this morning. chance of some showers and storms that will really pick up throughout the afternoon and into the evening hours. highs will top out in the lower 90s. so almost 10 degrees cooler compared to yesterday's triple digit heat. right now 81 degrees in downtown. 75 in manassas. 73 in culpeper. luray, you're at 69 degrees. in la plata, good morning to you. you're at 73 degrees. satellite and radar picture showing us we have a frontal boundary and that triggered quite a few scattered showers and storms, some severe yesterday. today the same deal. the frontal boundary will slowly sink south. till it's well south of us, we'll still deal with unsettled weather not only just today but through tomorrow as well. highs in downtown lower 90s. 90 in gaithersburg. 93 in leesburg. manassas, you should get to the mid-90s. annapolis in the lower 90s. tappahannock, you'll get to the lower 90s as well. tappahannock, you're reporting areas of fog this morning. here's your morning traffic with monika. good morning.

good morning, anny. 5:00. things are beginning to build up just a bit early this thursday morning but nothing big to worry about. if you're heading in from the west manassas and centreville, everything is final. the lanes are open. no problems through the burke area or annandale on the beltway. we'll take a live look outside at the roosevelt bridge inbound on i-66 and heading into the downtown area. nice and light across the potomac and anacostia river crossings right now. back over to our maps and this time we'll head all the way to the east side of town on route 50 coming in from annapolis or the bay bridge. you're going to be fine all the way inbound through cheverly and the northeast corridor. we'll take a live look outside once again. this is what it looks like at route 50 and the bay bridge. i keep bringing up this shot because it reminds me of going to the beach. in my next report another look at area roads. back to you guys. >> see you in a bit. we begin the hour with the latest on the controversy surrounding d.c. mayor vincent gray. there's a new "washington post" poll out suggesting that most of city residents believe he should resign.

>> the findings of this poll were released just hours after several district ministers rallied outside the wilson building in support of mayor gray. delia goncalves joins us live from outside the wilson building with more. good morning to you, delia. >> reporter: good morning, jessica, mike. these results are pretty telling. i'm sure folks within the administration are taking a very close look at the results, even though mayor gray is steadfast in his commitment that he will serve all four years of his term. cord to the post -- according to the post poll, four out of ten voters who elected him to office now think he should step down. let's take a look at some video shot the other day. obviously the mayor has his supporters as seen in this rally of clergy members outside the wilson building yesterday. "the washington post" poll indicates many are expressing doubts in the mayor's ability to run the city. 48% of african-americans, a huge base for the mayor, now say he should resign.

overall 54% think stepping down is the right thing to do while 37% of voters think he should stay in office. reaction is mixed, even in his home ward of ward 7. let's listen to those folks. >> there's too much against him and everything. every time he keeps fighting, it's like more information comes out about this. so it's not something he could hide. >> i don't believe it. >> reporter: you don't believe it? >> not yet. >> reporter: you think he ought to stay in there? >> yes. >> with all the controversy surrounding him right now, how could he not know what was going on in his campaign? he has these people who are close to him. the buck stops with him. >> i'm just waiting to see what the results are going to be. >> reporter: gray has been asked repeatedly about this case. he has been asked even by council members to make some comments specifically speaking and reassuring the -- speaking to and reassuring the residents of the district of columbia. however, he says and continues

to say this is an ongoing investigation and that he will not comment until things clear up, though three of his campaign aides have now pled guilty to federal charges in connection to the shadow campaign. jeannie harris who funneled the $650,000 in secret cash, she has now admitted and told reporters very outwardly that she had a meeting with the mayor back in january. we'll have much more detail on exactly what the poll says in regards to his support of women -- by women in the city coming up at 5:30. back to you. >> tough situation for mayor gray moving forward. thanks, delia live outside the wilson building intlz maryland police can once again collect d.n.a. samples from people arrested for serious crimes, at least for now. that's because the supreme court justice john roberts has temporarily blocked a maryland court of appeals ruling that had barred the practice. this case centers on the conviction of alonzo king, jr. he was found guilty of a 2003

rape after his d.n.a. was collected following his arrest for assault in 2009. roberts' order will remain in effect till king responds to the state's appeal. he must do that by july 25. the daily cost to drive on the dulles toll road is going up next year. yesterday the metropolitan airports authority released some possible tolerate increases and if it's approved, the cost of driving through the main toll plaza and exit ramp booth would cost you $2k.75 a trip just year, 50 cents more than you pay next year. the increase will just be the start if that one goes through. then the plan calls for another increase to $3.50 in 2014. $4.50 by 2015. a series of public hearings will be held before any final decision is made. the increases would be used to help fund metro's new silver line project. it is 5:05. i am watching your money. another round of better than expected profits could help wall street keep the rally

going. american express, e-bay and i.b.m. are all reporting profits which beats estimates. checking the numbers for wall street, the dow stands this morning at 12,908. it rose 103 points in trading yesterday. nasdaq was up by 32 and the s&p 500 was up by 9 points. amazon plans to start charging sales tax in eight additional states in coming years. the website will start with california and pennsylvania in september. amazon already collects sales tax in six states. it's able to charge sales tax in states where it has a physical warehouse or other operations. you may want to make room in your freezer for meat. prices for beef and pork are expected to drop in the coming weeks. farmers are expected to slaughter their herds because it's become too expensive to feed the cattle. a severe drought in the midwest has sent the price of livestock feed soaring. experts say if the drought lasts through the summer, expect higher meat prices by the end of the year. an olympic gold medal just isn't what it used to be.

the 2012 gold medal is made up of 93% silver, 6% copper and just 1% gold. the olympic games have not handed out solid gold medals since the 1912 summer games in stockholm, sweden. >> you can understand because the price of gold is so high, it might be very expensive. very interesting. 5:07 now. a statistical dead heat. that's the latest political poll and what it says about the race for the white house it is neck and neck. israel is vowing to strike back against the people responsible for a deadly attack in bulgaria. >> we're back with your weather first in two minutes. keep it right here. kids, do you know what it is that makes this country great?

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good morning. 5:09 on your thursday morning. we do see some clouds and some more unsettled weather so bring the umbrellas just in case. temperatures will be cooler compared to yesterday's triple digit heat. temperatures topping out in the lower 90s today. some places getting closer to mid-90s. we have a better chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms as early as late this morning and in through this afternoon and evening. right now mostly cloudy in downtown. the temperature is 81 degrees. here's a look at your time saver traffic with monika. good morning. good morning. i'm happy to say on the northbound side of i-95 right now, the lanes are open. no delays to report coming fup dale city to springfield -- coming up from dale city to springfield. in my next report a closer look at virginia roads at around 5:15. making news now at 5:09, syrian president bashar el-

assad still has not been seen since the bombing at a government building killed three of his top officials. the white house says the bombing shows the situation in syria is deteriorating. there's been fighting in the streets at the capital of damascus. assad's brother-in-law was one of the three killed in the bombing. israel has vowed to get revenge for a bus explosion that killed at least six israelis in bulgaria. the prime minister benjamin netanyahu says iran is behind the bombing. president obama called netanyahu to offer u.s. assistance in finding the people responsible for the bombing. a new cbs news poll shows president obama and mitt romney are in a virtual tie in the race for the white house. more voters believe romney is capable of handling the economy than president obama, but a much larger percentage of voters believe the president will do a better job looking out for the middle class than romney. one in five voters say they may change their mind about who they're going to vote for before november. coming up on 5:11, montgomery county announces

that it's going to replace the entire fleet of those ride on buses. >> the washington nationals pull out a close one in southeast. >> a cooldown headed your way. your weather first coming up right after this.

welcome back.

it's 5:13. 81 degrees. monika with your time saver traffic. overall the beltway is looking good inside the beltway. you might find it a tiny bit heavy trying to get into the district jog the potomac and -- into the potomac and anacostia crossings. the west side of town coming in from the airport, dulles toll road, 66 no problems in the tysons area. looking good on the beltway. let's take you outside live right now. first of all on the inbound side of i-66 here at the roosevelt bridge as i said it's very light crossing the river trying to get over to constitution avenue right through the downtown area. you're going to be just final. let's go back over to the maps. this time head over to the downtown area. southeast no problems to report on the 11th street bridge. 295 is looking great. one more look outside if you're planning to head over to the beltway north of town. we'll take a look at our mdot camera. no problems at new hampshire avenue heading westbound all the way to silver spring and bethesda. i'll be back with more traffic in a few minutes.

annually, back to -- anny, back to you. you will want to grab your umbrellas just in case. temperatures will get into the upper 80s by noon. by 6:00 temperatures around 89 degrees. a chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast. here's a look at your satellite and radar picture where we've got some showers and storms that came through yesterday. we have a frontal boundary that also will continue to sink south and until that gets south of us. we'll continue to see some unsettled weather. current conditions 81 downtown. 76 college park. 77 for arlington. 76 in crofton. bethesda, you're at 75. gaithersburg, you're also in the mid-70s at this hour. here's a look at our michael & son weather camera. the white house still sleeping but a few more lights have turned on in the last 30 minutes or so right now mostly cloudy. 81 downtown. dew points in the 70s. it is still humid out there. so this morning more storms are possible, especially late in

the morning. definitely as we get into the afternoon. some strong storms are possible as well. not as hot for today and through tomorrow. even into your weekend and more storms also are on tap for friday as we finish off the workweek. here's a look at your 9 futurecast. not worried about a whole lot of showers and storms but this afternoon and evening, we could see things getting a little more active as well. again any storms that we do see could have the potential to become strong or severe. and temperatures also not as warm today. looks like friday morning this model here picking up some more showers and storms as well. so tomorrow could be pretty wet. temperatures in oakland 76. cumberland 86. leersburg in the upper 80s. in downtown going with upper 80s to lower 90s. annapolis 89 degrees. our next three days code yellow for today because the unsettled weather. friday 86 but saturday look at that. cooler. temperatures in the lower 80s. code green. check out your seven-day here.

sunday in the mid-80s. monday we're hot again into the mid-90s. tuesday and wednesday we'll be in the 80s and 90s. today's nats game, we watch out for the potential for some showers and storms. here's a look -- no, we just did traffic. we're going to go to jessica and mike. good morning, guys. >> good morning to you, anny. montgomery county executive ike leggett is issuing an order that all champion model ride on buses be taken of the streets. >> that's because yet another bus went up in flames yesterday morning. this was in silver spring. ken molestina shows us how the county is going to zeal with basically a busload of trouble. >> reporter: now many-- >> how many buses have to burn before you realize we have bad equipment? >> reporter: jean know is president of the union that represents the ride on bus drivers. he's thankful the consist executive has moved to take all the champion ride on buses off the streets immediately and permanently but he's bothered it took so long to do it. >> this government allowed unsafe equipment. >> reporter: the union and

county administrators have been fighting over the future of these buses for years. the. of the union that represents the ride on bus drivers say the county bought about 50 of these buses back in 2007. the total bill for it he says was somewhere in the neighborhood of about $10 billion. just two years after the purchase in 2009, the first case of a self-combusting bus happened. since then including the one on wednesday morning in silver spring, some 13 buses have gone up in flames. >> what you end up having is wires up against very, very hot hydraulic systems which go up in flames or you have brakes that aren't made for the stress they're under. >> reporter: renne says the buses weren't built to be used as often or run as hard as montgomery county transit officials have been ordering. in a statement county executive ike leggett said in part, quote, the bottom line is removing the buses from service is the right thing to do to ensure the safety of the public and our bus drivers.

the executive's order effectively ends the fight to get these buses off the streets. in montgomery county, ken molestina, 9news now. >> some temporary replacement buss have been brought in till the county gets a permanent new fleet. the change is going to affect routes starting today. the routes are being placed on a holiday schedule. we have the whole list on wusa9.com. let us take another look at our question of the day. i love this one. parents, what's the number one thing kids tend to stick up their noses? a, crayion, b, french fry, or c, a bean. >> mimi carter wrote fingers of course. second answer b, though. then the fry goes in the mouth after that. >> she knows kids. that's for sure. log on to the wusa9 facebook fan page. leave your response. we're going to reveal the answer in about an hour.

good morning. 5:22. you're going to need your umbrella today just in case you see a shower or storm come through. here's a look at your day plan forethis thursday. 83 degrees, partly cloudy conditions at noon. a chance of a shower or storm. better chances will be later this afternoon and this evening. temperatures will top out in the lower 90s. looks like we could see areas of fog this morning.

right now we're seeing fog south of us, tappahannock visibility down to 5 miles. it's manageable. visibility in cumberland, though, to less than 2 miles. oakland and petersburg you're looking at some fog this morning. here's a look at our current conditions. 81 in downtown. 70s for leesburg. 75 in manassas. 77 in fredricksburg. annapolis, you are at 79 degrees at this hour. our satellite radar picture showing us some showers and storms came through yesterday. we'll stay unsemghted today -- unsettled today. some storms that do come through could be severe. lower 90s for gaithersburg. 93 in fredericksburg. over to you guys. he's off the unemployment line. the number two pick in the n.f.l. signs his contract. >> how does this sign to you? $21 million in guaranteed money over the next four years. kristen berset has more in this morning's sports report. good morning, everybody. the redskins now have all their drafted rookies locked up and

ready to go. heading into this week, just two remained unsigned. third round pick josh labresi si and robert griffin iii. griffin's deal is worth $21 million, all guaranteed even if the redskins for some crazy reason let him go before that time is up. the deal includes a $13.8 million signing bonus and the team has an option to extend the contract to a fifth year. big night for ryan zimmerman. the game stayed scoreless into the bottom of the 6th till adam la roche sends this to deep left center just over the right. brings in bryce harper. nats up but tyler clipper says sorry, boys, this one is ours.

the nats take this one 4-3. they're 17 games over .500 for the first time this season. the washington capitals last night rocking the gear before the match. as for the match, the capitals continue to refuse to lose, their slogan. they win last night in overtime. that's 23 straight wins for the kastles. that's a quick look at sports. i'm kristen berset. have a great thursday. one congressman believes the failure to share information left service men and women vulnerable to the shooting at fort hood. >> more on that story and your weather first when we come back. [ male announcer ] we got a real mom

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good morning. if you're just waking up, you have made it to thursday. i'm mike hydeck. i'm jessica doyle in for

andrea roane. thanks for joining us. monika will have traffic in a moment but we start with anny and weather first. yesterday we got to 101 setting a new record at dulles. today it will be cooler almost by 10 degrees in a lot of locations but we still see some scattered showers and storms that will come through this way. again some of the strongs could be strong and we'll have to keep an eye to the sky. we're waking up to cloudy skies. i think we'll see partly cloudy conditions by 9:00. 83 degrees. by noon we have a chance for a shower and storm. temperatures around 89. then we'll top out in the lower 90s. some places could get to near mid-90s. then we'll see some scattered showers and storms come through late this afternoon and early this evening. by 6:00 temperatures will be around 89 degrees. so you will want your umbrellas just in case. there are some areas of fog once again this morning. in the beltway things are just final. visibility no problem. but in stafford now down to 5 miles. also out to the northwest of

us. we do see some fog into cumberland where visibility down to one and a half miles. oakland also just one mile and a quarter. so here's a look at the current conditions. 80s in downtown and 70s outside the beltway. here's a look at your traffic with monika. >> good morning. good morning, everyone. on the beltway all lanes are open around town and there are no complaints if you're coming in from southern maryland i'm happy to say out of brandywine and route 5, 301, route 4 looks good to andrews air force base and 210 out of accokeek into oxon hill. we'll take a live look on the beltway in alexandria near route 1. again no problems to report between the wilson bridge, route 1 and springfield. we'll go back over to the maps this time heading north side. no problems on 270 in from gaithersburg, rockville, bethesda. a tiny bit of slow traffic here trying to exit off the beltway but no issues as you travel heading southbound to the american legion bridge and a quick look live outside once again in silver spring where there are no issues here. route 29 at university

boulevard. i'll be back with more in a few minutes. should d.c. mayor vincent gray step down? a majority of voters in the district say it is time to go. >> there's a new poll in "the washington post" that found most city residents believe he should resign. the results of the poll were divided, though, on both economic and ethnic lines. delia goncalves joins us live outside the wilson building with more this morning. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike. the poll breaks down sex, too, indicating more and more women here in the district of columbia are now turning their backs on the mayor. among white women, his support is down to just 6% from 37% and among black women his approval rating has dropped a dramatic 18 points now only 32%. let's take a look at some video shot earlier in the week. a small group of clergy members, but influential clergy members, were rallying in support of the mayor outside the wilson building yesterday. but according to the poll, 48% of african-americans here in the city, a huge former base of

the mayor now think that he should resign office. three of his campaign aides have pled guilty to federal charges and genie harris, a convicted felon says she told the mayor back in january about the $653,000 shadow campaign. three council members have called for the mayor's resignation but many other colleagues are taking a different approach. let's listen to what they have to say. >> we have time to hear some more facts. i think the mayor has to explain himself. our city has been damaged. at this point he has not been charged. i think he's in a pickle. damn if you do, damn if you don't. >> reporter: it's a very big pickle because there are more charges that are likely to come down. we know the f.b.i. is looking at several other people who are connected to his campaign. so we will have to wait and see how this investigation plays out. apparently that's what the mayor is waiting to do, too.

wait and see how everything shakes out. back to you. >> big pickle indeed. delia goncalves live this morning for us on the mayor's situation. 5:33 now. texas congressman michael mccall says the f.b.i. mishandled information. during the events leading up to the deadly fort hood attack in 2009. army psychiatrist major nadal hassan apparently was communicating with a well known terrorist before he shot and killed 13 people on that base. congressman mccall says the f.b.i.'s washington division was more concerned about political correctness than making sure the military had the information it needed on hassan. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused an airport shuttle to crash on the dulles toll road yesterday. this is in the westbound lanes near reston parkway exit. the driver and four passengers in the shuttle were hurt. four of those had just minor injuries. one person was flown by helicopter to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. yesterday's accident comes nearly a year after a deadly

accident involving another super shuttle van on the same road. one person was killed in that accident. the driver was charged with reckless driving. and a 9news now investigation revealed that more drivers had a lot of hours behind their belts when they were shuttle drivers. this particular driver had a record for speeding and reckless driving. the time right now is 5:34. i am watching your money. a good sign for folks who own their own homes. we're seeing a small recovery in the housing market. last month builders broke ground on the most new homes and apartments in nearly four years. overall home construction surged about 7% to the highest rate since october 2008. that and a string of strong profits led to a big rally on wall street. capital one bank is handing out millions of dollars in refunds to credit card customers after tricking them into buying costly adon services like payment -- addon

services like payment protection. customers were led to believe the services were free or mandatory. it will pay $70 million in fines. this is the first enforcement action by the consumer financial protection bureau which was set up last year to protect consumers from excessive or hidden fees. and at&t is following in verizon's footsteps and introducing wireless plans. they allow subscribers to connect up to ten device. connected phones get unlimited calling and teking and all de-- texting and all devices get wireless data access. the worst national drought in several decades is leading the president to call on congress to help the american farmer. >> doctors say surgery may not always be the best way to treat a very common form of a deadly disease. >> looks like saturday is probably the best day to do something outside. we'll explain why coming up in

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good morning. the time is 5:38 on your thursday. i'm live out here on the weather terrace. it's warm and muggy out here. it will so muggy today but the good news is not as hot as yesterday's triple digit heat. here's a look at your day plan forethis thursday. temperatures -- for this thursday. temperatures will get into the 90s late this afternoon but we're talking lower 90s. we have a chance of showers and storms this afternoon. we'll see maybe some storms be strong or severe. visibility -- i'm showing you this because we do have areas of fog including stafford, south of us and north west of us through cumberland and in the mountains. here's a look at your traffic with monika. good morning. good morning, anny. we're going to take a look at the heart of friendship

heights, ways kiss avenue. no problems to report between bethesda and the district traveling along route 355. more on traffic coming up in my next report in a few minutes. >> thanks, monika. a third of the country is under some form of disaster declaration because of drought conditions. now the president is calling on congress to offer farmers some assistance. >> scott broom has a look at how the drought is affecting the mid-atlantic. >> reporter: look around me here in this field in talbott county and you're looking at something no one can remember seeing around here. this is a corn field that was so withered and burned by drought that the farmer here simply threw in the towel and decided to cut it down months early. >> it almost looks like it was hit with a blowtorch which again was that heat. >> reporter: vegetable farmer chip says he's never seen anything like it this early in a summer season. >> there's nothing there. the grain side of the operation which is the majority of agriculture in maryland is a complete disaster. most of our green corn,

soybeans and wheat go to the poultry industry. they being our largest customer, we're deeply concerned about what they're going to do to ensure supply. everybody is going to get hurt in the drought and it will take a while but that will come down to the consumer. >> reporter: on his 1600 acres in talbott county, the soil has turned to dry powder. a neighbor's pond is drying up. the only salvageable crops are in fields with expensive drip irrigation fed by well. now even the ground water in some shallow wells is showing signs of drying up according to the county's agriculture extension agent. there's irony here. along his farm stand, some crops thrive as long as irrigated. if they are, the quality of these this year is as high as it's been in some time. >> we have cantaloupes,

watermelon, tomatoes. >> it's good here. >> we have to have more water than what we're getting now. >> reporter: scott broom, 9 news now. we have been combing through the day's daily deals to find you some deep discounts. here of some of our favorites. before school's back in session, how about a trip to kings dom minution. groupon has this one 66 bucks for theme park visits for to with access to dinosaurs alive. this would normally cost $130 so we're giving you nearly half off on this one. how about this deal, $45 for a one-hour therapeutic massage in alexandria. that's a 50% savings and you have three days left to get this deal. finally, get a ticket to this year's capital brew fest for just 25 bucks. the summer music festival usually goes for $50. it's july 28 at the fair grounds at navy yard, the

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we're talking kids during the commercial break. anny hong with your weather

first. good morning. i'm telling everyone to bring tear umbrellas just in case. i don't think everybody will see showers and storms today. kind of like yesterday but again if you catch yourself in one, we could see some pretty good downpours and some damaging wind gusts also a possibility. so we'll have to keep our eyes to the sky for that. here's a look at your day planner for this thursday. pre-friday. by noon a chance for showers and storms. temperatures will be 89 degrees. by 5:00 in the lower 90s and a better chance for showers and storms once again. satellite and radar picture showing we have a frontal boundary that is slowly heading south. till that's south of us we'll still see unsettled weather. yesterday we saw some pretty good showers and storms come through, especially the district. the severe storm was pretty -- had a lot of rain associated with it. right now temperatures in the lower 80s in downtown. 75 in college park. 74 in vienna and reston, fairfax are at 75. upper marlboro you're at 79. crofton, good morning to you. you're at 76 degrees.

here's a look at the beautiful white house. you can see they're starting to wake up. more lights have turned on on our michael & son weather camera. temperatures in the lower 80s. still humid. dew point in the 70s under mostly cloudy conditions. we will see breaks of sun early in the day but will see increasing clouds in the afternoon. more storms possible late morning and for the afternoon and evening. some storms could be strong, especially this afternoon but not as hot today and friday and we're also talking about more storms on friday as well to finish off your workweek. but we'll continue to cool things down. your 9 future cast for this morning again we'll see the clouds. i think we'll get some breaks of clouds before we could see more showers and storms come through generally this afternoon and through the evening hours. again, some of the storms could produce damaging wind gusts, maybe some hail, and some pretty good downpours. tomorrow morning this model here picking up some more showers and storms as well. so could be wet for your morning commute tomorrow. your zone forecast we start in oakland 76 degrees.

cumberland 86. winchester 87. leesburg upper 80s. warrenton, manassas same deal. culpeper, you should get into the lower 90s. in downtown temperatures getting into the low 90s as well. gaithersburg 90. frederick 88. annapolis 89. pax river in the mid-80s. so definitely a little bit of relief compared to yesterday's triple digit heat. check out your next three days. 9 weather alert code yellow today because of the unsettled weather. it will still be warm in the lower 90s. friday in the mid-80s but still yellow because of the unsettled weather. saturday we go green because it will be cooler and only a chance for a stray storm. check out that. temperatures in the lower 80s. that might feel even chilly around here. check out the next seven days. sunday mid-80s so the weekend looks nice. monday the heat is back on but just for a day, 95. tuesday and wednesday look not too bad as well. temperatures in the lower 90s and upper 80s. only a chance for some isolated storms. tonight's nats game we'll have to watch for some showers and

storms and it will be humid. here's a look at your time saver traffic with monika. good morning. good morning. well, we do have an accident i want to tell you about right off the top here. it's on the camp from university boulevard to get on to the inner loop of the beltway. i'm going to step out and show what you it looks like live from our sky 9 shot. as you can see that ramp is shut down with crews on the scene from university boulevard to get on to the inner loop of the beltway. so what you may have to do is consider heading south on university boulevard, turning around and exiting on to the ramp the other way. we'll take another look from our mdot camera a little closer here. you can just about see the flashing lights there coming off of university boulevard. so keep this in mind for your travel plans. i will keep on the phones and figuring out what is going on and how many cars are involved in that situation there. let's go back over to our maps this time to virginia. on the northbound side of i-95 you have a bit of slow traffic forming now as you cross the occoquan river leaving woodbridge. once you're in springfield it

doesn't look too bad. we'll take a live look on the northbound side of i-95. you're used to this at 5:49 in the morning. no problems exiting to the beltway toward annandale. i'll be back with more on that accident up north coming up in a few minutes. here's what's making news now at 5:50 this morning. is surgery the right treatment for some prostrate cancer patients? doctors prefer surgery right after diagnosis while others advise just watching and waiting to see if the cancer progresses. researchers followed more than 700 prostrate cancer patients and found those who had surgery did not live any longer than those who didn't. many doctors believe watching and waiting is a better option because surgery can come with side effects. the study was published in the "new england journal of medicine." a certain type of fat in the blood any increase the risk of alzheimer's. researchers linked the fatty compound to the disease. they found seniors with the highest levels in the blood were ten times more likely to

develop alzheimer's. larger studies will determine if it can one day help diagnosis this disease. high stressed jobs may increase the risk of a heart attack. boston researchers followed 22,000 women and found those with the most stressful jobs were 67% more likely to suffer a heart attack. previous studies show psychological stress can affect long-term cardiovascular health. harris teeter is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest of a couple of crooks. check out this video from one of the stores. loudoun county sheriff's office says two masked men robbed the harris teeter grocery store at the village center plaza in aldie around 2:20 tuesday morning. they took off with some cash. if you have any information, call the loudoun county sheriff's office. let's take another look at the question of the day. what is the number one thing that kids tend to stick up their noses? is it a, a crayon, b, french fries, or c, a bean?

>> one person wrote peas. i choose them myself as long as they're frozen and cooked with some butter. canned peas? yuck. >> log on to our facebook fan page and leave your response. we'll have the answer in about an hour. we're taking a live look from sky 9 at this accident blocking the ramp from university boulevard to get on to the inner loop of the beltway. keep that in mind for your travel plans. i'll keep you posted coming up in my next report at 6:00. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back.

good morning. happy thursday. pre-friday. temperatures today will not be as hot compared to yesterday's triple highs. that's a good thing. by noon 89. chance for some showers and storms and those storm chances will increase throughout the afternoon and evening hours. we'll top out in the lower 89s on today -- lower 90s today. about 10 degrees cool near a lot of locations compared to yesterday. we do see areas of fog around stafford. visibility down to 5 miles. tappahannock 7 miles. visibility really impacted especially northwest of town into cumberland where visibility is less than a quarter mile. currently temperatures are still pretty warm out there and muggy. lower 80s downtown. 73 leesburg. 73 in culpeper and orange.

75 in fredricksburg and gaithersburg, good morning to you. you're at 74 degrees. satellite and radar picture showing us we have a frontal boundary slowly making its way south. we'll continue to see unsettled weather today through tomorrow. so don't forget your umbrellas as you're heading out the door. highs for your thursday 92 in downtown. 94 in annapolis. 90 degrees also in gaithersburg. 95 in manassas. fredricksburg, you should get to around 93 degrees. your next three days, the cooling trend continues the next three days. still unsettled for friday but mid-80s. saturday we're looking at even cooler conditions. lower 80s. even some places only getting into the upper 70s. that might feel chilly. keep in mind any storms that do pop up today have the potential to be strong or severe. here is mike and jessica. good morning, guys. >> thanks, anny. when the olympics begin, keep an eye out for a baltimore

woman who is possibly one of the best all around athletes in the world. >> she can run, shoot, swim, and ride. we have more on what drives this local athlete. >> reporter: maryland makes its mark on the olympics. everyone remembers michael phelps, dom neeg dog. now there's a new name. suzanne, one of the best in the world but in a sport you probably never heard of. it's part riding. >> good girl. >> reporter: part running, part shooting, part swimming, and part fencing. the ingredients of the modern pen at lon. >> if i were to talk to you when you were 7 or 8, was there ever a dream? did you ever think as a child you were going to the olympics? >> i didn't think it was a possibility. >> reporter: suzanne grew up riding horses in the saddle since she was 4 years old. >> my dad taught me how to

shoot. i got some lessons to work on any stroke. >> reporter: it was at a national riding competition during middle school her olympic dreams took shape. >> we learned from some athletes. i thought that was pretty cool. dow all these sports. all i have to do is learn how to fence. >> reporter: it didn't take her long to master that. >> i did my first when i was 17. the coaches were like where did this girl come from because nobody had heard of me before. >> reporter: in the world of pent at&t lons, plenty of people know her now. she is one of only two american women who qualified for the 2012 olympic team. you're just not built like the other girls, right? you were just born with a certain level of athleticism, ambition, determination. >> you're not amazing at anything but solid at everything. >> reporter: they don't find out which horse they'll be riding till 20 minutes before the event and they have to jump 15 fences. suzanne's riding coach feels

confident. >> she's so gifted and so naturally balanced that i think she has the edge there. >> reporter: but it hasn't always been easy. sometimes it is dangerous. over the years suzanne has broken her neck and her collar bone. >> there's a reality check. i woke up and realized if i want to do the sport, i have to dedicate myself to the sport. >> reporter: it's a full-time job with hours of training every day. even someone as young as you and athletic as you have to hit the wall every now and then. >> when i hit the wall, it's not just me anymore. my whole community is backing me up. >> reporter: the biggest thing of your life? >> right now i think so. >> reporter: if you win? >> of course that would be the next biggest thing. >> amazing. you're watching 9 news now at 6:00 a.m. i'm jessica doyle. >> one heck of an athlete. i'm mike hydeck. thanks for joining us to thursday. monika samtani will have traffic momentarily. >> right now we have anny hong in for howard bernstein with your weather first. yesterday we got up to 100 degrees. 101 in some spots and we set