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kellye: where is the severe weather now? brian: at the beach moving east. most of it moving out. father's day is dry. a stray storm in the afternoon. 92, summer kicks off tomorrow. hot on monday and tuesday. mid 90's and then back to the showers and storms through the back half of the week. still watch out for some flooding a little bit longer. lou: max scherzer beat mother
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>> saturday news extra, on your side. kellye: some hope in trials 10. the doors at the mother emanuel ame our opening again. this as dylann roof's friends open up about the shooter. >> tonight the fbi and authorities are trying to confirm if these pictures and what appeared to be a manifesto posted online are connected to the 21-year-old accused of murdering nine people. dylann roof in custody tonight seen with a gun and confederate flag. nsa railing against people who are black or jewish saying i chose charleston because it is the most historic city in my
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state and had the highest ratio of blacks to whites in the country. anger over the trial of george zimmerman for the killing of trayvon martin, a story we heard from a friend. >> he was telling me how, about trayvon martin, he did not agree with it. >> he may have had a black friend back home in columbia. he said he never thought roof was racist, but he may have missed the signs when he said he joke about shooting at the college. >> i don't think the church was his primary target. he told us he was going for the school. he could not get into the school because of security. >> outside the ame church, this family came with flowers. >> the people are pained by this.
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>> linda told me there is no color in the kingdom of god. >> we are all one. our hearts are the same. >> a high school teacher say another gunman could strike. >> are there more coming? is is going to start a racial war? kellye: arlington county is upping the stakes the financial equivalent of having your mom wash your mouth out with soap. to swear or not to swear. >> we don't. we do not spell it out. >> no matter how you feel about it -- >> people need to behave in a civil way. >> in arlington county you could face a fine for cursing in public.
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under the old code, it was $100 for a first offense. >> unless somebody is endangering somebody else, or themselves i don't think the police need to be involved. >> they change the code to mirror the state law which defines it as a misdemeanor. under the old code, the board felt the term drunkenness was not defined. in terms of the profanity, police do not plan on enforcing it. >> that is not our objective. the public is calling us, asking for our help enforcing this. most of the time it is with a group of disorderly individuals. >> police say 660 arrests for public drunkenness last year. >> if it is obscene, there should be something done.
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once or twice, should not be a problem. kellye: fireworks are fun, but they can also be dangerous. the maryland state fire marshal outlined some of the dangers in a demonstration at the fire and rescue institute. firefighters showed what can happen without the proper precaution, even with fireworks many consider safe. >> we see kids playing the sparklers. they burn about 1200 degrees for night -- fahrenheit. they can cause burns. kellye: fireworks that stay on the ground are legal in most counties. there is a full consumer ban in many counties and cities. we know the performers joining barry manilow for the annual capital celebration. alabama, hunter hayes and make
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in lindsay from "the voice," and performances by the national symphony orchestra. a scramble is underway to ensure the traffic light network is protected from cyberattacks. this is after a man claimed to have hacked into the system last year. sam ford looks at what is being done to protect the network. sam: can the traffic lights of a big city be hacked? an article showed one researcher with his laptop saying he came to the capitol hill section last year and turned green lights red and red lights green to emphasize how vulnerable cities are. >> if he said it, i believe he did. sam: david jordan is a member of secure smart cities, an organization warning cities to be aware. >> it can be done.
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sam: he showed us a map of 10% of cyber hacking and he said it is not that sophisticated. >> when a fire truck is rolling down the road and it wants a faster route to the incident, it can turn light screen. sam: reaction today in capitol hill. >> it is scary to think people can do that. what else can they do? >> if he was able to do it, it is a huge concern. sam: and the matter of making all green, causing cross traffic to collide. the thought is most signals are hardwired to prevent that. >> many of the major intersections are using older technology, which is hardwired. kellye: coming up, a study
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nationwide. stephen: almost six years to the day, widespread safety issues persist. the federal transit administration launched an expansion after january's deadly smoke incident on a yellow line train. >> they have safety issues they must correct. stephen: they must address 44 issues, chief among them the hub of operation. >> serious safety lapses in the rail operations control center. stephen: such as high levels of noise and a lack of electronic control to prevent errors. chronically understaffed and distracted employees. talking on personal cell phones. >> that is not safe. stephen: the fda found a block
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long of thousands of repairs dating to 2012. repairing systems in a timely manner and affiliated to comply with safety rules at a rate as high as 40%. >> my goodness. that is scary. i ride it every day. kellye: time is money even when you are going to and from work. american spend $2600 every year on the commute, averaging two about $10 a day. people in southern california may have the most expensive commute, spending $16 per day. ahead on saturday and is extra coughing up more cash. and brian comes back with the forecast.
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kellye: so the brunt of the severe weather is behind us. brian: it has moved on. some flash flooding until 5:00 a.m. in urban areas. 911 operators from fairfax saying there are some roads that are submerged. so we will keep an eye on the rain. as far as the summer storm threat, that has diminished as it is moving to the east end
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heading out for the eastern shore. looking at the weatherbug totals, three and a half inches for woodbridge. three and a half for prince william county. reagan national, two and a third inches of rain. impressive, 1.71 in frederick. there were some spots that really got inundated with heavy rain. here is what i want to point out, this flash flood warning for the metro area. this is called a flood warning. i can highlight that one until 8:00 a.m. any areas if you're out late, if you encounter roadways that are wet, alert the authorities. turn around. that is so important. looking at the radar, some showers, the heaviest stuff across the bay. there is still some to the west.
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the backside of this system is less intense. the heaviest front side is moving to the north and east. on the backside, this will turn around as well. we still have some moisture this evening. 75 right now. it is nasty right now. a lot of humidity. a little bit lingering tomorrow morning. by 6:00, we are drying out. partly and dry for father's day. there could be a stray storm. it is highly isolated. i'm feeling good about that. looking beyond, the heat and humidity are in full play. such is the case this time of year. storm chances diminish a little bit. they do come back tuesday and wednesday. temperatures low to mid 90's. some are actually starts tomorrow. kellye: it has been feeling like it.
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last week we told you about an increase in lobster prices because of a shortage. now the same for crap. brad bell breaks down how much more you can expect to pay for the next crab dinner. brad: a few boats are out, but many are idle. another explains why tomorrow may be a futile exercise. >> there are no crabs. brad: looking for crabs without much luck. >> i'm trying to get a bushel every day. brad: that means high prices. wholesale prices are $50 a bushel more than last year and in restaurants, the cost is almost as much as a lobster. early-season shortages are not unusual but this year you can
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blame our long, cold winter. remember all of that ice on the bay? it killed about 19% of crabs. >> not a lot of big crabs around. brad: this person says the good news is a lot of small crabs survived the winter. >> right now we have crabs the need to grow up to make it to legal size. brad: this is a braided rope that sits on the brought him -- the bottom and the basket fills with crabs. the good news is as the season goes on, it is expected there will be more mature crabs and that means for you the prices should come down. brad bell, abc 7 news. kellye: coming up, the new complaints coming in and how one city is working to fix it.
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church, one camera has been very busy, the busiest in montgomery county generating 27,000 citations. >> it can be annoying when you get the ticket in the mail. >> it is a money grab. >> when year ago they created a traffic camera task force looking to complete this and other speed cameras. >> one out of every five citations in the county come from here. >> the police department says all of these speed camera locations are selected based on data. in some cases complaints and traffic studies. >> it is not until your 12 miles over the speed limit. >> police point out this camera is near a church and a hospital and several businesses nearby. drivers complain the speed limit
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is 40 miles, before it dropped to 30. >> we have never asked a speed limit with this program. >> now they are recommending sections go back to 40 miles an hour, or even 35. but police maintain there is a speeding problem and these cameras make the community safer. the civic association will discuss the next steps. kellye:
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