emily smith has the details. good morning. >> good morning. fall begins today. in washington that is a reminder that the election is around the corner. that means an increased focus on campaigning and a focus on the one, people say is number that is the economy. yesterday the census of the american recovery has slowed in recent months. single-family house construction rose 4% in august while more than half of u.s. states saw unemployment rates rise. the person who reviews the president's daily economic meetings, larry summers will return to harvard after the midterm elections. the white has says it is not unexpected. >>> former president bill clinton suggests talking points for mr. obama. if democrats don't do better in two years, people can vote against everybody, including president obama. another obama is going to hit the campaign trail. beginning next month, first lady michelle obama, will be stumping for candidates from wisconsin to washington to california in an effort to help democrats hold on to controlled the senate. emily schmidt reporting from northwe

emily smith, abc news. >>> turning to sports, redskins fans, what a way to start the week. the skins are one and two. after that lustily rams on sunday, the picture seems a lot worse -- after the loss to the rams. steven jackson ran. we will have much more on this pretty ugly affair in a live report a little later in the allen. i -- the hour. >>> still ahead, a first casino in maryland is opening its doors early. >>> michelle rhee is back in the national spotlight. >>> and this kenmore elite multi-motion washer... how does that work? hit it! see, other machines only go in circles. this kenmore elite has multi-motions for a custom clean. it scrubs to help lift stains, rolls to wash gently, swings, steps, and tumbles. better than just circles, what! sorry. get a free stainless steel upgrade on top brands, and 15% off all appliances. plus save up to an additional $250 instantly with our appliance trade-in program. sears. >>> 5:10 monday morning, welcome back. drought relief is what we have been looking for and hoping for. it is materializing. widespread areas of rain. showers

i'm emily smith in  >>> good morning. 4:45 is your time. the ramp from 123 to westbound route 7 is closed. drivers can get to route 7 from 123 villa frontage road. this new traffic pattern will be in place until the end of the year. >>> redskins fans are struggling to come to the -- come to grips with the loss against texas yesterday. the redskins face st. louis next week. >>> unless the supreme court intervenes a virginia woman is set to die by lethal injection. teresa lewis is being executed for killing her husband and step-son. >>> the american woman held prisoner in iran for more than a year is speaking out now. sarah shourd is still talking about the situation, and that's because her friends are still in prison. >> she is back in the u.s. and thanking iran that she is. >> i want to give my extreme thanks to the government and religious leaders of iran. >> she claims she and her friends shane bauer and josh fattal crossed the border into iraq were jailed. >> my disappointment in not sharing this with shane and josh is crushing. >> she r

emily smith, abc news. >> much calmer than that here. the biggest problem is fog there. >> the sea breeze is bringing that in not nearly as fast. 73 mph winds ahead yesterday new york. show you that fog and mist and drizzle that is falling across the bay as we look from our roof cam. down to the south. you can see the ferry building on the left. some of the embarcadero center on the right. the thing is also when you step outside, not only is it humid this morning but it's warmer than yesterday with upper 50s around half moon bay, san francisco, napa. low to mid-60s in most other neighborhoods until you get to antioch at 70. around the monterey bay we have cloud cover, even some fog. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s around the bay but inland we're still in the low to mid-60s salinas and gilroy. let's map out what we're going to talk about the next couple minutes. more clouds today and the cooling trend will begin. now, i've taken the rain out of saturday. but we'll still have a mixture of sunshine and clouds and slightly cooler weathe

emily smith, abc news. >> at 5:47 looking at the day ahead now. former president jimmy carter is expected to leave a cleveland hospital. he was hospitalized on tuesday after complaining of an upset stomach. officials say it was likely caused by a viral infection and congress took care of business before they left town to campaign. >> theyas are 268, the anyways are 160. the bill is passed. >> the house passed a bill providing money and health care for people who fell ill while working in the world trade center ruins and law makers also approved a bill to keep the government running until december. but they didn't finish work on a bill to extend the bush tax cuts or school nutrition bill championed by first lady michelle obama. >> it is 5:48. looking around the region, investigators are are trying to figure out what caused yesterday's deadly fire at an apartment building in northwest d.c. and are looking into whether a domestic dispute resulted in a fire. one man died when he jumped from a window. dozens of residents were displaced. d.c. police arr

tonight's feature clip comes from emily hairing in arlington. she captured jordan smith running the sweep left, 5-yard touchdown as the york town patriots blank madison 42-0. if you would like to become a campus correspondent, go to wusa9.com and click on high school sports.cot to apply. >>> it's not often you win a baseball team when your team has five hits and the other team has ten hits unless one of your five hits is a grand slam. nats in atlanta today. fourth time that justin maxwell has been up with the bases loaded and the third time he's hit a grand slam. those are good percentages. 4-0 nats, 2nd inning. lannon got the start. look at that curveball. it was filthy today. gave up two runs through 6, struck out 6. the storen came on in the 9th. nats win and take the series in atlanta and former terp maxwell was the hero. >> i'm just trying to make the most of it. >> bryce harper will start his career tomorrow. according to the nats instructional league, he'll go to the arizona fall league. >>> finally on sunday, at the titan's game another

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