>> straight ahead on this saturday morning, he traveled the globe, bringing the news to the world into our living rooms. now we remember walter cronkite. plus, a fire at a prince george's county apartment has claimed the life of a child. and, major metro rail delays are expected this weekend. what you need to know before heading out the door. "good morning washington saturday" starts right now. >> good morning to you, washington, thanks for being with here with us. i'm pamela brown. we'll get to the mornings top stories, but first a quick check of our saturday's forecast. how's it looking for the weekend? >> it's looking pretty good. it's going to feel pretty good. we have a northwestly wind, so

back to comfortable and unseasonably comfortable conditions. go outside right now to reagan national, currently checking in at 68, so obviously lower humidity. partly cloudy skies over the district. and that will be the rule today. well, the mixture of sun and clouds throughout the midday and afternoon. bristow at 67, wntice the dew point numbers do n i the upper 50's and lower 60's. here's our forecast. mid 80's today. about 84. the afternoon high temperature. fair amount of sunshine, afternoon clouds as well. and then tomorrow will be a lot like today after a clear night, it will be a comfortable night, open the window. temperatures down near 60. tomorrow, a lot like today, with lower 80's for afternoon highs. some changes in the next week. we'll talk about that later. >> thanks, adam. walter cronkite, who for 19 years was the anchor of the cbs

evening news reporting on the issues and the events that defined america has died. he was 92 and had been in failing health in recent weeks. bob stewart joins us live with a look back on the life of the legendary journalist. >> good morning, pam. you know, here you will find countless examples of walter cronkite, working for so many journalists and americans. he truly set the gold standard for broadcasting in this country. >> good evening from the cbs news control center in new york -- >> the television news anchorman who came to be known as the most trusted man in america died at his home in friday. he was the face of the cbs news from the greatest achievements -- >> the eagle has landed. >> to d darkest day. >> president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. >> in many ways it was cronkite who set the standard for the half-hour broadcast news.

>> an era before blogs and emails, cell phone and cable, he was the news. walter invited us to believe in him and he always invited us in. >> he was literally a living legend, and now a legend in memory. >> cronkite won numerous awards and by the time he left the anchor chair, cronkite had become a legend, carrying long memories of a nation's sorrow and triumphs. a man his nation knew they could trust. >> old anchormen don't fadeaway, they keep coming back for more. and that's the way it is. >> walter cronkite was 92 years old. >> and just to give you some sort of example, the kind of audience that tuned in to watch walter cronkite when he stepped down in march of 1981, from the cbs evening news, more than 30 million people tunaled in that

evening to watch, pam. as you know, those numbers are virtually unheard of today. phillip stewart, abc news. >> pretty incribble. thank you so much for that. a fire out of prince george's county fire apartment has claimed the life of a child. the flames broke out late yesterday afternoon in the 5400 block of 56th place and riverdale heights. a 7:00-year-old and his 5-year-old brother were trapped inside. >> from the outside, you couldn't see the damage of the oak ridge apartment. >> her son came over and said somebody's house is on fire. >> but the smoke and flames that ignited inside a first floor apartment were enough to trap two boys, five and 7 years old inside. >> a lot of people in the neighborhood tried to get in to help the kids, but the fire was too much smoke to help them. >> one found the two boys in

grave condition. >> found two kids in the back bedroom, passed them out to the guys. >> i see them coughing picking him up, but the other little boy, i didn't see him doing nothing. >> as the boys were transported to the hospital center, neighbors recall how the youngsters had been left alone by their father. >> this kid could have been in there doing all types of things. >> they also addressed concerns about the fire response time. some believe it took 15 minutes for firefighters to arrive. >> there were too many people trying to get into that apartment for it to be four minutes. >> i can understand their frustration. but, in reality, we were dispatched, arrived on the scene within four minutes. >> firefighters say they were dispatched here aut 5:12 on friday evening, say they arrived at 5:17. apparently the father went out for a short period of time, came back in, tried to get inside the

apartment, was pushed back by the smoke. certainly a lot of prayers for this family as the investigation continues. riverdale heights, abc 7 news. >> and a pastor may have saved lives when he noticed a fire and alerted authorities. it was burning in an apartme building in colorado avenue in northwest washington. firefighters had to help several people get out of the building. several people were injured. the red cross is helping the displaced residents. if you're planning on taking metro this weekend, major delays are expected through most of the system. on the red line, the tacoma station will be closed today as ntsb crews continue their investigation into the deadly june train crash. rail repairs between single tracking between friendship center and medical sights. also the west false church exit.

the district plans to appeal a major courtn of csmerimen the trinidad community led police to restrict access for several blocks. officers stopped every vehicle entered the area, refusing to let in drivers who couldn't prove they lived there or wouldn't reveal their destination. some residents complained and the u.s. court of appeals ruled the checkpoints unconstitutional. >> they basically set up m martial law. >> they believe it is effective as a crime foothing tool and legal. and your time, is 6:07. americas are targeted in a deadly terrorist attack in indonesia. plus, congress has put president obama's high speed real initiative on the fast track.

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>> welcome back, exactly 6:10 a.m. on saturday, july 18. we're halfway through july. it's amazing. really isn't going to feel like july. northwestly winds, pumping in dryer, less mouhammad air. it will be unseasonably cool. pretty comfortable outside. here's a look at the sky, a few scattered clouds. temperature wise, mainly in the 60's. bethesda, 64, hagerstown, 626789 mclean at 65. forecast for today and tomorrow. lot of sunshine and scaered clouds. high temperatures in the mid 80's then dropping into the low

80's. with fairly low humidity levels. changes for next week could cause showers and storms, pretty much every afternoon. pam? >> i don't know if we want changes. well, at least eight people are dead, dozens are wounded after a pair of suicide bombers targeted hotels in indonesia. the first explosion happened at the j. w. marat and the second at the rits carlton. at least eight of the wounded are americans. expected that an off shoot of al qaeda may be reresponsible. one president is warning he plans to return to his country with or without an agreement. the leader is giving talks in costa rica to restore him to office. he said he would return to honduras if no deal is reached by midnight. he was ousted in a june 28 military coup. congress has put president

obama's high speed rails initiative on the fast track. it would provide $4 billion for construction of a new high speed rail system. the president had only asked for a billion dollars. the bill also gives amtrak another billion and a half dollars. and still ahead, flying squid have invaded the shores. thanks so much for waking waking

>> and welcome back, it's 6:14. here's a look at some of the top stories. walter cronkite, the premier tv anchor man of the network's golden age has died. he died at 7:42 p.m. with his family by his side at his home in new york, after a long illness. he was 92 years old.

president obama is keeping the focus of congress on health care legislation. in an unscheduled broadcast chat from the white house yesterday he urged law makers not to "lose heart." there's growing concern about the cost of a massive overhaul, but obama says it can be controlled. two nauts will venture out on the international space station to help hook up a space station lab. it will be used to hold outdoor experiments. and much of the nation's west has been boiling under a scalding summer sun. the mercury has been rising, along with levels of discomfort and danger. here's that story. >> july in arizona is alway hot. but this week has been really excessive. it's nearly as hot in fresno. where the city has opened up public pools free of charge. cooling centers have been set up for people to get relief from the heat, which is especially dangerous for children and the

elderly. >> i'm just retired, so i'm not fit enough to be running around when it's hot. so i try to use common sense and stay cool when i can. >> it's been so hot, this farm was shutdown because of inadequate water and shelter for the farm workers. >> when they don't have an opportunity to get out of the sun if they're feeling ill, it can be a life and death situation. >> in texas, the heat and rain has brought lake levels to record lows. >> the good lord is always taking care of us. we'll get water again. >> the blazing temperatures are causing dangerous conditions in playground where equipment is hot enough to burn young bodies this young girl suffered third degree burns on her legs after kneeling on hot playground equipment. the stifling temperatures are expected to dip a little later this week, next week it's predicted to get hotter in some areas. alex stone, abc news, los

angeles. >> 15 states and the district have now hit unemployment rates of at least 10%. michigan has the highest rate with unemployment at 15%. it's the first time since 1984 that a state has hit such a high number the country's overall employment rate is 9.5%. virginia and maryland are still below the national average. well, more banks are reporting big second quarter earnings. bank of america posted more than $2 billion in profits, and citigroup posted a $3 billion profit. these announcements come on the heels of big earnings. despite the better than expected numbers, most banks are stl experiencing lawsuits from failed consumer loans. pope benedict underwent a successful surgery to prepare a broken wrist. he waved to the crowd after he left the hospital yesterday. the cast on his right arm was hidden by his sleeve. he fell at his alpine vacation.

he celebrated mass and had breakfast before going to the hospital. he is expected to be in a cast for a month. this summer, san diego's beaches draw forth families and tourists, but this year other hoards are lurking off the shores. thousands of real menacing creatures from the deep. abc's mike von fremd report on the invasion of the monster kid. >> squimers are coming face to face with visitors, jumbo flying squid, some as long as seven feet. scuba divers were the first to bump into these beasts. he swam out recently to get a closer look and was soon eye to eye with something out of a science fiction movie. >> a couple of times they grabbed the lens, but for the most part my mask and my hood. >> one of the most pristine beaches in all of the united states, has suddenly become the new home for one of mother nature's most ferocious predator. ferocious predators, yes.

but luckily they don't have an appetite for humans. no one has been killed. but disgusted? normally these jumbo squid would be feeding in the waters thousands of miles away. they migrate from alaska down to south america. there are two theories as to why they have ended up in san diego. >> one is, that this is climate change. as the waters warm up, they don't have to return down south in the winter. the other that you hear in the news is that wve fished out a lot of the large predators. >> sharks eat quinet squid, but sharks have been overfished and there are fewer of them. the nation's top marine biologist are so concerned about why the squid have ended up in san diego, they are now tagging them with sophisticated monitoring devices. what ever the reason, the beaches are becoming a lot more crowded this summer with swimmers and squid competing for

precious real estate. >> they're scary looking. >> they're huge. >> i was just talking to our floor director, she's lived here her whole life and the most mild july. >> comfortable isn't it? >> i'm loving it. i don't want any changes to come. >> this is great. we are lucky. of course, we've been running below average in the temperature department this entire month with the exception of a couple of days ago, we hit 96 degrees, i think on a wednesday? thursday. >> thursday, yeah. >> thursday we hit 96. the warmest we've been all year. >> it wasn't that bad. >> no, no, it wasn't. now we're going back down. oside to one of o our cameras, notice just a few scattered clouds in the sky. 53 degrees with the dew point at 62. so, we have the dropping dye points, comfortable humidity vels. hey, feels great outside. well, at least, relative to july standards, it feels great outside. bethesda, 64. ash burn at 65, hagerstown, 62.

mclean checking in at 65. the dew points are dropping down. that's where the they will hold steady throughout the weekend. so very comfortable conditions, and temperatures will be down a bit as well. winchester, cooler at 58. leesburg, 64. district 67, annapolis right now checking in at 66. ok, let's fire up the graphics. yesterday, 85. the afternoon high temperature, the average high is 89. so obviously we were a little cooler. due to the cloud cover that moved in pretty quickly yesterday morning. some higher accumulations within some of the downpour. so here's the composite, notice a little bit of cloud cover left over on the back edge, it's closer to the surface without moving off to the east. that leftover cloud cover will continue to push out and clear out of here. then this afternoon, we'll have

patchy, fair weather cumeluss clouds so look forward to. so a very pleasant weekend. we're going to squeeze in a couple of nice days before we get into an unsettled weather pattern. we have our nice days, behind yesterday's low pressure system. northwestly flow pulls in that cooler, dryer, less humid air up from canada and even the upper midwest. it pushes our way and we reap the benefits for it. but the timing is perfect for over the weekend here. now in the next week, that unsettled weather pattern. a shift in our upper level winds, even our low level winds will come out of the south. they'll shift from the northwest down to the south. that will open up the gulf of mexico and give us added humidity. pret much every afternoon, monday through friday. just typical pop up, isolated, scattered variety. we deal with a lot around july. 84 today, northwestly, 5-10. clear skies tonight.

down to your 60 for lows. tomorrow, a repeat of today. lower 80's, a lot of sunshine and next week, you'll see a lot of rain drops. just a few afternoon pop up storms every day. >> we can hang onto this weather for a while. >> we're kind of hing for it. >> i still can't stand the humidity. still ahead on this saturday morning, july 18. a local family watching this weekend's british open means more than just having fun. plus, we've seen driving and texting, driving and eating, but driving and swimming? we'll be right back.

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>> and welcome back. you're taking a live look at the

american legion bridge. thank you so much for waking up with this and watching "good morning washington." and now for a check of your sports. >> it's almost like a disney movie. tiger woods failed to make the cut, 59-year-old tom watson is tied for the lead and the player he's tied with is a late add to the british open from fairfax, virginia. at the more rena household, watching golf never got old. >> it doesn't get much bigger than that, probably. >> not with steve, jr. on top of the british open leaderboard. >> probably one of the best scoring rounds i've ever had. >> he started swinging a club as soon as he could stand. he went to w.t. woodson high school. after today's round, he spoke to his mom on the telephone. >> he said mother, there's two more days, there's no need to be excited. i said yes there is, today. >> he was an alternate to get in, but after a team withdrew,

he got the spot. one problem, he needed a passport. so steve's dad flew south and mailed the passport. talk about paying off. >> i checked this morning when i got to work to see where my son was. and, i couldn't believe it. second place, kind of wild. and then watching him move up the leaderboard. it's something else. special. >> special indeed. you can watch steve moreno and tom watson who's 30 years older than steve. starting at 59 this morning. have a great weekend. >> something very unusual in his swimming pool. a truck was hit by a van, t truck driver lost control and

careened into the pool. that driver was able to walk away. no one else was in the pool. firefighters sprayed foam into the pool because of a possible fuel leak and then the driver received a ticket. and coming up, he's being remembered as the father of newses a we look back on the life of walter cronkite. plus, major metro rail delays are expected. what you need to know before heading out the door. the second half of "good morning washington saturday" starts right now. good morning to you washington, i'm pamela brown, great to have you along. let's begin with a quick check of the forecast. adam casky is in the weather center with all the details. you said earlier we're going to hang onto the weather for a little bit longer. >> really squeeze in a couple of nice days here.

from the upper midwest and canada, so it's going to feel great this weekend. abnormal, actually for july. which i know we felt a lot so far this month. but we're going to get it again for a couple of days. it is perfect, falling in place over saturday and sunday. right now, 62 in winchester, brandywine 66, burke at 67, and better yet, the dew point temperatures are dropping into the upper 50's, where they will remain. you can see just a few mid level clouds up in the sky, overhead right now. yoll see a fair amount of sunshine. ok, here's our forecast. lot of sunshine, 84 this afternoon, with low humidity, due to the northwestly winds at 5-10. winds out of the northwest and unseasonably cool. feels very comfortable. 10 degrees below average. sun and clouds tomorrow, and

even a few degrees cooler. highs in the low 80's for mid july. believe it or not. >> well, this morning, we are mourning the passing of one of the journalism professions founding fathers. walter cronkite, he died last night at the age of 92 after recent weeks of failing health. phillip stewart joins us live. >> inside, there are countless examples of walter cronkite's work. for so many journalists and for so many americans, he truly set the standard for american broadcasting. >> good even from cbs news control center in new york -- >> the television news anchorman who came to be known as the most trusted man in america died at his home friday night. he was the face from 1962 to 1981. there, storelyries that shaped the nation -- >> the eagle has landed >> to the darkest of days. >> president kennedy died at

1:00 p.m. central standard time. >> in ways, it was cronkite who set the standard for the half-hour evening news broadcast. >> an era before blogs and emails, cell phones and cable, he was the news. walter invited us to believe in him and he never let us down. >> cronkite valued accuracy, objectivity and understated compassion. >> he was literally a living legend. >> he won many awards, and by the time he left the anchor chair, cronkite had become a legend, a walking video archive carrying long memories of a nation's sorrow and triumph. a man his nation knew he could trust. >>ld anchorman, you see, don't fadeaway. they just keep coming back for more. that's the way it is. >> walter cronkite w 92 years old. >> just to give you some perspective here on the audience

that walter cronkite drew when he stepped down in march of 1981, more than 30 million people tuned in to watch. those numbers are simply unheard of today. phillip stewart, abc 7 news. >> all right, phillip. thank you so much for that. in a late day news conference yesterday, the preside pressed congress to make deeper cost cuts to help millions of uninsured americans. >> we are going to get this done. we are going to reform health care. it will happen this year. >> he now has to convince moderate democrats and republicans that legislation should be approved before congress takes its august vacation. if you're planning on taking metro this weekend, major delays are expected throughout most of the system. on the red line, the tacoma station will be closed from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. as ntsb crews continue the investigation into the deadly june train

crash. repairs also between medical center and friendship heights. also, the orange lines of vienna and west false church stop. and the blue and yellow line from braddock to van dorn street and huntington. a u.s. capitol police officer is being called a hero this morning after stopping a gunman who opened fire in a crowded apartment complex on greenbelt road. police say it started thursday night after the suspect got into a fight with his roommate. he is a fort myer civilian security officer. according to police, officer eddie thornton fired back despite being hit. >> i'm just glad he was there. >> the suspect was seriously wounded. officer thornton will be ok. a 12-year-old girl also suffered minor injuries. aids activist worry they might cut funding for the needle

exchange program. a commitment to the appropriations would prohibit the city from using federal funds to distribute needles within 1,000 feet of park, schools and other public areas. aids activists say it reduces the spread of h.i.v., but critics say it's a question of public safety. there's just one weekend left to visit the highway rest stop in virginia. they're scheduled to be shutdown next week to save cash. but some people say there is another option. here's that story. >> this is the last weekend that motorists traveling through virginia may be able to use 19 rest stops slated for closure. state officials say the facilities are being shutdown on tuesday to help ease the $2.6 billion budget gap over the next six years. >> speaking as a mom, it is a huge problem. i mean, places to stop just for a quick pit stop, or something for a snack. i think it's a huge concern. >> the way to keep the facilities open, state officials are asking congress to suspend a

federal law barring commercial zation of rest stops. maryland was grandfathered in before the federal law took place. that means rest stop, like the maryland house are owned by the state. but leased by companies such a as marroit that help pay for running. the -- she likes the idea of the rest stop. >> in new jersey, that's all there are. i'm used to that. people are more familiar with that sort of thing. i think people feel better stopping at private rest areas, actually. >> virginia will lose several rest stops along i-81, four along interstates 95, and two on interstates 66 and 64. triple a is sending a letter to the governor urging him to find emergency funding to keep the restaurants open. supports the idea of commercial zation as well. >> we really don'think it matters who operates these rest

stops. the important thing is that they're operated well, that they're open, that they're clean, and well maintained. >> suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. >> well, 6:36 is your time on this saturday morning. it is 67 degrees. so happy "good morning washington saturday." tiger woods was the 2-1 favorite to win the british open, now headed home. plus, newest residents of the the national zoo. and adam's back in with a check of your weekenof your we

>> welcome back to "good morning washington saturday." here's >> live look at the nation's capitol. some lingering clouds cover over the metro area right now. that's clearing out, overall a very sunny and pleasant saturday. actually, that goes for tomorrow as well. right now, we're coming up on 6:39 a.m., and temperatures are generally in the low to mid 60's. middle town, fair amount of sunshine early this morning.

60 degrees as we speak. check out the dew point number, 58. when we see dew points in the 50's this time of year, that means it will be comfortable outside. that will be the case today and on in tomorrow. we've had a good shift in our weather pattern, pushing in dryer, less humid air. so for a couple of days, we'll squeeze in low humidity and a lot of sunshine. then we get into more unsettled weather pat irns. 51 bunker hill and woodstock, virginia, 60. i want to show you the rainfall from yesterday. most of the shower action in the shenanah valley. over an inch in maryland. bunker hill picked up an inch. so healthy rainfall accumulation out west. you could use a good soaking here locally. have to way for the afternoon hours, monday through friday of next week for a few pop up storms. fairfax station right now, 65, the district, 68. here's our forecast today.

a mixture of sunny clouds, highs in the mid 80's. we'll call it 84 this afternoon with northwestly winds blowing in that comfortable air, that dryer, less humid air. then unseasonably cool, as we'll bottom up about near 60 degrees when we wake up tomorrow morning with clear skies. and a lot of sunshine to start our sunday. fair weather clouds popping up in the sky by tomorrow afternoon. and, low humidity remains, throughout the weekend, and even a few degrees cooler tomorrow. believe it or not, lower 80's for afternoon highs on july 19. it feels good. but it will change. wel have the seven day forecast coming up. >> sounds like such a pleasant weekend. now switching gears to sports. >> and the top of the morninging to you. how about tiger woods? he was a 2-1 favorite to win the british open, but instead he hit only 15 fairways in two days, had a completeeltdown, lost seven shots and six holes and missed the cut. it was unbelievable the way the wheels came off.

tiger's drive blocked by the wind, nobody could find it. tiger found the ball but it wasn't his. the five minute time limit was up and he doubled number 10. then on the 13th hole, tiger's third shot, how many times have you seen amateurs do this? back it comes, what a stretch for tiger woods. as we move on, number 13, didn't get any easier for bogey. tiger hit only 21 of 36 greens in regulation, just had a miserable time. the greenings were awful to him. finished at a plus five. so long, tiger woods. he quickly got out of there, missing the cut for only the second time in a major. >> just made mistakes. obviously you can't make mistakes and expect to not only make the cut, but also win a championship. you have to play clean rounds of golf. and i didn't. >> well, you won't see tiger today, but you can watch steve marino from fairfax, virginia take on tom watson. starting right here on abc . here's a look at your saturday

morning sports. have a great weekend. >> it is 67 degrees out there. stay with us. (female narrator) from jennifer: a microfiber sofa bed for just $299, only at jennifer. $299. jennifer: the only place to buy a sofa bed.

>> and welcome back at 678:4469 here's a look at some of the top stories. president obama recalls walter cronkite as a voice of uncertainty in an -- as a voice of certain si in an unworld of uncertainty. investigators are trying to identify two sigh sued bombers who attacked an american luxury hotel in the indonesia capitol. they will provide more details about the investigation later today. president obama's high speed rail initiative is on the fast track. they have approved a bill that

provides $4 billion for construction of the new high speed rail condition. a northern virginia vehement group now owns 10 acres. bought the group -- they are pulling out, and that project includes plans to build four metro stations. d.c. mayor is giving the d.c. counsel a revised spending proposal. yesterday, the mayor urged members to dip into the cash reserves and depend on federal stimulus money to help close a clrs 666 million short fall. the budget gap would be filled by cutting 250 positions, in addition to the other 1,5 the mayor opposed. judge sonia sotomayor seems to be on the straight path to confirmation, even though some republicans say they plan to

vote against her. g.o.p. conservatives say they plan to vote no, but others say they plan to support her. the senate committee will likely vote next week then it's onto the full senate. today is mandella day, the 91st birthday of former president nelson minnesotadela. it will be celebrated around the world. abc's john berman reports. >> this weekend, he will be honored by stars around the world. a concert in new york,ut there might be no greater honor than the words of curtis jones, a 15-year-old from the bronx. >> i've come back a changed person. >> how so? >> i decided instead of waiting for a leader, that we can become leaders. >> or frr this 17-year-old. >> when i met nelson mandela, i

felt i come back back to my community and become a leader. >> the subject of the essay, how does he impact your life? >> though i have no money to access my dreams and goals, tths my passion and the fire within me that will help me live my dream. >> a good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. those are the words of mandela and i plan on living up to them. >> in may, they went to jo hansburg. they learned to dance, but more importantly, they learned from the man himself. >> i started tearing up and crying. me sitting in the room changed with world. that was very inspiring. >> along with students to south africa, they rode a charter, committing themselves to public

service. it only made the meeting more poignent. >> he definitely wanted us to be leaders. definitely wanted to take up where we started, and kind of help push, because we are the next generation. >> the promise to lead. the best 91st birthday this man could ever get. >> the national zoo is celebrating some new arrivals in front royal virginia. it all started last week when a clouded leopard was born. then a critical endangered breed of horse was born. then a red panda was welcomed into the family zoo. >> a baby boom? there was a snowstorm of that around here about 10 months ago. >> i love those cute animal

stories. let's talk about the weather, because we have a lot to look forward. >> going to squeeze in a few really nice days. the timing couldn't be better. >> love it. >> we could use a good little soaking on our lawns and garden. we have the chance of that next week. nothing widespread, but some afternoon stuff. you take the dry, nice weather when we can. >> absolutely. >> let's go outside in our live, local weather center. here's a great shot of the sun popping up over the horizon. lingering in the sky. 63 degrees, dew points are dropping, so getting more comfortable and less humid outside. probably felt the mugginess and stickiness in the pr ttheas couple of days. that will be the case this weekend. look at the rainfall totals from the storms and showers that we had yesterday. over an inch in bunker hill. little over eight 10st an inch

in maryland. madison did pick up some, hagerstown as well. and only maryland picked up more. 59 right now in cumberland, that's the cool spot. 64 in olney and madison is 62. dew points are dropping. most dew point numbers are in the upper 0's to lower 60's. and that will cause the comfortable conditions today with the low humidity level. great start to our weekend. the timing is perfect for this little shift in our weather pattern. now let's go over to the map. yesterday, we topped out at 85. another day of july, temperatures below average. record high today, 103, obviously be far from that with highs making it into the mid 80's this afternoon. notice on our wider view, counter clock wise circulation over the great lakes. i pulled that out a lot the month of july, because that's been a prevailing weather

pattern. big upper level low pressure system. pumps in that west to northwestly wind with the dryer, less humid air. that's what we're seeing again and why it will be comfortable throughout the weekend. notice the clouds. off to our east and southeast. the main moisture off to our northeast. well, that's all going to stay out of our region but we will see a pattern shift by monday. we've got that low off to the north, and behind that low, there's the low humidity. by monday, weather patterns shift. we'll see it shift out of the south and the upper level winds will shift on thursday. that will come up from the gulf of mexico. it will increase the humidity, get the moisture coming in from the gulf of mexico, with the southerly winds and help destabilize our atmosphere. mid 08's today, lot of sunshine.

few patchy clouds this afternoon. then tonight, unseasonably cool and comfortable, down near 60 degrees. the average low is 70. for tomorrow, pretty much a repeat of today. temperatures slightly cooler in the lower 80's. and next week we see a lot of thunderstorms on our forecast, monday through friday. it's not going to storm everywhere, every day. but we are expecting some pop up storm dotted on the landscape pretty much every afternoon. not everyone will get hit, but somebody should, every afternoon. in mid 80's, with no big spikes any time soon. >> still ahead on this saturday morning. >> i'm arch campbell with weekend movies, coming up.

>> good morning washington, happy saturday morning. i'm arch campbell with your movie guide. "harry potter" moves into the theaters with good reason this week. >> i love the smiths >> i'm sorry? >> joseph gordon levet falls hard in "500 days of summer," a summer that captures the ups and downs of a long-term relationship, great chemistry and a terrific sound track make "500 days of summer" one of the best date movies of the season. three and a half stars. >> you are the chosen one, harry. >> you have to realize who you are. >> this week brings "harry potter and the half-blood prince", the next of the last adventure of the boy wizard, dark and scary with a jolt of an ending. four stars, and one of the year's best. now, here's the quick weekend movie guide. "harry potter," four stars, four stars for "harry potter and the half-blood prince." four stars for "up" and for "public enemies" and almost four stars for the new romance, "500

days of summer." three and a half for "the hurt locker" the "the hangover," almost three for "bruno," couple of stars for "transformers 2" and "whatever works." have a nice weekend everybody. i'm arch campbell, abc 7 entertainment. >> a new message of hope is popping up along to the nation's highways. bill boards called recession 101 are being put up across the country. they feature phrases like bill gates, started microsoft in the recession. the anonymous donor who started the campaign last month wanted people to know they made it through bad times before. recession 101 is even hitting the internet on social networking sites like twitter. >> i like the idea, but that doesn't mean you're going to be the next bill gates. >> opt mitch. >> that's what you need. for me, i just have a doughnut. a good old clock late cake or

strawberry jelly filled. a lot of sunshine, lower humidity, it will be comfortable. next week, just scattered storms, every afternoon. monday through friday. so that could give some of us a little watering of our lawn and garden. highs in the mid 80's next week. you'll see added humanity as well. >> that does it for "good morning washington saturday." "good morning america" is up next and local c local ♪ there's the other stuff.

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