we're headed for the highs later on this afternoon up in toward the upper 80s. we'll flirt with the 90-degree park at reagan national keeping it very hot for today. tomorrow's forecast will be warm as well. cold front slides through tonight. behind it we're going to have a little bit of a wind shift. that will at least back us down into the middle range 80s. by the time we get to thursday it's upper 70s in the seven-day forecast. even more improvement than that. we're headed for the 70s by the weekend. good morning, everybody. as far as the mayor thoroughfares are concerned, everything is pet good right now. no problems to -- is pretty good right now. no problems to report. if you're coming in on the north side of town, the beltway is running smoothly between college park and bethesda. outside right now, here's what it looks like at georgia avenue on the outer loop. this is that westbound side of 495. as you can see it's just a bit of volume but traffic still seems to be moving at the speed limit. let's go back over to the maps and this time heading south on 270. you see the yellow forming right now.

that just means again volume out of frederick toward urbana. we'll take a live look outside on 270. no problems to report at montrose road. all of your lanes are open down to the point where the lanes divide and heading south to the american legion bridge. in my next report, we'll go to 66 at 6:12. back to you. >> thank you, monika. at the top of the hour, we are following breaking news. a deadly earthquake in italy. at least eight people are dead this morning, a 5.8 magnitude quake was about 25 miles north west of medolla. we'll have more information as soon as it becomes available. today federal airve vision investigators are expect -- aviation investigators are expected to return to the scene of a deadly mid air collision in fauquier county, virginia. >> it left two people dead and a third person dead. >> the planes collided monday afternoon over the small town of bealeton. a pilot and a passenger of one of the planes died in the crash. their small plain erupted into

a fireball as it fell from the sky. that plane landed right near john loddin's home. >> you could tell whoever was in there could not survive. >> the pilot of the other plane land add mile away. he's in the hospital this morning. we're not sure of his condition but he was able to speak with investigators shortly after the crash. some scary moments in the air and on the ground in toronto monday. an air canada flight headed for tokyo made an emergency landing after it lost power to one of its two engines. all 334 people on board were final. on the ground part of that plane's engine reportedly rained all over the place. it smashed into the cars, shattering windshields. amazingly no one was hurt by all that debris. the canadian government now is investigating. right now alexandria firefighters are battling a two- alarm fire at a storage facility. here's a live look at the scene along eisenhower avenue near south van dorn street.

no one has been hurt. hazardous material crews are there as a precaution. the fire department tells 9news firefighters have to go from unit to unit in the facility making sure there's no fire inside each one of them. eisenhower avenue near the van dorn street metro may be closed for a few hours while this is an active scene and under investigation. main senator -- maine senator olympia snow is calling for an investigation into the national weather service as well as noaa. she says the agency's money was shifted improperly. her claim after a long-time director jack hanes suddenly retired on sunday, an audit finds that noaa gave out $40 million in performance awards to contractors without proper justification. senator snow calls this a potential illegal transfer of taxpayer money. at 6:03, jessica doyle is watching your money and how much you pay for gas. >> gas in our region about $3.61 a gallon but you say

don't expect it to keep nose- diving. >> that's right. all good things must come to an end. this too, goes for gas prices and the recent drop. as the summer driving season kicks off, we're all enjoying gas prices than earlier this spring but we did just pay the third highest price on record for memorial day weekend. also experts are saying that the steady slide in gas prices might not go on all that much longer. so do you love facebook so much you'd be willing to buy a facebook phone? "the new york times" is reporting the social media site is hoping to release one by next year. the report says facebook is -- has already hired former engineers that worked on apple's iphone. some say it's a bad idea because there's no actual need for one and the competition in the sportphone business is very, very fierce. summertime prime time for ice cream companies. that's why they're ramping things up even more by rolling out seasonal delights. some are irresistible.

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it looks like we're in for a sunny start to our tuesday. temperatures will be up there. upper 80s to near 90 degrees. then the clouds move in with a chance of some late day showers and thunderstorms in our extended forecast. taking a look live at the beltway east side of town at central avenue, no issues to report. both loops are looking good the

entire stretch of the prince george's county side of 495. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look into virginia at 6:18. back to you. >> thank you, monika. 6:10 now. today begins the public goodbye to chuck brown. the godfather of go-go music died nearly to weeks ago at the age of 57. >> in just a -- age of 75. >> in just a few hours, a public viewing begins. delia goncalves is there live with a preview. >> reporter: good morning. we have our first fan who has come here to line up for what is expected to be a really historic day. michael barry, you' originally from d.c., a native, love go-go i'm assuming. you drew this picture of chuck brown. >> yes, i did. thank you. >> reporter: tell me why you came out today and what does this mean for you? >> i remember standing in line to go to some of chuck brown's go-goes, many of the venues around town when i was younger. not even so much younger. but he's a historic part of the

city. i really wanted to be here this morning to pay tribute to him. >> reporter: i was remarking before it seems like everybody has a picture with chuck brown. and that shows you just how much he loved his fans. he took time out to take a picture with everyone. tell me about what he meant to the city. he meant more than just music to the city. what did he mean to you? what did he embody? >> for one thing if you ever reflect back on him, his spirit was always upbeat. he did would he loved to do to the very end. every time you saw chuck, he was alive. he was vibrant. no matter what was going on in the city, no matter what was going on in his personal life, he was just up and vibrant. >> reporter: michael, thank you so much. i'm glad you came out. it's a sad event but it's a celebration. >> it really s. i'm glad toen here. >> reporter: take-- >> it really is. i'm glad to be here. >> reporter: take care. you have a good spot in line.

we will talk to rebecca hop kinson who wrote a book called "go-go live: the musical life and death of chocolate city." we were talking about what go- go means to d.c. and it literally rose from the ashes from the riots that really affected u street. tell me about that. >> actually i interviewed chuck about that on that day. he said it was a very depressing day. he told some kids to go home. but as i wrote in a piece, he didn't just tell them to go hope. he taught them how to play music. in this whole corridor including places like the howard theatre and the lincoln theatre and all down u street, that was really reduced to rubble. it was filth. it was brought back to life with go-go music that chuck brown created. >> reporter: we've seen u street and we talked about this, too. we've seen u street change over the years. and so that i guess is what you're alluding to when you talk about the musical life and

death of chocolate city. but what do you see as a future of go-go moving forward? >> i see go-go is strong. it's nowhere near dead. chuck built a really solid foundation. there are so many bands. there are generations of bands that kids keep picking up the congoes and the brass and all of the instruments. i don't see any reason why it won't continue his legacy. >> reporter: we have to admit since you are a transplant and i am, too, we were talking about our first time when we were both introduced to go-go and that it's an acquired taste. i was at republic gardens on u street when it was open back in the day and saw the vibrant and energetic dance. what was your first reaction to go-go and how did you learn to love it? >> i think sort of my first was -- [indiscernible] that was the first time i sort of heard it. but then it was driving here when i was coming to howard

university. we were listening to the radio station. i was like, what is that? it's so distinctive. maybe sometimes it doesn't translate as well -- definitely doesn't translate as well on the radio or any other form. but once you get into the live show, you really understand the energy. >> reporter: that's why it was so quintessential d.c. and that's why it speaks to the folks here in d.c. and that's why chuck brown meant so much to the folks who live here and to the folks who ended up really loving go-go like ourselves. so 30,000 people are expected to come today to say goodbye to the legend chuck brown, 11:00 is when the doors open to the public. michael barry is the first in line already. it will be a long day and lots of streets are closed so everyone subjecting that folk -- suggesting that folks take metro down to the area. >> delia goncalves there at the area outside howard theatre in northwest washington this morning. whether you're going to the viewing or just driving through

the neighborhood, there are some street closures you need to know about. right now t street is closed between 7th and florida northwest. at 9:30 the closure will expand to 9th street and parts of 7th, 8th and wiltberger street will all be closed and stay closed till midnight. 6:15 now. this morning trrm beryl is making -- tropical storm better earl is making its way into georgia with soaking rains and it's having an impact all the way up to virginia. >> that's one of the stories making news now at 6:15. rip current warnings were posted yesterday all the way up to virginia. lifeguards had to rescue dozens of swimmers from the rough surf. people are being told not to go into the ocean past their waistline. the legal fight over the fema trailers given to people after hurricanes katrina and rita may be finally over now. the associated press is reporting class action settlement has been reached. fema is accused of giving trail -- giving trailers that it knew

contained hazardous fumes. forecasters expect this season to be less active hurricane wise because of el nino. that could be good news for the chesapeake bay. last year irene and lee caused flooding and runoff into the bay, but if there are fewer storms this year, that means less pollution. 6:16. weather time now. olga is here with big weather. yes, 76 degrees and we haven't even reached 6:30 yet. it is balmy. >> humidity is up there above 72%. winds are out of the southwest. that's going to keep that moisture moving on through. then we have the cold front coming in. that, too, is going to kick up some showers and storms adding to a little bit of mugginess before it's all said and done. but behind that front, 24 hours from now, we'll be fairly comfortable as the wind shift in temperatures start to drop off. at least getting back to some more normal conditions. weather planner is on the clear side. plenty of sunshine as we're seeing mainly clear skies through midday and early afternoon, but by about 6:00, 7:00, those storms will be

widespread across the area. and then not a whole bunch of rain expected but at least some moisture moving on through as temperatures will get into the upper 80s ahead of that front. near 90 degrees. you definitely want that checklist heading out this morning. you'll need your sunglasses for the morning drive. you'll need your umbrella later on this afternoon as the showers and storms come through. could be a messy commute getting home tonight if you're coming in during the later hours but the hazy, hot, humid conditions are sticking around for one more day. the scattered showers and thunderstorms will move on out with the front overnight. a few lingering into tomorrow morning but wednesday is looking pretty good as temperatures get back down into the more reasonable middle 80s with that drier air staying in place for the next few days. our current temperatures again are fairly muggy into the lower 70s for many of us. but it's feeling a little more sticky than that because of the high relative humidity values. we will see our future cast bringing in the cloud cover late in the day. it will be 4:00, 5:00 before the moisture ahead of the front

gets into the metro region. it's going to pass on through by early tomorrow morning we'll clear things out. by tomorrow afternoon things will be looking pretty good as the temperatures will reach into the middle range. 80s for tomorrow afternoon. the forecast overall stays hot today and most of tomorrow but by thursday and friday, temperatures in the upper 70s will feel comfortable. good morning. good morning, everybody. if you're planning to head into alexandria, we've been telling you about a situation that's been ongoing for a while now. inside the beltway here at eisenhower avenue between van dorn street metro and the connector. i'm going to step out so we can show you a live picture. this is an active situation with a fire at a self-storage unit. crews have been on the scene as i said for a while now trying to put out the fire and an investigation will take a while as well. so in the meantime eisenhower avenue closed between the van dorn street metro and the connector road. so you want to go ahead and use duke street north of eisenhower to get around this situation.

again, an active situation and an investigation ongoing here. let's take a look now at a live picture on the northbound side of i-95, 395 from our sky 9. this is approaching and passing edsall road heading up to duke street and 395 is not a problem as you head north toward duke street and beyond to the 14th street bridge. in fact, we'll go a little further north. here's what it looks like north of duke street on 395 as you head for the 14th street bridge. you will be just final. if you are planning -- just fine. if you are planning to head here, i'll take another look in my next report at 6:25. it is 6:19. next in sports, one of the many injured nationals is days away from returning. while college lacrosse has a new champion. >> time for another check of the question of the morning. 45,000 of these are consumed every minute in the united states. are we talking about a, hamburgers, b, french fries, or c, soft drinks. >> kim says it is a,

hamburgers. between billions and billions served, having it your way and where is the beaver alone, that -- beef alone, that number must be right. >> why do we have to have the question of the day with food. i'm hungry. keep the guesses coming. we have the answer the 6:48.

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the next level of innovation. the next rx. the all-new f sport. this is the pursuit of perfection. welcome back. it's 6:23. olga breese in for howard bernstein this morning. lots of sunshine but some clouds moving on later on this afternoon. temperatures should make it into the up ir80s, near -- upper 80s, near 90 degrees for high. rain alive by your drive time home. looks like a cold front moving through later on tonight. in sports, the nationalses are in first place in the national league east despite being ravaged by injuries. >> first place is pretty cool. hopefully tonight things are going to start to turn around from the winning perspective. that's because michael morris is going to make his first rehab start. he will play in single a potomac nationals. he has not played a single game in the majors all season.

if things go according to plan, he could be at nationals park as soon as this weekend. let's keep our fingers crossed for that. the nationals could have used his bat yesterday for sure. they're facing the miami marlins. they scored six runs. marlins beat the nationals. lacrosse, the college championship for lacrosse is back home in the free state. loyola took on the university of maryland for the title monday. eric ludsby had a record 19 in the tournament. loyola tops maryland to win its first ncaa title. in the nba game one of the eastern conference finals between boston and miami. lebron james scored 32 points. dwyane wade scored ten of his 22 in the 4th quarter.

the heat topped the celtics 93- 79. game two is tomorrow night. good morning if you're just waking up. still ahead, who will be honored today with the presidential medal of freedom. >> whether you have a matter of weeks or 18 years, we'll have some advice on the best ways to save for college. >> if you're headed back to work today, let's check on the commute. >> if you're planning to head over to the chuck brown memorial today, keep in mind that 7th street will be closed between florida avenue and rhode island avenue for the entire day. coming up in my next report, another look at area roads. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back.

if you're just waking up, good morning. this 16:29. this -- this is 6:29. this is a place you can always get your weather first. 76 degrees out there right now. thank you for starting your tuesday with us. i'm andrea roane. i'm mike hydeck. howard bernstein is off but olga breese is in. goodness, it's warm. >> that's right. another warm and muggy start but we're getting used to it. mainly clear skies but grab the sunglasses. you'll want your umbrella later on today. sunshine through midday. by late afternoon, 4:00, 5:00 the clouds roll in and the storms pass through. it will be hit or miss but temperatures should make it to a high near 90 this afternoon. if you're planning to head

on the major thoroughfares this morning, you're mainly hitting slow traffic early this tuesday morning but i'm happy to say no major incidents to report. so that's a good thing. if you're planning to head inbound on i-66, you've got your slow stretches out of manassas, into centreville and then again pretty much through fairfax and vienna as you head for the beltway but all lanes are open. we'll take a live look now on the northbound side of i-95. again here's what it looks like in springfield. i'd say this is better than normal right now but you have got one slow stretch from dale city into woodbridge. that's incident free as well. let's go over to 270 on the southbound side. not going very fast right now. about 25 miles an hour leaving fretd rick down toward -- frederick down toward route 80 in urbana. a live look at the beltway north of town, outer loop slows down pretty much 95 to georgia avenue where you can see the pace improves in toward bethesda and rockville. in my next report, another look at the big picture at 6:43.

no, that's not classical music. video game fans will recognize it as the theme from pay load, performed by the university of maryland gamers symphony orchestra. they recently performed at the smithsonian's american art museum. cbs this morning is focusing on an orchestra today. charlie rose joins us live from new york with a preview. good morning, charlie. >> good morning. as you mentioned, that university of maryland orchestra is drawing big crowds not by performing bach or beethoven but video games. we'll hear about what may abnew era in popular music. also, we'll take you to alaska where we've found tsunami debris and you'll hear what a fisherman saw as he sailed all the way up the west coast. all of that coming up when we see you at 7:00. >> we'll be watching. have a great day. this afternoon president

owe bam pa will be awarding 13 presidential medals of freedom. among the recipients former israeli president shimon perez, author toni morrison and basketball coach pat summit. these are the highest awarded by the president of people who have made contributions as private citizens or even as public servants. today we will get a closer look at the movement to put same-sex marriage on the ballot in maryland. the group maryland marriage alliance is trying to get enough petition signatures for a november referendum. it will announce just how many it has later today. nearly 57,000 are needed overall but 19,000 are required by this thursday. if there is no referendum, same- sex marriage will be legal in maryland next january. well, today could be the day mitt romney gets enough delegates to actually technically clinch the republican presidential nomination. texas voters will take part in the primary today and according to "u.s.a. today," romney needs 68 more

delegates. 152 are at stake today in the lone star state. people convicted on gun charges in prince george's county may soon have to register with police. "the washington post" reports the offenders would also have to submit to home visits from officers. all nine county council members reportedly signed as co- sponsors of this bill. they can vote on the measure as early as next week. the post reports there were 64 gun rted homicides in -- begun- related homicides in prince george's county last year. i am watching your money this morning. today is national college savings today. did you know it will cost about $200,000 to send a 6-year-old to college when that person turns 18? in my case my daughter. so let's get saving with annie from tia. you join us this morning to talk about 529st. they're popular vehicles for

saving for college. why do financial advisors love them? why do parents lover them? >> there are some great tax benefits associated with 529 plans. you do put after tax contributions into them but they grow tax deferred and as long as you take the funds out for qualified educational expenses, you don't pay any taxes on those withdrawals. >> so that's a huge savings right there. there are in state programs and out of state programs. i for example live in virginia. i nova v.a. has some really -- i live in v.a. -- i know virginia has some really good programs. >> many states actually offer some state tax benefits as well. for example in virginia i believe it's up to $4,000 a year you can write off against your state income taxes. and you can oftentimes if you make contributions off that, it will carry amounts forward into future tax years as well. so you definitely want to take a look at what are the state tax benefits of your home state

before looking out at another state's plan. >> but other states' plans can be very active as well. >> absolutely. you want to look at the fees associated with the plan. you want to take a look at the investment choices that are available as well and there are times when it does make sense to actually use another state's plan. >> before we go, one question now. a lot of people talk about the debate, do i save for retirement or do i save for my kids' college education because with budgets being so tight, it's hard to do both. what do you say? >> especially if you have young children and paying for die care, diapers and everything -- for day care, diapers and everything, it has to be a combination of both. saving for college is very important. you have an 18-year time span oftentimes to do that. save for retirement as well is very important. >> i guess the bottom line is you can take out loans for college but you can't for your retirement. thanks so much for coming in this morning. >> thank you. >> mike and andrea, over to you. >> thank you. today thousands of expected to visit the howard theater in

northwest washington. >> there will be a public viewing and many say a celebration of chuck brown. the d.c.-based musician would died two weeks ago. >> delia goncalves is live at the howard theatre with a preview. you're saying anywhere from 3,000 to 30,000 people could come. they're just going to file pass. >> reporter: there will be folks inside to move along the crowd because they're expecting 3,000 to even more than 30,000 people. and even though this is an all day event, certainly they have to keep people streaming in and out. we're told there are going to be ushers who will politely ask folks to pay their respects and move on. we know family is going to be here from 9:00 to 11:00 for a private viewing and then 11:00 ap the doors open for the pub -- 11:00 a.m. the doors open for the public. there are a lot of vendors out here trying to make the very best of a sad situation and

hopefully hoping some of these fans will walk away with a t- shirt to commemorate this day and commemorate the life and legacy of chuck brown. we just received some video inside of our newsroom if we can roll that video of chuck brown's hearst arriving just a short time ago. our photographer just shot that video a short time ago as the hearst pulled up around the howard theatre escorted by police. we understand the closed casket will make its way inside of howard theatre and will be in the center of howard theatre alongside some large monitors where folks can view the best i guess, the hits of chuck brown and some of his performances. here to talk about the performances and the best of chuck brown is natalie hop kinson, an author who wrote go- go life, the musical life and death of a chocolate city. we have been talking about chuck brown and his legacy all

morning long. let's talk about chuck brown the great recording artist he was opposed to the live artists who are cropping up. >> he was singular in that he not only was a creator but maybe the strongest artist in the scene. not only was he really strong performing artist, he was a great recording artist as well. as we talk about how go-go translates to outside, chuck brown was one of the people that was able to make that connection to audiences outside. >> reporter: we have a short time left. we know that chuck brown influenced lots of musicians and really the imprint will take years and years because not even has he influenced go- go music but he could have influenced many other kinds of music. tell me about one of his last performances and what you know of his last performances in january. >> i spoke to a photographer chip pye who was documenting

his life in the last year or so and he -- his last performance he saw him, he saw chuck sort of slowing down but at the last performance it was at a nightclub right up the street from here. he refused to leave. chuck brown refused to leave till he signed everyone's autograph. so they were really thrilled, you know, that chuck was back, you know. he was going to be here forever and he was going to be taking care of his fans. >> reporter: in many ways he is gone but still here forever and still taking care of his fans. so this we had said is a fitting tribute. wee have liked this day to kind of allow all his fans to come and say their final goodbye. >> absolutely. i think we're going to be measuring chuck's impact and his influence for years to come. generations to come from now. >> reporter: natalie, thanks so much for your input and your advice all morning long. thank you so much. again a very large crowd expected. everyone is encouraging folks who are coming down to take

metro because lots of streets in this area are shut down. back to you. >> delia goncalves live outside the howard theater in northwest washington this morning. our time right now is 6:40. in nine minutes, the skydiving misadventure of a california woman. at least she lived to tell the tale of what happened. >> hot and sticky. that's what we can expect later today. close to 90. once again there is a threat of afternoon storms. straight ahead we'll tell you when things might also cool down a bit, too. we'll be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families...

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welcome back. it's 6:44 and 76 degrees already. if you're planning to head around the beltway, this is what you should expect. a lot of slow traffic in the usual spots on the north and south side of town. we'll zoom in right now to the bw parkway and route 50. insieldz the belt bay through -- inside the beltway through cheverly you're doing fine. here's what it looks like at route 1. the outer loop of the beltway will slow down the closer you get to the 95

interchange. that will be continuous heading westbound toward georgia avenue. let's go back over to the maps. on the northbound side of i-95 in virginia, you've got the slow stretch into dale city. let's take a live look from our sky 9. this is going to be in woodbridge near the prince william parkway as you head toward the occoquan river. it's one long slow stretch. the lanes are open heading up into springfield. let's take a live look as well if you're heading a little further north on to 395 and this is what it looks like at duke street. the brake lights are pretty much continuous as you head to seminary road. once you're at the 14th street bridge, you're fine across the bridge span into the downtown area. before i go, i have a commuter alert. circle july 1 on your calendar. that's when metro's new fares officially take effect. on the trains the minimum offpeak fare will be $1.70. the maximum peak fare 5.75. that peak of the peak charge is gone.

those rates are for people with smartrip cards. using a paper card will cost you a $10 surcharge. regular metro fares will be $1.60. $1.80 with cash. more rush hour service will come to the orange and yellow lines. so more trains means no more orange crush as 185,000 commuters per day know about. so hopefully that will get better. >> we've all documented all the repairs that need to be made. they have to pay for them somehow. >> the new york system is the same price across the board and much lower than even our starting price. >> good point. here's olga and you'll feel the crush and the humidity from your fellow passengers do. >> it's good for the skin. we're definitely getting some health benefits. but if you're sensitive the code yellow will affect you for

the remainder of the day into the afternoon. we will get the relief when the front comes through but we'll kick up some storms later this afternoon before that happens. the forecast starts out sunny. lunch time looks great into the afternoon. temperatures moving into the middle range. upper 80s. we'll peak right around 90 degrees for reagan national airport for today but between 4:00 and 5:00, we'll have enough of that moisture moving in from the west and we should start to develop a round of showers and thunderstorms moving on through. getting this is typical of what we see in the summertime pattern. so, yes, definitely going to be a bit of a wet one later on today. current temperatures have gone down a bit. 76 at ray gangs national. -- 76 at reagan national. the muggies will stick around. you need the sunglasses for the morning hours. umbrella for later on today what the rain starts to move on through. but most of your day should be dry. hazy hot and humid. one more round of the summer like pattern before we get the showers and storms to kind of move in some of that cooler

air. we shift the wind behind the front. that means cooler and drier air on tap for your thursday and friday forecast. future forecast model shows where the moisture is sitting right now. still well west of virginia. it's going to slide on through later on in the day. timing right here is a little bit iffy but by about 4:00, 5:00 we'll see the moisture move on through. for the a lot of rain, though. it will clear out rather quickly. behind the front the cooler, drier air will definitely benefit us as we head into the next two to three-day stretch. highs today upper 80s to near 90 degrees. lows tonight are going to be a little bit on the muggy side. we'll get back down into the 70s before we get that relief. thursday looks fantastic. near 80-degree temperatures but for friday and the nats game headed into saturday and sunday, slight little rain chance early in the weekend but things looking good. do you have that gene? you just want to go skydiving? i'm not one of those people but

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time is 6:54 on this muggy tuesday morning. our day planner has a lot of sunshine through midday, early afternoon. then the cold front gets closer. we'll see increasing clouds, a chance of late day showers and thunderstorms moving into the evening hours. today is tuesday, may 29. here's a check of the news before you go. at least five people are dead after -- at least eight people are dead, excuse me, after an

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hazy, hot and humid one more time. late day showers possible into the overnight and tomorrow morning. nice cooldown after that. we're being told that crews are on the scene of an early morning building fire. eisenhower avenue has one lane open near the van dorn metro station. be aware of delays. a quick look from sky 9 on the northbound side of i-95. here's what it looks like in woodbridge. we're hoping the buyers come back today after the hong holiday weekend looking at two economic reports this morning. cbs this morning is next. more on that quake in northern hitly. olga and i will be back in just 25 minutes with a live update on traffic and weather. while at work today, get updates on news, weather and traffic by visiting wusa9.com. see you back here at 4:25 tomorrow morning. take care, everybody. ♪i feel like busting loose