to the east. we'll widen the radar back out. the other storm is probably the heaviest by far is the one out toward harrisonburg and new market. this is moving off to the east. this is a very heavy storm. this is all hail right in that area. so, again, get the kids inside. we know they have a lot of lightning and thunder. this is state highway 612. it is hail right there and this is state highway 613. going to cross in the next 20 minutes. you folks get ready in new market for a storm and also there is a big storm out to the west and north of winchester. that is a pretty hefty storm as well. has moving off to the east at about 15 miles per hour. so, again, we are looking at the potential for some severe weather here as we go through the nighttime hours and in fact, it's not going to end. we'll keep the chance for showers and storms go back to the west. all the way back to morganstown. we're looking at a chance of

thunderstorms right on through 1:00 a.m. in the morning. we'll keep you posted. all the warnings at the bottom of your screen. >> we have a major development to report tonight on a story we first brought you back in may. the china based website, id chief, arguably the most popular mill among teenagers want to buy alcohol illegally has been shut down. andrea mccarren is on capitol hill to explain what went down. andrea. >> well, lesli, four united states senators sent this letter to china as ambassador, asking china to take immediate action against businesses producing fake id's. today, id chief is out of business. >> their federal police are hard handed and wouldn't take lightly being internationally embarrassed. >> today, only a bizarre note remains posted on id chief's website. urging customers only to use their existing fake id's for buying beer in movies.

the business goes on to explain it was only trying to help four students have some fun. >> they were probably in the range of $20 to $40 million a year. this is a big, big business. >> wildly popular china based has been producing fake id's so sophisticated they can pass through scanners designed to detect fraudulent cars and prevent miners from buying alcohol. >> 12 and 13-year-olds having been successful in using products to buy liquor at liquor stores. one has to question the judgment of someone who takes an id from someone so little he has to reach up to the counter to hand it off, but it happens. >> earlier this year, with the help of an intern, we purchased a pennsylvania driver's license from id chief for $200. within weeks, it made the 8,000 mile journey to gaithersburg, maryland. >> it looks as authentic as it can be.

>> id's impressed police with its authenticity and became packaged in an envelope marked bracelet. inside, a gift box and an actual red bracelet. but underneath the padding wrapped in plain white paper was a pair of fake id's. not only was there congressional concern about minors using fake id's like these to buy alcohol, there was fear that they could end up in the hands of domestic for international terrorists. reporting live from capitol hill, andrea mccarren, 9news now. >> sounds like a big step forward. andrea, thanks. >> a scramble for emergency crews today after a tractor trailer lost its brakes coming down a hill in maryland. it took them three hours to get the driver out of the cab. after the truck crashed into a condo complex and literally landed upside down. the driver was expected to be okay and no one else was injured. that trucker was carrying propane, but it didn't leak.

the building in the nearby town center were evacuated. >> we have an update on a deadly collision on alexandria involving a police cruiser. police say a 52-year-old man was killed in that crash. jeffrey lived on brook view drive. investigators say yesterday morning with cars swerved into on coming traffic and slammed into the patrol car. the officer involved in the crash was able to call for help. police say he should be okay. a collision between a bus and a tractor trailer put seven people in the hospital today. this in harrisonburg, virginia. it happened early this morning on i-18 and rockingham county. the highway was closed for five hours. that caused backups for miles as you can imagine. five people on the bus, including the driver were hurt and the truck driver also hurt. the good news is, none of the injuries were life threatening. investigators are trying to figure out what caused it. >> national transportation safety administration has some stunning new numbers on drunk

driving deaths. as stacey cohen reports, in 2010, alcohol deaths accounted in one in three fatalities on our roads. >> be prepared to drive through something like this. 10,000 law enforcement agencies across the country are ramping up drunk driving enforcement through labor day weekend. a new report shows drunk driving deaths dropped slightly from 2009 to 2010 by about 5%. the drivers that are drinking are increasingly intoxicated. >> new agency statistics released today show 70% of deaths and drunk driving crashes in 2010 involve drivers with the blood alcohol level that was nearly twice the .08 legal limit. >> this is a scene from a fatal drunk driving crash in 2010. vrt year from which the data was drawn. here's some other facts. 20 to 24-year-olds are most likely to be involved in drunk

driving deaths. there was one drunk driving death every 51 minutes that year. folks caught for one dwi are four times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash. so, over the next few weeks, the drive sober or get pulled over campaign takes aim at these even drunker drivers. hoping to get them off the road for good. >> when you witness day after day the damage done to people's lives, you quickly develop a zero tolerance for drunk driving. >> so enjoy the summer, just stay sober or stay off the roads. stacey cohan, 9news now. >> here's one more statistic. according to the safety administration, between the hours of midnight and 3:00 a.m., a drunk driving crash killed someone every 23 minutes. the judge in the george huguely murder case is refusing to grant the defense a delay in sentencing. the former university of virginia lacrosse player will

be sentenced on august 30 as scheduled. huguely was convicted in february of killing yeardley love. he was a member of the women's lacrosse team. huguely's attorneys are asking for a new trial. a hearing is set for august 22 on that motion. there will be a vigil tonight in arlington for two men killed there last week. keith and carl were found dead in their apartment on north culpeper street. after more than two years without a murder, arlington has had four of them in the last four weeks. >> drama at maryland's state house tonight as negotiations to bring vegas style casino gambling, do not appear to be going as planned. scott broom is live where at this hour, the outcome of the drive to expand gambling in maryland, live table games, may be in doubt. scott. >> reporter: well, it's not in doubt, at least with major complications. the problem going on right now is with the house of delegates, where as late as an hour ago, some of the leaders were

admitting they did not have the votes at that time to push this gambling through. there were furious negotiations since then and after hours and hours of milling around, as you can see in the video tape we have, the house of delegates has come back in, in the last hour, and has started the debate on the gambling bill that is an indication that a deal may have been struck in the smoke filled room in the back. perhaps good news for governor martin o'malley called this summertime, once and for all, after being embarrassed when gambling supporters sparked a budget crisis, o'malley vowed never again, but he needs lawmakers to go along. there are lots of objections here to this bill. among them, that it gives some casino operators a major tax break to compensate them for the new competition that a casino would bring. this in the same year that legislators raised income taxes on some earners in maryland.

supporters, including labor unions and executive, baker, say the state would be crazy to turn its back on the thousands of new jobs and the hundreds of millions in revenue that expanded gambling would bring at national harbor. getting down to the final hours now, it appears the debate is underway, but there are many, many amendments being brought. so the outcome of this is by no means a sure thing. stay tuned. reporting live in annapolis, 9news now. >> we can't forget the governor, he wouldn't call this session unless he had the votes lined up. if it doesn't go through, very embarrassing. >> we should note that a few moments ago, the house of delegates did give a preliminary thumb's up. lawmakers did make changes to a similar bill that was approved last week by the senate. one of which narrows the strict liability standards to the owner of a dog that is not on a leash. all this in response to the state's highest court ruling in

april that all pit bulls are inherently dangerous. >> angry leaders from across the region slammed the board that runs the airports and the areas biggest construction project and demanded immediate changes. the federal transportation secretary, d.c.'s mayor and the goff no, sir of maryland and virginia wrote a letter expressing outrage about sweetheart deals and wine and dine trips to europe by members of the metropolitan washington board. bruce leshan reports, some big changes are coming. >> the airport's board is building metro's silver line, as well as running dulles and reagan national. and it is accused of all kinds of questionable deals. expensive overseas trips, no big contracts, nepotism, and hiring former board members for big bucks. now the secretary of transportation and all the region's leaders have fired off a letter to the board saying they are gravely concerned and outraged about the lack of

accountability, transparency, and sound judgment. the letter demands the board terminate no bid contracts with former employees. terminate former board members who have gotten jobs at the airport. tighten wasteful travel procedures, cut its costs, and open its meetings. the airport board responded with an e-mail to the media saying that it has already implemented many of these changes. but members of congress are already moving forward with changes to the law that created the board. >> those are easily fixed things. they should have been done a long time ago. shame for not doing it. >> anyone uses a dulles toll road will be paying for legal fees. >> for both sides. >> virginia congressman says the board is already in a pricey legal battle with a former board member. he says changing the board may be one bill that can make it through a gridlock congress.

>> this has nothing to do with republican or democrat. it's ethics. it's morality. it's making sure that you have people on there that are not traveling to worldwide places, chargingly cor charging liquor bill. >> at dulles, bruce leshan, 9news now. >> and sources are telling 9news, transportation secretary will be pulling together leaders from across the region soon to figure out a deal to fix the problems. still to come on 9news, an appalachian anniversary. we celebrate 75 years on this historic trail. then a little later, the presidential candidate spends some energy attacking each other's energy plan. >> but first, drought conditions in parts of maryland actually come with a bit of a silver lining for the chesapeake bay. how is this possible? we'll tell you in a minute.

summer's dry conditions have one positive benefit. it is helping the chesapeake bay. the maryland department of natural resources say oxygen levels in the bay's dead zone are up this year. that's an area where the oxygen is typically too low for fish, crabs, or other creatures to survive. the weather has kept the algae from thriving. people living in parts of culpeper, virginia, need to boil their water. part of the community is under a boil water advisory because a 12-inch main burst yesterday. the boil order affects people living in the southern area of culpeper, like high point, and three flags, but expected to be lifted by tomorrow. >> the appalachian trail conservancy estimates thousands of people tried to hike every year. one in four make it 2180 miles.

today marks 75 years since the trail first opened, so we sent our guys to harper's ferry to learn more. >> boots on the ground to celebrate a birthday. >> the appalachian trail is an experience of a lifetime. >> to be exact, today is the 75th birthday of the appalachian trail. this morning, several of the nearly 6,000 volunteers who maintain the trail took a hike of celebration along this stretch near harper's ferry. >> come to a beautiful vista like this and just kind of contemplate about what is important in life and then go back home with a sense of peace and tranquility. >> appalachian trail is the longest hike only footpath in the world. it stretches from maine to georgia. >> it is a gap where the potomac crush through this ridge line. >> each year, nearly 500 so-

called through hikers canvas the entire footpath. it takes nearly five months. entries in a record book like 1,000 miles, baby, our done it, done it, describe the track. hikers say a surprise lies around every corner. >> i can't fire where everyone would relax and just talk about anything and everything. >> but with all the beauty comes challenges. >> encrouchment as population grows, people tend to have competing uses. >> challenges met on this 75th birthday by thousands of volunteers. >> the treadway is the body of the trail, but its soul rests in the volunteers. >> along the appalachian trail in harper's ferry, west virginia, greg geist, 9news now. >> it breaks the hikers down by decade. there were five that broke the mark in the 30s. three in the 1940s and gradual increase for a grand total of

an estimated 12,662 hikers. that is a long way to go, derek. >> it is. you know, the lack of lights along that trail makes for perfect star gazing and this would be the time you might want to look up. the meteor shower is in full swing. this is a time lapse video shot with a wide angle lens in kentucky. look at those shooting stars shoot by. by the way, the shower comes every august as the earth passes through debris from something called the swift comet. >> take a look at this amazing sight over the skies in japan. early risers could see the planet, venus, move in behind the moon. this phenomenon was observed 23 years ago. this morning it took more than an hour for venus to move from one side to the other and behind it there. >> really talk about that, we are talking about some severe weather in our area. that is what has topper looking up. >> it sure did.

now we have new warnings out. the warnings to the northwest, up in allegheny county has expired. now new warnings to the south and west. let me start with live doppler 9,000. we're looking at page county and madison county, all under severe thunderstorm warnings until 6:00. and this is going to be the way it is going to play out for a while. it's going to be west of town until we go through the next few hours. now there is making some progression, but essentially it's along i-81. it is slowly moving off to the east. still some big storms north of winchester and now pushing up into pennsylvania, but by far and away, these are the heaviest storms south and west of us. if hail, strong gusty winds, and some big-time rain. this is right along 340. the red is rain fall rates an inch per hour, and heavier rain north of harrisonburg. rockingham county, you're under a flash flood warning until

7:45. so you're getting hit both ways with the floods and also with the severe weather. where is this going to go in the next hour? most of the storms push off to the east. they are going to move essentially east, at least this storm will push off to the east and south and head toward culpeper. this storm will push off towards the north. right now, the focus of severe weather is along the i-81 corridor and back. but we cannot let our guard down. the chance for severe weather will continue until midnight, maybe as late as 1:00 or 2:00 a.m. a live look outside. 89. dew point 64. not that sticky. if the dew points were in the 70s, we would be concerned. winds out of the south at 9. temperatures, 84 in bethesda. 87 in vienna. 86 in fairfax. 86 in arlington and 86 over in college park. so not crazy hot, but severe storms are possible. critical time between now and 1:00 a.m. threats for hail and damaging

wind. isolated tornadoes not out of the question, but secure loose objects. we talked about this yesterday. put your umbrella down on yo porch or patio. for tonight, thunderstorms, some heavy or severe, mostly cloudy, mild. 68 to 74. winds southeast at 10. low temperatures kind of sticky downtown. we're talking low to mid 70s. 74 in arlington. and lucky, you're lucky, maybe 69 up in gaithersburg. so, next three days, code yellow tomorrow. isolated storms tomorrow. 87. 90 on thursday, pretty quiet day. hot, but not humid. and then we're going to go code yellow. more thunderstorms possible with temperatures in the low 90s. now the next seven days. looking at the frontal system goes through. the second front goes through friday night and that will set the stage for a decent weekend. i had to add showers on sunday. temperature on sunday, mid 80s. nice on monday and tuesday with temperatures generally in the

mid 80s as well. so again, severe thunderstorm warnings off to the south and west. we'll keep you posted. and we would love to have, if you get pictures of anything, send it to our website, wusa9.com and fill out a storm report. >> still ahead, some chocolate may boost your brain power, but this is a new study you may want to take with a grain of salt. >> first, torrential downpours end, but they have flooding in japan and show you the damage up next. it is not pretty.

torrential rains in japan have killed one person and two others are missing. among the areas that have been hardest hit. the person killed was found floating in a swollen canal and you can see this water is just ridiculously high. it's covering cars. thousands of people are in the dark tonight. thousands more have been forced from their homes. >> and a wild fire outside seattle has now destroyed 60 homes and burned 26,000 aceres of land. the flames, they continue to spread. high winds and dry conditions

are to blame and tonight, authorities are telling folks if you're in the path of this one, get out of the way. >> i think it's very frightening. people are pulling together and trying to help each other get by. because nobody knows where this wild fire is going. >> but it is going and as it spreads, farmers and ranchers are rushing to make sure animals are safe. the cause is under investigation. we are just getting word, billy graham is out of the hospital. the 93-year-old was being treated for bronchitis over the last few days. despite that illness, graham is remarkably healthy for a man his age. coming up, you may be paying more for fancy features, but are those luxury cars up to snuff on safety? plus, new guidelines take effect as all our kids take the field for summer sports practices. we'll talk about them. >> the presidential candidates take the battle over energy to the battleground states with the running mate joining the fray. i'm randall pinkston, details

coming up. [ male announcer ] the choice on debt... mitt romney's plan: huge tax cuts for millionaires, tax breaks for oil companies and corporations that ship jobs overseas, adding trillions to the deficit. president obama's plan: a balanced approach that asks the wealthy to pay a little more, eliminates tax breaks for outsourcing and oil subsidies, cuts government spending, and reduces the deficit by four trillion. two plans. your choice.

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more swing states on the agenda for our presidential candidates, but this day, they were each taking turns slamming the others energy plan. randall pinkston explains. >> derek, more harsh words on the campaign trail today. vice president joe biden said gop poll sis on wall street

would put americans back in change, while mitt romney calls it inappropriate. another day of tough talk is a battle for the white house. >> on the campaign trail in different battleground states, president obama and mitt romney both focused on energy. coal miners stood behind romney in eastern ohio as he blasted president obama. >> he also said you can go out and build a new coal plan if you want, but if you do, you go bankrupt, that's another promise he is intent on keeping. >> in iowa, where wind energy production is big business, president obama fired back. >> that's what he said about wind power. you can't drive a car with a windmill on it. now i don't know if he tried that, i know he had other things on his car. >> the reference may have been with the dog on top of his car. the president went on to criticize romney for imposing tax breaks. >> let's keep on investing in the new home grown energy that

is creating jobs right here in iowa. >> the vice presidential candidates were also on the road tuesday. sharpening their attacks and spelling out two different visions of the economy. in virginia, another swing state, vice president joe biden said they have seen the budget and they don't like it. ryan used a speech in colorado to press his ticket's chief argument. >> without a doubt, president obama inherited a difficult situation. here's the problem. he made it worse. >> with a little more than 80 days left in the campaign, president obama holds a slim advantage in eight of ten battleground states. >> romney campaign revealed today that vp candidate, paul ryan, has been dividing his twiem between campaigning and participating in video conferences. reviewing policy provisions and preparing for his speech at the upcoming gop convention. cbs news, back to you, derek. >> thank you.

president obama will spend a third day campaigning in iowa tomorrow. mitt romney heads off to north carolina. he has fundraisers there. >> the president's call for those tax credits to be extended comes the same day the department of energy announced that wind energy accounts for all. that came with $14 billion in government support last year. verison admits it did not do enough to respond to the 911 outage. the emergency service was down in parts of northern virginia after several failures in the backup system. a company report found that verison didn't know the system was down in fairfax county until the county alerted it. verison plans to present its full report to the metropolitan washington council tomorrow. you can read it right now at wusa9.com. a powerful tool is combating post-traumatic stress disorder. it may be getting the suffer

and his or her partner in the study. the journal shows couples therapy attack the pstd systems, made a four fold impact compared to people not getting the help and that improvement lasted for months. >> all mental illness is a family illness. it doesn't just affect the individual. it affects everyone in the family. approach of treating. exactly spot on and need to be highly affected. ptsd comes from living through traumatic events. or just recently in our home area, when it came through. >> . >> in fact, he saw some people with post-traumatic stress after being trapped in their homes by fallen trees during this summer's violent storms. preseason high school practices are underway and many student athletes are coming into the new year with new safety guidelines. this in the wake of the death- 16-year-old edwin miller two

weeks ago. in tonight's health alert, efforts to keep kids working out safely into the fall. >> heatstroke is a major concern, many kids don't even think about. according to research from the university of north carolina, during the past ten years, there have been 30 heatstroke deaths in football. both at the college and high school levels. >> first off, the idea of a two a day practice as we knew is almost obsolete. schools may not practice twice a day until the sixth day of practice. that's a significant difference. >> dr. william of montgomery county schools describes the new heat guidelines for student athletes in maryland. >> it's a gradual doctrine for the heat. three hours on the practice session, one hour on a walk through. >> the walk through consistenting of no equipment, no running, just walking to cool off. >> students in general left at their own devices do not

hydrate properly. generally speaking, they do not drink the right kinds of fluids and not enough of it. >> the county is also having coaches show their players a power point presentation on safety. including hydration before hitting the field and ways to avoid the drug resistant skin infection called mrsa. >> appropriate hygiene, washing of uniforms, cleaning cuts. >> plus, information about head injuries, concussions, and warnings to stay away from steroids. officials hope this information can give student athletes lifelong habits and increase parental involvement as well. >> where parents are going to be huge contributors if they review the information that we are trying to give to their sons and daughters. we need the parent following up. >> also, according to researchers at the university of connecticut who track these summer practice guidelines across high schools all around the nation, virginia has policies similar to the state of maryland. the district and two other states don't have any of these

poll sis right now related to heat adjustment. >> here's some food for thought, a new study finds eating cocoa could help improvement memory and judgment. we have to give you a note of caution. this is a study, they make all those candy bars. they also made the cocoa powder. antioxidants could be key in improving memory. 890 elderly people took part in the cocoa study. >> you know what, i decided to believe them. >> looking for a vocabulary booster? read the dictionary. you have 15 new words to read in the dictionary and they include sexting, life coach, aha moment, man cave, brain cramp, and bucket list. however, there is one in particular that has been the talk of our newsroom and on the internet all day long. it is f bomb. yeah. >> as if it needs any other

description. >> it's in the dictionary? >> they traced those words back to 1988 in a news day column about a mets player, giving up profanities. for a profamed term. >> as one poster on our wusa9 facebook page observed, it's a word that can be used as a verb, a noun, a pronoun, basically anything that you can do, see, touch, or feel, and all around word if there ever was one. okay. join the conversation as to whether or not you think it should be in the dictionary. that's on our wusa9 facebook page. >> wonder what word this family used to describe what they had to play. coming up, five weddings for five sisters in one day. >> bankrupt, that would be the word. >> i can relate to that. we're looking for severe weather. severe thunderstorm warnings in

effect for madison and page and warren county, virginia. these storms are headed toward the metro area. we'll have the timetable for you when we come back. >> and you know that old joke saying have you ever seen an s star go? wait until you see these snails. they are picking up the pace, really. and don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us, we'll be right back.

off to the zoo in ohio where they are showing off their newest residents. 12 week old know leopards. they are thriving. they'll spend a half an hour each day in the exhibit until they are big enough. the zoo is holding a contest to

pick the snow leopard's name. >> competitors lined up in a fight for glory and survival. >> we are talking about the annual world snail championship, we hope you have some time. small village. play host to the event for more than 30 years. tourists and locals all got together to watch the snails fidgeted for the gold medal. as the olympics are wrapping up, the master of ceremony said, we are not in london, but the sport continues. >> that's the slowest race on record. >> that is like the antibolt right there. that's for sure. >> all right, the families of five children who got engaged within a few months found a way to celebrate and save some cash. >> so, all the kids got married at the same time. it happened at a temple in arizona. five of the eight children got married. that is emily, bradford,

walker, and brook. >> it's really hot. we are having a blast. i'm all red and dripping, but we're married. >> it looks like they actually have on the exact same dress. the night featured many wedding traditions times ve. that included the father and bride dance with three brides sharing a tender moment with their dad. that is really, really sweet. still ahead tonight, feel like you're getting hit with more fees at your bank? it's not all in your head. and up next, we'll tell you what you need to know about the recall of thousands of full- sized family vans. i got the chance to start my own business.

i know what it's like to hire people and to make ends meet. from those experiences, i had the chance of running the olympics. the games were in real trouble. there'd been way too much spending. and in massachusetts i found a budget that was badly out of balance. our legislature was 85% democrat. and every one of the four years i was governor, we balanced the budget. i want to use those experiences to help americans have a better future. we believe in our future. we believe in ourselves. we believe the greatest days of america are ahead. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.

gm is recalling more than 10,000 full-sized vans. if you have a 2003 or 2004 chevy express or gmc savanna, this is for you. the fuel filler hose can rust, leak, and cause a fire. there is a free fix and gm will send you a notice about the repairs very soon. you may not be as secure in your luxury car as you might think. new crash tests by one consumer group shows that some vehicles did not do well when put through a common crash that kills roughly a quarter of

people in car accidents. >> we have seen crash tests countless numbers of times. but for the first time in 17 years, a new type of frontal crash test conducted by the insurance institute for highway safety exposed a dangerous vulnerability. >> we still have 10,000 deaths in frontal crashes each year. and we estimate of the deaths occur in small overlap crashes. >> these so-called small overlap crashes occur when the side of a car clips an obstruction and the heavy engine block does not absorb much of the blow. >> most of the auto makers are not building their safety cages to account for this kind of crash. >> only the acura and volvo received a good overall rating while the infinity rated acceptable. the remaining eight cars were graded either marginal or pour. >> or -- poor.

>> ten years from now, there may be a new test that may reveal a vulnerability and those will get safer. i don't think we should worry something new has been found. we should be glad that progress is being made. >> all of the auto makers say they stand by their safety record and some say they would incorporate this knowledge into designs moving forward. but mercedes-benz questioned the tests all together. the iihs says it would like to see all auto makers design vehicles that better protect people in these crashes, which means heavier, less fuel efficient cars. >> but in the long run, i think these costs are going to be minimal. >> the insurance institute for highway safety says they tested luxury cars because that category is usually the one to get the safety innovation first. that makes these results even more surprising. they are on the rise again. a new survey by money rates.com

finds banks charged us more for our checking accounts in the first half of the year. and those requirements to avoid monthly service fees, they are getting harder to meet. in all, the survey says we are paying $145 a year in bank fees. let's get back to topper with more on our severe weather alert day. top. >> good news, in the immediate metro area, you have another hour to get home. let's start with live doppler 9,000. you can access this any time on our website, wusa9.com and also remember to go to the app store and search for wusa radar. it's a great app. i'm not making it up. all right, live look at radar. we're looking at the wide picture here. you see some storms off to the north and west. and you see all the warnings to the south and east down toward front royal and new market. we'll zoom up here first, right on the border of jefferson county in west virginia. it's a heavy storm.

it has not prompted a warning just yet, but looking at heavy weather right along i-81. it is straddling i-81 right now. we're looking at big storm from georgetown down toward clearbrook. it's south of martinsburg. earlier today, this is what the sky looked like. pretty ominous. and they did have a severe thunderstorm warning at one time early this afternoon, shortly after this video was taken. that may be the tail end of the storm that prompted the severe thunderstorm warning. again, martinsburg, at least thankfully, the storm is south for the time being. live doppler 9,000. we'll go back and travel off to the south and west. front royal, big time thunderstorm between 3:40 and also 28. and that is moving off to the east now. that is moving off to the east, so get ready in warrenton and culpeper. in fact, we'll kind of zoom back out a little bit and put this into motion. where will these storms go in the next hour?

i tell you what, they will hold together. the atmosphere is pretty unstable and charged. they are going to move off to the east, kind of staying just i-66 southward. but notice some more storms building back to the north of new market. so, we're not done with the severe weather. live look outside, it's our live weather cam brought to you by michael and son. it isn't too bad, and pressure falling a bit, 29.83 inches of mercury. temperature wise, 84 in bethesda. 87 in vienna. 86 in fairfax and 85 in college park. weather headlines looks like this. critical time between now and 1:00 a.m. threats are hail and damaging winds. isolated tornadoes not out of the question. secure loose objects. next three days, we're going to keep tomorrow at code yellow. isolated storms, 87. not humid on thursday, code green. 90. do whatever you want to do and

friday, we're making code yellow for storms late in the day. you will be hot, another front pushes through on friday night. and that will usher in the possibility of big storms. next seven days, it should set the stage for a nice weekend in terms of temperatures. but we had to add showers this sunday, 84, but nice on monday and tuesday, temperatures in the low to mid 80s with low humidity. again, nothing in the immediate metro area, all the warnings at the bottom of your screen. we'll keep a close eye on it all night. >> athletes professional careers don't last 30 or 40 years. >> sometimes they struggle to get ac acclimated after their short careers are over. >> taking care of business on the field and off. dave. >> that's right, guys. we're talking about one of the most recognizable redskins. santana moss is 33 years old, entering his eighth year with the skins. 12th overall. i covered him for a lot of years and i know there are a lot of layers to the wide receiver. today, i discover one more.

this is the santana moss reno. pointing, dodging, spinning for 12 years now. but did you also know the man who entered the end zone 56 times in his career is also the co-owner of a business called, do not enter. >> me and a good friend of mine, who i have known since i was a child. >> it's a security company specializing in antitheft devices. you might be asking yourself, moss, antitheft? why? >> i don't have so many cars stolen from my home. >> he also owns rental properties. those have become the target of thieves, too. but for a reason you might not think. >> air-conditioning. i'm not sure if you are familiar with this, but right now in south florida, people are stealing heats from businesses and houses. >> not for the units themselves, but for the copper inside. thieves rip it out and sell it.

a crime that is becoming prevalent. but mark anthony think they have come up with something to prevent that. >> it can alarm your cell phone, computer, anything that you can hear when someone is taking your unit. >> just like his football career, moss doesn't cut corners when it comes to this business venture. he's not just an investor, he travels with anthony to trade shows to trumpet the message. >> we are ready to go out there and serve the world with it. >> moss says professional athletes have to be careful what they sink their money to. this is a project he sincerely believes in. coming up at 6:00, bad news at redskins training camp. it's a season ending injury for one player and we'll tell you exactly who that is. guys. >> oh, all right, coming up on 9news now at 6:00, come on down. tell you about a big change on tap, but the price is right.

foodies are celebrating the life of an icon. julia childs was introduced french cooking to the television masses would have turned 100 years old this wednesday as karen reports, the birthday is being marked by fans, restaurants, and even the smithsonian. >> inside this ordinary kitchen, worked an extraordinary cook with an

extraordinary personality. >> this is julia child's kitchen from her cambridge, massachusetts home. the museum collected the kitchen in 2001 and we have assembled it here exactly the way it was on the day julia left her home. when she moved back to her native state of california. >> endearing chef who cooked on television pretty much before anyone else, julia childs was born august 15, 1912, 100 years ago. the smithsonian national museum is unwrapping a renovated space dedicated to the late icon, including the kitchen that first went on display in 2002. 900 objects are placed just as julia had them when she filmed three of her popular television shows at her long-time home in cambridge, massachusetts. not just an inspiration to the at home chef. she is inspiring restaurants across the country. like here at washington's cafe dupont. >> she is a little bit special

and different because the way she thought that we should have fun and happy in what we do. >> a special 100th birthday menu highlights recipe child taught so many others to cook and shared with her own family and friends in this kitchen. >> looking at this room and seeing just how homey it is, you really can almost visualize yourself there. >> julia child's legacy, bringing people together with food. in washington, i'm karen capa. >> julia childs moved to washington at the outset of world war ii. volunteered at the office of strategic service, a newly formed government intelligence agency. this is 9news now. >> a severe weather alert tops our news tonight. let's get to topper who has the details. top. >> severe thunderstorm warnings south and west of town. we aren't out of the woods. we have some time to prepare, that's for sure. let's start with live doppler 9,000. we'll show you where the

warnings are. madison county, page county until 6:00. so these are the counties in the warning. you folks around harrisonburg, you are under a flash flood watch until 7:45. we are seeing storms pop up now closer to home. up 270. nothing severe just yet, but the atmosphere is unstable, so a thunderstorm trying to pop up northwest of clarksburg and also on the east side of 270 over toward laithensville. that will drift toward laithensville before all said and done. these aren't severe, but they are becoming more prom that night in terms of popup thunderstorms. as the front goes through, it will take a while. we have the risk of thunderstorms really right on through the night into early morning hours. the frontal system is back to the west. little area of low pressure trying to develop and spin across northern virginia and that could give us the threat for more storms. so, severe storms are possible. critical time between now and 1:00 a.m. main threat,