morning. light showers in some areas. southern marylaar u yoe u quiet w noanw activity earlier. eveninth e dictst rithare quiet. look at fairfax and memogontry o county, lighter shshs. shyoyou heaviest stuff. meom in me. pon rt portion county a little light shower there on e oaltway prapching 50. go west, the heavy stuff is pri west virginia approaching romn. ers fotemoraowdesh ertherd anwe o leupt no couple not omfr r fafr e and the southern par ofthe viewing area. in the 80s today with showers and storms. angie, take it away. >> thank you, howard. are you ready to kick off the 6:00 hour. we sure are. it is half way through the workweek and we have live cameras for you. 66 eastbound clear from manassas to the beltway. right no no incidents or accidents to report. speaking of 495, take it to the maps and show you the inner loop. zoom out and show you 95 to 66. still tracking nothing but

green cars, telling us drivers are moving at speed. moving along, hey, maryland, 270 southbound. drivers are doing all right here, as well. we have volume building around the germantown road area down to montross. on the outer loop in maryland, no understand dens or accidents at this time. here's the live shot as we take you there, past new hampshire avenue. the taillights are moving fine and also 95 and the bw parkway, we will take it back to our realtime graphic out of baltimore, past 32 to powder mill to the beltway. both of these roads are checking out okay. that's a look at traffic. now over to andrea. at one past the hour we are following breakingwsout out of germantown, maryland. police are investigating a deadly shooting by one of ofthe own officers. nt cgoryy meountspokeswoman lucie ba urousays it happened on eagles nest court this morning. someone called 911 and then hung up. officers spahned to the scene. it is unclear what happened

after that but we know at least one officer shot and killed a man. he was found with a gun and a knife. the two officers on paid administrate leave. we have a crew on the way to the scene and we will have an update from them as soon as we can. friday will be the last day on the job for van's police chief. david baker will step down less than a week after he was accuse of drunk driving. digital correspondent, armando trull has the story. >> alexandria chief of police david p. baker has submitted his resignation and informed me he will retire as chief. >> reporter: baker ended his tenure as alexandria's top cop after arrested on saturday night for a drunk driving accident. his blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit and he failed several sobriety tests. he was driving a city suv when he hit a car trying to merge on to 66. the driver of the second car went to the hospital complaining of whiplash.

>> we are disappointed in what happened and the decisions made by chief baker the other night. >> reporter: sources close to the chief say it became apparent to the 40 year law enforcement veteran that given the circumstances of the accident and his arrest, to remain on the job would have compromised his ability to serve the city he protected for two decades. >> that was armando trull reporting ever the judge in the case of a woman accused of killing her four daughters should issue a ruling today. jacks is accused of killing the girls in their home and living with the remains for several months. the bodies with were discovered in january of tight by sheriffs deputies serving an eviction notice. the jacks case led to an overhaul of the district's social services department. former new york giant wide receiver plaxico burris is due in court today. the 31-year-old is scheduled to today before the grand jury investigating weapons charges. the charge stems from a

november 2008 shooting in which burress shot him in the leg with an unregistered gun at a new york city nightclub he faces up to 3 1/2 years in prison if convicted. this morning, federal agents are said to be in pakistan searching for an 8th man connected to a u.s.-based terror cell. the alleged ring leader daniel patrick boyd. he was arrested on monday in north carolina. he is charged with conspiracy to murder, kidnap, maim and injure persons abroad. boyd went to t.c. williams high school in alexandria in the mid-80s. his carolina neighbors reacted to the arrest. >> everybody in the neighborhood is just shocked. they are going through the house and probably bringing things out. >> just don't know this day and age. you just don't know who your neighbors are. >> reporter: boyd's mother s in the washington region. her listed address is at a condo in silver spring, maryland. when 9 news called they are residence, a man answered the

phone and refused to comment. boyd and the six other defendants are due in court tomorrow. a month after the deadly crash and the commute could be a slow one on the red line. metro has advice, take the bus. metro has been checking signals since the crash and that is causing the delays. a metro spokeswoman is reminding commuters the bus is another option and sometimes it can be faster than the train. metro says delays could go on l even after the investigation ends. fairfax county is cracking down on truck safety. officers and soldiers from ft. belvoir were doing inspections on tuesday in lorton. people living nearby have been complaining about the trucks there. out of the 23 truck stopped, 22 were ordered out of service because of safety violations. fall 13 schools across the district will undergo a renovation. not physically but of the curriculum. mayor fenty calls them feed- based catalyst schools. >> a fee based catalyst school

is a school that either has a science technology engineering and math curriculum, has an arts integration curriculum or a world-culture curriculum. >> reporter: school chancellor michelle rhee say the new curricula is part of the strategy to offer programs and initiatives that make parents want to send their children to public schools in the city. just da doyle is here with another "living $mart" report and a big potential on the web. >> this seems to be a day of deals and a big one on the internet. microsoft appears to have finally locked up rival yahoo in a long-awaited internet search partnership. they are taking aim at google's mm luanco di lead inthe most ivatalcrde th . e details are expected tobe announced today.

they are kelily lito lyshare revenue from search ads. and another deal, sprint nextel is buying virgin mobile usa one of the leading pre-paid wireless services. valued $483 million. do it doubles the size of sprint's prepaid business. nodgoews onodhe temploymen front. laid off works heare getting jobs back. a survey from wright management finds workers who workers who ld positions were altuacly tu hi by sreheem te eramoypl who let them go. the number is up from 13% in 0520 in some seca05s, organizations are realizing they may have cut too many positions during the height of the downturn. people are getting that phone call. >> like to hear that. here's a followup to a story you brought us last week. the bethesda chevy chase week is underway in montgomery county. get a two-course lunch of three- course dinner at a discounted

price. the owner of graphny -- gap gaffeny's restaurant says this is the busiest time of the year. >> really a boost in sales that we look forward to. people come out and try restaurants they wouldn't normally try. >> there are two dozen restaurants taking part. if you miss out there is another one in the winner. our time is 8 after the hour. in three minutes the story of two local police officers being hailed as heros this morning. in ten minutes, the cleanest beach and the ones to avoid. it's a story that is new this morning. but right now our focus on maryland's weather and traffic. here's howard. >> light rain showers. i want to show you live doppler hd. up to carroll county, owand olter some shs er south of bowie approaching a an west of 301 and prince geors ge county. some light showers in hd ur the mid to per 70s across

maryland. a steamy morning. 70 out west in cumberland but everybody else is basking in the heat and humidity and today scattered showers and storms. highs in the middle 80s angie has the maryland traffic. >> that's right. we are monitoring the situation out live in silver spring from georgia avenue and wayne avenue. and it looks like all is a go. moving to the outer loop between 95 and georgia avenue. more taillights building up but so far so good. 50 westbound. we are flying it. the disabled vehicle that was on the center lane is gone an you are clear to the beltway. we'll be right back.

time for detailly hero central update. more of us are being everyday heros just by donating our time. a new report finds 61.8 million americans volunteered last year. that's up 1 million people from the year before. and it adds up to 8.1 billion hours of donated time the top volunteer activity is fund- raising. and with a closer look at our volunteering habits we are joined by kristin fisher. >> good morning. we just want to take those number and break them down a little bit to show you guys exactly what volunteering rates look like in our area. look at these numbers. from 2006 until 2008, in washington, d.c., 29% of residents volunteered which ranks them 265th -- 25th among the 50 state and washington, d.c. to maryland it is coming

in at 26 because 28-point 8% of residents volunteer in that state. and in virginia they are coming in at 27. 28.3% of the residents volunteer there. so you can see dc, virginia, maryland, all grouped in, 25, 26, 27, coming right in at the middle numbers right there. a lot of local heros in our commune but there are two in particular i want to highlight this morning. two prince william county police officers who saved a woman's life. here they are. this is officer daniel george carton and officer adam gardner. last saturday they responded to a domestic in progress call in woodbridge. a 30-year-old plan and his 26- year-old girlfriend were fighting outside of their home. when the officers arrived they talked to the boyfriend and neighbors but they couldn't find the girlfriend anywhere. they went inside the home and found the woman unconscious and hanging from the ceiling fan. a horrible story but the

officers cut her down, got her breathing and saved her life. she was flown to a local hospital with nonthreatening injuries. we'd like to salute those officers as heros and of course if any of you have a hero to nominate we nominate we are always look for them. send in nominations to heros at at wusa9.com. >> it is volunteer hero. it is good for your health, studies support that it is good for your health. do it for that. >> there you go. it is 6:13 this wednesday morning. here's what is in the news now. a full senate vote on judge sonia sotomayor should come by next week. the judiciary committee approved her nomination to the supreme court yesterday. lindsey graham was the only republican to vote in favor. >> federal agents haven't said what they find inside the home and offices of michael jackson's doctor. they spent 0 nine hours taking away containers and bobs. they will be cranking the

ac in seattle, washington that is if they have one. they could see a high of 100 in theaism remind city. they have never had a triple- digit temperature there. on tuesday it was only 97. >> even hoqium washington got up to 97. which is their record. unbelievable heat there. for us not a lot of heat this summer but this morning is steamy da steamy day. early morning thunderstorm. i wantto share a picture from newberg power ant at the bridge across 301 virginia to maryland. nice lightnkeg rist there. those are left but other things are out there on doppler hd. foris in the e th this wi the this morning. if you go to wusa usa and adrey adblog or se me a beautiful we ph e ch in the way of uch in thunder at the moment but i want to show you you we have hato, we

have had lighshowers passing heavier this heavthr is morning as it moved across viinn irgto southern maryland and quickly raced up to the north and the east. notice out on 50 around bowie we have a light shower there. montgomery county is fairly quiet. activity north of 70 in to howard county. a couple of showers and some is false return ground clutter. in west virginia we are seeing the heavy stuff. no showers there as they are moving west of davidsonville along 50. let's go to the were computer and talk about the next three days. thunderstorms today at time will be strong with heavy rainfall. maybe hail and wind. mid to upper 80s. tomorrow low 90s an back in the upper 80s and 90 on friday be a

chance of afternoon thunderstorms. this morning scattered showers and storms. in the 70s now. it is steamy and sticky. south wins five to 15. they will increase ten to 880 and be gustier than that. any thunderstorms in the mid to upper 80s a humid, uncomfortable afternoon. mainly evening thunderstorms and then muggy overnight. a few spots this the upper 60s. most of us lower to middle 70s. at first batch of rain went up here. it was stronger earlier. we have less yellow now than we did just an hour or two ago. look at all of the unsettled weather to the south and west. it is coming in to an air mass that is ripe to sustain thunderstorms but the heat and humidity already in the 70s. almost 80 in a couple of spots. 78 often the bay. fredericksburg is 76. the cool spot, only 70. with the due point at 70 a heat index right now of 81. upper level energy gets stronger this afternoon.

a little heat and we have thunderstorms highs in the mid to upper 80s. low 90s tomorrow with an outside chance of a thunderstorm and friday 88. over the weekend sunday maybe seeing more storms and highs upper 80s. angie goff is stepping in with the traffic. >> thank you, howard. yeah, it is wednesday. half way through the workweek. i'm already on the second cup of coffee. hope you are off to a great start, too. 95 northbound we are live past lorton and backed up around the prince william parkway. overall the drive time ten minutes. moving along and take it to 395. wow, a slow go has set in from duke to seminary. we are below speed. you are okay right now crossing the 14th street bridge but i suspect that will change shortly. maryland, 270 southbound no incidents or accidents to report. live from montgomery village avenue volume is building. to the outer loop we go. looking at a five-minute travel

time from 95 to georgia and round it out with your delay on inbound new york avenue from the times building to bladensburg road. drivers are using the brake. okay from the florida avenue area to the third street tunnel. over to you. beach six in ciocn ean tyi one of them to get the cleanes "usa to" da y.t bu it is an exemption. to tell us about the good and bad and the dirty we are joined by lauren ashburn and a lot of them are dirty. >> 90% in one -- actually i take that back. there are 20,000 beach closings in the u.s. the fourth year that happened and most of them fall way below the actual. the worst beach you can go to is shired island and 90% of samples exceeded federal

standards. people are saying don't go and they are saying don't go after a rain because that's when you have the most storm water and sewage that will come in to the beach water. delaware, maryland and iavirgin are relatively cleaner than all the other beaches. so we are lucky. >> but relatively cleaner. what are we saying? >> i also, the worst ones are louisiana, ohio, indianapolis, and illinois. the dirtiest beach i mentioned in florida. and one of the things they are saying is you can get the flu, you can get dysentery, skin rashes, punk eye. >> especially young children you have to worry about them being exopodsed to this, too. >> it is really true the report is done by the nrdc. they do this every year and you can find it on wusa9.com. i went on this morning and didn't see it front and center but they are the ones that completed the report. >> reporter: what about the

cities cleaning up the beaches? is it expensive? any federal dollars? >> not that we can find. they are right now continuing to just monitor it and take the samples and there are some beaches across the country that are do this but the worst area is this great lakes. if you are going on vacation this is where you need to pay attention. >> right. >> and if you are going to our beaches here on the eastern shore or right here in new jersey, delaware, virginia make sure you go to beach six. >> yeah, really. sounds good. and don't contribute to the pollution either. >> true. >> thank you. next in sports the redskins get ready to open camp and the nationals power show rolls on. but first the signs of now. we're talking more about beaches. according to forbes traveler.com which beach in the u.s. is the most visited each year? is it south beach, way cokie key in hawaii or cored in a doe

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now. we played the game in the studio. lauren ashburn got it right, b, way key coup key -- way key key beach. it gets 4 1/2 million visitors a year. the redskins training camp is getting underway. rookie and veterans are scheduled to report by today. camp opens tomorrow in ashburn, virginia. the nationals apparently brought hot bats to milwaukee. second pitch of the game last night and morgan blasts a home run to right. nats on the board early. then in the 4th. game tied at one-all. adam hits a home run and bounce butch bounces through the open panels and out of the park. his 26th of the year. not to be outdone, guzman had a three-run shot in the 8th. nats win 8-3. it is their fourth win this a row.

you remember mark buehrle buehrlely's perfect game from last week, tuesday stayed perfect. he retired the first 17 batters he faced making it 45 in all. and that's a record. on the hardwood, mystics visiting the indiana fever. douglas scored 44 minutes and the mystics lose. our time is 6:25 you want ahead, president obama brings his health care push to virginia today. plus, a warning about tanning beds. new information on cancer risks and how bad they can be. we'll be right back. we're on the weather terrace. steamy out here. we will tell you about the shower and storms you want to know about for the rest of the day. b@b@fafa

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did a fly around and left. today astronauts will start to pack up equipment for friday's homecoming. thank you for waking up with us this wednesday morning. i'm hons bwa teerin berns inis weather terrace and the stifling conditions already early this morning. >> i have lost the jacket, andrea. it is steam 0my out here. -- it ivis steamy out here. an weare watching showers. erhave lit ghowacershros gh maryland but ufstf stavhe stf is in the realanst aa and west virginia moving to hagerstown and cumberland over in lkut ata tbohema. nd ta a o hemog.inrn stearning. thsteam ba . at 76at reagan national. 70 culpeper 76 in newland and a day today with scattered showers and storms. some could be strong this afternoon. highs in the mid-80s. angie take it away. >> thank you, howard. >> if you follow me on twitter, oh my goff is my i.d. name and that's where i keep you posted on the traffic tieups that can slow you down.

just put this on there. this is southbound on the bw parkway where it meets dc 295. some crash activity is taking away the left lane for drivers. drivers are backed up to annapolis road. crews are working hard out there. be careful if you are heading that way. sticking with our maps and take you to route 4, route 5, 301. this remains an accident-free zone. outside, it is stacking up on 395 northbound from duke over to seminary. definitely below speed. before that, on 95 looks like we are dealing with a 22-minute commute to get from the prince william parkway to lorton. a look at 66 eastbound. a lot of volume between 50 and 123. happy to report no incidents or accidents on this interstate. that's a quick look at traffic. now over to you. we are following breaking news out of germantown, maryland. li pore ainvestigating a deadly shooting by one of their officers. montgomery county spokeswoman tells 9 news now it ha oppened esengleat nest court around 3: l

this morning. someone called 911 and then hung up. officers responded to the scene it is unclear what happened after that. but we know at least one officer shot and killed a man. the man was found with a gun and a knife. the two officers are on paid administrative leave right now and we have a crew on the scene and we will have a live report in a few minutes. today president obama takes his health care push back on the road. he is heading to a grocery store in virginia for a town hall meeting there will be a rally in bristol just before the president's arrival in support of his plan. the president's allies and congress are putting pressure on blue dog democrats. they are the more moderate members of the party. they want to alter the rules the idea to let the government provide insurance. today marks then days since a local teenager was put urn quarantine in china. she tested positive for the

h1n1 flu virus. she is 16 years old and lives in northwest washington. she was quarantined on a cultural trip to china with 20 r heotteens. nine tested positive but only leanna remains under quarantine. her mother is begging for her return. >> she is actually a kid whose pretty sunny disposition, pretty even keel. so the fact she's been sobbing her heart out over this quarantine and isolated in -- isolation in the hospital is a dagger in my heart. >> reporter: the family is in con stack contact with her over the phone. 9 news called the chinese embassy several times to request comments but got no response. virginia governor kaine says the report on the virginia tech shootings is being updated and include the fact that his mental health record vanished for two years the government wants to know why they vanished. one hopes the amended report

will help others. maybe we can begin to put these questions in to the report so that future colleges can use this as a guideline in working with the students on their campuses across the united states. >> reporter: the catholic counsel center director dr. robert miller took the records when he left the school. they were foundier this month. you may want to think twice about heading to the tanning salon actual new classification makes tanning beds as deadly as arsenic. experts have moved tanning beds to the top cancer risk category the world health organization cancer arm analyzed 20 studies on tanning and the use of bed and concluded tanning bets can increase a person's risk of skin cancer by up to 75%. jessica doyle is back with

another living smart report. you have good news when it comes to the markets. >> indeed. it not the heyday but things are looking up. we like that. here's what you need heto know about the value ofyour home. the new home price report is out. it finds the prices this the dc rose for the second month in a arrow up 1.3% in may from o the montbefore. not much but it has mobeen a lo time since prices went up. across the country, me prices in the 20 biggest cities rose a half percent from march to may. the first time they have gone up in 34 months. the obama administration is turning up the heat on mortgage lenders. the white house wants to see 500,000 mortgage modifications in place by november 1st. the modifications are aimed at helping people avoid foreclosures. currently only 200,000 are underway and so far the government is committed $20 billion to the effort, but homeowners are complaining the

process has been slow. >> reporter: there's been a hiccup in the cash for clunkers program. some car shoppers are finding their trade in vehicles qualified for a rebate last week but they don't this week. what happened? the epa made last-minute changes to how it is judging the fuel economy of the old guzzlers because of the epa tweaks last friday, 86 models were newly else visible for the -- eligible for the program. in some cases buyers are backing out of the deals already. >> like the left hand not knowing what this right hand is doing. the post office is in need of a change. that's the finding of a report by the government accountability office. it puts the postal service on the list of high-risk federal agencies. it is facina $7 billion lost loss this year despite a jump in the price of stamps and lay jaws the poufs said it may run

out of money by september. the big problem, more of us are e-mailing and paying bills on line. people are unifies facebook and some are addicted. in five minutes a way to turn the addiction in to a positive. the best job for facebook junkies. first focus on virginia's weather and traffic. we start with howard. a couple of light showers north and west of winchester in to west virginia. fairly quiet at the moment. however, as we look at the temperatures it is a warm rnthinacwig a lot of 70s already. very humid out there, as well. and this afternoon, with upper level energy we are expecting temperatures in amissville to be 85, 87 king george but a lot of shower and thunderstorms will be around. get a virginia traffic update. here's angie. >> begin with a traffic alert in virginia. 66 eastbound between the fairfax county parkway and 123 is where we have a report of crash activity. moving along to 395 northbound.

we are stacked and jammed from duke over to seminary. and finally come fly with me. we are on the dulles toll road from the greenway past the airport through herndon, reston, tysons corner. lanes are wide open. the time is 6:37. 9 news now will be right back after these messages. vo: since 2006, walmart has sold over 260 million compact fluorescent light bulbs.

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hopkins shows the emotional affect of divorce can have a lasting impact on physical health. even if a person remarries. anita brikman has the story. >> when you are married you are a unit, a team and tend to be happier, at least in our marriage. >> less stress. >> researchers have known for years that marriage is gad for your health but less clear if you lose your spouse due to divorce or death. >> with disruption in a family like that can lead to depression, anxiety and psychological illnesses. >> reporter: analyzing data from 9,000 adults ages 51 to 61, researchers found those twod what been divorce or widows suffered more chronic health conditions including heart disease, diabetes or cancer. but individuals who were currently married, the study suggests divorce can be so traumatic that not even tying the knot again is enough to reverse the physical and mental

toll. does this mean that people should stick together renn when the going gets really tough. >> if someone is in a bad marriage i would want to try to help them make it better but wouldn't rule out the idea it may need to end in divorce for the sake of health. >> reporter: if you go to our website at wusa9.com and click on living well, we will have more information on how divorce affects men and women's health differently. we say good morning to russ mitchell. he's in new york with a preview of the "early show." good morning, russ. >> good morning. coming up a new study shows pregnant women infederal governmented with the h1n1 are increased risk of death. should moms to be get vaccinated and the platest on the jackson case. police raid conrad murray's home and office for the second time. we will speak to a business associate who spoke with murray the night before michael jackson died ever do you have a secret code or language with

your child to use when they are in danger. one shocking case may convince you perhaps you should. we will tell you why. that and more on them wednesday edition of the "early show." hope it is a nice day in dc. stormy here today. >> we have showers moving in as well but we'll make the best of it. i know you will, too. hundreds of millions of people belonging to the social networking site facebook and some people spend hours a day on the site. kristin fisher is in the web center looking at the top jobs for facebook junkies. >> reporter: you got it. most times we hear about facebook in the work places because employers are trying to cut the am of time they spend time on facebook as social media is becoming more engrained in our cue me are requiring it. there are the top five jobs for facebook addicts. th are jobs perfect for

people that are so obsessed they want to do it full time. look at the top five jobs right now. at number one a recruiter. this is someone who is a head hundreder for a company. instead of sifting through resumes they would use immediate facebook to find new talent. number two is a strategist. many companies are seeking social media strategists to find the best way to connect with customers to grow brand awareness and create buzz think of evian's strategy. you know the video of the roller skating babies that is a youtube hit. that's a perfect example of what a social media strategist can do. number three is an enterprise architect. careerbuilder.com calls it the most exciting job in social media and the most important role in the next few years. it is one step above a

strategist and in charge of revamping a company's on-line presence. then at number four a user operations analyst. these are guys who are lower down on the totem pole. they are the ones that interact with users answer yourries, respond to a tweet or investigate problems an number five is the director of social media which is similar to a strategist. this is somebody who would organize an entire company's blogging and viral marketing portfolio. so if you are looking for someone of these jobs what you need to do is google search for things like social media, new media or branding more manager and you should get a long list of jobs for facebook junkies out there. >> the ones lower down on the list are the most important, the ones that enteric with the users. good llwiar stwit tharllwi doppler hd. while it is thick and steamy hoso s mersweto tell you about.

the stuff in washingtts tu he a no fear gets upsi downup. s in town south and west most of it is false return. a few sprinkles north of annapolis a shower or two. clearing out ctpi e. stwepicture. in west virginia, n vitong i istern maryland now we are ving in to 81 81thtwegiirupa they are now in to jefferson county. light showers there and romney area we had showers d along 66. out an-- i have to get ge glasses, middletown there. and straussburg. that is moving to the north and east. go back to the weather computer and show thbig picture. showd s vemothrough. everything is lifting to the

north northeast. we have more action out there. it will be an active day. especially this afternoon. highs mid to upper 80s with some thunderstorms. some of which could be strong to see veer. isolated tomorrows and -- storms and upper 80s with afternoon thunderstorms possible. this morning scattered showers and storms from time to time. not an all day rain but keep the umbrellas handy and stay up on the weather. warm and stick did. scattered storms. southwest winds 10 to 20. stronger than that with thunderstorms. evening thunderstorms, muggy again. a warm morning. some clouds this morning. mostly cieudsky s. not bad right now as we are dry. temperature 76 with a dew point at 59. the heat heskotr ermpesteurx at ot ir temperatevesybody in the erev70y od e 70s some in the upper 70s. the seven-day forecast, expect thunderstorms today, 86.

drier tomorrow and hot 92. thunderstorms on friday, 88. off and on storms on sunday, monday and tuesday and temperatures in the 80s. angie steps in. an active morning on the roads, as well. a lot of volume on the roads across the region. we want to keep you posted on the situation on the bw parkway. heading southbound where it meets dc 295, crash activity is causing drivers to lose the left lane. crews are taking up the roadway. as a result you notice we are in the redd and jammed back to annapolis road. moving to the outer loop and take it outside where it is heavy, heavy, heavy from 95 to georgia avenue. this is just volume. 270 heading southbound. that's our next shot. delayed from montross road to the split. moving along and take you to virginia. eastbound 66, between the fairfax county parkway and 123, we still have a report of crash activity. really slow approaching 50. northbound 395, one big jamup from duke to seminary and

that's how we will wrap up this report i will send it over to andrea. well, dc's summer jobs program ends soon or goes the full nine weeks. the program needs $24 million which might be hard to get. sources say the only way the program will get the money if the cfo signs off. the same sources say council members are prepared to cut next year's program to only six weeks because of projected revenue short falls. the program director joe walsh is hoping for the best. >> anytime you cut back on the bug that means you are cutting the number of youth that can participate, the number of weeks or both. >> reporter: if addition a funds are approved it would end on august 21st. ocean city, maryland police want to know who put a pipe bomb on the beach and s why. the improvised explosive device or ied was found on 40thstreet at the yebeh acsterh y. someone spotted it and called st

rethfie department. police g pofeofie ple thf peach for an hour. the bomb squad removed the device safely. in sports the nationals have now won four in a row watching their longest winning streak of the season. last night in milwaukee, adam dunn had a home run which left the ballpark on a bounce. nats beat the brewers 8-3. for the first time in four years, michael fell preponderances lost a race at an international meet he finished second in the 200 prix prestyle. the german phelps who beat his record time too. 76 degrees here in northwest washington. in three minutes an update on the breaking news. police officers shoot and kill a man in georgetown. hmmm... well... naaa... yeah! calculating for getaway. ♪ find your way to a perfect destination at busch gardens...

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