electricity standard. with a strong res, we can keep 85,000 wind power workers on the job, and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, too. jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> welcome back to good morning, washington. sun rise at 6:55 a.m. days are getting shorter in terms of daylight already below the temperature. 78, the average high temperature. no rainfall yesterday. high and dry. today will be cooler. 47 in martinsberg. frederick checking in at 45. jie lot of sunshine today. cooler in the higher elevations. 78 is the high temperature. tomorrow morning and mid to upper 50's. near 90. wednesday through friday will feel like summer. 495 northbound. after 66 prior to the leesberg pike. two right labors close and left lanes getting by. we will lead back to the news desk. >> 6:11 and 55 degrees. again he tickly modified sam on? is it safe to eat? >> a distracted driving summit is scheduled for today. a ban t

electricity standard. with a strong res, we can keep 85,000 wind power workers on the job, and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, too. jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> >>> this man is one of the oldest workers around. a 100-year-old postal worker. they celebrated his birthday yesterday. >> he's worked there in maryland as a janitor 30 years. he still works 30 hours a week and has no plans to stop. >> it keeps me going. i enjoy life. >> he has his little lunch bag. >> wingate drives himself to work. his secret to long life is not smoking or drinking and goes to church every sunday and the sale of the. >-- eats healthy. >> another half vowel or coming up. coming up, another high-profile casualty of the new administration. else is leaving office when vincent gray takes over as mayor. >> what would cause a man to shoot a doctor and his mother and turn the gun on himself? that's coming up. we have some m

now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur developmentof t manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - nojust buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable ectricity standard today. >>> time for weather and traffic on this early tesday morning. it's 4:41. i'm tom kierein. moderate rain coming in west of interstate 95. it will be passing through in another hour or so. flooding and strong gusty winds as this moves on through. then it should dry out by noon time. during the afternoon, sunshine breaking out with highs near 80. partly cloudy. near 60 by dawn. thickening clouds wednesday. we could get more rain and could be a very wet day on thursday. a look at the weekend in ten minutes. how is thetraffic, jerry? >> tom, heading into town, you can't quite see it but police are dealing with an accident on the douglas bridge with two left lanes. watch out for potential early delays there. northeast, ken elworth, rhode island avenue

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now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. jo -- >> as a slight chill runs across medical borne, -- melbourne, we'll find a way to pick you up. >> in gainesville, arlington, notice how the air temperature equals the dew point temperature. that means the air is saturated which leads to fog, and that's the situation we have right now. patchy fog across the region. you know your exact neighborhood better than i do as you rush to work, so in areas where you might see fog, anticipate that this morning. district heights 69. here's our forecast for today. we'll burn off the morning fog rapidly. mostly sunny skies. hot and humid. we'll break a few record high temperatures. in dulles where the record is 92. for the rest of us, a little cooler along the immediate waterways

for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> only about 6:10 this wednesday morning. cumberland, 50 degrees, or fishing. cooler than yesterday. 52 degrees and warrenton. 55 in fredericksburg. in some locations we are 10 degrees cooler now than yesterday at this time. attorneys vowel, west virginia, 51. -- keyneysville. 82 degrees for the high temperature this afternoon. no big swings in the temperature expected anytime soon. 85 tomorrow with a slight chance of showers tomorrow evening and tomorrow night. >> traffic is slowing down in virginia along 66 eastbound into manassas. 28 centreville. 50 to 123. nville rd.the garrison vow the baltimore washington parkway is quiet. 270 southbound approaching 109. quiet crowd on route 4 and route 5 in maryland. looks good on route for ander route 5. 270 approaching 109 on the screen. back to you. >> thank you. >>> heisman trophy winner reggie bush is forfeiting his awards. he's giving back the trophy. the scandal over impr

electricity standard. with a strong res, we can keep 85,000 wind power workers on the job, and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, too. jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> she is a junior in college. allison starling spoke with her. >> she spent time in bethesda this week and talking with young girls about her new book. >> i have a ton of a young girl little girl cousins and i thought about how much the pressure the media put on them to be skinny. >> she is the daughter of two famous parents. at a very young age, catherine was self-conscious about her body. she writes in her book, i hate myself. i am ugly and i feel totally disgusting. i was only 10 years old and already suffering. >> all of a sudden, you go from this kid a body to having hips and you are confused and then you feel pressure in school. >> she says her open relationship with her mom and advice from her dad helped create a positive body i

for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> breaking news out of district hyattes this morning, a life-saving rescue team involved in a deadly crash. good morning, washington. so great to have you along with us on this thursday, september 16. i'm pamela brown. >> and i'm -- adam's here now. that's a beautiful shot. look at attachment -- look at that. >> all the picturesque scenes we get driving across the bridge is nice. we do have some added clouds this morning already. and we'll have mostly cloudy skies moving in. i get excited, because we need the rain. we need it especially in parts of west virginia and maryland. also the shenandoah valley. i think up to about a quarter of an inch, especially along the mason-dixon line, much less further south. but we'll take what we can get. right now the showers are already pushing into parts of ohio and can't rule out an isolated thunderstorm closer to home this evening. most of the rain will be this evening and tonight. a few scattered showers will move in this afternoon in parts of

electricity standard. with a strong res, we can keep 85,000 wind power workers on the job, and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, too. jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> welcome back. hand sanitizers may not be much help in preventing colds or the flu. university of virginia researchers compared people using alcohol-based sanitizers to those who did not. if they found the same number of people from each group came down with a cold or the flu. >> interesting. >>> it appears we are doing a better job when it comes to washing our hands. researchers say tests in several cities found 85% of people lost their hands. that is up from 77% in 2007. but 23% of men did not wash their hands, compared with 7% of women. >> people are supposed to be telling the truth. >> we hope people would be honest about that. >> that is really surprising that men don't wash their hands. >>> october is breast cancer awareness mon

now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and bot manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your setors and urge them to pass renewable electricity standard today. >>> good morning were time for weather and traffic. meteorologist tom kierein. we ve dense fog. watch out for that. temperates mild and muggy. right now it's in the 60s throughout much of the region. afternoon highs with sunshine back into the mid-9 by midafternoon. cooler tomorrow with a northwest breeze. increasing clouds. much cooler sunday with highs in the low 70s. might get apassing shower. ashley, how is the traffic? >> good morning. it is certainly foggy out there. let's look at the capital beltway. traveling through dense fog, making their way past 29. no big accidents to report. you're on the lakes heading towards the cpital beltway on 95. center of your screen, h.o.v. towards 395. a clear trip right now. here's the

for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> 6:24 is your time now on this monday. from "7 on your side" the f.d.a. is starting two days of hearings on whether geneticallly engineered salmon should be marketed and sold. this would be the first geneticaly engineered meat approved and sold. >>> a bill for student athletes that would require kids to be removed from classes and games if they are suspected of getting a concussion. the redskins general manager will introduce that bill at a news conference later today. >>> 6:25 the time on this monday. we still have another half-hour of "good morning washington." coming up, a rare trip for the first family. where the president went that made national headlines. >>> good morning. i'm natasha barrett live from tysons corner. big traffic changes to tell you about. stay with us. >>> and i'm adam caskey live in the belfort furniture center. a few changes into tomorrow, however those changes won't last long, and we welcome autumn this >>> the win from 35 yards away, he's got it! >> strai

now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> live and in hd, this abc 7 "news at noon." good morning washington on your side. >>> be ready for a slow ride out there and stronger storms later today. we welcome you back on this monday morning, september 27. i am alison starling. we are on storm watch this morning. let's get straight to traffic and weather every 10 minutes you have been asking for weeks and weeks for rain. we finally got it. it is surprising some areas could get more than 3 inches? >>> this looks like a big dent in the drought. we should get some of the highest accumulations' out west. we needed a good, long soaking. we will have some heavier rains later on today and tonight. the study is gray and is a by-81 and westport. -- they steadiest rain is

now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, eating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. ca your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> 6:10 is your time. 68 degrees. lovely sky in the nation's capit capital. summer is returning with a vengeance. tom, it was nice yesterday. already mild this morning. usually so fo a lateeptember morning. right,000 it's in the 60s around much of the region. 68 in washington. afternoon highs should soasr to near 90. late afternoon, early this evening a chance for a passing thuershower. partly cloudy. getting a little more humid. th on friday, mostly sunny. up around 90 or so. turning cooler for the weekend. a look at sundaynd into next week coming up in 10 minutes at 6:21. let's check traffic on this wednesday morning. how is it looking? >> we're following breaking news in hord county with the accident we told you about ju

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electricity standard. with a strong res, we can keep 85,000 wind power workers on the job, and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, too. jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> greetings, i'm dave feldman. last season, the texans offense topped the nfl in completion. passing yards and touchdowns. the last week, houston took a very different route and in upsetting the coals. texan running back arian foster, rushed 33 times for 231 yards. holds the franchise records. and maxed a team record. foster's 231-yard performance, the second most in the season opener and earned him afc offensive player-of-the-week. the redskins defense is on full alert. >> we have our work cut out for us. you rush for over 230 yards is against -- against indy last week. it will be a big challenge for us. >> we want to go out and make a defense. i know you all want the running game. it opens up the passing game. so, if you start one of

call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>>ime for weather and traffic on this thursday morning good morning, i'm meteorologist tom kierein. right now we've had one shower pop up quickly in western washington county. drifting off to the east. it will be near hagerstown about another half hour or so. may be a little lightning with that. but don't have any indication that there's any severe weather on hand for the next few hours. later today, lots of sunshine. a few clouds drifting through. highs low to mid 90s. lower humity on friday. then cooler weather moves in f saturday. a northwest wind should keep things in the low to mid 80s for highs by midafternoo sunday, clouds around, highs mid 70s. small chance of a shower. >> a live look at this hour the rush hour certainly picking up a little volume. be very cautious. opper four over powder mill road at beltsville drive where the traffic lights are out and as a result nobody is playing nice-nice there. they're just going willy-nilly, so be careful if you're headed up there. the

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now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> maryland's first slots casino opens its doors in an hour and a half, three days ahead of schedule. late state lottery officials have given the go ahead to the owners of the casino to enearly. they say everything went okay during the practice run on saturday. they will open at 8:00 this morning. >>> investors are expect something reports that should shed some light on the economic recovery plus there is a new auto recall. adam shapiro has our business beat this morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> let's talk about the economy first. the dow is on a pretty good roll here and if things continue the way things are going, september will be the best since, what, 1939? >> the best since 1939. year to date, the dow is

now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> good afternoon, sam caston is leaving the nationals after 4 1/2 years as team president. he announceed he will leave at the end of the season and didn't explain exactly why he decided to leave. in may 2006, caston was part of a group led by washington-area real estate developer ted lerner. he was picked by major league baseball to buy the team. he made a commitment to stay with him for five years and it's time to move on. he did not say whether he would retain his ownership stake in the team. what does this mean for the nats now? >> that means we have lost the two-time executive in the year and in his career and a longtime player executive and someone who is running the organization. he laid the foundation of success

electricity standard. with a strong res, we can keep 85,000 wind power workers on the job, and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, too. jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers -- moving you forward. >>> the redskins went back to work today and put in their game plan for sunday's matchup with the texans. aaron fisher ran for three touchdowns and was involved in more than half of their place. find him and get after him. it is the same offense that the redskins run. >> i think there scheme is definitely suited to his style of running. we have our work cut out for us. he rushed for over 200 yards against indianapolis. >> they know the game plan. it looks like michael vick will start for the eagles this weekend because their quarterback did not pass his concussion tests. there linebacker also failed the tests. they will not take any chances. mi

call your senators and urge tm to pass a renewable electricity standard today. right here in this neiborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. we've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled the number of charter schools... and we've frozen college tuition for four years in a row. and it's working. experts say we now have the number one schools in the nation. when it comes to expanding opportunity in every neighborhood, i knowhat weust do even better. >>> time tore weather and traffic. good morning. wet pavement from passing showers coming through overnight and continue mong south to north throughout the region. prepare yourself for that. bring an umbrella. highs should reach into the uper 60s and low 70s. right now low to mid-60s. strong storms this evening into tomorrow mornin >>> to a tough one. loading up earlyon interstate 66, centerville, fair oaks and beyond. no accidents. maryland, had

now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> wine is flowing at wineries in our region. should be, right? time to pick the grapes. harvest time and the work is tougher this year and they, too, are battling a big old stink bug problem. >> these grapes are probably the best i have ever seen grapes. >> reporter: sweet juicy grapes in the warm maryland sun. >> interesting. >> reporter: they run leo nor wine cellars established in 1976. and when that were kids, the dad made wine in the basement and this year, they're battling something that dad never dealt why with. >> i said oh, my gosh, what is this? >> reporter: he would soon learn it's the brown stink bug. >> you have to open up the door and 15 fly in your house and that is bizarre. >> reporter: they're sneaking

electricity standard. with a strong res, we can keep 85,000 wind power workers on the job, and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, too. jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> we turn now to food and a star chef who considers himself a simple guy with a wrestler's mentality who has carved out a top spot in the chicago culinary world for himself. paul kahan shares a few of his life philosophies in tonight's plate list. >> i'm a pretty simple guy and from the very start i told my wife that if there was ever a time where she couldn't tolerate my career and my lifestyle that she should tell me and i would change. i mean i put a lot into it at this point but i could walk away tomorrow. >> it's a two-day process. on the first day we marinate the meat. pork shoulder, pork belly and duck legs. we'll marinate it with fresh herb, thyme, sage and bay leaf and mix it all together real well in a hot pan with a splash o

electricity standard. with a strong res, we can keep 85,000 wind power workers on the job, and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, too. jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> our you decide coverage 2010, all eyes on the mayor's race. the numbers just started trickling in a short time ago. we can tell you right now with 6990 votes counted, vincent gray, city council chairman vincent gray is leading 59% to adrian fenty's 38% of the vote. >> we want to get out -- well, we were going to go out to the d.c. board of elections to try to -- and we can do that now. roby chavez to give us an explanation of what's going on, what's taking so long and maybe try to grab or the collar of one of the d.c. board of elections. roby. >> reporter: we've been monitoring the elections. so far only about 6,000 votes have come in. it's been very slow. we've said that all day. let's go right to the d.c. board of elections. talk to

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electricity standard. with a strong res, we can keep 85,000 wind power workers on the job, and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, too. jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> commuter trains are moving through harlem again tonight but take a look at what it was looking like around noon today. a massive fire, huge flames and you see all of the thick black smoke filling the air right under the 138th street lift bridge. now the trains between manhattan and new york's northern suburbs had to be held up for two hours. fortunately nobody was hurt. >>> well if taking the train to dulles airport may not get you as close to the terminal as we all thought and hopes. the metropolitan transportation said moving it away would save $600 million. the plan is to figure out how to say on the dulles rail project. >>> as for the airport authority, there may be trouble out there. two senators are calling for hearings into th

now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> announcer: "night >> announcer: "nightline" continues from new york city with cynthia mcfadden. >> the sequel to oliver stone's blockbuster 1987 film "wall street" opens tomorrow. which got us thinking about the 1980s, and how things have, and have not, changed. it's a trip down memory lane, '80s style. for david wright, it's a "sign of the times." >> reporter: the new kwl wall street" opening with gordon gekko getting out of jail. >> one watch. and one mobile phone. >> reporter: the well-dressed equivalent of an unfrozen caveman. in a world that's now greedier than even me imagined. >> it's about the game. >> reporter: a lot has changed the top of the charts was george michael. the tv shows that ruled the roost? bill

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now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing in america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. we are fourteenth in line for take off. beep, beep, beep. looks like its bumper to bumper on the interstate. i gotta get to cleveland! should have skipped that second soda. remove your belt, your watch, your shoes. i wonder what gas costs today. seven dollars for a pillow! an extra bag costs what? i hate traffic! (train child) the train is now arriving. (announcer) the train has arrived indeed. amtrack. enjoy the journey. look at all this stuff for coffee. oh there's tons. french presses, expresso tampers, filters. it can get really complicated. not nearly as complicated as shipping it, though. i mean shipping is a hassle. not with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits it ships anywhere in the

electricity standard. with a strong res, we can keep 85,000 wind power workers on the job, and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, too. jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> bp claims it doesn't want it to happen again and will work with other oil giants to improve its response to oil spills. the pledge comes two days after its blown-out well was officially declared dead. bp says it will share equipment and its expertise with other companies. the deep water horizon oil rig exploded in april sending more than 200 million gallons of oil into the gulf of mexico. >>> they are small, maybe the size of your fingernail, but they could cause huge economic damage. talking about stink bugs, want the ones in our area all a -- not the ones in our area all along. there's a new invader eating just crop in its sight and in some parts of western maryland they have already caused massive damage. fox 5's beth parker has t

electricity standard. with a strong res, we can keep 85,000 wind power workers on the job, and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, too. jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >> >> announcer: "nightline" continues from new york city with terry moran. >> he led one of the biggest bands to come out of england in the 1970s while building a hu hugely successful solo career afterwards. he has seven grammys, an academy award and two golden globes, and that old band, genesis, well, that's in the rock and roll hall of fame. for tonight's play list, phil collins dishes on his own favorite tracks. ♪ i can feel it coming in the air tonight ♪ ♪ oh lord ♪ but i been waiting for this moment ♪ ♪ for all my life ♪ oh lord >> oh, geez! >> i thought it was fantastic the movie. i heard about it long before i saw it. and then when he punched the guy at the end, i thought that was very funny. ♪ whenever i'm with h