today from the d-c commission on the "pepco-exelon" merger. sam sweeney is in the abc-seven newsroom with the detials. autria--- in the last 20 minutes, dc's public service commission shot down the 6.9 billion dollar merger of pepco and excelon. this merger would have affected millions of customers from new jersey down to virginia. the dc commission says this merger is not in the public interest. calling it a bad deal for the district the chair of the commission says there was more interest and active participation on

this topic then any other decision in the last 100 years. opponents said the new combined company would not be friendly toward renewable energy... including wind and solar. proved that the new company would improve reliability or be a benefit to customers. more than 3000 people, companies and non profits submitted written testimoney for and against this merger. pepco and excelon have 30 days to ask the commission to reconsider use breaking dc denies pepco/exelon merger a change for metro bus passengers this noon. metro calling one neighborhood so dangerous- it's detouring its buses around it at night. our john gonzalez takes a look at what prompted the change and what it means for riders. southeast, dc 0-05 carol motley / resident 13-16 mos- no cg sharon turner / resident 54-57 john gonzalez / southeast, dc 58-108 trt 133 (sot- "it's going to definitely be a struggle" track they say desperate times call for desperate measures and amid this violent dc summer, metro is making a

drastic move. stopping all evening buses that run in this southeast neighborhood... (sot- carol motley / resident re... a lotf incidents" und erea in and around elvans road near the acostia metro has en crime ridden, including a metro passenger shot and wounded by a stray bullet friday night while scribed by tro'sion as a hijack t mns that we haveto do a lot o. ople that have tre ack ata has imposed a seven day detour aron turner will have stops. p to walk nearly half a mile to stanton ot- sharon turner / resident othing definitely has to be done about it but in the buses i don't ink that's a good thing" (stand up- utheast neighborhood lice officers setp here passi out these pink slips warning cers thwt be e caoticed the sigh s alerve e oind nowto it ies oo o,e r elboike nenin statschielbowse out the spike in

in hicksville, new york. the national transportation safety board issued monday that he had told air-traffic controllers that have pc 35

point was having a bit of a problem. the controller then told the pilot that there was a strip at an airport closed decades ago. his passenger was injured. the exact cause remains under investigation. the jeb bush is playing follow -- busher bush fought spoke out against terms proposal to the port all undocumented immigrants currently in the u.s. before letting them back in. , hise simple fact is proposal is unrealistic, it will cost hundreds of billions of dollars and violate people's civil liberties. autria: bush's board to visit comes after he dismissed criticism over comments he made on children of immigrants. trump heads to iowa today. afterernity is suspended

sexually suggestive anders were displayed after off-campus house on move in weekend. he had messages like -- freshman daughter drop off and hope your baby girl is ready for a good time. they were seen by parents as they moved into the dorms. the university said they were removed. the executive director says the fraternity is under investigation. all right, taking a look outside, a little bit of crisp compared to yesterday. doug: as expected, overnight is,d out and the question this one located at the country club and through the day. a few high clouds after gorgeous

sunrise and high pressure continues to build in an clouds of the few and far between because high-pressure is strong. this is a live look. beautiful, beautiful day and humidity level is comfortable and all looking good. of course, we kind of thing, let a bit like this. morebe happy with a few days. 77 in laurel, 81 degrees in college parks. the weather -- the weather has settled down nicely. 76 in martinsburg right now and temperatures farther to the eastern shore are mostly in the 70's, 81 in andrews and 81 at reagan national airport. this afternoon's forecast is simple. sunny and wonderful. though humidity is right around average and without humidity so high, very comfortable. will sunset, temperatures calm down.

a big high-pressure center moves in for some reason and analyzing a lot of cloudiness. i think we will have some but i don't think it will be overcast. the key will be that the rain will stay off the coast and high pressure will keep us dry and comfortable throughout the day. as a move on to thursday and friday, high-pressure is a dominant feature and will hold hit the weekend. saturday and sunday looks like a warm front will come back and .ncrease look what we have right here. the baby tropical storm. they have named the new baby erica. welcome. way out there, 17 mile per hour movement outside antilles. this will move fairly quickly. according to national hurricane

center official forecast, over the next several days, they will intensify. this is the position by 8:00 sunday morning as hurricane category one. we will keep an eye on that track as it advances, but the quite hurricane season. in the meantime, the short term forecast is absolutely beautiful. 80's, plenty of sunshine, low humidity today, tomorrow, and thursday and into friday. we may have a few clouds but temperatures will climb to the upper 80's. over the weekend, 88, 90 degrees. chances of storms and showers by sunday or monday. autria: really nice for late august. no more of the crazy storms last night. doug: not at all. autria: thank you. coming up at noon, a staggering number about how many people suffer from dementia. ready to run -- the expert advice to get ready for the upcoming marathon.

autria: good news, the stock is up. health matters report now. nearly 47 million people live with dementia throughout the world according to help researchers. that is up from 35 million in 2009. they won that without a medical breakthrough, numbers will likely double every 20 years. researchers from all timers disease international say about 50% of people with dementia live in developing countries.

corps marathon is two months away and today one of the world's best runners is helping participants get ready. galloway isf offering up his advice. you only have about seven minutes left to tweet your training question at marine_ marathon. -- run withtag marines. it will be held on october 25. in taiwan is working to restore a $1.5 million bynting after a big oops 12-year-old boy who tripped over a rope when he accidentally punched a hole in it. the painting titled "flowered" is about the head of years old and on the from italy. they are asking the insurance company to cover the restoration cost. doug is back with a last look at your forecast, next.

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you liked him on the last season. brian: my wife and daughter not so much. it is a fun show. lots of people like it. the next -- doug: plenty of sunshine that takes you through friday, but by the weekend, humidity levels possibility of an isolated thunderstorm. by sunday afternoon, temperatures close to 90 degrees. going to the beaches this weekend? nicer with an onshore breeze with a before high. water temperatures in the upper 70's. an update on the tropical storm. autria: emily? doug: erica. autria: i knew it was an "e

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