but, as we know, something else happened when cornwallis went to virginia. it opened the possibility of yorktown. that was something that washington did not envisage so much as the french did. in fact, washington met twice with the french commander in america, met with him at hartford and september of 1780 and in wethersfield, connecticut in may of 1781. at both of those meetings, rocha mboh asked washington, what do you want to do? in both instances, washington said i want to campaign to take new york city. he argued with washington, we can't succeed there. we cannot succeed in an attack on new york city. the british have held the too long. they have had six years to prepare their defense is. we cannot win. but he had been ordered by lilly t-16, his washington show, defer to washington, do what he wants to do so after the wethersfield conference-- at the wethersfield conference, he agreed, okay we will attack new york and washington wrote back to west point, thinking that would be the next item on the agenda. but, as soon as washington wrote-- rhoda way, he

i want to thank the people from the northern virginia community college. we have students, administrators, faculty, staff. thank you all for being here. we look forward to your participation. and all of you hear from the m&a community, a community hard hit by the health-care crisis we face in america. -- and thethe annandale community. we want to engage the public and have the president answered their questions. in addition to the people here today, we are live streaming this session over the internet. we want to make sure that everybody has a chance to get in the action to participate. we will have a multi dimensional session. three different ways. first, we will have a chance to hear the video responses to the questions that were put to us here today. and the weekend the president did a youtube video and so we will have video questions first. the white house is doing the live cast on whitehouse.co m and on our facebook page and questions coming from twitter. all that goes on as the president will be asking questions. a nice gentleman named nathan will be

morning across virginia.race of rain for the entire month. the lawns have gone from green to brown and crunchy. temperatures in the 60s in many areas to the lower 70s. the shenandoah valley the the cool stuff. closer to town we have temperatures in the upper 60s. we will have cloudy skies and a few breaks and sun and a couple of showers with highs in the low 80s. >>> pour the coffee and drink it up. enjoy the ride, folks. 66 eastbound right now tracking zero problems from route 50 to 123 and beyond. let's go ahead and move it over to some more traffic. 395 northbound from duke to seminary, looks like from 95 to the 14th street bridge a 20- minute commute and we are flying southbound on the gw parkway. from the key bridge or from the beltway to the key bridge lanes are wide open. 9 news now will be right back. in the 1930s, farmers planted nutrient-rich soybeans... to replenish the barren soil of the american dust bowl. today, we take that same historic bean, mix it with fruit and bake it... into soyjoy. conci

he was the commander of the virginia regimen, an army raised by virginia. the problem was, that both great britain and france claimed what was called the ohio country. and the ohio country was essentially what we think of today, as ohio and indiana and illinois. and so there was a struggle going on between those two countries, they had actually fought three wars since the late 17th century with parts of america being an aspect, in those wars, and so, virginia sent an army out to the ohio country, it was actually an army that was to build a for fiction at the head of the ohio river, which is pittsburgh today, and when the army was created, washington was named the number 2 man in the arm, joshua frye, was the initial colonel, and frey died in an accident and fell off his horse and was killed in the accident and washington was elevated at the age of 22, to be the commander of the virginia army. and he took the army out and ran into a force of french soldiers, as he was advancing on pittsburgh, he was still quite a ways away. 25 miles or so from the head of th

the gunman opened fire at virginia tech. this stone sits under a tree and memorializes his daughter. this amendment -- >> would allow virginians to get permits from states that easier standards than we have. >> senator thune said my legislation enables citizens to protect themselves. >> it is extremely dangerous because it allows people have the -- who passed it equivalence to get a concealed weapons permit and come to virgia with a weapon. >>> we are told the senate will take up the defense appropriations bill that this amendment is attached to later this afternoon. >>> more problems for metro. another metro employee has been reprimanded for inappropriate behavior. an employee took a picture of a metro bus driver reading while behind the wheel. it happened last week pleasant walt the boss was at a stop light. metro has instituted a zero tolerance policy that calls for any operator to be fired if using a cell phone while driving. >>> now for a look at business headlines. >> good morning. after a powerful rally, things may be

is virginia closed to tourists? >> virginia is closing the stops to help seal a multi-million dollar budget gaps, but could cost live, forcing drivers to stay on the road. >> this is a safety issue for the state of virginia. if you get a major accident with a truck, a tan drem truck, you could have a lot of people killed. >> virginia governor kim taken supports commercializing the rest stops to allow businesses to come in. >> you come up to a rest stop and see it's that well taken care of and attract people, not just rest at the rest stop but to hang out, then yeah, that would be great. >> aaa has come out against the closings. officials there say come tuesday the high ways could become even more dangerous. v-dot officials tell me right around midnight, they'll begin putting barrels out blocking all right entrances right around 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning, all of the 18 rest stops will be closed for good. reporting live from dale city, virginia, darcy spencer, back to you, wendy. >>> police are furious about new all

and.s south in virginia. norfolk got hammered this morning high clouds iet qua quio the icsih utit utside with the humidity levels that e ar humidity levels 73 an hudi lmiels 73 ty ingtshon. 72 cambridge and southern maryland and quantico this morning and culpeper at 64. partly to mostly sunny day. it will be hot. only a stray thunderstorm. high temperatures in the lower 90s. heat index could be in the mid- 90s. it is almost 6:00. here's kenny with traffic. >>> thank you very much. we are starting with an accident on the wilson bridge, blocking the right lane. you have emergency crew on the scene right now with it. also look for the delay as you can see beginning at 295. we also have an accident on the other bridge the american legion bridge on the outer loop. emergency crews are on the scene. there's going to be a brief delay in the area. over to maryland now. traffic is starting to pick up between the prince georges and montgomery counties. as you can see here at new hampshire avenue, it will continue over

we won't come through virginia [ laughter ] >> reporter: but it is not a laughing matter for virginia state officials who recognize the impact the closures will have on tourism and commercial revenue and are looking at a host of measures that will allow them to reopen the facility. behind me you see one of the last trucks that actually made it to the rest stop before it closed and across route 66 is the only rest stop that is still open, that is on the westbound side of i-66. however, that rest stop will close in september. and this, andrea, is not the only thing that will happen. officials are considering cutting back on the safety patrols that help stranded motorists along the way and this is because of a budget short fall. armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> time for another living smart report. digital correspondent jessica doyle is back with a check on how the economy is looking. >> that's right. we will get a financial checkup from the head hoff the fed. ben bernanke is heading to captiol hill for a session with lawmakers today. starting at 10:00 this morning he's ex

tech shooting are making a plea to virginia's senators. they took out a full paige ad asking the two democratic senators to vote against a concealed weapons amendment. that amendment wouldive people who are licensed to carry concealed weapons in their home state the right to legally carry their weapons in other states as well. >> the virginia gubernatorial race is heating up. but the democrat candidate says he has a plan to fix the sluggish committee. creigh deeds announced his plan today with new tax credits for businesses that create jobs and provide loans for small business in rural areas with high employment. he says fixing the state's transportation problems and creating green jobs are keys to fixing the economy. his opponent picked up an endorsement from a big tim kaine spurter. sheila johnson appeared with bob mcdonald to announce she's backing the republican. johnson,ho is a democrat, says she believes mcdonald can curran virginia's economy around. johnson has given more than $750,000 to governor kaine and the democratic national c

get a virginia traffic update.s angie. >> begin with a traffic alert in virginia. 66 eastbound between the fairfax county parkway and 123 is where we have a report of crash activity. moving along to 395 northbound. we are stacked and jammed from duke over to seminary. and finally come fly with me. we are on the dulles toll road from the greenway past the airport through herndon, reston, tysons corner. lanes are wide open. the time is 6:37. 9 news now will be right back after these messages. vo: since 2006, walmart has sold over 260 million compact fluorescent light bulbs. sasave money. live better.7 billion walmart.on their electric bills. when morning comes in the middle of the night... rooster crow. ...it affects your entire day. to get a good night's sleep, try 2-layer ambien cr. the first layer dissolves quickly to help you fall asleep. and unlike other sleep aids, a second dissolves slowly to help you stay asleep. when taking ambien cr, don't drive or operate machinery. sleepwalking, and eating or driving whil

a warning for women in northern virginia.women are attacked in a matter of days. >>> the new push on capitol hill to legalize online gambling. >> pop star chris brown breaks his silence in a new ñó ol >>> weather and traffic on the 1s. good morning. now 6:11. on radar, some light rain now falling in southern maryland that's heading off to the north, getting a little light rain southern prince george's county, through central calvert, maybe moving into anne arundel county, just to the east of the beltway in prince george's county over the next few minutes. right now near 70 in washington, 60s in the suburbs, in many of the rural areas. highs today reaching the mid-80s. small chance of a passing late afternoon or evening thundershower. turning more humid tomorrow. there's a chance of a -- small chance of an afternoon thundershower on wednesday, highsn the mid-80s. a rather steamy day. a look at the rest of the week and the weekend in ten minutes. how's the traffic? >> tom, start out on 66 where it is very backed up this morning

virginia is for "if you can hold it? ."i don't think closing the rest stops is the greatest idea in the world but as long as they won't let states commercialize the rest stops to bring in dollars, this is the deal for the for seeable future. last week we ran a story about a truck dealer in missouri giving out free ak-47 rifles as a promotion to selling trucks. there is a reason the crime rate in virginia is lower than in d.c. it's called an armed citizenry. d.c. is lacking in the armed citizenry and has a lot of armed criminals. setting aside the gun argument for a moment, can you compare crime rates in a big city to a state that's mostly rural and suburban. besides, listen to bob to lives in dumbfrys,. he thinks it's a good idea. the only thing that would be make it better if he was held personally responsible for the murder some of those guns will be put to. we love a good debate here in the mail bag and we only put your e-mails to filling up the mail bag. the address is wusa9.com, don't forget your name and where you're

america's top state for business 2009, virginia. the old dominion state regains its dominion in business, rebounding from its number two finish last year, with 1478 out of 2500 points. virginia wins its top marks in the business friendliness category. the second friendliness state behind neighboring delaware for the second year in a row. in the state's hard fought and closely watched governor's race this year, the economy is the number one issue, and virginia's still hurting. but compared to the rest of the country, virginia is starting to level off. it improved to this seventh best economy in the nation this year, compared to number 17 last year. virginia's unemployment rate stands at 7.2%. foreclosures are relatively flat. the top individual income tax rate is 5 3/4%. the corporate tax, which virginia boasts it hasn't raised in 30 years, is 6%. the sales tax, state and local combined, is 5%. virginia's largest private employer is walmart, followed by n northrom drum mans. they've been saying it for years virginia is for lover, lov

rahall of west virginia.he speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 653, the gentleman from west virginia, mr. rahall, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: mr. speaker, this is amendment makes four changes to h.r. 1018 as reported by our natural resources committee. first, after further consultation with experts in the field, the amendment will broaden the types of fertility control that would be available to the bureau of land management in order to better manage the wild horse and burro population. next, the amendment narrows the definition of commercial uses prohibited under the act. the purpose of this change is to clearly prohibit the sale of horses and burros for slaughter while clarifying that use of these animals on farms or in other commercial operations is allowed. the amendment also makes a technical change to clarify the membership requirements for the wild horse and burro advisory council and finally the a

the doctor left virginia tech a year before the shootings. a criminal investition is underway. tim kaine said the details of seung-hui cho's health records will be released soon. >>> families of virginia tech shooting victims pushed lawmakers to vote against a concealed weapons amendment. today, they got their wish. supporters were just two votes shy of the 60 needed to approve the measure. >> by a narrow margin, the u.s. senate shot down a measure today that would have allowed people to consider it -- to carry concled weapons across state lines, a rare defeat for the nra. >> it has a lot to do with states' rights and the ability of law enforcement to set the standards, the safety standards for gun ownership and carrying concealed weapons in their own states. >> 20 democrats joined republicans in support of the bill, but it fell short by two votes. republican senators did lugar and another surprise the nra vocates by voting no. >> there is so much politics going on it and a vote like this, they know what it takes to get it passed. >> big city mayors and gun victims groups lobbi

for us, -- southeast virginia. for us, hit and miss showers, and then it is moving out, setting the stage for a good weekend. looking at the numbers, areas with rain, martinsburg 69. fairfax is 77, 80 degrees fredericksburg. mid-80s raleigh, north carolina, cooler air to the north and the central plains. to the southwest, 90 degrees dallas, 109 degrees phoenix. the energy is swinging through, coming through later in the evening, showers and storms possible. cooler, drier air moving and saturday. nice weekend saturday and sunday. the energy stays off the coast. at the beach, it could be hit or miss showers, and unsettled pattern. tomorrow, mid 80's, clearing, low humidity. those humidity, 84 sunday. the same on monday. if you are heading to the beaches, 79 at the delmarva beaches, the water temperature 77 degrees on the outer banks. still comfortable. around here, we remain dry. >> very comfortable. >>> thank you. coming up in prime time, "20/20" introduces us to 22-year-old triplets who suffered third degree burns

georgia, south carolina, north carolina and virginia. those with the most important colonies, economically, to great britain because that's where the cash crops like tobacco and rice and indigo were grown. and the british thought that if they could subdue those colonies, they could come out of the war with a large american empire. they could perhaps hold canada. they could perhaps hold everything west of the appalachian mountains. they could hold those up for southern colonies, virginia, the two carolinas and georgia. they already held florida, which they had acquired in the french and indian war, and they held several sugar islands in the caribbean. so they would not only have a large american empire, but their american empire would surround the united states. and the united states might consist of no more than nine or 10 states. in fact, if it was about small and that vulnerable and at hand in, the chances of the united states remaining an independent country for very long were slim, to say the least. so the british turned toward conqu

he was the commander of the virginia regiment, an army raised by virginia. the problem was that both great britain and france claimed what was called the ohio country. and the ohio country was essentially what we think of today as ohio and indiana and illinois and -- so there was a struggle going on between those two countries. they had actually fought three wars since the late 17t 17th century, with parts of america being an aspect in those wars. and so virginia sent an army out to the ohio country, it was actually an army that was to build a forth fir indication at the head of the -- fortification at the head of the ohio river which is pittsburgh today and with the army was created, washington was named the number two man in the army and joshua frey was the initial colonel and frey died in an accident, he fell off his horse, and was killed in the accident. washington was elevated at the age of 22 to be the commander of the virginia army. and he took the army out, and he ran into a force of french soldiers as he was advancing on pittsburgh, he was still qui

taking it over to virginia, this is 395.definitely below speed from the capital beltway to seminary. and again from the pentagon to the 14th street bridge. finally to wrap it up, we give you 95 northbound in virginia where from dale boulevard over to the fairfax county parkway we're looking at a 25-minute commute. andrea, over to you. >> thank you. >>> our time is 6:48. in the district you can no longer renew your car registration in person. the dmv now only takes renewals on line or through the mail. they're their are also drop boxes in dmv offices. there will soon be one less dmv branch. the brentwood service center in northeast will close friday, august 14. offices in georgetown, southwest, and southeast will remain open. >>> fairfax county is delaying a decision on whether to allow a school to expand. what's taught at the school has made it controversial. it's the international saudi academy along route 1. last year its curriculum was condemned by a federal committee. it has since revised what it teaches. but a meeting o

rest stops in virginia are closing down. tomorrow, 19 rest stops around the state will close to help shrink a budget gap. the rest area on eastbound i-66 in manassas will close to cars and trucks. the rest area on i-95 in dale city will close to cars but will remain open to trucks. it costs the state $500,000 each year to operate each rest stop. right now virginia is struggling with a $2.6 billion budget hole and closing down nearly half the state's rest stops will save the commonwealth $9 million a year. >> it's sad. i mean, most people use it, hence, to rest. if you're tired, you need to rest. if you need to use the rest room, you need to do that. kids need to get out of the car occasionally so they stop screaming. >> virginia leaders want to commercialize rest stops. they're asking krs to help pay the way for private businesses to operate them. right now, federal law prohibits commercial activities at interstate rest stops. >> new today, struggling lender c.i.t. group is getting a bailout. this time it's not coming from t

virginia closed many of their rest stops. we are live from one of the only remaining ones in northern virginia. there are moments in time when the paths we take do determine our future. today we are communicating with each other as never before - and that requires a seamless network that is constantly growing better, smarter, and more secure. that's why our scientists and eineers in our labs, are taking the fastest technology in the world and making it mobile, better and faster - to keep pushing the internet further than anyone dreamed. last year alone we invested more in building america's future than any other company - improving and expanding our network, to keep you in control. and behind the scenes, that takes work by our employees, who pride themselves knowing, that because they do it right, you might not even notice. if all of that, makes your connections, faster and more secure... well, that's our business. at&t... your world... delivered. >>> know where to stop when you have to go. virginia close rest stops across th

moving over to the cameras, 95 northbound in virginia. looking at a ten minute commute from the prince william parkway to lorton. we will switch the shot and take you to 66 and show you eastbound traffic here. we have something new for you. an accident near nutley blocking at least one lane. as a result of this you know the drivers are backed up to 123. that delay is growing. and moving along, hello, maryland. 270 southbound not looking so bad here at montgomery village avenue but we are watching volume build between germantown road and i-370. slow ride from university to georgia but that's a minor delay. over to you. beg shift often the beltway and it is a change that is affecting take right now. armando trull is live what what you need to know good morning. >> good morning. i'm on the eisenhower connector bridge and behind me you see traffic heading from springfield to the wilson bridge. that traffic is being diverted because of work on the wilson bridge. >> the eisenhower connector loop, we are two lanes and we are routing one lane dow

is from west virginia university. he spent his teaching career at the university of west georgia and carrollton george, 33 years in the classroom and writing books along the way. some ten in total that all focus on the history and characters of the revolutionary war in colonial america. i have two calls who have been waiting patiently but i want to ask you when did you take your career in the direction of revolutionary war history? >> guest: well, can i back up a little bit about history itself? when i was in high school, i saw a documentary, have seen a sense, it wasn't a very good documentary, but i was about 16-years-old and what impressed me was david will burke documentary called the twisted cross, the rise and fall of hitler. and i became fascinated how somebody like that could get and how were and do the things he did and did the day after i saw the documentary i went to the library for the first time in my life and i checked out a biography of hitler and started reading it. and so i became interested in histor

b@ >>> we're flying along 95 in virginia. clear ride from fredericksburg to the springfield. >>> just turning to 5:40 the justice department says the north carolina man and six others are in custody charged with conspiracy to support terrorism. officers raided a home in willow springs, north carolina. one suspect identified as daniel boyd is accused of training and hiding in afghanistan. >>> police in chile clashed with 100 protesters using rubber bull lets. demonstrators fought back with stones and shotguns. the protesters are descendents from the original inhabitants and they want to live on their an zest roland. >>> president obama hosted a reception for ambassadors at the white house. the president said the united states cannot solve its problems unless the solutions involve cooperation among nations. >>> there's a way to find out which area hospitals have the highest survival rate. we will show you it coming up in what's on the web. >>> plus, playing in the surf can pose a danger even when the waves don't appear to be hi

so for the time being the site that is greeting many folks in virginia barrels and barricades saying this is the southern hospitality you can expect on virginia's highways in manassas, armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> 18 rest stops in virginia have closed and we have the list on our website. go to the virginia news page at wusa9.com. >>> they want to crack down on drivers who read on the driver metro says. this bus driver caught reading in a photograph will receive a written warning. the picture was published in the examiner. metro's current policy calls for the driver to be fired following the fourth offense. but it is looking at more serious punishments. metro train drivers who text behind the wheel will now be fired immediately. >>> still to come on 9 news now, see how a couple of new jersey clam diggers turned a huge profit from a free meal. >>> also, see how witnesses became heros after a van full with children crashed and caught on fire. we'll be right back. >>> every second counted when a so suv flipped over and caught on fire this milwaukee. the frantic rescue

we go now to northern virginia committee college, with virginia gov. tim kaine introducing this town hall on health care. >> it is a pleasure to welcome everybody to northern virginia community college, the second largest community college in the united states. [applause] and the largest trader of health care work force professionals in the washington metropolitan area. i want to thank the president and the chancellor of the community college for being such great hosts today. we're also joined by numerous elected officials come and i will not name them all, but we of federal, state, local, from boards of supervisors to u.s. senators, here on such an incredible topic, and we're so glad to have them. the president has had plenty to do in the last five months, as you all know, working to bring the american economy back, properly arranged our fares these heavy the rest of the world, regulated credit cards and tobacco is so that our kids to be sacred pay equity for women. in the massive issues, he has not failed to pay attention to virginia. he has not fail

drive to fredericksburg virginia.e marquee south point nine theater will be showing it and on facebook and my space provided the traffic isn't so huge it crashes those site and i understand, you have another way folks can watch. >> that's right. cbs will have live coverage of the memorial. you can watch it beginning at 1:00 p.m. here's how that will impact our broadcast schedule for today. -- >>> police investigating the death of mcnair say his 21-year- old girlfriend bought the handgun at the scene. last night her nephew said that she said police told him they were almost sure his aunt was the shooter. police have not confirmed that report. police are waiting for the results of ballistic and toxicology tests before they issue a final report. a memorial for mcnair will be thursday in nashville. he will be buried in his hometown in mississippi. >>> pentagon officials say the air force is developing a in video sensor program and assigning 2500 new analysts to help with the war in afghanistan. they will gather and interp

out in central west virginia, it's only in the 40s.tern shore now in the mid-60s under a clear sky. we'll have plenty of sunshine today. by mid-afternoon into the mid-80s. sunrise is just a few minutes away at 5:55. sunset at 8:33. we'll have a clear night tonight, another cool morning tomorrow morning. tomorrow, mostly sunny, warm and dry with light breezes, highs reaching the mid and upper 80s. winds out of the southwest around 5 to 15. i'll show you my forecast for thursday, friday, the weekend and a look at next week. that will be in ten minutes. jerry, good morning. how's the traffic? >> good morning. authorities wrapping up the vehicle fire we told you about earlier out in gainesville at 66 westbound just right at the route 29/gainesville interchange. only one lane is closed off. eastbound from haymarket in, all your lanes are open headed for the capital beltway. let's check the rails this morning, see how they're doing. metrorail, everything's fine. by the way, we're told over at dupont, the escalators are out of service t his m

two people in virginia died from the swine flu. there have been 170 confirmed swine flu deaths nationwide. >>> former d.c. mayor marion barry heads to court tomorrow. find out whether he will face formal charges of stalking a woman during the fourth of july weekend. news4 was first to report barry's arrest by u.s. park police saturday night. this case involves barry and his stormy relationship with that woman. tom sherwood is here with more on this. tom? >> the court date is tomorrow. but with new incidents, this case remains confusing. late tuesday night, barry's spokeswoman was denouncing his saturday arrest in anacostia park. and new suggestions that barry improperly once employed the woman. donna watts now accusing him of stalking. >> the series of events surrounding the contract have nothing to do with the event which occurred over the fourth of july weekend. >> reporter: moments later, the woman abruptly showed up to challenge the barry spokeswoman's account. >> none of this stuff is true? >> what i did hear is not true. >> a

deeds, the defender of rural virginia.>>e lose economic opportunities because we don't have the transportation infrastructure to support it. >> reporter: republican, mcdonald, making every effort to nationalize the race. >> if they are bad for virginia and kill jobs and hurt our businesses and hurt our citizens, i will stand up against it. >> neither man scored a knockout, but the contrasts were stark. from abortion -- >> i have been olife. he is outside of the mainstream when it comes to finding common ground on this issue of life. >> during this man's legislative career, he introduced 35 bills that would restrict a woman's right to choose. >> reporter: to taxes. >> you believe that higher taxes is the way to prosperity. you voted for $3.5 billion in tax increases and to increase the gas tax six times over the last five years. you voted for 19 tax increases. >>> two can play that game. you voted to raise the sales tax in hampton road and increase the tax on soft drinks, incompetent crease the tax on oil. you voted for eve

we have done some wonderful things in virginia, but we are working at the margins, because in virginia and in the nation, one in seven americans and one in seven vearns don't have health insurance, and those that do find serious difficulties in costs and quality. our president is joining us today to talk about that, and it is so great to welcome him here. i want to introduce the moderator of the session today as the president gives remarks and takes questions from the add conference. valerie is the senior advisor to the president who is both the senior advisor and assistant for intergonchtal affairs. she is a long long-time friend of the president and has worked in several capacities in washington. of particular note, this topic, the need for health care reform, is one that she knows a lot about. she was the chairman of the university of chicago medical center board of trustees working on training of health professionals and provision of care through the university of chicago hospital. please join me in giving a great northern virginia welcome to valerie jarrett? [applause] >> thank yo

in virginia 95 northbound the main delay. no surprise from the prince william parkway to lorton. 15 minutes and growing. to the inner loop. here's the map. from 95 to 66. some better news. drivers moving at a great pace and metro red line users, know you are going to expect delays until thursday morning rush and that's because we have investigators still investigating that accident from june 22nd near the fort totten station. that's the latest look aft the trains and traffic. now over to and california. >>> that's one small step for man, one gain leap for man kind. on this date 40 years ago men walked on the moon for the first time today they are here in washington to be honored for their accomplishments. armando trull is live on the national mall with more on the story. >> reporter: the men who left the first ever footsteps on the sandy soil of the moon are here in town to celebrate their historic achievement of 40 years ago. 40 years ago man set foot on the moon and they spoke humbly about their role in that achievement. >>

as we got to the airport in west virginia, everybody cheered. everybody high fived the captain. some of them gave hugs. >> reporter: another plane later brought the passengers to baltimore. overnight, southwest airlines began visual inspections of the 200 similar planes in its fleet. but those checks did not turn up y problems. now southwest, boeing, the plane's maker, and the ntsb will pinpoint the cause of the hole. >> we're going to work vigorously with the proper authorities to examine all of the aircraft safety records and to try determine the cause of this. >> reporter: at bwi's southwest terminal today, few passengers had even heard of the mishap. this woman bound for a norfolk, virginia, found the news unsettling. >> of course it concerns me. how did it happen? why didn't they catch it? >> reporter: the most passengers we spoke to say they are confident their plane will be safe. >> it doesn't give me a pause. i mean flying is safer than being in a car, especially around the beltway here. so, no. if i'd known about it, i would have flown.

woodstock, virginia a little over a half an inch of rain. many more areas had rainfall totals like this -- nothing. alexandria, the district mild temperatures at this hour. official numbers today, 84 at the airport, 70 the low. the average 89. we have bee -- one of the hottest days 106 back on this day in 1930. talking about the temperatures and the rainfall. so far this month, the first 20 days of july, reagan natnal has had about .25 inches of rain. we should have had 2.25 inches rain, so we're way behind. we're below normal this month. only three of the first 20 days have been at or above normal. normally by now we have hit 14 days or sho so in the month of july in the 90's. upper 60's near 70 now. 70 in fairfax. bowie and baltimore, temperatures cool. 63 in pittsburgh. el paso, texas, still 97 degrees. moisture coming up out of the south. out the southeast toward the tropical atlantic, more clouds, more moisture possibility. you can see batches of rain. chance of showers and thunderstorms. nothing organized, just kind of come and go as t

here's the outer look headed for virginia. the inner loop from virginia to maryland. travel lanes are open. the drive south along i-270 as we begin the commute headed out of frederick to rockville, looks odd. south of town, 95 route 1 corridor, watch for the potential of slick roads. back to you. >>> thank you, jerry. >>> 5:12 right now. 73 degrees out there. what some doctors are saying about the death investigation of pop star, michael jackson. >>> plus, more people have it than want to admit it -- next at 5:15, why does it happen? and what can you do about stinky eet. did you fall? oh...rollerblading. you poor thing. skiing accident? um...mountain biking. mmm. snowboarding? hang gliding! respect. hard water stains, huh? (announcer) cleaning hard water stains with the wrong product can be painful. lime-a-way is scientifically proven to eliminate limescale. the leading all-rpose cleaner doesn't. for lime, calcium and rust, lime-a-way is a must. this summer, clean your grill with new easy-off barbeque grill cleaner. >>> breaking news out of bethesda, maryland. montgom

to virginia now.to the graphics the 50 accident to the district has been cleared on the roosevelt bridge. all lanes are open and the delays that were there have cleared out. inner loop of the beltway, clear ride from springfield to 6. eastbound 66 as you can see to the top of the screen a delay nutley street to the beltway. over to dc. rit now 14th street will be open for much of the day. however, expect some intermittent closures between now and 6:00 this evening. now over to peggy fox. >> thank you very much. >>> when you think of summertime and the things that you did as a child, odds are you caught lightning bugs or fire flies. today we are learning about these fascinating insects and how to make a spruced up fire fly jar. we have with us liz, resource editor of washington family magazine and my own daughter lea who is 8. thank you for being here. >> welcome. >> she is right now already getting started on her fire fly jar and thank you for coming in. >> i love this idea. >> you have brought your o

southern parts of virginia, southwestern virginia, quite a difference there. for us, evening showers. right her in northwest washington, by the way, no rain so far today. the rain chances over the next few days, though, i think will continue to be around right on into a good part of the weekend and also some humidity. tell you about that and the outlook for the week ahead when i join you. >>> still ahead, a group of people pull a woman and her two children from a burning car. we'll see how it looked on tape. >>> that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> and it was 40 years ago today that apollo 11 made history and walked on the moon. >>> there's controversy brewing about a proposal that would allow beer and wine into libraries in loudoun county. >>> and bad news for folks hoping to take advantage of th o--tolckhoesscal s tax ho t if we don't act, medical bills will wipe out their savings. if we don't act, she'll be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. and he won't get the chemotherapy he needs. if we don't act, health care c

. >> stahl: when we showed up at the weekend gun show in richmond, virginia, the line to get in went around the building. how many guns will be sold at a show like this over a weekend like this? >> probably thousands. >> stahl: despite the recession, the business of selling guns and ammo is booming. and we were surprised to hear some of the reasons why. >> simon: we all grew up learning that the lion is the king of the jungle. and now that we're not little anymore, we know just how vulnerable they are. in fact, when exposed to man's devices, lions are extremely fragile. the latest weapon being used against them is poison. yes, poison. and that's one reason why conservationists say africa's lions are in trouble. are you suggesting that the lion in kenya could become extinct? >> i'm suggesting that the lion in africa will become extinct. >> gentlemen and ladies, let the games begin. ( cheers and applause ) >> ♪ ... me a lady tonight >> rose: steve wynn is a man with the midas touch who added glamour to the gambling industry. >> if you're going to start a gambling joint, start a gamblin

it happened in ashburn, virginia, on creighton road just before 1:00. authorities say the moving van ran a stop sign and then collided with the truck. four of the victims were flown to the hospital. two are said to be in critical condition now. the other five were taken to a hospital by ambulance. >>> a second child is now dead following injuries that he sustained in an apartment fire that was caused when somebody left a pot unattended on the stove. it happened early friday evening in the riverdale section of prince georges county. the boys were left home alone when the fire started. michael flynn has our report. >> this second child was just seven years old. he died early yesterday evening after he was taken off life support. >> the little boys -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: neighbors gathered today at the makeshift memorial for the two young fire victims. 5-year-old jordan ferrell died friday night. his brother, 7-year-old jay ferrell, passed away yesterday. >> it's sad. we were trying to get in and save the little kids and we couldn't because the smok

open, and virginia is looking to save money.the closing should save $9 million a year, helping to close the $2.6 billion short fall in the budget. they want to allow the stops to be commercialized to keep them running. >> most people use it to rest. if you are tired, youeed to rest. if you need to use the rest room, you need to do that. and kids need to get out of the car to stop screaming. >> i think the rest stops are critical to the safety, and for you to take that break when you need it. the spokesman said tourists need to stop. the i-66 stop will remain open until next month. >>> federal investigators say the operator of the light-rail train turned off the automatic controls moments before the crash. and the light-rail slammed into a parked train injuring 48 people. if the operator kept the autopilot on, the accident could have been avoided. the train did not have any mechanical problems. >>> and metro riders in our area can expect more delays next week. there are fewer trains running and the trains are running slower than

a chance of rain around richmond, virginia and the mountains of virginia. dan, looks like a gorgeous day in so many spots. hopes everyone gets out and enjoys it. >>> thank you, bill. >>> an idea what to expect on wall street this week. a sourpuss goes after kids selling lemonade. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> a booming weekend for the boy wizard, while "bruno" goes bust. >>> a stirring playoff in the british open as a 59 tries to become world's oldest champion. and lance armstrong and the tour de france. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today," everyone. i'm dan kloeffler. and here are some of your top headlines this morning. six months into his presidency, barack obama's approval rate dropped bow the 60% approval rating for the first time. it is now at 59%. that's a six-point drop from last month. >>> in san francisco, federal investigators there say they don't know why the operator of a train that crashed this weekend switched off autopilot right before the collision. they said had

a few showers in west virginia and delmarva. the ones in west virginia may hold together. not convinced so keep that in mind but the best shower chance we have seen in me time as it is bone dry out there. keep that in mind, as well. we need the rain. temperatures in the 70s. you have to go to roanoke or central pennsylvania to find 60s in ocean city, a balmy 80 degrees and shower and storms west of them. upper 70s if not 80 by 9:00. mid-80s for lunchtime and 90ish for a high. a code yellow moderate air quality. let's get a traffic update from angie goff. >>> yes. the time is 5:01. quickly looking at the inner loop at georgetown pike. the ramp is closed due to an accident. move outside and show you the capital beltway here on the outer loop at new hampshire avenue, looks like drivers are moving at speed. inner loop is fine, as well. back to realtime graphics, westbound on little river, we know it is closed at cornwell drive because of a sinkhole out here. we know the crews will be working out here. the best bet is to use columbia bike or braddock road as an accident. eastbo

>>> an alert to drivers in northern virginia. a water main break is causing major problems on one major roadway. what you need to know before you head out the door. >> more trouble for metro riders. part of the red line will be shut down today. how it could affect your daily commute. >> plus, a shooting on capitol hill. police get into a firefight and kill a man just blocks from the capitol building. how the frightening ordeal unfolded. >>> good morning and welcome to "news 4 today." i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang in for barbara harrison. it is thursday, july 16th, 2009. >> let's take a look outside right now. we can see the early dawn light just beginning to appear right now at 5:00. 75 degrees. looks like we may get some humidity back today, right, tom? >> it is beginning to return, our old friend and relative humidity is now beginning to show up, oh, about 30, 45 miles or sothou swest of washington. beginning to soulowlyomep uouru way, but right now on radar, no preciparat tion ouethend mro iea ernrhe tntou b mnsai tut th

northern virginia. the governor made the announcement yesterday. some of the money will be used to complete the fairfax county hayway. and for paving work. work would start soon. >>> it's not clear if any of that stimulus money might be used to reopen rest stops along virginia interstates. sky 9 was over interstate 95 this morning. the rest stops in both directions at a dale city closed to drivers. same thing on 95 in ladysmith. armando troll was along 66 and manassas and rest stops are closed there too. >> reporter: barrels and barricades telling them they are no longer welcome at 18 rest stops in the commonwelt. every day for the last four years, bob dugan has opened the door of this rest stop on i-66. today he closed them for good. >> the money is just not there apparently with the state to keep these facilities open. >> reporter: the virginia department of transportation has closed 18 highway rest stops. >> he didn't give me a time limit. but he said i'm going to have to leave shortly. >> reporter: and many motorists are angry. >> all and all i

the navy will not -- fort myer in virginia. the navy will not release information except to the next of kin. 805,000 family members lives as well as retirees. >>> southwest airlines has spent the night inspecting 200 of its aircraft. this after a 737 en route to bwi airport from nashville, tennessee, made an emergency landing in charleston, west virginia. the cabin lost pressure and passengers reported being able to see out through a hole about one-foot square. no one was injured. about 1/3 of southwest's fleet is comprised of 737s. >>> nasa is taking a one-day break in its effort to launch the space shuttle endeavour. the astronauts were once again on board and the countdown underway last night when thunderstorms got too close to the kennedy space center. nearly the exact same scenario had played out just 24 hours earlier. now endeavour is scheduled to blast off tomorrow around 6:00 p.m. if it doesn't go by thursday, the launch will be delayed until at least july 26. >>> and wusa9.com is teaming up with historybeat.com -- >>>

drive to fredericksburg, virginia. south point theater will be showing it and facebook and my space if they don't crash and i understand you have another way folks can watch, right? >> exactly. they can watch here on cbs. it is covering michael jackson's memorial service live starting at 1:00. here's how that will impact our broadcast schedule for today. the young and restless can be seen from 11:00 a.m. to noon. as the world turns will be pre- empted. the price is right will move to 3:00 p.m. today. >>> in other news, in the courtroom a judge has changed who's in charge of michael jackson's estate. his mother catherine won temporary control last week but monday the judge put the two men named as executors of jackson's will in charge. however they were ordered to keep her informed of their actions on behalf of michael's estate. >>> investigators in nashville are waiting for the results of ballistic tests that could provide key clues in in the murder of former nfl star steve mcnair. the question is whether a gun recentl

continuing on the inner loop in virginia. going to the maps from 95 to 66 nothing but nice and green cars, telling us drivers are moving at a great pace. the fall beltway a good amount of traffic as we track the taillights past new hampshire avenue but you are doing fine. to wrap it up here's 95 then the bw parkway. green cars here as well out of baltimore to 495. over to you. >> thank you. >>> today president obama is traveling to virginia to promote his health care plan. the president is scheduled to make a stop in bristol in the southwest part of the state as well as in north carolina. president obama pitched his overhaul plan yesterday to a group of retirees in the district. >> we have to get a better bang for our health care dollar. >> we need to take our time and get it right and i don't think we are there yet. >> reporter: it is doubtful lawmakers will pass a plan before they break for the august recess and opposition maybe going away from captiol hill. last night hundreds of people in colorado rallied against the plan

we are at a regional park in sterling, virginia. come join us at our golf course or wonderful water courses. good morning, washington. >>> 6:12 on this wednesday morning. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> a perfect day for a water park. already, it is hot. >> it is hot. it is certifiably on comparable in terms of the dew point. right now it is at 70 degrees. what's it goes into the low 70's, it is certifiably uncomfortable and to some people, both pren t. temperature-twise, a good dayr wapater rk -- oppressive. we couldr se u the brai watch out for lightning if you are out. rain.could use the here is a look at the doppler. a few showers in west virginia pushing north east. sprinkles moakley have dissipated. we're on our way to the low to mid 80 bus. -- sprinkles mostly have dissipated. some storms later this afternoon. >> we have road work. the left exit that would take you to to 95. southbound washington -- south out baltimore washington parke white, do something else. is will carry you through lorton. 66, some

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