about 94 here. 92 in leesburg. and 90 in hagerstown. it is 5:59. almost 6:00 a.m. monika is in now with your timesaver traffic. we started okay but things are going downhill. >> but i'm happy to say the accident we were telling you about on the the beltway at kenilworth avenue was cleared and there are no delays left over right here as you leave college park into the green bement area so that's -- greenbelt area so that's some good news. connecticut avenue north of randolph road, the single lights are out at that intersection as well. so treat that as a four-way stop. police are dealing with it in the wheaton area. we'll take you outside live right now. here's what it looks like on the beltway. as i said that accident was cleared and really no delays to speak of right now. let's go back over to our maps and this time to the south side of town. everything is looking great. route 4, route 5, 301, 210 into oxon hill. the wilson bridge is incident free. a live look outside. you've got some delays now forming northbound 95 here in the newington area heading for

springfield. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 6:11. >> thank you, monika. police in herndon, virginia are trying to identify the body of a man. he may be linked to a deadly hit and run from yesterday. >> we brought you part of this story yesterday morning about 24 hours ago. it was breaking news then. it all centers around a body found in herndon along center street near pride avenue. delia goncalves is there with the new developments still trying to sort this case out which really seems to have a tragic ending. >> reporter: very puzzling case. at the end of the day really tragic because you may have three children who are without their mother and father, three young kids orphaned. just a short time ago we saw some family members come to this home that we believe is the family home screaming and hollering apparently after hearing the news of these tragic events. police are hoping to identify the body that they found in the creek. they're hoping to make that identification later today but they tell us it appears that it could be the husband of the

woman who was killed here during yesterday's hit and run. police confirm to us the mother of three was struck and killed by a car in the parking lot of her apartment complex. police later found an abandoned black toyota about a block away that had crashed into several parked cars. they tell us the owner of that black toyota, 32-year-old fitsum gebretatios, the husband of the woman killed. 17 hours later, police made a gruesome discovery. the body of a man in a nearby creek. >> the body is similar in description to the subject, the person of interest we were looking for. we're still working that to find out what caused his death. >> there was smoke coming up. he made a couple of circles around the car. >> reporter: that man witnessed the crash of those parked vehicles just a short distance away from here. he tells us what police are

confirming that fitsum gebretatios slammed into those cars at such a high rate of speed that police believe he was severely injured as a result of that crash. now it appears that all of these events, the woman being hit here in the parking lot and then the crash that occurred here and then eventually that discovery of the body, it appears that they're all connected. however, police have not yet made a positive link. we're hoping they'll put all of these pieces of the puzzle later -- together later today. and even though we're talking about a husband and wife action police are unsure if this -- wife, police are unsure if this is a case of domestic violence. >> thanks, deal yarks live in herndon -- delia, live in herndon, virginia this morning. the faa is voalgting a scary -- investigating a scary incident near national airport. two plains taking off -- planes taking off heading right for another plane about to land. air traffic controllers were rerouting the way planes are heading in and out of the

airport but one u.s. airways commuter jet was not told about this. as it was coming in to land, two other u.s. airways jets were heading right toward it. fortunately no one was hurt in this. u.s. airways released a statement to us, quote, we are currently investigating and working with the faa to determine what occurred. the safety of our customers and employees is always a top priority. in campaign 2012, virginia will be a key swing state in the election this november. that's why the president will visit the commonwealth today. president obama will appear at loudoun county high school in leesburg tonight. he's due there after 7:30. the. won virginia in 2008 by more than 6%. he was the first democrat to win there since 1964. and mitt romney will be in another swing state colorado today. it's his first campaign trip since coming back from poland. the presumptive republican nominee is defending his tax plan, a study from the nonpartisan tax policy center

says the romney plan would increase taxes on the middle class. his campaign dismisses the study as a liberal attack. he's up on the gas while our -- ease up on the gas while you're driving in the district. 11 new speeders went live and are there to catch you. there are some in white vans and marked police cruisers as well. if you get a ticket, it's steep. 125 bucks. >> overkill. this is being pushed to the enth degree for the sole purpose of generating additional revenue. >> some of the new camera locations include 17th and constitution northeast, massachusetts avenue southeast near dupont park. and north portal drive in northwest right on your way to work. how do you like them apples? >> a little red car there. >> we have a bunch of other locations on our website. we have a map for you right on wusa9.com. >> just slow down.

coming up on 6:06. jessica doyle is watching your money and your vacation plans. >> apparently airfares are slowly coming down. >> good things come to those who wait, right? that's the saying in life. that might be the case if you hold that to book a flight. farecompare.com expects fares to drop next month. kids are going back to school and the summer hasn't been as strong for the airlines as expected. sites tend to have their best deals when you buy tickets between tuesday and thursday. so just some stuff to keep in mind. in the meantime, toyota is recalling hundreds of thousands of rav4 suvs and lexus sedans. a suspension problem can cause crashes. this recall affects 778,000 vehicles. rav4 is covered by the recall from the 2006 to 2011 model years. the lexus hs2 a 50h -- 250h sedans are from the 2010 year

only. raise your hand if you have a snoozing problem with your alarm clock. mike is over here. this might be the ticket now. i promised you a review of an alarm clock app for your iphone. it's called the sleep cycle alarm clock. you actually place the phone on your bed, right on the mattress. the internal sensors track your sleep cycle to wake you up in the lightest phase of your sleep. that way you don't feel groggy so you don't have the need to snooze. it also tracks your sleep all night long. this is 99 cents. i used it last night. i woke up this morning. i did not snooze. i jumped right out of bed. i felt awake, alive, even though i got four hours and 28 minutes of sleep. and it tracks your actual sleep pattern so you can sense if you're getting quality sleep and what you can do, maybe make some adjustments. >> did your light time of sleep coincide with your alarm clock

time? >> you have to set a time, like an amount of time where it's going to optimally wake you up. so half an hour. let's say you snooze for 50 minutes which sometimes happens with some of us. let's say you're saying i'm going to get up between 2:00 and 2:30. in that window it will wake you up in the best time possible to make you alive and awake and not groggy so it's not getting you at the deepest part of rem sleep which is when you feel terrible when you wake up. >> you could try it. >> once i figure out all the other issues on my iphone. >> it uses gentle sounds to wake you up. >> ah. >> good morning, everybody. >> and it's only 99 cents. maybe try it on a saturday to see. >> right. wake up. >> maybe my lightest sleep will be just when i start instead of when i end. thanks, jess. our time is coming up on

6:09. mike, what do you have for cool schools today? >> there's a wild way to keep your team busy for the summer and they could get paid for it, too. cool schools goes on safari this week. >> howard says temperatures are soaring back into the 90s. i might really feel like you're on safari. straight ahead when we'll have the biggest risk for thunderstorms. >> first, come on now, admit it. you poked around on facebook looking at photos of lost friends. according to a study done by california grad students, 88% of people say they have checked out their exes on social media sites. 70% of those people used a friend's profile to do a little stalking. >> but we play a little offense, too. 31% of people admit to posting a poteau on their own profile -- photo on their own profile aipped at making their -- aimed at making their ex jealous. we'll be right back. over the next four months, you have a choice to make.

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it's a relatively quiet morning weather wise. we're going to stay that way much of date with a good deal of sunshine. a little muggy and it's going to be a hot one. highs 90 to 95. an isolated thunderstorm possible as well later on this afternoon. an easy ride northbound on 395 both on the main and hov

lanes between the beltway, duke street and the 14th street bridge. i'll be back with more traffic coming up in a few minutes at 6:18. the cool schools summer edition continues this week. if you're looking for a way to get your teen off the coach and learn something new for the summer, remember this one for next year. did you know the smithsonian has a paid internship program? it's called the youth ingaugement through -- engagement through science. the first stop, the national zoo. what do a giant panda, orangutan and 500-pound tortoise have in common? they're some of the coolest teaching aids any teenager can have. >> how is it going? >> you got a good arm to throw today? awe isesome -- awesome. >> reporter: they're making apple popsicles for the star attraction at the national zoo. >> you can call mei xiang after i call her and that will work

too. mei xiang. >> go for it. all right. good throw. they learn everything from preparing their diets for the giant pandas to preparing their stalls for enrichment. >> reporter: they are in the smithsonian's yess internship program. it stands for youth engagement through science. they get behind the scenes experiences at one of four smithsonian locations and they get paid to do it. how much do you know about red pandas? >> at first they called them the pandas. then they found the giant panda after. so then when they found the giant pan today, they called that one the giant panda and called him the lesser panda. >> reporter: there are about 25 students in the program which is only three years old. >> they're working with fossils, at the insect zoo and at the national zoo they're working here at the asia trail, reptile house.

>> reporter: they get to do almost everything the professionals do, including the 100-year-old tortoise to walk where they want him to. >> we became good pals since the first day. >> reporter: this is an experience most students could only dream of having before now and reptile keep eric understands that -- keeper rick understands that. he was an intern years ago long before the program. >> i just hope we influence at least one intern to go on and do something great if the field of science or biology. >> good job. >> if you have an idea for a school school story -- cool school story, send me an e- mail. >> just the introduction of something new can spark what you really want to do later in life. >> it was so much fun, a treat to do that story.

>> are they taking interns our age? >> i would do it. >> in a heart beat. >> i'm looking for the afternoonology -- arguology dig -- afternoonology dig. >> that's coming up. the heat will be a problem day. air quality unhealthy for sensitive groups. that may abproblem for you the -- be a problem for you. a high around 94. at 8:00 p.m. we're still relatively quiet and 87 degrees. there could be just a leftover lone shower by then. 60s in fairfax county for the most part. fairfax 69. reston 67. mid-60s in lovettsville. also in laytonsville at 66. gaithersburg and rockville are at 70. to our east we've got upper 60s from bowie and also in crofton there. we've got 70 in upper parl borrow and 72 -- upper marlboro and 72 in andrea.

hazy skies out there. the air is still light. dew point in the low 70s. that's sticky stuff. humidity 85%. the really hot stuff not here. 90 to 95 is hot but it ain't 112 like they're dealing with in oklahoma city. dangerous heat continues for that part of the country because the ridge of high pressure continues over that part of the country. you can see the showers and storms going up and over that ridge with the storms toward kansas city this morning. scattered showers and storms in the south. they got some drought conditions there as well. looks like our rain chances will be a little less today and then back again for the next few afternoons. we'll pop the storms with the daytime heating. as we look at the forecast, today is going to be a warm one for sure. hot, 94. isolated storms this afternoon. only going green here but yellow alerts tomorrow and saturday and probably sunday, too, for the afternoon storms. 77 tonight in town. closer to 70 in the coolest

suburbs. 95 tomorrow. 93 saturday. next week toward the end of the weekend sunday 95 with the afternoon storms. monday better chance of storms as a front comes here. that will dry us out for tuesday. we could get a few storms to return again by bed. it 16:17. here comes -- it is 6:17. here comes monika samtani. here's what it looks like from our sky 9. oops, we lost the shot. we were going to show you that the beltway looks great at new hampshire avenue. that happened -- that happens sometimes from the helicopter north of the beltway right now. the beltway is fine at new hampshire avenue. no problems into silver spring. do you have that new traffic pattern through the construction zone in silver spring. the road does divide there so be aware of that the gw parkway looks great. inside the beltway no problems on 66 as you head for the roosevelt bridge. we'll go outside live on some of our other camera shots. here's the 14th street bridge. from a distance you can see across the river both directions of the bridge span look great and 395 just a tiny bit slow in landmark.

here's what it looks like if you're planning to head on the beltway in tysons corner at route 7 and no issues here between the american legion bridge, tysons and springfield. we'll be back with more traffic at 6:25. back to you guys. it is 6:19. next in sports, a final showdown of the olympics today and it takes just two pitches to ruin a great night at nationals park. >> before that we bring you another check of the question of the morning this morning. a recent survey suggests 60% of us don't know how to do which one of these things. is it a, jump start a car, b, drive a stick shift or c, program your dvr. >> kendra posted on our timeline this morning. she writes i'm going to go with b, drive a stick shift on this one because i tried to learn a few times and i just stalled out. >> keep the guesses coming. we have the answer at 6:54. if you've been successful, you didn't get there on your own.

if you've got a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. my father's hands didn't build this company. my hands didn't build this company. through hard work and a little bit of luck, we built this business. why are you demonizing us for it? it's time we had somebody who believes in us. someone who believes that achievement should be rewarded not punished. we need somebody who believes in america. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. i hear you're having a tough day, so i brought you a freshly made sandwich. you made me a sandwich? no, dunkin' did. but i wrote the note. dunkin' bakery sandwiches are freshly made just for you. grab a turkey cheddar bacon sandwich today. america runs on dunkin'.

welcome back. 622. we have the muggies out there. radar is quiet. we will see a couple of storms this afternoon. i don't think there will be too many of them but with temperatures going into the 90s, certainly something to stay up on. here's your day planner. we'll warm up quickly as we head toward lunch time. temperatures in the mid- to upper 80s. this afternoon 09 to 95. slight chance we'll see a storm in a few spots this afternoon. today in london, the u.s. men's basketball team is in action against nigeria. in just a few hours, it's the women's gymnastics all around. >> also today, the final head- to-head matchup between michael phelps and ryan lochte. the american women struck gold at the pool. they one the 4 by 200 meter free style. allison schmidt helped team u.s.a. rally to beat russia by one and a half seconds. france took the bronze. take a look at this emotional photo.

yes, american gymnasts hugging his father. he was in sixth place before an amazing high bar routine. he says he plans on competing again in 200016 and 2000 -- 2016 and 2020. here's a look at the medal counts going into today's action. china remains on top with 30 medals, 17 of them gold. team u.s.a. is right behind with 29 medals. japan, france and germany round out the top five. the nationals and the phillies wrap up their three- game series tonight. ross debt detweiler takes the field. i loved that game. last night game two of the series between them. the nats starter gave up three home runs, including back-to- back shots for jimmy rollins.

he loses 3-2. the braves lost so the nats lead the by two and a half games still. our time 6:25. straight ahead, learn which county in our region may be sending home a check for $100. an administrator with the gsa is facing scrutiny on capitol hill and a 9 news investigation is at the center of it all. >> in wheaton an accident westbound weller road here at connecticut avenue. it's closed down and it knocked down the signal lights in this area. you'll have to watch police direction to get around it. i'll have more on traffic coming up in my next report at 6:30. you're watching 9news now. hi there. chase freedom is offering 5% cash back at gas stations this quarter. wow, thanks!

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good morning. we're back at 6:29. this is always the place to get your weather first. this is a live look at route 50. pretty clear here in the davidsonville area. nice to get outside if you want to do it. that's the place to be. thank you for starting your day with us this thursday. i'm mike hydeck. i'm andrea roane. meteorologist howard bernstein is live on the weather terrace. we want the tops down on the cars? >> certainly this morning. maybe a little warm this afternoon. a slight chance for all scoff afternoon thunderstorms. right now -- for a couple of afternoon thunderstorms. right now i'll take you into northeast d.c. a little bit of

haze. we have reports of some fog toward frederick and out toward warrenton. upper 80s by noon. a couple of storms in spots this afternoon. high 90 to 95. we'll still be 91 at 5:00 p.m. so we're certainly going to have a toasty afternoon. we did have a few big storms yesterday afternoon and evening, even a little hail dropped in spots. this morning look how things have really quieted down on that satellite and radar imagery. 65 in frederick with the fog. manassas, warrenton area a little bit of fog. winchester gorgeous at 64. it's a sticky 76 here in d.c. and 70 across the bay in easton. a look at your forecast highs for the afternoon. average high 88. we'll be 90 to 95. i'll be inside next time we talk with the seven day. here's monika. if you're planning to head around town, the beltway looks great. no problems to report. all accidents are cleared on the beltway. there was one at kenilworth avenue. you also have construction in silver spring. that's why you've got that red stuff going in toward

university boulevard right here on the north side of town. other than that, there is one accident i want to tell you about. i'm going to step out and show you what it looks like from our sky 9 in aspen hill. westbound weller road right here at connecticut avenue. single vehicle accident but it hit the utility box that controls the signal lights. those signal lights are now out. the intersection is dark. treat it as a four-way stop and you have police helping you through the intersection as well here in aspen hill. we'll take a live look elsewhere if you're planning to head here at kenilworth avenue the beltway in prince george's county. it's running smoothly. no issues to report the entire eastern stretch of the beltway and one quick look live from our vdot camera as well on the northbound side of 95. 395 you have a couple of slow stretches but all lanes are open. i'll be back with more traffic coming up once again at 6:43. back to you guys. cbs this morning is coming up in about a half-hour. >> charlie rose will join us from new york to tell us what they're working on.

good morning. >> good morning. we'll have more on that near collision in the skies over reagan national airport on tuesday. the three plains were just 12 seconds away from potential disaster. wow, some american olympians will come home with a medal, cash prize and a tax on their winnings from uncle sam. we'll hear from former apt leads and how congress may get involved. groupon may be good for you but is it bad for small business? we'll hear from one d.c. restaurant owner. all that and more when we see you at 7:00. >> lots of local ties. we'll be very interested. thank you. police in herndon, virginia now have two deaths on their hands they're investigating. a man's body was found not far from where a woman was killed in a hit and run hours before all this started about 24 ours ago -- 24 hours ago on center street. delia goncalves is live with the latest on the investigation as police try to sort this out. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is a confusing chain of events that occurred here in herndon. it all started in this parking lot of the apartment complex

that you see behind me. it appears this morning a husband and wife are dead and their three young children are orphaned. you may remember we first brought you this story as breaking news in yesterday morning's broadcast. police believe at this point 32- year-old fitsum gebretatios may have hit and killed his wife, then sped off in his black toyota slamming that car into four parked vehicles just about half a block away. he bailed out of that black toyota and police searched all over town for him for more than 17 hours. finally police made a gruesome discovery. a man, the body of a man that matches his description in a nearby creek. we spoke with fitsum gebretatios boss who said he never showed up to work on wednesday. >> he always, i mean, my kids, my wife, talked about them, always picked up pizza for

them. he was so nice to his family. >> reporter: even though it appears this hit and run that occurred behind me, the crash that occurred half a block away and the body found in the creek, it appears that they're all connected. however, police have not made that positive link just yet. we're waiting for that information a little later today. they're also waiting to make a positive identification of the man -- the body of that man found in the creek. still lots of unanswered questions this morning, including whether or not this is a case of domestic violence between this husband and his wife and the woman killed in the parking lot, the mother of three, whether or not she was killed intentionally. back to you. >> unbelievable. thank you. still so sad for those kids. she's live in herndon, virginia this morning. today is the first anniversary of the disappearance of robyn gardner, the maryland woman who vanished in aruba. family and friends held a vigil last night at an art gallery in

frederick, maryland. they stressed this is a vigil and not a memorial. they're still holding out hope that gardner is alive. a 9news investigation was the center of hearing in congress. gsa chief administrative services officer cynthia metzler testified before a house committee. they said before our report, they'd only known about $10 million in bonus money. >> $44 bill in bonuses -- $44 billion in bonus, a stunning amount. >> what's the percentage of employees at gsa who received bonuses? >> i will have to have somebody get back to with you that information since it's not part of my responsibilities. >> she was on on the hill wednesday in place of the

acting officer. homeowners may be getting a check in the mail. county commissioners will vote today on whether or not to give a surplus back to the residents. the county is $6.7 million in the black. that's nice to hear. board president blaine young wants to mail a $100 check to homeowners. he hopes the residents will spend the money to help stimulate the economy. jessica doyle is watching your money and counting down till the day school begins. >> until then, it's all about back-to-school shopping. >> that's right. we're getting closer to the time to send them back to school, the greatest time of the year for parents, right? >> that commercial every year is hysterical. >> it's so true. that also means our wallets will soon get a workout. the average parent is on track to spend more than $688 on back- to-school clothes and supplies this year. consumer reports recommends a little planning before you hit the mall. for example, buy in bulk. retailers deeply discount

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it's 6:42 and 76 degrees. outside things are looking good on the beltway. you've got the one little slow stretch on the beltway right here, outer loop side as you

leave college park into silver spring. that's because of that new construction traffic pattern there. also an accident ongoing activity up in aspen hill on weller road westbound at connecticut avenue. and it is blocked. the signal lights are out as well. i'll show what you it looks like from our sky 9. beautiful at i-370. no problems coming in from frederick. it pretty much looks like this all the way down to the point where the lanes divide. i think everyone is on vacation. we're going to go back over to the maps and this time head to the south sides of town. same story on the northbound side of i-95. you're going to go i would say about 25 miles an hour as you approach the occoquan river in woodbridge. then in springfield it looks fantastic. we're going to take a live look from our traffic camera. heading up from 644 up to the beltway in springfield a little bit of slow stuff in landmark but that's about it here in virginia. i'll be back with more traffic at 6:58. back to you. >> sounds good. 76 degrees right here on the weather terrace.

man, it's soupy. we've had overnights in the 80s and doesn't feel as bad. >> 75 degrees, 76 but the muggies are back. the wind is also -- well, not really here either so that's not helping much. that's going to be the case this morning. the muggies and then this afternoon hot and humid. a couple of storms not out of the question. here's your day planner. actually i'm going to start in the trappic -- in the tropics. we have tropical depression number five. the next couple of days we'll watch it probably become tropical storm ernesto, go through the islands and end up in the caribbean. that's the forecast from the hurricane center. winds 35 miles an hour now. almost a tropical storm. that may happen sometime tonight or tomorrow as it approaches martinique. the latest advisories still keeping it as a depression. then it becomes a storm just after the island. slowly strengthening here as it passes just south of jamaica. again jamaica is in the cone of uncertainty as i like to call it as we get into the monday

time frame so we'll have to watch very carefully. after that does it hit the yucatan? does it get into the gulf? does it head toward cuba? this one we'll be watching closely. today your day planner, it's a hot, sticky day ahead. temperatures in the upper 80s by noon. light winds this morning becoming southerly this afternoon about 5 miles an hour. highs about 94. isolated storms also will be out there again. maybe not as much as the last couple of days but we'll see a few. 70 in gaithersburg right now and baltimore and culpeper. warrenton, manassas reporting a little bit of fog along with petersburg, virginia. we've got hazy skies out there on our michael & son weather camera and 76. there's the muggies mike is talking about outside. relative humidity of 85%. at least here not much wind. nice and quiet right now but you can expect a few showers and storms to pop up this afternoon and again friday, saturday and sunday afternoons maybe a little bit more activity. so with only a few storms,

isolated storms, we're going green today. 94. tonight 77 for washington but upper 60s in the coolest spots so a muggy night. 95 tomorrow, scattered storms in the afternoon. same story saturday, 93. yellow alert. monday more storms, 90 as the front approaches. that will dry us out for tuesday. highs then in the upper 80s. andrea? >> thank you, howard. our next guest is doing a little more than pulling a rabbit out of a hat. josh is a magician. he hosts think, an evening of mind reading and magic, and he's here in studio us with this morning. josh, welcome. when i shook his hand, i was a little worried because i'm a big fan of the mentalist. he alleges talks -- he always talks about how he reads body language. >> it's already started. i've been analyzing you since i walked in. >> okay. >> i'll keep some of it secret. >> thank you very much. is it an interpretation of body language that makes you appear like you're pulling things out of a hat?

>> yeah. so body language and suggestion and psychology play a huge part in my show. it's all about reading people. while you can't read people's minds, you can read people and their body language to get you an idea of what they're thinking. can i give you an example. imagine we're doing a card trick. i want you instead to think of a car. you think of a car. >> i'm thinking of a card. >> imagine if it were painted in a picture. imagine the red or black card. try to see the suit all the way across the card. i have a little idea. i'm going to make a quick guess. >> okay. >> what was the card you're thinking of? >> 7 of diamonds. >> would that be cool if the 7 of diamonds is right there? >> that would be super cool. oh, my goodness, it's not. >> that would have been good, right? >> i want you to use your imagination. >> oh, my goodness. >> how did you do that?

>> it's magic. wow. >> yes. >> how many shows are you doing? >> starts august 10 next friday. the august 10 show, there's actually only nine tickets left so we're almost sold out. for august 17, there's about 20 tickets left. the other shows have plenty of space. >> the reason why the tickets are so limited is josh has been named d.c.'s best performing artist before by city paper. you've been doing this -- you have a baby face. you've been doing this since you were a kid. >> i'm actually 28 years old so i have been doing this since i was 12 so more than half my life. >> talk about how interactive the show is and an opportunity to win cash. >> yes. it's at the hotel helix. there are only 50 states per show. i wanted the show to be one of those things where no one had a bad seat. there is a chance in the show for me to test my abilities to suggest an idea to swung. so i will put -- to someone. so i will put $1,000 of cash on the line for four weeks. if i'm unable to influence their decision, they win the

cash. there's a lot riding on this show. >> already you've influenced my decision by going to the show. who is the show appropriate for? >> it's generally an adult show. that's not to say there's anything inappropriate in it but let's say it's like a pg-13 movie. this is geared toward people who want to spend an evening together, not necessarily bring the kids. it's something different for d.c. to go out instead of going to a movie and dinner. come to a j maic show. man -- to a magic show. it has a reputation of being old and laimed and boring -- lame and boring and the truth is it's exciting. i think people are going to see some things they really enjoy. totally surprised. >> what he did surprised me. it's called think, an evening of mind reading and magic. you definitely want to be in the audience to see josh. the tickets are limited. thank you. have a good show. >> if they go to my web site, they can get all the information on tickets and reserve their tickets in advance. >> we have a link on our website at wusa9.com. i'm reading your mind and i

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welcome back. 6:54. today is thursday, august 2. here's a check of the news before you go this morning. the man accused of making threats on his office in prince george's county will only be facing misdemeanor charges. prosecutors determined neil prescott's large cache of weapons was bought legally. he's still undergoing a mental evaluation. the faa is investigating a series of near collisions. a u.s. airways jet came close to another u.s. airway -- two other u.s. airways planes taking off. the airline says it's cooperating with the investigation. nationals starter edwin jackson gave up back-to-back home runs on consecutive pitches in the 5th inning. 6:54. time to reveal the answer to our question of the morning. a recent survey suggests 60% of

americans don't know how to do which of these things. is it a, jufer start a car. b -- jump start a car, b, drive a stick shift or c, program a dvr. >> one person thought it was hot-wire a car. no, jump start. that's the correct answer. we'll have one more check of traffic and weather right here next on 9 news now.

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i always think of to the moon, alice, to the moon. >> one more thing. richard branson always creating a new idea to create buzz around his many businesses. virgin america, his airline is going to help out frequent flyers in a big way. in fact, the number one flyer get as special option. >> a trip to space. can you believe that? a lot of people i bet will take him up on something like that. >> normally it would be $200,000 for one seat.

>> virgin galactic is also his company. he's doing a cross promotion and awarding the frequent flyers. that's great. just more than the other guy. >> probably more than a ticket would cost to go up. >> we're definitely going to be watching cbs this morning and hear more about the medal count because we've done some research ourselves. to get a tax break, they've got to make lots of money. we may see a storm this afternoon. it's going to be hot, 94. 95 tomorrow with a few more storms. we'll keep the trend through the weekend. >> we're going to take a quick look from our sky 9 on the inbound side of i-66. the shot is out but a little bit of slow traffic at 234. wall street, we're higher this morning. cbs this morning is also looking at a d.c. business and its fight against groupon. howard and i will be back in 25 minutes with a live update on traffic and weather. you can join us on-line, get all your news, weather and traffic at wusa9.com. see you tomorrow.