we need to get our employment numbers of. >> some businesses are investing in anacostia. the pharmacy opened up a new store here a few weeks ago. not only selling medicine but also sandwiches. the owner has a message for other businesses looking to invest. >> they need to take a second look. they need to check it out. the area is changing very fast. >> business owners in the community tell me they do not think it will be long before someone jumps on this property. as evidence things are changing in anacostia, right down the street, two manufacturing firms just opened up a plant. about a mile down the road, the part of homeland security is renewing efforts to build at st. elizabeth's campus. that will bring thousands of people to this community. >> we will keep watching that. thank you. that is abc 7 news at 5:00. coming up next -- >> i am live at the rnc convention in tampa. we will tell you which states matter most, coming up. >> i have the latest on tropical storm isaac. it has been getting stronger. i will have the full story. >> a student posts and ominous message on

we're live at the anacostia metro station. >> young gangs of armed robbers people coming to from metro stations. one of these stolen metro smart cards is what led police to a hiser of a man who was on station but never made it. >> he was shot down. >> the shooting death of this year-old son on his way to anacostia metro station at 5:00 august 4. he walked upon again robbing another man. that man told police the 16- onr-old turned the gun robinson and ran. the victim fell in front of this complex. >> he was a very gentle person. >> gangs are targeting victims coming to and from metro stations. >> we are investigating a group of 3-6 young black males. >> the targets are often middle- or older males. such robberies are common. >> late at night, you can see people getting robbed. you see it going on. not stop and try to help them. >> terence robinson was an air force that. his father is better. >> -- is bitter. >> we have allowed criminal to take control of our neighborhoods, take control of our streets. >> terence robinson was married and had two adult sons. both robinson and the other ro

whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostialence or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. >> this is the last weekend of summer vacation for kids in montgomery county. still stop -- school starts on monday. some parents and their kids and attended a back-to-school fair in rockville. some familiar faces from abc 7 were on hand. one mother reran into says she named her her daughter after cynne simpson. aww. she tweeted a photo of the bill. >> the weather not so great tomorrow. temperatures in the lower 80's. upper 80's on monday with a chance of showers. we are not tracking tropical storm is it. by this time tomorrow, it will be a hurricane. >> we will have the latest on that coming up. >> live and in hd, this is abc 7 news at -- extra. >> this week marked one year since an earthquake rocked our area. the national cathedral suffered severe damage.

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no issues to report if you're traveling over the anacostia or potomac river crossings right now. a live look at the beltway north of town of the here's what it looks like in college park. nice and light here till you get to the 95 interchange. then you hit the brakes toward university boulevard heading west on the belt ware. this time to southern maryland. route 4, route 5, route 3 on 1, 210 from -- 301, 2010 from accokeek to oxon hill looks great. we'll take a live look at the beltway at route 1 in alexandria. very light between the wilson bridge and springfield. i'll be back in a few minutes at 6:43 with another look at the big picture. back to you guys. >>> it was four years ago that a hurricane canceled most of the first day of the republican convention. is history going to repeat itself in 2012? >> there is a storm brewing. gayle king joins us live from new york with a preview. good morning. >> good morning. we're here. hello, mike and andrea. we're going to check on tropical storm isaac headed toward the caribbean. it could go toward florida and cause trouble for the republ

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all the poteau pack and anacostia -- potomac and anacostia crossings look like this. taking a look at the bw parkway and route 50 inside the beltway through cheverly. everything is fine. northbound on new hampshire avenue right before the beltway, an accident at oakview drive. let's take a look at new york avenue at bladensburg road heading through the northeast corridor. lanes are open. i'll be back with traffic at 6:25. >> thank you, monika. >>> coming up on 6:19 now, next in sports, we're going to catch up on rookie bryce harper. >> right now time for another check of our question of the morning. a new survey finds women are more likely to give men their phone number if they are approached in which of these places. is it a, a bakery, b, the dry cleaners or c, the car wash? >> our facebook friend keith is weighing in for the guys on this one. i think a, the bakery because fresh donuts make people weak. >> keep those guesses coming. we'll reveal the correct answer at 6:54. [ male announcer ] on one corner, one pharmacist started it all: charles walgreen had a mission

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 greaterer washingngton is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. i think mitt romney's really out of touch with t the average woman's health issues... this is not th1950s. contraception is so important to women... it's about a woman being able to make decisions... i don't remember anyone as extreme as romney... i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. i don't think mitt romney can even understand the mindset of someone who has to go to planned parenthood. planned parenthood. we're going to get rid of that. i think romney would definitely drag us back... >> he is known as the world's most interesting man and he was interesting to a couple who to steal a cut out of him in this convenience store. the woman distracts the clerk is when the man snags' the beer cut out. they cut out fo

gives this opportunity to show the world that great things are happening at orr elementary school in anacostia> it looks professionally done. >> it is wonderful. >> you can watch the video online go to our web site, wjla.com. >> i am so glad they were able to feel like a celebrity. 66 degrees outside. >> coming up next, sad news for fans of >> let's get a check on the forecast. >> good morning to you. in the belfort furniture weather center, it will be a comfortable day, load humidity. maybe even a degree or two below average. look at the numbers. 71 in the district, 61 in manassas. 59 in frederick, one of the cool spots. a little bit cooler in west virginia. a bright day mostly sunny, low humidity, 84 is the high temperature along the beltway, a few degrees higher to the south. it will be anywhere from 81 to 86. a comfortable day, all things considered. we will warm up, in the lower 90's, by friday and saturday. it looks like isaac might bring us some rain sunday and monday. it will dampen up your labor day weekend plan. >> good morning. on the roads now northbound 95 at 7100, we get word we

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your potomac and anacostia river crossings are incident free.er to the maps, this time over to 66 on the inbound side. we're looking good from manassas to centreville. no issues to report on the beltway and a last live look. this time we'll go to the bay bridge. a lot of you are planning to head out to the beaches for the weekend. good idea right now to head out. i'll have pore on traffic coming up -- more on traffic coming up in a few minutes at 5:26. speaking of the beaches, the labor day holiday weekend is the last getaway of the summer. it's traditionally always been a weekend of crowded roads and this year is no exception. joining me right now is lon anderson from aaa mid-atlantic with a preview of would you should expect as you hit the roads. good morning, lon. how are you? >> reporter: i'm doing great. how about you? >> this is expected to be the fourth worst labor day traffic in the region. that's huge. what should people expect in our area and where is going to be the best and worst times to travel? >> reporter: well, they should expect

all of your potomac and anacostia river crossings are incident free. a quick look live into springfield on the northbound side of i-95. no problems. just a bit of volume now heading to the beltway. i'll be back with more coming up in a few minutes at 5:24. back to you. >> 5:18. the nationals offense dries up after exploding for two touchdowns earlier this week. >> plus, it appears there is a redskin willing to be up to the challenge, filling the jokester road when clinton portis stopped wearing his costumes. >> first, we want to take another look at our question of the day. the question is average single man does this about once a month. the average woman does this once a week. is it a, clean out their car, b, wash bed sheets, or c, balance checkbooks. >> our facebook friend billy writes yup, wash the bed sheets. deit by process of limb neighbors. i wash my car every -- elimination. i wash my car every other day and i don't use checks. what do you think? post your answer on our facebook page. we'll have the answer in our 6:00 show. >>> 5:21 on this wed

and we're incident-free at the potomac and anacostia river crossings. back over to the maps, and this time to the other side of town. where we're going to take a look into maryland. southern maryland. route 5, route 4, route 301, 210 into oxon hill from accokeek is looking good. what it looks like if prince george's county on the beltway and this is a good example of the beltway between 95 and the wilson bridge. i'll be back with more traffic coming up in a few minutes at 5:09. mike? >>> no motive and no suspect so far. police are still looking for my information in the murder of a promising high school student. >> 17-year-old amber stanley was gunned down in her own home wednesday night. 9news now ken molestina has more. >> reporter: prince george's county police detectives spend the evening passing out flyers in the kettering neighborhood where stan low was murdered. the 17-year-old was a student at charles herbert flowers high school. >> reporter: it was a sad reality. >> reporter: she hoped to go on to harvard university. >> very shocking, such a ni

whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostia school that promotes academic excellence, or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. >>> fast food restaurants are trying to offer better choices to health conscious coupes, but health experts warn you still -- customers, but health experts warn you still have to watch what you eat. >> reporter: when you think fast food, burgers and fries come to mind, but for those who are health conscious, mcdonald's and other fast food chains say they're having so much success selling healthier options they're expanding those choices. just this summer mcdonald's launched a new nationwide launch of favorites under 400 calories menu featuring burgers, sandwiches, smacks and beverages easy on the waistline. >> we are helping customers be their own champions of choice. >> reporter: even happy meals are evolving. >> we took

perpetual halloween in anacostia. they would come to town for a bonus for world war i. they were great things that roosevelt did. jimmy come his oldest son, who was in the marine corps, came back from the south pacific. and he held forth a table. he had a conversation underwear like this. you know, you have complained about how the soldiers were thrown in this hash deep after the first world war and the civil war. is that what happened to? and this question didn't make a lot of sense. quite frankly, roosevelt was somewhat disturbed. and he said well, we are going to try not to. and then they went into the g.i. bill of rights, which he was about to sign. that changed the united states totally. we have an intelligent civilized population for the first time. on that note, thank you very much. thank you very much to mr. gore vidal. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> this event was part of the 2009 key west literary seminar. to find out more, visit the website tran-seven. here's a look at some books are being published this week. my story of robbing banks, winning supre

whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostia school that promotes academic excellence or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. >> this is the water spout near cobb island. around 1:15 this afternoon. that's when they issued a tornado warning. it was a water spout, something neat to look at and caused absolutely no damage. speaking of damage, we could be looking at a potentially very dangerous storm churning in the gulf of mexico. this is the latest track for isaac with maximum sustained winds at around 65 miles per hour gusts at 75 and its location about 300 miles south of tampa. here's our extended outlook that calls for temperatures to warm tomorrow into the upper 80s. we'll see the same on tuesday and then slightly cooler wednesday and thursday. >> thank you very much for watching. >> we'll be right back with more political coverage.

the toddler was wounded at anacostia in the district. two men opened fire. two men were shot in the foot, both suspects were shot in the leg. one of the men who didn't want to be identified said he was upset his stepdaughter was hurt. >> i looked up, and we was fired upon. i don't like what happened. i don't like that my step daughter got hit. >> the victim said while he was at the hospital, officers ran sack sacked his home, treating him like he was a suspect. police said they had a search waurcht issued by a judge to search for evidence. >>> they are accused of encouraging toddlers to fight each other. the whole thing was caught on tape, and the detective who saw the video said the fight was extremely violent, that the children were punching, slapping, and throwing each other into tables. the daycare center's license has been suspended. >>> the earthquake that rocked our area and damaged the washington monument did not cause the monument to sink. that word today from a team of experts who surveyed the city's tallest structure. after that 5.8 magnitude eart

they go to anacostia high. to see them come off the bus going there with they mentor -- incredible.ecap for us. >> okayment folks need to hit the pool today. hot and humid tomorrow as well. but we could see a few isolated showers and maybe even a heavy storm move through the area later on tonight. more of the same tomorrow and on monday, the rain will end and then we'll be partly sunny. >> okay everybody. thanks for watching. you can get updates anytime online wusa9.com. we're going to see you back here tonight at 11:00. bye. if you've been successful, you didn't get there on your own. if you've got a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. my father's hands didn't build this company. my hands didn't build this company. through hard work and a little bit of luck, we built this business. why are you demonizing us for it? it's time we had somebody who believes in us. someone who believes that achievement should be rewarded not punished. we need somebody who believes in america. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney

. >> inside anacostia warehouse supermarket on 14th street southeast. we took these photos of flies after the health department reopened it. siting flies, thawed frozen foods, and spoiled and molded condition. not even divine intervention could save saint's paradise from closure. the popular cafe at united house of prayer sited for insects and gross unsanitary conditions. and in adams morgan, inspectors reported 17 violations. health department violations indicate this wasn't the first time, officials found mouse droppings throughout the restaurant, including the shelves and where they wash the dishes. >> finally, roaches at mama's kitchen, a maple view place, among 23 violations leading to suspension there. >> restaurant and grocery stores pass reinspections and back in business. we'll let you know if inspectors return to those grocery stores after seeing what we saw. i'm russ, 9news now. >>> on now to tonight's health alert. public health officials say smokers are switching from high priced cigarettes to dangerous small cigars. look at these numbers,

she was one of three people hurt monday night off 19th street in anacostia. two men opened fire on a group of people and a toddler was shot in the foot. two other men were both shot in the leg. one of the men who did not want to be identified told us the little girl is his stepdaughter. >> we were just standing and talking. then i looked up and things didn't look right, basically. and then we were fired upon. i don't really like what happened. and i didn't like that my stepdaughter got hit. >> the victim says while he was at the hospital police ran sacked his home, treating him like he was the suspect. police say they have a search warrant issued by a judge to search for evidence. >>> three day care workers behind bars accused of encouraging toddlers to fight each other in dover delaware. the whole thing was caught on tape as well. the detective who saw the video says the fight was extremely violent and children were punching, slapping, throwing each other into tables. the day care's license has been suspended. >>> in the days ahead, the lawyers for the forme

whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostia school that promotes academic excellence, or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> for four straight nights, the national's game has been delayed because of rain. in all, four hours and 42 minutes of delays. for the first three, it proved to be good luck for the curly ws, but that was a streak that would end tonight. chipper jones had the bat he used to hit the first ever homerun at national's park. it could be his last game in dh dc. thankfully for the nats, he didn't do that. they got things going with a 2-run double. the braves were able to salvage game three, avoid the sweep 5-1 the final. a day after steven strasburg pitched -- he missed two to three starts. he joked with the media asking for ideas in how to keep his ace pitching thr

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

all of your potomac and anacostia river crossings are fine. if you're planning to head over on 66, no delays yet from manassas to centreville to the roosevelt bridge. no issues to report at the american legion bridge on the west side of town. i'll be back with more on the situation up in ellicott city at 4:55. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. >>> the americans society of plastic surgeons is launching a show and tell event to help women see what breast reconstruction surgery looks like before breast cancer treatments. a survey of about 1200 women shows 89% want to see the real results in person on other cancer survivors. researchers say less than a quarter of women know what type of breast reconstruction options are available. >>> british yes searchers say ak -- british researchers say acupuncture could be abalternative -- be an alternative for osteoarthritis. patients showed improvements in pain levels, and function cal capacity -- functional capacity after just one month of treatment. >>> only one in two physicians suffers from burnout

whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostia school that promotes academic excellence, or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. >>> so, what did robert griffin, iii do thursday night? to reference that, let me reference cam newton who in his debut went 8 of 19 for 134 yards. but it wasn't the numbers. his performance gave his team hope. robert griffin, iii's stint wasn't long but had a similar impact. >> robert griffin, iii leaves the redskins offense. >> the script was written and followed to a tee. he went out and gave redskins fans a glimpse of hope, of excitement, of what could be. >> we did a great job. we moved the ball down field. we got first downs. we scored a touchdown. we did everything we wanted to do. >> i thought he was pretty calm and collected. i thought he did what he had to do. you're hoping the quarterback does play that way in

whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostial that promotes academic excellence, or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. >>> and now 9 sports with dave owens, the best sports in town. >> got some great debate going on here during the break about strasburg. enough of that, though. 26 days until regular season kickoff. redskins at new orleans. a lot is going to happen between now and then. we'll get a few more looks at rgiii. the roster will be shaved. a lot of guys are going to be in the unemployment line between now and then. today, however, a day for a collective activity. that's because camp is officially in the books. it must be clear, they're still going to practice. just not twice a day. the players also get to go back to their families. veterans and youngsters. they don't always see the same thing the same way. but when it comes to camp, th

live look foul northbound 395 here at the 14th street bridge lanes are open, all the potomac and anacostia river crossings are free. i'll be back with more traffic. back to you. >>> all right. see you. helping small business owners and individuals afford health insurance. that's the goal of a health benefit exchange and the state of maryland just got $123 million in federal money to help pay for a program like that. people who qualify can choose among benefit plans offered by previous insurers and the exchange is expected to be up and running by october of next year. the government says that most kids are indeed getting their scheduled shots. the centers for disease control found more than 95% of kindergarteners get most of the vaccines they need. however, measles, mumps and rubella snot up to the target levels they say. some parents refuse to let their kids get that shot after a small study in the late eat 90s linked it to -- '90s linked it to autism. the study was proven ineffective. >>> the food and drug administration has a warning for allergy sufferers who rinse out their nose. the fd

whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostia school that promotes academic excellence, or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. >> of 5:45, and here is what is of the at 6:00. big honor for a prince george's county school helping students a dream. >> find out what unexpected visitor had a news team going b canada. >> will talk with our partners politico on the big for mitt romney on the last night of the convention. few minutes.n a the time is 5:45. a court hearing for the suspected gunman of the colorado shooter. holmes mailed a notebook psychiatrist. they believe it contains a description of a violent attack. arecontents of the motion sealed. be allowederman will judge in florida. charged with second-degree shooting death of trayvon martin. wanted the judge removed. language in a bail order put reasonable fear of a fair trial. >> defense lawyers

whether it funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostiachool that promotes academic excellence or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. >> the summer has come to an end for students in prince george's county to head back to school to the which means more company on the roads and potentially tickets and find them there are some changes in pen -- prince george's county as well. >> we are live in mitchellville. this is one of both largest school bus slots in the county. we have the superintendent of prince george's county schools. >> this has been a tradition for us. this is how the day begins. we get students to school this way and this is how we end of summer. this shows respect and an acknowledgement of our best drivers who trents for over 900,000 kids each and every day. >> what can parents expect? >> we will continue with the a lot of our educational refor

whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostia school that promotes academic excellence, or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. >>> welcome back. we are live at fedexfield. the preseason is over for the redskins. we now know if the redskins backups had to play the tampa bay backups they would fair just fine. but did anybody really make a statement tonight? let's get to those highlights. robert griffin the 3rd and many of the starters getting the night off. for the rest, this was their night to show that they belong. kurt cousins with a deep throw to anthony armstrong for 46 yards. another bubble receiver, brandon banks, a big game. five punt returns for 66 yards, and this 47-yard reception down to the tampa bay 10-yard lin as for kurt cousins, 15 for 27, a good night for him. next play, roy hallud junior redeems himself. one of two tds for him. re

whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostiaool that promotes academic excellence, or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. . >>> good morning. welcome to 9news now. do is tuesday, august 28. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. we started a little bit behind but we're catching up fast. i d. the computer was on the floor. >> oh, that. hi, monika samtani. how are you? >> good. >> good morning, howard. >> good morning. we have a couple of showers in the forecast. the afternoon is going to get better once the front pushes through. tomorrow looks fantastic. thursday looks nice as well of the here's a look at your day planner this tuesday morning. i know tuesdays are tough days but we're going to make it through. a couple of showers this morning. by noon, though, we start to clear out. 88 at 5:00 p.m. with a high around 9 90. the humidity levels will

whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostia school that promotes academic excellence, or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> after a day off, the nationals were hoping the worst was behind them. they've dropped four straight coming into this series against miami and look to steven strasburg to help stop the bleeding. but instead the al mighty along with the nats hold bat continues downhill. strasburg got off to a bad start and really never gained control. he gave up a career high seven runs tonight in just 5 innings with no help from his teammates. 9-0 for their fifth straight loss. graham gano is out. the newest kicker didn't have to travel too far. they released hip on sunday. but he'll be -- him on sunday. but he'll be remembered forever for the missed feed goal last season th

whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostiachool that promotes academic excellence, or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. coming up at 6:00, we have a report on the train derailment in ellicott city, maryland. the bill people are dead. the search is on for more after train cars crashed into vehicles parked in a public lot. there's a new group of college professors are getting to know. t is pushing the level of out doctors to alarming levels. >> 5:47 right now. the junee aftermath of storm that caused massive outages. county uses this as a learning opportunity. verizon will start improving its generator maintenance and redesign network systems to improve reliability. storm,days after the thousands of customers were service if inone fairfax, arlington, and prince william. governor o'malley teaming up advisors and theunity leaders to discuss stat

whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostia school that pmotes academic excellence or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. >> police in cleveland are trying to find out who tied $3 to the railroad tracks and let them to die. -- three dogs to the railroad tracks and let them die. one dog did serve god. -- did survive. there's a $5,000 reward leading to an arrest. >> 2 billion shares of facebook will be released by insiders today. the shares had previously been locked up to prevent insiders from unloading to close to the ipo. facebook shares are selling far below their original price. >> 6:40 is the time and 67 degrees. >> we are looking at a pretty sun rise over the district. this is from our camera high atop our building and you can see the kennedy center below and the sun rise. it will be a bright and sunny day. 63 degrees in gaithersburg and 6

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 worthwith all those who are making our communities stronger. >> the michigan athletic director is getting behind the 5-year-old oklahoma city board was forced to turn his michigan state university teacher and set out. the school says it is reviewing the policy. >> michigan will donate some new school year to that youngster. >> that is 6:41. >> we have some patchy fog a especially along the potomac river and some of the valleys north and west of washington. it is not overly dense. it is a pleasant start to the day. a chesapeake beach, we have some clouds but overall it will be sunny and bright in the midday and afternoon. 65 in arlington and west virginia is cooler. we will make it to about 87 degrees today with a good amount of sunshine and dry. we have had late day thunderstorm but

whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostia school that promotes academic excellence, or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. 70 degrees. welcome back. i'm going to start with the good news first. if you are planning to head south on i-27 0, things look great, you have the slow stretch into clarksburg, and that is about it. let's take a live look outside. if you are planning to head over on the southbound side of i-27 0, things look fine. this is fine as well as you head inbound toward new york avenue. this time 66 on the dulles toll road, no problems to report out of sterling. you have the slow stretch in centerville and here as you travel through the fairfax area. we'll now take a live look at the northbound side of i-95. a pedestrian struck on the interstate. lacking like this, basically off and on from woodbridge into springfield and 395 sou

whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostiachool that promotes academic excellence, or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. >> welcome back. >> let's check in doug hill with at. our at >> good morning. a different looking morning and front,ay with the cold clouds, rain fall. now we have clear skies. in calvert county at chesapeake a nice look with the sun coming up. it's a point to be a spectacular day. temperatures are very cool. all in the 60's right now. upper 50's like at 59 degrees and winchester. 69 in the nation's capital. there's a cold front of the south. storyskies will be the with low humidity, beautiful weather. churninge is isaac e gulf coast. continue to update that throughout the morning. around here it looks great. sunshine, low humidity. average high is 85. we will have a northerly breeze. angela foster is looking at your traffi

whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, workg with an anacostiaromotes academic excellence, or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. joining us from the ywca/mca. >> good morning, washington. a good morning. a little humid outside. temperatures in the '70s. 76 at reagan national airport. 70 in winchester. 73 in leesburg. some areas of rain, also. that's especially in montgomery county. 270 corridor and blue ridge. from the shenandoah valley over into northern virginia along 66. moving into northern and rappahannock county. still a moderate shower. temperatures will climb into the upper 80s today. 88. become partly cloudy. rain will be scattered and light this morning. under a tent of an edge. bless you midnight through tomorrow. 1/10 of an inch.of >> coming through walworth and on route 5, mattawoman road, leonardtown road, four cars involved in a crash. still seein

whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostiaool that promotes academic excellence, or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. and i would like say good morning, washington. >> i love that energy on a monday morning. it's 5:45 right now. coming up at 6:00, the nationals maintain their hold on record in the major and their grip on the nl east in a big series against the this week. you talk about the team's the timetable for pitcher steven strasburg. the assistant general manager from the nationals will join us. and why women from hong kong live longer than anywhere else in china. and who's talking about hates somebama things. first lady michelle obama will be meeting with some of the sikhms temple shooting. they want the first lady to concerns. >> i hope this brings us together so she can deliver our message of peace to everybody harmless.e >> the gun

whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostiaat promotes academic excellence, or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. >> we are add the montgomery county fair. augustill be here from 10 through august 18. >> time for check of the weather. >> steve rudin, we had a yesterday.ay it's nice and cool right now. >> good news for the morning. sunshine that will stick around for the afternoon. look at temperatures from the belfort furniture weather center. 67 at dulles airport, in the in maryland in cumberland virginia.t 54 degrees in elkins. sunny skies for today. a cold front off to the west of us will bring increasing clouds tonight and a good chance showers and thunderstorms for the day tomorrow. for today, partly sunny to sunny. temperatures in the mid to upper to around 90 degrees. a break in the heat for the upcoming weekend. first, traffic. >> beac

whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostia school that promotes academic excellence, or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. >> the washington nationals opening up a series against the phillies tonight. the phillies are the only team a series against the nationals since the all-star break. they actually did them a favor by beating cincinnati. and they were drafted no. 1 and . two, huge expectations on their shoulders. andht andrew luck iii third face each other. tomorrow kickoff is at 4:00. is now 6:40 and time for a the weather. >> if you are heading to fed ex field, do anticipate the chance bit of rain. it will not be a total washout. football weather if you ask me. overlooking roosevelt island in potomac. you see a little bit of sunshine breaking through the clouds. rose 10 minutes ago. for the most part we are in the mid 60's. becoming part

by.to angela >> we have found a trouble spot throughe trying to get the anacostia park region on 295.ent is northbound after parkway.and it's on the shoulder. brief onlooker delays in the area. you can expect that. 50 has a nice ride from annapolis this morning. looks pretty good. southbound on the b-w parkway county, no howard incidents or delays to report. here's a live look at the beltway in maryland. quite well for monday morning. still no tieups as you make the side of thenorth beltway heading amount to the bridge. legion back to you. >> thank you. 5:55. the popular capital bikeshare .rogram continues starting today, work will begin on eight new stations in old town alexandria a. they're expected to become operational next month. metro stops included in the list of stations are braddock road g street. it is 69 degrees. street.dock road and key and a new baby for snooki. [ male announcer ] the magic of nature appears every day, within each strand of an oat's rhythmical sway. when an apple's vibrant red temptation, and honey's sweet touch of golden sensation, join together with a p

now moving through anacostia and the district. that should be over the next 25 minutes or so. here is your forecast. we see daytime high temperatures tomorrow back into the 80's. we will not look for any rain after this batch dries out. here is our forecast, are expressed forecast showing temperatures in the morning hours. patchy clouds. by this time tomorrow, at 82 degrees. overall, not a bad forecast. be prepared to get wet a couple of times. >> all right. >> all right. >> weather can be a factor. >> it is incredible. you watch the national's. they have a seven-game lead. everybody is talking about. is great to have a contender here in d.c. the tarp is on the field. get the us. the nats are going for the sweep over the braves'. they have won 16 straight. still, the nationals are confident bunch. >> this final game is huge. every game down the stretch is going to be big. the one thing about baseball is it is august. it would be a lot nicer to have a 15-game lead. >> absolutely. we will have more coming up at 6:00. the raiders are back to their regular season work schedule. it

whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostiahool that promotes academic excellence, or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. >>> patchy clouds out there. humidity level not too bad. highs upper 80s to near 90. andrea? >>> it is monday, august 13th. here's a check on the news before you go. a live look police tell 9news a car collided with a police cruiser early this morning. the driver of the car was killed. the officer is being treated if minor injuries. one lane in each direction just reopened in the last few minutes. >>> later this morning contractors will beginry moving -- begin removing nearly 60 trees in the area. the removal will take about three weeks. >>> the nationals winning streak is over at eight games. ross detwiler whileler didn't make it out of the fifth inning, he wasn't feeling well. >>> it is 6:54. time to reveal the answer to o

in the district, there's wet pavement, so be careful coming across the potomac river, the anacostia, heading to capitol hill. metro rail is on normal service. back to you. >> thank you. new homeowner protections in the works. >> looks like you'll have to dig deeper to find your dream wedding. sunny hostin explains. >> topping america's money, homeowners can look forward to new mortgage protections. government owes the consumer financial protection bureau wants new rules requiring lenders to provide clear billing statements and corn borers of rate hikes and correct errors quickly. the government will not prosecute goldman sachs in connection with subprime mortgage securities that helped trigger the 2008 financial meltdown. a fraud investigation did not turn up enough evidence to make a criminal case. domestic airlines are showing their best on-time numbers since the government started keeping track. 84% of flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule in the first half of the year and there were fewer lost backs. couples are facing sticker shock for the big day with the average cost o

whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostiathat promotes academic excellence or supporting an organization at serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger. >> this is nibbles the bunny. we are at the montgomery county agricultural fair. we'll be here from the 10th through the 18th. come out and see us. good morning, washington. >> let's get a check on the forecast at 5:38. >> a quiet start to our wednesday morning. later this afternoon looking at the potential for stronger showers and thunderstorms to develop as a cold front finally moves through. the doppler radar is quiet and dry. a much different story in six hours ago when we had a tornado warning if in parts of baltimore county. the warnings and watches are long gone. later this afternoon we may look for another round of strong storms. 74 degrees at reagan national, 64 in frederick. annapolis, 76. the forecast calls for little pat