dersthwhtod un derstorm yesterday afternoon in the winchester area where the temperature is 69 degrees. i think we will see a few thunderstorms area wide today 67 better chance later in the afternoon and evening. noon temperature 86. 5:00 temperature 91. code yellow air quality. 6:00 a.m. straight up. here's angie. >> good morning. hello, everyone. welcome to tuesday and welcome to issues on 95 in virginia. first one an accident at the truck scales near the triangle area. and then second, near dale city we have crash activity taking away the left lane for drivers an we know the main backup stretches from the prince william parkway to lorton. we estimate the drive time at 10 to 12 minutes. moving to 66 delayed a 0 to 123. no incident along the way. switching over to the outer loop. an ebb earlier incident at colesville road. the backup started early. we are backed up to university right now.

show you burtonsville we have a water main break and crews are on the scene at westbound 198 approaching u.s. 29. drivers are forced to lose the right lane. staying to the left to get by and round it out with new york avenue. we are below speed. now over to andrea. we are following a developing story this morning out of thsoutheast washington. a 13-year-old girl is shot inside of her home hit by a stray bullet. this happened around midnight on frederick douglas place near alabama avenue. police tell nine news several shots were fired at the home. the girl was hit in the back and taken to a nearby hospital, treated and released. right now police aren't sure who fired the bullets or why. slamming the brakes on a plan to ease your morning commute. those hot lanes along t 5 and 395 in virginia are on hold. digital correspondent armando trull is live in springfield with the story. armando? >> reporter: andrea, good morning. this is the portion of 95 an

395 where those hot lanes were going to be built, but now the state of virginia, which was planning to sell bonds in order to pay for the construction, says swinging the deal is too expensive so the hot lanes are on deep freeze. construction on the high occupancy toll lanes was scheduled to begin in 2010. new lanes would run from spotsylvania county to the pentagon and would have been built on 9 a 5 and 395. car pool commuters, buses and motorcycles would get to use the lanes at no cost. but cars with fewer than three occupants would have to pay tolls. the exact toll would vary depending on the time of day and the amount of vehicles on the road. the more cars, higher tolls. those that don't want to pay would use the nonhot lanes for free. virginia had entered in to a partnership with an international construction company to build the hot lane an australia company had been picked to collect the tolls. hot lane construction on the

capital beltway will not be affected by this decision. now, the hot lanes could run in to local cop -- opposition from local leaders who were afraid of the impact it would have on the neighborhoods near the highway. but of course, one of the things that now one has to wonder is, if this is the type of reaction this deal got, were there any ordeals that depend on selling bonds to finance and will be affected down the road. armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. now to the hot lanes along the beltway in virginia. we told you yesterday the exit from the outer loop to northbound route 123 is closed. it still caught thousands of drivers off guard and they are mad. they want more signs up as a warning about the detour. v dots hears your complaints and promises to fix the problem. new this morning, the washington nationals get their man. they signed a deal with stephen

strasburg, $15.1 million over four years. that breaks a record for a draft signing but it is less than strasburg's agent originally demanded. the team will hold a public introduction tomorrow or thursday and could be pitching at nationals park by next month. president obama meets at the white house today with hosni mubarak. it is a day off from his push for health care reform. that push is causing a riff between the white house, the aarp and some members. cbs news listened the aarp lost 60,000 members since july 1st all over the group's position on health care. that's a fraction of the membership but a sizable chunk. many of those leaving say they are upset that aarp is backing the president's plan. cbs news found out that is not entirely true. >> there's been some confusion as to whether aarp is

supporting or endorsing the president's plan or not. which is it? >> aarp has not endorsed any plan at this point. >> reporter: a lot of members leaving aarp are going to the american seniors association. it is adamantly opposed to the president's plan. as howard has been telling us this morning, the tropics are busy. hurricane bill is gaining strength. tropical storm claudette made it through the florida panhandle on monday. it quickly fell apart but brought a decent amount of wind and rain. no damage or erosion was reported. just getting in video from st. croix. this is from when tropical storm ana came through. it is still not well formed but brought wind, rain and lightning to the virgin islands. you can track the tropics by going to wusa9.com and go to our weather page and down load our hurricane tracker. it is free and easy to use. the government is tripling the number of people handling

cash for clunkers. the paperwork is backing up, and that means rebate vouchers aren't going out as fast. the program has been going on for than six weeks but some car dealerips in our region are just getting the first payment. they have already given customers their money. tammy darvish is waiting for uncle sam to get moving. >> we just got paid on the first one last week and total of 30 so far right now. but we have $4.5 million outstanding from the government this time. >> reporter: every dealership in our area we spoke with says they are still taking part in cash for clunkers, despite the government delays. time for a "living $mart" report. jessica doyle is here and you say fewer people are making labor day travel plans. >> if you plan to stay home you have a lot of company. people are hunkering down because of the recession. the airline industry expects 1

million fewer passengers to fly this labor day weekend compared to last year. the air tractor-trailer association expects 16 million passengers to travel during the holiday weekend, down 3 1/ 2% fr mi7 ion passengers who mitraveled la labor day. that is despite low fares that are making travel affordable. >> more people are signing up for cobra to keep health insurance after losing their jobs. our partners at "usa today" report the number of people who opted to continue their former employer's coverage has doubled. cobra is a federally designed subsidy to make health insurance more affordable for laid off workers. it may take a little longer for tech fanatics to get the next big thing in television. sony is releasing the thinnest set to come to market. it is three millimeters thick. the "wall street journal" reports that sony decided to push become the new model until next year because the cost of starting production. if you can't wait there is one

early version in store only 11 inches and it costs $2,500. now, three millimeters is about the width of a magazine. so pop that puppy on your wall. >> i saw some at consumers electronics in january. phenomenal. >> crazy technology. how about this for a deal, a $1.6 million home for $100 if you are lucky it could be yours. it is in phoenix, maryland, 280 miles north of baltimore. it is 6200 square feet with granite countertops ten foot ceilings. they say the raffle will benefit his group the universal peacemakers foundation. >> the raffle of this gorgeous home will help us to help hundreds, perhaps even thousands of families that are at risk of losing their homes. >> reporter: raffle tickets are just $100. only 35,000 tickets will be sold. the raffle will be on october

15th. for more information, go to wusa9.com and visit our 9 news links page. the latest news from hero central. and in ten minutes, cell phones and 911. why the two don't work well together and how it dowd hurt you in an emergency. right now it is the focus on maryland's traffic and weather. we will start with howard. >> a quiet but sticky morning across maryland. you know, you are going to head out today, grab the umbrellas a chance of a thunderstorm later on and realize you will sweat some today, as well. temperatures in the 70s in most spots be a few upper 60s especially in western maryland. cumberland 68 right now. and 71 andrews air force base. 73 southern maryland and this afternoon, watch for a chance of a thunderstorm, hagerstown 90 to 92 mechanicsville. angie goff at this the maryland road report. >> that's right. no problems to report at this time. as we come to you live from new hampshire avenue, drivers are

stopped at a light. in the clear. taking another shot for you at 355 and gunners branch, take note if you travel crane highway going toward baltimore or out of baltimore to the maps we know it is closed at 648 and will be like this until 7:00 a.m. as they continue an accident investigationy overnight. before you send out that e- mail, write a letter or leave a voice mail, take a minute to think twice. best-selling author and motivational speaker willie jolly explains why your response could make all the difference. >> this is willie jolly. i want to share a simple idea to help you live better and have greater success. we have been talking about the fact that in these challenging times we see a rise in anxiety, stress-related illnesses and as a by-product of that anger we see people getting angry and they are responding and lashing out and making decisions that impact not just today but a long time to come. that is why i encourage you before you act to take some

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a woman who dedicated 46 years of her life helping others needs a hero. she runs a shelter for single mothers who are attempting to escape violence and tragedy. a while ago it burned down. since then reverend stewart converted three rooms in a northeast row house to a makeshift shelter but says lately donations aren't coming in like they used to. >> we just don't have the money. it is just too expensive now.

>> reporter: stewart has recently been diagnosed with gum cancer. she's concerned about the future of the eight women and three children currently in her care. whether you need a hero or want to become one, visit the hero central page at wusa9.com. get links to charities in our region. if there is someone you want us to know about, send an e-mail to heros@wusa9.com. here's what is in the news now. alternate will stop its military offensive in afghanistan on thursday. that's the day the country holds its election. alternate says it will take any action needed to protect voters. new information shows the helicopter hit by a small plane over new york city wasn't visible to an air traffic controller at least at first. that's why the air traffic controller did not warn the pilot. nine people decide died in the collision on august 8th. toll house cookie dough is back on shelves. it was pulled in june after

some got sick from eating it raw. some came down with e. coli. some have packages that warn don't eat raw cookie dough. >> what about cookie dough ice cream. >> it is not raw cookie dough. >> then we are good. >> let's talk about the lawn and stuff for a moment. >> my crunchy critters. >> brown rust spots are showing up on the the lawn. i was e-mailed some info an i have it posted on the blog. so if you have a brown ugly lawn, there maybe some answers for you on my blog. and maybe much-needed rain the next couple of days. 91 this afternoon. a couple of thunderstorms. few more tomorrow, 89 and couple more on thursday. 91 degrees and then as the week beogresses, temperatures will ring off to much more moderate levels certainly by the weekend. mortly cloudy and muggy this

rning. a few 60s but mainly 70 to 75 norit ghw. it is a muggy start to the day. south winds five miles an hour or less and sunrise in ten minutes. partly sunny and hot and humid this afternoon. winchester they picked up 1500 of an inch of rain but some will makeitt to the metro in the low 90s and southwest winds five to ten and an evening storm is possible until things settle down. muggy tonight, 60s and 70s. look atthe time lapse. atoff the easst east and back to the city. a beautiful start to the day. little haze in the air but to be expected in august. 74 right now. dew point in the upper 60s the humidity 179%. we have temperature unless the mid-70s here up and down the east coast. the cool stuff in the northwestern part of the country, northern rockies, denver and great falls in the 50s. 40s in ideal low stone. dallas 81. a front between the cool and

warm air and along the front we have thunderstorms across kansas and oklahoma. moving up to parts of the midwest. thin line of showers here across indiana and ohio. actually a front as we talked about. that front as it moves east gets stuck around here. dunn have enough oomph to push through. let's talk about bill. hurricane bill is looking impressive here in the atlantic. category two now. winds 100 miles an hour gusting over 120. forecast track taking it north of the island and then turning it to a point west of bermuda and far off the isodose. far enough we should be okay with the exception of heavy surf and rip tides at the area beaches this weekend. if you go to ocean city, rehoboth, watch for that. seven-day forecast, 91 today with a couple of storms. off and on storms on thursday and friday afternoon. finally, though, we clear out by saturday afternoon and sunday and monday real nice.

highs in the low to mid-80s. 6:17. time for traffic. >> thank you, howard. i'm hooking you up with a personalized chat room report. i'm live on wusa9.com talking able the traffic right now, though. 95 northbound the earlier wrecks cleared out of the way but the delays have not. jammed from the prince william parkway to the fairfax county parkway. continuing on to 395 heading northbound. main delay stretches from duke to seminary. we are estimating this drive time at five to ten minutes. we know the inner loop in virginia, speeds are looking great. as we look at the realtime graphics or a live shot from 95 to 66. no problems along the way. hey, maryland, what's up on 270? heading southbound we are below speed at germantown road. it is like this to i-370 and that delay is growing. finally wrap it up with that water main break situation in

burtonsville. westbound 198 approaching columbia pike. drivers are losing the right lane. crews are on the scene. be careful. now over to you. it is 6:18. 20% of american homes have only a cell phone, no land line. and that can be a problem in an emergency. the headline in "usa today," cell phones problematic for 911. managing editor lauren ashburn is here to tell us about the growing problem. >> good morning. there is one thing for sure, if you call 911 from a cell phone you are less likely to get a fast response to your emergency. >> why? >> because the system was created in 1967 and isn't built to handle cell phone calls. and what happens is when they call in on a cell phone, the location only pops up as a number, phone number. and a cell phone tower and it doesn't say where you are. and in urban areas that's a big problem. it gives you within 300-meters but if you are in a high-rise

in a specific apartment it doesn't help. >> but if you have a land line it will give you the address. >> exactly the address and the apartment because that system was designed to be for land nes. lo at the numbers. u as yomentioned at top of the segment, cell ph e ononly households are e on the increa only .5% of people use cell phones only in the house. and now 13 to 16 to 20% and that number is growing and that is a big problem. who are the people most likely to are have cell phones the south and midwest, low income folks, renters who don't want to put in a land line and young folks, too. 33% of adults age 18 to 24 and. are thigh working to change the technology so it would work. >> two solutions are proposed

right now. one is a consortium putting together to look at this and address it and a proposal by the phak to make those addresses more accurate. it does not address the speed of which the location is registered or where it is routed. sometimes it can be pinging from cell phone tower to cell phone tower so you are not sure where the emergency is. >> definitely a problem. lauren, thank you for telling us about it. read more in today's "usa today." ahead, details on that record-breaking contract signed by stephen strasburg and a preseason thriller at the meadow lands but first the signs of now. hotels can be great. a comfy bed and dark room an people cleaning up after you. according to a survey of westin 42% of us would rather find what on our pillow instead of chocolate? think you know the answer, find

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51% picking a perfect night sleep over making love. 31% of people pick sleep. now in the know how important sleep is as well. in sports we have a deal. as we first reported on wusa9.com, the nationals and pitcher stephen strasburg signed a contract. they had just over a minute to do it. the deal is a record breaker. $15.1million over four years for a guy who's never played in a major league game. it will have him in a washington uniform through 2012. according to the nats website, the team thinks he could be the big league by next month. one look at the numbers and you'll see why. the 20-year-old went 13-1 for san diego state and he had 195 strikeouts and had a fast ball

that flirts with 100 miles an hour. we can use him. the oriole and angels wrapped up their series in baltimore last night. guerrero had a pair of home runs for los angeles. o's lose -5. a preseason football thriller last night between the giants and panthers. ten seconds left. carolina's hundreder cantwell fumbles the ball. tommy hill picks it up and runs in for the score. giants win 24-17. in 12 minutes, learn about a two-day tuesday job fair which begins in maryland today. and plus an i.d. theft scam targeting 7-eleven customers. 130million credit card accounts involved. learn who's behind bars.

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>> bacon on a stick. >> bacon covered chocolate on a stick. >> chocolate covered bacon. >> i'll just take a corn dog. >> angie says it is delicious but she likes spam, too. remember that. weather wise it is a little steamy out here. good morning to you all. if you are going out this morning be aware of that and get the exercise dean early. a hot stla elbra gr thabbrele a atth oref a thundeto ininur adings in meco of spcome of sp west a 86. we we a 86. 74 to. tdoe 74. that's our coolest of the morning. we have 75 on the bay in annapolis. so today, 79 by 9:00. 86 at noon and by 5:00, low 90s. i expect a few thunderstorms to be out there for the drive home. good morning, angie goff. how's traffic? hey, howie b. not so bad on 95 northbound as far as incident and accidents are concerned.

they are cleared. one delay from the prince william parkway past fairfax county parkway. moving over to 66 eastbound. drivers are still slow from 50 over to 123. but approaching 495, they are doing fine. speaking of 495. here's the outer loop. a slow ride from new hampshire to georgia. 10 to 15 minute drive time and wrap it up with 95 and the bw parkway out of baltimore past 198. down to the beltway, nothing but green cars and drivers are moving at a great pace. back to you. we are keeping an eye on a delosoutheast washington. a 13year -old girl is recovering after she was shot inside of her own home. police say she was hit by a bullet after one opened fire on her home soaround midnight. the house is on frederick douglas place near alabams beha hospital and treated and back home. police have not found the shooter. we have been told to brace for another round of the h1n1

flu virus, especially as children head back to school. this morning we are learning there may not be enough flu shots to go around. the government wanted 120 million doses of the h1n1 vaccine ready by october, and 80 million to follow that. now drug companies say just 45 million will be ready in time with 20 million on the way. dr. william halfer in works at vanderbilt and says the children need the shots the most. >> children excrete more virus. er will less hygienic and then use yaysic about kissing mom, dad and aunt susie. they are the great distributors. >> reporter: it will go to high risk people like children as well as pregnant woman and health care workers first. regular flu vaccines will not be affected. the secret service says it is not doing anything different to protect president obama. that's despite some people bringing guns to presidential rallies. yesterday in phoenix, arizona, a man was spotted carrying a

rifle and last week a man in new hampshire had a pistol on his leg. police say while it is unsettling it is not illegal and since they were in a designated viewing area the secret service does not have control over them. the feds say they have broken up one of the biggest identity theft rings. it could affect 130 million credit card accounts. investigator say one american and two russians hacked in to the computers of heart land. it does credit card processing for stores like 7-eleven and other retailers and some were sold on-line but they left digital footprints which is how authorities caught up with them. no word on what will be done for anyone whose information was stolen. the plan to get you out of delays on interstate 95 and 395 in virginia has hit a delay. we will talking about the hot lanes. it is a story new this morning here on 9 news. armando trull is live in spring feel with what you need to know. armando?

>> reporter: good morning, and california well, the hot lanes were going to run on this portion of 95 and 395. but the project ran in to opposition from local leaders who were abouting to the impact it may have on they were neighborhood. to make matters worse the state of virginia was planning to pay for the hot lanes by selling bonds. that deal has proven to be too expensive. the bottom line is that the hot lanes are on deep freeze. virginia entered in to a partnership with an international construction company to build the hot lanes and an australian company to manage toll collection. now the state believes it can't pay for its share of the project because of the sluggish economy. the hot lanes would have been built on i-95 and 395 from spotsylvania county to the pentagon. car pools, buses and motor moi motorcycles would have used the lanes free of charge and cars with two pock pants or less

would have to pay tolls. it would vary depending on the amount of vehicles on the road this postponement will not affect the hot lane construction on the capital beltway. you have to wonder, however f it will affect other projects that depend on bond sales. live in spring feel, 9 news now and wusa9.com. the number of us riding metro is down since the deadly june 22nd crash. the washington examiner reports ridership fell 2% from this july enjuly of last year. metro has had numerous delays since the crash and seen an increase in bus ridership on- lines that parallel the line as people dump the train for the bus. a meeting begins at 6:30 at the courtland high school auditorium. the cost of adding vre service

would be a 2% hike to the gasoline tax. jessica doyle has another "living $mart" report and there is a cash for clunkers car war going on. >> and a new king of the clunker hill so to speak. we are talking about toyota. toyota has been chosen over every car brand when consumers buy new cars. toyota has sold 19% of the vehicles bought through the cash for clunkers program. gm 18.6%. followed by ford, honda and chrysler. the corolla is the most popular car purchased urn the program. a deal was announced this morning. this is two months after the company signed a letter of intent. the purchase price is zero th since it is mostly paying down debt. th

e the first rtpa of the credit rdcardle kicks in give 45 days notice before raising rates and consumers can pay fowhat they originally owe at the time this is just the first of several that will go in to affect. >> big effect takes place in february of next year. >> that's right. >> thank you. heads up on a job fair today. about a dozen fortune 500 companies are holding a sales career fair today at the embassy suites near bwi marshall airport. it runs 9:00 a.m. to noon. the same fair organizers will hold a job fair tomorrow in tysons corner at the embassy suites on leesburg pike. like to clean dirty dishes? does anyone? in five minutes a scientific advance announced here in washington. you could trade in the soap and sponge for just water.

but first our focus on virginia's weather and traffic. here's howard. >> we are looking at a steamy morning across virginia. a lot of humidity out there. the good news is it is quiet so far. so we expect an easy time as you head out. watch out this afternoon. could have some thunderstorms. let's talk about the temperatures across the commonwealth this morning which cipeesallypeover ctopepeul r,a shenandoah nd e th valley. 67 winchester but it is as warm as 73 in quantico and fredericksburg is 75 this afternoon watch for thunderstorms. 90 winchester and 93 to spotsylvania. angie has the virginia traffic. >> i'm going to start with a maryland alert for you because it is pretty big. new hampshire avenue heading southbound between olney springs road and edna road. police activity has shut down the road and they are out there diverting traffic. we will keep you posted. a live shot at braddock and the

beltway. okay out of annandale and all is a go on 267 heading east. traveling the toll road is incident free past the airport to the beltway. you are watching 9 news now. we'll be right back. l-l-l-

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long-term affects like the testify loan, we don't know what the long term complications would be. >> paper instead. >> biodegridable. warm to hot with a chance of thunderstorms, 91 today. yesterday we only made 91. i know i was going warmer but we have the clouds and a few people complain when we only make 91 opposed to 94 or 95. tomorrow thunderstorms. then thursday fewer storms and back in the lower 90 this morning it is muggy. a mix of clouds and hinssune now. we will call it partly cloudy. some 60s but mainly low to mid- 70s with a light south wind around five miles an hour. partly sunny conditions this afternoon. hot and humid and a few thunderstorms. yesterday mainly i-81 west. today some closer in and around the metro. highs in the low 90s. southwest winds five to ten. an evening thunderstorm could be muggy again and 60 and 70.

this morning you see lazenda clouds out there in our time lapse. the lights of the overnight have shut off. currently 74 with a south southwesterly wind at six. dew point upper 60s. 75 on the bay from the naval academy. 74 down at webster field. easton 73. as we go west, manassas. 74 south of fredericksburg. 73 leesburg and hagerstown and 66 from winchester. cumberland, good morning. and we have high pressure to our south. the wind from the south. a cold front up here. this front as it moves closer to us will help to activate shower and storms but it will not now plow through us either. around for a few days and that's why the threat will be with us between now and friday in the afternoon and evening. here we go. this is hurricane bill. you can see an eye on this forming here. that hole in the middle.

that's the eye. this is looking impressive on the satellite imagery and strengthening. 120-mile an hour wind gusts. category two storm moving west northwest at 15. the good news on this even though it is a major hurricane, category 3, 111 or stronger by thursday morning it is passing far enough north and east of the virgin islands they will get some wave action from this. it really should avoid them. beyond that it will shoot up looks like west of bermuda. here's bermuda. to the east coast. passes east of us with heavy swells and rip tide is possible this weekend on the atlantic beaches. here's your seven day. 91 this afternoon with thunderstorms. 89 tomorrow. more thunderstorms. off and on storms through friday. sunny and low to mid 80s. angie goff is in. >> don't forget to follow me on twitter on-line. i tweet the traffic all

morning. in fact this is a big deal out in maryland. new hampshire avenue is closed for a good stretch of road between 109 and ed nor road because of police activity going on. traffic is diverted. how do you get around this? 108 to nor wood will get you back to new hampshire avenue. that's the best bet. moving to the beltway. another shot for you. we are tracking the taillights. slow here. drivers making their way from 95 to georgia avenue stuck in a crawl. on virginia side of things, slow to the loop. from the times building to bladensburg is the main delay here in northeast dc. on 395 tracking the northbound speed trip. and 95 northbound a sluggish commute all morning. now stretching from dale city 0 the fairfax county parkway. andrea, that's the latest look at roads around our region. now back to you. people in frederick, maryland fed up with speeders

and thought pair money where their mouths are. neighbors and groups in one section of the city use their money to mount a radar display. it helps local police track speeding patterns. it doesn't lead to tickets being issued but can help police in other ways. >> we can narrow down the problem to specific dates and times and get an idea of the offenses. how egregious the speeding complain is an develop a plan in conjunction with citizens to best come up with a strategy for effectively enforcing that area. >> reporter: area leaders are working to bring speed cameras to the city and the out lying counties. two hotels -- two hotels in ocean city, maryland have been fined for failing to keep you fe safe. america canohotel was an the else capitan were fined for failing to install carbon

monoxide detectors. august appears to be the month for the nationals. they have won 11 of their 15 games this monday and they finally inked the number one draft pick impeach minute before midnight, the steam signed strasburg. it is a record for a draft pick $15.1 million over four years the team will introduce him tomorrow and could be playing in the majors by next month. 74 degrees here in northwest washington. big reaction this morning to virginia senator jim webb's trip to myanmar. the lathest is three minutes away.

here's what is in the news now. over damascus more more you can see a fire that is one set overnight including at a few mail ilmaboxes, no injury but police are looking art arsonist. follows a three-alarm fire in gaithersburg. it gutted a vacant apartment building. it took a half hour to get the blaze under control. this morning, myanmar's state-run media is praising virginia senator jim webb. he made a visit there this weekend to free a jailed american. myanmar says it goes far to improve relations with washington. we are in for a sticky day

today. the low 90s and watch out this afternoon a few thunderstorms an. right now 74. angie has a traffic update and i will have the seven day when 9 news now returns. b@ even during times like these,

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georgia crawling along and 66 fa eastbound we are slow from 50 to 123. wide open here at gallows road. a sticky morning for you as temperatures are already in the 70s. going to the low 90s this afternoon. a couple more storms. few more tomorrow. and finally, in to this weekend an monday we turn nice as we cool off as well and dry out. temperatures low to mid 80s. the market got shellacked yesterday and looking at a comeback rally at the opening bell maybe as much as 40 points but we have home depot and target earnings coming up. >> and advice on getting a better night's sleep. and jetblue's all you can fly deal an we will be cooking some pizza. have yourself a great day. join us for 9 news now at 9:00.