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henson from alexandria public school. why the late start in alexandria and other jurisdictions?t all jurisdictions in virginia, but most are under the law of kings dominion laws which says the wonderful tourist attraction, this great family place to visit, is some place that contribute toss a lot of taxes. that does a lot for the economy of virginia. a long time ago, maybe 20 years ago, there's this law established that school districts could not start until after labor day. and in order to get that change, we have to go through the state school board or to the legislature and say may we start before labor day? so maryland and lots of other places in fact of all the states only four are controlled by the state government. so if we wanted to start in the middle of august which i think we should be doing, we've got to get special approval. so we'll be starting school on tuesday. we'rexcited about that. >> yeah. >> we prefer to start earlier and give our kids more time in school. >> and it's late out of school. >> we're lucky that all of the schools are air conditioned. the second

we have a link to alexandria's fashion night out.laughter ] >> maybe he will make another one. >> reporter: it's the 10th annual king street art festival. david cochran's masterpieces coming up in the next hour. back to you. >> thank you. >>> d.c. democrats are in north carolina this week pushing for statehood at the democratic national convention. coming up in our next hour i'll be chat be with d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton about the fight for state rights. >> plus grammy nominated singer is performing her latest single coming up at 9:45. right now it's 8:56. we will be right back. 77 degrees out there.  okay, here's the plan. you have a plan? first we're gonna check our bags for free, thanks to our explorer card. then, the united club. my mother was so wrong about you. next, we get priority boarding on our flight i booked with miles. all because of the card. and me. okay, what's the plan? plan? mm-hmm. we're on vacation. this is no plan. really? [ male announcer ] the united mileageplus explorer card. the mileage ca

alexandria. >> a big to the race for the e as both candidates on the offensive. jobless report says the econmy added just under 100,000 jobs. the president cited slow, but consistent job growth during administration. mitt romney fought back attacks from mr. obama. he says the jobs report -- he excitement over the national convention n way to a hangover. >>> and running -- anne romney is preparing for a campaign event in virginia tomorrow. earlier today, romney talked thet what she has seen on campaign trail. >> there have been a lot of men with sad stories on the trail. what are the three to four lines? mitt knows how to make it work. to people, trust him. e the keys to the guy who the car.w to run >> anne romney is an avid equestrian. ecide who will run the country for the next four years. >>> we will be back with the complete forecast in a >>> knew at 11:00 p.m., there is ist over the fight over - new at 11:00 p.m., there is a new twist over the fight over marriage. a player was asked to stop his blic support of same-sex maryland. is on a ballot referendum. rav

and back to class for students in alexandria, falls church, manassas, manassas park,. d.c. and many maryland school already started . the patient on the roads. >> a little more company on the roads this morning. brianne carter explains what is behind this terrible traffic tuesday. >> we are along interstate 270. you can see traffic is moving relatively well this morning behind me. we have seen the volume significantly increase over the past half hour. over the past couple weeks people have been on vacation, out of school. all that comes to a halt as people start to head back today. heading out on the highway could be a bit more crowded today as everyone gets back to school and back to work. >> more people will be going in the mornings. >> driving is expected to be so dreadful that aaa is calling this terrible traffic tuesday. according to the transportation agency, this morning the contest on the roads will be up 26% from one drivers have been used to over the past couple months. that means time battling delays would jump from a summertime 20 minutes to 26 minutes a. right

about two years later i went down to alexandria louisiana, got off the interstate.of course, i certainly was going on the historically, and drove down the street, 1942 lead street was the center of the african-american community in alexandria. and as you heard in the talk earlier today louisiana was a huge place for military bases during the war. there were thousands of troops trained. so on saturday night in 1942 with a healthy think these people are doing. everybody is celebrating, relaxing and having a good time. but the white soldiers party in one section of town, the black soldiers party in another section of town. and a riot breaks out in the black section. some people say because of police brutality pick the police were doing something, hard to know exactly what happened, we know how it was resolved. military mps and louisiana state police surrounded a 10 block area around the street and just started shooting. just opened up. the black communities said you killed 30 black soldiers. the government said we didn't have anybody but 20 or 30 black soldiers were wo

>> we're part of the larger kaleidoscope festival in alexandria.ast year all we heard from people was why don't you do a program for kids. we concentrated this in two days this saturday and sunday from 10:00 to 4:00 and we have 30 different performers and workshops going on. >> we were just talking a moment ago. i said is this just going to have my squirmy little kid sitting in seats watching things but they can get up and do some things. >> absolutely. they with make kaleidoscopes, sit with their parent or grandparent and write a little story, make a book out of it, make puppets. we're going to have a puppet parade on saturday at noon where we've got giant 8-foot puppets and the children are invited to bring their own puppets or make their puppets and participate in the parade. >> kids will able to participate in dance as well? >> exactly. we've got modern dance. >> one of the major things is transportation, especially when you go to an area that's kind of tightly compaqed like alexandria. i have a minivan full of junk. other people can take metro

in alexandria, andrea mccarren, 9news now. >> who was the owner of that home? police are not yet releasing the suspect's name. he is just being charged with being an unfit animal owner. depending on the outcome, he could face charges. >>> virginia's late -- closed to swimmers. this happened yesterday about 6:00 p.m. that woman was wrapping up her evening swim and people who came to her rescue had to battle the beaver for a half an hour before they killed it. community association says the lake will remain closed until they figure out if there are other rabid beavers. the woman is expected to be okay. >>> we do have a few showers popping up in parts of our area. we have a lot of humidity in all of our area. topper, what's the deal? >> you can cut the humidity with a butter knife. good news, the showers are not near nats stadium. let me show you where they are. one that has been hammering fauquier county, is dipping down to the south and east. about to cross 95 toward fredericksburg. one popped up in the last, really 20 minutes, kind of straddling the river betwe

. >> i bring controversy in the exile as at -- in the alexandria section after police seized several pitbulls from a man's home. we have the word on why there appears to be more to this story. >> investigators swarmed to this normally quiet neighborhood in fairfax county. they took a number of. bulls -- pit bulls from this home. >> what he uses them for, i do not know but he is always -- has always had a lot of dogs. but she saw police checking out the house across the street from her mother's home bonds capt. lane in alexandria. >> they're looking over the fence and banging on the door. >> there were large dog cages and a sign warning to stay away. authorities confirmed they raided this home, saved several pit bulls and charged a man with being an unfit owner. >> it is disrespectful to the neighborhood and the community and animals. >> number -- neighbors have complained before and fear that the animals could have been sold to those who participate in dogfighting. >> operations like this take dogs and turn them evil. >> an investigation has been lodged in more charges -- and more ch

on another topic, it's raining here in alexandria. tell topper. >> thank you, andrea. >>> fairfax county police on the hunt now for a crook who is stealing from some of the most vulnerable victims. the guy you see in this picture dresses up like a maintenanceman and then snatches purses and wallets from parents at doctors' offices throughout the mclean and falls church area. this fellow has struck at least seven times even stealing from cancer patients. >>> d.c. police chief cathy lanier is defending her officers' response in that robbery and brutal beating of a young father. tc maslin was attacked six weeks ago in the eastern market neighborhood and his cell phone was taken. chief lanier says police did try to trace that phone, but the battery was dead and the sim card had been removed. once the phone was recovered, lanier says police needed a court order to obtain additional records from the service provider which could have led perhaps to the capture of the suspects a little earlier. >>> milt peterson's mom and dad were so devout t

the event took place at the century club in alexandria. the event took place at the century club in alexandria. scott thuman was the 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 communinits stronger. trade has to work for america. that means crack down on cheaters like china, it means open up new markets. next, we've got to balance the budget. you've got tout the deficit. you've got to stop spending more money than we take in. and finally, champion small business. have tax policies, regulations, and healthcare policies that help small business. we put those in place; we'll add twelve million new jobs in four years. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message

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richard jordan live in alexandria.t express lanes project causing some issues in this community. and things are getting heated. now that some trees have come down. i'll explain ahead. >>> plus, he enlisted during world war ii. and he's still a navy man today. meet the guy who spent the last 70 years in service to his country. >>> and the burglary suspect who apparently never got the memo . >>> police say the family of four found dead in herndon yesterday died in a murder/suicide. police tell us 57-year-old albert peter son shot his wife, kathy, and their two sons, matthew and christopher, before turning the gun on himself. a vigil is planned for 7:30 at the family's church. >>> the nfl and referees union, the sides are said to be close to a deal. nbc news and other outlets say not so fast, however. negotiations are ongoing, but referees and owners are not ready to sign on the dotted line. >>> a big project under way in southwest d.c. crews began demolishing the old sky land shopping center after 20 years of legal battl

last thursday, alexandria police and d.c.rested 50-year-old cedric williams earl at his home in the district. he is charged with grand larceny. >>> all morning long, we are live at howard university. >> this is a big event happening there today. dr.oz is in town. holly morris is there to tell us all about the 15 minute physical. >> if are going to get a physical, why not get it from none other than dr. oz himself. he is in town in the district. they are gearing up for a special day. 1,000 people, 15-minute physicals. there are five numbers you too should have checked that will indicate the status of your health. we'll talk with the chief medical officer of howard university hospital about why this event is so important and critical to the city's health. it is all next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us.  [ female announcer ] they can be e enlightening. hey, bro. or engaging. conversations help us learn and grow. at wells fargo, we believe you can never underestimate the power of a conversation. it's this ex

. >>> holly is live at the torpedo factory in alexandria for the 10th annual alexandria king street artl. >> tamia joins us live in studio it perform and will talk about a major health challenge she has been dealing with and how she is coping with it. 9:43. we'll be right back. 4g lte has the fastest speeds. so let's talk about coverage. based on this chart, who would you choose ? wow. you guys take a minute. verizon, hands down. i'm going to show you guys another chart. pretty obvious. i don't think color matters. pretty obvious. what's pretty obvious about it ? that verizon has the coverage. verizon. verizon. we're going to go to another chart. it doesn't really matter how you present it. it doesn't matter how you present it. verizon. more 4g lte coverage than all other networks combined. . >>> if you like fashion and art and, hey, who doesn't, right, you might be interested in this week's main event in alexandria. >> holly morris is live at the torpedo arts factory center. what that is? >> reporter: this is my fascinator. this was commissioned just for fashion night out that's going

. >> an early morning run turned terrifying for a jogger in alexandria. attacked by a man on a near a parkway. brianne carter has details. >> along this popular path in alexandria, a woman on her morning run was atcked. pretty shocking. unlike a safe area. >> around 6:00 this morning the d woman was jogging near the parkway when a man grabbed her from behind. the woman screamed and escaped unharmed. able to run through another runner and then found an they flagged down and called in the report. was 5 ft. 6ct colored jacket, towards dang boren street. area filled with people running, walking, and biking. i am surprised nobody s it an attacker would choose this as a place to commit a crime. >> i am surprised. or run byd never walk myself. authorities are advising off theto take headphones and run in well lit areas and take a cellphone if possible and run with a partner. >> a crime of opportunity. >> police say because there's a vague description, there asking mayne in the public's who seen something or heard something to please give them a .all >> thank you

." >> one doctor a surgeon in alexandria and american, he said that christopher was a friend, and he visited him two weeks ago. >> he was a wonderful man. i do not have words to describe this tragic loss. it is a painful day. >> bit upset many muslims in our area. >> i am quite sure they will be dealt with. >> to making that more concrete in the people's head. it is important. >> again libyan americans say they plan to host a vigil at lafayette square in front of the white house until 8:00 until 11:00 tonight. reporting from washington, sam ford, abc 7 news. >> thank you. coverage of the attacks will continue on "world news" at 6:30 and on wjla.com. >> and we have developing is from alexandria, where police are looking for a man who allegedly assaulted a woman who was jogging around 6:30 this morning, where the man grabbed her from behind. the woman screamed and escaped unharmed. police are reminding runners to be aware of their surroundings, be in a well lit area and to keep a cell phone hannity if possible. >> police pulled their ford crown victoria automobiles off of the road. abc

off to the south we ve 73 in alexandria. east of us upper marlboro also 73. columbia this morning 75 degrees. outside on our michael & son weather camera, i don't know if you're seeing the low clouds as well out here as we were earlier but 75. dew points in the low 70s. that means it's really sticky and muggy and almost tropical feeling out there. we're not getting much help with the winds. only southeast at 3 miles an hour. you can clearly see an area of rotation which was once isaac spinning here now southern indiana, parts of western kentucky, southern illinois. south and east of the center, you've got all of the showers and storms from alabama back toward southern ohio. things are quieter now because it's basically the middle of the night, the end of the night. once we throw in daytime heating and percolate the atmosphere more, heat it up, it will become even more unsented than it is now. -- unsettled than it is now. we're looking at a scattering of showers and storms on the futurecast. the delaware bay down by richmond tracking some showers. in the after

. >> this pit bull puppy out of the rambler at 4511 tipton lane in alexandria, one of eight puppies and adult dogs seized when police executed a search warrant on the home. the owner was recently arrested on an unrelated charge and released. some of the dogs appeared traumatize asked carried out by animal control officers. others looked thin, but were able to walk out on their own. many had been rescued from padlocked cages. police also confiscated dog training equipment. including three treadmills, harnesses, heavy chains, and a device to forcibly mate two aggressive dogs. officers carried out boxes and bags of evidence. neighbors peered out their windows, but said nothing. >> the dogs are part of an on going criminal investigation. they will be examined and treated by a veterinarian if necessary. before their futures are determined. reporting live from alexandria, andrea mccarren, 9news now, back to you. >> good thing it was stopped, thank you. >>> the aclu filed a lawsuit on behalf of a d.c. resident. now this suit claims daily's smart phone was wrongly taken away by a d.c. police of

now meet the alexandria woman who dropped almost 85 pounds eating three meals a day at starbucks.een gentzler explains how it works. >> reporter: every coffee shop has its regulars. but 66-year-old christine hall calls this alexandria starbucks her second home. >> my favorite is this one. >> reporter: that would be because hall eats all of her meals here. all of them. and she says it's helped her to lose nearly 85 pounds in two years. >> losing weight's hard. but i realized i could do it. i had found a system that worked. report hall said she lost all that weight by counting calories and starbucks puts nutrition information on the labels of their packaged foods. that made it easy for her to keep track of exactly how much she was eating. >> a lot of people look at the top shelf and think, it's muffins and fattening things. but look down on the second shelf, there are really healthy choices. >> reporter: she starts her day with oatmeal and black coffee. lunch and dinner, a panini or by stro box, anywhere from 220 to 460 calories per meal. >> to get the protein, i get a ham and chees

if you live around springfield, down around annandale or alexandria and mt. vernon, leesburg, loudoun county, you are going to see light to moderate rain move through. five minutes in braddock, eight minutes in alexandria. clinton, maryland, 23 minutes. in around brandywine, 38 minutes as this is moving toward the east at about 40 miles per hour. we are going to continue to watch this storm closely. then, we are going to watch what's happening out to the we have. we have talked about this moisture train out here. a lot of moisture, including this area of storminess right here. this is going to ride along this front and try to move our way. we do have a chance for some of these to continue tonight. if you live to the north of washington, this storm right here that we are seeing, it may go just south of d.c. these may travel just off to the north. maybe the panhandle of west virginia, frederick and up towards hagerstown. then, we are going to watch this area. if it can stay together, it will be here during the day tomorrow. we could be dealing with strong thund

. >> reporter: the september 29th auction at a company in alexandria will feature a wide variety of items>> we have almost 1200 lots. >> reporter: ancient chinese artifacts and one long lost jewel of a painting by one of the masters of the form. renoir. it is one in a million. it has apparently changed hands four times since painted in 1879. it is believed he gave it to a woman who modeled for him. she sold it to an art dealer in france. in 1986it turned up and was sold as part of a lot of unremarkable items at a flea market in west virginia. the lucky buyer whom i spoke with on the phone doesn't want to be identified. >> this bo of stuff caught my eye. >> reporter: she says she is in her 40s, lives in virginia and paid $7 for the renoir and a paul bunion doll included in the box. >> i thought the paul bunyon doll would have been worth something but i was wrong. >> reporter: she had no idea it was an actual renoir until recently when it was authenticated by experts. at do you make of all this? >> it is insane. i don't know what to make of it. i have never experienced anything like this in

in july she brought it here to the potomac company auction house in old town alexandria. >> when the woman showed up here at the potomac company, she was carrying the painting in a white plastic garbage bag with a draw string around the top, the same kind of thing you would use in your kitchen. >> she opens up the bag and this little jewel comes out. and it really is a jewel. >> reporter: ann craner is the director of fine arts at potomac. his name is right there on it, but who would have believed it was the work of ren oir. >> here is a brush stroke and the flecks and the side of the brush. >> reporter: he is one of the world's greatest impressionist. >> it is amazing. it is fabulous. >> the numbers matched up. >> and this is the stock number here. >> reporter: it is called landscape on the banks of the senn river probably painted in 1879. >> i just couldn't believe it. >> reporter: she is feeling lucky. >> are you buying any lotter tickets or anything? [ laughter ] >> i just bought one today. >> reporter: just how lucky we'll see when it is auctioned off september 29th. it is likel

alexandria getting hit soon. the oranges and reds is rainfall two inches an hour in some spots. you can see it's crossing the beltway at 395 landmark avenue, fair lands, fra cone that. it's a very active night out there. we are expecting more showers and storms. again, heavy rain possible, lows in the 70s. winds southeast at around 10 miles per hour. tomorrow morning as you're waking up, i'm not concerned about a lot of showers in the morning. maybe a couple of spots of showers. temperatures will bottom out in the 70s. by 11:00, we could see more showers and storms and as the day progresses into the afternoon and evening hours, more scattered showers and storms. don't cancel the barbecue just yet. bruce, back to you. >>> shift gears. charlotte started to welcome some 35,000 people to town for the democratic national convention. the official program kicks off on tuesday. delegates are eager to talk up their candidates, president barack obama. danielle nottingham has the latest from charlotte. >> reporter: with choppers in the air and an army of security on the ground, charlotte i

students in arlington, fairfax, prince william and stafford counties of as well as the cities of alexandria, falls church, fredricksburg and manassas. >>> in arlington county, some parents are upset that their youngsters will not be able to take the bus. they say they were notified last month that arlington public schools are getting rid of 12 bus stops. some parents are concerned that their children will have to walk nearly a mile to gliebe elementary school and across some busy roadways. the move affects about 1,000 students. arlington's superintendent says that the change was necessary because growing enrollment was causing the bus system to become overloaded. >>> a labor day tradition kicked off this morning in kensington. the 45th annual labor day parade and festival started on flyers mill road -- plyers mill road and headed down connecticut avenue and winding its way through the streets of kensington. thousands lined the parade route to watch floats, bands and other marchers anticipate in today's parade. >>> coming up next, the coast guard comes to the rescue of actor russell crow. >>

abc 7, live superdoppler radar, bailey's crossroads, old town alexandria, small cell moving reagan national airport, dumping a little bit of heavier rain and it's not look for ast long but and storms to pop up early tomorrow morning throughout the entire day. temperatures will struggle to 80-degree mark due to the cloud cover and armer for the day tuesday. upper 60's to middle 70's for nighttime low with patchy fog early tomorrow morning. otherwise, keep the umbrella handy. or activities, do picnics or barbecues planned, you might want to make alternative plans now. 78-83 degrees. outlook if tended you like warmer weather, wait until the middle of the week. clouds beginning to clear, upper 80 thursday, by friday, sun shine, temperatures around 83, 84 degrees. it is not yet over and we saw what's happening downtown and over on new york avenue. i believe we'll probably see repeats of that if we find the slow moving clusters over the . strict again > those folks have to be for tuesday. >> thanks. let's switch now and talk about sports because one week from tonight we'll be celebrating new king

. >>> now let's go down stairs to julie alexandria. >> julie: thanks so much, guys. you came in with some big shoes to fill. do you feel like you finally made a name for yourself with this game? >> always. our team did a great job tonight. the whole line did a great job tonight. >> julie: what did you keep reminding yourself as the game was going on? you guys had an explosive third and fourth quarter. >> i just kept telling myself to fall back that we've been practicing, and the guys did a great job. >> julie: congratulations. thank you. >> thank you. appreciate it. >> gus: 21-14, the final. stanford shocked usc. of what a scene here in palo alto. now let's go to erin andrews in our fox studios. >> wow, guys. take a breath. good job with that. and now stanford beats usc four straight times. wow. after the break, we'll get you caught up on the other battle of the unbeaten, the fighting irish against the part tans in east lansing and arizona state visits mizzou. all that and more next on the at&t post game show. [ male announcer ] cowhide dries out. so does your manhid

they became severe at one point in the district, alexandria and prince george's county. now, waldorf, did you know kirk, getting light to moderate rainfall. you can see out toward the eastern shore, they're getting the brunt of this storm system dropping lots and lots of rain in a short amount of time. our michael and son weather camera on this saturday evening, we're looking at cloudy skies right now. it is muggy out there. temperatures 75 degrees. dew point in the 70s. that is why it's so humid and the winds are calm. now, temperatures elsewhere, 73 in gaithersburg. but still warm in leesburg. 79, manassas, 81. fredericksburg in the lower 80s. so we're going to cool things down tomorrow and monday. that's the good news aside from the unsettled weather though, we could be seeing sunday morning. i think for the most part should be dry for most of us. maybe areas of patchy fog. by the afternoon we're looking at scattered showers and thunderstorms. labor day even more storms are in the forecast and then flash flooding possible because some of those storms could produce som

this is just south of old town alexandria and the wilson bridge across the river. on the other side you'll have the national harbor. so the man is somewhere in the water in between this space. we don't know how deep into the water he is. but, again, he's aboard a sail boat right now. it's believed he is still armed. police are trying to make contact to him. trying to convince him to surrender but at this hour he has not. we understand a negotiator is on scene and police have brought in some type of bull horn to try to talk to the man and communicate. you can imagine how hard it is to try to talk to this man or get to him because of the position he's at. of course we're going to keep a close eye on this. police still here on the scene. they're probably going to be here for a long time until this matter is resolved. we'll let you know what happens. back to you all. >> all right, ken. what a bizarre series of events. >>> a man tried to kidnap a boy waiting in line at mcdonald's, and he did it while claiming to be a cop. it all went down in downtown silver spring. poli

. >>> police have raided a suspected dog ring in alexandria. one man was arrested and a number of dogs and paraphernalia seized. >> reporter: over the course of three hours, fairfax county police executed a field search warrant at tipton lane taking one pit bull after another out of the house. males and females, adult dogs and puppies. officers also took out various items, often used to train fighting dogs, treadmills, harnesses, heavy chains and a device used to force breeding. the suspected ring leader right now faces one charge of abing an unfit animal owner but more charges could be added as the investigation continues. as for the dogs, their fate is unclear. >> unfortunately they're filling a lot of the shetters in the area -- shelters in the area. >> reporter: michele is a director of animal training at the washington animal reeg where she occasionally rehabilitates pit bulls that were bred to fight and turns them into family friendly pets. she says many pit bulls that were trained to fight can be retrained not to. >> they lack a lot of s

we had one just in virginia around falls church toward alexandria. that just expiring but this one right now as we're going to look, this is pushing eastward this tornado about 30 to 35 miles per hour, this tornado spotted on doppler radar. what we've seen with this big picture is just incredible, robust atmosphere. atmospherically everyone and everything coming together at the low levels and the upper levels. here's where our tornado watches are. new york, vermont, connecticut, massachusetts, new jersey, all implicated in this. a very strong cold front pushing into this warm, moist, very unstable atmosphere. so here's where these tornado watches are posted. watch meaning that tornadoes are a potential. conditions are right. until about 9:00 and 10:00 tonight. here's where the severe thunderstorm warnings are. look at this line from albany north. all the way from the green and white mountains to the adirondacks here all the way down toward the hudson valley of new york through the catskill mountains. all these storms pushing eastward. south of that a

to the south we have 77 in alexandria over at andrews. bowie as well. college park 79.it's 80 in annapolis at this hour. outside on our michael & son weather camera, this is tysons corner, mostly cloudy skies, dew points in the 70s, 79 degrees. the winds south, southwest at 13. here's the future cast. a couple of showers and storms but as we get into the afternoon, looks like the threat will be more south and east than north and west. in fact north of town we get the sunshine, this is why i'm thinking we may shoot toward 90 in spots this afternoon. the average high 183. then tomorrow we'll -- 183. then tomorrow we'll -- is 83. then tomorrow we'll pop a couple of isolated storms. a couple of hot days coming up. today 87 now. i think if we see more sun, we may see the number go up to # 9, 9 -- to 89, 90. tonight back in the 70s with an isolated evening shower or storm. tomorrow fewer storms in the afternoon, 93. stray isolated storm friday, -9d 3. saturday -- 93. saturday another disturbance heads this way. we're looking at 80s with a better chance of showers and storms i

alexandria, hometown forecast by 7:30, we'll be in the upper 50s and partly sunny. by noontime, into the upper 60s. for the whole region, hour by hour, increasing sunshine. highs reaching the low 70s by midafternoon with diminished winds and low humidity. beautiful day coming up. a look at the rest of the week and the weekend in ten minutes. how's traffic, danella? >> i'm checking on the usual suspects. they are behaving like normal. i-95 northbound as you make your way towards stafford. and travel to triangle, you are under speed. once you get towards the wharton area, you're slow to springfield. slow frederick to clarksburg. aaron and eun, back over to you. >>> it's now 5:43. 62 degrees. we're learning information about the over the top proposal involving a government helicopter. >> plus panda watch continues at the national zoo. there she is. >> you see the baby cup right >>> new information into that problematic proposal that landed a father on desk duty. school administrators at patriot high school in nokesville, virginia, said they approved the over the top in

we've got 57 in alexandria. also down in prince frederick from one of our weather watchers. 55 in fairfax this morning and in sterling 53 degrees. outside on our michael & son weather cam, clear skies here. no traffic going on here on wisconsin avenue in northwest d.c. with the temperature of 63. winds are calm. humidity at 81%. cold front is coming across the central part of the country. even without the numbers, you can see the oranges and reds here. that's the warm t. this green -- warmth. this green stripe, those are 60s with rain showers in places like kansas city and chicago for this afternoon. behind the front a little bit more sun so it will be warm into the 70s but still well into the 80s in areas in texas and st. louis and little rock. there's the front this morning cutting across the northern states, north central states. cool behind the front this morning. we've got again some 30s and 40s there but the warm air out ahead of that front. that's what we'll be dealing with for the next couple of days wit

. >>> fashion and art come together in alexandria this week. >> holly is live at the torpedo factoryter with a look at what is hot this season. fox 5 morning news will be back in a moment.  >>> good morning, everybody. i'm holly morris. i hope you're free at the end of the week because i have two events you might want to attend both in old town alexandria where we have getting a wonderful preview of art and fashion. we're staging here at the art studios because we have a lot going on. first of all, on thursday night, they are taking place in their inaugural fashion night out we'll have a mixologist coming up. and even the mayor is going to stop by to talk about what it is and how to take part and why they decided to do that. hundreds of artists will be showing their wares and we'll watch an artist at work, david cochran already sketching. keep working, we want a finished masterpiece by the time the morning show is over. he is going to paint and we'll find out why he likes having his studio at the tore period bow factory and the artist community here in alexandria a

one right lane open and heavy traffic in alexandria. approaching van dorn street, the inner loop in alexandria. a bigger problem in maryland on 270 southbound, the accident has been confirmed. a lot of emergency personnel on the scene. it is in the center lane of just before 124, germantown being where you see the delays. add extra time. back to you. >> thank you. the iphone 5 just came out and getting a lot of attention. have new competition from blackberry. details.lson has >> is black. poised for a comeback? facebook andd features will prominently device on their new expected to launch next year. barnes and noble has unveiled hd line which starts $269 with a big screen and there is video streaming. people these days store digital photographs in many places. there's a new digital service gathers all your photographs in one place. it gets high marks. >> it really does a nice job of out to these images in a timeline. and take any of these photographs and share them with r putds using facebook o to other blogs. of willfule a game anaheim

. >> reporter: a video featured alexandria's pt city brewing off the ground because of an administration small business loan program. >> our president has fought for small business owners, and now it's time to fight for him. >> reporter: great falls businessman and vietnam veteran ed mar appeared in a video. >> increasing the budget to $140 billion. >> reporter: it is worth reminding you that president clinton's speech tonight was a nominating address on now on the floor they're going through the role call. when it's over, barack obama will formerly become the nominee of his party. he gets the podium and what he'll say, well, we'll be back in 24 hours to let you know. >> we'll count on you, gary. thank you. >>> as gary mentioned, some obama supporters are upset and they may have mother nature to blame. he was supposed to deliver his speech tomorrow night outdoors holding 70,000 people. but it's been raining this week in charlotte, so convention organizers decided to move the president's speech indoors to the time warner cable arena. it only has 23,000 seats. >> this is really a public sa

. >>> right now alexandria police are asking for your help to find a missing elderly man. david short suffers from dementia and needs daily medication. he was reportedly on his way to virginia hospital center in arlington. police say he may also be somewhere in the gainesville area of prince william county trying to find a relative. short may be driving a 2006 silver or green honda crv with virginia plates kbk-6001. anyone with any information about short or his vehicle should contact police. >>> it is 5:07. new proof that men and women truly do see things differently. >>> also ahead, tracking new developments out of canada after someone starts shooting at a victory celebration. >>> plus, why you're going to be waiting a while if you try to order a big mac at the newest mcdonald's restaurant. >>> another rainy, humid start to your morning. storm team4 meteorologist >>> well, you won't find big macs and quarter pounders at a new mcdonald's restaurants. the biggest hamburger chain plans to open all vegetarian locations in india. mcdonald's says the menu there will cater to l

. >> let's move on to a first for alexandria in our neighborhood.>> last night was old towne alexandria's first night ever fashion night out. it was to get people to shop. it was old towne's first time and it was really great because old towne is known for their incredible boutique's district. this culminated at the tore bee dough factory last night. hundreds showed up. it was a really cool, really ruckus night for alexandria. >> did people shop afterward. >> they shopped, ate, drank, there were parties. there were giveaways. it was as fantastic time. it will be a first of many for old towne. >> the mtv video awards were held last night. it sounds like there was a big draw for one direction. >> they won a bunch of awards. they won the most tweet-worthy and share-worthy video. they're all freaking out about it. big vma news. there's video of rihanna and chris brown having a little lip lock. they're the ones that are very, very -- >> they're just good friends though right? >> exactly. that's what they've been telling us. they're very publicly separate

in this section of alexandria, one side of the street had power, the other had none. neighbors bridged the chasm, lifting the less fortunate out of darkness, or at least keeping their refrigerators running. >> everybody's trying to share. >> reporter: the fallout from the storm continues, just this afternoon this massive tree came down across glebe road. fortunately no one was in the road when it fell. and when this tree came down, you know, it completely spanned the whole street, actually did a little bit of damage, minor damage to a car parked on the other side. it miraculously missed a home. there were a lot of close calls like that. coming up at 6:30, we'll talk about one in particular. >> tragedy this morning at a home here in olding, maryland. a young child drowned in a backyard swimming pool. it happened in the 17000 block of sandy knoll drive. a neighbor was performing cpr on the child when they arrived. the boy was two months shy of his third birthday. he was at home with a caretaker at the time. authorities are still trying to figure out how he got into the

today on this bypass in alexandria -- on this bike path. police say the man grabbed the woman from behind, but she broke free screens, and ran off. >> getting exercise. you see everybody jogging. >> parents with their children, people working now come to this bike trail all of the time. one woman usually runs alone. >> i only job when it is light outside.i do not know what i will do. maybe i will not job by myself year is a description of the suspect we have from police. he is about 5 feet, 6 inches, and after the attack, he ran off in the direction of van dorn street. natasha barrett, abc 7 news. >> thank you for that. a man allegedly accused of videotaping up women's skirts, a man with a backpack that kept brushing up against a woman two days in a row, with a similar report from a different woman. police believe there could be other victims, and they are asking people with a similar experience to give them a call. >> police say one woman is charged with multiple counts of child endangerment. they responded to the house in woodbridge. ther

he won 75% of the vote to win the seat for the 45th district covering alexandria, arlington, and fairfax. timothy mcghooe came in second. only 15% of active voters turned out for the election. >>> d.c. teachers will now receive salaries -- rather, raises based on performance and the poverty level of the schools they teach in. a new career ladder introduced yesterday allows high-performing teachers in high-poverty schools to move up the scales faster. the goal is to stem teacher turnover and keep the best educators in the city. there are five rungs on the ladder, with expert teacher marking the highest level. those teachers will also be eligible to take on bigger leadership roles in schools. >>> a figure skating coach who competed in the 1988 olympics in calgary is behind bars this morning in maryland. we have the exclusive new details on the sex abuse allegations that landed him in trouble. the 50-year-old teachers at the garden's ice house in laurel. new york police are not releasing a lot of details, but the charges stem from an incident at lake placid last december. the city is a mecc

capital players still practiced this morning and went to alexandria for the grand opening of the brand new playground. players, including brooks helped put together equipment and get this playground ready in oldtown. 200 volunteers pitched in. we asked about the lockout and whether they are optimistic about a deal. >> we understand why we are where we are and the process we're going through. you know, weary terrible optimists. we know something has to be done. nobody wins if we don't play. >> nhl owners want to reduce the players' share of league revenue. with training camps and early season games in jeopardy, many players, including the caps' alex ovechkin are expected to play overseas now. >>> a great finish to a great weekend. the party is about to end. storm team 4's chuck bell is here with the first word on the weather. >> good evening. good sunday evening, everybody. plenty of clouds away. those are moving on out and we ended up with bonus sunshine with the tail end of sunday, a very pleasant evening to get outside. temperature, 75 in washington. 71 up in northern maryland. 73 in

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now there will be eight stations in alexandria. >> it's wednesday, 60 degrees. approaching 10 years since the d.c. sniper attacks. how >> welcome back. people across the d.c. area are up the mess left behind severe storms that rolled through the area. knocked down trees and power damaged homes and cars. thousands without power. traffic was and all during the rush hour. a man is hospitalized after a shooting inved southeast washington. two prince george's county police officers approached a man shots along firing southern ave. andired at the officers they fired back. no officers. were officers -- no officers were injured. criticized mitt romney for setting he does not about 47% of the country that pays no income taxes. the president said you need to represent all the people. was convicted in for the death of his roommate. prosecutors have called him a cold-blooded killer. an olympic swim coach accused of abusing one of his teenage swimmers. l was 33 at the time in the 1980's. and sherwood high school graduate says that in addition the assault, he paid her and her

commonwealth .oday beginning in norfolk both democrats will end the day with a kickoff and dale city and alexandria. tim kaine and george allen will televised first debate on thursday in mclean. >> big news from the national zoo. people have been g for this. the female giant panda gave to her baby panda bear last night. the cub.ave heard a coup it was her second as a result of artificial insemination. we will have more details in a live report coming up in our next hour. >> they only have a 10% chance of conceiving. apple has won another big case t samsung. >> lower manhattan already up to occupy wall street. now. bell >> a big day for the occupy wall street movement. it plans to commemorate its one- anniversary. e at 7:00 a.m. this near the new york stock exchange. nypd has already made dozens of arrests on the weekend. againstase technologyr patented with the international trade commission. this is apple's second u.s. month.ictory in a reorders for the apple iphone 5 were on fire last friday,. expect a huge demand and very salelines when it goes on officially. later officially. analysts estimate

hoping something will get done. >> in alexandria, jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> still no end in sight for the 10-day old nhl lockout. they met face-to-face for five hours discussing accounting for the last season. but the meeting ended with no plan to resume negotiations on a new cba. >> another half hour of "good morning washington" ahead. >> the firestorm over replacement officials had a boiling point. john gonzalez is live with [ female announcer ] dear daughter, welcome to america. your shahare of obama's debt is over 50 thousand dollars, and it grows every day. obama's policies are making it harder on women. the poverty rate for women -- the highest in 17 years. more women are unemployed under president obama. more than five and a half million women can't find work. that's what obama's policies have done for women. welcome, daughter. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. anncr: their dishonest ads are everywhere. a west virginia casino spending a fortune... to s stop question seven. they don't want competition. the washington post wrote the casino behind the ads