capital jewelers last friday afternoon. wong's daughter told 9news her father made his career as a watch maker and a jeweler. she spoke to her father around 1:00 friday afternoon and when he didn't come home, they went to the store and called police. investigators found wong's body inside the store. if you have any information please call arlington police. police need your help finding a suspect in a sexual assault. a woman was jogging on the capital crescent trail when she was attacked last week after the assault, the suspect ran toward fletcher boathouse. he is approximately 180, 200 pounds muscular build with dreadlocks and three to four inches long. light scuff if i beard. he was wearing a white shirt possibly a tank top. long, jersey type black shorts. please call park police if you have any information. police are searching for answers after a machine's body

was found in the potomac river. a boater discovered the body around 10:00 yesterday morning. authorities say there are no obvious signs of trauma. an autopsy will be performed. a prince george's county police officer is recovering after being shot in the leg. officer rachael jacobs was shot last friday after she clashed with a group of patrons in the galaxy nightclub in langley park. the officer was working security detail at the club and reportedly kicked the group out. they later drove past the entrance in a white honda and the driver allegedly fired slots. one of those bullets striking the officer. police have charged 32-year-old kelly gill list with first degree attempted murder. a sad start to the week. remember the dc public schools, one of their teachers will be laid to rest today. jill shanea was vacationing in the outer banks in north carolina when she and her husband were swept under by a

rip current. and she was pregnant. >> her husband barely survived but jill and her baby could not be saved. >> reporter: i talked with the couple's sister and brother-in-law. the couple was taking a last vacation before the baby arrived. her husband, an accomplished tv producer and video fer was documenting and filming their vacation so he could one day share it with his daughter. instead matt shanea captured the last moments of his wife's life. >> our hearts are broken. i think everyone that will come to the service monday will see matt and jill's love is the love of a lifetime. >> reporter: mark johnson not only talks about two lives lost but a love story, cut short. the couple was expecting their first child. 31-year-old jill shanea was six months pregnant, vacationing when she slipped off a sand bar. her husband tried to keep her afloat for nearly half an hour when both went under.

first responders found the couple face down 20 yards from the shore. they were flown to the hospital. the doctors were able to revive matt, but found the baby had no heartbeat and mom had no pulse. >> you could tell she was going to be the greatest mother of all. for us, she was this angel. >> reporter: she taught second grade at river school on northwest washington, by all accounts an exceptional teacher for the hearing impaired. on the front door there is a tribute to their beloved teacher. >> i brought my son in to see matt and to see jill and i wanted in our own way to be able to tell jill that we loved her. >> reporter: the school set up a tribute page and parents are writing in. one family writes jill loved our son, thomas, and he loved her. we don't know how to tell him she is gone, it will tear up his heart. most of jail's family is in roanoke, virginia where she will

be laid to rest sunday. stopping iran from becoming a nuclear nation should be a top objective of israel and america. that is according to mitt romney. he made that comment during his speech in israel this weekend. he also said he supports israel's right to defend itself. the stop in israel is part of an overseas tour romney is making. he heads to poland today. the battle is intensifying. thousands having fleeing as government troops battle troops. >> secretary of defense leon panetta says president assad is causing his own demise by using military helicopters to kill civilians. >> reporter: demolished tanks and rubble daterred the streets after syrian troops pounded rebel forces.

president assad's troops say they have recap tured parts of the country's largest city. u.s. defense secretary leon panetta said it is proof assad lacks the ability to rule. >> if they continue this attack on their own people, i think it ultimately will be a nail in a saddam's coffin. >> reporter: assad's regime had been struggling to maintain power in the last two weeks after rebels made major advances in syria's two largest cities. but on sunday victory was declared in damascus, a challenge for the rebels, many of whom are poorly armed. >> the key right now is to continue to bring that pressure on syria, to provide assistance to the opposition, and to provide whatever kind of humanitarian aid we can. >> reporter: despite the latest battle both sides show little sign of giving up.

>> and sources tell cbs news the regime has about six months of money to keep the fighting going there. >> here's a look at other things making news now. james holmes, the man accused in the colorado theater shooting will be arraigned and officially charged today. during the hearing prosecutors are also expected to present new evidence which was discovered last week. we are learning new details about the case. the aurora police chief says the theater normally hires off-duty police to work on weekends, but there were no security officers on hand the night of the shooting, the company, which runs the theater, is not commenting. a 19-year-old cent state university student is scheduled to be arraigned today for allegedly posting a twitter message saying he planned to shoot up the campus. williamber ray is charged with one count of inducing panic and aggravated menacing. he was arrested yesterday in

brunswick, ohio. the new superman ride at california six flags discovery kingdom has a few kinks to work out. passengers got to the top of the ride yesterday afternoon and got stuck in the air when the ride stopped. rescue crews had to bring in a crane to get the riders down. the ride will be closed until a safety inspection can be completed. the ride had only been open for a month. no thank you. >> hello, maybe a few more tests, before they use it. coming up, we have temperatures headed toward the 90-degree mark. in about two minutes howard is going to let us now when we should be on the lookout for rain or not. the battle of the tech giants begins today in a federal courtroom and this ruling could determine which smartphone you are most likely to use in the future. an american olympic shooter grabs a gold medal and a u.s. record from the process. >> happy monday, everybody.

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4:40 on this monday morning. pretty good day ahead. we may see a shower or storm in a couple of spots but really most of us are going to enjoy a nice day. not too hot. temperatures get into the upper 80s winds southeast at 5 miles per hour. we'll talk about the 7-day forecast. hotter temperatures when i see you in about five minutes. right now monika with timesaver traffic. >> reporter: northbound 95 in springfield ray traffic moving well. no problems to report on any of the potomac and any river crossings. more traffic coming up at 4:47. thank you monday. the time 4:40. it is time for the first your money segment of the morning.

wall street expects big things from the federal reserve this week. most believe the fed will announce new steps wednesday to boost the economy. no announcement would be a major disappointment from wall street. home prices and auto sales consumer confidence and the july unemployment report due out friday. last week stocks rallied. checking the numbers it is a pleasure this morning. the dow starts the day back above 13,000 for the first time since may after rising 188 points in friday. the nasdaq was better by 65 and the s & p 500 was up by 26 points. app 8 versus samsung. the legal battle is the smartphone gets underway today in a courtroom in san jose, california. at issue is when samsung stole apple's patent. or when apple ripped off samsung's intellectual property to rip off its iphone and ipad.

this case could decide who wins the smartphone wars. and local power company b gand ewants to increase its rates in maryland. the average electric bill will increase $7.22 per month. the average gas bill will increase $4.62 a month. if approved the rates will go up in february. they understand that it is less than popular with customers but they are still asking anyway. still ahead a nationwide effort to help promote healthier babies begins with new moms in new york city. >> we are back in two minutes with more on that story and your weather first. keep it here.

that says it all. howard bernstein is here with a look at the weather today and

this week. >> reporter: i want to tell you we need some rain. it has been one of the hottest months and we'll find out in a day or two as we are wrapping up this july. it is a funny thing or maybe the interesting thing the last two julys were the hottest months on record. we are in a trend here, not a very good one. one of the things the heat, well it has also been dry, very dry. the drought monitor that comes in thursday from tuesday's data. we won't get an update until this thursday. as of last week the abnormally dry areas were most of the area. just about everybody except for far northeastern maryland, when you start to take it to the next level that extend ad cross the metro. it had been on the eastern shore but it has been advancing off to the west-southwest. folks were saying you know, it is not that bad here. maybe your lawn isn't so bad. but for the farmers and stuff moderate drought has spread to many areas. then when you start to drill down the severe drought that is

coming across areas from delaware, the eastern shore, calvert and parts of st. mary's. we have some problems we are running seven inches below average rainfall since january 1 here in washington. some areas even worse than that. here's our day planner, not expecting much in the way of showers or storms. an isolated one could pop up this afternoon. mid-80s by noon and back to 86 by 5:00 p.m. winds southeast at 5 to 10 miles per hour. this morning it is quiet, it is comfortable. low 60s from winchester & co.ber land and oakland this morning. 6 in fredericksburg. 77 still at the river naval air station and in dc this morning good visibility on our michael and son camera. this is bethesda in the distance there. 75 degrees at national. no winds. and it is muggy once again with the humidity at 84%. it is way up there.

the big heat today, oklahoma the next few days will be between 105 and 110 in oklahoma city. hotter than that across the sooner state. for us though, not too bad. look at the 80s on the eastern seaboard. the big ridge of high pressure over kansas city and st. louis. that has shifted off to the south now with the storms up and over. most of the storminess will stay west of us for the next couple of days. quiet, isolated shower or two, that is it for the afternoon. so we should expect a generally dry day. tomorrow with the easterly wind we are going to start with cloudy skies, we'll mix it up a little bit. partly supany by afternoon. winds hit the mountains, better chance of showers and maybe thunder as you hit the mountains west from the blue ridge in toward the higher elevations of western maryland, with spotty showers in the afternoon on tuesday across the metro. maybe even a better chance for showers and storms on wednesday

the way it is looking. so forecast today 88, stray showers, storm, no problem. tonight we are back in the 70s in town with 60s north and west. tomorrow afternoon storms in spots. a yellow alert day. best chance is going to be blue ridge west 86 though. wednesday back to the upper 80s with scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. low 90s thursday. an isolated storm. low to mid 90s this weekend with a chance for mainly afternoon and evening thunderstorms there that first weekend in august. it is now 4:48, monika samtani, a quiet monday so far? >> reporter: yes although we have a couple of small incidents to report. it may not be as small as it affects your ride to work. a downed tree is blocking 16th street at georgia avenue. keep in mind we just got that in from police here on the beltway itself here in montgomery

county there are no incidents to report on 270 coming in from frederick. we'll take a live look at university boulevard. we'll see the lanes are open. traffic is moving well. things change quickly especially for the rush hour. back over to our maps northbound on i-95. no issues to report from dale city as you head up toward woodbridge and dale city. inbound 66 before route 15, a car off the road and police are ledded there right now. we are back with more traffic at 4:55. if the p.s. atest went away, three times as many men would be fighting for their lives due to prostate cancer. scientists compared data from the 1980s when there was no routine testing to recent years when there has been widespread testing. it may have prevented 17,000 men per year from having advanced

cancer. >> child abuse experts say children who are psychologically abused can be just as traumatized as those who are physically abused. a study finds psychological mistreatment is the most prevalent form of child abuse. they tblecting, terrorizing or belittling a child can make them feel worthless and unloved. women exposed to high magnetic fields and overweight children are connected. researchers followed more than 700 children for 13 years and found those exposed to the highest magnetic fields before they were born, they were 69% more likely to be obese or overweight. in september hospitals in new york city will begin to limit baby formula, this is part of a campaign to promote breastfeeding. the voluntary program is called

latch on nyc. it is part of a program to promote health by breastfeeding. nurses would have to sign out the baby formula, which would always be on hand for mothers who are having difficulty with breastfeeding. a fifth olympic medal was earned by american kim rode. >> reporter: shooter kim rode wore a smile and her new gold medal half accomplishing what no american ever had. she was the first to win medals at five consecutive olympic games in a nonteam sport. >> overwhelming. something like is this real? it is incredible. this seems like a dream. no words to describe it. i'm still kind of this shock. >> reporter: rode is a california native who spends about eight hours a day on the

range, pulling the trigger nearly 1000 times each practice. we talked to rode in california. just before she headed to london. >> you know the nerves haven't kicked in yet. >> reporter: winning her fifth medal was a different kind of challenge. the one rode used most of her life and in the last four summer games was stolen after the 2008 olympics. police recovered it a year later but by then an anonymous donor from her hometown had already given her a new gun. >> was it something i did on my own? to have all them here to see it. just makes me cry. >> not bad. >> reporter: her proud coach is also her father. >> we are on cloud 9. i mean, i can breathe now. >> reporter: rode was just 17 when she scored her first medal and took aim at breaking the olympic record. now 16 years later she is let aring her hair down.

>> reporter: for kim rode's second and final event at the summer games, she will compete in women's trap this saturday. amazing. >> it is time for the question of the morning 4:53 now. >> for the first time in history, there are more american women than men doing this. what is it? serving in the military, competing on the u.s. olympic team or c, working in corporate america. >> log on to our facebook fan page. let us know what you think. we'll have the answer coming up in our 6:00 show. we will be right back.

welcome back. 4:55 your weather first on this monday morning. a pretty good day out there. folks have turned the ac off and opened the windows a few temperatures in the 60s this

morning. but by noon 86. highs around 88, 89. just about a 20% chance we'll see an isolated shower or thunderstorm, so looking pretty good to start the week. how about traffic monika? >> reporter: looking good here 70 southbound a bit of volume company for 5:00 in the morning. this is a lot. no delays where the lanes divide and across the american legion bridge. back to you mike. the washington nationals have a day off after spending their last four day series in milwaukee, leading the nats in the end of the series in dramatic fashion. if you were following this yesterday they were losing a good part of the day. they out lasted milwaukee 11-10 in 11 innings. the game tied in the ninth and came through again with a two run double in the 11th. harper ryan zimmerman came home on that one. nationals took this one in 11

innings, 11-10. after 12 seasons in the nfl former redskins full back mike sellers is done. he was cut by the team back in march and at the time he was the longest tenured player on the skins roster. turning our attention to nascar and the brick yard 400 regan spight in the number 78 car honored the victims of the aurora theater massacre. with 28 laps to go although gone know lost control on turn 1. he hit bobby labonte and slams into matt kenseth. his car caught fire. jimmy johnson who led 99 of 160 laps would be taking the checkered flag. this is johnson's fourth victory at the brick yard. the french swimmers they get revenge in london. in 2008 in beijing the american men 100 relay were out touched

for the gold. yesterday michael phelps gave team usa but the anchor ryan lochte faded. usa settled for silver. the dark knight rises is still the top draw in the box office. it took it more than $64 million. so far the film is grossing $90 million domestically in ten days, slightly less than its predecessor the dark knight. ice age picked up another $13 million. pulled in $13 million from sales. again "the dark knight rises" again over $500 million worldwide so far. when you and your family sit down to dinner, do you eat from

the rainbow? >> not that i notice. or at least not on purpose anyway. >> the more colors you have on your plate the better. anita brickman explains. >> we are going to make some fresh also using a lot of yellow vegetables. >> the challenges of eating healthy, at one point jenkins himself weighed close to 600 pounds, but then he lost 350 pounds and has maintained his new diet for the past two years. >> losing weight is a very personal issue. basically you have to keep it as simple as possible. >> reporter: the chef's simple suggestion, add color to your diet. vye branly hued foods. >> people love white foods like bread, rice potatoes. >> we are going to prepare a watermelon and