there. another sticky day. temperatures heating up quickly once again. temperatures will be in the mid 90s by this afternoon. here's a look at your day planner. so we are waking up to cloudy skies right now. but by this morning at 9:00, we should be under partly cloudy conditions. temperatures in the 80s, by lunch time lower 90s. late this afternoon 95 degrees and by 6:00 in the lower 90s. 77 in downtown, leesburg 69 degrees now doppler showing us showers and storms went through last night, but right now, things are quiet. we have cloudy conditions out there and it should be a dry morning commute for you. 95 in downtown. annapolis you should top out in the lower 90s. a slight chance for an isolated storm this afternoon.

we'll talk more about the heat but first monica with your -- monika with your traffic. first one is an overnight accident westbound on i-70 after route 2. that one did involve a tractor trailer. once you are beyond that you are okay out to mount airy and frederick. on the beltway american legion bridge no problems between 270 and tyson's corner. you are running smoothly. this time over to the other side of town. there had been an accident north of dale city sitting on the shoulder for awhile. you are okay now up into woodbridge springfield northbound side of i-95. frank conia springfield parkway. coming up in my next report we'll look at 66. twice this weekend the

computer glitch brought metro rail systems to a standstill. there is still no word on what caused the problem. 9news now is live at the hendley town station are the escalators working? >> reporter: the escalators are working. let's keep our fingers crossed for that one. this morning after a frustrating commute for lots of folks this weekend, here we are monday morning still no clear answers as to why these computer glitches occurred. they will have extra staff on hand in case they go in the dark again. trains on all five lines came to a complete halt twice on saturday when the control center's computers crashed. no one was hurt. metro never lost radio communication with train operators and a system that controls safe distance between the trains was never affected. riders described an absolutely

frustrating commute and some say it took nearly three hours. > >> due to the fact you have so many trains it should have been a little easier still to keep this thing running. >> the sense that seeing is believing, even though you hear you may be able to communicate. you still may be want to say physically this is where the train is. >> it is very frightening. it makes me think of what we would do in a case of a real emergency. i don't think there is a sufficient plan in place. but i think the new director of metro is making moves in the right direction. >> however even the new director of metro will tell you it is a long battle because there was so much maintenance performed.

it will take some time to get the system back up and running to what it should be. metro stopped the trains out of an abundance of caution. find out who else wants answers, coming up at 5:30. it wasn't triple-digit heat so there is an upside. a double shooting in a snail salon leaves two people in critical condition. this happened saturday. the estranged boyfriend of 33-year-old lain shot the woman and a friend. both victims are in critical condition. police are now l looking for 35-year-old develop sam. prince george's county police are looking for the gunman whose attempted robbery

led to a pedestrian crash. officers got the call to oak street very early sunday. police inside a white car say at least two men with guns came up to their car and ordered them to get out and lie on the ground. one passenger did but then something startled the driver who hit the gas and ran over the person on the ground and killed him. the gunmen ran away and have not been caught. police are searching for a missing 75-year-old man. officers say oscar washington was last seen around 11:00 a.m. yesterday in the backyard of his daughter's home in bowie. washington is six feet tall, weighs 170 pounds. he is missing a right pinky fingernail. last seen on foot wearing a green shirt green khaki pants and dress shoes. washington suffers from high blood pressure and memory loss.

police say two pit bulls pounced on a 40-year-old man when he got out of his truck. the man's son was in the truck he screamed for a neighbor for help. officers spotted the dogs at a nearby town house. one of the dogs was shot and killed. the other dog was captured and taken to the animal welfare league. the father is now in the hospital with bites on both of his arms. the time right now is 5:06. i am watching your money. it would be nice if we could have another just like friday. the big rally then, checking the numbers, happy to do so this morning. the dow starts today at 12777. added 203 points on friday. nasdaq was better by 42 and the s & p 500 was up 22 points. made in the usa takes on more importance when you are talking about the uniforms our olympians will be wearing.

designer ralph lauren had the usa uniforms for the opening ceremonies made in china. it is too late to change that. the usa olympics committee is saying the opening ceremonies uniforms for the 2014 games will be made in the under the circumstances. -- in the united states. amazon is adding distribution centers in ten states over the next four years. it is going to start in pennsylvania and california in september. analysts say that will enable the company to offer delivery of many products just hours after orders are placed online. the move is considered a way of remaining competitive as more states push toward charging sales tax on amazon purchases. that would be awesome. >> my wife loves amazon. that would be a huge dent in my checkbook.

>> 5:08 now. still ahead the red cross changes terms when it comes to fighting in syria. coming up. plus secretary of state hillary clinton draws protests as she meets with officials in egypt. and in sports team usa will play a tune up game in dc tonight before they head to london for the olympics. we'll be right back. i'll have the $4 everyday value slam with... bacon. wait... yeah... well, yeah, bacon.

and my eggs sunny side-up. no, umm, over-easy. the $4 everyday value slam. one of 4 great choices for $4 off the 2-4-6-8 value menu. only at denny's. good morning, time 50:00. cloudy skies as you are waking up this morning. we are looking at the skis and the includes to clear out this morning. we'll see plenty of sunshine for today. here's a look at your day

planner. temperatures in the 80s by 9:00. noon 90 degrees, mostly sunny conditions. we will top out afternoon highs in the mid 90s today so it is going to be hot and humid. currently mostly cloudy and 77 degrees. back to you guys. >> good morning monika. >> reporter: good morning annie. northbound i-95 north of dale city the accident clean up continues and it is blocking one lane. watch out through that area. i'll have more coming up in my next report in a few minutes. back to you guys. here's what's making news now this morning. searchers found one body this weekend but a father and his two daughters are still missing after a landslide in british columbia, canada. the international committee of the red cross is now calling the fighting in syria a civil war. social media websites posted

video sunday claiming to show shelling in the capital city of damascus. secretary of state hillary clinton is on her first visit to israel this morning in nearly two years. she is there to discuss the regional issues. while she was in egypt this weekend clinton's motorcade was pelted with water bottles and tomatoes. are your kids dependent on their electronic devices? there are some local summer camps that are completely unplugged. find out if ice age throws out the competition at the box office this weekend. next at 5:15, there is a break in the heat in the seven day forecast. stay here for the good news.

hello friends, 5:14. good morning it is monday if you are justify waking up, i'm glad you are with us. i'm not sure if it is humid, does hair spray make it worse? i think it is a lost cause. >> mine goes from half straight to half curly. >> reporter: just forget it today, it is going to be so humid. temperatures today will rohit up once again and we are looking

at plenty of sunshine by this afternoon. kind of a gray day yesterday. here's a look at your day planner. temperatures again will warm up into the lower 90s by lunch time topping out by mid 90s under mostly sunny skies. we did is he the showers and storms roll through last night. right now we are looking at a quiet morning commute. a few clouds out there, temperatures are pretty mild only 77 degrees in downtown. 6 in please -- 69 in leesburg. manassas we are at 72 degrees. beautiful shot of the capital. we'll have dew points in the upper 60s and lower 70s. it is a humid, sticky day out there. dry morning commute as you are heading into work this morning, don't forget your sunglasses.

triple-digit potential. tomorrow and also into wednesday. more storms are likely for the middle of the week as a cold front comes through. here's a look at your 9 futurecast, keep your eye on that. today we are looking for the clouds to clear up this morning and by this afternoon. only isolated spots are possible late this afternoon this morning. overnight looking at a nice calm evening it will be warm. i'm not worried about storms on tuesday. wednesday i have a cold front coming through that can trigger scattered showers and storms and we'll break the heat on friday. 91 for annapolis. 93 in leesburg. hagerstown in martinsburg you'll top out in the lower 90s. weather alerts yellow for the next three days because of the heat and the chance for a storm

today. tuesday upper 90s. wednesday also in the upper 90s. thursday lower 90s, friday and saturday back in the 80s so it will be much more comfortable then. sunday in the upper 80s. we only have a chance for a shower friday and saturday. zoo an the -- other than the fact it is monday, there have been no complaints. i-70 near route 29, there is an accident. other than that no problems in mount airy or frederick. we'll take a live look outside if you are planning to head here at the american legion bridge, silver spring, college park all of those areas are looking

good. back over to the maps, this time we'll head to the west side, no problems coming in from dulles airport, sterling, herndon all the way to the beltway. we'll go outside live once more. at 5:18 in the morning you can't complain. coming up we'll look at 95 in verge individual. mike and jessica it. are they really better than the dream team? the 2012 basketball team is going to show off their skills don't in dc. highlights coming up in sports. now let's take another look at the question of the morning again. a new study suggests single women looking for a happy secure boyfriend should look for a man with a sense of humor, at least one sister, or a large bank account. >> we are wondering if happy and secure is the key to this

question. keisha wrote i say b. he will treat the women the way he would treat his sister. well, who knows? >> love to hear what you think. log on to our facebook fan page. we'll reveal the answer in our 6:00 show. we'll be right back.

good morning. hey we are waking up to mostly cloudy skies but we'll see plenty of sunshine today. clouds will clear out. by 8:00 temperatures will be in

the lower 80s already in the low 90s at lunch time. by 4:00 temperatures will top out in the mid 90s. another hot and homed day. temperatures in the upper 80s by 8:00. back to mike and jessica, good morning guys. team usa basketball makes a stop in our area before heading to london. >> the nationals took their talents to south beach this weekend. kristen bees set has your highlights. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. they say rest does a body good. the washington nationals came out for the second half of the season looking to extend their lead in the nleast. now the question is will the nats adhere to their limits on stephen strasburg burglary? he was at 99 pitches heading into the all-star break. his limit is 160. yesterday the almighty righty back on the mound, giving up

six hits. strasburg was a single to right for the nats first one of the day. easy you slide home. miami's bases loaded. nats going for lombardozzi. the nationals blank the marlins 4-0. strasburg picks up his tenth win of the season. now heading to london is a new team usa. teams with names like kobe, lebron, durant. the team is here in dc this weekend practicing throughout the weekend and tonight they have an exhibition game at the

verizon center giving a glimpse at what some are calling a team comparable to the dream team. >> it was humbling and we don't take it for granted. >> it just feels really good. >> we will be live from the verizon center later tonight for team usa's exhibition against brazil. have a great monday. plus we are anticipating more developments today in the scandal surrounding dc mayor vincent gray's election campaign. >> reporter: we are beginning to see volume on the southbound side of route 80. i'll have more on traffic coming up in my next report at 5:29.

you are watching 9news now. stay with us.

welcome back. i'm jessica doyle. andrea roane has the day off. and i'm mike haiduk. are you tired? >> we are all awake. we are going to get you up. >> annie hong is here, a little rough start but she feels better. >> reporter: are you calling me out? we kind of forget all that. >> she said i'm not waking up fast. >> we are getting there. >> just giving you a hard time. i love all of y'all. >> reporter: we are waking up to mostly cloudy conditions this morning. the clouds are going to clear out, we'll see lots of sunshine today. another hot one, so get ready.

by early this morning temperatures will be in the 80s under partly cloudy conditions. plenty of sunshine lower 90s by 1:00. then we'll top out in the mid 90s for 3:00 or so. looks like we have only a slight chance for an isolated storm or shower. 69 in leesburg, winchester 72. doppler radar showers and storms went through last night. but right now we are not looking at any rain on the radar, cloudy conditions. again the clouds will clear out. you will want to bring your sunglasses, highs 95 in downtown. fredericksburg close to mid 90s. baltimore 93, frederick and you'll get to mid 90s. hotter conditions for tuesday and wednesday. we'll talk more about that.

first here's monika samtani. >> reporter: good morning everybody. almost 5:30 in the morning. luckily i don't have any major incidents to tell you about. things look good on 95 between baltimore and washington. no problems on route 2 or the bw parkway as you head down to the beltway. we'll take a live look in college park. where volumes are not too bad. you are going to maybe tap the breaks, but other than that, we are type on 270 come in from frederick. no problems to report as you come in from the other side of town. northbound i-95 looking good into woodbridge and springfield. more on traffic coming up once again at 5:38. back to you. will we learn more about the corruption scandal following

vincent gray today? >> jean clark awaits sentencing after she admits she helped raise a shadow campaign. she met gray january 10 to discuss what to do with vouchers from this shadow campaign. the mayor told associates that was when he first learned a shadow campaign even existed and he immediately contacted an attorney. >> the u.s. attorney said we had a tainted election. there was election fraud and in my mind, when there is cheating there is a whole question about legitimacy. mural bowser who plans to run for mayor is one of three council members who called on gray to resign. legal observers say the case will most likely hinge on when gray found out about the shadow campaign and when he took any

action to try to cover it up. metro is still trying to figure out what caused the entire train system to shut down twice over the weekend. >> reporter: the story doesn't go too far because metro doesn't know exactly what happened. the morning commute is underway, hopefully without any major issues on all five lines of the metro system. we can tell you the metro will have extra staff on hand in case they run into any additional problems. 40 trains on all five lines stopped literally in their tracks saturday. twice. once in the afternoon and then again around 1:00 in the morning. metro says the control center's computers went bark and they could no longer see those trains. they were, however able to communicate with train

operators via radio. and even though the system that keeps a safe distance between trains was intact, board members still want answers. >> it is very disturbing. customers have a right to reliable and if people are going to use the public transit system, then they have to believe it is a reliable system. the kind of glitch that happened works against people want to go use metro and that is a bad thing. >> we are all very frustrated anytime our passengers are frustrated. we have to keep investing in the system and making sure the staff is doing what they are supposed to do. >> reporter: metro released a statement sunday saying they stopped the trains in an abundance of caution. we are still waiting to hear exactly from them this morning this regards to what went wrong and what they are doing to fix

the problem. all they have done overis release the statement via e-mail. so far so good on all the metro lines this morning. we'll see how the rest of the day goes. fingers crossed so far. a clear evacuation plan adding data recorders and safer rail cars to some of the things lawmakers are trying to do, to make your trip on the train safer. a delegation of lawmakers from maryland and members of the national transportation safety board are going to announce a plan today that will improve transportation and call for federal funds to continue supporting metro. today montgomery county planning board is going to hear a proposal for light rail service through chevy chase

lake. planners say the rail service would unclog rush hour on connecticut avenue. planners say the rail service would hopefully do that and they say creation of a new town center, highrise offices and new town center would be a part of this. so will expanded gambling roll into maryland? governor martin o'malley has a meeting planned today with leaders. the issue is deciding whether or not to allow table games along with slots and approve a sixth casino site. lawmakers have until august 20th to agree on a proposal to put the issue before voters in november. i am watching jury money and your morning cup of coffee. raise a mug along with mike and

i. we probably both drink too much. >> 10 cups. >> that is a lot of coffee. there is the aroma, the rich, nutty taste. but is your morning cup of joe tasting a little bitter lately? it may not be your imagination. the first thing to try is a moment made solution of vinegar and tap water. the next step is look at your can of coffee. many of america's major brands have been quietly tweaking their coffee blends. the reason why is cost. they are substituting lower grade robust beans. that, in turn, is degrading the quality of the coffee you are spooning into the pot. it is publicly confirming a

shift, so if it is tasting a little bitter it may not be your coffee pot after all. >> cheaper beans. >> not fun. >> firefighters battle weather as flames in california continue to grow. and in entertainment news the icage gang enjoys its moment -- ice age gang enjoys its moment this week.

good morning. howard is off today, i'm filling in. boy it is steamy out here. we are expecting the humid conditions to stick around the next couple of days. temperatures will be in the lower 80s by 9:00, we'll see the clouds start to clear out. plenty of sunshine today highs topping out in the mid 90s. right now 74 degrees in college

park. 70 in vienna and 72 in springfield. here's monika with your timesaver traffic. >> reporter: in burke a paving operation with alternating lane closures northbound and southbound at roberts parkway until 6:00 in the morning. i'll be back with more traffic, coming up in my next report. thanks monika. we have been combing through the day's daily deals and retailers. here's some of our favorites on this monday morning. daily deals reached out to me with this one for a designer sportswear line from rebecca michaels. maybe you have seen this. pay $25 for $50 worth of dresses. this offer good through the end of today. 50% off to the capital groove festival. the washington post calls it one of the 25 best summer concerts.

this deal can be found on living social. and $144.99 for a dell multi-touch screen tablet. you are going to save 155 bucks and buy this at sears.com. if you have an offer you have seen, i would love to hear from you on facebook. mike? hollywood is mourning the death of an actress whose career spans more than half a century. celeste home has died. she won an oscar for her portrayal in gentleman's agreement. she appeared in another son, return of the having bond and the king and i. she fell ill after a fire in the manhattan apartment building where she lived. another family friendly film rockets to the top of the box

office. ice age continental drift took in '48 million dollars. this is the fourth installment of ice age, which are very funny, by the way. the r-rated comedy ted came in third. another animated film brave was in fourth and magic mike is still sticking around in the top five. who knew? the war of the words in campaign 2012 gets hotter. more of that, coming up. plus a security company's failure means thousands of british troops will be on a protection detail at the olympics. and let's see who is saying happy birthday or getting it said to them today. lord of the dance michael flatly, 54 years old. she is in the iconic scene from fast times at ridgemont high.

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weather first time now 5:46. going to be another hot one. >> hot and steamy. temperatures warm up quickly once again. even hotter tuesday and wednesday. get ready for the heat. the good thing is a heat wave doesn't last really that long. here's a look at your day planner for this monday temperatures in the lower 80s by 9:00. we'll see the clouds here out there morning by noon plenty of highs in the mid 90s for

today. right now you can see no showers, most of the showers and storms did go through last night. still cloudy conditions sticking around. satellite radar showing us clouds and the storms have moved off to the east. we still have a chance for an isolated storm this afternoon and early evening. current temperatures 77 in downtown. college park 74. alexandria 75 degrees. gaithersburg in the lower 70s as well. here's a live look at your michael and son weather camera. temperature now is 77. mostly cloudy conditions. dew points 60s and 70s so it is very steamy out there. a dry morning commute, as you are heading out the door, don't forget your sunglasses. triple-digit potential is there for tuesday and wednesday.

more storms arrive for the middle of the week. that is going to help us break from that heat wave. here is a look at your 9 futurecast. this morning the clouds will start to clear out. a chance for an isolated storms late this afternoon, overnight pretty quiet and tomorrow morning quiet, crystal clear. lots of sunshine for your tuesday. on wednesday we see more of the glenn on here, scattered showers and thunderstorms because of the cold front arriving that will trigger showers and storms in the afternoon and evening. highs today 95 in downtown. 92 in andrews air force base. leesburg harris town only 90s. here's a look at your next three days. the 9 weather alerts are yellow because a chance for some storms, it means some location will get up to 100.

also a better chance for scattered showers. that got your next 7 days. once the storms come through with that cold front, thursday we see we are not going to be as hot. lower 90s. friday and saturday only a chance for a shower, highs mid to upper 80s. sunday looking storm free with temperatures topping out in the upper 80s. don't forget to drink plenty of fluids and get plenty of rest. good morning. i want to let you know right off the top here the mark brunswick line 870 is running up to 20 minutes late. now let's go over to our maps. no problems on the bw parkway or route 50. you are going to be absolutely fine and then a few brake lights here approaching that area. you are going to hit the brakes

on the outer loop once you pass through closer to 95. that is continuous into silver spring. this time to the other side of town no issues on 270. just the traffic forming now as you leave frederick. through german town you are going to be okay. here's what it looks like on the northbound side of i-95 in virginia. i'll have more on traffic coming up in my next report. back to you guys. after campaigning in virginia over the weekend today president obama will host a town hall meeting in cincinnati ohio. promtive nominee mitt romney is scheduled to visit el awith his el. romney's advisors are defending his involvement with bane capital. >> reporter: president obama is back on the campaign trail today to talk about jobs and the

economy. a topic mitt romney consistently criticizes the president about. on thursday president obama told cbs morning he doesn't mind the attacks. but it has been romney on the defensive lately. he says he gave up managing bane capital in 1999 in order to run the salt lake city olympics. federal documents showed romney as the chairman and ceo of the company until 2002. >> it is standard while you are on leave to sign those documents for the sec. he was still ceo and had shares but he wasn't responsible for management. >> you are telling the american people you bear no responsibility and you are telling the sec you are in charge, one of those things are not true. >> reporter: both campaigns have new ads focusing on the issue.

the obama ad features mitt romney singing america the beautiful while showing led lines accusing romney of shipping jobs overseas. the romney camp countered with its own ads, saying the president's attacks are mislead. >> this is a candidate hoping to change the subject. >> reporter: president obama says he will not apologize for attacking romney's record at bane. egyptian authorities say they will try again today to negotiate the release of two americans taken hostage friday. pastor michelle lewis and lisa al fons were part of a church mission. high temperatures and strong winds are making it very difficult to constain a wildfire in northern california. the roberts fire has already destroyed one home and is

threatening nearly 200 more. 11 firefighters have been injured battling these flames. britain is enacting its largest domestic mobilization since world war ii. the company hired to provide 10,000 civilian security guards announced last week it would fall short of that number. an investigation is underway into the computer problem that shut down metro train service. kids' camps unplugged. no cell phones, no video games. and guess what? they actually love it. we'll tell you where it is, next. ?gw?qyjw

good morning everyone. happy monday we are looking at cloudy skies out there, but it will clear up. temperatures by 8:00 in the lower 80s and partly cloudy conditions. by 9:00 already in the lower 90s for lunch time. temperatures will top out in the mid 90s by 4:00 under mostly sunny conditions. here's a look at your satellite and radar picture. the storms are off to the east and now we are looking at skies that will clear out. temperatures in the upper 70s right now. 75 in college park. 76 in downtown. vienna 70s and gaithersburg in the lower 70s. we go back to mike and jessica, good morning guys. temperature has been hitting triple-digits so often this summer in the high 90s.

the kids will hang out most of the time in front of the computer or video games. but one local camp has none of that. >> reporter: they are outside learning about mill being weed. >> it is called a milk weed. >> it is going to get away from tv a little bit. >> reporter: and sophia gunther is at the pond. >> this day camp in chevy chase, maryland is old school. no electronics allowed. >> i probably would be watching tv, playing games, playing my i touch. >> the average american child now spends 53 hours a week using

technology. the time kids spend outside has dropped 16% in just the last five years. >> the more high-tech our lives become the more nature we need. >> author of last child in the woods says a general ration of children is at risk of growing up nature deficient. yes technology gives us things. yes we get certain skills from that but we also get certain skills from being outside in nature. >> skills like problem solving. >> creativity and leadership. >> which is why parents like alice crits send their kids back year after year. >> they love it. they love being in mud and to be outdoors and come been a deer. more than a thousand young campers will spend timeout of doors in a camp run by the

audubon society. the mud washes off. but the experience sticks. chip reid, cbs news, washington. the audubon naturalist society runs several camps in our area in addition to the ones in chevy chase. audubon camp.org. some camps still have space available. we are pro mud here. i'm jessica doyle. andrea and howard are off this week. good morning monika samtani. annie hong has our weather first. it is heating up out there. >> reporter: it is steamy out there. you can feel like you are in a steam room or a saunas. it is going to be a mild to warm start to th