look at pprrii burgg!! harrisbun 46 degrees. 53 in hagueers towns and salisburr and baltimore itself, 50 degrees, the mildess spot but cooler than it has been foo a while. high pressureeturns to the southeast, it will bring a return ffom the southwest and. we should be in he upper 70s. the warmerrer air is on the way. ú%inshowers possibbe for late wednesday into thuusday s the front pushes through. another front comes through on -riday iito saturday. sunny and pleasant, upper 70s, -njoy this one and the warm air retuuns for mid-to late week. weddesday through friday we will -e in the upper 0s tt near 90 and showers, we can use not expecting a whole lot, though. %-let's see whaa is happening on the roadways. lauren cooke is here with the %-lauren, good morning.ge. >> reporter: good morning, steve. we do have problems in north baltimore, a two-alarm fire has you do want to stick with rooand avenue as an alternate route. %-the alternate route, there's volume but everyyhing is up to speed on the inner and outer

at a >> at&t park jeff bush kron 4 news. the parking lot is really filling up until gaters and fans of here people are going to black even the black is a great colored aware and people were in the giants gear in the city of mr. and if a lot. jonathan sanchez taken about and the first pitch going out of 715. live in san francisco kron 4 news. >> several records shattered across the bay area today. our high temperatures and look at all the triple digits. one of force in areas of, 100 oakland also a new record one of five livermore. we set records in san or file, not you, san jose and san francisco at the airport and also in richmond listed on the map. it's cooler on the coastline to 71 in pacific got even in san francisco was the cooler spots that 92 out there today. things will cool down as we head into tomorrow. were already seeing it now 64 and monday, 87 san francisco, 89 in oakland down 11 degrees from high debitors about an hour ago. the sea breeze winds will falter in our bay shore is a dramatically cool things off for

boulevard at silver spring roadd another in nottingham at pulaski highway at rosedale avenue.ay. and anotter one at robert things are ssarting to slow down mchenry and the harbor tunnel. thht's a look at he traffic. back to you. >>> the governor's race gets heated. all!!allegations and bob ehrlich's real record on energy. lobbyists helped write utility regulations. we got stuck with a 72% rate hike. but martin o'malley got tough on bge, forcing them to pay back $2 billion to consumers. and what's bob ehrlich been doing the past four years? he got paid $2.5 million at a lobbying firm, a firm representing special interests and casinos right here in maryland. that's bob ehrlich-- a 72% increase for us and $2.5 million from special interests for himself. nice work, bob. gubernatorial book ehrlich -- t all started after the state department posted the jjly's rob report online. and quickly reppsted with a better outlook. this comes after a series of neeative ads from the o'mally and ehrlich campaign. ú%th cover up allegatioos and attack ads, do you think that thh tone of the race fo

noon and top out at 81 at 4:00 p.m., 78 at 6:00.uiet here, therr'sú problemssknot tropics brewing, i will tell you if it's headed our way next on ox 45 early  [ male announcer ] antiques can be nice. but you wouldn't want an antique computer. or an antique tv. ♪ or an antique remote control. so why are you still using an antique cable network created in 1948 for your 2010 tv? it's time to hook your tv up to a 100% fiber optic network. it's time for fios. visit verizon.com/getfios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. 3 >>> with thwwlcome back. dry ccnditions as high pressure sitt over us. we're t 66 degrees, thaa's the warmest spoo here at downtown. winds are calm, and 52% reeative humidity. the dew point s at 48. dry for sure. 66 degrees is the temperature at i said. 64 in washington d.c., and 62 ii hagerstown, a bit cool in oakland as well at 54 ddgrees. hhrr is what we're watching high pressure builddng in today bringing us a lost ssnshine that will look eaa nice. as i said we could use

take a look at the couple at the core of this story. 38-year-old valdamro here was dumped by 46-year-old cindy tran and everything flowed from there. that's why he kidnapped her from work tuesday, strangled her during a high-speed chase that ended in richmond with officers shooting and killing him and the officers were chasing him in the first place because he was wanted for the murder of 73-year-old ricardo salas in hercules on saturday. the body was found in a house owned by tran where valdamro lived on and off. salas' 35-year-old son frederick is missing and feared dead. valdamro expected an affair between tran and one of those salas's. where valdamro also says sometimes two more bodies found, both women. the husband, charles rittenhouse kept living in the house after he reported his wife missing sunday. he was aest ared not for murder but for possession -- rather possession of explosive material, c-4 and dynamite found at the house. what is the connection between all this? that's what they're trying to sort out and there is one pers

looking at temperatures at 65 degrees starting out at the bus stop.ld start but it will be a cool midday as we will only get into the 70s. again the story is the needdd rainfall.ú expect? -e will check on that in a few minutes. ffg aahectic commute. do use reduced speeds where ppssible. ú%other accident at the keith a live look, traffic will bee a dundalk avenue. we do have 5 more accidents to tell you about on thh bbltway, more along the outer loop if we can go back to the map right now. at 795 as well at reisterstown road. trouble persists as weemake our waa to the top side the beltway at the innee loop at 83 and the outer loop at 83. that's the traffic edge report. patrice, back to you. 45 morning news.ú%-the ffrst cas aaoot to open its doors..3ú hollywood casino in perr perryve has 1500 slot machines to ready to go. the oof of the opening sunday raiser on saturday wenttso well that officials signed the license yesterday allow the casiio to open n an hour and a half. penn national invested $97.5 million in the place. they finiihed construction thre

look at this. east university at burnette street.d because of the accident with two metrobuses. they are able to squeeze by with one lane to the right. the inner loop is still a big mess. let's take you there. we are stacked from 66 making your way to 270 spur. that is because we have that jackknifed tractor-trailer at old georgetown road. as a result of that, only one lane of traffic is squeezing by on the left shoulder. this is going to be a big headache for a lot of people. 66 delayed here for 30 minutes to the beltway. a lot of flooding spots to avoid. morning side is closed. 9news now will be right back. it's important to be prepared for dinner. that's why i've prepared my perdue perfect portions fresh chicken breasts. they're individually wrapped, so you can cook what you need and store what you don't. [ male announcer ] perdue perfect portions. ready when you are. i do 22 more inspections than the government requires. and my fresh, all-natural chickens are never given any hormones or steroids. ♪ ...and no candy, gladys. [ cluc

at 9 to 25 feet. that's a big difference. if we're going to spend half a billion dollars in the next couple years in california for water in the delta and we miss the mark between 3 feet and 25 feet, we're going to be in a world of hurt because that investment is going to look ridiculous if it's just 8 feet of sea level rise. what's the consensus on sea level rise if we're going to be designing solutions, what's the problem? . >> good question. anybody want to respond? . >> well, i think that's the challenge, is how do you plan with all this uncertainty? because if you use the lower projections and you end up spending and enormous amount of money building facilities that flood, you get fired. and if you use the higher projection and you end up spending tens of billions of dollars more than was really necessary to deal with the problem, you get fired. . >> either way, so what's the problem? . >> and i think this is really the greatest challenge that we are facing, is we are introducing into systems tha

at west baltimore. it happpned at 9:00 at west they found a man ha that was sht to the chest.here's no worr on a suspect for in either shoot. >>> pooice are looking for a man who stolee1500 gallons of diesel fuel from local businesses. theyyreporttd the theft of 830 gallons from the underground tank. a similar incident tookkplace near a heist last month. they ruled outtany leads and now they're loooing at surveillance footage from the surrounding businesses? mosque near the site of the september 11 attacks in new3 york. addresses mounting consistis crf the plan. he is a muslim and a proud america. while many people question building a mosque there. he believes it could be good for tte city and the u.s. >> this center will be a place for all faiths to come together as partners as stake holders in mutual respect. ii will bring honor to the city of new york torks merican, to s across the country and americans >> while the majority of voters believe the group has the right to build the mosque near ground zero, most of them also think it's morally wrong. >>> a baltimore county man

we're going to take a look at that at 6:00 because it applies to most hospitals in our area. no magnetometers, we'll take a look at what is in place and what has been considered and what is realistic here at johns hopkins for a hospital that has more than 80,000 visitors a week. also coming up at 6:00, we'll talk to a man who first learned his sister, who is working in the hospital, was in this chaos by her facebook posting later -- again that's coming up tonight at 6:00. >> andrea, thank you so much. >>> a district heights man slammed his car into an ambulance, killing himself and two passengers. the ambulance had lights and siren on but the driver never hit the brakes. the crash happened early this morning in the 5600 block of marlboro pike and that's where we find delia gonsalves. i understand this driver was on his way home? >> reporter: in fact emanuel jones was jut a half a mile from home. the ambulance had just pulled out the station a few blocks away here at marlboro pike. that's when the two cars slided and you -- collided and you can see the impact here, the suv cam

as for the beltway, a look at liberty road. you're looking at an 11-minute ride to 95.to tunnels you're looking at an 8-minute ride through the fort mchenry tu introducing the samsung fascinate powered by verizon. super amoled screen. six-axis 3d gaming and access to thousands of free apps. all in one ultra-thin package. you want it, we got it. the samsung fascinate. only at verizon. >>> a city bar owner takes the stand in the trial where three men are accused of killing former city councilman ken harrrs. as kathleen cairns reeorts, video tape was shownn but the most compplling testimony comes frommthe businessman who also had a gun put tt his head. >> reporter:: ken harriss widow leaves the courthouse after hearing testimony in the triaa. >> this isn't an issue of a -obbbry took. %-just an issue that no one can idea fee thhse people. >> reporter: charles are charged with shooting en harris outside of the lounge. the owner testified at court ú%lling the story he told fox 45 >> the ggnman stuck tte gun in the center of y head..33 >> reporter: he saw the gun him. >> i ddd

and at rush hour. and for the first time, the department of defense, three top officials will be here tonight to answer questions from the community about the controversial new building going up along i-395. it's controversial because it will hold more than 6,000 employees and it was built nowhere near a metro station. every day i-395 handles 191,000 cars. most jamming lanes to get to and from work. come next year at this time, thousands more are expected to make matters worse for everybody out here. >> what am i to do? >> reporter: most people who work out on seminary road aren't happy about the 6400 employees coming to the new defense building, the marc center. and congressman jim moran wants something done. >> we have impending chaos here. the military never should have located a building on 395 and seminary road without adequate infrastructure. >> reporter: not everybody is upset. the nearby hotel and restaurants are happy to serve more people. >> so are you going to welcome your new neighbors. >>

. >>> your tax ollars at work. how much a government official spent to redecorate his office during tough economicctimes. >>> and payythe price for a -ough ride. how much more you you're spendig because of bbltimore's bumpy roads. ,3 >>> good morning. it's thursday, september 23rd. you're taking a live look out ú%er baltimore from federal hill. a beautiful shoo as the city is all lit up and people are up and outtgetting ready for the day. good morning..3 i'm patrice harris. let's get ready ffr our forecast to see what kind of weather we have as we are heading out. meteorologist steve fertig is here. and this is it. >> this is the first day of fall. and it's going to feel suumer-like, because the 90s are back. -omorrow. we got into the 990 yesterday, and lightning strikes last night that left us with a little moisture, nough that we may see some fog in places. 60 degrees is what we got starting out and mild and 70s in other spots. downtown 74 degrees, and 77 in d.c. and 68 in salisbury and hagerstown and oakland at

at&t. live this is kron 4 news at 6:00.onight at 6:00 were learning more about the possible cause of the san bruno gas line explosion microbes may have sped up corrosion on the gas line that which runs beneath the sambar neighborhood and exploded on september the ninth. kate thompson is live in san bruno and has more details on this developing story. kate. >> investigators are looking into the fact that this microbial role should may have played a part in the san bruno blast. what that means is there was water and bacteria in the pipe which aid away at it and made it stand. before it tomorrow that and how there was a similar blast in arizona 10 years ago we want to show you what's going on here in san bruno now. crews of just packed up for the day but you can see there's that one lot which is empty all that is left is dirt. they've been doing a lot of work here cleaning the debris but as you can see as we move up the street, there are two more homes and many other homes where nothing has been touched. the foundation, the ch

sunnyvale at 98 and los gatos coming in at 98 degrees. high pressure has been keeping this heat with ush the last 36 hours. we're going to focus on the cooling happening in the pacific. that's going to durp temperatures down over the labor day weekend. we'll see slight differences as we go toward tonight. generally mild at 11:00 p.m., mid to upper 60s. then 6:00 a.m., a little bit aa er costart, with mid and upper 60s as the fog will be returning to the bay area. it will be warm tomorrow, so we'll see another spare the air friday.ffect for we'll talk more about the weekend cooling coming newspaper minutes. >> thanks a lot, jeff. >>> a rocky morning in san pablo as a magnitude 3.3 earthquake rumbled through that area. it mapp happened about 9:30, ced two miles from downtown. bar bart briefly shut down service to check out the tracks. >>> an appeals court has rejected an effort to make the state of california defend proposition 8. the third direct court in sacramento denied a conservative legal group request that the governor and attorney g

wind will be a little breezy at times at 10 to 15 miles per hour. i mentioned the weekend looks fantastic. that coming up in just a minute. >> keep your summer gear out for now. >> couple more days. >> i'm surprised that julie wright is actually wearing sleeves today. you look like you're ready for fall. >> somebody told me this morning that it was -- the temperature was supposed to drop today so that is why. i've been waiting all week to wear this and now i need to wear it again tomorrow. don't tell anybody. >> it will be our secret. >> the lane are open if you're traveling the top side, outer loop leaving college park towards the exit for 270. no problems reported now at the wilson bridge. overall quiet trip there. overnight construction on the beltway in tyson's headed down towards the exit there at 66, all of that is in the process of being cleared and reopened along m street here at south capital street. no problems reported on 295 at the 11th street bridge or pennsylvania avenue at the sousa bridge. that is a check of your fox 5 on-time traffi

his girlfriend was found dead at the car. >> at the termination point. pursuit, the suspect fled and went into the ranch 99 shopping center. two chp officers confronted the suspect. the suspect refused to drop his firearm and he was shot to death by officers inside the shopping center. >> valdemoro is linked with the disappearance two of women in vallejo. he had been seen driving a car belonging to one of them. this morning police are at the home of one of the women. they have found two bodies there. they are telling us those bodies were chopped up. they are believed to be the women who had not been seen since wednesday. he had apparently either stayed at the home as a tenant or guest and there is another missing person connected to this case. 35-year-old frederick salis is the son of 73-year-old ricardo salis of hercules. he was found beaten to death in his home saturday allegedly by valdemoro. we have a reporter headed to vallejo and we'll have more on this story at 5:30. >>> in other news the condition of fremont police officer shot in oakland last we

most of you know better, it is jacket time out here at at&t park. we will have more always on our seven-day forecast on nbcbayarea.com. >> that should give us an advantage over the dodgers. >> the giants game is next right here on nbc bay area. if it ends on time, we'll air the office at 10:00, and another episode at 10:30, and you can join us tonight at 11:00 for nbc bay area news. >>> finally tonight. all babies are supposed to be beautiful. the newest youngster at the oakland zoo has not grown into his beauty just yet. this new reeves horned bill is the first to hatch at the zoo in more than ten years. when all the colorful feathers grow in, this baby is going to be a real stunner. can't you just see it right now? it's not known at this point whether it's a boy or a girl. that's why we call it an it. horn bills mate for life, if you understand. while mom sat in the nest today, dad dutifully brought all her meals, he does that every day like a good little provider should. >> have they decide on the horn bill's name yet? >> they don't know the sex.

go to wjz.com for more at any time. >> >> and three are recovering at shock trauma after an accident on route 50 that may have been the result of slick roads. we're over the scene on westbound 50. two box trucks were involved in the crash and three were ejected into the collision and two have life threatening injuries. and three days early, the slots casino is up ahead of schedule. derek valcourt has more on the hollywood casino. >>> hi, this place has been packed all day long and that's somewhat surprising and impressive considering that they didn't know they would be open for business this morning until last night when they were given the all clear from the state. >> reporter: the early birds got inside the casino. >> very nice in there. i came here to win. >> it's a 34,000 square foot slot loverrer's dream. >> we went to find the best games. some of the casino in vegas don't have these. they've been on the market for a few months. >> and they don't have table games, they're trying to lure the people in with the blackjacks. everyone faces the electronic dealer. >> they're lending t

delays at the inner loop at 266. slow at 267 for the crash, two left lanes tied up. southbound 28, stay to the right to get by. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> happening right now, a search for cows that may have died in a livestock fire in northern virginia. it happened at about 8:00 last night at the fauquier county stock exchange in marshall. 250 cattle were inside when the three-alarm fire started. they have only found five dead animals in the barn and they expect to find more when daylight comes. firefighters from six countys had to come together to fight the fire and the cause under investigation. >>> a 2-year-old boy shoots himself from a handgun hidden under his older brother's bed. this morning the toddler is fighting for his life here in the district. this happening around 1:30 monday morning inside a hagerstown apartment. the boy shot himself with a gun that was stolen. they are charging the 16-year- old brother as an adult and facing several firearms violation and they charged his girlfriend after trying to hide the gun at a nearby park

was that discussed at all, at the commission? >> actually, the request that the judge be placed on the committee came from the p.o.a., and collectively we all thought it was a great idea. that was one of the names that came out. we didn't see a need to look for a lot more, realizing that not only was he a retired appellate court accident but he also -- court, but he also held a position on the appeals court. commissioner chan: this judge seemed highly qualified. the burden of proof for the brady committee to decide whether or not something is material. is there a burden of proof? what is the standard of proof? >> that i couldn't tell you. it is a collective decision twt attorneys in the room decision from the attorneys in the room and the commission members. commissioner chan: my suggestion would be to add that in there for more guidance, also to review for the brady decision. the chief approves or rejects it. is there a standard? >> the standard is with the chief. >> it will be the preponderance of the evidence. commissioner cha

now, you can get update at ktvu.com. >>> police shot at a man who they say shot at a gun -- shot a gun at them on capitol hill. >> the officers fearing for their lives and those who might be around them, fired their weapons. >> police say they opened fire at the man who refused to drop his weapon. he was taken to the hospital. his condition is unknown. >>> we're hearing that the foreign minister of oman says he doesn't know of any current plans to release the two other americans detained in iran. oman played a key role in helping the reless of -- release of sarah shourd on tuesday. today, he says his country is willing to act as an intermediary between that country and the united states to help free josh fattal and shane bauer. >>> 7:36. at 11:30 this morning, budget negotiations are resume in sacramento. last night, the governor and legislative ed leaders met for three hours. afterwards, there are signs that an agreement may be near. >> we have a few things to talk about. we hope to be done tomorrow or on the weekend. >> state lawmakers are in record-setting territory. today marks the

the memorial for jessica starts at 7:00 at the church at the highlands at san bruno. many family and friends reflected on her life at a private vigil last night. >> she wasn't even supposed to be there. >> switched her day of work to go watch the game with her friend. but, yeah, she didn't live there. >> 20-year-old jessica morales was at her boyfriend's san bruno home when the explosion happened. 19-year-old joseph gomez was severely burned as he tried to save her. he's still in the hospital with second and third degree burns over 40% of his body. jessica's family tried to focus on her life and not how she died. >> the person she was and not think of tragedy and just hold her in our hearts. she's in a better place. >> her loved ones came together for a vigil. her parents decided to keep the service private. >> a beautiful girl. she would have loved it. she was into fashion, just a beautiful person. >> jessica's family says she was very good at making friends which was apparent at her vigil. >> she had this great personality. always brought you up when you were down.

what caused this collapse at a race. injured. >> dangling from a bridge, and then falling 100 feet into the whaa made this mmn so desperate. and the end this dramatic scene. >> channe for rain tomorrow. then the heat moves in. how high the temperatures go and when we will see relief in the sky watch forecast. >> texting while diiagreeing research said that it ii equivalent to having four beees. >> how much a two, second distraction increases the chance of an accident.ú >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore this is fox 45 news at 10:00. >> hello, i am jeff barnd. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. there is outrage tonight over the outcome of an animal abuse case. man man accused of beating a dog to death is ordered to work with animals. jeff abell is live at the spca with the details. jeff? >>well, the court ordered at boozer to spend 50 hours, working right here at the spca. but tonight, direetors here say that abuser is not welcome..3 >> that's a great dog. >> at the spca, there are 500 people that volunteer

taking a look at the map and sluggish there at harford road.oving to the harrisburg expressway and moving well northbound and southbound. smooth ride in both directions and moving back to 95, slow there. now, let's go back and take another live look back on the south westside and the delays are building up heavily there. this is brought to you by toyota and your local toyota dealer and you can choose from 16 fuel efficient models to find the ride of your life. >>> at the top of the news this half hour, some are calling it the race to make baltimore city safe. two democratic candidates say they're the ones to do the job. wjz and andrea fujii stay live on this story. >>> good morning don and good morning once again to everyone. pat jessamy fought off challenges before but never as tough as bernstein. today, voters will decide if she'll get another term. >> reporter: it was hours left in his campaign, he spent yesterday meeting voters while jessamy picked up another endorsement. >> we urge everyone to look at the records and write the records and

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looking at great speeds right now. now to the south bay, a nice flow of traffic and northbound is the push as far as the commute. northbound 101 with slowing there and a live look with the camera. a photographer is showing you the traffic with the headlights and the folks at the bottom corner today in the bay waiting to get on with the metering lights and keeping things smoothly. we have the slowing under the 60 r 680 interchange there. speak of 680, we are keeping our eyes on the approach to the express lane and a little bit of slowing, but nothing big so far. over the next half hour, we expect the slow down and a lot of folks through livermore. more traffic in the south bay. laura? >> a plane makes an emergency landing and we are getting a look from the inside out. hear what was going on as the plane touched down, next. >>> welcome back. look at the live look outside. simply gorgeous this morning. not very cloudy out there, but it will be warm across the bay area. how hot? we will check in with jennifer with a look a

broke a record at dulles at 93 degrees and 91 at baltimore. unbelievable and we broke a record at martinsburg of 95; charlottesville, 93 and culpeper. let's look at true view and we have 78 at dulles; 72, frederick and 84 degrees at fredericksburg and we have clouds moving in and to the south, we're seeing, to true view, please and we're going to see the clouds and there is going to be some rain and that does not want to go? all right, let's go to the maps then and this is the frontal system that is going to move to the south across our area and this is going to stall out and we're going to end up seeing rain moving in ahead of it and as we go to that weather map, we're talking about the things in the tropics. we have a tropical storm andal a -- also a tropical depression to talk about and we have matthew that is going to dissipate the next few days and there is a look at matthew for you and desoperating the next two to three days and that is go to cause a lot of torrential rainfall and lisa in the north atlantic, not doing anything and no war

there's the 61 at san jose. oakland/berkeley on the mild side, at 59. that's a strong signature on the high pressure, on the left of your screen, that will be here today and tomorrow. sunny, warmer. it's clear on the coast. no, it is. no, no. a little north wind has taken care of that fog. 86 santa cruz, capitola. half moon bay, 76. san francisco 84 even up to bodega bay. big sur rooking for a high up in the -- in the upper 80s. the fog comes keep -- creeching down and will start a cooldown. >>> we're following breaking news involving a suspected bay area killing spree. dwrur looking at live pictures just 30 minutes ago. homicide investigators linked the suspect in a hercules killing to the vite lent death of two women in vallejo. >>> we'll have more on last night's fatal police shooting in richmond. that was just one grim scene tied to this terrifying place. >>> we continue to get new information in the newsroom about a killing spree that spanned three bay area cities. at this point, five people are confirmed dead, including the suspect, and one man is

if you are approaching the bay bridge at the pay gates, not a problem at all.c light this monday morning and no delays there. the metering lights are off. elsewhere richmond/san rafael there is a new lane configuration westbound 580 to northbound 101. you are seeing some slight delays on north 101 in san rafael may cause some delays late other n as people guess used to the changes so give yourself some extra time. live look at the richmond/san rafael bridge. no troubles there. traffic looking nice in both directions. so far, so good no delays in the area. that's a look at your weather. back up to you. it's going to be hot. >> yeah, it's going to be a nice one depending on where you're located and your personal barometer. mid-70s at the coastline today with a mix of sun and clouds. near 90 degrees around the bay in the hottest spots and up to 103 degrees inland. tomorrow, still hot but not as hot as today and the seven-day forecast does show that temperatures starting to cool down progressively through the week. temperatures cool down 10 degrees by the weekend.

let's take a look at the current conditions. we are at 69 at reagan national airport. relative humidity at 68%. winds are out of the south at 10 miles per hour. that is significant. as long as we have the suggested early and southwesterly breezes, that is what is going to bring the warm air into our region. here is a look at the satellite- radar. it is not a bad picture. we have skies once again mostly clear. i do think we'll see a few more clouds today than we had yesterday but still, it will be mostly sunny by far at least until late in the day. the forecast for today looks like this. mostly sunny and hot. a late day thunderstorm or shower is possible. high about 90 degrees. we'll give you more details on that possibility of rainfall and more coming up in just a little bit. >> we would actually welcome that. >> that's right. >> we could use it. let's check in with julie wright. she has a look at traffic. >> as long as it doesn't happen during rush hour. we have to be specific with mother nature. only certain hours, certain times of the day and certain days of the wee

san francisco at 11:00 a.m.il was held for them last night. >>> a fourth sexual assault has been reported at a walnut creek apartment complex. a berkeley man is still in jail on charges related to the three other cases reported at that same complex a few months ago. >>> one of the world's largest and holiest jade buddha statues is visiting the bay area. it will be uncovered in east nature is saturday. it's one stop on a world tour. the jade buddha for universal peace took five years to finish and carved from the largest piece of generally quality jade at 4.5 tons and insured for $5 million. >> it needs to be viewed in order to really feel the power and the beauty of it. right now we are looking at drapes. >> something that can make people, myself, to, uhm, do something, you know, emotional when seeing this -- the buddha. >> not all was peaceful. there was a power struggle between two local businessmen to bring the statue to this location. but they hope everyone can move on. >> peaceful resolution. >>> it is 6:21

>> at 6:55.uick last look at weather and traffic. >> a traffic situation we've been dealing with in district heights, what's the latest with that? >> a stretch of marlboro pike still shut down between brooks drive and silver hill road. route four the best alternate route. 270 slow getting through hyattstown and germantown and back on the brakes at rockville headed toward the beltway. >> jim, we have rain developing in the midwest pushing its way toward us later on. locally and tonight after bedtime a little bit of rain. light. scattered in nature. not even falling every where. mostly along the mason-dixon line. otherwise dry through the middle of next week. >> that does it for good morning, washington. more news at 7:22. >> "good morning america" is next. hope you have a great day. see you at noon today. think about the internet. growing, evolving, literally transforming our lives. now imagine the possibilities of what tomorrow could bring. at at&t, we support a core set of standards that will gu

now, we can look at it.look to the east, i know we don't have a mountain range to the east of us. if you look to the east during the nighttime hours, you will see jupiter, big, bright jupiter just to the south and east. i don't know to describe that. >> south and east of the moon f you are looking at the moon and you look in a southeasterly direction. >> and jupiter should be bright an beautiful there during the next couple of week. that is a planet you can see. if you look carefully, right income to swriewp tier, uranus will be there too. >> this time of year is pretty good for stargazing and seeing the planets. answer to your specific question about mars is no. -- if you look carefully, right next to jupiter, uranus will be there too. >> if you are eking two moons, it is not an astronomical event. it is some other type of event. if you have a question you want answered, go to myfoxdc.com and click on the weather tab. just remember that and we'll we are those questions for you. >> all right. had. >>> let's

88 at morgan hill. 90 at gilroy. accu-weather 7 day forecast after a spectacular sunny summer like weekend we see high pressure just tapering off a little bit on monday upper 80's inland and mid 70's around the bay. 60 on the coast. and graduate cooling but not anything very dramatic or severe by the end of the week inland high and low 80's and still very pleasant week ahead and sunny dry summer like and enjoy it news because the summer is winding down. >> where did it go. it went fast. >> didn't have much of it. >> thanks very much spencer. >> moving on. coming up next. look at the long road ahead to recovery 8 people listed in critical condition. major advance being made in the treatment of burn victims. local doctor shows how skin is now being regenerated. fascinating process we explain that to you. >> also spilled secret what the pentagon is doing to make sure no one reads a spy book just published and already clili get any phone free only at n when you buy the hot new samsung fascinate with its super amoled scre

the vigil for the two begins at 7:00 p.m. at saint cecilia's church. tomorrow, the funeral will be held at the same church. >>> and the memorial service for jessica morales will be held saturday night at the church of the highlands. she was killed while watching football with her boyfriend at the time of the explosion. her boyfriend sir vived. for more information on the cleanup, explosion and efforts, go to ktvu.com. >>> two men were killed during a chp police chase. this happened as the chp was chasing a vehicle shortly before 1:00 a.m. the chase reportedly began when police tried to pull over the vehicle and they did not stop. two men in the front seat went to the hospital with minor injuries. >> we'll make a determination as to what led to the collision part, what led to the loss of control and the collision. >> the driver, 19-year-old jose antonio hernandez will likely be cited for vehicular manslaughter, felony dui, driving on a suspended license and possession of a controlled substance. >>> officers you a wounded a man -- officers wounded a man

look at the calendar.go with it. thanks, mike. in order to avoid jail, paris hilton pleaded guilty in a nevada courtroom to two misdemeanor drug charges. the heiress admitted she was in possession of cocaine. she'll serve a year of probation and complete a drug abuse program. she was arrested inside a resort in las vegas after police say a small plastic bag containing cocaine spilled out of her purse. today she pleaded guilty to drug possession and obstructing an officer. >> what did you do on august 27th, 2010 within clark county, nevada, that caused you to plead guilty. >> i was in possession as well as telling an officer. >> first of all as to the possession, what did you possess? >> cocaine. >> she faces a year in prison if she violates the probation or is arrested for anything other than a minor traffic violation. meanwhile britain's prince charles is coming clean about some eccentric behavior in a bbc documentary. he admits to his interviewer he eaves drops on the thousands of tourists who visits his

the winds sustained at 20 there and 69 at hebron and joliet at 70 degrees at this hour.will spend the afternoon under the clouds. these are called backwash clouds because they swing around the back side of the storm and that's this little curl right here. 9 low pressure center starts out here on this 24 hour loop in south dakota and tracks something like that. the main rains have exited the area, though sprinkles are a possibility and here is the area bombarded by the hail stones we just saw up to six inches of rain flooded roads and parts of kansas and into western missouri and then there was a huge swath of heavy rain from eastern south dakota all the way into michigan and through wisconsin. look at the rains since 7:00 this morning as tracked by the doppler radar and see our northern suburbs were favored for the heaviest rain and southern suburbs missed out on the heaviest of the rain. it's clear there is a circulation here. you can see it carved on the clouds and see that sunshine will be at a premium this afternoon. not totally absent but not very frequent. that's f

the four children were not at home at the time.ice have identified the gunman in the murder of a maryland state trooper. two people are charged in the murder of wesley brown. people say it was williams who pulled the trigger. they said he waited for brown at apple bees. the white supremacist accused of beating a freshman pleaded guilty. calvin lockner agreed to a prison term. he and two teenagers accused of beating james privott also stole his car after he finished a fishing. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> we are looking at some delays on 95 in harford canada. we are searching for an accident around mountain road. we are not sure if it is north or south down. we see delays developing. eastbound route 40 at the patapsco river bridge, there is an accident clearing from the right lane. heavy spots on the west side from 795 towards i-70 in the outer loop. at old york road, there is a downed tree. there are some downed wires left over from the storm last night. you can see the west side is picking up in volu

again, at least 120 others.irefighters have the fire 50% contained. >> team coverage begins with our crews at the scene. abc 7 terry mcsweeney is near ground zero at our latest location, terry, lindsay and sky crest, right? >> glenview and skycrest. i'm here because the lieutenant governor, the acting governor with arnold schwarzenegger out of the country is here right now surveying the situation. he is seeing fire still burning in san bruno. but firefighters do have the area, surrounded the area where 173 homes were damaged or destroyed last night. take a look at some of the truly spectacular and amazing devastating pictures that we have from the scene last night. according to pg&e, a 24-inch gas line blew about 6:15 in the evening. they don't know what caused it yet. it left a 15 foot crater behind and a lot of devastation. and when it blew it knocked out the nearby water main so when firefighters arrived to fight the fire, they had no water and they didn't have any water for 30 minutes. it had to be brought i

we look at it at&t trades at a fairly big discount, and verizon on a p.e. basis. and it is a bigger discount than we've seen historically between these two stocks. having said that, there is a decent prospect for verizon growing revenue at a slightly faster rate than at&t over the next couple of years at at&t lose their iphone exclusivity, and verizon sees smart phone growth. >> tom: jonathan, any disclosures for at&t, verizon or sprint? >> i don't own any of them, but i suspect we do investing backing for all of them. >> tom: in jonathan chaplin here with "street critique" with credit suisse. >> susie: it is always a full house when steve jobs calls a meeting, and today was no exception. apple's c.e.o. took the wraps off a new line of his company's market-leading ipod music and video players. and, he presented a new internet-based television product with a bargain basement price. scott gurvey takes a look. >> reporter: it's not the first time apple has taken a stab at the internet t.v. market. the apple t.v. unveiled today is smaller and cheaper than the model wh

breezy at times. high 82. not bad at all. right around normal.le of degrees above normal. tonight, a few clouds. cool temperatures in the 60s some of you in the upper 50s. the five-day forecast is a quiet week. next chance of rain is thursday night into early friday morning. some showers possibly, temperatures right about where they should fob the remainder of the week and good amounts of sunshine for most of the week as well. that is the latest on what is happening with the weather. now, let's get more on morning's rush hour traffic with julie. >> not a lot happening at this hour. traffic running smoothly in each direction down south at the wilson bridge. the beltway holding steady. no problems between annandale and merrifield. the lanes are open as you work your way around towards 270. still a portion of old annapolis road shut down in each direction near florence. that is over at wood brine road due to an early morning crash with a utility pole knocked down at the scene. lanes are open on i-95. no problems reported out of woodbridge. that's a

denver, likes today at 80. we'll take a look at friday's forecast. the weekend is coming up here shortly, veronica. >> and it should get better, right? today is going to be the worst of it for the east coast? >> today examine tomorrow, yes. >>> oil climbs, scary foreclosure numbers and mcdonald's benefits? your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, it's been quite a run for tina fey, but it gets even better. >>> you're watching "early today." >> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> newly released footage of tests shows the potentially deadly power of a bomb found inside an suv last may. had it not failed, it would have killed dozens. shazad faces sentencing next week for the attempted bombings. >>> at today's meeting, the south korea demanded the north apologize for a deadly warship singing, but pyong yang refused to accept the findings that found them responsible. >>> italian and croatian authorities are searching for a pair who have s

bethesda looking at moderate rain at this hour. heavy rain across the chesapeake bay and heavy rain on the way. along at these rain totals. almost three inches in hunting town and almost two inches in chevy chase. the district well over an inch on the way to approximately two to five inches. here's a look at our rain total map what we expect. heavier amounts toward the east. we have a tornado watch in effect for the metro area. montgomery county, fairfax county, points east including the district and prince george's until 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. wind advisory for calvert, st. mary's until 6:00 p.m. this evening. here's our forecast. we will call for conditions to slowly improve. i stress slowly. daytime temperatures 72-78 degrees. heavy rain will come to an end by the rush hour commute this evening. traffic after this. >> it's tough in the rain with the crash in the beltway at telegraph road. at 450 and carrollton. we started this morning with a jackknifed truck accident still there on the inner loop after the exit for 270 north

at&t. rethink possible. we're back at 79 appeared via some breaking news, there's a power at the edge in richmond and pg&e says the causes attributed to equipment failure. it happened at about 630 this morning and. isabel the whole region and cruiser on the scene. here is a live look at the golden gate bridge artists fought the at there. >> do not care how much a man you are you need a wiper on the golden gate bridge. we of reporters out here in it. and a look at the weather and it looks very sick there to jackie. >> as we say are really in nevada. >> this is the thickest of benzene in the west. and on time. i'd say visibility is less of a quarter mile of in our fog is dense. >> is yet been around. went over the golden gate bridge as i did. you use the wipers right? it was like rain. >> as any of the funny thing was that it is perfectly clear when i got up this morning they could see the pocket and we really started to see the fog >> bay bridge, and golden gate and james? >> where board to

at construction projects at the caldecott tunnel.er the state. >> not a strong political position says abc 7's political analyst. >> that is a hell of a campaign motto you noi? if we hadn't done it? things would be worse? that doesn't persuade a lot of people. >> pro growers cabe cane believes voters will judge the success of the stimulus in personal terms. >> people on the ground are going to judge programs in terms of what it does for them and what it does for their neighbors and families. >> the latest abc poll shows more americans believe the obama administration is hurting the economy rather than helping. and the peridge of those that thought the administration was helping has fallen by 9% since spring. the president's reelection may have time to recover from this economy, but not those incumbents facing reelection in less than seven weeks. in the newsroom abc 7 news. >> former vice presidential candidate jair palin called on her fellow republicans to unite now that the primary season leading up to november mid term election is

look at dallas, warm at 76. denver. a lot of rain, even some thorns and alorm with it possible airm airport delays. that's a look at your monday forecast. in washington, d.c. some rain this morning and that will continue through the day. as the warm front kicks north ward we may throw in a thunderstorm or two. areas in the south, same for you in atlanta. as i mentioned there's some gorgeous weather in the country from dallas to denver. we'll take a look at that tuesday forecast. and for the east coast, veron a veronica, it doesn't get a lot better. >> don't forget your umbrella. >>> so how is wall street going to do this week? your earlile morning business headlines are straight ahead. plus how did wall street do at the box office over the weekend. >>> cowboys and vikings do something they haven't done all weeke weekend. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. the future of middle east peace talks h

the driver said at -- stayed at the scene.ident is under investigation. >> officers in the city say they were forced to shoot a pit bull while making an arrest at the western district police station. sky was over the scene. the dog became aggressive while officers were taking him -- a suspect into custody. the dog is recovering and animal control is investigating. >> an unbelievable sight in turkey. a toddler sitting on a highway unaware of the danger. drivers speeded past, and finally a truck driver saw the child and stopped traffic. the mother ran onto the freeway to pick him up. >> pope ben ticket on a state visit to the u.k. five men arrested in plotting against the pope. one other man later in the day at his home. a vatican spokesperson said the pope was calm after being informed of the threat and scheduled no changes. >> it was all a hoax. that's what washington state police are saying about the woman who claimed she was a victim of an acid attack. she admits she made the whole story up and the burns she suffered were se

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