at wusa cafe. and with this group of people a loud and angry making demands i didn't take long before the comparisons began between the occupiers and the tea party and we've been comparing and contrasting for a few days now on r.t. and bill maher makes an interesting point the other night on rachel maddow show check this out the tea party movement let's remember story sort of started out as protesting some of the same things met with the bailouts of the banks they didn't like the big banks it just shows how easily the people in the tea party could be herded to something else they were sort of on the same page as these folks started watch fox news and they know what they were really upset about was things like obamacare and taxing the job creators and somehow they were upon the wrong side of the issue again. all right it was an important point also important to remember that out of the tea party got co-opted by fox news by the koch brothers and various message machines it still grew in power and strength and pretty clearly helped shape the outcome of the two thousand and ten ele

the public at 11:00 a.m. of course, you can count on wusa 9 to have live coverage of all the events. >> ken, thanks a lot for that. freedom plaza is located across from city hall has gotten pretty crowded with a lot of diverse people and a lot of different issues. brittany morehouse reports on how everybody's getting along. >> reporter: with cursive writing etched in cement at freedom plaza. >> the idea you and i are now talking like this is just common. you approach me and ask could you interview me. that would be something that would be real unique back then. >> reporter: not today. you can see that everywhere. these demonstrators for d.c. statehood stand side by side with those against moore and occupy d.c. protesters. their causes different, but their connections the same. dan anderson is here on a one- way ticket. he finds himself tearing up after this man asks for a photo and then embraces him off camera. >> i've had more flags right here today welcoming me home than white people in the last 45 years. >> reporter: just like color, compassion comes in different shades as well.

andrea. registration begins at 8:00. the walk begins at 10:00. learn more by going to wusa 9.com. >>> back to you howard. >>> should be good for that monika. chilly in the 40s saturday morning. the sun will be shining as opposed to today where we have been watching the rain moving up. we have had rain in spots coming down. you can see on live doppler 9000, hd, a little strip of yellow showing up along 95, off to the south. writer rains into charles and st. mary's and southern maryland. we'll zoom in even more and show you that none montgomery county, coming into howard county, we are seeing some of the heavy stuff, even here in germantown, moderate downpours. through woodbridge and quantico. a band of heavy rain. here look at this. going down toward stafford. a drizzle, relatively quiet there. rainy areas, a mild start to your wednesday. our day planner. 63 degrees at 9:00. we'll have rain on and off. mid-60s at noon. you'll notice the winds will turn southeast rate. late may also be the time when we see the strong to severe thunderstorms. 50s in the shenandoah valerie. gaithersb

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at demand dia mccarron or through wusa 9. we have all that information on the front page. >>> we may never know what drove 80-year-old albert ballard to murder his wife and then kill hisself (sic). this was the scene yesterday. ballard was there, visiting his wife, who was a nation. witnesses heard gunfire from sandra ballard's room and found the couple suffering from gunshot wounds. >>> the nuclear regulatory commission will talk about the future of the north anna nuclear power plant. it has been shut down. the nrc will hold a public meeting next tuesday night at 7:00. at louisa county elementary school. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonald is asking for federal disaster aid for louisa county schools, thomas jefferson elementary school closed indefinitely because of damage. right now students are being taught in makeshift classrooms. commonwealth's first request for overall aid was rejected. >>> 6:38. we are helping you get hired. you might want to overnight your resume to one big company. fedex said it will hire 20,000 seasonal workers for the season. that is 3000 more than it hired

breast cancer awareness and resources in our area, go to wusa 9.com. click on features and buddy check 9 to learn more. mike? >> reporter: thanks andrea. you will need the heater when you get in the car this morning. it is brisk. >> lots of 40s out there in a couple of spots. the warm ones in the low 50s. today is going it be a cool day, but a pleasant afternoon. you are a runner. it is going to be real good this afternoon if you go for a run. midday temperatures in the 50s. a lot of people like to hid the tidal basin. here's our bus stop forecast. as mike said you are going to need a jacket. temperatures ranging 43 to 53. there are areas where you have seen some stars. that is on the good news there. they are light this morning. not having too much of a wind chill. sun's not up for awhile. day planner today, 50 degrees. mostly cloudy skies. sunshine, 61. then this afternoon, mostly cloudy at the area. mikely stay in the upper 60s. a few showers around. 61 degrees, south, southwest winds. 9 to 10 miles per hour. the week starts mild. we are going to have 60s today, even 70s tomor

lindsey lohan, wusa 9 news. >> some expensive popcorn. >> a spokesperson in the gray office says it is still working the numbers of how much tax that would raise for the district. >> some people taking their own stuff in. >> some people already doing that. >>> we have heard opposition to maryland's redistricting plan but now one man is trying to actually do something about it. what he did. coming up on 9news now at 7 p.m. >>> what to do about drivers who block the box? that was the question today here in washington. i'm matt jablow. that story straight ahead. >>> and up next, the company already trying to make amends but is it enough tore blackberry users. more fallout in 2 minutes. >>> you could have something to gain from a lawsuit. a class action one filed in canada last night. its goal is to reimburse blackberry users for lost service during three days of outages earlier this month. blackberry's parent company research in motion says it can't comment on suit because it hasn't seen it yet, but the company already has offered users who were impacted $100 in free apps. >>> mortgage ra

scene. in fact our wusa 9 web team colleague ashley jennings is still in the courtroom and getting word to us that more graphic photographs are being shown. in fact, john mcarthy described jayna's death as slow, not painless. this is a young woman who struggled to survive. >> well, the government has to prove premeditation. that's why he is painting a very specific picture of how many weapons she used, how long it took to kill her, to show premeditation and it wasn't just an outburst and an emotional killing. >> and she had ten hours, according to the state, to doctor the scene. >> absolutely. absolutely. the government had to show her premeditation was before the murder. the defense is saying it was a spur of the moment emotional killing. and after she realized what she did she painted this falls story. >> thank you so much. back to you. >> andrea mccarren, thank you. so much to digest there. >> absolutely. >>> now to atlanta and oakland, california, where police are standing guard over plazas that they have now cleared of occupy wall street protestors. in both cities police arres

andrea mccarran or through wusa 9. and we'll have the latest information on our website at wusa9.com. >>> now we want to tell you about another a high profile murder case. the murder of a lacrosse player. george haguely is seeking access to yeardley love's medical records. he is accused of killing his estranged girlfriend inside her off-campus home in may of 2010. his attorneys contend that love died from an irregular heartbeat which contradicts the medical examiner's finding of trauma to her head. the trial is scheduled to begin in february. >>> sulaiman brown is now going to trial. he's been charged with driving without a valid driver's license. he was arrested last month driving on a suspended maryland license. he lives in washington, d.c. but he has a maryland driver's license that he claims is valid. >>> meanwhile a judge has warned brown he must obtain a d.c.'s driver license before returning to court next month. in a separate legal case brown said he was paid by vincent gray's mayoral campaign to attack then-mayor fenty for a city job. >>> right now police are on the scene of

our wusa 9 facebook page to a question i asked you last night. are you with the "occupy d.c." movement or should they be out looking for jobs? one with no doubt what side he is on. i can't occupy anything i'm too busy working for a living. another saying i work too but i support the movement. a right to voice objections to the way this country is going." another saying, she has no doubt. of course i am for this movement. it is hue time for the corporations and people that benefited from the bailout pay their dues. our money bailed them out and they all live like kings and queens. another saying. "they are barking up the wrong tree. they should protest on pennsylvania avenue where the people that actually pass the laws are." gary, i'm not sure that's really the point. to me these protests feel a lot more like a primal scream from people who know in their bones the country is in trouble, too much in equity. not enough money or jobs to go around. but they are not necessary hurricane certain how to change it. they know, however, that something has got to give. don't scream, writ

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by going to wusa 9.com. click on weather and choose the mixed storms report. >>> a person of interest is in custody this morning in charlotte, north carolina in connection with a murder in germantown. >>> 45-year-old curtis lopez is the estranged husband of -- mcqueen. mcqueen's body was found. witnesses saw lopez removing things from mcqueen's apartment and there is no sign of 11-year-old william mcqueen. >>> today marks the start of another chapter in the murder case. the family of 17-year-old ali mohammed is expected to file a lawsuit against owners of a nightclub. >> mohammed was believed to have thrown a brick through the front window of dc 9 after he was thrown out. witnesses say he was chased by club employees and a struggle began. mohammed died in the struggle. the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide and several employees were charged. but a later autopsy found mohammed had a heart condition which the medical examiner said contributed to his death. >> mr. ali was alive before they detained him. they killed him. >> after the family files the lawsuit the defense

coming to an end. >>> and don't forget, we are always on at wusa 9.com. stay with us. we'll be right back. >>> the days of cell phone bill shock, well, let's just say they are numbered. wireless carriers announced a new program that will send you alerts to warn you if you are about to go over your monthly talk, text or data plan limits. the carriers voluntarily agreed to a deal after a study found one in six of us saw unexpected overages in our monthly bill. those notifications will start by october of next year. analysts say the alerts may give you more protection, but there is no guarantee it will eliminate the extra charges. >>> a year? going to take them a year? >> blackberry apologize for his massive outages. but this time they are extendingal an olive branch with free apps and a month of technical support free. the apps are available in the coming weeks. the offer runs until the end of the year. last week's blackout impacted millions around the world and left the company struggling to keep pace with competitors. some of those blackberry customers said see you, we are going to b

your opinions on our wusa 9 facebook page. >>> for many troops who calm home from the war in afghanistan the mental wounds are worse than the physical one. >> sandra hughes has the story of one vet that made it off the battlefield to almost die at home. >> reporter: jennifer crane's first day of army basic training was september 11th, 2001. two years later the 20-year-old was on the ground in afghanistan. >> you basically make the sign of the cross and just drive and pray and hope you don't get blown up that day. >> reporter: the images of war quickly wore her down. >> we would see trucks of bodies just come to the base with brain matter hanging out of their heads and missing limbs and a lot of blood. >> reporter: crane became addicted to crack cocaine and lived in her car many suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome. a just released survey finds she isn't alone. 31% of veterans say they have post-traumatic stress disorder. >> a trigger could be a sound, site, will literally trigger an experience as if the person is once again in that horrific situation. >> reporter: la

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here at wusa tv have our own workers taking place in this saturday walk. alexis mcdowell is with the event. monica and i will emcee this event. tell us what is going to happen on saturday. >> on saturday, everybody in the dc area will come together to raise $450,000 for the american diabetes association. all the money raised will go toward local efforts to help stop diabetes with awareness, education and research. but locally, we have a research project going on that we support at georgetown university for diebold beatic research. so more ways to support local efforts to stop diabetes. >> tell us about the event itself. where is it being held, what should we expect saturday? >> reporter: it is at nationals park downtown off the green line navy yard. 8:00 is registration. 9:30 the program begins you will be emceeing. and at 10:00 the walk starts. it is a for -- a two or four mile route. >>> now it is not too late for folks to get involved with us, is it? how can they reach out and potentially sign none. >> go to diabetes.org/nc astep out, support a team, start a team. we have friends

wusa 9 facebook fan page. we'll reveal your answer later this morning. for a great vacation you can't beat mississippi. sure you can, it's called louisiana. hang on, florida's where folk's want to be. that's only until they get a taste of alabama hospitality. we can't agree on which state's best, but we can agree on one thing, wherever you vacation in the gulf, you'll have a great time. great seafood, beautiful beaches and fun for the whole family. we've got intimate bed and breakfast right on the water. cafe's with views of the gulf. go blue water fishing, ride a kayak, or just enjoy the world's best weather and soak up the world's best sun. we've gone all out to make this year the best ever. and we are 100% open for business. you mean 100% open for fun. here in the best part of the gulf. louisiana, florida, alabama, mississippi. this could go on for a while. our futurecast today we start off quiet out here. basically talking temperatures and patchy fog. fredericksburg to orange and culpepper. also prince georges county, places like college park a little bit of fog there 40 and 50 de

, andrea mccarren, wusa 9 news. >> another breath taking day. thank you for that, andrea. andrea has been updating the latest from the courtroom throughout the day on facebook and twitter. you can follow here and all of the developments in the lululemon murder trial by going to our website wusa9.com. >>> it was a murder that shocked a quiet community of frederick, maryland, and it happened just days after the lululemon murder. now police have arrested the man they say shot and killed a mother of three as she was beginning her morning shift at burger king. he is 21-year-old jose reus voralla. convicted felon, illegal immigrant and former coworker. delia gonclaves has more on this story. >> reporter: a spokesperson from burger king tells me tonight the restaurant is cooperating with this investigation, but that person offered no comment after i discovered the restaurant itself is under fire for hiring this illegal immigrant. >> it doesn't get any worse than this. >> reporter: did he convince his former assistant manager to let him inside that fateful early morning in march and within minute

comments to the mail bag. or join the conversation already ongoing on our wusa 9 facebook page. >> so today i can report that as promised the rest of our troops in iraq will come home by the end of the year. after nearly nine years america's war in iraq will be over. >> the president's address lasted about seven minutes and that's all the time he needed to announce the pending end of the nearly 9-year-old war in iraq. now it means that about 39,000 troops will leave iraq by the end of december. danielle nottingham is at the white house. >> reporter: president obama declaring an end to the war in iraq. >> our troops in iraq will definitely be home for the holidays. >> reporter: the president said all u.s. forces will be on their way home by the end of this year. his announcement came after a secure video conference with the prime minister. the two leaders congratulated each other and promised to move forward as allies. >> our diplomats and civilian diplomats will help. >> reporter: spending months leaving several thousand troops as a training force. a deal breaker for the obama administratio

. >>> additional tips on our website at wusa 9.com. >>> researchers in africa may have developed a vaccine for malaria. an experimental shot cut the risk of the disease in young children by half. however the vaccine is only about 50% effective. a lot lower than other common vaccines, but it is still something that could help save thousands of lives. scientists say there will be three more years of testing to see how long it works on babies and how long the protection will last. >>> a new warning for women about high blood pressure and birth defects. babies born to moms who took ace inhibitors in the first trimester are at higher risk of birth defects. researchers established a link between ace inhibitors and second and third trimesters. >>> president obama he's healthcare program has the potential to improve the healthcare system but the united states has more preventable deaths than any other rich nation in the world. >>> a number of took friends you have may say a lot about the size of your brain. british scientists studied the brain scans of college students they found more frie

. not recently mom. i love you. >>> of course you do. log onto the wusa 9 facebook fan page and leave your comment. we'll reveal the answer in the next hour. 5:22 on this monday morning. clouds and fog. sun will be coming out in the next 90 minutes or so. really later and later. 50 degrees this morning in washington with 3 in frederick. we'll go through the morning. lower 50s at can. sprinkles can't be ruled out in the mountains. showers here late in the afternoon, coming across high 60s to near 70. mike and andrea? >>> in sports the best of three games in the world series. >> bottom of the first, rangers josh hamilton a pep talk, there is josh hamilton rbi, doubles into the corner. later three run homer from nick naply. didn't -- from mike. basically shut down the cardinals. now here's more on the redskins and their loss. >> reporter: good morning everybody. here's your first look at sports. we have seen all season what panthers quarterback cam newton can do. puts up record setting numbers. yet the panthers have just one win to speak of. you can't shut this team down. you have to out

that at wusa 9.com. >>> president obama continues his effort to gain support for sections of his former jobs bill. >> this comes as presidential hopefuls prepare to unveil economic plans of their own. >>> president obama made a surprise stop to a los angeles restaurant. he is in the middle of a three day western swing raised at -- aimed at raising campaign cash. >> we can't wait for an increasingly dysfunctional congress to do his job. >> reporter: the president announced a new executive order to help struggling homeowners. under the plan about a million people with government loans could refinance. economists admit more will need to be done to fix the housing market, but every little bit helps. >> it might be unsatisfying if we can't solve the crisis. >>> tomorrow in colorado president obama is expected to announce another initiative. these executive orders allow congress to work around it uu cut balance and grow includes a voluntary 20% income tax. >>> terry's proposal will compete with herman cain's 9-9- 9 plan, which includes a national sales tax and mitt romney's plan, which

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finally saw he was reading mail on his phone. >>> log onto the wusa facebook faint page and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer during the next hour.  >>> welcome back. potential for strong storms later on this afternoon and this evening. the rain is moving along i-95 and montgomery and heavier stuff down to warrenton and down i-95 and toward fredericksburg as well. the futurecast today showing the showers and storms scattered about. sometimes there will be a lull. mid-60s at noon. near 70 for a lie. we'll be watching for late this afternoon and this evening. andrea and mike. >>> tonight the world series gets underway with the texas rangers at the st. louis cardinals. >>> here at home caps fans have a lot to be excited about right now. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. here's your first look at sports. the consensus throughout the caps locker room was we have one four straight. and we are undefeated. we are not happy with the way we played. last night we took a step in the right direction as they put on a pretty good darn performance. johansen sneaks the pu

located on the metro line. the conference is open to everyone. for more information, go to wusa 9.com. >>> the whole revolution thing. >> started in 18. now includes five shops. even small towns and rural areas can be very livable. >> that sounds so appealing. >> i imagine rails could be the sticking point. >> but that is what is happening in tyson's corner. >> hopefully that will be a prime example of what we are talking about. >>> thank you monika. to howard and andrea. >>> whether you are walking or taking the bus or whatever you need to have the rain. >> the rain returning rapidly, areas west. the good news is we finish off the day with sunshine and that sets the door for a nice weekend. opens the door. sets the table. sometimes the brain does that to me. >> let's get you going. >> it has been a touch of fog out in the mountains in western maryland and west virginia. sunrise at 7:16. your weekend plans hey, we have got good news once we get rid of the showers and storms early this afternoon, the sun returns in much better shape. the winds will pick up. we could have gusts over

that time of year. >> why not? have. >> log on to this wusa 9 facebook fan page and leave your response. we'll read your answer later this morning. 5:21. quiet now in town over the next for you hours look out to the west and southwest how the rain is going to approach us. 8:45, west and southwest of town, even a few thunderstorms potentially toward fred ricksburg with temperatures in the 60s. we go through the noon hour, still with rain. we are starting to see the clearing toward culpepper, toward fred ricksburg. this will sweep through here. the sun is returning. east of town a few showers. but the afternoon looks better. i think we are going to see the sunset. surae, over to you. >> reporter: in sports this morning the national league championship series is all tied-up two games apiece. >> game four in st. louis last night matt holliday got the crowd excited. it was the game tied at two in the top of the fifth. the brewers went on to beat the cardinals. game five is tonight. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. here's your first look at sports. there has been some concern la

, go to our website, wusa 9.com. >>> we'll be right back. >>> are you tired of the energy dollars flying right out your window. >>> drs >>> early detection is key it -- to a woman surviving breast cancer. a grant from the susan g. komen foundation is helping women with disabilities overcome barriers. andrea roane reports. >> i was injured when i was age 16. i had a diving accident and i became a quadriplegic. >> sherry is a lawyer, a special assistant to the inspector general at hh s, and wheelchair-bound. while recovering from treatments related to her disability, she felt a lump. she had a mammogram, then a biopsy. >> four days later i found out i had a cancer russ lump. >> reporter: research finds women with disabilities tend to get screened less often than women without limitations. sometimes even healthcare workers don't encourage screening. they and the patient focus on the disability rather on the health conditions like breast and cervical cancers. in some cases women with disabilities feel like lightning can't strike twice. there is no way i can get breast cancer in additi

every day on wusa. they're here with ways to keep kids safe, and parents well informed. the doctors join us from los angeles with some safety tips, thanks for being with us, gentlemen. dr.sheers, i'm going to start with you. what type of precaution should parents take when dressing their children for trick or treating tonight. >> for first things, you want to make sure the costume is visible. we just noticed on our 7-year- old, his skeleton costume is not visible from the back so we had to add some things. now he's a glow in the dark skeleton. make sure the mask is tight fitting. >> be careful with the costume makeup. you may be a little allegic too it. for kids and adults, if you're wearing costume makeup tonight, make sure you take it off before you go to sleep, you don't want to get a skin irritation, and plug up those pores. >> what about candy? is there anything we've got to watch out for? >> don't take the candy from the kids. you do it, as dr. sereson has mentioned, you don't have the kids eat the candy while they're out. feed them a good meal before they go out. tell them not to

website wusa 9.com. thank you for sharing your story with us. you are obviously staying fit now and i doubt you will be having any more heart attacks the way you are taking care of yourself. >> no i choose to get out and exercise every day and live a healthy lifestyle. looking forward to seeing on you saturday. >>> let's switch gears to weather right now. we are going to move forward right now. we have temperatures this morning in the 20s and 30s. isolated fog toward cumberland. we start with sunshine. the clouds increase. 53 by 1:00. southeast winds at 5 to 10. if you want the sunshine, take the walk this morning. weiss winds at 5 to 10. maybe a shower late in the day. with southern maryland and the northern neck. halloween forecast, cloudy and ghoul. 28 in hagerstown this morning to 36. at the naval air station. 32 at fred ricksburg. a frosty morning there in cumberland, not just a chill this morning, still foggy from cumberland toward petersburg. and the in the mountains of west virginia. a half mile to quarter mile. in town we have 36 degrees, parly cloudy skies, the winds are cal