at the washington city paper is asking, was there any wrong doing here? it has not been an easy week for marion barry. now comes word that the d.c. council members will be asking about this, whether the ward 8 council man did anything wrong with these six private agencies. the washington city paper said barry funneled earmarked money, $450,000 worth, to groups that exist only on paper. >> if there is any politician sending money to organizations that do not exist, we need to look into it. >> the paper said he cut funding for the groups in june, 2008, five months before they were registered with the city. >> they have to investigate that. >> city documents list in associate of barry's as the project director for two of the groups. the article indicates that her signature is attached to three, and calls one of them a forgery. >> all of the details will come out. >> she would only tell us from her apartment window that she will be testifying monday. outside of the wilson building, barry insisted he did not do anything wrong. have you done anything wrong with

a graphic quote from the barry case on the front page of the washington city paper. not language you would expect to see. as melanie alnwick reports, the paper is already fielding complaints. >> reporter: it's raising eyebrows. >> it's very nasty. >> wow. okay. >> reporter: and ire. >> not really appropriate. >> i'm speechless. >> reporter: the headline in this week's washington city paper featuring in bold print the accusation of a usually unmention shown nal act. >> over the line, offensive, inappropriate. >> reporter: those are some of the complaints editor is responding to since the free paper hit the public street. >> are they allowed to write that? >> reporter: the answer is, yes, they are. the quote, while crude doesn't violate the definition of obscenities. >> everybody has relationship issues. it shouldn't be printed on the front page. >> reporter: the quote is pulled from a recording obtained by the city paper of an argument between councilman barry and his ex-girlfriend. she was referring to an incident in denver whether they attended the democratic nation

but this time the target is the washington city paper. the weekly alternative and entertainment paper has a sexually explicit headline about barry on its front page. tom sherwood joins us live from the newsrm with this story. >> we are not going to show you the front page. but we will show you the reactions to it. all sorts of papers and publications are available in the streets of washington. including the washington city paper. a popular weekly heavy on entertainment story and advertising. and local politics. a controversy erupted over its front cover headlines this week on marion barry's latest troubles. it includes a vulgar sex act remark made by the woman who worked for barry in and played a role in barry's arrest saturday. >> thank you for listening. >> reporter: on the wmu show friday, d.c. council member had heard about the headlines but not seen it. >> the city paper, had you seen it? >> actually, no, i have not. >> good. you are about to. >> you took all the copies o the street. oh. >> reporter: washington city paper whipple def

jay korff has the story. >> and editor of the washington "city paper" said the alleged actions of elected city official marion barry, not the newspaper, are responsible for the graphic language. >> oh, my gosh. wow. >> the most tald-about cover features marion barry and his estranged girlfriend, donna watts-brighthaupt, inside a story about their relationship. what is making news it is what watts-brighthaupt said to barry after he reportedly kicked her out of the room they were sharing. the reason he booted her, according to a tape recording, she would not perform oral sex on him. >> the city paper printed everything she said, citing the public's need to know about the behavior of a high-profile politician. >> we decided that it was warranted, and what has go on here was serious enough to merit it. >> i would not say it is appropriate at all. >> today, this long time marion barry supporter lashed out. >> i want to know what the media in this town is going to do about it. this is a disgrace. >> the editor of the paper said to me they have received a very high number of complaints. despite

. >>> a graphic quote from the barry case on the front page of the washington city paper. not the type of language you would typically see on a newspaper stands. as melanie alnwick reports, the paper is fielding a number of complaints. >> reporter: it is raising eyebrows. >> not really appropriate. it caught me off guard. >> reporter: the head linein this week's washington city paper featuring in bold print the accusation of a usually unmentional act. >> over the line, offensive, appalling, inappropriate. >> reporter: those are just some of the complaints editor eric wample is responding to since the free paper hit the public streets. >> i looked over there and i -- are they even allowed to write that? >> reporter: the answer is yes, they are. first amendment attorneys say the quote, while crude, doesn't violate the definition of obscenity. it is not a question of can they, but should they. barry supporters don't think so. >> it shouldn't be printed on the front page. >> reporter: negotiate -- neither does the councilman. >> reporter: the quote is pulled from a recording o

. >> the washington post is reporting tonight that the chairman of the city council has enlisted the help of an outside law firm to investigate the $60,000 contract. it appears this latest sat at involving marion barry is far from over -- it appears this latest saga involving marion barry as far from over. >>> the washington city paper is under fire tonight for the cover of their latest issue. some marion barry supporters were outraged by the explicit language that was used. the editors say they were justified. >> we decided it was warranted. what had gone on here was serious enough to merit this. >> the paper said it received a high number of complaints. marion barry is not commenting. >>> we are following developing stories, the first from the financial world, where embattled insurance giant aig may soon pay out more bonuses. the washington post reports the company is prepared to pay out millions in bonuses to several dozen corporate executives as early as next week. the post says the ig once the federal government to give its blessing in advance so they did not face as much public

ex-girlfriend donna watts- brighthaupt with whom he had been feeding, released her voice mail to the washington city paper, which put them on line. >> in most of the messages, marion barry is trying to get her to stop seeing her ex- husband. >> also today, the d.c. council released dozens of documents showing marion berry put his girlfriend on the council payroll as a $5,000 per month consultant to organize a meeting on poverty reduction, sometimes terminating and reinstating her contract. >> no comment. >> watts-brighthaupt today was declining comment. last night, she showed up outside of the wilson building, denouncing marion barry and his spokeswoman for holding a news conference about her. >> it looks like they're scared of something. >> according to ms. watts herself, she is under the care of a local psychiatrist. >> watts-brighthaupt today was upset about the news conference. >> she was out there again by herself at it at an ungodly hour. >> not marion barry's spokeswoman issued a statement this evening saying that the voice mails should not have been released, there were personal, and they ha

. >> the voice mills left by a barry for his ex-girlfriend were released by the washington city paper today after her ex- husband give the paper access to the lengthy recordings. the most shocking of which was an argument about a trip to the national convention in denver, during which he kicked her out of a hotel room because she would not perform oral sex. >> questions are still swirling over the hiring of the ex- girlfriend. according to city records, she was paid at least $20,000 to work as a contractor. months later to the end of their relationship, his camp publicly declared his ex-girlfriend unstable. >> she is currently under the care of billick local psychiatrist. >> she said not true. >> i must be bad. >> residents say, bottom line, too much drawn by. >> we must pray for them. >> his spokesperson says he plans to go to court tomorrow morning. have been told that he is considering talking to the press after that court hearing. >> on bj ligaw come, we ask you if you think his retation has been affected. so far, 37% say yes. to hear all of the voice mails for yourself, log onto

a graphic quote from the barry case on the front page of the washington city paper. definitely not the sort of language you typically see on a newspaper stand. as fox 5's melanie alnwick reports thpaper is already fielding complaints. >> reporter: it's raising eyebrows. >> i think it's very nasty. >> wow. >> reporter: and ire. >> it's not really appropriate i don't think. >> it caught me off guard. i'm speechless. >> reporter: the headline in this week's washington city paper featuring in bold print the accusation of a usually unmentionable act. >> over the line, offensive, appalling, inappropriate. >> reporter: those are just some of the complaints editor eric wemple is responding to since the free paper hit the public streets. >> i just looked over there and i couldn't believe -- are they even allowed to write that? >> reporter: the answer is yes, they are. first amendment attorneys say the quote while crude doesn't violate the definition of obscenity. so it's not a question of can they but should they? barry supporters don't think so. >> everybody has relationship

the washington city paper reports last june he got the council to give $450,000 to six nonprofit groups that were not registered with the city. the council is looking into the firing of his former girlfriend. prosecutors in montgomery county dropping a conspiracy charges against two students accused in a school bomb plot. officials had accused tilting year-old unita getyonata and an. prosecutors filed a plea for cannot get askew to plead guilty to arson. his case has been moved to juvenile court. -- a plea for yonata. >> a judge will decide the fate of banita jackson, accused of killing and then living with the decomposing bodies of her four children. their deaths are under investigation and the tao protection agency has undergone major changes as a result. also, a plan pushed by dick cheney, allegedly, would have affected al qaeda operatives. the secret proposal just coming to light. >> his mom and dad got shot. >> three suspects are under parents of six -- 16 children. we will have thelatest on all those stories on this monday a >> the fairfax county board of supervisors will hold a h

, the voice mails are continue take lating, interesting explosive voice mails obtained by the washington city paper of interest to a lot of the city residents. messages were left on his ex- girlfriend telephone. they offer insight into the volatility of a relationship that somehow ended with barry being arrested on july 4th after donna watts brighthaupt told police he was bothering her. we didn't get any answers from her at her home. she and her 16-year-old daughter were being escorted away by the park police. nobody said why. we thought it was because of the court appearance that was scheduled for tomorrow. that followed the allegation on the 4th of july that he was talking her. she has since recanted that. as we mentioned, the u.s. attorney's office is not going to pursue that. in recent days, barry tried to paint a picture of his ex- girlfriend as unstable. a spokesperson says brighthaupt is being treated by a psychiatrist for a disorder. he makes a reference to the ex- girlfriend husband, a man he tried to ban from a recent movie screening in the wilson building. >> don't call me. you won

what we do for the washington kastles is bring tennis to the community, to everybody. inner citys a taste of this. not only leg mason but world team tennis, you will never see another format of tennis like this ever. because davis cup doesn't have it. fed cup doesn't have it and the tours were all five -- events, as men and women, played on the same court and the same night play fog for a victory. >> mark, preeshg your time. next we have serena williams coming to town. that will be a big draw. also, mr. jensen, huge redskins fan. >> thanks. i would like to see mark and rigens together. that would be fun. thanks so much. have a good night down there. it is really exciting. this team, very entertaining for the fans. caron butler was there last night. they have redskins that will be there. >> it is beautiful. >> fantastic venue. >> yes. it is cool, in the middle. >>> still ahead, kids makg a difference in a war zone. gift of the teddy bear. >> is your yard sale legal? what you need to know if you are selling recalled products. >>> summer is often the time you see yard sales popping

the washington city tabor got its hands on audio tapes of the the councilman and the woman he is accused of stalking and they are more fun than a circus full of nude clowns riding over stone streets. an awesome recording of the mid june fight between barry and donna. take a listen, lucky listeners. >> you will be out because i will suck your [ bleep ]. you put me out [ bleep ]. [ inaudible ] >> wow. >> wow. >> my beep is very sore. >> i can barely hear that. >> exactly. >> greg: she sounds like a million laughs. the rest are voice mails barry left for donna between june 30th and july 4th. check these out before you go, go. >> don't call me, i won't call you. i won't call you. i. [ inaudible ] donna. donna, i'm just saying that tonight call me back. i will not take a call from you and i'm not going to call you so this is it so don't call me back. i'm sorry even though i love you. >> greg: that is so awesome. >> wow. >> wow. >> greg: after ending that with call me. amazing. he sounds scary and psychotic. >> call me at the insane asylum collect. >> andrew, i listen to the voice mails and th

david catania is holing a hearing today on city contracts with nonprofit its agencies after the washington city paper reported some irregularities with the contracts run out of councilman marion barry's office. there are allegations of forge the documents and ghost employees on the payroll. last wean, the city council announce and independent investigator is looking into the paid contract that barry awarded his former girlfriend donna watts brighthaupt. questions were raised after she accused barry of stalking her on the 4th of july. he was cleared of those stalking charges. >> let's get a look at our monday forecas with tony perkins. >> let's take a look at some tape that we shot of this morning's sunrise. this is so pretty. oh, look at that. is that beautiful? is that absolute lie beautiful? >> that is gorgeous. >> unrise this morning was at 5:54. i say this all the time. you throw some clouds in there, it makes if a prettier sunrise or sunset for that matter. still quite pretty out there. take a look at the satellite- radar. you can see the clouds o n the satellite-radar. you will see some p

city. why? well, "the washington post" reports the young pickens carved his name into the wet concrete of his grandmother's driveway nearly 70 years ago. the president-day owner of the home alleges that pickens had a portion of the driveway removed. a pickens spokesman said the concrete means a lot to pickens and it now resides at his childhood home which he previously restored and moved back to his ran inch texas. it seems a slam dunk that he actually stole that slab. good luck you to, t. boone as you fight the charges. >>> tomorrow is the last chance you will have to bet on google earnings. we've got the top-ranked analyst on the street to give you his trade. >>> and the what is this guy getting all suited up for? he's bracing himself for tim seymour's stock of the dayk. we've got lots more coming up. >> he's not waiting for me, i can tell you that. >>> a true power play on the internet has its sights set on a bigger target.

now barry is a washington, d.c. citycilman and he's had another run in with the law. púpú >>> former secretary of state colin powell says president obama's agenda may be too ambitious and too expensive. on cnn powell said he worries the president is trying to tackle too many big issues at one time and he offered some advice. >> i think one of the challenges that president obama has now is he's got so many things on the table and these are issues that the american people find important, health care and so many other issues. i think one of the cautions that has to be given to the president and i've talked to some of his people about this, you can't have so many things on the table you can't absorb it all and we can't pay for it all. >> despite his concern powell says he has a very good relationship with president obama. >>> former washington, d.c. mayor marion barry was arrested again. u.s. park police say a woman flagged down an officer complaining that barry was stalking her. in 1990 he served six months in prison after

a lot of it bypassed the baltimore washington area across pa. around the cityshe a good cluster of showers east of the city. north and northeast of the baltimore region. showers moved through. it's lighter. hagerstown, moving in to pa a new. they are in the clear. heavier stuff by far south of ocean city, snow hill, that's moving to the east, northeast. you folks in summer set, worster, that's where you are going to see the strongest activity in the next hour or two. we got showers, nothing of a severe nature. around the city now the heavier stuff to the east, downtown area. there you see, that's all moving towards edgewood and eastern hartford county at 25 miles an hour. we are getting rain for the next few hours, more activity to the west. a chance of rain later on this evening. temperatures dropped to 80. not as warm today. helped to keep the convection to a minimum. temperatures around the rest of the area, where it's raining, temperatures have been dropping down in to the -- down in to the upper 60s to low 70s, most areas for the time being have been holdi

. >> they will have them recognize in washington, d.c. the citycouncil, they passed it by the 12-1 vote back in may. many local church leaders who opposed the bill saw that referendum on the d.c. board of elections saying no. same sex marriages are performed over connecticut and what made maine, massachusetts, new hampshire, and all of them to do that. they opened up a brand new housing for them and you could see that today. the facility among them and the avenue, they actually opened last month. but they did not get the official cutting out there for them and now, they are billing it as the one stop shopping for the modern income family for individuals trying to find places to live in d.c. raising traffics along them in the county, but as the correspondent tells us that the virginia department of transportation, they are believing that they will all prove to be safer and smoother. two of the four roundabouts at the corner, they have been built. detours, they are in place. in the long run, they tell us what the construction is done and that this w

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now barry's a washington, d.c. cityouncilman, and he's had another run-in with the law. >>> a postal worker who defied a bank robber got shot in the face yesterday. robert norman was at an indianapolis bank when the gunman walked in. norman tried to run but found himself face to face with the robber. he tried to grab the gun and the robber shot him. >> god protected me. i could have died. all he did was break some bones and my jaw and the bullet has to stay in my neck. they don't want to take the risk of damaging anything, so i've got a souvenir, the doctor said, of this experience. >> now, you noticed his eye looked pretty bad there but he said it's actually okay and he can still see out of it. even after being shot, norman tried to get the license play of the get-away car. police tracked the suspect down after he crashed his car. >>> a teenage girl is the fifth person to die in a string of shootings in a south carolina town. a local coroner says abby tyler here, who was 15 years old, died in a hospital yesterday, two

. >>> the washington city paper taking heat for the headline about the barry case, featuring in boldte pulled from the recording obtained by the paper of an argument between barry and his ex- girlfriend. the quote contains language of an unmentional act. so what do readers think? >> i think it's very nasty. >> it's not really appropriate. >> i'm speechless. >> when asked about it, councilman barry called it trash can reporting. what do you think about it? are you offended? that's our web poll question of the day. 20% say yes. 50% say no. some haven't seen the headline. you'll see the poll right on our home page at myfoxdc.com. >>> some startling comments frommm's father who -- from michael jackson's father who believes foul play was involved in the singers death and cnn i reporting that the jackson family has been made aware it could turn into a criminal case. the los angeles police chief said he's waiting for the coroner report and toxicology test to determine whether to treat the case as a homicide investigation or an accidental overdose. >>> michael jackson will not be honored wit

new york city, washington, d.c., boston, philadelphia, larger cities throughout the country, things may have bottomed. do i think they will go up radically, i don't think so. but if you take a trip to las vegas, southern florida things have not improved. it maybe worsening. you can see prices have not bottomed out. houses that were once on the mark now down to 300,000. beautiful four bedroom houses still on the mark. an over supply and i think it will take time to weed these things out. >> talk about the stock market. we had a run. up so far 40%. do you think we're topping out or do you think there is room to run. >> i think it depends. with the stock market does it looks out six to nine months and people are saying things are getting better. there is a stimulus package out there. maybe housing will level out or unemployment rates will start to fall for a while. and numbers have come down. so companies give expectations for numbers. they have taken significantly down. 30 to 40%. when the company starts to give guidance that is favorable to wall street, the stock market will rise. what h

but in a city like washington where there are scores of government buildings, it is the fear of terrorism that sounded the alarm. and the breaches occurred at the very heart of government. a senator's office, the department of state, and the department of justice. >> it is stunning, it's shocking. it just says that basically some people have forgotten the lessons of 9/11. >> the federal protection service, which employs over 13,000 guards at hundreds of government buildings has now been called to congress to explain. the federal protection service said it suffered cuts in funding, but also seems that lessons have not been learned. it is just 14 years ago that a bomb destroyed the oklahoma city federal building, killing 168 people. this report shows that government offices are still vulnerable to attack. jonathan biel, bbc news, washington. >> this is "world news today" from "bbc world news." un george alagiah. the main headline -- g8 leaders meeting in italy are aiming to persuade developing countries to support their commitments on cutting greenhouse gases. more than 40 people have been

ni ri ght now, 68 in washington. new york city is at 70 degrees. and in pittsburgh, it is 63. here is your forecast for washington for today. partly sunny skies, a stray shower or thunderstorm possible this afternoon and during the evening. about a 0% chance. high today about 87 degrees. our normal high for this date, 88 degrees. there you go. >> right where it should be. thank you, tony. >>> let's check in with julie wright for the latest on the roads. got off for a rough start this morning. >> absolutely. outbound 66 is where we had the trouble. that accident activity has been cleared to the shoulder so lanes are open once again outbound on 66. eastbound traffic will slow as you work your way in towards centreville and again briefly at 50 fair oaks. montgomery county, southbound 270 not so bad right now. not busy as you head out towards rockville. the top side of the beltway runs with ease between college park and your exit for 270. this is a live shot of northbound i-95 as you push north. traffic volume still moving at speed head ad cross the occoquan. that's a check of your

n64 ght ow howe erin washington, 69 new york city.oanoke, virginia 69 grs ee and norfolk 07 degrees. rain showers off the coast of the carolinas. i imagine there are some people making their way back from the holiday weekend. if you're coming from the outer banks, there's clouds s ndrain down there. here is a look at the map today. the rain here with that special stationary front. it's stalled out to the south and the rain stays there, clouds with that front. some will make their way into our region but a lot of sunshine and warm for today. # 5 today, 87 tomorrow, wednesday about 20% chance of showers and storms, thursday and friday 81 and 84. >> good looking week. let's see how traffic is moving. >>> did he just compare himself to roger federer? does that explain the shorts and head bands he wears to work? >> it was one time. >> that's why he sits blind the desk. >> the roads aren't too bad this morning. there's a clang in fact traffic pattern because a lot of people took last week off, then this week taking a back end of the holiday

cities. the guide to washington, dc, new york city, new orleans, lincoln, several other cities. san francisco and l.a. but, yeah, the new york, john cheever worked on that one. actually, in talking with michael, we found sort of evidence and a description of a day in coney island, the fingerprints of cheever and how his perspective kind of goes from morning to dusk and gets this whole sort oflyrical view of the board walk. >> i just won erred because so many of the writers at the time went on to write fiction, like jim thompson or this person in idaho that was a one-man editorial force. there is any question about the editorial accuracy of the guides? >> that's an interesting question. a number of the guide did set up -- the states had copy editing, fact checking. for example, where the editor in nebraska who had torn -- had been a hobo but had been an english major before he had to leave college. he wound up back in lincoln, and his former professor said, go over here and get a job at the artist project and don't catch another freight out off town. so the last place the expecte

he took all of his money to constantly travel back and forth to kansas city to washington, d.c.his time critical meeting, truman was at times fed up from the pressure he is getting. he made a strict rule. no more zionists coming to see me. i just can't take it anymore. truman respected weisman. he was a scientist. he helped support the first time a jewish homeland was discussed. world war i arm a meants with the british. >> truman respected him. the difference between the militant zionists. we mention the milt tant zion min of america. truman was red in the face and furious. he said never let that man again in here. i never want to see him. eddie jacobson said to him, please, this is really important to me. you know of whitesman. you know what he's like. it's imperative that you see him. trueman thought about it and said all right you bald headed s. o. b., you win. i'm setting up a meeting. it was after partition. the state department was trying to undermine part tigs. they very much wanted him to get in to see truman marshal knew europe. when it comes to palestinian, i deefr. i

city. unlike the tv show, these are the real house doctors. this is washington. we have patients and doctors from across the political spectrum to ask tough questions. the wooster with our physician panel and then move to the audience. -- we will start with our physician panel and then move to the audience. please keep your questions concise and feel free to address a specific member of congress if you prefer. thank all of you for being part of the solution. on our panel, and it is in of about a quarter -- an alphabetical order, we have michael burgess -- dr. michael burgess, and ob/gyn for three decades. he is a kfor term representative from the 26th district of texas. -- he is and four-term representative from the 26 district of texas. dr. cassady, dr. gastroenterology, from the louisiana sixth district. john flemming, family practice, first term louisiana fourth district. dr. phil be angry, and ob/gyn for 26 years, four-term representative from the 11th district of georgia. to 11, fourth term pennsylvania district. rep dr. tom price who is active in the georgi

washington. homeland security secretary janet nap napolitano says the city will get about $35 million in stimulus money through another program. the money will be used to hire around 125 recruits. tuesday we told you the swine flu is hitting home here in washington infecting some senate pages. it is now called the h1n1 cyrus, and at several locations in the capitol area, plans are being made in case the worst of the flu is yet to come. correspondent brian wilson has some of the contingencies. >> if there was a massive ourbreak of the h1n1 virus later this year, the pentagon might send in military troops to maintain order and enforce quarantines, a proposal from commander dick warren sits on the desk of robert gates but has not been approved. the plan calls for regional teams to respond at the direction of fema. that development came as hearings were held on capitol hill to get an update on the delivery of an h1n1 vaccine. bottom line, they are working on it. >> it will not be available for use for several more months. clinical trials at the national institutes of health and among the vaccine manu

a global day of action with planned protests in more than 80 cities including washington. the demonstrators want iranian authorities to release scores of people detained following the presidential election last month. police and progovernment ma alicia attacked and scattered hundreds of protesters who gathered in tehran today. >>> 13 astronauts aboard the shuttle have enjoyed their first day off in more than a week following a series of space walks. shuttle endeavor's commander says the mission has been so jam packed with activity it's had trouble finding time to tweet. one more space walk is now planned for monday. endeavor and the crew will be departing the space station on tuesday and returning to earth at the end of the week. >>> still ahead on 9 news now this saturday night, a young boy buried alive in a construction site. how did this happen? >>> and big crowds and hundreds of rescues to the southern california beach. 'l l wehoha tvese stories and more stay with us. your pet makes lots of friends. but there's one little friend you don't want him to meet. the flea. ju

tonight the washington castles captured the city's first championship in five years.he kings of world team tennis after a remarkable run. they started the season 0-4, rallied to clinch the final playoff spot, upset theop team in their conference enroute to the title. they're playing for the billie jean king trophy. men's mvp. puts away the point with a smash. the castles had it going on. the women's single match determined the title. the two exchange ground strokes. then king hits the shot long. that's it. the castles win it 23-20 to claim the championship in just the team's second season in the league. let the celebration begin for coach murphy jenson and his crew. >> a dream come true. i've had so much fun. i feel like my head's about to explode. our team this match, olga, the way she came back. we never gave up on her and she never gave up on us. that's really what team is all about. the castles team is the best in world team tennis. >> murphy jenson and the castles the king of the city. nascar. the leader was flagged for speeding on pit stop. he was so mad he shou

we're going to see warm conditnsgh te ouhrout the course of the day. 75 right now here in washington. new york cityes and roanoke, it is 7 # degrees. now, here is a lack at the eastern satellite -- roanoke, it is 7 # degrees. 72degrees. we are seeing some precip show up along the mountains in western portions of virginia and all some precipitation or moisture at least showing up in central virginia. i suspect not all of that is hitting the ground. we'll keep our eyes on t the remoouhesp wi hebebe coming moreremoist as the day progresses as that humidity builds in. here yows fronteddal system. that will be coming through here. that will trigger some showers and thunderstorms. also, then it will settle aross portions of the viewing area primarily to our east and once that happens, it will make for kind of muggy, sticky conditions and it will help to trigger some scattered showers and thuerstorms later on today. so forecast for today look like this. a lot of clouds around. especially this afternoon. some afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms high around 90 degrees for tonight. mostly cloudy,

city. or washington, d.c. >> reporter: carol lives on one of the acres of land the county is looking to rezone. part of its plan is to bring in commercial projects, business parks, and industry, a grand 20- year plan that people who packed this auditorium say is being pushed throughout without any consideration to its residents. >> i have not heard anyone say anything good about this. if this goes through, they're not paying attention to the people. >> reporter: the county department of planning says it is the exact reason why they offered this public forum tonight. the plan is a comprehensive one, includes agricultural projects as well as rezoning for employment development, a plan they admit can and may be tailored. >> the plan has been out for a couple of months. we have gotten comments throughout the process. they'll factor all of that into their decision-making process. >> reporter: but the majority of the passionate crowd doesn't buy it. many of these people's homes may be rezoned, neighborhoods changed. voices they hope were heard before any plan is finalized. in carroll county, brian k

august 18th and november 28th, there are 12 flights to las vegas for $98 round trip. 40 cities to baltimore, washington, d.c.'s, bwi for $48. flying to europe? dallas to rome drops to nearly $1500 to $740 as of mid-august. chicago to paris drops from $1150 to $460. los angeles to barcelona drops from $1209 to $609. why mid-august? >> that's when everybody in america has to go back to work, kids are going back to school, family travel's over. the only folks out there who are going to be out there may be some retirees. >> reporter: but already, hotels are offering deep discounts now at some of the country's top destinations. among the deals on travelzoo.com, $49 at the m resort in las vegas. $105 at the vice roy in miami. all of it reflecting america's new economic reality. >> with unemployment at 9.5% and it's expected to continue to go higher for at least the next six months or so, a lot of people tend to cut first from the vacation fund and, you know, the fun fund if you will. >> reporter: the great recession of 2009 also offering unprecedented chances for a great escape. tom costello, nbc news, washi

in both instances, washington said i want to campaign to take new york city. he argued with washington, we can't succeed there. we cannot succeed in an attack on new york city. the british have held the too long. they have had six years to prepare their defense is. we cannot win. but he had been ordered by lilly t-16, his washington show, defer to washington, do what he wants to do so after the wethersfield conference-- at the wethersfield conference, he agreed, okay we will attack new york and washington wrote back to west point, thinking that would be the next item on the agenda. but, as soon as washington wrote-- rhoda way, he went to his desk and he wrote to the admiral of the french fleet in the caribbean asking him to bring his sleek north, not to new york as washington expected, but to the chesapeake, because roshambeau saw the british army in virginia and he saw the possibility of trapping it, and that was exactly what happened. one last thing very quickly, and that is there has been a debate really sends the moment of the peace settlement ending the wa

right now as we look live over the city of washington, crystal clear blue sky in place.eratures are in the low 80s still. 58 was our high today after a 64-degree start this morning. in the last 24 days, this is wendy's point, only a half an inch of rain in the last 24 days and still, though shall everybody enjoying july and still more than four degrees cooler everyone average. our beautiful city under a mostly clear eye and washington monday many, late afternoon sun gleaming off of and it current temperatures are only in the low 80s. we have only had a couple of days in the 90s so far for the entire summer. get outside and enjoy it. here is to the point weir where we have and not had the rainfall. here isur monthly totals monthly month and yearly departures. early in the spring, january and february and march, by the end of march, we were 4 1/2 inches behind in rainfall for the year. but boy, we started adding in april as a wet month and may was so wet that our deficit was erased and turned into a surplus and june was wet. we ended june with a four-inch rainfall surplus

look at the current temperatures as we look at our graphics on max 2. 72degrees in washington. 72 in baltimore. ocean citydegrees with some of those rain showers out there -- 76 degrees. you can see the cloud cover that we have and you see the activity in over the washington area. there it is right now. a lot of cloud under currently. we'll see a left clouds during the course of the day today. here is a look at the surface map and here is why we'll be dealing with what we're dealing with today and much of the same for the rest of this week. there is your cold front. the next 4 hour, this cold province is kind of petering out. it will come through here but it won't reduce our temperatures so calling it a cold front is misleading. it will come through and as it does t will be just powerful enough to trigger some showers and thunderstorms during the course of the afternoon but still our air stays quite humid. forecast for today, a left clouds around today. mostly cloudy. scattered showers and thunderstorms possible through the day. high about 88 degrees downtown. five-day forecast, tomorrow, hottest day of w

major says the policy is the first step to a greener city. >>> a washington d.c.ds to court today. 35-year-old benita jacks is is accusedded of murdering the four girls and living with . their decomposing bodies for  months, the girls were beaten and strangled in december 2007. >>> swimmers beware. swimmers a the dewey and rehoboth beaches are reporting a high number of jellh to see a january but it is early. >>> deja vu. nasa scrubs the space shuttle launch because of bad weather. the they will deliver a new science lab to the international space station. they will try to take the launch this evening. >>> south korean tv station is reporting north korean leader kim jong il has life- threatening pancreatic cancer the station says the 67-year- old was diagnosed the time when he had a stroke last year. tensions mount between north korea and u.s. over another underground nuclear bomb test and several missile launches. >>> confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor. a judge is expected to win approval of the democratic controlled congress as she

. >>> in georgia avenue in northwest washington is one of the city's major thorough fares, running almost the entire way from downtown to silver spring. >> the popular and busy corridor has been the site of promise but unfulfilled economic development for years. that's beginning to change. >> reporter: along georgia avenue, change is in the air and on the ground. a 161-unit mixed use building that has risen. >> that represents the revita y revitallization of georgia avenue. >> reporter: ward 4 member says more than three miles lie in her ward, surrounded by many neat rows of neighborhood houses of all types, but with too many run-down business strips for too long. >> what residents say they want, they want to stop leaving d.c. to go to the cleaners, to go to great restaurants. they want to do it in their own neighborhood. this is the start. >> reporter: the developer has done similar projects on u street in columbia heights. he says urban areas inside the district are hot, despite the econy. >> this is a catalytic project. hopefully this will lead to her things happening on georgia avenue

they have planned protests in more than 80 cities, including here in washington. the demonstrators want iranian authorities detained. iranian police and detained people. >>> coming up, buried a live at a construction site. and the final week on the job ra r sarah palin. we'll have those stories. stay with us. b@ >>> a texas boy is buried alive at a pool construction side. 12-year-old edwin gomez and his 8-year-old brother climbed in the bed of a sa k.uctr investigators say ucwhen they d chkehoeca , sethey found edwin buried underneath the sand pile and his brother half buried alive. >> the machine was running. the truck was -- so they didn't hear the child yelling. >> both children were rushed to a hospital, where edwin gomez was pronounced dead. the 8-year-old is being treated for injuries. there will no charges. >>> sarah palin is spending her last weekend on the job. the one-time vice presidential candidate surprised constituents when she announced she's leaving office her term early. she said she's still looking for ways to serve her fellow alaskans. >> lookin

burlington, vermont, to new york city, down to washington, d.c., be on the lookout for strong storms this afternoon. back to you. >> good to know. thanks, janice. we'll see you later. >>> let's head over to the news desk for more of this morning's headlines. we say hello to cnbc's melissa francis. good morning. >> hey, jenna, hey, carl. good morning, everyone. exiled president of honduras continues to camp out, demanding to be reinstated as president of honduras. joining us from the border with more, kerry sanders. >> reporter: coming back to the border here again today. on saturday, he came to the border with hundreds of supporters, who are urging him to regain his presidency in honduras. he was deposed at gun point june 28th, leaving the country in pajamas. he did not make it across the border on saturday like he did on friday, he says he's symbolically showing the world he will not give up. the fact that the government in honduras says they will nack down and that he was legally removed from office when he tried to extend his term. left leaning governments like hugo chavez in vene

. >> sag moore hill on long island new york, his retreat from his home in new york city and later washington where he forged a love of nature that lasted a lifetime. >> we are walking along water here in his backyard that is now a national outlet, wildlife refuge. >> and inspired him that places like this should be around forever. for all to enjoy. >> he believe what made america unique and special was our wildlife and our nature and our get away places. he protected 230 million acres. that is a staggering number. it is as much land as from maine down to florida. >> reporter: including big-name parks, the grand canyon, the florida keys, devil's tower in wyoming, crater lake in oregon, 51 bird preserves, 150 national forests. one out of every ten acres in this country. >> this is called our national heirlooms that the grand canyon is our louvre. >> that the tetons are, you know, taj mahal. >> reporter: in his new book the wilderness warrior, doug brinkley says this is before conservation was a cause, when the green revolution was still a century away. >> he was laughed at when he did this. th

tonight, two washington reporters take a look at the city, the obama administration and the former secretary of defense donald rumsfeld. we begin with famed reporter bob woodward of the "washington post". >> here this very young, inexperienced president has put so much on the table. once i had somebody count it up and it was 131 major initiatives legislation, major appointments, major ideas. the day this came to me, 131, on the front page of my own newspaper, the "washington post," president obama issued an executive order saying he was going to clean up the chesapeake bay. he is undertaking just about everything and all of those things are like planes unlanded at the airport. they're circling and we don't know what order they're going to land in, whether they're going to land at all. >> we conclude with bradley graham, our "washington post" pentagon correspondent talking about his book "by his own rules: the ambitions, successes and ultimate failures of donald rumsfeld." >> he was very quick, within hours after the attack, to focus on some kind of military action against iraq. and even whil

washington is all about museums. >> tacoma is on the peugeot sound. there are wonderful water views there and it is really seattle's second city, a city that's coming into its own right now. >> tacoma has three amazing museums within a two-minute walk of one another. the museum of glass, tand the tacoma art museum. >> reporter: the washington state history museum has interactive exhibits for kids and adults. >> the washington state history museum is really dedicated to history of the entire northwest. >> reporter: across the brichblg glass is the museum of glass where visitors can watch artists at work in the hot shop. >> you walk into the hot shop, it's loud, there's fire and you get to see artists working, young and old. they're always satisfying coming to the museum of glass. >>> a domestic partnership law was supposed to take effect today in washington state, but it's on hold right now. people who oppose the law are trying to force a public vote on it. yesterday they turned in petition signatures to force that issue. now the domestic partnership won't take effect until the signatures can be counted, and that could take up to a month. >>> the ex-pres

the coolest spot, oakland 73, sunshine and hot, 90 degrees reported in easten, 84 ocean city, 89 washington. the dewpoint feels like summer finally, upper 70s because of the rain. right now we have a north wind. most areas so you recall or south easterly flow. this afternoon and morning we saw a few breaks and sunshine then the clouds building and showers popping up quickly. they move through right like gang busters, really quickly. it didn't move for a long time. moving up, a few more showers in virginia and still a chance of rain. tomorrow a better shot as a front out to the west will weaken but has a pretty good impulse of rain right now. also offshore, more moisture moving off the east coast. bemight be in the ripoff zone but i think we have a good chance of showers and activity tomorrow. some locally and gusty wind as well. there will be run on the coast and in the mountains. in between you plaint get a whole lot but a good shot. the low pass to the west and it's warp and humid once against again. the weekend may not be that bad. tonight look for scattered showers and thundershowers en

pet airways will fly between five major cities, new york, washington, chicago, denver, and los angeles. the $250 one way fare is comparable to pet fees at the largest u.s. airlines. the pet owners or the owners of pet airways say they are booked solid for the next two months. >> i don't think you get to go with your pet on the plane. >> do you just send a pet to grandmother's house, do you? i'm assuming you take a regular flight and they take the pet flight and you hook up at some point. >> is it harder? >> it seems more complicated, but the pets seem to like it. >> no football sized holes, no cabin problems. they have their snacks and something to drink, yeah, they are fine. weather wise for us, outstanding is the way i would describe it. last night, dulles airport got down to 53 degrees. that's the kind of stuff you talk about in september and october. not in the middle of july. this is the hottest part of the year and we'll start to live up to that over the next couple of days. it will be more like it should be. switch it over and look at the three-day trend. as we head into wednesd

united for iran and several rights groups organized ralliesen washington and 100 cities on six continents. demanding the release of hundreds arrested in iran for protesting that country's disputed presidential elections. >>> protestors also gathering this hour for a protest in san francisco. california has a substantial population of iranian americans and iranian whose have fled their homelands. >>> another big rally is taking place in new york. that's where we find reza saaya. looks like a big turnout behind you, actually. >> yeah, the big apple seeing a lot of green today in the rally, march, for the opposition movement in iran. the official color of the movement has become green. seeing a lot of it today. let's take a look at the crowd in front of the u.n. an hour ago this crowd was at times square. a rally there. then they started a march. wining their way through the streets of new york. arriving here at the u.n. a few minutes ago. this rally part of what is called a global day for action. rallies all across the world. in places like san francisco, los angeles, berlin, and also, amst