good jobs in virginia. i agree. we must do everything we can to keep and grow jobs in virginia and in every state in our country. that is why we strongly oppose cap and trade, a job killing energy tax that would put american companies at a tremendous competitive disadvantage, with employees in other countries. is the wrong policy for a nation struggling with the worst economy in generations. that is why we fought against the job killing card check legislation that is being pushed by big national labor unions and democrats in congress. and, we are committed where where americans to get the health care coverage they need, not through nationalizing the system with a costly government- run plan, but by supporting free-market incentives to help small business owners make coverage more accessible and affordable. and assuring that americans can keep their individual private policies. government must be more efficient and more council, which is why we are calling to an end to the new government spending that is lea

virginia. investing in quality education for every child. [applause] there is still plenty of room for reform and i strongly support the president's initiatives to expand charter schools. there is no reason the va should lag behind the rest of the nation. we have to bring change and innovation and greater accountability to our schools. we have to make sure that our education dollars are being spent wisely and where most needed, in the classroom. [applause] we have a lot to do to ensure that every child in virginia gets the education they're entitled to. we also need to increase teacher pay. we need to increase teacher pay to lease the average. you cannot expect excellence a lawsuit that lease space for average. we cannot continue to fall behind the rest of the world in math and science. we need a governor who will encourage our teachers and a governor that will pass a plan. [applause] hear me out on this. the teachers whose long as i want to forgive or those who will agree to teach in the tough

it conflicts with current virginia law. court dockets have begun to fill with defendants looking to close their cases on what some are calling a technicality. >> thereill be implications well beyond drunk driving. this man worries those accused of dangerous crimes will get off because they ruled on this issue -- the right to face their accuser. >> in my daughter's case, it was the state of virginia reverses the defendant. >> on the front, on this ruling, lawmakers are expected to kick the can down or road to do something temporary that addresses the supreme court ruling and then to take the time over the next year to find something th will be permanent in a lot. they will close that loophole, on both sides of the i/o. this times out at the same time the governor is expected to make his annual speech to the budget committees, those who write the -- he is expected to cut $1.3 billion from the estimated revenue that will be coming into the commonwealth over the next year. it is likely to mean cuts in education, transportation,

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deeds republican opponent bob mcdonnell was supposed to appear in virginia last night. after staffers said they had been told they he was theyed at other events. he told us on the phone he had a family commitment come up. >> this is not the america i knew. i don't want it going his way. this administration is nuts. enough is enough. >> democrats want to win virginia to show that obama and the agenda is still popular. republicans want to win virginia in order to show they are on the rebound and on the

and keying in on issues dear to northern virginia, like transportation. >> northern virginia has got stew be taken care of, got to fund the roads here. prosperity helps the state. >> the people at the deeds' rally were energized by the president, role in state and national politics. >> when you are in northern virginia you have support from other democrats. but my husband and i have a place in lake aston, southern virginia. i'm the liberal person in the neighborhood. >> i'm impressed with the support. but when they two wars going on. they speak from their hearts. >> deed and mcdonald are no strangers to facing off against one another. deeds lost a close one to mcdonald. the margin victory. out of two million. >>> community meeting held in northeast washington to discuss a plan to bring street cars to the h street corridor. advisory neighborhood commission requested the meeting to improve dialogue between residents and d-dot. d-dot director, dave klein, took questions from the public at tonight's meeting held at atlas eseeerming arts g.center.n proposed in anacostia, and on k street i

we'll get the latest on the virginia governor's race. announcer: during the autobahn for all event, you can get great lease deals. i love it! i just want to know it's the right move. me? thirteen days in the future. you get a deal on the car you always wanted. scheduled maintenance is included, it's all good. what's the future like? you love your new jetta. and the suit? you like it? no...i love it! >>> senator edward kennedy died. he passed away in massachusetts a few hours ago. in a statement released this morning, president obama thanked him for his encouragement and wisdom. senator ted kennedy was 77 years old. >>> loss in deed. >>> it's a quarter after the hour at 7:00 and tucker has a look at the day. >> well, it should be a beautiful day. it will be hotter than yesterday. we'll notice the hot temperatures. we'll have highs in the 90s and it will be a decent day. pretty soon, people will want the 90s. people like julie. >> we have clouds to the north and west. that's a cold front that won't be felt around here until late tomorrow.

came out of west virginia and moved over to winchester. think we will have a few more area wide today. tonight an evening thunderstorm is possible. muggy again, upper 60s to mid- 70s. southwest winds at five. show you what is happening. a little shower not far from kaiser here in western maryland. otherwise a mick of clouds and clear skies overhead and warm. 68 culpeper. 67 winchester. 77 in cambridge. 75 in annapolis. and leesburg and quantico and fredericksburg. 70 frederick and here in washington 75 sticky degrees. dew point in the upper 60s an south wind at miles an hour. nationally we have big-time thunderstorms across the central plains here. a lot of rain here. a few from indiana and ohio and that little disturbance may be enough to give us our better chance of storms today than yesterday. but still until this front gets closer to us, you know, not much change. sort of hot with the afternoon and evening thunderstorm the next couple of days. before we go, here's bill. impressive looking on the satellite. winds at 100 miles an hour, g

an eastbound trip on 66 in virginia. looks like things are slowing down around 50 but okay approaching the capital beltway. and finally let's call it a wrap with 95 heading northbound in virginia. we are dealing with one delay stretching from the prince william parkway over to lorton. now, over to andy. >>> at one past the hour, a rough economic time is getting worse for prince georges county. the furlough plan has been ruled unconstitutional and could have to pay back wages. >> armando trull suicide live in palmer park with the story. it's millions of dollars in back pages and the reaction from the department is a good one. they furloughed 5900 workers last year including firefighters, police officer and other employees protected by union contracts. the county, facing a huge budget deficit, told unions to choose between ten days of furloughs or permanent layoffs. >> we see it as unnecessary. we see excess undesignated funds and funds this the coffers. >> reporter: they said there where were other ways to prince georges

look at the virginia traffic. here's angie. we hop over to vienna, virginia. hello to folks out there. free flowing here near tysons corner and area for those who travel the dulles toll road, we are flying through herndon, reston to the toll plaza. lanes are wide open. drivers are moving at a great pace. 6:39. monday morning and early but we are making it a great day. we'll be right back. /pfafa 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 while not fully awake with memory loss for the event as well as abnormal behaviors such as being more outgoing or aggressive than normal, confusion, agitation and halluciations may occur. don't take it with alcohol as it may increase these behaviors. allergic reactions such as shortness of breath,

virginia needs jobs and opportunity. recognition that the campaign needs a jump start. >> up until now, i think his campaign has not done a good job of defining him as a candidate. what he is about, how he will make a difference for the voters ever virginia, and mcdonald h gotten out the fiscal and economic issues that are the issues of the campaign. and i think that deeds has to do something to reverse that. >> reporter: deeds says he is not worried. >> i'm confident that once we get refocused on virginia issues, we will be all right. we are confident we will win this election. >> the tv ad will air across virginia but not in the d.c. market. coming up at 6:00 we will hear what republican bob mcdonald had to say as he campaigned in lynchburg. >> julie carey. thk you. >>> coming up, dashcam twister. we will show you mother nature's version of a traffic stop. >> is the first lady getting paid? we are going to askiz. >>> summer is over for some local students and they are heading back to school. so monday morning, liz cren

good morning, virginia. virginia, virginia. 395 here's your camera.rivers are below speed duke to seminary. okay, crossing the 14th street bridge. the inner loop, we are tracking the average speed from 95 to 66. in the green. drivers on average going 64 miles an hour. and finally i give you inbound new york avenue. we are a bit heavy. lain lanes are open from the times building to this spot at bladensburg road. before we go, i have some fabulous viewers to share with you. say hello to stylist james cornwell and maria watkins. thank you for making washington look so good and waking up with 9 news now. over to you. >>> this proved to be a tough weekend for delta and northwest airlines. a delta flight was preparing to take off yesterday from reagan national national airport when the plane experienced engine failure. passengers and crew were removed as a safety precaution and putt on another plane headed to kennedy airport. >>> a northwest jet blew five tires as it landed at minneapolis saint paul international. the incident forced airport officials to cl

on virginia side of things, slow to the loop.from the times building to bladensburg is the main delay here in northeast dc. on 395 tracking the northbound speed trip. and 95 northbound a sluggish commute all morning. now stretching from dale city 0 the fairfax county parkway. andrea, that's the latest look at roads around our region. now back to you. >>> people in frederick, maryland fed up with speeders and thought pair money where their mouths are. neighbors and groups in one section of the city use their money to mount a radar display. it helps local police track speeding patterns. it doesn't lead to tickets being issued but can help police in other ways. >> we can narrow down the problem to specific dates and times and get an idea of the offenses. how egregious the speeding complain is an develop a plan in conjunction with citizens to best come up with a strategy for effectively enforcing that area. >> reporter: area leaders are working to bring speed cameras to the city and the out lying counties. >>> two hotels -- two hotel

virginia american water crews are on the scene. they say it could take up to eight hours to get the water back on. >>> a physician's assistant is under arrest charged with inappropriately touching patients. two patients on ark lawn court claim jorge sanchez sexually assaulted them in the office. investigators are concerned there could be more victims. >>> new at 5:00, medical records of the virginia tech gunman have been released. we know what sung we cho was telling. >> reporter: ozens of pages posted online by virginia tech. shows family agreed to make them public. as you know, he killed 32 members in 2007 then took his own life. the records cover his interactions with the virginia tech counseling center and a mental hospital during november and december of 2005. this really gives us insight into what he was thinking, how he was acting a year and a half before the rampage. a professor referred him to a counselor. cho said he was depressed. december 2005 he e-mailed a friend and said felt like killing himself. the friend called po

hey, virginia, 66 eastbound from 123 to the capital beltway and 495, take it to the inner loop in virginia where we notice the drivers are slowing down from 50 to 66. this is volume. the outer loop not completely in the clear. below speed from van doren to eisenhower. no incidents or accidents along the way. we are going to wrap it up with i-395 northbound. looks like that congestion that stretched from edsall to seminary is starting to break apart nicely. that's the traffic. now, back to you. >> i will take it, angie. >>> how could a simple piece of wood provide spiritual comfort? he has been transforming pieces of wood in to works of art since he was 14 years old. including this piece here. his next event is at the inner harbor art fest in baltimore. welcome to the show. let's answer the question right off. somehow can a piece of wood provide spiritual comfort. >> the grain orientation, the wood selection and if you can create it to where it is somebody's thumbprint they appreciate it that much more and it means something to them. >> i wish the viewers at home could feel this wood you ha

frankly transportation is a huge issue in virginia.have tremendous problems and it threatens our economic prosperity and i will get a plan passed the first year i'm governor. everything is on the table to fix transportation except education funding we have to continue to make investments in the future and the development of young people and that will require us to be careful with education dollars. >> would you consider raising taxes? >> everything is on the table. you can look at my record and see that i have been one that has not been unwilling to make tough choices, particularly about transportation. i think our economic prosperity depends on it. so everything is on the table and i will work with people from both sides of the aisle to reach a real solution next year. virginiaens are tired of playing games and sitting in traffic. >> reporter: unemployment in the state 7%. bob mcdonnell's ads say he is a job governor. early on in the campaign you talked about tax breaks for small businesses, gave ge giving federal payroll tax refunds

en virginia la campana del candidato democrata a la gobernatura creigh deeds recibio anoche el apoyoe barack obma y hoy de algunos representantes latinos... la presencia del mandatario vigorizo la campana en momentos en que esta enfrentando una fuerte competencia de su rival republicano, bob mcdonnell. .... deeds apoya una reforma de inmigracion amplia, dijeron sus representantes decenas de soldados , muchos de origen latino que se recuperan desus heridas de guerra sufridas en irak y afganistan hoy fueron afueron agazados con un emotivo acto en el hospital militar walter reed de washington..claudia uceda estuvo en el lugar y nos trae su informe... luis alberto se recupera en el hospital walteer reed porque perdio casi la mitad de su cuerpo mientras combatia en irak... " pusieron una bomba que no vi y esa bomba se llevo mis piernas, me llevo un brazo , soy sordo, no puedo oler ,me rompio todos los huesos de la cara..." pero hoy,su recuperacion fue distinta y mas amena, gracias a un dia festivo ... donde una serie de actividades le ro

that the space at the top for the virginia delegation. they knew that george wythe had gone home so that left room for him. >> what about the constitutional convention? what's he was a delegate for -- >> he was a delegate for virginia. he did not stay there that long because his wife became very ill. she died shortly afterward. >> other things that pop in your book was that he started five beta kappa -- by the cap of -- phi beta kappa. >> it was started at the college of william and mary. john marshall was one of his first dance in it. >>what about moot court? >> he invented the new court -- the moot court. >> why? >> he thought it was a good way for people to do a lot. -- how to do law and to do politics. the new court was a setup where he was the judge. the jury and he would resolve the case as part of a classroom exercise. a very effective. he got a lot of students, just like today, there are a lot of smart people who are shy. the moot court makes them shine. they can see themselves being admired by people in need moot court. it helps

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attorney in alexandria, virginia. the associated press says neil mcbride, a deputy attorney general in the justice department is expected to be nominated to the post as early as this week. the u.s. attorney for the eastern district in alexandria is one of the more high-profile positions in the federal legal system. >>> new safety improvements are now complete along a two-mile stretch of fairland road in silver spring. th's where ike leggett discovered the body of a 29- year-old woman who had been struck and killed when she was walking near the intersection of fairland and serpentine way. >> far too often it takes an incident and in this case a seth to remind us that actions, resources an timeliness and our ability to concentrate and focus on a particular problem can and should have made a difference. >> as a result of these improvements, the average speed on fair land road has been reduced from 550 -- 50 to 40 miles an hour the obama administration is in the process of trying to redefine the country's war on terror. a

. >>> virginia and west virginia are among the top states that export guns. there later recovered by the police followed by west virginia, alabama, virginia, and south carolina. they say the new report is misleading. >>> metro will be working on the blue and yellow lines this weekend. riders can expect some major delays this weekend. we're live from pentagon city with all the details. >> there is also work to tell you about on a redine, specifically where the deadly accident happened early this summer. >> i think is crazy. >> just when they thought i couldn't get any worse, more changes. major track work begins on the yellow and blue line. crews will be doing prep work for a switch replacement over labor day. that means, expect single tracking. every sunday through thursday from 10:00 p.m. until midnight for the next four weeks. and no service between rosalynn and king street. >> [unintelligle] >> on top of that, they still have to deal with delays this month as crews replace circuits on the track where the deadly crash happened. that work inude cables and eq

he is from virginia. he pleaded guilty to assault stemming from a february altercation with then girlfriend entertainer rihanna. >>> get set to feast your eyes on the flavors of asia. the source restaurant by wolfgang puck is offering a special chinese banquet style tasting menu. with more on that is their chef scott druno. he is from western new york and we have been talking a little bit. i have been to the source. it is chinese food but asian food. >> right. it is modern american with an asian influence and we have gone to different regions of asia and take dishes from those regions and refine them and make them applicable for the fine dinning setting. >> they are located downtown. the tasting menu, how is this different than the regular menu. >> we do a regular tasting menu which is nine courses. everything is individually plated. what we have done for the summer is taken a chinese style approach. it is family style. $85 can be for a table of 2 to 200 an you get basically didn't dishes that you sample

texas usc virginia techs 7. maryland and navy got two votes in the pole. >>> if you're into long, drawn out baseline points, this not going to be your match. andy roddick against' vo cod such. roddick on tour 614. quarterfinals in rock creek park. andy got out aceed in this match 13-7. but he served insanely well. 74% and had that backhand pass working again. andy won the first set in the breaker n. the second how about a little chip charge. there's the chip, there's the charge and there's the stab volley for winner. roddick advances to the semis tomorrow. >>> tommy hoff taking on chilly chile fernando gonzalez. good tickets still available in the park. >>> someone it seems has replaced our loveable laugh able nationals with a different baseball team a month ago when they would be 5 nothing they would lose 10 nothing. now they are down 5 nothing and win 7-6. hosting the d-backs. night nightmare for collin bar is ter. cue the come back. ryan summer man he is so hottie may responsible spontaneously imuft come bust

what's he was a delegate for virginia. he did not stay there that long because his wife became very ill. she died shortly afterward. >> other things that pop in your book was that he started five beta kappa -- by the cap of -- phi beta kappa. what about moot court? >> he invented the new court -- the moot court. >> why? >> he thought it was a good way for people to do a lot. the new court was a setup where he was the judge. the jury and he would resolve the case as part of a classroom exercise. a very effective. he got a lot of students, just like today, there are a lot of smart people who are shy. the mood court court makes them. it helps them change their ways. >> of did he name it moot? >> he did. after he had success with it, they picked up the idea and every law school in the country today there is a moot court. >> how do you do that? >> i had done a number of works for source books. >> who are they? >> 8 commercial publishing house -- a public -- a commercial publishing house. >> back to stumbling onto this by the bo

so all of this coming out of the panhandle of west virginia. you folks in charlestown, west virginia, catching it. another little batch. that's the one causing the rainbow from dale city to around oxon hill and the batch that brought through the real heavy rain and now moved over to the upper eastern shore and there are some others, too, around fredericksburg. in the future scan, all of this will be moving more into montgomery county and northern maryland as we go through the next couple of hours, i think. we will keep you posted on that. look at washington's official rain. that's down at national airport. nothing in ocean city. also nothing but the temperatures into the 80s. and for you folks who may be thinking about heading out to ocean city, there is bill. it will stay safely off the coast. but as i mentioned earlier, seas and the waves will be bidding four, eight feet. it will be passing by bermuda tonight. the airport is closed until 1:30 tomorrow morning. fortunately, really grazing bermuda but heavy surf there. current conditions. it is

it is just virginia. virginia's sales tax holiday gets under way tomorrow and goes through the weekend. retailers hope that will bring people into virginia to shop. shoppers though are just trying to save a buck. brett popped out to the store this morning to buy shower gel but he's waiting until tomorrow to do the back-to-school shopping for three kids because tomorrow's the start of virginia's sales-tax holiday waving the 5% tax on back-to-school supplies and clothing. >> it is tough sometimes to find all the things you need but we usually get it done in a day or two. >> reporter: it adds up for you. >> it does. it adds up. >> reporter: there are some rules that apply. the holiday is geared toward back-to-school items. shoppers save on supplies selling for $20 or less, and clothes and shoes selling for $100 or less. >> folders, notebooks -- >> reporter: mohammed started his shopping this morning. he's taking the tax hit today because he's only buying a few inexpensive items. he's putting off his larger p

you will save lots of change shopping in virginia this weekend.liday starts today in virginia and runs through sunday. certain school supplies under $20 qualify and clothing and shoes under $100 are all tax- free. >>> attention job sookers, recruiters will be on the hunt in northern virginia today. national career fair is holding a job fair in tysons corner from 11:00 to 2:00 at crown plaza tyson corner on chain bridge road. dozens of employers will be looking to fill a range of positions. organizers are expecting up to 800 people to show up. job seekers should dress professionally and bring coppies of their resume. >>> stocks slipped, closed modestly. the dow is down 25. south a wet football field equal as a few worries for the redskins. coleing up next, santana moss a little banged up but he says he will be okay. >>> more drama for ryan zimmerman and the nats but another win. highlights next. wore watch -- you're watching fox 5 morningnews. dad, could you help me build a sand castle? sure, pal. let's just find a good spot. [ dramatic music plays

we are going to make sure that we don't have a southern virginia and northern virginia, we have one commonwealth virginia. [ applause ] and so what he was able to do was to shape a kind of politics here in the commonwealth that has resulted in one of the best managed states in the country. a state that was able to make investments in education even as it was dealing with the fiscal crisis. a state that has now been able to navigate some of the toughest economic times that we've seen in the history of the country. because of that foundation of stability and practicality and hard work. tim kaine -- >> president barack obama campaigning, putting in a good word for his fellow democrat, creigh deeds. who would like to be governor of virginia. he is down in mcclane making that speech at a big fundraiser. we'll have more on that story later on tonight at 11:00. meantime though, tony pan the weather man here with the weather first. we have rain, sun, and clouds. we have the sun back again. what's next? >> we covered all the basics. it turned out to be a nice afternoon. the front that came through early

focusing on virginia's weather. >> a beautiful morning across virginia. charlie in cat lynn called in and said a little dew and 59 degrees out there. you will see a lot of readings in the upper 50s an a gorgeous morning 50out there. warrenton g 57 and culpeper 59. wierncsthe 57. dulles 65 and ft. belvoir in the 50s at 58. this afternoon we are looking at plenty of sunshine, a few high clouds. gainesville 85. dumfries 86. virginia traffic, what's happening with that? >> kelly olson from woodbridge wants to know about this, route one, this accident is taking away all lanes. an investigation is going on and northbound traffic is diverted to opitz boulevard. at 66 and nutley crash activity is blocking the right lane. drivers are backed up to fairfax county parkway. about a 22 to 23--minute drive. and dolly madison to cole shire road the traffic is slow flowing freely. it is friday morning and we are feeling good and coming back with more weather, news and traffic just for you. stay stwith us. >>> take a minute to look through your refrigerator. according to t

let's check in on virginia roads with kris. >> the virginia roads are looking rough.ute 28 at steriling boulevard two lanes are open. one lane is blocked going southbound. heading over to 66. an accident here at route 28 is moved to the left shoulder. slow at the area and again nutley to the beltway. finally check out braddock road to the beltway. no problems here. you can sigh a few cars on the road. overall a good commute. 9 news now will return after the break with more news, weather and traffic. it is 6:37 and 75 degrees outside. ♪ ♪ enjoy one of life's... little pleasures. ♪ yoplait has a sweetly satisfying taste... and creamy texture... that you can't resist. yoplait. in 25 delicious flavors. it is so good. >>> year americans buy 6 million-gallon of motor oil. one gallon can contaminate 1 million-gallons of water. so recycling can take natural resources. it can be processed in to electricity so it can be used to cook 24 meals in a microwave or power a television for 90 hours. where would you rather your motor oil end up? to wus sacom 9. to wusa9.com n. click onn

that is the verdict virginia voters will make in the race for governor. and it's drawing lots of national attention. tonight in alexandra, local republicans got stood up by the top of their ticket. gary is here with that one. what the heck? >> as you know the republican candidate for governor in virginia is bob mcdonald. he surprised supporters this evening who gathered to open his local campaign office, he didn't show up. >> reporter: the new office is the 18th in the state. >> why are you here? [ laughter ] >> reporter: laughter because he canceled at the last minute. one official saying meetings in fair fax had run long, others got a different message. >> he's busy making speech in roanoke i hear. he can't be in two places at one time. >> reporter: his staff reached him by phone. >> all right. >> hi. what happened? >> reporter: he said after a day of campaigning in northern virginia something came up suddenly he had to do. >> what came of that was unavoidable. >> reporter: after first responding he would rather not say, he explained he had a very, very

and then there was this interesting note from robbin in virginia. i can't understand for the life of me that why it was reported that the obama vacation should be considered a private family vacation when the taxpayers are paying for the vacation. shouldn't the obama's cut down on the expensive vacations since it has been reported that the vacation will cost $20 million. since the country is in economical chaos. first of all, where did you get that $20 million? the house in martha's vineyard rents for $30,000 a week and the obama's are paying that. the money for the secret service would have to be spent if they vacationed at exotic tyson's corner. do you really degrudge personal time with his family? i think he has the most stressful job in the world. the time he deserves is time off. send your thoughts to mcginty's mail bag. that is our report, i'll be right back here tonight at 11:00 along with anita brikman. log on any time you like to wusa9.com. i'll see you later. have a great one. /pb@fafab@ (announcer) back to school means back to busy mornin

we are unscathed on 95 and 66 in virginia.his camera is northbound traffic out of newington up to the beltway. when we come back on "good morning washington", we're going join arch campbell. let's all go to the movies. hi, may i help you? we're shopping for car insurance, and our friends said we should start here. good friends -- we compare our progressive direct rates, apples to apples, against other top companies, to help you get the best price. how do you do that? with a touch of this button. can i try that? [ chuckles ] wow! good luck getting your remote back. it's all right -- i love this channel. shopping less and saving more. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> brad pitt and quinton tarantino team up in the bizarre new nazi flick called "inglourious basterds." i said it. >> i don't know if i like the name, but anyway, arch campbell has a preview of that and what else is playing this weekend. >> good morning, washington. i'm arch campbell with your weekend movie guide. quinton tarantino turns world war ii in

scattered showers in northern virginia as well as the panhandle of west virginia.peratures in the low to mid-70s. 73 in washington, 60 shenandoah valley, into the mountains. now afternoon highs climbing to near 80. a little sun breaking out. isolated thundershower is possible, mainly south and east ofashington this afternoon. low humidity coming in, clearing out tonight. it will be in place tomorrow. then heat and humidity building for saturday and sunday and into next week, the heat wave continues. jerry, good morning. how's our thursday commute? >> tom, good morning. south of town, the approach to the wilson bridge is right on the bridge span, had a report of a broken-down vehicle on the inner loop between 210 and 29rtd rtpo to tnn ibe the roadway so heads-up if you're headed in that direction en route to the wilson bridge. speeds this morning particularly tough. top side of e beltway college park toward the american legion bridge could cost you up to 29 minutes this morning because of the series of earlier issues, all of which have been cleared out of the roadwa

he is trailing mcdonnell but it remains to be seen whether virginia in 2009 will be as blue as virginia in 2008. >>> time for our first "living $mart" report of the morning. "living $mart" correspondent jessica doyle will return on monday an monday is when most investors in asia will be hoping for a rebound. the trading week ended the week with losses on the major markets. the exemption was in japan where the nikkei posted a small gain. according to futures the european exchanges are heading for a slide as trading gets under way. this comes after u.s. losses on thursday. the dow fell 24, the nasdaq dropped 19 and the s&p 5. >>> one reason for those market drops is a bad retail sales report from july. consumers are staying home over fears of their job security. wall street is hoping for a boost from a jobs report out later this morning. it is expected to show a lower number of job cuts last month. >>> a little good news for crabbers along the bay. for months many of the crab pickers that come from mexico each year have been trouble getting visas. yesterday senator barbara mccull study an

and 19 locations in virginia. the virginia locations are mostly away from northern virginia.no changes are expected before the end of the current fiscal year which is september 30th. >>> 8:42 right now on this tuesday morning and you could be getting some presents because it's president obama's birthday. >>> still more ahead on the free food being offered today. good morning, holly. >> reporter: good morning. i'm learning to loaf. i'm talking about loafs of bread. as we're live at the great harvest bread company in burke, virginia. how they make it oh, so good and fresh and how you can come here and get a free slice yourself. i bet you'll walk away with more. it's all next on fox 5 morning n news. stay with us. there is another batch about ready to come out.  with her son ofto college, liz turned to target for great deals. like a twenty dollar comforter for his bed. a fridge for healthy snacks a reading lamp to study by and a cell phone to call home. so liz chose target showing off her colle smarts about savings target. expect more. pay less. fact. bleach doesn't

also, a virginia tech father about a parent's worst fear.o tonight, the mega millions jackpot is bigger than first expected. those stories and more coming up. >>> meantime, we are watching the skies. >> steve? >> we are here in the belfort furniture weather center, looking at scattered clouds outside. mostly cloudy skies. live doppler radar, showers are beginning to pushfrom the south. tnowill eventually aec where they are county, st. mary's cnt everything moving off to the nort t northeabt atout 15-20 m.p.h. on the weatherbug, time lapse, 33oudshr tough theay . 0 in ches of rain and o rockville, 74 degrees. theatliel ste. our pivrsctpe showectrs mgrsinov off toward the north and east. a flash flood watch until 2:00 a.m., but cooler temperatures for the start of the upcoming work week. at the beach, t bad, in the 80's. it tonight, 70 degrees. the extended outlook, temperatures will warm into the 80's sunday, cooling down into the 70's monday, tuesday, and wednesday. leon and caroline? >> don't rub it in. >> thank you,steve. >>> the redskins

this isnly in virginia.n maryland in years past have had similar programs, but because of the economy they're not doing it this year. but the state of virginia, it gets under way today and will continue through sunday. now, some stores are even offering special deals beyond the sales tax exemption. walmart, for example, is offering that exemption on electronic items that are geared toward back-to-school. things like computers and calculators. >> computers can range anywhere from $200 to $600 in the stor so with no sales tax, that can really add a lot of savings. >> it's tough sometimes to find all the things you need. but we usually get it done in a day or two. >> reporter: so it adds up for you? >> it does, it does. >> reporter: we've got our first couple of shoppers here. it's very early in the morning, and they just walked into the aisle and they look like they have full carts here. any lists? do you have a list? are you going off a list of supplies? there you go. she's prepared. all right. so, hard to be

angie has been watching the virginia traffic for you. >> that's right, virginia.y eyes are on you and we begin with the dulles toll road at the ramp to access the inner loop. an accident is blocking all lanes. stay with us i will keep you posted and let you know when things open up. route 67 near the tysons corner area. light volume. no major issues to report at this time. and good morning, arlington. a look at route 50 and patrick henry drive. i will let you know no incidents or accidents right now. 9 news now will be t ghriback after these messages. stay with us. gh gó having the right tools is crucial to being able to manage your diabetes properly. it's very important for me to uh check my blood sugar before i go on stage. being on when i'm feeling low can be like a rollercoaster. it does at times feel like my body is telling me to do one thing... and, my mind, my heart is telling me to do something else. managing my dghans lows is super important. with my contour meter i can personalize my high/lo settings so it really does micromanage where my blood sugar nee

. >>> people living in one northern virginia community are on edge tonight. police are tracking down thieves who robbed a dozen homes in loudoun and fairfax county. survey chin is live in herndon where several homes were hit. tell us more about these hits. >> well, the crooks are targeting indian americans. they are taking jewelry and they know exactly which house to go to because of these type of ornaments hanging in the window. >> her home was ransacked but what she is most heart broken about is the jewelry the crooks stole. they were heirlooms given to her by her mother who passed away ten years ago. >> now i think of that every day that at least i could recover something that belonged to my mom. >> reporter: she nearly came face to face with the thieves as they tried to break in. >> i was coming in the door and saw the door the framing broke in it and i am wondering what is happening and then started to scream. what is going on. >> reporter: many families are forced to change their habits to keep their homes safe. some are not keeping their gold at homes

virginia students averaged 150 t. it is the nationwide mean score with 500 on all three sections. >>> jessica doyle is back with another living smart report. you have some good and bad news on the economy. >> you want to start with the good news. let's start with the good news. the good news is we are seeing a lot of signs the economy is on the mend. the latest from the housing and manufacturing sectors. new home sales increased the fourth straight month thanks in part to first time home buyers rushing in. they are trying to take ad ntage of a tax credit which expires in november. and a spike in demand for commercial aircraft and motor vehicles and that lifted durable goods orders by the biggest amount in two years. here's the bad news. the federal reserve official says the real unemployment rate in the country is closer to 16%. that's not the official number of 9.4%. dennis lockhart says it gets to the higher number if you count people who stop looking for a job after a long unsuccessful job hunt and those working le

and virginia are. in virginia, you can simply just not vaccinate if you choose not to. in d.c., parents must fill out a form. there are study this is week, some showing serious side effects. in d.c. and virginia this school year, girls entering sixth grade for the first time need to get the h.p.v. vaccine or they can opt out. >> if there's an almost 20% chance your young person could be exposed to this, most parents would want to use that >>otection. v ihe tcicone is hentroversial because it's recommended for preteen girls before their first sexual encounter. >> we want our young girls to be protected. we don't want to mandate, and we think that parents need to be informed. >> credit accident say the vaccine gardasil has not been adequately tested. in two recent studies, they found low rates of side effects, including fainting, dims iness, and a total of 32 deaths. still, many doctors say they stand by the drug. >> it's very effective at preventing a woman getting cervical cancer. >> some parents in d.c. say they were never fully educated about this new requirement or a

they then opened fire. >>> virginia drivers beware.me lanes of i-95 will be closed from time to time in the coming months. vdot are closing the lanes at night between route 1 and lorton road. though closures include plans to build steel barriers at the furnace road overpass tonight. the right lane of the northbound side of the highway will be closed all night long. furnace road will be closed periodically. >>> well, mourners will have five hours tonight and seven hours tomorrow to view senator edward kennedy's closed casket in his brother john's presidential library. saturday, he'll be buried at arlington national cemetery. a part of the cemetery will be closed to the public for that service. kimberly? >>> tributes to senator kennedy are pouring in. there was this from vice president biden. a testament to the senator's optimism. >> everything was about possibilities. and never, ever, ever in 36 years of being with him, ever saw him down in terms of we can't get this done. things aren't going to get any better. the deficit is too big. w

. -- in west virginia and western maryland. as we think of the weekend it listen east of the district by sunday. not so much tomorrow. so let's tell you the forecast. 70s and 80s outside. partly cloudy and dry for now. not so dry this afternoon. a hot high in the lower 90s and stormy. >>> if you are logging on to your computer anytime soon chat with us at wusa9.com. click on my blog. we're on the home page. 95 and the bw parkway, talking traffic now out of baltimore. all nice and green past powder mill to the beltway. move over to open that door and take you outside and show you 270 where we have a good amount of volume from germantown road to 370. moving the shot in to the district, northeast dc, i give you inbound new york avenue where we have one delay stretching from the times building to bladensburg road. 395 northbound from duke to seminary. already a good amount of volume but no significant delays but they are on the way. 95 from the prince william parkway to lorton, we are tracking that trip and fining the drive time ho

police executed a search warrant at bailey funeral service in fred drinksburg, virginia on july 23rd collecting evidence that resulted in the arrest of the owner. he is 51-year-d ambrose bailey, a former council member and prominent business han. police tell us what their investigation has uncovered so far. >> we found a box of documents containing over 60 files, all related to prearranged funeral services. and we at this point have 22 confirmed victims representing over $90,000 where their money was thought going into an escrow account as is legally required. >> reporter: on honest, fredericksburg police arrested ambrose bailey charging him with obtaining money by false pretense tenlss and violating the terms of a funeral contract. mr. bailey lives just up the street from his funeral home. we went there and asked him for a response. can these people put their mind at ease that they've paid for a funeral that they are going to get in. >> jess, ayes, sir, and any oth questions i'll refer to my attorney. >> yes, they count on getting funeral or have you as charged defrauded the public?

and the power of the white house joins the battle for virginia. a >> we will make a commitment at the national level. about the president's message to voters. -- >> the president's message to voters. >>> we begin tonight with a developing story out of montgomery county. a 20-year veteran of the montgomery county fire department faces serious charges after police say he tried to solicit sex from a teenaged girl. wayne mothershead adadveisold -- of a police officer posing as a 16-year-old girl. >> when the suspect arrived, he was arrested. he was charged with a sexual solicitation of a minor. >> the police say mothershead is one of the 20 people lost it. onight, he is out on bond. if convicted, he faces 10 years behind bars. >>> president obama makes a big campaign stop for the democrats vying to become virginia's next governor. he stumped for creeeddes deeds - creigh deeds. john gonzalez has the latest. >> was this rally the saving grace for creigh deeds, who trails his opponent? tonight, he stood side by side with president barack obama and the pr

this took place at the university of virginia bookstore. it is an hour. >> we are really fortunate today because we have two really special books and two wonderful authors. david lowe is the author of need's army and he is a historian for the national park service in the district of columbia and virginia and also authored several sites in the shenandoah valley of virginia and civil war in loudon county. the book he has got has got some special features to it that have some personal interest to me because he discovered these journals that were tucked away, historians had seen them just briefly, they hadn't done anything with them. david low, i am sorry, david is going to present that. peter cozzins is the author of shenandoah, 1862, stonewall jackson's valley campaign. this is probably the most comprehensive work on this subject, as jackson was given the shore of fighting in the valley to draw away some of the union troops from the richmond campaign. what we are going to do, the format is going to be david will present meade's army and peter

we will pan up to the panhandle of west virginia around jefferson county. you are under a severe thunderstorm warning and the storm is heading your way harpers ferry, probably some hail there. perhaps penny-size hail and gusty winds. as it moves northeast ward, everything is moving northeast ward tonight at 20 s lemian hour. back to the computer we go. we will talk about the big picture. satellite picture, radar combined. kind of cool when you see a hurricane off shore and frontal system approaching the eastern seaboard, triggering showers and thunderstorms. we are looking at category two. it is not as strong as it was. already producing some showers and clouds across bermuda and they will close the airport tonight at 8:30. they plan to reopen it at 1:30 tomorrow afternoon. the second line of showers and thunderstorms rolling through. we talked about this earlier even though we are not under a watch we are not out of the woods and the second line is proof in the pudding. 83 woodbridge. 84 in fredericksburg. but again 94 today lefor a high 28 olney, 82 laure

. >>> virginia democratic crede is hoping the biggest star can give his run for gernor in virginia a boost. president obama will be holding a fund-raiser for deeds. is there a poll showing him trailing bob mcdonald by eight points, 43% to 51%. virginia used to be a reliably republican state but went to mr. obama in last year's elections. this race could be seen as a referendum on the white house and democratic congress. >>> a 14-year-old and 18-year-old have been arrested in connection with the robbery in charles m in charles , nepeo hnepen o lane july lan july 28th. authteitans iell us the victim was walking home whenas hs we w by the teens.ck darcy spencer is live with more. >> reporter: he was walking home. he was here in front of his own home wn he was murdered. police say the killers were looking for money to buy drugs. >> they stabbed him. he made it over to where the paint is on the driveway and collapsed there. >> reporter: jim mcconnell describes where a neighbor collapsed on the street after being stabbed to death. the victim jeremiah gutierrez was walking home from his job

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