tom willis, incredible. >> a lot of inspiration. if we get them to maybe get the bats sin paired, we'll get -- bats inspired, we'll get a few more wins. >>> weather wise, we're trying to get into the warmer air. there are some areas in the 80 'ish degree reading. a lot of areas north and east of town are still in the 60s. we're struggling. we've got a boundary across the region and it could be the focal point for thunderstorms later today. anything that pops with the heat nearby could be on the strong side. first the allergy update. the tree pollen, grass pollen, those in the high category while our weeds and mold are low. this afternoon we'll see a mix of clouds and sunshine. temperatures will be climbing here into the mid-70s by 3:00. this afternoon as we approach 80, that's when we'll have that chance even to the evening hours of a couple of showers and storms here and there. winds will be sort of variable depending on which side of the front you're on. that front, you can sort of see it here. big storms. dropped an inch of rain

the top story tomorrow i will be the first pitch thrown by tom willis.nd step on the field everything disappears and is just me, the ball, and the catcher's mitt. >> he is a pitchman without -- like no other. >> i was born without arms. i had to learn everything using my feet. my father died and my mother raised us on her own. she said if you want to do things in life, go do them. you'll have to find a different way you can do them if you want to. >> tom grow up in the washington area and went to the university of maryland. we first brought you his story more than 30 years ago. >> last year, he finished with a 3.9 average. not bad. >> he got to throw a first pitch in the san diego padres game. his goal is to pitch in all 30 parks. >> this will be my 15th team. i will be halfway through major- league baseball. >> he and his wife live in san diego and there is a huge home coming on deck. >> tomorrow will be fantastic. i have a huge group of family and friends that are coming. people i have not seen in years have come out of the woodwork and the want to see

tom willis who will throw out tonight's first pitch with his foot. you can see him there at fenway park. he was born without arms so he learned to use his legs and feet to do just about anything any of us can do. he is a motivational speaker going to ballparks around the country as part of his pitch for awareness tour. he is amazing. >>> later this hour, we'll have more about the special honors for a local hero at last night's nats game. >> mitt romney will have less competition by the time he finishes his campaign appearances in northern virginia. we'll explain. >> gaithersburg on north summit avenue north of route 355, here in the heart of rockville, 355 at route 28, everything is running smoothly. in my next report we'll take a look at 270 at 5:29. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. >>> welcome back to 9news now. i'm andrea roane. he loves that girl, marlo thomas. >> reruns were still on when i was in school. she was adorable on that show. >> we love the hair? me, too. i remember "that girl." >>> i'm mike hydeck. she's not marlo thomas. >> m

then when tom ammiano ran against willie brown, i got inspired. i thought, someone with integrity and honesty, if they can run for mayor, maybe i can be somebody who represents what is true about our people. that is what inspired me to run and be a candidate. one thing this year that i really tackling, and i expect to for a long time, looking at me and how it operates in my district. san francisco, we talk about it being a transit first city, but it does not mean a lot if transit is not very well thought out in places away from downtown. my district is where we need to create better options. all the way down to randall street, there is no accessible boarding areas for the church. there is a woman that lives in a wheelchair on santa rosa. she has to go across to glen park to get out transit. >> those new stations, those are the ones that we are going to have to depend on. >> along balboa park station, near geneva, i have been pushing hard to get ramps for pedestrians. right now, it is dangerous to cross the street. i want to insure the department o

never thought that a candidate would be someone that i would support, but when tom and ammiano ran for mayor against willie brown, somehow, i got inspired. i thought, it someone that has integrity and honesty, that comes from the community, could run for mayor, maybe it is we something that can represent the community. i wanted to look at it from a candid perspective. >> when you did run for the border supervisors, what did you learn from that experience, from the campaign? >> from the campaign? so much. you knock on a lot of doors, talk to a lot of people. some of the things were interesting, how connected a lot of people were to their schools, communities. people were involved in their communities in some many ways. we have neighborhood organizations. there are so many people actively involved in the communities, neighborhoods, our organizations, child care facilities, relationships with seniors, at the park. that was something exciting to see. there were multiple ways for people to be involved as residents and members of the city. i was stunned by just how many artists were in district 11. there are so

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rob morgan, tom por which he willy, rbc capital markets chief u.s. economist and gerald lipkin valley national bank ceo. jerry, because you're onset, i'll go first to you. as a banker, do we need in the u.s. right now qe-3? >> no. >> why not? >> well -- >> you paused. >> because interest rates are already at record lows. i don't know where they're going to push them down. i don't think business is holding back because the price of money. i think business just isn't encouraged to go out and invest. but lower interest rates aren't going to get businesses to invest. right now businesses buy at record low levels. >> obviously a lot of your business hinges on refinancing and mortgages, et cetera. so if there is no qe-3, do you expect a spike up in rates? and therefore be fewer mortgage applications? fewer refi applications? >> i think that even without a qe-3, rates are low enough now to stimulate refinancing, companies to go out and do whatever they want to do. they just don't want to take the risk. >> tom, do you agree with that? do you think companies

willie, take it away. >> we have tom brokaw with us and admiral mike mullen.ether yesterday with robin hood, the great group in new york city that is throwing its weight behind the effort to bring vets together and transition back to bring them home. admiral mullen, here is a picture of you guys yesterday. i don't know how you felt, but there are huge challenges facing our vets. suicide. i left with hope. i left with optimism of what we can do if we come together with it. >> that sums it up well. there are challenges as hundreds of thousands transition out of the wars and back into the civilian work force. i think there are tremendous opportunities. this is an enormously talented group of people with skills that translate into businesses and opportunities here in the country. one of the things that, as i work this over the course of the last four years, it's an enormously complex problem. it's not one that gives way to easy solutions. what i was encourage by that robbin hood sponsors, leaders ad government leaders from jacksonville, augusta. i was encourage. w

tom perriello is here. >> what's he been doing, willie? >> hanging out. the big headlines on the west coast as well, but first let's go to bill karins. why not. get a check on the forecast. bill? >> i actually don't have that much to say today, but there's always something in the weather world. if it's not raining, snowing, icing or tornados, then we're dealing usually with drought conditions and wildfires. that's the case in colorado right now and in aurizona. outside of ft. collins, there's a fire. it almost looks like clouds and fog, it's just locked into the high elevations in the rockies. roosevelt national park near ft. collins. so the wildfires are going to continue to expand. here's a look at the may rainfall totals in the west. we haven't had much, if any, in areas of the west and are not looking at any heading your way soon. it's very hot, mid-summer-like. 105 in phoenix. colorado and utah unusually warm this spring. so expect to hear a lot more about the bad fires as we go throughout this late spring, early summer season. as far as the forecast

raise our flag, add your stitch at teamusa.org. >>> willie, do you find flying with your family to be trying? >> oh, my gosh. with a 2-year-old? >> nbc's tomthat for you. take a look. >> reporter: if you haven't bought your summer airline tickets yet, sitting together as a family may cost you even more with many airlines charging for more the aisle and window seats. in some cases, $25 each way. >> really, it's very difficult for a family of four or five to actually sit together anymore, because of this new fee concept. >> reporter: just one example. we looked at a major carrier's flight on june 25th from atlanta to l.a.x. in economy all of the available aisle and window seats were reserved for elite passengers or those willing to pay until row 48. only at row 50 were four or more seats together. in chicago, the hodge family was starting a flight to thailand. >> younger, they need to be by you. feels better to be by mom and dad. >> reporter: in denver, frontier airline says every day it moves passengers to keep families together. >> nothing more powerful than the face of a mom and dad and little child that need to sit together, and the appe