>> straight ahead on this saturday morning, the cash for clunkers program ends and hurricane bill slams the east coast as residents prepare for the worst and why tonight could be the worst traffic we have

seen all summer. >> live and in h.d., this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>. >> good morning, washington. we will get to the morn's top stories in just a second but first a quick check of the weather. dave, we woke up to lightning and thunder this morning. how long is all this going to stick around? >> it was quite an evening, a sound and light show. it is wet this morning. look at the temperatures this morning, temperature to 70 to 75eg drees. caok tal des we tn alli tes we y d s t morning, almost four inche rain in cofnra i pn portions of montg unty countyco a wndde' adi ang to tht tally this mningng let's shou what isou happening. rain came across prince geors county now moving toos the easternhore. take note of the.i lght blue l

arand san y s see the big ctpi ureeast ofe a hweave ach inodll 5:00 this evening. because of all the rain that is falling and all the raine expect today, the possibility of some urbaned intoing is very real. temperatures today and tomorrow very similar, 85 to 86. today is the most uncomfortable. tomorrow the humidity starts to drop a little bit. >> thank you so much, dave. if you're planning on taking advantage of the cash for clunkers program, this weekend is your last chance. it ends monday night at 8:00. many dealers expect to be mobbed with last-minute trade-ins but some customers may need to shop around for a different dealership. live in alexandria with the story. >> the government-subsidized sales promotion has turned this lot into a lot for paperwork.

a lot of dealerships around the country are cashing out early. >> of the 500 dealers that we put through, only 16 have been paid for so far. >> that is the story around the country. as of yesterday morning, 500,000 cars were sold through the cash for clunkers program. good news for drivers but not always for dealers. it too four hours to upload one rebate application. one of the paperwork must be filed by monday's deadline and that's why the first dealership that we checked out pulled out of the program. >> they're already owed a lot of money from the government, so we stopped doing t. >> dealerships expect to be mobbed with last-minute trade-ins. >> the cash for clunkers program caused me to get a new car sooner rather than later. with it ending monday, it got

the fire under us. vehicles getting less than 18 miles per gallon qualify for the program. >> ford explorers are the number one trade-in, and the top-selling car, the toyota corolla. >> we have been looking for a couple of weeks now. when we received information that it almost was going to end, we wanted to take advantage of it before it did. >> now, the most important thing to understand is this is the dealer's responsibility that the buyer gets the rebate. the monday night deadline is a filing deadline. any application that isn't in and processed by monday at 8:00, well, the dealer has to pay out of their own pocket. no dealership wants that. that's why you're seeing a lot of dealerships that have ended the program yesterday or later this afternoon. anyone who is out there still thinking about trading in, call ahead and get in line early.

>> good advice. thank you so much for that report. turning back to weather now, most of the weekend dealt with rain and storms overnight. the gaithersburg area took a pummeling and theres was a toranado warning in damascus. there was heavy rainfall totaling up to four inches in spots. meanwhile, hurricane bill is hundreds of miles up the midatlantic coast but ocean city is already feeling the impact. waves at maryland beaches could reach as high as 20 feet this weekend. the beach patrol is urging you to be careful as conditions become too rough. lifeguards may place restrictions on swimming. a big event in the district could mean major traffic and metro headaches. extra trains will be running for sports fans after the game. the nats game starts at 7:05 and

the redskins begin at 7:30. expe additional delays system wide. maintence on the red, blue, orange and yellow lines will cause inbound and outbound trains to share one track. customers should build in 45 extra minutes for their trip. also this weekend, no red line trains from the fort totten metro rail station. for information about what stations are in service, go to our website, wjla.com. >> well, students get ready to head back to school, a mandatory vaccine is causing con troe sers si -- controversy. girls are required to get the hpv vaccine. parents are allowed to opt out. it virus can cause cervical cancer. the vaccine has not been adequately tested say some. surveillance tapes from two brazen atm robberies have

yielded important clues for investigators. these might not be the only two cases. the thieves, using firefighting equipment, to crack open the a.t.m. machine. >> police now confirmed the video of two thieves breaking into atm's appear to be dressed in masks and gloves usually worn by firefighters and they confirm the tools used to pop open the money machines appear to be the safe lifesaving tools tt firefighters have vetry eay d. the one that loo d like rr is a logen bar and the other is a hydrogen lamp, similar to the squaws of life. how did the suspects get a hold of the equipment and gear? that is at the center of of a police investigation. abc 7 news checked with local fire departments and prince georges county says one of the stations was burglarized in april. firefighters responded to a 911

call and came back to the station and equipment similar to whats was seen in the video was gone. >> that's very, very scary. i mean, seriously. if they c steal from the fire department, how are we are protected. >> i had to call in for the equipment we needed. >> they hit their targets in the middle of the day while employees and customers were in the store and the bold thefts took less than a minute and both times the suspected jumped into a blue four-door pickup truck with a getaway driver at the wheel. fire investigators are working very closely with police on this. now, the tools and gear can be purchased on-line, but we're told that they cost thousands of dollars. sources tell us that firefighters across the area are angry that equipment they use to save lives is being used to

commit crimes. abc 7 news. >> well, 6:08 is your time on this saturday morning. we have 71 degrees. still ahead on good morning washington saturday, the furlough fight heats up in prince georges county and is unpaid leave unconstitutional? classes start monday in the district. parents are worried one school will not be ready. thank you so much for waking up with us. we will be right right

>> welcome back to "good morning washington" on this saturday morning august 22. a live shot there at the capitol dome. the days continue to get shorter and sunrise is a few minutes away, and it is warm out there, and across much of the area, it was a rainy night and it looks like more rain is coming our way throughout today and a bit tomorrow before we get relief

after a hot week. right now, temperarere ionngi t the region in the 70's. to the west, temperatures in tho 60's. 70 dreeseg n. 70 degrees down to the south in upperhe marlboro. where has it been raining? radar, youdoppler can see the heaviest showers the easternarre sho. flood warnings for queen anne's county. both days about 8 a to 86 for today and tomorrow and a flashflood effect to the area east of the blue ridge. humidity is expected to drop and sunshine tomorrow will make a reappearance on monday. >> thank you so much, dave. we'll talk to you again soon. prince georges county has filed an appeal to a ruling that unpaid furloughs violate the constitutional rights of the union employees. earlier this week, a federal judge ruled the move violated union contracts and ordered the county to reimburse public

safety workers for the 80 our hours of lost pay. >> thousands of maryland drivers can cancelled their e-z pass accounts after the state added a new fee july 1st charging drivers $1.50 each month. more than 90,000 drive hers have cancelled as a result. it is a huge spike from the average of 670 cancellation requests. parents got out and protested yesterday outside of john burrows elementary in northeast. construction workers are still finishing renovations there. some parents say worry what their kids will be walking into monday morning. school officials say it will be finished by then. >> 6:13 is yr time on this saturday morning.

still ahead, a reality t.v. star on the run. his model ex-wife murdered and police have narrowed the search. r

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>> welcome back, everybody. at 6:15, here is a look at the top stories. hurricane bill is slamming waves into bermuda's coastal seawall as it sits over the open atlantic. the national hurricane center says the category two storm has sustained winds of 105 miles per hour and could regain strength over the weekend but is not expected to hit the u.s. >> time is running out for americans interested in the cash for clunkers rebate program. it ends monday at 8:00p.m. but some dealers will stop handing out rebates so they can get the paperwork done before the deadline. >> ben bernanke has an

optimistic take on the economy. he told financial officials meeting in wyoming that the economy is on the verge of growing again. bernanke said that consumers and businesses are still having trouble getting loans. >> the u.s. marshal service has announced a $25,000 reward leading directly to the arrest of a former reality t.v. star wanted for murder. police in the u.s. and canada are looking for the ex-husband of a model found dead inside a suitcase in southern california earlier this week. carla wohl has the latest from los angeles. authorities are scouring the canadian border, looking for 32-year-old ryan blank het accused of murdering his model girlfriend. >> tmz has obtained the last known pictures of them in vegas earlier this mon. the marriage was annulled but they were dating again. last thursday they checked into

this upscale hotel in southern california. jenkins left alone the next morning. her mutilated body was later found in the suitcase in a dumpster. >> her family and friends broke down during the description. >> jenkins is an animal. >> jenkins was arrested in las vegas earlier this year for allegedly punching her, but on the vh1 reality show meg and wants a millionnaire he was every bit the gentleman. >> i decided to appeal to all your senses. >> jenkins' former fee fiance says the man she knew was not a murderer. >> i told police that he was not capable of doing something like that. >> investigators believe he fled to his native canad abandoning this boat at a marina in washington and then crossing the border on foot.

if jenkins is found in canada, he would only be extradited to the united states with the assurance he would not face the death penalty. carla wohl, abc news, los angeles. >> very disturbing. >> the search is underway for the wife of a former suburban chicago police officer. yesterday, family, friends an volunteers searched wetlands near the home where stacy peterson lived with her husband drew. they say he is a person of interest in her october 2007 disappearance. drew peterson has not been charged in this case. he in jail on charges related to the 2004 deat of a previous wife. >> there is new controversy surrounding mark sanford. the associated press reports sanford has taken dozens of flights on private planes an failed to list them on state ethics forms or campaign reports. earlier this week he apologize for misusing the state plain. in june, sanford admitted to cheating on his wife with an

argentinean women. >> it is august and many families hit the beach or the mountains for a family vacation. the obamas areeaded to martha's vinyard for a week long getaway. a conservative group is criticizing the president for taking time away from washington during the heated healthcare debate. >> the commander in chief needs a little r and r. nixon spent time in california, j.f.k. went to hyannis port and president carter played ball in georgia. >> some recent presidents have learned that taking so-called vacations is an unforgiving title. >> in a way, the president's vacation is more of an issue today where the presidency is more of a 24 hour job where the media follows them on vacation even. >> george w. bush took the most

time off, 490 days of his presidency at his texas ranch, becoming fodder for late night t.v. >> president bush says he needs a month off to unwind. >> bill clinton he's choice of location became a problem. his exclusive martha's vinyard vacation cast him as too elitist. next year, clinton vacationed out west in wyoming. >> obamas are hitting martha's vinyard raising eyebrows that their 28-acre rental property may be too extravagant. >> it would have been better to do a downscale vacation in a swing state t might have seemed like political pandering but more in tune with what average americans are getting on vacation. >> the president will only spend one week away, but with his healthcare reform hanging in the balance and job approval rating sinking, it's still a is areing. will the message stray while the

president is away? he'll find out when he gets back from the beach. abc news, at the white house. >> it would have been a nice time to go on say case. >> bad timing on the president's part. they have tropical storm warnings on martha he's vinyard but that will be moving out quickly. if he will be there for a whole week, he will get some sunshine. >> right here, though, not a lot of sunshine. >> not today. a little bit tomorrow, but more ekanwe, ddsot lst the besten weekends, and lotsof rnenai out there possibleaiay toddo.wn dohiwnasto wn,ngod eesown washington, 71wngr midnight,nc ih onf inch off ra. reagan national /1 chf an ininch of rain where p ststs were receiving 3hencs i inches. dew psntlm aost identical for for to the temperatures. that means there is fog and mist

out there as welcome ply kated your drive this morning. look at these numbers. 3.77 inches in rockville. 1.2 in barnsville. 2.2 in dulles. 2.6 set a record for the date, and they also set a record for the high temperature, 94 degrees, so a wet and hot day out there. let's give you the big picture on live super doppler 7. you can see heavy rain moving toward the eastern shore. those you that head for the beaches, drive through denton and caroline county. that area has flashfloods occurring right now. there is a warning out until 7:45 this morning. heavy showers up into new england and along the new jersey shore. things are settled down to the southwest. all through the day, the potential for heavy downpours. let me show you why. let's talk about bill for a second. there he is, category two. winds at 10 a miles per hour,

moving to the west of bermuda and the track will take it up towards new england. tropical storm warnings for the southern coast of rhode island and massachusetts, heading up to the canadian maritime. this is preventing the cold front from making great progress coming through our area. it is going to show us down. s that's the complicating factor. once this leaves, the speed of the cold front will enhance and we will see clearing around here by tomorrow, and then, as i said, probably by monday, we will see nice sunny skies but the dew points will be dropping tomorrow. our forecast then for today, what we have is the possibility of showers on through the day. heavy downpours are possible. we have a flashflood watch in effect for all of us east of the blue ridge until 5:15. it is going to be sticky out there. dew points in the 70's. that will change tomorrow. high yesterday at reagan national, 95 degrees, well above the seasonal average of 86. here you can see that we are far from being alone in the effect

of bill. there is a perfect pick picture on the satellite and you can see the eye of the storm. luckily it is going to stay offshore. igose at the beach today,igh a surf and riptides. strong currents. if you are going down there, just look. don't go in the water. this is all slowly making its way out. what a week he we have had. 90 he's every day. high humidity. next week, we had will be in the 80 he's. >> thanks so much, dave. coming up on thi saturday morning, august 22, the long wait is over for steven jasper. we will talk more about the the

>> a lot of nationals fans would have loved to see straussberg get the royal welcome, not only in front of the media but in

front of the few hundred fans. ryan zimmerman presented strasburg with his first nats jersey. he will start pitching in more da and eventually may become the face and star of this franchise. >> i don't know about that. obviously they got some young talent here. i would like to think that maybe i can come up here soon and mix in with these guys and you know, be a part of a tradition that they're creating here. >> strasburg hung around to watch the game. the nats played the brewers. moments into the game. 2-0, milwaukee. trailing in the first when add dumb dunn points an -- adam dunn points and hits. that tied the game to two apiece. then washington went on to score five straight runs. casey mcgee was halfway up the field and breaks the tie.

the orioles beat the white sox last night 5-1. that's a look at sports. >> and still ahead in our next half hour, time is running out for americans interested in the cash for clunkers rebate program, plus hurricane bill slams bermuda. residents along the east coast prepare for the worst and why tonight could mean the worst traffic headache we have seen all summer. the second half hour of "good morning washington saturday" starts right now. welcome back. good morning to you. it is 6:30 to you on saturday, august 22nd. good morning, dave. >> good morning, pam. it has been a hot week out there. today it will continue to be quite warm. theig story today, heavy rain possibilities because of the proximity of hurricane bill and

that moist air mass and the cold ghont trhr.ou t ayi look through. look atpehethi temtus this t.rehe. de there. e's,p he's, t escaerat toyonca see temperature lilettwe 6363 in cumberland. where is the rain falling rht now? the eastern shore over iny portions of queen anns anked nt counties and all that keinra isin movingpntneo w .sne.ey mo swehors are possible weweughout the day. have a watch inood watch in effect for the entire area east of the blue ridge. high temperatures today and tomorrow about 85 to 87 degrees. tomorrow is the better of the two days because even though there is a threat of showers tomorrow and mostly cloudy skies, theew point will drop, so it will be far more comfortable than we have had for quite a while. >> thank you so much, dave. well, if you're planning on taking advantage of the cash for clunkers program this week, this weekend is your last chance. it ends monday at 8:00.

some customers looking for a new car may need to shop around for a different dealership. good morning, tiffany. >> good morning, pam. the government subsidized sales incentive has basically turned this backlog of cars into a bottleneck of paperwork. even he though the cash for clunkers program officially ends monday night, a lot of car dealerships around the country are cashing out early. >> of the 500 he we have put through, only 16 have been paid so far. >> that's a common story from dealerships around the country. as of yesterday morning, nearly 500,000 cars were sold through the cash for clunkers program. good news for drivers but not always for dealers. it took some dealerships four hours to upload just one customer federal rebate application. all of the paperwork must be filed by monday's deadline. that's why the first dealership patty harris checked out pulled

out of the program. >> because they're not getting paid. they're he owed a lot of money from the government, so they're not doing it. >> dealerships expect to be mobbed with last-minute trade-ins. >> the cash for clunkers option made me do it sooner rather than later. >> vehicles with gas mileage less than 18 miles per gallon qualify for the program. >> consumers can take advantage of the last weekend to get that particular vehicle they want to get. >> according to government data, ford explorers are the number one trade-ins and the top selling car, the toyota corolla. >> we have been looking for a couple of weeks now. when we receive information, we wanted to get in and take advantage of it. >> the most important thing to understand here is that it is actually the dealer's responsibility that the buyer gets the rebate, so the monday night deadline is an application

and a filing deadline. any application that hasn't been processed by monday at 8:00, it is up to the dealer to cough up the money. nobody out there wants that to happen. that's why a lot of the dealerships around the country have ended the program, so anyone still thinking of trading in their clunker, the best advice to you is to call ahead and get in line early. tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >> we thank you for that. well, three big he events tonight in the district could mean major traffic head headaches. the redskins, nationals and d.c. united all have home games. there will be extra trains running for the sports games. >> a man wanted for sexually assaulting a patient at a d.c. hospital has been arrested. police say robert merit assaulted the woman in southeast and she told police he appeared

to be a maintenance worker. she says she awoke to find a man sexually assaulting her. merit admitted having sex with the woman during anwith investigators. >> turning now to the battleground virginia where the gubernatorial race is heating up. democratic candidate creigh deeds said he would seek bipartisan solutions on education, transportation and economic issues. in a new ad, he ties himself to the legacy of popular former governor mark warner. his speech was criticized as quack ward looking by the republican can candidate saying deeds does not have a clear vision or man for the future, saying he has specific jobs to create jobs. deeds has been trailing mcdonald in polls. we have positive news on the housing front. for the first time in four years, the rate of existing home sales increased for the fourth consecutive month.

the housing market is hoped to be making a comeback. >> some good news on the housing front. the national association of real tores existing home sales reports all the sales numbers are up. >> if you look over the course of several months, it does appear that the housing market is bottoming out a bit. >> this is especially comforting news since the state of the house market was a major cause of the economic downturn. sales of pre-owned homes in july surpassed economists' expectations with an annual sales pace of more than 5 million over the month, 7% higher than sales in june, the biggest monthly increase in sales in a decade. >> affordability is at an equal time high. you have home prices that have dropped 30% and interest rates at very low amounts and you have consumers who have been waiting to buy combined with the 8,000 dollar credit you get as a first-time home buyers.

>> the meadian cost of a home sold last month was $178,000, down more than 15% om a year ago. >> if you're not hooking to sell your house, don't get caught up in what the data says. it will get back up to the price and surpass it. within a five to seven-year horizon, i think you will be fine. >> for the first time in four years, the market improved year over year. last month he's figures are 5% better than july of 2008. still, foreclosures remain a problem. were more than 360,000 foreclosure filings last month alone, up 32% from this time last year. abc news, new york. >> well, 7 is on your side with news of an important rell. the kroger grocery chain is recalling store brand bread because it could contain milk ingredients not listed on the label. the super kids enriched white

sandwich bread sold in 11 states could be a threat to people with milk allergies. customers who bought the bread should return it for a refund or replacement. >>ou can still have access to wi-fi in the skies. southwest airlines is finished testing wi-fi access on four planes and plans to extend service to all planes next year. there is no word on how long it will take to come meet that process or how much customers will pay to use the service. >> we have 71 degrees at 6:36. a canadian gets an unusual sunset and tonight, game number two for the redskins and a preview of the home game ahead. we will be right back.

>> welcome back to "good morning

washington saturday" as there are threatening skies out there. heavy rain in some areas and more heavy rain possible throughout the day today as the front tries to make its way through the washington area. it is going to be warm outalady. realady looking at some ofal our eaatherbugtitas, son 73.r ad hweil w oiwa had will te to to 3. 7 is thdeoi pnt is 70 73. i inthaiursb aerndg g the dew ses so it is very sticky outrehe t. let's sho you where ethhe rain continues to fall heavily on the eastern shore in portions of anne's and caroline .oun six inches in denton, of rain tallied for today and yesterday. high temperatures in the mid 80's t will feel stickier and warmer than that. a flashflood warning in effect until 5:00 tonight east of the blue ridge. tomorrow, bet are, less humid, and real sunshine coming our way monday >> we can certainly use some of

this rain. thank you so much. appreciate it. a canadian news anchor takes a tongue licking from a pit bull. she says that it may be the pits but it's no bull. >> play ball! >> taking our licks at a very young age. >> but licks to death on live television? >> get off! this is crazy! >> this is ginger. >> ginger the up for adoption pit bull -- make that lick bull. >> scwinger just les people. scwinger just loves people. you don't have any makeup left! >> ok, ok! >> ginger is removing the makeup from randi neal from the news from vancouver, brittish columbia, canada. >> we have been training her --

ouch! stop that! that is so not good. ok. down, ginger, down. >> better to be kissed by a pit bull than clawed by a catlike this fox anchor in cleveland was. the cat didn't get ginger's tongue, the anchor did. >> ok, ginger, oh, ginger! >> all that licking didn't deter folks. they got hundreds of calls from people interested in adopting ginger. adoption was arranged but later fell throu so ginger is still available. no wonder the anchor called for the weather woman. >> stop it. stop it! rear-ended, to boot.

the sports anchor wondered if he would get that much face time. >> i don't even get that much face time! >> it's hard to watch the anchor without thinking of a watch. >> it takes a licking and keeps on ticking. >> i have been loved by ginger. ginger loves me and loves me gingerly. >> cnn, new york. >> ok. >> that's funny. all right. time now for a check on the moing sports. >> tonight is preseason game number two for the washington redskins, hoping they can score more points than they did against the ravens. they face the pittsburgh steelers and their tough defense. >> they have one of the best defenses in the national football league. it's going to be great for us because we're going to he see the best, one of the best. they're right up there with the giants, the ravens, you know.

they're all great he defenses and that's why they're who they are. >> the game coming up tonight at 7:30 at fedex field. the nationals facing the brewers last night at national park. moments into the game, a two-run homer, 2-0, milwaukee. now the nationals trailed 2-1 in the first, when add dumb dunn forces it to right and second decker, and that ties the game at two, and then milwaukee scored five straight runs. in the fourth, here is casey mcgee, halfway up the left stand and that breaks the tie. the nationals lose 7-3. >> your time is 6:4 4 this saturday morning. we have 71 degrees. still ahead on good morning washington saturday, big delays ahead on thel mou which lineselo avoid, plus check back in for the weekend forecast. y

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>> welcome back. here is a look at the top stories. expect delays on metro this weekend system wide. maintenance on the he red, orange, blue and kwell low lines will cause trains to take turn sharing one track. customers should build in 45 extra mips to their trip. there are few injuries are but plenty of damage at a prison riot in kentucky that lasted several hours leaving some with minor injuries ax number of buildings were set on fire, including a medical facility and a kitchen. >> luxury boutiques are boarded up and people are lunkerring down in their -- are hunkering down in their homes as storms bear down on bermuda. it is not expected to hit the u.s. >> if hurricane bill steers clear of the mainland, lifeguards in new york are issuing riptide warnings.

forecasters say hurricane bill is causing ngerous waves on long island beaches. the coast guard is warning boaters to be prepared for 30-foot swells. the storms could also cause more he erosion on new york beaches. the high riptide risk will continue through tomorrow. hockey players take part in in a street hockey rink. we have more on the unique bonding outside the white house. >> outside the white house is a typical morning, which includes protestors and police and this. a down and dirty street hockey game played in the heart of washington, where politics truly is a contact sport. meet the white house hockey players. for the safety of president, this street has been closed off

to traffic. , creating a security bubble and perhaps the most safe hoey rink in the nation. >> high security has sometimes forced the players to move a few yards down. >> this game welcomes everyone, including veterans who show off fancy moves and others with rusty skills. >> democrats, republicans, and industry lobbyists and community activists play to simple rules ax if you the puck goes on the sidewalk, you can't back out. you have to take your turn and go. >> we gently squab one another. >> there is no police or secret service, so on this part of pennsylvania avenue, for a few hours each week, there is no room for egos. >> winning does not make a

difference. >> an unusual game in a city defined by those who play politics to win. >> abc news, washington. >> interesting. >> pretty good form some of those guys have. >> i don't know about street hockey today. it is a little warm and a little wet. maybe water polo today. >> sounds more like it. >> let's lke's he's he r. psiblose.pours s le alt'osk about some of the inra t inram tlles frolim yrd o our wen lereil readsville saysbs autolely not yesterday, co yesterday, compared to what we had out in rockville, almost, almost four inches of rain, 69 degrees out there right now. it's 73 right now in barnsville, and 69 degrees, 2.25 inches at dulles. 2.26 set a record yesterday and also a record of 94 yesterday

for the high temperature. let's look at doppler radar and see what is happening. ehu can see all across acstern shore where all the tity is now moving up into new jersey. some of the areas affected in queen anne's county, six inches has fallen in denton and caroline county. there is flashflooding there. for the rest of us, it is a flashflood watch in effect until 5:15. where is hurricane bill? pam was telling you he is just west of bermuda and that's exactly where he is, 105 miles per hour moving at a good clip, 22 miles per hour to the northeast, going to spare the east coast but in places like martha's vinyard on the coast of rhode island, they have tropical storm warnings out as the storm gets closer late tonight and into tomorrow morning. of cours rough surf as a result, but we are being spared any direct impact from bill. what we can expect around here for today, yesterday's high 95,

we won't hit that today. luckily, we will be closer to the seasonal average of 86. you can see along the eastern seaboard with the watches an warnings and some of them are expiring but because the air is so moist and because this hurricane is beautifully detailed there, it is actually slowing the progress greg of the cold front that's -- the progress greg of the cold front that's trying to come through and there will be a threat of showers and thunderstorms right on through the day today, anywhere from 2-4 inches of rain in some areas. you can see the extent of the flashflood warning in effect until 5:15. temperatures today and tomorrow in the mid 80's. tomorrow the better of the two days because the humidity will start to drop even though the clouds will stick around and there will be very little sunshine, but today, the greater threat, certainly not tomorrow. and, last week at this time, i was telling you every single day temperatures around the 90 degree mark. we will start to cool off. a lot of students go back to

school monday a beautiful day monday. temperatures only in the low 80's and low humidity, and that trend is going to continue right on through the week. we're going to get warmer. dew points are goi to stay down and it looks like a mostly dry week. we do need rain around here. we much appreciate the rain. we don't appreciate the thunderstorms and some of the damage that comes with them. >> thank you so much. still ahead on this saturday morning, your weekend movie guy. we had will be right will be ri

>> good morning, washington. i'm arch campbell with your weekend movie guide. >> i'm going to assume you know who we are. >> brad pitt plays it with a wink in inglorius basterds, quentin tarantino splashy reimagining of world war ii. great performances in inglorious inglorious basterds spits out a

flick wi three and a half stars. i loved it. now, here is the complete weekend movie guide. we start with four stars with harry potter, almost four for julie and julia. the hurt locker is one of the best around and inglourious basterds is right up there with three and a half stars. bandslam, almost three for the time traveler's wife, the perfect getaway and g-force. have a nice weend, everybody. i'm arch campbell, abc 7, entertainmentment. >> well, you have heard the expression eyes in the back of your head, right? get ready for eyes in the back of your pants ax washington state man invented jeans that he calls winkers. the jeans blink and wink when you walk and jones is hoping they be manufactured nationally. >> people just have such -- >> i don't know if that is going to catch on.

who knows? >> it could be a trend in hollywood. we have to see. >> maybe so. let's see what it's like out there this mning. doppler shows that heavy rain has moved off to the east. hfere fislooding occurring, asfllooding on the eastern asor e raiis soupy. we cr can have showers right on throughout the day. our 7-day forecast, high temperatures today and tomorrow in the mid 80's. that is a big change. monday, lots of sunshine, almost cool out there. temperatures in the lower 80's. we stay in the 80's through the week. the showers will start to taper off a little bit tomorrow. tomorrow you will notice the dew point drop, so maybe you won't be sweating as much. you may not need the air-conditioners a much. next week dry days coming, but it will be a wet one today. >> thank you so much for being part of our saturday morning with us. have a great weekend,eekend,