in howard county, we have a bunch of stuff. 97 is closed at monticello for some downed wires. a downed tree at jennings chapel and florence. a crash at arabian court in the gambrills area. will check the major areas. harrisburg expressway at shawan road is picking up in volume but no delays to report. this is the fort mchenry. blocked. tube is that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we go back out to ava who is live at the pool. hi, ava. >> we alive that the padonia park club where they do have power and their open for business. we have some great volunteers that are swimming this morning. i have to ask about lightning safety. roars, a big war issue. >> we tried to promote safety. if we hear thunder, use the 30 minutes everybody gets out and clears the pullback. -- clears the pool deck. >> i can imagine. once they see lightning, 30 minutes out of the pool. that is fair enough. if you hear thunder, your clothes and out to be near a lightning -- you are close enough to be near lighting. thunder travels about 5 miles -- 1 mile per five seconds. that tells why you should be ou

. >> hold on, rick, have you ever been to monticello. as a private foundation and not a public private. it is private and run pretty damn well. there are signs that the private sector could do a great job. >> i will not get into that argument and it is run well. and run as a nonprofit and we haven't seen advertise am. mark is right. do we want to see malborough man carved in mount rush more and what happens when george soros buys reagan international and changes the name to the soras social memorial bar and grill? >> the fact is, forget mount rush more, the u.s. government owns thousands of buildings and hundreds of millions of dollars worth of property. should they sell those? >> no. because it is a temporary fix it is a band aid on the problem. the problem is that we are spending too much. you give the u.s. government or state government quick fix and we are just kicking the can down the road and that's why i am against this entirely. >> steve, look at the government as a care taker . just about anything, they make a mess don't they? >

it will take two weeks to fill 20 wagons and come from my home in monticello to washington." >> how long did it take to rebuild the white house and the capitol? >> the white house was rebuilt within three years, and the capitol took five years because they kept altering the plans, and they ran out of the original free stone which the capitol had been built with from acquire creek in virginia. that was no longer there. and so latrobe paced the countryside, from maryland, virginia and sound a fusion of speckled rocks which he wrote to jefferson and he described as native magnificence, and these would replace the marble columns that were destroyed in the house of representatives hall and in the senate chamber. if you go to the capitol today, will you see the long columns with over turns of gray and they called it the putting stone marble. in many respects it was improved upon, the brilliance of the capitol. the capitol was always a beacon. it was always a symbol. when they built it at the beginning it was a symbol of pride and the aspirations of the young republic. after it was destroyed an

at monticello drive. downed wires, downed trees. traffic lights are out. here's a live look at chopper 4. veirs road and connecticut avenue, police are still on the scene directing traffic in this area. quouf got to give yourself extra time. it is going to be a tricky commute. aaron and eun? >> thanks. >>> 6:23. 76 degrees. coming up, we just checked on the power efforts. update on how many people are still in the dark right now. >>> and next, why those trying to escape hot homes may end up to escape hot homes may end up hot up der the wheeeeeeeeeeeee! to escape hot homes may end up hot up der the whee! whee! wheeeeeeeee! ah heads up. wheeeeeeeeeeee! everything you love about geico, now mobile. download the new geico app today. proud father of two daughters. president obama knows that women being paid 77 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men isn't just unfair... it hurts families. so the first law he signed was the lilly ledbetter fair pay act to help ensure that women are paid the same as men for doing the exact same work. because president o

. >>> a commuter alert in monticello montgomery county. the -- montgomery county.ied schedule. another ride on bus caught fire. it was the 7th fire in the last three years involving buses made by champion international. the system has been ordered to take all champion buses out of service and they have done that. >> all right. it's 8:16. a pause from the bad news of the day to have a little hope. >> we need it. >> tucker barnes is here with that. >> good morning, everybody. time for my first 5 photo of the day and the cute necessary factor. let's do it. there we go. >> six-month-old skylar riley. >> pretty name. >> yes, it is. >> her parents tell us that they wake up to fox 5 and a honey bun every morning. >> i know it. she is a honey bun. >> i would think so. >> she is delicious. >> she looks like a version of one of our directors connie. >> you think so? >> yeah. >> connie grew up to be a lovely woman. so, there you go, skylar. >> i love the sunglasses. >> she is so cute. she is talking about something. she is got something on her mind. [baby talk]. >> she is pro

monticello road, downed wires there.outer loop going away from us. nothing major as far as the lace. 895 and potee street, just sitting at there. avoid that area if you can. tony, over to you. >> police to the weather has cleared up a little bit. -- at least the weather has set up a little bit. i suspect it will be dry for many of you. humidity has come down a little bit. dew points are running in the 60's. less humid compared to yesterday. the same kind of day tomorrow. high near 90. >> we will have another update at 8:56. >>> 8:30 now on this monday morning july 2nd, 2012. we have a huge crowd out here on rockefeller plaza. many in town for the fourth of july fireworks coming up on wednesday. good weather. just ahead, up close look at some of the breathtaking places in the country. america the beautiful. >> jenna bush hager back from her tour of the country, america the beautiful. first stop denali national park, mt. mckinley. look at that. >> a place i've always wanted to go. green juice craze. you've heard of people