beltway. and most of the d.c. metro area. the sun is rising. temperatures are in the 80s right now in downtown. 87 will be the temperature by 9:00. by noon 96 and by 5:00 we do see scattered showers and storms arriving. some of the storms could be strong or severe. currently lower 80s in downtown. mid-70s in gaithersburg. 73 in winchester. culpeper, good morning you to. you're at 72 degrees. check out your highs for today. maybe flirting with some 100s and some records. 98 in downtown. 100 for manassas. upper 90s near fredricksburg and gaithersburg. you should top out in the mid- upper 90s as well. here's a look at your time saver traffic with monika samtani. good morning, monika. >> good morning. it's relatively light on our major thoroughfares. the beltway is looking good. all the overnight construction has been cleared up i'm happy to say. there is accident cleanup going on in gaithersburg where shady grove road was blocked between 355 and i-370. i'll show what you it looks like from sky 9. i've been told

they are reopening the lanes there on shady grove road. there was a multivehicle accident there. it's been reopened. here's 270 i believe in that area of gaithersburg. let's go back over to our maps. this time we'll head over to the south side of town. looking good on 95 out of dale city. no real delays to report into woodbridge. still bunching up in springfield and then on 395 as well in landmark. we'll take a live look in springfield on the northbound side of i-95. again just those brake lights but all the lanes are open heading up to the beltway and on to 395. i'll be back with more coming up in my next report in a few minutes. back to you guys. it's a story that can best be described as a horrible accident. a man is killed when a tree falls on his car. >> this tree is huge. the accident is still having an impact on traffic this morning. the tree fell last night in great falls, virginia along georgetown pike near walker road. delia goncalves is live there this morning with this.

just awful. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike, jess. it really is a terrible story and indeed a tragedy here in great falls. crews have been working all through the night and the road remains closed. we're here in the 9900 block of georgetown pike. crews are still here trying to remove a tree here. this is a second tree in the. they also believe this -- in the area. they also believe this tree is damaged and they say if t is in danger -- say it is in danger of falling. drivers witnessed a 100-foot tall tree collapse suddenly and crush a car stuck in rush hour bumper-to-bumper traffic. the tree was hollow inside indicating it was severely damaged. the accident happened just steps from the firehouse. crews responded immediately quickly disoampg, though, no one could survive the impact -- discovering, though, no one could survive the impact of that tree. >> the tree had obviously deteriorating from a hole in

the bottom. unfortunately the person in that car, it was their time. it's just sad. >> very traumatizing to see it. it was just shocking to see a tree fall like this. >> reporter: crews remain here on the scene hoping to get as much work done so they can reopen the roads for rush hour traffic and then shut that road back down again so they continue the work to remove this large tree nearly 100 feet tall as well. we're told maybe 10 to 12 feet in diameter. so it is a large tree that they are just chopping away at and trying to remove this morning. that male driver who was killed yesterday has still not been identified. mike, back to you. >> wow. delia goncalves live in great falls, virginia this morning. thanks, delia. this is similar to another deadly incident from three years ago. 40-year-old kelly murray and her 7-year-old daughter slone were killed on connecticut avenue in chevy chase, maryland. a tree branch knocked loose by

a thunderstorm earlier fell on top of the family's minivan. this happened back in june of 2009 and six other children in the car were hurt. in the wake of a 9 wants you to know investigation, the gsa is cutting bonuses for 85% of its high ranking officials. we've learned that the organizers of the now infamous las vegas conference were among gsa employees who received thousands of dollars in bonuses. 9news uncovered former gsa executive jeffrey nealy paid nearly $10,000 in bonuses. after officials learned of the $823,000 trip but it doesn't stop there. we also found out that 67 high ranking gsa officials are splitting more than half a million dollars in bonuses. the food and drug administration has just approved a new antiobesity drug. qsymia for overweight people who have diabetes or high

cholesterol. the potomac nationals are teaming up with prince william county to build a new ballpark and stay right here in our region. the team made the announcement yesterday. it will build a stadium just east of i-95 near opitz boulevard in richmond next to the wegmans. it will seat as many as 7,000 people, including 12 sky boxes that could be used in the wintertime for other events. prince william board of supervisors chairman cory stewart says this area known as stone bridge will be an economic engine for the county. >> this is already becoming an entertainment hub on i-95 attracting residents not just from east of prince william county and the other parts of prince william but from northern stafford and especially from southern fairfax and even up into arlington and alexandria. >> the stadium is going to include a new park and ride lot as well and should be open by 2014. the time right now 16:05. i -- is 6:05.

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>> then down to miami where parents spend 58% more than average. minnesota and tulsa round out the top five. when it comes to our region, parents here spend less than the average amount on our kids. what's up with that? >> i don't know.

good morning. here's your forecast for today. grab the umbrella just in case as we do see a better chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. it will be very hot and humid once again. temperatures in the mid-90s by lunch time. by 5:00 we'll top out in the upper 90s, close to 100 degrees. on the southbound side of i- 270 taking a live look from our sky 9 at father hurley boulevard with a disabled truck on the shoulder there. really not catching much attention and things look good as you head down to the point where the lanes divide. i'll have more on traffic coming up once again in a few minutes. back to you, jess. >> thanks, monika. just about 6:12 on this wednesday morning. here are the stories making news now. the united nations security council will vote on a resolution today calling for an end to syria's civil war.

it's been raging for 17 months and has left thousands dead. reports out of syria show violence there has been on the rise this week. the ncaa is considering penalties against the penn state program. it might even shut down the program in the wake of the sex abuse scandal. they're investigating whether or not penn state lost control of its athletic program. the washington national cathedral will hold a blessing of part of the aids memorial quilt. it begins this afternoon at 1:00. the cathedral last held a celebration of the quilt back in 1996. in just a few hours, president obama is going to meet with the secretary of agriculture. >> they'll be talking about how to respond to the draught, the heat and the dry weather that is causing problems for farmers, including those in maryland. >> alex demetrick reports on the impact when it comes to the eastern shore. >> reporter: normal than normal -- lower than normal rainfall hurts but heat is affecting corn. >> i've never seen it go

downhill so fast. >> reporter: farmers say they will ebring in a third of the corn crop hoped for because of heat waves. >> even as late as june 25 we probably had as much potential as we've ever had for a big crop. and just in the last three weeks we've really took a turn for the worst. >> heat and lack of rain are not a good combination for agriculture. >> reporter: that means to keep quality produce like this on the shelf, farmers must spend money to water crops. irrigating hurts the bottom line but without it? >> well, we've -- we'd have nothing. we literally would have no crop at all. >> reporter: so watering keeps the sweet corn coming but vast amounts of commodity crops like field corn are baking in the field. >> when it's as hot as it's been, then you start affecting pollination and quality. >> reporter: and that's what's stunting corn on the shore. >> this is probably going to be the best ear in the field. it doesn't look too bad but that's probably what we're

hoping for, even a little better. but that's what we're hoping for and that's what we'll end up with. the corn crop is pretty much double. it is what it is and we've got what we've got. >> maryland's department of agriculture says we won't see a drop in the quality of produce so much. there will just be less of it. if you're looking for a way to think cool today, head to google maps and search antarctica. here's why. you'll end up seeing a picture like this. google maps has added street view pictures to the south pole. the idea is to teach people about the exploration of antarctica which will have its 100th anniversary next year. the temperature right now at the south pole in case you're wondering, 75 degrees below zero. what do you think about that? >> that's just too cold. >> maybe you'll see some polar bears. >> that would be kind of cool or maybe some penguins. we're talking about another day of extreme heat. the humidity yesterday was high but it's going to be even

higher today. when you factor that in with the heat, we're going to feel like we're 105. >> when i walked out this morning, it was like walking into pea soup already. it was already awful. >> that's why the national wementer service has -- weather service has issue add heat advisory for today. he we didn't have one yesterday even though we got up to 100 degrees. one of those days where you want to limit your time outside. drink plenty of water and get into air conditioning if you can to get some relief. here's a look at our heat advisory. starts at 11:00. goes till 9:00 tonight. this is basically areas east of interstate 81 so including the beltway and most of the d.c. metro area. air quality is code orange which is unhealthy for our sensitive groups. that means you should car pool if you can today and refuel your cars in the evening. don't idle the engine and also don't use the charcoal grill. here's a look at your day planner for this wednesday. temperatures getting to the mid- 90s by lunch time. topping out in the upper 90s. the bermuda high is in control

giving us the heat and humidity today. we have a cold front approaching from the north. right now it's pretty warm out there. 80 in downtown. 78 in arlington and alexandria. 74 in great falls and vienna. reston, you're in the lower 70s at this hour. our michael & son weather camera, a very muggy start today. 80. dew point in the 70s. partly cloudy skies. winds are southwest at 7 miles per hour. here's a look at your weather headlines. so muggy and warm to start out your day today. then we're looking at some very triple digits possible once again this afternoon. some afternoon or evening strong storms. same deal for thursday but not as hot. here's a look at your future cast. temperatures are going to get upper 90s once again and we're probably looking at some showers and storms arriving from the north today. again some of those storms especially north of town could be strong or severe. here's a look at your next three days. 9 weather alert is code yellow. upper 90s and storms today. not as hot tomorrow, 90, with

showers and storms. still unsettled for friday but temperatures in the mid-80s. check out the next seven days. your weekend looks pretty good, especially saturday, 83 degrees. a chance for a shower sunday in the lower 90s. monday back into the mid-90s. tonight's nats game, bring an umbrella and lots of water. here's monika with your time saver traffic. good advice. good morning, everybody. if you're planning to head over into the great falls area, i want to remind you that from last night work continues on a serious situation blocking georgetown pike between walker road and springvale road. wasn't to use route 7 as your alternate out. i'll show what you it looks like from our live shot. this is georgetown pike just west of walker road in great falls where a tree came down on top of a car right in the middle of rush hour at 6:30 last night. it did result in one fatality. so work continues on that. again, go ahead and use route 7 as your alternate route. we'll keep you posted on that situation. back over to our maps, though, and heading into the district using 395 across the 14th

street bridge. you're going to be fine. we'll take a live look from our vdot camera right now. looking good across the bridge span. you might hit the brakes a time or for as you leave landmark toward seminary road. a quick live look in georgetown as well where there was a water main break from yesterday. still affecting westbound m street here at wisconsin avenue. only the left lane is going to get you through. i'll be back in a few minutes with more traffic but right now i do have a commuter alert. metro wants you to stay hydrated today. it will allow customers to carry water bottles and drink water on the subway on board buses and inside metro stations. it's asking you to make sure you find a trash can for your bottle when it's double. remember, this is just -- it's done. remember, this is just for water, not for ice coffee on the train. darn it. i wish i could. metro reminds you they may have to slow down the trains because of the heat. they had to do that yesterday. hot weather can cause a heat kink in the rail. in other words, the tracks buckle and it happened on the

tracks two weeks ago so they don't want that to happen again. >> makes sense to bring in the water. >> good advice. >> everywhere you go really. >> thanks, monika. the time right now 16:19. let's get another check of our question of the morning. one in five american men admit to doing which of these things? mike, put down "50 shades of grey." please. is it a, reading romance, b, wearing make yum, and c, getting manicures. >> do you really call that a romance novel? i think you call it something else. one viewer says the clue is they admit to it so it has to be c, getting manicures, the least embarrassing of the three. >> that's why they call it a mani-cure, right? keep the guesses coming. find out if you're correct at 6:48.

happy wednesday. 6:226789 getting ready for --

6:22. getting ready for another hot and steamy day. just one more day of it. after that we'll see changes come this way. here's a look at the heat advisory starting at 11:00 going till 9:00 p.m. for the entire d.c. metro area. a live look outside the capitol. we're seeing lots of -- plenty of sun out there. temperature right now 80 degrees. we'll get up into the mid and upper 90s by late this afternoon with scattered showers and storms. back to you. after last night's game, if you didn't catch this, you need to watch the highlights. nationals davey johnson says that is my kind of ballgame. >> tyler moore says that's why you come to the ballpark. a crazy final to innings between the nats and the mets. >> nationals up 2-0, top of the 9th, 2-0 for new york. take a look. just clears the right field railing. they reviewed it. it was upheld, nats lead. two on for danny espinoza.

he singles up the middle. that ties the game at 3. the mets score in the top of the 10th. now bryce harper at the plate. he knocks a triple to right. would have been a double but he hustles so much, stretches it into a triple. later in the inning, bases loaded. a wild pitch. ryan zimmerman comes in to score. nationals win a crazy game. the final 5-4. adrenaline rush big time. capitals canceling their annual fan fest. it's usually held in september or october but a labor slowdown is looming between the players and the owners so the team says let's do away with it just in case this year. in a statement the caps say they're hoping to bring it back in 2013. imagine if your boss gave you $23 million and then told you to get out. such is the life of andre blatche. after seven years in washington, he's no longer a wizard. the team bought up his contract for $23 million. it also made him a free agent

so he can sign with another team and then he gets another paycheck. >> good night, everybody. >> good deal. lin sanity going from the big apple to the h town. the knicks will not match the offer offered to jeremy lin so he's most likely to accept a zeal with houston. this past season he became a nationwide star helping the knicks to the playoffs. good deal. >> that's going to be really interesting to see if he will be at good in houston. 6:25. straight ahead, learn where the redskins rank on the list of the world's most valuable sports teams. >> taking a gamble on table games in maryland. find out what's going on today in the free state. commute time. let's toss it over to monika. >> on the northbound side of i- 95, not a bad commute. things looking good from dale city all the way up the line here in springfield and over the beltway through annandale and tysons corner. i'll be back with more coming up in a few minutes. you're watching 9 news now. +

we are back at 6:29. this is always your place to get your weather first. here's a live look at the u.s. capitol. you can see the sun reflecting off the dome. a steamy 81 degrees on the hill right now. that's not the whole story. the humidity today is already disgusting. >> so you have that to look forward to. glad you're with us. thanks for joining us. i'm mike hydeck. i'm jessica doyle. andrea and howard are off.

anny hong is on the weather terrace. >> did you just salute to us, jessica? >> yes. that's my job. >> good morning. it is wednesday. hot and steamy out here and temperatures will climb once again to near record highs. we do have a heat advisory in effect today. that's the difference compared to yesterday because the humidity will be high sorry it will feel hotter. this starts at 11:00, goes till 9:00 for the entire d.c. metro area and points basically east of interstate 81. so for the rest of today temperatures getting into the mid-90s for lunch once again. temperatures will top out in the upper 90s, close to 100 degrees. we have a better chance of scattered showers and storms as a cold front comes through later today. so those storms could be strong or severe so don't forget your umbrellas for maybe tonight's evening commute. here's a look at your traffic with monika. good morning. good morning. it hasn't been so bad on our interstates this morning. i'm happy to say. you've got a bit of yellow as you head inside the beltway

toward the bridges but other than that, things are looking pretty good. we're going to head out west right now looking at 66 on the dulles toll road where there are no issues coming in from the west from sterling or as you come in from manassas toward fairfax and of course we've been telling you all morning the georgetown pike is blocked near great falls. go ahead and use route 7 as your alternate route. let's take you outside live right now. on the northbound side of 395, still pretty light to the 14th street bridge across the river here and back over to our maps. this time to the north side of town where we're looking fine on the beltway. outer loop side leaving college park into bethesda. no problems. 270 looks good as well where we'll go live right now at shady grove road. actually looking pretty good. moving at the speed limit down to the point where the lanes divide. i'll have more on traffic coming up in a few minutes at 6:45. crazy story out of utah this morning. a man wanted by police steals a jet so he can get away. >> this is nutty. cbs this morning is taking a

look at that and the lovely gayle king joins us live from new york with a preview. good morning, gayle. >> jessica, you're so kind. i think you guys said it right. is sounds a little nutty and crazy. sky west pilot and murder suspect brian hedglin led a trail of damage after he stole a commuter jet in utah. we'll look at how the bizarre story is raising airport security questions. plus, senior correspondent and former f.b.i. official, that would be our john miller, will tell us where the investigation heads next. and building a better bug. we'll take you inside the lab. gives me the creeps just looking at that. we'll take you inside the lab where they're breeding millions of mosquitoes. the genetic engineering that could stop the spread of deadly disease. those stories and more when we see you at 7:00. >> lover the glasses, gayle. shoe do that more often. >> yes, i know. i have a scratched cornea so i'm wearing glasses. >> they look good. have a great show. talk to you soon.

>> thanks. >> anybody who has had that knows it's awful. the issue whether to expand gambling in maryland is in the spotlight yet again today. governor martin o'malley will meet with leaders. the governor and legislative leaders did not agree on holding a special session. the hangups? whether to build a casino at national harbor and whether to allow table games. >> we just tried to make an assessment of what we thought where people were in the middle of the summer. came really to no conclusions. but breakfast was delicious. >> lawmakers face an august 20 deadline to pass legislation to get a gambling proposal on the november ballot. d.c. council member vincent orange says he has been cleared in a financial audit of his 2011 campaign. "the washington post" reports orange received a preliminary copy of an office of campaign finance audit of his campaign.

however, he is refusing to release them publicly. orange has been under scrutiny for receiving thousands in contributions from people with ties to two figures linked to mayor vincent gray's shadow campaign. according to the paper, on an -- an ocf spokesman says the audit so far is not complete right now. some d.c. clergy say they are going to stand behind mayor vincent gray, even after a former aide admitted to helping run a shadow campaign. to show their support, the group is holding a rally later this morning at the wilson building. three council members have called for gray to resign amid these allegations of that questionable $650,000 that was contributed to his 2010 campaign. the clergy say d.c. council should think of the citizens first. >> the leadership at this point to be sober, reflective, to help unify the city. >> the mayor does not expect to attend this rally at 11:00 this

morning. a horrific story out of fairfax county this morning. a tree falls suddenly and then lands on a man's car killing him. >> crews are still on the scene this morning investigating. this all began last night along georgetown pike in great falls. our delia goncalves is there live with this story. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. after working through the night, major progress by crews here on georgetown pike. you can see the tree that crews were working on chopping away slowly, that tree has now been removed. it fell around 6:00. so about half an hour ago. let's take a look at sky 9 flying above the area so you can take a look at an aerial view of georgetown pike. you can see that crews are working busily and quickly to remove the tree trunk so they can open this portion of georgetown road back up to traffic following yesterday's tragedy. it was 6:30 yesterday evening, the tail end of the evening commute when a 100-foot tall 12-

ton tree suddenly collapsed. it crushed a car that was stopped in bumper to bumper traffic in the westbound lane. the male driver inside died instantly. an arborist tells us the tree was about 200 years old and was absolutely hollow inside indicating severe decay. >> i think the first thing most people are thinking is they're glad it's not them and that i think the second thing folks are thinking is now what are we going to do about the tree situation. >> we've had events like this in the county in the past. they're usually associated with severe weather events, high winds, most recently with the torrential storm that came through. we had an incident similar to this but it's very uncommon for this to happen with no warning whatsoever. >> reporter: one last look at sky 9, an aerial shot of the 9900 block of georgetown pike as crews work to remove that 100-foot tall tree that they believe was damaged. that is the second tree in the

area that they have claimed -- that they have deemed damaged and they have removed. back out here live, you can see here on the ground a lot of work is being done to clear the area so the road can be reopened to traffic. it had been shut down since yesterday's tragedy and they're hoping to reopen for the morning commute. so some progress here but the question remains, what are arborists and the community going to do about these old trees, many of them here for centuries and some of them decaying. there is a danger of them falling as we saw yesterday. so the conversation continues here in great falls as to what to do about these damaged trees. back to you, jess, mike. >> thanks, delia. it's going to be really expensive to take them out but they've got to do it. delia goncalves live in great falls, virginia, this morning. we've learned the name of the pilot killed in monday night's plane crash in montgomery county. 79-year-old frank schmidt died while doing touch and go

landings. he had been an instructor for 40 years. his student survived the crash and remains in the hospital. campaign 2012 now. presumptive presidential nominee mitt romney is in town this morning. he'll take part in a breakfast reception this morning which will be held at the willard hotel. he will be there with new jersey governor chris newkumetty who is a -- with chris christie who is a supporter. president obama will be holding a fund-raiser. he will be talking about the new stem master teacher program. the goal is to create an elite core of teachers who focus on math and engineering. the price tag? $1 billion. the president is hoping to expand the program to 10,000 teachers over the next four years. the time right now is 6:38. i am watching your money. fed chairman ben bernanke is telling congress find a way to solve the nation's debt problems. he predicts unemployment will stay above 7% through 2014, currently over 8 % right now.

he says it could be worse if congress doesn't find a solution to end -- to the end of tax cuts and the cut in spending coming at the end of this year. >> the congressional budget office has estimated that if the full range of tax increases and spending cuts were allowed to take effect, a scenario widely referred to as the fiscal cliff, a shallowy session would occur next year and one in a quarter million fewer jobs would be created in 2013. these estimates do not incorporate the additional negative effects likely to result from public uncertainty about how these matters will be resolved. >> if we hit that so-called fiscal cliff, it could cost our region hundreds of thousands of jobs. george mason university predicts 2.1 million jobs would be lost at government-related agencies. 450,000 of them would be in our region alone. and it would affect one in five jobs in the district. 40% of our region's economy is tied to the federal government.

changing gears, sports are a global business these days. on the newest list of the ten most valuable sports franchises in the world, the top two rngts from the u.s. -- aren't from the u.s. manchester united tops the list. they're worth $2.23 billion. real madrid is in second police. new york yankees and dallas cowboys are tied for number three. in fifth, it's the redskins. forbes values the team at $1.56 billion. >> i would think the lakers, the dodgers. the redskins? wow. who knew. 6:40. coming up in nine minutes, whether it comes to social network, it's a popularity contest. learn which one ranks as the favorite. >> we already have 80 degrees right now this morning. anny hong says we could hit a hundred yet again today. straight ahead, when cooler weather will be moving in.

welcome back. monika here with your time saver traffic. a couple of things you want to keep in mind for your commute this morning. we've been telling you all morning long about this fallen tree blocking the georgetown pike at walker road in great falls. it fell on top of a car. crews continue to clean that up and investigate at the situation. in fact, i'm going to step out and show you what it looks like live from our sky 9 georgetown pike blocked in great falls. you can see the cones are set up and traffic is being alternated through this area. so you might just want to go ahead and consider using route 7 instead of the georgetown pike and avoid the delays caused by this cleanup in great falls. we'll keep you posted on this situation all morning long. in the meantime let's go back to our map and this time over to the bw parkway and route 50. looking good through cheverly. no problems into the northeast corridor. we're looking good as well on the beltway throughout prince george's county. back to our live pictures, here's 270 at shady grove road. really looking good down to the point where the lanes divide. i'll be back with more traffic

coming up at the end of the show. in the meantime let's go to anny. the dog days of summer. yes, monika. we have a heat advisory starting at 11:00 till 9:00 p.m. because of the increased humidity. so we're really going to feel that heat and humidity, especially by late this afternoon. here's a look at your day planner for the rest of today. temperatures in the mid-90s by lunch time so it's going to be hot and steamy. temperatures topping out in the upper 90s. we do have a better chance of scattered showers and storms this afternoon and early this evening. some of those storms could be strong or severe. now, we're seeing hot and humid conditions today because of the bermuda high that's feeding in the humid air and we'll see temperatures getting close to record highs once again. currently 80 in downtown. 79 in college park. 74 degrees in great falls. our michael & son weather camera, isn't that a beautiful shot of the u.s. capitol on this wednesday. 80 degrees right now. the dew point in the 70s. that is oppressive humidity,

folks. winds are southwest at 7 miles per hour. so it's going to be a muggy and warm start to the day. triple digits are possible once again. we're talking some afternoon and evening strong storms. same deal for tomorrow, but the good news about tomorrow, not as hot. we're not talking triple digits for the rest of the week. check out your 9 future cast. so lots of sunshine today but this afternoon and evening we have a front coming through that will trigger some showers and storms through tonight. those storms again could be strong or severe. it will be unsettled through tomorrow as well. friday as well. and we will be cooler interest the 90s -- cooler into the 90s and 80s by the end of the week into your weekend. we have a slight risk for severe weather in the area points north of town, the main points being damaging wind gusts and pockets of hail. oakland 83. cumberland 94. winchester mid-90s. manassas 97. in downtown around upper 90s. annapolis 97 degrees. your next three days code

weather alert. our weather alert codes are yellow because of the heat today. tomorrow unsented but not as -- unsettled, but not as hot. the weekend looks pretty good as we finish off on sunday in the lower 90s. back to you guys. >> thank you. a new computer virus is an f.b.i. phony. the scam claims the agency is freezing your computer for copyright violations and you face a $200 fine. the real f.b.i. confirms this is a fake and recommends getting infected devices cleaned by a professional. users, they just love google plus. the social network tops the list from the american consumer satisfaction index. the site only has 150 million users but they are happier than the 900 million facebook users out there. the big name social network came in near the bottom of the list. so the transportation department says united airlines, you have to make good on a big deal even though it was caused by a computer glitch. you see, this allowed frequent flyers to use just four

frequent flyer miles to book a ticket from washington all the way to hong kong. united is telling those frequent flyers, hey, no deal. the people who took advantage can use the regular amount of miles or cancel their trip with no penalty according to the airline. one travel consultant says united is just pinching pennies. >> rather than standing up and saying we'll protect our reputation, they got no reputation to protect anymore. so they said the consumers are not going to get anything. we made a mistake. tough. >> wow. so to give you an idea, the cheapest oneway ticket under normal circumstances to hong kong would cost you 32,500 frequent flyer miles. the most expensive one? a first class trip for 300,000 frequent flyer miles each way. whoa. time right now is 6:49. time to reveal the answer to our question of the morning. >> here it is once again. one in five american men admit to doing one of these things. is it a, reading romance

novels, b, wearing makeup, or c, getting a manicure? >> the answer is -- mike, you're so romantic -- reading romance novels. barbra for mike hydeck. >> i don't know who that is. i've never read a romance novels. i'm not one of those dudes. a check of the news coming up next.

good morning. time 6:53 on your wednesday. mike's giving me a hard time, trying to make fun of me. i'll get you back later. partly cloudy skies. temperatures will be in the mid- 90s by lunch time. going to be a hot and steamy one. we'll top out upper 90s, close to 100. we have a better chance of scattered showers and

thunderstorms. right now it's 80 degrees. mike, over to you. >> thank you, anny. today is wednesday, july 18. here's a check of the news before you go. crews are still working to clean up the scene of a deadly accident on georgetown pike in great falls, virginia. that is where a 12-ton tree fell last night crushing and killing a man in his car. no one else was hurt in this. police say the tree was 100 years old and rotten and that may have caused it to fall. the white house visitor center is closing at the end of the weekend. it will undergo a $3 million renovation over the next 15 months. the temporary center will open later this month at 15th and e streets in northwest. a one-two. that ball gets away. here it comes -- here comes zimmerman. >> all right, a wild pitch to end a wild game. the nationals scored twice in the 10th to beat the mets last night. final score 5-4. here's jess with daily deals. thanks so much. it's daily deals time.

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day shipping for only five bucks. if you're a merchant with a deal for our viewers, i would love to hear from you on facebook. one more check of traffic and wept we are we come back -- weather whether we come back.

welcome back. one last check at your seven- day. hot today. heat advisory for this afternoon. hot and stormy for the nats game potentially but tomorrow still stormy but temperatures in the lower 90s. water main break in georgetown westbound on m street at wisconsin. only one lane will get you through. cbs this morning is next. they're going to talk with minnesota governor tim pa lenity about the possibility of becoming mitt romney's running mate. >> very interesting. monika and i will be back in 25 minutes with a live update on traffic and weather. we'll see you back here tomorrow morning at 4:25. have a great day, everybody.