now we're going to head over to the george allen headquarters where my colleague andrea mccarron takes over. andrea, what's going on over there? >> reporter: i am with susan allen who in this day and age a candidate's wife seems to log swch mileages the candidate himself. what are you hearing on the road with regards to women's issues? >> it's all about the pocketbook. women are concerned about the economy, whether they can get a job, whether their children can get a job, whether their spouse or friend can get a job. i've been on the road a year and a half and that was the topic everybody across the board was discussing. the policies have been more harm full to women. >> reporter: how difficult is it to listen to some of the negative attacks on your husband in that whole election has been marked by that? >> it's unfortunate because, again, i think voters are smarter than that. i think they see through the issues that are portrayed as women's issues. they understand there are people like george allen who want to work hard to get the economy going on like he did as governor bringing jobs

. >> as andrea mccarron reports the controversial content has prompted metro to put them on hold. >> this is america. you can say whatever you want to. >> reporter: the controversial ads read in any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. support israel. defeat jihad. >> throughout our history there have been people who have engaged in hate speech. >> reporter: the ads come as violent protests continue to ignite over an anti-islamic film and its depiction of muslims. protests that have left 30 people dead. >> honestly anyone that disagrees with me i would take a bullet for their right to disagree with me. this is america the fray exchange of ideas. >> reporter: in new york it took a federal court order to allow the ads to run. a judge determined the language was protected speech under the first amendment. >> reporter: i think in the end what hate speech does is bring out the better people. >> metro has not rejected the ad, but notified the advertiser that it has been put on hold. a spokesman says that is out of concern for public safety, given the cur

. >>> school starts today, andrea mccarron is talking to the man running the whole show. good morning andrea. >> reporter: good morning mike. i sense your little boy might be thrilled today. s we are at the third largest school. 14,000 students will report to 202 schools today. school administrators and teachers started showing up here at walter johnson at 5:00 this morning. among those early risers school superintendent, thank you so much for being here this early. one year down for you, this is the start of your secondier. i know it is your first year. the key word was transition. what will yob your key be for the second year of administration? >> what does it mean to be a successfully educated kid here in the 21st century? we are reaching out it our families and we are really focused on the the future. >> speaking of families, what can parents do to ensure that their child is as successful as possible in terms of getting a good education in the county and that kind of thing and parents need to be involved in the school but they need to be engaged with their children. s

andrea mccarron, 9news now. >> i heard from northern virginia dominion power. they were saying maybe by friday night they'll have all their customers on. so much ill will with pepco, they are not getting the benefit of the doubt as virginia is but they are in the same boat. >>> we have a recap now of key closings today. all federal agencies are open. employees can take unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework. george washington university biostatistic location in rockville is closed. dc public schools closed. dc p.s. administrate stiff sites open, essential employees should report to work there. >> in virginia alexandria public schools are closed. every northern virginia college campus is closed. the university of northern virginia is also closed. alexandria city workers can take leave but essential employees must report to work. the city of falls church is on liberal leave. >>> in maryland montgomery and prince george's county schools closed. this is summer school and some of the courses going on. montgomery county circuit court is closed. montgomery county d

. >> andrea mccarron takes us to the middle of the battle brewing there. >> reporter: it is called question band it is pitting the county government and police chief against union members and their families. >> she is actually far stronger than i am. >> reporter: montgomery county police officer matt infrastructure ska is talking about his little girl, lucy. the three-year-old is braving a daunting array of medical conditions. >> i want to be able to protect her and take her to her appointment she needs to do, as a father, without having to worry about this nonsense. >> reporter: the county says it would force the police chief to check with the union before making any management decisions. the fraternal order of police says the county has spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to repeal 30 years of bargaining, which ensures things like advance notice on shift changes. videos posted to youtube are intensifying an already bitter fight. this one allegedly shows young people, paid by the county, to lobby for question b. >> the law said in maryland you cannot spend tax dollars on politi

. >> andrea -- mccarron checked in with one family. >> reporter: the ringly potter home is a household divided. dad john and six-year-old son noah root for the nats. nats. >> my wife and i work downtown and we have gone to so many game, brought the boys to games, games,. >> reporter: 1-year-old zach and six-year-old sam are fans of the orioles and when i was young i rooted for the orioles, dc didn't have the nats. i stuck with my allegiance to baltimore. >> reporter: baseball fans have a wonderful quandary on their hands. two local teams that are winning. >> i flew zach home from college so we could go to the game tonight because he has never been to a baseball playoff game. >> trying to take care of the yankees, looking to make it a beltway world series. >> we are having a great year. win-win, and keep winning. >> reporter: we all know the mason dixon line separates the north from the south, but what line divides nats from o's fans? if you would like to weigh in go to our wusa9 facebook page. >> the success has been a good thing for local businesses, specifically sports bars and resta

. >> speaking of flooding, let's go to andrea mccarron at little falls parkway. >> reporter: jc and andrea, little falls parkway is closed between river road and massachusetts avenue, because of standing water. from my vantage point, i'm taking a good look at all of the traffic on river road. of course it is dramatically lighter than usual, but the water is already pooling up, even at this early hour. first thing this morning when my partner and i showed up out here, we noticed there was a woman standing at the bus stop. she had been waiting for an hour and we explained to her that all metro buses and trains were canceled for today. she was understandably distressed. she said, oh, my god, what am i going to do? if i walk somewhere, can i catch a bus? we said no, you can't. we immediately took to twitter and thanks to monica and a number of other people, have retweeted to get the word out. no metro buses or metro trains are running today, and i believe that's meant a lot more people on the road. people are getting to work. a few people have let me know that they are walking to work. if you

mccarron. >> this came justify weeks after our first 9 wants to know investigation. jessica doyle is live with the story. good morning jess. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. this liquor store, allegedly the supplier of alcohol, to minors as young as 14 years old. richard kim is the owner of market square. he was arrested, handcuffed and detained late saturday night for allegedly selling alcohol to a minor. 9news now has been investigating this location since december. jim graham is the council member forward one. he is giving credit to the media for breaking this case wide open. >>> there is a lot of this that happens that we would never find out about, but for the media and others reporting it. there is a lesson. they should let us know. let abc know. >> reporter: now the abc board will determine whether or not this store loses its liquor license. montgomery county police have been watching this particular location. they have been issuing -- citations to youngsters. 38 citations in five weeks. a 17-year-old boy was also arrested here on saturday night. poli

our andrea mccarron first told you about him in february. kim is accused of selling alcohol to minors. kim rejected a plea deal, which included a suspended 14-day sentence. his case will now be decided by a judge, no jury. >>> our reports on teenage drinking have made national headlines. watch them all now at wusa9.com. >>> more protests expected today outside the mccormick place convention center in chicago. people are upset with nato and its role in afghanistan and they want the war to end. nato will transition to a support role in afghanistan, they'll do this by next year. today leaders are trying to figure out how to start making that transaction. >> the loss of life continues in afghanistan. there will be hard days ahead. but we are confident that we are on the right track and what this nato sum admit reflects is that the world is behind the strategy we have laid out. >> reporter: now as for the protest outside, a few have gotten pretty testy. more athan 40 people were arrested. the head of chicago's police department says his departmen

andrea mccarron, 9news. >>> let's have some fun according to an article in usa today, people who play this game will live four and a half years longer than the people who don't. is it tennis, golf or softball? >> here's a look at a response you boasted on the wusa9 facebook fan page. richard wrote from my point of view i would say neither anor b. i say c, because tennis and golf are expensive sports and with softball you have more physical work than golf or tennis. i would say c. >> well played. log on to wusa9's facebook fan page, we'll have the answer about an hour from now. stay with us. >>> you'll definitely need a jacket today for the morning and you might even need a little rain gear. the clouds are starting to move in. by 9:00 i think we'll be cloudy everywhere again, maybe still 39 in winchester, but closer to 50 right on the bay in annapolis. a couple of showers break out here north and west of us. 3:00, dc north and west, best chance foo showers. -- for showers. i don't think the probabilities are as high as we go through the evening hours. remember they are trying to get ga