in this outer lying suburbs, it is quite comfortable with a little bit of a breeze, in all our weather planner stays good for today. as we get to friday and saturday the temperatures get close to 100 degrees. we have a heat advisory a heat watch in effect starting tomorrow morning. at least it is nice and cool out to the roads now. calm, no problems to report. it has been a pretty easy morning all around town. i hope i'm not junctioning things. look at that, no red. just a tiny bit of yellow right now. in woodbridge, we'll go live to springfield where it is just normal stuff trying to get over to the beltway either to the inner loop or 395 heading up toward the 14th street bridge. no problems to report again with the exception of a tiny bit of

volume here. coming in from the airport, you are fine on the dulles toll road. from centerville over to fairfax and vienna, let's go live outside right now. the supis beginning to rise. that may affect your ride a bit, coming eastbound on i 66. we'll focus on maryland at 6:14. andrea and jessica? >> reporter: we are just four hours away from the supreme court releasing its decision on the affordable care act. the decision hinges on whether or not the federal government can mandate you to buy health insurance or face a penalty. >> the court will decide if that mandate should stand and if not, if the entire package should remain. >> reporter: the court could also punt and decide the challenge is premature, but observers see that as the least likely option. >> over the next half hour we are bringing you both sides of the healthcare debate. >> reporter: we go live to delia gonzalez. the groups have gathered there

as well? >> reporter: objectly. everybody knows this is the day they have been waiting for. ron poll lock, joins us now. you have been in the courtroom for oral arguments and you said everyone knows today is the day. what are you anticipating once you walk inside the doors? >> reporter: well at 10:00 the members will come out and they will issue their last remaining decisions, including obviously the big one. >> reporter: according to our website we know you have been advocate fog better healthcare for all, for 25 years and plus. do you feel like this bill achieves your goal? >> well this bill provides peace of mind for america's families, so they will know healthcare will always be there for them, when they need it. it provides coverage for tens of millions of people who don't have it, it provides subsidies for middle class families, it improves the safety net for those people in low income

families. it makes sure the insurance companies behave themselves, don't deny coverage due to preexisting condition like a kid with asthma or diabetes. it can't charge discriminatory premiums. it provides help for senior citizens who get coverage for their prescription medicine, helps small business pros vied health coverage for their workers. so this will provide peace of mind for america's families. >> reporter: peace at mind we know at issue today is the individual mandate. do you feel like it is fair that the federal government forced folks to buy a product whether or not they want it? >> well this individual mandate is designed to make sure that people aren't free loaders, in effect. they don't pass on their bills to everyone else. and it only applies to those people who can afford health insurance coverage. so i think it is fair. it makes sense. but it is not the heart of the health reform legislation, even

if it does not you know survive continues station al straight any by the members of the court, health remitt romney i -- health reform, i believe is going to move forward. >> reporter: ron poll lack believes the decision may come down within an hour or so after that. we'll bring you the latest as soon as the ruling comes down. >> as she said, we will bring you the ruling as soon as it comes down. ruth la than will be inside the high court listening. you will be able to read the decision there at wusa9.com. we'll have reaction across the night at 9news now beginning at 5:00 p.m. this afternoon the house will vote when to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress. he is accused of withholding information into the fast and furious guns trafficking program. holder can be found in either

crimcon tempt or civil contempt. the attorney general attended last night's congressional picnic at the white house. he did not make any comments ahead of today's vote. police chief cathy lanier says the indictment of four dc police officers reinforces her message that violence will not be tolerated, no matter who you are. the four officers were indicted yesterday for their alleged roles in a nightclub brawl last june. the officers were off-duty when a fight started outside the lotus club. one man was beaten so severely, he lost an eye. detectives recognize the off-duty officers from security footage. the first tee times are less than an hour away at the at&t national golf tournament. >> that means hard core golf fans are already on their way. kristen fisher beat the rush and is already at congressional and joins us live. good morning scries stun. >> reporter: good morning, we

are less than two hours away from the start of the first round of the at&t national golf tournament. it is going to be a hot day, but right now it is shaping up to be a beautiful morning. right now, prestty quiet, just a few grounds keepers out and about, maintaining, preparing the greens. but the crowds you know it, they are coming. if you are planning to go out today to the congressional country club, just want to go over what you need to know about how to get here and when to get here. if you are planning on driving, what you need to flow, park at rock spring parking lot off 270 near democracy boulevard. it is going to cost you about 20 bucks. another option montgomery county fairgrounds about $10. another option take the metro bus. keep in mind guys, there is no parking available at congressional country club or

anywhere nearby. no drop offices or pickups allowed at the main congressional country club entrance on river road. so plan ahead. get here early. now if you are a golf fan and you don't want to miss your favorite player, at 7:50 this morning just under two hours away, you have davis love teague off at hole 10. at 8:15 v jsing at hole 1. 12:50 tiger woods and nick watney and at 1:15 justin leonard right here at hole 10. coming up, at 6:22 we have jason bishop coming. he is one of the sports junkies on 106.7. the fan will be chatting with him. steve from usa today, we have great experts we are going to talking to, what to watch for, for possible dark horse candidates to. now i'm going to

send it back to you guys and enjoy this view before if gets too crowded. this is the place to be. i know you guys are a little bit jealous in the studio. >> just a little bit. we'll be checking back with kristen fisher in about 15 minutes. straight ahead, learn more about a new weight loss drug approved by the fda. and starting today out there and everywhere in our region, the heat is on. we'll be in the 90s today and the mercury will be rising. your weather first is up next right here on 9news now.

we are back at 6:11 on this thursday morning. president obama will visit colorado tomorrow to get a look at the wildfires there. the waldo canyon fire has consumed 300 homes. it is about the size of arlington county, virginia and it is now threatening the u.s. air force academy. the president of syria confirms his nation is now in a civil war. the declaration came after rebels killed seven people. more than 14,000 have died since the government crack down last year. the marines were given a congressional gold medal yesterday. they were the first african-american marine unit, they trained in north carolina starting back in 142.

olga breese is in this morning for howard bernstein. we wish she had a breeze in her forecast it is going to be sticky and ugly. >> reporter: that's right. if you want to take advantage of the comfortable weather, now is the hour. we are going to build in heat for later on in the day. sunny skies this morning though, take the sunglasses with you as you step out. we are headed for highs in the middle range. but you want the sunscreen and plenty of water around because it is definitely going to feel hot. things will change though as we head into the afternoon and overnight. through midday and late afternoon the heavier heat is coming our way. we will see a heat advisory the

watch will turn into an advisory by later on this afternoon. then as we stir up these storms each day, we'll see what we normally see in the summertime pattern. it will be a typical weekend here across the nation's capital. for us be prepared as you are stepping out and bwe have mainly clear skies. a few high, thin passing clouds moving on through. until we get into the later afternoon and hour, showers will begin north and west of the city. dewpoints looking good, it does look like that 7-day forecast, at least for the short-term is going to stay reasonable for today. tomorrow we hit a heat wave near trijet heat for friday sea and sunday and it looks like we will

not see a break monday into tuesday when the next front comes through and we are still warm for the fourth of july holiday. monika? >> reporter: it is finally beginning to slow down. it took other while this morning. it was nice and quiet early on. you do have some delays forming as you travel south on i-27 0. westbound into silver spring as well. >> the stretch begins back at route 285. once you are in german town and into rockville the pace is god. let's go back over to the maps, this time in southern maryland. route 5, route 9, route 301 and we'll end with a live look at route 50, heading for the ocean city side of things, i keep showing this because this is where i would like to be for the next few days. andrea? we have a health alert.

when it comes to losing weight, it is not all about counting calories. the national institute of health found a low carb diet burns more calories than a low fat one. people in the studies ate the same number of calories, researchers discovered those who ate fewer carbs burned 3 unmore calories a day. but there was a risk of developing heart disease. the food and drug administration is giving the green light to a new antiobesity pill. >> the agency approved the drug for adults who are obese or overweight and have at least one medical condition. anita brickman has the story. >> reporter: the new weight loss drug belviq acts on the area of the rain that controls appetite and metabolism. 51-year-old lisa sutter took the drug for an entire year. in that time she lost 40 pounds, about 20% of her body weight. >> i didn't feel hungry. >> reporter: it can double,

triple the number of people who can lose 10% or more of their body weight in conjunction with a diet program. common side effects include disney i license, fatigue, nausea, back pain and dry south mought. many doctors still feel the safest way to lose weight is through diet and exercise without pills. something as simple as cutting your calories, taking the liquid calories out, getting some extra walking in, helping you to lose the weight slowly and steadily. but sutter, who took the pill, has struggled with her weight since. >> i started feeling extremely hungry again. >> she says belviq was a magic bullet for her and she is relieved the drug will now be available for her and others. anita brickman, 9news now. the fda denied belviq's

approval in 2010 after scientists raised concerns about the possibility it caused tumors in animals. but the agency says new data shows there is little risk of tumors in humans. they are required to conduct more studies to look at the drug's long-term effects. next in sports, one name, two guys and a lot of runs for the nationals. first another check on our question of the morning. today's question is 77% of us have one of these, but often forget to replace the battery. is it the tv remote, a remote garage door opener or a flashlight. facebook friend sharon says it is a flashlight. we will replace the batteries to the tv remote and garage door opener. we don't think about the flashlight until we need one and then it might be too late. find out if you are correct at 6:49.

welcome back. plenty of sunshine, also the sunscreen, it is going to be a little bit hot. the day planner today, not only the start through midday and late day, temperatures through the 80s hit the middle 90s by later on this afternoon. then the heat wave is on the way. andrea? thank you olga. in sports the basketball season just ended, but a new beginning tonight. the rookie draft tips off at 7:00. the wizards have the third overall pick right behind new orleans and charlotte. the rockies and the nationals played last night. zimmerman, ryan zimmerman, he was two for four, drove in three runs and hit his fifth homerun on the season. the court zone shot is working right?

then of course gordon zimmerman, no relation. he pitched seven sinnings, scattered eight hits and ended the night on this double play. nationals rout the rockies 11- 5. >> after a two year absence the ait. and t national golf tournament is back in our region. >> reporter: kristen fisher is live this morning. you have a peach of an assignment today. >> i know it is a tough gig, but someone has to do it right? we are less than an hour away, just about 40 minutes, in fact from the first golfers teague off. supposed to take place at around 7:00 this morning. and you know, the other part of this tournament though, not just about the progolfers, it is about the wounded warriors, raising awareness about their cause and how some of them are actually using golf to help in their rehabilitation. steve owens introduces us to

thomas brooks. >> opened the door, couldn't see anything. >> reporter: when he stepped on a roadside bomb, life as he knew it changed. >> pretty significant tissue damage. >> reporter: what you recognize immediately about thomas brooks is he is your stereo typical marine, tough as they come, not wail leeing in self pity. >> it is hard to deal with. i kind of took it as a challenge. you get to walter reed and you see quad and triple amputees up running and walking around. you know if these guys can do it there is no reason i can't do it. >> reporter: his wife, carrie, has been a driving force. >> she has been a rock. we were engaged at the time and she was going through college. she was balancing her senior year and on the weekends trying to come take care of me and keep up with the school work. she actually stuck with it and graduated on time. >> reporter: in a way you could

say she is just as tough as he is. golf has helped tremendously as well. >> after getting injured, it was kind that have milestone. >> reporter: and like so many other milestones he set out to accomplish in his life. he has reached it. >> he is a much better golfer than i will ever be. i can assure you of that. coming up in about ten minutes, we are going to be chatting with steve demig yo from usa today. i'm going to ask about what his prediction are for the tournament, who are some possible dark horse candidates to win this tournament. back to you jessica and andrea. it is so fantastic to hear the stories coming out of there. >> looking at him walking away with his wife. unless we knew which leg had been amputated, you couldn't tell. we'll be checking back with

kristen. stright ahead our efforts to keep student loan interest rates lower. decision day at the supreme court. a previous ruling on president obamaee healthcare reform act. >> reporter: on the northbound side just north of connecticut avenue a pedestrian struck. watch out for police activity with only one lane getting by. coming up in my next report, an update on that situation at 6:30. you are watching 9news now.

71 degrees. >> like the concrete jungle out there. thank you for starting your thursday morning with us. i'm jessica doyle. >> i'm andrea roane. olga breese is live you said refreshing this morning. not the word we are going to use later today i bet? >> reporter: not at all. feels great out on the weather terrace. with a little bit of a breeze. these are the prime hours, take advantage. things are changing later on this afternoon. 80s by noon, we'll hit the

middle 90s later on this afternoon. triple-digit heat is on the way. if you are planning to head out generally speak it go has been easy on the major thoroughfares. we have one accident right now, involving a pedestrian struck and a bus involved as well. tons of police activity on the north side of town in wheaton, northbound at gridly road. what i'm told right now is the left turn lane is getting through on the northbound side. at gridly road. southbound remains open. if you are planning to head northbound in toward wheaton. are connecticut avenue. the inner loop may be affected by the bright sunshine the clothesser you get to college park. northbound i-95 just a couple of slow stretches as you head into

quantico, dale city, woodbridge and springfield. we'll take a live look outside on 395 still moving well. i'll update you on that situation at wheaton at 6:43. all eyes are on the supreme court this morning. at 10:00 a.m. we'll learn the ruling on the affordable healthcare act. we are going live to new york and charlie roads has the preview of a busy, busy news day charlie. >> reporter: andrea and jessica from the supreme court to the white house to capitol hill we are covering all angles of the ruling the. at 7:00 we'll show you how virtually every american will be impacted. stay with cbs news as we bring you live conk of the -- coverage of the ruling. we'll be watching. and of course we'll be taking that right here. people on all sides of the

affordable healthcare act are awaiting today's decision. >> we are going to go live back to delia, outside of the supreme court this morning waiting for a decision. and she has a guest with her. >> reporter: lots of activity this morning as folks are gearing up for an historic decision. tim fill lops is one of those folks awaiting on edge for the decision we have all been waiting for. we know your organization has been very vocal and very active in your opposition of the healthcare reform. tell me about your position. >> reporter: we think for the government to push this one size fits all program on the country, when they forced the mandate requiring individual americans to why a private product that was clearly unconstitutional. we'll find out if our view is correct but we think this legislation is unconstitution example is a bad idea as well.

>> reporter: certainly folks are talking about commerce. whether or not you are mandating commerce or does the commerce already exist? that is some debate with the court. what do you think? >> i think the legislation clearly creates a requirement to buy private health insurance. our federal government should not be able to force that. it is one thing to mandate programming, but when you are telling americans they have to buy a private product, that is another thing, we think it is clearly unconstitutional. >> reporter: do you feel without this mandate there are portions of this law that could survive and that perhaps should? >> i think the whole thing should be overturned. it is a bad idea and it won't work well. the federal government doesn't do really big social well fares -- programs well. we know insurance costs are

going to go up. all the studies show that. we hope the whole thing is overturned. if it isn't we'll go back to congress next year and urge them to repeal the legislation. every poll shows the american people agree with us. >> reporter: i appreciate it. we'll all be watching. a decision between 10:00 and 11:00 we'll be watching. we'll have live conche -- coverage, as soon as we have that ruling. stay with us throughout the day as we cover the supreme court decision, follow wusa9 on twit tore get the ruling as soon as it comes down. you'll be able to read the decision at wusa9.com and of course we are going to have reaction from across the region at 9news now. virginia state troopers will no longer be able to detain people with a questionable

status. 9 local law enforcement agencies in virginia operate under the agreement, allowing the arrest of a criminal suspect based on their immigration status. eights deal on the hill. the senate and house have reached an agreement on keeping a lower rate on federal student loans for one more year. this is also an agreement on the new $100 billion transportation bill. most programs were slated to expire on sunday. instead they will be extended. who hasn't wanted to take a little anger out against a speed camera? police say a maryland man did just that, and they arrested him. bruce lawrence may is charged with assault after using a sling shot to fire glass marbles at a speed camera. there was someone in that van who saw may's vehicle.

a 70-year-old virginia man defended his home against a burglar with the closest weapon he could find, an ashtray. police say 18-year-old paul gore walked into donnie snowdon's home on ports mought saturday. gore had a gun. snowdon's wife woke him up by yelling wake up. gore took off. police caught up with him a block away. you can hear the buzz among golf fans this morning just 30 minutes until the at&t national tournament tease off. >> kristen fisher is live at congressional country club this morning. are you excited? >> reporter: i am incredibly excited. very excited to see what happens here. first layer teague off at 7:00. 20 minutes away. right now we are going to talk to somebody who knows a whole lot more about golf than i do. steve thanks for being with us. so much was made of last year's

u.s. open here at congressional. supposed to be golf's toughest test, the players came out here and absolutely killed it. how do you expect the course to play last year? >> i think the us gawould have loved to have had this course for the u.s. open. it is firm, fast and much harder than it was last year during the u.s. open. i don't think we are going to see a birdie fest, like last year, when rory mcilroy finished at 16 under. yesterday during the pro-am at 7:30 in the morning the greens were already firm and fast. so i think. >> reporter: under par would be a goodwining score and the players know they are going to have to stay out of the rough. >> reporter: tiger two weeks ago at the u.s. open, started strong, disappointing finish. what do you think his mental state is, heading into today's start of the first round? >> i think we are going to see the tiger the first two rounds of the u.s. open when he shot

6-70 to take a share of the lead and then 75-73 coming in. i think tiger is the favorite. he is the last person to win the at&t national in 2009, he is playing as well as anybody, and he is tiger. he loves this golf course. whenever tiger likes a golf course he plays very well there. obviously every week he is the guy to watch but he is going to be there at the end on sunday. >> i want to ask who else should people be watching for? we all watch tiger? >> bo haasler from high school in orange county, california and gored can -- jordan speos. one 17 years old and bo is 18.

he led the u.s. open during the second round. these guys have game, great attitudes and they are not afraid. >> today thank you very much, usa today, for now jessica and andrea, back to you. >> kristen fisher live at congressional this morning. in nine minutes learn which beaches are popular in our region and are getting a five star cleanliness rating. sunny skies and a return to humidity. up next, learn when we are going to hit the triple-digits.

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traffic. other than one situation in wheaton, traffic's been looking pretty good around town. no big accidents, but in wheaton, there is police activity on the northbound side of gridly road, that puts it north of randolph road where a pedestrian was struck by a bus. we have been told now the pedestrian has been taken to the hospital and should be okay, but that investigation will continue through that area. you will find one lane getting by northbound just north of randolph road, so you might want to stick to continue con avenue, southbound the lanes are open. initial delays out of frederick, it is going to be off and on toward clarksburg, and here at falls road the pace looks good, actually. back over to the maps, this time we'll head west on the inbound side of i 66. as you leave route 50 toward 123 and inside the beltway here in falls church, and another look

outside, this time we'll look in centerville, cameras a bit dark but rest assured traffic is moving well eastbound on 66. olga breese is here and she has a typical summer forecast for us. summer forecast, i would like to go back to the terrace and sort of bottle the breeze going through right now. people who get an early start this morning are in for a bit of a treat. ably midday and late afternoon i think we are going to be just fine. our day planner will feature a bit of a warm-up. by noon many of us will hit the middle range, by lunch time surely hitting lower 90s. we should top out right around 95, 94 degrees at reagan international air pert. it will be muggy tonight as

well. today's humidity is reasonable but as we pull in the south and southwest winds throughout the course of the day, we'll start to notice the rise in the humidity. here's what you need to know getting started on this thursday morning. take your sunglasses with you. you want to keep them handy throughout the day. humidity will just be on the rise, but it is not so bad just yet. in fact later on tonight and into tomorrow we'll see the worst of it. we could stir up dangerous heat as we head into friday. forecast now is pushing us toward the triple-digits by tomorrow afternoon. we have the excessive heat watch in effect starting tomorrow morning. we could have severe weather, strong showers and thunderstorms moving on through. only a slight risk of rain for today. here's how we are looking so far so good. a few of the high, thin clouds. most of the rain should stay away. even a slight rain chance.

right now from our weather cam it is looking pretty good. not so bad as temperatures in the 70s. we will keep our winds out of the southwest. we'll pump a little bit more. close to 5 and 10 miles per hour. there is some moisture up to our north. a pop of moisture starts tomorrow morning. by tomorrow midday, great chance we are hearing storms and showers moving on through. as we head into saturday morning, that sets us up for more heat by the afternoon. a new report cone firms what many of us locals have known for years. >> dewey beach in delaware and 6 beach in delaware.

the beaches got high marks for testing water frequently with view filings. lifeguards in delaware monitored the beach for trash and teleasked visitors to pick up too. >> we wouldn't keep coming back if it wasn't clean. the council also gave five stars to beach 6 in ocean city, maryland. and gulf shores public beach in alabama. if you are headed to the beach, here is how much you are going to pay for gas in ocean city, maryland. regular grade is $3.36 a gallon, dollars $3.34 in delaware. down in virginia beach. regular grade is $3.18 a gallon and it is $3.40 in wildwood, new jersey. it is 6:48. time to reveal the answer to our question of the morning. 77% of us have one of these but often forget to replace the batteries. is it the tv remote, the garage

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morning. should hit 95 degrees, it will be hot but not so humid. we'll save the humidity for tomorrow when temperatures push closer to the triple-digits. thank you olga. a check on the news before you go. this is a live look outside the supreme court. the ruling on president obama's healthcare reform act should come down around 10:00 this morning. we'll bring that to you live when happens -- it happens. six hours ago an explosion happened we don't know the extent of the damage,. nationals routed colorado 11-5. the two teams play this afternoon in denver. cbs this morning begins at the top of the hour. they are going to have a preview of today's contempt of congress vote against attorney general

eric holder. before that one more check on traffic and weather. you are watching 9news now.

one more thing to tell you about here. we are going to take you to the nationals rockies game. this is video taken by a fan there, sent in. that is tyler clippard, the closer for the nationals. some people think he was sitting on a back-upch of ducks there. you see him spitting from the cup. >> it turns out 45 minutes later they had to put a correction up that said clippard was spitting sunflower seeds as at these

ducks. >> you think we are win age game and we are going to be mean to ducks? seems like they begrudgingly made the correction too. >> he is not an awful human being. he was feeding the ducks. olga? >> looking at the 7 thai forecast, there is no mistaking your eyes. we are headed to middle 90s today, triple-digit heat comes our way. northbound north of randolph road, be aware that have and maybe use connecticut avenue through the wheaton area. and a quick look on the northbound side of 3-d 5, slow traffic here. at the top of the hour, cbs is next with a preview of the supreme court decision on the affordable healthcare act and we'll have a special report later this morning once the ruling comes down. you can also follow us on twitter to follow that ruling i can't have a great day we'll see you tomorrow