an indepth look at marion barry's ups and downs. the former dc mayor is here to discuss the documentary. the taliban releases new information about a captured american soldier. and stakeout your spot at the pool early. the hottest temperatures of the year are here. good morning, everyone. i'm andrea roane. thanks for joining us. today is monday, august 10th. if you didn't call your buddy on the 9th yesterday, what are you waiting for? give them a call right now. angie will have the traffic in just a moment. howard is here to tell us about the triple hs. >> hazy, hot and humid. today not much relief and tomorrow will be better. s for a the pool, andrea, i

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5:00 temperature, 98. that would make it the hottest day of the year and tie the record of 66 years ago. i will be back with the record to beat for the day. right now here's angie. >> thank you, howie. hello, everybody. hello, washington. thanks for joining us. 95 northbound in virginia. we are still looking at a slow ride from the prince william parkway to lorton. moving along we will stay in virginia and take it to the capital beltway. we are a little slow. we are finding between little river turnpike area. as drivers make their way up 66. on the outer loop looks like a delay from van horn to eisenhower is there, as well. 270, this just in. southbound approaching the capital beltway. we have new crash activity off to the right shoulder. you are slow approaching the scene. good news, the earlier accident at montross is now clear. let's go back to the beltway and show you north of the district, it is heavy still. 20 minute commute from 95 to

wisconsin avenue. a lot of traffic here earlier. we had an accident a that was adding to this delay but that is now gone. wrap it up with district drivers finding them below speed. stretching from the times building past bladensburg road. that's a look at traffic. andrea, over to you. if you haven't chen -- ventured outside you may want to bring water and a personal fan with you. today we may break temperature records. armando trull has more on the story. he is live at the rockville metro station. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the thousands of folks using mass transit today may not know it but they are actually helping the quality of the air all of us are thbreaing on this terribly hot day. the heat advisory kicks in at noon. >> just deal with it. simple as that. nothing you can do about it. >> reporter: mother nature is dealing a mix of high humidity and temperatures [ speaking

spanish ] >> in english that means the mercury could reach 100 degrees today. >> i will be inside. >> that's good because air quality could be dangerous. >> it is code orange air quality day today so that means it is unhealthy for children, older adults and people with respiratory problems. >> reporter: what do you recommend? >> that they limit outdoor activities. >> reporter: what about the environment. >> it is a great day to not drive alone, car pool, public transportation is a great alternative and also teleworking. >> reporter: the district has owned schooling centers from noon to 6:00. also public pools will close late. and i have beat the heat tips for you. this shirt that i bought at an outdoors store is light and

keeps away the suns ray and wear a hat or cap to keep the rays from your brain. wear sunglasses and don't forget water and sunscreen with a high protective factor to keep away skin cancer. reporting live in rockville, 9 news now and wusa9.com. the heat and humidity made it tough for firefighters battling a blaze in northeast washington. 100 firefighters were called to a row house at third and h in northeast last night. the flames spread through the second and third floors an then the roof. three firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion. investigators still haven't determined the cause of the fire. last week metro informed the national transportation safety board about a near collision in march which sounds similar to the deadly red line crash in june. the train overran the platform at the station, but according to the "washington post," the operator hit the emergency stop button just in time. the problem turned out to be a

bad relay in one of the older series 1,000 rail cars. the investigation in to the deadly june 22nd crash is focusing on the automatic train control system, but that problem appears to be in the circuits on the rails. the metro chief of safety says the two incidents are not related. a bro meerwotr wrkasckst ru d killed while kipangre s ne othe or ange. li oritange line. eebew n vithene and dunn loring st ns d ioat. til e liio was shut dn e stthsyem cl. police stopped syhtig lice stopped traffic along i- 66 westbound during their on- site investigation. a new kind of police tip line has netted a major arrest in our area. montgomery county police now allow people to text intheir ps. ceoffirs used one to track down a convicted sex offender, david cane to a neighborhood poolesville. police say that cane failed to inform the registry of his new

address. they are following up on hundreds of leads they have received via text. >> a lot of times we catch criminals that way through community members and citizens. >> reporter: there's a web tip program to make anonymous tips on-line and that allows people to upload camera phone pictures of crimes and suspects. at least 40 people are dead across iraq after a wave of pre- dawn violence this morning. one bomb attack killed at least seven people and wounded dozens more. another blast targeting construction workers killed ten people in the western part of the capital. this morning, there's new information about a soldier taken prison by the taliban. no one has heard from bowe bergdahl in three weeks when his captors released the video of the 23-year-old. he disappeared june 30th, just five months after arriving in afghanistan. now his captors say the soldier's fate depends on the u.s. response after they issue a list of demands.

the obama administration announces they are 90% sure that the leader of the taliban in pakistan was killed in a u.s. air strike. >> this an important moment. i wouldn't say it is a tipping point, but it certainly shows we are having some success. >> reporter: the leaders death shows that pakistan is making progress in weeding out an estimated 20,000 taliban fighters currently in the country. the pentagon has a hit list containing the name of 50 afghan drug lords connected to the taliban. troop levels are expected to increase in afghanistan. with me now is kevin whitelaw a freelance journalist and foreign affairs expert. good to have yo with us. this hit list of 50 afghan drug lords reminds me of the cards that were issued, the top ten people in iraq after the invasion of iraq by the united states. who are these people?

>> well, the u.s. has also had lists of various wanted ininsurgents and most of it has been taliban fighters, al-qaeda fighters. this seems to be a new category which are drug traffickers. the concern is the drug trafficking business, one of the most lucrative in afghanistan, one of the only lucrative businesses in afghanistan is helping to fuel the taliban in particular and they are trying to go after these traffickers will starve the taliban of funds that's the basic idea. >> we have had a tough time doing this. weren't these the same funds that financed -- when they were fighting the russians? >> right. afghanistan is home to 90% of the world's heroin. so at this point it is big business and very difficult to cut off. there are a lot of money riding on this and so you have various figures from

government officials to war lords who have a stake in this. there is concern by going after drug traffickers, you are going to actually end up creating new pockets of resistance because these are folks that may not have an idea ideological ties to the taliban but don't want their business hurt. >> tough times. they need the money. >> the question will this do more harm than good. i don't think that anyone knows yet. there have been fear of creating new enemies. >> the obama administration is asking for more time to see if the war plan is a success and they hope they will know by next year one way or the other. what is the war plan, is it nation building, are we still looking for osama bin laden there or do we think he is in pakistan. >> the key word is counterinsurgency.

going out and killing the taliban or in this case drug lords. the other side is nation building side. the loaded word in american politics but certainly what they are trying to do. boost the civilian effort, root out corruption and try to build up the capacity of the afghan government to provide for its people. they are having an election in a couple of days and this is about trying to boost legitimacy of local afghan government. as far as osama bin laden, the common theory is he is still in pakistan or at least in that very ungoverned border area, possibly going back and forth between each side but sloan that very unclear. >> reporter: we had secretary gates talking about maybe speeding up the process of withdrawalling troops in iraq. we understand a lot of troops maybe going to afghanistan but then you have i the general saying don't be too quick of moving the troops out of iraq and we are seeing a spike in

violence, but is it worse than before the troop dawe down, pull back or out of the cities, or is it the same? >> we are seeing bits and pieces. i think it will take more time to know whether this is an aberration or a blip or whether this is a trend. i don't think we know that yet but i think the recent bombings raised the question of whether iraqi security forces are capable of doing this on their own. remember, the u.s. has pulled back in to most of the big bases and trying to let the iraqis take the lead. >> this is something that iraq has wanted and something the u.s. wants, as well. it doesn't mean -- you could still have u.s. forces come out at various points and try to assist and backup the iraqis. it is happening to a certain degree. not clear if it will take fewer troops. >> thank you for your analysis. >> thank you so much. president obama is in mexico this morning. the president is making his second visit to our southern neighbor i tending meetings

with calderon and prime minister harper in guadalajara. the countries hope to work together on fighting the war on drug and the h1n1 epidemic. the largest and third largest trade relationships are with canada and mexico. howard has cooler weather coming up in the seven-day forecast. stick around for that. we'd take today's heat over this. look at that. find out where a massive typhoon has made land fall. and marion barry calls the hbo documentary tonihbthe most balanced media coverage he's ever received.

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morning divers resume their search in the hudson river after saturday's mid-air collision between a small plane and a helicopter. the bodies of seven of the nine victims have been recovered. today the divers will concentrating collecting the debris from the plane. this is the worst disaster in new york city since november of 2001. the cash for clunkers program is causing problems at many dealerships. the cash for clunkers program has fuel efficient cars flying off the lots. and there are reports of dealers having to shut down. congress approved $2 billion for keeping the rebates going until labor day. tie on the morakat hit

china causing 2,000 homes to collapse. the chinese government rack waited 100 million people ahead of the storm which had killed a lot of people in philippines and taiwan. >> the big heat will only last one day. by wednesday a lot better. today will be the worst of it. heat index 100 to 110 locally. talking about a heat advisory in the orange county east of u.s. 15. goes in to affect at noon and lasts until 00. if you are going to be outside, do it early or activity stay cool, ice, water, shade, light- colored clothing. i once played softball and had two pitches of water, one for drinking and the other to rub in my head. we are not used to the heat. so we could have some problems if you don't take precautions.

these are the records to beat. up in martinsburg, in 1930 hit 102. dulles in 2001 got to 96. i think this that record is out the window. bwi could be a stretch but 100 back in 1900. locally near 100. tomorrow scattered afternoon thunderstorms not as hot and by wednesday in the mid-80s with a chance of thunderstorms. so wednesday will be feeling a lot better. sunny and hot with a stray thunderstorm. in writing, 592-0100. west winds five to ten. sunset 09. an isolated storm can't be ruled out with lows in the 70s. highs 90 to 95. we are already at 84 andrews air force base. 83 annapolis and baltimore. 80 winchester. 82 cambridge and quantico at 81 with a heat index value in the

mid to upper 90s touching 90 in frederick and easton. a lot of heat and humidity. officially 82 with a heat index of 85 at reagan national. a light south wind. the air is not being mixed up a lot and within of the reasons a code orange air quality is in affect for sensitive groups. big thunderstorms around the edge of the ridge. but the ridge is over us. for us not much in the way of thunderstorm chances. perhaps an isolated one but this front here is our friend. that is late tomorrow. it will help to fire up the thunderstorms that will cool us down over the next couple of days. here's the seven day. 98 today. 93 tomorrow with scattered storms. wednesday, isolated tomorrows on thursday through saturday and much more comfortable temperatures. thursday and friday highs in the mid-80s. so hang in there. >> thank you, howard. just when many people thought his career was over, marion barry made a comeback

and he kept coming back. tonight hbo airs a documentary about the man and the city of washington. the film is called "the nine lives of marion barry. " the dc city councilman and former mayor is joining us now. >> he is joining us now? >> i am doing fantastic. this kidney operation is working very well. i haven't felt this well in 20 years and god mess blessed me to still be strong and to be vibrant and to be sharp in my mind. i'm just thanking god for all of this. >> this hbo documentary seems to like that. say it is the most balanced picture you have seen of yourself in the media. why is this balance and the coverage we have been giving you all of these years not so balance. >> some have demonized me and

made me look like a person who's corrupt and doesn't care about people, who do all of these things, not recognizing the obstacles i have had to overcome personally being born poor, in poverty in mississippi, mother with a 4th grade education, father with a third grade education. i wasn't supposed to be anything except a sharecroppers son forever, probably and having finished college first in my family and gotten aphd and made the decision, i could have been research chemist, but i joined the civil rights movement. so this documentary is balanced in a sense it shows the triumphs and i had a lot of those. helped at lot of people. transformed downtown. transformed neighborhoods, summer jobs. i could go on and on.

verizon center but the media, some tend to focus on a little sliver of my life, a narrow part of it. over 50 years i have been serving. >> but that consumed so much of your public persona. granted it a difficulted politician, tied up with how washington, d.c. has become what it is today, but also, part of some of the problems and misperceptions, they say you have squandered some your gifts with the federal arrest on cocaine, tax problems, now the feds and the council investigating contract awards. would you agree that you have had somis steps and brought this on? >> very few. the federal government, the fbi spent 25 to $40 million. i didn't bring it on me. they brought it on themselves. i started to give african- americans and latinos major opportunities to get contracts in the city government, to go

from 3% over $2.5 billion of money in the pockets of corporation of qualified people standing up for the poor. standing up for those -- they prosecuted jesus, i'm not comparing myself to that, not by any means but when you stand up for the poor something happens to me. but don't blame me for the illegal arrests of me. don't blame me for secret service stopping me. all of those cases have been dismissed and not one conviction. so what happens a number of media people are making money off of me. no question about that. >> the women in your life. some were portrayed in this. some poignant looking back at effie barry questioning you and she questions not knowing who you were and some of the things you have done. you talked about the federal government coming after you. they are looking in to the

contracts you have awarded to donna -- 50,000 and just before that money given to sharon bowen to bring a plan to the council. isn't it right for people who are taxpayers to question your awarding contracts to people who are also in a personal relationship with? >> no. who are these people? in the media, political opponents, they are city paper, which had the audacity to disgrace this community by printing and disrespecting a private conversation publicly. who are the people raising questions about that? 15,000 -- $50,000 contract. i have maintained all of my life accountability and i have maintained that everything i have done has been legal, by

any stretch of the imagination so when it is said and done this -- all the smoke is cleared i'm going to be looked as a person who has done so much for this city and helped so many people including bob johnson. if he hadn't gotten me a franchise would you wouldn't be here. but $2.5 million in the pocket of american people. >> do you have any regrets. >> we all have room for improvement, is the biggest room in the house. i regret going to the hotel room even though it was entrapment and a number of other things but when you add the regrets up, the triumphs and helping the people out. i have helped thousands of people, my administration has and not just here but i was thinking of president obama. i was in the civil rights

movement and worked for jesse jackson and nominated him at the convention. he is standing on our shoulders so that ought to be important in history. it will be that i have helped a lot of people. i have been selfless, not selfish. i have a bright mine and compassion. >> we'll end with you saying that. i'm going to work for the people of washington as long as i am able to. >> the nine lives of marion barry airs tonight on hbo at 9:00 p.m. with today's near record temperatures you can bet that area pools will be more crowded but you can bet it is more important for parents to stay vigilant. even if you can't travel to a cooler spot this weekend you can get away to a majestic site at wolf trap. ñ/dh

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it's hot and it is a good bet you are heading to a pool today. but just because we are closing in on the end of no is no time to let your guard dawn, accident at drowning is a major cause of death for children. we are talking swimming pool safety. we will have a discussion going on moms like me.com and we hope you join us. amy bevans the assistant editor of family magazine is joining us. i covered a story about a boy who wandered away from his mom, it is a sad story, wandered through a broken fence of a neighbor and got in the above ground pool. it was only three feet deep but within five to ten minutes he

drowned. fences are so important, aren't they. >> vigilance is the number one key to child safety. most children who have drowned have have been out of sight less than five minutes. you have to watch your children when they are at the pool and if you have young children and toddlers it is important to do touch supervision, you are within an arm's length of your child and if you have a baby- sitter who tooks your child to the pool, make sure they are aware of the importance of pool safety as well. >> the touch safety i understood that should be used for 5-year-olds and under. sometimes you are 5-year-old can swim pretty well. i know my children when they were 5 could but still a 5-year- old should be within touch reach, right? >> absolutely. just because your child can swim doesn't mean they are safe in the water at all. the drowning age is one to 14. and you may have an older child

and think that you don't have to watch them. >> my children are very good swimmers. we always have an adult there keeping an eye on them. that is true even if you have a little plastic pool you are using, right. >> children can drown in less than an inch of water. you might think you have a baby or kid did pool in the backyard perfectly safe. you need to fence it or drain it when you have a baby pool so the kids don't fall in and drown. it is tempting you hear the phone ring and you want to grab it really quick. take the phone out with you so you don't have the opportunity to leave your child unsupervised. >> what if you are lucky enough to have a pool at home. what safety measures should people take. >> take the toys out of the pool. it is tempting for the child if they see the toy they may reach for it and fall in. keep tables and chairs and things they can climb on away from the fence. and if your child is missing,

always check the pool first because in this situation every second counts and you would rather be safe. >> the jim bakker rule went in to affect this year and it is named after his daughter that drown in a hot tub in mclean, and now it requires commune pools to have dual drains, so that's what you food to be careful. >> you have to stay away from the drains. if they have long hair, tie it back, don't put your arms, legs, head in them and don't sit on the drain whether y uncoolitpo a community pool home pool or ao b. tut >> this will all be on moms tu like me.com and the family magazine, as well. beginning with the live

shot of the outer loop. low 95 to georgia avenue. 270 southbound good news here. the earlier accident at montross is clear. flipping over that camera shot for you. a nice drive here and the accident at 495 also gone. moving to virginia, 395 northbound no problems to report from the capital beltway all the way in to dc. on the outer loop, no problems van doren to the wilson bridge. as we click over i can show you. delays on the inner loop up to 66 have cleared. 95 northbound a little slow go from the you can kwan river bridge to lorton and this just in at lorton. we have a disabled truck that is pushed to the right shoulder. now over to andrea. >> thank you. imagine what it would be like to be in glacier national park instead of sweltering in washington, d.c. wolf trap takes you there wednesday, august 19th. when the world premier of face of america, glacier national park takes place.

with me is the wolf trap ceo, terry jones. great to have you back. >> glacier national park is the fifth installment face of america series. you are giving us a different perspective on something we think we know. how do you do that. >> it is wolf trap's way to look at national parks through the performing arts. so we actually take artists, dancers, choreographers, musicians in to the park and we film in high definition a new work they create that specifically communicating the feeling of the park. it is cool and beautiful up there. they do that. of course we bring that back to the stage at wolf trap and put it on 60-foot screen and bring live performers. so we have the dancers, musicians and screen and you can literally take the trip to

glacier national park. >> why did you it this was so important for all of us to take a trip to national parks. >> i first thought of the idea and then i have a great staff that excouthed and put this together. i think the national parks play a great role in the american psych key and your lives and understand the beauty and the people in the space. that's what we are trying to do, tell a story of the space and the people by coming together and this is something we can do with the performing arts. >> national park an the performing arts, no better place to do this. august 19th. tickets still available. >> tickets are available. >> it is lawn and under the covered area. this has been a good summer for wolf trap. >> it has been. we have had good attendance we have had a lot of great shows. smock i can robinson coming up

this week. hippy fest is coming up. in to the season, we wrap up the summer with high school musical. >> that should be a big one. any hints of the new fall season. >> we keep that under our hat but you will be the first to know. i will give you a call. >> you will be next the second because we will tell you. one other reason you want to get in on the celebration of glacier national park this is the celebration of the 100th anniversary. >> we are the first even in the celebration of glaser national park and a lot of people from montana will be here to celebrate. >> it is wednesday, august 19th. thank you very much. hopefully the weather will be good and dry. we have more information if you would like to get in on tickets at the wolf trap site. we have a link at wusa9.com. there's a tropical storm bearing down on hawaii but as the surf kicks up, what can you do if a storm damages the

placey you plan to vacation? an expert has some answers coming up. and couples may be changing family plans because of the recession. we'll be right back. b@b@

in living well headlines the university school of medicine is starting toastst tests today on an h1n1 vaccine. the initial testing involved 67 healthy adult volunteers that were picked via lottery.

they will get one shot today and another in three weeks. it is the leader of the nationwide trials and if it goes well they hope to have the vaccine available in october. according to the national center for health statistics there were 70,000 fewer births than in 2007. the first annual decline since the start of the decade. jessica? >> thank you. travelers bound for hawaii are keeping their fingers crossed hoping that tropical storm felicia won't run their vacation. for some the question is can they get their money back? with me to talk about travel during hurricane season is the president of west end travel. thanks for joining us yet again. >> we all do get scared about any type of increment weather that may inhibit our travel plans when we save for such a long period. one of the things you need to look at from the start of

planning your trip is to purchase travel insurance. to abate anything like. this not only cruiseships but hotels, what they might have in case of bad weather and the trips get -- cancelled. >> people any of this travel insurance and don't think of cruises. they don't think of everything else there. >> there are a few policies you can purchase on-line that will in case of flite cancellations, in case of immediate evacuation, everything that includes health and baggage concerns that can cover you for some of these incidents. so that's a good tip. >> you also say don't make assumptions. what does that mean? >> just because a storm or a hurricane might be heading in that direction, number one, don't assume that it will eventually touchdown in that area. and number two, do not also assume that your flight is cancel or your cruise is

cancelled. a cruise has ways of veering around any type of bad weather. there are also -- they might not decide to hit an island because that's where there is bad weather. so there are ways. also it dunn mean that they will work on getting planes out of an area before it hits. so your plane might be still going don't assume your flights are cancelled. which is a reason to have the technology we have today. load it on to your phone or your computer if you are taking it with you so you can check in on your flights and see if flights are cancelled or if anything you need to know. your hotel is being shut down. make sure it is available with you to technology as much of the new technology that we have today. >> some folks when they hear about inclement weather coming their way they say i'm going to hunker down and ride through

it. if it is a major idea, like a hurricane, not the best idea. >> not the best idea. the hotels and local governments will tell you to evacuate. the big thing is, just don't sit there and wait until the last minute and say, okay, now we will try to get out of here. if you work with a travel agency or purchase tickets on- line or you have that phone number with you for your travel agent for the airlines to be able to get in touch with them and get yourself to another location. >> be safe, worry about the money later. >> exactly. >> we appreciate the tips on inclimate weather travel. and of course you are the president of west end travel. it wasn't screened for the critics but that didn't stop g.i. joe from marching to the front of the box office. the results are up next. plus, if you need a sweet treat to survive this hot spell, we have the creator of some standing by in the

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sisters. welcome. >> hi. great to be here. >> great to see you again. >> i worked with her before. >> yes, you came early on when we first opened. >> a couple of year ago now. >> i know. >> one store an another store now. >> opening in bethesda hopefully it will be open by october. >> we have a new flavor. >> this is triple berry. we have a seasonal flavor at the shop. today we will make the triple berry icing. >> how often do you change the flavors. >> two every month. today coconut key lime and triple berry. >> this is triple berry. we have strawberries, blueberries and rasp berries. fresh fruits and to start off cream butter. i will put you to work, howard. we need one stick of butter, unwrap that. julia child would say you need more. >> today -- if you want to make a butter cream put two sticks of butter in and nix the cream

cheese. >> lower and lock. >> and then put it on medium speed. >> there you go. >> we are creaming it. >> cream the butter on high. >> this is too loud? we will keep it going. >> the cream cheese. >> like i said if you want to make a butter cream frosting add another stick of butter to the bowl but if you want a touch of sweetness, add one eight ounce package of cream cheese. can i use the light cream cheese that my wife buys. >> you can use fat cream or one third fat cream cheese. >> yeah. it is great to have this stuff come to room temperature. >> you have been letting it sit for a while. >> lock first, very important. you could have an interesting segment. >> reporter: this is a great bowl because it is glass and if you have kids it is fun to see

what is going on. >> 90 seconds left. >> we have to hurry. once this is creamed, put four cups of confectioner sugar in and use a whisk and mix it up like that. put it on slow low so we continue have sugar all over the place. >> even that out there. >> this is two. >> looks easy and fun to do. >> it is. it is great when you are working with kids, too because they can do a lot of this stuff for you. >> do you have any kids lessons at the shop. >> we do. sometimes we have private events where we will teach them how to bake. okay. so put that on high. >> 45 seconds. >> quick quick quick and then what you want to do is scrape down the sides with a spatula and then we will add strawberries. >> not to beat them to death but beat them in.

>> a quarter cup of rasp berries berries. >> turn it up a little bit. >> yeah. >> it will be a nice bright pink color. >> what we will do is keep this going. we have the triple berry cup cakes that you made ahead of time. we will ice a couple during the break and show you the finished look and i will talk about the seven-day forecast and the potentially record heat. did you know that 75% of growing kids

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the s&p down just over 4 points. didn't want us out on the limb she prepared us. tomorrow morning, sarah palin makes explosive remarks about the obama health care plan. we will have debate in the studio tomorrow. montgomery county president drops by on wednesday and why you may want to think twice before trying out a tanning bed. we will talk to a local physician about the dangers. we have a heat advisory going in to afc at noon today. heat index value is 100. so maybe 110. air temperature are 95 to 100. gets better tomorrow. isolated storm today. scattered storms in the afternoon and tomorrow. by wednesday mid-80s with a few thunderstorms and then edstorm isolated storm on thursday and friday, high of 85. have a cup cake. >> no thank you. they look great. smells great with all the fresh fruit in this frosting, as well. >> angie, why don't you take one. >> how about i take two?

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