this is 9 news now. hello. welcome to 9 news now at noon. i'm j.c. hayward. it could get dangerously hot today. there is a chance we could set a heat record. our howard is in the weather center with the latest

information. yeah, temperatures will approach record territory. the records being 96 at dulles and 99 at national. th faesdu llthk onthine dulles onel fall etty si . tro 8:00 osd e thd ose counties east of 15 the heat art ie wsyyon 05 yon heu u are outside. look atthn e ese inreupgsad , 90 in washington d anmanassas. dulles was 90 by 10:00 this morning and you factor in the humidity and we are antaing about temperatures thael in the 100s. one thing that may help us a few thunderstorms in west virginia. if they can survive the thip ere thmountains and survive this amazingly strong high thbeforeise day o. day is out. we wl co meback and talk about the records to beat. as we were discussing how much longer the heat will be around when i return in 15 minutes. j.c.? >> thank you, howard. well, how are residents

coping with the intense heat? our 9 news now digital correspondent armando trull has that side of the story. >> reporter: the heat advisory kicks in at noon. >> i just deal with it, you know, simple as that. nothing you can do about it. >> reporter: mother naturing is dealing a mix of high humidity and high temperatures [ speaking in spanish ] >> in english that means today the mercury could reach 100 degrees. >> i will be inside most of the day. >> that is a good idea because air quality can be dangerous. >> it is code orange air quality day today which means it is unhealthy for sensitive groups like children, older adults and people with respiratory problems and we recommend they limit outdoor activities. >> reporter: what about activities. >> it is a great day not to drive alone, car pool, public transportation is a good alternative and also teleworking. >> reporter: the district has opened cooling centers at --

i have some beat the heat tips for you. wear loose, light clothing if you are out and about today. for example, this shirt is made of a reflective material that bounces away the sun's rays and don't forget, sunglasses and a cap or hat to keep the sun rays off of your head. make sure you have lotion and water to stay hydrated. in rockville, armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> by the way, you can keep up with the changing weather conditions and you can also get tips on how to beat the heat and find cooling center locations by going to our website at wusa9.com. an investigation is underway after a metro worker was struck and killed after making repairsn e thorange line. it haeden pplast night half wa

between theave nen that and dunn loring statns neli it s shut do it closed at mid knight and cepoli also stopped potraffic along i- westbound during their investigation. 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 potomac avenue 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 also focusing on the automatic train control system but in that case the problem appears to be in the circuits on the rails. metro's chief of safety says the two incidents are not related. now we have the latest

information on that deadly mid- air collision over new york's hudson river. investigators are looking at the busy flight path along the river where the plane and a helicopter collided over the weekend. nine people were killed. cbs news correspondent drew levinson has the latest. >> divers are back in the murky water of the hudson river, searching for the two remaining victims of the midair collision. recovery crews found seven bodies over the weekend and brought up the twisted wreckage of the sightseeing helicopter. a sonar scanner honed in on the debris of the small plane and the ntsb hopes to pull it from the river today. investigators will closely examine each aircraft's structural integrity as they try to piece together how saturday's crash happened. >> we know they were on a converging track, both aircraft were gaining altitude at the time of the collision. >> reporter: the helicopter just -- had just taken off from manhattan's west side for a 12-

minute tour. the piper left and approached the chopper as both headed south and clipped it with a wing. this photo from fox news shows aircraft breaking apart before they plunged in the water. another pilot flying these busy says says the crash was inevitable. he said he saw the small plane headed to the helicopter and tried to radio warning the chopper pilot. >> we know there is a lot of traffic over the hudson river and i think we will have to look at that as part of the investigation. >> reporter: a pennsylvania family was on board the plane. pilot steven altman along with his brother daniel and nephew doug. the chopper was carrying five italian tourists celebrating a wedding anniversary. more middle schools in montgomery county have performed poorly on state standardized tests this year than last year.

of the 38 middle schools in the county, a dozen failed to meet all of their performance targets under the federal no child left behind law compared with five schools last year. education officials in montgomery county say they are aware of the scores and they are working to improve them. councilman marion barry is the topic of an hbo documentary tonight. it is called "the nine lives of marion barry." the dc council member and former mayor talked about the presentation during an interview on 9 news now at 9:00. >> this documentary is balanced in a sense it shows the triumphs and i have had a lot of triumphs, helped a lo of people, transformed downtown, summer jobs. i could go on and on, verizon center. but, the media some parts tend to focus on a little sliver of my life, just a narrow part of

it. >> reporter: hbo will show the documentary tonight at 9:00 p.m. there's a new warning about gift cards. some of them could be worthless. so we will find out what you need to know before buying one or using one. plus, the latest on a typhoon that is rampaging through the pacific. we will have can a tails. stay with us. 9 news now will continue in faa oh, hi! welcome back to progressive.com! how's that car insurance? great! just bought a house... and you just heard progressive offers homeowner's insurance. yeah! i also heard i could save a bundle -- because progressive already insures your car. yeah, and i like --

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well, a consumer alert for you because the recession has forced many businesses to take desperate measures. that means, the gift card you thought would make the perfect present could be worthless and cost you money. bill whitaker of cbs news explains. ari braverman loves these few wedding gifts she did receive. >> i love this. >> reporter: but she hates the beautiful glow of wedding memories. >> it was a really lovely night. >> reporter: was tarnished where the store she registered buyers service went bankrupt. most of her gifts that guests paid for never showed up. >> it says somebody purchased them but i never got a gift card or knew who sent them to me. >> reporter: and her gift cards

originally worth thousands now worthless. >> i think more than annoying. >> it is more than annoying. i don't think i can say on camera what i really want to say. but -- >> i blew a gasket. >> sal and veronica were due a $300 gift card from high end electronics store sharper image. >> they gave us the old check is in the mail routine from february to may and may 31st they declared bankruptcy. >> reporter: their gift card, too is worthless. >> to me that is fraud. >> it is basically just stealing. >> reporter: consumers left holding gift cards are left holding the baling when a company goes bankrupt and in this retail ravaging recession it is a big problem that is getting worse. lynn linens and things and sharper image alone had $100 million in outstanding gift cards. >> i don't know going problem and it will continue to grow, i'm sure as more retailers con

to have problems. >> reporter: this is a store that left ari braverman with a stack of worthless gift cards. recently consumers union petitioned the federal trade commission to protect the value of the cards when a retailer goes bankrupt for knew it is gift card holder beware. >> a lot of times when a company files bankruptcy there isn't anything left and there isn't a lot of recourse in those situations. >> what do you do? >> i can't break in the store and steal everything. >> reporter: so she is focusing on what she gained, not on what she lost. bill whittaker, 9 news, los angeles. >> before buying a gift card consumer advocates say do a little home work. federal law allows companies to stop honoring gift cards if they file for chapter 11 bankruptcy. however, some companies will still redeem those cards while they reorganize. the mercury is climbing

outside. our area is under a heat advisory. so be careful if you have to go outside today. howard will have full details. >> not a day you want to be outside. very. we will talk about the heat and relief and when it will get here. the appealer joy update, everything is low with the exception of the weed pollen. we are getting close to ragweed season. seven-day forecast coming up when 9 news now neat noon returns. have you heard about miralax?

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tell your doctor promptly as these may be signs of a rare but potentially life-threatening condition called ttp, which has been reported rarely, sometimes in less than two weeks after starting therapy. other rare but serious side effects may occur. china and japan have been hit by two tie pontoons. a dozen people have been killed and hundreds are missing and this video shows a hotel being washed in to the ocean. more than a million people were evacuated from their homes in eastern china where massive floods and landslide have taken place. they are having a terrible time out there. we complain about the heat but my goodness. >> our heat will only last another day. tomorrow will be better than today and wednesday will be a lot better than today. >> do not go outside if you really don't have to and of course be on the lookout for animals that are outside. >> the pets and elderly. and check check in on them. the dc parks and recreation

department have cancelled their outdoor activities for 7:00 p.m. tonight because obviously the pools are open but anything other than a pool it is not going to happen. it is too hot outside. we have not had what chance to acclimate to the heat because we have not been that hot. today will be the hottest day of the year and these are the records to beat. 989 back in 1943 for reagan national. washington, if you will. 96 at dulles. their records only go back 45 years or so. so their record was set in 2001. baltimore has the oldest, 100 back in 1900 and in martinsburg, west virginia, 102. that was set in 19 30 and some of these records dulles and maybe national will fall. forecasting a record tying 98 but if we shot up to 99 it wouldn't be out of the question today. 93 tomorrow with scattered

afternoon thunderstorms and have even wednesday mid-80s with a couple of thunderstorms possible in the afternoon. even if we touched 100 with the wind direction just right that is certainly a possibility. the sunny, very hot, a stray thunderstorm. we are watching a couple in west virginia and hoping they hold together. 95 to 100. north to northwest winds 10 to 15. but a hot breeze. isolated storms this evening. otherwise partly cloudy and lows in the 70s and tomorrow a better chance of storms in the afternoon. not as hot but plenty hot, 90 to 95 as winds turn from the southwest to the northwest. here's the storms in west virginia. you can see them coming over west to east. more in ohio. you get the middle of the afternoon a better chance off south of washington but dc south hope to get a couple of thunderstorms to cool it off. otherwise the sun is shining and blazing hot. dulles is 93 right now. faeythrehyhr see eyof their

rerd. in 95 quantico and ocean city was 96 with the heat index values in easton at 102. quantico 101. our heat index up to 96 # 7. that's why the heat advisory is in affect until 8:00 tonight. 92, this will turn to the northwest. when that happens, that's how they get their hottest temperatures. nationally here's the ridge across the east. on the edge of the ridge is where we have clusters of storms that easily pick out what is going on except for a few in west virginia and kentucky. a front, too, up here. that front is coming tomorrow. it will help fire up more thunderstorms and bring us cooler readings for the middle of the week. the seven-day forecast, 98 today. 93 tomorrow. with scattered thunderstorms. by wednesday, look at that a few storms cooler and 86 and thursday and friday isolated storms and temperatures in the

middle 80s. we will be back with news that could help you put more money count. us. stay w9 h . 9 news now returns after this. @

misorndmonday morning and this the istime when we give advice on how you can make it through the recession. carla morelli is here. and we want to talk about some new credit card legislation that is going in to affect. you need to hear this. tell me about it. >> so the new credit card legislation that was signed in the spring is going to go in affect in february of next year. so six months from now. >> what do you need to know about it now. >> it will change how people manage their credit card and particularly for seniors whose lives are less date driven so they don't have to remember meetings, there will be an ability to stay on top of the

details, whether you are local or if you travel or you have traveled in other places. the things that will change most immediately the credit cards have to pick a due date and stick with it. so it will always be due on the 15th or whatever day they choose. >> that makes it easy. >> have people put money this their accounts if you have a promotional rate which a lot of people to use things to finance them over time with good reason. the way the credit card works the way you send in your payment they apply it to the lowest rate balance first. they will pay. in february they have to start to apply it to the highest interest rate first and then go down. you can take that promotional period and let it go on for a long period of time. >> some of us don't always make it on time. what about the interest rate for late fees.

>> if you miss by five minutes they can make your interest rate pretty high. we have seen rates of 36, 39%. they can still do that if your payment is late by 60 days but if you are traveling you have aggrates period. they will hit you with a late fee but can't make the interest rate go that high. the other thing is that after six months of that interest rate if you pay it on time they have to restore it back to the previous rate. so if you had a 12% interest rate and suddenly became 35 because you were 60 days late it has to be going back to 12. it makes a big difference. >> i'm curious this legislation was signed in the spring and yet it is not going in to affect until february. why? >> well, the credit card companies have to do a lot of programming in the back end to make their systems work the way they should. whether it really takes up year or not is up for debate but

that is it. they have given them as much grace as they could. >> reporter: if you need more information on how to beat the recession, carla morelli has many of the answers. thank you for being with us. look forward to seeing you again. all right. thank you for being with us for 9 news now at noon. come back and join us at 5:00 5:00 p.m. bye-bye. explain.

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