is apogizing for that comment. >> and the latest on how much of the swine flu vaccine is coming here and who will get the first doses. beautiful shot and a beautiful start to this tuesday. some clouds out there but nice as we zoom in on the washington monument in the middle of the screen. it's 7:00 and thanks for joining us this morning. i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm allison seymour. we'll have moron the weather in a minute. and we'll check back in with prince george's county schools. remember the whole schedule snafu. tonight at the state of the school system address, we'll talk with the superintendent and the chair of the school board coming up in a little bit. also coming up, a closer look at alarming new figures considering autism. the cdc says 1 in 108 years old have been diagnosed with autism. that's up from estimates of 1 in 150. why some experts are not surprised by the new findings. we want to say good morning to tony perkins with a look at the forecast. that's a beautiful look at the shot outside. >> it is. gurvir likes to use the word crisp. that's what it's like outside. cool temperatures across the region, setting us up for a nice day. good morning, everybody. here we go. current temperature at reagan national. it is 54 degrees now at reagan national. relative humidity at 80%. winds out of the northeast at 5 mile-per-hour. barometic pressure is steady. here is a look at the satellite radar. there is not much to show you. there are a few clouds out there but skies are mostly clear. mostly sunny this morning. later on today we'll get clouds building in and skies will become partly sunny during the course of the afternoon. it will be a nice one though. take a look. forecast for today, mostly sunny skies early, afternoon clouds, another mild day with a high of about 71 degrees. that's a look at the weather. now let's get a look at rush hour traffic. there are major problems out there. here is julie wright with that. julie. major delays to go along with the trouble spots, tony. we're starting off in virginia. eastbound 66 approaching business 234. slow traffic as you continue to work eastbound. accident tieing up the second lane from the left and jammed up badly out of manassas eastbound along 66. traffic then slows in centreville and from 50 fair oaks eastbound to 123 and after nutley street to the beltway. so eastbound 66 off to a slow start off of manassas at business 234. second lane from the left is blocked. northbound 395, delays northbound from the pentagon across the 14th street bridge. the accident that contributed to that delay has finally cleared. southbound 270 on the brakes before father hurley out of germantown. this delay extends to the lane divide. you're never back up to 55 as you continue down toward the lane divide. so big delays from farther hurley toward the split. outer loop slows from college park to 355 with an accident on the shoulder. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. there is a warp -- a warning for women in herndon because police are looking for a man that attacked a woman in broad daylight. >> sarah sim johns joins us more with the search for a suspect. sarah, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, steve and allison. i've been talking with commuters who are very concerned about this. this is a very busy park and ride. it was busy at 5:00 in the morning when it was dark. and they say it's busy all day. it's a very heavily populated area. it's between the dulles toll road and sunrise valley drive which is also a busy road. police are telling us a man tried to abduct a woman. and this was at about 4:15 in the afternoon. it was broad daylight. police say it was a 19-year-old woman in the area of the park and ride. she described him as a man in his 20s, a blackmail, wearing blue jeans, a cam flack hat and riding a bicycle. he grabbed her and pulled her into nearby woods and sexually assaulted her. this is an area where there is a homeless camp where the homeless tend to congregate even though no one was there at the time of the attack. in talking with a women boarding the bus who says she's usually hear at the time and is very concerned about what she heard. >> i didn't have any idea what was going on last night. but it's usually very busy here in the mornings. when i get off in the afternoon it's very busy. >> reporter: and it's very busy right now. police are out here we have noticed. a couple of fairfax county police officers have been patrolling out here all morning long. and we do understand that police are still investigating this and they are still looking for a suspect this morning. steve and allison, back to you. >> sarah, thank you very much. d.c. police are investigating a metro bus accident that eft a woman critically injured. this happened on mount olive road near gala debt university. the woman had just gotten off a bus when a second on passing by hit her. she was taken to the hospital. the bus operator that hit her is it -- is a veteran bus driver. metro will conduct it's own review as well. new this morning, a gas leak in northeast d.c. now under control but it was dicey overnight. hazmat crews had to evacuate blocks around bening road. a liquid hydrogen tank started to leak. part of metro rail was closed and the evacuation around that facility. the first doses of swine flu will be likely arriving in our area today. virginia is set to get 43,000 doses initially. maryland will get 50,000 by the end of the week. and d.c. will receive 35,000. >> so when can you get yours? if you're not pregnant or underlying health conditions, it could be weeks. hoar is fox's jonathan hunt. >> reporter: the race is on for the swine flu vaccines in the united states. on monday doctors, nurses and health care workers in both indiana and tennessee received nasal spray doses. >> i'm excited to be part of the whole initiative today and i show support to this project to get it out to providers in the community. >> reporter: full inoculations in nasal spray and injection form won't gear up until mid- october when at ast 40 million doses will roll out. more will begin arriving each week after that, the goal being about 200 million doses by the end of the year. >> this vaccine, and i hold it in my hand here, it is safe, it is not an experimental vaccine. >> reporter: even with the vaccine ready to go, government and health officials are still trying to get a handle on the disease. last spring new york city was hit hard by the h1n1 virus but since then other parts of the country have seen far more cases. mayor mike bloomberg says he may know why. >> it's possible that everybody got the flu in new york city back in the spring and just didn't know it. >> reporter: health officials say americans 10 and older will need one dose each of the vaccine and the regular winter flu vaccine. children under 10 will probably need two doses of the h1n1 vaccine about 3 weeks apart. in new york, jonathan hunt, fox news. >> and you can track the swine flu at myfoxdc.com. click on the news tab and you'll see an interactive map showing cases in your area. the top ten tips for avoiding the virus and our vaccine survival guide is included. a deadly suicide bombing at the food agency in islabad after a security officer blew himself up in the lobby killing five others. several more were hurt. the united nations has closed its office in pakistan as a precaution. the question about the future of afghanistan. the president today will welcome more than 30 members of congress today to get their take on strategy. some call for sending 40,000 more troops to the war zone. the secretary of defense is asking for calm. robert gates says military and leaders should keep quiet the advice they are giving the president. a recovery of the economy may be under way, but comments about the holiday shopping season are revealing how slow it may be. doug luzader reports this morning from capitol hill. >> reporter: it may seem early to talk about christmas shopping but not for retailers and there is a consensus to extend for help to the unemployed. you know things are bad when a stall wart american brand like coca-cola sees its bottle as half empty. >> we haven't begun to create jobs again and until all of that comes together, the sun is not going to come through the clouds. >> reporter: and retailers counting on a strong christmas shopping season may be disappointed. they say sales may fall again this year. much of this may come down t dismal job numbers with congress and the white house talking about extending unemployment and health coverage insurance. >> for those that have lost their jobs, those are extremely important. >> reporter: and some economists say that can help by injecting more money into the economy. >> giving money to the unemployed has the largest bang for the buck. >> reporter: but those bucks come at a price. just like the cash for clunkers program gave a short-term spike to auto sales, at some point the stimulus and spending will run out. >> so the real question is wt will happen when the stimulus dries out and what will replace the stimulus? >> reporter: and when will shopping frenzies be a gift for retailers? one concern for economists is the length of time its taking for people to find a job, typically four months. doug luzader, fox news. less than one month out from election day in virginia and another controversy heating up in a close governor's race. >> coming up next, the big named mcdonald's supporter who is issuing an apology after her comments about creigh deeds go viral. and david letterman is issuing yet another apology after he became the target of an extortion plot with a bit of a come cal twist as well. you'll hear it coming up. and save on thousands of deals, like progresso vegetable classics -- 10 for $10, wisk ultra detergent -- buy one, get one free, and other weekly specials and real deal savings. enjoy more savings -- only with your giant card. tightening your 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some spots this morning. we've seen temperatures come up into the 40s. our temperature here in washington has dropped off a degree in the last hour. we're at 53 now. take a look. 53 in d.c. map is moving kind of fast there. but take a lookout west. temperatures in the 30s. denver, 32 degrees. billings, 32 degrees. salt lake city, 36. eugene, oregon, 38 degrees there. but there is some warm air stuck in the southern central united states. 75 degrees right now in dallas. >> i don't think they're complaining about that. >> you want that. they like that. here is the national map as far as the satellite radar. out to the west, quiet. in the mid section is where the rain is. storm activity across the midwest and the upper midwest and on the back end of the system, yes, that's a ril bit of snow falling in north dakota. and for us today, 71 degrees, near normal. 72 is the normal high. morning sun giving way to afternoon clouds. tonight it becomes breezy and we get rain in here early tomorrow morning. i'm going to say around 3:00 a.m. or so, something like that. and that rain will last into tomorrow morning. 73 degrees tomorrow, sun in the afternoon. thursday looks to be nice. 72 degrees with mix of clouds. >> look at friday. >> not bad, but clouds build in late and rain late friday into >> that's not bad. >> we'll take that. >> thank you. let's check in with julie wright. she's had a busy morning. hope its picking up a little bit out there. >> it's picking up. we ain't putting it down. the volume that is. slow across the top stretch of the capital beltway toward the exit for 270. this is its eye sore here. this is 395, delays north of the beltway past edsel road and the brake lights will be across the 14th street bridge. that's where we had had the two fender-benders at the bridge. both have cleared but the damage is done. a good 6-7-mile backup, northbound 395 leaving the beltway across the potomac. now word of an accident ramp from the southbound george washington parkway with traffic squeezing by to the right there. southbound 270, checking for an accident before montgomery village avenue. here comes the fire and rescue. deray lays forming out of germantown leaving father hurley toward mva and here comes the ambulance. great seneca over toward 28, 118 and avoid the mess on 270. 29 is jammed up out of white oak toward university boulevard. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. less than a monthing in virginia voters head to the poll to pick up a new governor. and bob mcdonnell is leading creigh deeds 50-43% so a 7% lead for bob mcdonnell. but now his campaign has another controversy. first there was the college thesis. >> now it's a mcdonnell supporter who is apologizing for her tions. and gurvir joins us with this story. >> this doesn't involve a candidate, but sheila johnson, one of the wealthiest women in america. the co-founder of black entertainment television and a supporter of bob mcdonnell. johnson is now drawing fire for apparently mocking virginia candidate creigh deeds occasional studderring during a fundraiser johnson was throwing for bob mcdonnell in outlining the differences between mcdonnell and deeds, she was taped speaking to a group of wealthy mcdonnell donors and at one point she started imite johnson's studderring. >> bob mcdonnell can communicate. the other people that i talk to, and especially his 0-0- opponent,, when i interviewed him, he could not articulate what needed to be done. >> i'm disappointed. and i'll be honest, if it's about being smooth or slick communicator, i'm never going to win this discussion. but i work hard to be honest and forth right and tell people what i think. >> sheila jan son has issu an apology. there has been no comment from the bob mcdonnell campaign, but the national studderring association had harsh words comparing her remarks to somebody that happens to be in a wheelchair. >> thank you, gurvir. before it starts to get cold, we have good news about your 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help. now to the same-sex marriage debate here in the district. david catania plans to introduce a law to allow same sex couples to tie the knot. it has support from mayor adrian fenty but will have to get through the state court. three of the alleged masterminds are accused of handing over $3 million for the taxi cab bribery charges. the dalai lama will receive an award this week. his meeting with the president was postponed until after the summit meeting with the president of china. coming up next, over a month into the school year, we'll get an update on where schools and students stand in prince george's county. >> the state of the address for education expected tonight. and the layoff of teachers, and details of a new investigation into the firings. that's coming up next. it is now 7:25. 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. police are searching the area around a busy commuter lot in learn done. a man attacked a woman there in broad daylight yesterday at the herndon monroe park and ride along the dulles toll road. police say the man pulled a woman into a homeless area and sexually assaulted here. the fallout continues over the firing of hundreds of d.c. hoolteachers. marion barry is calling for the inspector general's office to investigate after the layoffs were blamed on a budget shortfall. upset students, teachers and students marched to city hall. >> for you to fire two out of four counselors and leave anin experienced counselor, that tells me this is personality and not objective. >> the manner in which this was done, it allowed them to be arbitrary and capricious. >> the teachers union planning o file a lawsuit. david letterman vowing to work hard to repair his marriage. the late night host apologized to his wife on air last night. his first appearance since he admitting to having sex with staffers. unlike last week where the audience did laughing, last night letterman mixed the serious apology in with the jokes. >> she has been horribly hurt by my behavior. and when something happens like that, if you hurt a person, then it's your responsible, you try to fix it. >> he said he has a lot of work ahead of him and it's david letterman and he had to toss in a few laughs as well. >> i got into the car this morning and the navigation woman wasn't speaking to me. [ laughter ] >> ouch. >> dave said all of the episodes are in the past and he's certainly not cheating on his wife now. >> uncomfortable. >> yeah. >> a long weekend in the letterman household. >> that's not ended welfor anyone, including the person that tried to get that $2 million. any way, let's look ahead to weather instead. >> not a bad day. we have another good day on tap, similar to the days from the weekend. we have cloud