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it took two rivers to get these buses across the anacostia. e which circulates throughout georgetown. >> this runs from 6:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. on like the the blue line which runs until midnight and 2:00 a.m. untilon weekends >> reporting live up from se, jennifer donnelly, abc7 news. >>> abc7 news at 6:00 begins now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> abc7 breaking news. >> amanda knox freed in an italian court after they toss out her murder case. >> this video just in of knox leaving prison in the black mercedes. this is the major british as been waiting for sensor

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and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. cause the more we do in greater washington, d.c., the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> all right. good sunday morning, everybody. i'm news 4 meteorologist chuck bell. look at this picture of downtown washington right now. gleaming in the early morning sunshine. it's going to be a beautiful day for all your outdoor activities today. make your outdoor plans without fear or hesitation. pick out your favorite sidewalk cafe for lunch or dinner. good weather for anything you want to do outside on your sunday. we're off to a clear and cool start. temperatures, though, are really starting to respond quite nicely with all the sunshine. bouncing up to 58 degrees at national airport. hardly a breeze a blowing out there. winds officially calm at national airport. as you get out towards clinton, brandywine, southern prince george's county, temperatures nosing in on 60 degrees. 62 in annapolis. mount towards mt. vernon. 55 in leesburg. so a good way to get the day started today for sure.

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and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the more we do in greater washington, d.c. the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> one person is dead and another is in critical condition. it happened early this morning. investigators say that an suv was driving southbound in the northbound lane and crashed head-on with another vehicle. the second car then sideswiped a third vehicle. the passenger in the second car was quickly hurt. no one else was seriously injured. >>> several people were hurt after a collision between a d.c. police cruiser and a sedan. it happened at the intersection of seventh street and alabama avenue around 5:15 p.m. there is no word yet if there were any officers hurt. the accent was relatively minor. >>> congresswoman gabrielle giffords is undergoing intensive therapy over the next two weeks to help her in her recovery from a gunshot wound to the head. the therapy is taking place in asheville, north carolina. she will be working with the same terrorist she had been working with in houston texa

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the driver and his taxi from the cab company were found around 4:00 this morning. anacostiatheast. the name of the cab driver has not been released. >>> now for the latest in the nearly three week old search for baby lisa. the 11 month old missouri girl disappeared from her home october 4. her parents say they last saw the baby in her crib inside the family's residence. earlier this week, cadaver dogs picked up the decomposing flesh. meantime, nearby residents continue to hold a vigil outside the family's residence. >> when they say that baby lisa is underneath that bed, then we'll pray. but they haven't shown me no body, nothing else. my goal is for baby lisa, not for debbie, not for cadaver dogs, we are wanting to find her and bring her home. >> the baby's mother admitted in a television interview that she had been drinking the night her daughter disappeared and three people reported to police that they spotted a man carrying a baby fitting little lisa's description near the family's home the same day she was reported missing. >>> one day after the obama administration ann

and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. n greater washington, d.c. the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealers. moving you forward. >>> rex grossman is the top of the league today it would four interceptions and a loss to the eagles. everybody is asking, who will be the starting quarterback on sunday? the interceptions were not his fault, but he threw the pass is and he gets the blame. rex grossman has a history of turnovers. >> you cannot get up -- you cannot give up on somebody because they had a bad outing. that is not something that should be passed. >> rex grossman is one of the most inconsistent quarterback in nfl history. the bottom line here is i he is down at the bottom of the quarterback rankings. >> a first of all i will use a facts. [laughter] do not believe all the stuff that you here. >> come on, man. a lot of folks are still talking about the post-game handshake. there will not be any fines but holy cow. he gives a hard handshake and a slap

: in a news release the mayor said 75% of the revenue would help build a movie theater east of the anacostia river. the other 25% would pay for incentives to entice production companies to film movies within city limits. >> if you're trying to get the funds, you are much more likely to get it if you tax the tickets themselves. >> reporter: i just bought this large bag of popcorn costing me 7.75. now, if this tax goes through it will raise the price by 39 cents. that means i would have paid over $8 for this bag of popcorn. maryland already charges a 6% sales tax for food at the theater and in virginia there is a 5% tax. the same story across the country. new york and l.a. both charge more than 8%. some district residents say if the price keeps going up they will sneak their own food in for free. >> in a big tote bag. >> i'll just eat beforehand. that's already what i'm doing. >> reporter: in washington, i'm lindsey lohan, wusa 9 news. >> some expensive popcorn. >> a spokesperson in the gray office says it is still working the numbers of how much tax that would raise for the district. >> some

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and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. use the more we do in greater washington, d.c., the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> is the best time of the year for the redskins. they love this week. the eaglesen to for them down the other side. i will break down the postseason for you. what a night. c[ speaking french ] [ speaking french ] movie buffs! this film is tres bien, but the interest rate on your checking account is le pew. interest on your checking? earn more with new high yield free checking at capital one bank. your interest rate will be five times the national average. five times thinterest! and free atms at any bank. show's over folks. make your way to capital one bank. what's in your wallet? were you crying? yeah. were you crying? at th"well, we could sleep we hin the same bed,ame: but it just doesn't work."wo she would like a fiemer mattress than i would. yeah, nine out of ten couples disagree on the firmness they want in a mattress. i sleep on the couch. with our bed, the sleep number setting represents

and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the more we do in greater washington, d.c., the more we help make opportunity possible. we have the highlights right after this. >>> we have redskins' stuff? >> we have a huge game on sunday. >> that's what they're telling us. >> this is a must-win game. you can't go 2-2 into the bye week. the rams have not been tough this year. they allowed the second most yards and points in the nfl this season. should be an easy win for the redskins right? st. louis has won two of the last three games against washington. and chris cooley knows the rams won't just roll over. >> when you look at them, they play very hard. i think they are a very solid, well-coached football team. it's a challenge for us. everyone likes to say we are just saying that but that's the facts. >> my mother said you don't want to fight someone with nothing to lose. they will come out swinging. they are in a situation where you don't want to set off the own four. it makes a lot of your hopes and dreams unattainable. >

and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the more we do in greater washington, d.c., the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> he grabbed me here and i tried to put him in a choke hold. >> a local man stopped an intruder and sat on him until the cops showed up. >>> a wall of dust slams texas leaving airplanes on their sides. >>> a designated driver caught on tape. she is nine years old. wait until you see who is in the passenger seat. i'm jim vance. >> and i'm you doreen gentzler. a man was shot and killed while riding a bicycle tonight. it happened in a part of northeast washington that made headlines in january when a man was killed on the way home from theater. shomari stone joivs us live. >> reporter: police have roped off this area. they have been searching in this area over here over the last three hours. investigators told me a man was on his bike and gunned down on the 1600 block of north capital street. he was pronounced dead at a hospital. police looked for clues. now we don't know if this was a random

. >> reporter: good morning this is a really cool treat we are live at the anacostia community museumhere is a new exhibit called exercise your mind by bk smith not only have we been spending the morning with the artist and him telling us all about his exhibit inside now we have come outside, and he is actually going to help us learn how to create the landscape of his imagination is what he says we are going to delve into we will tell you all about it live later. >>> that is my girl tina. >> sure is. >> first a look at today's trivia question, how many elevators are in the empire state building? answer coming up in a little bit keep it here back right after the break, 9:19 a.m.  [ mom ] hey guys. guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls with cinnabon cinnamon are an irresistible sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. sunday morning ideas made easy. in 15 minutes, [ female announcer ] you call that bread? you can serve some warmth with your bread. and some flavor with your bread. and some layers with your bread. if you're serving bread honey, the

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and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the more we do in greater washington, d.c. the more we help make opportunity possible. >> you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00 with leon harris, alison starling, meterologist bob ryan, and tim brandt with sports. abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. >>> the showed no signs of life. the first paramedic who arrived at michael jackson's manchin testified today that jackson was already dead when he arrived. they spent nearly an hour trying to revive a jackson. they testified that jackson's doctor conrad maria, never disclosed that he had given jackson a powerful anesthetic. murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter. >>> joe has video of casey anthony at the time she learned her daughter's remains had been found in 2008. a florida tv station requested the video be made public. the video shows at the doubling over which he hears the news. prosecutors wanted to present this tape, but a judge said it was too inflammatory. the judge found in the not guilty of murdering her daughter

no problems on 295 across the anacostia river here. let's take a live look at 95 northbound in newington at the fairfax county parkway from fredericksburg right up the line to this point into springfield. you'll be ok early this morning. we'll take a look back at the beltway. this time, let's zoom into the west side of town. if you're one of those that travels the dulles toll road from reston, georgetown pike and 123 through tysons corner, no problems all along the west side of town. we're going to take a live look here at the american legion bridge coming in from bethesda across the bridge span into tysons corner and down to annandale, you'll be ok. travel times... coming up in my next report, we'll take a look at the district at 5:24. >> thank you, monika. the first part of the nba regular season canceled. we'll have an update on the lockout coming up. >> plus, one game was a blowout and the other one, wow. went to extra innings. wait until you see the finish in this one. >> here's a look at our question of the morning. >> there are a

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and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the more we do in greater washington, d.c., the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> next on "this week in defense news," a look at managing the defense department for >>> welcome to "this week in defense news." i'm vago muradian. britain is soon to unveil a new defense industrial policy. we talk to uk acquisition chief peter luff later in the show. but, first, the pentagon spends nearly $7 billion a year and has long been criticized as being inefficient and wasteful. last year the defense secretaryy was also ordered to serve as the pentagon's chief management officer. it also created the post of deputy chief management officer, a job filled by beth mcgrath who has 20 years of defense management experience. ms. mcgrath, thanks very much for joining us. >> thanks very much for having me. >> let's start out, you've been on the job for about a year, what have you accomplished and what do you hope to finish in the remainder of your term? >> i think that to your point about t

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and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the more we do in greater washington, d.c., the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> the mother of a missing kansas city girl says on the night her child vanished she got drunk and may have even blacked out. debora bradley says, in fact, she often gets drunk but only after her children are in bed. her 10-month-old daughter lisa disappeared from that home two weeks ago. now, bradley says she thinks she will be arrested in her girl's disappearance but insists she did nothing to harm her daughter. today police and fbi agents launched a new round of searches for that missing girl. they brought tracking dogs into the family home. they drained a nearby creek but they found nothing. >>> caught on tape a close call along an iowa highway. take a look at this. a state trooper just crashing up after pulling someone over when the semi comes roaring by just barely missing him. the 18 wheeler slammed into the back of a mini cooper. thankfully somehow nobody hurt. the officer wondering

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mayor gray's plan to tax movie concessions then use the cash to open a new theater east of the anacostiaone person writes people have been sneaking food into movie theaters for years. this will motivate people to do it more than they did before. >> this is socialism. if the market can't support a theater there it will become a hell hole money pit. and gloria, tax the popcorn if you choose. consumers just won't buy it. better yet, start waiting for the d.v.d. and really make a statement. no, that will put innocent people out of work. don't by the popcorn. seems the movies and concessions are pricey enough unless the goal is to have people buy less. taxes concessions don't make sense. send me some more e-mails. the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. or join the conversation over on the facebook page. that is our report. i'll be right back here at 11 p.m. with anita brikman. log on anytime to wusa9.com. you have a great evening. stay dry, stay safe and we will see you a bit later. bye-bye. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com >>> now, "entertainment

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the first tunnel it will run under the anacostia river. >> today, parts of the national cathedral damaged in the august earthquake are scheduled to be removed. a crane will pick up the two ton piece from the southeast grand pinnacle of the tower. the removal is expected to make the pinnacles and central tower more stable, clearing the way for more stone work repairs. >>> our time is 4:36. at 4:40, human error involving the nation's medicaid program could be costing virginia hundreds of millions of dollars. jessica doyle explains in your money. >>> at 4:47, metro transit apologizes to riders for the confusion following an accident on the orange line earlier this week. >> we're back with your weather first in two minutes. you're watching 9news now. >>> welcome back. 4:39. howard here with your weather first. here's a look at live doppler 9000 hd. some lightning and thunder in reston this morning with heavier showers through manassas going down to southern fauquier county all moving into areas in montgomery county over the next half hour. looking ahead to the day planner, showers, drizzle, f

up to the 14th street bridge and into downtown, all of the anacostia and potomac river crossings are as well. bethesda, we're looking good on the topside between college park, 270 and over to the west side at the american legion bridge. a quick look on the northside at montgomery village. very quiet this morning. in my next report, we'll fly the bw parkway at 4:39. andrea and mike. >>> new york's occupy wall street movement continues to grow. >> yesterday, labor unions and students join thousands of protestors in lower manhattan. they're fed up with corporate greed. they believe it led to the country's economic collapse. >>> later today in the district, protestors will rally for jobs against the wars and in favor of a more equal distribution of wealth. >>> bruce leshan spoke to a small group of protestors who have been camping out for days. >> leads to control by the corporations. >> protestors shouted a nationwide plea for college students to march out of class and join them. >> we need as many like-minded individuals as possible because that's what this is about. togetherness and u

and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the more we do in greater washington, d.c., the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> welcome back. we're continuing our talk with the chief of the royal air force, air chief marshal sir stephen dalton. the r.a.f.'s newest fighter, the euro fighter typhoon made its combat debut over libya this year and served with distinction but with limited strike capabilities. high-end munitions and brimstone air-to ground missile will be integrated in the future. when i spoke with stephen in london, i asked him if those upgrades would be accelerated. >> the typhoon has been for a number of years in the defense role both in the u.k. and in the faulklands and in that role had has a formidable capability. we have gotten amongst the typhoon nations a deployment in the air-to-ground role and that has been proven in combat and i think very successfully and very effectively. again, it is down to the people who actually made that possible as well as the technology that has enabled it. i would

everything looks final over the anacostia and potomac river crossings as well in the district. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look into virginia. mike back to you. >>> thank you monika. circle november 3rd on your calendar if you'd like to see the lighting of the national christmas tree. that's when the online ticket lottery begins and that's how you have to register. they are making more tickets straight this year. 3,000 -- available this year. 3,000 seats and 4,000 standing room only spots will be given out. through midnight on november 7th. it takes place on december 1st right in front of the house in the ellipse. >>> a frederick, maryland woman has received the country's second highest civilian honor. michelle bruiser the winner of the -- brewer is the winner of the medal with soldier's list. it helps them send care packages to troops overseas. it was created if 2003 as a response to the american invasions in iraq and afghanistan. mcentire brewer is the daughter of an air force veteran. >>> lindsay lohan takes another misstep. >> and president obama heads to holl

and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. use the more we do in greater washington, d.c., the more we help make opportunity possible. >> joe: once again tonight's volkswagen passat trivia question, how many of the 35 previous world series deciding game 7s were walk-off wins? the answer five. here is murphy as carpenter finds strike 1. now octavio dotel has joined arthur rhodes. breaking ball is in for a strike. carpenter, who may have talked his way back into the game, after the cardinals initially sent a pinch hitter into the on-deck circle. that is rocketed down into the corner. one hop out of play. a ground-rule double. a good start to this seventh inning for the rangers, down three. >> tim: and a bad start for a hanging curveball from chris carpenter. an 0-2 curveball right in the middle of the plate. just crushed down the right-field line by david murphy. >> joe: with that, endy chavez will bat. >> tim: the bunt always a possibility from chavez. >> joe: and that's it for carpenter, who goes six-plus. and this crowd will l

and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. use the more we do in greater washington, d.c., the more we help make opportunity possible. okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours? >>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> [unintelligible] >> amanda knox celebrates her freedom, but the family of a murdered british it brings things to square one. good morning, washington. tuesday, october 4, 6:30. i am cynne simpson. >> i am natasha barratt. we begin with traffic and weather every ten minutes. baden in a moment. first, adam caskey. >> very good tuesday morning to you. today the transition from the pattern to a dry stretch

and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the more we do in greater washington, d.c. the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> making headlines in the day ahead, montgomery county police will announce the arrest and the murder of 12-year-old jessica luiann. investigators say her stepfather stabbed her to death back in may. >>> apple will close today for a couple of hours to mourn the death of steve jobs. >>> the st. louis cardinals are getting ready for game one of the world series, but the texas rangers can expect a chilly reception. forecasters say game time temperatures will be in the 40's. >> a real nightmare on 395 and 95 this morning in virginia. >> a new problem is 395 northbound where we take everyone live at. hd now blocked. you will find assistance in the left lane. this is a brand-new crash. they lifted hov orders this morning. >> 95, the rain not helping the situation. spotty showers through the morning rush hour work. thunderstorms possible this afternoon. some storms could be strong. some we will ke

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