te rnoon. af our temperatures are currently o thlow 60s from , 61lpcu er 61. ercu 3.ndmb n 72 oy ba 77 down in reedville from jan saying the humidity is back in a big way and here in washington we have 73. we go to low 90s today with mostly sunny skies. code orange air quality, which means unhealthy for sensitive groups. here we go, 6:00 a.m., strait up. angie, take it away. >> that's right. we are ready to kick off a new hour. so glad you could join us. we are ready to make it a great day. join me live in my chat room. in jessup an accident at route 1 and washington boulevard at 175. on the outer loop we have some volume from university over to georgia. taking it outside and opening the door. a live shot for you. moving 270 southbound from germantown road to 370, things are filling out. to the inner loop we go and we are moving it down and going to

the graphics if we can get there, i can show you 95 to 66 drivers are moving at a great pace. that's a quick look at traffic. now, over to you. this morning on 9 news now, police in prince georges county are searching for answers after one person was shot and killed early this morning in oxon hill. it happened around 12:30 in the morning at a building in the 6400 block of livingston road. from what police tell nine news the incident began as an argument and escalated in to gun fire. a total of four people were shot, one died and three others were take on the the hospital. one of those is said to be in critical condition. today maryland governor martin o'malley will reveal the plans for the purple line route. it is scheduled to happen 8:30 than morning at the metro station in new carrollton. armando trull is live from the station with more. good morning. >> good morning, andrea. well, governor o'malley is expected to give the groan light to the purple line. that will bring about 35,000

jobs to the area. it is a billion dollar project and is expected to be one of the most important mass transit initiatives in the state. the proposed purple line would be an east-west loop in the northern part of the metro system. the $1 billion project would connect new carrollton and prince georges county to bethesda and montgomery county with 12 additional stops along the way. >> light rail is the right answer because we see this being so successful that we will be at capacity that light rail office and buses don't. >> reporter: supporters say it is more environmentally friendly approach. the line is expected to have one of the highest ridership levels of the proposed lines carrying thousands of people including many federal workers. now, andrea, the purple line has had its critics. some say the construction will basically harm the hiking and biking trails along the c&o canal. the supporters of the purple

line are dismissing that criticism saying it is coming from well-to-do neighbors in the chevy chase and bethesda area that don't want a light rail system in their neighborhood the same way the georgetown residents didn't want a metro stop in their part of town. armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. it now appears that twice as many children as previously reported have high levels of lead in their blood here in the district and the district's drinking water is being blamed. the new information has come to light during a congressional investigation by the centers for disease control. the findings throw in to doubt assurances from the cdc that lead in dc tap water did not seriously harm children in the city. the justice department says it will give the district more than $12 million in stimulus money. the money will be used to create or preserve 50 law enforcement jobs. dc's high poverty and growing unemployment rates, as well as a hiring freeze and a 4% decline in the number of police

jobs all contributed to the city receiving the money. president obama will spend part of his birthday trying to rally democrats around health care reform. the commander in chief is turning 48 years old. he invited democratic senators to lunch at the white house but before they get to the cake the president will make his birthday wishes known on top domestic priorities, like saving the cash for clunkers program. it is running out of money and needs the senate to approve $2 billion to continue. today on captiol hill, the full senate begins debate on the president's first nominee to the supreme court, judge sonia sotomayor. she is on track to become the high court's first hispanic justice. all senate democrats and six republicans support her. three quarters of the gop are still planning to vote against her, arguing sonia sotomayor is biased. 14 local post offices are on a list of 1,000 which could be closed. it is all in an effort to save the postal service cash.

the agency is struggling as fewer people send letters and businesses switch to e-mail. here's how it breaks down. the agency is looking at a total of nine offices in the district. nine in maryland and 19 in virginia. in maryland that includes one office in rockville, one in bethesda one in hyattsville and silver spring. the closest virginia branch to the washington area is in fredericksburg. you can see the list at wusa9.com. the head of arlington county plans to step down at the end of october. county manager ron carly will leave the county for the county management association based in the district. in his new position he will tackle global warming and emergency management. car -- carlee has been with the county for 29 years. it is 6:05. time for the living smart financial report. wall street welcomed better than expected readings on

manufacturing and car sales. the auto industry got a boost from the government's cash for clunker program. ford credits the program for its first monthly sales increase in two years. chrysler says the program has proven so popular it is running out of some models including the wrangler so it will no longer match the government's $4,500 cash for clunker incentives. general motors says it is eating back in to the leasing business. it plans to lease eight models in five states as part of a trial program. bank of america will pay $33 million to settle sec charges that it misled investors about the buyout of merrill lynch. the bank to told chair holders that merrill agreed not to pay year end bonuses without its consent but they say that bank of america has authorized them to pay $5.8 million in bonuses. don't forget, starting on friday, if you shop at stores in virginia you will be exempt from the 5% sales tax on school

supplies priced up to $20 and on clothing and shoes priced up to $100. the sales tax holiday ends on saturday, august -- sunday, august 9th. the islamic saudi academy has been granted approval to expand its site by the board of supervisors. public hearings drew dozens of speakers, many opposed the school saying teachings encouraged intolerance, but students, parent and teachers say that the school does nono teach intolerance. students went back to class at seven fairfax elementary schools on friday. they operate on a modified year round schedule but that calendar is in jeopardy because of a tight budget. the school spends $2.6 million a year to run the program. a former u.s. president travels to north korea to try to free two american journalists. taliban fighters vow to disrupt upcoming elections in afghanistan. it is coming up on 8

minutes after the hour. here's howard. >> good morning. across maryland this morning we are watching a touch of fog in the eastern shore around cambridge with visibility a quarter mile, also to salisbury, as well. every else is quiet. temperatur esesin the low 70s southern maryland to th60s 60s out west. cumberland 63. and 71 on the bay and 68 from andrews air force base. for this afternoon a shot one -- hot one. 92 you are plan that and 91 montgomery county. a slight chance of a thunderstorm out west. get a maryland traffic update. here's angie. >> here's is what i have for you. in jessup an accident blocking all lanes at route 1, according to realtime sensors it is now clear. moving outside to aspen hill road and viersmill road no traffic at all and give you philadelphia avenue same

situation. we will see you on the other side of the break with more weather and news just for you.

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release of laura ling and euna lee. five rockets slammed in toe afghan capital of kabul this morning. one fell near the u.s. embassy. the attack is before elections. officials say it is too early to know what happen the attackers were aiming for. 3,000 people have been evacuated from the forest around canada's pacific coast. 85% of the region is on high alert has lightning strikes and timber tried forests spark fires. 2,000 wildfires have torched 170,000-acres of forest. big fires up in alaska also right now. they are in the summer fire season. for them, fall can't begin soon enough. >> they are allowed to burn because of that, or are they trying to put othe fires out. >> they are so big they can't put them out. >> really. >> we are talking parts of central and northern alaska.

they don't believe they have the resources except to hope they burn out and everybody is safe. talk about our weather. we had a beautiful day yesterday. temperatures on the way up. humidity has come in. we may see a thunderstorm today. better chance of it tomorrow. and thursday cooler and 87. still can't rule out an d atisedol lyteafternoon to. rm so this morning it is clear, hazy. where some patchy dense fogs in spots. this afternoon . wer s, sunny and hot on the humid side, as well. tonight, can't rule out a passing shower or thunderstorm overnight. temperatures ranging in the low 70s with a few spots in the upper 60s, southwest winds at 5:00. overnight we had a clear skies and with light winds that allowed temperatures to drop close to the dew point. visibility has really dropped off. cambridge you have zero being reported right now. a good visibility at andrews

but going up 270 at frederick two miles visibility there. culpeper a half mile. warrenton a quarter mile and fredericksburg we are seeing visibilities to ashland maybe -- not ashland but spotsylvania, maybe a half mile or so there. right in this area watch out for patchy dense fog. temperature-wise, cool stuff at culpeper and 61. 63 cumberland. manassas 66. reagan national 73 with call winds and the humidity is 79%. here dew point in the mid-60s. yesterday afternoon the relative humidity dropped to 48% for a while. it was beautiful. front off shore but quickly another weak hear are area of low pressure is turning the winds to the south bringing in the moisture. you notice the thunderstorms right here, indiana/ohio border they will move east and see if

they have the ability to hold together and give it a stray thunderstorm chance. late this afternoon you will notice in the mountains of pennsylvania, maybe even parts of the shenandoah valley can't rule out a thunderstorm this afternoon. and then tomorrow, we will see more activity bubbling up with the heat and humidity. up and down the east coast and our neck of the woods for the afternoon and by the evening maybe they will be pulling away. the seven-day forecast for you, 92 today with a stray thunderstorm. tomorrow 91 with a better chance of storms in the afternoon. thursday thursday and friday in the 80s and heat, serious heat by the weekend. signs the temperatures could be well in the 90s. ag has the traffic. >> howard just gave me a nice high five and we are giving you one, as well. if you follow me on twitter, oh my goff is my name, southbound branch avenue is where we have new crash activity. moving outside and show you 95 northbound. things are stacking up.

a ten-minute commute growing from the prince william parkway to lorton. moving to 395 northbound. we are heavy from in the capital beltway to seminary. that's a 15-minute drive. the delay stretches from the washington times billing to bladensburg road. on the outer loop, a lot of volume. it is a wrap with our maps. route 4, suitland parkway, this area remains accident free. that's a quick look at traffic. over to you. a key off season addition is forced to spend another day on the sidelines at redskins training camp and the nationals begin to enjoy and reflect on the little successes of the 2009 season. this morning's sports headlines are next. before we head to break it is time for the signs of now question. tonight, communities in our region and across the country will observe the national night out. we want to know when did the national night out event begin?

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will observe the national night out. we want to know when did the national night out events begin, ' 80, ' 88 or ' 84? the answer is c, ' 1984. the national night out is a community police partnership event which began in 1984 and is observe on the first tuesday in august. the goal is for communities and residents to reclaim their streets from crime and violence. we begin this morning's headlines with a look at the redskins training camp. the team's $100 million man, albert haynesworth missed another day of practice with knee problems. the superstar defensive tackle's knee required an injection. hanes worst says it is no big deal, even though pain in the knee caused him to miss two games last season. >> it is not serious. if i had to play today i could play today and still be out there. >> i did it last year and heck,

last year i did injections in the back and stuff like that. i'm not doing that stuff right now. so i'm all right. >> reporter: last week we told you antawn randell else is out of the starting lineup as wide receiver. we know who is taking his place. coach zorn is leading to thomas to be the starter with randall el moving in wide situations. he beat out kelly for the gig. be sure to read to the -- head to the special training camp section of our website at wusa9.com. you can hear jim zorn talk more about the receiving for and the team and check out sara's video blog with brian mitchell. when you are 39 games under 500, you look for little things to celebrate, such as breaking even on aning a-game road trip. last night in pittsburgh the nats were trying to do just

that. the pirates would try a play spoiler with the fourth homer of the series making it 1-0 bucks in the first but the nats would answer. adam dunn had a three-run blast making it 4-3 nats. in the 7th, zimmerman would go yard. and nats went on to win this one 8-4. >> the orioles were this detroit last night tied at five in the ninth and the lack of a steady close would hurt the o's. thomas blasted a walk off homer. o's fall to the tigers 6-5. nascar's rain-delayed pennsylvania 500 ran in to monday. it would go to virginia native hamlin. the joe gibbs driver held off montoya in the final lap to snap his 50-race winless streak. it was his third victory in eight career starts in pocono. a local lawyer files a discrimination complaint after

he's arrested for disorderly conduct. and local lawmakers begin an effort to use more federal resources to help to clean up the chesapeake bay. we come to you live from canal road and cambridge. notice some construction is on. vome is obviously light. no traffic. more shots when we return. howard? outside we have the humidity and some haze in the air but it is comfortable this morning. not going to be so comfortable later this afternoon. we will talk about that when 9 news new no this morning returns. this is one way of getting vitamins and minerals.

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thwinds enng'ta dois u fas r with the g. n ishwidithis morning. with the lack of wind and humidity, we have wn to ha. lfculpeper half mile warrenton a quarter mile and we are seeing other visibilities trying to get down there, even in western maryland and cumberland right fog, ase el60s but n th60but a few low 70s like southern maryland, annapolis and washington national. culpeper you are 61. a hot day today in the lower 90s with a stray chance of a thunderstorm and if you have a sensitivity to air quality, today is a code orange air day. >> thank you very much. we are half way through the 6:00 hour. we will help you through the rest. we begin with an update on the accident. still there. crews are on the scene branch avenue. be careful. one of the few delays we are tracking comes to us from virginia. 395 northbound watching the taillights stack up from the capital beltway to seminary.

i'm estimating the drive time at 15 minutes. we will flip it over to 66 eastbound. this trip is filling out around route 50. a couple of breaks in the road. an accident at the capital beltway. finally i give you 270 southbound. nothing but volume from 118 germantown road to 370. that's the traffic. later today, maryland governor martin o'malley will reveal details about metro's new purple line. 9 news now digital correspondent, armando trull is live outside of the metro station with a preview. armando? >> in two hours, governor o'malley is expected to give a green light to the light rail system known as the purple line. it is over $1 billion expected to create thousands of jobs and for many folks the best way to get from prince georges to montgomery county. the purple line-1 -- will have 14 stops linking portion and montgomery counties in an east- west loop.

new carrollton on one end and bethesda on the other. the project mainly funded by federal money is expected to create 35,000 jobs and to stimulate the economy in less developed sectorss of both counties and considered a more efficient and environmentally friendly alternative opposed to expanding existing highways or building the intercouldn't kerr. the project has had detractors who say it will affect the hiking and biking trails so there maybe some lawsuits that maybe blocking the project. but at this point it looks like a green light for the purple line. reporting live, armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. we have the 9 news now exclusive. a dc police internal investigation is underway this morning. at its focus is an alleged understand deb in dupont circle that's where an attorney, pepin tuma said he made a comment about the lewis gates controversy and followed up

with a comment of how he didn't like police officers. he says an officer nearby overheard him. grabbed him and pinned him against the metal utility box. pepin tuma, who is openly gay, told andrew stack the officer then used an insulting slur. >> the officer said, just shut up, faggot. >> reporter: what did he say? somewhere. >> just shut up, faggot. >> he expressed his outrage though police chief who responded by saying she was ordered an internal investigation and she said -- a followup to a story we told you about yesterday evening. a 14-year-old girl missing for several days is back home with her family. jeanette was found late yesterday evening and returned to her family in silver spring. she had been missing since last tuesday when she left her home

on piney branch road. no word where she was for nearly a week. a joint group of lawmakers from six states is asking the federal government to put more weight behind cleaning up the chesapeake bay. an article in the examiner reviews a hearing which focuses on the key problem harming debate. the problems which were highlighted include an excess of nitrogen, foes ferrous and sediment. it is the beginning of a commitment by the obama administration to use more federal money and resources to clean up the bay. virginia's council for higher education says money from the stimulus plan will help to keep costs down at public colleges and universities. a report says next year the average tuition and fees will go up 5%. that translates to $7,984 a year at the 15 four-year

schools. virginia received federal money for a variety of federal housing programs includes 19.6 million for community development grants 14.2 million for the home investment partnerships program. 1.7million for emergency shelters and $668,000 for housing opportunities for people with aids. it's time for the "living $mart" segment. the financial times reports that wall street banks are reaping big profits by taking advantage of the federal reserve's transparency. the fed has emerged as one of wall street's biggest customers during the financial crisis buying massive amounts of securities to help to stabilize the markets. however, because of federal transparency rules the fed announces its intentions to buy securities in advance. the former fed official says it

enables banks to sell these securities to the fed at an inflated price. being a member of twitter could pay off in a big way the next time you have to take to the sky. both unitedded and jetblue have introduced twitter exclusive promotions. twitter followers who sign up to receive the updates via the site will be eligible for discounted ticks. the deals can come at anytime and usually expire within two hours. a prime example, this weekend jetblue advertised a flight from burbank to las vegas for $9 one way. trump entertainment resorts in atlantic city, new jersey, has a new boss. more like an old one. donald trump is once again in control of the casino empire he once ran. yesterday he offered $100 million to buy his company out of bankruptcy and take it private. so in an ironic twist of fate. trump regained control of the

company the same way he lost it four years ago, through bankruptcy. crime fighting efforts in the mid-atlantic appear to be paying off and a man is forced to spend a day in court after helping geese cross the road. it is 6:37. here's howard. >> look at virginia traffic and weather. angie is coming up in a second but fog to warrenton and culpeper. visibilities ranging from a quarter to half mile. watch for that. looking at readingsin inthe 60s now. the humidity has come up. we have 61 culpeper with e th fo cl e os t fog. closer to 66 here in town over to manassas and 70 in leesburg. this afternoon, partly to mostly sunny, hot, isolated er thunderstorm is possible but purseville going to top off at 90 degrees. angie has been watching the virginia traffic for you. >> that's right, virginia. my eyes are on you and we begin with the dulles toll road at the ramp to access the inner loop. an accident is blocking all

lanes. stay with us i will keep you posted and let you know when things open up. route 67 near the tysons corner area. light volume. no major issues to report at this time. and good morning, arlington. a look at route 50 and patrick henry drive. i will let you know no incidents or accidents right now. 9 news now will be t ghriback after these messages. stay with us. gh gó

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d consumers, but is the cash for clunkers path program running on empty? we will talk to the one of the program's most outspoken opponents. and what happened in that terrifying continental airlines flight from a passenger who rushed to help others on board. that is coming up on the "early show." back to you in washington. >> thank you. and right now 6:42 and we say good morning to kristin fisher and find out what she found out on the web. >> i have two quality viral videos for you this morning and both have to do with marriage. so this segment is for our own newlywed, weather kim and maybe in a few mondays she will have this to look forward to. check out this video right here. this is how you test the strength of your relationship in lathia. it took place this weekend. 55 couples took part in a race which the men carry their wives

up hill about 400 feet. the only requirement is the women must weigh at least 110- pounds and if you look, it is pretty much a test of technique. you have come going piggyback style and this guy here, i would not have utilized that technique but they win a trip to sweden and get to celebrate their marriage that it is indeed very strong. one more viral video for you this morning. by now, surely you have seen the infamous wedding dance video on youtube. more than 13 million people watched it in ten days. so if you haven't seen it. go watch it. i will fill you in just in case. it is a voof 0 a wedding but instead of the couple walking down the aisle they dance. leave it to college humor.com to spoof the original. you are watching what happens six months later. forget about the wedding dance. this is their unexpected

divorce dance. and you can see the lawyers going down the aisle this time. and if you have time to watch the video play out you of course see the judges, the officers and of course the feuding bride and groom as they end their very happy marriage. so if you want to see the full video i have a link on my blog at gofish@wusa9.com. hey, we hope for the best. we hope that video never plays out. happy marriage to j.k. in youtube land. there you go. >> they say their marriage is strong but they are asking people now to donate to domestic abuse causes. they have a specific one because people were questioning their use of chris brown's song as what they went down the aisle. it is a song. >> at least they are turning it in to a positive. >> on sunday i went to legg mason tournament.

it was pouring and helene didn't want to step in a puddle. >> you carried her. >> i gave her a piggyback. >> she said no i will kill you. thanks for the vote of confidence. >> so you two would never make it. >> i don't know if we would make up the hill the entire way but we made it across the puddle which was good. weather will be fine for the legg mason which is kicking off in full gear today. thionates are in town tonight weather should be pretty good for that. tomorrow a better chance of storms in the afternoon, 91 on thursday less hot, warm, upper 80s with an isolated un ermth t the.t rn inmog,g morning, generally clear, ha with patchy fog early th ismorning. temperatures in the 60s to lower 70s. the winds are calm. this afternoon, mostly sunny and hot. a stray thunderstorm will be possible. especially up to the mountains.

lows five to ten miles an hour. average high is 88. partly cloudy and a chance of a shower or thunderstorm tonight. lows 68 to 74 as the sticky and muggies really come back. sort of back this morning but they will be back again tonight, as well. show you what happened. clouds off to our south and north, but with clear skies overnight and the light winds and a little moisture coming in some fog had formed. visibility, latest reporting in cambridge down to zero miles. half mile in culpeper but warrenton a quarter mile. see reports less than that. and we know three quarters of a mile in orange and in fredericksburg some visibilities a half mile or less. so keep that in mind. looking at the time lapse, you can see hazy g. n morning. sun not much of it in spite of the haze. the dew point has come up. it was 6 a yesterday afternoon and back to 66. on its way to the upper 60s,

likely 70ish the next couple of days. we have 71. spoke to lou anne in annapolis and happy tuesday. 71 in annapolis. 72 cambridge with the fog. culpeper, with your fog 61. 66 frederick and manassas and at andrews air force base. but it will be hot, low 90s. but it is august and should be hot. some thunderstorms again in the middle of the country. yesterday they were up here. yesterday the fewer storms across wisconsin. big ones northern missouri in to illinois and indiana. these storms in indiana and ohio if they hold together might be affecting parts of the area in the afternoon hours. we'll watch that for you. the seven-day forecast with temperatures starting hot, low 90s today and tomorrow with a better chance of storms on wednesday. cool off in the 80s on thursday and friday with isolated storms. look at the rise in the heat as we get to the weekend. highs could be approaching the mid if not upper 90s. we'll watch that carefully. >> a lot of people are saying

that about the traffic, i guess, angie. i'm going to start off on a great note. westbound dulles toll road. the ramp to access the inner loop had the accident blocking all lanes. according to realtime sensors it now clear. good news there. the inner loop is below speed approaching 66. that's just volume. over to 395 northbound. slow from the capital beltway. dragging along to seminary. estimating the drive time at 15 minutes or so. southbound branch avenue at wood -- actually, that's the beauty of the realtime graphics. this crash activity is cleared as else 0 to the outer loop, looks like sun glare maybe a factor for the commute and it is a wrap with inbound new york avenue from the washington times building to bladensburg road. drivers are below speed but without incident. over to you. from time to time crime in the free state is on the way ate down. according to new numbers

released by the maryland police. the report shows an 11% drop in murders in 2008. the uniform crime report cites a 20 year low in homicides in baltimore. a 17% reduction from the year before and a 14% reduction in prince georges county. overall, 13 of maryland's 24 jurisdictions reported reductions in violent crime. the biggest threat to campus safety in virginia candle light vigils could prove to be the h1n1 virus and budget cuts. governor tim kaine shared that opinion during yesterday's third annual campus preparedness conference. the governor reminded safety officials to be vigilant when informing students about the virus and he said budget constraints would have an impact when it comes to buying new equipment. a man who stopped traffic to let a flock of geese cross the street ran in to legal trouble in virginia. joseph was ticketed for jaywalking on june 18th. a police officer saw him as he stood on the fairfax county

parkway stopping traffic to let 11 geese cross safely. the officer told the judge that he was creating a dangerous situation, nearly causing a multicar pileup, but he man says if he hadn't stopped traffic the geese would have been hit. >> the the outcome would be terrible. >> the judge said he could see both sides but told the story about a woman who miss -- swerved to miss a squirrel to only hit a pedestrian. dc mayor fenty's mission to improve the city's educational facilities was on full display on monday. the mayor cut the ribbon in northwest. the $1.4 million playground on

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foiled a terror plot. four suspects were believed to be plotting commando style suicide attack on at least one army base. a los angelejue dggranted michael jackson's mother permanent custody of the three children despitobjections from the lawyerntepsereing his dermatologist but the sejud said tt eidrkl. n doesn't have legal standing in this matter. more than 100 people were treated at hospitals after a chemical leak was reported at a massachusetts trash company. officials say something was brought to the new bedford facility making people sick. two people are listed in critical condition. andrea, we are looking at a more humid start to the day and it will be hot this afternoon. a slight chance of a thunderstorm. temperatures will shoot in the lower 90s. better chance of storms tomorrow. code orange air quality. that is unhealthy for sensitive groups. angie is back with the traffic

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a group of karate enthusiasts are proving things get better with age. they are living in middle island new york. many are in their 70s and 80s and all have their black belt and they karate keeps them feeling young. >> if you stay active you don't give your body a chance to tighten up you can maintain flexibility. >> reporter: that was lou and believe it or not, lou is 74 years young. looks great. >> wonderful. >> weren't you singing in the chat room, everybodwas kung fu fighting. de the outer loop we are

aling with a slow ride from new hampshire to georgia. also want you to know as we switch over to river road on the outer loop. a report of crash activity. finally 95 northbound in virginia a ten minute commute from the prince william parkway. now over to howard. we have temperatures today in the lower 90s. as we look at the seven-day forecast you will see readings in the mid-90s by the week. a better chance of storms tomorrow and cool it off by thursday and friday. one last note on the wedding because we will leave it to kim to tell you about it t but ben serenaded her and you did a special dance to you know what the song was "dream weaver." >> oh, gosh. >> was there a videographer. >> there is some but we didn't do it. we will have advice for people who need cheaper prescriptions. and we are celebrating jamaican independence. >> and don't question forget to