them and so many dui cases, prosecutors say it's too great a burden. defense attorney paul mcgloen disagrees. >> you're presuming my client to be guilty, you're presuming that it's alcohol or marijuana and we have to prove that it's not. >> reporter: some states have to give notice when they want to challenge breath test technicians. fairfax prosecutors say what they need is more money to hire more technicians. the cooks just want to see justice served. >> it's entire families wiped out in just the flash of a drunk driver striking them. >> virginia governor is considering calling a special session to deal with the matter. prosecutors are now asking for continuances in dui cases where breath tests have been performed. we'll keep you posted. back to you, lesli. mean chime a frederick county man is behind bars facing

dui and manslaughter charges. 42-year-old kevin smith is charged in connection with the death of a 15-year-old keymar, maryland girl on sunday night. investigator say smith was driving the car that kid catlin bossler. the girl was talking to friends near a parked car when she was hit. . over the scene of an ugly wreck in ashburn this afternoon. police say a pickup truck and moving van collided in belmont ridge and creighton roads. 9 people in all were hurt. five were air lifted to a hospital for treatment; four others were taken by ambulance. loudoun county police are investigating what happened. >> that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> 40 years ago today the world's eyes were focussed a quarter million miles away, on

july 20th, kneel armstrong and buzz aldrin became the first men on the moon. a look back on the day these two men left their footprints on the moon and history. >> reporter: 40 years ago the dream became a reality. >> one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> reporter: astronaut neil armstrong leaped into the history books, the first man on the moon, buzz aldrin was right behind him. >> certainly was a high point of my life. >> reporter: while armstrong shuns the spot light, aldrin is basking in it, making the rounds. to him it seems like a blip in time has passed since president kennedy said america would go to the moon. >> i believe this nation to commit itself to achieving the goal before this decade is out of landing a man on the moon. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: just eight years after kennedy's words. >> liftoff, we have liftoff.

>> reporter: aldrin, armstrong, and michael collins were shooting through space on apollo 11. then while collins stayed back orbiting in alpoo, armstrong and aldrin raced down to the surface on board the lunar module. in all, just 12 men walked on the moon, the last two back in september of 1972. soon after that the apollo project was abandoned. america is building a new ship to go back to the moon by 2020. aldrin feels we should never have abandoned the moon and is pleased nasa is looking further into space. >> we should be to mars sometime in the 20 20s, early 30s. >> reporter: looking back and up to a place where man first set foot, 40 years ago.

and today the first astronauts to walk on the moon urged president obama to look to the future, and according to them, the future is mars. we'll have that part of the story coming up at 5:33 on 9news now. shuttle astronauts observed today's anniversary with a space walk of their own. this is live look of astronauts hooking up new parts to the space station. other members are the less glamorous task of repairing two toilets. the 13 astronauts still have two toilets to share. senator barbara mcclufky will undergo surgery for a broken ankle. she says she's getting excellent care at mercy center in baltimore. testimony resumed in the trial of that dc mother accused

of killing her four daughters. bonita jacks may have lived for seven months with the corpses and developing an elaborate scheme to cover up the crimes. here is more of what unfolded today. >> reporter: before the medical examiner could testify, a d.c. forensic technician testified about all the evidence he gathered in this case. opening those storage boxes in open court literally forced the judge to take a break. even more graphic than that, crime scene photos of what was left of 16-year-old brittany jacks. these boxes are filled with nearly everything left in the home bonita jacks shared with her four girls on 6th street after 18 months after their bodies were discovered the smell of death is still on them. so much so the judge had to take a break to literally catch his breath. officer james holder also testified about writing on the wall and 16-year-old brittany

jacks' room presumably by her mother, on trial for killing her. you can blame me but you can't stop the father, it said. also in the bedroom where brittany took her last breath, officer holder testified about a closet the teenager was forced to use as a bathroom and on the wall in that bathroom it said "i love you, mom." assistant medical examiner wayne williams said everything he saw in the room pointed to homicide although he ruled the cause of death unknown. in his autopsy report he noticed three wounds on brittany's abdomen and said that were highly suggestive of stab wounds. two knives were found by her decomposed body. during questioning of williams, he admitted self-inflicted stab wounds couldn't be ruled out. it's a complicated, tough case, williams said. and three more medical experts

are expected to testify in this case, one for each of brittany's sisters found in another upstairs bedroom. they were lined up against the wall side by side, youngest to oldest. we're not sure what day this week the defense will present its case but we do know that bonita jacks has rejected an insanity defense. she faces life without the possibility of parole if she is convicted. anita, back to you. >> must have been a very tough day. audrey barnes, thank you. a sad update now on a story that was breaking at this time last friday. an apartment fire in riverdale has claimed a second young life. 7-year-old jai alexander farrell died last night. his five-year-old brother died shortly after the two were found unconscious in a back bedroom of their apartment at 56 place. investigators say the fire was caused by unattended food left on the stove. d.c. firefighters returned today to the scene of that deadly fire on saturday.

they provided safety information to residents and checked fire alarms. that is where 80 lawrence petigrew died from burns in his apartment. a woman shot in a domestic dispute that led to last week's 23-hour standoff has died. 36-year-old hillary bradford died on friday. investigators say john valentini, the father of bradford's 8-year-old son, shot her last tuesday night. valentini killed himself after officers moved in. delays on red line continue as the onsight investigation presses on. the trains are single tracking at reduced speeds between fort tauton and takoma station so at 30 minutes to your trip. starting thursday, the takoma station may close at 10:00 each

night as part of the investigation. it's not clear how long those night time closures were last. shuttle buses will operate between fort tauton and silver springs. metro wants to make its rail stations more biker friendly. it plans to make $45 million in bike and pedestrian improvements at its rail stations, and metro will hold a workshop, 5:30 wednesday evening at its headquarters on 600, 5th street northwest. if you have ideas, they'd love to hear from you. 18 rest stops will close tonight. the virginia department of transportation says those closures are necessary to close a $2.6 billion budget shortfall. the i-66 welcome center in west manassas will remain open through mid-september. governor of virginia has received more than a billion dollars in federal stimulus

money for projects. that includes 123 million for highway safety and construction improvements, 116 million for bridge replacement and repair, and another 70 million for sewage plant projects. all in all, virginia is expected to receive nearly 4.8 billion stimulus dollars. earlier today governor cane paid a visit to an employment officer in alexandria meeting with staff members and people there looking for work. virginia's unemployment rate was up slightly last month at 7.2%. that is below the national average 9.5%. the district can't afford to give you a sales tax holiday this year so they're repealing the tax holiday set for next month and that will save the city $640,000. it provided a nine-day exemption in previous years for $100 or less for school supplies. michael vick is officially a free man. >> the suspended nfl quarterback was released from home detention

today after completing his dog fighting sentence. fred haber joins us now with what's next for vick. >> at the moment michael vick's football life is still on hold because even though he is, as you say, a free man in the eyes of the government, when it comes to the nfl he's still in professional jail. at his home in hampton, virginia, this morning, federal marshals arrived to remove the monitoring device he'd been wearing as part of his confinement for the last two months. he's now free pending supervised probation for three years, but in terms of football he remains suspended by the nfl and his pass back to the league is neither clear or certain. he must convince the commissioner that he is remorseful for his crimes although the league has not described how, beyond words, vick is expected to do that. goodell is expected to meet with vick this summer and his office released this statement tord. the review of vick's status is ongoing but we're providing no other details at this time. vick is apparently going to begin training to get back into

shape. he's about to hire the renouned trainer tom shaw who has worked with people like peyton manning. what team, if any, would sign him, is questionable. we'll answer that question coming up. >> thanks, fred. much needed rain moving into our area tonight. meteorologist topper shutt on the terrace with your forecast first. don't have the umbrella up yet. >> i have it handy. and i would keep it handy the next several days. kind of the same pattern the next few days. here's your forecast first now. for tonight, mostly cloudy skies, it will be fairly comfortable, though, despite showers and clouds. temperatures still go too down into the 6 -- go down into the 60s. winds at 5 to 10 ut of o thef north to northeast. lot of moisture streaming northward.no hotelyeavyrr auglt southern maryland has heavy rain. rain to the west and sou otof

.wn live. dpler 9000. you see a lot ofct aivity aut oi o ghway 6. dararandd,ea hvy ow ers in chlesou d cnty,own tordwa benedict,rdvein erythgs r o the north, actually north northwest at 10 miles an hour. we will come back. we'll talk about this pattern, when it's going to break, and if the clouds will keep the temps down all week or are the 90s lurking around the corner. that and cool video from arizona coming up. . and a huge brush fire threatens to cancel flights in and out of one of the nation's major airports. we're hearing the prayers out of idaho after onef oo their own is captured by the taliban. the latest, coming up.

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heading up. the dow finished up 104 points to close at 8848, the nasdaq climbed 22 points and the s&p 500 rose 10. right now a major u.s. military offensive is underway to try to rescue a soldier in afghanistan. as joel brown reports, the taliban's decision to release a video of that captured soldier this weekend is sparking outrage. >> my name is bowe bergdahl. >> reporter: the united states is working around the clock to rescue an american soldier captured in afghanistan. . >> we are very concerned about the kidnapping of our american soldier and are working to do all we can to obtain his safe release. >> reporter: 23-year-old bowe bergdahl vanished off a u.s. base early this month and was not heard from until saturday when the taliban posted this video on line. >> american people have that power to bring me home.

>> reporter: the u.s. calls the 28-minute video nothing but propaganda and says finding the captured soldier is a top priority. >> our commanders are sparing no effort to find this young soldier. and i also would say my personal reaction was one of disgust at the exploitation of this young man. >> reporter: bergdahl's neighbors in hayley, idaho, had known he was kidnapped but they stayed quiet, fearing for his safety. >> that's just the respect that we have here in this community for each other. >> reporter: friends are gathering at a coffee shop where bowe worked before enlisting in the army last year. the owner says family members are relying on each other to get through this tough time. >> they're doing okay. i mean, well, to be expected. they have a strong family. >> reporter: the obama administration says it's doing all it began to kind and free bergdahl but that negotiating with the taliban is out of the question. joel brown, cbs news, white house. the hailley idaho chamber of

commerce says the town's supply of yellow ribbons is running out. the family has been overwhelmed by the outsupporting of support during this extremely difficult situation and that their soul focus right now is seeing their son return home safely. >> at this hour a fast moving brush fire still burning near sacramento. dry conditions are allowing the flames to spread quickly and fire crews are having a tough time keeping up. part of the blaze is near the airport. it can lead to delays or evacuations if the flames get too close. firefighters from several cities in the phoenix area are working at a massive fire burning at a warehouse in glendale. this warehouse is used to store cardboard boxes so you can imagine the kindling there. no injuries have been reported. >> they could use our weather system, topper, they could use rain to help with that. >> they can. that one may have been started by lightning, believe it or not. >> really? >> we have video from a place

you might not associate storms with, phoenix. a lot of lightning with this storm. if you hear thunder, you need to go indoors. when thunder roars, go indoors. good thing to keep in mind. heavy rain around phoenix. knocking out traffic lights and power. remember, out there the soil don't allow to percolate in so it's essentially run off. half an inch of rain creates serious flooding. for us, next three days, we improve a little bit. temps go up a little, too. 81 tomorrow. i think that's a bargain for this time of year. couple of showers possible, but who cares. 85 on wednesday, couple of storms possible, and then on thursday we get close to our average high. temperatures in the upper 80s, and again, a chance for a few showers and thunderstorms. tonight, mostly cloudy and comfortable. there will be some showers around. low temps in the 60s. winds out of the northeast at 5 to 10. this is live radar right now,

little bit of shower activity up 270 toward frederick, but past warrenton heavy activity and more down toward charles county. we'll put this into motion. what's going to happen in the next hour or so, we're looking at a gradual movement of this off to the north. again, a lot of this is going to break up in the next, say, hour or two. so i'd keep the umbrella handy if you're inside the beltway. this is the heaviest activity so far down route 4, down 301 and down 5. this is also moving off to the north. so it will head over toward baden and brandy wine in the next hour. back to the computer we go. clouds, upper 70s, 77 in vienna. tomorrow, mostly cloudy and mild. maybe a shower. by afternoon cloudy but pleasant. yes, you can have a pleasant day with clouds and the threat of

showers, particularly in mid-july. about 80 for a high. all right. microcast, we'll put this into motion. tonight, quiet. showers possible north of us tomorrow and a couple of sprinkles or showers up toward frederick as we get into tomorrow morning. more clouds than anything with this pattern over the next couple of days. temps will be going up. zone forecast now, maybe a somehow, 80 manassas, 82 woodbridge, 80 downtown. satellite picture, radar combined, this moisture just kind of streaming up to the north. area of high pressure off to the east. that's going to keep it damp for the next couple of days. next seven days, 81 tomorrow, maybe a storm. better chance for a few storms on wednesday and thursday. mid-80s on wednesday, upper 80s on thursday. then flirting with 90. not done that much this year. we cannot complain. 89 on friday, 90 saturday, sunday, and monday, and a few storms possible on sunday and

monday. >> and we're coming up just a lovely weekend. >> phenomenal weekend. like vermont. >> it was very good. >> a maryland woman turns her environmentally friendly idea into a money-maker. i can say that. >> you got it! and it couldn't have come at a better time for her family. we'll tell youp or u.e,xt ne

. i'm howard bernstein with your living green tip of the day. use a pool cover to reduce evaporation. the average pool is 18 by 36 feet and if you don't use a cover you can lose as much as 7,000 gallons a year just to evaporation. and pool covers also warm up the water. can you get more tips at wusa9.com, just click on living green. . apollo astronauts celebrating the 40th anniversary on the steps to the moon. they're on a new mission. >> they want america to lead another space race, one that puts man on mars. >> reporter: a man on mars should be the next giant leap for mankind. apollo 11 crewmen, buzz aldrin, neil armstrong, and michael collins met with president obama on monday hoping to push a new president to a new frontier, the

red planet. >> the eagle has landed. >> reporter: neil armstrong and buzz aldrin have never lost their pioneering spirit. >> we, the planet earth, are going to send people one day to the surface of mars. >> reporter: astronauts for many of the apolo missions agree it should happen. they want the mystery solved: can mars sustain life. >> the human brain on mars and then we can answer that question. >> reporter: nasa will launch an orbeter this summer for more investigation. the i astronauts acknowledge the difficulty of a human flight. >> it puts us in a situation where we need new technology and new capabilities to go to mars. >> reporter: they say the mars surface must be the next race in space. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: the president has

commissioned a review of nasa's human space flight plan. the men who walked on the moon now dream of mars. they hope the president will turn that dream into a reality. >> president obama said the apolo crew inspired the scientists of today. he compared their accomplishments to one of his own goals, america having the highest high school graduation rates in the world by 2020. nasa is celebrating today's 40 and verse' with a giant moon pie. [ laughter ]. >> yes, it looks delicious. it is oversized and it will be available one slice at a time at the kennedy space center in cape canaveral. it is 40 inches in diameter, 6 inches high, it weighs 55 high, and has chocolate and marshmallows. >> there's a baby in there!

>> dramatic vad yo of a neighborhood's desperate struggle to save a child inside that burning car. it's a heroic story you don't want to miss.

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. welcome back. let's reset some of the top stories in the news now. at least four dui cases in virginia have been overturned so far by a supreme court ruling. the court requires breathalyzer teches in court for cross-examination. a forensic technician testified at the bonita jacks trial in a dc courtroom today. that technician found in detail what he found in the home of the jacks family where they lived. bonita jacks may have lived in that home for 7 months before the remains of her four daughters were found. jacks is on trial for the murders of her daughters.

suspend the nfl star vick's sentence is done. his client's confinement is now over his his attorney and that clears the way for a possible return to pro football. . tonight a report from hero central with amazing video of residents risking their lives to get to a child trapped inside a burning car. it shows neighbors using clubs and their bare hands to break through the windshield. eric rucker has the frantic rescue from milwaukee. >> reporter: a mother and her two children trapped inside a vehicle inferno. >> there's a baby in there! >> reporter: residents pour into the streets knowing every second inside the car could be deadly. the mom and her 2-year-old are first out but the 4-year-old is

still trapped and time is ticking. >> whoa! >> reporter: finally those on the scene including an offduty officer and firefighter get the child out with second and third degree burns, but alive. >> if people wouldn't have came out and helped that child in that backseat he would have perished in that burning vehicle, yes. >> reporter: officials say the driver may have fallen asleep before slamming into a tree, then came the flames and what seems like all of the area's residents. >> you just do what you have to do and think about it later, and just something that you have been exposed to in the past and you just, you know, you try and save somebody's life. >> something like that, it's terrible, but we tried the hardest to get the kids out, you know, and i'm still shaking, probably haunt me for a long time, but thank god we were there and the offduty firefighters were there. >> now, that was eric rucker reporting.

today at city hall milwaukee's mayor honored the two offduty firefighters and the offduty officer who pulled the people out of the car. the rescue effort was truly a team effort, they say. >> if it wasn't for the citizens that were bashing that window open that gave us access to the child, you know, things would have been different. if that person didn't come forth with that pocket knife things would have been different. if that lady didn't come through with that garden hose, you know, the burns sustained to that child would have been much more severe. officerobler obleski gave us 5 or 10 seconds with fire extinguishers and that gave us 5 or 10 seconds between this boy living or dying. it was a tremendous team effort. i'm proud to be part of milwaukee. people put differences aside, everybody came together to

perform a miracle. >> firefighters john and joel were driving to pick up a birthday cake when they saw the fire. they were treated for burns on their arms and hands as you saw on that video. can you see the entire video at wusa9.com. tell us about your hero while you're there. when the economy tanks and your husband loses his job, what does a stay at home mother do? in this case, she starts a business. >> reporter: sonia prepares a cup of joe, and in this case it's her own company from her company, the evergreen home. >> and i knew i want to do something i was passionate about which is the whole organic food line. >> reporter: two years ago when the economy declined and her husband's job was suffering, she took her own work experience as a nasdaq market analyst and launched evergreen and the coffee took off. >> whether the market is down or

up, people are going to drink coffee. they want their coffee. >> reporter: her coffee roasting facility is in maryland. >> and we can channel the coffee into an appropriate silo so that no one has to lift the product. >> reporter: the fair trade coffee beans are grown in the rain forest are forest in latin america and africa. >> the recycled steel cans it's packaged in is one of the most recyclable products on earth. >> reporter: she says it wassard but worth it. today the coffee is stocked at three area whole foods. >> there are times when i just about wanted to just cry or just throw my hands up and say, i can't do this any more. you have to balance family and business and they're demanding. this company is like my third

child that's never getting weaned. when it gets hard, my advice is, don't give up. keep your eye on the prize. >> reporter: peggy fox, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> she has big dreams for her coffee. she wants it to be stocked in every grocery store in the country. if have you a stay-at-home business you'd like to share, go to momslikeme.com and share it. president obama continues his push for health care reform. he paid a visit to the children's national health care center today. he says the need for health care change is urgent and indisputable. >> even as america's families have been battered by spiraling health care costs, health insurance companies and their executives have reaped winfall profits from a broken system. we've talked this problem to death year after year, but unless we act and act now none of this will change. >> meanwhile a new poll suggests support for the president's position on health care reform

in the u.s. is slipping. a washington post abc news survey says since april president obama's approval rating on this issue has declined from 57% to 49, while his disapproval rose from 29% to 44%, again, on health care reform. the president will try to sell health care reform to the nation and congress during a prime-time news conference that is wednesday night at 8. we will carry it live right here on wusa 9 and wusa9.com. >>. coming up, a possible shake-up on tv's popular show. you wear it for one day, but how the wedding dress can give you something back. and introducing us to a local swimmer to turns a close call with tragedy into swimming success. that story to come. topper. >> couple of sprinkles, we'll take you out with the pollen count. grasses are low, trees are low,

and mold spores are low. go to our website at wusa9.com, click on the weather tab and follow the dropdown memory for the allergy updates. we'll come back talk about more owers, heat, and the weekend. every day about 30 women in the u.s. learn that they have cervical cancer. that's why i chose to get my daughter vaccinated. i chose to get my daughter vaccinated when her doctor and i agreed that the right time to protect her is now. because it's about prevention. (nice) gardasil is the only cervical cancer vaccine that helps protect against four types of hpv. two types that cause seventy percent of cervical cancer and two more types that cause other hpv diseases. i chose to get my daughter vaccinated because the cdc recommends that girls her age get vaccinated. gardasil does not treat cervical cancer or other hpv diseases. side effects include: pain, swelling, itching, bruising, and redness at the injection site,

headache, fever, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, and fainting. gardasil is not for women who are pregnant. gardasil may not fully protect everyone and does not prevent all kinds of cervical cancer, so it's important to continue routine cervical cancer screenings. i chose to get my daughter vaccinated because i want her to be one less woman ask your daughter's doctor adasil.

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in arlington, at st. charles church. >> reporter: that was last april. now with her house on the market and a new baby on the way, bridgette hendrikson decided to take her memories to the bank >> i felt guilty because i know you can donate wedding dresses. i thought well, let me try to sell it first. that's the dress. >> reporter: call it a booming niche business. >> a champagne colored wedding dress with a chapel train. >> reporter: at preowned wedding dresses.com, sellers pay $25 to list theirer dresses on t site. bulrsea d directlyea with these erll and the seller gets all theroer pceeds. >> p h andad i many people sendg me e-mailso send more photos, or to explain different parts of the dress. >> reporter: 4400 viewings later she got just under $500 and thank you note for her gown. >> she loved it, it looked great, it was what she wanted,

so i felt pleased. >> reporter: as she prepares for the next big event later this year there's a lot to do. >> we can take this out of the closet and set up a nursery and so that's one reason the money from selling the dress could really -- we're thinking what could we make another memory with. >> reporter: a simple dress that brings new meaningo the t phras rdt bp itwaayor rfouys,rno ke thw gown's thueet v ytr iuet atoc a lal store. ur s gie esquon lon and meak ic.ithowowsnt ahe erllses should provide as much lepoils aibpo tslo of photos, be honest, and have a reasonable price expectation. for more information, log on to wusa9.com and click on living smart. >> take one, take one. two out. >> six and a quarter. >> groceries can take a big chunk out of anybody's budget but tonight at 11 we'll show you how some people in our area are saving as much as 70% on their

food bill. it's local grocery action tonight only on 9news now at 11. sad news here, irish author frank mccourt has died. he is best known for his best selling book angela's ashes. he was diagnosed with meningitis a few weeks ago. he died yesterday. he was 78 years old. madonna was in france yesterday even though her concert scheduled for last night was cancelled there. she went to visit workers injured while putting up her stage at the local stadium. she spent time with the family of a man who was killed in the accident. two men died and eight others were hurt thursday when the set's roof collapsed and fell on the crew. is paula abdul leaving american idol? her manager tells the l.a. times he hasn't gotten a new contract for the singer to come back as one of the show's judges. earlier this year fox's

president called abdul an integral part of the show. we'll have to wait and see. auditions for the 9th season of idol begin next month. harry potter proved to be magic at the weekend box office. harry potter and the half blood prince earned nearly 80 million over the weekend and 159 mill in its first five days. you add that to the $237 million it's made overseas and this movie has raked in nearly $400 million worldwide. it's the best start in the history of this movie franchise. here's something fun and free for tonight. the tenth annual screen on the green kicks off this evening on the national mall. tonight it's close encounters of the third kind. you can always see that again. the movie begins at sunset on the mall between 4th and 7th. 9news now at 6:00 is about 15 minutes away and here's a look at what we have new for you tonight. a woman's sister and niece were

murdered. their killer never caught. now she says the rest of her family is in danger. plus, closing dc's budget gap. some neighborhood programs may pay the price. and commemorating the first space walk. soon you will be able to explore the moon. those stories all new tonight at six. you really can't complain on a monday when you're coming off a saturday and sunday like that. >> i know. >> you can't. and i want to emphasize, this is the hottest time of the year. so to have temperatures barely get out of the 70s and in the 50s at night? pretty nice. >> yes it is. >> we have video for you now. it was cloudy today but it kept the temps down a little bit and it was dry. folks got out in the northwest. nice day to get out. not worried about sun burning, breaking a sweat, that's good stuff. temps are going to be going up the next three days. 81 tomorrow, couple of showers, and then mid-80s on wednesday. that's still not bad. couple of thunderstorms possible. and then on thursday, we're

getting up there, upper 80s, again, with a few thunderstorms possible. now for tonight, mostly cloudy, still comfortable. not as cool because of the clouds. a few showers, lows in the 60s, winds northeasterly at 5 to 10. live doppler 9000, light activity has pushed from charles county northward working its way up i-95. nothing is heavy till you get down toward charles county and that is on the heavy said the past couple of hours. no watches oriedvisors out just occasionallyea hvy rain with this system. heavy activity just north of 66 now, up toward front royal and i-81. anything is drifting up to the north at about 10 miles an hour. not moving very fast, mind you. we'll zoom in to the south now, and this is the heaviest activity we can find, down toward, you know, la plaita and

mechanicsville. counter intuitive, moving north. move up 5 up to waldorf and brandy wine in the next hour, hour and a half. go back to the computer. temperaturewise, in great shape. lows tonight in the 60s. 81 in frederick, 80 downtown, 79 in manassas. tomorrow mostly cloudy, but pleasant. we have showers around. zone forecast all six zones on our website at wusa9.com. 830 winchester, 80 in fairfax, 82 down toward woodbridge, couple of showers possible. bigger chance to the west. downtown 81, 82 in buie, no small craft advisory. not a bad day to be on the water. visible picture if you're up in space looking down. this is what you see. look at the clouds moving from south to north. that's why the showers are moving from south to north. next seven days, 81 tomorrow, may be a couple of showers, thunderstorm or two on tuesday

and wednesday, maybe a shower on friday, almost 90, keep saturday dry for now around 90, and then showers and storms possible on sunday and monday with temperatures again hovering around 90. only two days in july with temperatures around 90. that's not bad. >> no. that's very good. >> we usually average 14. >> anita, we're joined but tie men who decided to come back from vacation to join us. it's been a while. >> it's been a while. >> we were starting to forget what they looked like. >> did you miss us? >> did we do fake air kisses. [kissing noises]. >> ask me what i did on my vacation? >> what did you do? >> i stayed home, i had a stay-cation. >> good for the budget. >> played with the boys. played a little lacrosse, ate crabs, maryland people, that's what we do. diving today, greg lugangis

remained in the competition and won the gold medal after hitting his head on the platform. here's a girl taking a page out of his book. >> reporter: emily knows the dive well, she knows how many steps it requires, the tension in the board, the focus necessary. she also knows the pain. >> it cut my whole hands and my fingernails were black and blue under them. >> reporter: as a sophomore she smashed her hand on the board while performing the dive. >> she's fortunate that she only broke her hand and didn't end up paralyzed. >> reporter: instead, h teehr broken bonesnd aee a cumbersome cast but despite the pain this he the fear of hitting the board again and a warning from her doctor. >> he said there's a chanc that the bonesldouar cep sate. >> reporter: she decidedo epvedt in the district and state meets anyway with a little push from her coach. >> i did say, you're not doing

easier dive and safe. u ogo tt get back up on that horse. >> reporter: which she did, winning districts and qualifying for state. today she helps young divers overcome their fears, even though the memory of hers isn't far removed. >> i talked about it a lot, you know. where kids are scared they're going to hit the board. i said if you do it right and do the motions we teach you you're not going to hit the board. >> when i first started i was always scared but she just -- come near me and said alana you're doing great. >> when you say you can't do something she'll help you and get you to try it. >> reporter: just like emily's coach did for her when she needed it. david owens, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> and we wish emily good luck. she's headed to uva next year. she's going to think about diving for the calves. what great week for oakton high

school athletics. steve marino is also leading this weekend. a calm condition in pregnancy that can tak tee momso be by total surprise. our living well report is nextment fa

. okay, so you've probably heard about post-partum depression, but depression and anxiety during pregnancy may be more common. a survey of 800 women found 44% had these symptoms during their pregnancy. in tonight's living well report, we're looking at perinatal anxiety and how if left untreated it can be harmful for moms and your babies. >> reporter: to watch this scene you'd never guess that michelle a survived a tough battle with perinatal anxiety. she started doubting herself and worrying something would happen to her baby. >> uncontrollable crying fits.

trembling, shaking, just completely irrational thing. >> reporter: a doctor is leading a study into the condition. >> perinatal anxiety is when an expecting parent or a new parent has problems with worries, panic attacks, object sessional thoughts, compulsive rituals. >> reporter: all moms and dads worry about the upcoming birth of their newborn, but they cross the line into perinatal anxiety when they impede their ability to function every day. a young woman working may not be able to do her job. a stay at home mom. >> isn't able to shop, lays in bed worrying all day, or another child in the house, no longer is carrying for her other child. >> reporter: if the anxiety continues after birth it often accompanies post-partum depression. many women hard their symptoms out of embarrassment. >> the common reaction is snap out of it. there's nothing wrong with you. this is normal. but that is not the case.

but these women need help. >> reporter: medication is available but not always right for pregnant women. >> it helps patient to change habits of thinking and behaving that form of vicious cycle that keep the anxiety problem going. >> reporter: without treatment experts say there can be serious consequences. >> number one, the woman will just not enjoy and have the same quality of life and enjoyment of her pregnancy, and number two, if this persists into the immediate post-partum period there are some significant adverse effects on her baby. >> reporter: such as preventing baby from bonding with mom. michelle opted for therapy. >> it's the last thing you want to be going through when you're supposed to be happy about this wonderful future you're going to have with your child. >> reporter: the researchers found women who have this type of anxiety and depression during their pregnancy are nearly twice at the risk of giving birth early of having a preemie so

there are health risks for the baby as well. it's important to get treatment. go to wusa9.com and click on living well, we have more symptoms pregnant women can look out for and treatment options. >> morn important information. a woman who lost her sister and niece to violence says her family is still a target. >> we're always on at wusa9.com, stay with us. 9news now continues. i never thought it could happen to me...

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