the existing bridge, a land mark. structurally it is expected to last another 50 years. but the problem is the traffic. it is growing tremendously. right now 96,000 cars as you said on a summer day pass across the bay bridge. expected to grow by 30% by 2040. too many cars for the roads leading up to the bridge and the bridge to handle. so the governor said it is time to fund with $5 million of preliminary environmental study. the question, where a bridge should go? how it would get along with the chesapeake bay? there is no question that one does need to be built. >> the reality is that there is simply too much traffic and that in the years to come it will continue to get

the analysis indicates that daily backups could extend up to 13 miles in the summer months. brad: where would the bridge go and what would it look like? there has always been talk of a bridge. no timetable at all. he announced a new maryland license plate. the maryland proud plate. the flag across the bottom. among the things the governor announcing here at the bay bridge today. at the bray bridge, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: thank you. governor hogan said in the past he sees no rush for potomac river crossing but

are working together to study the freezek of another one. the recent -- feasibility of another one. the recent study looks at the 11 possible points. there are two bridges on the beltway and five inside the radius. terry mcauliffe says he supports putting in another crossing. >> whether you cross a river or not next tuesday is known as one of the worst traffic day of the year. does terrible traffic tuesday, as it's become called for several years live up to the name? the transportation planning board says no. in fact in four of the five years the traffic on the tuesday after labor day hasn't been worse than any other day in the ramp-up between august and september. >> especially in the morning. the traffic going up cig can'tly between an average day in august and average day in september. that ranges from 15 to

michelle: tuesday, of course, almost every local school system will be back in session and federal workers are back in the office. find out what makes the transition to fall a mess for the roads. we have that story coming up at 6:00. of course you can stay a step ahead of the traffic with julie wright. see her live report on "good morning washington" at 4:26. leon: the extra cars will be on the road because summer is not yet officially over. million of adults head back to work as the kids head back to school. in maryland the start dates are being staggered. but governor larry hogan and comptroller peter franchot want all school to start the day after labor day city. they will issue a report on that tomorrow. but today the instapoll asks what you think of the idea.

>> give the kids extra time to get ready and the parents time to prepare. >> it's a selfish reason to have kids wait. summer i think is long enough. no need to prolong it. >> you can't summer that just like that. it has to live on. the state is estimating starting all schools after labor day would generate $74 million in tax revenue. the state teacher's up onion calls the idea -- teacher's union calls it misguided. we want to see your back-to-school pictures. uplaid -- upload them at burst.com/wjla. michelle: police are outside of chris brown's home speaking to his entourage after a woman claimed he threatened her at gunpoint. tmz is reporting that woman is

she told police he threatened her when she loo7ked at a peae of his jewelry. the police have been outside of his home for several hours but tmz reports that brown has not left his home. leon: new developments in the shooting at the mcdonald's in the verizon center that left a man struggling for his life. police announced two more arrests have been made. the 17 and the 20-year-olds are charged with assault with intent to rob. last night, natalie boyle told abc7 that her sons condition began deteriorating after he was shot in the faith. >> you can see the police on the scene. waiting for the homicide investigators to arrive here to start comb for clues. michelle: sam sweeney on the scene early this morning after a flurry of violence rocked the district overnight. one man is dead. several others injured. two were shot. another four

three of the attacks went down in the few blocks. we pick up the story from one of the stabbings. a busy few hours for police. stephen tschida? stephen: very business hours this morning. two people shot, one fatally and four people stabbed. the recent one happened at the heart of columbia heights, one of the busiest neighborhood in the city. a lot of people wondering what is going on? a map shot and killed before midnight -- man shot and killed before midnight. another shot and injuried in southeast. moments after the fatal shooting a string of stabbings had police scrambling in northwest. >> riffraff. a lot of riffraff. that's all i know. stephen: the first at georgia avenue and blair road in northwest. domestic. moments later another stabbing at 16th and

an hour later 1700 block of columbia road. the fourth at the bustling intersection of irving and 14th street. in the heart of columbia heights. >> you got all types. the young. the winos. you got your bums. this is what it is up here. >> all of those stabbed are expected to survive. some in the city believe the victims likely were targeted. still they find stabbings on streets they regularly walk troubling. >> that is brutal, too. stabbing and shootings. that is messed up. stephen: we checked with the police to see there f there was new information, possibly from the victims since they are expected to survive. so far no suspects. no arrests to report either. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. leon: thank you. d.c. police chief cathy lanier has about 18 mo

job before she officially re-signs from the position and -- resigns from the position and begins a new career with the nfl. she has been with the department for 26 years and served as chief for the last ten. she sat down with bruce depuyt on news talk. the chief talked about what kept her motivated throughout the years. chief lanier: people ask why do i put myself in that position? so i see the heartache all the time. it's the heartache that i'm trying the to prevent. so to get out there and see it first hand makes me work even harder to try and prevent it. leon: her next challenge will be to go on and serve as the senior vice president of security operations in the nfl. we wish the chief well. michelle: we certainly do. we are looking forward to changes that folks might actually lake when it comes to the weather. leon: youcan feel it outside already. the humidity coming down a little bit. as promised but our chief meteorologist doug hill. how will it

forward? doug: it will be fine. i will clear out and turn cooler for friday and the weekend. we have some interest of what will happen with the tropical system in the gulf. it looks like a tropical storm tonight. the track is closer to the coast at north carolina. a lot to explain. there will be rip currents and that will be something to worry about. it's 90 in washington. 88 in bowie. comfortable day. more muggy tonight when we drop in 80's. overnight 60 and 70. another hot day near 90 degrees. then things clear out. on the bottom of the screen to the left. that is a developing system becoming tropical storm hermine soon. it will get stronger and head to the northeast a

affect the big bend north of tampa. the hurricane and the tropical storm watches issued. we'll project those to you shortly and talk about the impact. a lot of stuff happening. potential impact on the holiday weekend. you have chosen the right place to find out the information. we have it in a few minutes. michelle: thank you. now to the race to the white house. as soon as tomorrow the f.b.i. could release notes from the interview with hillary clinton. the democratic nominee voluntarily gave the interview in the investigation in her use of a private e-mail server while secretary of state. in addition to the notes the bureau ised" to release the report to the justice department that recommended charges not be filed. leon: abc7 wants you to have a voice in vote 2016. we reached out to candidates to get interviews with them. what questions would you ask them if you could sit down across the table from the candidates?

closure. why the family of three people killed in the crash last winter could be breathing easier today. michelle: it's designed to keep drivers safe. but find out why a speed camera is raising questions about safety. q: i'm q mccray at the scene of a tragic accident where a tree fell on top of a car. can it happen again? i spoke to a tree s

michelle: a tree split in half. a car on the roof. have some asking about the safety of the trees along beach dive. q mccray reached out to the national park service to find out if the agencies has concerns and he joins us live from the stretch of road where the tree fell yesterday. q? q: yeah, well the accident happened 24 hours ago. it was 6:30 yesterday. peak of rush hour. you can see here there are still pieces of the car on the side of the road. the hub cap here. the windshield. right across the street is where the tree used to stand. a big tree, too. it took 30 people to lift it off a car. i spoke to a

that shared this video with us. they were struggling to get the man out of the car and it took the jaws of life to get him out. can it happen again? i spoke to the national park police and they say this is one of the stuffest stretches of road in the district. we're on -- safest stretches of road in the district. we're on beach drive. they say accidents rarely happen here. i spoke to the national arboretum and he says this is a freak accident. nothing to be concerned about. anything could have caused the tree to fall. including storms that happened years ago. here is what he had to say. >> loosening of the soil. the soil conditions. the type of soil that is

growing on. root rot. there are contributing factors that can affect the root system. q: the roots look like a problem here. but i got an update. the drive in the car was in stable condition. he was in critical condition earlier today. reporting live from northwest, i'm q mccray, abc7 news. leon: scary thing to think about. thank you, q. something else to consider here. here is video. time lapse video of a micro burst. this is in columbus, ohio, over the weekend. doug hill is here to explain what this is. watch the center of the screen. the sky opens up and the clouds turn into a bucket of water there. doug: this is a

what you see initially is the shelf cloud. the leading edge is rare rushing down. the dry air rushes down. 60, 70, 80 miles per hour and then just spreads out. behind it when the storms are charged up in the center of the storm, you have the air at high speed but the dry air pushing down tons of water just below this cloud. near the surface. you have an incredible down burst of rain that is also come down at 50, 60 miles per hour. that spreads out. that is what you are looking at. it only covers a couple square miles at a time. it's enormous circulation. in the big picture is a small area affected. it's dramatic. the damage from the down burst winds spreading out is what we call straight line wind damage can be as extensive as a small tornado. but it's not a tornado. micro burst.

falls from the base of the clouds. tremendous thing to see. worse if you are stuck under one. we have seen quite a few of these this summer. our sky doesn't look anything like that. thank you. beautiful with fair weather clouds. we look now at the capital wheel at national harbor. 90 degrees. the dew point is 62. not overly humid at all. tomorrow will be more humid as depen the numbers we see right now will be if the range tomorrow afternoon. upper 80's to 90. a cold front will come through tomorrow night. especially thursday. bring clouds and cooler temperatures and better chance of thunderstorms non-severe. friday, saturday in the holiday weekend. looking better. here is the hourly forecast. it's beautiful. clear skies. temperatures drop to 80. overnight in the city. upper 60's to the suburbs. take a minute or two to talk about the crop call weather. there are -- tropical weather. there are two

tracking. this is tropical depression number eight. still looks like it will turn into a tropical storm tomorrow. top winds at 35 miles per hour. when sustained winds hit 39 miles per hour and the circulation is confirmed it will be a tropical storm. that is likely tomorrow afternoon. well off the midatlantic coast. move northward and eastward. brief heavy showers on the outer banks. the only effect of this through the day on thursday is rough surf. the bigger concern is for the next tropical depression likely to be a tropical storm late tonight or tomorrow. top winds are after midnight. it will accelerate and expand. potentially making landfall in big bend area of florida. moving northwest now at 5 miles per hour. we expect it to make a turn to the northeast. this is the concern with the system as we take it out over ti

close to the coast. only few miles below the threshold of a hurricane friday at 2:00. that will be right along the area. south and southwest of myrtle beach. then it will accelerate offshore. still with strong winds. this is not only reinforce the dangerous riptide and the rip currents and the gusty winds and the heavy waves but the heavy wave and thunderstorms along the section of the coast. by saturday afternoon it will be over the ocean. even along the coastal areas things clear out quickly through saturday and the rest of the weekend. previous concern with wind and rain but the surf is the ocean and the ocean action that are the biggest concern on the east coast. that is the hurricane watch in effect. tropical storm watch goes farther to destin beach.

tomorrow night they could have gusting winds and showers. we will stay on top of it. the track of the second system is critical. the 5:00 update has it closer to the coast than before. if it comes inland it could affect the southern bay. but in the meantime we think happy thoughts of a trend of clear, drier weather to labor day and it will be fine. the team is here. we will watch it to let you know what changes if it does. michelle: sounds good. leon: the micro burst again. how much rain would come down in a short amount of time? doug: millions of gallons. millions of gallons of water in over a few square miles. leon: crazy. trip mess out. michelle: wall of water -- it trips me out. michelle: looks like a watch of water. still ahead, some people like to take long trips but we can agree a 47-year layover is a bit much for anyone.

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the about -- he died monday. actresses from "willy wonka and the chocolate factory" tweeted their sadness. and mel brooks tweeted he blessed his life with friendship. a day after wilder's death a local group finds themselves in shock. as amy aubert explains the cancer support community part of gilda's club got their start. said without him they wouldn't be where they are today. amy: news of gene wilder's death hit close to home. >> gene wilder is a big part of our history and our continued legacy. a sad day yesterday. amy: emily says in part because of wilder's commitment the group is able to help so many. >> it was his wife gilda radner's dying wish no one should face cancer alone. amy: he helped

club in 2009 mermed with the cancer support community offering social and emotional support. wild an honorary board member of the cancer support community. >> it's important to remember history and to look back at it to keep it part of the mission. part of who we are and where we are headed. amy: the group still holds on to gilda's club memorabilia. reminder of how it all got started. >> his legacy lives on. amy: the team say he made a major role to make them what they are today. in northwest d.c., amy aubert, abc7 news. michelle: still ahead at 5:00 -- >> this is where i was raised. this is where home was and where i belong. amy: where the united states is recognizing the first set of so-called climate refugees. leon: plus changing lanes. why some a

about a new location of a local speed cam. >> six-figure payout after a triple fatal crash. i'm kevin lewis. with that story coming up.

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the maryland state highway -- maryland state highway administration says the improvements are based on studies, logic and facts but safe driving is paramount. >> we can engineer and do whatever we want at any intersection across the state. if the voter's behavior isn't what it should be then it won't matter what we do. it won't work. >> many people think walt whitman high school should close the rear access gate that sends so many cars to the so-called unsafe stretch of river road. officials say they considered the idea but the school needs multiple access points. reporting in bethesda, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. michelle: 7 is on

beach-goers are backing up and leaving north carolina outer banks as a tropical storm threatens the area. once the storm forms it could bring winds as high as 45 miles per hour. up to five minutes of rain in some areas. stay with the stormwatch7 team as it tracks the system. leon: on the far west coast the residents of hawaii now are monitoring two hurricanes heading their way. madeline and lester. one of them is a category four, the other a category three. you can see them forming here. forecasters expect both to come close to the main island tomorrow that could lead to flash flooding. on the other side of equator japan is being hit by a storm for the third time. the the foon made land -- the too foon made landfall and the -- typhoon made landfall. the airrt

michelle: the small community in louisiana is among the first group in u.s. to be recognized as climate change refugees. they are being offered money to move because the rising sea level are eroding the land. >> we bring reality to climate change. but us making decisions do we stay or go? do we risk our health? do we risk losing the peace we have here? michelle: the community mostly belongs to a native american tribe. leon: covering metro tonight. a bit of a change for those running the marine corps marathon. let met this year won't be -- this year metro won't be open early for

we are explain why and have reaction at 6:00. michelle: bethesda native jacobi has a 7-year-old girl to thank for reuniting him with the gold medal. he won the canoe double is slalm at the barcelona games. but the medal was stolen from his car. then a girl found the medal in a pile of trash. they contacted him to get it back to him. >> sometimes we don't give a 7-year-old child enough credit for choices they make and the influence and the power of one choice can have on an entire community. michelle: well, this week, jacobi visited the girl's school to say thank you. and talk to her class about the olympics. leon: that is the dumbest car thief ever. break in a car and leave

it's probably more expensive than the car. michelle: she is closer to the ground to spot that. coming up at 5:00, between security and layovers you might expect to spend time at the airport. find out about one layover and the response that is winning the web. >> test scores came out for d.c. schools today. we will tell you what they have to say about that at ketcham elementary school. that's next on abc7 news. leon: coming up at 6:00 tonight, known as "terrible tuesday" for travel. but is the post holiday weekend drive that bad? there is good news for you in a live report coming your way

steve: gearing up for the holiday weekend. a lot going on. many of you going to the delmarva beaches. saturday 75 degrees. lower 80's on monday. be on th

dangerous rip currents thanks to the tropical storm activity. labor day monday looking good if you are staying in town. highs around 85 degrees. comfortable humidity levels and a lot of sunshine. temperatures above average for this time of year. stay with us.

michelle: check this out. the earth completely blocked nasa's view of the sun several times this past week. not an actual eclipse. the scene was cap chured by the nasa solar dynamic observatory. the edge of the earth is fuzzy because of atmospheric interference. launched in 2010, the observatory records high definition images of the sun 2 hours a day. leon: well, a man looking to fly from new zealand to london with stops in sydney, bangkok and dubai found himself in a bit of a dilemma when he checked checked with the web site sky scanner. it's like kayak. it gave him an iteniary with a 413,706-hour layover in bangkok. it works out to 47 years. so james lloyd sent a site a question asking what he suggested he do in the time. someone named jen

sky scanner said check out the moon bar, cruise on the river, or become a tai chi expert in lumpini park. she claim an instant star. he noted with the 47-layover he would travel back in time and arrive a day after he departed. i don't know how he came one that. he asked if sky scanner invented time travel that jen said it's elaborate hoax to divert everyone from the real time travel plan. michelle: too much time on their hand. 47 years? leon: nice going. michelle: still ahead at 5:00 -- >> is this camera in d.c. a traffic and safety hazard? i'm chris papst. coming up, why some people say it is. that camera nee

>> we are living in time. i don't think we appreciate our service members enough. leon: how a local baseball

michelle: speed cameras are supposed to be about safety. but one camera coming under fire as critics say it makes drivers less safe because of where it is positioned. "7 on your side" government watchdog chris investigator chrs papst has the story. chris: look at the camera. this is the white camera and this is the other white camera. this is in the road. does it look safe to you? some say it isn't. they want it moved. if you drive north on 2795 in d.c. a mile past the maryland line, you will come to a point where 55 miles per hour becomes 50. here you find a speed camera that some say is a safety hazard. >> that is unsafe. crazy. >> looks dangerous to me.

a service lane. it's not supposed to have regular traffic but we captured plenty of cars on it. they called for it to be moved. >> this is not only a speed trap but a dangerous camera location that violates every principle of traffic safety. >> this is the most profitable. the 2014 photo from a ddot traffic study shows the camera in front of the concrete barrier. m.p.d. tells the item it was moved a year ago. >> it's also for the motorists. if decision to move it to the original place is something at the time. >> this is about the traffic

>> if the camera is hit it will be another big problem because of the size of the camera. this camera is seven to eight feet tall. so it's not only that someone could hit but it blocks view of traffic emerging on the traffic road. >> it was not safe when they posted at the end of the concrete wall but it's safe in the middle of the road? chris: the logic that traffic is not supposed to be on the access road. >> a lot of people say the road is to the exit. >> thanks, chris. the mayor of birmingham, new york, trying to find the people who saved the life to

there. later in the video you see one car on fire. that is when they put the fire out and dragged the woman to safety. no one was killed. michelle: team effort. thank goodness. let's check in with jamie sullivan. it looks light it's moving. jamie: this is more or less residual delays. this is before the wilson bridge. you can see the volume that starts near the springfield interchange. we are in bumper to bumper traffic. you are looking over to see what is

caused the delay. outbound same thing. that is a different view to give you a better idea. as soon as you get to the bridge it loosens up and you are smooth. no problem whatsoever getting southeast/southwest freeway. tonight southbound 275 there is closure between 8:00 at south capitol and malcolm x. avenue. the left lane will get by. they need to do the work. it's scheduled to wrap up in time for the morning commute. back to you. leon: thank you. looking ahead to "abc7 news at 6:00". rash of violence playing out in d.c. searching for a suspect in four stabbings in three hours. marine corps marathon runners facing a new challenge. the challenge is getting there. metro opens up earlier to accommodate the big crowds today. but this year it's not happening. we will tell you about that and have the latest and more at 6:00 on "abc7 news at 6:00".

michelle: going into a holiday week and it's perfect. doug: a tropical depression number nine. look at the rooftop camera in hyatt in mclean. beautiful. upper 80's to near 90. that is what it is at reagan national. in martelly, through the evening. no rain. it will be sunny and mostly clear. muggy overnight. through the day another day of sunshine. it will become more humid. highs of 90 degrees. the better chance of the showers and storms are on thursday with cold front. cooler temperatures. quick word now on tropical

it looks like late tonight and after midnight it will be tropical storm hermine. it will get stronger moving northeast to the upper gulf coast of the upper florida coast. 65 miles per hour winds. one of the reasons why they are moving the redskins preseason game to tomorrow night. >> we have strong winds to hurricane force on sunday. they will have quick rip tide issues. looking at the future cast model here, it shows the rainfall on friday afternoon. six or seven issues. a lot to watch but i think we will be fine. talk about sports with scott abraham. >> the military means so much to the area. many times the brave men and women serving the country intersect world of sports. the double-a affiliate of the orioles come up with the own

the military. >> the military hero appreciation night. it's the recognition that you serve. we live in time and we don't appreciate the service members or not. >> the fans receive the 18-card set featuring the military heroes. >> this is so impressive. it's an honor to get the information from them. to give them the respect they deserve. >> this is the third year they have hosted the give-away. this is unique. instead of the batting average and home runs they have the biography of military heroes. perfect way

understand who the real heros are in the country. >> how proud are you that you can call him your father? >> really proud. >> you hesitated a little bit. >> why is that? why are you proud? >> he is serving our country. >> faces that project our freedoms. >> baseball players and athletes are viewed as role models. these are role models, too. they are. people can look up for the service and the time and the commitment to the country. >> creative way to say thank you. >> who doesn't want their own baseball card? leon: i bet everybody there stands for the an them. different story. not going there. michelle: school just started. the latest test scores

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michelle: this is just the second week of the school year in d.c. but results are already in for the tests linked to common core standards. as sam ford reports some of the numbers are better than last year there is still a lot of room for improvement. sam: d.c. made aimprovement after the scores went way up. 74% proficient in english last year to 98%. math proficiency doubled. >> when we work hard and we set standards and the standards are working. sam: for other schools nothing that dramatic. some schools lost ground. but a quarter of them scored proficient on park tests. sam: in english from 25% last year to 27% this. two points. math up from 22% in 2015 to 25% this year. that isup

>> if we had come to you when the scores were off the chain you would tell us we're cheaters. but we show you slow, steady process and you say it's not fast enough. it can't be both. sam: bright lots were schools like ketcham elementary school in southeast. they saw improvement. it's d.c. second year using the park test. it is difference said this student jasmine woofruff. >> it gave me a chance to see what i should know compared to what i do know. >> education is not easy. it's not simple. there is no formula. we are so proud of the teachers and the students. sam: only 25% of the students took the test passed it. the school officials insist things will only get better in the future. reporting from northwest washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. michelle: that is it for us at 5:00. coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- a violent night

police now investigating four stabbings in three hours. plus it's known as terrible tuesday for travel. will the post holiday weekend travel be that bad? plus, will the weather cooperate for those holiday weekend plans? stormwatch7 forecast ahead. "abc7 news at 6:00" starts now. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. leon: up first at 6:00, four stabbings in the district in three hours. at this hour there are no suspects in custody. maureen: the victims' injuries are not considered life-threatening. stephen tschida joins us live with the multiple investigations happening now. what is the latest? stephen: there were two shootings and four stabbings. the recent at 3:00 this morning that happened at this corner. in the center of

very, very busy neighborhood. a lot of people worried about this rash of stabbings. >> a man shot and killed in northeast. another shot and wounded in southeast. shootings relatively common on d.c. streets. but four stabbings within three hours? >> hard to feel safe there. stabbings around. right? whether you are targeted or not. it's just not safe. >> just moments after the fatal shooting the stabbings began. the first at georgia avenue and blair road. domestic. moments later another stabbing at 16th and la mont street. then an hour afterwards the 1700 of columbia road. also northwest. the fourth at the bustling intersection of irving and 14th street. in the heart of columbia heights. >> it sounds gapping-related -- gang-related to me. stephen: investigators are not saying if they beev