that politics are not determinative. >> i don't think the justices paid a whole lot of attention to the ebb and flow of politics. because they have all grown up in a system where they have learned to keep their focus on a legal record. >> exactly what we were taught the supreme court is supposed to do, decide on precedent. when in the long run the court's decision is deemed to be political or not, it will certainly play a major role in this year's big political campaign. 9news now. congressional leaders have agreed on a tentative bill to overhaul the federal highway program. this two year deal does not require the government as past deals have stip laid, the white house threatened to veto any bill which included plans for that pipeline. the senate is putting the finishing touches on the bill before they sign off on it. today on capitol hill the house will vote on a contempt

of congress charge against attorney general eric holder. he is accused of failing to supply documents to the house oversight committee investigating fast and furious. that is the failed atf gun smuggling operation. president obama has declared executive privilege over the documents in question. an attack on a tv station in syria is being blamed on antigovernment rebels. seven people were killed in the attack. it came hours after the president said the country is in quote a real estate of war. -- ray real -- a real, state of war. the catholic diocese of arlington is subject of the sexual abuse lawsuit. a woman says she went to a priest to upped go an ex says imbut claims the man sexually abused her for several months.

now she is suing the catholic diocese of arlington, which covers northern virginia. she is seeking more than $5 million. the diocese said he never served as a priest for them. dc police are searching for a man who attempted to sexually assault a woman inside her home. a man fitting this description burst into the victim's home and tried to sexually assault her. she was able to fend off the attacker, and if you have any information on this crime, you are asked to call metropolitan police. here's a look at other things making news now. president obama is scheduled to fly to colorado today. he will tour some of the damage from the massive wildfires across the state. >> shifting winds and high heat are fueling the fires. the waldo canyon fire has forced the evacuation of more than

30,000 people. >> the flames have been so intense the smoke so thick, firefighters have been unable to count how many homes have been lost. randall pinkston has more from colorado. >> reporter: in the hills around colorado springs the winds are winning, fanned by gusts up to 60 miles per hour a huge wildfire is consuming everything in its path. >> wind is one of the big factors and it is one of the reasons it is difficult to fight. >> reporter: more than 3 2,000 people were ordered out of their homes as the fire reduced entire neighborhoods to ash. firefighters have been so busy to try to save homes from the flames, they haven't counted how many homes have been lost. scott deed's son was killed in iraq in 2005. on monday he was in danger of losing his home, pausing only to take the flag.

>> the flag is my son's i lost him in iraq. i want to make sure i take that down along with the marine and all the other flags go with that. >> reporter: the flames are threatening buildings on the air force academy's campus. ten acres of it have already burned. >> we are facing a potentially devastating disaster here. >> reporter: this fire is unwith of several burning across colorado. president obama is scheduled to see conditions for himself on friday. unless the weather cooperates those conditions would likely be worse. randall pinkston, cbs news, colorado springs, colorado. >> the red cross has opened five shelters in colorado springs. as debby heads out into the atlantic ocean florida residents are left to clean up the damage. debby being blamed for at least three deaths at this point. more than 100 homes and businesses are flooded by debby's heavy rains.

at the height of the storm, hundreds of thousands were left without power. most have had electricity restored by now. in just a few hours the at&t national will get underway. >> the biggest name on the course will be the man who helped bring the tournament here. tiger woods drew crowds at the driving range or on the putting range. jim furyk is looking for a win. the 42-year-old pennsylvania native has 16 career wins, 23 second place finishes and 13 third places in his 20 years on the tour. he is currently ranked 30th in the world. >> dustin johnson, davis love iii and hunter mahan tee off at

7:50. kjchoi, nick watney and of course tiger woods at 12:50 on the first, and justin -- rather jason day, jim furyk and robert garregos at 1:02 on the first. if you plan ongoing to congressional, there are a host of rules you must follow. i think everybody knows these. you are only allowed to use your cell phones in designated cell phone zones. it must be silent at all other times, you can't use any video to record anytime or take pictures during competition rounds. >> there are plenty of other banned items as well, radios, tvs, signs, coolers, folding arm chairs and ladders. i don't know why you would bring a ladder. maybe to get over the crowd. but you can find this complete list of banned items at wusa9. >> not a football game or a

mardi gras parade. if you plan to come to bethesda this week, vip parking is limited to 2500 spots a day. >> the rock spring parking lot at the corner of person wood drive and -- of fern wood drive in bethesda is sold out. the county lot is closed on the weekend. there is plenty of parking still available in the rock spring lot for saturday and sunday. the price of both locations includes a complementary shuttle to and from the course. two words for this weekend. heat and wave. today is expected to be the first of seven straight days with tem in the 90s or higher. at 4:39 olga will let us know what else we can expect. analysts say this may be the best time of year to buy a new

car. the fda approved a new diet pill for people suffering from extreme obesity. >> we are back with you in two minutes. keep it here, you are watching 9news now.

the time now is 4:40. we are looking at sunny skies our day plan soldier going to keep us quite warm. we are headed to high heat today. plenty of sunshine and passing clouds. we'll see the humidity move on in as we head in toward the afternoon hours. the good news is all lanes are open here as you head for 395 and up to the 14th street bridge, there is still some construction on the beltway.

coming up in my next report we'll look at maryland roads. jess in. >> reporter: thanks mon ca. -- monika. investors don't have high hopes for today's european summit in brussels. german chancellor angela americaal said she does not want all european countries to share the debt burden. it is a pleasure to check the numbers this morning. the dow starts today at 12627 jumped 92 points in trading yesterday, almost 1%. nasdaq was higher by 21 and the s & p 500 as one by almost 12. the brother of bernie madoff will plead guilty to criminal charges in the multi-billion dollars fraud. peter madoff has agreed to serve ten years in prison and is going to forfeit get this

$143 billion. this includes all of his personal property according to papers signed by a manhattan judge. experts say now may be the time to buy a new car. and there is another player in the growing market for tablet computers. we knew this was happening. google took the wraps off of a nexus 7, meant to go head to head with amazon's kindle. it is the same size as the kindle but slightly lighter with a front facing camera. the nexus 7 will be available next month at just under 200 bucks. >> i think i'm going for the tablet where the ceo comes out in the suit and tie. different out of the box right?

our heat wave is coming. that means a spike in power usage. but our local utilities prepare for this power surge. >> we are going to be back in two minutes with a look at steps petco is making to make sure -- is taking make sure everything runs as smoothly as possible.

good morning. welcome back to 9news now. we are almost to the weekend, but we are not sure we want to get there with the heat that olga has on her forecast, it is going to be in the 90s, it is the end of june. we are prepared for that, is there any good news in. >> if you like the forecast hot, i think it is very good news for you. temperatures today absolutely, going to be someplace cool, or at least have that ac cranking as you get out and about. today not too bad. definitely a hot day because we'll hit the mid 90s. our humidity is going to be reasonable for today. as we head into tonight and

tomorrow you are going to notice the mugginess start to creep back in onto the good things. mainly clear skies this morning and our temperatures are sitting into the 60s, near the lower 70s in town. we'll hit the middle 70s by lawsuit late -- later on this afternoon. noon time, you'll notice the spike, we are definitely calling today a hot one. sunny skies into the 90s, but i think reagan national should settle up near the 94, 95 degrees. we will keep our winds mainly out of the south and southwest and that is going to bring in some of the mugginess and humidity will creep back in tonight and tomorrow. satellite and radar, not much happening right now. high, thin clouds will star to stream on through, but we are mostly sunny for today, partly cloudy overnight. current temperatures 65 from leesburg. 58 in re: . 72 for reagan

national airport. it will definitely be the warmer winds starting to move in today and tomorrow. we'll start to see the south and westerly winds push on through and that means we'll continue with a little bit of sunshine for today and tomorrow, but let's pull in cloudiness. later on in the afternoon, you'll need the sunglasses today. we'll stay hot for the afternoon and evening hours and we'll back down later on tonight. tomorrow is when we watch the real heat. we have an excesstive heat watch in effect starting tomorrow morning. here's how we look with radar and satellite, showing us the clouds will stream in later gnome night. for most of us we will stay quite dry. high pressure is in control throughout friday and saturday, highs today will be in the middle range 90s and our 7-day forecast will feature a bit of a warm-up. upper 90s by friday, near 100

by saturday and yes, once the heat arrives it is going to stick around. the 7-day forecast will feature excessive heat as we remain through the weekend. good morning, everybody. it is cool out right now. if you want to head out the door and hit the roads, i think this is a good time to do that. overnight construction is clearing stages on the beltway west side of town. 270 is looking great out of frederick. a live look right now route 198, you are fine heading southbound here. same story on 95 out of laurel no problems on the parkway or route 50. in fact back over to our map, this time southern maryland. looking great on route 5, route 4, 301, 210 as well and now a live look at route 50 coming in from the bay bridge all the way to the beltway lanes are open. next report we'll go to 66 out west at 4:55. back to you guys.

as we just heard from olga, our region is about to experience the first true long heat wave of the summer. >> possibly triple-digits, we'll have to see over the next couple of days. most if not all of us will be jacking up the ac, testing the capabilities of the local utility companies. scott broom went out and looked at what pep co-is doing to deal with the expected energy overload. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in bethesda where the utility says it is poised for record heat and record demand would no anticipation of trouble. >> no difficulty right now. >> we are very well situated for managing the load with our transmission system. >> reporter: pep co-is on a regional grid, 6 2,000 miles of lines that connect new jersey to this area. 164,000 mega watts were used

last summer but it can handle hanover than 185,000. that doesn't mean power comes cheap during heat waves. the realtime wholesale power prices jumped 60% from one week to the next. >> you also know in maryland, the district of columbia, we have been very aggressive with the energy efficiency. >> reporter: scott broom, 9news now. in health news, a new vaccine could help smokers quit for good. researchers in new york tested the vaccine on mice and found a single dose for nicotine addiction for an entire lifetime. the vaccine introduces antibodies that attack the nicotine before it reaches the brain or heart. it needs a few more rounds of testing before it can be test go on people. a new study in the netherlands found that standing for long periods of time for pregnant women may slow the growth rate of a fetus. women in childcare and teaching had babies whose heads were

about 3% smaller than average. for jobs without a lot of standing researchers found in negative effects from working long hours during pregnancy. teenagers who have trouble with social lives may grow up to face more health risks as adults. researchers focused on adolescents with problematic relationships with their peers and found the group was 36% more likely to suffer from met boletic and cardiovascular issues, including obesity and high blood pressure. the food and drug administration has approved the first prescription diet drug in a decade. >> belviq got the green light. >> lisa suddenner has been struggling with her weight for years. >> i was always a normal weight until after i had my last child, in my mid-30s. and something just changes in me after that, where i could be control what i ate. > >> reporter: the 51-year-old

enrolled in a clinical trial, testing a new weight loss drug caldwell vehicle. the drug acts on the same area of the rain that controls appetite and metabolism. in one year she lost 40 pounds, about 20% of per body weight. >> i didn't feel hungry. >> it can double, triple the number of people who can lose 10% or more of their body weight in conjunction with a diet program. >> fda advise soldiers had concerns the drug could damage heart valves and breast and brain tumors were seen in animal studies. many doctors feel the safest way to lose weight is through diet and exercise. >> taking the liquid calories out, getting extra walking in helps you to lose that weight slowly and steadily. >> reporter: sutter has struggled with her weight since going off the pill. >> i started feeling extremely hungry again and started

gaining back basically all the weight i had lost. >> reporter: she says belviq was a magic bullet for her and she is relieved the drug will be available for her and others trying to get back to a healthy weight. susan mcginniss, cbs news washington. belviq is only approved for those who are overweight and have at least one medical issue such as diabetes or high cholesterol. it is time for the question of the morning. >> the question is, 77% of us have one of these, but often forget to replace the batteries, is it tv remote, remote garage opener, flashlights? >> i love you. that is only one i knew needed them. >> reporter: log onto the facebook fan page and leave your response. we are going to reveal the answer and show andrea how to

change batteries. leave it here.

welcome back. the time now is 4:56. we have mostly clear skies this morning and temperatures most of us in the middle range, upper 60s, 72 in town. we'll hit the upper 90s in some of the southern zones later on today. looks like we are in for high heat as we head through friday and saturday. more of that on your extended forecast. >> reporter: a lot of people will try and get an early start this morning on the inbound side of i 66. good time to head out for centerville and fairfax and the beltway. back to you andrea. the beach may be where you go to get relief from this heat. if you plan on heading there in this summer, two beaches along the shore have made the list of

the nation's cleanest beaches. they are dewey beach and beach 6 in ocean city. they tend to be pretty picky, so go ahead. grab your sunscreen and have a great time. >> i'm going. we have an update on the push in congress to turn the dc world war one memorial into a national one. the texas congressman behind the idea is dropping it. a federal law passed back in 2003 prohibits construction of the new memorials on the law. the national parks service opposes the idea. the washington wizards will take part in the nba draft today. unless they trade their third pick overall they are expected to draft florida's bradley belle. the shooting guard averaged 14.8 points per game during his

college career. charlie sheen tries to turn anger into laughs. and the avein jeers -- agentlemenners -- avengers join a very exclusive club. >> reporter: the blockbuster passed the $600 million mark at the u.s. box office. it is only the third move any history to do so, behind titanic and i can "avatar." the star of oliver stone's new movie savages walked the red carpet wednesday night. the thriller focused on california pot growers who get involved with a mexican drug cartel. the cast includes salma hike and john travolta. >> blake, aaron johnson and taylor are great looking young people and the older people are not so bad. >> savages opens nationwide

july 6th. charlie sheen returns to television tonight with his new comedy series anger management. sheen prison a therapist who realizes he had issues controlling his own temper. >> we can't find any contact. >> two more big names are joining the hit cbs drama the good wife. nathan lane has signed on for a recurring role. and justin bieber's latest album, believe. had the biggest debut this year. that is your eye on answer r -- on entertainment. manuel gallegos, cbs news. good morning happy thursday, i'm andrea roane. and i'm jessica doyle. mike haiduk is out gog