during storms, you get a surge of sediment that goes over the dam and makes its way into the chesapeake bay sediment is a significant polluter of the bay. it's a significant issue. what the studies are showing is what is the best way to manage that. there's different views. we want the best science to judge what we should do. is it better to do what some say is dynamic equilibrium, or is it better to drag and remove and allow it to refill naturally rather than using the surge that causes the sediment to move forward? we want this to be based on science, and we want this from the local community up. the chesapeake bay program has been accessible because all stakeholders are at the table. we want to make sure that continues. we need the farmers, including the farmers of the eastern shore who feel they are being impacted by what is being done in the susquehanna. we need everyone together as we come off with a solution. this is army corps, this is national permitting. there's a lot of connections to the federal delegation. it's on our radar screen. we assure you of that. >> thank you for being

the war of 1812 here in the chesapeake bay really seized the royal navy against towns living in the bayy town that surrendered without a fight would be spared. however, even a small resistance that would be burned. to the north of here, a town called havre degrace. the militia put up a quick resistance. but when the royal marines landed, the militia ran away except for one guy. and the british captured him and went into the town and burned those buildings. on the eastern shore of maryland, two little towns, one called fredericktown, one called georgetown. not one near washington, d.c. those towns were burned by the british. also on the eastern shore, the town of st. michaels defended itself pretty well, actually, and drove the british you have. but the british shelled that town and bombarded st. michaels during the war of 1812. so there are a lot of battles, skirmishes and engagements all up and down the chesapeake bay at this time. but in addition to the british and these bombardments and the -- and all that, there was a lot of fear. and the greatest fear was the fear of a slave uprisi

the world of 1812 here on the chesapeake bay sees the world navy against a number of small town and americans living over the bay. however, even a small resistance that town would be burned. to the north is the town called havre de grace. that was burned after the 1812. when the royal marines landed the militia ran away. on the eastern shore, two little towns, frederick town and georgetown, those towns were burned by the british. on eastern shore, the town of saint michaels. there is a lot of battles and skirmishes and engagements up and down tchesapeake bay at thi time. in addition to the british and all that, there was a lot of fear and the greatest fear was the fear of a slave uprising. only recently are historians talking a bout the impact of slavery during the war of 1812, here in maryland, you had to divide up in states. it was divided to support or not to support the war amongst the americans and african-americans. a lot of them were supporting the war efforts. in southern maryland and eastern shore maryland, on those of tobacco and plantation, you have enslaved african-americans. the

during storms, you get a surge of sediment that goes over the dam and makes its way into the chesapeake baysediment is a significant polluter of the bay. it's a significant issue. what the studies are showing is what is the best way to manage that. there's different views. we want the best science to judge what we should do. is it better to do what some say itdynamic equilibrium, or is better to drag and remove and allow it to refill naturally rather than using the surge that causes the sediment to move forward? we want this to be based on this fromnd we want the local community up. the chesapeake bay program has been accessible because all stakeholders are at the table. we want to make sure that continues. we need the farmers, including the farmers of the eastern shore who feel they are being impacted by what is being done in the susquehanna. we need everyone together as we come off with a solution. corps, this is national permitting. there's a lot of connections to the federal delegation. it's on our radar screen. we assure you of that. >> thank you for being here today. if you couldng to

during storms, you get a surge of sediment that goes over the dam and makes its way into the chesapeake baydiment is a significant polluter of the bay. it's a significant issue. what the studies are showing is what is the best way to manage that. there's different views. we want the best science to judge what we should do. is it better to do what some say is dynamic equilibrium, or is it better to drag and remove and allow it to refill naturally rather than using the surge that causes the sediment to move forward? we want this to be based on science, and we want this from the local community up. the chesapeake bay program has been accessible because all stakeholders are at the table. we want to make sure that continues. we need the farmers, including the farmers of the eastern shore who feel they are being impacted by what is being done in the susquehanna. we need everyone together as we come off with a solution. this is army corps, this is national permitting. there's a lot of connections to the federal delegation. it's on our radar screen. we assure you of that. >> thank you for being her

we wanted to connect pittsburgh to the chesapeake bay, and so we started going on this canal.e tried earlier. it was george washington's dream to actually use the potomac river and transport goods. back then it was seen as a very reasonable thing to do, so he nt

the chesapeake bay bridge has become more and mo over the years. i'm sure you know that. today mayor larry hogan looked for funding options to build a new bay bridge. the study could take up to four years. they say the bay bridge could be maintained safely through 20606789 but within 25 years drivers could experience up to 14-mile delays. new tonight, take a mr. at this dash cam video out of new york. that is a 10-car pileup. the dash cam was mounted in one of the cars. it shows some of the impact. it also shows how a group of people jumped to help rescue the woman in that burning white car right there. you can see the shooting flames up. they used a fire ex extinguisher and they pulled the driver out of the car. they release the video who. she wants to say thankful and police probably want to reward them and thank them for their bravery in doing something like that. it's incredible. > it sort of reminds me of the incident here we had recently where that tree fell on the car and all the people rushed in to help the man that was trapped in the car to help the police office

we wanted to connect pittsburgh to the chesapeake bay.nd so what we did was we started building this canal. we tried earlier, it was george washington's dream to actually use the potomac river as a way to transport goods. back then it was seen as a very reasonable thing to do so he went ahead and had a canal system built on that side and built a canal right next to the potomac river so that we could use that water source. but had something that is more controlled and reliable compared to the potomac river, because you took a boat over the falls, you probably wouldn't last very long. so we used this canal and we ran it from georgetown all the way up to cumberland is where we stopped. we kind of ran into some problems also known as the appalachian mountains. didn't take that into consideration when we were building the canal itself and so we kind of got stuck either going through the mountains or trying to go around them. but this canal is 184.5 miles long. and throughout that 184.5 miles there are 74 lift locks and we're going to go throug

mid 70s right around the chesapeake bay.r bis hour through the day, it will be in the low 80s. 2:00, upper 80s. sunshine through the day. then a clear evening coming up by 10:00 p.m., the low 80s. need some rain. look for our next chance for rain and storms coming up this half hour. >>> i want to talk to you about that breaking news right now. about an hour from now, d.c. official will hold a news conference to talk about the 911 system outage that happened earlier this morning. the system is back up and running after it went down around midnight. sece about 1:30 developing story in southeast where it to take several more hours until crews fix a water main break. nine apartments, 30 homes and two hydrants on minnesota avenue between ridge road and e street. that's where the issue is. crews were supposed to have this repair down around 1:00 this morning, but the problem is near a large tree. officials aren't sure what caused the large leak. >>> concerns are growing for a missing boy. his name is alexis rivera. he's 3'10" tall

how it would get along with the chesapeake bay?uestion that one does need to be built. >> the reality is that there is simply too much traffic and that in the years to come it will continue to get

jummy: first -- chesapeake bay.ummy: seven is on your side with the zika health alert. 6:16, seven isa: on your side with a health alert. two new cases of the zika virus in miami. officials are refusing to call zone.as eco-transition the fear is that it would be a huge blow to the tourism industry. only in the winwood area. people there are being urged to spray themselves and their clothes with repellent. abc 7 is always on your side as we track the spread of zika across the u.s.. here, the bethesda national institute of health, coming up with a bold new plan to combat the virus. the only catch? they need to get infected. breaking that went down for you in about 30 minutes. this morning, and arrest in prince william county after suspected arson turns into a homicide case. we know the police arrested a 35-year-old last week who is accused of setting a house on fire in manassas. the fire killed two people inside, as well as for dogs. he is being held with no bond until he appears in court. idven is on your we are work

we wanted to connect pittsburgh to the chesapeake bay, and so we started going on this canal. we tried earlier. it was george washington's dream to actually use the potomac river and transport goods. back then it was seen as a very reasonable thing to do, so he went ahead and had a canal system built on that side by using locks to get around the great falls and the potomac river. however, it wasn't a very reliable usage. it didn't actually have long-time use. it was very kind of broken, didn't work very well. we went ahead and took his dream and built a canal right next to the potomac river so that we could use that water source but have something that's more controlled and reliable compared to the potomac river because you took a boat over the falls, you probably wouldn't last very long. we ran this canal from georgetown to cumberland. we kind of ran into some problems. also known as the appalachian mountains. we didn't really take that into consideration when we were building the canal itself, and so we kind of got stuck either going through the mountains or trying to go aro

there's no other area outside the chesapeake bay that's seeing dewpoints in the 80s. this is stifling air we're seeing overhead. the humidity continues through monday, as well. by monday, the air temperature pool back and we get a break then. satellite and radar we are crystal clear, high pressure continues to dominate the weather pattern. 3:30 p.m., feeling like 108 in philadelphia. 109 in wilmington, 107 for millville and dover. wildwood, 95. atlantic city, 103 and triple digit heat showing up well north and west. tomorrow afternoon, a little bit better feeling like 105 in philadelphia. 106 in wilmington and dover. trenton, 104. monday afternoon, look at that, no triple digit heat at all on the forecast map. things will get better over the next 72 hours. today will be the worst of it. a few heat tips for you, check on seniors and pets. your pets are just as sensitive as we are, don't leave him outside for a long period of time. seek the shade and avoid the afternoon sunshine. forecast for today, 98 degrees, the record is 99. forecast models have us topping out at 99

we are watching a few showers that have popped up around northern part of the chesapeake bay but ourocus has been on burlington and ocean counties where we have seen intense but very isolated thunderstorms. is there heavy downpours there over border from burlington into ocean county not too far from toms river. that is what is happening right now. here in the city, it is in the raining but kind of cloudy. we have a temperature of 75. we had our sunrise, officially big line of tea mar case with the 6:00 o'clock sunrise. the days shorter. very muggy out there as well. the other temperatures 65. mount pocono, trenton has 73. seventy-six in dover. eighty-six is our high. warm, muggy with the ever presence chance of isolated thunderstorms and that takes care of your monday. we will tell you how humidity as way in a few minutes in the seven day forecast, bob kelly, good morning. >> walk the schuylkill trailer swim in the schuylkill expressway. there you go there is our question of the morning. eastbound schuylkill accident between gulph mills and conshohocken curve. off to the shoulder. bu

a live look at the chesapeake bay bridge. not too much traffic right now. that changes as folks head out of town for labor day and the amount of time it takes to cross the bay bridge on a holiday weekend can be painful. larry hogan wants to cut that time down you're looking at video from july 4th weekend. governor hogan says this type of traffic will only get worse. that's why maryland will study a new crossing for the chesapeake bay. >> nobody else has done it. people have been crying out for it for years, maybe decades. we're making the process get started. >> at this point, there's no timetable for a new bridge. it will take four years to complete the study. >>> take a look at this. this is a first look at this dashcam footage that shows this tractor-trailer slamming into another car. this is in upstate new york. the bravery that follows is remarkable. you scattered all over the place in this ten-car pileup. at least one of the cars erupting into flames there. it's shooting out of the roof. passing motorists rushing to help. an elderly woman who was stuck

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thousands day, governor larry hogan has study thethousands to viability of a new crossing across the chesapeake bay. the study will begin this fall. right now the bay bridge is the only crossing connecting the eastern shore with western maryland. quote our voting systems be vulnerable to hackers. the fbi is taking this seriously. and a hurricane watch in effect in hawaii, as the east coast braces for a tropical storm. now, maureening core marathon runners are facing a new challenge the sheer -- getting to the starting line in time for the marine corps this year. this year, because of metro safe thek, it harder to get to starting line. organizers will reveal a new event timeline tomorrow. last year, runners required to be there at 6 a.m. metro is open at 7 a.m. theill get the details of race map and schedule at the news conference. it is being described as a significant announcement, so stay with us for continuing coverage. fewer than 70day days away, pressure is mounting on the fbi to investigate whether russia is munich relating the outcome here. jonathan elias is standing by the satellite center

you can see a lot of lightning here around the chesapeake bay, portions of southern delaware, sussex county could see on heavy rain out of that but what we're looking at is the northern edge and it is starting to weaken a bit. one storm poised toward dover. and you've got another chance for storms tosm afternoon. a few scattered showers and thunderstorms here and there. steadier stuff down in delaware possibly down the shore and that tries to clear out. we start tomorrow with clouds, occasional breaks of sun and very steamy. 3:00 p.m. another round of storms begins to form to the west and around 6:00, 7:00, a line of scattered but locally strong storms could impact philadelphia and nearby suburbs and clear out by about 9:00 p.m. wednesday looks like a relatively dry day, there may be skaderred or isolated showers in the afternoon. the best threat for severe weather looks to be to our north. we are in a marginal risk here in philadelphia and surrounding areas. scattered but locally strong storms before they get here, take a look at how hot it's going to feel once again. today we had o

the eastern shore or atlantic coast in the summer, you know how frustrating it can be to cross chesapeake bay bridge. now the maryland governor is trying to address e announcement that the state will conduct a study to look into where to put a new bay bridge. >> there are more and more people especially in this area of annapolis. it's really heavy. >> i feel like everybody would be open to something being better and different. >> the study will cost the state $5 million. it will include how the state might pay for the bridge. the governor today would not even guess on a price tag. >>> the governor unveiled maryland's new license plate today, beaming with maryland pride with the state flag featured front and center. they'll be available next month. drivers are not required to replace their current plate. >>> to the race for president, the state department says the fbi recovered about 30 e-mails related to the benghazi attack while investigating clinton's use of a private e-mail server while secretary of state. at least some of the e-mails were not among the 55,000 pages clinton pr the state de

surveys and fo are ready to participate in any of it so long as it means a replacement for the chesapeake bay bridge. pete muntean, wusa9. >> beautiful shot. that same press conference, the governor also unveiled a new state license plate, a maryland flag themed design replaces the war of 1812 plate and start going out on september 26th. organizers of the marine corp.marathon are expected to make a big announcement tomorrow. this comes as metro said it will not begin service early for the race. metro will increase the service and run 8 car trains on the yellow line that is saturday and along the blue and yellow line sunday. we are waiting to hear about revised bus schedule for the race taking place on october 30th. . >>> portions of hull hill's interview -- of hilary clinton interview could be made ic said it wanted all along. craig boswell has that. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news, the fbi has changed its position and will soon release notes from interview with hilary clinton. clinton has previously called on the bureau to make the notes public and maintained she did nothing illegal. fbi

the holiday coming up, governor hogan set aside $5 million to study a new crossing across the chesapeake bay. the four-year study will start this fall. ruth -- right now the bridge is the only crossing with the rest of maryland. >> the analysis indicates by 2040, daily backups in the eastbound direction could extend up to 13 miles in the summer months. maureen: the governor says beginning september 26, maryland will offer a new license plate featuring the state flag. the new plate will replace the war of 1812 plate. leon: developing now, marine corps marathon runners are facing a new challenge. the challenge is getting there. metro typically ope earlier that day to accommodate crowds. this year because of safetrack, it's not going to be happening. mike carter-conneen has a look what the is done. this is a real bummer for folks who is relied on metro for over the years. mike: this is last year's map going through the capitol, mostly in arlington with the start and finish here. metro has still not announced which of the rail lines would be impacted by the safetrack surge in late october on rac

that's why maryland will study a new crossing for the chesapeake bay bridge. jackie bensen is live tonight with reaction. jackie? >> reporter: jim, this big announcement took a lot of people by surprise. the sound of summer at fisherman's crab deck, just over the bay bridge. come this weekend, labor day crowds will pack every table in this charming eastern shore eatery. to get here, they'll navigate bumper-to-bumper traffic on route 50 and equally clogged back roads. >> i go to the grocery store and it takes me about 45 minutes to get home. i live right here in chester, maryland and it's pretty harsh. >> reporter: the governor cited studies that claim 14-mile backups could become a regular occurrence within two decades. >> nobody else has ever done it, and people have been drying out for it and we're making the process to get started. >> reporter: the bay bridge changed life when it opened in 1952 and began carrying an endless stream of cars headed the maryland and delaware beaches. some hope the new bridge might be placed a little further away. >> my question

other than rough seas for north carolina and even now maryland and delaware as well up to the chesapeake bay. that moves on. then we watch tropical depression nine moving through florida. it brings a lot of heavy rain through floor did and georgia and parts of coastal areas of georgia and south carolina and coastal areas of north carolina brings rain there. it looks like it stays east of our beaches for the holiday weekend. i don't think rain for us maybe rough seas so you know and we'll watch to see if they develop. hot today. brief period of time, 86 with thunderstorms. today is last day in 90s for erin como with a look at traffic. wednesday morning, erin. >> wednesday morning, gary mcgrady, 4:46 we're off to busy start. right now behind me a live look at sutland parkway. shut down in both directions between branch avenue and alabama avenue and we have a serious crash naylor road and traffic is being diverted now. lanes will be reopened by rush hour. we'll keep you updated. a person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. let's move for a live look at traffic cameras. we're dealin

will millions of gallons a day going into waterways, sewage headed down the river toward the chesapeake bay. the flooding devastated downtown area, crews are struggling to fix the sewage leak, because it is hard to get to that area. >> there is another meeting tonight for people concerned about water contamination in horsham. lawyers have been exploring lawsuit after tests found contaminated water in wells in montgomery and bucks counties. the contamination is blamed on fire fighting foam, used at military bases in horsham anwar minister. two law firms are holding tonight's meeting at 7:00 at the manor house, at commonwealth in horsham. >>> the war on zika has gun in south florida, after at least 15 reported cases then linked to local mosquitos. >> experts however have concerns about the insecticides being used to do the aerial sprague, weijia jiang has the store. >> i sprague from the air to try to stop the zika virus began thursday in ten square mile area in miami, the target, the 80s mosquito, proved tough to get rid of. miami dade county using an insecticide to spray the bugs from the a

you can see a lot of lightning here around the chesapeake bay, portions of southern delaware, sussex county could see on heavy rain out of that but what we're looking at is the northern edge and it is starting to weaken a bit. one storm poised toward dover. and you've got another chance for storms tosm afternoon. a few scattered showers and thunderstorms here and there. steadier stuff down in delaware possibly down the shore and that tries to clear out. we start tomorrow with clouds, occasional breaks of sun and very steamy. 3:00 p.m. another round of storms begins to form to the west and around 6:00, 7:00, a line of scattered but locally strong storms could impact philadelphia and nearby suburbs and clear out by about 9:00 p.m. wednesday looks like a relatively dry day, there may be skaderred or isolated showers in the afternoon. the best threat for severe weather looks to be to our north. we are in a marginal risk here in philadelphia and surrounding areas. scattered but locally strong storms before they get here, take a look at how hot it's going to feel once again. today we had o

that's why maryland will study a new crossing for the chesapeake bay. >> nobody else has done it. people have been trying it for years, maybe decades. we're finally making the process get started. >> now, in case you were wondering how bad traffic really is on the bay bridge, the maryland transportation authority says almost 26 million drivers cross that bridge during fiscal year 2015. that is 1500 vehicles per lane every hour. it opened back in 1952 and took there's no timetable for a new bridge. governor hogan says the study itself will take four years to complete. >>> it's 4:33. if you have ever traveled through union station, you know how crowded it can get there. now passengers will get more room to breathe when an extra 20,000 square feet of space is added for an amtrak concourse. the money is coming from part ever the rail company's multibillion dollar investment in faster service. design is currently under way to upgrade restrooms, boarding gates. >>> new this morning, chris brown is out of jail, released on $250,000 bail overnight after he was booked on charges of assault

officials say the contaminated water is headed right for the chesapeake bay. crews can't fix the leak because debris and floodwaters are still blocking their path. >>> this morning, we are getting a better look at the extensive damage done to fort mcmurray, canada after a wildfire hit the town three months ago. this video was taken by a drone this week. the flames destroyed 2400 homes and buildings and forced thousands of people to evacuation. to help rebuild the town, the ca made it plan in red cross raised $3 million for those impacted by the fire. >> julie: almost looks like animation on video. >>> arrest for making threats against officers in maine. he sent out a chain of e-mails to the portland press newspaper. in it he threatened to shoot and killed percent from the roof of a parking lot and using claims that he booby trapped the garage with explosives. >> did involve the use of assault weapons and killing police officers. it -- specifically killing portland police officers. aspe n brundot was in the spent last week in boston. >>> a major security flaw f

it is heading towards chesapeake bay. flooding devastated the downtown area and crews are having a hard time fixing the leak. officials say it is difficult to get to the area. >> those poor people can't get a break accounts right? >> yes. >> just a mess. >> doesn't get any worse than sewage leaking, wow. >> how is the weather supposed to be down there, same weather we are expecting this weekend. >> fortunately we have high pressure in control so drying conditions, and certainly that is what they need there. we dealt with our own flash flooding in the princeton area and we did have water rescues that had to take place unfortunately but nice quiet weather prevailed yesterday and we will get much of the same today and temperatures are kind of cool for august as we wake up on this morning. 68 degrees right now, is your current temperature in philadelphia. 62 degrees in the lehigh valley. even some 50's on the board in the poconos, and lower 60's down the shore but dry conditions, right now, across much of the i-95 corridor wi

. >>> it's time to give serious thought about building a bridge across the chesapeake bay. >> governor hogan announced they will launch a 4-year study about where to put a second bridge and where they may find the money. he didn't want to guess on the cost. the study alone will cost $5 million. >>> breaking news on the campaign trail, donald trump is headed to mexico for a quick trip tomorrow. we will tell you what we know tonight. >> and every dog owner talks to their pet, and coming up, a surprising study about how much they are listening. >>> and what could bring tears to the eyes of these local firefighters? the very special thank you, z2392z zi0z y2392y yi0y z23cwz zi0z y23cwy yi0y >>> breaking news tonight. >>> a short time ago, donald trump tweeted he plans to fly to mexico city tomorrow to meet with the country's president in advance of what he calls a major speech on illegal immigration set forth tomorrow night in pheonix. trump's campaign has been dismissing charges his positions are changing, and trump says he stands by his plan to build a wall, and the mexican president inv

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local abolition network in washington, to get on a boat and sail away, down the potomac to the chesapeake bay and go north to freedom and escape. they were caught. there was a trial of the captain. and the famous figures became the attorneys for them. a horse man who founded the common schools who -- by the way was something of a mentor to lincoln in this time of congress in the congress. salomon p. chase, a senator from ohio and was a leading abolitionist known as the attorney general for fugitive slaves and brought in as -- for advice was william stewart, who was then living in new york and would later become lincoln's secretary of state, and was a very well-known figure of the time. leader of the whig party in new york. some of these -- many of these slaves were sold to the deep south, and lincoln himself saw the slave pens that existed on independence mall. on the site today, right next to where the supreme court is, that building didn't exist. it was an open-air slave pen and they would sell slaves there and keep them there and they would march them to the waterfront, past the capitol, m

governor larry hogan has set aside money to identify a new crossing of the chesapeake bay. right now, the bay bridge is the only crossing connecting the eastern shore with the rest of maryland. you can expected to be very busy this labor day weekend. it is not just the roads that will be busy. more than 15 nine people are slated to fly this weekend. how can you keep your labor day traffic stress-free? coming up on news channel 8, six ways to signify your summer traffic. until: coming up on 10 7:00. and is heading to mexico today. the plans to meet with mexican president and regain you to -- enrique niet. o. plans tohours after he clarify his views on immigration policy. it is a sinner of his campaign -- it is a centerpiece of his campaign. he has said he will build a wall between the u.s. and mexico and for it.will pay recently, he has given conflicting explanations of his deportation policy appeared on the democratic side, hillary clinton will speak to the american legion's national convention today in cincinnati. the speech comes as the fbi plans to release notes from its

down around chesapeake bay toward chincoteague inlet and washington, d.c. it's all part of a big low down to the south. that will come to us tomorrow. so you see this afternoon we're looking at temperatures around 83, 87 with very low humidity. you see the clouds creeping up? that's the moisture. tomorrow morning, we'll have a shower and thunderstorm by midday. the warm soupy air mass at temperatures this afternoon drop into the 07s. we'll talk more about those thunderstorms and 90-degree heat. maybe a heat wave coming up. shirleen, back to you. >>> police in massachusetts are reaching out to the community as they search for a person who killed a person from new york. a tip line was set up. thee went out for a walk and never returned. the google executive was visiting her mother in the found just a half mile away from the woods. the area is on edge. >> we are concerned about the safety of our residents and visitors that enter our town. we would ask people to pay attention to their surroundings. >> this is the second such case in a matter of days. in our nex

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a great british fleet and a great flash -- great french fleet meet off the mouth of the chesapeake bay. the french fleet is led by admiral degrasse who has come up from the caribbean with a big fleet. the american fleet should have been led by admiral rodney who is england's premier admiral. he is in fact much superior to the french admiral. the french admiral is charming but not the fighter that rodney is. even though the french fleet is quite a bit bigger than the american, if rodney is leading the british fleet, it looks like he's going to win. but it was somebody else names grace, who isn't even in rodney's league. and he loses that naval battle on september 5. which means that the british army in yorktown under lord cornwallis is now in very bad straits. where is rodney? what happened to rodney was she knew all of this was going to happen. heater there was going to be a showdown with the french. ordinarily he would have loved that. instead he gets permission from the first lord of the admiralty to go home because he is ill. and i say that he was ill all right. he was sick of clint

how it would get along with the chesapeake bay? there is no question that one does need to be built. >> the reality is that there is simply too much traffic and that in the years to come it will continue to get the analysis indicates that daily backups could extend up to 13 miles in the summer months. brad: where would the bridge go and what would it look like? there has always been talk of a bridge. no timetable at all. he announced a new maryland license plate. the maryland proud plate. the flag across the bottom. among the things the governor announcing here at the bay bridge today. at the bray bridge, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: thank you. governor hogan said in the past he sees no rush for potomac river crossing but are working together to study the freezek of another one. the recent -- feasibility of another one. the recent study looks at the 11 possible points. there are two bridges on the beltway and five inside the radius. terry mcauliffe says he supports putting in another crossing. >> whether you cross a river or not nex

surprise announcement by governor larry hogan, a new 4-year state study in to new ways to cross the chesapeake bay. >> people have been yi for it for years, maybe decades. >> reporter: brim crosses the bridge almost everyday. >> it's a nightmare. especially for the people that live locally, not traveling to the other side for a glorious vacation destination. >> reporter: drivers equal to the population of texas cross every year, ho gap's office expects a surge over 15 years. the state forecasts back ups to i-97. >> there is more and more people, especially in this area of annapolis. it's heavy. >> i feel like everybody would be open to something being better or different. >> reporter: costing the state $5 million, looking in to how to pay for a new bridge, hogan won't guess how much that will cost. >> i won't be governor when this bridge is completed but the one that got it started. it will relieve the traffic and pressure, that would be amazing. >> reporter: the governor's office says this is a start of a public outreach effort. forums and surveys and fo

. >>> it's just over four miles long but the chesapeake bay bridge can often be the longest part of any trip to and from the beach. larry hogan looked into a potential new crossing over the bay. that study will start this fall and could take four years to complete. hogan says it's important to look far down >> by 2040, daily backups in the eastbound direction could extend up to 13 miles. the current bridge is expected to last until 2065 but you'll never get a new bridge if you don't start with this study. >> governor hogan also unveiled a new design for maryland license plates which will incorporate the state's flag. >>> still to come, debate over plans to change the first day of school for students across maryland. mixed reaction from parents ahead of a big announcement from the governor. >>> and a closer look at how metro's safetrack plan cou lda >>> metro says it will break with tradition. it will open at 7:00 in the morning which could create problems for the runners. wheelchair and hand cyclers. 7:55 for runners. the transportation reporter adam tuss will be speaking with officials

defense of the entrance of the chesapeake bay. overboard goes a mine. the coast guard places hundreds of charges of high explosives in the water and shows how these can blow up enemy warships. >>> donald trump is trying to stop hemorrhaging support from both the public and his republican partners. what even his own people call self-inflicted wounds have left him about six points down to hillary clinton in the average of recent polls. in the latest fox news poll released today has clinton with bad favorable unfavorable numbers, 44-55, but trump's are worse, 36 and 63. this afternoon, donald trump seemed to be embarking on a course correction. >> the obama/clinton foreign policy has handed huge portions of iraq, libya, syria, and other areas to isis. huge portions. we don't know, is isis coming into our country? >> reporter: it was a donald trump far more on message in portland, maine today. the urgency of the shift driven home by now polls that show why republicans are in such a panic about the state of his campaign. in new hampshire, he trails hillary c

the chesapeake bay region sitting around 80 degrees for dewpoints. very tropical air is sitting over the heart of the delaware and the lehigh valleys. combined with the heat it will feel awful for the next couple of days. here's future tracker 6, we'll set it in motion, later this afternoon, 97, 98 degrees. the whole area the model is suggesting a thunderstorm will cool things down, assuming that doesn't happen you're close to 97, 98 degrees, as well. everybody upper 90s today. with the humidity it will feel close to 110. sunday, starting in the 80s, by afternoon, 97, 98. this is another day where the heat index feels like 108, 110. monday morning we start to see changes the low drops down to 73. the daytime high a little bit easier to handle. 92. it's getting better as we progress along over the neck several days e several -- sever. check on the seniors and pets, everybody needs to stay cool with the oppressive heat and humidity. if you're outdoors, stay hydrated. gatorade, powerade, seek the shade and turn on the fan and try to stay cool. 90 degree

larry hogan says the state will begin to follow this fall a potential new crossing over the chesapeake bay the bridge in the current state is expected to last until 2065 but the reality is that backups are already bad and traffic will only get worse. >> you'll never get a new bridge if you don't start with this study. nobody else has ever done it. the people have been crying out for it for years, maybe decades. and we're finally making the process get started. >> that study will cost 5 million and could take four years. the governor unveiled new license plates that include the state flag. >>> the redskins preseason finale moved up a day, thanks to mother nature. as jason pugh reports, the pressure is mounting for those trying to make their nfl dreams come true. >> reporter: the coaching staff is getting ready to make cuts to the roster. on top of that, their final preseason game of the year gets moved up earlier in the week. some of the key starters and veterans on this team will not make the trip to tampa bay. the rookies and young guys will have to deal with the chaos. >> i bet you we wi

temperatures now climbing into the 70s from the shenandoah valley all the way to the chesapeake bay, reagan national is up to 77 degrees. hour by hour temperatures climbing into the mid 80s by noontime. getting hot by then. hazy sunshine near the afternoon. late afternoon, back to the upper 80s and this evening, a nice night, coming up into the low 80s. we need some rain. a look at our next chance for that's coming up this half news we've been following all morning for you. d.c.'s 911 system is back up and running after an outage late last night. official just wrapped up a news conference to update the situation and they still aren't entirely sure what caused the outage but calls to 911 are now going through. news 4 derrick ward will be live with the latest in a few minutes here. >>> right now, you want to enjoy metro's yellow line. an emergency drill is under way. service is suspended between la font plaza until 2 this afternoon. it simulates a train derailment over the potomac river. if you are going to and from national airport, you will want to be sure to use the blue line. >>> s

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a great day tomorrow if you're heading out towards the chesapeake bay.king good there and down towards the beaches, a great beach weekend. saturday and sunday, looking great. breezy along the bay. monday, a high temperature of 86. it's going to be perfect. water temperature will go up over the next few days with the onshore flow. as we look at the next ten days, well, again, we're talking 90s. 94 tomorrow and look at sunday and monday, 95 each day. 96 on monday. the front moves through. stronger storms then. all eyes right now on this day. i can't wait until next friday, next week. 83, low humidity, beautiful. but then we get right back into the 90s. much more on your redskins, tom kierein has that. >> the only moisture we're below in a water main break in maryland. >> you can take a look at this in the woodlawn area of baltimore county this evening. a pipe burst near woodlawn high school and a couple of shopping centers sending all of that water shooting into the air. no word yet on what caused the break but crews have now shut off the water and are sti

near 90 right by the chesapeake bay.or the school day tomorrow in the morning, for the metro low 70s. so a beautiful start to the day. and then the lower humidity will be in place through much of the day. by dismissal time, right around 90 degrees tuesday afternoon. so the heat is still with us, so good weather for the pools. up near 90 on tuesday, wednesday may hit the low 80s. temperatures in the mid-80s on thursday afternoon. no showers and storms anywhere in the region. our next chance of storms does look to be coming on thursday as we'll have the humidity increasing a bit and we'll have some showers around. lot of clouds around on thursday end of the heat wave will begin on thursday. ando? then continue into the holiday weekend for the labor day weekend. looks great on friday with low humidity. hitting the mid-80s on saturday and sunday. great beach and pool weather for this final weekend of summer. then on labor day on monday, lots of sunshine. temperatures into the mid-80s on monday. so a beautiful labor day weeke

chesapeake bay bridge gotten more con gelingt as you know.esterday larry hogan announced a start of a study to look at funding options to build a new bay crossing. the study could take up to four years. maryland department of transportation say the bay bridge can be maintained safely through 2065 but studies show within 25 years drivers could experience 14 >>> yeah. >> by then we'll be teleporting any jp way. >> we won't be doing anything. >> any way, gary, a lot of people will go across that bay bridge this weekend, lasts big summer get away weekend. we're looking for good weather. >> that's right. they say leave early stay late or something like that. that's a good plan for you. but definitely will be a backu backup. listen here's what's going on bus stop forecast showing you what is happening out there. 63 to 73 degrees pick up time. i think most of the kid owes are back in school and except a few lucky ones that don't go back until after labor day. after school, 96 to 81 what's important today it will be dry. couple clouds this morning. f

chesapeake bay region had temperatures feels-like temperatures up near 115. millville you have a dewpoint of 80. 77 for philadelphia. you're in that category. trenton, 78. it's miserable out there right now. if you don't have to work outdoors limit the amount of time you spend outside today. with the heat and the sun shining down it makes for a miserable combination. satellite and radar clear as can be up and down the entire northeast richmond to maine. it will stay that way, later this afternoon. future tracker 6 feels-like temperatures, accuweather is forecasting 110 later this afternoon. you can add 3 or 4 degrees to all these numbers this afternoon. sunday, it gets better, but not much. forecasting 105 for philadelphia. 1067 in wilmington and millville, 105. monday is where we start to see a little bit of relief. 95. that's the feels like temperature. that's the relief. trenton, 92. millville, 96. air temperatures are in the 90s, so the heat wave continues. over the next several days check on the seniors and your pets don't leave them out for hours at a t

ensure that the levels of pollutants finding their way into the chesapeake bay are minimized.and we also some good successes with the restoration of a migratory fish, the river herring that might interest you think i believe that open up to questions later on. thank you. >> thank you, willem. jerry? >> economic growth is happening in southeast asia in a big way, driven by the private sector. the real challenge is how can we help influence and guide this investment? well-planned, well constructed, you need to appropriate planning and design. without that you're likely to negative impact, significant negative impacts. one of the areas i would focus on is social and environmental safeguards. this is an area u.s.a. is investing in and something the u.s. has a lot of experience in. -- usaid. are approachable look at advocating inadequate resource planning approach where food production, river transportation, fisheries, water supply including haiku, solar and wind are all maximize. i want to highlight the areas usaid is engaged in in the lower mekong. first, we are involved in suppo