fact ing of your child. and you get your money back if it comes out looking like. th>>faer e ar>>e no guarantees. get to weather. >> not soon enough. we cleared out from yesterday's showers and ni mutor oorngrems a nice morning out there and wee are looking at a comfortable start tothe day. however, the clouds will oo we can't rule out ta teafn.oo we can't rule out a day is le tiacvity than yesterday. 73 reagan national. ac reagan national. 63 ofep ofthe cooler spots. oakland 61. a little fog in the mountains, as well. for today, only an isolated storm. high temperatures will make it in the upper 80s with more clouds this afternoon. angie goff, it is 6:00 a.m. how are the roads? >> they are looking good out there, howard. that's right. we are kicking off the new hour. closer to the weekend. don't worry, we will help you get there. early on this morning, 95 in virginia at 234 we have a report of crash activity. overall volume is light. doing fine as you make your way to the capital beltway. speaking of 495, let's go

there. here's the inner and outer loop in virginia. according to our realtime graphics and realtime sensors, you can see the drivers are clearly moving at a nice pace as they make their way from the wilson bridge past 95 to 66. move over to pennsylvania avenue. if bego back to the maps, northbound, a different situation out here. that's where we have crash activity and crews are on the scene. use caution heading that way. to the outer loop and take it to maryland. everyone is moving at speed as we track the taillights past new hampshire avenue. finally to 270, from 109 to 121. we are looking at no incidents or accidents at this time. over to andrea. >> thank you. at one past the hour, fire crews remain on the scene ten hours after the start of a mass eu6 fire that destroyed a mansion. the home is on chain bridge road just off -- in northwest washington. digital correspondent armando trull is live at the scene with the latest. >> reporter: andrea, neighbors

tell us they heard an explosion around 8:00 and soon thereafter the house was consumed by a two- alarm blaze. this is what several million dollars look like as they go up in fire and smoke. >> it will be a significant loss. >> reporter: the p.m. blaze totally gutted a mansion belonging to peggy cooper, a former president of the dc board of education. >> the residents are out of town from what i understand from neighbors. >> reporter: the fire raged over four hours. >> we have a second-alarm fire, pretty stubborn fire. >> reporter: firefighters say low water pressure and broken fire hydrants in this exclusive american university neighborhood severely hindered their efforts to contain the fire. >> all during the process, the units were converging on the scene. firefighters were struggling with water pressure. >> reporter: let me show you what kind of daunting task firefighters face. this is a fire hose. and it snakes all the way down that hill, around the block, to a fire hydrant.

the fire hose is actually meant to connect all the way back up the hill, to that fire engine. the house fire is actually half way up the hill that you are looking at. that's the kind of distance that the water had to travel at very low pressure and it's no wonder it took firefighters so long to contain the blaze. reporting live, armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. our coverage on this story continues at wusa9.com. see raw video of the fire and the problems that may have contributed to this getting out of hand. dave has been blogging about it overnight. read what he is saying right now at wusa9.com. a hearing in the case of a white supremacist accused of last month's shooting at the national holocaust museum is scheduled for later today. this comes one day after james von brunn was indicted on hate crimes and first-degree murder. police say the 89-year-old shot and killed museum guard stephen

t. johns. if convicted james von brunn could face the death penalty. banita jacks will be sentenced in october. a district judge found her guilty wednesday of killing her four daughters. for federal marshalls found the girls ' decomposing bodies in the home when they came to serve an eviction notice. banita jacks faces life in prison. a compromise over health care reform. the blue dog democrats have cut $100 billion from the plan and it would make government supported coverage a option but not required. however, any vote on the issue won't come until september. president obama is keeping his health care push on. he was in bristol, virginia for a town hall meeting. he tried to ease fears over socialized medicine. >> i try to say this over and over again. if you are happy with your health care, if you are happy with your doctor, we're not going to force you to change

it. krogers is providing health care to its employees and we're not going to change that system. >> reporter: the meeting was held at a kroger grocery store. they highlight their health insurance program. a story we brought you on bruce johnson's blog on wusa9.com. the district's plan to make ends meet, it is going to cost you. under a tentative agreement the city would hike its sales tax, gasoline tax and tobacco tax. the it would not include a hike to personal income tax or property tax. a public meeting will be held tomorrow. the university of maryland is making budget cuts and students will notice school president says there will be a hiring freeze in college park and maybe layoffs. for students, that means larger classes, fewer courses and a cut in student services. it is time for a "living

$mart" report. jessica doyle says uncle sam is getting a good return on his investments. >> how's a 26% rate of return sound to you. >> i'd like that. >> right now that is pretty good. almost too much tohope for but that is what fotaxpayers are getting on their investment in american express. edthcre cr itcard company paid its portion of the tarp bailou $3.39 billion. it is now exited the program along with the likes of goldman sachs and 3 bb and t. the wife of bernard madoff is facing her own legal trouble. she is being sued for $45 million. she says she doesn't have that money and she just has been left with $2.5 million. but federal officials couldn't connect to her husband's fraud. her husband is serving out his 150 year seasons. looks like shoppers are taking a pass on jeans that cost $200 or more. is forecasting sales for rm npd

increases in denim priced under $200 a year. that could change. sales of expensive jeans have soared even deep in to the recession, up 17% last year alone. this could be a problem for true allege whose jeans top out at $400. jeans, 400 bucks. >> uh-huh thank you. >> thank you. they can stay on the shelves, right? a congressional panel is investigating whether or not the government needs to pass tougher the laws regulating food safety. in particular greens, which are bagged and marked ready to eat. this after a string of e. coli and salmonella outbreaks across the country including a massive spinach recall in 2006. california resident was one of many who were infected. >> you shouldn't have that kind of pain in your stomach. and the pain was unbelievable. >> reporter: they have enacted stricter standards for produce.

lawmakers are considering modeling them and improving them for the nation. ahead a hero central update. a local family is in need of help to make a college dream come true. plus, staying safe on the playground. advice for every parent this summer. right now we focus on maryland weather and traffic. here's howard. >> good morning, maryland is quiet this morning. some storms yesterday but right now some stars out there. sun has come up. t is a good morning going. ton going. on the humid side and a touch of fog in garrett county. cumberland 68 this morning but still 77 on the eastern shore in cambridge, andrews 73 and frederick are at 72. this afternoon, only an isolated storm is possible. mainly west. bethesda 88 and bud's creek 87. we are all about you, maryland. checking out 95 southbound. off the top at the bw parkway an accident is off to the left

shoulder. we are looking at your light traffic on the inner and outer loop. this is in maryland past new hampshire avenue. we will wrap with rockville pike at nickelson lane. hardly any traffic out here. good morning, the time is 6:08. 9 news now will be right back after these messages. ♪ find your way to a perfect destination at busch gardens... and water country usa... where family-fun surrounds you... and world-class rides astound. start at buschgardens.com. connie loves target for its incredible deals. and with her daughter starting middle school tomorrow, connie's got some high expectations. she expects look 11 might be the one. she expects look 17 might be the one.

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firefighters burn rehabilitation gym. that's because local firefighters raised the $100,000 for the upgrade. kristin fisher is here with the story of a local family in need of a hero. >> many families are fighting to find funds to send their kids to college, especially in this economy. one family's story from fort washington, maryland. take a look. >> reporter: 18-year-old leon has been accepted to stevenson university in baltimore to play basketball and study law. >> i want to go to school and play basketball at the same time. >> school starts in three weeks and tuition is due on thursday. >> right now $5,093 short. >> reporter: his mother says she's done everything possible to secure the b@nds his work study, student loans and financial aid. >> federal first year award. direct sub loan. >> reporter: but they are still short. >> right now, i'm very

stressed. because he's looking at me every day wondering if he's going to be able to attend stevenson. it is heart breaking. >> reporter: so we took the problem to the experts at the city council counseling group in washington. turns out in this economy it is a problem counselors are all too familiar with. >> we are seeing people are hurting. >> reporter: this counselor says this close to the deadline there is little they can do but there is a chance. >> i would encourage this family to contact the financial aid office again, if they haven't already done so just making a phone call and saying my kid really wants to go to this school. it is really important. we appreciate the aid you have given us but it just isn't enough. is there anything else you can do? >> reporter: so if you are like this family and your dead lain for tuition is either today or the next few days and the best thing to do is call the financial aid office directly and see if you can get an extension on they tuition deadline. if you have a longer time frame, a few weeks or months we

have many more tips and tricks as to what you can do to make sure your kid gets to college and i will have all of those tips on my blog at gofish@wusa9.com. she had some great ideas. things like attending a community college for two years and then going to a four-year college or a way to get some stimulus dollars to go to the college education. we will have all of those tips on my blog. >> there are some things on google, way out sort of scholarships out there for left- handed students. >> absolutely. >> there's some really odd ball scholarships out there if you are willing to take time to do the research. that's the bottom line. >> thank you. here's what is in the news now. government investigators say hundreds of trucks and bus companies ored off the road are still driving. that's because they use different names. the report is one year after 17 people died in a bus crash in texas. a plane heading from st. louis to texas had to make an

emergency landing after an engine was hit by a bird. 15 minutes later the american airlines jet landed safely. one of the 140 people were hurt. it is that time of the year again. 150 wild ponies -- ponies made the swim they will be auctioned off. it benefits the volunteer fire department. good morning. >> good morning. it is a nice morning out there. redskins camp opens today in ashburn. a good day for that. i know folks will go out. slap on the sun screen. i'm ready for football. slim chance of a thunderstorm. the next three days more thunderstorms in the forecast. already had rough ones yesterday with the tornado warnings down south but they were doppler indicated and i was checking the storm report and all i have seen is allegheny county maryland had trees damaged to wind gusts yesterday. today isolated storm and 89.

and saturday maybe an early shower or storm and dekorean with highs in the upper 80s. this morning we are seeing sunshine. a bit humid. temperatures 60s and 70s with winds five to eight miles an hour. the sun came up at 6:08. this afternoon the clouds will increase. could be an isolated thunderstorm. better chance of that is west in the mountains. highs 86 of 90. tonight, mostly cloudy, isolated shower or thunderstorm. southwesterly winds five to ten and temperatures staying upper 60s to the lower 70s. a gorgeous morning out there as evidenced by our time lapse going back and generally clear skies out. there the lights are off in the city right now and a temperature reading of 72 at reagan national. northwesterly wind at seven but the dew.is 70 degrees. that's where it was yesterday morning. it is humid and muggy out there with readings in the mid-70s in southern maryland to the mid 60sin the shenandoah valley. culpeper is 63. a touch of fog in garrett

county. vicinity last i checked is three quarters mile and culpeper a mile and a half with haze. big time thunderstorms this morning. if you are flying in to dallas, delays for sure. look another this line of storms coming to them. oklahoma city to north texas. other clusters of storms in to new england. this is what we had yesterday pulling away and even northwest of chicago, passing minneapolis. for us a quiet day and with this front here, not moving much as it is closer to tomorrow with more energy approaching. once again we are talking some scattered showers and storms in the afternoon. here's your seven-day forecast. 89 today. stray thunderstorm. rain chances are low. tomorrow storm chances pick up, especially afternoon and evening. tomorrow night could be a few lingering storms but early on saturday we get rid of that system. sunday could be some storms in the afternoon. and that's okay. saturday, we have paul mccartney at fedex and people are bugging me saying it has to be good. and monday an tuesday an

isolated storm and highs around 90. angie is ready with traffic. hello, everybody. thanks for joining us. just a reminder that i can hook you up with a personalized traffic report. follow me on twitter or pop in my live chat room at wusa9.com. first we want to begin with a tieup at pennsylvania avenue. this is near andrews air force base and a confirmed accident here and crews are on the scene. use caution heading that way. moving outside and show you 270 southbound from montgomery village avenue to the beltway. a little volume is building but overall no significant delays. we will next take you over to 66. we are tracking the taillights from centreville to the capital beltway. looks like drivers are moving at a great pace. lanes are wide open on 395 northbound but we are noticing a backup as drivers make their way past duke street to seminary using the brakes more. that delay is growing. to round it out, end with a drive through northeast dc from the washington times building

to bladensburg road. below speed but moving without incident. good news there. over to you. that's good news. summer is here. children are out on the playgrounds having fun but parents cabe worried about s their safety. t" headline in aysaod playgrounds they are safer but can still dangerou" dangerous. with ways to protect your child we are joined by lauren ashburn. good morning. >> good morning. the consumer product safety commission says that you have to be very careful about the materials that are used at playgrounds. falls from equipment every year will give you some statistics here. 200,000 children are sent to the er. 90,000 of them have serious injuries and 15 die every year. >> my goodness. >> i know. so let's take a look at what we can do to make sure all of these playgrounds are save. these are the building materials that you need to use. the wood ones are the woodchips, wood mulch and shredded rubber. those are the best you can use and we will get this to that,

the bad, asphalt, concrete, dirt and grass. >> that's what most of us remember. maybe not ths.e asphalt but gra and dith. >> you would think that would be fine but basically what they are saying is there are safer ways. if you put down nine inches of rubber under a jungle gym or the monkey bars you are safer than landing on dirt. there is one concern about the rubber and that's the lead con ten. so what the cpsc is saying is you need to have children wash their hands when they come in from playing on a playground that has the rubber chips. it seems obvious. >> you would have them wash their hands when they come in from outside any way. >> the one thing we want to make clear is parents and caregivers should not, not, double negative f i know that is not good, should not send their children outside. childhood obesity is a huge, huge problem in the united

states. and these are just meant as guidelines. things for you to remember when the kids are outside. if you are maintaining a playground or you have the ability to maintain a park playground, you should know the rubber is trouble the best. make sure it is always filled and maintained. that's where more accidents happen. and, you know, you can also make sure the wood playgrounds are kept well. >> a and all of the equipment is in good condition as well. >> that's right. >> thank you. you can read more on what the problems are an what you can do in the "usa today." ahead in sports the nationals winning streak, comes to an end. and the mls all-star game comes down to penalty kicks. first the signs of now, about 15 minutes ago, jessica doyle told us the sales of high-end jeans seem to be fading. according to the mpd group, which brand of jeans is the top seller for men and women, is it

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cheap ones. according to the mpd group which brand is the top seller for men and women? the answer is b, levis. a pair of the original brand costs between 49 an $79 on average. in sports the nationals and brewers wrap up their series in milwaukee. it starts at 2 therein 05. the -- 2:05. thionates are trying to win the third series in a row. zimmerman went two for three last night. he had two rbi including one on this single in the sixth. it put dc up 5-3 but the old problem creeped in again, the bull pen couldn't keep it together. a two run pinch hit home run in the bottom of the sixth an the nats lose 7-5 and nats snap their four-game winning streak. >> women's soccer up at the soccer lex last night.

washington freedom and the boston breakers. in the 72nd minute, dc's amy babe by gets the only goal of the game. free freedom wins 1-0. last night in utah the mls all-star game went to penalty kicks. howard stopped three shots including this one to steal the win. the mls loses the first international all-star game 4-3 in penalty kicks. redskins training camp begins today. in six minutes a preview and the one thing you must have before heading out to ashburn. plus, president obama tries to make peace over the arrest of a harvard professor. what he is doing today to make that happen. >> we are tracking the taillights on inbound new york avenue. you are doing okay. a little backed up before that from the times building to bladensburg. more slow goes coming up. the chat room friends are with me on the terrace with the birds. will the sun stay out the rest

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hitting 103-degree and even hotter in other parts of the state. this is bad for part of the country where air conditioning isn't everywhere and it will be just as hot today. thank you for starting your thursday with us. i'm andrea roane. meteorologist howard bernstein is live on the weather terrace with another steamy forecast for us, but nothing like seattle. >> that 103 was sea tack airport. 105 at the weather service office and i have listed a bunch of reports at my blog at wusa9.com. for us no nice morning but a tad humid if you will out here. we have sunshine and a couple of clouds. show you what happened with the storms yesterday. they have pulled away fairly a ickly leaving a fa decent morning across the onin ntin garrett county, temperature in oakland s . 6161. low for the morng mo72. not much coming at us today. so temperatures, we will watch

that tomorrow. temperature in the 80s with an isolated storm. take it away, angie. half way through the sic hour and we have new developments northwest dc where we begin at the intersection of new hampshire avenue and missouri avenue. a report of new crash activity and crews are out on the scene. taking it outside on 270, we are starting to see a delay from the shady grove area to montross road. in virginia, we are tracking an 18 to 20 minute commute on 95 headed income in from the prince william parkway to lorton. you are okay approaching the beltway. some slowing down as you can imagine. wrapping up with 395 northbound from duke to seminary. we are below speed and then crossing the 14th street bridge you are looking at a slow go there, as well. that's a look at the cameras in the region, under now over to andrea. a summer tradition begins today. redskins training camp opens to the public. the gates open at 8:30. admission and parking is free but you have to print out an

invitation from the web and we have a link at wusa9.com. players began to show up last night. this is an easy day because the only team activity is checking in. safety chris horton says he knows from past years it only gets worse from here. >> they are miserable. i'm not going to lie. i was tired, our coach, you know he works us until we can't go no more. and we have to do that for what, 3 1/2 weeks. >> reporter: the coach told reporters yesterday the team will not go after michael vick. the nine sports team will have wall-to-wall trning coverage. starting on the at 5:00, 6:00 and 7. brian mitchell will be there with analysis and get behind the scenes action at wusa9.com. this evening, president obama will try a little beer diplomacy he invited henry lewis gates junior and sergeant crowley to the white house.

the president hopes the arrest and allegations of racism can be eased over a drink. the woman who called 911 when leading to the arrest is speaking out. whalen has received threats for what she did. >> people have called me racist and said i caused all the turmoil that follow and some even said threatening things that made me father for my safety. >> reporter: asked if she would do anything differently, whalen said no. >> she smell of the fire, a blaze tore through a multimillion-dollar home. a home that is now a pile of rubble. armando trull has more on the story. >> reporter: andrea, part of the reason the house is a pile of rubble is because of the difficulty that firefighters had getting water from hydrants to the scene. let me show you what they had to face. these are the hoses and they snake all the way down this

hill, around the block to a fire hydrant that is hundreds of yards away but the actual fire, as the camera follows, is up the other hill. you see where the fire engine is, the fire hose goes all the way. it is half way through and that's one of the reasons the house now totally gutted. >> really struggled initially with water president bush in the area. we have a wasa supervisor and personnel in route. >> reporter: broken fire hydrants and lack of water pressure are to blame for the inability to control the blaze for hours. >> firefighters did the best they could under the circumstances but it will be a significant loss. >> reporter: the fire which began at 8 p.m. and was still raging at midnight tote a halle destroyed this chain bridge road mansion and extensive art collection inside. the owner was away on vacation.

the ohm's caretaker was also away. two dogs were rescued by neighbors. of course there are still fire crew on the scene to make sure any hot spots this are up are taken care of. armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. metro is cracking down on bad behavior by bus drivers and train operators. this after a string of questionable actions including everything from arguing with passengers and detaining one against her will. the general manager john cato say the agency will review all rules connected to employee behavior and discipline. federal investigators are trying to determine if adjusts play a role in the deadly metro crash. the national transportation safety board said a piece of equipment known as an impeden spond was replaced days before the accident. the national transportation

safety board officials said the system had failed periodically before that. jessica doyle is back with another "living $mart" report. you have a story about the big paychecks collected on wall street. >> people are seething about executive pay. i'm talking about investor and lawmaker and now a measure is moving through congress that will add a check on the balances in bank executive's bank accounts. it will allow them to vote on compensation packages. congress could have it on president obama's desk as early as this fall. wealthy tax thieves are turning themselves in. the irs said it has been flooded with people wanting to come clean on tack evasion. if you step forward you maybe able to face civil charges instead of criminal crg escoor f xes.> ng on your ta ggag e bae fees on airlines

have passengers grumbling but another fee is raising more money for airline and you may not hanove ticed it. it hiked fees for changing or cancelling the airline ticket. raising them from 40 -- $40 to and others are charging as much as $150 to make a change on the flight. watch the fees. that's where they are making the money now. >> if you had a good reason like death or something. >> they still have bereavement flights but will probably charge you to change things. >> thank you for the heads up. a followup to two stories you saw yesterday morning here on 9 news now, first that police-involved shooting in germantown, maryland. witnesses say they heard officers tell a man to put down a weapon before the shoots were fired. the victim is identified as both of the offices are on paid

administrative leave. we know a lot of you sat in this ms. yesterday in haven't. plisses say the truck driver hit a tow truck and overturned. the driver had minor injuries and is facing a reckless driving charge. democrats are starting to reach an agreement on health care reform. the white house is stepping up its reform push on-line. in five minutes, the way that is getting done. right now our focus on virginia's weather and traffic. here's howard. >> a nice morning. a touch of fog or haze over to call pepper and warrenton, otherwise all quiet weather wise. temperature-wise as we look at the weather computer, 60s in a few spots. a lot of areas in town or closer to town arou that 70- degree mark. 72 leesburg at this hour. highs this the upper 80s to 90 in ashburn for the opening of redskins training camp with

clouds increasing this afternoon. angie, how about the virginia roads. >> that's right. go burgundy and gold. talk about the virginia roads. from duke to seminary you are slow and minor slow go from the pentagon to the 14th street bridge. that is growing. moving over to 50 and glebe road in arlington. light traffic out here and finally come fly with me on the gw parkway, here we go, from the beltway to the key bridge, nothing but green cars and traffic moving without incident. we'll be right back. ar r42rpp

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cold air can't seep out and if you don't have them, let get screens for your windows. and close the curtains and shades in the hottest part of the day. find more tips at wusa9.com. click on living green. >> it is 6:43. we go to new york and say good morning to maggie rodriguez, journalist and number one skipper on the treadmill. she has a preview of the day ahead. >> good morning. so happy i didn't fall. when i got on there, andrea, it was harder than you would think but it was fun. coming up on the "early show," we are breaking news in the michael jackson story. dave price has an exclusive interview this morning with catherine jackson's attorney and he reveals there's been a development in discussions between catherine jackson and debbie rowe over custody of the china. so please make sure you tune in for that this morning. plus, taking on america's racial tensions one beer at a time. today the day.

we will take you inside the white house as the president, professor gates and police sergeant crowley prepare to meet over beers and another "early show" exclusive to bring you. jon and kate are planning to relocate. what's that mean for the 8. we will speak with the kids worried aunt and uncle this morning on thers. hope you stay tuned. >> a good show. we will be watching. president obama brought his campaign for health care reform to bristol, virginia on wednesday and is taking his case to the web. kristin fisher has that angle of the story. >> whether the president is pushing the health care plan in person or on-line he g indo the same thing and that inis white one white on on health in rmsu here you can read the president's full remarks of yesterday's town hall in north carolina or you can get the cliff note and yge house e house is also t.sted quick read fact eesh itis a eistf ot gh health in nse ra umcoecer on and the ese thary e keenesemel

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find q anevega tinegative comm th. otwre -- if you would like to see links or find the links to those sites on the white house website i will have links on my blog gofish@wusa9.com. an we say good morning to howard bernstein. >> a nice morning out there. the sun is out. rust a couple of cloud and a lot better than yesterday afternoon we when we had all the storm. damage limited to tree damage out in allegheny county temperature a storm in alexandria, by the river there. pretty when the sun is out but we had some good downpours and lightning in spots but again damage was minimal from the weather. today a slim chance of a

thunderstorm. it will be warm, upper 8 as to near 90. tomorrow a few thunderstorms in the evening hour and temperatures in the upper 80s. saturday maybe an early shower or storm and do better in the upper 80s. sunshine and a tad humid outside. keep that in mind. 60s and 70s. sun came up at 6:08. it will set tonight at 8:21. temperatures in the wrupper 80s to around 90 with an isolated thunderstorm and a few clouds this afternoon. tonight mostly cloudy with annoyslated shower or thunderstorm. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. and winds southwest at ten. ti ap lmese goong kiood. l last few mornings we have had the haze and the sun is up left to of the camera. a good looking sky out there. low 70s now at reagan national with a dew point of 70. that's the same dew point we had yesterday but the air mass is more stable. we don't have the upper level

energy to kick the storms off. 77 steamy degrees in cumberland, 76 reedville on the northern neck and the bay. manassas is up to 70. cull for, 83 and cumberland 68 and 66 from the montgomery county air park. nationally talking about a lot of heat. 98 in portland. that's seven degrees cooler than yesterday. seattle 103 for the all-time record high. minneapolis 81. kansas city 78. even in atlanta, memphis, temperatures lower to middle 80s. unseasonably cool for this time of the year. this morning we are watching a cluster of storms. a tornado warning was issued for the dallas-ft. worth area. if you are traveling by air to dallas today there will be some morning delays. some of the moisture you see in the south and up here. as those fronts get closer tomorrow it will increase our thunderstorm chances in the afternoon and evening hours and

mailinger in to saturday morning. next seven days look like this, unsettled. if you go to bed skins park, put on the sun screen in the uner 80s. upper 80s tomorrow and more thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. saturday looking good after an early shower and then on saturday, afternoon storm and upper 80s. angie has the roads covered for you here. we will begin with a glance at 270 southbound where things are looking nice out there but a lot of volume from shady grove to the capital beltway. moving without incident. in virginia. 66 eastbound from 50 to 123. drivers below speed. and then take you to 395 heading north. it is heavy from duke street over to seminary. we are going to show you bw parkway and 9 a 5 southbound. going to the realtime graphics out of baltimore, clear to the beltway and we will fly the

dulles toll road, pass the airport through herndon, reston, virginia, toward the toll plaza before -- moving at speed. the traffic is again. that's the traffic. now over to andrea. >> thank you. we just moved to 6:50. a heads up to alexandria drivers. a new detour this morning just outside of the beltway. the left turn lanes from southbound route 1 on to fort hunt road will close at 9:00 this morning and will be closed through saturday so crews can install new overhead signs. follow detour signs for huntington avenue. in sports the nationals and brewers wrap up their series today with a game game in milwaukee. nats were leading in the sixth until a two run pinch hit home run. washington loses 7-5. one day after losing his first international race in four years, michael phelps got back on the winner side and set

a record in the 800-meter butterfly, the 34th world record of his career, in which in itself is a record. 72 degrees here in northwest washington. ahead the on that mansion fire in the district. in three minutes the one thing that burst firefighters ' efforts to put out the anymores. b@

services will be held for the victims of a helicopter crash in maryland. they will be remembered by family and friends and another memorial service held on august 5th. weak water pressure may have slowed the efforts to stop this fire. flames destroyed a mansion in northwest washington. no one was hurt. crews remine on the scene this morning. four senate pages are quarantined showing signs of the h1n1 flu virus. at least two are improving and should be back to work this week. >> andrea, it is a nice morning out there. a good day today. a slight chance of a thunderstorm this afternoon and clouds increase. temperatures in the upper 80s to near 90. it is 6 before the hour. we'll be right back. fa

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you never like my jokes. anything to try to crack a smile. the commute on 95 northbound from the prince william parkway, no incidents or accidents on this interstate. moving to the outer loop in maryland. eight to ten minute drive from new hampshire to georgia. speaking of new hampshire taking it in to northwest dc. report of crash activity at the intersection of missouri avenue. pretty picture to share with you from the jefferson memorial. a beautiful morning out there. looking at the tidal basin a few clouds this afternoon and isolated thunderstorms, and 89. scattered storms tomorrow and 88. over the weekend saturday is okay but sunday a few more storms and upper 80s. throw on the sun screen if you are going to redskins park. how does an 80 point rally sound to you guys that's what we are looking at for the opening bell on wall street. >> and we will have a look at the beer diplomacy efforts a the white house.