incoherent. she tried to snatch the child out of the stroller. alarmed the mother. the crowd got involved and the story ended positively. sam: pavlik says they don't encourage people to get involved in cases like this but agrees in a situation like this he is happy that somebody did get involved and put a stop to it. the passengers held that person on the floor of the train we understand, until it got here to the foggy bottom station. and the police arrived. the female suspect arrested. the chief says she has not been cooperating and will not tell her name. they may have to learn who she is through fingerprints. the mother and child were escorted from her by metro transit police. reporting live from northwest washington, sam ford, abc7 news. kimberly: good samaritans

stepped in. we are on storm watch. jonathan: that is in addition to the heat and the humidity we are experiencing today. if you add it together we make it a sauna. doug: pretty much. we haven't seen much rain at it all in the area in the past few weeks so this is welcome rain. we have one warning in effect across the viewing area to the southwest. matter of fact, as soon as i mention it, the national weather service dropped the warning. it was in effect until 4:15 for northern madison county. but it has diminished. you see lightning and storms. another small one across fairfax but most activity is west of the area. so scattered showers and storms. this is coming across 81. not moving quick. south and east and drifting south. we will keep an eye on them this evening. you are right about the sauna stuff. the heat and the humidity. it is tough out there. the numbers in 90's in spot.

90 degrees in menino. -- manassas. 93 in fredericksburg. if you factor in the moisture the dew point is 60 to 70 so it feels steamy and 99 in fredericksburg. even when the showers and the storms end it will be rather muggy and right back in 90's tomorrow. look ahead to the holiday weekend for you in a couple of minutes. back to you. jonathan: stay on top of the changes by signing up for the text alerts by going to wjla.com/text. the weather takes a change. kimberly: tense and local moments outside the court in baltimore as people gather outside for a series of hearings in the freddie gray case. jonathan: the judge made rulings, including denying motion to dismiss motion against the six officers in "grey's brave grey's death.

kimberly: brad joins us. what were folks upset about? brad: we are in baltimore at the courthouse where it has gone on. the tensions are still high. this is a good example. it's been closed all day long. there were security concerns and there were some protesters. but the action has been inside the courthouse up there on the second floor. we can show you courtroom art of what it looked like inside. 14 lawyers for the six police defendants. seven or so representing the state. this morning they had legal arguments that had to be made before the judge. the defense as the defense attorneys always do demanded that the case be thrown out. what you are seeing now is a press conference in may. the defense was talking to the comments made by the state's attorney at that point saying that she prejudiced the jury pool here. therefore, the case had to be thrown out. they say she was guilty of judicial misconduct.

that she should be recused, dismissed from the case. the judge said there were no basis for the arguments and he died in the motions. this afternoon what is going on, they are deciding whether or not the officers will be tried together. as it stands now there are three separate single trials scheduled and vh1 -- and one trial of three officers combined. they want to be accelerated out as well so there would be six separate trials. a lot of legal talk. we talk about the tensions. there were protesters here this morning. not many. 30 to 50 was the estimate. people marching up and down around the streets demanding justice for freddie. there was one arrest. police say one man kicked a police officer today in the face. he was under arrest. the hearing is still ongoing. we will bring you the latest developments when we come back at 5:00. we hope to hear from the lawyers for the police officers as well as maybe from

the state of baltimore. brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. major shipment of synthetic drugs off d.c. streets. in the last hour, police announced a largest single seizure ever in the district. >> this is a massive and unprecedented seizure. this is symbolic of the success law enforcement can have when we work with the federal and the regional partners and focus on the efforts on the sources of the drugs which are wreaking hank in the community. jonathan: not just the drugs on display. they arrested two people in the sting. the drug now as bizarro, that's what it is known on the street, would have been likely sold in the district exclusively. kimberly: we have tragic details about a death investigation in alexandria. the victim is an infant. crews were called to extended stay hotel around 2:00 a.m. for a baby in medical distress. the boy was pronounced dead at the hospital. an autopsy will be performed

to find out exactly how he died. police are asking anyone with information to call. jonathan: a lot of people don't like it but president obama appears to have won the fight in the iran nuclear deal. democrats say they have 34 votes needed to protect the deal in congress from a republican veto. maryland senator barbara mikulski became the crucial vote. john kerry spoke about the importance of the deal for our national security. >> even before the ink on the agreement was dry, we started being bombarded by myths about what the agreement will and won't do. judgment for yourself. the difference between where we were two years ago and where we are now and where we can be in the future. jonathan: in two weeks lawmakers will vote on a resolution of disapproval. kimberly: attorney general

says he will run again to ensure progress. this move follows speculation that he had planned run for governor. remember in the commonwealth, it's just one term. instead it does clear the way for the fellow democrat state northum to run. jonathan: we are hearing from redskins quarterback robert griffin iii for the first time that team announced that kirk cousins would be the starting quarterback. kimberly: robert burton is here with what the other robert had to say. jonathan: rb1 talking about rgiii. robert: this is nothing out of facebook. this is straight from his mouth. redskins had the welcome home lunchen visiting the work of the redskins charitable foundation. robert griffin iii was honored for the involvement with the community receiving the salute award. he is the son of two u.s. army sergeants and he knows a thing or two about the military lifestyle and he commented after receiving the award.

rgiii: this is an honor to have the platform to give back in a positive way. that is a choice to make. i'm blessed to have a lot of teammates that led me in the right direction. to be able to use hi platform for positive thing. in the military, one thing you have is your word. when you give your word to somebody, it means you follow through. i give my word to the family, washington redskins, teammates and the military i will always be there for him. i appreciate you guys. robert: good stuff from robert right there for the first time. not a drama-filled day for rgiii. all good stuff. jonathan: but the stuff that happens online has people upset. robert: there is nothing on social media. all good stuff today. kimberly: so good, robert keep it going. robert: thumbs up to robert. jonathan: kumbaya. thank you. feud turns violent. kimberly: kevin lewis exmain house a late night bonfire caused tensions to boil over. >> he thinks he can do whatever he wants to do.

kevin: angela loathes her neighbor roy. on sunday, police say roy torched the belongings at the base of the driveway and frasier's father worries that the flame would spread to his home next door. angela: my dad asked him to not start enough fire after the police put it out and left. then he attacked him. i went around the corner, i found my dad laying in the driveway. kevin: terrified, frasier called 911 and roy allegedly said, "i will burn the entire woods down." >> i have lost count of how many police cars, they kept rolling in. kevin: according to the court documents once in handcuffs he told the officers he squeezed his neighbor's neck, heard a cracking noise and washed at his neighbor fell to the ground. paramedics took that man --

>> horror. kevin: her father to the hospital with cuts and bruises across his face. pfeiffer facing multiple felony charges. angela: i would like to see him in jail for a very long time. kevin: i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. kimberly: more than 400 police officers are taking part in the search for three men wanted for shooting and killing a police officer. officer charles gliniewicz shot to death yesterday chasing the men in fox lake outside of chicago. the officer was more than a 30-year veteran of the force. just weeks away from retirement. several schools in fox lake are closed today as a precaution. jonathan: "7 on your side" alert for parents. what a new study reveals about the security of the baby monitoring that you can find in a lot of homes. kimberly: right. ahead of the pope's visit to the u.s. an important message from the office of personnel management. what is calling on federal workers to do.

jonathan: you will want to hear the report before you next trip to the grocery store. advice on when it's worth pay extra money for organic foods. we'll coming right back.

kimberly: we are less than three weeks away from the pope's visit to d.c. it's not exactly parting the waters but it is asking to clear the streets. john gonzalez tells us the federal workers are being asked to stay home by the pontiff is here. john: it will be a challenge to get around that day. look at where we are this afternoon. we are inside the bell tower here at the basilica of the national shrine. we are tethered and we have the harnesses on. we are 250 feet up. the majestic dome to see from the ground level. it's next to us this afternoon. this is the second highest point in all of d.c. you can see the entire city from up here. you can really get a sense of well, where the folks will be in the mass. that right there is the ground of the catholic university. that is where thousands will

gather for the papal mass and you can see the roads around the basilica and the catholic university. from up here, i have to tell you the traffic looks smaller and trivial. we know that is not the case. it won't be on the 23rd. pope francis makes three historic stops. the white house, st. matthews cathedral and here for the canonization mass and the o.p.m. is strongly urging federal agencies toial employees to not show up for -- federal agencies and federal employees to not show up for work. >> it's having a half day that day. i'm considering whether or not i'll bring my daughter at all. i just think the traffic will be backed up for quite some time. so, yeah, i would have concerns about it. >> we will probably stop more with the employees that live close by in the buildings. encouraging the employees to leave the homes early to make sure there is enough lead time to get around.

>> some parents say why not cancel school altogether? federal officials are telling folks to plan and treat it as a snow event. pope francis will be here september 22nd through the 24th. at the basilica, john gonzalez, abc7 news. kimberly: stay with abc7 and wjla.com for continuing coverage of the pope's visits. a "7 on your side" consumer alert for you right now about who may watching your children. researchers from security consulting company rapid seven found a host of baby monitors susceptible to hackers. they say it is a surprising easy thing to do. the company tested nine internet connected baby monitors made by eight companies that found serious security problems and design flaws in every singlal one of them. for -- single one of them. for a list of the monitors included the test head to wjla.com. jonathan: all right. time now for a check of the traffic situation. jamie sullivan is keeping an eye on what is happening on the roads. jamie: we are going to start

off in virginia. not a terrible ride. typical volume. 17 miles per hour is what you have heading outbound on 66. earlier disabled vehicle is gone. heading inbound. working your way through fair fax. we continue in closer toward falls church. 395 through crystal city. typical leading the city. no crashes. take a live look at maryland. 270. so yesterday, bumper to bumper traffic. today, normal volume. a little bit of relief. we don't have any closures today on 270. but i want to focus in on the map to how slow we are. you are in the 20's. this is typical for you. i want to stick in this area. a crash, first avenue at route 28 at maple avenue. it is closed in both directions. wood burn road best option as an alternate. we go ahead and we talk about

the capital beltway through maryland. montgomery county. the congestion working your way closer to silver spring. in d.c. on 295. the heavy traffic leaving the city in the single digits. we have traffic lights not working. watch for this. right near fourth street and k-street. street it as a four-way stop. that is a look at traffic. back to you. jonathan: the fire crews are overworked. they are gassed as they are working around the clock. now the workforce could lose a sizable chunk. kimberly: with the school year beginning many of the volunteers are leaving to return to college. the national wildfire suppression association expects a 15% decrease in firefighters. fortunately there have been a strong interest from new recruits who want to step into the very tough job. >> these folks are working 12 to 16 hour shifts in tents on the ground. eating whatever food the camp happens to be supplying.

kimberly: it pays $16 an hour. hundreds have called how to get hired. normally fire seasons wind down now but the crews are warning that it could be stretching into october of this year. jonathan: not just grueling, it's exhausting. kimberly: this is a prestigious job. hot shots. jonathan: from the hot shot teams but it's just so dangerous. no wind at all and a big fire comes along and it creates its own weather. doug: late september and october is the san tan anna fires. not good. let's talk about the winter from bring more rain than normal to southern california and we hope it happens here. we have our own rain. let's start with a look at the weather bug camera at frederick, maryland. drops of rain on the lens there.

we switch to doppler radar. you will see why the rain drop on the lens. shower and the thunderstorms popping in those areas. with the rain we have had so far, .82. .322 berryville. winchester .08. it's 67 now after a heavy thunderstorm went through the area. all right. here is the rain and the area of the rain showers in the frederick area that we have been watching. that is causing the rain there. farther south on the slope of the blue ridge. closeup here. action on fair fax. farther south. that is drifting south/southeast. areas and the prince william county to the potomac river to get those rain showers. it's not widespread in metro area. there is enough energy in the atmosphere. we still think there are chances of the showers and the thunderstorms here and there for the next few hours. again, areas let by the rain cooled off dramatically. areas remain dry. 92 at reagan national.

have rain at richmond. 79. 83 with a breeze in ocean city. through the evening, partly cloudy and muggy later tonight after the showers and the storms end. 69 to 75 for the overnight lows. satellite and radar with a bigger picture. upper level disturbance. moving southeast. once gets out of here tonight. will be in the hot and the humid air tomorrow. we don't expect the storms tomorrow. best chance is west of the metro area. 94 will feel more like 98 for the day tomorrow. the next seven days we still feel good about the holiday weekend outlook. mu storms with a cold front friday afternoon. saturday, sunday and monday look terrific for the labor day weekend. lots of sunshine. mid-80's on saturday and sunday. back in the upper 80's on monday and of course, the 90's make a come back next week. kimberly: sick out there now. doug: soupy. jonathan: you do the breaststroke walking down the street. doug: pretty much.

kimberly: coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a special ceremony today. paying tribute to the greatest generalvation. -- generation. hear from world war ii veterans being there. >> i thought it was my time. jonathan: west virginia teacher opening up about gunman who held her and her teacher opening up about gunman who held her and her students hostage and now she

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jonathan: great day. celebrated 70th anniversary of v.j. day. victory over japan. kimberly: it marked the end of the war with japan. the end of conflict. we talk to some veterans that still remember the extraordinary time. edward christianson's father was already away at war when he volunteers at age 17. he was slated to be part of the invasion of japan when the war ended. >> a year yeah of training. it's done -- year yeah -- year and a half of training. his wife had only known nation at war. >> i remember the blind being closed and everyone had to be in at 9:00. always turning lights off.

kimberly: the fear her father would leave. >> everyone was going to. my friends, their fathers were going. or already there. kimberly: she remembers the relief. >> jumping and laughing. it was all over. here we are. >> nail officer's submarine take an terrible pounding. >> i had back here at home a wife and a young baby. the thought was going through my mind that i might be leaving them alone. kimberly: but then -- >> it is sunday september 2, 1945. >> this is general macarthur. i'm way back here. kimberly: witnessed the official japanese surrender of war, the battleship missouri. >> i was 25. i knew it was an important event. but i didn't know how important it was. >> the war is over. peace is here. kimberly: the members of the greatest generation are modest

about that. we did our job, they said simply. "we knew what was expected of us." approximately every three minutes a memory of world war ii disappears. the generation are dying every day. by 2036 there will be no living world war ii veterans left to recount the first-hand experiences. jonathan: they didn't just do their job. they did amazing things. kimberly: they did. but the humility when they say that. coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- tackling the obesity epidemic among children. how technology could be the key to helping children lose weight. >> immigration and welfare. i'm chris papst. coming up, we will tell you about the new study that is getting

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: this is an interesting statistic. more than half the nation immigrant-led households now either receive medicare, including medicaid, food, housing assistance. kimberly: this is according to a new report by a d.c.-based think tanks. the "7 on your side" governor investigator chris papst broke down the numbers and he is live in the newsroom with more. what else did you find out? chris: this comes from the center for immigration studies that shows the percentage of the immigrant-led households legal and illegal receives welfare at a much higher rate than that of the native-born americans. using census data, the group

found 51% of the immigrant led households in america receive welfare compared to 30% for the nacetive led household -- native led households. when children are involved the numbers get higher. with 76% of the immigrant led household receiving government assistance compared to 52% again for native born. the group that oversaw the study said they the numbers will likely increase unless washington does something. >> if you make the assumption immigrant is supposed to benefit the united states then you expect welfare would be lower than native born. chris: what do the local immigrant groups think of the study? that part of the story coming up at 6:00. chris papst, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. we are seeing the staterred storms around -- scattered

storms around the region as we talk. kimberly: but will it clear out by tonight? check in with chief meteorologist doug hill. doug? doug: in the late night hour it will clear the upper disturbance level moves through. let's check the storms. a couple southeast of washington over the prince george's county. not that far from the upper marlboro. but most of the action is west. over the fairfax county closer to the foothills on the eastern side of interstate 81. we will take you north where the storm is stationary. heavier storm from hagerstown, camp david to southern pennsylvania. outside the area the rain is muggy, hot and humid. 92 at reagan national. with all the moisture still staying staying in the air it feels warmer than the thermometer indicates. feels like 95 in washington and an drews. 96 in fredericksburg.

98 in frederick. the showers will dissipate but it will be warm and muggy overnight. temperatures are 69 to 75 degrees. another hot day tomorrow. it looks better for the weekend. especially for beaches. steve rudin will be along in 20 minutes with a look at the beaches, too. kimberly: looking forward to that. thank you. several people were hurt in a crash in montgomery county this morning at parkland drive and ashtonville road in rockville. three vehicles and a motorcycle wrecked just before 8 verz in the morning -- 8:00 in the morning. the motorcyclist was rushed to the hospital and is in pretty bad shape. we don't know how the others are doing. the road was shut down for several hours. jonathan: parents are on alert in prince william county. police say a man exposed himself to a 17-year-old girl on her way to the morning bus stop. jeanette reyes has details. jeannine a -- jeannine: a 17-year-old girl was walking to school when she turned to the wooded area and saw something disturbing.

she says she saw the man at 7:30 in the wooded area near savannah drive and woodway place in woodbridge. she said he exposed himself and made obscene gestures. he didn't touch her, though. >> the neighborhood is going downhill. >> anytime you have a student trying to walk to a school bus and an individual is exposing himself like that, that is a matter of concern. jeanette: reporting in prince william county, jeanette reyes, abc7 news. kimberly: hero teacher breaking her silence for the first time since a gunman held her classroom hostage. twil ab smith quick thinking saved the lives of her student at phillip barber high school in west virginia. last week, a 14-year-old freshman held her sixth period world study students at gunpoint. >> he said he was going to kill people and himself. i kept asking him to let even leave and he and i would stay.

anything i could think of. telling him he hadn't gone too far. kimberly: wow! a 14-year-old boy, too. eventually police and the boy's pastor convinced him to let the hostages go. and surrender. but the police credit smith for keeping her cool, keeping the gunman calm and saving the lives. jonathan: she did a great job. a group of burglars armed with young children caught on camera breaking into a home in fresno, california. you can't make this stuff up. look at this. surveillance video shows three women and a man walking with two strollers in the neighborhood. right? they knock on a door. nobody is home. they notice that. they walk around the block and broke into the house with the kids through a window. >> they picked up costume jewelry. i had a purse there and that is what they put everything in. i'm scared when i'm in the house and scared when i leave the house. i can't believe the people did that. jonathan: the homeowner installed her security system said it's sad they aren't thinking about putting their children in harm's way.

police are using this video to try and catch them. well, the obesity epidemic showing no signs of slowing down in the united states. for kids many blame the fact they are staring at a screen all the time either a tv, babe a phone or computer -- maybe a phone or a computer. kimberly: put down the phone and get outside? how many times have you said that? as we explain, it could be the key to get them to get a handle on their weight. reporter: weight loss apps may offer help for children battling their weight. the sanchez family says that was the case with their daughter alana. >> you try everything as a mom to make them healthy. healthy eating. we watch our portions. but she still seemed to increase in weight. reporter: they found a weight loss app that groups foods as red, yellow or green. children are taught to reduce the unhealthy red like foods over time. >> i switched to smaller plates. i switched to cheese. you have to watch your portions a lot.

reporter: weight loss apps you can take them wherever you go. they are convenient. by keeping track of your food and ma who eat and drink make you more mindful of it so you can lose weight. >> some apps offer coaching usually at a fee. alana is making great strides. >> now i'm more aware of what i'm going to eat. >> this is really taken all of the fighting over food away from me. all i do is remind her and guide her. jonathan: a new movie putting a spotlight on the potential health dangers of football. the film "concussion" stars will smith. it's based on the true story of the doctor who discovered a brain disease found in former players. the movie's trailer suggests that the nfl did not want to face the disease, which could only be diagnosed after death. >> a two-hour tutorial on concussions and the damage

they produce. the nfl can't pretend it doesn't exist. jonathan: the nfl recently agreed to settlement plan for thousands of players that suffered concussion and other diseases in their career but it has not yet commented on the film "concussion." it hits theaters on christmas day. kimberly: hot top nick the sports world for sure. coming up next on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- an alert for beach goers especially as we get closer to the labor day weekend. the new warning corn certaining close encounters

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jonathan: bleaking news to the newsroom from montgomery county. detectives are looking for a teen mother and her 7-month-old baby boy. these are pictures of both of them. ashley lopez last seen august 30. her family and police are concerned for the welfare. if you have any information, montgomery county police want to talk to you. kimberly: a beach alert ahead of the lay dor by a weekend the last -- hay -- labor day weekend. jonathan: we have seen a lot of shark encounters this summer and now there is a new warning. >> just before labor day new footage captures three great

whites off the coast of cape cod. >> we have seen as many sharks this year as last year. >> in the past just one sighting is enough to close the beaches. marine biologists are tracking two dozen of them along the coast of cape cod on monday alone. a few weeks ago the atlantic white shark conservancy captured this scene. hungry great white trying to catch a breaching seal. that has never been seen before. >> the seals are right along the shoreline, which of course, would draw the sharks in close. >> with the holiday weekend approaching. the lifeguards are calling for higher towers. purple watch flags, possibly even a spotter plane to keep an eye out for the great whites. knock on wood there have been no shark attacks yet this summer on the cape. the beaches are open for labor day -- >> i wouldn't get any closer than i had to.

>> swimmers beware. kimberly: we have another warning for swimmers. those who plan to visit sandy point state park. jelly fish are back in the water in the popular swimming area rate. they asking you to use caution because they do sting. that hurts. jonathan: enjoy the water. jonathan: have a great weekend. we are going to kick off "dancing with the stars" and a look at the celebrities hitting the dance floor. abc7's countdown to kickoff.

jonathan: let's talk politics. the gloves for republican candidates have come off. donald trump and jeb bush throwing verbal blows at each other. kimberly: do you get the sense that bush wants some of the attention that trump is getting? jonathan: smidge. kimberly: trump's campaign released a video attacking bush on illegal immigration. bush fired back with his own ad insinuating trump isn't really a conservative.

this morning trump told "good morning, america" by phone he is not surprised by the bush counterattack. >> i think he had no choice. he is doing poorly in the polls. so far everyone who attacked me has gone down. see what happens here. kimberly: the attacking campaign style doesn't appear to be winning over voters right now. a new abc news/"washington post" poll shows popularity ratings for trump, bush, hillary clinton in the negative territory. jonathan: he is right about that. every candidate that has come after him, they drop and he goes up. kimberly: we have a long time to find out if it does. john kasich's presidential campaign pioneering a new form of advertising on snapchat. jonathan: this is interesting. take a look at this. kasich wish new hampshire residents this on the video sharing. it shows the campaign logo with the strip of bacon. this is the first one taken by

a campaign. bacon in the morning, meat and potatoes at night. kimberly: nonpartisan. everybody loves bacon. jonathan: except for vegetarians. kimberly: small amount. now we know which celebrities will hit the dance floor for the 21st season of "dancing with the stars." jonathan: this is really exciting, too, because the list includes one of the americans who foiled a terror attack on the train in san fran. brandi: actor, jockey and american hero kick up their heels for season 21 of "dancing with the stars." that is karl -- alek skarlatos one of three americans that took down terror suspect on paris-bound train. shaka kahn is competing against back street boy nick carter. then paula deen returning to the national spotlight two years after a racial slur controversy. >> this is the first time in a

few years i felt like fans would allow me to participate. reporter: alexa is competing against her husband. actor gary busse seen in "entourage" has the dancing shoes ready. >> sweep around like seaweed. brandi: victor espinoza. and reality stars kim and wildlife warrior b cindy irwin. all getting ready to hit the ballroom to tom pete for the trophy. irwin is one of the youngest at 17. hayes greer is 15. you can watch first round of competition when it premiers september 14 on abc. jonathan: every time the show starts don't you think about taking dance lessons?

kimberly: kind of but then i see sort of the acrobatics they fold into that and that is too much bending. labor intense intensive. speaking of laboring, steve rudin is in alexandria where it's hot. sweet treat. jonathan: you are bringing that back, aren't you, the dairy godmother? steve: come on in. we will show you what we have. it's busy all the time. plum, lemon, rosemary, lime, ginger, the works. they are serving up a lot of fun. take a look at the forecast, what is going on out there now. you can see what is going on with the doppler radar. few scattered showers. a few storms were severe this afternoon. but didn't amount to a lot other than heavy, heavy rain. a big holiday weekend. labor day with the middle to

upper 80's. 85 on saturday. 87 on monday. if you are lucky enough to make it to the beaches it looks fantastic. we are talking about the temperatures in the middle 80's. further south you go for the souter banks of north carolina, water temperature in upper 80's. to the ocean city we are talking about 78 to 82 degrees. we are back now live at the dairy godmother. behind the scenes here. this is what it is all about. this is the us the -- custard. it's not ice cream. it is custard. text me to let me know what flavor you want me to bring you back. live in alexandria. the choice is yours. they have popsicles and brownies and sorbet. the works! speechless. kimberly: one thing you have to bring back for jonathan, the wand with the star on it. do they have those for a dollar? every little girl that goes in

there cannot leave without a wand. genius. jonathan: you want me to have a what happened? -- want. one of each, please. one of each. kimberly: time for a check of the traffic situation. jamie sullivan has details. no way you are having as much fun as steve is. jonathan: wave the wanted over traffic to make it move. jamie: i want vanilla custard. can you include that? rough ride. sun glare is mixed in. we are seeing delays eastbound and westbound on 66. working your way through fairfax. talk about how slow we really are. traffic is in the teens. you get closer to centreville and we will get a break. moving closer to the d.c. area. 395. leaving the freeway and continuing outbound. passing by the pentagon at 12 miles per hour. run through the slow spots.

395. that stretch getting to the springfield interchange. will take you under 25 minutes. yesterday, 270 northbound was double what it is now. 18 minutes to get closer to clarksburg. on d.c., 295. the heavy traffic near the 11th street brim comes heading -- 11th street bridge continues. right now the average speed heading northbound in the 20's. you still on the brakes and continuing closer to the eastern avenue to 50. we have traffic lights that are not working. watch for this. fourth street and k street. treat that as a four-way stop. look at traffic. back to you. jonathan: thanks. coming up at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- buying organic can get expensive. is it worth it? which organic items to skip to save cash. that is up next. across americaca, people like basketball hall of famer

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kimberly: another warning. at sandy point state park the jelly fish are in the water. jonathan: we were going to talk about organic. kimberly: yeah. buying organic can lead to a hefty grocery bill. but is it worth the money? jon a lot of times you want to be healthy. consumer reporter john matarese looks at which products are worth paying organic prices for and which you can skip so you don't waste your money. john: so many products in the d.c. product froesry stores are organic. they sell for a premium. when is it worth your while and when is it case of don't waste your money? organic product keep you and your children from easting pesticide revenue. in a new report aol daily finance suggests buying organic with the items most exposed to toxins in the field. apples, peaches, strawberries, grapes, spinach and cherry tomatoes but says you can skip

organic on items that are not exposed to chemicals chemicals u don't eat the skin like bananas, grapefruit, aca does, onions and sweat potatoes. from the doesn't that stink file? the insane prices on some organic products, organic olive oil $1 more a bottle. organic maple syrup, $1-$2 more. organic coffee, $3 more a pound. doesn't that stink? the report claims there is no need to pay extra for organic maple syrup, it all comes from inside the maple tree. what is more important is it is real maple not corn syrup. buy organic if you can afford it. and if it's known for heavy pesticide use but if not, maybe it's a case of don't waste your money. john matarese, abc7 news. leon: anger outside the courtroom during the freddie

gray hearing. a take-down on metro after a woman tries to steal a toddler from a stroller. the ship comes in. but the news is not good for the scores of military families who have been waiting for possession stuck at sea. a frustrating iteam followup. leon: on storm watch. they're about to hit the district. not yet, though. kimberly: we have hot sticky weather. doug hill will let us know what is going to happen tonight. doug: it's cloudy and hot and humid. southwest and southeast of the metro washington. few storms we are watching in prince george's county. one cluster, more farther south when you get almost to mount vernon and west.

plenty when you get back to the mountains. that has been the story for most of the day here. most of the heavy activity is along east of 81. several pocket of heavy thunderstorms in the area near frederick maryland. they continue to spread east and southeast a little bit. they will be scattered through the evening hours but they will come to an endment to as an upper air disturbance causing them moves out of the area. those with the rain cooling off like 74 in hagerstown. but steamy in gaithersburg. 91 in andrews and fredericksburg as well. moisture level is so high, that the heat index value is still at 96 degrees in fredericksburg. 95 at andrews. 96 in washington. feels like 92 in frederick. though the storms are a couple of miles north and east of the county seat. tonight the showers and the storms come to an end. we see muggy conditions and fog in areas with the rain. we will stay muggy all night long. will it clear out for the