john metzler, superintendent at the arlington national cemetery accompanied by his -- [inaudible] deputy secretary for personnel oversight department of the army u.s. department of defense and the katherine stevenson assistant director for business services of the national park service u.s. department of interior. and i forgot to mention former secretary of the va for mr. cleland, long and illustrious resonate. we go with five minute rule as closely as we can and secretary cleland, you are recognized for five minutes. >> i will say that the kind words why buyer are welcome. i can take credit for none of that. the american battle monuments commission has been of around since 1923 when general pershing when the effort after leading the american expeditionary force in world war i. and he put it together and was the chairman for many years. i'm the secretary and i am honored to be a part of that. the rule of the american battle monuments commission is truly incredible. most americans never see an american cemetery abroad. we invite all of you to come. members of congress and members of the p

the entire school district in arlington, texas chose not to play the president's speech. but guess what they're doing now? they're bussing students to cowboys stadium to listen to, among others, former president george w. bush. wayne slater is a senior political writer from "the dallas morning news." can you explain this to us, i mean to the rest of the country who maybe don't speak texan? >> there is an official answer by the arlington school board, school district and then there's the real answer. this is bush country and a lot of folks don't like obama and the district was timid about allowing the students to see obama, but the idea that you could bus a bunch of kids to cowboy stadium which is a kind of church here in texas to hear the former president who still is well regarded in many parts of texas and some other, i guess, dallas cowboy greats, legends, i guess means folks who haven't been indicted yet or charged with anything, is the kind of field trip that is made in dreams here in texas. >> i will tell you this, i will pay to listen to tom landry speak, i think h

fa over the last few weeks, a group out of new york has been in arlington county doing a lot of listening. they are oral historians with the september 11th memorial museum. >> their goal is to make sure this story about the attack on the pentagon is part of the permanent record at the manhattan world trade center site. we have the story. >> reporter: in a bare conference room with nothing more than a clock, a can of soda, steve recalls history. >> there ways huge cloud of smoke. >> reporter: he used to run arlington county 911 center and now does the same in fairfax county is one of many people who have been invited to the arlington county government center to tell their story. >> it's a pleasure. and it's an honor. and it's a privilege. to recount, to think back, to reflect, and to share. >> i think it's very important. >> reporter: jenny is an oral historian with the 911 memorial museum scheduled to open at the site. while the museum will largely focus on the events in new york, they are committed not to lose sight of what happened in pennsylvania and arlington, virginia. >> what people

them of the incident and telling parents to be on guard. now arlington county police are trying to determine whether this case could be linked to the work of the same man who approached students with a laptop computer showing them lewd images. there have been more than a dozen incidents reported in the past three years in arlington, alexandria and fairfax county. police are exploring this case to see if there is any connection between the man with the iphone and those laptop cases. this is also one of two incidents that have occurred in this area in the past 1 1/2 weeks. more on that coming up on news4 at 6:00. live from arlington, julie carey, back to you. >>> we are just getting started here on news4 at 5:00, coming up, slots coming to maryland. are we one step closer to knowing where the coins are going to fall? >> a snowstorm in time for the final hours of summer. winter tried to upstage autumn. >> only redskins player to score is opening up when he has lunch with lindsay. >> swine flu awareness gets the boost from a doctor's rap. ♪ >>> any district

we are live in the arlington tonight with the story. >> it today, an arlington county detectives say they have not seen anything like this attack. it is handled device? thousands of votes of electricity. -- this hand-held device has thousands of volts. >> it is scary. as soon as i sat in my car, i lock my door. you have to be careful. >> the hand held and electrical device was -- the hand-held clutch of device was used. >> she heard the electrical sound of these town gone. he was trying to activate it, but for some reason it did not injure her. -- she heard the electras sound of the stun gun. >> it is good to know that people pay attention to screaming and are willing to help. >> the assault took place during -- near a busy intersection. witnesses may be hard to find. >> i will be on the lookout. i think of that every day now that i have a daughter. >> arlington county police say they are looking for anyone who could have been driving by and seen in this attack to take place. if it wants to hear from anyone to be bold -- so they cannot track down the suspect. abc 7 news. >>> the numb

the u.s. capitol in arlington, virginia is the va hospital center.perspective on health care debate. we are live in the emergency room with the president and chief executive officer, as well as the chief doctor of cardiac surgery thank you for being here. as president and ceo, mr. kohl, what are your responsibilities? guest: it is analogous to being the general manager of the hotel, but in a much more complex environment. we are responsible for making sure all of these support services are available for physician and staff. also, i work closely with the medical staff on our quality initiatives, improving quality, also in the financial management of the organization. host: what are the revenues of the hospital in a year? guest: last year in + $280 million. host:, many employees? callerguest: about 800 medical f that is totally in -- independent. host: do you have doctors on staff? guest: we do. we employ about 35 physicians, but the overwhelming majority of physicians are independent practitioners who choose to bring their patients a year. host: can a

c-span will carry banned at noon today when the president? to arlington high school -- we will carry that at noon today when the president talks to arlington high school. "washington journal" will return tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. goodbye. . . >> , returns today from the month-long august break. -- congress returns today from a month-long august break. live coverage starts here at two o'clock eastern. the senate gavels in at two o'clock eastern. senators began with a general speeches and a will continue debate on legislation to promote u.s. stores into a countries. live coverage on c-span2. on wednesday, house and senate hold a joint session to hear from president obama. leaders from both sides invited the president to speak. will have live coverage on c- span and online at c-span.org. as the health-care debate continues, you can go on line and follow the latest tweets and that video advertisements. you can share your thoughts on the issues with your own citizens video, including video from the town hall you have gone too. there is more apt c-

the bay. montgomery, fairfax as well as arlington in the upper 60s. it's 71 in washington. mid 60s around the shenandoah valley and around the blue ridge. the eastern ore, low 70s now. certainly muggy there. out of the mountains a bit drier and much cooler, only in the mid 50s. many locations in west virginia and western maryland this morning. showers beginning to move up into the carolinas. the wide view across the nation if you're traveling today, could have flight delays, more heavy rain possible, new orleans perhaps over to houston and unfortunately more rain for georgia and up through perhaps kentucky and western carolinas as well as southern missouri. maybe a little more snow around denver. for our part of the world, while we've got this front that's off to our north around the great lakes, that will be drifting our way tomorrow. ahead of that we have moisture ahead of a low pressure system over the tennessee valley. both of these systems giving us a chance of a passing shower. here is my visit yesterday at the heather hills elementary school in buoy, maryland. talked

survivors as well as members of the rescue teams that saved so many lives on that terrible day at the pentagon. arlingtong the tragedy with ceremonies and huge flags draped on buildings throughout the county and later this morning president barack obama and the first lady will observe a moment of silence at the exact time the first plane slammed into the world trade center building. mr.obama will then visit h the pentagon and the memorial marking the spot, where 184 people were murdered during the greatest peace time attack on american soil since pearl harbor. >>> even as the president lays a wreath pat the spot where 184 innocent people were slaughter teared eight years ago he will also call on all americans to work together and forge a bert stronger nation. live at the pentagon, armando trull 9news now and wusa 9.com. >> ceremonies will also be helding shapingsville, pennsylvania, to honor the victims of united flight 93. former secretary of state colin powell will addresss that gathered to remember the 40 passengers and crew members killed. flight 93 is believed to have been headed to the u.s. capitol

residents want the counsel to join arlington county's lawsuit against the project. arlington county followed -- filed suit last month and say, wolf of virginia failed to fully assess the environmental and public health impacts of the plan. >>> it was a bad start for the redskins. >> the team dropped the season opener to the new york giants. the game was marked by penalties, missed opportunities, and by some solid special teams play. the final score was 23-17. >> 15 more games. better luck next time. 64 degrees. >> when we return on this monday, some more good news on the fight against swine flu. the vaccine could be ready even earlier than expected. but will tell you when. >> there is a cool breeze on this early monday morning. sunshine is in the forecast. how warm will it get? >> lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning commute. there are some metro delayss my name is quinn, and this is my eggo. on fridays, i have hockey before school, so i take two eggo homestyle waffles and put peanut butter inside. i add a couple chocolate chips when dad's starti

and it's a big day for a school in arlington that's the president delivers his address to school kids. i'm allison seymour. >> and i'm tony perkins. that speech has drawn criticism from conservatives. tom fitzgerald is live at wakefield high school in arlington where the president will deliver the speech. tom. >> reporter: as you well know, this is a speech that garnered controversy before it was delivered. and in that turnaround of opinion you heard came from a lot of voices that started this down in florida. the republican chairman in florida said after having read the speech he agrees with many of the main themes that the president will talk about here at arlington high school in about an hour. but that did not solve the couldn't versey -- controversy that has gone on for the past several days. outspoken critics were going to pull their children from the school and not let them listen to e address because they were concerned about the message to the school children. here at wakefield high school we have packed the gymnasium today for students who are eagerly anticipating this dress

the department of defense has not released any details of his death. >> new today, police in arlington are looking for a dangerous criminal who waved a gun and jumped the counter during a bank robbery. take a look at these surveillance photos. this happened at a wachovia bank on south george mason drive. the man came in with a gun raised in the air. he h his face covered and wore gloves and camouflage pants. the man hopped the counter, put the cash into a bag and took off. police are asking anyone with information to call 911 immediately. >> news 4 has learned the man shot by police yesterday in montgomery county has an extensive criminal record. an officer confronted inning ham andre defreitas outside a home on indian river drive in normally quiet darnestown. police say the homeowner called police when he saw a stranger coming up his driveway. police arrived quickly and say the suspect tried to get away by turning his car around in the front yard. >> because of the recent rain, the ground was wet, back wheels of the car got caught in the grass, the mud. the subject got out of that car

in three minutes a look at what will happen at the pentagon today. >>> tonight at 11:00 in a bare arlington conference room, with nothing more than a clock, a can of soda and a box of tissues history is being recorded, the washingtonians part f september 11th memorial museum only on 9news now tonight at 11:00. need a lift? hey buddy, i appreciate the ride, you know. no problem. ♪ mind if i take a shortcut? yeah, sure. ♪ i knew the subaru legacy was the smart choice... what i didn't expect... was the fun. the all-new subaru legacy. feel the love. ♪ the washington post calls bob mcdonnell a "culture warrior." and what does that mean for virginia? it means: bob mcdonnell introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose. he wants to outlaw abortion-- even in cases of rape and incest. and mcdonnell opposed birth control for married adults. learn more about bob mcdonnell's crusade to take virginia backwards. i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor and my campaign sponsored this ad. >>> it is 6:54 on this friday morning, here is what is in the news now. this is a live look at the former

. >> reporter: when we last visited the arlington apartment, it was in may. she had just hammered together a couple boards, forming a 4 by 4 foot square made, this is what's called square-foot gardening, aboveground and compact. to think this grew up to become this, and turned or website editor into an organic gardener. >> i know there are no pesticid pesticides, you know, because it's my own garden. so i know that, you know, not only is it pesticide-free, but i'm eating it moments after i picked it, so it hasn't had a chance to lieu nutrients. >> reporter: she got the idea in her neighbor whose square-foot garden is a few feet away. the landlord said it was small enough, so go ahead. >> from there i just went nuts. carrots in this teeny space? >> exactly. that was befe i expanded with, you know, containers along the outside edge. >> swiss chard, arugula, onions, bachelor buttons for pretty. i had sugar snap peas. >> reporter: you have toss create tiv, so she grows her squash vertically. life's good grazing in the garden. >> it's so much healthier this way. a

i don't know how you can make it right. >> the arlington independent school district said they made presidentobama's speech available on their website allowing teachers to use it in their lesson plans later. >>> we have new numbers this morning on the number of americans living without health care insurance. according to the census bureau, 46 million americans were not insured in 2008. that's compared to 45.7 million the year before. the reason experts say is the erosion of employer provided coverage. >>> some health care officials respond to the president ahead in our snapshot across america. we're back in a moment. ♪ bicycle, what are we waiting for? the flowers are blooming. the air is sweet. and zyrtec® starts... relieving my allergies... 2 hours faster than claritin®. my worst symptoms feel better, indoors and outdoors. with zyrtec®, the fastest... 24-hour allergy medicine, i promise not to wait as long to go for our ride. zyrtec® works fast, so i can love the air™. it's not always easy living with copd, but i try not to let it hold me back... whether i'm at the batting cages... down by

arlington county? guest: it is. we're the only hospital in arlington county, however. so we are where they go when they transport patients essentially here. but we work hand in hand with them. one of our emergency physicians here actually serves as the medical director for the arlington county e.m.s. service. i see these guys every day at work so they're really like colleagues to me. host: that caller also brought up health care reform, you know, some aspects. when you watch and listen to the health care reform debates currently going on in d.c. and around the country, what are your thoughts? what are your fears? guest: well, i guess i'm with most people in that i think things can be better. in the emergency department, i have a little skewed view of the world in that i see a safety net. work in the safety net every day. although, as i mentioned before, it's not an ideal system that we have set up right now. i think most emergency physicians would like to live in a world where everyone had insurance, basically who came in. the people weren't really worried about a large

the administration put the project on hold citing financial problems. arlington county has sued to halt the project. >>> there are renewed concerns over growing traffic problems in northern virginia. >> they are looking at interstate 66. >> 66 has a lot of problems. >> eight hours of concession daily in both directions, slowing down the 200,000 cars a day. vdot expects a 50% increase in drivers. that is not good news. >> it will be more traffic. no, that will not work. >> vdot one-out look at improvements for interstate 66 which iludes buses and natural expansion past vienna. carpool lanes and possible construction of hot lanes will be looked at. >> we are seriously looking at them at 95 and 395. we need to look at 66 as well. >> hot lanes might be tractive. a toll may not be popular in these times. >> i disagree with should have to pay for anything else. >> i am not a big fan of paying. >> they need to bring metro around here. all of these hot lanes and only certain lanes and certain hours. it is not solving anything. >>> 6:09, 64 degrees. >> when we return, som

the country today. how local police departments are responding. >> authorities in arlington are searching for the man who showed a girl pornography on an iphone. >> police who were supposed to be conducting a drug raid but they were caught on camera playing video games. >> we are waiting for a news conference right now from metro officials about the ntsb' final recommendations after june's deadly crash. >>> linebacker robert henson address his twitter controversy. jim zorn doesn't mince words. >>> we take a look at some of the stories making headlines tonight. >>> late this afternoon, the national transportation safety board released key findings into its investigation of last june's deadly metro crash. the agency is making nine safety recommendations to the transit agency. it also says a false signal occurred on the tracks and still no official cause of the accident that claimed nine lives. we are expecting a live news conference atny moment. 'll bring that to you when it happens. >> heavy flooding in the south eastern states that now claimed nine lives. neighborhoods and roads are under water. authorit

arlington county? guest: it is. we're the only hospital in arlington county, however. we are where they go when they transport patients essentially here. but we work hand in hand with them. one of our emergency physicians here actually serves as the medical director for the arlington county e.m.s. service. i see these guys every day at work so they're really like colleagues to me. host: that caller also brought up health care reform, you know, some aspects. when you watch and listen to the health care reform debates currently going on in d.c. and around the country, what are your thoughts? what are your fears? guest: well, i guess i'm with most people in that i think things can be better. in the emergency department, i have a little skewed view of the world in that i see a safety net. work in the safety net every day. although, as i mentioned before, it's not an ideal system that we have set up right now. i think most emergency physicians would like to live in a world where everyone had insurance, basically who came in. the people weren't really worried about a large b

up on the rooftop, checking the sky, the last time we checked, it was overcast. from arlington, looking back across the city, starting to clear out. that will be the trend through the weekend. southwest wind, fair amount of sunshine, into the 70's. 77 of rockville, bowie,and falls church. high pressure coming in from canada gives us a pleasant saturday and sunday. the details of the outlook, lots of sunshine, mid-70s tomorrow. just a couple clouds, comfortable on sunday. showers arrive back on monday. have a great weekend. >>> you know what that great weekend means? >> the redskins-rams. because at the level of trash talked has grown from a crescendo to a whisper, jason brown is says they are happy their plan to redskins early in the season. we followed up on the story and chased him down yesterday in st. louis and we asked him about his incredible remarks about albert haynesworth. >> i remember some of the things i said, but as far as that, i do not recall saying that. >> we want to make sure that people here this now. >> mainly, albert haynesworth is a very good player. >> we

the open house was combined with the annual multi-cultural children's book festival. ♪ >>> people gathered to enjoy jazz and arlingtone 19th year for the annual rosslyn jazz festival. people got a chance to hear a great music, check out works from local artists, and sample tasty treats. steve rudin t a chance to check out the performances? looking shark. >> -- looking sharp. >> tasty treats? funnel cakes and deep-fried candy bars. good stuff. it really good stuff. >> good weather? >>> it was really good weather. it did not rain in arlington. the good news, gradually clearing over night, maybe just a little bit o the morning. in the morning. nothing that will cause problems. three stops on the weatherbug, past midnight, the rainfall totals have reset. just 1 inch of rain in ruston, 1 inch mount airy. in the district, nothing. currently 63 degrees at wtop radio. the official high at reagan national, 74 degrees. the average is 81, and 63 komondor clo te o serdreth of 96 back in 1931. -- 81 and 63, nowhere close to the record of 96 back in 1931. if you are looking for warm air, had to the south. some of this will push in

the u.s. capitol in arlington, virginia is the va hospital center.ive officer, as well as the chief doctor of cardiac surgery thank you for being here. as president and ceo, mr. kohl, what are your responsibilities? guest: it is analogous to being the general manager of the hotel, but in a much more complex environment. we are responsible for making sure all of these support services are available for physician and staff. also, i work closely with the medical staff on our quality initiatives, improving quality, also in the financial management of the organization. host: what are the revenues of the hospital in a year? guest: last year in + $280 million. host:, many employees? callerguest: about 800 medical f that is totally in -- independent. host: do you have doctors on staff? guest: we do. we employ about 35 physicians, but the overwhelming majority of physicians are independent practitioners who choose to bring their patients a year. host: can any accredited doctor in the u.s. practice here? guest: that would be the first step, but then each physi

in the current fiscal year of 2009, we estimate there will be more than 7000 funerals conducted at arlington memorial cemetery. 10 formal requests for exceptions to the current policy received. seven were for extended family members to go into existing graves. they were approved at my level. three others were not approved by the secretary of the army. that would require a new gravesite. . . president kennedy of 1963 arlington national cemetery has become a major tourist attraction. during this past fiscal year, arlington accommodated over 4 million visitors, making arlington one of the most acidic historic sites here in the national capital region. also during this year, it will be conducted almost 3,000 ceremonies at the arlington national cemetery. thousands of letters visitors foreign and american have come to produce pete in various events ranging from a simple ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier to the national veterans day memorial programs which are attended to by the president. over 127 fall in service members serving in operation enduring freedom and over 445 paulen service

provides web based software to charities, so far this year, alexandria tops the list as the most generous a large city. arlington is no. 4 nbc is the no. 9. alexandria also topped the list -- and dec is no. 9. alexander also top the list last year with $1,000 per 100,000 people. >> a council member says leaving a funeral and finding a parking ticket on your car is something that should not happen, although some church members say they are not sure. >> and a breezy day at the -- are around the metro area. >> noted in the temperature out at redskin park. oh, mike, jim zorn is feeling the heat. oh, mike, jim zorn is feeling the heat. the redskins tried to virginians are asking lots of questions about bob mcdonnell's "thesis." how old was he when he wrote it? mcdonnell was 34, married and attending pat robertson's law school. and what did the thesis say about women? a lot... abortion should be outlawed and birth control should be restricted-- even for married adults. then as a legislator he introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose. learn more. i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor, and my campaig

arlington county? guest: it is. we're the only hospital in arlington county, however. so we are where they go when they transport patients essentially here. but we work hand in hand with them. one of our emergency physicians here actually serves as the medical director for the arlington county e.m.s. service. i see these guys every day at work so they're really like colleagues to me. host: that caller also brought up health care reform, you know, some aspects. when you watch and listen to the health care reform debates currently going on in d.c. and around the country, what are your thoughts? what are your fears? guest: well, i guess i'm with most people in that i think things can be better. in the emergency department, i have a little skewed view of the world in that i see a safety net. work in the safety net every day. although, as i mentioned before, it's not an ideal system that we have set up right now. i think most emergency physicians would like to live in a world where everyone had insurance, basically who came in. the people weren't really worried about a large

he has been volunteer of the year for the arlington county parks and recreation department. in luther king jr. essay contest. he's a member of the arlington teens network board. it's my pleasure to introduce to you a remarkable student, athlete, and leader timothy spicer. >> thank you, arne duncan. good morning. i would like to extend a warm welcome to president barack obama, secretary of education, arne duncan, white house staff, school board members, county board members, superintendent dr. patrick murphy, senior staff, principal doris jackson, wakefield faculty and of course my fellow classmates. [applause] i am honored to have been chosen to speak before my classmates as well as the students across america today. over this past three year, i have taken advantage of every academic, extracurricular and community opportunity that's been presented to me. as i reflect -- being reassigned to my -- to another class wasn't an option, i was determined to excel. therefore i managed to succeed in advanced placement class by maintaining focus as well as by using a setback as a focus.

only in the upper 40s in prince george's county, parts of montgomery and fairfax. arlington's in the mid-50s. mid-50s in washington and near the bay. i'll have your forecast for the day coming up at 5:01. stay tuned. >> thanks, tom. >> thanks very much. we'll go to ashley linder now and the news 4 traffic network. good morning, ashley. >> hey, ashley. >> good morning. as you can see here, we are starting off to a quiet morning, no big problems around the area. this is 270 and father hurley. the headlights continuing southbound incident free right now. everything in great working order. overnight construction zones are pretty much a thing of the past. back to you. >> thank you. >> looks like a little fog out there this morning, ashley. >> a little haze out there. nothing too bad, though. >> thank you. >> thanks very much. here's a look now at the top stories happening today. >>> president obama meets in the white house situation room today toiscuss the war in afghanistan. he'll be joined by general david petraeus, general stanley mcchrystal, defense secretary robert gates and s

the arlington independent school district says the fifth grade field trip to cowboys stadium was plannedittee's largest ever youth education program. in addition to the former president and first lady, students will hear from cowboys' players and business and community leaders and they will need a permission slip from their parents. >>> a "new york times" reporter taken hostage by the taliban is freed in a dramatic overnight raid that also left two people dead. steven farm was grabbed saturday. he was in kunduz, reporting to on a deadly nato air strike. nbc's jim maceda knows the dangers facing journalists covering war. he joins me from london. all right. tell me the back story here about farrell and his reporting and the risk reporters take to get those stories. >> reporter: hi, contessa. you know, the rescue was dramatic. farrell who is a 46-year-old british journalist, he does the at war blog for the new york times so he gets as close to the story as anyone can. he and his afghan interpreter, sultan munati, munati a highly respected afghan journalist as well as a translator were going

it was in the 4200 block of fairfax drive in arlington county. fox 5's roz plater was in that area jerrylier tonight. she -- area earlier tonight. >> reporter: what was most frightening about this assault is where it happened and the victim's only crime? just waiting for a bus to take her to school. arlington police say the 17- year-old girl was just sitting at the bus stop when the man approached her. first he started a conversation. then suddenly began kissing her cheeks and when she got up to go, he grabbed her and tried to kiss her on the mouth as she wrestled away, he groped her. >> this is a very popular transition. >> it's commonly used to get around. >> reporter: it happened in the 4200 block of fairfax drive, a very busy arlington street. it's the site of a metro stop with buses coming and going. at 7:30 in the morning there were likely rush hour commuters and there's also a 24-hour i hop nearby all of which makes this assault so brazen. >> i think it's unusual. i haven't seen anything before. >> never felt unsafe. it seems i wouldn't eve

the victim of the 17-year-old girl, early this morning, she was waiting for a bus along the 4200 block of arlington near the metro stop. and plus, setting the stage for slots, how are some locals feeling about gambling in their own backyard? and a major medical breakthrough. they believe they finally have a workable aids vaccine. >> reporter: tv star and long-time activist, opening up the aids program named after him and talked about promising new clinical trials for them out of thailand. >> it's a mixture of two different vaccines for them that had not worked and maybe the mixture is working. you know what, they need to do that. >> right. they are in the good thing. >> reporter: given in six doses, reducing the number of aids reductions and volunteers by about 30%. and it is the first time in almost a quarter of a century of research that scientists have found a vaccine with any effect at all. >> well, the headline in the news is that this is a very important first step towards the development of a safe and effective vaccine. >> reporter: i'm peggy fox in fairfax county where 20 suspects were arre

. >> i've certainly seen that statue before but i can't remember if it's the arlington ballpark it's ng moved from. >> probably. texas stadium to the new stadium. >> okay. thanks for clarifying. >> i'll ben texas next month. maybe i'll go check it out, if i have time. there's some other big stuff going on so i'm not sure. >> we'll be right back with more "world news now." ♪ the eyes of texas are upon you, you cannot get away ♪ you need hoveround power chair. you'll be able to go to the mall... play with the grandkids... visit family and friends... and do all the things you ralways loved to do. tom kruse: i'm tom kruse, pinventor of the hoveround. call us toll-free now to find out how you can get one. grandpa: at first i hought i couldn't afford, a power chair, but thanks to my hoveround team, it didn't cost me a penny. tom kruse: 9 out of 10 people got their hoveround for little or no cost last year. that's why the most pimportant thing you can do right now is call us now to see if hoveround is right for you. announcer: call now to find out how you can get a hoveround in your !home ri

he is a member of the arlington teen network board. it is my pleasure to introduce to you of remarkable student, athlete, and later, tim spicer -- and leader, tim spicer. [applause] >> thank you, arne duncan. [laughter] the morning. i would like to extend a warm welcome to president barack obama, secretary of education arne duncan, white house staff, school board members, superintendent, senior staff, the principal, wakefield faculty, and of course my fellow classmates. [applause] i am honored to have been chosen to speak before my classmates as well as the students across america today. over the past years i have taken advantage of every academic and extracurricular, and community opportunity that has been presented to me. as i reflect, i'm challenge to be do better, and it was not an option. i was determined to excel. therefore i managed to succeed within the advanced placement classes by maintaining focus along with using a setback as a constructive energy. i wanted to know that excellent educational opportunities may be handed to us

this is a live picture right now looking toward the scene from arlington. metro officials are saying the worker was struck just outside the tunnel near potomac yards. the man has been transpoed to a hostapi l.we dreosthat shuttle buses engers betweenryinsspa ,he king seet braddock braddockr at iolnaairport stations, metro rail stations are stillpe we do w w thwee way and es w t atfoion aton information as wes we know it, and hopefully a live report as well. >>> first we turn to the health- care overhaul. president obama has now laid out his three goals. >> it will provide more security and stability to those who have health insurance. it will provide insurance for those who do not. and it will slow the growth of health-care cost for families, our businesses, and our government. >> the question today is, did he provide enough specifics to get more support for his health-care overhaul? today pundits and eveday people are dissecting the president's speech. in short, mr. obama said he would require ever went to buy basic health insurance just as they are require

residents want the counsel to a joint the lawsuit against the project. arlington county filed a suit last month. the county say that the state failed to fully assess the public health impacts of the plan. >>> a bad start for the redskins. >> the team dropped the seaso opener to the new york giants. there were penalties and mixed opportunities. the final score, 23-17. will have more details a little later in sports. >>> seven minutes aftethe hour, 64 degrees. >> the flu is hitting hard and spreading fast at some local schools. will check route the latest tally. >> we do have a cool breeze this morning. will sunshine and warm us up? >> lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning commute. you're my name is louise an this is my eggo. on tuesday i go in even earlier than usual. thank goodness for eggo, a nutri-grain waffle... with a quick smudge of cream cheese. at least that part's easy. there's only one way to eat an eggo... your way. l'eggo my eggo. >>> 5:10 on this monday morning. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> let's check in w

one is held at the hyatt regency crystal city hotel in arlington. and that one is for engineering technology or security jobs. now, if you are interested in health care, you should show up at the "washington post" headquarters in downtown washington, d.c. and of course bring plenty of copies of your resume. >>> northern virginia received a three year reprieve to move 20,000 military jobs. most were supposed to be moved from arlington to ft. belvoir by 2011. but ft. belvoir is not served by metro and the additional vehicles along i-95 and route 1 were expected to create a traffic nightmare. the extense also gives property owners in alexandria and crystal city more time find new tenants. >>> police are investigating a deadly pedestrian accident that occurred in arlington, virginia. officers kept part of eastbound route 50 action just past meade street closed after the accident. police confirmed that a car struck and killed a pedestrian on foot. they have released very few details and they have not exactly called the accident a hit and run. >>> hopefull

they destroyed the world's trade center in new york, damaged the pentagon in arlington. 3,000 people, including the hijackers died. >>> passengers and crew have been freed from a hijacked airline in mexico city. the plane came down in cancun. american, french, and mexican citizens were among the plane. mexican news media reported the hijackers were citizens demanding to speak with the mexican president. we'll keep you updated on any other developments. >>> the woman who was murdered as she walked to the front door of her apartment building has been identified by police. scott. >> the victim is 37-year-old samone white. she lived alone in this apartment building. she was killed last night when she walked from this parking lot to her apartment building right there at about 12:30. just after midnight. white was killed on the pedestrian bridge that spans a gap from a parking lot here to her building. she was shot twice in the upper body and she was still holding her car keys and still had her belongings with her, which included a laptop computer. all of that untouched. a neighbor told me

saying this is the president, historic moment, a treat. >> it's cool for kids especially sitting in the arlingtonetting to see the president deliver the address. >> we're waiting for monday to see what the speech is all about, the text you'll be able to read online, we'll show it to you here as well. continue to send in your comments, find us on facebook, twitter and our blog cnn.com and coming up, there's the picture, we love to throw that picture up. coming up here in a bit, 10:00 asleep on the job. we can't really do that right here. >> we can't snooze. it would be a little obvious to the bosses. you're at the story, these guys were supposed to be guarding the george washington bridge, kind of a big bridge in new york. >> yep. >> considered a prime target for terrorists, definitely not the case. >> kind of a big deal. what happened to the workers who got caught snoozing on the job. >>> this week on "your $$$$$," some of the economists think the recession is finally over so when will we start feeling the relief? ali velshi is with the cnn express talking to americans across the country, this af

red top committed to hosting fueling stations at the sites in arlington, falls church and the airportpart of a clean cities, the partnership between government and industry to reduce gas consumption. >>> caught on camera. an accused lead foot masquerading as a monk. look at this. the speed cameras snapped the photo of a man in a monkey mask. the police say he racked up 37 speeding tickets at a cost of $6,500 use the mask to hide his identity. the driver said he's not paying because officers can't prove he's the person behind the wheel. >> i wonder what is going to happen there. >> good idea. >>> that is why you wear the mask. >> i wish i would have, right? that is a high-risk game. >> yeah. >> and that doesn't fly, you're in in trouble. >> absolutely. >> and around here, it's a picture of the license plate. whoever owns the car, you get a ticket. >> stuck with it. >> right. and try to present it to someone else. yeah. >> she's got a lot of time. >> yes, he does. probably creative, a writer. >> you don't. you have been busy working on the six. >>> the big event with apple, any time the

the department of defense wants to add more protections around offices in arlington, including barricades and other security measures. they were supposed to be in place by the end of this month, but the deadline has been pushed back to 2011. that's fine with arlington officials who hope the department of defense can come up with effective ways to protect its spaces without dramatically changing arlington's landscape. >>> we don't have large lots where you can develop a big moat around a building. it's just not possible in an urban community. >> the department of defense has employees in offices of more than 40 buildings in arlington. >>> we are learning new details about the murders of four people in central virginia. the victims were found last friday in the home of a college professor near longwood university. that's in farmville. this morning, police identified the victims. professor deborah kelly, her estranged husband mark niederbrock, their daughter emma and melanie wells. the suspect 20-year-old richard akrofsky is an aspiring rapper. the victims suffered a violent death. >> prelim

it was part of a joint emergency exercise the city of arlington county and alexandria, virginia. it simulated a bomb explosion near the railroad tracks with massive casualties. >> the lessons are intended to be applied to virtually any incident with similar circumstances, whether it was a naturally occurring incident like a hurricane. whether it was a train derailment that caused casualties or if it wassed by -- caused by terrorists. >> chief schwartz says first responders who participated in the mock disaster will exchange information as quickly as possible to be better prepared in the event of a real emergency. >>> families of the virginia tech shooting victims met with governor kaine this weekend. the sec of three meetings in richmond between governor kaine and 30 media members. some of the families want to make corrections to a report issued by the state panel that investigated the shootings. they describe the meeting as productive. >>> time crunch dc and virginia residents took advantage of a drive in flu clinic in loudoun county. >> okay. you are all set. >> thank you. >>> t

are seeing cloudiness and a few breaks in the clouds, allowing sun to come through. 74 in washington. and mid-70s in montgomery, and prince georges and arlington and fairfax counties. low 70s around the blue ridge. shenandoah valley, and mid-70s. and it's in the mid-60s out in the mountains where they had passing showers this morning. over the last six hours we are watching other showers up near the northern neck of virginia. those may be moving up towards southern maryland in the next couple hours and other showers out in west virginia. partly sunny afternoon. a chance of a passing shower and a light breeze out of the southeast, as highs reach the upper 70s. we will show you the forecast for the rest of the week. we will take a look at the weekend as well. we do have changes on the way. that will all be coming up in just a few minutes. so stay tuned. b >>> and now we have the latest in the midday traffic. >> good morning joe and barbara. we will start with a map. over on the left you see the cones flashing there. that means roadwork on the inner loop of the beltway on 495 just after the exit 66. it's blocking a lane. and then on your way from

. >> the black widow from arlington virginia took a trip to chicago for the world jalapeno eating championship. the over 215 jalapenos and nine minutes. she won the title and holds the record for eggs, fruit cake, jalapenos. she is an eating machine. the pladelphia eagles have removed michael vick from be exempt list. he can't play until a week from sunday, but he will be on the roster. even with cracked ribs, he will play against the saints on sunday. >>> the left reverses' right battle that dominates american politics are about to move center stage in the health-care debate. >> after months of discussion about obscure policy, the debate hasurned to the issue that has long divided democrats and republicans. how to provide for the poor, whether a lawsuit against the doctors should be capped, and whether people who came to the u.s. illegally should be covered. it does not bode well for a president who is eager to avoid the politics of the past. 6m6m6m6m6m6m6m6m6m6m6m6m6m6m6m6m 6m6m6m6m6m6m6m6m6m6m6m6m6m6m6m6m >>> an annual cattle run got a little bit out of hand in washington state. cowboys her

let's jump right into it and look at the rooftop camera in arlington. it is perfect out there. most of the clouds have moved out of the area. and we are in fine shape here. temperatures in the 60's. after sunset, temperatures will drop with partly cloudy skies. plan ahead for wednesday, lots of a 40's in suburban areas. when the gusts up to 35 miles an hour. gusts of 27 miles an hour and winchester. wind is nice and polite at about 3 for 4 miles an hour right now. the pollen count was high today for a mold spores. weed is back into the moderate range. the 29th is 79 degrees, well below that now. very cool weather all over the east. only 49 degrees and west virginia. 54 at the state college. 68 with raleigh in the mid-80s. the lower clouds out west of the blue ridge, as we go to the evening, st of that will stay just west of the metro area. we will mention a few passing clouds at times. i pressure is in control the weather. the active weather is kind of place doubt along the gulf coast with nothing happening there. our next whether feature will be a cold front going to town next

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at the pentagon in arlington, virginia, 184 deaths. he world trade center in new york, 2,749 deaths. in the eight years since that gruesome day, there has been no repetition on u.s. soil of this kind of terrorist attack. former vice president dick cheney gives his reasoning for why this is so. >> the enhanced interrogation techniques were absolutely essential in saving thousands of american lives and ng further attacks against the united states. >> the bush administration personnel did use such enhanced techniques, including water boarding to gather invaluable intelligence, says dick cheney. from 9 disp 11, khalid sheikh mohammed and abu, who endured 266 walter boardings in one month. president obama has outlawed such e.i.t.s. >> first, i ban the use of so- called enhanced interrogation techniques. i know some have argued that brutal methods like water boarding were necessary to keep us safe. i could not disagree more. >> former vice president cheney is not persuaded and doubts president obama's understanding about what's at stake. >> i

the pentagon in arlington and a field in rural pennsylvania were also hit. nearly 3,000 people were killed in those attacks. >> today marks the eighth anniversary of the attacks. people around the nation and here at home are honoring the memory of those killed. holly morris is joining us live from the pentagon, which is home to the first dedicated national 9-11 memorial. >> reporter: good morning. i don't know what is going through your morning but i just keep thinking it is hard to believe that it has been eight years and on this dreary morning, there are so man emotions and feelings that come along with honoring and remembering this tragic anniversary. somehow, the weather seems fitting. but as i stand next to the pentagon memorial here and the benches are all lit up, there is a real sense of peace that emanates from this memorial too which was one of the goals of this aleourimo that was officially dedicated just one year ago. today, in terms of what is going to happen here at the pentagon, the ceremony will be relatively low key come pardon to what was pla

the orioles trying to stop a losing >>> arlington county police -- it happened this morning in the 3800 block near north glee road. investigators are trying to figure out whether the iphone slasher is linked to a ser reese of incidents that happened over the years. they approached students more than a dozen times to show pornographic images. after today's incident, they sent a note home today warning parents about what happened. >> i realized he was fiddling with his zipper and pulling himself together. we are on the lookout for him. our kids all know, you run, you scream, you don't talk. >> arlington police are investigating a similar incident that happened a week ago. a man exposed himself to a girl walking home from school. >>> dramatic video where a child escaped the path of an out of control car. a security camera capture d the images. a car suddenly came out of nowhere. an unbelievably close call. the child was not injured. driving with a suspended license, the car crashed into poles in front of the store and went up and over the child before hitting the building. >>> still to com

in the 50s from the shen valley and atlantic beaches. arlington, fairfax and prince george's county, out of the mountain ins the 40s right there. there are a few sprinkles in southwestern pennsylvania now. a lot of cloudiness as we get going this morning. by this time tomorrow morning, frost, all these counties in blue, much of west virginia, frost advisories for tomorrow morning as well as western maryland. first time this season. for the rest of the day quite a bit of cloudiness, maybe a sprinkle during the afternoon, small chance with highs in the upper 60s. low 0s friday, might get showers on saturday. a look at sunday and next week in ten minutes. >> so they might have frost in frost burg. >> could be. >>> let's go to ashley linder for a look at traffic. >> traveling down 270, no big issues as you make the southbound commute. had some accident activity reported, but it's minor. no big issues around the capitol beltway. no issues through college park and the woodrow wilson. no problems on the bw parkway or out of maryland this early morning. b