off nicely. 59 gaithersburg. 61 martinsburg. still 72 in fredericksburg and 72 patuxent river. as you plan ahead today look for a dry, partly sunny afternoon. 88 is the average and that's also my goal. looking at a sunny one tomorrow, 85. a little hotter on wednesday. mostly sunny and 90. i will have the seven-day forecast in just a moment. kris sneed is in for angie goff with the traffic. thank you, kim. we will start in virginia. 95 northbound slow from the prince william parkway to route 1. five, from minutes but that is building. we will keep our eyes on that. going to the graphics and checking out the inner loop. the speed sensor shows drive drivers are up to speed. no problems. moving to 66 eastbound. here route 50 to the beltway, we have no problems. it is starting to build a little bit but we will keep an eye on that. heading up to maryland, to 270 southbound. a little volume from germantown to 370 but no major delays to

slow you down so far. and finally check out the outer loop here at new hampshire. you can see clear commute from here all the way over to georgia. no problems to report up in maryland. so far, andrea, over to you. the confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor are scheduled to begin at 10:00 this morning. the judge will almost certainly be confirmed thanks to the democrat's 60 votes in the senate but republicans are signaling the process won't be a free ride. >> she has criticized the idea that a woman and man would reach the same result. she expects them to reach different results. i think that is philosophically incompatible with the american court system. >> i disagree. this is a woman with a tremendous story. this is a remarkable judge. >> reporter: some legal experts characterize her as a main stream judge but in her 17 years on the bench she has a

thin record on decisions like abortion, gay rights and the death penalty. she is the first hispanic nominee to the nation's highest court. president obama says he wants to get to the bottom of reports that u.s. allies were responsible for the deaths of as many as 2,000 taliban prisoners. the deaths allegedly happened during the opening days of the afghan conflict. according to the report, the northern alliance placed prisoners in sealed cargo containers over a two-day period, suffocating them and burying them in mass graves. one of the key people people named is now a top general in the afghan military. nationals manager manny acta says the team has fired him. in an interview lath last night with espn, the nats had the worst record. he is quoted as saying i thank the nationals for giving me the tune and i'm sorry things

didn't work out as expected. it is normal for the manager to pay the price when the team is not doing well. his record was 158 and 252. the bench coach is expected to take over managing do you thinks on an interim basis. a legal superstar and lawyer to president clinton bob bennett will determine if the contract marion barry awarded his former girlfriend, while the two were in a relationship, violated any city and council rules. the head of the council, vincent gray says he believes the appointment of ben if net sends a right signal to the public. >> we want the public to be as satisfied as they can that the situation has been investigated thoroughly and we have gotten at what the facts. >> reporter: bennett may make a recommendation on what the policy should be changed. it is designed to prevent future scandals. a dc woman accused of killing her four daughters and

living with their bodies for months is set to go on trial today. bonnie that jacks was arrested in january of last year. police believe the four girls had been dead since the summer before. her case led to an overhaul of the city's child social service program. dc police have made an arrest in a multiple shooting which left thrive people injured. phillips facing five counts of aggravated assault while armed. on july 5th, police responded to a call about shots fired in the 600 block of 46th place. they arrived to find urfo victims. a fifth was take on the the hospital before police arrived. an update on the story of two students accused of plotting to blow up springbrook high school. montgomery county prosecutors have agreed to stop conspiracy charges against yonata

getachew. conspiracy charges had been dropped against 17-year-old anthony torrent when his case was moved to juvenile court. it is five after the hour. time for another living smart report. jessica doyle is here with a look at a financial milestone no one wants to see. good morning. >> good morning. >> we can spend money here in the united states and not just consumers. the government can spend it, too. the government has announced the deficit for the first nine months of the budget year rose above $1 trillion. to help to calm nerves about the state of affairs this the u.s., treasury secretary timothy geithner is headed to the middle east and will assure officials that their investments in the united states are safe. today he is meeting with gordon brown as well as the chancellor to discuss details of u.s. and u.k. efforts to stem the financial crisis. now, this week, investors

will get new retail sales numbers and they are expected to show a slight improvement. retail sales are expected to show a solid gain. that would be consistent with consumers becoming more confident and this matters because consumer spending accounts for 70% of the overall economy. a lack of retail sales may explain why some shopping malls, hotels and offices are defaulting on the loans at an alarming rate. delink winn wentcy rates have doubled in the past year as companies down size and retailers close their doors. if this continues it could create losses at the banks that hand out those loans and that's one concern economists have. in case we take another leg down this could be something that may tip that off. >> don't want to hear it. not going to happen. >> it is not going to happen. think positive. today, hundreds of landscapers across the nation will donate time and expertise to spruce up arlington national cemetery. it is part of the 13th annual

renewal and remembrance projected hosted by the professional land care network. they will spend much of the day mulching and tabling trees and children are you request put in to service laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown. two suspects are arrested in the murder of a florida couple and nasa says it will make a fourth attempt to get the shuttle "endeavor" in the air. we will have those stories when we come back but first we want to focus on maryland weather and traffic. let's start with kim. >> like every morning at this time. good morning. let me help you plan your way with the weather across maryland. show you partly cloudy skies. temperatures very comfortable this morning. we have had even a couple of 50s sneak their iswaurthy to upper montgomery county. it is 72 inside the beltway. as you man plan ahead, hagerstown 85, 86 gaithersburg. mechanicsville 80. we have gorgeous weather across the board. all around maryland.

this is when we track maryland traffic also. goodgood morning, kris. >> good morning, kim. arlington and old georgetown road no problems here. very few cars are on the road as you can see. to connecticut avenue and university, if you are heading to silver spring to the district it is a clear commute and flying 50 westbound from the bay bridge past 301 to the beltway. no problems. it is 6:08 and 72 degrees outside. 9 news now will return after these messages. in the 1930s, farmers planted nutrient-rich soybeans...

to replenish the barren soil of the american dust bowl. today, we take that same historic bean, mix it with fruit and bake it... into soyjoy. i'm kristin fisher with what is hot on the web and two viral videos for you this morning. both are about animals.

now, we all know we are in a recession, nonprofit and places like museums and zoos have been especially hard hit because charitable donations are down. well, a zoo in oregon has come up with a unique fundraising idea. it is working. take a look at this. for $20, visitors to this wildlife safari in oregon can have their car washed by the zoo's elephant. this is no joke. they scrub with sponges and will rinse your car with their trunk. the elephants love their new job and the car wash has brought in big bucks for the zoo. it has only been going on two weeks and they have already brought in $20,000. so, so far that unique fund- raising idea seems to be working and the elephants seem to love it. the other animal viral video that is hot on the web this morning has to do with lady bugs. i know you are probably thinking of lady bugs, how can

that possibly be exciting? you haven't seen the video. look at what you are seeing right now. this comes from our sister station kusa in denver. and a reporter got a phone call about this home that has been infested by lady bugs but they were told bugs. look at this tree. you are looking at video of a tree outside of this home. the reporter said it was so densely packed with lady bugs it looked like the tree has red bark. so that's just some of the video that is hot on the web right now. if you want to see those full stories complete with a few lady bug shots. there's a ton more. i will have a link on my blog at wusa9.com. >> that's amazing video. >> isn't that crazy. >> thank you, kristin. in the news now coming up on 6:12, china is hoping to

restart six-nation talks on disarming north korea of the nuclear program. beijing's envoy met with the south korean counterpart on the final leg of the tour that took him to the united states, russia and japan. it doesn't appear two men held on murder charges in the murder of a florida couple knew the victims. they were known for adopting children with developmental disabilities. both were found dead in their pensacola mansion last week. this evening nasa says it will try for a fourth time to launch the space shuttle "endeavor." all systems were go for sunday's launch at kennedy space center. the weather, however, refused to cooperate. "endeavor" was minutes away from rocketing off to the international space station when storms moved in, forcing nasa to scrub the launch. >> my mom's favorite thing to do is go out to the beach. she living a little farther north from there and watch. >> people talk about the rumble the ground feels when it takes

off. >> uh-huh. >> what about tonight? will they have problems? >> a big cluster of storms through georgia. we will have to see if the boundaries make their way to the cape area, cape canaveral area of florida. i can look that up for you in a moment. look at what is happening. it is 6:13. i want to bring bring to your attention yesterday's 90. that sounds hot but it hasn't been since june 25th that we have had 90-degree weather here and that statistic is brought to you by floor director kris, also a meteorologist i may add. patchy clouds outside. no rain drops falling. a gorgeous start to the monday morning commute. we are at 72. calm winds. the humidity is down to 55%. dew point in the 50s this time of the year, they are our friend. we love them. makes it feel so good outside and that humidity will stay in check. 88 today. that's a normal high for us.

85 and sunny tomorrow. 90 by wednesday. so we have a three-day stretch of dry weather and then to the end of the week is when thunderstorms will make a comeback in to our area. if you are heading to the beach, you picked a great day. ocean city, 81. lewes, delaware 84. the water temperature in the low 70s. as we take you to solomon's island, 82 with northeast winds at five. look at the water temperature there, 79, bath water. the northwest winds will be driving in to sunshine and low humidity again today. we will keep the clouds to the south along that frontal boundary. it is south of there where the thunderstorms are coming across georgia. as you can see down here, this is where the kennedy center is and that's where we will have to see. hopefully we can get the shuttle lifted. more thunderstorms south of kansas city to tulsa, oklahoma. that will be the travel trouble spot if you are catching a

flight today. around here no problems. the same for new england. a weak front brings a few isolated showers. boston looks dry and same with hartford and new york city down 95 to our neck of the woods through baltimore and dc. south of us is the carolina scattered thunderstorms and where the humid weather is waiting for you. today in the upper 80s and this is where we should be as i mentioned this time of the year. put up the seven day. we have got sunshine and full -- in full force, 85. the low in the middle 60s. comfortable. creep back to the 70s on wednesday and thursday and it is thursday that we have 90 here and a chance of scattered thunderstorms. we will keep the risk of thunderstorms in to the first half of the weekend on saturday with highs of 85. that's my scoop with the seven day. kris sneed is in for angie. >> delays are finally setting in. here at 95 northbound in

virginia >> we're still having problems with traffic producer kris ' mic. we will get you that update in a few minutes. the recession forced many to scale back on their lifestyles but there is one positive thing to come out of the financial meltdown. lauren ashburn is here with more. good morning. we have to find those silver linings, right. >> wherever we can. what is interesting about the recession is, people are pairing down and say they are going to continue to do that. maybe prefer, for the next 20 years. that's what some are saying. 47% of people say they have what they need. and that's up from 34% in 2006. and there are all of these great books and websites that are popping up right now helping you to live more with

less. one of them is called shed your stuff change your life and it is about valuing people and relationships more than you value objects. there is also a blogger who says he is challenging everybody. it is called the 100 things. he says let's pair your life down to 100 things. >> what does that mean. >> get rid of everything except 100 things. >> do i have to count my shoe collection? >> yeah, i know. >> somebody in elk river, a pastor has taken that and embraced it and asked everybody in his parish and congregation to do that and they filled an entire warehouse of things they don't use anymore. snow blowers, extra blenders, old golf clubs, all of that stuff. >> reporter: what is interesting we always talk about people who are in debt. talk about what you need rather than what you want and this is

helping people to focus on that. >> we are actually seeing an increase in the enrollment of voluntary simplicity courses. people that don't understand this mentally. we are seeing increase in 50% in those courses and in the schools there's a movie, i don't know if you have heard about it. a 20-minute clip calledded the story of stuff and it is shown in schools across the country and it talks about the cost of consumerism. >> and kids will know why mom and dad can't buy everything they want. >> you can read more in the edition of the "usa today." the nationals enter the all- star break and first the signs of now. on this day in 1923, a major part of what makes hollywood what it is today was dedicated. we want to know what that was. was it the walk of fame, the hollywood freeway of the

hollywood sign? think you know the answer? we will find out if you are correct when we come back.

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on this day in 1923, a major part of what makes hollywood what it is today was dedicated. we want to know what that was. was it the walk of fame, the hollywood freeway or the hollywood sign? well, the answer is the hollywood sign. it was dedicated on july 13th, 1923. it originally read hollywood land and was intended to advertise a new housing development in the hollywood hills. in 1949 the hollywood chamber of commerce signed a contract with the city of los angeles which stipulated the word "land "be removed from the sign to promote the district. so thus was born hollywood. in sportsmanny acta tells espn he has been fired. the nats enter with the worst record. manny is quoted as saying i thank the nationals for giving me this opportunity and i'm sorry things didn't work out. in three seasons acta's record

was 158 and 252. bench coach jim wriggleman is expected to take over the managing duties on an interim basis. this year's team is worst than last year. at the all star break in 2000, the nationals were ten games better than in 2009. this year's offense is a little better but pitching remains a sore spot. lack of pitching played a role in yesterday's game. the nats drop the final game of their series with houston in a painful way. washington lost 5-0. but that final run came in when nats reliever tyler was told to walk the batter. he u.s. open was held this weekend. christy carr gave up her spot on top hoffed the leer board. it came down to the shot shot

as south korea golfer drains it for the win. >> 72nd hole. to the ninth stage of the tour de france, another mountain stage in the pyranese. lance armstrong is in third place, just eight seconds out of first. italy holds on to the jersey. a covert program that is said to be ordered by dick cheney. and some families affected by last month's deadly metro rail files a lawsuit against the transit agency. he's traffic producer kris with an update. >> we are checking out traffic heading to the district. no major problems here. more traffic coming up. >> like his report we have no

problems with the weather this morning. i'm meteorologist kim martucci outside live like i am every morning at this time. we will give you the full forecast next. you are watching 9 news now. good morning. when i get my period

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later today a 12-year-old delaware girl will have their wish granted when she meets and sits down with president obama. she was diagnosed with brain cancer a year and a half ago. une s hadergone several ofuns emds ch otherapy and her cancer is in remission. her wish chis being granted through the make a wish foundation. she is expected to give the president a scrapbook as a gift. welcome back to 9 news. thanks for joining us. i'm andrea roane. kim is out on the weather terrace. >> i am. >> and you don't need the fireplace. that's for sure. >> do we ever use it? i don't think we have used it yet, but certainly not today. good morning, everybody. it is monday morning and i'm here to help you plan your day with respect to the weather. kris will have the traffic in a moment. step outside and show you the current conditions. these satellite loops have a way of looking way more ar udier than they e. i look outside d ansee mostly blue skies and scattered clouds and e clouds arrc e ciularand

ey are ctoalumulous. it is 57 in gaithersburg, winchester 63 and 72 toacross southern maryland and the greater mechanicsville area where my buddy babs lives. light northeast winds. check out this afternoon. a seasonable, partly sunny afternoon. love that. upper 80s with northwest winds five to ten. that means the humidity should be in check. kris sneed is in for angie goff and he's got your traffic. good morning. 15 minute delay from the prince william parkway to lohr don't. it is off and on. we will keep an eye on that. moving to 395. seeing a slow down from duke to seminary and fine from the pentagon to the 14th street bridge. no problems there. we have an incident to report in hyattsville at queens chapel road and 22nd street. a report of an accident out here. we'll keep an eye on that.

and finally check out the outer loop. a slow down from new hampshire over to georgia. ten extra minutes. sun glare is becoming a factor but no real problems yet. we will keep you up-to-date. that's all for traffic right now. andrea, over to you. supreme court confirmation hearings begin later today for sonia sotomayor. she is expected to be confirmed as the first hispanic and only the third woman to serve on the nation's highest court. senate republicans are promising some tough questions before any votes are cast. susan roberts has the latest. >> reporter: judge sonia sotomayor gets her chance today to convince senators and a national tv audience that she's ready to serve on the u.s. supreme court. >> for someone like sonia sotomayor, the only thing standing between her and confirmation is herself. >> reporter: with democrats holding a majority in the senate, the 55-year-old new yorker is virtually assured the nomination, barring any bombshell revelations. but that doesn't mean she won't face tough questions from the

gop, especially about her ability to be fair and neutral. republicans want sonia sotomayor to explain her comment that a wise latino woman would reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life. they will also question why she sought no reverse discrimination against white firefighters in new haven. that controversial sonia sotomayor ruling was recently overturned by the supreme court. >> every judge must be committed every day to not let their personal politics, their ethnic background, their biases, sympathies influence the nature of their decision- making processes. >> reporter: democrats see a much-different justice. they see a woman who rose from a humble, inner-city childhood to become a top prosecutor and effective federal judge. >> as a judge, she's shown over and over again ultimately and completely the law controls. >> reporter: if confirmed sonia sotomayor will be this first hispanic to serve on the nation's highest court.

susan roberts, cbs news, washington. democrats may put former vice president dick cheney on the hot seat with an investigation in to the bush administration's antiterrorism policies. member of congress say new cia director leon panetta informed them that cheney ordered the organization to keep a counterterrorism program secret from congress. details have not been reported but a source says the program never became operational and panetta cancel -- cancelled it when he learned hit hasn't been reported to congress. biden will accompany his wife to the hospital today to have surgery to relieve shoulder pain. he is expected to stay with his wife at their delaware home tomorrow evening when he will return to washington. residents in largo, maryland may find relief in the findings of an fbi profiler looking in to two double

slayings of mother and daughters. detective nelson concluded the january murder of karen lofton and her 16-year-old daughter carissa and the march killing of delohr dewit and her daughter ebony were not connected just "weird coincidences. " however, police still have no suspects in either case. anne arundel county police are investigating the death of an elderly woman whose body was found in a freezer. police say the woman's grandson called them to the country club apartments on friday night in glen burnie. that's where the found the body of doris cook in a freezer. cook lived in the apartment with her two daughters and apparently died a few weeks ago. >> we don't know why and i'm not going to make a false statement because that would be ignorant on my part. they are still looking in to it and looking to find out what happened. >> reporter: at this point there's been no death determination made and there are no suspects at this time. >> reporter: authorities say cook suffered from a host of

medical conditions and had been bedridden for a long time. they believe she was dead before being put in the freezer but they are still investigating the circumstances surrounding her death. six lawsuits related to last month's deadly metro rail crash have been filed against dc's cash-strapped metro rail system. nine people consider killed and 80 hurt in the accident. one of the lawsuits is seeking $25 million. legal analysts say total financial damages could stretch in to the hundreds of millions of dollars. virginia could receive almost $8.8 million to help fight the flu this fall. the u.s. department of health and human services says the money is part of $350 million allocated across the country. in virginia, $6.5 million will go to public health departments. the rest will go to hospitals and health care systems. dc health officials say three mosquito pools have

tested positive for the west nile virus. officials say the mosquito pools were collected on washington boulevard southwest near ft. mcnair. no one in the city has been infederal governmented by west nile virus this year the health department recommends all area residents eliminate mosquito- breeding areas around their home by removing standing water. it is time for another "living $mart" report. jessica doyle is here with more bankruptcy worries. who's worrying now? >> we are worrying about the airlines this time and that's because of the obvious softness we have seen in business and consumer travel. now we are seeing the biggies start to hand in second-quarter results this week. american, delta t united, continental, u.s. airways are all expected to report losses on those travel trends but a couple of airlines are expected to report profits southwest jetblue, airtran and alaska air. there is growing concern that if circumstances don't improve by winter we could see some

bankruptcy filings. there is one sector of the local economy that is hiring in a big way. it services companies. the "washington post" reports that it firms in the washington region are still growing and hiring right now, thanks to government contracts and increased reliance on technology in nearly every sector of the economy. the demand for it services has helped to keep the local economy stronger compared to other parts of the country. how does a new wii for $4 sound to you, maybe a laptop for $20? maybe sounds too good to be true and there is a catch on swoopo.com. they advertise low price and you bid much like ebay. they combine bargain shopping and gambling. one called it the crack cocaine of the shopping world. >> i don't think i will try that one. >> i'm taking a pass. basic arithmetic appears to

be missing from the kim almost. and traveling to the beach could cost you more than you expect. right now we want to focus on virginia's weather and traffic. here's kim. >> yes, we will across the commonwealth. good morning. let's get started. show you the satellite-radar loop. no trouble. no rain. patchy clouds across northern virginia and temperatures comfortable. low 70s inside the beltway but we are also experiencing 63 in manassas. 64 culpeper. leesburg 66. it is 72 in fredericksburg. the high today down to spots vain that 85. a little warmer purcellville to straussburg. good morning. we will start with a look at virginia roads at annandale. braddock road approaching the beltway, plenty of cars on the road but no delays. to mclean, dolly madison and cole shire road in the tysoners corner area, no slow downs or

incidents to report. and the toll road from hunter mill past route 7 to the beltway. no problems to report. nothing but green cars. we will have more weather, news and traffic after the break. it is 6:38 and 72 degrees outside. 9 news now will return after these messages. vo: last year... when companies were laying off hundreds of thousands of workers... walmart was creating 30 thousand new jobs... all right here in america.

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here's another tip, try to give your pet a garlic pill. yes, one pill a day. the odor should keep the flees away, too. if you would like more tips go to wusa9.com. just click on living green. good morning. i'm kristin fisher with what's hot on the web. without a doubt the top story on the web is the news that north crease korea's leader has cancer. andrea has told you about that story this morning but on the web it is one of the top trending topics on twitter and the number one story on most news websites around the world. here's the story on the bbc's website. laght now this is the most pud poanr most e-mailed story on this site. north korean leader jim i don't know ill has life-threatening pan key yakic cancer. it is being confirmed by ytn. they say they got the information from intelligence officials with the south korean and chinese governments but at this time no anconfirmation fro

either country. now, this news comes one week after a massive cyberas acwak launched on government websites for both the u.s. and south korea. i apologize about this site. the text seems to have gotten a little scrambled. right off the bat people blamed the north korean government for the cyberattacks. over thewe ekwanew evidence emerged strengthening that case. at a security briefing in south korea on saturday, facials said it came are the north korean army and specificallya top secret hacking program known here as lab 110. e tharmy was ordered to debt troy south korea's newspaper case networks that of course did not happen but the cyberattack did wreak havoc on websites including the white house's website, treasury department, secret service. scary stuff but not as scary as this. i llwileave you with this. this is a top story on the blog wired right now. this is the story on cnn.com.

the next hacking frontier, yourl brain. some scientists say aztec nothing develops risk of brain hacking is becoming more and more real. so if you think cyberattacks on government websites are bad i would take that over getting my brain hacked. crazy stuff. >> brain hacking. >> brain hacking. you got it. >> yikes. >> not here yet. don't freak out. many years off. >> i have time to prepare. >> need a hat or something. >> by the way, that living green segment you just saw. that was taped. that is after i had some wedding trial hair done. >> we will see more and vote. >> yes, at my blog. good morning, everybody. at 6:45. how are you? i wish i drank coffee. i need to wake up. love the smell just don't like the taste. any way the weather is looking good. wh is going on. d and show you 72 inside the beltway. 66 andrews air force base.

winchester 63. martinsburg 58. 72 at fredericksburg. it is nice outside. the birds are all chatting away. they must know it will be a good day. a good day to get out and enjoy. middle to the end of the week, that's maybe when some thunderstorms start to make a comeback and we really dodged a bullet last night with severe storms across southeastern virginia. i spoke to jan shriver our weather watcher in reedville which is the northern neck she picked up a half inch of rain yesterday. 75 is the goal by 9:00. 84 at lunch. today's high 88. that is the average high and looks like it should be a partly to mostly sunny day and that's the case for the area beaches. ocean city not bad, 81. that water temperature 72. we have a stalled front across southern virginia. some clouds down there. we will have northwesterly winds kicking in and this will be keeping us feeling good with humidity really in check. that's the main thing this time of the year. if we can get the warm air

without the crazy humidity most people don't complain and we haven't really had the heat. yesterday a high of 9 o. the first time since june 25th. a cluster of storms south of atlanta right now and another bunch of storms straddling the missouri, kansas, oklahoma border this afternoon in to northwest arkansas. if you have plans in that direction call ahead. new england is looking dry except for a few rogue thunderstorms across northern vermont and new hampshire. our weather will be gorgeous and partly sunny with the humidity in check. if you are traveling down south to north carolina and what not you will run in though thunderstorms this afternoon. and if you are hopping a flight let me help you with the weather. denver 91. 90 memphis. san fran 77. 115, 115, that's not a heat index. that's the forecasted high for phoenix. let me show you the seven day. 85 and sunny. 90 on wednesday. keep that 90 here on thursday.

instead increase humidity and add thunderstorms to the mix. unsettled for a couple of days. friday if we get a thunderstorm they will be isolated and on saturday 85 degrees. scattered storms and partly cloudy. that's my seven day. kris sneed is in for -- is in for angie. good morning. >> good morning, kim. we will start with the bw parkway. nothing but glean cars and drivers are up to speed. that's not the case on 270 southbound as we head out. slow germantown to 370. that is building. ten extra minutes right now. heading to virginia 66 eastbound, two delays for you. 50 to 123 and then slowing down nutley to 495. sun glare as you can see is starting to factor in here. be prepared for that. bring some shades of sunglasses. 395, we are slow edsall road to seminary and then at the 14th street bridge. if you are heading to the

district right now you can see inbound new york avenue is slow from bladensburg -- from times building to bladensburg and approaching the third street tunnel. that's all we have for traffic right now. andrea, over to you. >> thank you. at least one college math professor believes early reliance on calculators may be why almost of half maryland's high school graduates land in remedial classes once in college. they say maryland public schools aren't teach students basic arithmetic. they have to plans to change the standards. people are heading to the shore in brisk numbers but in one resort town, confusion and frustration rained after it was discovered electronic parking meters were ripping people off. bruce johnson has the story. >> reporter: dover beach, delaware is the summertime's capital as the ocean numbers swell with vacationers looking to escape the stress and grind

of the washington work place. who could have guessed that roughly 42 electronic parking meters along the main strip to the ocean could cause so much confusion and frustrating. the meter stopped processing credit cards. >> there's the problem. >> reporter: people walked away thinking the meter processed the cards only to learn when they returned that 45 -- 42- meters stopped working properly and the meter team had left a yellow envelope on the windshield with a heavy fine inside. >> i put a credit card in there, and i got a bunch of minutes up there. walked away and come back and within an hour i had a $30 ticket on there. >> here's my personal contribution to the rehoboth beach recently after i put my card in and thought i was covered, wrong, $30 ticket. >> a couple of weeks ago there

were problems, now they are fixed. >> what do i do with the ticket. >> take it to the parking division. >> reporter: the manager didn't return our calls this week. he told other media the city would cooperate with driverand allow peleo tplead their cases. officials say a majority of the electronic meters are accepting credit cards. machines are always taken coins without a problem. >> that was bruce johnson reporting. one official in charge of the meters says despite the problems the machines have processed 20,000 credit cards an he sea says he will likely recommend changes to the meters next season. ethnic violence in china comes to an end. and parts of the states are dealing with temperatures above 100 degrees. these stories and more when we come back. hi. i'm russ mitchell. coming up on the "early show," a new program is giving inner- city high school students the opportunity of a lifetime. plus at hogwarts, harry

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welcome back. a look at the roads on the outer loop we are jammed new hampshire to georgia avenue. it is 20 minutes and building. to the graphics, we have an accident. it is clear here in hide hie yachtsville, and finely 95 northbound look at that delay. 30 minutes dale boulevard to the fairfax county parkway and building. we will keep an eye on that. kim? >> was that the hov lane there that was jammed? it is the opposite of what you think. thank you. we have gorgeous weather today, tomorrow, wednesday. wednesday we will be heating up to 90. some thunderstorms creeping in by thursday. in the 90s and lassock couple of days as we head to saturday. >> as for wall street, earnings season kicks off in ernest this week. we have anxiety and futures trading is indicating that wall street could open lower. the "early show" is next. more on the sonia sotomayor confirmation hearis.