we're going to wake up to sunny skies. temperatures will be hot. by lunch 95 degrees. by late this afternoon getting up to 99, close to 100. we do have a chance for an isolated thunderstorm late this afternoon, early this evening. that storm could be strong or severe. we do have some areas of fog this morning. right now only in manassas and call per. advice i can't -- culpeper. visibilities down to 5 miles. our satellite and radar picture showing it's pretty quiet overnight. we did see a couple of scattered showers that did pop up and some storms. right now temperatures in the lower 80s in downtown. 77 arlington. 73 in bethesda. rockville, good morning to you, 74 degrees. highs for today, yeah, it's going to be a scorcher. 99 in downtown. 101 in manassas. 98 in gaithersburg. and 96 degrees in winchester. tappahannock, you should get to

the triple-digit mark. so drink lots of water and don't forget your sunscreen and sunglasses for this morning's commute. when the sun rises it definitely effects you -- affects you coming in on 66, for example. right now it's just so humid and hot outside already. no problems other than that as you travel on the beltway north side of town. you'll be fine. the bw parkway and route 50 inside the beltway looks good. we'll take a live look outside. on 270 southbound coming in from clarksburg still no delays. down to germantown and down to the point where the lanes divide. good time to head out. let's go back over to the maps where there are no problems to report here in southern maryland. route 4, route 5, route 301. everything is fine up to the beltway, andrews air force base. we'll take a live look at route 301 and route a coming out of brandywine. all lanes are open and no issues yet to the beltway. in my next report, another look at area roads 5:09. back to you. >> see you in a bit.

the first phase of metro's line to dulles isn't scheduled to open till late next year but a key piece is being put in place today. delia goncalves is live in tysons corner with the story. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. this indeed is a major milestone for the project. you can see the train's aerial guideway that's stretching along route 7 here. later this morning, crews will finally install the final segment of that aerial guideway. the 11 and a half-mile project will extend from reston west to dulles airport ending at route 7, 72 in eastern loudoun county. supporters say the silver line is vital to the economic development and longevity of this region, but it certainly has been a controversial project. the loudoun county board of supervisors argued whether the train should be built above or underground and held off its support until a 5-4 vote earlier this month that paved

the way for the $6 billion project to move forward. supporters of the silver line are hoping this will ease the major traffic congestion in this area, especially for those folks who are driving heading to dulles airport and for loudoun county which is the fastest growing county in the nation. so what's next for this project? i'll let you know coming up at 5:30. back to you. >> thank you, delia. delia live at tysons corner this morning. that's good for shoppers. today a team from the national transportation safety board will arrive at the site of a deadly plane crash in montgomery county. the small single engine plane went down last night in laytonsville near davis airport. it was carrying two men, an experienced flight instructor and experienced pilot. witnesses say the plane failed to clear tree tops and appeared to stall during landing. they saw it spiral to the ground and crash into a thickly wooded area. >> the wind shield was ripped off of the aircraft. the tail was badly damaged and

in pieces. both wings were mangled and the engine was falling out of the aircraft. >> the flight instructor pilot in the plane was killed in the crash. the second man is listed in serious condition. the plane that crashed was listed for sale on a website called trade a plane. investigators are trying to determine what caused a big apartment fire in woodbridge, virginia. the fire broke out last night on gemstone drive. one firefighter was injured there. he is expected to recover. no one else was hurt in this. but as many as a dozen families need a new place to live now. a couple of prince george's county firefighters are recovering from injuries after a house fire on monday in temple hills. 40 firefighters and medics rushed to the scene to work on it. one woman was inside when the fire started. she got out unharmed. a firefighter suffered minor burns. the other one suffered smoke inhalation. both of them are expected to be okay. the time right now almost 5:05. i am watching your money.

the losing streak on wall street goes on. stocks have been down in seven out of the last eight trading sessions. and today the focus moves to capitol hill. investors are hoping federal reserve chairman ben bernanke has enough positives to say to capitol hill in order to boost stocks. checking the numbers now, the dow stands this morning at 12,727, dropped 50 points in trade yesterday. nasdaq was off by 11 and a half. and the s&p 500 was down by 3 points. the rhetoric is getting more combative in the battle over extending the bush era tax cuts. in december 2010 democrats lost their battle to drop the tax benefits for the wealthiest americans. and at the time they agreed to an extension for everyone just before the cuts would have expired. now they say they are going to stand their ground. >> unless republicans end their commitment to protecting the rich above all else, our country is going to have to face the consequence of

republicans transjentses. >> what we're facing is entirely avoidable. >> this battle is headed towards what's being called the fiscal cliff. not only could the tax cuts expire at the end of the year, that's also when $110 billion it automatic government spending cuts could kick in. that could push the fragile economy back into a recession next year and lead to huge job losses for d.c., maryland, and virginia. certainly not something anybody wants to see any time soon. >> no no. still ahead this morning, a bomb threat closes a major crossing on our northern border. more on that story coming up. >> plus, rescues in road closures as torrential rain causes flash flooding in the southwest. >> ahead in sports, he need add second try but president obama eventually figured out the verizon center kiss cam. it's really cute. we'll show you that in a bit. dad look, you can get eggs,

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good morning. 5:08. lots ever sunshine of the here's a look at your day planner. it's going to be a very hot day. temperatures will already be at 95 by lunch time. then by late this afternoon, we're soaring into the upper 90s, close to 100 degrees. we do have a chance for some isolated thunderstorms, some of those storms could be strong or severe because of the heat and that means we'll have an unstable atmosphere. we are seeing areas of fog this

morning, not widespread but just in manassas, out in warrenton, also out in petersburg and cumberland we are seeing some visibility being affected. if you live in those communities, you may want to leave the house a little earlier to make sure you don't get rushed getting into work today. currently temperatures are still warm out there, especially in downtown. lower 80s in d.c. manassas in the lower 70s. culpeper 70. fredricksburg around 75. so we're expecting to get up close to 100. i think we could challenge some records, especially at dulles with the record high there for today is 100 set in 1997. so it's going to be a hot one. here is a look at your traffic with monika. good morning. look at this delay on the inbound side of i-66. you don't expect this at 5:09 a.m. it's all because of a disabled vehicle after nutley street in the center of the roadway. traffic is having to go by to the right and to the left right now. coming up in my next report, an update on this situation in a few minutes. >> see you then. making news now at 5:09

this morning, one of the busiest bridges between the a united states and canada is open once again after a bomb threat shut it down for hours. the ambassador bridge connects detroit and windsor, ontario and officers spent about five hours sweeping the bridge yesterday. but no explosives were found. two americans taken hostage friday in egypt's sinai peninsula have been freed. local security officials say the to members of the church in boston were released monday after negotiations with tribal leaders in the area. the two were abducted while traveling on a bus from egypt to israel. after reports of half of the country being in a drought situation, there are some places like arizona that are getting way too much rain. it rained nonstop for hours in the southern part of the state triggering flash flooding. firefighters carried out at least one swift water rescue while police scrambled to close the roads that were covered with water. >> nothing quite like those pictures we just showed you, but we do have a chance of

storms in our forecast. also, a big cooldown on the way. details at 5:15 in the seven- day forecast. at 5:22, the u.s. limb bick basketball teams -- olympic basketball teams played their final stateside tuneups. >> a maryland city turns to private partners to help more young people find jobs. you're watching 9news now.

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it's 5:13. problems on the inbound side of i-66. it's a truck that lost its wheel after nutley street right in the center of the roadway. all those people that usually get an early start are delayed. take a look at this delay. we'll go outside live on our camera. that is inbound 66 right now and it's 5:14 in the morning. but it should be out of the roadway shortly. clues are on the scene -- crews are on the scene trying to get it over to the shoulder. back to the maps and this time to the north side of town no problems on 95, route 29, the bw parkway. we're good coming out of baltimore, columbia and laurel. no problems on the beltway. we'll take a live look at university boulevard. the outer loop still running smoothly between 95 and silver spring. 270 pretty much the same story. we'll go there live next time around in my next traffic report at 5:23. >> thank you so much, monika. anny is for n for howard. it -- anny is in for howard. it's a hot day. >> temperatures will climb very

quickly because we'll probably start out in the lower 80s here in town. by lunch time you'll feel like it's already a hundred when you factor in the humidity. get ready for a steamy tuesday. here's a look at your day planner for this tuesday. plenty of sunshine out there. also some areas of fog. we'll get to visibilities in just a moment but by noon we'll get to 95 degrees. later this afternoon we'll have climbed into the upper 90s, close to 100 degrees. we do have a chance for an isolated thunderstorm late this afternoon, early this evening. anything that does pop up has the potential to be strong to severe. visibilities for fog, manassas, warrenton, culpeper, even in fredricksburg, visibility less than 5 miles. petersburg looks pretty dense, less than 2 miles visibility. so if you're in those locations, make sure you maybe leave a few minutes early so you have plenty of time to get to your destination. right now 81 in downtown. lower 70s in la la plata, manassas, andrews air force base upper 70s.

baltimore 75 degrees. here's a look at our weather headlines. so patchy morning fog this morning. a dry commute for us. then some near record highs late this afternoon. then more afternoon storms are possible. some could be strong. so here's a look at your 9 future cast. lots of sunshine today, maybe a few clouds out there. again an afternoon isolated storm is possible. most of us will just be hot and sunny. tomorrow morning we're looking at also a partly cloudy start and then better chance for some scattered showers and storms tomorrow afternoon and into thursday because of a cold front coming through. that's going to trigger some active weather for wednesday and thursday. you'll definitely want your umbrellas for tomorrow. today, though, just in case of an isolated storm, bring your umbrellas as well. oakland 83 degrees today. cumberland 94. hagerstown and martinsburg around 95 degrees. wip chester 96. manassas in the upper 90s. warrenton close to a hundred

degrees. culpeper getting to 100. in downtown close to a hundred as well. annapolis upper 90s. pax river 97. easton and cambridge, you're also going to be heating up to near 90s. code yellow for the next few days because of the heat and storm potential. today getting up to # 9 degrees. wednesday upper 90s. a better chance for showers and thunderstorms. some could be strong. thursday also still unsettled and probably will see more clouds on thursday. but not as hot. temperatures around 90 degrees. check out your next seven days. this heat wave only lasts for a couple of days today and tomorrow. then by the weekend looks much more comfortable. temperatures in the mid-80s. by friday -- by saturday with only a chance for a shower. sunday looks really nice, high around 87. then on monday temperatures in the lower 90s with maybe a chance for an isolated storm. by the way today the nats are playing. it's going to be a hot and steamy one for baseball.

make sure you bring your sunglasses a nice hat to protect yourself from the sun and don't forget to bring lots of water. let's go back to mike and jessica. good morning. >> thanks, anny. kevin durant put on a show in front of his home crowd. >> ryan zimmerman sent a blast into the stands but was it enough for a nationals victory? lie lights coming up in -- highlights coming up in sports. >> before we go, the question of the day. the average american consumes a pound of one of these things every day. is it a, bread, b, soda, or c, coffee. >> here's a look at a response you posted on the wusa9 facebook fan page. valerie jones wrote, i'm going to go with c. there's so many ways to dress it up now. that would be coffee. log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page. >> leave your response as i go get my coffee. we'll have the answer coming up in the 6:00 hour. we'll be right back.

good morning. time 5:21. time to wake up and get ready for a hot and steamy day on this tuesday. lots of sunshine out there and temperatures are going to get up into the mid-90s by lunch time. we'll get up to 99 degrees and close to 100 degrees in some locations. by late this afternoon we do have a chance for an isolated thunderstorm today and early this evening and any storm that does pop up could be strong to severe. so the nats also playing tonight at 7:05. they're playing the mets. for baseball tonight, it's going to be a hot and steamy

start but as the sun goes down, it should be a little more comfortable but still humid. here is mike and jessica. good morning. good morning you to. as you were just saying the nationals do especial up a six- game home stand tonight beginning with the new york mets. a very hot night ahead. >> indeed they do. so bring some water. first washington had to wrap up a four-game series in miami last night. ryan zimmerman hit aso low shot in the 3rd inning but unfortunates starter edwin jackson fell apart in the bottom of that inning giving up four runs and the lead. miami wins 5-3. they split the series. here's chris ten better -- kristen berset with the rest of your morning sports. good morning, everybody. fans lined up for hours monday outside the verizon center paying a couple hundred bucks a ticket for a chance to see the all-stars that make up team u.s.a. kobe, lebron, carmelo anthony and d.c.'s kevin durant all part of this year's squad

prepping for london. last night's exhibition game against brazil, the u.s.a. was actually down one point last night. here they're down 6 in the second. durant finishes a pass from kobe. then durant again putting on an impressive show for his hometown in the corner for 3. later on lebron with the steal. team u.s.a. rallies from a 10-point deficit to beat brazil 80-69. president obama in attendance last night. his wife and kids joined him a bit later. they got the crowd riled up when the couple appeared on the kiss cam and didn't kiss. next time their daughter made sure the parents made up for it and the crowd was loving it even though michele was a little embarrassed. the women made easy work of brazil earlier in the day. lindsay whalen led all scores with 21. u.s.a. wins this one 99-67.

looking good for london. i'm kristen berset. that's a quick look at sports. have a great tuesday. the chances of expanding gambling in maryland could go up after a meeting today. that story is coming up. >> plus, a milestone will be reached in the construction of metro's silver line. before you grab the keys, listen to monika. there's you one issue on the inbound side of i-66 this morning. a disabled truck just after nutley street blocking the center lane and causing this delay early this morning. i'll have more on traffic coming up once again in my next report at 5:28. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. ?gw?qyjw

welcome back. i'm jessica doyle. no singing here. andrea roane is off today. >> she's normally our singer. she's got a little vacation time. i'm mike hydeck.

thanks for joining us. monika will be along with traffic momentarily. anny hong is in for howard. we have a lot of people on vacation this week. let's grow to triple digits, shall we? >> we're going there. i'll take you there today and maybe even tomorrow. i think we could set some new records today, especially at dulles. the record high is a hundred. we'll get close to that. i think a lot of places could also get to 100 if not higher. here's a look at our day planner for this tuesday. lots of sunshine out there. a few clouds. hey, by lunch time it's going to be 95 degrees. already hot by then. so plan on having lunch inside if you can. temperatures by late this afternoon getting up to 99 degrees. we have a chance for an isolated thunderstorm. areas of fog being reported this morning in manassas, stafford and warrenton and culpeper. your visibilities down to 3 miles in culpeper. petersburg, your visibility down to 2 miles. we are seeing some fog out there. here's a look at your satellite and radar picture. we're fairly quiet overnight.

for most of today most of us should be seeing just some really hot conditions but temperatures right now are already in the lower 80s in downtown. so a pretty warm start out there, especially inside the beltway. 72 manassas. lower 70s for la la plata and annapolis 79 degrees. so highs for today close to 100 in downtown. 101 in manassas and culpeper. here's monika with your traffic. good morning. >> this is what we officially call the dog days of summer. if you're planning to head outside, kind of tough as well on the inbound side of i-66. not only are you dealing with the humidity when you head out the door but then delays as well. let's take a live look on the inbound side of 66 where there's been a disabled truck just after nutley street. it was blocking the center lane for a while. it had lost its wheel and i believe it was just moved out of the roadway. so you can see that actually the pace is beginning to improve leaving nutley street to the beltway. that was a tough one early in the morning. let's take another look at our maps. this time we'll go to the other

side of town. no problems to report if you're coming in from 270 out of frederick and down into clarksburg, germantown and the point where the lanes divide. this has been light this week thankfully. let's take a live look outside at route 109. as you can see you have a bit of volume but no delays yet as you head down into rockville. i'll have more traffic coming up in my next report at 5:39. campaign 2012 president obama heads to texas today. he spent the evening here in washington. >> during the day monday, he made stops on the campaign trail in ohio. that is where he told the crowds that mitt romney's tax plan would not help strengthen the u.s. company. -- >> the u.s. economy. >> governor romney's economic plan would in fact create 800,000 jobs. there's only one problem. the jobs wouldn't be in america. >> what does this say about a president whose record is so poor that all he can do in his campaign is attack me? >> mitt romney's advisors dismiss the study president

obama cited saying its author donated money to the obama campaign. meanwhile the presumptive nominee may try to inject a new topic into the race. a top romney advisor says he could decide on a running mate by the end of this week. metro's silver line should start running a little over a year from now. today the final piece of the aerial tracks over tysons corner will be put into place. nine nine now reporter delia goncalves -- 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live at the site with a preview. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jess. i can already see some crews climbing the scaffolding and heading over to the rail line to begin work on the project that is long been running and happening here in the region. a lot of folks say that this is an eyesore but for many the silver line bridge represents the future of the region in regard to transportation, the economy, and certainly growth of the area. the silver line, dulles metrorail will eventually carry trains over the beltway and

through tysons. crews say the final stage represents the most challenging part of construction. phase two of the project could begin as early as late spring of 2013. and is expected to be complete within five years taking the $6 billion project 2k3 miles all the -- 23 miles all the way out to eastern loudon county. the first phase of the project will be complete hopefully by next year and that will bring you as far as reston and that is expected to ease lots of traffic in the area, although some folks still consider it a fairly controversial project. that final piece of that slab of concrete that will complete this overhead bridge will be in place and will be carefully put into place by a crane a little later this morning. back to you. >> delia, those of us who drive through that area will be very happy when that construction is over. thanks so much.

virginia's attorney general has refused to certify the new abortion clinic regulations passed by the state board of health last month. in a memo republican ken kush nellie's office said the board exceeded its authority. the board struck part of the regulations which would have required clinics to meet the same strict building standards as new hospital construction. abortion rights supporters complain those tougher standards would force most clinics to close. the regulations still must go to the governor who could order the board to reconsider. maryland governor martin o'malley says there's about a 50-50 chance when it comes to possibly expanding gambling in the state. today o'malley will meet with leaders of the general assembly after talking yesterday with leaders of prince georges and montgomery counties and the city of baltimore. supporters want to allow tables like blackjack in addition to the slot machines and there's a push to authorize a sixth casino site, possibly at national harbor.

the governor could call a special session to address the gaming within the next few weeks. so far there is mixed reviews when it comes to dominion virginia power's customers. a rate hike took effect yesterday when a new dominion plant in southwest virginia started operating. that increase works out to about $1.30 extra per month for a typical residential customer. however, dominion says the additional adjustments are being worked out with state regulators and those could drop the average bill by more than $4 starting in september. the time right now is 5:34. i'm watching your money and the job market. one of the lingering tolls of the great recession has been on unemployment. with so many people out of work young people are having the hardest time finding a job. >> reporter: at 19 years old, she's already endured hardship. a foreclosure had her bouncing from house to house for three years until she was forced to drop out of high school to bring in financial support.

the unemployment rate for 16 to 24-yards looking for a -- 24- year-olds looking for a job is more than double the 8.2% national average. they're up against experienced workers. for many young people, it's their first time entering the job market. she's working toward getting her ged taking classes at a baltimore youth center. >> we're hoping young people learn how to go to work, learn the soft skills that employers say they want when they hire somebody in terms of being on time, reporting to work every day, being able to follow directions. >> reporter: 21-year-old lewis considers herself lucky. she was hired in the orthopedic rehab unit of baltimore's mercy medical center through a youth jobs program. 7,000 young people registered in the program. 5300 actually got a job. >> this is what i like to do so this gives me more experience to show me how things work so when i get to grad school. if i didn't have this job, i

wouldn't be able to pay for some of my bills that i have. >> reporter: federal stimulus money for youth jobs programs ran out in 2010 but baltimore partnered with the private sector to keep things going. officials say investing in youth now will likely pay off in the long run. >> things are pretty tough for young people looking for work in the district. research from the employment policies institute shows that d.c.'s teenage unemployment rate is almost a 52%. the group links that enormously high rate to local high school dropout rates and competition from area college students. as we heard in the piece, these kids a lot of the time it's not that they're looking for money to go shopping at the mall. they're actually helping their families pay for food, pay for housing. these are high stakes for them. >> absolutely. it's more and more difficult every year it seems like because so many other people are out of work to begin with. they normally walk the beat but why now are some police officers in london required to start helping with security when it comes to the olympics?

that story coming up. >> plus, we'll tell you why a brave work crew ventured to the very top of the mormon temple in kensington. great view up there, though.

good morning. time 5:39 on your tuesday. it is pretty warm and humid. temperatures around 81 degrees. a live look at the capital on this tuesday morning. a beautiful morning as the sun rises. temperatures for today getting up to 95 by lunch time and by 5:00 around 99, close to 100 degrees. some records could fall and we do have a slight chance for some isolated thunderstorms. they could be strong or severe. we are seeing some fog in manassas, warrenton ankle pepper this morning -- warrenton and culpeper this morning. as you're planning to head on the beltway in silver spring everything still final but in wheatton, a blockage with an accident involving a bus. i will have more on that

situation coming up in my next report at 5:48. we've been combing through the day's daily deals, e-mails and retailer web sites to find you some deep discount also. here are some of our favorites. you have ever wanted to drive a ferrari, lamborghini? start your engines. imagine lifestyles is giving you the chance to do just that. you will pay $99 and you will get a high speed driving experience in an exotic car with the pictures to show your friends. put them on facebook. you can find this deal on groupon 72% off the normal price. the summer is travel season for most of us. how about a deal 76% off of victoria seefeld25-inch expandable suitcase. it normally goes for $420 and you'll find it in the daily deals section of e-bay.

only $99.99. sears.com is slashing $800 off a four-piece patio seating set. it normally sells for 1500 bucks. you can buy it online today for $699.99. plus you're getting free shipping. if you have an offer you've seen or you're a local merchant with a deal for our viewers, i'd love to hear from you on facebook. over you to, mike. >> thanks, jess. some boundary stones steep in history have now been restored. the original stones george washington ordered back in 1791 to mark the then new federal district are the first and oldest federal monuments. one of the restored tones is located at eastern avenue and chillham road in northeast. many of the stones fell into disarray but now they're back in their rightful places gliz it's one of the best known landmarks along the beltway and probably one of the biggest. you've seen it when you've driven on the beltway. the mormon temple in kensington is closed till next week for maintenance and cleaning.

sky 9 caught the workers examining the statue at the very top of the structure. the building off beach drive near connecticut avenue was the first mormon temple built in the eastern until. the federal government has approved a groundbreaking drug in a fight against aids. that story is coming up. >> plus, a spectacular light show in the skies but you're going to have to take a very long plane trip to see it. >> let's see who's celebrating a birthday today. comedian phyllis diller is 95. author and historian david mccullough is 79. oscar nominated actress diane carol is 77. >> donald sutherland is 77. camilla is 65. if it's your birthday, happy birthday. we'll be back.

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welcome back. weather first. already 81 degrees outside. what time is it? 5:46 in the morning. >> and it's steamy. the humidity still oppressive. typical for d.c. we're used to it now. we toughened up with the heat and humidity. temperatures getting up to record breaking highs once again. and we'll be hotter today through tomorrow. the good news is the heat wave not lasting long. we're not talking several days of record breaking heat. here's a look at your day planner for this tuesday. waking up to sunny skies out there. a few clouds. we do see some areas of patchy fog. i'll show you the visibilities in a minute. today we'll get up to 97 by 1:00. it will be hot already by lunch time. we are going to climb into the upper 90s, close to 100 degrees for today. visibilities, we have some fog in manassas, warrenton, culpeper, stafford and

fredricksburg where visibility down to three miles in some of these spots. petersburg also way out west in the mountains you're down to 2- mile visibility. right now temperatures in the mid-atlantic 60s in cumberland. 70s in philly, ocean city around 77 degrees and south of us richmond and charlottesville in the 70s. right now the beltway we're looking at low 80s. 76 arlington. 70 in vienna. gaithersburg, good morning to you. temperatures are in the 70s as well. crofton, you're at 74 degrees. here's a look at your weather headlines for today. patchy morning fog, especially if you're out west of town. a dry morning commute. near record highs. we're looking at some more showers and storms possible for today. they'll be isolated and some of those storms could be strong. speaking of the record highs, here are the records to beat today. we're going close to 100. so i think dulles is the best chance where we could challenge that record set in 1997 at 100

degrees. our 9 future cast showing us today overall should be plenty of sunshine, a few clouds coming through. an isolated storm. if it does bubble up, it could be strong to severe. we have a better chance you can see of scattered showers and thunderstorms as a cold front comes through. thursday also looking to be unsettled by afternoon and evening as well. again, those storms could be strong or severe as well. but the good news is it won't be as hot by thursday. tuesday's forecast in oakland 83 is your high. cumberland 94. hagerstown 95. same deal for martinsburg. win chester 96. manassas 98 degrees. warrenton 99. culpeper, you're getting close to 100 degrees. in downtown close to 100 as well. gaithersburg upper 90s. annapolis 98. out toward the eastern shore also a hot day for you. close to mid-90s for cambridge. pax river you'll get to 97 degrees. here's a look at your next

three days. 9 weather alert code yellow for the next three days because of the heat today. again a chance for an isolated storm. wednesday still hot, upper 90s. a better chance for scattered showers and storms. again some could be strong. thursday not as hot. around 90 degrees but still looking to be unsettled under partly to mostly cloudy conditions. next out the next seven days. we'll be in the mid-80s by the end ever the week and we have a chance for -- of the week and we have a chance for showers and storms. mid-80s and fairly dry for the most part this weekend. here's monika. good morning, everybody. we've got a situation right now in wheaton that i need to tell you about. it's southbound on georgia avenue closed between university boulevard and veers mere road due to an accident involving a bus. crews are on the scene. i suggest maybe you take university boulevard over to viers mill road and back to georgia avenue as your alternate route.

let's take a live look at the beltway. this is absolutely fine. once you head south to the beltway you'll be fine with the lanes open through silver spring. again that situation is in wheaton right near the wheaton metro station. so we'll keep you posted on that one. let's go back over to the maps this time southbound on the bw parkway where there's a disabled vehicle just outside the beltway t. is in the roadway. once you head past greenbelt road to the beltway you're fine and inside no problems through cheverly, even route 50. we'll take a live look in the new carrollton area and the beltway where traffic is moving well. the entire stretch of prince george's county on our traffic lam camera, no issues to report here. an update on the situation in wheaton at 6:00. back to you. >> thank you, monika. it's being called one of the most significant milestones in the fight against h.i.v. , the virus that causes aids. the food and drug administration has approved truvada. >> apparently the pill can drop the risk of getting the disease in high risk groups by about 40%. matt jablow has more.

>> reporter: the mournful sounds of washington's so- called great organ provided an appropriate sound track at the national cathedral where nearly a hundred panels of the national aids memorial quilt were installed today as part of an exhibition to mark the quilt's 25th anniversary. >> these are real people who led real lives. >> reporter: julie is president of the project foundation, the organization that serves as the quilt custodian. she says more than 31 years after the first cases of aids were diagnosed, the quilt serves as a profound reminder of all that's been lost. >> they were important lives. they were loved and they contributed to society. >> reporter: but if today was a day to reflect on the sad history of h.i.v. and aids. >> in the u.s. we have over 600,000 deaths to aids. >> reporter: it was also a day to consider a more hopeful future. >> well, i was very pleased. >> reporter: the food and drug administration today approved truvada, the first medication

to prevent h.i.v. infections in people engaged in highly risky sexual behavior. for example, having until protected sex with a person already infected with the virus. >> we know it works in men who have sex with men who are practicing high risk behavior. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauchi says it's conceivable truvada will eventually save tens of thousands of lives in the u.s. >> i think it can. >> reporter: if he's right, the growth of the national aids quilt will be significantly slowed but people here say the quilt's emotional impact will never wayne. >> its -- wain. more than a million americans are curnlingsly living with h.i.v. 50,000 new cases are diagnosed every year in the u.s. parts of the washington area continue to have some of the highest infection rates in the country. matt jablow, 9news now. making news now at 5:52, the civil war in syria now

going on just blocks from the presidential palace. opposition groups are posting video of what they say is heavy fighting in damascus. this is the worst violence in the capital since the pro- democracy uprising 16 months ago. the first waves of olympic apt leads are arriving in london for the summer games now. local police and british troops, however, are now being called upon to be security guards at some of the venues. that's because a security contractor announced it could not come up with the number of guards they had proper missioned -- they had promised. opening ceremonies ten days away. you have to check this out. go to your tv. people in new zealand got to see a stunning natural light show. the aurora -- [ inaudible ] increased activity on the surface of the sun, astronomers say this could happen several more times over the next few months. look at that. isn't that gorgeous? >> that was beautiful. let's take another look at the question of the day now.

the average american consume as pound of what every day? is it a, bread, b, soda, or c, coffee? >> here's a look at a response you posted on the wusa9 facebook fan page. terry wrote, i'm going to go with b being sow today. after the morning coffee, we drink sodas the rest of the day so a pound a day sounds pretty good. >> what do you think? go to our facebook fan page and leave what you believe to be the answer. we'll have the answer to it in our next hour. today is the final piece of metro's aerial tracks going in over tysons corner. that story is coming up. >> next, hero central, we recognize a nonprofit group that does some valuable work. legal services for the needy. we'll be right back.

good morning. get ready for a very hot day. temperatures already in the mid- 90s at lunch time and we'll top out in the upper 90s, close to 100 degrees. we do have a chance for an isolated this morning this afternoon and early this evening. anything that does bubble up could end up being strong or severe. so don't forget your umbrellas just in case. here's mike and jessica. today's hero central honors some champions of our legal system. all americans are entitled to due process. >> but not everyone can afford it. as jc hayward tells us, the washington legal clinic for the homeless is trying to help.

>> i was given a letter of termination by the director because i had overstayed my time. >> reporter: in 2002, miss brooks and her three children were living in an emergency homeless shelter. after one year the working mother faced being homeless again because her time at the shelter had run out. but she could not afford to move. >> i didn't know at the time what my rights were as a client ever the shelter. i didn't know what steps were supposed to be taken. >> reporter: the working mother needed legal advice and she needed it for free. she learned about the washington legal clinic for the homeless. >> i was really impressed by the organization. i didn't know there were attorneys out there specifically working with clients that were in my position. >> reporter: brooks visited one of the clinic's seven intake centers and she got a lawyer. >> without a lawyer's intervention, her family would have been back out on the street. and that's something that we're not willing to tolerate. >> reporter: because of the help of the washington legal clinic, brooks was able to

extend her stay at the shelter long enough for her to move into stable housing. >> good afternoon, legal clinic. how may i help you? >> reporter: now brooks works at the clinic as the first point of contact for the homeless. i'm jc hayward, 9news now. >> the washington legal clinic for the homeless also helped brooks with a mouse problem at the shelter. brooks' lawyer fought for her to keep a cat as protection. the clinic operates with over 200 volunteer lawyers. for more information, you can go to jchayward.com and click on hero central. you're watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. i'm jessica doyle. andrea and howard are off this week. >> i'm mike hydeck. thanks for joining us. good morning, monika samtani. >> good morning. >> she'll have traffic momentarily. the lovely anny hong is in for howard bernstein. i almost thought you were saying you're thankful that howard and andrea are off. >> i was just thankful everyone was joining us. >> maybe i'm slow this morning be