75. by noon we'll be in the low 90s. it will feel like it's closer to maybe 100 by then with the heat index going to 100, 105. heat advisories start at noon. we have a 5:00 p.m. temperature of 96. temperatures could get to about 97, 98. noon to 10:00, everybody in orange under that heat advisory. take it easy. stay cool today. plenty of cold water. even taking some cold water and putting it over your head will take care of it. touch of fog in warrenton, stafford. 72 in winchester. 75 also in annapolis and in southern maryland, pax river, you guys are sitting at 73. looking at the highs today, mid- to upper 90s. the cool spots like annapolis at 94. we could get to close to 100 in frederick. let's go to monika at 5:00 a.m. she has a look at your time saver traffic on this wednesday morning. we wish it was thursday but it's wednesday. we'll take wednesday over tuesday. if you're planning to head

around town, things are looking pretty good for a wednesday morning. no problems to report on the beltway and inside the beltway on the bw parkway and route 50 through cheverly you're doing just fine all the way into the northeast corridor. all the potomac and anacostia crossings are fine as well. first of all, we'll show what you it looks like on the southbound side of i-95 here at route 32. looking good. nice and light between the baltimore beltway and college park. back over to the maps. this time we'll head over to the other side of town coming in from dulles airport on the actual road or 66 out of manassas. travel lanes are all open and things are nice and light as you head for the beltway. this little red piece right here was overnight construction between 66 and route 7 on the northbound side. hopefully that should clear up if you're just now heading out the door. a live look on the northbound side of i-95. things are beginning to build here but still the lanes are open. coming up in my next report, let's go over to the north side of town at 5:09. back to you. >> thank you, monika. overnight there have been report that's jip then state --

that egyptian state television would soon issue a report on the health of hosni mubarak. >> as you may remember, the 84- year-old was forced out in last year's antigovernment uprising after ruling egypt for three decades. 9 news now reporter delia goncalves is following the latest reports. she's in our satellite center joining us now. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. lots of conflicting reports coming out of egypt this morning. even last night. last night there were false reports that the ousted egyptian president was dead. however, we now know hosni mubarak is still alive yet he is in a coma. still the rumors of his death sparked celebration in cairo's square last night. after ruling the country for 30 years, 84-year-old mubarak was forced out of office during last year's arab spring. he's been in prison since june for failing to stop the

killings of hundreds of protesters. mubarak reportedly suffered a stroke in jail and was moved to a military hospital where supporters gathered last night. doctors at that hospital used a fibrillator to restart his heart and he's now reportedly on life support. many protesters fear military officers are just showing their old boss favoritism and that his sickness is just a coverup to distract voters from the ongoing political unrest in the country. the fight to choose mubarak's successor is coming up at 5:30. mike, andrea, back to you. >> deal well that update. the manual suspected in the first murder case in due wie beach history has killed himself. a woman's body was found monday morning at the atlantic oceanside motel. she had been stabbed death. police found suspect pawan kumar dead at a hotel in new

jersey. he's believed he committed suicide by overdosing on drugs. the stabbing victim has been identified as dn yell mehlman. the controversy over pit bulls in maryland continues. lawmakers are considering whether to adhere to or change a court ruling about those dogs through some legislation. the parents of dominick selesky testified before a panel tuesday. he suffered a near fatal dog attack in 2007. the case went to maryland's highest court and that's where judges ruled that the pit bull breed is inherently dangerous. that designation could lead to tenants liable. more and more people are giving up their pit bulls. protesters at the university of virginia have gotten one of the heads they have been demanding. the board of visitors

markington resigned late yesterday. the resignation came after the board named the interim president. he's the dean of uva school of commerce. it's been just over a week when the president teresa sullivan was resigned. demonstrators want the board director to resign. it's 5:05. time for the latest your money report of the morning. jessica doyle is off today. here are today's headlines. perhaps european investors are just not as optimistic as their counterparts in asia. most of the major asian exchanges posting gains overnight including a 1.2% jump for japan's nick kay in-- nikkei index. here at home the dow jumped 95 points yesterday. the nasdaq gained 34. the s&p 500 climbed 13 points. today's trading could hinge on

the monthly interest rate announcement from the federal reserve which is due out this afternoon. brighter days could be on the horizon for home builders. a new report finds building permits climbed by 7.9% last month. those are the strongest numbers since september 2008. the report mirrors figures from the national association of home builders. despite the trend, the housing market is still struggling with weak home prices and a recent uptick in foreclosures. if you're taking your first sip of coffee and it still doesn't taste quite right, your brand may have changed its formula. agriculture research suggests most major coffee brands are switching up blends to deal with price increases. companies are substituting expensive beans with cheaper options. that means your favorite blend might now contain a mix of high and low quality beans. coffee purists like mike might be outraged but without the change, you could be paying a

whole lot more. still ahead, in a few hours, we should know whether or not jerry sandusky will take the stand in his own defense. that story is coming up. >> plus, southern baptists make history at their convention by picking a new lead forethat denomination. >> a little funny business going on the mound with the rays. it ended up getting a pitcher kicked out. we'll explain.

we're coming up on 5:09. a very muggy we morning. the heat will build up. yesterday 88. today we could be maybe close to 10 degrees above that we'll be in the same neighborhood unfortunately on thursday. as you look at the day planner, expect things to warm up quickly. we've got a heat advisory going into effect at noon. code orange air quality. 92 by noon. 96 at 3:00 with a high around 97, maybe 98 degrees. more high heat tomorrow. seven-day forecast coming up in five. right now monika with time saver traffic. i have a feeling a lot of people will decide to head to work early so they can get out early with the heat coming in. you see the volume building coming up from route 644 to the beltway. i'll have more on area roads at 5:17. back to you. here's what's making news at 5:09. today is expected to be the last day for the defense

testimony in the jerry sandusky child sex abuse trial. the defendant is expected to take the stand. yesterday sandusky's wife dottie was on the stand. she told jurors she never heard any of the young men who visited her home yelling for help and she never witnessed any inappropriate behavior. a pentagon investigation reportedly recommends its administrative punishment but no criminal charges for american service members who burn qurans. they sparked deadly protests. the southern baptist church has elected its first african- american leader. the membership has been declining in recent years and it's believed this move could expand the denomination's appeal beyond its traditional white southern base. this is a beauty regiment once dominated by women be but more -- women, but more men are seeking out hair removal alternatives to shaving.

that story is coming up at 5:34. why are you laugh something. >> because i know a guy who did it and we made fun of him, too. michael phelps reveals his plan to try to succeed his 2008 glory. >> howard tell us whether he shaves or not -- how many days will reach the 90s in your seven-day forecast. stay with us. you're watching 9news now.

good morning. welcome back to 9news now. our time is 5:14. we're already bracing ourselves for what's ahead in terms of temperatures. hot, hot, and hot. >> sizzling. the stickiness is back. the muggies big time. the heat, the humidity. it's going to push heat index values over 100 degrees. >> that's what we don't like to hear. the. >> heat inn dex 105 -- index 105 before the afternoon is out. hope your air conditioner is working. >> my broke on the way home. >> we'll take care of you. maybe a block of ice around your neck will help. we'll talk about the heat advisory. goes into effect at noon. lasts till 10:00 tonight. for everybody in orange going over toward the eastern shore, higher elevations out west, you get away from the high heat but it's still going to be plenty warm nonetheless. lots of sunshine. a slight chance of an afternoon storm.

i'm thinking rain chances less than 20%. don't count on t. winds generally northwest or southwest 5, 8 miles an hour. we're not going to have a lot of wind. tonight the winds will be near calm again so another very sticky night ahead. with the light wind, the high humidity, we do have a little bit of fog to tell you about out in warrenton, culpeper. stafford three-quarters. cumberland this morning your visibilities have dropped to a half mile. the rest of us dealing with hazy conditions out there. a sticky morning. 72, a very popular number from rockville to bethesda over toward college park and columbia. out to the west in fairfax and leesburg. everybody, those folks anyway 72. a few spots in the upper 60s in prince william county, fort belvoir and here in washington. we've got haze out there. 75 degrees. a dew point at 70. that is tropical type of stickiness. humidity at 84%. a very light south, southwesterly wind. heat covers much of the country from the southwest all the way to maine where we've got heat advisories also in effect

today. the jet stream well to the north with big storms again from the northern plains to the northern mississippi valley. those folks are just stuck under the jet. so day after day they've been seeing the severe weather and the heat built in overnight really. that warm air mass. it's going to heat up big time today. you'll notice not much except maybe a stray storm, one or two spots. i expect a mostly hot, sticky, day. quiet night. tomorrow another very hot day with some isolated afternoon storms possible. looks like the best chance of storms really is going to be on friday as a front approaches, more widespread showers and storms. that means cooler temperatures also. so the high heat really today and tomorrow. looking at the next three days, we've got yellow alerts up all three days. this sort of high heat you've really got to take seriously today and tomorrow. stray storm. 97 today. 98 tomorrow. we'll get close to some records today and tomorrow as well. more on that coming up during the 5:45 weather. 91 on friday with more storms.

so that's the cooling trend. by saturday we're in the upper 80s. same story sunday. maybe a few more storms on monday. 5:16. i've got to toss it over to monika samtani. she'll let you know if we have any other issues traffic wise. we do. we're getting word of an accident on the northbound side of i-95 after route 234 in dumfries. no lane information given yet, but just be aware that there could be an accident there and authorities are headed out there to check it out. north of that point dale city into woodbridge you'll be okay. no problems in springfield. we'll take a live look at 395 here at the 14th street bridge. you can see sunrise on the horizon. things are looking good. no problems across the 14th street bridge as you head into downtown. back over to the maps this time to the west side of town. no problems across the american legion bridge. we're fine on the dulles toll road and 66. we'll take a live look on the inbound side of i-66 where the lanes are open. in in man sas as you -- manassas as you head for centreville and the beltway.

i'll update you on the potential accident in dumfries at 5:24. >> thanks, monika. we'll see you in just a little bit. if you notice andrea and i are feeling a little bit sluggish. there's a really good reason. we attended the fourth annual news babes bash for breast cancer last night. >> exactly. not only did the female colleagues from channel 9 and other stations join us but mike was one of the men new men in pink. there's kristin and anita. proceeds of this year's bash at the beautiful howard theatre will go toward the george washington ma'am mow van. -- mammovan. it was a wonderful night. there we are, monika samtani, her son. dave owens was there. there's derek looking wonderful in the pink ties you had. we really had a wonderful time. it was so good because the purpose was not just to be there and be seen but raising money and awareness. we did that last night and we

thank everyone who came. we even had a guest jeff neil from the national breast cancer foundation who came from texas to join and celebrate and to meet some of the other people in the washington, d.c. area. so it was great. just mark your calendar for all of next year and be ready to come. >> if it gets any bigger because it's gotten bigger every year, we'll have to move it to the verizon center because it was packed. some of the redskins were there. the food was great. don't miss it next year. >> a good time and a good cause. nats manager david johnson gets -- [indiscernible] one of the miami heat's lesser known players comes through in the clutch. highlights next in sports. >> let's take another look at the question of the morning. most american couples say this one thing has improved romance in their home. is it a, the dvr, b, a smartphone, or c, separate beds? >> valerie daniels williams wrote on the facebook fan page

a and c. that's the dvr and separate beds. >> log on to our facebook fan page. we'd love to hear your answers. we'll have the answer during our 6:00 show.

it's 5:22 on this wednesday morning. very sticky. high humidity levels. a little bit of fog stored stafford and warrenton with temperatures, most of them still in the low 70s.

we'll warm up very quickly. by 9:00 we'll already be in the low 80s. by lunch time still mostly sunny. quite hot. low 90s out there. we're going to make a run maybe near 100 before the afternoon is out with just some isolated -- with just an isolated storm. one more game may be all it takes to put the crown on the 2012 nba champions. >> in miami last night, oklahoma city saw a 17-point first half lead erased early in the 3rd quarter. the thunder kept it close till the final minute. mario drives through traffic, scores right there to give the heat a five-point lead. then russell westbrook fouls. makes the free throws. this is probably the foul here. miami wins 104-98.

the 3-1 series lead. the heat need one more win to become the champs. lebron james will get the monkey off his back. kristen berset has the rest of your morning sports. good morning, everybody. the nationals getting off to a rocky start. this game ended just as strangely as it started. back to that in a moment. it was a step in the right direction for third baseman ryan zimmerman, 1-4 with a run. at least he's doing something. but it was a better night for the outfielder picking up his first home run of the season. but here's the real drama. manager davey johnson in the 8th inning alerts the umpires to something suspicious at the glove of rays pitcher. his glove was confiscated and he was ejected before throwing a single pitch. jason mcgee came in on relief, retired the side in order. nats fall, their fourth

straight. >> i didn't just make it up. or dream it up. he pitched here. i don't think it's a secret. >> the two sides back at it tonight. what may be his final olympics, michael phelps trying to break his own medal record. leenter seven individual events. as he qualifies for all of them pollution the relay team could bring home ten olympic medals from london that would surpass the eight he got in beijing. i'm kristen berset. that's a quick look at sports this morning. have a great wednesday. a man nominated for a top administrative post in the district resigned from his last job in the middle of a scandal. that story is coming up. >> coming up next in our your money segment, a look at why more men are ditching the laser and going for more permanent forms of hair removal. gl some good news for drivers on the northbound side

of i-95. an accident was moved out of the roadway and it's clear. all lanes are open. we'll take another look at area roads at 5:30. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back.

good morning of the welcome back to nine fine now -- to 9news now. it's wednesday morning. we're almost to the weekend and it's just going to get hotter. i'm andrea roane. i'm mike hydeck. the humidity is going to be with you, too. here's monika samtani. good morning, monika. >> we're not whining. >> no, no,. >> i kind of like it hot. >> it's summer. >> you're going to love it. it's going to be wicked hot and humid tomorrow. the weekend, that's going to be just warm and drier so there is some light already at the end of the tunnel. we're just getting into the tunnel. here's a look outside to get you started this morning. we have humidity high. temperatures 75 sticky degrees. by noon already in the low 90s. that's when the heat advisory kicks into effect. at 5:00 96. highs today 97, 98, in that

neighborhood whether you want to be there or not. noon to 10:00 p.m., that's the heat advisory. everybody in the orange counties, eastern shore not in it. also in the mountains and parts of the valley here. but boy, it is going to be a scorcher after day there as well. right now we've got 69 in la plata. a few spots like martinsburg and frederick and cumberland have dipped into the 60s. a little fog also cumberland and stafford and warrenton and culpeper. temps this afternoon as i step out of the way, mid- to upper 90s. monika samtani, 5:30, good morning. >> good morning. there is police activity in the downtown area, 17th and r street northwest. i'm being told you may find some road closures. this is the major thoroughfare 17th street. be aware of that and i'll keep you posted on that situation. if you're headed downtown using route 50, no problems to report as you head through cheverly into the northeast corridor a. bit slow new york avenue, bladensburg road. that's just the usual delays. outside live right now, if

you're planning to head here, river road and falls road in the heart of potomac, no problems to report through the village. you're looking fine as you head inbound toward d.c. as well. this time we'll head all the way to the north side of town. 270 southbound out of frederick, still no big delays to report into clarksburg and a live look on the other side here at the american legion bridge. west side still looking good. coming up in my next report, we'll keep you posted on a couple of situations at 5:39. back to you. d.c. mayor vincent gray is defending a proposed appointee who came under fire for what happened at his last job. >> the mayor has nominated michael kelly to head the city's housing department. but kelly is leaving a similar post in philadelphia in the midst of controversy. he resigned after employees complained he was having an improper sexual relationship with a staffer. kelly put the woman in the senior staff position and approved her pay raises. >> i worked closely with a

nationally respected professional. >> gray said hudd investigated the allegations against kelly in philadelphia and cleared him of any wrongdoing. his nomination should still be confirmed by the d.c. city council. there are reports that former egyptian president hosni mubarak is on life support. he was ousted last year after three decades in power in one of the successful arab spring prodemocracy movements. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is following the developments. conflicting reports keep coming out. what do we know now? >> reporter: the latest so far after rumor he was dead last night, the latest this morning is that mubarak is indeed alive but we're told he's in critical condition after suffering a stroke in his prison cell. he was moved from his prison hospital to a military hospital we're told for better care, but a lot of protesters there in the country say the move and the reported illness is all part of a plot to distract voters from the ongoing election dispute in egypt.

you see, after sunday's race, both candidates have claimed victory. a leader in the muslim brotherhood movement and mubarak's former prime minister. the brotherhood has said it does not want conflict with the ruling military leaders but supporters of the movement took it to the square to protest the continued military control. >> the concern ask that the situation is extremely murky now, even many egyptians don't understand it. >> reporter: we're told doctors at that military hospital used a defibrillator to restart the former president's heart several times. and that could have led to the rumor that he was clinically dead. however, we have confirmed those rumors were false. he is in critical condition and as you said, mike, on life support as well in that military hospital. coming up at 6:00, we'll talk more about mubarak's rise to power and his three decade reign over egypt. back to you, mike. >> thanks, delia. today all u.s. and state

flags will be flown at half staff in maryland. governor martin o'malley ordered those flags lowered in memory of sergeant julian chase from edgewater. the 22-year-old marine died in afghanistan last month while fighting in operation enduring freedom. the last of the three teenagers who allegedly introinto a home in -- broke into a home in stafford, village turned himself in. they held a couple at knife point. the homeowner say the teens were high on drugs and threatened to set the house on fire with them inside. that's when police say the husband grab add knife and stabbed to of the robbers. the teens ran out of the house. the couple ran to neighbors for help. police found one suspect nearby. a second teen was arrested at the hospital. prince george's county county council member karen toles is due in court later this afternoon. toles is facing a charge of reckless driving. police say an officer spotted her going more than a hundred miles an hour on the beltway in february while driving a county-

owned car. if convicted, council woman toles faces a hefty fine and could lose her license. just about 3:35. time -- 5:35. time for another special. cosmetic procedures aren't just for women anymore. men are ditching the razor and turning to a doctor to get out the door faster in the morning. take a look. >> reporter: more men are going under the laser seeking permanent hair removal. >> men have to shave on a daily basis. most of them do. they shave their beard areas. laser hair removal make it is more convenient for them. >> reporter: wusa digital executive producer manny phantos agreed to see what a low level laser felt like. first a gel is applied to cool and protect the skin. >> we're ready to go. >> that's a happy noise. >> reporter: it's laser time. >> and we just gently glide the laser over the skin. >> it feels cold more than anything. >> the tip of the laser is cold

and that's because it's going to cool the skin as you treat it. >> reporter: men are asking for a specific type of laser hair removal. >> many men are getting their beard areas treated. i also have some patients who are getting backs treated as well. >> reporter: there's no embarrassment factor for men anymore. it seems like it's a woman's procedure but that's not really the case anymore. >> laser hair removal is for both men and women. anyone who suffers from hairy areas can be treated with laser air removal. >> reporter: jessica doyle, 9news now. >> i don't know. more men are turning to doctors to improve their appearance in other ways, too. the american society for plastic surgery says male cosmetic procedures are up 121% just since 1997. >> men want to look good, too. we like it. we can catch you a -- we can't catch you a break on the heat today but if you could use some saving, stay tuned for the daily deals.

>> a blue lobster found last week is a rare find. something even more strange has come up from the coastal atlantic waters. we'll let you know what it is.

5:38. outside on this very sticky wednesday morning. humidity levels are way up. that's going to be a problem with the temperatures which will also be way up this afternoon. heat advisory noon to 10:00 p.m. we're going to see a good deal of sunshine. hazy at times as temperatures will be rising quickly into the 90s. by lunch time 93. 3:00 97. that 97, 98, somewhere in that range will be the high for the day and still bladingly -- blazingly hot. 95 at 6:00 p.m. with maybe a chance after stray thunderstorm later on. i'll be back in five minutes with the seven-day forecast. right now we go to monika with time saver task. here's the beltway on the east side of town near route

201. it's just the volume forming here between 95, the bw parkway and down at the wilson bridge but all lanes are open and actually traffic is moving well. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look at 270 at 5:48. back to you. we've been searching through the daily deals, e- mails and retailer websites to find smu deep discounts. here are some of our favorites this morning. 51% off tickets to the shakespeare theater company. pay $39 for a ticket to see the service of two masters. the deal is available sunday evening through thursday until july 8. that's a $79 value or you can pay $45 for a ticket on friday through sunday. that's a $90 value. how about 46% off a ticket to the washington nationals. these tickets are $25, good for home games july 5, 6 and 8. there are three seating options

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heat-related speed restrictions take effect. you may have heard a blue lobster was caught last week near ocean city, maryland. now another rare lobster find has surfaced in massachusetts. restaurant workers found not one but five orange lobsters in their most recent shipment from maine. at first they thought somebody slipped an already cooked lobster into the shipment as a joke but then it moved. the orange coloring is attributed to a genetic deformity. orange lobsters might be as rare as one in 30 million and there they had five of them. that's amazing. still ahead, the founder of wikileaks taking what some are calling a desperate measure to avoid being extra divided to sweden. mitt romney contradicts reports about one of the politicians who had suggested as a possible number two on the republican presidential ticket. celebrity birthday time. let's see who's celebrating

today. happy birthday if this is your day, too.

good morning. welcome back to 9news now. we've been trying to propose you for the heat that's coming your way. >> if you're going to exercise, do it very early. if you can handle-- >> what is it now? >> 75. >> it's really sticky. the air is very thick and humid and heavy is a good term. you're just going to be dripping or maybe just do it inside on the treadmill which i know is not a good answer for a

lot of folks but maybe a safer answer when we've got weather like n. it's not just the heat and humidity but air quality is somewhat of an issue. code orange, unhealthy for sensitive groups. anything you can do to reduce pollute assistants will help, -- pollutants will help, like using public transit. don't idle. fuel the car up in the evening. do it in -- doing it in the afternoon adds to the pollution levels. your grass, leave it alone. it will be stressed anyway from the heat so don't bother to cut it the next few days. charcoal grills are a no no as well because they also have a lot of pollutants that get released. this would be the same even if we were code red. as far as the day planner, sunshine all day long. an isolated storm might happen in one area. i mean, it's just about a 10%, 20% chance. 95 by 1:00. northwesterly winds 5, 8 miles an hour. become westerly later on with a high in the mid- to upper 90s

today. heat index values 100 to 105. heat advisory from noon to 10:00 p.m. tonight. visibilities a little bit of an issue. warrenton quarter mile. culpeper three-quarters. we've got haze two miles up in gaithersburg. in western maryland and west virginia, some of the visibilities have dipped below a mile right now. the lowest visibilities, mid- to upper 60s. 73 in southern maryland. fredricksburg 72. baltimore 71. looking outside on our michael & son weather camera, a hazy sky this morning. 75 at national. humidity way up at 84%. and barely a breeze. the record to beat and i think most of them are okay are near 100. however, dulles is 97 in 1964. we'll make a run at that. the record by the way tomorrow is 98. so weather headlines unhealthy air quality. very hot today and tomorrow. slow down. stay hydrated. have a cool place to be. that's probably the best thing i can tell you. 98 is the record tomorrow here

in washington. i think we've got a better chance of getting to that than today. big time heat in the middle of the country, the southwest extending to the east. heat advisories up to maine today with the jet stream well to the north. this is where we're finding the big storms. there's a front here. that front will get here till friday. till now and then hot, sticky. only a stray storm the next couple of days. 97 this afternoon. tonight upper 70s in town with low 70s north and west. by the way, yellow alert days today and tomorrow due to the heat. 98 tomorrow. a yellow alert again on friday due to the heat and the storms. so all of these factors potentially are going to impact your plans for the next few days and some of your commute on friday. a few more storms and even cooler, only 86 on monday. we're liking that. so hang in there, folks. we'll get through n. 5:49. monika will get you through your commute this morning. >> i'm going to try. there's a problem in southeast

in anacostia if you're planning to head over to 17th street, it's basically blocked off right now i'm going to say between q street and minnesota avenue. so be aware of that police barricade and a lot of activity in that area. if you need to get to nailer road you'll be okay. otherwise take good hope road around that to get around that situation. again, i'm going to say that 17th street is closed between q and minnesota with some pretty major police activity. the bw parkway, route 50, both of those corridors look great into the northeast area. no problems to report on this side of things of d.c. let's take you over to a live picture right now. if you're planning to head here to the northbound side of 395 across the 14th street bridge, you're looking final. by the way, 295 -- looking fine. by the way, 295 is not affected by this police activity. back over to our maps and this time we'll head to the south side of town. no problems on 95 northbound as you head up from dale city into woodbridge and springfield. a live look in springfield.

hazy, hot and humid but the lanes are open and volume is increasing right now. coming up in my next report, we'll go over to 270 at 6:00. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. the founder of wick kay leaks is trying a -- wikileaks is trying a new tactic to avoid extradition. his request to reopen his request was rejected. >> he's wanted for questioning in sweden. that's where two women have accused him of sexual misconduct. assange has taken refuge in ecuador's embassy in london. >> reporter: julian assange is hold up inside ecuador's london embassy. the wikileaks founder is seeking political asylum in the south american country, a move he hopes will save him from being deported to sweden for alleged sex crimes. ecuador's foreign minister said the government is considering the request. he says assange believes his home country of australia is not protecting him from political persecution. the request of protection at

the ecuadorian embassy is the latest twist in asaing's 18- month -- assange's 18-month fight against extradition to sweden. he's accused of sexually assaulting two female wikileaks volunteers on a trip to sweden in 2010. she says, the sex -- he says the sex was cons sensual and claims the allegations are payback for releasing political documents on his wikileaks website. he claims he will be handed over to america. his government has shown asaing some signs of support. ecuador's president recently appeared -- [indiscernible] he has been under house arrest in britain after supporters put up his $300,000 bail. officials in ecuador say he will remain at the embassy under the protection of the ecuadorian government as they

consider his request. cbs news, london. making news now coming up on 5:53, today the house oversight committee could vote to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress. the committee chair says the justice department must provide more documents about the fast and furious gun sales operation. holder and issa met yesterday but didn't reach an agreement. today is ron barber's first full day as congressman. barber was sworn in yesterday. he's taking over the congressional see vacated by gabriel giffords earlier this year. barber was an aide to giffords. he was shot twice in the attack that nearly claimed giffords' life last year. to bet or not to bet. that is the question swirling around marco rubio. republican presidential candidate mitt romney said he is considering rubio, the florida senator as a possible

running mate. we're keeping up with the report of the health of the deposed egyptian president hosni mubarak. a live update coming up. the university of maryland is having a surge of success when it comes to replenishing the chesapeake bay's oyster population. more on that when nine nine now returns -- 9news now returns.

5:56 on this wednesday morning. it's going to be a really hot

day today so you really need to take it easy, stay hydrated, stay cool because temperatures are quickly going to rise to the low 80s by 9:00. by lunch time we're talking low 90s in many areas, maybe even approaching the mid-90s in a couple of spots. then this afternoon other than an isolated stray storm, most of us won't see it. high temperatures mid- to upper 90s. mike and andrea? >> thank you, howard. the chesapeake bay oyster is a regional favorite and it was almost to extinction. >> the largest hatchery on the east coast is on track to produce a record number of baby oysters. kristin fisher takes us on a tour of the university of maryland's oyster hatchery in cambridge. >> we want clean water, healthy water, healthy seafood. we need a lot more oysters out there. >> reporter: he has made it his life's mission to help restore the oyster population in the chesapeake bay. right now? >> the population are decimated. >> reporter: but slowly year by

year he and his team at the horn point oyster hatchery are trying to change that it's part of the state's oyster restoration program. >> we're trying to help mother nature get back to some level of population that we can start turning the corner and the oysters will help themselves repopulate. the sperm being expelled right out there. >> reporter: the ferpt liesed eggs -- fertilized eggs are just floating in water so they're brought to these huge tanks to develop and flown homegrown algae. then they're released into the chesapeake bay. these are just some of the shells of the two billion baby oysters that this hatchery has deployed into the chesapeake bay over the last ten years. they'll deploy about half a billion it year alone which makes this the largest oyster hatchery on the entire east coast. it's record breaking numbers but this hatchery is expected to produce up to four times the amount. the problem? >> funding and oyster shells.

>> reporter: much talking about the mountain of oyster hills behind him. to make more spat, he needs more shells for them to attach to he's cautiously optimistic. >> as the oyster harvest increases, we hope that that will supply some more shells for us. >> reporter: on the chesapeake bay, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> kristin tells us if you'd like to see the hatchery for yourself, it offers weekday tours during the spawning season and we're right in the middle of spawning season. it runs from march through september. thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. good morning. we're glad you're here. i'm mike hydeck. good morning, monika samtani. she'll be back with traffic momentarily. >> howard bernstein has our weather first and this explains why southerners know to stay indoors during hot and humid days. this is dangerous stuff here this afternoon. that's why we've got our yellow alerts for today and tomorrow. it's not just the air temperatures climbing into the 90s but when you factor in the humidity, it's not the heat but the humidity. a hazy morning out there. it wma