near the bay and at the atlantic beaches, low to mid-70s. it's in the mid-70s in washington. over the last 12 hours, the storms we had come through last night have really pretty much dissipated over the atlantic ocean. we do have considerable cloudiness this morning. there's the cloud cover from capitol hill, live picture from the city camera. our sunrise was about 15 minutes ago. at 9:00 we'll be near 80 and partly sunny. partly sunny at noontime into the mid-80s and in the midafternoon should stay dry and up around 90 degrees and just a little less humid than yesterday. however, it's late afternoon and into this evening is when we do have that threat of storms coming through. you are headed to the mall, grab an umbrella. keep that handy and be ready to take cover. a look at the night, the evening, in detail. that will be in about ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> it's looking much better than this. the idea that it might rain this evening. so far if you're getting on the roadways right now, you're making a wise decision because you have a great commute. here we go, th

upper 70s right near atlantic beaches. there's the jefferson memorial and the washington monument, a little light haze in the area but not too humid. our sunrise is just a few minutes away at 17 minutes. by 9:00 it will be near 80 with sunshine and sun in and out during the afternoon. highs near 90. just a bit of humidity, not as bad as yesterday. then an upper level disturbance coming in late afternoon into the evening could trigger isolated storms unfortunately. we'll look at the night planner in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> it is a nice story to tell. that story is so far area roadways looking great. traveling into d.c., i'm checking our roadways, and it is clear for you as well. let's take a live look at 16th street. it is smooth for you in d.c. as we head down i-66 at su willly . 66 clear in and out of the beltway, your lanes are clear. and this is the beltway at new hampshire avenue. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, you're clear in both maryland and virginia. back to you, joe and aaron. >> thanks

officials say three people have drowned since thursday near atlantic beach.uthorities are asking people to stay in shallow water where they can stand for the remainder of the holiday weekend. >>> fighter jets scramble today to intercept a plane that entered restricted air near the presidential retreat. the authorities tried to contact the pilot but he didn't respond and that's when fighter jets escorted the plane to hagerstown. the obamas are at camp david for the weekend. the last time they were there, fighter jets had to intercept another plane that entered the air. both cases are believed to be accidents. >>> sending the wrong message. >> the army says "no thanks" to a new running trend. >>> and we could see some strong storms this holiday weekend. stor[ coach ] in albuquerque, citi pre-approved my mortgage. [ whistle blows ] all right, layups, guys. let's go. in sioux falls, i locked in a rate. coach, you get that house yet? working on it. [ coach ] the appraisal? ...springfield. wherever i was, my citi mortgage consultant had me covered. [ crowd cheering

and at the atlantic beaches in the upper 70s there. here's how we have been behaving here over the last 12 hours. you see those storms have drifted off through the evening hours and now off to the atlantic sea board. those are heading east of us. we still have an upper level disturbance yet to come through here later today. as a result, we do have the possibility of late afternoon storms. but between now and then, we will have a partly cloudy sky this morning. by 9:00, we'll be near 80. by midafternoon we should be up around 90 degrees. then it's late afternoon perhaps around 5:00, 6:00 in there. we could have the very first of a few storms popping up and coming through. temperatures by then will be in the low 80s. unfortunately, we do have the possibility of some passing thunderstorms through the evening for the big fireworks display and the concert on the mall. there could be an interruption from a brief passing thunderstorm. then after that, we'll have any storminess dissipating by midnight. by this time tomorrow morning, partly clo

but right now, just a gorgeous day from the mountains all the way to the atlantic beaches. not everyone's going to the beach, a lot of people going to the mountains too. temperatures in the mountains of west virginia are in the mid-70s. and there today the highs will reach the low 80s, while elsewhere, south and east around the bay, with all this sunshine and on the eastern shore, should be up around 90 degrees. there is the view from space, over the last 12 hours, and we've got this huge area of high pressure that has pushed in from the north, and will be with us here throughout the day today, tonight, and much of tomorrow. however, by tomorrow afternoon, that high pressure will be gradually diminishing and weakening. and as a result, our winds will begin to shift into the south. and when that happens, we will have increased eat and humidity by the time we get into sunday. but much of the day tomorrow, though, still very comfortable. going forward over the next 48 hours, futurecast showing a dry pattern. we'll have a mostly clear night tonight. during the day on saturday, l

at the beaches, a little bit cooler with the wind off the atlantic. water temperatures are in the mid-70s. out in the mountains of west virginia, they were in the 60s. most locations there now are in the 70s. even a little bit drier there, as we have a front to our south holding the humidity at bay, it's eventually going to be drifting farther north. as that happens, that's going to open up the door for humidity to begin to move our way. but over the last 12 hours, the last of those storms from last evening, well out to sea. and behind that weak area of high pressure over the great lakes is moving in. it will be here for the day today and suppressing any chance of any storms around. however, as we go forward over the next 48 hours, we will have our wind shifting into the south and southwest. that will tap the humid the tth off the gulf of mexico and that will move it on up our way. and it will be in place here for several days, each day. hot and humid, tomorrow, all the way into the weekend. and a slight chance of afternoon storms as we get into the w

of the closer to the bay, it's in the upper 60s near 70 as well as in washington and at the atlantic beaches. away from the waters, we have temperatures only in the 60s on the eastern shore. by 9:00 we'll be in the upper 70s. code orange too with stagnant air, air pollution building. by late afternoon we'll be down into the mid-80s. here's your "night planner" for this friday night. looks like a beautiful summer evening coming up. we'll be mild. we'll have a clear sky, temperatures by midnight down into the low 70s. by dawn on saturday in the low and mid-60s. a look at the holiday weekend and into next week in about ten minutes. danella, good morning. how's traffic? >> traveling the outer loop of the beltway in virginia, have report of an accident just as you approach braddock road, and it's blocking your right lane. be aware of that as you're traveling in virginia. let's take a look at beltway in maryland. this is colesville road. inner loop and outer loop in maryland, as we head down i-66 at stringfellow road. 66 east and west, your lanes are clear. so far it's a smooth ride for you as we

and at the atlantic beaches. there is the blue sky over fairfax county on the left.hat's northern fairfax county on the right. off in the distance is southern loudoun county. and a gorgeous morning under way throughout the entire region. by 9:00 upper 70s. by noon, mid-80s. during the afternoon with rather stagnant air. we're going to have air pollution building. code orange for unhealthy air quality. anyone with a heart or respiratory ailment should stay inside. highs near 90 by midafternoon. this evening here's your "night planner." near 80 by 7:00. by late evening low 70s. under a clear sky, we'll be in the 60s. a look at the holiday weekend and next week in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >> traffic is looking good, especially on our rails. metro, marc, and vre are all running on or close to schedule. i'm checking the roadways for you as well. i want to show you i am seeing congestion 395 north of duke street. i can tell you we are having volume here. look as you make your way over the 14th street bridge, it's not so bad for your morning commute. let's check

and to our east as well, around the eastern shore, the eastern part of the bay, and the atlantic beaches, already well into the upper 90s. tail be climbing into the low to mid-90s on the eastern shore. and out in the mountains right now, they're in the 70s, most locations. over the last 12 hours, one cluster of showers. but getting these breaks in the clouds to our west, and lots of sunshine now out of the mountains of western maryland and in west virginia. as this day progresses, we'll have this increasing sunshine, but that will serve to destabilize things. that combined with a little weak front that sort of stalled out over the region, giving us the likelihood of scattered storms later this afternoon and this evening. and the futurecast showing these areas of color, these potential storms popping up late afternoon, early evening. and then tomorrow, through much of the day, we'll stay dry through the morning, except out of the mountains, they may get a shower. then during the afternoon, quite likely, scattered showers and storms popping up. then things will settle down thursday night.

near 70 prince george's county, lower eastern shore, and parts of the atlantic beaches.hat area has a few lingering showers this morning. those are now dissipating. there is the hazy sky over washington on this tuesday, the 5th day of july. lost in the summer haze there off in the distance is anacostia. you can barely make it out there on the horizon. beyond that, prince george's county. by 9:00, near 80. by noontime mid-80s. near 90 late afternoon. wednesday, thursday, and friday steamy, highs near 90 each day. probably get some storms tomorrow afternoon and evening. smaller chance thursday and friday. here's a look at the weekend. saturday, sunday, and into monday. each day still humid. highs near 90. only a slight chance of afternoon storms. danella, how's traffic? >>> if you're traveling 66 east in virginia, you're slow from 234 as you make your way to the rest area. take a look. i want to bring your attention -- you can see, to me, it looks like a tow truck, disabled vehicle, and two police cars. i've been watching this camera. this traffic here is unrelated to this

from the shenandoah valley to the atlantic beaches.ever out in the mountains, western maryland, west virginia it's a bit cooler there. we do have a clear sky over the fog right now. and after it does burn off here in a couple of hours we'll get quite a bit of sunshine. right now we've got some light fog over washington. there's some thicker fog in some of the rural areas. watch out for that. it's patchy, hazy sunshine by 9:00, ought to be near 80. by noontime pushing 90 degrees. hot and steamy afternoon. then late afternoon into this evening, we could get some thunderstorms erupting. some of the storms, the main threat, i think, today is going to be just heavy downpours from some of these storms, rather than any wind damage. that would be from late this afternoon into this evening, we could get some heavy downpours and up to perhaps cause some localized flooding of some small creeks and streams. that would be late this afternoon into this evening. a look at your night planner. that will be in about ten minutes at 6:41. let's check the

back at the atlantic beaches, though, heating up. they have more sun there. upper 80s there. out in the mountains quite a bit of cloudiness and scattered light showers now, they are in the low to mid to upper 70s. over the last 12 hours, the big storms we had last night long gone. there is an upper level disturbance now just coming into the ohio valley. that upper level disturbance is what's going to be drifting right over us as we get into the afternoon hours. right now it is triggering a few showers here in ohio and along southern indiana and into western kentucky. one thunderstorm here in south central kentucky. this is going to be drifting right over us and as it does move in later this afternoon is when we could get showers, this area of color, potential precipitation that as you see goes right across maryland, virginia and the district by late afternoon and early evening. after that, we will begin to clear out and by dawn tomorrow, we will have sunshine back and we will have lower humidity as well during the day tuesday. and then as we get into tuesday night and wednesd

as part of a 30 state study of beach water quality, they tested all 70 of maryland's beach is lining this atlantic ocean and chesapeake bay. according to a report in 2010, they looked at monitoring samples that exceeded the state pose a daily maximum bacteria standards. among the state. the worst beaches, in kent county. north east river. as far as exceedance rate, cecil county at 22% and worcester at 3% and baltimore county, 2%. >> we're working hard to he beaches and swimmers safe and healthy. >> they have looked at the study and said the state's storm water management act of 2007 which helps control drainage in the largest counties is helping someone but should get better with time. >> we have new storm water regulations that apply to development and redevelopment. forave new primitive -a permit construction as it relates to storm water. >> sandy point state park in annapolis got two stars and gunpowder state park, two stars and elk neck, two stars. point lookout state park, four stars. and ocean city beaches, four stars. officials feel ocean city should have received 5 stars like its delaware

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atlantic. a lot of sunshine for the beach tomorrow with highs in the mid 80's and increasing humidity and heat. there's a slight chance of storm sunday into monday. does not just the heat but the humidity but the humidity is down now. if you can be and the 40's 4 the dew point in july, it feels good outside. it is kind of a dry heat we have today. that will be changing as the wind shifts up to the south. the nearest cloud cover is associate with storms and parts of the midwest. -- in parts of the midwest. are we can forecast locally is the same as the beat of the best chance of storms is slight but it will be sunday night into monday morning. late sunday for monday morning i temperatures are well into the 90's by sunday and we could be talking upper 90's in and around the beltway sunday afternoon. next week, a little cooler but still fought. >> what about monday night's fireworks? >> it looks good, partly cloudy. it should not affect us. if it gets hung up overhead, we have to modify the forecast. >> thank you. >>> here is a look at what stories are trending on our website. there was an on-air

at least three have been spotted in the past week on the atlantic side of the cape. no beaches have been closed yet. but lifeguards are making sure that swimmers don't go up too far. >> going in the water? >> i have been in. >> you have been in, you went in today? >>>>es. >> did you go all of the way in? >> enough. >> biologists tagged six great white sharks last summer. the sharks feed on seals in the area. we'll have more later on "good morning america." >>> in russia, nine bodies have been pulled from the water after an overloaded cruise ship sank in the river. as distraught relatives await word on their loved ones, dozens of people remain missing this morning. ship was designed to carry a maximum of 120 people, but there were 185 onboard. so far 80 of them have been rescued. >>> more people may have been buried under the wreckage in after a deadly train accident i. the passenger train derailed. published reports said that the train operator slammed on the emergency brakes to avoid hitting cattle on the tracks. >>> in alabama, a plane crash has taken the lives of a flori cou

few had excessive amounts of bacteria. >> pulling off at rocky beach, one of 70 maryland beaches lining the atlantican and did theys me bay were tested for water quality, part of a larger, 30-state study. nrdc looked at monitoring samples that exceeded the state's daily maximum bacteria standards. among the state's worst beaches, toll chester estate's beach in ken county elk northeast river in cecil county and ymca camp takawa. kent county had the highest at 25%. cecil county at 22% and arundel county 7 percent. worchester 22% >> we are working hard to keep beaches safe and health. >> the maryland department of environment says the state's storm water management act of 2007, which helps control storm water drainage in the state's largest counties, is helping somewhat but should get better with time >> we have water regulations for development and redevelopment. we have new permits going in place for the largest municipali municipalities. we have construction activity as it relates to storm water >> the report went on to assign star ratings from 1 to 5 for the state's most popular beaches based upon

not even chilly atlantic could cool down beach goers at the jersey shore. >> keep sweating. it's really hot. >> reporter: americans trying to enjoy summer are guaranteed one thing. the snow and ice are never too far away. >> cool weather will be most appreciated but ask me again in february and i think i'll be sick of winter at that point. >> reporter: the grass is always greener on the other side. of course, we could use some cooler temperatures. we will be covering all things equine and heat this morning. i will show you the national forecast coming up in a cool studio. >> we appreciate everything you're doing out there for us this morning. we will see you again in a few minutes. >> you two wearing the same dress morning? >> almost. very close. >> next hour, who wore it best? >>> so many heat in so many places one u.s. city is complainicomplain ing summer hasn't arrived yet but that is the case in seattle. michelle is there this morning. how are you? >> good morning to you, chris. >> reporter: chilly. it's 57 right now. >> what is going on out there? like we have talked ab

virginia beach, atlantic city, and cape cod. 79 degrees in cape cod with a 20% chance of storms in theexpected high. 89 for minneapolis. 99 in denver and salt lake city, 94. 73 in san francisco. 75 in seattle. 80 to 90-degree heat. 90 in miami. washington, d.c., nation's capital, about 92. 84 in boston. and in new york, 88 degrees can be expected. 88 again in new york, you'll find the rest of our show for "american morning" coming right up here on cnn. tion of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. ♪ it's the ♪ t network... ♪ ♪ introducing purina one beyond a new food for your cat or dog. got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave

beach board walk is number seven on the list. "national geographic" cites the giant roller coaster, the carousel and the boardwalk's free summer concerts as key highlights. the top five include the atlantic city boardwalk in new jersey, 2, coney island in brooklyn. you know it as the home of the nathan's hot dog eating contest. myrtle beach, south carolina, ocean city boardwalk in maryland, and rounding out the top five, ocean front walk in venice beach, california. >> a principal accused of molesting children, possibly over a stretch of 15 years. now that sacramento county private elementary and preschool is now closed. brian hickey is live in citrus heights with the details. good morning, brian. >> reporter: that's right. good morning to you. the school remains closed. the school called creative pron fears, it's a preschool and elementary school. it has been here 27 years. yesterday the police stormed in and closed the school investigating the owner and principal robert adams known as mr. bob here on the campus, for apparent 10 cases of child molestation over 15 years. all of this under investigation. but they are looking into all of this. they have taken it seriously, we volked the sc

the top five include the atlantic city boardwalk in new jersey, coney island board walk a. home of the nathan's hot dog eating contest. myrtle beach, south carolina number 3. ocean city and rounding out the top 5, ocean front walk in venice beach, california. a study finds one car's safety system that can keep your family safe. >> in england they have the questioning of rupert murdoch and the rest of the executives. we'll talk about it in tech today. >> green means go, yellow means slow. southbound 1 a 1 through central san rafael.f. that commu kicks off. we'll have a look coming up. ♪ [ female announcer ] sweet honey taste. 80 calories per serving. 40% daily value of fiber. i'm here in the downtown area where the crowd is growing. [ female announcer ] watching calories at breakfast never tasted this sweet... i'll go get my bowl. [ female announcer ] ...or this huge. new fiber one 80 calories. yes, you can actually love breakfast. >> welcome back at 5:22. a new safety system developed for cars could prevent low speed crashes. volvo suvs with a collision avoidance system called city safety are less likely to be involved in low spee

there tomorrow virginia beach one o'clock at the boardwalk yes what's the actual intersection where you're going to start net between twenty first and twenty second street on atlantic avenue and what's your band you guys came together as a band first yeah actually we're in a little band called burn the radio as you can guess by the name we're pretty into it and in our right josh interests and the radio organizing along with the protest in long beach virginia virginia tomorrow one pm i'll be there myself doing my best impersonation of someone on a longboard ladies and gentleman. role on all right these are outstanding. jake are you going to be there too we can only hope all right. as the day kicks off independence day weekend i have a message for my fellow americans because i don't feel right celebrating independence this year if anything we should be holding a memorial for independence if you think we are free today if you think nothing is wrong stop watching this right now go back to your illusions and may your chains rest lightly upon you because there is nothing more anti american in the world today than the american government. i'm proud to be a traitor and a p

atlantic waters this weekend. the giant fish was landed as part of the monster shark tournament, living up to its name. and the movie "jaws" caused that panic at the beacharks one of the most feared creatures on the planet. but it turns out, even the sharks could use a little love. abc's nick watt learned that right off the waters of south africa. >> reporter: we've come to meet one of the most feared, demonized and endangered predators on earth face to face. >> how's the water, nick? >> reporter: cold! great whites have an attack speed of 45 feet per second. holy [ bleep ]. i could see its gills. oh. if i was brave -- out on the water, we saw a pod of playful dolphins and an adorable 2-year-old whale. both favorites for cuddly conserertionists. great whites are a much tougher sell. >> it's not like whales or dolphins where people want to care about them. 100 million sharks are killed a year. a lot of people don't know that. >> reporter: they're hunted for their infamous jaws, teeth and fins. and many drown in nets designed to keep swimmers and surfers safe. and here in capetown, there are no nets. just shark spotters on the cliffs who sound a warning w

beach weekend. we have a lot of showers and thundershowers not to mention the threat of rip currents along the east coast, the atlanticast here, the florida peninsula. we have some delays at the atlanta airport or the range of about 15 to 30 minutes because of the thunderstorms that have been rumbling through right there across the south side of town. keep that in mind if you're trying to head out of town or into town. the midwest is probably where we have the greatest potential for severe thunderstorms here. right now pretty quiet, but we expect things to kick in a little later on today. and we're also seeing things pop up around the four corners. denver getting in on wet weather. it has been a couple of days with some rather rough weather in the denver area. my magic wand wasn't wanting to work there. check this out, thursday night from toby wang. he said he was at the denver zoo, having a great day. and, yeah, the rain kind of ruined his parade there. >> not having a great day. >> yeah, but flash flooding, this is very typical of what happens. he said it was about two hours when this rain, you know, flooded the str

beach to turks and caicos. in the 30 to 50 years it spent in the atlantic ocean, paula's parents passed away years ago. >> that. >> reporter: her father may have meant the message as a practical joke, instead he gave his daughter a priceless gift. >> that's reported laura lemanchek in hampton beach. >>> if you thought the idea of love conquering all was a romance novel or comedy how about a little reality for you? here is a california couple separated by war but determined to start their new life together. when sarah burke got engaged to army specialist randall blake in april she assumed she'd have to wait until he returned from afghanistan to get married, thanks to a telephone and soon-to-be mother-in-law she was wrong. >> ran doll do you vow your love and devotion to sarah? >> i do. >> though separated by more than,000 miles, the two were married by proxy in placerville. >> by stating your vows, do you agree to the marriage? >> yes. >> definitely. >> i do. >> i pronounce you married. >> yeah! >> joining us now are sarah blake, pennie brown. sarah, you're watching the video we showed you, oh, that's weird and

beach is the place to be. more humid up in new england and mid-atlant mid-atlantic. you are talking heat. think of big.s hot. more 100 degree days in austin and oklahoma city than vegas. it's literally been like this. 101 in dallas. yesterday was 104 in oklahoma city. incredible heat. today, more of that in the middle of the country. southeast, afternoon showers. with the hotels.com 48-hour sale, the possibilities are endless. interesting... save up to 50% this tuesday and wednesday only. hotels.com. be smart. book smart. it's schwab at your fingertips wherever, whenever you want. one log in lets you monitor all of your balances and transfer between accounts, so your money can move as fast as you do. check out your portfolio, track the market with live updates. and execute trades anywhere and anytime the inspiration hits you. even deposit checks right from your phone. just take a picture, hit deposit and you're done. open an account today and put schwab mobile to work for you. >>> this recovery has been anemic. it is way underperformed. the president i think has deepened the downturn, made it last long

beach. >> system engines have ignited. "atlantis" kicking on its afterburners for 1:23 for the final phase of powered flight. >> "atlantis," two engine tile. >> that means they could get across the atlantic with two engines instead of the three they have on board. everything perfect now as "atlantis" climbs into orbit for the final mission of the space shuttle. everything right on target. you are looking at a picture of "atlantis" from a camera underneath the belly of the spacecraft attached to the external fuel tank. it will take eight minutes and 24 seconds for it to get into space. it's riding now. everything is going perfectly. we seem to have lost the transmission from mission control by rob nagus. don't know what's happened here. but we will stay with it, keep you going up. and here we are here, if we pick up -- here we go. here we'll pick up rob navius again. all right, everybody -- everything is on schedule right here. it should be coming up here shortly to what they call negative return. what that means is that they cannot return here to the space center. they would have to fly across the atlantic ocean to a landing site in spain if they had an emergency. okay. they are now off

atlantic. now people of this state are looking to that to bring them that much needed moisture. >> heather: looks like a nice day out there on the beach. how seriously are the severe drought conditions? >> reporter: they are very serious. to put this in perspective, rainfall totals in the state of texas, 89 inches below average. that is quite significant and the u.s. drought monitor says that 94% of the ranges and pastures in the lone star state are in poor condition. this part of the country has been in the grips of the heat wave which has also not helped the situational. look at that satellite image from nasa. all of the brown that you see, that is dead vegetation. farmers here have lost about 30% or more of their crop in this year alone so the situation is quite dire. a lot of people were looking forward to tropical storm don hoping it will bring rain. we'll have wait until another system comes through here. >> gregg: livestock has been lost. it's been devastating for people of texas. >>> shocking information in the norway massacre just ahead. what police are saying he told them. >> and freedom for two american hikers, why their at

beach. >> "atlantis" kicking on its after burners for 1:23 seconds for final phase of powered flight. >> reporter: perfect. that means they can get across the atlanticve on board. everything perfect now as "atlantis" climbs in to orbit for the final mission of the space shuttle. everything right on target. you're looking at a picture of "atlantis" from a camera underneath the belly of the spacecraft attached to the external fuel tank. it will take 8:24 seconds for it to get into space. everything is going perfectly. we seem to have lost the transmission from mission control by rob. don't know what's happened here but we'll stay with it, keep you going up, and here we are here -- we pick up -- here we go. here we'll pick up rob again. all right. everybody, everything is on schedule right here. it should be coming up shortly to what they call. they can't return here to the space center, they would have to fly across the atlantic ocean to a landing site in spain if they had an emergency. okay. they are now off the coast of savannah already. they are 172 miles off the coast of savannah. they are 60 miles high. everything is going perfectly. don't know w