we portion county. wiwell zowein d anshow you d saint leonard to plum point and e. dick there some heavier erth showstthieufavst f s there. the heaviest stuff is infrom prn frs fr om prince frederick quite to omitque to huntingtown and moving to the north northwest at 20 e miles e asteater es youeather computers as you step e doth orthe do70s. grab the umbrella. could be a spotty shower. as far as the traffic is concerned that's angie's department. >> yeah. that's my specialty and i'm here to deliver. hello, everybody. it is a new hour here early on this tuesday morning. so great to have you join us. we begin with realtime graphics. showing you that route 4, branch avenue, suitland parkway, all of this area and these roads are accident free. good news there. taking it outside and check out the outer loop from 95 to georgia avenue. we are seeing a little volume but no major delays. we are keeping things going.

we flip on the camera and show you 270 and shady grove. this is near the shady grove road. that's not the right road but on 270 from 121 a lot of volume but after that montgomery village avenue to the split you are okay. 95 in virginia. a 40 minute drive if you are leaving fredericksburg to the capital beltway. no incidents there. and finally it is 15 minutes on 395 northbound from 95 over to the 14th street bridge. overall a nice ride so far. now over to andrea. >> thank you, angie. right now the barrels and barriers are up at 18 rest stops along virginia highways. they are victims of bug cuts. this closest one 0 tour area are along 95 in dale city in ladysmith an 66 in manassas. that's with we find digital correspondent armando trull this morning. armando? >> reporter: i just finished an interesting conversation with a military veteran who's been a caretaker at this rest stop for

the last three years and he says the reason folks use the rest stop is varied. yes, they use it to take a bathroom break or get rid of litter in their car and use it when they are sleepy so they don't fall asleep and have an accident and they also come here to play with children in green areas and for some families left homeless in the crisis this is a safe haven for them spend the night. as of today a 18 safe havens in virginia are gone. >> reporter: the virginia department of transportation closed 18 highway rest stops and many motorists are angry. >> pretty inconvenient to be honest with you. >> reporter: how inconvenient? the average distance between stops will now be 120 miles. >> people have to go to the bathroom and people pull up here when they are too tired and traveling. the next rest stop is maryland. who's going to wait that long to get out here? are they are facing a $2.6 billion budget defense over the next two year and closing the

stops will save them $9 million a year. >> it is important enough to try to fund find the money somewhere evidence. >> reporter: it might be through a plan proposed by governor kaine who wants to operate commercial kiosks and coffee shops at the rest stops as a way to cover the costs of staff and maintaining the facility. the plan had been defeated earlier by the virginia general assembly. >> now the rest stop closures have become a hot button issue in the race for governors. all the candidates say they have to open but right now the rest stop behind me, which is the only one open on i-66 in part part of manassas is slated for closure in september. reporting live armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. well as armando said some in virginia want to save the rest areas by adding gas stations or restaurants and it would require federal approve. it is allowed in other states because the rest stops are operated on toll roads or

grandfathered in. center for atoy safety and public citizens tell the new york times that congress didn't want the highway traffic safety administration to do any lobbying, just gather data with regard to cell phone safety. closing the dc bug gap they are considering a range of fee and taxes to close a deficit that could reach $1 billion by 2011. among the 0 posals according to the washington examiner, a .9% tax bracket for people earning more than $500,000 a year. a 3 cents gas tax increase to bring dc's tax in line with maryland an a tack on snack foods. councilman believes freezing or cutting wages for city employees is better than raising taxing. president obama says that

he is hoping for a positive end to the u.s. soldier being held captive in afghanistan. a video of private first class bowe bergdahl was released other the weekend. he was taken last month by the taliban in eastern afghanistan. it is still unclear how they captured him. joint chiefs chairman mike mullin says forces are at work to find bowe bergdahl. >> there are extensive, vast, 24/7 and we are doing absolutely everything we can to get him back. >> the pentagon has condemn the release of the video with the private. it calls it exploitation and disgusting. right now at wusa9.com, hear from the parents of scott o'grady. he was shot down over bosnia in ' 85. find out their advice for the family of private bowe bergdahl. the story is on our virginia news page. followup to two big story we covered last week.

a second child injured in a riverdale park fire has died. 7-year-old jay alexander farrell died on sunday night. his 5-year-old brother died on friday. investigators say unattended food on the stove started the fire. we have learned the woman shot in mclean, virginia last week has also died. police say that john valentineny shot hillary bradford on tuesday and held police at bay for a day before shooting himself. jessica doyle is back with another living smart report and you say the line between rich and poor is growing wider. >> that's right. a new report out and it shows the wealth gap in america is getting even wider. the "wall street journal" reports that executives and highly paid employees sea one third of all pay in the united states. and now nce the social security administration data show idpa du redipaid individuals receive $2.1 trillion of the $6.4 trillion in total u.s. pay in 2007. now, those enmponalsaticosanumb

don'include certdon benefit ce an stk payouts. in the five years ending in 2007, earnings for the average american worker rose by 24% and the richest americans . me> me>>tieranth e is by 48%. meantime there is good news fothe economy out. back to school shoppers are feeling less thrifty. a study finds s 64% of respond dents plan to enspd less on back to scolhospshopping this year. that's down from the 71% that said last year they plan to 43end less r of% espond santofs y they will reduce spending by $100. that's down 48% from last year. barnes & noble is getting serious about selling digital books. it is launching an-bookstore with 700,000 tightals. best sellers will cost 9.99. book formats will not support amazon.com's kindle of sony reader devices but instead support the iphone, ipod touch, blackberry smart phones, window

and mac computer and e-reader device that is due out early next year. what we are seeing is a turf war starting between these different formats. >> i just got my kindle and was looking forward to that but i have other choices. singer chris brown is publicly apologizing for attacking his girlfriend. in february right before the grammy awards brownnose we rested for beating rihanna. he pled guilty and will be charged next month. in a video post on his website he says he accepts full responsibility for his actions. >> i wish i had the chance to live those few moments again but unfortunately i can't. i cannot go in to what happened and most importantly i'm not going to sit here and make excuses. i take great pride in me being able to exercise self control and what i did is inexcusable. i'm sad and ashamed of what i have done. >> you can watch the video by going to wusa9.com.

it is on our water cooler page. it is past six. ten minutes the deals airlines and hotels are throwing their best customers and how to get them. and in three minutes, everyday people becoming heros as they rescue a baby from a burning car. >> but first the focus on maryland traffic and weather. here's howard. >> we start with live do ppr across southern maryland where we have showers. north of saint leonard to plum point, chesapeake beach not far from you and prince georges unty along 301. we have a few sprinkles. temperature-wise it is in the 60s and 70s out the erand maryland this morne g with western maryland sengeingthe 60s. down to 64 in cumberland where 60s to low 70s. a chance of a shower with mostly cloudy sky and highs in the lower 80s angie? >> maryland, it is all about you right now. we are tracking the outer loop in your neck of the woods but first how about looking at 270.

109 to 121 we are delayed but montgomery village avenue to the beltway we are okay. let's move it over to the outer loop from 95 to georgia. you are doing fine. maybe a five-minute drive. the commute is light. finally we are flying 5 -- 50 westbound in maryland from the bay bridge to the beltway. a clear commute. it is 6:10. 9 news now will be back after these messages. the flea. just one in your home can turn into thousands-fast, infesting carpets, furniture, even your bed. to stop an infestation, ask for frontline plus. it quickly kills fleas, their eggs, and larvae-even ticks. it's waterproof. and one dose lasts all month long. fleas are nobody's friends. ask for the vet's #1 choice for dogs and cats-frontline plus.

b@ it is 6:11. in the hero central report, kristin fisher has an amazing story with some amazing video. good morning. >> good morning. boy, we really do have some heros for you guys this morning

and these guys are the real deal. two off-duty milwaukee firefighters risk their lives to save a woman and her two children from a burning car and the entire rescue was caught on tape. here's eric from milwaukee. >> get away. >> a mother and her two children trapped in a vehicular infern know. >> there's a baby in there! >> reporter: residents pour in to the street knowing every sec the three are caged inside could be deadly. the mom and 2-year-old are first out but the 4-year-old is still trapped and time is ticking. >> give me the kid. >> whoa. >> reporter: finally those on the scene including an off-duty office 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 this that backseat he would have perished in the burning vehicle, yes. >> officials say the driver may

have fallen asleep before slamming in to a tree. then came the flames and what seems like all of the area's residents somewhere. >> you do what you have to do and think of it later and just something that you have been eck posed to in the past and you try to save somebody's life. >> something lake that it is terrible but we tried the hardest to get the kids out and i'm still shaken up and it will probably harm me for a long time but thank god we were there and the off-duty firefighters were there. >> a remarkable story i know if you would like to learn more able those heros, go to dave statter's blog at statter 911 at wusa9.com. and if you know of a hero in our community we'd love to hear about it. e-mail the hero central team at heros@wusa9.com and andrea, you know, i have watched that video a few times this morning and it is is still hard believe what you would do in that situation.

i mean just rushing to the car, reaching in to a burning car and the car could explode at any minute. it is impressive. heros at their best. >> thank you. in the news now at 6:14 on this tuesday morning, while you slept, california lawmakers reached a deal to close the state's massive $26 billion deficit. we told you the state is lit rally printing ious. the deal still has to be finalized. two people are in critical condition after this crash that happened on monday at belmont ridge road in loudoun county, virginia. nine people in all were hurt. and people in arizona are coping with triple degree heat and without air conditioning. heavy rain and wind knocked out the power in the outskirts of phoenix. the high there today will reach 112 degrees. and here's howard. we are nowhere near that, thank goodness. >> i'd find a cave. something like that. get talking about our weather.

a little rain in spots. a lot of folks didn't see it and this morning a little rain, as well. starwith southern maryland and that's where we hastve vi u if. yo know somebody at the beach in ocean it is rayo g met there this morning as well and not that pretty of a day. in southern maryland heavier showers there. in inrtpa of calvert county, moving upup to frederick, all moving to the north, maybe 20 miles an hour and lighter showers across portions of prince georges county. as we zoom in one more time, east of benedict here and saint leonard, all of this will be moving in that direction. hundredingtown a little west this morning. get the forecast first with the next three days 83 and showers. spotty here and there. tomorrow and thursday, mid to upper 80s with the chance we will bubble up an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. mostly cloudy, isolated showers, 60s an 70s to start. we will see low 80s, maybe even

85 in a spot or two but still a shower is possible. wins southeast five to ten. as the winds become more southerly tonight and tomorrow we will watch some coastal tidal flooding there. a new moon and a wind will kick in. water levels will be high. 63 to 73 overnight. rainfall for the mob ha month has been midly. two inches in the hole. yesterday some heavy showers and storms. had an inch and a half to two inches across northern st. marys and southern calvert counties they got the rain and this morning a little bit there. that's what we are looking at. shower activity but the bulk of the rain off shore and in western pennsylvania. got cloud cover overnight. time lapse showing we still have a cloudy morning out there. not even looking at breaks right now. 71 with a northeast wind at seven and the temperatures from the 60s west. low 70s many in town.

and the unsettled pattern will be with us off and on for much of the week. however, the seven day shows temperatures are going up. today 83. tomorrow 86. thursday 87. still a scattered shower or thunderstorm. 90 degrees by the weekend and looks like sunday a better chance of storms than saturday. it is 6:16. time for traffic. thank you, howard. hello, everybody. thanks for joining us so early on this tuesday morning. we begin with a live shot of 95 northbound where from the prince william parkway to lorton we are bow low speed. but overall no significant delays have set in. things are slowing down on 395 as we take that camera shot. & pass duke a lot of brake lights. lake this so to seminary. cowboy ray in my live chat room wants to know what's the deal on this road. we are live from the fairfax county parkway. i can tell you from u.s. 15 to

the roosevelt bridge looking at a 38 men commute. volume is building around 50. 270 southbound. 35 minutes from 70 to the capital beltway. that drive time is growing. finally wrap it up with 95 and the bw parkway. no complaints out of baltimore past powder mill to 495. now over to andrea. >> thank you. it is 6:18. we have been telling you airlines, hotels and other areas of the tourism business are doing everything they can to get your money these days ney ththese days. inrege lyttgetting creative. the headline in "usa today" hotelsnd airlines offer treats to lure customers. managing editor lauren ashburn is here to tell us what they are doing. >> did you ever play rock paper scissors. >> yes. >> rock, paper, scissors or rock paper scissors shoot. it was a tie. it was a tie. so that's what you do.

hotel monaco, morrisson house will having a contest. if you can come in and beat them at rock paper and scissors you get an upgrade and if you do a high school la hoop you get a free upgrade. >> do i have to bring my own high school la hoop. >> i think they provide it but it wouldn't hurt. there are a lot of cookie promotions going on right now. british airways is having an essay contest for adults and you have to say why you have to travel for business. they will award 1,000 people and put them on the same flight so you can network while you are traveling around. starwood hotels are offering a free concert if you book for natasha benning field. they will put you the contest and we talked to the university of maryland marketing chair and he said there is only one reason they are doing this and that is because demand is down. they don't have to do this in

good times. >> all right. >> so get in on it and rock paper scissors shoot. we cancel each over out but i can do the hoola hoop. the nats try to snap their losing streak and the orioles game comes down to the final pitch. the signs of new, john barry made wd-40 a household name and household tool but it wasn't designed to be used there. what was it designed to be used on movie projectors, tractors or missiles? think you know the answer? we will find out if you are correct when we come back. fa

it was made to keep missiles rust free. wd stands for water displacement. the 40 mean the formula worked on the 40th try. in sports the nationals

became the first team in seven years to drop the first four games for a new mid season manager. last night game five. the nats hosted the mets. and new york on the board early. an rbi double in the first made it 2-0. in the second the mets tacked on three more. the rally was capped off by daniel murphy's rbi single. the nats lose 6 - 2. washington has dropped six in a row. pitcher scott olson is probably done for the season. doctors town he had a tear on his left shoulder. the team put him on the disabled list over the weekend. plenty of drama in the bronx. the orioles and yankees were tied at the ninth. at the plate matsui. >> there it goes. deep to right. see ya. >> a walk off home run by matsui and the orioles lose it

2-1. >> the time 6:24. in ten minutes where you can get a free pastry for breakfast today. and ahead we check in with the space shuttle "endeavor" after the great space walk, what is on tap today? here's angie. >> we are live from the key bridge and m street where more drivers are moving without incident. the local roads you take we will have them when we come back. >> nice this morning on the weather terrace. it is a dry, pleasant morning although some showers are lined up. i will show you that and have the rest of the forecast when 9 news now returns. wow, is this... fiber one honey clusters? yes.

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check out this rare find. a new jersey man and his fen dug up clams for dinner last week. when they cracked one open they found a pearl inside, not just any pearl but a purple one. a pearl like that can fetch $25,000. not bad for something inside of a free dinner. thank you for starting your tuesday with us. i'm andrea roane. meteorologist howard bernstein is live on the weather terrace with the tuesday forecast. >> good morning, howard. >> good morning. i clammed in long island and all i got was a cut foot. -- i never found a pearl. it 60s blr pe60s and low 70s. live doppler will take you to

southern ndmary we. ry have en shtching ershows and rainy at the beaches but the showers are drifting to the north. in charles county it had dissipated east frederick, east of ben dick iswh ere we see the heaviest activity moving up route 2 and ngmimi down at a good clipod the cllo70w s w s in mostmospots. 54 in oakland. 61 winchester we are at 71 in washington and a lot of clouds and looks like highs above th at 80 -degree markbut could see a shower. so grab the umbrella. angie is watching the traffic for you. >> begin with an incident at maple wood drive. crash activity there. and we know that drivers are losing some lanes as crews take them away as needed. 66 eastbound overall approaching the beltway, rite now looking nice. 395, take it outside and show you we are slow from duke to seminary. you are looking at 95 here at

lorton road from the prince william parkway. that's where the backup begins. the outer loop. things are free flowing from college park to wisconsin. we will get there i promise. here's the 395 delay i told you about earlier. take it to the maps and i will show you 301 northbound at 22. that's where we have a disabled vehicle that is blocking the center lane. by overall route 4 and branch avenue are checking out okay. now over to andrea. >> president obama is calling house democrats to meet with him at the white house today. he wants to push his health care reform plan. speaking a children's national medical center in the district yesterday, the president urged action saying "we have talked this problem to death." >> this is about a health care system that is breaking america's families, breaking america's businesses and america's economy. and we can't afford the politics of delay and defeat when it comes to health care. >> reporter: those strong words come as republicans are

stepping up their opposition to the plan. here's what michael steel had say on monday. >> obama, pelosi want to start to build a cole loss sal closed health care system where washington decides. republicans want it support an open health care system where patients and doctors make the decisions. >> reporter: one concession on new taxes to pay for health care, house speaker nancy pelosi wants to raise the knicks level from $350,000 to $1 million. the flu vaccine you get later this year will not protect against the h1n1 virus. the food and drug administration's newry approved vaccine will offer protection from three common flu strains but an h1n1 vaccine is still in development. doctors say it is still important to get the seasonal flu shot. thousands of people especially chronically ill and small children die from the flu every year. the et cofounder sheila johnson says she is a life-long democrat but she is supporting

the republican in virginia's gubernatorial race. she has endorsed bob mcdonnell. she says he is best suited for picking virginia's economic problems. johnson was the second largest donor to the tim kaine campaign. turning an the economy could mean reopening highway rest areas. 18 in the commonwealth are now closed. it is a move that is new this this morning armando trull is along 66 with the story. >> take a look. this is what is greeting thousands of motorists throughout the common wealth as they pull up to rest stops in virginia. barricade and barrels saying they are no longer welcome at 18 rest stops throughout the state. the virginia department of transportation is facing a $2.6 billion deficit over the next six years and closing these stops will close -- save $54

million. less rest stops will mean many drivers including truckers will have to waste more time and gas. >> they are more convenient, you know, you are off and on in two secs. you stop at a truck stop and it is 20 minutes our of your way. >> reporter: aaa says the closures will contribute to littering on the highway and accidents by motorists who stop on the road to answer the call of nature. >> what about the people that come down and have to change pampers and go to the bathroom. >> we will have to find another way home. we won't come through virginia. >> reporter: it is not a laughing matter for many virginia state officials who recognize the impact these closures will have on tourism and commercial revenue and are looking at a host of measures that will allow reopening the facility. you are now looking at a live image of the rest stops over dale on i-95. they have been closed. as we said, a total of 18 rest stops closed already. if you come back to me now we will also tell you the rest

stop on the westbound side of 66 in manassas is slated for closure in september and officials are telling me it is part of the budget cutting they are looking at cutting back the safety patrols those vehicles that help strand motorists. it is because of the $2.6 billion bug deficit we were telling you about. live in manassas, armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> we have some good news for motorists those who are suffering through the roadwork in hagerstown, maryland the improvements will be done soon. the 3 1/2 million dollars project should wrap up next month or early september at the latest. metro wants to crackdown on drivers who read while on the job. metro say the bus driver caught reading in a photograph will receive a written warning. this picture was published in the examiner. metro's current policy calls for the driver to be fired following the fourth offense

but it is looking at more serious punishments. drivers who tech behind the wheel will be fired immediately now. jessica doyle is here with another living smart report and she says a move by united airlines could hike fares across the board. >> it could be getting more expensive to fly for some folks. a move by united could raise ticket prices and steal business from some travel agents. they have stopped processing credit card transactions for certain travel agencies that mean those agencies will have to pay the 3 1/2% credit card processing fees that united currently absorbs. it would work out to be $17.50 on a $500 ticket. they say the costs will likely be passed on to customers and other airlines could follow suit, as well. they could avoid the costs by booking the flights on united website. a group of two-door cars are proving to be good safety and value for customers. they say the ford focus and

volvo c-30 received top scores in front end, side an rear crash tests. two door versions of the cobalt and civic are receiving top scores in front end tests as well as side tests. and the scion ct received acceptable in the front end and side test and the second lowest rating in ear tests. this morning starbucks is giving away a eepa tst o st who buys er geve . ve beverage. arrive before 10:30 a.m. or you e ofart ar luck and know if they run out of pastries no rain checks. early bird gets the worm. >> stampede. >> let's go. after the show. >> give me a few minutes. the wakeup call for the space shuttle "endeavor." & life is a highway i want to ride it all night long ♪ ♪

>> nasa gave the wakeup call to "endeavor" in the last 30 minutes. today the crew t ben to install equipment in the international space station. it follows the space walk. it was the second of the mission. astronauts stockpiled spare parts outside of the station. this was the 202nd space walk since the moon mission 40 year ago. we have come a long way since that apollo mission. you don't have to leave the house to explore the moon. there is a great resource to check it out. in five minutes kristin fisher takes us to space. but right now howard takes us to the commonwealth and our focus on virginia's weather. >> it is a quiet morning across virginia. a trace of rain for the entire month. the lawns have gone from green to brown and crunchy. temperatures in the 60s in many areas to the lower 70s. the shenandoah valley the the

cool stuff. closer to town we have temperatures in the upper 60s. we will have cloudy skies and a few breaks and sun and a couple of showers with highs in the low 80s. pour the coffee and drink it up. enjoy the ride, folks. 66 eastbound right now tracking zero problems from route 50 to 123 and beyond. let's go ahead and move it over to some more traffic. 395 northbound from duke to seminary, looks like from 95 to the 14th street bridge a 20- minute commute and we are flying southbound on the gw parkway. from the key bridge or from the beltway to the key bridge lanes are wide open. 9 news now will be right back. in the 1930s, farmers planted nutrient-rich soybeans...

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back to you in washington. >> thank you. it is 6:43. exploring the moon. you don't have to be an astronaut or the daughter of an astronaut, just someone that can surf the web. kristin fisher is in the to tell us more. >> there is google sky, google sky and google moon. yesterday in honor of the 40th anniversary of the lunar landing, google launched a 3-d n ogmoon. if you go to gog. coin m.is thinwill pop up. if you look under pothis specia apollo 11 logo you will see this height right here. it reads new land on the moon f u yogh.rt ic ik clist on this what will pop up and you will find all of the otown to down load thiso ftrewad an really ta kertuad l 3-tour of the surface of the moon. so, basically what this new verge of google moon does is

itlets you see what the apollo astronauts saw from the surface of the moon. the main feature is of course the 3-d atlas which is similar to the street view feature in google maps but instead of seeing car and buildings what you will see are crater and the apollo landing site. you can also folsom guided tour of the moon from afollow astronaut buzz aldrin and jack schmidt. and some presley unreleased footage captured from the lunar surface one of my favorite features is you can find the various types of exploratory equipment that humans have left on the surface of the moon. unless you are one of the 12 apollo astronauts of was lucky enough to land on the moon this is the best bet. andrea? >> thank you. here's howard bernstein. i was asking dr. fisher if they need a meteorologist in space and she said maybe.

>> maybe. >> howard is ready. >> very diplomatic which must be a quality of being a nasa astronaut. so i don't think i'm going to qualify there. go to weather right now. i will take you to a picture w got from the ocean city area. it is a wet boal dwark. don't feel so bad if u ardw ine the there. they will have a much wetter day than we are around here the bulk of the showers to the east. this morning a couple of showers. we will look at it in just a moment. wednesday and thursday a little warmer mid-80s with a couple of thunderstorms here and there. not a washout by any stretch and warmer than that as we head to the weekend. this morning, mostly cloudy and isolated shower or two. 60s and 70s. we will climb to the 80 to 85 range this afternoon with a spotty shower and thunderstorm. northeast winds becoming southeasterly at five to ten miles an hour and then mostly cloudy tonight. still a chance of a shower but these chances are not high enough to satisfy the needs we are running so dry here this

month of july. low 63 to 73. all of the moisture is going up to the north and hitting new jersey hard. coastal areas, delaware, maryland. around here some potty showers is all we are seeing -- some spotty showers is all we have seeing. it is quiet for most of us. in southern maryland, this is where we have been watching this one area of showers. pretty heavy by the way, a little while ago some rainfall rates in calvert county were running two inches an hour. showers across st. marys and prince georges county have fallen apart. these are weakening a bit because tough ride for the city here out of calvert county, huntingtown. east of ben dick here in calvert county. some heavy rain at times. back to the were computer and talk temperatures. 72 on the bay in on the bay.

national officially 71. northeast winds at seven and the humidity is 73%. frontal boundary off shore focusing the rain there. for us the moisture is trying to move in. spotty showers here and as long as this is close to us the temperatures will be in check but a warmup is coming toward the end of the week. seven day looks like this. 83 today. mid 80s tomorrow and thursday with a couple of storms here and there. by friday, saturday and sunday near 90 if not above it with a better chance on sunday in to monday the way it looks now. it is 6:48. angie? >> if you don't get the time i will take care of it. don't worry about it, howard. 270 slowing down from the montgomery village avenue to the capital beltway. no incidents or accidents at this time. moving right along to the outer loop we go. i like what i see.

north of the district it is moving great from 95 to georgia. the inner loop, light traffic right now. speaking of the inner loop, take you to virginia and show you real time graphics from the will song bridge 95 to 66 no incidents but drivers are below speed around the little river turnpike area. moving to 395 but taking a live shot. crawling along, watching the taillights stack from duke to seminary. that's just volume and we will wrap it up with inbound new york avenue. the drive through dc is incident free. we are slow from the times building to bladensburg road and that delay is building. now over to andrea. families of drunk driving victims are worried after at least four cases have been tossed out following a supreme court ruling. 19-year-old morgan cook died in a crash two years ago the driver of the car she was in was drunk. he served three years in prison. the cooks worry a new ruling will let drunk drivers go free.

>> the more the court system, all the way from the local courts to the supreme court does to gain the process i can assure you that numbers that are going down now for driving while impaired incidents are going to go back up. >> reporter: the ruling is based on the sixth amendment, the right to confront your accuser. the court ruled that includes breath test technicians because there are so few mores say it is too great of a burden. senator barbara mccoalesce is in a maryland hospital awaiting surgery on a broken ankle. she broke her ankle in three places while leaving church on sunday night. her spokesperson says he fell down some stairs she turned 73 years 'ole yesterday. in sports the nationals will try to snap their sick- game losing streak tonight against the mets. a bad major league debut last night for martin. he last four innings giving up five run anding ahits.

nats lose to the mets 6 -2. team usa scored three runs in the 3rdinning last night of the softball world cup finals. the americans beat australia to win the title. theout scored its opponent. 71 degrees hoar a at the information center. we told you last week about an attack on a popular virginia hiker/biker trail. in three minutes the new information from police. ico to see if you could save on homeowner's and renter's insurance too. for more information call 1-800-947-auto or check the yellow pages for an office near you. [tires screeching] [screech] accidents can happen anytime. that's why geico's here 24 hours a day, every day. geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance.

police in fairfax county released this sketch. it is man they think attacked a woman on the trail last week in vienna. it happened near the bridge to north side park. this is a live look from sky 9 at the rest stops on 95 in dale city, virginia. they closed overnight the reason budget cuts. and the wear gate hotel goes on the auction block. you'll need to put down at least $1 million deposit if you are interested. of course the complex was made world famous by the and 72 story. may see zee a few showers here and there today. highs between 80 and 85. you are watching 9 news now.

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message and it was another howard bernstein. i was wondering why you were ignoring me. we are stacked from montgomery village avenue toe beltway. 395 is heavy from duke to seminary but okay crossing the 14th street bridge. and 95 in virginia. 15 minutes from the prince william parkway to lorton an at wusa9.com we have a list of those 19 virginia rest stops that start to close today. >> i would never ignore you, angie. cloudy with a couple of breaks few showers and 83. we warm up and a couple of storms are possible. look at the temperatures by the week. we are talking 90 degrees. hope we get rain. as for wall street we are looking for a modest rally at the opening bell. a little flat this morning. >> more on the health care debate and a scandal involving a popular espn reporter. and at 9:00, what's behind the huge drop in crime and we are in the kitchen. >> and go to wusa9.com to get the news throughout the day. have a wonderful one, everybody. >> bye-bye.