manassas the only spot the inth 60s he atwith heat index alread degrees. heat advisory in affect at noon today. code orange air quality. armando trull will have more on that coming up. 5:00 p.m. temperature, a record tying 98. give us good traffic. >> i will do my best, howie b. welcome to the 6:00 hour. we are ready to jump start your workweek beginning with 95 northbound in virginia. already a little slow from the prince william parkway to lorton. taking it to 66. no problems to report this time. as you take a close look at 50 to 123. moving along, hey, maryland, things are mighty fine on 270 from germantown to the split. on the outer loop north of the district, already seeing a good amount of volume from new hampshire georgia. a couple of breaks along the way. and we will wrap with 95 and the bw parkway. nice and green out of baltimore past powder mill to the capital

beltway. that's a quick look at traffic. now, over to you. i think you have heard this earlier in the day it will be a scorcher today and for most of the week. for healthy people the heat can be dangerous but they are the sick and elderly it can be down right deadly. armando trull is joining us from rockville with survival tips. >> good morning. the heat advisory as you heard from howard kicks in at noon. that means combination of high temperatures and humidity that will feel in the triple-digits. with us is jan desimone with clean air partners. you have a heat advisory color- coded warning. >> code orange day which means unhealthy for sensitive groups. >> what should they do. >> limit physical outdoor activities today. >> reporter: you have tips to make the environment a little better also. >> we do. so, today for example don't cut your grass today. wait a day or two until air quality improves or if you plan

to barbecue use a gas or electric grill instead of charcoal and people can visit clean air partners.net. >> and take mass transit to work. >> here's how to save the environment. here's how to save yourself. we recommend loose, light clothing, not just texture but color. and a hat or cap because the brain is one of the first things that's affected by high temperature. sun glasses to protect your eyes, sunscreen with a high protection factor and water to keep yourself hydrated and finally, folks, don't forget your pets are just as affected by the heat as you are. so make sure they are in a place that is protected from the sun and circulation and plenty of water. reporting live in rockville, armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> definitely don't leave your children or pets in a hot car.

a metro worker was struck and killed along the orange line and now investigators are trying to figure out what happened. the accident happened last night half way between theave union that and dunn loring stations at the west end of the orange line. the line was shut down until the system closed at midnight. police stopped traffic along 66 westbound during the investigation. recovery efforts resume in the morning in the hudson after saturday's mid-air crash between a site seeing helicopter and mall plane. nine were killed but only seven bods have been recovered so far. crews located the helicopter wreckage. the water is murky and the current is strong which makes it tough for divers to see underneath. the top priority is reconstructing the accident but according to one expert the faa could have prevented this tragedy. >> they can make the helicopters operate at a lower altitude than the fixed-wick aircraft in the area.

if you are at different altitudes you will never have an accident like this. >> reporter: last month the department of transportation released a report about the safety of the on-demand flight industry which includes small planes and helicopters and it found in 2007 and 2008, nge me ial air carriers had no period there were 33 fatal - on demand accidents that resulted in 109 people killed. the government's cash for clunkers program is going at top speed. some dealerships are running out of cars. at this honda lot in new york, nearly 1,000 cars have been sold until the last 30 days. there are no more hybrids left. another dealership had to close because it ran out of cars. vehicles are sold on good faith because they are awaiting the government funds from the cash for clunkers program. >> certainly have an impact on profitability. we are counting on that money coming in. you have to have faith in the government. if we don't have the government

what do we have? >> reporter: two grou seeing a big increase in -- that aren't seeing a boost is used car lots and repair shops. the postal service says we are not sending enough letters. in an earth to curb the $7 billion loss this year they will get rid of mailboxes averaging less than 25 pieces of mail a day. >> same as any other corporation out there or business, we are trying to reduce our cost to better other areas of the postal service. we don't send and write letters like we used to. historians rely on letters and diaries to reconstruct the past and one of the things we moan about is the fact these letters will not exist in the future. >> reporter: in addition to mailboxes the postal service is looking to close 8 are 700 post offices. among those considered the friendship heights post office,

the derwood post office and. time for living smart report. jessica doyle is back with a look at the local tax holiday a lot of us enjoyed that over the weekend. >> we love bargains. the budget crunch prompted the district to take a pass but virginia hung in there. it amounted to a 5% discount on friday through sunday and retailer thes used the opportunity to advertise e thth deep discounts. they edne the business. thone tina alneretail federatio predicts consumers will spend $17.42 billion for students kindergarten to first grade. that is $500 a family. down 7.7% from - year. high-tech is getting hotter in college classrooms. the new thing this year, your text book on your iphone or ipod touch.

subscribers to the service are getting access to 7,000 titles. the "wall street journal" reports the application is expected to supplement other kinds of e-text books along with the traditional kind, you know, made out of paper. get ready to stretch that extension cord. gm plans to introduce the first plug in hybrid suv next year. the 2011 buick will use some of the same technology gm is developing for the chevy volt. it is expected to get close to 40 miles a gallon, double the mileage for conventional suvs. >> wait until then. thank you, jessica. let's go to howard now. focus on the maryland weather today. >> yeah, andrea. maryland, you are quite warm this morning and very hoot hot, perhaps the hottest day you have seen in the last couple of years are. talk about what is happening right now. cloud wise not much tollte yot but temperature-wise waking up to steamy conditions. up inap a. olnn 72 in 77southern maryland.

even cumberland is at 72 and hagerstown at 76. looking at the spot in maryland forecast for this afternoon. cumberland 96. rockville and leonard town 97 and frederick 98. ouch. angie, how about the maryland highways? how about those highways. talk about bradley boulevard and connecticut avenue. free flowing. over to silver spring we go. here's georgia. traffic is very light. finally all aboard on 50 westbound from the bay bridge to the beltway, nice green cars and lanes wide open. now, over to beyond. >> thank you, angie. time to jump start your morning with a few words of inspiration from willy jolly he know -- he shows how to bounce back when life throws you a curve ball. >> today i want to share an idea to help you live better and have greater success. it is the concept of what do you do when life throws you a

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in the news now, memorial services were held for the four children killed when their pickup was hit by a stolen car. it happened on saturday near froze know, california. investigator say none of the children had on seat belts. three adults also died. they are bagging up and boarding up in hawaii. felicia is a tropical storm but is rapidly weakening. while the winds diminished flooding is a major concern.

air tankers and helicopters were called out to help battle wildfires burning east of santa maria, california. the fire burned 10,000-acres in the forest. officials are not sure what touched off the fire that started saturday's blaze. here's howard. >> good morning. we are in for serious heat today. perhaps the hottest since august 8th, 2007. when we hit 102 degrees. i'm not forecasting 102 but not much less than that. >> i don't like this at all. never did. >> it won't last very long. >> good. tell us the good news. slightly cooler weather. still going to be hot and wednesday in the 80. so knack there. stay cool. drink plenty of fluids and if you have to be outside a pitcher of ice water to drink and another pitcher for your head. rub that in every 10 to 15 s. u pi minucb@ly s. oolfvely keeping lyur cseyo l macake n a ceer enfor u.

ceenfoi for you. for all the thcounties y rall e 15, lking about a heat index 0.15 0 11 eravag0. averaging 105. and, yeah, earlier agitwas issued until 10:00 and scaled back 00. that's better. as far as the record to beat today. 102 martinsburg. 96 in dulles. kiss that good by the way and the -- good-bye. and 98 at washington national, that record is in jeopardy and in baltimore 100 set back in 1900. that is a long-standing record. we'll see what happens later. record-tying 918 my forecast with mostly sunny skies. 93 tomorrow with thunderstorms in the afternoon and by wednesday scattered thunderstorms are possible and temperatures falling in the mid to upper 90s but certainly going to feel better by wednesday. this morning, warm and muggy. 70s and 80s.

hole the charlie said that i'm 68. a stray thunderstorm is all we can hope for this afternoon. 95 to locally 100. west winds five to ten miles an hour and partly cloudy and warm tonight with an isolated thunderstorm. not much to talk about, though. lows in the 70s. here we go. right now, down to 77 at national and also at the naval academy. we have 73 from winchester. 75 frederick. there's manassas at 66 along with shirley and in fredericksburg right now a steamy 74 degrees. dew.s in the upper 60s and low 70s the heath index at national is already at 80. it is at 80. you see with a jumping.like this we will go really high. we are watching high pressure over much of the east, but on the edge of the high, look at these thunderstorms, big ones yesterday, powerful, damaging storms across pennsylvania which dove in to delaware. they have dissipated but we have clumps and clumps of thunderstorms lining the ridge.

once this front gets closer to us. the one up here that i'm talking about, once this guy drops closer to us our thunderstorm chances will increase when we add the upper level jet to this you see it is well north of us. we are under the ridge and that's why the temperatures will soar well in to the 90s. look at the seven-day forecast. there's relief. not that far away. upper 90s here 100. wednesday a chance of thunderstorms and 86. thursday and friday, isolated thunderstorms is all we will get but temperatures more comfortable in the middle 80s. 77 degrees. good morning, angie. >> a reminder i broadcast live from my blog. come behind the scenes and i will hook you up with a personalized traffic report. in northwest dc, crash activity at the intersection of 1 9 and church street.

watch for crews. turning on the cameras. 395 we are crawling along. plus five minutes duke to seminary. on the maps on the inner loop from the wilson bridge past braddock to 66. drivers are blocking in on average at a good pace. on the outer loop in maryland, row north of the district, new hampshire to georgia things are picking and end with a look at route 4 and 5 and 301. no accidents at this time. over to you. >> thank you. it is 6:16. kristin fisher is joining us for ted's hero central segment. >> we are honoring actually two heros this morning and both from montgomery county and both are on a mission to help children whose parents are behind bars. take a look. they have spent 30 years working in montgomery

county public schools. >> we worked together 19 years. >> reporter: both are retired but say they never stop thinking of their students. >> there seemed to be a group of children we had throughout the years that had social problems, friendship problems b behavior problems. so what we did is eventually came to the conclusion that they had an incarcerated parent and as a result we did a little research. they found that one in 50 children has a parent behind bars and what is worse there is hardly any free literature to help these youth. >> we feel it is an under served population of children with a great amount of need. >> they took the issue to the director of he montgomery county department of corrections. >> i must say initially i knew i had two bright well- intentioned people were are his help they wrote a book for kids with incarcerated parents. it is called mommy and daddies

in jail and prison and they are distributing are it free of charge. >> in the last four or five months we have delivered 500 copies. >> reporter: so far all expenses have been paid out of their own pocket but they dream of spreading their mission beyond montgomery county. >> we are starting locally and our goal is to go globally. >> reporter: you heard them. some ambitious ladies, their goal is to go global but in order to do that they would need funding and that's pretty much where they are at right now. you heard them say right now they are operating completely out of pocket. so they are looking to find more funding but right now they are getting booklets throughout montgomery county, particularly in the schools and that jail. >> amazing they are heros for them not to have that literature in the world before now. >> and to do it on their own. definitely heros, especially for those kids. >> they must have been great teachers in the classroom. >> you know it. in other news, at least 40 people were killed when a series of blasts rocked baghdad

this morning. construction sites and shiite neighborhoods were targeted. 130 people were in the hospital. the attacks provided a grim example of u.s. military concerns that insurgent attacks will increase as troops begin to pull out of he -- the region. the first time in weeks new information about the soldier in afghanistan taken prisoner by the taliban. the news comes as u.s. officials say they are making progress in the fight against the taliban in pakistan. susan roberts has more. >> i have a very, very good family. >> reporter: the face -- the fate of bowe bergdahl rests in the hands of the taliban. they say a council of leaders will decide what to do to him based on how the u.s. responds to a list of demands it is the first they have heard from bowe bergdahl since this video three weeks ago. >> scared i won't be able to come home and it is unnerving to be a prisoner. >> reporter: the 23-year-old disappeared five months after he arrived in afghanistan.

no word on what the taliban is demanding for his safe return but in the past they have called on the u.s. to stop air strikes in parts of afghanistan. a u.s. air strike that supposedly killed pakistan's taliban head last week. there are conflicting reports over whether he is actually dead but the obama administration says that it is 90% sure. >> all of the evidence that we have suggests that. >> reporter: if he is in fact dead it would be a major boost for pakistan. he is believed to have masterminded a number of deadly attacks including the assassination of former prime minister bhutto. >> this is an important moment. i wouldn't say it is a tipping point but certainly shows we are having some success. >> reporter: and it shows that pakistan is making progress as well in the mission to weed out 20,000 taliban fighters currently positioned inside the country. susan roberts, cbs news, washington. still to come on 9 news now, football fans packed fedex

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welcome back to 9 news now. the signs of now question asks? streetcars began to roll through charm city on this day in 1885. redskins held a full scrimmage but it didn't earn them breaks as they went back to two-a-days and in a skill heavy morning session yesterday it was the defensive guys playing catch hoping it will translate in to interceptions this season. practice was shorter than usual but the coach will tell you about of minutes isn't as important as what you can do with them. if it can help an already is

svelte defense an put point on the board they will take it. >> we low to linebackers dbs, trying to get the idea of quarterback ball speed and interceptions. not dropping the ball. so it works out great. >> reporter: and while the redskins were widely known as being a team that will ante up money for the players the burgundy and gold couldn't compete. real madrid taking on dc united. those expensive purchases were on full display for 7 though thousand strong. run until doe among the big names in action. the first 56 minutes dc united was as good as the best team in the world. after that real madrid proved perhaps the best in the world. they easily tuck this one away.

two minutes later, he finds himself alone after the assist and united comes out to no avail. real madrid wins it 3-0. >> bring in world-class players and you can see the difference that fresh legs make as hot as it was. they are a great team and we were happy how we came out. unfortunately we didn't finish strong. >> reporter: still to come when 9 news now returns, if you think it is hot now you should have been at this town hall meeting on the president's health care plan. here's angie. we come to you live from chain bridge and canal roads andfight the construction going on, traffic is very light d and flowing freely. more shots that matter to you early coming up. still see the moon out a few minutes after the sunrise. it will set shortly but what it will mean is the heat will be building. the hottest day so far of the summer. details when 9 news now this

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welcome back. it will be a city councilor today. perhaps one of the hottest days of the year. let's get to howard on the 9 news now weather terrace where even this morning it is hot.

>> yeah, we are pushing the 70s, near 80 degrees. see the birds? i think they are trying to figure out a game plan for this afternoon to avoid the heat, as well. not so bad right now but this afternoon, perhaps the hottest in the last couple of years as temperatures in some spots will flirt with 100-degree mark. get going out the door. clear skies overhead. any storms well north of us as the ridge is in place today. the good news is that the ridge ll bakreb@down. so that tomorrow, as the front approaches, we av ha few thunfetodeanrs thundebeto asrs as t. in ter, wesel il ll the 70s. 77 at anreti agna. onal tina onal. 74 an d and fredericksburg. it is 73 over on the eastern shore and in southern s.w hue th low 70s. the humidity is high and a it i muggy day. temperature temperuresmp00 fredericksburg, 98 or so urin culpeper and 93 on the bay. little break on the water, where water temperatures are around 80. today at a glance low 80s by

9:00. low 90s by noon and 5:00 p.m. temperature and under mostly sunny skies 9 degrees and code orange air quality day. armando trull will have more on that in a moment. right now angie has the traffic here at 6:36. keeping an eye on the roads you travel and some great news out in northwest dc. that's where this accident here at the intersection of 14th and church streets have cleared. crews are doing a great job. 95 northbound. this is your shot. this delay set in earlier. 15 minutes from the prince william parkway to lorton. no incidents or accidents along the way. switching over to 86 eastbound no issues here. i like what i see. free flowing from the fairfax county parkway though beltway. wrap it up in 270, southbound. a good amount of volume but no major delays from germantown road to i-37. 0. you can always follow me on

twitter, oh my goff is my i.d. name and i tweet throughout the morning the traffic tieups to avoid. we have been lucky so far this summer but now the heat is on. hazy, hot and humid temperatures are forcing people in our area to try to keep cool as best they can. some of us can't avoid it. we have to go outside. 9 news now digital correspondent armando trull is joining us with heat survival tips. >> reporter: what is this we have to go outside? i have to go outside. you are in a nice air- conditioned studio but i have tips for you. first of all, a heat advisory kicks in at noon. that means high temperature, high humidity and the possibility of temperatures in the triple-digits. with us is jan desimone with clean air partners. you guys have an advisory out. what is that. >> it is code orange air quality day today. which means children, older adult and people with respiratory and heart problems the air is unhealthy and need

to limit their outdoor activity. >> you have tips to save the environment. >> car pool, public transportation is a great alternative and so is teleworking and people can visit clean air partners.com and take our clean air pledge and sign up for free air alerts. that's how you can be cool and help the environment. we have cooling centers that open at noon to 6:00. they are at 1 judiciary swear the king office building and rhode island avenue northeast. and public pools will be open early and close late. the outdoor ones an the inside ones and finally in public parks in the metro dc area you can find places where they have water hoses going so you can cool off and don't forget the pets. they need a place that is nice and cool and a lot of cold drinking water. reporting live outside, armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. we feel your pain, armando

here inside in the cold. coming up on 35. time for another "living $mart" report. jessica doyle is back with a look at how the cash for clunkers program could cause problems for some car shoppers. good morning. >> well, what kind of problems are we talking about? how's this for a problem, higher prices for used cars. here's what you need to know. analysts say since 750,000 clunkers are leaded to the scrap heap that means lower supply and partners at "usa today" say it could raise prices 5 to 10% especially for vehicles under $4,500. the popular cash for clunkers program was extended by congress last week with $2 billion more in federal incentives. a new way to buy a car could be coming to a computer near you. general motors and ebay are expected to announce today that hundreds of california dealers will let consumers haggle over the price of new cars and

trucks. this is a pilot program. it is selling, brook buick, chevrolet and month yak vehicles. not your imagination, gas prices have spikikagain. the lundberg survey finds the prices jped s 16nt incethe last two inekweo s. the national average $2.64 a on. d y ancallgaaaa reports that the washington area is paying an average of 2.59 a gallon. up six cents in the last month. probably won't expect any relief until the kids go back to school. >> thank you, jessica. president obama traveled to mexico over the weekend for a meeting with leaders of mexico and canada. in today's meetings the leaders are expected to discuss the economy and the h1n1 flu epidemic. they are trying to come up with a plan for handling a new wave of cases through during the north american flu season.

the health care reform debate is getting hotter and uglier. protesters opposing the bill were out in full force at the community care center for the poor in austin, texas. they are they are calling it socialism and some have gone so far to compare it with adolf hitler's agenda. >> i put the word nazi on it because i believe the bill has rationening of health care and anytime you decide who lives and dies it is a form of selective breeding. >> i think they are afraid of what they don't know and don't understand and the republican party is promoting that ignorance propaganda that keeps people in fear. >> reporter: if you think this was heated check out this scene at a health care town hall meeting in iowa on sunday afternoon. police in the audience brow people officials discussing the

plan. >> here's howard with the virginia weather. >> good morning for you folks in virginia. nice moint out there. 60s and 70s. some haze an humidity. and some stickiness it will be here's h ugafternn. rrcuent he tecuatomfrlp cu erep. s 60from p to ma naasssand even ft. ther rgbutethermometer is running warm and will continue to do so all summer. 70 in orange and 70 w chester and fredericksburg. a mostly sunny day and a hot one. around 100 in fredericksburg, 97 leesburg, culpeper and manassas and winchester topping off at 98 degrees. a scorcher, angie, good morning to you. >> good morning to you. hello, everybody. our loyal viewer said ang what's up on route 29 in virginia here's the shot. doesn't look like much traffic. doing fine. moving over to braddock road and the capital beltway. looks like light volume, no incidents or accidents and we

are going to fly the dulles toll road past the airport to the capital beltway. finding nothing but green cars. they are moving at speed. the time is 38. good morning. you are watching 9 news now. we'll be right back. fa r42rpp

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underscores he has nothing to say. some strong word on both sides of the health care reform debate. that has only been on-line a few hours now. i can pretty much guarantee it will gain a ton of attraction as the day goes on. >> thank you very much. here's howard. >> one of our chat room regulars said i love your green jacket. i love it so much i will take you to the weather wall. and we will see what happens. >> let's go to the map. >> before that, little league world series, school play going on. we have to say good luck and congratulations to district a's little league team. they are playing in a game in west virginia an it will be some kind of hot. but a 10:00 game and not the 1:00 or 4:00 clock game where it is near 100. theirs is only 90. get you out a hoa hot will excl least the will llexceed

100. a heat advisory going in to affect toward the noon hour and lasts until 8:00 tonight. there we go. >> it is not that kind of green. >> i thought it was going to disappear. >> east of route 15. >> i'm not that good. >> the record to beat. >> it is so close but it is not green enough. >> come on in. >> 200196 in dulles. 98 in 1943. >> thank you, vanna. >> here's the next three days, 96 -- 98 this afternoon will tie the record at reagan national. 393 thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon and then on wednesday, mid-80s with a chance of a few thunderstorms. everybody thought the green was going to key out today. clear to partly cloudy. warm and muggy this morning. generally in the ' 70s and 80s. a few spots in the 60s and then sunny and hot this amp. a stray thunderstorm is possible. 95 to 100 with a west wind at

five to ten miles an hour. tonight, pary cloudy and warm with an isolated thunderstorm and lows in the 70s. check it out. clusters of storms well north of us. storms in kentucky and west virginia. we may get an isolated one during the afternoon but the story will be the heat. already 77 at national. manassas 66. 60 orange. charlie in catlick called in with 68. 76 hagerstown. 77 from lou anne in annapolis this morning. 75 in the northern neck from bill and 72 in cambridge. dew points are up, the heath index making it feel closer to 80 and it will top the 100-degree mark. a big ridge here across the east and this is where the high heat humidity is and potentially record-breaking temperatures. you see the front across

michigan? this blue eat line with the triangle this will be closer to us tomorrow and bring a better chance of thunderstorms and cooler weather, especially by wednesday. so, as we look aft the seven- day forecast, 98 today would tie the record at reagan national. 96 at dulles i think will go. wednesday a chance of storms and 86 and isolated thunderstorm on thursday and friday with a high of 85. it is 6:48. good morning, angie goff. >> good morning to you. just about 12 minutes from the 7:00 hour. and we are simulcasting live behind the scenes at my blog craig and walker are hanging out with us this morning. on the outer loop, from new hampshire to georgia a ten- minute drive. on route 4, route 5 and 301, going to our maps, no accidents on any of these roads at this time. new york avenue slow go has set in from the times building to

here at bladens road ten minutes from edsall to seminary. that's just volume and biggest delay by far, 24 minute commute on 95 northbound in community stretching from tremendous prince william parkway to lorton. now, over to andrea. most of us pop open a can of soda counting on a jolt of caffeine. now a similar beverage is supposed to help you relax and even fall asleep but some are comparing it to marijuana impeach digital correspondent lindsey mastis the story. >> it is call drank and it is rolling its way in to controversy. some bloggers call it cannabis in a can. >> this drink contains no cannabis, but the question is, does it make you feel the same way that marijuana does? we went to the experts to find out. >> i'm dan with the marijuana policy project in washington weigh and i use marijuana. >> reporter: we what him to try it out. >> tastes like one of those energy drinks. >> reporter: it pcontains a warning label for drowsiness.

some ingredients include melatonin, rose hips and valerian root to make you tired but this dietitian questions other ingredients. >> the second and third ingredient in this drink are two forms of sugar. >> reporter: the ceo of innovative beverage company defended his drink. >> it is design today help you relax at the end of the day, not to get you high and not reach for a beer or glass of wine. >> reporter: after ten minutes, says he doesn't feel high or drowsy. >> i'm not tired. ready to work through the rest of my day. >> reporter: 9 news now and wusa9.com. lindsey tells us drank is sold in area convenient stores and also sold on-line by the case. it costs $1.60 a can. still to come on 9 news now, not everyone is concern

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66 eastbound volume 123 to nutley past that point it is nice. 270 southbound from 124 to the split. looks like traffic free flowing. on the outer loop north of the district we are heavy from 95 to georgia. over to howard. we almost had a monday light going. weather wise watch out the hottest day of the summer maybe in the last couple of years actually. temperatures 95 to 100 with code orange air quality that is unhealthy for sensitive group and heat advisory at noon.

tomorrow in the 90s but not as hot with scattered storms in the afternoon and wednesday, better chance of thunderstorms and thursday and friday, isolated storms in the mid-80s the record at national today is 98. that's the one to beat and dulles record 96. i think that will follow. any records on wall street? >> we are getting back up there again. not exactly record territory but looking moderate this morning. may see a rally at the opening bell. we'll have to see how it goes. >> that was optimistic. >> the "early show" is next. they will have more on the midair collision that killed nine people in the hudson river. and marion barry will be in the studio to discuss the hbo documentary on his political career and it premiers tonight. you can get the latest, news, weather, and traffic by going to wusa9.com. while you are there, check out all of our