progressing and how people are getting around downtown in just a moment but first let's go to alex trevino. he's live at 6th street and new york avenue northwest. what can you tell us, alex, about that woman that was killed? >> j.c., the bicyclist who was struck by the national guards truck that was part of the nuclear summit security detail has been identified as constance holden. the collision happened on 12th and new york city avenue last night. and councilman jim graham released a statement. he said i want to express my grief and sorrow for the family of constant holden. she is a resident of mount pleasant. we have spoke on the the family and i am making resources of my office available to them as they deal with this tragedy in such a public fashion. so while government's activity appears rather quiet here around the convention center, life has been, to some degree, disrupted. >> i'm feeling like a stranger in my own city. >> reporter: the neighborhood, where john boyle lives has transformed in to a top national security zone forcing the washingtonian to change up his daily routine. >>

here is alex trevino. >> reporter: the rain did not spoil the party.rotesters stood up. >> you know, just to show up and say i'm baring it for you ladies. i'm going to do what i normally don't do on my lunch hour. >> reporter: managing to take a break from the office to join this bold group of women, wearing spaghetti tops, tank tops, and skimpy skirts. they want to prove a claim last week that they don't corrupt men and don't cause earthquakes. >> somebody needs to stop and say wait a minute, that's ridiculous. >> reporter: for demonstrators, producing jennifer who called on women nationwide to reveal some cleavage, hoping to prove to the sheik that a little skin never killed anyone. and there is real science behind the light-hearted mockery. >> what i'm going to do is compare the frequency and the severity of the earthquake on the 26th to the earthquakes previous on that to see if there is a significant difference. >> reporter: more members in the media than women showing it all. but these women want to make sure that the message travels across the w

alex trevino joining us live with more. you talked to local business owners on how this will impact them. >> reporter: that's right, lesli. the leaders and the dignitaries from all around the world. 47 countries in the nation's capitol, that leaves the road closures, popular restrictions and heavy security measures. and many folks around the city will likely feel the pinch from this national special security event. >> that will be secret service for the law enforcement. >> reporter: a change for the year market owners, they are ready to welcome because the men in black, they have already taken the initial security measures. there they came by, six inches for all the employees. and the young social security numbers. >> reporter: they were undoubtedly creating the tragic mess for the laundromat across the street, especially since the owner resides in the same building. >> it will be some kind of a minor inconvenience for them and the security in all. >> reporter: paula chinn says he needs to present a photo id just to come ho

best. >> reporter: alex trevino, 9news now. >> we have information under the extra section. also learn how metro bus and rail will be affected and where you won't be able to park until the diplomats head home. again, a lot of people are saying ask your employer if you can do telecommuting. it will be a nightmare. >> maybe permanent telecommuting would be nice for some. >> for some. >> i know people three or four days a week do that. nice. >>> and the weather is getting much nicer now. the rain trz last night really did a number on the area. not so much south and west but as we got toward metro, we gusted to 60 and articling continue with the trees down in the hagerstown area as well. rainfall totals in spots exceeded an inch. so welcome to springtime and back to april. we say good-bye to summer for a while. a line of showers across delaware and the eastern shore. locally, we've got two little sprinkles. just want to show you quickly. we got one other one though what's left of it near brians road. st. charles not sure if they get in there. one great thing about the rain last

as a trevino is pete has been working on this since at least the 70's if not i don't know before becausehave had these many years -- [inaudible] >> since world war i. [laughter] >> and my claim to fame is i actually convinced donner kuwait to a deficit peace with pete peterson on 60 minutes somewhere in the early 90's and in that story we have ordinary citizens sitting at tables and we had a huge deficit issue back then and they got the budget books and all the citizens solved it. they just did it. it was clear. social security eligibility raise its, the age, i don't know how high it has to go. but on some taxes, death tax, everything still would be -- will not everybody. so that part of your problem is over. would you agree with is that? >> well, people use flash words in washington. the immigration flash word is amnesty. for everyone national i.t., these are good words. texas is ours. they say they are stalking horses for taxes and we said we are stalking horses for our grandchildren and so in every situation here, there is a motion, fear, guilt, racism, those are the fourth things i f

howard bernstein and alex trevino will be there including john legend and sting.y from 11:00 a.m. to 7 p.m. >>> this weekend could be a good chance to get out and respond to green alert. fairfax county is warning homeowners get out now to protect trees from emerald ash borers. they are invading ash trees across the area. nontoxic glue traps can catch the critters. try not to transport firewood. that helps them spread. learn more about the emerald ash borer at wusa9.com. click on living green. >>> going to be damp at the earth day. >> it is. and a couple of things if you go to the website and look at my blog for information on earth day and you can tell a friend that lives in cleveland to get a free bus ride to come down here. there are ways to get your friends here that are not just in the immediate area. getting a potential of thunderstorms by sunday afternoon. here's the forecast first, the next three days, tomorrow, i want to emphasize the first half of the day will be dry. showers late, not much happens during the day tomorrow. in the mid 60s and heaviest rain

but for this year on the mall, i'm alex trevino, 9news now. >> for the third year in a row, they are proud to be the sponsor of the earth day festival. meet alex and howard in our booth between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. they will also have lots of live performances by john legend, sting, and jimmy cliff. you can get more information. just click on living green. >>> a new proposal to cut carbon in montgomery county effectively takes aim at just one company. today, the county council member has proposed a $5 tax on every kind of carbon dioxide released by polluters. the only company that sets that for the major polluter, is there. the power company, generating more than carbon dioxide per year at their plant. >>> with the increasing focus on the conservation and the earth-friendly practices, metro's board of directors might be about to take a big step backwards. ironically, one of the discussions on earth day, is whether to increase fees for cycling. here is peggy fox. >> that could cost a pretty penny. but feeling the wind on your face does not cost a dime. cycling is a cost efficient and he

alex trevino picks up the story. >> reporter: the rain did not spoil the party, protesters stood up.> to show up and say i'm baring it for you, ladies. >> this is not what i normally do on my lunch hour. >> reporter: amanda took a break from the office to join this group of women. they want to counter a claim that it causes earthquakes. >> it is ridiculous. >> reporter: they are supporting jennifer who called on nationwide to reveal some leave average hoping to prove to the chic a little skin never hurt anyone and there is science behind the light- hearted mockery. >> i'm going to compare the frequency and the earthquakes on the 26th to earthquakes previous to that to see if there is a difference. >> reporter: more members of the media than women showing it off but these women want to make sure the message travels across the world to places where this is considered unacceptable. >> we may be a world away, but whatever we can do to show our support and give them more freedom we would be happy to do. >> it's ashame that men would say that a woman's body would be the cause of a natural

lorus trevino from nashville massachusetts writes, is completely insane that we're using dial-up internet herein are held in the united states in 2010. she goes on to say them at a disadvantage compared to my colleagues who have high-speed internet at home and my work is less efficient. lisa kirchner writes, i run a small graphic design business for my home in peru, massachusetts. i presently have dial-up internet access because i don't have access to broadband. it's not been usual for a photo upload to take hours and of course they can't talk on the phone to my customers while in connect to the internet. the mass broadband 123 proposal will build an open broadband back onto which private providers can connect to my columns on small businesses to speeds that they only dream about today. and that means that you don't have to be an employee was actually working. you could be at home and work. you could be in a remote location and be working and that also means that just because you live in western massachusetts it doesn't deprive you of the opportunity to reach customers in western europe o