now, 120,000 people work at tyson's every day. >> tyson's is the size of downtown boston or phoenix.ing in this country of the scale and size and complexity of a tyson's. >> tyson's corner is one of the most successful office centers in the country; one of the most successful retail centers in the country and the combination of those two factors make it the economic engine for fairfax county and really northern virginia. >> smith: an economic engine driven by america's love affair with the automobile. >> in tyson's corners, you drive in for breakfast and you get into your car and you drive to your first meeting. then you drive to the next meeting and then, you know, if i have to take some checks to the bank, even though it's for a good golfer barely a long nine iron, you got to get back in your car and drive back. there's no way in tyson's corners that anybody gets around without a car. >> smith: the car built tyson's. it also built gridlock that is now strangling tyson's. >> we're about half way through the afternoon rush hour. maybe. >> smith: almost no one lives here, practically

and in fact, theuture of tyson's is going to be ihaving more peopllive in tyson's corner and to ma tyson'sot more lik arlington. >> smith: in fact, at son's, thers been a tectonic shift in the mindset of busins leaders. with the comrcial luster of tyson's fading, they are now banking onhe planned arrival of metro'sapid rail to spur a new kind of redeveloent. we can't continue to accommate cars and the number accommate cars and the number i an, the choice moving forwaris you do more of the same and get wt you got. or you change what you d and ild to a new... a new goal, you willa new culture. and that cultu will be focused on mass transit. it's, in essence, designg a place that is much more a humascale pedestrian friendly that'll be the key to e success tyson's for the next 20 years. >> smith: 's a welcome change to aocates of chesapeake bay. making tyson's corner gives local governnt a chance to fix the storm water stem, create parks and reore green zones and local streams feedg into the potomac and thbay. >>o, growth is happeng, and we have to accommodate i buwe can do it better. we can p

the obe continues around toward tyson's. -- if the crow continues around toward tyson's. -- the crawl continues. nothing found there, but some slow traffic up towards germantown and clarksburg. on 395, the trip north from the pentagon heading for the eastbound freeway -- as you head out of virginia up into the district, a very sl right there as well. >>> coming up on abc news at 5:00, bank fees piling up? we have word of some big changes that will save you money. >> and a new way to catch heart attacks and strokes >>> every 26 seconds, someone suffers a heart attack. >> and every 40 seconds, somebody has a stroke. there is a new way to diagnose patients early. >> more than half of them had no prior warning signs. a new blood test can diagnose people that might have hidden risks. lisa is a three-time stroke survivor. >> i started having a severe headache and that side went numb. i was confused. my face went numb. >> she is one of thousands of americans that suffered a stroke without any warning signs. >> there are many people who are identified by those traditional risk factors. >> and

it tyson's corner infamous for traffic tieups. this is the midst of the commuter hour, nearly at a standstill going through route 123 on the beltway. most folks believe these new construction projects are a necessary evil. brace yourselves, tyson's corner is already known for traffic congestion. friday night's closure is likely going to get much worse. >> i thought it was horrible five years ago. it is bad now if not worse. dodge the area has transformed into a massive construction zone. transportation crews will reduce the inner and outer lips to one lane each starting at 10:30. a complete shutdown by midnight. >> it can be really frustrating. hopefully, i will not run in the to much traffic this afternoon when i take my kids to the after-school activities. >> allows the power crews to relocate overhead utility lines. a massive construction blitz will include the building of for tyson's based mattress' stations. -- metro stations. >> of the future is what's important. if there is a minor amount of opportunity that has to be set a

beltway, it is going it be a tight squeeze out of tyson's this morning.dulles toll road as you travel the inner loop of the beltway trying to work your way up to 270. accident occurred north at the american legion bridge. it's single car accident. it is a van according to several callers that is now straddling the jersey wall. m-d.o.t. still on the scene. it likes they'll be in the process of reopening all four lanes shortly but the damage is done. big tie-ups of on the innerred loop. on the outer loop, slowing off the southbound spur leaving democracy boulevard continuing down towards the accident scene and on the outer loop, all lane are open. so again, we've now got all lane open it appears if you are traveling the inner loop. beltway. they are in the process of picking up those cones as you travel negotiate of the american legion bridge head back up towards tyson's. i don't see the cones but i don't know why i'm in the seeing many people traveling in the far left lane yet. we'll keep an eye on this for you. checking for a crash south of 124 but before

first of all, for drivers out of tysons, here's what awaits you. two to the right inching around an accident. traffic looking. we will look at the traffic out of frederick on southbound 270 slowing to the truck scales. here they come into germantown. in virginia, normal volume, up 66 at fair oaks. still good at 395 at the pentagon. >> thank you. >>> the cleanup continues in silver spring after an early morning accident. a car ran off a road and hit a utility wrote. at least one person has been hurt. northbound traffic is being diverted because of the cleanup. >>> 6:13. >> when we continue, ben bernanke had a message of good news for the economy. is the is recession really over? >> the race to richmond is heating up. we'lle'll >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graa, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> good morning once again. it is just about 6:15. more signs the economy is improving. a report is expected to show in

richard reeve is live in tysons corner with the work that is going to be done and what drivers should expect. >> this is part o the massive rail to dulles product. there are power poles and power lines and the way. they are basically pushing back the polls about 150 feet. the problem is that they have to close the belt way to do it. in tysons corner, busy even at night, the bright lights and transit billboards one of the beltway shot down. >> you did not know what is going on some times because of the construction. >> as of midnight, both the inner loop and outer loop at 123 will close completely. >> it is not going to be worth it. >> i come from the land where nothing moves. >> of finding out now the plan to move the dominion power transmission lines out of the path of the dulles rail project. >> there is a minor amount of opportunity to set aside for greater gains. it is worth it. >> some of the lines crisscross the beltway. that means at least four 30- minute closures overnight. this woman commits from vienna to fort meade and hopes the improvements will be worth it. >> it seems li

as you travel out of montgomery county working down toward the tysons area.e have a lot of equipment here on the outer loop and then we have an incident over here on the inner loop of the beltway for those traveling out of virginia and back up towards 270. but this is not impacting the commute as much the outer loop. traveling from 270 back ups forming back at riveroad down toward the bridge. and some traffic under direction is able to squeeze by to the right. this is traffic merging on from carter rock. so a lot of slow traffic building quickly. outer loop of the beltway from 270 down toward the american legion bridge and working back out towards tysons. now on the inner loop, traveling in from 66, heading up towards the georgetown pike, be careful toward the american legion bridge. a lot of activity right here on the west side of the town. 395 slows springfield up to a disabled vehicle north of the beltway in the left lane. more delays from edsel toward duke street. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> leo alexander kicking off his campaign fo

on the corner route, great read by tyson to see that the corner rolled up short. had that hole outside the safety. >> at the vanderbilt 30 yard line. 25-yard completion. lee, pressured. sacked. taken down by brent. >> terrorize is a hybrid player. used to play safety. got him at linebacker. little undersized at 215 but has great speed and great closing ability. >> swing it to heavens. rolled up at the 33. mississippi state is out of time-outs. they don't have any now so it's critical. they gain yardage. down goes lee. that will be the half. vandy's defense. >> a poor job by tyson lee and dan mullen is running out on the field to talk to him right now. been telling him you had no business taking the sack. you cannot take the sack. talking to him right at midfield. great job of coaching by dang mullen right in the middle of the field telling tyson lee you cannot take a sack. we'll get a chance to kick a 50-yard field goal but you can't take a sack. boy, he's really upset. >> we are waiting an 8:49 kickoff. this game delayed just about an hour and four minutes due to

moving over to route 7 and changing over to tysons corner through this area. no incidents or accidents to report. and finally come fly with me. we are flying the dulles toll road from the greenway past the airport to the beltway. looks like the lanes are wide open. the time is 6:39. tgif. you are watching 9 news now. let's find out what people think of maxwell house's flavor lock lid. hear that? seals it tight. smells like fresh ground. fresh fresh fresh fre-- that's our favorite part. ...fresh! (announcer) taste why maxwell house is good to the last drop. crunch. wheat thins. that's what's gonna happen here. because you're tasty... with toasty whe grains. (crunch) wheat thins. toasted. whole grain. crunch. have at it. 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. >>> we're celebrating our high school heros today. kristin fisher is joining us live from de-- dematha high

i will use that right now around town except for traffic out of tysons on the american legion bridge. the pavement is uneven. things are wonderful and refreshing on 95 between springfield and newington. very nice trip through leesburg, loudoun county. nothing on the dulles toll road. good through southern maryland, route 4, route 5, 210. things good through bowie. now back to alison and doug. >> do you have an iphone? >> no, i do not. there are some big changes for the iphone users. we will check into that in a moment. >> also coming up, another check of those fast-moving wildfires out west. you're watching "good morning washington." gton." >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> in our top stories, local officials are gearing up for a fight with the swine flu. president obama will be briefed on the government's efforts to tackle the virus. several local officials are also holding meetings with their staff. the fi

trying to get from bethesda into tysons. with the lanes open, it is bumper-to-bumper as well. check out the outer loop. traffic coming toward us is absolutely jammed. the interlude of moving away from us between the two seventies per and tyson's corner -- connecticut avenue, some t pavement. coming toward us, that is not looking good as well. particularly the outer loop heading west from silver spring's trying to get into bethesda, not a pretty ride. let's head out to the johnson 70 corridor to see how we're doing on the northbound trip to clarksburg. -- let's head out to the 270 corridor to see how we are doing of the northbound trip to clarksburg. the southbound trip from seminary road is reported open. that is a look at traffic, back to you. >>> coming up, parents are angry as recess is cut short in one local community. what students will be doing instead of playing. >> and one type of housin h in >>> every day, we hear about problems with housing like foreclosures and falling property values. there is an area of the house an economy that is going strong here in washington.

they're on their way to tysons and heading out to 66.ng as far as traffic on the greenway, the toll road, and on 95 in virgia. >> thank you. >>> put away the plug. for a leader night shows us a wireless-charging laptop. >> in tech bytes, dell brings new meaning to the wireless laptop. they have a computer that can be charged wirelessly. you place the laptop on the dock and the computer power is up. there is a wireless docking system and an external monitor. it starts at $2,000. microsoft is offering free anti virus software. it can be downloaded from their website. it updates daily. microsoft says it will not slow down your computer. garmen is releasing its first gps phone. it comes with pre loaded north american maps plus millions of points of interests like restaurants and gas stations. it goes on sale on sunday and will cost $300. warner music has reached a deal to put its music back on youtube. there was a dispute over advertising revenue. now artists like madonna will be more prominently featured on the site. disney is looking to tr

delays will begin around tyson's corner. once you get on 70 you are in fair shape northbound and southbound. >>> big concerns continue this morning about the safety of riders on metro. it turns out on some occasions, those 1,000 series cars are still leading trains. metro said after the metro crash that killed nine people, those cars would only be used in the middle, because they are not as sturdy and crumbled during the june crash. the 1,000 sies carsse carse havl ed the trains on one run to oid dela riders can riders can disruptions disruptions next monthor mainna the the waterfront waterfront sti pe nn penn quarter. there will be no green or yellow line service at the plaza station. the yellow line will run between the huntington and pentagon stations meaning there will be no service in the district of maryland. service will resume on thursday, october 13th. >>> and the case of the california girl kidnapped and confined for 18 years. the bone fragment found near the home where jaycee dugard was held is probably human. the

slow traffic from college park, west into silver spring, and into tysons corner. tough ride this afternoon. >>> metro is trying to reverse a troubling trend. >> at least nine people have tried to kill themselves on the train track this year. sam ford has what is being done to stop future attempts. >>, with all of these, most of them fatal, metro is turningo suicide crisis centers for help. the latest fatality was here at the columbia heights metro station yesterday, the ad person a 15-year-old boy. >> he wasnidentified, but he was a student at bell high- school in northwest and a frequent visitor of the latin american youth center where he and his siblings were well known. >> we are very sad for him and his family and the young people who knew him. >> metro police investigators are treating the death as a suicide, saying the boy jumped in front of a yellow line train yesterday. with these deaths mounting, seven so far, metro has begun working with crisis centers to try to stem the epidemic. >> we thought it was our duty to offer this. >> the suicide height mind --

they could be taught at tyson corner's mall or a line. >>> and new movies in the theaters this weekend. plus, tom kierein will be back with another check of the forecast. >>> we are looking for people that make the day special in the early morning hours. if you know somebody like that, e-mail their story and a clear close-up picture or >>> welcome back. a busy weekend at the box office, dominated by science fiction and a re-make of an old favorite. >> robotic circuits combine the durabilities with the great and beauty of the human form. >> bruce willis is back in the new film "surrogates." it's rated pg-13. another another sigh si-fi film. the movie stars dennis quaid. it's rated r. well, no thrills here. just another a dance moves. "fame" hits theaters this weekend. it's a re-make of an oscar-winning film. "fame" is rated pg. >>> the french film also debuts. it follows the life of the founder of the famous fashion house fm her humble beginnings. it's rated pg-13. >>> let's find out about some of the stories in the works for news4 this afternoon. >> and we have a preview with pat. >> t

megan mcgrath has more from tyson's corner. >> reporter: the joys of rush hour. think your commute has gotten worse recently? you are not alone. >> it has been horrible. five times worse than it was this time last year. i have no explanation for it. >> you leave earlier and earlier, and everybody just moved everything up a couple hours. >> reporter: what is going on? how about several major construction projects, and a drop in metro ridership and an upturn in the economy, and lower gas prices. it's the perfect storm that translates into terrible traffic. >> there is a direct correlation between the price of gas and driving. there is a direct correlation between whether the economy is improving or not and the confidence people have with the economic wherewithal, and that will make them drive more. and the gridlock is more notable because of all the construction going on. >> reporter: in the month of june, traffic increased by 6.6% in the district, and 2% in maryland, and 2.3% in virginia. and those extra drivers are hitting the roads at a time when fewer people ar

. >>> more changes coming to the tyson's corner redevelopment plan. they laid out a plan for many cities with large mixed use buildings. the county is planning -- they say the concepts are to urban for the infrastructure -- too urban for the unfrastructure. >>> coming up, d.c. drivers, one less inspection for cars. >> and hold a level of security right down the escalator. >> and a college student at taxes suspect that it entered with a samurai sword. -- a tax a suspect that entered with a samurai sword. >> and the forecast added to the weekend. and keep the economy going? it's the local pizza guy that needs to pay his supplier for the dough. during these times when you think most people would roll over, small business owners figure out a way to fight, and i just love being part of that kind of a team. we are able to provide customers with ways that they can keep their business running and profitable. and to really help them... help them get through this tough time. committing small busines specialists like myself to the community, i think that speaks

pace gets better out of bethesda toward tyson. elsewhere around the capital beltway, tho major problems on the inner loop to report now. still clear from braddock road headed toward 66. out of springfield, as you can see fog is definitely a factor. 95 is going to b slow, dale city through lorton. back to you. >> thank you very much, ashley. >> thank you, ashley. >> build an extra 45 minutes into your commute if you plan to take i-95 in the lorton area overnight. vdot will be closing all lanes of the interstate between exits 161 and 163 for 30-minute periods. two of the three lanes will close at 10:30 tonight. then all lanes will be closed for up to a half hour after midnight. they'll be closed again for 30 minutes between 1:00 and 2:30 in the morning. v drot crews will be taking down overhead signs during that time as part of the i-95 expansion project. >> a fairfax county high school teacher arrested. police say she was drunk, alone in a car with a 15-year-old boy. 27-year-old valerie roesler teaches at hayfield secondary school.

the pace does improve out of bethesda as you pass by 270 out of tyson. back to you. >> thank you very much. >> checking the morning's top stories. we learned president obama and other world leaders will accuse iran of building a secret facility to produce nuclear fuel. that's expected this morning at the start of today's g-20 proceedings in pittsburgh. meanwhile, protesters have kept police busy there. about 50 people were arrested last night. >> supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg is in the hospital after becoming sick yesterday in her chamber. the 76-year-old felt fabt and lightheaded which might have been side effects from a treatment she received earlier in the day for iron deficiency. ginsburg was taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons. >> a chief of staff for a d.c. council member is facing bribery charges. ted loza works for council member jim graham. he's accused of accepting cash to promote certain taxicab legislation. loza has pleaded not guilty. graham says he was not aware of any wrongdoing in his office. >> listen up. nominate

>> we are definitely going to miss tyson. he enabled me to take my game to the next level, but i am excited about emeka. he is a strong guy, great post presence and a great defender. the thing i like most about emeka is that he is going to be hungry. he hasn't played in the playoffs yet and should be bringing the hunger and firepower our team needs. >> lot of deals are going to be made around the league. san antonio, l.a., cleveland, orlando. what move impressed you the most? >> ron artest to the lakers. i remember where i was when i heard and i said what in the world is going on. how can a team that just won a championship get better. ron artest is a guy that plays hard every night. then when you put him with a guy like kobe, i think there will be another tough team once again this year. >> i am glad you mentioned artest. he made a comment where he said if l.a. doesn't repeat people should blame him. do you think he will be blamed if the lakers don't repeat? >> i am not sure. hopefully the hornets are to blame if they don't

lows tonight across the area, well, we're looking at maybe 59 in great falls. 60 in tyson. low 60s in bethesda springs. the temperature really plummeted saturday night. but still comfortable. 60 out in bowie. maybe 59 in upper marlboro. temperatures tonight, low 70s. 73 in gaithersburg. 73 in woodbridge and 74 in fredricksburg and 74 in glen burnie. tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy and pleasant. 60s and 70s. winds south easterly at 10. the showers will be in the mountains tomorrow morning. by the afternoon, mostly sunny and warm. a shower west of town possible. we mean west like winchester, low ray. winds will still be southeasterly at 10. temperatures will still be close to 80 despite the cloud cover. a lot of thunderstorms through much of missouri. a solid line of severe weather stretching through southwestern missouri, about to go into northwestern arkansas. we still have a tremendous amount of showers in the east. we've seen rain and showers in this area and we saw the flooding in north carolina and it looks like they'll have one more night and day of pretty heavy day st

inhe loop of the beltway as you travel to and from the american legion bridge leaving tyson's headed around towards bethesda. they have yet to complete the repaving project. they have been doing milling on the center of the road. it is a little rough but not causing a backup at all. outer loop, all lane are open leaving 270 headed down to the dulles toll road. lanes are open across the 14th street bridge. light traffic volume there. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> now, to our top story arnig deadly shooting in the district. >> gunfire erupted on hamilton street in northwest washington leave is one person ted and three others wounded. fox 5's sarah simmons joins us live with the latest on this investigation. >> report: we are getting new information about this investigation this morning as well. police just released the name of the victim who was killed in the shooting. he is 24-year-old michael harris of northwest d.c. police and family member are trying to figure out what happened here. sources are telling fox 5 news that one of the victims may have been a witness

i promise my friends one day i beat mike tyson. nobody believe me but 15 years later i invite all my trends and get the same thing and put it on the table and say you remember this evening, you don't believe me and i made my dream true. and everybody was excited. >> you and your brother vladimir have lee of the four titles in the heavyweight divisions but this division has taken a lot of criticism over the last few years. people think they don't have a legitimate heavyweight contender or champion. what do you make of the criticism of the heavyweight division of boxing? >> i [inaudible] for everybody who doubts me or my brother is give me being motivation to show my skills and to show how good i m. and actually right now we have three from four most important belts and control all heavyweight division. yesterday my brother takes the belt ring magazine belt, same belt what i have before, same belt what have joe louis many, many years ago. and we are very happy to be the strongest in the world and to be the strongest heavyweight broth

at the lanes at chain bridge road at tysons corner, and they will be shut down for 30 minutes at a timee relocating overhead power lines as part of metro's expansion to dulles. speaking of met, the board of directors has voted to extendçó general manager john k. doh's contract for three years. Ñi-- john kato's contract for three years. he faces numerousÑi challenges, including safety concerns after the deadly crash. >>> the chief of staff for d.c. councilman jim gramm is facing -- after allegedlyçó promoting taxicab legislation in exchange for cash. in exchange, loza allegedly helped promote a limit on the number of d.c. taxicab licenses. >>> at least 20 people are under arrest after what is being called the largest ever mortgage fraud in fairfax county. the fbi says real-estate agents and mortgageÑi brokers paid low- income people with good credit to act as straw buyers. the real buyers made huge profits, rebuilding homes in two mansions and repeatedly reselling them or renting them out -- into mansions and repeatedly reselling them or renting them out. at high rates. >> these are indi

for example this tyson's chicken product gets the check mark because it has only 95 milligrams of sodium per serving and this one misses the cut because it has 350 milligrams of sodium. it comes from federal guidelines that sets 140 milligrams as the upper limit for the low sodium. >> we go to udda food guidelines, government sanctioned guidelines and say that's the fundamental foundation and crux for what we do. all the criteria are based on the food guidelines. >> so fruit loops, well, we have mark bittman saying things like this. >> if i take a pile of saw dust and inject some nutrients and add some sugar and turn it into something that tastes good is that okay? >> and richard caan who says yes, actually, if you leave out the saw dust. >> they're actually better because the company reformulated the product so it could get the smart choice. >> and indeed fruit loops has an upgrated ingredient list. it has the cholesterol zero than are established by the federal guidelines and also added vitamin a, c and fiber that exceeds what the guidelines say should be in a serving. >> sugar is the

. >> at the virginia governor announced the move to tyson's corner. it will create 1200 new jobs in the area. the fdic has a large presence in the washington region with more than 18,000 employees. >>> according to forbes.com, they named virginia the best state for business. even though virginia has taken a hit to the economy, is ranked high in labor supply, regulatory environment, and quality of life. following virginia is washington state, utah, colorado, at north carolina. >>> and oprah programming note. revealed on the show, if you are shocked, you are -- she had a long time sexual relationship with her father. that is coming up tomorrow on abc. >>> u.s. officials taking bribes at the border, all caught on tape. >> and say hello to fall. >> wait till you hear what the experts are saying about the redskins and the lions on sunday. and tiger woods is on the course. it is the fedex championship under way. the winner gets $10 million. chevy silverado. more confidence than ford f-150. better backed than f-150. at a value f-150 can't touch. silverado. f

creigh deeds was at tyson's corner. he addressed a group. the commonwealth governor's race continues to draw national ateng. bob mcdonald appeared on fox news sunday today. both candidate continued to talk about jump-starting the economy. >> i think these issues of jobs, the economy, taxes and spending favor me in this race. i think people want to have a fiscal conservative approach to government. that's my approach. my opponent has a very different approach. >> i want to incentivize the growth of small business and create a culture of entrepreneurship that encourages the creation of small business in every part of the state. i want to cut red tape and streamline the process. >> a "washington post" poll conducted earlier this month shows mcdonald leading deeds by a four-point margin. >>> still ahead, a dangerous gas leak forces shoppers to evacuate. and it happened at the same shopping center with this explosion happened a few months ago. >>> left-hand also, flyers beware. aerls get a new set of fees. >>> and the president and his mily head

talking 67 in tyson. 66 in great falls. 69 in bethesda. a little cooler as you go up i- 270.ot very much. 68 in rockville. 66 in upper marlboro. running about almost 10 degrees above average for the high and almost 10 degrees above average for tonight's lows. temperatures right now in alny. 81 in old town. even out to the west it is pretty warm. 81 in winchester. mostly cloudy, mild, maybe a shower. don't count on it. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. by afternoon partly sunny and warm. shower and thunderstorm possible but a nice day 84 to 88. satellite picture radar combined. little bit of snow still in the colorado rockies. above 7000 feet. >> atlanta dry today and they will be dry tonight and a slight chance of a light shower tomorrow. here are the clouds with the front. this is to our south tonight. to keep a chance of the shower in. 84 for the plains. 85 in oakton. downtown mid to upper 80s. pretty good deal. slight chance of a shower. 83 for annapolis. better chance of a shower south and east tomorrow as the front treks away. 86 tomorrow. beautiful on friday. mid-70s. th

as weber is tripped up by tyson alualu. married with two children.mily maybe down the road, to make plays like that. >> bob: he was one of our impact players. that's the 11th sack of his career. >> chris: he made a very good play there. adam weber had a nice hole with a lead blocker. they were guaranteed to get about 10 of the 15 back. >> dave: six minutes gone by in the opening quarter. here's third and 15. they go empty. weber has time. and a hook and lateral. cal not fooled. stoudermi stoudermire. they have to punt. >> bob: they hit the short guy on the left side. stoudermire comes around. gets the football. we were told by jedd fisch, he might come out and throw the football. we're going to throw it a lot. that penalty just stopped everything. >> dave: deflating. thompson back. and ran into his own guy. hung on to it. fair caught inside the 15. a very smart little girl. and this is a seat from the seven passenger toyota highlander. this is a little seat, i'm a big girl. this is the eight- passenger chevy traverse. which offers more room and it ge

beltway, it was messy yesterday, but right now wide open, no big isss leaving springfield up through tyson's through bethesda. barbara and joe, back to you. >> thanks very much. >>> 82 people are now confirmed dead. dozens of others missing after a powerful earthquake generated tsunami waves in some mow wa. the white house is now declared american some mow wa to be a major disaster area, of course, a u.s. territory. >>> in the fight against the swine flu, president obama will tour a laboratory at the national institutes of health today. he'll talk about stimulus money at work but may get questions about the nation's head dins for disease. >>> in washington today, hundreds of experts will gather for a summit to discuss what the transportation secretary calls an epidemic of distracted driving. distracted driving is believed to be responsible for a fourth of all traffic accidents each year. lawmakers are now working on ways to ban the use of cell phones and other mobile devices behind the wheel. >>> the top u.s. commander in iraq will go before a house panel on capitol hill where he's expected

monster.com's keep america working toward is making a stop there at the sheraton premiere tysons corner until 3:00 this afternoon. >>> still to come, a new development in the murder of a silver spring woman, but still no suspects. and and out of this world look at our universe. the hubble space telescope takes us deeper into the next frontier. our view from earth today is a little cloudy. >>> trials of a swine flu vaccine are going so well, health officials are ready to test it on pregnant women. thalthilgil wnbef tralth ein vaein on 12 nwome12won their secondthr th trimesters. 6% of swine flu deaths in the u.s. so far have been among pregnant women. the vaccine is currently being tested on children and adults. >>> at the university of maryland, campus health officials are calling this string of h1n1 particularly contagious. as of yesterday, at least 256 students reported swine flu symptoms. >>> walkersville town commissioners have approved an ordinance setting a religious discrimination lawsuit. the town will pay $40 million to david motley 4 224 acres of farmland of the muslim communi

the titans [unintelligible] tyson added a field goal.y have delayed when jeffrey tied it up with a cake. -- with a kick. the no. 3 favoring the number 11 and rain became so heavy they had to delay play. plenty of baseline rallies, lots of power, no breaks to serve in the opening. he took a medical time out and looked pretty uncomfortable. his uncle is also his coach and said the of abdominal injury was very bad in the first set. >> thank you very much. let's take you back or restarted at the program. to new york live where the new workers to mark the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. -- new yorkers mark the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. and of course, honoring the other people the bercow by the attacks -- other people killed by the attacks at the pentagon and pennsylvania. the project for the memorial is still beset by financial and legal problems and political arguments. joe biden will be at the cere in new york. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman'

hogs is actually trading at a discount to tyson. david's right on with his trades, right on with his view globally, and obviously -- >> right on. >> right on, david. way to go, buddy. >> don't confuse it with hogg, which is harley-davidson. >> right. completely different. >> a man that gets a lot done in a short period of time. >> he fits in nicely, that's for sure. david riegel, always nice to talk with you. shares of ford up 5% today after ceo alan mulally said the company plans to expand its cavity in emerging markets like china and india and unveiled a new car today, the figo. it also talked about its forecast for the united states, saying that auto sales in the u.s. should hit temporary.5 million units in two years. it will also be profitable in about two years. that's the best estimate right now for ford. >> and they're far more bullish on the u.s. market than anyone else. and that's very good because i think they're in the best position to test the pulse. mulally's going to be not only in india but he's going to china later o

if we wanted to live downtown or tyson's corner we would have moved there. >>reporter: many say just make it smallerment gary neurenberg, wusa # news. >>this prohe poefl would unfold over decades if it's approved. many wanted to speak. another hearing was added later this week to accommodate others voices. >>>coming up, new concerns about how long you ought to stay away from other folks if you think you have the h1n1 flu. i'm topper shutt. a few showers pushing through the area. we'll look at doppler. activity west of town north of 66. there's also rain on route 7. we'll talk about whether or not you'll have a wet morning commute. looking towards the weekend, the skins are in town. stay tuned. . >>>welcome back. here's your forecast. first some showers in the forecast for tomorrow. not a lot tomorrow. 76 degrees. a few more on thursday, 74. it will warm back up into the the upper 70s on friday and clear out nicely. a nice end to the week. here's the forecast into overnight. mostly cloudy and cool. a shower or sprinkle possible. temperatures in the 60s. winds

great falls and tyson 57. dulles in the mid 50s as well. now, tomorrow morning clouds on the increase and cool but dry. if you have early soccer games for the kids, can you get them in. if you want to cut the grass early, you can do that. 50s and 60s, winds southeasterly at ten. by afternoon, though, dufrn story. -- different story. light rain develops depending on where you are. if you're south and west of town maybe as early as 2:00 p.m. if east maybe 4:00 p.m. winds southeasterly at about ten. wet saturday. drying sunday. and drying pretty quickly on sunday. cool saturday. mild sunday. heavy rain saturday night. we're probably lacking at over -- looking at over an inch of rain. maybe 1-2 inches and then clearing on subbed. i think sunday -- sunday. i think sunday will end up being nice day over all. heavy at night on saturday. ending sunday before church. upper 70s on monday. another front comes through. showers and thunderstorms. in the wake of that, pretty cool. even with full sun. we're talking upper 60s. mid 60s on wednesday. tempera

building in mcchain this afternoon, you're looking at the 2000 block of corporate ridge drive in the tyson'scorner area. investigators have not released the area of the cause. we confirmed no one was injured. >>> take a good look at your television screen. they are trying to find the 70 kraoerld woman, last seen at her home on bradfield drive last tuesday. if you have seen her, please call police. >>> up next, a notice for del computer customer, you might p due a refund and upper. take a abg loo tissue wee take that out there moving south. we'll come back and track those. we'll track the weekend after this. >>> in tonight's living smart focus, avoid answering the phones to dodge those creditor's calls, but the financial experts offer some tips on how to deal with your debt and get you back on your feet sooner. first you need to understand your debt and try to cut your spending. it's the most important first step to getting back in the block. and you want to manage your debt the right way by putting together a debt management plan. and don't use your home equity to pay off your credit cards.

. >> reporter: this took place at the rich carlson in tyson's corner, steps outside of the hotel. you see an issue that every virginia governor has to confront transportation. he said transportation would be his first priority. >> my plan for transportation is honest and straight forward. we have got to have a dedicated, long-term funding stream all options and innovative ideas were on the table but for one. taking money from education. >> mcdonald said he's the one with the real transportation plan. >> part of it allows northern virginia to keep a portion of the sales tax money that you generated in northern virginia and keep it. >> reporter: mcdonald's leads in the polls but the deeds campaign are closing in by ruling independent voters. that will continue. in virginia, beth parker, fox 5 news. >>> coming up next here at 6 on the eve of another 9/11 aneasier -- anniversary, new amateur video ofhe attack just released. >>> a hidden camera investigation. the center of last fall's voter fraud scandal accused of advising prostitutes how to lie to the government. >>> and what was kar

headlights are continuing to leave the maryland area heading toward the american legion and in toward tysons. all overnight road work is gone so we're starting off with a clean slate. wide-open right now. back to you. >> thanks, ashley. >> thank you, ashley. >> here now is a look at some of the top stories we are following today. >>> the u.s. senate finance committee will begin shaping a health care reform bill today. they're looking at more than 500 proposed amendments which could take a few days. meanwhile, president obama took his push to late night television, appearing on "the late show" with david letterman last night. he's in new york city this week to visit the united nations among other events. >> massachusetts lawmakers are expected to change the law today so the governor can appoint an interim successor to the late senator kennedy. a replacement could be named to fill kennedy's seat by the end of the week. >> well, just days after the fbi agents arrested three men in an ongoing terror investigation, federal officials are reminding rail and transit says tells that they are vulnerab

lows tonight, a lot of 50s despite the clouds. 57 tysons, 55 great falls. 57 silver spring. upper 50sin bethesda and longville and 60 downtown. temperatures if you are heading out, it will stay dry tonight. looking at temperatures in the upper 60s to around 70. 66 frederick. 69 downtown. high was 77 today despite the clouds and 64 in manassas and 68 at quantico. 69 in fredericksburg. tomorrow morning, dry but clouds on the increase. cool. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. the clouds come in and trap this cool air. by afternoon, temperatures don't go far very fast. high 55 to 70. mostly cloudy, rather cool. light rain and showers will develop. again the heavy stuff comes in tomorrow night. we are talking about an inch of rain. i showed you this at 5:00. i have to show it again. this kind of bothered me. see the snowflakes they have hung out now as decorations. we haven't been through halloween yet. can we back things up a little bit? that's all i'm saying. satellite picture, radar combined. a lot of showers to the southwest and a tremendous amount of moisture in east tennessee

. >>> a quick reminder of a beltway closure on tyson's corner. all lanes on chambridge road, route 73, will be shut down intermittently several times between midnight friday and 5:00 a.m. dominion power is doing a little work there. again, that is happening this coming friday night overnight to saturday morning. and the proposal to bring the first slot machines to maryland cleared an important hurdle today. the slot machine commission voted to allow the gambling machines at the horse track just outside ocean city. the owner plans to bring some 800 slot machines to the track and they could be up and going by memorial day. >>> up next. is common courtesy simply a dead art form? it seems rudeness has become our regular way of behaving. >>> local residents complaining their county is marked marked and nothing is being done about it. >>> closed-captioning on 9news now is brought to you by geico. there's nothing more important than our health. so when it comes to health reform, we need a solution that works for all of us. now the president and congress

this is against the rush hour flow for those leaving tysons toward bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> julie, thank you very much. >>> 7:14 now. coming up, we have more on the events surrounding the 9/11 remembrances today. also good news in the fight against swine flu. up next on fox 5 morning news, there's an update on the vaccine and how many shots you might need to get protected. >>> then joe wilson has apologized for heckling president obama during the health care speech but this morning a bit of embarrassment may be the least of his worries. why he could be facing more fallout from his outburst. stay with us. (announcer) what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy, came from an energy company. every day, chevron invests $62 million in people. in ideas. seeking, teaching, building. fueling growth around the world, to move us all ahead. this is the power of humannergy. chevron. >>> eight years after the attacks

shoppers will find the express stores at springfield mall, fair oaks mall, tyson's corner and manassas. also a location in columbia, maryla. it will also open holiday toy centers in 260 babies r us stores, including locations in maryland and virginia. >>> some say there's no rest for the weary on another stretch of highway in northern virginia. that's because yet another rest stop is closing, this one on i-66 in manassas. it's part of the commonwealth's plan to save money in the tough economy. kimberly suiters joins us live be more on what this means for drivers. good morning, kimberly. >> reporter: good morning, barbara. virginia once had 42 rest stops. about half of them have been closed, most during the summer driving season. this one just today. they waited to close this welcome center in manassas until the fall. the state saying they just can't afford to keep them open. >>> these are the last truck drivers to rest here at the welcome center off 66 in manassas. they likely settled in before midnight, before the exit closed indefinitely. there are no specific announcements here rega

maybe even 59 in tyson. 59 in silver spring and in the mid to low 60s downtown. now, tomorrow morning becoming partly sunny and cool. not a bad start. 50s and 60s. some clouds may linger north of town. frederick north right along the border particularly. winds northwest at ten. by afternoon partly sunny and warmer. slight chance of a shower. but a vast improvement over today. high temperatures in the upper 70s and winds out of the northwest at about ten miles an hour. satellite picture radar combined. we'll zoom in here now. this is really what's left of what was tropical storm erika. it took five days to move pretty much from the carolinas north of us. and it finally has moved north of us. so we're in pretty good shape now if you go through the weekend. that said showers have moved out of new york tomorrow. showers will move back in but saturday and sunday we'll be able to play tennis up in the new york area. as far as we're concerned, you see the clouds lingering across the northern part of the viewing area. south okay. i think slowly but surely this will all l

chamber of commerce sponsored this event held at the cooperate one complex in tysons corner. the candidates addressed a number of issues including health care, transportation, energy policy and immigration. >> how in the the world can we afford to pay for virginia to do what the federal government has refused to do? what i support is coming up with a compromise at the federal level and a reform that makes sense. >> i think we ought to have some ability for safe police officers to get the training and assist the federal governor discharging their duties. >> the controversy over a thesis paper mcdonnell wrote 20 years ago came up in the debate today. deeds says issues raised in that paper show mcdonnell's ideas are out of step with most virginians such as whether women should be in the work place. mcdonnell says he supports women working and would fight for equal pay for women. >>> the other governor's race getting a whole lot of attention in this offelection year is up in new jersey. incumbent democrat jon corzine is being opposed by christopher christi and independent chris d

tyson gay one 100 meters at nine. -- seconds.sain bolt ran exactly the same time when he set a new world record at the beijing olympics but the jamaican has since lowered that mark. and the second fastest woman in history posted 10.64 and 100- meters. but still some way off of the world record. loudest cheer for china's famous -- favored track and field athlete, world record-holder in hurdles. back in competition for the first time since his injury but he looked very good indeed. they both cross the line the same time but the american was given the wind. let us wait to see the slow motion and see if you could pick the winner on the line. major league's baseball playoffs. two of the leading teams consolidated their position that the top of their divisions. l.a. dodgers, trying to win consecutive titles on the national league west for the first time since the late 1970's. they beat the san francisco giants. they fell behind in the top of the first but here they are -- two-run home run in the second. in the form, -- fourth, 2-run si

vienna, woodbridge and 63 in gaithersburg. 57 in great falls. 59 in tyson. 61 in bethesda. you go up 270, 59 in rockville. you go past that going to gaithersburg or germantown, you'll be in the mid 50s tonight. 59 in silver spring and 58 in bowie. so kind of a cool night. now, tomorrow morning, becoming partly soun sunny. showers -- sunny. showers still possible. best chance for showers will be early, right around rush hour time. winds will turn. by afternoon, partly sunny, breezy and cool. more showers possible. but not a bad day late in the day. high temperatures between 70 and 75. and winds northwesterly at 10-15. satellite picture radar combined, we've been watching this storm which is the remnants of tropical storm erika. it's been frustrating. we are looking at the last batch of showers to roll across the bay late tonight. then the whole area of low pressure lifts northward tomorrow. so while we have chance for so you werz tomorrow, the heavy rain will -- showers tomorrow, the heavy rain will move up towards boston. next seven days, 72 tomorrow. some showers still pos