quickly and howard bernstein has your weather first, first. good morning to you. weather wise improving from yesterday. we don't have the stick questions. it's not going -- stickies. it's not going to be that way at all. we're in for a nice stretch of weather for the next five or six days. here's a look at your day plan other this wednesday morning. we're down to 69 with partly cloudy skies. 77 by noon. highs today about 82 or so in d.c. some areas may stay in the 70s well north of town with a brisk north wind at 10 to 20 miles an hour. we've been watching showers and some thunderstorms over the last six hours. really push away from the region. came through the area last night. had a couple of stronger ones west and south of town but right now the line extends from maine and boston coming all the way down through the carolinas with the heaviest stuff off shore. you can see southeastern virginia still dealing with a few of these showers and storms this morning. but the storms are weakening. temps are in the mid-60s north. 73 still in annapolis but 55 in

oakland. a sign of the cooler and drier air moving in. highs upper 70s to low 80s. 5:00 a.m. here's monika with time saver traffic. >> that was definitely a bad hair day yesterday, howard. it was a bad hair day. i'm sure the ladies agree with me on that one. but at least day is another day. if you're planning to head over on the northbound side of i-95, good hair today and good traffic as well. dale city all the way into woodbridge to springfield and on to 395. we'll first go to springfield northbound 95. i would say actually this has been a little tiny bit lighter than normal. good news for you if you're heading outside. we'll take a live look at 39 a as well and heading past duke street to seminary road. right now there are no delays. let's go back over to the maps this time to southern maryland. all your major corridors look good including 210 out of accokeek and a live look at the wilson bridge across the river here. you can see there are no delays. in my next report we'll go to the north side at 5:09. later this morning the d.c. council will select an interim

chairperson. >> former chair kwame brown resign add week ago -- resigned a week ago before pleading guilty to two criminal charges. 9news reporter delia goncalves is live at the wilson building with a preview of today's vote. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea, jessica. you may remember kwame was not the first but the second council member to resign his office in disgrace and facing criminal charges. so many say the body now needs a leader who can clean house and n many ways. and for many, we're hearing that's phil mendelson, a 14- year council member with a reputation for being a stickler to the rules and someone who's not concerned with showboating. when kwame brown pled guilty to bank fraud last friday he repeatedly said in a statement he did not misuse public money or abuse public trust making a clear distinction him and his former colleague harry thomas, but no doubt residents and the council, well, everyone need as fresh start. >> what i think is important is

that we have a leader who will work with all the members, who will pull us all together and we'll look toward rebuilding this institution -- rebuilding this institution and by that i mean the people's trust in this. >> now we need honest, strong leadership. and leadership that is not subject to investigation. i'm not under investigation, have not been under investigation, have not been fined. >> reporter: that of course is at large council member vincent orange who is also up for the interim chair who will be sitting in kwame brown's seat the next 114 days or so until a november election to elect his replacement officially and permanently. though vincent orange says he's not under investigation or hasn't been fined, you may remember his name was connected to a scandal involving campaign funds. we'll have more on that and more on the ongoing investigation here at the wilson building all coming up at 5:30.

back to you. >> thank you very much, delia. this year's virginia senate race is now officially a matchup of two former governors. george allen won the republican primary yesterday. the next closest g.o.p. candidate was jamie radtke. allen will now try to reclaim the senate seat he lost to jim webb six years ago. webb is not seeking reelection. allen will face tim kaine who ran unopposed for the democratic nomination. incumbent jim moran set off a primary challenge. he'll have a rematch with jay patrick murray this november. eric cantor cruised to an easy victory in the republican primary. cantor beat the same man he defeated two years ago, floyd bayne. in alexandria, democrats timothy lovain, justin wilson,

allison silberberg, redella pepper, paul smedberg and john chapman will be on the ballot this november. witnesses describe two dogs as pit bull-rottweiler mix who attacked a 75-year-old man. one neighbor used a pole to beat the dogs but they didn't stop biting the 74-year-old victim. then another neighbor set his own pit bull on the two other dogs. that worked. however the victim is suffering from life threatening injuries. the dogs are in custody of animal control. he's been away from his office and his co-workers for almost four months but kevin o'toole returned to his bladensburg firehouse last night. he suffered the worst burn injuries among seven firefighters who got caught in a house fire back in february. he was hospitalized for two months and has been recovering at his parents' home in new york since then. he joined the other injured

firefighters so they could be recognized by maryland congresswoman donna edwards. time right now almost 5:06. i am watching your money. wall street's roller coaster ride continues but at least we're on the up kite cycle. world markets -- up cycle. world markets up. the dow stands this morning at 12,573 after rallying 162 points. nasdaq climbed by 33 and the s&p 500 rose by 15 sphwhrz a study published in today's journal of the american medical association is putting the gender pay gap in perspective. the difference in what a female scientist and physician are paid versus their male counterparts could pay for a college education, retirement nest egg or a spacious house.

we call this a later story except it's not really in case -- you need to get all your saturated fat and calories from just one item, burger king is going to offer its customer as bacon sundae. that's right, the ice cream whopper comes with vanilla soft serve ice cream, fudge, bacon crumbles and a piece of bacon on top. you know you need that with some ice cream. the salty sweet sundae clocks in at 510 calories, 18 grams of fat and 61 grams of sugar. some burger skippings will -- some burger kings will start offering it tomorrow. >> i know you'll be first in line for that one. >> how much is one spoonful? how many calories? >> it's a lot. >> mike will be first on that one. president obama make as prediction about this fall's elections. that story is coming up. >> plus, some people go home

while others flee as one of the big wildfires out west changes direction. >> ahead in sports, the heat take on a young thunder team in game win of the nba finals. we'll be back.

. 5:09. the showers and thunderstorms are gone from the region out in the atlantic and pulling away from us as drier air moves in. it's going to feel a lot better humidity wise but still on the breezy side today. our day planner, you won't need the rain gear. in fact, it's going to be

pretty comfortable except for the winds will be out of the north at 10 to 20 gusting to 25. partly to mostly sunny. 80 degrees at 5:00 with a high of 82 or so. we're looking pretty good for the rest of the week. right now here's monika with time saver traffic. here's the beltway on the north side of town in silver spring. this is a good indication of what it looks like in the entire northern stretch between 95 and 270. all lanes are open and no delays. coming up in my next report, i will take a closer look at maryland roads at 5:17. back to you, andrea. making news now at 5:10, the high park fire in northern colorado has now scorched nearly 70 square miles. firefighters have contained just 5% of the blaze. while evacuations have been lifted for some homeowner, new ones are in effect for different communities as the fire moves west. attorney general eric holder defending his decision to assign justice department lawyers to investigate intelligence leaks which may have come from the white house. holder testified in front of

the senate judiciary committee republicans subjected a special council should be appointed to investigate. president obama is back in the white house after campaign stops in philadelphia and baltimore yesterday. at the baltimore fund-raiser, the president told supporters this election will be even closer than the 2008 contest. tomorrow he'll make stops in ohio and new york. his bank lost at least $2 billion through risky trades. today jpmorgan chase c.e.o. jamie dimon will try to explain what happened to capitol hill lawmakers. that story is coming up at 5:30. >> at 5:51, we'll talk to a couple of breast cancer survivors who joined a movement called the scar project. >> and next at 5:15, howard has details on a nice father's day weekend in the seven-day forecast.

good morning. welcome back to nine nine now. our temperature is 69 degrees at 5:14. we may need some hair spray today but otherwise a gorgeous day. >> did you say hair spray? i always have it. >> you were a scout, weren't you, always prepared. weather wise we have a drier air mass moving n. that's good. it's going to be around for days. we're going to be nice today. i think right through early next week. i don't have a drop on the

seven-day right now. i'm glad you got the hair spray, though. that makes my day. here we go with a look at the bus stop forecast for the few who are still going through the end of the week. we'll retire this on friday after the morning news. partly to mostly cloudy. 60s and 70s. low 70s out there this morning. sunrise in about half an hour, 5:42 setting at 8:34 this evening. 73 at 9:00. by noon 77. northerly winds, though, 15, 20 miles an hour, will gust 25. 81 degrees at 5:00. we're going to have a high around 82 or so. just a breezy, less humid afternoon ahead. this morning we're watching the showers and storms. you see them from last night there. were some strong ones. had a couple of warnings west and southwest of town. now how the high clouds are streaming. the thicker clouds are moving away with us with the showers and storms ahead of the front pushing through the region as we speak. radar is nice and quiet.

temperatures are in the mid- to upper 60s in most spots although annapolis is still 73. we're down to 65 in vienna. 66 in reston, man fan sas and leesburg -- manassas and leesburg are 68 degrees. oh, my goodness, the eyes are failing me now. fort belvoir. 62348 crofton and 68 in baltimore. a little bit light behind the capitol dome. still a few drops of moisture left over on our camera lens from yesterday's rain. 69 degrees at national. winds out of the north at 8. that's bringing in drier air and the humidity at 87%. a little sticky but not as sticky as yesterday. looking at our weather headlines today we're drying out. going to really feel it over the next few hours as the humidity goes bye-bye. wins gusting over 20 miles an hour. that's sort of the bigger negative. nice through the weekend. temps in the upper 70s, low 80s out there. rain, well, we didn't get that much. we are still running more than five inches below average since

january 1. drought conditions aren't bad with but we need to pick up our rain as we continue to warm up. looking at the forecast 82 today, breezy. we've got good weather the next few days. 50s and 60s tonight with lighter winds. nice tomorrow and friday. upper 70s to near 80. father's day sunny and 81. a little bit of warming, a warming trend monday into tuesday. should be back in the mid-80s by next tuesday. monika, it's 5:17. do you have good news for the commuters? i really do, especially if you're in maryland. if you're planning to head over on the beltway or 270 coming in from the south, no problems to report coming in from the north to the south we're looking good. gaithersburg, rockville, bethesda. howhoward just makes me laugh.

river road, falls road, everything is fine. let's take a live look at route 21 coming from from frederick down to the point where the lanes divide. this is pretty much what you should expect. let's go to the other side of town. no problems to report bw parkway, route 50, inside the beltway to route cheverly, route 50 from annapolis. all lanes are open as well. a live look at the beltway in college park. as you can see right now, this is a good time to head out. coming up in my next report, we'll go over to 95 in virginia at 5:24. the nationals extended their winning streak north of the boarder. >> plus, some redskins won't be taking any time off before the start of training camp. details coming up in sports. >> it's time to take another look at our question of the morning. 52% of women say they will not allow their significant other to do this around the house. is it a, laundry, b, cook, or c, decorate. >> i am feeling --

[indiscernible] terry writes, i can't imagine not wanting their husbands to do laundry or cook. absolutely. i'm going with c this morning. that would be decorating. >> log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page. leave your response. we'll reveal the answer during our 6:00 hour.

it is 5:21 on this wednesday morning. we're looking at a few clouds. they will eab pushing south and

east. -- will be pushing south and east. some high clouds may remain by the time we get to 9:00 but generally partly to mostly sunny. toward lunch time you want to eat outside, temperatures look great, in the mid- to upper 70s. it's just going to be kind of breezy. winds gusting 20 to 25. that will be the case this afternoon with highs in the low 80s. the nba finals kicked off with a big comeback win. >> a big win. miami took a lead in the second half in oklahoma city but the thunder thundered back and took the lead when russell westbrook made a layup and got fouled for the three-point play. kevin durant helped oklahoma coast to a comfortable lead in the 4th quarter. the thunder beat the heat to take game one in the best of seven series. here's kristen better set with the -- kristen berset with the rest of your morning sports. good morning. robert give faith iii has received pretty much nothing but praise since he first hit the practice field at redskins

park. from his speed to his velocity to his accuracy. but much of his success this season will depend on his receivers and what kind of trust he can build, what kind of relationship he can build with them. from what we've seen so far so good. but when mini camp ends this week, the work doesn't. while some teammates may take the next few weeks to relax before the grind of training camp picks up in july, rg3 says for he and his receivers, there's no time for that. >> we haven't picked out something like that quite yet. we are going to get together and throw because it's important. it's important for us to be successful and that's what you have to do. >> it's not just 16 weeks of practice. we need all year of the we've got to continue to grow. it's not a one-year thing. we're trying to build for the fupt. >> one of his targets is easing himself back into practice. yesterday he participated in position drills at the beginning but observed the

seven on sevens and the 11s on 11s from the side line. he's recovering from hip surgery and plans to be full speed come july. nats in toronto last night. the long ball was flying. scoreless in the 3rd, bryce arper a solo shot off -- harper a slow low shot off the wall. he went 3-4. next inning, espinoza also sends one out. they led 3-2 in the 7th and got insurance from rookie catcher jonathan solano, his first home run of his career. nats take this one 4-2 picking up their fifth straight win. that's a look at sports this morning. i'll be live from redskins park tonight for mini catch. have a great -- mini camp. have a great wednesday. you have four days left to get a father's day gift. we have ideas on stuff he actually really wants and that's coming up. >> plus, d.c. city council members will choose a new leader today after kwame brown resigned in disgrace.

it's 5:25. here's monika. northbound 95 here's what it looks like in newington at backlick road heading toward spring field. a bit of volume but no delays yet heading on to 395. in my next report another look at area roads at 5:29. you're watching 9news now.

good morning. welcome back to 9news now on this wednesday morning. i'm andrea roane. i'm jessica doyle. mike hydeck is off today. howard bernstein is outnumbered this morning because we have monika samtani doing our traffic in a moment, but we start with howard. >> i'm up for the challenge. weather wise it's a tough crowd here, though. weather wise, we are looking at sunshine moving in and staying around for the next several days as the drier air moves in as well. your day planner, put the umbrellaened at rain gear away -- umbrella and rain gear away.

you're not going to need it till next week at this point. breezy. winds will kick up out ever the north at 10 to 20, gusting to 25, possibly 30 at times. a nice warm-up. by 1:00 78. the high may happen 4:4:30 -- 4:00, 4:30 we'll hit 82 degrees. let's get you moving and show you what's happening with the radars. we have an area that's off shore and pulling away from us now. these are the showers and storms that hit us yesterday. you can see southeastern virginia is seen starting to clear out now. this stuff is well into the atlantic. your temperatures are  comfortable. humidity levels are still up but the drier air is moving n. we have mid-60s in many areas north and west of town. down to 67 in la plata. easton is 68 and 56 in hagerstown. going into the upper 70s and low 80s. monika samtani, happy wednesday. happy wednesday. hump day is pretty good actually. there are no delays to report yet. just a bit of volume storming

around town. i think we can deal -- forming around town. i think we can deal with that. if you're coming in on the dulles toll road all the way inbound and even 66 out of manassas toward centreville and fairfax, really no big problems to report right now. let's take a live look outside and show you what it looks like inside the beltway near falls church metro. looking fine as you head for the roosevelt bridge. let's go back over to our maps this time into downtown. all your potomac and anacostia river crossings are fine. we'll take a live look as you come off the gw parkway heading past 23rd street and constitution avenue. this is what you should expect. coming up in my next report, another look at area roads at 5:39. back to you. today the c.e.o. of jpmorgan chase plans to apologize to members of congress. >> jamie dimon will also answer questions about the risky trades that led to a loss of more than $2 billion. dimon's bank took part in a trading strategy known as hedging. it's actually designed to

reduce the risk of big losses. dimon pushed to get exemption to put in the bill. >> mr. dimon want add version of the volcker rule that wouldn't do very much. i think we have a stronger argument for the volcker rule that says no to a bank. >> the volcker rule prevents banks from trading for their own profit. it's scheduled to take effect next month. critics argue the regulations will prevent banks from doing business. d.c. city council chairman kwame brown resigned a week ago before pleading guilty to a couple of charges. now the council members he left behind must select an interim chairperson. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live at the wilson building where there's going to happen later this morning. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. we're told that should happen around 10:00 this morning here at the wilson building. according to city charter, the

at large council members are eligible for the interim chair. right now the top to men vying for that job phil mendelson and vincent orange, both at large council members. the men are now distinguishing themselves from their former -- distancing i should say from their former colleague kwame brown saying they are honest and not under investigation but no doubt the council must repair the reputation of a d.c. government surrounded by scandal, including the ongoing investigation into the mayor's campaign and of course the f.b.i. probe into jeffrey thomas. he's a long time campaign contributor who gave money orderers to vincent orange that the council member now admits looked, quote, suspicious and questionable. >> all of us received contributions and at that time we were dealing with an individual that had an impeccable reputation. today it's been called into question. but i think one thing is key is that i recorded it properly.

i provided to the office of campaign finance. they audited my campaign, gave me a clean bill of health. >> i'm focused on the council. i truly amfo cussed on the -- i truly am focused on the council. >> reporter: both phil mendelson and vincent orange have expressed interest for running for the permanent chair in november to replace kwame brown permanently here on the council. but if phil mendelson wins, that would make him the second ever white chairman of the council. so how does race play into this position and how does race play into politics here in d.c.? we'll have more on that side of the story coming up at 6:00. andrea? >> delia goncalves with that update outside the wilson building. d.c.'s health department has put four medical marijuana dispensaries one step closer to starting operations. the four businesses can now apply for business licenses, building permits and

certificates of occupancy. once those steps and other regulatory requirements are met, they will receive their registrations. however, it's not clear when medical marijuana will be available in the district. "the washington post" reports the six cultivation centers approved haven't even begun growing the plants yet. occupy d.c. is moving out of mcpherson square in washington. the group decided to leave sunday and has been tearing down the remnants of its camp. protesters started camping there in october but in february u.s. park police started strictly enforcing no camping regulations. an official goodbye ceremony is planned for the weekend. the group is now operating out of offices at 16th and l streets. metro is changing the name of one of the stations on the redline. d.c. mayor vincent gray and others will gather at the new york avenue, florida avenue, gallaudet university station and they'll officially change the station name to noma gallaudet u. metro has changed

signs throughout its system but new york avenue will be shown as a secondary name for a year to assist customers during the transition. it is 5:35. i'm watching your money and your back. father's day is sunday. don't forget about dad. but a lot of dads don't always get what they want. here are some ideas for what you should and should not get dear old dad. >> reporter: so a tie maybe not the greatest of ideas for father's day. >> well, especially not the tie that says number one dad. that's for sure. dad's are not looking forward to having any of those cliche gifts this father's day. we're definitely finding that from a study we just conducted. >> in that study you found that the big qt, quality time, was something that dads are really craving. what are some ideas for making that day special? >> instead of the number one dad t-shirt that he definitely doesn't want, we found these great t-shirts and we are -- when we were writing our gift guides. this has the iconic image

there. these are $ten on tvonline. they have lots of tv and movie t-shirts for dad he'll definitely love. they're in the $20 price range so they're really affordable. the other things are tech gifts. not all of us might be in a position to purchase that kindle or ipad for today, so a great alternative to that is doing tech accessories. i really like this one from a personalization site. this is an mp3 speaker that he can plug his mp3 player into or his computer and it actually amplifies his music. what you can do is download a photograph and put in some text and customize it for dad. that's actually something else we found that dads really liked is gifts that have a little bit of personal disaig. and that -- personalization. and that speaker is only $40 so

it's a comfortable price range. >> thanks so much for joining us. quality time really important to dad. 40% of dads are hoping for quality time with the family and 25% don't want any gifts at all. >> but i'm sure they want to be remembered so you've got to do something. >> some sort of acknowledgement. >> exactly. coming up, we'll tell you why one of the world's largest potatoes was brought to washington. >> plus, we're learn be the nation of some of the celeb -- names of some of the celebrities coming to town for the annual july 4th concert.

welcome back. 5:39. humidity still up but it's dropping. the rain showers have left and we're going to have a nice stretch of weather moving in for the next several days. looking at it for your wednesday, well, we're looking at temperatures which are going to climb and the clouds are starting to break into the upper 70s by noon with a high of about 82 and a 5:00 p.m.

temperature of 81. the winds today are going to be breezy. brisk with some gusts about 25 or so. let's go inside. monika has your time saver traffic. we're going inside the beltway on 66 between the beltway, falls church and the bridge. no problems to report into downtown and all of potomac and anacostia crossings are incident free this morning. in my next report another look at area roads at 5:49. i've been combing through the day's daily deals, e-mails and retailer websites to find you some deep discounts. here of some of our favorites this morning. wine lovers, google offers has this deal for you. tickets to the wine enthusiasts are now 65-40. this is 40% off the $109 value. this event next friday is june 22 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. at the national building museum. listen to how cool this is. you get to taste more than 500 wines, spirits and beers. it will also feature 35 signature dishes from some of

the area's best restaurants. every man looks good in a suit and they look even better in a custom tailored suit. the tailored man in tysons corner is offering 40% off custom suits and shirts. you can get four custom tailored shirts for $192 or a suit and two shirts for $750. all fittings and adjustments are included in the purchase price. the fitting session includes complimentary scotch, bourbon or chilled champagne. you can find this deal at gilt city d.c. here's a perfect gift for father's day. $69, you will get six sirloin steaks and more at meathub.com. 58% discount off the normal pies and you're going to find this one on livingsocial.com. if you've seen a deal for our viewers, i'd love to hear from

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wednesday morning. jess was talking about what to give fathers for father's day. howard has something he's giving to all the dads, including himself, a decent forecast. maybe make the little ones mow the lawn for you. my 12-year-old, we're just starting to each how to do it. he wants to do it. he just wants to earn some extra money. that's his motivation. >> that's a good one. we'll take it. >> sure. >> how much for cutting the lawn? >> well, i'm doing it with him right now so we started at $5 but we'll get to $10 to $15 when i don't have to be there. right now i have to be there so he's not getting full rate yet. weather wise let's get you going with a look at the allergy update. this came in yesterday. while it was pretty g i want to show you that. we do have a little bit of tree pollen in the air. grass, weeds and mold are still low, although the mold may come up after the rains from yesterday. we get our updates around noon. if you join me at noon, we'll have the fresh numbers for you.

bus stop forecast, well, that's not bad. partly cloudy out there. 60s, even low 70s. sunrise 5:42. still a few districts in session till friday. 71 degrees at 8:00 this morning. 77 at noon. winds out of the north. the arrows of the direction 15, 16 miles an hour. we're going to see some winds gusting 20, 25, maybe 30. 81 at 4:00. a breezy day and a lot less humid this afternoon. if you have plans this evening still nice, 76 at 8:00 p.m. the mid-60s in vienna. lovettsville 66. up toward great falls, also rockville. 68 baltimore. andrews 69. alexandria is 67. as we look outside on our michael & son weather camera, still a few clouds off to the east. we're drying up the lens on the weather camera. sunrise just a few minutes ago. it will take a few more minutes for some of the haze on the eastern sky.

a north wind at 8:00 and humidity 87%. there is goes the rain and thunderstorms from yesterday. had a few strong ones west and southwest of town during the evening hours. as we look at the future cast, that's going to stay there. you notice this circle, that's an area of low pressure in the atlantic. that's actually going to drift southwest. we'll have a northeasterly flow, maybe a couple of clouds moving in tomorrow morning but that storm is going to stay well south and east of us. we look pretty nice tomorrow, friday, saturday, sunday. i think even into early next week. we've got green across the board. 82 today. tonight 50s and 60s. just watch the breeze today. that's really the negative here. 79 tomorrow. and again on friday with lighter winds. then the weekend. that also looks good through father's day, low 80s. we start a warming trend next week. monday and tuesday sunny, low to mid-80s. it's 5:49. let's get monika samtani with your time saver traffic. thank you so much. good morning, everybody. i'm happy to say. we haven't had any major incidents to report this morning. that's a good thing if you're heading out the door early this wednesday morning.

beltway looks great. no problems on 95, the bw parkway, route 29, and 295. the bw parkway as you head all the way down to the beltway you're going to be just fine. all lanes are open this morning. we'll take a live look outside and show you what it looks like. here at route 1 in college park, this is the outer loop north side. as you approach the 95 enter change, you're still okay until you head into silver spring on the westbound side of 495. over to the maps this time all the way out to route 50 coming in from annapolis. you're fine. no problems through cheverly heading into the northeast corridor. we'll take a live look just coming off the bay bridge. we're looking good at sandy point all the way to the beltway. coming up in my next report, we'll take a peek into virginia at 6:00. back to you. breaking news now at 5:50. prosecutors in sanford, florida have charged george zimmerman's wife shelly with perjury. she's accused of lying under oath at her husband's first

bond hearing. the couple conspired to hide the fact that an online defense fund had raised well over $100,000. mike mcqueary took the stand against jerry sandusky tuesday. mcqueary testified about an assistant where he says the former defensive coordinator was in the shower with a young boy. sandusky is accused of sexually assaulting ten boys over a 15- year span. the world health organization has changed the evaluation from diesel fumes to a carcinogen. the american petroleum institute says the who's findings don't take into account newer and more efficient diesel engines. the photos in this next segment may be difficult to see. and we want to warn you they are graphic, but they are important to see in the fight against breast cancer. survivors donna and barbie are here to tell us all about the

scar project. ladies, thank you very much for being here. this is the notice that we see to save the day. every hospital that i've been in, every doctor's office where women are the primary patients, i have seen this little reminder about the scar project. what is the scar project? >> the scar project is a series of large-scale portraits shot by fashion photographer david jay of young women confronting breast cancer. it's basically an awareness  campaign of honest pictures of women surviving the disease. >> it's honest which means that it's not always pretty to look at, even though it's a fashion photographer doing this. and you agreed to do this. why? >> i just -- it was my opportunity to show what i look like now after the breast cancer. >> we just saw a picture of you and if we could put that back up again, we noticed there were dog tags around your neck. you discovered your cancer

while you were fighting for this country in afghanistan. >> yes, ma'am. i was deployed in november 2010 and i stayed there for four months. that's where i found the lover. from there i was sent to walter reed for treatment. >> we've had some comments if people saying this exhibit could be exploitive of women. why should that not be the feeling? why is this so important? >> because it's what breast cancer looks like. i think that the average person doesn't really know what breast cancer does to a woman. >> we see the pink ribbon. >> we do. it disfigures a woman. it's deadly. it's terrifying and these pictures to me finally i found something that it's what breast cancer really looks like because i don't think take until people see it for what it is are we going to get the

reaction that we need to get, which is to end it. >> you have a preview party coming up. when is that? >> we do. eight going to be wednesday, june 20 from 6:00 to 9:00 at the dunes which is in columbia heights. and david jay, the photographer will be there and many of the scar models. it is a fund raisetory help us bring the scar project to d.c. there will be a book signing. you'll be able to purchase the book. there is a scar project book. and there also is a documentary that's been nominated for an emmy. >> the exhibit will be here for a week in october starting october 1. you'll get to see barbie and some of the other women. again, we're saying it's pictures of younger women, especially because we want younger women to know they too are at risk for breast cancer and can't ignore this disease. barbie, good to see you again. you've been to see us before and good to see you're in good health and thank you, donna. >> thank you. this morning the d.c. city council will select an interim

replacement for disgraced chairman kwame brown. that story is coming up. >> plus, the tall ships of 2012 are headed into an area harbor later today.

the tall ships of opsail 2012 are headed into a harbor today. >> theirage stop also include -- their annual stop also

include events. >> reporter: tall ships from around the world sail away. when each one passes, the reverend david says a blessing to keep the sailors safe on their next adventure. >> for all who serve aboard, protect them from the perils of the sea. may they have fair winds and faraway seas as they leave our port of norfolk in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit, amen. >> reporter: hundreds spent the morning to bid the sailors farewell. rich has spent a lot of time working dozens of ships -- watching dozens of ships. >> to see the tall mast and watch the sailors on board and see them flying, it's spectacular. it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. >> reporter: he even got on board over the weekend to see the impressive ships up close. >> it was amazing, the

beautiful crafts. the ships are fantastic. the wood is nice. they took us below and we saw where they eat wrrks they sleep, study, all in one cramped space. it was amazing. >> reporter: as international sailors wave goodbye, the nautical party is over. >> it's a big deal for the city and for the area. i think it's a lot of fun. >> that's always a beautiful sight. and we have a beautiful day in our neighborhood. thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. i'm jessica doyle. mike is off today. monika will be back in a moment with time saver traffic. >> but howard is here with more on that beautiful day. a great day to be out on a sailboat. winds will be gusty out of the north. could be 20, 25 out there but drier air is moving in. the sunshine is returning. we're going to have a good day. you can already see some of the sun glinting off the capitol dome. the clouds breaking up in the