airport. raining in where wave and western maryland. -- in west virginia and western maryland. as we think of the weekend it listen east of the district by sunday. not so much tomorrow. so let's tell you the forecast. 70s and 80s outside. partly cloudy and dry for now. not so dry this afternoon. a hot high in the lower 90s and stormy. if you are logging on to your computer anytime soon chat with us at wusa9.com. click on my blog. we're on the home page. 95 and the bw parkway, talking traffic now out of baltimore. all nice and green past powder mill to the beltway. move over to open that door and take you outside and show you 270 where we have a good amount of volume from germantown road to 370. moving the shot in to the district, northeast dc, i give you inbound new york avenue where we have one delay stretching from the times building to bladensburg road. 395 northbound from duke to

seminary. already a good amount of volume but no significant delays but they are on the way. 95 from the prince william parkway to lorton, we are tracking that trip and fining the drive time holding at ten minutes. andrea, over to you. we want to get to a story happening right now. this is in montgomery county. it is a two-lay harm fire in a r towo d wood street off of route 29 north of white oak. we just learned that firefighters have this one under control. a fire in one townhouse began 90 minutes ago and spread to another. fortunately no one was hurt and these are live pictures of that fire. you can see the unit still on the scene there. but again we have been told that firefighters have knocked this one down and no one has been injured. car dealer sheriffs will be busy this weekend. that's because the government's cash for clunkers program ends on monday. digital correspondent armando trull is live in bethesda with more on theolair-minute rush.

armando? >> behind me is a trailer full of automobiles just pulled up to the dealer lot. it seems cash for clunkers is spurring a lot of sales and a lot of hard up dealerships. all good things must come to an end and on monday at 8 p.m. eastern, cash for clunkers reaches the end of the road. uncle sam's handout has gemmed up a half million new car sales. >> it is generating a lot of sales. >> from that point it was a positive reaction that we had to the program. po>>re rter: but even if customers are getting as much as $4,800 in rebates for their gas guzzling battle wagon, dealers say uncle sam has been slow in reimbursing them for the redates. >> it was taking hours to transmit one. >> struggling to get a recognition as far as is this approved or rejected. haven't gotten a lot of feedback. >> reporter: but feedback from consumers is loud and clear. the $3 billion in rebates was scooped up in record time. gm and ford decided to ramp up

production and bring back some laid off workers because of the program. andrea, don't feel too bad for the dealers who haven't been paid by uncle sam yet, automakers are advancing the money to dealerships to make sure they keep the customers inside the show rooms and keep the money flowing before the tap turned off on this monday at 8 p.m. live armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. a mystery in queen anne county, maryland. what do we know? 12 high school football player and two coaches had to be hospitalized. the question is what made them sick? sky 9 was over kent island high school yesterday afternoon. during practice the players developed cramps and nausea. all signs point to heat exhaustion but a brother of two sick player says nurses told him otherwise. >> the nurse ruled out it was heat related. she said there is no way that 15 people will react to the heat like that at the same

time. so they are giving him an ekg exam, it hong kongs your heart and they will take them back and quarantine them to see if there is any chemicals involved in it. >> reporter: force nurses at anne arundel medical center got sick also. for now officials say it appears to be the fault of heat and humidity. there will be a candle light vigil tonight for a university of mary washington soccer player who collapsed and died on the field. 20-year-old preston hurten died on tuesday. he was getting water when he died. it appeared he died of an enlarged heart. an apology just isn't enough. now one maryland lawmaker wants an ethics investigation in to delegate jon cardin's marriage proposal. the concern is he used a police marine unit and police helicopter in the stunt at baltimore's inner harbor. they are calling for the

investigation. jon cardin is a democrat. the recession is taking a toll on a lot of peep. for some, financial hardship can be too much to bear. that's where a group like crisis link comes in. it is a crisis hotline operating in northern virginia. it has seen a spike in calls this year, especially from loudoun county. one paid staff member and a team of volunteers answer the phones. one volunteer says it can take its toll. >> sad to hear the situations that people are going through on a daily basis but i feel it is an important thing that we are canning here. >> reporter: the phone number for crisis link is 800-273- talk. it is open 24 hours a day from northern virginia you can also call 211. five after the hour. time for a living smart report

and jessica doyle has a story that is near and dear to the heart of the newsroom. >> coffee and bargain. starbucks is cutting the price of a plain cup of coffee or a latte. going down 5 to 15 cents but the frosty blended frappichinos will coast you more. they are raising prices on harder to make drinks by ten to 30 cents. the price adjustments will be made at stores nationwide in the coming months. a consumer warning this morning that impacts newborn babies. the consumer product safety commission is urging parents to return a type of bassinet that has been recalled after four infan deaths. another two babies have died. the bassinets are old under the name simplicity. part of the rebassinet can collapse and trap the baby. and a llcare on a dvd player because it rsts oin to

flames. 1.5million dvd players were sold at wal-mart since early 2006. the agency received 12 reports of overheating by rlthe dura br pld ers. they were made in china and sold for about $29. so. >> 29 bucks. you get what you pay for. >> that's the saying there. >> thank you. you have heard the saying, you can't win if you don't play, right? t y er millplns lottery jackpot ckis up to $207 million for on the's drawing. buy tickets in maryland and virginia. of course the odd of winning the jackpot are 175 million to 1 but you could be the one. watch it tonight here during 9 news now at 11:00. 7 minutes past six. in four minutes how you can be a hero to local students in need this weekend. and we will meet a 6-year-old hero. learn what she gave up to help

animals in need. but first turn the spotlight on maryland's weather and traffic. >> i love those hero central stories. every morning at this time, eight minutes past the hour, you can join us for your maryland and weatand anaffic tothge d traffic together. so let's get started. the temperatures are pretty warm out there. we are already in the an an even 80s as we check the temperature across the bay. cambridge 81. 7 rockville. waldorf, potomac 90. hancock, maryland 79 and thunderstorms. >> good morning, maryland. all eyes are on you beginning with this live picture of colesville and randolph. no delays in the area due to the fire we have been covering this morning. moving over to 355 and quince orchard road. the traffic is okay. finishing up with a fly of 95 southbound out of baltimore past 19208 the beltway. no incidents or accidents along the way. now, over to andrea. think twice the next time

you find yourself waiting in line behind everybody else. as willie jolly explains maybe you shouldn't be. >> this is willie jolly. today i want to share a simple idea to help you live better and have greater success. in tough economic times one thing i am telling friends, clients and family members don't willingly participate in this recession. that sownes like an oxymoron. how do you not participate it, everybody feels it and gets a pinch. i said willingly participate don't line up in the line with everybody else. i was at the airport one day and came out of my car and the driver dropped me off and i went inside to the ticket line and there was a long line. so i went back outside to the sky cap and he said i need to check the bag and he said fine and i gave him a couple of dollars and went in and on the inside was a lady looking at the watch and she wassening aty filled and she said i have been in the line a long time and i said why are you in the line and she said because everybody

is in line. and i called the sky cap and he looked at her bag and said too late she already missed her flight. she was lining up because everybody else was lining up. don't get in line with all the people talking about how bad things are. this is a time when you can buckle down and overcome these challenges by continuing to go after your dreams and goals and stay focused. this is willie jolly. visit my website at willie jolly.com and make every minute count.

this weekend the nationals

first ladies are holding a back to school supply drive. wive and girlfriends of players will be at the center field gate. all you have do is drop off donations of notebooks, paper, pens, lunchbox and more. donations stay in our region. for more information go to wusa9.com and trick the district news page. the story of a young girl playing hero. she is just 6 years old but helping an animal shelter in california by forgetting her own needs. allison has the story. >> this kitty bank is full of cash, and checks. >> i hope they buy stuff for the cats and dogs. >> reporter: jordan just turned 6 years old and instead of toys she asked her birthday guests for donations. >> for my birthday instead of

presents. >> that's awesome, jordan. >> people put it in the bank. >> on tuesday she donated $350 to the woods humane society near san luis abyss poe. >> $353.70. >> yea! >> jordan and her family have spent countless summer days at the no-kill animal shelter. there they pet and play with all of the dogs and cats. >> she always wants to buy puppy bones. empties her bank to buy puppy bones and we thought what could we do with the kitties. >> she is a very giving girl. she could spend all day here. hours. >> reporter: at a young age she has already found a passing, baby pets. >> i just like them. >> and she is already hard at work trying to make their world a better place. >> it is amazing because you think of how many surgeries that will perform or how much medication it will purchase.

>> for cbs news, i'm allison reader. >> don't forget to visit the hero central page at wusa9.com. whether you are in need of help or trying to find a place to volunteer. if you want us to spotlight someone, second us an e-mail. the address is heros@wusa9.com. this friday morning here's what is in the news now. sky nine is over a two-alarm fire in silver spring. these are live pictures. this is featherwood street off of route 29. you can see the damage there. flames damaged two town homes. likely no one was hurt. former homeland security secretary tom ridge said he was pressured by the bush administration to raise the terror alert before the 2004 election. ridge said the pressure came from donald rumsfeld and ashcroft but the level was not changed. expect a weekend of rough

surf along nearby beaches. hurricane bill is kicking up a the waves along the atlantic. it will be a busy weekend at the beach as everybody tries to squeeze in the end of summer rush there. but it is probably going to be raining in a lot of locations. >> really. >> not from bill but -- and then bill will be sending the rough surf. we have a one-two punch over at egg city. if you are going, be safe and we will keep an eye on the sky for you. thunderstorms, let me tell you about the witching hour, 4:00 to 8:00 and some this evening may train over the same location. our winds aloft are becoming parallel to the front and that means it is laying down train tracks and the storms will follow the track over and over and that could lead to localized flooding later on tonight as we think of heavier thunderstorms. it is grit to see everybody. don't forget to follow me on

twitter. weather kim is my i.d. i get the forecast to you by 4:00 in the morning if you are an early riser. some of you get up so early to make the commute in from the west. and if you do, that that's where we have rain doppler lepp 9000 raining in our western suburb and in spots it is spotty but we . will showers grow the showers grow more numerous in to the afternoon. good morning pawpa worst west virginia. we are starting the day with 79. factor in the humidity and let me tell you what it feels like. stepping off metro feels like 84 and 82 quantico. 87 is the heat index in leesburg, virginia. 89 at lunch. mostly cloudy skies. showers an thunderstorms more numerous this afternoon and especially this evening. at least we have good air quality. here's the time lapse tower cam. notice the murky skies and the last shot showing sunrise with the clouds in the horizon as we

face the washington monday numb. all eyes on bill. we will be watching for bill to see where he goes. looks like the computer model guidance is turning him north. a strong category three hurricane with winds to 150. bill doesn't give us a direct hit but the strong surf in delaware and maryland and looks like it will try to hit atlantic canada as we think sunday in to monday morning. here's the seven-day forecast. we are going to rye to save the second half of the weekend for getting things done outside and with that lower humidity, too. 84. next week staying in the middle 80s. you can visit my blog to find out how to get the back to school picks on the air. angie, how's the traffic. >> overall not so bad. we will kick things off with a little camera tour. 66 eastbound finding drivers at speed from route 50 to the capital beltway. moving over to the maps.

gw parkway southbound, we like the green. we are good as far as speed is concerned. a little volume north of the district from new hampshire to georgia. no incidents or accidents. we are tracking a delay in the district. this is through northeast on inbound new york avenue stretching between the times building and florida avenue wrap it up with a train alert. metro and vre are fine but the brunswick line, 890 has been canceled and 892 is running 30 minutes behind. andrea, over to you. as the school year gets ready to begin, there is an effort if fairfax county to stop under age drinking. beer distributors are teaming up to provide a responsibility tool kit including a small tool

that businesses can use to pinpoint fake identification cards. >> we are giving them devices, magnification kits that have a blue light to help the server look at the i.d. in a dark location, such as a bar or restaurant and has a magnifying glass to help the server see the age, and date of birth on the i.d. >> reporter: the chief says alcohol abuse is one of the grittest danger and risks for young people. alcohol may have played a factor on a southwest jet in oakland, california. police say a man on the vegas bound flight exposed himself to the woman next to him and then punched her and started to hit other passengers. and then he took his clothes off and ran around the plane. the pilot went back to the airport. police took the guy who's six feet tall, weighs 300-pounds in to custody. ahead, see the one controversial call from last night's nats game and see how

it sank the team. >> reporter: but first the signs of now. the four seasons in georgetown is making a power play. it is going to generate electricity using power from what. is it reused cooking oil, shredded towels or óçfafab@fab@fab@fa

. we're back with the signs of now. the four seasons in georgetown is going green. in the next few weeks it will generate electricity using what? reused cooking oil, shredded towels or speed bumps? the answer c, speed bumps. the power is generated when cars drive over the bump. it is a pilot program and part of the hotel's push to live green now. in sports today, stephen strasburg day at nationals park. anyone with a ticket to tonight's game can attend the 2:00 press conference at the stadium. that's when the team will introduce the $15 million man. 1,000 extra tickets for $1 each will go on sale at noon today. mike rizzo will be there, as well. thursday the team officially named him the general manager and senior vice president of player development. rizzo has been acting gm since

march. nats and rockies played last night. no score in the fifth. two on for colorado. garrett moss throws what the home plate umpire calls strike three but the sec base umpire said it was a false tip so mock would throw another pitch. this time gonzalez would hit the ball but doubles to left. a run comes in and the nationals go on to lose it 4-1. the redskins host the steelers tomorrow night at fedex field. hopefully the skins can score at least one point when these two played last november washington lost 23-6. the skins broke training camp but there is plenty of action at wusa9.com. go to our sports page. find a complete recap of everything that has gone on at redskins park this summer. our time right now 6:24. ahead, president obama steps up his push for health care reform. and all aboard, amtrak is extending some of the cheaper

fares. jessica doyle has the details in ten minutes. as a traveler myself, i am listeng, andrea. thank you. if you are taking the key bridge in to georgetown. look at what you are looking at, light traffic. over to kim. we have a breeze kicking up on the weather terrace. dry for the time being but this afternoon, thunderstorms are in the forecast. i have a look ahead in to the weekend. don't change that dial. you are watching 9 news now. good morning.

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the sight and sounds of brew at the zoo. the sixth annual fund-raiser was held at the national zoo. more than a dozen microbrews pour frosty ones for people in exchange for donations. the money goes to toward animal care, education and conservation at the zoo. thank you for starting your friday with us. i'm andrea roane. howard is off today. meteorologist kim martucci is here with eyes on the terrace with a stormy weekend forecast. >> guess what i just did. i checked bowie, 4409 off the ocean city coast and the water temperature is 79. almost watching our air

temperature this morning. if you are heading to the coast i will have the forecast for you in the next weather segment. right now it is air you ar . s it i wehu it is humid and muggy. get to the graphic and talk about e th stre . wear e ne ly 80 degrees the heat index says it feels like 84. this is the type of weather you r. e to ess light weight light colored clothing. the front inching toward us gets closer today. the rain across west virginia will be here later this afternoon. we will take you to a high in the lower 90 and tonight some scattered thunderstorms linger in to the evening. good morning. half way through the 6:00 hour. we are so glad that you could join us on this tgif. man, that feels good to say that. talking about the outer loop right now. looking a ten-minute drive from new hampshire to georgia avenue. we will fly 50 from the bay bridge past 3010 to the beltway. in virginia, 395 northbound.

we are definitely below speed here. this stretches from 495 over to seminary and finally to wrap it up we give you 95 in virginia from 123 to lorton. using the brakes and a good amount of volume approaching the fairfax county parkway. now, over to andrea. we want to bring you new information about a two-alarm fire in montgomery county. sky 9 over heatherwood drive. this is just off of route 29. you can see the damage from an early-morning fire. it began a little before 5:00 a.m. on that end unit. claim flames on one home spread to another. we just learned in the last few minutes that three firefighters suffered minor injuries. they are treated at a nearby hospital. the fire forced two families out of their homes. no one else was hurt the red cross is on the way to help them out. after monday your old beat up car will be worth less. that's because the government is ending the cash for clunkers program. digital correspondent, armando

trull is live at a dealership in bethesda which will be busy this weekend. armando? >> that's right, andrea. the dealership hasn't opened yet but behind me the trailer you see has been unloading cars all morning. it's the kind of activity that hasn't been seen on lots until the cash for clunkers program went in to affect. the program runs our of gas next monday at p.m. eastern. by most accounts it has been one of the most successful government initiatives in decades. the dealers offered buyers as much as $4,500 for their gas guzzlers and then uncle sam would pay them back. the first part worked fine. a half million cars have been sold so far. dealers say getting their money back from uncle sam not so fine. >> i have done 1300 and have been paid on five total. >> reporter: five cars. >> five cars total. >> the bankers are calling and saying how are things going, are you getting paid on these

things so dealers are nervous for a good reason. >> reporter: some are advancing the rebate money they owe the dealers that way they can sell as many cars as possible before the wheels come off the cash for clunkers program next week. and automakers are so excited about the program they have ramped up production. gm and ford have hired back some laid off workers they are expecting before the end of cash for clunkers on monday at p.m. they will be able to sell more cars. armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> a dozen kent island high school football players are recovering this morning after suddenly becoming ill during practice. at first there was concern about the possibility of dangerous chemical fumes, but now all signs.to it being a case of heat exhaustion. a dozen players were take on the annede . dier center. none of the play evers were seriously hurt. in virginia three mothers are facing child endangerment

and drug charges this rnmog. police say the women were traveling rnth five children in the back of an unventilated box truck. the women were from ohio. they were stopped at a highway rest stop along highway 177 in bland county. the children have been turned over to social services. a convicted terrorist is at home in libya this morning. he was involved in the 198 bombing of pan am flight 103. rosemary mild, whose daughter died in the explosion is livid. >> the mass murderer was allowed to go free, back to the comfort of his home in a private jet. i can't understand the scottish government. >> the scottish government let him go yesterday. he has terminal prostate cancer and wanted to die at home. he returned to libya to a hero's welcome. president obama is asking him

to be placed under house arrest. sunday the president heads up to martha's vineyard for a week's vacation before he leaves he is pushing his health care reform plan. speaking here in washington yesterday the president renewed his call for a public or government coverage option. he said it would compete with private insurers. >> this is like the belt and suspenders concept. it means not donnell they have to abide by regulations but compete with somebody who's interest is not just profit but instead is interested in making sure the american people get decent health care. >> reporter: the president added he would like college graduates to be able to stay on their parents ' plan until they are 25 years old. jessica doyle has another living smart report. and you have news about a nationwide retailer. >> yes. we are talking about a lot of dollar for dollar general. it is the discount chain that sells a ton of stuff for a

buck. dollar general has been doing so well it has decided to sell stock for the first time. the public offering is valued at $750 million. a private equity group acquired eaemng > >>spea ngof the recession, one ten homeowners are behind on their mortgage payments by 30 ysdaor more. mortgage delinquenesd jpeum 44% in the second quarter compared to this petime last year. that putts delinquencies at a record of 9.24% of mortgages and it doesn't include homes in foreclosure. a train ticket between washington and new york just $49. that's a really good deal and you will continue to get that deal until december. amtrak has decided to extend the price cuts on the northeast corridor and acela service. discounts up to 25% off but there are restrictions. you have to buy 14 days in advance and they don't apply to labor day week or days around

thanksgiving but still phenomenal. >> yeah, that's great. >> put that down. >> thank you. there's no nice way to put this. metro will be a mess this weekend. here's what you need to know. on the red line, no service at fort totten. trains will run glenmont to tacoma. and major work at pentagon city this weekend. that mean the blue line will run from largo town center to rosslyn and king street to franconia springfield. it also means yellow line trains will run once every 36 minutes. on the blue and orange lines lanes will single track. tack on 30 minutes to your commute. less than four days and counting until the launch for the space shuttle. a local astronaut will be on board. in five minutes a look back at his childhood in fairfax county. and a look at virginia's weather and traffic. >> now it is time for virginia.

good morning. great to see you. across the commonwealth teesteurat are ursticky ts hi morning. we have 70s and 80s earlier. it feels even warmer than this when we factor in the high humidity level. good morning, dulles 78. this afternoon, olney 7 with thunderstorms likely. some 90s in amissville. 91 arlington and king george 87 and that's the forecasted high for woodstock. joint to know along 81 some storms developing at the lunch hour. angie, hook us up with a nice ride. >> wish i could but it is my job to tell you when things are going to slow you down. westbound 66, near the capital beltway an accident is involving a tractor-trailer. it is off to the right shoulder. lanes are getting by going eastbound. that's where you see a lot of volume approaching 123 an the fairfax county parkway.

talking an braddock road an the capital beltway. a different story. lanes are wide open here and we will fly the dulles toll road to the maps we go from the greenway to the beltway, lanes are wide open and no incidents along the way. it is 6:39. it is friday. you are watching 9 news now. we're going to make it a great day and be right back.

the living green tip of the day. school maybe just starting but it is time to think of your science fair project. building volcanos may be a personal favorite for your kid but this year why not try a green project. have your kids calculate your carbon footprint and make up solutions to green up your life or set up air pollution monitors an town to see which parts of your city have the cleanest air. whatever the project it is never too early to get your student thinking green.

we have more information on calculating your carbon footprint on wusa9.com. click on living green. it is 6:43. the space shuttlewill blast off on a mission to the international space station. on board, an astronaut from fairfax county. digital correspondent kristin fisher has the story of pat forester's journey from springfield to space. >> this is pat. solve more year. >> reporter: in 1973, pat forester was a sec baseman on the junior varsity baseball team at west springfield high school. his coach was ron tugwell. 36 years later, the coach retired and walks back on the field where he first met forester. >> he was on the small side. i remember him being likable, coachable, athletic. >> reporter: he was also popular. >> this is pat and he's an escort through the sweet heart court and the sweet heart dance. >> reporter: most people remember him as smart. he was a member of the national honor society and when he

graduated in ' 75, he went on to west point. it would be 30 years before coach tugwell ever learned what became of his old second baseman in he gave me his card and i didn't look at the card initially and saw he was living in houston and then i saw on his card he was an astronaut. >> great to be down here and we are looking forward to a great mission. >> reporter: forester logged 600 hours in space, including four space walks, but this mission forester will stay inside the shuttle. now his turn to coach a new crop of space walkers and his coach couldn't be more proud. >> i'd like to wish him the best of luck on his trip and we will be watching for you, buddy. >> reporter: in springfield, kristin fisher, 9 news now and wusa9.com. monday morning at this time we will talk live with veteran astronaut katie coleman. she will give us a preview of's

mission. the launch is scheduled for 1:36 on tuesday morning. it will be going off while even we may be sleeping. >> the weather by then around here will be much nicer. >> good. >> something to look forward to. >> good morning. the time is 6:45. my buddy that follows me on twitter, steve at cross junction, that is his i.d. name sent me this tweet. it is a sticky 72. i feel it with you buddy. some of us are in the 80s. look at the strait to the point forecast. thunderstorms is the goal today. this afternoon, inside the beltway, between 4:00 an 8:00. you folks to the west have a little light rain. let's check it out quickly r le. pp0090 wema do ppler 9000. western maryland is e. you can you can see around cumberland, a few showers that are moving to the north to pennsylvania. at the moment, back to the maps. here's what we are facing. 79 degrees. it is not even 7:00 in the

morning. leesburg you have we wesprinkle yo riyodybocan't cool as easily d th isisdy what it feels like. it feels like 86 in fredericksburg and saint indigoses and easton, as well. this is a boundary that is inching toward us. today, tomorrow it will be our weather headache. and a focus for heavy thunderstorms that i think will start to train. and when i say that i mean they will be going over the same areas from south to north later this evening and that could produce localized flood and we can take the moisture in the atmosphere and condense it right now we have a resippable water and those values are running two inches so on the high side. the time lapse tower cam. all eye on the washington monument. the sun gets up and we have similar conditions to yesterday morning. kind of murky and it will be rather cloudy as we head to the afternoon. sneak in a high approaching the

lower 90s and thunderstorms will be with us later in the day. a lot of people going to the beach. saturday looks to be a washout. i think leftover clouds on sunday. this is not from bill, everybody. just want to make you aware of that. this is from the same frontal system here. that water temperature off of ocean city is 79. hurricane bill is a category three hurricane. it made its turn to the north and it has winds of 120 miles an hour. notice the path keeps it west of bermuda and east of the u.s., which is great news. may take a shot at atlantic canada. the way bill will be affecting our weather in a way if you are heading to the beach we will be looking at rough surf and perhaps perhaps rip currents. looks lake the waves out on the chesapeake bay the next couple of days running between one and two feet. here's the seven-day forecast. i'm going with sunday for the better part of the weekend.

you will notice that humidity coming way down on sunday as well. 84 degrees to the high and we will keep it nice here in to next week. angie goff, good morning. >> thanks for joining us. we have a couple of traffic tieups here. southbound 295 at pennsylvania is where we have crash activity off to the right shoulder. you are slow approaching the scene. to the outer loop where we have a report of an accident at university. seeing a good amount of congestion, stop and go from university to georgia avenue. 270 southbound, this is looking pretty nice. drivers are moving at speed all the way to the split. 66 westbound at the beltway, an accident is off to the right shoulder involving the tractor- trailer. but going eastbound that's where we are seeing the drivers and looks like the delays are started to break apart a bit. maybe a friday light on their hands. finishing with 395 northbound. it is a different situation. we are below speed from the beltway to seminary. and then we know drivers are going at a slower pace approaching the 14th street

bridge. right now i would love to share with you a 9 news now click. say hello to jeremiah. he returned from germany and wrote in and said i'm so glad to be home and watching the morning show. i enjoy 9 9 news now in the morning. congratulations with your rotc scholarship. he will attend george mason university in the fall. go patriots. >> congratulations and welcome home. a final weekend before thousands of students head back to school in our region. so enjoy the w ysda r ysofda of summer. this coming monday, the bell will ring for students in frederick an prince georges counties in maryland plus the district of columbia. the district is reminding parents to make sure their children are caught up on their vaccinations. they held several clinics yesterday and there are more clinics today and tomorrow. today, visit the department of health immunization clinic at

6323 georgia avenue in northwest. it will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 7 p.m. tomorrow there will be clinics at four locations, kelly miller middle school ballou high school, kramer middle school and coolidge high school. they will be open 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. everyone wants to look good on the first day back to school and we want to see the pictures. click on the photo tab and send us your picture and you will find a back to school section there. in sports the redskins host their second preseason game on saturday. kick off against the steelers is tomorrow night at 7:30. in preseason action last night, the colts hosted the eagles. in the first quarter, manning page passing to wayne. 76-yards for the touchdown. can't touch him. indianapolis goes on to win it 23-15. also last night, cincinnati

visited new england. the bengals chad showed he can kick, too. he kicked an extra point an made the difference as the bengals beat the patriots 7-6. 79 degrees here in northwest washington. kings dominion shows off the newest ride. in three minutes why this one will be drawing roller coaster fans from all over. i'm maggie rodriguez. john plus the other kate. kate major tells us her side in a morning show exclusive coming up on the ce"early show." gó a

three firefighters are recovering from minor injuries after this blaze. flames tore through two town homes this morning. this is along featherwood street off of route 29 in white oak, maryland. the families living in these homes were able to make it out safely. the last weekend to take advantage of the cash for clunkers program. it runs our of money monday night at 8 p.m. kings coe mignon is unveiling the intimidator 305 gig coaster. it will have a 305 foothill becoming the tallest and fastest coaster on the east coast. it will open next year. well, all of this humidity

will lead to something. it will help to fire thunderstorms later today inside the beltway. you folks to the west will get them this morning. 92 for the hot high. the seven day is next an you are watching 9 news now. ?ñ??

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enemies they say. let's talk about the outer loop, an accident at university on the right shoulder. little slow approach the scene. moving to 295 southbound at pennsylvania. more crash activity off to the right shoulder. drivers are backed up. you see the yellow, up to e rout 50. 95 northbound 123 to the fairfax parkway, you are below speed. over to kim. >> seven-day forecast, we are showing increasing clouds, stormy weather today and tomorrow. pick of the week is sunday for sure and next week lower humidity. you will notice it starting on sunday. >> as for wall street, we are looking flat right now. but who knows we have housing data coming out. the "early show" is next. of course they will have more on hurricane bill and at 9:00 a.m. back to school in style. so tune in. we will see you rothen. >> bye. >> have a