. >> we will start with adam caskey. what is in store for today? >> we will start today with some fog this morning. it will burn qckui. quickly. nscoioit thiconditions tfternoo. there a afte oon. therech ancern ance ofthundersto . r67ight now inai srf ftaaxonti 74 ine thri .dict st waldf, 67. f,you will feel th ttyou out there today. fall church, 70. urch here ishe forecast. rtpaly i warm warm. um. msorre pmsossible west of the metro area. highs around 90. we could see a heat wave during of the weekend. >> we have wonderful things on the highways. no problems to report at all. overnight construction in triangle, they should move the last barrels out of the way now. you'll find lanes will be open and very soon. good on 270. 15, the dulles greenway, seven two tysons all good. -- sara -- route 7 to tysons all good. a good commute from dale city to baltimore. nothing to report out of southern maryland. everything good on 270 at democracy boulevard. now to top stories. >> thank you. >>> will it be rail or bust? governor martin o'malley is expected to an

i am adam caskey. i will detail the forecast coming up. >> lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning commute. yo >>> welcome back. 5:11 is your time on this wednesday. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> let's check in with adam caskey. he is live in alexander this morning. >> we're at founders park. such a great park. it is great in the time of day to be here. the potomac is behind us. you can see a little bit of haze already off in the distance. the humidity in the air. ristctdistrict, 75. alexandria, 72. hagerstown, 71. here is the forecast for today. limited sunshine. you can see abundant cloud cover out there. it is not thick cloud cover. peaks of sunshine. high temperatures, mainly in the upper 80's later this afternoon. more on the extended forecast coming up. >> not much happening on the highway at all. .we're very smoot around the beltway. it looks good as far as interstate travel. we are smoothes around the beltway. nothing along suitland parkway. nothing on

here is adam caskey. >> you will feel the changes today.here will be some passing it isar wrmeulready oidts warme. twmei w time oes e wein s. upper0's.0'er u ' it is all but warmer than yesterday. 73 right now in the district. some low mid 90's this afternoon. today will be warmer than yesterday. a lot of sunshine. tomorrow will mark the beginning of a cooling trend. >> no worries on the highway. it looks pretty smooth out around the beltway. interstate travel is getting off to a nice run. new york avenue, cattle north avenue, but it looks good throughout southeast. this is beltway traffic. it looks good all the way around. >> thank you. >>> we follow breaking news out of massachusetts. ted kennedy has died. christ he had been battling brain cancer for about a year. we have more on his tributes and life of service. >> senator kennedy will be remembered for his legislative accomplishments. leaders around the world are remembering him. president obama said he valued his counsel in the senate. >> the driving dream of my public service -- >> th

. >> now i'm adam caskey at bailey's crossroads. no rain showers to our southwest. >> adam, thanks. jim russ is coming back with another check of your wednesday morning commute. you are watching good morgood sometimes it's hard to tell people their clothes look bad. did this sweater stretch? or is it a mini dress? did these pants shrink? can you breathe? okay, maybe not that hard. now i've learned to keep my clothes looking like new i wash with woolite for all fabrics. (announcer) woolite won't cause stretching. it keeps fibers strong. and won't cause wear and tear to any fabric. and you thought woolite was just for you undies! (announcer) now there's a woolite for every wash load. for all colors, and for all darks. >> and welcome back to good morning, washington. on this wednesday morning, meteorologist adam caskey live with storm chaser seven at bailey's crossroads. there is a mid level disturbance moving through our atmosphere and it's approaching our atmosphere. notice in partsf o virginia clipping eastern kyi that's part of the kentucky that's part of entucky what does that mea

. >> adam caskey is live with the check of the weather. >> good morning. all of you at home with us early this morning. it's another warm start to our day, of course. not going to be as hot as yesterday. that's the key. but still another warm start. still hot but not record-breaking yesterday at dulles we did break a record. yesterday at fairfax dew point 69. f 69. areawide condition gi gegi temperatures are st t70 o oar o's to star domi 70's in outlying areas. our forecast today similar to yesterday. we are expecting late-day showers and thunderstorms scattered in nature. high temperature today, 93. erstyedawest hit 97, which, by the way brokeec airport. toyda looks like it will be a few days cooler. nevertheless hot and humid outside. still uncomfortable. at least we don't have the heat advisories in effect for today. temperatures will drop a little bit. it will be in the mid to upper 80's with the chance of a few showers and thderstos. it is august, after all. now let's go to jim russ with ay look at our commute. >> we have a car fire to start things of

. >> adam caskey live in alexandria. it is a beautiful morning. it is a very muggy and warm morning. we will talk seven-day forecast. >> lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning commute. you' (announcer) create a gourmet meal on a weeknight? introducing anytime gourmet culinary kits for two. it has everything you need. just prep, cook and share your way into a gourmet meal. wild salmon dijon in puff pastry with whole-wheat orzo and vegetables. new stouffer's anytime gourmet. make it amazing. >> hello. i'm here with the ocean city beach patrol. the surf is up. good morning, washington. >>> welcome back. 6:11. harry reid is predicting swift approval of an extension of the cash for clunkers program. it is running out of money. coress is considering $2 billion more in funding. some local dealers say their inventory is down to just a few vehicles. >>> 6:12. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> adam caskey is down on the alexandria waterfront. is the best time of the day to be down there. >> that is true. ♪ happy birth

adam caskey is standing by. >> it is gorgeous out here. it is refreshing out here.t feels fantastic. it is not what we're used to. we have had keep with humidity. it will be short lived. it is friday. enjoy it. by this weekend, you will feel the changes outside. we are near t b talidin. s.'50ng ininnng inth it'5's. it is very comfortable. ear the ear thed fi accidnd, 50. it fog in some outlying areas. here is the forecast. mostly sunny with a few patchy clouds. high temperatures in the mid 80's. low humidity levels. it will feel great today. tomorrow and into the weekend, changes will begin. there is an air mass from texas into nebraska. it is a hot air mass and it is getting ready to move our way. we're getting excited for this nice comfortable weather. we will feel it when it gets here. >> we do have a transition. the heat will make its return tomorrow. then it will slap us across the face on sunday. temperatures near 90 tomorrow. you will feel the added heat and humidity. you'll notice it tomorrow and into sunday. when we get the heat and humidity, you get the he

. >> let's start with adam caskey. it has been a very mild summer so far. >> we will be getting some real heat by this weekend. upper 90's are not out of the question. until then, pretty much the same mold, same old. near 90 degrees, depending on the day and location. -- same old, same old. h tey will rein themselves out before they make their way here. 92 will be the afternoon high temperature with partly cloudy skies. you will feel the humidity. >> the volume is increasing. we will go live to 395 leaving the beltway to get to the pentagon. volume only. things are increasing but still in your favor. that is the scenario for most of the this morning. now to top stories. >> thank you. >>> we are expecting big news on the prosedurple line. >> martin o'malley is set to announce some new details. matt brock is live with more on this story. good morning. >> we have been talking about a purple line for about 20 years now. finally, the governor of maryland is set to make his choice, his choice between buses or light rail. it

adam caskey live outside in arlington. it is a comfortable start to our day. willoughby as warm as yet -- will it be as warm as yesterday? >> lisa bade>> lisa >>> nine minutes after the hour. adam caskey live outside in arlington. it is a comfortable and pleasant start to our day. 74 degrees in arlington. the dew point is -- is . we will h idityumid hy levels dr. aok numesohetr numbers. leonardtown, 70. fredericksburg, 71. here is the forecast. not as hot as yesterday. today, mid to upper mid 80's for highs. we cannot rule out a passing storm. the weekend looks unsettled with a few showers. cooling to near 80 tomorrow. >> it is all good. everything is cool on the highway. normal travel times between richmond and baltimore. we're good on the commute through 66 and the toll road. this is 28 traffic crossing under the toll road. it is an uneventful ride on route 7. alison and doug. >> thank you. >>> 5:11, 71 degrees. >> google program catching a glimpse of a mythical monster. at least one guy says yes. we have the latest on i

adam caskey is live in the weather center. >> good morning to all of you. it is a little damp outside with leftover moisture from yesterday. we still have clouds and it is humid and muggy. a cold front will move in later tonight and that will pave the way for much more comfortable and a sunnier sunday. there's not much in terms of fall locally. the header action is off to the eastern shore. that as a result of danny which has become a tropical depression. it is weakening pretty quickly. that will push off to the northeast and keep the heavy rain away from us. we can expect a little development throughout the day. right now, it is 73 and ronald reagan national airport. here is the forecast today -- a few sunny breaks here and there but a few scattered showers and thunderstorms. i don't think it will be happy and as widespread as yesterday. it will be queued and 84 degrees as the high temperature. >>> we began this morning with a preview of the funeral and burial of senator edward kennedy. president barack obama will deliver the eulogy today in boston which i

meteorologist adam caskey live in downtown rockville. 72 degrees outside right now. we'll talk forecast coming up. >> plus jim russ is back with the latest on your friday morning commute. hey smart, heard you're getting free nights from hotels.com. how? well, funny you should ask. you see, after i book 10 nights, i get a free one. say i spend 2 nights at a big name hotel, 3 at a boutique, and 5 at a beach resort... and boom! free night. ( dings, monkey chatters ) ( in a baby voice ) aren't you a smart one? ( monkey laughs ) accumulate 10 nights and get a night free. welcomerewards from hotels.com. smart. so smart. >> come down and meet your new best friend, and we we are you a good morning, washington. >> and welcome back to "good morning washington" on this friday morning. happy friday. right now we're checking in at 5:41 a.m. currently in downtown rockville, it's 72 degrees. and we do have a few isolated downpours on the radar screen over the northern neck of virginia, and even stretchar tih ninsa. these aren't moving vein m is py em esseth. olv temperaturewise rig

. >> adam caskey is standing by in bethesda. >> mostly we're seeing lit rain showers across the region. we did have some heavier downpours through southern maryland a few hours ago. e''s take a look at live super doppler it is not raining ee.ryerwh it is scatterederintuina nre. here is a look at the radar. mostly green colors, indicating rain. heselow-moving rain showers. they will linger around this morning. the showers will be out of here later this afternoon. we're expecting a gradual clearing into the evening. temperatures in the 70-degree range. 71 right now in bethesda. it is still muggy right now, but the humidity will drop. tomorrow will be delightful. mostly sunny tomorrow, mid 80's with low humidity. big changes for the weekend. now to traffic. >> northbound on route 4 we have a vehicle that went off the road and is blocking the right lane. there has been a crash on the beltwa near river road. on the outer loop after the exit 4 river road, the accident has been moved to the shoulder. >> thank you. >>> 5:13, 72 degrees. >> congress is poised to spend $200 million to buy three

time for zprask weather of 10 minutes. >> adam caskey is live in rockville with a check on our neighborhoodorecast. it's not too bad of a morning out there, adam. >> no, not at all. births -- it's about what you'd expect this time of year. we have the all-important weekend forecast coming up. i want to take a look at the radar screen right now. we do have a few showers popping up over the northern neck of virginia, basically readville southward, and these are hardly moving at all. one to the south in the center of your screen, well, that has intensified, while the one to the west has actually begun to rain itself out. that's it for rain right now, and there's the slightest chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm later on today, but it's so slight, we hesitate to even mentiyou'moe re b pd you'll be more prepared abbi your sunshine than urll uabremba.re right now in downtow elsewhere, it's 69 chevy e, it's 69 chevy ti ce chctrian ch idetdl atow middletown, right now it's 69. so temperatures where they should be again, and comfortable. of course, muggy today and muggy over the next coupl

adam caskey live outside. 6:12 pay and another pleasant start to our day. yesterday anllbe to yesterday low mid lomidw oorn afternoon. now itis66 in w66 is in wntae . woodstock, 64. 72 in the district. a lot of sunshine today. blue skies again with some ldsouev c douds developing. yesterday, 6. the low 90's. today will be the warmest of the foreseeable future. it looks by friday, highs only 80 or the upper 70's. there is a chance of showers. >> normal volume on 66, 95, 395. no accidents to report. good heading into the district. we're in good shape of the pentagon. a crash on 205 near the waldorf tracks in waldorf is already been moved into the shoulder. we have at traffic through springfield. good on both sides of the beltway just south of the mixing bowl. >> thank you. >>> 6:13. >> when we continue, the housing market had a dose of good news yesterday. now it is going for two in a row. >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "go

. >> adam caskey live in the district. 64 degrees. if you haven't stepped outside yet, you will love what is outside. >> lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning try the new subway big chipotle cheesesteak. an updated all-time favorite: juicy steak layered with zesty chipotle sauce, melted cheese, piled high with only... the toppings you love on freshly baked bread. only at subway. subway. eat fresh. so it's no surprise that we're now serving up... iced tea that's fresh-brewed. thirst-quenching fuze fresh-brewed iced tea. the newest fresh idea at subway. ♪ >>> hello. i'm mike. >> we are with the ocean city beach patrol. this is our idea of rush hour. come on down. >> good morning, washington. >>> welcome back. creigh deeds is getting a high profile boost from the biggest star of his party. president obama appeared at a fun run -- a fun rally and it was their first joint appearance. >> the president of the united states flu marine one to virginia for me. >> you have the chance to keep moving forward by electing somebod

meteorologist adam caskey live in fairfax and it's a lovely morning out here. a bit muggy outside. that's what we would expect this time of year. especially in the given air mass. yesterday the high, 97 at reagan national and dulles which did break a record by one degree. right now 78 degrees. no record should fall today. hot but not as hot as yesterday. dew point 67 so obviously indicateing the muggr.ai l y damit vebud ou cly da abut mid level clouds aru reyaminstoverhead especiallynd . to sta to sng ng m s. do 1n itiun h 7 t1ng in hunti t in patomiche6 76 degreeans degrees and dew point upper ew 60's. here's our forecast, becoming partly cloudy today, scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening and not everybody will get hit. it's just going to be random and spor at i can. tomorrow -- and separate i can. -- tomorrow the temperatures to be down swing and we should be in the 80's. for the latest on the commute -- the m a whole lot on beltway south of town a truck d troorbling trailer on fire. all traffic is stopped at the moment while fire re

adam caskey is helping them, looking at super doppler radar? how were they doing? >> there have been about 100 people who have come by looking at super doppler radar. we had a severe thunderstorm moved through at noon. that of course cost some setbacks. another little rain shower. looking at doppler, looks like some light rain, we're getting a grip on, but heavier downpours expected in the next half hour. the big question is, how does this affect the construction? i have a senior producer with me. how did the storms earlier affect the construction and set you back? >> everything outside stops when the rain comes. everybody has to stop and get under cover, and its stops. everybody inside is fine because of the roof, but the outside is a mess. >> the forecast this ening is often on downpours. >> thanks, but you cannot do much about that. that is the guy upstairs. we are 20 hours behind schedule. we will be putting up dry wall and light flooring all night. we need help. we need skilled flooring and dollars, drywall installers. we are 20 hours behind schedule. -- we ne

adam caskey is here. >> grace guides across washington. -- gray skies across washington.torms and showers throughout the day. we are anticipating a sunny breaks today. it is a humid 73 degrees at reagan national airport. it is uncomfortable air outside again today, like yesterday. we will have a big improvement coming down the pike. temperatures are in the lower 70's right now. we will be in the mid-80's later today. we will have a few showers and thunderstorms but not as widespread or heavy as yesterday. tonight, a cold front moves in and behind that, it will be more comfortable for the next couple of days and noticeably cooler next week. you will really feel better. the same temperatures but lower humidity. mid 70's through wednesday next week. >> stay with us. we will bring you full covl c

meteorologist adam caskey joins us now with what to expect. , it seems like things are finally calming down out there. >> yeah. yesterday, of course, was a very active afternoon and evening with the pressure drop moving through and then the cold front pushing through. we did have some widespread severe thunderstorms yesterday. damage near frederick. some locally. that has quieted down. now we're off to a great saturday. a break in the showers and thunderstorms for today. then it looks like a pretty good shot of scattered storms tomorrow. but not as widespread in terms of severe threats. right now we're mainly in the 60's to near 70. wein6s.own. ath 60's. everywhere in everywhere inrt o virginia. even in udin inclg sh royal. malarl,sh frederick, 68. here's your forecast today. a lot of sunshine. some scatterrered afternoon clouds. slightly less humid than the past couple of days. that said, it's still going to be a muggy day. it is august 1, after all. high temperatures in the upper 80's. then tomorrow mainly gray skies, a few peeks of sun, scat

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adam caskey joins us now. >> there is a slight chance of seeing a few severe thunderstorms, mainly south of the metro area. these will be run-of-the-ml thunderstorms very fast moving. t'l's look at thileshi -- let's soe esof they are in and arond luray, north of harrisonburg. that action will continue to push to the north and east. it is the triggering mechanism that we're watching. the temperatures are mainly in the low to mid-80's. we will have increasing clouds through out the afternoon. scattered storms this evening and possibly into tonight. that is it for now and we will of the full forecast later. >>> it record number of people are asking for energy assistance in montgomery county. the office of home energy programs says that 3100 people sought aid in june and june. the requests started rising in april when the state moratorium on utility cutoffs ended. the county grants $8.7 million in energy assistance. >>> 317-year-old are charged with setting fire to the artificial turf football school at middletown's football field. the saturday morning fire caused $20,000 in damage. >>> stil

and adam caskey joins us to look at the weather.e day yesterday today is going to be calm and much nicer with a lot of sunshine. national weather service did confirm a tornado touched down in the new market and ijamsville area yesterday afternoon. the intensity is yet to be determined. dew point is 66 degrees. tottotal sunshine this morning. mid to upper 60's northwest of town. 88 the high. a lot of sunshine. just some scattered clouds developing. by noon, 83. 88, 4:00 p.m. dinnertime probably low to mid 80's. tomorrow a different story. mostly cloudy, highs in the mid, possibly upper 80's. tuesday, low 90's. tomorrow, all the way through the middle of next week, we are looking at the chance of afternoon storms. lower humidity probably next thursday and friday behind wednesday's cold front. >> ok. thanyou for watching. we hope you'll have a great weekend.end.

. >> adam caskey is standing by in bethesda. >> it is very light. it only picks up to moderate levels briefly. we're off wisconsin avenue and bethesda avenue. the humidity will be dropping gradually throughout the day because of a cold front. i have been wanghi rain showers. we have some downpours. they are in western charles county right now. they are slowly drifting off to the north and east. it may not be the best date to ride your bicycle this morning. the ride home will be much better. evening highs only near 80. tomorrow will be perfect. low humidity. we're still looking at a big warmup this weekend, well into the mid 90's into sunday and lasting into monday. >> on the beltway we had an accident at connecticut avenue and one on river road. they are both gone. we are moving slowly from 270 southbound into high it's down -- into hyattstown. back inside. >> thank you. >>> 6:14, 70 degrees. >> this was the largest single city paired kidney exchange on record. a historic transplant brings 14 people together. >> you are watching abc 7's "good mornin

>> adam caskey live in the weather center. we have some showers south of the metro area. >> lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning commute. another look at your morning commute. >>> hello. i'm out the national gallery. we have the only weather in the western hemisphere by leonardo da vinci. come down and meet her. good morning, washington. >>> 6:11 a.m. on this monday morning. it's back-to-school for some of you. it is a pleasant start of the day. it is comfortable. low humidity. temperatures in the low 60's. we have a few showers to start our morningf o f o the metro. othere was a thunderstorm in s. mary'u'cos ty. it hasuscohed off. we haveome lit to moderate rainshowers from la plata, eastwardown to montero's. partly cloudy for the rest of the day. highs in the mid 80's. we cannot rule out a brief passing a thunderstorm. warming up a bit by wednesday. that is it for the forecast. >>, i am hearing a southbound 95 in virginia had a vehicle that rolled over in newington. do you see the red in this picture? th

meteorologist adam caskey at bailey's crossroads. mainly gray and cloudy conditions as we have an upper-level disturbance drifting our way. some action on the radar screen. not locally. you'll have a dry ride into work, but your ride home may be a little different. some of the upper-level disturbance action may drift our way. mainly in the midday and afternoon hourswill be a moswi ie th n ithe n oneet, 75.trt, see 75.ee falls church, 74. hey, the clouds are going to keep us cooler than we have been the last couple of days. a little over half of our average, what we typically see this time of day. i had no upper 80's and have your umbrella handy. to jim russ with our morning drive now. >> near the intersection of sterling boulevard a serious crash blocking the southbound lanes to the roadway. fic trying to get on to 28 southbounde ndbl aobl d that right now. pretty much a mess on the southbound side of 28 at sterling boulevard. northbound traffic can get through. traffic to be beltway in pretty good shape. we see at colesville road tr