en washington, maria rosa lucchini univision" en washington se intensifican los intentos para que todos los inmigrantes, al marge de su situacion migratoria sean empadronados en el censo .. en maryland.. entre ellas, los conductores que envien mensajes de texto enfrentaran multas de hasta 500 dolares... las autoridades tambien instalaran mas camaras detectoras de velocidad cerca a escuelas y zonas de construccion en carreteras y quienes sean detectados conduciendo a mas de 12 millas por encima del limite deberan pagar multas de 40 dolares... tambien, los jovenes no podran obtener su licencia de conducir hasta que cumplan los 16 años con 6 meses... la ruptura de un ducto de agua potable en la zona de hyattsville ha dejado a decenas de personas sin el liquido elemento, y a obligado a una guarderia infantil a reducir sus horas de atencion...muchos padres fueron obligados a recoger a sus ninos antes de la hora acostumbrado o en la mayoria de los casos se vieron imposibilitados de dejarlos por el dia...el desperfecto sobre la queens chapel road cerca a queeensbury road anego una serie

leon washington. he even gives him a glimpse but then he sees edwards open there for a second, ball goes right through the hands of edwards up in to the air and the arms of reggie corner. misread and dropped pass, sanchez first then edwards second. >> dick: corner playing the corner has the interception. battles his way for couple more out to the 27 yard line where it will be third and five. and the injury-riddled news continues especially on the buffalo side. we understand now from down below mcgee the corner back would return in emergency he's got a shoulder. and whitner the safety. when the bills are back on defense they really will have lot of stick 'em and glue putting 11 men together. third and five for fitzpatrick in the shotgun. no blitz this time. three-man rush. throw is complete to josh reed. he's between two green jerseys down around the ankle and reed pulls it in, first down. >> dan: 12th catch of the year for josh reed. this is a huge one as it keeps the drive alive. his slot receiver th

"good morning washington" begins right now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> good morning, washington. thank you for joining us. i am alison starling. >> and diane julie parker. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. -- and i am julie parker. >> we're looking at a cool start to our friday morning. clouds will clear out and the winds will increase later this afternoon. 53 in leesburg. fairfax, 55. satellite and radar shows the warm front to the west of bust. it will allow temperatures to warm into the 70's. more details in the forecast. now an update on rush-hour commute. >> a treat to have you with us, steve. it is nice in virginia. 95, i-395, 66, clearing roadwork. this is a crash on rockville pike. equipment is on the same. it looks like it will affect both directions of 355. we will show you 95 in virginia. le side is northbound. newschopper 7 will join us in a little while. now to julie and alison. >> thank you. >>> the commander in chief has now touchdown in denmark. >> we'

they look at washington and they think washington is negative on them. what they are asking for if you ask the american people is that they want hope and opportunity and for the moms right there. this is great for them. two statistics from what americans want that bothered me the post. 57 percent believe that their children will inherit a worse america than they did . 33 percent believe that the only 33 percent that the children will have a better quality of life. imagine that, moms. america is with you and agree with you and so afraid for their children and the next generation . >> i have a question about that sign. i have a right to be heard. my friend barbra, we have children with disabilitis and i know when i was in seattle, two of my friends had children with disabilities and how does their voice gets heard? that is always one that is neglected? >> they are heard by showing up . if they sit in the front. my strategy for them is to get their especially early and sit right in the front. if you are an elected official you will feel the responsibility t

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this was in fort washington. matt brock has the latest. >> they set up a perimeter when this happened about 10:00 last by. we can show you some video of the perimeter. it was up for several hours. the suspects approach to the officer who was off-duty at the time. there was some exchange of gunfire. the officer was struck by a bullet in the hand and flown to a hospital. we're told the officer will be ok. it is not clear whether the suspects were hit. the search is still on for the suspects. there is no description yet or has been provided by prince george's county police. they do continue to look for the suspects. it is quiet in the neighborhood. we have seen some police patrols. the perimeter is now down. we expect to get more details including a description later in the day. matt brock, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> we are following another developing story. police are searching for suspects in a deadly shooting. it happened in riverdale. two men were shot at about 12:30 last night. one was hit in the chest and

what is washington doing to create jobs? >> some of my white house sources were freak out by these unemployment numbers. in the last few months the white house was able to say that they were losing jobs but at a slower pace. we not only lost more jobs, but the household survey found over half of a million lost jobs. the real unemployment rate have got people so discouraged, the people who are not even looking anymore, that is about one out of every six americans. bill: if i am one out of those six americans, i want to know what is being done. >> this is the problem. listen to what the vice president said from connecticut. that this is working better than his wildest dreams. that the stimulus has created 1 million jobs. i have to wonder what country he is talking about. we have lost jobs since the stimulus started. we were suppose that gain jobs. you have to wonder if the stimulus is working. i never believed it would work in the first place. bill: what is planned b? >> tax cuts like from reagan. we have done nothing the help

recent graduates in maryland can look to washington, d.c. for places of employment. dc and seattle in the top spots up staying power and emerging industries for college graduates. affordability, quality of life for some of the factors in the poll. among the other top 10 cities for employment were denver, dallas, boston, and a certain parts of north carolina. state officials will launch a new college prep website. it will help students plan and prepare for college careers. students can tour a virtual college campus and find information on financial aid in campus life. >> let's get the latest from wall street where investors are paying close attention to detroit and washington. here is the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. the senate is smiling thinking of investors with one eye on detroit in one eye on washington. ben bernanke is expected to go to bat for the american consumer today. he is expected to testify and capitol hill that protecting consumers from deceptive banking practices is vitally important. all of this is according to information obtained by b

we've been talking a lot were in washington. everybody is studying this but when you see something like that happen, you know how irgent the problem is >> the president is behind closed doors with the defense secretary and top advisers have two meetings this week on the afghanistan question. "good morning america's" chris cuomo is in afghanistan to report on this pivotal time in the conflict. his live reports begin this report at 7:00 on "gma." >>> following breaking news out of pakistan. a suicide attack at the office of the u.n. world food program has killed at least three people. the u.n. has been increasingly concerned about the security situation in pakistan for months following today's bombing. all u.n. offices in the country have been closed for the day and the u.n. is limiting staff travel. >>> the head of the u.n. nuclear agency says inspeors will visit iran's recently disclosed uranium enrichment site in three weeks. "the new york times" reports that u.n. staff mbers have tentatively concluded that iran now has the tec

[laughter] [applause] should the elements that are not with washington -- washington's units get across the river. they then marched 9 miles during the night in a snowstorm so severe -- it was one of those moments when god intervenes -- the snow storm is so bad that while they are tempted not to continue with a half to take cannons down an icy hill and then a mile later do the same thing again but the very same snowstorm has convinced the germans no one could possibly be out so they pulled all of the guards in and they are all sitting around fires. that morning that capture 800 german professional shoulders -- soldiers with one american loss. the revolution has been saved. the password that night was a victory or death. the men wore red. as i got onto the boat, officers were reading the pamphlet out loud that in a free country you have to know what you are fighting. i close with the story to tell you this, when you start looking for candidates and to try to raise money and say to people i need to forward -- eni due to work a weekend for the selection -- i want to to look them in the eye

they think that washington has gone negative on them. what they're asking for, if you just ask the american people, is that they want hope. they want opportunity, and for the moms right there, this is a great lead in to them, the two statistics from "what americans really want really" the things that bothers them the most, 57% believe that their children will inherit a worse america than they did, and number 2, 33% believe that their children will have a better quality of life. imagine that, moms. america is with you. they agree with you, and they are so afraid for their children and the next generation. >> i have a question about that sign "i have a right to be heard." myself and my friends, barbara, we have children with disabilities. i know when i was in seattle, hi two friends, and they had children with disabilities. how did their voice get heard, because that special population seems to be the one that's always neglected? >> they're heard actually by showing up, and if they sit in the front. in fact, my strategy for them is to get

a chilly 51 in washington. montgomery, fairfax, prince george's, arlington counties only in the 40s this morning. a few isolated locations across virginia in the upper 30s. mid-40s eastern shore. a few isolated deep valleys out in the mountains have some scattered frost this morning. we have a partly cloudy to mostly clear sky. for today lots of sun with highs into the upper 60s, increasingly cloudy friday, high near 70. could get a shower late friday night, into early saturday morning. otherwise, the weekend looks dry and milder saturday afternoon and sunday afternoon with sunshine, into the 70s as well as on monday, maybe some rain tuesday and wednesday. ashley, how's the traffic? >> a problem out of hyattsville, queens chapel road new york between queens bury road and 410. we've got water main work ongoing due to the water issue through that area. chopper 4 live over the scene. northbound lanes are going to be blocked and traffic is going to be forced to take a left onto bell crest road. no major delay right

the wind gusts today, down at washington, this is washington, 45 miles an hour. what do you think has been the highest wind gust we've had in october? just in the month of october? there are your choices. 45, 52, 59, or have we ever had a wind in october? 67 miles an hour. >> a tropical storm or a hurricane? >> just october, anything. anything. >> go for it. >> i'm going for d. >> 67 miles an hour. in october. well, not really. >> oh, felt like it though. >> i put that one in there. the highest one recentlyas been up to 57 miles -- 59 miles an hour as a matter of fact. almost 60 miles an hour. the highest wind gust we've ever had in washington was from a hurricane back in october, 1954. some folks remember that terrible, terrible time when the winds were almost 100 miles an hour. outside now here's what's going on. winds earlier today in leesburg were up to 42 miles an hour. right now 68 degrees. that's the unusual thing. we see these winds, 40, oo miles an hour with temperatures around 70. the winds about 40 miles an hour, northeast philadelphia. look at the win

welcome to washington. i'm bret baier. this is the first monday in october, the start of another supreme court term. this year's panel has a new member, and a lot of new cases that will range from having a very narrow focus to impacting the lives of millions of americans. correspondent shannon bream begins our coverage with a look at the newest associate justice, and the docket for her first year. >> i certainly think by anyone's analysis, this term is shaping up as a potential blockbuster, and today is the opening day. >> fresh term, a new justice and a docket full of controversy, including issues as diverse as whether grisly dogfighting tapes are protected as free speech and whether jeffrey skilling should be able to appeal his 16 convictions related to the falling of his company. >> the judges will have decisions on a wide variety of areas. the american public needs to tune in more to the supreme court, because it is issuing rulings that will have a profound effect on our democracy and on our everyday lives. >> newly mi

i mentioned the 62 here in washington. 5 # in rochester. we'll open this up and you will notice a lot of purple on the map. first, let's talk about the heat up ahead of the cold front. 81 in new orleans. that is nice and comfortable. out to the west, 4 right now in bismarck. 4 in minneapolis. 29 in denver. denver is hosting a major league baseball playoff game tomorrow. the forecast calls for temperatures below freezing with a possibility of snow. we'll see if that game happens. you can see unseasonably cold air across central sections of the country. we'll get a taste of cooler a as we get in here. we have problems with flooding along that frontal system as it continues to push off to the east. lots of flash floods and flood warnings currently across sections of arkansas pushing up into missouri and indiana at this point. our weather doesn't look bad. today will be very mild. we'll have highs about 08 or so. maybe a few degrees above 08 and a mix of sun and clouds. tonight and during the morning hours, that frontal system will push through

washington would to offensive touchdowns for the day. smith takes the handoff. the redskins win, and the coach and players are relieved. >> here is what i love about our football team. everybody maintained their poise in the locker room. we did not have any locker room -- we did not have been yelling, and we came back and started really moving the ball. >> redskins fans, players, and coaches were festive. >> they were wearing some pink along with their gold. >> people were handed these information cards as well as these pink ribbons when i walked into the stadium today. as part of a campaign to raise awareness about breast cancer. it is an issue very close to this redskins team. they are asking friends and members of the team and its staff as well as all the fans to think pink. >> patricia, and knows all too well what it takes to battle cancer. she is one of many in her family who had been diagnosed with the disease. >> it is very rough. everyone in my family did not live to be 50. i am the only one. i am 59. >> patricia traded in her burgundy and gold for pink

rodriguez was in washington for congressional meetings. he served as chair of the california laitno water coalition -- california latino water coalition. >>> a bulldog named bentley lost skateboard. it is owners say there was no formal training. they found him lying on the skateboard one day and he has been writing ever since. as onerous as he rides outside of his service center -- his owner says he rides outside of his service center and it has been good. >>> all dogs are like skateboards. my neighbor has one, same thing. i favor is the waterskiing sirreled. -- my favorite is the waterskiing squirrel. we there are looking for clouds and showers in the morning, 48 degrees in potomac. the high temperatures, 62 potomac, way below where we should be for october 1. of 55 degrees annapolis, high of 66. of 54 degrees springfield, high of 47. the official numbers at reagan national, 65 and 50, well below the averages. we will see temperatures get warmer as the warm front is coming across the appalachian mountains. cool weather, clear skies, but j

see, you can't take people for what they say in washington anymore. you know that. you also know that america's republicans, democrats and independents push away from the idea of taking money from one group and giving it to another, but there are radicals that just won't let it go. i want to introduce you tonight to a guy named deepak bargavia, the executive director of summary community -- for the center of community change. i want to make it clear. i don't have any evidence that he has any links to the white house. i'm not bringing him up and saying look, he is making policy. i just want to you listen to his words and compare them to the words of our president. he did work for acorn for about ten years, lobbying for them. he also attended harvard at the same time obama did. i don't know if they even knew each other. they also attended the same conference of community organizers in 2007. is that a big deal? i don't think so. i mean, i have been to conferences are where people are there and i don't know. i have been onstage and i hear other people and they say stuff

good on 110 and washington boulevard. traffic flowing across the wilson bridge from maryland and virginia commuters. nothing in the throat and local lanes to contend with. >> no rain today. a lot of sunshine anticipated. we had some briefs sprinkles here and there. they came and went pretty quickly. riht now, 39 in bridgewater. that is the coldest spot on our weatherbug network. stafford, 41. those are the coldest numbers. a few locations we are at or above 50. arlington, 51. winchester, 50. clarksburg, 47. let's go to the maps. a lot of sunshine. high temperatures back near 70 later this afternoon. some patchy, scattered clouds. the clouds will be on the increase. it will keep our temperatures up a little bit. mainly in the upper 40's and the low to mid 50's. still, you will want a jacket when you step out tomorrow morning. warmer tomorrow afternoon. mid 70's by tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow could be a mostly cloudy day. by saturday, it looks like more rain showers move to town. clearing on sunday. >> thank you. >>> profe

"good morning washington" begins right now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome back. i am alison starling. >> and i am greta kreuz. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. we start with steve rudin. >> a really nice day shaping up once again. mostly clear skies with a lot of sunshine. temperatures will warm up to the 70's. 48 degrees in gaithersburg. 54 in fairfax. our skies were clear yesterday. now these guys are starting to clear out once again. look for a mostly sunny skies today. now let's check on the rush-hour commute. >> picking up a lot of the overnight roadwork. beltway road worked at the american legion bridge in both directions. also doing some work overnight in lorton on 66 in vienna. maybe some lingering roadwork near 198. we should see things moving smoothly. things are moving well as you make your way across route 28 across the dulles toll road. >> thank you. >>> two

high today in the 70s. 70 in front royal. 72 in columbia. 73 here in washington. fredericksburg will look if a high of 74 degrees. it will be a little bit breezy with your winds out of the west between five to 15 miles per hour. now, want to mention that coming up in about 15 minutes, we've got ask the weather guy. if you are watching friday, you know what today's subject is. friday, someone asked us what songs that are related to weather tend to get stuck in our heads more than others. i said walking on sunshine. what it you say? >> some obscure song. >> my girl. >> not a weather song but because of a got sunshine. so then we turned around to hearwhat yours were. people did respond over the weekend so we'll have those responses coming up. >> that should be fun. >> let's find out what is happening out on the roads with julie wright. >> it is busy as you travel the outer loop of the beltway at ritchie marlboro road. on the outer loop, we have delays from college park into silver spring. this is the beltway at 295. for those working their way from oxon hill headed i

last night he won last night's funniest celebrity in washington contest. here's a joke from his monologue on who the republicans should run against obama in 2012. >> on the republican side, you know, i don't know. i kind of thing they might do better to look outside of washington at the governors. there's a lot of governors. there's obviously sarah palin wing nut from alaska who's a former governor/quitter and you just cannot -- you cannot rule out that by 2012 there will be a warrant for her arrest, that she will be the nominee. >> well, speaking of governor palin, she's about to have her book come out which somebody wrote for her anyway, and is already selling as a best seller. so like liberace of old, that flamboyant pianist, she's laughing or snow sledding all the way to the bank. >>> next, new health scare. last night on the floor of the u.s. house of representatives, republican congresswoman michele bachmann warned of a provision in the bill for health clinics in schools, something i have always pushed for health clinics in public schools. let's catc

. >> the boarding, washington. >>> a good friday it is. -- good morning, washington. >> a warm front will bring warmer temperatures later this afternoon. but the storm scan and you can see what is going on. there is a frontal system off to the west of us. it will affect our weather tonight and tomorrow. we could hear some rumbles of thunder. here are temperatures across the area. mostly in the 50's. 55 degrees in downtown d.c. this morning. skies will turn sunday. wind gustss up to 30 miles an hour. daytime highs up to 77 degrees. we have a bit of a cooldown on the way. >> we have a slow down along 270. they are looking for a crash. it was reported south of 370. look at this back up after 370 on 270. they are trying to figure out where that crash is. things are changing out of germantown to get into gaithersburg. this is newschopper 7. see the big lollipop on the right side? that is the potomac mills sign. northbound 95 with the standard backup to get up to springfield. this is the beltway. plenty of traffic. lanes are open up to the pentagon. >> thank you. >>> 6:13, up 55 degrees. >

washington capitals with the regular season opener tonight. they one be up in boston taking on the bruins. the home opener is saturday against the toronto maple leafs. >>> baseball season being head to nationals park last night. the nats' justin maxwell finishing the season in style. take a listen. >> way back, warning warn -- warning track! way back! >> that gives the nats a 7-4 win for the last game of the season. they will wrap up the season on sunday if atlanta. >>> right now, we do want to take a look at what we have coming up on fox 5 morning news. >>> at 7:00, new york? no. hollywood, forget about it. tease topping the list of hippest cities in the america. we are talking more about why we are number one. >>> the weather is turning cooler. the leaves are starting to fall. you can still have fun digging in the dirt. this week's garden grow segment is all about fall container gardens. >>> health care workers in new york state required to get the swine flu vaccine or face losing their jobs. now, the military is making it mandatory soviet w

we've seen that for three years here in washington. we know what to expect. >> it should be interesting to see what kind of response he gets from thexd fans. as players, we enjoyed him a lot when he was here. be quite a homecoming for him, i think. >> sure know there's a physical element on the other side. we know how physical he can be. so it's something to be aware of, but we're not going to change the way we play. >> i'd be looking over my shoulder a little bit for donald brashears. those guys know him well. >> sounds like a good idea. >> look out for donald. it's not going to be a sweep for the phillies. the rockies win game two xd5-4 even things up. thexd phillies stillÑi have ple of work to do. let's head up to philadelphia, top of the first inning, no score, todd helton at the plate with a runnerÑi on third, facin cole hamels. a little chopper here for helton up the third base line. here comes carlos gonzalez, home. he's in there to give the rockies a 1-0 lead and they will take that off to a nice start. top four now, still 1-

for washington d.c. area residents doing their shopping, the economy continues to be a big concern. >> many people are unemployed and they have famies to feed and food to put on the table. >> on friday, more bad economic news. another 263,000 americans lost their jobs in september. employment is now at 9.8%. >> president obama try to reassure the public but admits there is still a rough road ahead. >> we are going to need to grind out this recovery step-by-step. >> now the white house is considering extending unemployment benefits, continuing health insurance tax credits for laid-off workers, and extending a credit for me buyers. >> let's go through the $8,000 that he wants to give for the first-time home buyers. let's extend unemployment. >> not everyone is enthusiastic. >> it is a big issue. what are going to do? what will get us out of this hole? >> the president and hers are urging patience. >> if people are hurting, you have to help them out as much as possible. hopefully we will exhibit some respon

all of the studies in washington, that washington is incapable of dealing with the waste, fraud, and abuse, you will see more of that. the worse it will be for the american people. shepard: i want to make clear, washington would not be running the system. it would be a government-run plan -- >> that is washington. shepard: paid for by a not-for- profit to try to keep health care costs down. in recent polls more than 60% of americans say that they favor it. >> 100% of americans want to keep costs down. so do i.. we have been attempting to give people positive incentives. these bills do not do any of those things to give control of their lives to people. health care in this country is just 5% of the people. they eat too much, exercise too little, and smoke. the benefits will be on the system for other things. shepard: search, grade of you to be here. thank you so much. @=h shepard: we have people in the newsroom who book people to represent their causes. today we called 30 democratic representatives, wants to have been on the program before, to please, and give their side of it. here

in northeast washington, richard reid. >> it turns out this was not the only violence in d.c. schools today. the national guard was called in o provide security during the high school's football game. the decision came hours after they cancel their contract with hawthorn security. d.c. police will be filling the void until security companies can take over. >>> major developments tonight around the scandal of the taxi drivers and chief of some staff -- and chief of staff for councilman jim graham. they can obtain licenses for cap companies. in addition, the fbi arrested three dozen others as part of the sting. after the arrest, he had no role in any potential wrongdoing. >> this is further evidence of the fact that whatever is going on here, i am not a target or the bject. >> the the chief of staff pleaded not guilty to charges that he promoted taxicab legislation in exchange for cash. >>> president obama is suffering aolitical setback on an international stage. the -- and they awarded to -- and they elected to award the olympic games to rio. they are talking about who is celeb

the washington redskins are switching guys at strong safety again. reed doughty is in, chris horton is out. horton replaced doughty in the line up and started ten games in 2008 as a rookie. doughty is the guy sunday versus the bucs. speaking of the defense, a real sore point sunday in motown. lions converted on ten of 18 third down plays. the redskins defense ranks last in the nfl in that category. one of the redskins players is whipping the slate clean. >> i threw my notebook away from the first three weeks. kind of not writing down pretty much everything coaches say, taking a little on the field and if i can take a few tips and they can give me a few tips, we will be all right. >> later on down the road we will play the giants. i'm sure they will be running the same stuff. i didn't throw away my notebook. but to me everything is a fresh start. >> i think keeping the notebook was a good idea. game day sunday at 11:00. pregame, 11:30. bucs and skins at 1:00. >>> tonight the washington capitals begin the 36th season. on the road in boston. it's safe t

katty kay covers washington for the bbc, bob woodward is associate editor of "the washington post," elisabeth bumiller covers the pentagon for "the new york times" and howard fineman is senior washington kobe bryant at "newsweek." first up -- senior washington editor at "newsweek." will the president send the 40,000 troops his own commander says is needed to avoid losing? the key questions, where is al qaeda? they weren't in afghanistan when we were fighting, are they still there? mike mullen says no. >> the focus is feeding al qaeda and their extremist allies and where the original 911 attacks came from that region and they've now moved to pakistan. chris: question two is the taliban in afghanistan where we're fighting a threat to the u.s.? is controlling the taliban worth the fight? some insist they're not a security threat to the west but general mcchrystal spoke out thursday after the big meeting in washington to argue al qaeda would return if we don't fight the taliban. >> transnational terror threats absolutely remain and i believe the loss of stability in afghanistan brings huge risks

this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> welcome back. d.c. school teachers are fighting back after being let go. they are planning to protest in northeast this morning. 229 teachers are part of nearly 400 employees given pink slips because of budget cuts. >> iran has agreed to open up a once secret iranian department. this comes days in after meetings with iran and six world powers. >> firefighters are still battling a growing wildfire in the san bergmann do you know forest. the fire has destroyed three homes. thousands have been ordered to evacuate. >>> more than 7 million doses of the swine flu vaccine are ready to go today. >> health care workers will be among the first to be vaccinated. doctors will receive 600,000 tubes of the nasal spray vaccine. another 50 million vaccine doses should be ready by next week. >> this is the most ambitious vaccination program ever mounted anywhere in the world. the number of doses of vaccine, the quickness with which the vaccine has been produced. >> a new study finds about six in 10 adults are not sure t

president obama leaves washington at 7:00 p.m. eastern and will spend friday morning meeting with olympic officials before returning to washington tomorrow afternoon. for more, let's go to nbc's jim maceda, who's in copenhagen. jim? >> hi, alex and david. greetings from copenhagen, and it certainly seems like the fist lady and who somewhere calling the second lady, oprah winfrey, are getting top billing here by the danish media. i mean, every single step they take in public has become big headlines here. i was standing last night outside of the rope line with a group of danish spectators who were there to see vips, but really when you ask them who they really came to say, they all said to a man and woman, oprah winfrey and michelle obama. but whether these two mega stars will have any affect, any ability to sway the opinion not of the public but of the ioc votes that are needed by the chicago bid team to win, that remains to be seen. of course, president obama's arrival tomorrow, friday morning, at least for the chicago bid team,

tied with seattle for number one, washington, d.c.. why? washington is growing. lot of lobbyists are going down there. they have 4,000 non-profit institutions as the head of the d.c. chamber of commerce said peoplek> paul: okay john. >> the agriculture bill has all the farm subsidies in it. this week the house voted to have a 72 hour waiting period so members of congress could put up the bill on the internet everyone could read and make sureo) farm subsidies are all right. that founds -- that sounds fine. when it comes to the health care bill nancy pelosi is holding back and refusing to have a vote and a 72 hour waiting period for the health care bill. such desperation to ram this through american people are not going to be able to read. >> paul: kim? >> someone needs to give a u.s. authorities to extradite roman polanski back to the united states we've heard outrageous defenses from hollywood

it looks like fuzzy math is making a comeback in washington. all right, the mainstream obamamania media has finally gotten to the bottom about why obama has not been able to get anything of substance done since taking office. he has not taken a firm stance on critical issues like the war on afghanistan because he may just be too nice, as one article said. it quotes, "is the president too nice to make the decisions?" now, the reelection bid of harry reid is in big trouble. he is not very popular in his home state, and not surprisingly, he is trailing in the polls, so he is taking things into his own hands, planning to run advertisements against his opponents. one of his advisers told politico.com, quote, "i expect him to vaporize whoever is the of poet -- the opponent." there is also the vicious attack by jon corzine against his opponent chris christie. i guess these personal attacks are all that is left. you may have seen some curious advertisements plastered on the walls. they are spreading the word that you can live a great life without god.

. >>> on the eve of a major gay- rights rally in washington, president obama says he is committed for pushing for copyright issues, including ending "don't ask, don't tell." >> we should be celebrating their willingness to show such courage and selflessness on behalf of fellow citizens. >> the human rights campaign benefit was at the washington convention center. president obama also called on congress to repeal the defense of marriage act and called for a lot to extend benefits to domestic partners. >>> the chance of rain has passed, and the cold temperatures are saddling and. steve rudin has the first forecast. >> we have a cool evening, the skies clearing out nicely. look at what is going on in the belfort furniture weather center, satellite radar showing the high pressure building and, meaning clear skies overnight, temperatures and eventually falling into the 40's. 42-49 degrees, the wind out of the north at 3-5. coming up, the extended outlook and the columbus day forecast. there is a cool down for the upcomg work week. pamela? >> sounds good. >>> the search is on for the suspec

last night he won last night's funniest celebrity in washington contest. here's a joke from his monologue on who the republicans should run against obama in 2012. >> i'm on the republican side, you know, i don't know. i kind of thing they might do better to look outside of washington at the governors. there's a lot of governors. there's obviously sarah palin wing nut from alaska who's a former governor/quitter and you just cannot -- you cannot rule out that by 2012 there will be a warrant for her arrest, that she will be the nominee. >> well, speaking of governor palin, she's about to have her book come out which somebody wrote for her anyway, and is already selling as a best seller. so like liberace of old, that flamboyant pianist, she's laughing or snow sledding all the way to the bank. >>> next, new health scare. last night on the floor of the u.s. house of representatives, republican congresswoman michele bachmann warned of a provision in the bill for health clinics in schools, something i have always pushed for health clinics in public schools. let's

we're checking the ride southbound on the baltimore washington parkway. that is where you're going to find delays leaving 198 all the way down to an accident south of the beltway. only the right lane is able to get by. that's a good 7-8-mile back out- up. and southbound working your way down towards riverdale. if you were traveling northbound alone -- along queens chapel road. that is due to a water main break. all traffic inbound is being forced to turn on to bell crest. here wre live. big delays leaving college park. 95 closed at 198 and 212 to the beltway. inner loop at the beltway, we have sunshine delays. and it slows to the exit that goes southbound on the baltimore washington parkway. 395 steady right now. the lanes here are open. but it's downtown. constitution avenue blocked off right now between seventh and pennsylvania avenue. that's due to an accident involving a flatbed tractor- trailer. there's a lot of front end damage at this time. that intersection is blocked with police on the scene. that say check of your fox 5 ontime traffic. >>> well,

dd>>> >> good morning washington and at the saturday morning. i'm art campbell with your complete wycombe movie guide. -- i am arch campbell with your complete weekend movie guide. "zombieland" delivers to and have stars of hilarity. ellen page discovers her roller derby power in the coming of age story "with its." >> you are not in three days. >>"toy story 3d" is out this weekend as well. michael more takes on greed in capitalism, a love story. here is everything you need to know this weekend. almost three stars for " jennifer's body." have a nice weekend. >>> thank you for that. thousands of runners will lace up their shoes for the run and there will be intermittent road closures in arlington on sunday morning. that will begin at 7:30 and all rose should be opened by noon. for information about which road will be affected, it is the army 10-miler. i could do if i wanted to. >> it takes a lot of conditioning that i don't have any more. >> what about the weather? >> in the morning, temperatures will be in the 60's. temperatures will warm up to a

forecast for washington for today, as i said, plenty of sunshine. a nice day. 70-degree for your high. for tonight, your overnight low will be about 5 # degrees in town, 40s elsewhere. tomorrow, more clouds build in. 75, slight chance of a shower or two tomorrow night. saturday, better chance of rain, maybe some thunderstorm activity. 77 for your high sunday. i believe we dry out aside from a few showers early in the day and then there is monday and that looks good, 71 degrees for your high. now, here is julie wright with the latest on the morning rush hour traffic. >> we are talking about the water main break right now over in hyattsville. sarah simmons is reporting live from the scene. no change as far as the traffic goes. if you are traveling northbound along queens chapel, it is should down -- or queens queensbury rather, it is shut downand it will be like that until further notice. we have water gushing out on to the highway at this point. the northbound lanes are closed. if you are traveling southbound, all of the lane remain open. no incident

nothing here in washington. i'm not showing you the southern side of the radar because there is nothing on it. most of the area will wake one try weather and much of today should be try. wouldn't be the case tonight. let's go to the satellite- radar. out to the west here on our max 2 system that there is a lot of shower activity on the way. lots of clouds as well. that is a cold front. that will be moving in our direction as we get into the nighttime hours and overnight tonight. be prepared for the possibility of some showers if you are out and about tonight. they will linger into the first part of our weekend although i don't think it will be a washout this weekend. 53 at reagan national. check out this high temperature later today. this is good news if you like summertime weather. i know one person who does. temperatures in the low 80s. hue temperature here in washington, 81 degrees with a mix of sun and clouds. >> it is kind of just an odd day in between some cool days. >> that happens this time of year. >> t

association of washington. >> we're members of the mycological association of washington. it's the local affiliate -- it's the local club for amateur mushroom hunters in the washington, d.c., area. >> so how many mushroom hunters are there? >> 206 people are members. >> that's why we bring the membership chair on. she knows it. how does it work? you guys go out on weekends? >> whenever the mood strikes us. we do have organized forays on saturday and sunday mornings. once a year we even have a mushroom retreat. >> get out of town. >> no, seriously. it's wonderful. >> i know there's a lot of people at home going why. but this is why, i guess, right? how does one become so passionate about it? >> i love going out in th woods so for me mushroom hunting brings it all together. >> these were all found in our area? >> yes. just within the past week. >> now, are these all safe to eat? >> yes, but. see, the thing is there's more than just knowing what it is. you have to know what to do with it. for example, this one is

early this morning, here in washington, we made it down to 50 degrees. outside right now we're only 65 degrees. by the end of the month, october, as we remember from the quiz yesterday, is the month when the temperature drops the most. the average is 44 degrees. look at the morning low temperatures. 40s to the north. buffalo 43. around sioux st. marie, 34 degrees this morning. the colors are beginning in caribou right now, 46 degrees. still nice and mild down around atlanta. get an overall pattern with the cool air streaming in, high pressure moving off. as that moves off we'll begin to see milder air tomorrow. here's what's going on. you've got friends up in northern new england, maybe you want to go on a long drive. far northern parts of new hampshire and northern maine. those are the areas this weekend with some peak color,ome good color beginning around the adirondacks. some of the high spots, too. got one of these pictures through the internet. isn't that pretty? this is a weekend with really nice color. early this morning, boy, there was some blues

. >> the founders of washington, d.c. are all along this walkway. so these vaults represent really the heritage of the city. >> reporter: a path that's being preserved and also prepared for the next century. in southeast washington, beth parker, fox 5 news. >>> president owe bam marx the first lady, -- obama, the first lady, even oprah. the star power behind the big bush to bring olympic gold to the united states. >>> they are the men behind the miracle on the hudson. tomorrow they mark a milestone. why it is a big first for the captain and co-pilot of the plane that landed on the river. you wanted more. you wanted videos and photos... email and broadband. you wanted to run your business from anywhere... and instant messaging to stay in touch with everyone. you wanted apps to find music, news, or the way home. ok your wireless companies... grow your world. >>> counting calories made simple. laura evans explains in tonight's fox 5 top five. >> we begin tonight with the changes coming to your favorite soft drink. number five, coca-cola will soon help

"washington journal" is next. . host: senior white house officials have begun to make the case for a policy shift in afghanistan and send a few, if any combat troops to the country, and instead, focus on military training of afghan forces. using more troops are needed for afghanistan? democrats:(202) 737-0002 republicans:(202) 737-0001 independents: (202) 628-0205 you can go ahead and start dialing in. will go through some of the news corp. -- news articles that are attached to this story. here's a story in the "washington post" this morning. in a three-hour long meeting wednesday at the white house, senior advisers challenge some of the blunt assessment of the nearly 8-year-old war by general mike crystal. general maglisco, commander of the 100,000 nato and u.s. forces in afghanistan has asked obama to quickly endorse his call to change military strategy and approve the additional resources he needs to deal with the resurgent taliban. but white house officials are resisting his call for urgency which he underscored

last night he won last night's funniest celebrity in washington contest. here's a joke from his monologue on who the republicans should run against obama in 2012. >> on the republican side, you know, i don't know. i kind of think they might do better to look outside of washington at the governors. there's a lot of governors. there's obviously sarah palin wing nut from alaska who's a former governor/quitter and you just cannot -- you cannot rule out that by 2012 there will be a warrant for her arrest, that she will be the nominee. >> well, speaking of governor palin, she's about to have her book come out which somebody wrote for her anyway, and is already selling as a best seller. so like liberace of old, that flamboyant pianist, she's laughing or snow sledding all the way to the bank. >>> next, new health scare. last night on the floor of the u.s. house of representatives, republican congresswoman michele bachmann warned of a provision in the bill for health clinics in schools, something i have always pushed for health clinics in public schools. let's catc

brian mooar has the latest from washington. >> 80 years ago, the u.s. and its allies watched the war in afghanistan -- eight years ago. they are worrying that it could again become a safe haven for al qaeda. president obama's national security adviser says that is not going to happen. >> i do not foresee the return of the taliban, and i want to be clear that afghanistan is not in imminent danger of falling. >> general stanley mcchrystal has said the war may be lost if he does not get 30,000 to 40,000 more troops. >> our strategy is a regional strategy. we focus on afghanistan and asa pakistan. >> the president has to make a judgment based not only on the military assessment of his commander on the ground but also with the diplomats, ambassadors. >> critics say this is about u.s. troops. >> they need to be reinforced, and i cannot guarantee you with more troops, but if we do not reinforce them, i can guarantee what will happen. we will lose in afghanistan. that is what is at stake. >> and underscoring that, 80 u.s. soldiers were killed in what is being k

you'll find 63 today in washington, d.c. a high today of 58 in boston. and new york, sunny today and 61 degrees. finally in florida, still hot, in the mid 80s for tampa and miami. that is a look at your forecast for "hln." i hope you have a great weekend. >>> many of you are trying to cut your power bills with new energy-saving appliances. but you may not save as much money as the manufacturers actually claim. money expert jen kerr westhoven is looking out for you. hey, jen. >> the energy star label is supposed to mean that the product saves energy, right? sort of like a seal of approval. there are reports that many of the appliances are not living up to their promises and maybe shouldn't even qualify for the sticker at all. here's consumer reports, talking to cnn's perry snow. >> in our labs, we found it used a lot more energy than it claimed. >> can a manufacturer just put on an energy star sticker? >> well, they're supposed to these products tested. and they do. but they themselves test it. >> they're supposed to have them tested. maybe the question i