from the first local station with news in high definition, this is 9 news now. let the attacks begin, supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor will be in the hot seat today as questioning begins in her confirmation hearing. metro hearing. the head of metro transit goes before congress to testify about the deadly rail accident. and contract controversy, dc council members open a probe in to the actions of one of their own. good morning, everyone. i'm andrea roane. thanks for joining us. today is july 14th. it is bass teal day. kim martucci is here. she has weather. that is still good. we are very happy about this. >> don't shortchange it. it is fantastic. oh, my. in the middle of july, dew points in the 40s is unusual but that's what we have and

happy to report the humidity, like the last couple of days will be low. let's get moving. i hahe tve forecast ready tto go. lo albout this fr omco ni beach. th sh otthat is aubeful. this is from one of our weather watchers mark washburn. thank you, mark. check out the pollen. i have been sneezing and i think i figured it out, it is the grass. it is in the auraatmodey.teor g c snyoe areewinge e mthyou m might be allergic to grass. here's a check on the numbers. 68 in the beltway. 66 patuxent river. easton upper 60s. middle 60s in winchester and even 70 culpeper. here's all the sunshine and we will have it awe day long. don't worry. if you are taking today off or if you can sneak out early it would be a great weather day to do it. it is fantastic outside. highs in the middle 80s. a degree or two cooler but when

you factor in the fact the humidity is on the low side it is a bottle it up type of weather. tomorrow a seasonable high of 88. thunderstorms by the evening and more likely overnight and scattered thunderstorms and hots weather in time for thursday. angie had to go home early but we have traffic backup, good morning to kris. >> start with an accident 395 northbound in virginia. it is taking away the left lane and causing delays back to the mixing bowl. a half hour right now. i recommend an alternate route if you have one. heading over to 66 eastbound. we are jammed from 50 to 495. a little stop and go. get a break around 123. still about 15 minutes. go to the graphics and check out the district. 13rd street is closed at i street due to a water main break that happened earlier this morning. it will be open mid afternoon. hopefully before the afternoon rush. heading to the outer loop, 95

over to georgia is a delay there. on the inner loop debris at colesville road so watch for that. and finishing up with 270 southbound. cars are not moving an heavy between father hurley and 370 which is slow to montross. andrea. >> thank you, chris kris. >> crews are working to repair the water main break. the intersection is closed. a spokesperson says a weak in aning a-inch main cause the break. they are concerned about water leaking in to a nearby metro station. after seven weeks of preparations, sonia sotomayor confirmation hearings are underway. the told the senate judiciary committee that the law and not her personal and professional experiences has driven her rulings as a judge. lawmakers begin their questions later today and many expect plenty of fireworks. susan roberts has the latest from washington. >> reporter: judge sonia sotomayor is certain to face

some tough questions from republicans on day two of her confirmation hearings. >> i want to make clear, i will not vote for and no senator should vote for an individual nominated by any president who is not fully committed to fairness and impartiality. >> reporter: barring a melt down the judge will be confirmed as the first hispanic supreme court justice. but before any votes are passed gop senators are determined to make sonia sotomayor defend her record an past speeches especially the now famous remark that a wise latina woman would reach a better conclusion than a white male. she tackled that during her five-minute opening statement. >> my person 58 and professional experiences help me to listen and to understand with the law always commanding the result in every case. >> reporter: democrats are clearly focusing on sonia sotomayor's 17-year judicial

record. they call her a pioneer who has been a judge for all americans. >> i trust all members of the committee will reject outside pressure to try to create a caricature of judge sonia sotomayor and belittle her record, her achievements and intelligence. >> reporter: she outlined those achievements and paid tribute to her mother. >> i am here, as many of you have noticed because of her aspirations and sacrifices. >> she describes the profession of her life as uniquely american. >> reporter: susan roberts, cbs news, washington. outside of the hearing, authorities are hoping for less commotion from people protesting sonia sotomayor's nomination. >> there is everything in your records to indicate -- >> the senator will -- please remove that man. >> reporter: four protesters were arrested for interrupting the hearing. one is the original plaintiff

in the roe v. wade abortion case. they say they plan to demonstrate throughout the confirmation. today president obama makes the first trip to michigan since the election. a small college is hosting the meeting and some won a chance to see him through a lottery. many hope to learn about employment opportunities because of massive job losses in the auto industry. president obama named his nominee for a key post, the surgeon general. his pick is regina benjamin. she runs a clinic in louisiana. she spent her career doing all she can for her patients. mr. obama believes she will be an advocate for all americans who need medical fair. the homeland security

visited sports -- portsmouth. she says her department is examining the port security grant program to make sure moneys are going where they are most needed. so will judge sonia sotomayor manage to win over any republicans? with me is role call newspaper erin billings. listening to the proceedings all i could think of is the line in the song everybody talking at me. for hours they talk to her until she hat had a shot at her. do you think any republicans are likely to cast a vote for her? >> in the community i think a couple. i think orrin hatch is a possible yes vote and lindsey graham said unless you have a melt down you are going to get confirmed. there's going to be a couple but the conservative republicans really want to take her to task. they want to press her on the empathy issue. who they believe is an activist

judge. they want to make sure she will adhere to the rule of law. that's what the conservative base wants them to say. so today i think we will see an interesting hearing. yesterday was really choreographed, scripted and everybody spoke from the talking points. today it will be scripted. however, the question and answer period you have a little mored a libbing if you will. >> lindsey graham said unless there is a meltdown on her part she is sure to be confirmed. as you said a lot of posturing is for the base. how much is 2010 elections republicans need conservatives to stick with them. they can't lose them and can't alienate the hispanic population. it is a key voting block and the largest population in the couldn't and they need to appeal to them, as well. they need to walk a fine line and question her and put her on the spot of course but they don't want to go over the top.

they don't want to seem like they are taking cheap shots because if they do they risk alienating that key voter block. >> unless there is melt down do we expect her to take the oath of office before summer recess. >> i don't know if she will take the oath but i think the senate will vote before they leave town. that's one of the things we can count on. health care, who knows, a lot of thing we don't know but it is unlikely the senate will leave town without having done this. i think you will see every democrat vote in favor. there will be some moderate republicans on board and maybe a few conservatives because as i said before there hasn't been any smoking guns. they have combed over her record line by line. everything she said and certainly there are things they have picked out but not one big thing would derail her nomination. >> the president's poll numbers are down and the reason is the

economy. like bill clinton the economy stupid. that's what this is about. why isn't the stimulus package work something what are they saying on captiol hill, especially democrats, about getting jobs in the pipeline, as the president promised with the stimulus package? >> i think what you are hearing right now, and part of this is probably the game that goes back and forth, but the democrats say we have to be patient and the president is saying that, as well. we misread the economy and how bad things were and we misread the timing and certainly things have not gotten a lot better. there are things that have improved. the credit is easing up and unemployment is still up and rising and republicans are seizing on that and saying this stimulus has failed. so i think the democrats will have to do a better job selling it. i think what you will see over the august break is a lot of guys will go home and urge people to be patient, take a deep breath. we have to give it time to

work. >> some experts say we need a second stimulus, any taste on the hill or the white house for another stimulus program. >> there are some democrats that say yes, maybe we do. there are some economists that say that, but the democratic leadership and have been the obama administration is saying, whoa whoa whoa. let's not go too fast. there season an appetite among the public for another stimulus saying we just spent $800 million and not seeing a rate of return. how can we fork over more taxpayer dollars when we are not seeing the net affect. so at least for now that's off the table. i don't think we will see discussion of that until the fall if things don't start to turn around. >> one quick question, a handful of senators an accuse of obstructing the senate. >> there is always objection but we still a story about three senators in particular,

john mccain, tomko burn and jim demint have a way of holding things up they are fiscal con servetives and in one particular subcommittee they are getting the formal signoff because there's been such a tension for holding things up they want to make sure they can get it through without having to go through the process of getting it to the floor and getting it tripped up. this is -- >> politics. >> this is politics. >> thank you for being with us. metro general manager and national transportation safety board member will appear before a house subcommittee to discuss the deadly metro crash. yesterday the ntsb urged metro to upgrade the train control systems with continuous backup protection. right now cato says the agency is monitoring the train control systems daily but not constantly. a contract ward 8 council

member marion barry awarded to a former girlfriend will be part of the council meeting. vincent gray is scheduled to introduce a resolution that will open an investigation in to the matter. barry was dating donna when she was awarded a contract funded by taxpayer money. the dc attorney robert bennett will lead the investigation. a convicted murderer gets a stay of execution from the supreme court. and the shuttle crew is forced to wait a while longer before heading to space. we'll be right back. yeah, no it's great.

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(announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. yoplait, it is so good. in the news, a virginia death row wins a stay of execution from the supreme court. the high court will consider whether paul warner powell's case is double jeopardy, being tried twice for the same crime. after his conviction was overturned in the murder of stacey reed of manassas, virginia powell was tried again after writing a letter detailing the crime. authorities arrested a fourth man in connection with the slayings of a wealthy florida couple. they are looking for up to four more men believed to have shot and killed the billings. they were well known intheir mmcoity, mmhaving 16 children, 12 adopted and with disabilities. >> reporter: the space shuttle "endeavor" sits on the launch pad after five failed watch attempts. last night's launch got

scrubbed due to weather. nasa will try again tomorrow evening if it is scrubbed again they have to wait until july until shift awaiting layoff. the first african-american to walk in space and also a physician and he's on a mission in our area and we will be dr. harris back to 9 news now. an overachiever is what you are. >> some people would say that. >> that's not a bad thing at all. >> tell us about the mission you are on. >> my extraterrestrial mission is when i went in to space and now my other mission is to make sure that america's youth will be competitive in to the future. we are here today at our university where we are bringing summer science camps to teach some of that math and science and prepare them for that future. >> are you trying to groom future astronauts. >> there will be some future astronauts in there but what we want to do is impact the amount of engineers, technology and

scientists we are producing in the country. >> you are bringing three summer camp sessions to howard university. this is the 15th year you have been doing this. >> we have been doing it 15 years. started at the university of houston and now thanks to the generous support of the exxon mobile foundation we are able to expand and now in 30 universities around the nation and here locally we are at uva and howard. we have camps coming in today for a celebration. >> who are the students at the camp. who should be paying attention to what you are saying. >> all students should be paying aneed to math and science education but these camps are put together because we want to enable those kids who have propensity for math and science to edge them on. the kids experience in their local schools they are smart then they might be a geek. we tell them geeks rule the world and it is okay to be smart and guess what you are going to make the most money

and be leaders in the commune and that's what we want to promote. >> how many students are you accepting to the camp versus how many applications. >> that's a good point. we average 400 applications per camp for 48 slots. >> wow. >> so very competitive. >> and it is like getting in to the space program. >> somewhat like that. we are getting prepared to be competitive in the future. we have to start now. >> with these young people, what are the skills, you talk about the skills they need. what are the skills you emphasize in the camp. >> they come on campus, by the way, it is free, totally free. >> make sure we put that in there and they live on campus for two weeks and get taught by secondary educatorrers and professors and it is not just the courses they take and perspective schools but applied science so they get a chance to build robots and bridges and

build engineering -- talk about engineering and blast off rockets and all sorts of things. some do medical type experiments. so it is pretty exciting. >> reporter: you described yourself as a dreamer who believes nothing is impossible and i read where you told the group loved watching sunsets and sunrises but more fascinated with what was going on behind the clouds. you mentioned a while ago your extraterrestrial dream was to be in space. what was that like, walking in space. >> i will tell you what, it was pretty fantastic. i have been in a position of these "endeavor" astronauts just waiting but it finally went up and it was incredible. to stay and orbit around the earth we have to travel at 18,000 miles an hour. we have to go around the world every 90 minutes. but to do the space walk was incredible. was outside and got a chance to look at my fellow crew members

and i got to look at the sea of stars. just incredible. >> an incredible dream you have lived and are here to tell us about it. >> are students able to register still for the camps or is this priming them for next year. >> the camp is half way through the session but starting in march and april of next year, students can apply. >> we will put a link to dr. harris and exxon space camp for 2010 on our website at wusa9.com. your dreams could come true just like his did. now to kim with an update on the forecast. >> boy is it nice outside. check out the 70s we have in place. up here to the road in gaithersburg and then mid to upper 60s as we think of the eastern west virginia panhandle, western maryland and winchester where it is 68. so this comfortable weather we can thank due to the low dew points in the 40s. a lot of times people are like what the heck is the dew point.

if we were to take the air outside and cool it down to this number, 46 then we would get some dew to form. that is a big difference between the 70s and 40s. when you have a big temperature between the temperature and dew point a lot of dry air. that's what we have and that's why it is not that humid outside. 81 at noon and mostly sunny and 85 at 5:00. here's how we compare to the rest of the country. 50s in san francisco and 67 in boston. as for the storminess on the map there's a lot of it across the central great plains and to missouri. we will think of that all-star game today. hopefully get that in. for now st. louis is dry. can't say that will be the case later this afternoon and this evening. we will be watching it. east knead coast needs to be protected from the northern coast of florida to new england. we are looking good. zoom in on our area and look at the bubble of high pressure on top. this is ensuring a nice day and northwesterly winds are filtering down, helping to keep

the humidity low and the sunshine all over the map. let's talk about where the numbers are going today. 85. if you are heading to buffalo 71. lows in the middle 658 -- 60s and tomorrow we will take it to the upper 80s. a seasonable day. more humidity in the air and as we think of thursday's highs that's when the 90s will be here and we have a shot at thunderstorms and you will see it on the seven day. 85 today and 88 tomorrow. as we head in to thursday, the 90s make a comeback with stormy weather. isolate on friday. saturday likely thunderstorms and 85 and sunday 81. you can get the forecast from me every day by following me on twitter. my i.d. name is weather kim. infertility affects 7 million americans. our next guest is here to talk about how you cope once you have received the diagnosis. the author of the new book of navigating the land of ifs. thank you for joining us.

a lot of people are wrestling with infertility or have in the past. now, just to start, what is the medical definition of infertility and when should you see a doctor. >> unless you have a diagnosed problem such as you know you were born with a uterine anomaly or no fallopian tubes. usually people wait a year or after three losses. >> what after the diagnosis what is the next step for couples in their efforts to have a baby. >> it depends. many people pick different ways in infertility. some jump straight to adoption and some go to treatments and some decide not to take high- tech efforts and some live child free. it depends on your diagnosis. >> what type of emotional response do people have once they received this diagnosis of

infertility or before that when they are trying to no avail. >> i talk about it about the bermuda triangle of infertility which is the three points. once you get inside you have a chance of losing and drowning yourself and the physical side is self contained to the proceed yours and the tests. once the pain is gone you are not in pain anymore. but the emotional baggage comes with you throughout the day. most of us are not great at compartmentalizing and great about what is upsething us throughout the day. it is very difficult to get over the emotional side because it is happening in your body. you are constantly paying attention to the twinges, every cramp. and at the same time there are physical reminders, other pregnant people, children that continuously remind you of what you are trying to do. >> dealing with uncertainty can be difficult. how do people deal with that?

is it good to talk about it, see a therapist. what are good ways to deal with it. >> i think it has to be a personalized approach. therapy may work for some people and not others but there are infertility therapists that solely deal with infertility and resolve. the national infertility organization has a detailed list of different therapists who can help with that. getting and doing something physical that's not related to infertility whether it is a sport or gardening, something that uses your body in a different way. definitely going on-line. anyone mo who has an internet connection has a support group. and while you might live in a small area that dunn have a face-to-face support group, anyone can go on-line through the blog, through bulletin boards and if you google my website you will be connected with almost 2,000 blogs organized by 51 categories. and people can find a story

that matches their own. >> find somebody else to talk to about it. >> reporter: what are the costs associated with infertility treatments. >> you can go for free and keep trying on your own at home or inexpensive approach such as flomed or ovulation predictor kits and iu is interuterine insemination which is not that expensive and up to $10,000. >> navigating the land of ifs. thank you so much for arin book. more coming up. keep it here. ////kkk÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷

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it is 9:31. this is a live look at the hart building in captiol hill. we're in the committee room where the senate judiciary committee is assembled and they are getting ready to begin their questions of judge sonia sotomayor. this is day two and it will be all day questioning and answering. right now let's go to kris sneed. he has an update on the traffic. thank you, andrea. we will start with 395 northbound. a little slowing here at the 14th street bridge. that delay is back to washington boulevard due to an earlier accident. before that you are clear. a little volume but no problems. the inner loop in virginia. the taillights right before braddock road up to 66. a little stop and go but you are moving, not really too bad. heading out to maryland, 270. you can see montgomery village avenue. a few minutes ago this was

really thick through here and it is now starting to move. a little slow down to montross road and starts germantown. the outer loop in maryland. this is a crawl from 95 to georgia. 15 minutes but i expect that to clearing in the next five to ten minutes. heading to the district and check out the graphics here. still 23rd street is closed at i street due to this water main break. we expect it to be here throughout the day. try to avoid the area for all possible or take 24th street up to new hampshire to washington circle to get around it and finally check out inbound new york avenue. you can see coming in to the district a little slow from the times building to bladensburg and clear approaching the third street tunnel. an ethiopian superstar is being honored in washington this thursday. the reach hope foundation will be handing out the award at the lincoln theater. antwan lynnly is chair of the

foundation and we welcome you to 9 news. how are you? >> good. thank you for having me. >> what is the reach hope foundation. >> it is an organization dedicated to promoting positive awareness of wreath yep ya in tourism, economic development and outreach. >> reporter: so you are you are honoring giants of ethiopia. we mentioned one star. tell us who will be honored. this is an event that is happening on thursday. >> we are honoring a doctor who is -- one of the most successful artists of wreath yep ya that unfortunately passed away a couple of months ago. we are awarding him and also honoring a woman for her charity work she has done for the homeless kids in ethiopia. we are honoring a man as being a trail blazer in the music industry. >> reporter: this will be on thursday at the lincoln theater. are tickets still available. >> yes, they are.

>> reporter: and proceeds from the event. how will they be used. >> they will go to foundations to help us put together programs such as the event celebrate ethiopia and various other programs as well. >> do you think that most people in the united states don't know about the rich history of ethiopia. >> further unfortunately many americans have an impression of ethiopia has being a poor country in famine. but it is not that. we are trying to promote it to americans. >> reporter: one thing that helps people understand a community, a nation is the music of that community and you have entertainers who are here today. before we get to see them, what will they be doing and who are they? >> we have the famous well known traditionallal artist. we are honored to have her.

and she has rich vibrant dance. >> we are ready to see and hear our performers. so please begin ♪ [ music ] ♪ [ music ]

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>> join these artists and other at the lincoln theater at 7 p.m. antwan lindley says tickets are stale available. we will have a link on our website, wusa9.com so you can get there and enjoy. and enjoy the culture of ethiopia. we'll be right back. >> thank you. fa

it may be the middle of july july. it is not just august making headlines but july has been making news at the museum. tell us about the special weekend the jazz in the garden program. >> we host these at the baltimore sculpture garden every year. it is a five concert series that features a variety of artists around the nation and region, as well. >> once they are at the museum it is not just the wonderful music they hear but they see the museum and other things there. what do you have for them. >> what we offer in conjunction with the series is twilight tours. we actually offer that as a precursor to the actual concert series where you are given a led tour though museum an

allowed special entry to the gardens. >> my goodness. so it is a great venue and really you kick off this summer theme the 25th of july. you will be in performance at the sculpture garden. >> it will be a time since i played there before. actually i recorded a recording at the museum of arts so we will feature that music. >> reporter: so your fans will be excited about seeing you there. >> yes. and the music will be -- >> one thing i noticed about reading about you not only are you a fine musician but an educator and this works to preserve jazz through education and performance. tell us more about the need to preserve true jazz. >> okay. when i was growing up i learned how to play and learned about

jazz from coltrane. from there i found that kids are interested in the music but they need someone to show them. the way i learned is from other musicians. what i am trying to do is keep the tradition alive by telling the kids what i learned so they can carry the legacy along. >> reporter: one of the things we talk about with all the budget cuts that are happening, especially in schools the arts are the first to go. you were involved than after school jazz program and you were the instructor at the after school jazz program in baltimore. >> yes. i really enjoyed that. one number we kids didn't really have any experience in instruments. so you have a chance to show them students and they have a chance to hold it and play. and after a while i videotaped them so they had a video they could share of what they did and sound like and i think at

the end they sounded great. >> do you need tickets to attend the jazz and sculpture garden. >> you can punch tickets in advance or buy them the day of if they are available. this is generally is a soldout concert. so i recommend booking in advance. >> you say you never leave home without your saxaphone and write your own music. a little taste of what people may hear on saturday 25th 7 p.m. at the baltimore museum in the jazz and sculpture garden series. we will have a link if you would like to get the tickets in vafns on wusa9.com. play us out. ♪ [ music ] ♪[ music ] ♪

here's a quick quiz for food lovers. what ingredient has more impact than any other herb or spice you can think of? well, rochelle is here with the answer. she's from south africa which had two restaurants in dc. the only town in our country that has these restaurants by the way. rochelle is the director of this south african chef's association. great to have you here. >> thank you. >> testimony me about this amazing pepper that is native to your country. >> it is native to south africa specifically. it is in the south and north of mozambique and the climatic conditions in this area and that makes it good for the chili to grow there. >> why is this such a great

ingredient to cook in. >> because the flavor is not a strong smoky robust flavor. it is light and fresh but has that taste the chili adds to any dish. it is great to add it to a whole selection of foods. you can add it from seafood to chicken recipes to even ice cream or chocolate and what's great about it is it compared to kayian pepper it doesn't have the initial heat so you can enjoy the flavor of food and a nice glow to end the meal with. >> what if it is not a glow. that is wonderful for me, because i'm a wimp. later on am i going to oh, god what did i do. >> no. it is delayed but not delayed forever. but as the flavor of food dies down in your mouth it extends it a little longer.

>> you are saying it applies well to chicken which you will make for us today. >> this is our chicken i bought from orlandos in dc and what i do when i have extra time i make a quick salad and order the chicken and slice it up and do a beautiful dressing with maturele syrup, mustard, olive oil and vinegar and enhance the chicken and it is a really simple recipe and everyone says how did you do this and you don't tell them. >> so is this your brand? >> yes. >> okay. >> this is also available in retail. you can pick it up at trader joes or whole foods. >> this is a butterfly cut. it is cooked evenly. >> yes, exactly. >> what i will do is cut it and

place it on the salad and if you want to, you can start with the dressing. >> sure. >> so while you do that. >> doesn't matter what order. >> no. >> just a teaspoon. >> i would have dumped the whole thing. >> you can add the whole thing. >> okay. >> a teaspoon of salt, teaspoon black pepper, two teaspoons whole grain mustard. >> oh, wow, that looks great. >> i love that you said there is maple syrup in this. >> and add vinegar and olive oil and give it a shake. >> and this magic ball will toss it for us. >> you can shake the cup. i'm not sure if we have it but i believe we have some pictures, i hope of the peppers and if we don't you can tell us about them and where do they

grow. they are really small, correct. >> they are about the size of a bird. it is a tinny chili. and there is so little known about it in the world. and it is just a really good style chili and we love it in chickens and salad dressings and everything. >> that was really quick. >> add it in here and then you can add it. >> is the restaurant on 18th street the newer one. >> the one on the 18th street and 7th street is in chinatown and been own a year and it's a great place to go for a fantastic meal experience. >> it sounds delicious. is it safe to say almost everything on the menu has the

peri-peri in it. >> most things but we love it so much that we use in almost everything we do. >> this looks delicious. if we have wanted to look at your book do we have a link for the website. >> it is also available through amazon and you can contact us. >> we are glad you decided to chose our wonderful city for the first group of restaurants. we wish you the best of luck and safe travels back to south africa. >> thank you so much. we will try this out and back after this. you've got a strawberry pop-tart,

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it is a mixed opening on wall street.

the dow is up 14. the nasdaq is off a point and s&p is up almost 2 points. here's a look at what's been on tap for the rest of the week on 9 news now at 9:00 a.m. former justice department officialer michael greenberger weighs in on the sonia sotomayor hearings. ike leggett will be with us on thursday and if you have money questions, we are answers. our mind over money panel will be back this friday. >> all right. >> we like that. okay. it is 72 degrees. we're on the way up to 85 with plenty of sunshine today and i have to tell you this low humidity sure feels good, especially at night when you can open the windows. looks rain-free tomorrow. by the evening, overnight a couple of thunderstorms may rumble through and better chances on thursday. escaping for the weekend or taking the day, isolated storm and sunday is looking drier than saturday. both days in the 80s. monday next week around 83 and

partly cloudy. don't forget, you can follow both andrea and i on facebook and you can be a fan of buddy check nine that way. >> you can do that, as well. thanks for joining us this tuesday morning. the next news is at noon. j.c. hayward and the mighty martucci will be back with that but you can see us anytime at wusa9.com. we will see you tomorrow morning at 4:55. until then have a great day. bye-bye. tc weit? s's l i i l . nobu. uss 11lo s i ow b. muin cerioce. e it ttes go. n g t l na

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