-old son. she will be speaking joining forces with ray lahood. this is expected to get underway at 9:00 this morning. >> thank you very much. well, the battle over the mill's don't ask, don't tell policy is heating up. democrats have attached a bill to a military spending bill. efforts to repeal the law got a boost yesterday when singer lady gaga spoke at a rally calling for the senate to take action. >> doesn't it seem to you that we should set a precedent? >> john mccain opposes changing policy saying he wants to wait on a pentagon study on the impact of refeeling law is complete. >> the -- repeeling the law is complete. >> yesterday the f.d.a. heard testimony on the safety of salmon. the company that wants to sell the salmon said it is safe to eat but critics say it could cause allergy problems and wipe out salmon population. an ipad upgrade is good news for fans. >> in today's tech bytes, google says people will be able to use ipads and android device. the technology is going to work on exc

. >>> the city of tacoma park is pushing for more beer and wine sales.low restaurants to sell take out beer and win. >>> the feds will give delaware $14 million for beach repair. not for this year's storm but for damage from last november. howard. >>> a chilly start to the day. 57 in washington but lots of 40s out there. 74 by noon. drive home temps 79. angie will have your traffic and we'll look at that seven-day forecast and the heat when 9 news now returns. >>> we have an accident taking way a couple of right lanes. we are backed up to the mixing bowl. estimated drive time to get past this is one hour. an accident at nutley not helping. pass that point another accident off to the right shoulder. >>> beautiful today after a chilly start. we'll be around 80. look at the heat which builds if tomorrow. thursday, friday be a chance of afternoon thunder wednesday and thursday. cooler sunday and morning. >> the early slow is next with more on lindsay lohan. >> the next newscast is at noon. until then get your news and traffic at wusa9.com. >> hope you'll joi

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that's fort totten, tacoma, brentwood an anacostia. break down looks like fenty took more central city where as gray took the surrounding areas. heavy concentration in southeast dc and that is more than enough for him to pull out a win. >> you talked about the vote was closer than the polls predicted. any chance that fenty could mount an independent challenge in the general election? >> you know, anything is possible at this point but fenty has gone on the record previously and said he would not be a write in candidate. so it is not too likely but of course, you know, it has been a crazy 24 hour. anything's possible but it certainly doesn't look that way at this point in time. >> kristin fisher reporting live in northwest outside of gray headquarters. one reason we didn't learn who won the race until early this morning is the new voting machines made things slower, not faster in the district. voters were camped out aft the board of elections. the chief manager says 15 precincts could not be counted. some voters were nevertheless forgiv

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. >>> a federal judge in tacoma, washington is ordering the reinstatement of a military nurse. dismissed on the grounds she had a six-year relationship with another woman. a judge ruled her discharge was unconstitutional. >> i'm absolutely thrilled. all i ever wanted to do was go back to my unit and do my job. so just for that chance. >>> a christian outreach concert tonight for soldiers and families in ft. bragg, north carolina is creating a bit of controversy. some krillics say the rock the fort concert is preaching to our soldiers and they say it's going too far. >> the crist yang concert is called rock the fort it's living up to its name. ♪ >> reporter: the billy graham evangelistic association is bringing christian rock bands to worship at ft. bragg. >> the express purpose of this event is to spread the gospel to all those who are lost. they're being given pieces of paper with seven blank space on it to bring seven more people to christ. >> reporter: many have complained to a military religious freedom group sending e-mails like, please help us, mrff, this is wrong. >> i'm

lewis near tacoma. >> while the president had the nation's attention, he addressed what he called the nation's most urgent task, the u.s. economy. >> we spent a trillion dollars at war. this in turn is shortchanged investments in our own people and contributed to record deficits. for too long we have put off tough decisions on everything from our manufacturing base to our energy policy to education reform. as a result, too many middle class families find themselves working harder for less while our nation's long-term competitiveness is put at risk. >> we will get the latest job numbers on friday. economist predict it will jump to 9.6%. it was at 9.5 last month. >> california is dealing with its own cash crisis. tomorrow marks the start of the third month without a state budget. republicans and democrats presented competing budget plans today. but nothing happened. neither one passed. a reporter from our sacramento station has the latest on this ongoing stalemate. >> according to the budget act of 2010 -- >> reporter: two months after a state budget was supposed to be in place the deba

light rain from seattle to tacoma. >> heating up in the southwest. 97 in sacramento. 104 in phoenix. 91 in colorado springs. mostly 60s from the twin cities to detroit. 62 in boston. 70s from new york to atlanta. >>> well, it was quite a wild scene in london over the weekend. hundreds of people going bananas at the same time. >> that's right, about 700 runners dressed in gorilla suits hit the streets for the seventh annual gorilla run. they snaked through a four-mile route, sporting tutus even, why not, right? >> the charity event is aimed at drawing attention to the shrinking gorilla population. this year's run raised almost $250,000. they said 700 took place, and that's about the remaining population of gorillas. >> what they wanted to do is raise attention. this is the seventh time they done this. >> you and rob do one of those in tutus. we'll be right back with more "world news now." n honking. a short time ago, this woman suffered from around his house. these people chose freedom over restrictions. independence over limitations. they chose mobility. they chosehe scooter store. a

he was arrested in tacoma, washington. >>> republican candidate meg whitman just set a new record.ampaign said whitman pumped another $15 million of her own money into her campaign. that makes the total $119 million. it's the most money a candidate spent on their own campaign. whitman defends it and said she won't let special interest group have an influence if she wins. >> developing a controversial news story. the pope is in britain and talking with reporters. >> scott has the latest from the newsroom. >> the pope talked about the abuse cannedals rocking the catholic church before, but talked with reporter this is morning. also the most complete discussion he had. pope benedict said the church failed to act decisively or quickly enough to deal with the priest who is rape or molest children, saying the priests should never have been permitted contact with minors. the pope met with the queen of england and the first time a king or a queen has ever invited a pope to visit england. the state visit they call it. pope john paul ii did visit, but not at the invitation of the queen. engl

. >>> tacoma park, maryland is trying to end part of its century old ban on alcohol sales.ght the city council voted to allow businesses to selleer and wine for offsite consumption. that resolution, however, would only apply to sitdown restaurants. the city has allowed sle of onsite alcol consumption since 1983. the resolution will now go before state lawmakers. >>> a howard county couple is suing their landlord over a bed bug infestation. the brow filed a half million dollar lawsuit against the owners and managers of their aparent complex in ellicott city. building managers were supposed to exterminate their apartment as a precaution after a neighbor's unit was treated for bed bugs, b it never happened. the couple and their 3-year-old daughter suffered red, itchy welts from bed bug bites. they eventually had to throw away all their possessions and move in with relatives. >>> coming up on news 4 at 5:00. questions about the safety of segues after the owner's tragi death. we have details of a surprising new study. >>> and continuing our education nation series, we'll tell yo

. >>> if you live in tacoma park, your town may not be dry for much longer.he measure to allow restaurants to sell beer and wine for takeout must now be approved by the maryland state general assembly in annapolis. the booze ban on carryout dates back to the seventh day aventis with when they arrived in takoma park. for more stories, go to wusa9.com. find your community and the where you live section, keep up with what's happening in your neighborhood. if you have a story or news tip, we want to hear from you. >>> communities that help young people reach their potential were recognized today on the mall. alexandria and prince william county along with calvert county are on the list of 100 best places for young folks. they feature community wide programs that improve the lives of young people and help improve for college and the 21st century work force. >> these communities know that the job starts with parents and schools, but it doesn't end there. it demands the concerned concerted effort of a caring community. and that's what these 100 are. >> this 100 list

a judge in tacoma, washington, thinks that the air force should reinstate a nurse. the judge said the military had violated her constitutional rights. >>> and finally, the world's largest dodgeball game ever. over 1,700 students and coaches at the university of california at irvine blasted each other with 600 rubber balls. they smashed the previous record by 547 participants. there's a first look at the headlines. back to dan and ashleigh. >> good way to get your attention. >> well, we should try it some time. >> i hated dodgeball. >> i'm sure there's a lot to discuss there. >> dorks of the world unite. >>> let's get to the weather now. somebody who is not a dork, marysol castro. >> thank you, guys. good morning, everyone. it starts to cool down in portions of the northeast. it's the first full weekend of fall. memphis, 86 today. by monday, 76. atlanta, you had a scorching summer. by thank you so much. i'll tell you about the heatup in portions of the west a little later on in the show. ashleigh? >> okay. thank you, mary. >>> some important news for all women this m

host: what kind of the fact you think the tax credit like this would have in the tacoma, washington, area? caller: if they are encouraged to keep their jobs here and make it stronger manufacturing, of course it will put people to work, people will spend money. construction has been horribly hits. a depression of 4 people -- many jobs connected to construction. many people have been hurt. and the people who are responsible for that should have today -- to be, to fail. host: sorry to cut you off. moving on to conway, south carolina. one need tell on our line for independents. caller: thank you for c- span. i think it is definitely a step in the right direction. please, republicans, sent us a better spokesman, more credible spokesman than senator mccain. he lives off of his wife's millions that she earned peddling those from an inherited family business. send us someone who has really worked out there for a living with the working stiffs and get their opinion on this. host: how would a tax credit like this affect business in the conway area? caller: i think i tax credits for business --

stretch of carroll avenue just closed off because of flooding conditions over near the hospital in tacoma park. so detours are now being set up for tha we are farrom being out of the woods. barbara, back to you. >> all right, jerry, we'll continue to watch closely and talk to you soon. >>> right now more people are without power. dominion reports nearly 4,000 people without power in northern virginia. b dw&e reporting 2,400 without power. pepco reports 400 are without electrity and montgomery county, prince george's county and the disict. and here's a look at what the syem has already donnels where. the remains of tropical storm nicole dumped heavy rain in southeast north carolina. the rain is puing a strain on area rivers and streams already overflowing. some roads are impassable because of that deep water. the steady rain caused flooding along the carolina coast overnight as well. here's a look at myrtle beach. so far there has not been any serious reports of flooding on the beach but parts of north carolina are under a state of emergency. we're joined now on the phone by karen everett

in tacoma, washington, today, judge ronald leighton was ruling for a second time on major witt's case. major witt was suspended in 2004, ultimately discharged under the don't ask, don't tell policy. in 2007, she sued the government over her dismissal. the same judge who ruled today ruled the first time against major witt saying her dismissal was proper under the policy. but then something remarkable happened. when major witt appealed that ruling, the higher court, the federal appeals court, sided with her and they sided with her in a very specific way. they told judge leighton in the lower court that he had to hear her case again. but this time he had to apply a different legal standard when he judged her case. if you want to know anything about how this part of civil rights in america goes, if you want to know how don't ask, don't tell, is going to get struck down by the courts and that's probably how it is going to die, what the court told judge leighton was he had to consider margaret witt personally, rule on whether her, specifically her as an individual person, her being fired wa

today there was yet another ruling against don't ask, don't tell, a federal judge in tacoma said that the air force had violated the constitutional rights of the former major margaret witt, she was discharged for being a lesbian, the judge ordered that she should be reinstated as soon as possible. is there any chance this lights the fire under the white house to do something on don't ask, don't tell, before the election rather than just let congress kick this can down the road as well? >> well, robert gibbs said that any defense of the current policy by the white house is pro forma, those were his words. and, you know, that, to me, keith, kind of summed up what has been wrong, that obama came to washington to change pro forma things to change the way washington works. that's why he was elected. that's why there was so much passion and enthusiasm behind his election. and now when they come out with statements like that, it explains perfectly the enthusiasm gap that everybody is concerned about. and when you have actually a log cabin republicans now and challenging the administration's

light rain from seattle to tacoma. heavier rain along the east coast. from miami to maine.severe wither from philly to boston. >> 80s in new york and baltimore. 76 in atlanta. dallas climbs to 85. kansas city 70. chicago 65. it's 85 in salt lake city. 100 in sacramento. and 70 in seattle. >>> well, there is about to be another high-profile resignation from president obama's inner circle. white house chief of staff rahm emanuel. abc news has learned emanuel plans to announce his resignation on friday. emanuel wants to run for mayor of chicago. he must collect thousands of signatures in order to qualify for february's mayoral primary. president obama is expected to name a temporary replacement on friday as well. >>> also, the president is in new mexico this morning to talk about the economy with families in albuquerque. >> then he will put on his campaigner in chief hat during a stop in the midwest. john hendren is in washington this morning with the latest. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, vinita and rock. president obama goes to wisconsin later today to rally

a federal judge in tacoma washington, ordered margaret whit to be reinstated. she was a highly decorated flight nurse discharged because of a lesbian relationship. >>> finally in los angeles, a gem of a court battle over one of the world's largest emeralds. at least six people claim ownership of it. the boulder-size jewel weighs 840 pounds and valued upwards of $400 million. the first of the claimants said he paid $60,000 for it in 2001 after it was mined in brazil but his proof was lost in a fire. about 15 minutes after the hour. time for lonnie quinn with our first check of the weather. first weekend of autumn. >> you betcha. in new york city, we get summer to begin this weekend, fall to end the weekend because the hot temperatures are in place for us this weekend. i want to talk about your headlines looking all over the country, a light rainy day for the midwest, nothing like the big deluge yesterday but not helping the situation. thunderstorms in the tennessee and mississippi valley, it is warm and dry out west. why? big old high pressure system setting up

a federal judge in tacoma washington, ordered margaret whit to be reinstated. she was a highly decorated flight nurse discharged because of a lesbian relationship. >>> finally in los angeles, a gem of a court battle over one of the world's largest emeralds. at least six people claim ownership of it. the boulder-size jewel weighs 840 pounds and valued upwards of $400 million. the first of the claimants said he paid $60,000 for it in 2001 after it was mined in brazil but his proof was lost in a fire. about 15 minutes after the hour. time for lonnie quinn with our first check o o >> make it a great day wherever you are and where we are in new york city, i said, you know, summer-like day, fall-like day tomorrow. today the 80s, tomorrow the 60s, maybe 70s. you get one more beach day. >> great. enjoy. thank you. coming up on the show, lindsay lohan like we mentioned yesterday back in court was ordered to go to jail. guess what? late last night east coast time she was released and now out on $300 bail. >>> plus an inside look at bob woodward's new book, notorious for

article 32 hearing just about to get underway out on the west coast at fort lewis washington near tacoma. >> what an incredible story, drew. we'll stay on top of of that to find out what come out of the hearing. thanks for bringing that to us, drew griffin. >>> $42 billion set aside for small business. the white house hoping to get something else in return. i'll tell you straight ahead. she's back. christine romans. my partner in crime. she'll join me on the other side of the break. big oil and their backers are spending millions to scare us. saying it costs too much to break our dependence on oil. what they're really doing is putting our security at risk. my big brother went to iraq to keep us safe. he came home in a flag-draped coffin. america lost another hero. big oil wants to talk about costs? don't let big oil lie to you about what our dependence really costs. >>> okay. in about half an hour president obama will sign a small business tax incentive bill. the bill includes abouts 12ds billion in tax cuts for small business and a $30 billion fund designed to give community banks more

. >> and montgomery college has three campuses you have one in germantown, rockville and tacoma park>> in silver spring. impressive. and a series of courses we offer across the county. >> wow. talk a little bit about the student population. it hovers around 60,000. >> i know. is that unbelievable? you hear that number, we're larger than some small cities. we've developed an inrastructure to support that. our student body is highly diverse. we represent over 100 countries who come to us. we have the spectrum in terms of economic news and value. the other thing that's wonderful about montgomery college, they see it as a place to go for transfer, so we have a very strong transfer agenda. we have probabl one of the top in the country in terms of transfer institutions. then we couple that with this career itechnical education program that is outstanding. when you tink about the totality, traner education, career technical education, developmental education, adult education, and business and technical or student busine and training, we do all of that and do it exceptionally well. we're cha

host: tacoma, washington. richard on the democratic line. caller: when it comes to the grand issue, i am someone who is agnostic -- karan -- koran issue, i am someone who is agnostic. our secretary talks about it. i think our secretary of state should never get into that minutia. if someone asks the question, why should they have to enter? that is one person's representation of what our country feels or does not feel about another religion. i do not think there are right to do it, but i do not think that this would solve anything. guest: i do not think it is wrong for anybody to express their objection to this karan -- koran burning. host: when was the last time you were in iran? guest: a few months ago. they tend to take a jaundiced eye to that. they are selective to whom they give visas. they like to give them to their friends, not enemies. they keep track of what people have done, what they have written track of what people have done, what they have written hot way i knew it steve hawaii of was on c-span has seemed aloft a server connecti

cool showers in the northwest. 62 by the time you get to seattle and tacoma and portland.rier and all that weather was brought to you by purina. robin? >> it's a mad house in here. love it. >> crazy. >>> it was the story of a lovely lady, a man named brady and the six children they brought into their marriage. "the brady bunch," one of america's most-loved programs. what was going on behind the scenes? lloyd schwartz and his father sherwood schwartz have written a great book. it's called "brady brady, brady, the complete story of the brady bunch." we'll talk to the cast in a second. first, let's take a trip down memory lane shall we? ♪ here's the story ♪ >> reporter: when the "the brady bunch" debuted in 1969, it was a new kind of story. a sitcom about a woman and her three daughters, uniting with a widower and his three sons the first to focus on a blended family. mom, carol, was supposed to be a divorcee when she married mike. but network executives thought the plot point was too controversial. deciding, instead, to concentrate on the six kids. over the years, there was

host: busted to tacoma, washington and the republican line.aller: this will be a nice little twist if you required everyone to first mentioned what they do not like about their own party. i think it would be very constructive to have everybody mentioned a thing or two and cut to the center. i think they will take over because the american people are in the center. they are not on the left. they are not on the right. they do not like these ideological fights. someone said we needed to fight fire with fire. i agree. we need to fight the fire of the government double with firing 35% of them. maybe a constitutional amendment that says government workers can never make more than the private sector. thank you c-span. i do understand the american people are at the center. host: let's look at some of the political stories going on right now from "roll-call." the president chose cleveland for his speech next week of the economy. that is where john boehner laid out his party's economic stand last week. a top official said that during his visit, minority

host: tacoma, washington. caller: good morning. my question is -- and comment -- it sounds to me on the face value of what you are saying that hopefully this is going to prevent or help stop messenger disasters with the hedge fund -- help stotch major disasters with the hedge fund running amuck and the housing market bubble and things along that line. my question is, will the agency be meeting periodically on capitol hill with the senators or representatives to get together so people can talk, ask questions and get concrete answers to where things are looking. host: oversight. guest: for sure the office of financial research had this independent director that is embedded in the treasury department and that director will be required to testify to the senate banking committee and house financial services committee on at least an annual basis. so there will be therapeutic si object the information -- transparency. at the end of the day, however, there does need to be additional, say, sunshine put on the spotlight of what the actual co

so many of these rural banks will be blocked by high waters near the tacoma area and clarksburg overith this particular storm. this is associated with the remnant circulion of what was tropical storm nicole. his center of circulation getting near richmond, so it's rapidly moving north. and as it just passes west of washington in the next couple of hours, it's going to beon the eastern side. tight eastern side of that circulation that is tapping all of this tropical moisture off the atlantc, bringing it inland, bringing it all awl the way up through our region to the canadn borr. we have wind reports along pe hatteras and alongside virginia beach, gusts of along 45 to 50 miles an hour. there may be strong gusts even though there m not be a funnel cloud. you can get strong gusts as they do race on through. here's the radar over the last three hours locally. you can see it h been very active. actually this has been going on since about 3:00 this morning that we've had these waves of very heavy rain that realy caused a lot of flooding throughout much of the region. in fact, we have flood