the moisture in the ground is hold go on. we are in the middle to upper 60s this morning. we'll hit the lower 70s by about the 9:00 hour and yes, we will see mostly cloudy skies all day today. overcast skies will have the opportunity to hit hit upper 70s. only a high in the lower 80s today. middle 80s for tuesday and wednesday. by the time we get to the middle of the week. >> not a fun start to monday morning's rush hour, especially for virginia drivers. on the northbound side of i-95 we had a single vehicle accident right before the beltway north of route 644. you still have the red and yellow. let's take a live look on our

camera first. northbound i-95, the investigation is continuing the arrow board is set up to guide you over to the outer loop. the lanes are open, as you can see. now we'll take a look at the northbound side from the other perspective. ones again the lanes are open but very heavy and slow up to springfield. let's go back over to our maps and this time head into prince george's county. no issues on the beltway, if you are coming in on the bw parkway, the beltway is looking great as you travel between i-95 and the wilson school bridge. we'll take a live look at the beltway here. no issues between 270 and 66. back in a few minutes with more traffic. the slight coolness in the air some morning is a sign summer will soon be over. it is over in just a few hours

for prince george's county students. >> they are headed back to school today. peggy fox is live in mitchellvie, maryland where the buses are getting ready to roll. good morning peg. >> reporter: good morning. first, anybody driving through prince george's county today, be aware school children are out today. slow down for their own safety and for your own wallet, because there are speed cameras up in the school zones. there are 123,000 school children in prince george's county. the new greenbelt middle school is opening its doors today. take a look over the weekend. many families came to a back to school fair. this will bring a big change in leadership. dr. william is moving to philadelphia to lead that school system. his departure has been a big disappointment for many.

he brought stability, progress, transparency, and accountability. he led successful education reforms and brought test scores up. we are hoping to speak to him coming up at 6:30. checout 9news reporter getting ready for the first day . >> reporter: are you ready to get back to school? >> yes. >> reporter: what is your favorite thing at school? >> my teacher. >> reporter: what about you? what are you hoping to do at school this year? >> i hope that i want to do math a lot. >> reporter: really what is one plus one? >> two. >> reporter: four plus four? >> eight. >> reporter: wow. you passed. >> that kids' ready to go. he is all set.

the interim school superintendent came from the district of columbia. he is alvin crawley. the school board chair, regina jacobs said he will serve as interim director as they look for a new superintendent of schools. next monday, classes start in the district, frederick and montgomery counties in maryland. tuesday ter labor day it is back to school for alexandria, as well as arlington, fairfax and prince william counties. a man police suspect was high on pc pwill likely face charges. prince george's county police were called to barn by lane in

oxen hill last night. that is where they found the unidentified man blood died and -- bloody, and acting erratically. officers shot the man with a taser, but that didn't work. >> the suspect made a threat he was going to kill the officer, and that is when the officer created this and drew his service weapon. >> authorities say the man's injuries are not life threatening. some university of maryland students are started a petition to remove chick-fil-a from their online food court. group hopes to get 1000 signatures so much they have over 700. we told you last week about a girl from california who was

flying alone and stranded in chicago by united airlines. armando trial gets reaction from her parents. >> reporter: jim gallon breath paid united airlines so his 12-year-old daughter charlotte would be connected to her flight at chicago's o'hare. >> they outsource it to a third party. the meeting of the passenger. >> reporter: apparently this is not the first time united airlines has failed to provide an he is score for a minor taking one of its flights. the same thing happened on june 30th. >> the girl, named phoebe, was abandoned at one of the world's busiest airports for more than

two hours because the escort failed to get her. >> you drop a child off and you think it is with a career carrier employee. >> reporter: that is more reassuring than knowing your kid is going to be taken by the cheapest labor they could find. >> camp staffers called frantically to say she wasn't on the plane. >> reporter: they are trying to get the cheapest labor for so many of their services. >> in a letter to united, phoebe's parents complained the call was handled in india and they were placed on hold for 40 excruciating minutes, all the time fearing something terrible had happened to their daughter. >> we contacted united for a response in the case in our area. the airlines says chaperones

declined our escort service for all the travelers age 12 to 17 under their supervision. since the chaperones did not complete the pre departure paperwork, we will reach out to the customer directly to refund the service. in four minutes, guidance counseling for college students. >> looks like it could be another soggy day. be careful, straight ahead, you can learn if it is going to be a total washout or not. men like beer. 55% say a brew is what they prefer, 20% drinking hard liquor. male drinkers have about 6.2 drinks a week. if they reach for a bottle, they prefer wine, 52% of female

drinkers prefer wine

starting off our monday morning with patchy fog. temperatures move out of the

60s and 70s, we should hit highs in afternoon in the lower 80s with a chance of late day showers and thunderstorms. looking ugly on the northbound side of i-95. you have off and on delays like this coming up from woodbridge at route 1 across the river and again, off and on to springfield where an earlier accident was cleared. i am watching your money. college is so expensive these days, so parents and students really want to make sure they pick a major that will actually get you a good paycheck down the road. we are joined right now by katelyn dewey. >> reporter: a lot of kids go through school, they go that college degree and then they can't find a job. let's take a look at some of the economics. what are people looking at

nowadays for college? >> talking about $50,000 a year. a kid graduating certainly wants to have a career where they can actually pay off the debt. >> we have a top five list here and the top major was pharmacology. >> a grad right out of school who majored in pharmacy can expect to make $100,000 a year. to make that out of school is incredible. >> nursing came in at number two. you don't tend to think about nursing as the most profitable major, you don't think it is necessarily going to top the lift. what is the story there? >> nursing you are pretty much guaranteed a job when you graduate. the unemployment rate for nurses is something like 2%, which is

extraordinarily low. and number 3, we come in with transportation sciences. what is the story there? >> aaron ngataical -- engineering. >> i was surprised not to see finance and account majors. why is that? what is the trend there? >> that has a lot to do with the unemployment rate for recent grads. even though people are making a lot of money, they are not necessarily getting jobs right out of school. katelyn, you are journalism major who graduated a year ago and you found a job. how did you pull it off? >> i think it has to do with internships. each if you are majoring in liberal arts or fine arts, as long as you are learning the practical skills, internships,

that type of thing still has a chance. >> i was an english major and i am gainfully employed so there is hope out there for the liberal arts majors. i will send it over to mike, andrea and olga. olga is here, in for howard bernstein. the first day of school if prince george's county. >> reporter: athat's right. moisture overnight. the day plan soldier going to keep the clouds around. satellite and radar, most of them have moved off to the last 30 or 45 minutes. most of us are sitting in the 60s right now by 7:00, 8:00 a few of us will peak into the lower 70s. however up the rain gear later on today, we could see showers or storms begin to pop on up i

think we are fine through the lunch time hours, even through the early afternoons, -- afternoon, we'll get through the upper 70s and we could see 82 degrees. then 4:00, 5:00 the moisture starts to move on in through the east, our temperatures will start to drop off. visibility is down but for most of the city center, we are looking pretty good and down toward the eastern shore. overall today though the fog will mix quickly. a few of the showers possible by late in the day though, you want to have the umbrella nearby. another opportunity for rape in our tuesday forecast as well. doppler radar not too bad with fairly mild temperatures comfortable, for the most part, upper 60s to near 70 degrees.

here's the timing with our futurecast model. moisture band moves through in the morning, by midday we could see a pop of the to therred showers. later on this afternoon, we are in the clear. drive time home looking good. can't rule out the opportunity of a scattered shower. nonetheless our highs today should make it into the upper 70s. 82 from for reagan national airport and overall tonight down into the 60s. even lower 60s and upper 50s north and west. code yellow for today and tomorrow. because of the rain chance, will's stay in the le to mid- 80s through the rest of the week. we have been telling you all morning long about this accident in virginia. northbound 95 is right before the beltway after route 644.

it was a pedestrian struck on the northbound side of 95. don't know what they were doing on the intstitt but didn't end up well. you see all -- interstate, but didn't end up well. this is just approaching the river through woodbridge and it is going to be off and on like this through springfield. the lanes are open, there is still some activity there in the area but your travel lanes are open. it is all that heavy and slow traffic. 6:18 in the morning. you are going to need to give yourself the extra time to deal with it. heading to the southbound side of i-27 0rbgs overall, about route 85 toward 121, off and on delays there. slide did i grove road looks

great. i'll be back with more traffic at -- shady grove road looks great, i'll be back with more traffic at 6:25. they are acting like it is a rattlesnake or something. >> the bug was taken away unharmed. let's see if the nats were as kind to the mets. >> before we get to that, another question of the morning. 42% of women say they would never want their mothers to know this. what is inside their refrigerator, their real weight, or who they are date. >> facebook friend cheryl thinks it is c. moms can be just as critical as dads. if someone you are dating passes mom's test, there is a chance

they'll pass the big test with dad.

and the time now is 6:22. i'm olga breese in for howard bernstein this morning. patchy fog outside. radar is getting quiet. clouds will stick around throughout the day however, we will see our temperatures become very mild throughout the day. we'll slip through the 70s, near 80 degrees by highs -- by 5:00. the nationals begin the biggest series they have had since they moved to washington jute atlanta braves are in town for three days. >> here are the standings this morning. nationals 75-46. the best record in baseball, that is all. braves are five games back. jordan zimmerman man starts

tonight. a rain delay sunday and danny he is spin nocioni sa -- espinoza and bryce harper both went deep. the nationals first pitch tore get 16 games in the win column since they moved to washington. dc sports teams and philadelphia sports teams don't get along. nationals and phillies, redskins and eagles now the dc united add the philadelphia union to that list. they got into a fight on the field in the 87th minute after a pennell kick. in the last few minutes, three different players received red cars. in the end, this one ended in a 1 all tie. the colts and steelers met up last night in pittsburgh. indianapolis rookie quarterback andrew luck threw two interceptions. ike taylor the steelers needed

two field goals to seal the wins 26-24. the first day of school in prince george's county. today straight ahead. what students can expect. "the hunger games" is the best selling book trilogy and movie. coming up what knocked it out of amazon.com's best seller. live look here from sky 9 on the northbound side of i-95. continuous up to springfield. an early morning accident was the cause of this delay. i'll be back with more traffic, coming up at 6:30, you are watching 9news now. we'll be right back

good morning. we are back at 62:00 and this is always the place to get your weather first. this is a live look at the capital building, it is a cloudy morning as you can see, a little fog in some areas. it is 68 degrees this morning. thanks so much for starting your day with us. the first day of school for prince georges county. i'm mike haiduk. i'm andrea roane. olga breese is live with the day's forecast. good morning. >> their. kids are going to need the umbrella as they step out this morning. morning shadows have moved off the weather planner does have an opportunity for late day showers and storms. that could affect the drive time home.

we are sitting comfortably in the upper 60s, near 70s in town. highs in the lower 80s by 4:00. then the showers come later on this afternoon to cool us back down. monika? thank you olga. good morning everybody. i haven't been giving you very good news on the northbound side of i 95 where there was an early morning accident involved. a single vehicle and pedestrian struck on the interstate. northbound 95 it was right before the beltway but north of route 644. right in this area here, we'll take a look from our sky 9 on the northbound side of i-95. if you are plan ago head there, you'll see -- planning ahead there, you'll see activity on the side. we'll go a little further north on to 35 and these were all the people stuck down south, right

through landmark to seminary road. this time show what you it looks like in southern maryland. everything there is fine and friendly. northbound 210 here at fort washington road sitting in the left lane before you get to the beltway, may cause a bit of a back-up there we'll take a live look outside, this is route 50 at 410. i'll be back with more traffic at 6:58. back to you guys. campaign 2012 is in the news this morning, but the republican ticket isn't focusing on the issues it wants to. >> instead mitt romney and paul ryan are distancing themselves from controversial comments. jeff joins us live from new york. morning jeff. >> reporter: hey mike and andrea. good to see you. mitt romney and paul ryan together on the campaign trail. they are facing a fire storm

over the comments by todd aiken over race and abortion. we are going to get into that. also this morning we are going to talk about bill gates who is trying to build a toilet for the 21st century. we'll explain when we see you at 7:00, guys. good morning, peg. this is dr. william lite. now he is leaving. so many people in the school

system are very sad to see you go. it is great to see you here. you are headed to philadelphia. >> this day is really important for us. we are always excited about getting the 120,000 plus students back to school in prince george's county. while i'm excited, it is also a little bit of bittersweet, because this will be my last opening here in prince george's county. nonetheless, we have been working all summer, very hard to prepare for this. and we have quite a few new facilities, new renovations going on and we are excited about the opening of the new greenbelt middle school. >> coming up later today for the ribbon cutting shortly after this, this morning and we are excited about getting over there to get that school open and welcoming kids. >> reporter: tell us how you created many changes and helped

folks boost the test scores. does it have to do with bringing in new principals and training them in place? >> naturally happened great leaders, great staff and our very committed staff, our administrators are all doing fabulous work. the board of education has also had a focus on renovation, reform, innovation, and improving students' performance. >> as far as principals, you told me you replaced three fourths of them? >> yes more than three quarters of the principals have been replaced because of natural separations and retirement and his individuals choosing do other things. that has been the case through a lot of our success. also the work we are doing to really develop the capacity of

our teachers. >> reporter: alvin crawley is coming in as an interim superintendent? >> i'm looking forward to meeting and talking with dr. crawley. i think the board has done a nice job in finding an interim that understands education and the region. we will have some time to spend together. we look forward to the opportunity to talk about what happened here. >> reporter: he comes in september 4th? >> yes, we are looking forward to welcoming him. >> reporter: good luck to all the children and your first day of class today. peggy is live at bowie, maryland this morning. when students go back to school, a reminder. the cameras in school zones are getting turned back on. the county issued 350,000 speed camera tickets last year.

that is $14 million in fines. our time is 6:36. the dc man found beaten and unconscious over the weekend remains in a coma this morning. thomas maslin's family said he went to the nats game and was found unconscious on a porch about six blocks away from his home. community leaders say crime has risen slightly in the past year. this assault really has people on edge. >> reporter: at this point police have not made any arrests. be prepared for extra noise overnight. norad is going to run flight exercises over our region from 11:30 p.m. through 5:30 in the morning. this is all routine training. the fighter jets provide air assist and security -- safety

and security for the entire nation. ikea is getting into something new. the retailer is looking to get into the budget hotel business. the financial times reports ikea wants to build and develop at least 100 budget hotels across us bancorp and an executive says the hotels won't bear the ikea name, won't be run by the company and won't use ikea furniture. but they will use the philosophy of good quality at a reasonable price. amazon has a new king of the hill. "the hunger games" has out sold all seven harry potter books. this record takes into account print and kindle books combined, but only counts it for amazon.

and electric plug in car technology is taking a new step forward. infinity plans to offer a plug in electric car that you don't have to plug in. you drive into your garage, you park over a plate on the floor and the infinity lewill automatically charge itself. the electric car expected to hit dealerships in 2014. >> do we have a price point on that? >> they are really pushing the envelope in terms of this technology i don't like those pads you can put your cell phones on. reminding parents not to leave children in the car on a hot day. it is not really going to be very hot today. highs in the lower 80s.

straight ahead, how long these temperatures are going to stick around.

in the people, businesses, and organizations that call greater washington home. whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostia school that promotes academic excellence, or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger.

70 degrees. welcome back. i'm going to start with the good news first. if you are planning to head south on i-27 0, things look great, you have the slow stretch into clarksburg, and that is about it. let's take a live look outside. if you are planning to head over on the southbound side of i-27 0, things look fine. this is fine as well as you head inbound toward new york avenue. this time 66 on the dulles toll road, no problems to report out of sterling. you have the slow stretch in centerville and here as you travel through the fairfax area. we'll now take a live look at the northbound side of i-95.

a pedestrian struck on the interstate. lacking like this, basically off and on from woodbridge into springfield and 395 southbound there is an accident on the ramp to southbound 395 causing an early merge as well. back with traffic at 6:58. olga breese is here and we have rain, we had rain yesterday. does that mean we are reducing our drought factor. we had some pockets of heavy rain. overall i think a lot of us did miss out. overnight showers came through, there is a lull right now, but around about your lunch break we'll see more moisture move on through so have the umbrella ready. you can see overcast skies around the capital building and yes the moisture is here.

humidity values are fairly high this morning. we'll make it into the lower 80s by 3:00 to 4:00. then we'll see showers and storms begin to develop. that means late day showers and storms will bring us cooler temperatures in the afternoon. bus stop forecast you want to make sure the kids have umbrellas because later on this afternoon, that is when we'll have the opportunity for the showers and storms. but the morning temperatures are quite comfortable. visibility has been low in spots, the patchy fog by the 9:00, 10:00 hour we should all be in the clear. scattered showers throughout the day, an umbrella is necessary for later on in the afternoon. a warm-up on the way in the 7-day outlook. doppler radar, not too much action. a few pops of showers south and

west of the beltway. again this could be the factor throughout the day, off and on. 70 for reagan national, 68 toward fredericksburg. 50s out toward our mountain range. early afternoon developing steady showers west of town. we will have a code yellow for today and tomorrow because of late day showers and storms. mild temperatures last into the middle of the week around 85 for wednesday and thursday. then friday warmth starts to come back mike, andrea? this is heartbreaking news here. at least eight children have died in the last ten days because they were accidentally left inside a car in hot weather. i can't it is unbelievable that

this happens every year. now the government is stepping up with a campaign aimed at helping parents and reminding the parents. >> reporter: the stories happen all too often. a parent leaves a child in a hot car with deadly results. >> before this accident every time i would read of a child in a parked car, passing from hypothey weria, i, too, would ask how could they forget their child. >> reporter: reggie mckin incouldn't believe a parent would do that until he did. >> i opened the back door of the suv to put my laptop down. that is the exact moment i will never forget. >> reporter: his 17-month-old daughter, peyton, was dead in her car seat. he had forgotten to drop her off at daycare after taking her to a

doctor's appointment. >> we are focusing on a danger that is 100% preventable. >> reporter: the department of transportation and the department of health and human services are now teaming up to educate people about the threat. they are joining a campaign called where's baby, look before you lock. >> reporter: another step, making sure childcare providers connect with parents if the child does not show up as expected. and doing so quickly. as this presentation shows, 90 degrees outside a car is 124 inside. that is a deadly heat and a reminder that the best way to keep children from enduring it is to make sure they are never in it. >> the government has launched a website now with this new campaign and we have a link to it on w u s a.com.

42% of women said they would never want their mothers to know which of these things. what the inside of their fridge looks like, their real weight or who they are dating. >> the answer is a, what is inside the fridge. >> i don't believe it for a second. google offers has this deal, 4 bucks an online virginia concealed handgun permit qualifying class. you are going to learn basic handgun skills and safety, plus firearm laws. maybe knit asking more your speed. knitting 101.org in due upon circle. that gets you knitting 101. if you prefer 50% off.

and living social gets you a membership with the gallery of art. that gets you freed admission, you also become part of the 1869 society. that gives you invites to cocktail parties, guest passes, discounts to the cafe and give shop and conning education art classes. if you have an offer you have seen, you are a local merchant, i would like to hear from you on facebook

welcome back. we are off to a cloudy start, mild temperatures this morning, 60s and 70s. our day planner is going to feature overcast skies, scattered showers this morning

a few through midday and late afternoon. i'm expecting showers and thunderstorms to develop late in the day. mike, andrea? here's a check on the news before you go. a man is hospitalized after being shot by police overnight. prince george's county police say he threatened officers, he was shot once. two officers suffered minor injuries. police believe the man was high on drugs at the time. the plan is to raise tolls 50 cents next year on the dulles toll road. the airport authority is taking your comments on its website. danny espinosa hit a homerun as the mets beat the nationals. dc has a five game lead in the division over the braves. they play the braves today. learn why michael phelps is

in jeopardy of losing the four gold medals he got in london

welcome back. one more thing before we go. do we have with the redskins this year an embarrassment of riches or a quarterback controversy? the third string quarterback came in and flung the ball like crazy against the bears. three touchdowns in the fourth quarter, absolutely fantastic. >> a fourth round draft pick and it was so impressive he could move into the number two spot and push rex grossman back the nationals have a start time of 7:05. what about today? >> their. we have the ton for the late day showers and storms. that means that could impact

the game. i'm expecting the moisture to stick around, temperatures will be mild. below average through mid weak. notice the rate week -- late week warm up, we are headed back to highs of nine degrees. a pedestrian struck early this morning, that was cleared. now an accident just on the shoulder, causing this to try to get through the area. southbound 35 that ramp is blocked with this accident. wall street is quiet. looking ahead to the fed meeting tomorrow. monika and i will be back in 25 minutes with a live look at traffic and weather. get updates on news weather and traffic by visiting wusa 9.com