council but according to wtop, during the recent at large debate, two current council members said they would vote to ban the sale of large sugary drinks. new york city has already banned the sale of sugary drinks over 16 ounces. that's the size of 7-eleven's gulp, the smallest in the big gulp family. so in new york, the big gulp is already banned ant don't even think -- and don't even think about the whopping 64 ounce double gulp. >> i never even drink half of the big gulp. it would be fine with me. >> reporter: supporters say the ban could help curb obesity and diabetes. >> i think americans do need to watch their health and it costs the general public a lot of money for diabetes. >> reporter: but opponents call it overregulation. >> it's probably not going to accomplish very much because people will just go with the smaller drink size and buy more of them. i think you could do a lot more with education on this issue. >> i think with all of the other problems that we have in the district, poverty, education, this seems to be a waste of time. >> reporter: in washington, kristin fisher,

but according to wtop, during the recent at large debate, two current council members said they would vote to ban the sale of large sugary drinks. new york city has already banned the sale of sugary drinks over 16 ounces. that's the size of 7-eleven's gulp, the smallest in the big gulp family. so in new york, the big gulp is already banned and don't even think about the whopping 64- ounce double gulp. >> i never even drink but half of the big gulp. it would be fine with me. >> reporter: supporters say a ban could help curb obesity and diabetes. >> well, i think that americans do need to watch their health and it costs the general public a lot of money for diabetes. >> reporter: but opponents call it overregulation. >> it's probably not going to accomplish very much because people will just go with the smaller drink size and buy more of them. i think you could do a lot more with education on this issue. >> i think with all of the other problems that we have in the district, poverty, education, this seems to be a waste of time. >> reporter: in washington, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> a

we are getting pictures from wtop. they have a reporter where more than 200 flights are closed. the southwest terminal they have the monitors wrapped up in plastic in augenstwein. we will have an update a little later on. back to you. >> thank you. we will check back with you shortly for the latest. it4:>> coming up, we will talk with a spokesperson for metro [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious. busay i press a few out flat... add some beef sloppy joe sauce... and cheese fo it all up and boom! i just made an unbeatable unsloppy joe pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begin. [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast

. >> wtop also reports several other council members would favor the bill or take it into consideration. >> still to come tonight, you think you are living in tight quarters. wait until you see the narrowest house in the world. ? >>> dc councilman michael brown getting a run for his mon in 2012. first time candidate is within striking distance in what has become the hottest and most con treos veer shall race in the office. >>> michael brown had once been a candidate for mayor and now he is fighting off a serious challenge to his seat. >> he is not effective and can't do the full-time work. >> attorney david groso is trying to unseed brown. >> my main priority on the council will be education reform. >> they are both running as independents. >> i think we have to engage as hard as we can in the campaign reform. >> it would have been a walk in the park for brown except for unpaid taxes and rent, loss of driving privileges and the disappearance of a huge sum of money from his campaign. >> it is under the investigation of the us attorney's office. that i had nothing to do with it, what i ha

our partners at wtop, of their reporters interviewed him in october and said, you are doing well, do you think you could win a gold glove? he answered, that is voted on by the players. if any of that does happen it is really cool. the players did vote him for that award. congratulations to adam laroche. i am sure he is waking up very excited and looking forward to next year. >> congratulations to him. >> well done. >> still ahead, a local parents taking their children it or treating -- anncr: every president inherits challenges. few have faced so many. four years later... our enemies have been brought to justice. our heroes are coming home. assembly lines are humming again. ththere are still challenges to meet. children to educate. a middle class to o rebuild. but the last thing we should do is turn back now. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve e this message. >> top stories -- president obama is traveling to new jersey today to take a look at this. he wants to assess the damage left behind by superstores sandy. carvel wind, a motion surged knocked oceanfront homes wri

. >> a new poll from our partners at wtop radio shows an even split on the casino issue. 48% favor ballot question 7, which includes the addition of a casino in prince george's county. 46% are against the. expansion would include longer hours for casinos and the inclusion of table games. >> still to come -- metro is expected to put up controversial billboards in its stations. we will show you what they are and which the stations have them. >> and we will tell you why some agents have been doing part of their job wrong for a while. >> i am suzanne kennedy in sinaloa's. we will take you to bush [ barack obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] he shes... president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. [ female announcer ] but this is what the budget plan mitt romney supports actually does. more huge e x breaks skewed to the wealthy. while cutting nearly eight hundred billion from medicaid... even thoh middle-class families rely on medicaid to help loved ones cover nursing-home care. and it helps parents support children with disabilitie

according to wtop, nationals fans will not be refunded $6 of the price they paid for the ticket. it is going to be held as a processing fee. fans are being refunded the ticket price as well as the convenience fee charged by tickets.com. >>> a new report calls michael phelps the fittest man of all time. the praise comes in the latest edition of men's health magazine. the baltimore native beat out men such as charles atlas and bruce lee. arnold schwarzenegger, jack lelane and herschel walker rounded out the top five. >>> a new report says graduating college students are being saddled with the greatest amount of debt ever. we'll have more information just ahead. >>> new details in the foiled terror plot to blow up the term reserve bank. that story coming up. >>> "newsweek" magazine is going out of print. the editor says that the last printed edition of the magazine will hit the stands at the end ever the year. "newsweek" will transition to an all digital format in early 2013. "newsweek" was first published in 1933. >>> investigators are trying to determine whether a man accused of p

sources tell wtop radio the allegations are that a guard removed an inmate from his cell, took him to an area where there are no security cameras and assaulted him. those sources also say a second guard witnessed the assault but did not report it. >>> tonight we've got a sketch of the man wanted for fondling at least five women in springfield. take a good look. the most recent attack was tuesday night. a woman was groped right in front of her daughter. another woman was assaulted on the same street two weeks earlier. detectives believe there could be additional victims, and they are asking, if you are one of them, please contact the police. >>> well, memories from 10 years ago came rushing back tonight at a vigil honoring the victims of the sniper shootings. the gathering at the church in gaithersburg, families who lost loved ones were among those who came to remember to sing, and to placement back in october 2002 two snipers killed 10 people and wounded three others over a course of three weeks. police eventually caught up with them. john allen muhammad and lee boyd malvo. >>> new at

. >> referendums to consider, and alley was on wtop radio and explains how much money is required by law to go to education. >> 48.5% of the slot machine proceeds and 15% of the table games revenues go directly into the education trust fund. that trust fund, even though our gaming regimen has only relatively recently started in maryland, over the last few years, i believe it has already jen yate rated in the -- generated in the neighborhood of $100 million for maryland schools. >> the governor said education funding in maryland has more than doubled from $3.9 billion in 2006 to $7.3 billion in next year's budget. >>> the news edge back in d.c. and a familiar scene today as "occupy" d.c. protestors hit the streets on the anniversary of their demonstrations here in the nation's capital. protestors return to rally against what they call corporate greed. dozens of people representing the so-called 99% marched downtown amid all of the chanting and chaos, protestors say they have only grown stronger and more determined. maureen umeh joins us live from northwest with a closer look at the fi

sources tell wtop radio the guard allegedly removed an inmate from his cell in the d.c. jail, took him to an area with no security cameras and then sexually assaulted him. the sources also say a second guard witnessed the assault but didn't report it and according to w top sources a third guard witnesses and didn't report the incident. >>> fairfax police released the sketch of a man wanted for fondling at least five women in springfield, virginia. the most recent attack was tuesday night on the avenue. the woman was groped in front of her daughter. the same street two weeks earlier another woman was groped and detectives believe there cod be even more victims. they're asking anyone with information or who may have been attacked to please come forward. >>> police in fairfax are also searching for a missing high school senior. investigators believe bryan glenn may be an endangered runaway. he was last seen on the school grounds of woodson high school on monday morning but didn't go to class. yesterday police returned to the park looking for clues. glenn's car was found the

let's go to > >> this comes from our radio partners at wtop. it has to do with maryland and question 6 which is the civil marriage protection act. the polls show that one out of six maryland residents and would vote for allowing gay and lesbian couples to obtain a marriage license and 34% would vote against it. now through question 7, the gambling expansion in maryland. 48% of maryland voters say they are in favor of expanding commercial gaming while 46% would vote against it. that is very close. we have seen a lot of commercials about that in recent weeks. the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1%. maryland voters will have a chance to vote on these issues on november 6. we have seen the redskins coming out in favor of gaming and a lot of commercials with people against it. the poll's sampling involves anne arundel, calvert, charles frederick, montgomery, and prince george's. back to you. >> thank you. still ahead a warning this morning for coffee drinkers. >> the duke and duchess of cambridge get back to business after >> we would

. >> we just received results from a poll conducted by wtop, it shows barack obama has a lead in northerninia. this is up six. from a similar poll conducted back in july. there is a four.71% margin of error -- 4.71% margin of error. this is one area they will both be keeping a close eye on. back to you. >> here is what you need to know before you head out the door. >> a full agenda for today's meeting. to increase the size of the airport authority board to amending the -- and give them more budget. >> occupy protesters are marking the one year anniversary of their movement. at noon the road hold a march outside of the bank of america at 15th street and pennsylvania avenue. so a heads up you are heading that way at lunchtime. >> and a sample taken from a home. the home of john allen muhammehoffa. for more on these stories -- go to wjla.com and look for the tuesday express tab. >> now we will check in with angela foster care records a lot of accidents out there in about 295, and the crash reported after eastern avenue, blocking the left lane. no incidents on 395 heading to the district. we

they were on wtop radio. >> we can have a discussion how we can work together, to create jobs, an opportunity now and can be followed immediately by a push-up contest. >> a push-up contest? a mcdonanell's spokesperson sai, we already kind of have our own gubernatorial push-up. both states' unemployment rates rose slightly in july. . >> take that. that's smack talk. >>> first "snl," now the oscars. who's been picked to host the academy awards. >>> the junk in health food, reduced fat sounds like it should mean less of the bad stuff. you'd be surprised when the companies are putting in for flavor when they take out the fat. >>> do ads asking college students to sell their eggs go too >>> when you're watching your waistline, how closely do you compare nutrition labels? >> simply looking out for products labeled reduced fat or all natural, that's not enough. liz crenshaw is here with the reality of how much skims acons are eating and may not know it. >> gluten-free, all natural, low fat, but when you put the nutrition facts up against the real deal, are they really better for you. here's the answ

radio station in washington, wtop, says -- do you feel the spouses can give more of a human side to the person? caller: they might try, but most people see what the. candidates the. it's kind of hard for them to change the way people perceive the spouse. -- they might try, but most people see what the candidate is about. it has no effect on who i will vote for. host: andy is a democrat in florida. caller: i don't think spouses have anything to do with my vote. i vote for who's going to do the best for the people and the country. in florida, they took money away from the fire department and the police officers and laid off a couple thousand teachers. the that tell me he's going to do for the working people? host: how much you pay attention to the spouses of the candidates? caller: well, i -- it's supposed to be a free country. i believe anybody can vote for whoever they want to vote. i don't pay attention to that. i pay attention to is going to do the best. i was a rescue worker at the world trade center. had ptsd. if they take away my medicare and social security, i would be dead. host:

. >> reporter: on wtop radio wednesday, they also declared their water safe. >> so the water supply, drinking water is safe in montgomery and prince george's county. >> reporter: george hawkins says the district is spending nearly $3 billion in the coming years to better handle storm water and sewage. but he says it's just best to stay out of local rivers and streams. in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >> that was a bit startling. be careful out there. >>> talking a little football. we'll find out who the red skin's resident lumberjack is. and robert griffin iii is drawing comparisons to another heisman trophy winner. anncr: washington's revolving door. george allen's made a career of it. politicians go in. corporate lobbyists come out. in the senate, allen took money from big corporate interests... voting their way... for tax breaks for companies that ship virginia... jobs overseas. when we voted him out, allen cashed in. now allen wants another round. supporting a plan that will cost us more jobs. virginia can't trust george allen. the democratic senatorial campaign committee is

the maryland governor invited mcdonnell to a debate and other competition on wtop. >> we can have a discussion about how we can work together to create jobs and opportunity now, and it can be followed immediately by a push-up contest. >> a mcdonnell spokesperson called the offer nice but rejected the governor's challenge. saying, "we already kind of have our own gubernatorial version of a push-up contest. it's called state unemployment rates. spoiler alert, virginia wins." virginia is at 5.9%, and maryland is at 7%. >>> a teenager is behind bars after a violent robbery in riverdale. take a look at surveillance video rolling as a man approached a group on friday. they asked him for a cigarette, then punched him in the face. you saw in the video there the victim fell to the ground. he dropped his cell phone and his wallet at that point. he then got up and ran while the group took his belongings. this morning the search continues for two other suspects involved in that hold-up. >>> prince george's county launched its 311 call center that works similar to 911, except the only for nonemergency call

the maryland governor invited mcdonnell to a debate and other competitions on wtop. >> we can have a discussion about how we can work together to create jobs and opportunity now, and it can be followed immediately by a push-up contest. >> what? >> where did that come from? >> a mcdonnell spokesperson called the offer nice but rej t rejected the democratic governor's invitation, saying we have our gubernatorial version of a push-up contest. it's called state unemployment rates. spoiler alert, virginia wins. virginia's unemployment rate jumped to 5.9%. maryland went up to 7%. >>> a minor league baseball team could soon be playing ball nearby ashton. the loudoun hounds plan to build a stadium at 1 loudoun. they're also close to buying a team in the north american soccer league. that stadium could host the team l s as well. the stadium will seat 10,000 fans. >> 5:41 is our time. time for traffic and weather on the ones. we're talking sports a little bit. tom is holding up the t-shirt. how did you get that so fast? >> they're out really quickly. usually i hold up school visit t-shirts. th

sources tell wtop radio the guard is accused of removing an inmate from his cell, taking him to an area without cameras and attacking him. and those sources also say a second guard witnessed the assault but did not report it. >>> well, just weeks after crews finished that multimillion dollar renovation of the reflecting pool in the national mall, they have had to drain it again. it's because of the algae that we've been reporting. workers spent the day hosing off and scrubbing down the pool and the national park service says this is really frustrating to drain the pool so soon after it opened but they had to get that algae you can see it floating right there to get it out and fix the filtration system and they believe they may know how to fix the problem. they say it's going to take about three days to refill the poolthough. >>> time right now 5:05 and i'm watching your money and it's all about the health of the job market for wall street today. we're going to find out in about three and a half hours how things are looking. economists predict the unemployment rate inched up to 8.2% from

during the appearance on wtop's ask the chief segment, chief lanier said that can you expect to see at least twice as many officers around the ballpark. >> for these games, we have added an additional 40, 45 officers to the immediate area. the demand is going to be greater. you have floods of pedestrian traffic that come in and out tap. >> there will be increased police force in all districts during the post season games and in anticipation of heavy bar attendance and some fan parties at homes. >>> if the water in the newly refurbished reflecting pool on the national mall looks low, this time because it's being drained again. the cruise began the process yesterday after several unsuccessful attempts to get rid of the algae last week. the national park service said it could take several weeks and cost $100,000 to drain and refill the pool. >> we could have let it disintegrate-and go through a filtering system, but people from the center for urban ecology and other spit ofs tonight told us the quickest way to deal with the problem is to deal with it manually. >> after a two-year, $34 mil

alexandria mayor bill yulely tells wtop the city plans to develop the site into a retail space. >>> jessica doyle is here with your money report of the morning. >> welcome to the fourth quarter which is starting right now. let's hope this is a stronger one for stocks. over the last three months the dow was up 4%, nasdaq up more than 6% and s&p 500 added almost 6% but the quarter went out with a whimper. checking the numbers the dow stands this morning at 13,437. it fell about 49 points on friday. nasdaq was down by 20 and the s&p 500 was off by about 6. >>> more americans are defaulting on their student loans. more than one in ten borrowers have been defaulting on their federal student loans nowadays. the default rate hit 13.4% in the latest report. that is a 14-year high and up from 8.8% a year earlier. for profit colleges are reporting the worst results. >>> that lunch you get from the food truck in d.c. is about to cost you a little bit more. starting today, the trucks will have to charge a 10% tax just like all brick and mortar restaurants. before that the food trucks paid the city a $1

montgomery and prince georges county executives told wtop radio the recovery from super storm sandy is going very, very well. >> mostly for us, it was downed trees, you know, not as many as we have seen in the past -- seen in the past. by and large, we survived sandy quite well and i want to thank everyone for staying off of the road. we asked them to do that and they did it. >> and this is pretty good compared to previous storms. i want to personally thank pepco. they brought in a large number of crews and had -- . >> and what a difference a year makes, huh? >> yeah. >> and they keeping a close eye on the chances of flooding. >>> gary was saying earlier? >> a slight possibility in old town alexandrea last night and nothing to monumental. the calm after the storm? >> for now. we would like to see more sunshine and that would help to dry things out. i think we're going to see a gradual increase in sunshine the next few days and that is not going come out at once. this is why. the big monster circulation continues to sit and spin and this is an atmospheric traffic jam, if you will. and t

you've heard him for over 14 years on wtop. craig hites.er see you at the ballpark or redskins park or other places. we see you in here today. we appreciate your time. >> yesterday we start off with the nats, we had the flyover, we had 45,000 people, our first- ever playoff game for the nationals in d.c. in, what, 79 years and then you see the life get sucked out of that place rather quickly. how do they get past the 8-0 loss, put it behind them and get ready for the critical game? >> as cliche as it sounds, you go out and play the game. they need debtweiler to come alive today. they were 0-8 with men in scoring position, they left 11 men on base. it's a tough deal if you're not hitting the ball in october. >> jackson struggled, gave the three in the 2nd. it felt like, man, 2nd inning, we're already four runs down here. how important is it, we heard ryan zimmerman say, to get some runs so debtweiler can pitch at ease. >> he can mix his pitches up. he needs to keep the ball down, though. >> davy johnson seemed after the game to be very confi