started out on fire as did the west virginia football team.justed to that speed as the game went on in the second quarter. >> mark: there's devine again but he gets going in a hurry. the coach is telling us of all the speed guys they have on the team. nobody is faster in the first 20 yards than noel devine. >> bob: same high school as deion sanders down in ft. myers. talk about a tough, tough upbringing in early childhood. this guy's story here is amazing. >> mark: something in the water. >> bob: seven starters from the state of florida for the west virginia mountaineer. >> mark: arnett in motion. boy, brown, a magician with that ball. keeps it himself. let's see where they spot this. better give him a favorable spot at the 39 yard line. he picked up two on the play. >> bob: kind of lulls you to sleep. kind of a big, long strider but how many dimes does he break contain number 52, antonio coleman had him dead to rights marques. >> mark: on second and eight. pass complete to sanders. doc sanders makes a move. a display of what speed can do for

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, into southern west virginia. this area of low pressure is going to gradually come our way and move on through by saturday and increase our chances for rain. so as we go forward over the next 48 hours we ought to get some breaks in the clouds this afternoon. then by dawn on saturday, partly sunny. during the day on saturday this area of low pressure moves in from the west, bringing likely showers. looks like wet weather for all the high school and college games on saturday and into saturday evening. sunday morning, much of this rain should be exiting to the east. maybe a few lingering showers south of washington past dawn on sunday morning. then some sunshine back on sunday aernoon. here's the bus stop forecast. we'll have our temperatures holding steady in the mid and upper 60s for the next couple of hours with a chance of a passing shower. otherwise, just cloudy and cool on this friday morning. then by noontime we may make it into the low 70s and still cloudy but the rain probably will have ended by then. then d

the rain is now ending in far southwestern virginia. the rain will taper off early on our sunday morning, but nonetheless, you need to be ready for a cloudy and wet start. the earlier you get up, the wetter it is going to be. gradually tomorrow we will see an end to the rain showers. a saturday night soaker for certain across our area. one main area of low pressure coming through tomorrow. most of the rain will end by 8:00 to 10:00 tomorrow morning. there will be a chance for a scattered shower or two late tomorrow afternoon before things quiet done. another weather front coming through on monday. could get another half an inch to inch before all is said and done. in the morning, cloudy and wet, the rain will taper off. cloudy most of the morning hours. the rain will be gone. a break in the action late morning to afternoon. low to mid 70s across the area. for tomorrow afternoon in the late afternoon areas still a mix of clouds and sunshine and can't rule out a passing shower. most of the rain on your sunday will occur early in the day.

and what does that mean for virginia?means: bob mcdonnell introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose. he wants to outlaw abortion-- even in cases of rape and incest. and mcdonnell opposed birth control for married adults. learn more about bob mcdonnell's crusade to take virginia backwards. i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor and my campaign sponsored this ad. >>> we're back with the signs of now. the answer is a, virginia. nearly 1.6 billion of its quarters were minted. coming up, jessica doyle will have a story about a new brand of quarters coming soon. >>> are you ready for some football? the nfl season officially kicks off tonight in pittsburgh. the super bowl champion steelers host the titans. kickoff is 8:30. >>> an american teenager's amazing run at the u.s. open is over. melanie oudin was ousted last night in the quarterfinals. she lost in straight sets. she vowed to come back next year and do even better. she is the best. on the men's side roger federerer is moving on. he will meet novak in the

finally 395 northbound in virginia. are seeing a slow down between duke and seminary and again approaching the 14th street bridge. andrea, over to you. >>> the arguing and fighting over congressman wilson isn't over yet. the house gets back to work hours after the south carolina republican was admonished by his colleagues. >> the nays 889. the resolution is adopted. >> reporter: the vote to admonish wilson came mostly along party lines. it involves him yelling you lie at president obama during the address to congress. wilson apologized to the president and stands by the issue involved. >> i certainly raised the issue at the wrong time and wrong place, but this is an indication that we could and should be working together on health care reform. >> last week's outburst has helped fund-raising for both congressman wilson and his expected opponent in the next election. >> carter believes the outburst was racism. he called the comment dastardly. his son refused the allegation of racism saying his father is not a racist. >>>

. >>> virginia tech and maryland both involved in blowouts.which one won and which one lost. >>> you don't have to be born in the usa to study springsteen. >>> let's check in and see what the shows are working on. >> coming up, the biggest problem for barack obama, the huge numbers of people out of work. after he gets health care done will he have political capital to get a jobs program? with so much unemployment will he give up the campaign promise to raise taxes on the wealthy? and are democrats in enough troublee could lose control of the house? that's what is coming up at 10:00. >>> coming up this morning, president obama on the word stage at a time of world information. and then david patterson speaks out about his plans for re-election in an exclusive interview, and that's all this morning on "meet the press." >>> and the virginia techs fans should hear this. >> virginia tech's defensive coordinator, foster, challenged his unit to live up to the traditions of hoeky defense. and each in the last five years virginia tech has been ranked in

in annandale, virginia.and less cue crews are searcher for anyone who may have been left behind. we have more on wusa9.com. >>> we are getting word of a powerful earthquake in independent these california the u.s. gee lodge cam survey puts the magnitude at 7.9. early reports say there is damage to buildings in the capital of jakarta. >>> don't be alarmed if you hear fighter jets overhead tonight. norad will be conducting training exercises. they will be late tonight and could extend to the morning. >>> we have isolated showers south of town this morning. otherwise today we could see a spotty shower almost anywhere, more likely in the mountains. highs in the mid-60s. angie has the traffic and i'll look at the seven-day forecast when 9 news now returns. m we know everyone's looking for ways to save. why not save on car insurance? [ coin drops ] [ high-pitched voice ] thanks. [ normal voice ] you're welcome. get a free quote at progressive.com. >>> the national zoo is not happy anymore. that's because happy th

we kick thicks off with a live shot of 95 in virginia. heading northbound, delayed from the prince william parkway to lorton. no surprise there. continuing on to 395. here's the shot. northbound we are seeing a little volume from duke to stepping to seminary. you are clear approaching the 14th street bridge. we will move it over to 66. heading eastbound we are slow from 550 to 123. that delay is building up nicely. checking out the outer loop in maryland, volume from new hampshire to georgia but no slow goes on the topped soft the beltway and end with 95 and the bw parkway out of baltimore past 198 toward powder mill and beyond. notice nothing but green cars botch drought both drives are look great. back to you. >>> the fbi is working several angles for the investigation of bribes in dc's taxi cab industry industry. alex tree seen owe is live in norse with more. >> the fbi probe includes alleged bribes at the vehicle inspection station southwest. our sources say both dc council member and his chief of staff were on tape talking with who t

her parties in virginia cost about $200. little pampered princess parties based in waldorf, maryland charges $600 to host a party for eight kids and there's princess secrets of reston, virginia. $450 for 12 kids. so why are they popular with little girls? >> everybody wants to be aspirationally something bigger, larger than life and i think the princesses capture these young girls emotions and imaginations. >> the commercial power of the princess isn't going away anytime soon. disney releases know white on defend and blue ray and the newest princess tiana makes a debut in the princess and the frog. we of course have million million costumes. snow white is likely to be a big seller. >> i actually considered being snow white. >> thank you so much for that animated report. >>> well, grownups they dressed up last night for a fashion to fight poverty event in georgetown. it was the dress responsibly look book. it honors ethical designers in toe world of fashion. >>> ahead, kristin fisher goes in search of a local high school hero

both candidates will be debating in northern virginia today. event that's been particularly important in previous statewide races. megan mcgrath joins us with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the fairfax county chamber of commerce has been sponsoring debates in gubernatorial and senate races for two decades and there have been some very memorable moments. back in 2005, governor tim kaine was given a boost when it was percved that his opponent donged a question about abortion. in 2006, senator george allen was running for re-election. he g into hot water when answering auestion about his mother's jewish ancestry. now with less than two months to go in the governor's race, the margin between bob mcdonnell and creigh deeds is narrowing. both men will be reaching out to undecided voters and there are ite a few of them out there. for democrat creigh deeds it's a chance to appeal to a base essential to victory, the northern virginia democrat. for republican bob mcdonnell, the debate is an opportunity to clarify his stand on social issue

west virginia and auburn. this game was scheduled to begin at 7:45 but as you can see inclement weather slowing down things just a bit. glad you could be with us. the rain continues i've got robert smith, todd mcshay. trust me i tell you i'm glad they're here. plenty of time to talk while we wait on the game again about 40 minutes until kickoff. up to date. christian ponder and florida state facing byu. no score in the first, second and one in the byu. ty jones with the score. second quarter same score. how about there, 13-0 edge. >> physical, i've been surprised. they cut the deficit to 6. florida state up by 3 but byu with the answer, maximum hall to unga the score. three minutes to play before they take a break in this one. >> max hall 13 of 16. very efficient. i think they'll hang around. >> chip kelly in oregon hosting number 18 -- the first quarter walter thurmond iii. how is that walter thurmond iii. >> first and second are proud. >> run for office. has to run for a touchdown? make a lot of money being

. >> bob: west virginia used the time-out. we need to talk about chris todd, the quarterback from auburn. you know, last year, not healthy. played, shoulder surgery in december. had no velocity on the football. the fans booed him. the football team was divided. no spring practice. came in and won the job. you talk about a background. goes to high school in kentucky. his dad is a coach. goes to texas tech for two years. leaves texas tech, goes to hutchinson junior college in kansas and comes in here really because of tony franklin last year's coordinator who he had a relationship with because he was a consultant for his high school when they put the offense in. it's been a long journey but he's thrown four touchdown passes. >> mark: 16 of 30 overall for 284 yards. >> bob: big third down, mark. >> mark: able to rocket all the way to the top of the depth chart. third and seven. they're coming after him. got it off and incomplete. boy, they were in hot pursuit. goulbourne was a hair away from bringing him down for a sack. >> bob:

the rain showers across southeastern virginia. basically a spotty shower today is the most we will see. most of the day will be rain- free. pair of sevens at reagan national airport and southerly winds at 12 miles an hour. great to see you. i'm meteorologist kim martucci. keeping a weather eye to the sky for you. take the lunch outside and you should be rain-free. it is warm and humid. up to the north, frederick is in the middle 80s. in the middle 70s at quantico over to the east by annapolis, too. looking to the west along i 81, martinsburg, winchester 82, 85. hagerstown 81. in the district, we are heading to the middle 80s as well. you will see variably cloudy conditions. most of the time it will be cloudy and even a stray shower possible but not likely. we do it again tomorrow. and then on friday, that's when the cooler weather gets here by the tune of 75 degrees. now, here's all the rain that's been pestering the southeast. we have been watching the weather headlines out of atlanta. they are getting a respite but this area fro

to the south in virginia a couple of areas that we are looking at. you see an enhancement south of river side and moving off to dahlgren across the bridge perhaps if you are crossing from virginia in to maryland on 301. we have seen a shower through colonial beach. that is approaching st. marys and charles counties as well. we will watch this carefully. that's it. moving to the east at 20 miles an hour. that's it for the morning but as we look at the forecast for the next three days, showers today, mid to upper 70s. and a couple of peeks of sunshine. tomorrow mostly cloudy. upper 60s north an west of town with an isolated shower. on friday, sun a few clouds and a dry day with highs in the mid 70s. at the bus stop looking good. mostly cloudy. showers east of the bay is where we are seeing some stuff. heavier stuff cambridge south to route 50. patchy fog in one or two spots. we start 64 to 72 and we top off with cloudy showers this afternoon. northeasterly winds at ten to 15 will keep us cooler than the mid 80s. isolated shower or sprinkle and 58 to 64

and what does that mean for virginia? it means: bob mcdonnell introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose. he wants to outlaw abortion-- even in cases of rape and incest. and mcdonnell opposed birth control for married adults. learn more about bob mcdonnell's crusade to take virginia backwards. >>> welcome back. first lady michelle obama helped kick off a new farmer's market on vermont avenue in downtown washington. she talked with about 300 shoppers about the importance of healthy eating and encouraged everybody to shop where they can get to know the people would grow their food. >> i've learned when my family eats fresh food, healthy food, that it really affects how we feel, how we get through the day and that is where we're trying to get through math homework or whether there is a cabinet meeting or whether we're just walking the dog. the kind of food that we put into our body gives us the energy to get through the day. >> by the way, that was to shop where they can get to know the people would grow their

, western virginia right now.o the heaviest of the rain is over, but with a little bit of cool air aloft and another ripple going through the atmosphere, can't give you the all-clear for rain chances later on this afternoon. there will still be a chance for a passing shower or two but it won't be the industrial strength washout rains like we had yesterday. so generally a better afternoon today. a couple of breaks of sunshine, temperatures into the mid-70s. turning a little breezy as well. another weather front races through here late tomorrow, bringing us another chance for showers late monday afternoon and monday evening. so for today we'll call it partly sunny, off to a cloudy start this morning but we will see a little sunshine. warmer today with temperatures back into the 70s. and generally good weather although a shower is still a possibility. then tomorrow, morning sunshine giving way to afternoon clouds and a chance for rain late in the day tomorrow. cleveland browns going to m & t stayed number why baltimo

right now a focus on virginia's weather and traffic, let's start with howard. >> good morning, virginia. you know we are seeing rain in virginia near washington but for the rest of r ouvirginia suburbs not in. g goon t oulemeingo. ong let me show you live ppdoler is t weitis wet in maryland and wet across fairfax county inside the beltway where we are 395 hit hard. in towards faulk near county and points west and south it is quiet there lowden county and down near woodbridge. culpepper 72 not much rain, maybe even sun later on but up north winchester over toward the district you are going to see a better chance for showers with temperatures upper 60s to around 70. angie goff we have some wet streets in virginia how is that effecting the commute? >> well, we are just seeing major slow goes everywhere and setting in early howard thank you very much. >>> taking a look at 66 eastbound slow in two major pots 50 at 123 and from nuttily to the capitol beltway. then you are looking at at least a 20 commute in knife to the parkway. here is 395 park bound, drivers here stuck in the muck, stick in

virginia tech hosting marshall. ryan williams ran for 156 yards and three touchdowns including this 57-yarder. the hokies win big 52-10. >>> in charlottesville uva taking on texas christian. this was a sign of things to come. he was okay, but the cavs were not. tcu downs virginia 30-14. >>> in baseball nationals and marlins. the game was delayed by three hours, but it didn't delay the inevitable. cantu beating the nats by himself. the nats fall big to the marlins. >>> the mystics won 62-54 and will be in the playoffs. >>> later today the redskins kick off the season against the giants at 4:15. >>> next up on nbc 4, reportes notebo notebook. we'll be back in 15 minutes with the morning's top stories. >>> good morning. welcome to reporter's notebook. this morning we start with the virginia governor's race and all the debate swirling about bob mcdonald. the virginia race has republican monald under the microscope again. as chairman of the virginia statehouse court of justice committee his comments about gays surfaced t

another live shot. 395 in virginia. starting to slow a little bit between edsall and seminary this morning. no major accidents there as well and finally 95 northbound in virginia if you are in that area it is a little jammed from presence william parkway to lorton. give yourself 15 minutes. angie, over to you. >> thank you. >>> we go inside of the "usa today." secret interviews are adding insight to a new book out about former president clinton. joining me now is "usa today" managing editor lauren ashburn with the details and these are saucey details at that? >> a pulitzer prize winning author sat down with president clinton for 79 interviews in office and they had talking to do in those interviews. >> why hold off all of these years and finally hearing what president clinton had to say. >> one reason is branch had another book he was writing and president clinton released his memoirs. one interesting one is boris yeten came out of the blare house across from the white house and president clinton said he was standing on

north and west virginia and western maryland. these are the dew points. they are down in the mid 60s now so the humidity levels have dropped since this morning. the dew points near 70 earlier on. it is there now near 70. in salisbury to richmond and norfolk and southeast virginia, lower part of the easternhore steamy but the drier air should move in as the day progresses. we have clouds moving in from the northwest, so a partly sunny afternoon, gradually less humid as the afternoon progresses, afternoon highs reaching the upper 80s. even with the northerly breeze. then overnight tonight should be mostly cloudy, the 70s through the evening. should be good weather for the nationals and the dodgers at nationals park. sunset at 7:02. there is a chance of a passing shower predawn on friday, in the mid 60s tomorrow and only warm to the low 70s tomorrow afternoon. partly cloudy, with a northeast breeze. then saturday increasing clouds, afternoon and evening showers likely. highs only in the 60s. then warmer on sunday, partly cloudy, upp

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they hit 90 in richmond, virginia. we are slide back this morning.d normally on this date we are looking at 53 in the morning. 75 in the afternoon sun comes up at 6:57. down at 6:59. between we may get sun toward the end of the day. this morning clouds and rain is sliding back to 65. 70 southeast virginia. it is sliding over a frontal boundary. we have had moisture slide in from the west along the boundary and catching up. pull our focus across the great lakes. this is coming from a fresh air mass and cooler temperatures. we'll show you in the next half hour. the next storm system will help spread more rain our way as we head towards the weekend. check out the forecast model. timeline highlights rain coming in by the afternoon on saturday. some of it could be heavy as it rolls in saturday night into sunday morning. most of the rain should depart during the morning hours and maybe clearing on sunday afternoon. until then we have this. morning rain. temperatures back to 72. tonight we lost our picture here, but down to 52. look for more rain arrive lat

i haven't felt them quick snapping west virginia all night. a lot of this similar to last year's auburn offense of looking to the sidelines getting the checks. >> mark: offense initiated by tony a year ago under tuberville. third and eight. todd. touchdown! the third of the night for adams. >> bob: first lead of the night, mark, for auburn. >> mark: what a night for darvin adams and after every play, as gus malzahn tells his players to do, you must hand the ball to the official. >> bob: auburn has come back and scored. hi, it's jimmy football here. nobody likes number 2. so we just upgraded you to number 1. introducing the bud light foozie! it's a foam finger. it's a can coozie. boom. whoa. s-stamp. it's the foozie! we love the foozie. thanks, bud light. ( cheering ) it's the bud light foozie and it's... tailgate tested! tailgate approved! ♪ proclaims "gq" magazine. did you see that? the interior "positively oozes class," raves "car magazine." "slick and sensuous," boasts "the washington times." "the most striking vw in recent memory," declare

i'll take you out to virginia.e have a new accident on eastbound 66 as you travel toward the capital beltway at nutley street. slow traffic there and plus you're very heavy leaves manassas and traveling to this point any way so it's already in the existing delays. now along the inner loop of the beltway, very slow leaving springfield over to 66. outer loop of the beltway, there is a load lost over on the left-hand side of the outer loop as you travel past braddock over to springfield. stay out of the left lane, trust me on that one. 95 northbound from dale cityp to springfield. very, very slow. a deer was struck on the gw parkway at mt. vernon highway. still in the center of the road there. just hearing about a new disabled car southbound at b.w. parkway ramp to kenilworth and this is northbound 270 near the truck scales. there was an accident, they did get it to the shoulder but this is an unusual delay this morning. i'm ali oakley and that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. and allison and steve, back to yo

the city decided to cull them out of the school in virginia. the school enrolls 170 dc students a cost of $10 million and it has been educating district use for 15 years. city officials say they are not getting their money's worth. teachers, staff and parents strongly disagree. >> i think it is all about money. i think they have however many million dollar short fall and they are going to try to make up that short fall by sacrificing our children. >> reporter: dc attorney general peter nickels says it is not about the money and instead he says fishes went to the academy several times and witnessed the teachers not teaching the programs required for special needs students. >>> time for our first living smart report of the morning. digital correspondent, jessica doyle has a preview of the day ahead on wall street. >>> well, wall street will try to break out of the losing streak three sessions in a row of losses. stocks we'll have to wait and see how the economic impact affects the marketss and a busy week on tap with consumer defend dense, second

and what does that mean for virginia? it means: bob mcdonnell introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose. he wants to outlaw abortion-- even in cases of rape and incest. and mcdonnell opposed birth control for married adults. learn more about bob mcdonnell's crusade to take virginia backwards. need a lift? hey buddy, i appreciate the ride, you know. no problem. ♪ mind if i take a shortcut? yeah, sure. ♪ i knew the subaru legacy was the smart choice... what i didn't expect... was the fun. the all-new subaru legacy. feel the love. >>> starting today the city of alexandria is kicking off a campaign to recycle bags. they want residents to bring them to three locations for repsychage. in exchange residents will receive a free reusable bags. they can be dropped off at the braddock road, market square and the park. global climate week in underway. thousands formed a moving hour glass. coordinated events are taking place worldwide. president obama is among the 100 world leaders expected to ascend the united nations

marshall is in the state as west but west virginia is big, big, big.hat's why when rich rodriguez left. that was such a story. that broke their heart. >> mark: pretty passionate about their football up in morgantown. just like in the state of alabama, right, wendi nix? >> no question about that. how about in the longhorn state. only have to look to last year to know texas wants it big time over texas tech, mccoy to buckner. just over two minutes later taylor potts to swindell. 31-23 over on abc. >> mark: getting a little more interesting. tony burns in. todd out at the receiver position. burns keeps it on the direct snap. falls toward to the 33 yard. peyton manning and the colts face off against the dolphins in their scheme. colts/dolphins, coverage begins with "monday night countdown" served by appleby's. here's burns, keeps it this time. nowhere to go, brought down by j.t. thomas. >> bob: don't be repeating these plays. gus malzahn came back with the exact same play. didn't work the second time. the one thing that's tough, chris todd back in at quart

it started in virginia. virginia state police say a man carjacked a vehicle with a woman still inside. officers went after him. eventually, that chase came to an end here and the man ran off. police are still looking for him. they think he may be armed with a gun. the woman wasn't hurt. >>> we are learning more about the death of a burglary suspect in the hands of a johns hopkins student wheeling a samurai sword. suspect is 42-year-old donald rice fresh out of prison. the home owner told police originally that the suspect lunged at him and he struck back. new information reveals that the suspect was in the yard crouched down in the corner when the owner struck him and killed him. >> the simple fact he had a sword and his intent was to kill whatever was back there that he thought may be trying to harm him. if he thought it was something trying to harm him, he we out with the intent to kill whatever it was j he probably just lost control a bit. i can't blame him. he already had two thupgs stolen that day. >> r

the budget ax is falling in virginia. governor kaine announced the slate of cuts on tuesday and they will be felt across the commonwealth. they total $1.35 billion. 593 state workers will be laid off. 100,000 state workers will have to take an unpaid furlough day. two prisons will close and state colleges will lose $194 million. k to 12 education will not be touched, but the governor gave a warning to the men that want to succeed him. >> there's been discussion in this time of the year. i know it is a campaign season about various plans to use general fund education dollars to fund things like transportation, 3 1/2 years of being a governor under tough circumstances tells me that is a horrible idea. >> reporter: the governor promised no new tax and says virginia will not borrow or take on any new debt. >>> a story that is new this morning, increased security on amtrak. the transportation security administration announced this morning it is conducting random bag inspections. they will be carried out at 150 stations between

and what does that mean for virginia? it means: bob mcdonnell introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose. he wants to outlaw abortion-- even in cases of rape and incest. and mcdonnell opposed birth control for married adults. learn more about bob mcdonnell's crusade to take virginia backwards. i'm creigh deeds, and my campaign sponsored this ad. need a lift? hey buddy, i appreciate the ride, you know. no problem. ♪ mind if i take a shortcut? yeah, sure. ♪ i knew the subaru legy was the smart choice... what i didn't expect... was the fun. the all-new subaru legacy. feel the love. >> new accusations tonight against the controversial, well, let's start with this year. on the eve of the eighth anniversary of the september 11th attacks. we're seeing new amateur video from that terrible day. hoping to gather images from the attack. the national september 11th memorial museum is behind the website. the new footage, a fraction of hundreds of hours of other videos, pictures and stories compiled by the foundation. >>

like i said, i've grown up in northern virginia and i lived in virginia beach and raised my kids. is the economic engines of the state and if we don't provide significant transportation resources, we won't maintain the competitive advantage in those areas. so i have a detailed plan that will generate $1.4 billion over each year. my opponent has no plan. not a dime, not a project that he's proposing. he said elect me and i'll tell you what i'm going to do and i don't think that's leadership. i've outlined a series of reforms, using $4 billion in nds, public and private partnerships, letting northern virginia keep the sales tax revenue it collects for the roads in northern virginia, redirecting general fund revenue and then using creative ideas like selling our abc stores and putting that into transportation, using the off shore drilling revenues that will start in a few years, to put that into transportation. i think these are all forward looking. they don't raise taxes in this down economy but transportation is a priority. i understand northern virginia is the economic engine, we'

about 8,000 reported in virginia. for that driver not to call 911 but to flee the scene, i mean, what kind of person can do that? >> reporter: analysts say most deadly hit-and-run crashes happen at night and on the weekends with alcohol and weather often being major factors. >>> maryland's attorney general has been given the go-ahead to investigate the community group a.c.o.r.n. the investigation into the group comes after this undercover video was posted on the internet. the video allegedly shows two members in baltimore giving tax advice to a woman posing as a prostitute and a man posing as her pimp. today governor martin owe h'mal gave attorney general doug gentzler the authority to investigate. the two a.c.o.r.n. employees at that office have since been fired. >>> more to come on the broadcast. up next -- a warning for metro and other transit systems in the wake of a terror arrest in colorado. those stories and more when we >>> three men linked it what's being called one of the most serious plots since 9/11 were i

. >> anytime you play a team in close proximity whether it is west virginia, virginia tech, or virginia rutgers, there will be a rivalry involved. even though we have not played a whole lot, that is there. >> and you have a big match up people to watch here tomorrow afternoon. virginia tech, miami. the have the tiger by the tail. they have at the very surprising high-powered hurricanes. >> i think folks understand how serious and important this game is. will not have any trouble getting that across. >> they plan very well. we have to go out and play our best. >> popped popcorn, we have a couple of great games for you. miami, virginia tech at 3:30. at 8:00, i know it takes on penn state. -- i know it takes on penn state. -- iowa takes on penn state. tiger has trouble taking the long pot, but he saved par. he finished the day 5 under, leading the field by one stroke. the nationals come home tonight trying to get back on the winning track. at 7:00, they try to but another in the losslo the new mcdonald's bacon and cheese angus third pounder. before taking it on, one must study it first. ru

good morning, virginia. see how your commute is going. check 66 eastbound. we have a report of an accident at route 29 in centreville. it is backed up all the way past routes 234 but clear after the accident scene. moving to the inner loop this morning. green dares. one yellow car there. people going a little below speed. not too bad. and finally in the district, inbound new york avenue, around the times building this morning a bit slow but over wise so far so good. back to you. >> thank you. >>> maryland's intercounty connector highway will be open in a few years. the goal to speed along your morning commute. digital correspondent alex trevino is live in silver spring and says it will cost you plenty. hey there, alex. >> reporter: hi there, jessica. the question is, are people willing to avoid a traffic bottleneck. the goal is to relieve traffic congestion on back roads like the one here in silver spring and new hampshire avenue. the luxury of a traffic free highway is nothing free these days. >> time is al

from pittsburg, virginia. i wanted to address the deficit spending. i agree as a conservative that we need health care reform. where many of us disagree is how it is done. one of the things i would like to inspire you to do in is to take on tort reform. last week, i believe it was, howard dean said that they would not take it on because the trial lawyers. i wanted to let you know that it would have the courage to take on the trial lawyers to, every person in this room and across america would stand up and take on the trial lawyers with you. we're not going to be bullied by lawyers. [unintelligible] we want to preserve our freedom. we want people to have health care. we are not evil. that is my point. we want you to take on the trial lawyers and we will support you. >> man, and i get grief from one of the things that i said earlier, from both sides. i agree. toward reform ought to be part of the health care package. -- tort reform ought to be part of the health care package. if i was a really good politician, i

. >>> and virginia's quiet race for governor just got a little noisy. republican candidate bob mcdonald kicking off a controversy over a graduate thesis he wrote 20 years ago, attacking gays, unwed couples. mcdonald said he changed his views. this is giving his rival lots of ammunition. more on the story. >> reporter: well it is pounce mode for the campaign. far behind in the polls, the candidate is attacking the talk of a 34-year-old college student who now at 55 is possibly the next governor of virginia. frontrunner bob mcdonald of alexander, a former attorney general is under fire tonight for views he expressed 20 years ago in this master's thesis, dutied the republican party's vision for the family. calling working women bad for the family, saying that government policy should favor married couples over gays. in a call this afternoon, mcdonald was on the defensive. >> my views as a graduate student in 1989 are in very many ways different 20 years later. >> reporter: not so says a spokesperson for the virginia state senator. >> this is who bob mcdona

police in virginia just released the new video. they hope it will lead them to a carjacking suspect. the man car jacked a woman in the parking lot in target, and then was in a pursuit. the man moves in a unique way that may help somebody identify him. >>> and joe biden is giving a speech this morning. >>> president obama is calling on other nations to help the u.s. solve the world's problems. the president addressed the u.n. general assembly this morning, the first time he has done so. president mahmoud ahmadinejad is also addressing the general assembly today, but he and president obama's paths are not expected to cross. >>> libyan leader, kmoammar gadhafi is also in the united states, and has been kicked out of new york city park, and another area. he prefers other accommodations and not sleeping in hotels. others are not happy about him trying to pitch his tent. >> reporter: bedford, new york, home to mansions of the rich and famous, like donald trump and martha stewart, and now home to a tent of the powerful and infamous, libya

big budget cuts coming to virginia. it's higher education and jobs on the chopping block. >>> how you can cash in from its emned byon victedne ct >>> a fire truck that was nearly swallowed by a sinkhole in north hollywood, california has been pulled out. workers eventually used a crane to haul the 22-ton engine truck out of the hole. firefighters were responding to reports of a broken water main when the accident happened. the firefighter driving the truck noticed the sinkhole forming and tried to back the truck out of danger, but the road gave way beneath him. fortunately no one was hurt. >>> new today, the new york city penthouse apartment once owned by bernard madoff is being prepared for the auction block. federal agents have been busy cataloguing everything in the home from the steinway piano to the silverware as they get ready to sell off everything including the apartment itself. the proceeds are set to go to the victims of madoff's $65 billion ponzi scheme. the park avenue apartment with an estimated value of $7

going to blacksburg today to take on virginia tech. 3:30. kickoff time down there at 3:30. 74 degrees. may have a sprinkle down there. most of the game should be dry. and southern mississippi coming to charlottesville -- going to hattiesburg to play southern miss. warm and humid 85 degrees with a chance of thunderstorms down there. our all important 7-day forecast if you are planning on hanging out around here the next couple of days, you picked a great weekend to hang around. 75 today. 77 tomorrow. a little bit more humidity starting to come back as we get into monday and tuesday and as a result chances for light passing rain showers monday evening and then unsettled pattern lasts not only through monday night and tuesday but on into wednesday and thursday as well. we try to catch up on a little bit of our sneaded rain. it won't be a cold september rain. it will be a mild one with temperatures in the 80s and rest of the all-important college football game forecast coming up next. >> looking forward to that 37 thank you, chuck. >>> there has

elsewhere, virginia tech taking on the big boys from nebraska. this heavyweight battle did not disappoint. down in blacksburg. the hokies started strong. virginia tech by five. tie rod taylor trying to make something happen. pump fakes and goes up top and deep to a wide open danny cole. off to the races. he is knocked out of bounds at the 3 yard line. tech, here we go. three plays later, tech on the 11 yard line after a sack. tyrod taylor had the hokies in business. let's go, guys. come on. taylor, sees dyrell roberts. check out roberts. makes an incredible catch for thegame-winning touchdown. virginia tech beats the cornhuskers 16-15. >>> let's go to hatsymississipp. toree morrison, a speedy fellow. 57-yard touchdown. the cavs led 27-10 at halftime. they lose 37-34. virginia falls to 0-3. >>> to pittsburgh. navy playing pitt. second quarter, the panthers up 14-7. they are threatening. deon lewis stretches in for pitt. pitt downs navy. the mids back home on next saturday against western kentucky. >>> in the wnba playoffs the mystics, win or the s

and what does that mean for virginia? it means: bob mcdonnell introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose. he wants to outlaw abortion-- even in cases of rape and incest. and mcdonnell opposed birth control for married adults. learn more about bob mcdonnell's crusade to take virginia backwards. >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> checking our t stories. after months of debate, senate finance committee chairman max baucus we feel a version of a health care reform bill. this does not have any republican backing. >> police have person of interest in the death of annie le. police raided the apartment of raymond clark and and are going to collect dna samples from him. he works in the lab where her body was found on sunday. >> the government now has approved the faxing for sne flu. limited supplies will be shipped out in the first week of

. >>> to the latest in virginia's gubernatorial race. the former governor is not going to endorse either candidate even though president back obama asked him to support deeds. they say that both candidates are well suited to be governor. the campaign says it respects the decision and will still seek his advice on issues. bob macdonanell picked up an endorsement. the our web site, wjla.com. you have until october 1 to submit any video questions that you have. see if the candidate to answer questions coming on october 6 at 7:00 p.m.. >>> senator robert byrd is back, after spending a couple of days in the hospital. the 91-year-old fell at a did not break any bones. doctors noticed he had a high white cell count which could signal infection. a spokesperson says that the west virginia senator will continue to take antibiotics before returning to capitol hill for the health-care debate. >>> accused of taking a bribe. >> and nestle security threat caught on tape as border patrol officials accepted bribes to let illegal immigrants into the u.s..

the wealthiest county in the country, loudoun at $121,000. >>> virginia's famous slogan virginia is forers is added to the walk of fame in manhattan. others included aol's running many cod, the budweiser clydesdales and state farm's slogan like a good neighbor state farm is there and i love the clydesdales. >> thank you, jessica. >>> after a two-year battle facebook is dropping the beacon application. that application would track what you bought and tell your friends about it. facebook users were up in arms claiming privacy violation and says it ruins surprise gifts so the social networking site dumped it as part of a settlement. will you drive to work today? some want you to think otherwise. it is car free day. hue to use your wheels less. but first here's howard. >>> good morning to everybody, especially you in virginia. we are watching a touch of fog fredericksburg to orange and lake anna. elsewhere, generally cloudy skies and temperatures in the 60s and low 70s. charlie in catlick is at 65 degrees out there. 72 degrees from jan in reedville. today we are looking at upper 70s to arou

virginia once had 42 rest stops. about half of them have been closed, most during the summer driving season. this one just today. they waited to close this welcome center in manassas until the fall. the state saying they just can't afford to keep them open. >>> these are the last truck drivers to rest here at the welcome center off 66 in manassas. they likely settled in before midnight, before the exit closed indefinitely. there are no specific announcements here regarding the shutdown. just street markings of a 32-foot gate to come. inside the center, the pamphlets to help you find scenic routes are gone. the furniture looks like it's next. and in the suggestion box, a few choice words that can't be shown on television, expressing displeasure at the decision to close. but a "keep virginia green" sign still stands with perhaps new meaning. get the state budget in the green and out of the red. >> i pulled over this morning because i needed to tie my straps down. they were loose. it's a big dot violation. >> what you f

virginia tech racked up 605 yards of total offense. the hokies win big 52-10. >>> let's go to charlottesville, sab ter horse gets excited and throws cav man to the ground. he did get up but the cavs did not. joseph turner, tcu up 14-0. more tcu in the second half. andy dalton with a ton of time delivers a strike. he is in for a 31-yard touchdown. the horned frogs beat virginia 30-14, the fans spelling their displeasure for al grohs. >>> navy's head coach knows how to get his kids fired up. last week the mid shipmen nearly knocked off the buckeyes. today his speech was simple but effective. it's go time. >> whatever it takes we are leaving everything on the field. >> that is coach speak for you but gets the players going. early in the game it was all louisiana tech. the punt for the bulldogs. avoids a tackle. goes to the outside. see you. he takes it back 85 yards for the touchdown. louisiana tech up 14-0. just like that. navy would answer, though. late first quarter, ricky dobbs to mario washington. he makes a nice catch for a 29-yard

this is the fourth straight year that virginia has topped the forbes ranking. researchers looked at a number of factors such as business costs, quality of life, labor supply and growth prospects. govern kaine says the forbes' ranking shows virginia can compete with any state. earlier cnbc ranked virginia as the top state for business. >>> hazing has a long tradition in colleges, the military and athletics. many people think it's harmless, but it has actually caused dozens of deaths and countless injuries in recent years. now a wave of hazing at a prestigious new jersey high school is bringing a bizarre ritual to light. >> reporter: millburn high school in new jersey is what some call a dream school. listed as the top 100, it's nestled in a neighborhood where the average home price is $1.2 million. this dream school became a nightmare for a group of incoming freshman girls in a yearly sexually-charged hazing ritual, popular senior girls wrote and distribute what they call a slut list. >> some girls were freaked out and shocked they were on it. >> reporter: the l

and the people of west virginia were given voice. ted kennedyave us that voice. he fought for civil rights rights and health car for all, transformed lives of seniors, colorsf all as, everyone was part of his sphere and responsibility. in the private life he worked tirelessly to touch so many people with endss human acts of kindness that came naturally to him. he had to do it. i don't think he chose to do these things, he just had to do it and, therefore, did do it. people will forget that who didn't know about what he did but he never stopped reaping oug out to top people. ted and his family reached amazing heights and inspired a nation. each and every day of his life he honored the fallen hers we cherish. ted traveled to st virginia often. i was personally very grateful for that. it's a small state. not unlike that of the presiding officer. and our state haslways had a very, very close communication with the kennedy family. we are them, they are us. you know, we put them over the top, we feel, in the 1960 election and we did. when

. >> this raises theuestion of who has the best experience to lead virginia and who has the best virginia -- who has the best vision to create jobs. >> the candidates will meet this thursday when they attend a forum at the officers' club. >>> the newest justice will receive a formal welcome. there will be a formal ceremony for sonia sotomayor this afternoon. she was sworn in last month and president obama will attend today's ceremony. she will hear her force cased tomorrow -- she will hear her first case tomorrow. >>> discovery will plan to leave the international space station. they will pull away this afternoon, ending a supply visit that lasted one week. discovery is bringing home seven of straps. it returned to earth -- it will return to earth -- discovery is bringing home seven astronauts. >>> a fire truck is nearly swallowed up in eight sinkhole. they were fixing a water main break and fortunately no injuries were reported. >>> now to a georgia peach who is gaining a reputation as the tennis comeback kid. melanie oudin did it again at the u.s. open, coming from behind to take the wi