your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> adam caskey is up in bethesda. >> we are in bethesda at a farmers' market if you're familiar with the region. wisconsin in bethesda. i mentiod the dew points. it measures the comfort level. it is dropping. it will get more comfortable gradually. i have the raincoat on. we have light rain falling in bethesda. however, there are some heavier downpour,maxi lyng eti calvert county and in charles county and approaing la plata. hee,otisrw it is isryry light, t enough to select the about about accumulations -- eto--uth ugh slick roadways. tiutngti down, a littlev oer an ch a ainf. hnd n . ch liarton about aab tou a 10twiwnn will this scoot out of here? >> we're talking temperatures in the0's' we will have some clearing. it will be downright comfortable tomorrow. there will be a big warming trend for the weekend. the energy is pushing on out of here. it will take some time, probably not until about lunch time. there will be some clearing later on. this afternoon, at some sunshine will try to peek through. downright beautiful. hot this weekend.

seven degrees in bethesda. i have been checking the raider. -- 70 degrees in bethesda.ehtigiga sahr erfos the mostart. there is one storm between waldorf and la plata that is pushing off to the north and east. otherwise, light green colors indicate light showers. this rain will be coming and going and then tapering off later this afternoon. humidity will drop throughout the day and into tomorrow. tomorrow will be comfortable. a great day. by this weekend, and knowingly humid and hot. well into the mid 90's, especially on sunday. >> i have plenty of traffic from montgomery village up to shady grove road. there was a crash near haymarket that is causing some slow down. 66 east will slow again at centreville and then at the enna metro section. 95, some guys said 30 minutes to get from dale boulevard up to lorton. heading northbound. you can see the headlights slowing out of newington to get to springfield. no accidents on the outer loop in maryland. this is the pace past university boulevard. >> thank you. >>> $2.4 billion will be used to create advanced batteries in elect

new carrollton on one end and bethesda on the other.the billion dollar project mainly funded by federal money is expected to create 35,000 jobs and stimulate the county. it is considered an environmentally friendly alternative opposed to expanding existing highways or building the intercounty connector. >> some say it will affect the quality of the hiking and biking trails along the c&o canal but many say it is coming from well to do neighbors in bethesda and chevy chase who don't want a light rail system coming through their town much in the way georgetown residents oppose a metro stop being there. >> armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> what do free burgers, the president and a huge birthday cake have in common? >> ten foot by ten foot cake and we have 20 cakes like this. >> you are looking at behind the scenes of z burger in tenleytown where workers are preparing for a huge birthday bash for president obama who is 48 today. it will stretch from the floor to the ceiling with edible pictures of the president and they will de

a pretty bad pedestrian wreck their in bethesda. as we head out to 395, from the pentagon, it has been a struggle heading to the eastbound freeway. that a lot of volume there. south about 395, a motorcycle down. that has been cleared up. a new broken-down car is reported on the outbound fourteenth street bridge along the right side of the road. after the washington parkway, summer to zero work is going on. at that as a look at traffic, back to you. >>> arrowsmith's lead singer -- aerosmith's mb. . there's something big happening at pizzaut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. >>> julia chiles -- >> always trying to turn her kids and magic into a mo

the controversial purple line will connect new carrollton and bethesda with a light rail. it will run through the university of maryland along the popular georgetown trail and on to bethesda. $2 billion. construction could start in four years with trains running at 2016. >>> coming up, why did the fbi raid a medical center and the district? >> and plans throughout the area to raise awareness about crime. >> doug hill from the weather center, a cold front may make a noisy day tomorrow. more xt. there's something big happening at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. >>> federal agents raided eight medical center in the district this morning. authorities confirmed a search warrant

new carrollton would be connected to bethesda. it would be the first segment of a mass transit beltway. it calls for 21 stations. the project has faced opposition. many are concerned about the impact it would make a long a popular trail. the planning board gave the project its approval. it allows it to seek federal funding. martin o'malley now goes one step furerth by making his choice by what form the purple line will take. >> thank you. >>> also today, police are investigating a deadly overnight shooting. it happened before 1:00 a.m. this morning in oxon hill. police found two men two men women suffering from gunshot wounds. one of the man died. the injuries of the women are not life-threatening. no arrests have been made. >>> a decision isn generating some mea rn.edctio the county board of supervisors voted to allow a school to increase their campus on popes head road. they believe -- some believe the school fosters hatred. >> all of the previous textbooks were full of anti semantic, anti-american rhetoric. we do not think ther

the time to travel from bethesda to new carrollton, 56 minutes by light rail. we found out this morning congresswoman edwards said it took a lot longer to get here by the beltway. ith, back you. >> tnk you. >>> now to the weather. it's going to be hot today. so hot csx issued heat warnings. trains that run on the news brunswick lines will have to go slower. >> how hot could it get today? tom kierein. >> we had a nice break yesterday. 81 in washington, low 80s in montgomery and fairfax. southern maryland around the bay, the northern neck, eastern shore, it's more humid there and less humid around the blue ridge and shenandoah valley and 30 miles less north of washington. dew point 72 in washington and near 70 in prince georges county. southern maryland mid 70 dew points near the bay. that is extreme humidity. farther to our west and north dew points are in the 60s. that's not quite as bad. on the eastern shore, temperatures in the mid 70s, out of the mountains, mid 70s. you see that yellow zone, this is where we've got a lot of humidities. 87 in richmond. it is

that is the other part of our weather story. 88 degrees in sterling. 88 in bethesda. one more stop in californi is in saint mary's county. the dew point right now is at 70, so it feels closer to 92 degrees. take a look at the map, and we will start with our pollen count. mold spores in the high range. don't expect changes in the next few days. upper 80's across the board. 90 in fredericksburg. we're starting to see this combination of increasing temperatures and dew point. just north, a little bit better. om the west, all kinds of things happening. you see the temperatures are only at 66 in cincinnati. that is because they have had torrential rain. when this system pushes through tennessee, is going to make noise. in the meantime, partly sunny and humid for the rest of the ening with only an isolated thunderstorm west of town. here comes the satellite images here. it is going to miss us, but it is really going to make noises and headlines out here. it is a pretty large area of intense rain. behind that, a cold front will be ableo move tomorrow. it will give us a prett

bethesda, 71. a lot of sunshine, a few passing clouds. becoming partly cloudy. 91 today.oday will be the warmest of the foreseeable future. a lot of sunshine tomorrow. we cannot rule out a passing shower. it looks unsettled on fridaynd saturday. >> i have good traffic off the eastern shore. an earlier crash is now gone. under way to the wilson bridge, a stalled a van in the left lane. help is on the way to move that. we will show you some live pictures of camera. southbound on 270 approaching the truck weigh station, normal volume. good in virginia across the potomac river. here we are at the 14th street bridge. >> thank you. >>> 5:42 is your time on this was the morning. 71 degrees. >> members of the old guard pier ready to a deployment to iraq. aq. e loveits incredible deals. and with her daughter starting middle school tomorrow, connie's got some high expectations. she expects look 11 might be the one. she expects look 17 might be the one. so she shops target. whe they've ways got her back for back to school. target. expect more. pay less. >> you are watching abc 7's "

new carrollton on one end and bethesda on the other.he project mainly funded by federal money is expected to create 35,000 jobs and to stimulate the economy in less developed sectorss of both counties and considered a more efficient and environmentally friendly alternative opposed to expanding existing highways or building the intercouldn't kerr. the project has had detractors who say it will affect the hiking and biking trails so there maybe some lawsuits that maybe blocking the project. but at this point it looks like a green light for the purple line. reporting live, armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> we have the 9 news now exclusive. a dc police internal investigation is underway this morning. at its focus is an alleged understand deb in dupont circle that's where an attorney, pepin tuma said he made a comment about the lewis gates controversy and followed up with a comment of how he didn't like police officers. he says an officer nearby overheard him. grabbed him and pinned him against the metal utility box. pepin tuma

there is a fire on the tracks at the bethesda metro station. montgomery county fire and rescue units are there. there are reports of a small fire on the tracks inside the station. flames are isolated to one track but there are delays on train traffic between friendship heights and the bethesda station. we are now hearing yet another update tt the fire is now out but do expect delays between those two stations. friendship heights and the bethesda station. no injuries reported. >>> lindsay is at the park. what is going on out there today? >> you know, i would say today you can start to hear the tom brady talk. getting excited about the matchup they have coming up on friday. this is also a day with a lot of intensity because the players have told us that this third preseason game, obviously, a really big deal for them. that's because this will be the game this you are going the see the veterans, starters, playing for a long time. for sure, the first pass likely into the third quarter. for players it is a good measuring stick to find out where they

bethesda, 85. bristow, already 88. let us go live to the radar. just a few showers popped up about 25 minutes ago over southern maryland. slowly dissipating and collapsing and reigning themselves out. but basically lusby south, a little bit of rain. dissipating. look at the storm stand -- bigger and more sere complex off to the west. these storms started as just a couple of single celled storms around 4:00 a.m., then they blossomed into the huge complex we see here moving into the ohio valley and parts of kentucky and west virginia. summit is severe and some was tornadic, earlier in the morning. kind of and not time of day. this action will stay out of the region. we could get cloud cover from that, but that would be it. otherwise, most will dissipate as a dye is just to the south and southwest. however, notice the cold front. this is a strong summer cold front. big temblor contrast along the front. that is usually where yoget the action in terms of thunderstorms. that should affect the weather especially by tomorrow night and into thursday. let u

. >> the man convicted o murdering aet b bethesda womhea injuring five other women. he could get life in pson. a culpeper county woman is recovering after her estranged boyfriend allegedly set her on fire. police say on monday night she was driving james anderson highway 29 and he doused her with a flammable liquid and threw a lit match at her. anderson was arrested in southeast washington and remains in jail. >> the time is now 5:05 and the ntsb is reviving statements about when it learned of problems with metro's automated safety system. investigators learned just last week that the system used to prevent crashes failed in march but yesterday a metro employee spoke a day after the june 22nd crash that killed nine people. another crash was avoided march 2. we have an update now on a story we reported on yesterday. a metro train operator tested positive for drugs and did not lose his job. metro tells us it fires employees who fail a drug test the second time or are in a probationry period. they can enter rehab the first time. >> the washington examiner reports only 3

announced a light rail, not a bus system is the choice of travel from bethesda to new carlton. sarah simmons has the news edge on that one. >> reporter: the purple line is 10 years in the making. today the governor announced the plan is n place for light rail. thnext step is asking for the money in order to do it. the dream of the purple line is on paper. after years of debate over bus or light rail, martin o'malley made the announcement today. >> we are here to announce that we are delivering on the vision by moving forward with our plans to develop the light rail option for the purple line. >> reporter: lawmakers say bringing light rail would be cheaper in the long run, best for the environment and more rider friendly. the rail line would extend from bethesda to prince george in carlton county. >> it will be sleek, quiet, it will below to the ground. this is not your grandfather's light rail. >> reporter: the light rail hasn't gone over well with some residents in montgomery county. the above ground line is designed to run right along the capitol trail but the overwhelming su

bethesda, bumper-to-bumper at old georgetown road, the blaze began at tysons corner, solid through bethesda -- the delays began at tysons corner, solid through bethesda. college park, the traffic in the lower right part of the screen near route 1, college park, the delay most of the way into landover. route 50 on the inner loop, south of 50 toward fedex field, the game tonight with the redskins and patriots at 8:00, slow ride on the inner loop toward fedex. major delays toward theastern shore, a 10-mile away from annapolis well before it the severn river. bumper-to-bumper, only two lanes getting across the bridge. i-395 across the 14th street bridge, the pace has been slow on the eastbound freeway toward anacostia. just volume, no incidents. back to you. >>> coming up, less than $150 per year on air conditioning? >> it is not your typical summer camp. a local woman is is female announcer: from jennifer, while supplies last, this luxurious microfiber sofa and chair for just $399. our most dramatic offer ever: both pieces, just $399. while supplies last. from jennifer: you don't have to spend

live in bethesda, lindsey mastis, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> oh, let the frenzy begin. thank you. >>> you can see tonight's drawing during 9 news now at 11:00. >>> still to come, a hot problem with an appliance designed to keep your food cool. >>> plus, we are gearing up for the redskins game. hi, sara. >> the rains are coming down and it is getting windy but the good news the tarp is off the field. players are out on it. we will preview the game coming up in a bit. cb they will not be judge by the color of their skin but the content of their character. i have a dream today. >> reporter: today marks 46 years since an estimated quarter million people gather on the national mall to hear dr. martin luther king speak at the lincoln memorial. advocating rational harmony and freedom. a ceremony was held at the lincoln memorial this week. >>> 54 years ago today that 14- year-old emmitt hill was murdered by a lynch mob in mississippi. now his casket is on its way to the smithsonian. his brutalized remains were displayed in the casket sparking a public outcry that helped to rall

the trouble spot outside the bethesda bethesda station. wise come martin is live at the friendship high station. what is the latest? >> reporter: they are in the process of repairing the cracked spot on the rails right now. it's been friendship heights and pay these day. this was discovered around 1:10 an inspector. while the repairs are being made, trains will take turns sharing one track between grosvenor and friend wood. some trains will run to shady grove and others need to turn back at twin brook. the question is, how long will it take to fix the crack in the system? >> we have crews out doing a temporary fix. tonight we will make permanent repairs. this will affect part of the evening rush hour. >> reporter: so, customers can expect 15-minute delays and the trains will be moving at reduced speeds in the affected area. be prepared for that. that is the bad news for metro. there is good news for metro and it deals with cell phones that customers will be able to use when they are down riding the system. more on that at 6:00. >> nice to

. >> 55 sleek cable cars would make 21 stops between the new carrollton and bethesda metro station. >> it pays to add more stops because it will allow more people to use it. >> what is the ridership expected to be. >> i think 70,000 plus. >> reporter: those that support the $1.5 billion project say it is greener than building more roads. maryland will now apply for a billion dollars in federal funding for the process. critics say the purple line may devastate the path along the georgetown trail and may file a lawsuit to block the project. 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> if all goes according to plan, the purple line could be running by 2018. >>> right now a former prince william county police officer has been charged with murder. mike knolls senior is accused of shooting and killing his landlord. police found the body of 73- year-old john busto in his home in stafford county yesterday. the suspect rented the basement apartment from the victim. right now investigators are not saying what touched off the violence. >>> in what may be his highest profile diplomatic trip since leaving office

. >>> a man who beat a bethesda woman to death and robbed her will spend the rest of his life behind bars. jose xwars yeah pereira was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. garcia pereira was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of mary harvesttein p the robbery spanned from november 2007 to september 2008. in each case, garcia hog tied and bound the women inside their homes while he robbed them. life without patrol is t maximum sentence allowed by law. family members of murdered alexandria woman bell were out searching today for her remains again. they say that they have renewed hope and possible clues. bell disappeared 13 years ago. her self-confessed killer said he buried bell in prince george's county in a wooded area at old fort road. crews with backhoe was digging in the area yesterday and the work continued today. police found a sandal this afternoon. bell's mother believes it belongs to her daughter. k-9 dogs did not deexpect anything in the immediate area. >>> local teachers get ready for classes. >> a battle over a metro bus driver caught u

light traffic volume, both the uner and outer loop between tyson and bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the late senator ted kennedy made health care reform the focal point of his career which spanned several decades. this morning, the debate over health care continues. congressman jim moran held an explosive town hall meeting last into in reston, virginia. as many as 3,000 people argued t got owe rowdy that some people were escorted out. >> dispel the myths, inform the constituents, tryit hear from them so we have a good sense of where at least my constituency stands on this critical issue. >> congressman moran was joined by cohost howard dean who has written a book offering his prescription for fixing america's health care system. >>> the white house has made staggering prediction about the national deficit. turns out it will be $2 trillion more than originally thought. ton years from now, the national debt will equal four of the u.s. economy. >>> president obama says he wants the man in charge of the federal reserve to keep his job fo

in bethesda, at river road, very light volume. no problems to report and finally take a quick glance at 50 westbound from the bay bridge to the beltway. nothing but green cars. drivers are moving at a great pace. >>> as you head out the door, think of giving more than you are asked to give. best-selling author and motivational speaker will he jolly explains how it will open the doors of opportunity. >> reporter: this is willie jolliment i want to share a simple idea to help you live better and have greater success in your personal and professional endeavors it is making a commitment to pursue excellence each and every day. excellence is always the best security. in times of down sizing, right sizing, human engineering and people laying off and getting laid off, excellence is a way to create a reputation for you to stay employed. now, you can't control, no one can control, i can't control if you are going to stay in your present job but if you have a reputation for excellence, someone is always waiting for you to become available a

the district held a tremor general cinemas station party for students at walt whitman high in bethesdae students are a little never nervous because again, this is the first year in a public versus a private school. but school officials seem to think the largest system in maryland can handle the extra kids. now, the bigger concern is that the schools can handle an h1n1 outbreak. parents and school officials say they're concerned about that. >> i have a child had college who yesterday was diagnosed with the flu test and tested positive and she only began college last wednesday and is already sick. >> i'm sending in their lunches a little wipe that come in the individual packets so they can wipe their hands before they t >> reporter: now, school officials will be watching students and to see if any appear ill. the other thing they are going to be monitoring is the absentee trends, be looking at that as well. in the end, it wi still be the health department that is going to make the determination of whether or not a swine flu outbreak is going to be enough to close down a school temporaril

ho shld dissipatehi wnitthe urhi 673 at rganeaganaalti n.on itals bethesda, bethesda,n hbatur urn at 67. hagerstown, cooler at 65. mclean right now, checking in at 68. it is muggy outside, about what you would expect for this time of year but one of the minor changes that that is going to come is lower humidity levels later tonight and tomorrow. woodbridge, 66. let's look at the almanac information from yesterday. we topped out at 87, exactly average again. average high temperature yesterday and today is 87. today, probably a couple degrees warmer than that, at the 90 degree mark this afternoon. notice the cloud cover down to our south, even extensive showers from tidewater down to eastern north carolina. there is a little circulation or atmosphere down there which has kept the clouds and rain showers just south of our region, and we will keep it out of our hair for the next several days. we don't have any precipitation in the forecast until we go into tuesday afternoon. there after that, we have the typical afternoon popup storms in the forecast. until then, we look dry. most of the

armando trull is live in bethesda with more. armando? >> reporter: well, don't feel so bad for dealers because some of these dealers are getting rebates back from automakers who are eager to get people on the show room before the wheels come off on the cash for clunkers program. all good things must come toed and and at 8 p.m. eastern cash for clunkers reaching thenal of the road. uncle am cease handout has generated a half million new car sales. >> it is yen rating a lot of sales. >> it was a positive reaction to the program. >> reporter: even if customers are getting as much as $4,500 for rebates, many dealers say uncle sam has been slow in reimbursing them for their rebates. >> it was taking hours to transmit one. >> getting a recognition as far as is it approved or rejected. they haven't gotten a lot of feedback. >> reporter: feedback from the consumers has been clear. it was scooped up in record time. gm is expecting to ramp up production and bring some laid off workers back because of the program. >> if you come in, tell them hones

britney moorehouse is live from bethesda.the post office losing big numbers but it is the neighborhoods that may end up paying the costs. >> reporter: that is right, derek. this post office behind me on wisconsin avenue in friendship heights is one of 700 across the country that is up for consideration to close. close to our region the agency is looking at a total of nine offices in the district, nine in maryland and 19 in virginia. postal workers predict that could mean layoffs. >> reporter: it is well past 5:00 p.m. in the evening. he is still working through his route. >> i deliver to hospitals. >> reporter: when he is not there he is greeting his recipients face-to-face-to- face. >> i knew him since i was a kid. >> reporter: it is these relationships that make his job worthwhile. this post office is one of nine in the district officials are looking at closing to cut costs. and neighbors are upset. >> it is the whole neighborhood that uses this. >> unfortunately the post office has adopted a new policy of making money. >>

it's supposed to connect bethesda and new carrollton ro siugth lvh ngrier. s,hours,ill nounce the next st f worepanhesnounl the next steps for the proposal. we could learn whether the line will consist of rapid bus service or light rail. >>> also, the senate could vote to pump another $2 billion into the cash for clunkers program. the cash could run out of cash. but objection from critics could delay a vote until september. the proam allows car buyers to trade in current cars and get up to $4,500 toward a more fuel-efficient vehicle. the obama administration is lobbying the senate hard. >> to make sure that all senators understand how wildly popular this is, how good it is for the economy, how good it is for the environment. >> senate critics say it is too early to know the environmental impact. they also caution that cash for clunkers is only helping the auto industry, not the economy as a whole. >> a war of word ss under way after a fire broke out at a fire station in prince george's county. it has to do with the response to yesterday's fire at the bouleva

expect to find a b ouhbutnd d southboundea 355 hding into bethesda. we had an accident on 95 northbound near dale city. that nn oweere beacld. southbound, there was aork d arne being cle spotsylvania, the route 1 ice rgederbuks. that, too, should be gone shortly. let's go to springfield, take a look at 95 northbound. that's in good shape heading toward the beltway. nothing stopped in the way. alison, pamela, back to you. >> jim, we thank you. and it is 6:13 and 78 degrees. >> still to come on "good morning washington," our favorite story. a new study about napping is a wake-up call for most americans. we've got some new details about sleeping on the job or in the bathroom, as that guy was. and we'll get a check of what's making headlines around the region >> in our top stories at 6:15 on a monday morning, a veteran metro worker has died after track maintenance equipment struck him on the orange line in virginia. this happened just before 10:00 last night between the dunn loring and vienna stations. his identity has not b released. and get ready for a

i will mention that we had that fire, that car fire in bethesda last week where the man was burned up and killed in his car. that's a perfect case. we are asking for the public's help in that case. this man work at two gas stations, one in annandale, and one in glen echo. he was working at the gas station in annandale and drove over to the area in bethesda near where he would work in glen echo and we are trying to get the public's help. anyone who has any information on what he was doing. any information on what he was doing around the time that his car caught on fire would be helpful. we don't know the cause of the fire yet. it wasn't a crash or engine fire. the fire started inside the vehicle. we're asking for the public's help on that one. >> give them a call if you know anything about that incident dent last week in bethesda. chief, thank you for being here. we'll be right back. >> this is jeff norman. he doesn't get health insurance from an employer, so he's been buying it himself for years. he's healthy, so he wonders why his rates keep going up. liz sloan wants health insurance

o'malley propone agilizar la construccion de la linea morada que conectaria la estacion de metro de bethesdaw carrolton....ademas una linea roja en el area de woodland en el condado de baltimore hasta el centro medico john hopskins al este de baltimore... estos proyectos buscan tambien disminuir el trafico vehicular y ofrecer otras alternativas de transporte... los ejecutivos de los condados de montgomery y prince george apoyan los proyectos de transporte... maryland estaa solicitando fondos al departamento de transporte para la construccion de las lineas morada y roja... se estima que los proyectos tendran un costo de mas de mil millones de dolares.... una joven de 14-aÑos fue sorprendida por un hombre mientras dormia en un apartamento en el area de mclean, esto en el condado de fairfax... la adolescente se encontraba durmiendo en un sofa cuando desperto y vio a un hombre encima de ella tomandola de los brazos... la joven grito y pudo escapar.... dos mujeres de 25-aÑos tambien estaban en el apartamento... el hombre se dio a la fuga y es descrito como hispano, de unos 20 aÑos de edad, mide s

. >> life without parole i should say for the murder of a woman from bethesda. michael nathan said that jose garcia was a career criminal who targeted victims and delighted and torturing them. life with no chance of parole for convicted killer, a sentence to leaves victims who survived relieved. >> if he had gotten now, i was certain he would come back on us for retaliation. it is very vicious. >> a jury had convicted the illegal immigrant and last year's brutal beating. it we s onin a seriesf nglycr violent home invasions targeting older women. it terrorized the area for an entire year. they say justice was served. it >> he will not be walking the streets again. he will die in jail, appropriately so for the crimes. >> she laid down that a gag for two days before her daughter found her. >> i could see when it was nighttime and when it was daytime. i could hear the work men across the street building a house. there was no way they could possibly hear me. >> for this community, a chance to heal. and a sense of vindication. ng>> when bad things happen to good peopl

it will nru between bethesda and new carrollton. plans were described yesterday. the cost of the project is estimated at nearly $2 billion. construction could begin in four years. >>> it is now 5:07 on this wednesday morning. 73 degrees. >> metro officials plead for funding. how much is needed? >> 76 right now in old town. i am adam caskey. i will detail the forecast coming up. >> lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning commute. yo >>> welcome back. 5:11 is your time on this wednesday. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> let's check in with adam caskey. he is live in alexander this morning. >> we're at founders park. such a great park. it is great in the time of day to be here. the potomac is behind us. you can see a little bit of haze already off in the distance. the humidity in the air. ristctdistrict, 75. alexandria, 72. hagerstown, 71. here is the forecast for today. limited sunshine. you can see abundant cloud cover out there. it is not thick cloud cover. peaks of sunshine. high temperatures, mainly in the upper 80's later

at last check, a major delay out of bethesda. that is the normal rush hour volume. delays began at the georgetown pike. the outer loop is extremely slow, as you can see. the next camera just north of the american -- coming toward us, it continues to be bumper- to-bumper. quickly up to the northbound side of 270 now, as you head to the german town stretch, north of 121, normal stuff. a pretty serious accident in germantown that is blocked each way. a medevac helicopter has come and gone. making the trip from the pentagon north, lanes are open. check out the volume as you head into the district. that is a look at traffic, back to you. >>> coming up, a new study looked to the cost of sendinnd a mom to war. children are paying a big prize. >> and what one woma what one >>> the chairman of the ntsb tells us that an investigation may be taking longer than originally thought. >> we hear some of the reasons why. >> not only is a challenging, but it is personal for the members of the ntsb because they live here. many of the investigators ride the metro every day. one woman s

bethesda jammed each way here. prett solid through bethesda up and around in the college park -- and up around into college park. that delay goes all way around into tyson's cozy corner as well. -- tyson's corner as well. you will stay in bumper-to- bumper traffic. up in the clarksburg stretch, that has cleared out early as you can see here in this next camera shot. it that northbound traffic coming toward us is much better than normal. as you make the trip heading north, we will check up the pace as you had on the freeway. that is a look at traffic, back to you. >>> it coming up, -- can you go without your car for an entire month? >> i feel amazing. it has been a long journey. >> an inspiring story, how it has been a long journey. >> an inspiring story, how tonion car insurance. what you might not know is that you can contact geico to see if you could save on homeowner's and renter's insurance toono. for more information call 1-800-947-auto or check what you might not know is that you can contact geico the yellow

hot off the grill, the folks from the burger joint in bethesda shows us how to grill up tury burgers.and for these stories and all the days' news, and your forecast for the weekend, it begins here on news4 at 4:00 and 5:00. >> what time is dinner? >> 4:15 we start it, and then we come back at 4:45 to test it out. i'm rerady. >> yeah, we are ready now. >>> now let's go to tom for the forecast. >> we are getting lightning in southern prince georges county. that extends across the potomac. and it's come into alexandria. it may be moving into washington over the next few minutes. that stretch is further to the south and west as well, and into some spots. and heavy rain and thunder and lightning is beginning to develop. for the rest of the afternoon, we have a flood watch in effect. all of the docounties in green, and out further to the west and north as well as north and east, it's going to affect us at 2:00 this afternoon until midnight. we will lit the low 80s later today. flooding rains are likely later on this afternoon and into the evening. maybe a passing shower. a chance of rain to

martin o'malley announced his support for the highly anticipated purple line which would run from the bethesda metro station to new caro 16 mik e 21 passengers could transfer om crs tldransfer from metro to to trains. the project is expected to cost $1.5 billion. and opponents say they favor a bus transit system for environmental reasons. arguing light rail would ruin the crease sent trail. today o'malley's says his decision is in line with what local leaders line to help ease traffic. >> it was the product of a consensus that we built through this agreement we built a consensus through a public hearing process for this option. the purple line option that we're proposing will be sleek, it will be quiet, it will be low to the ground. this is not your grandfather's light rail. >> o'malley also announced a plan to create a 14 mile red line through baltimore. if the purple line gets the proper approvals and funding, construction could begin in 2014 with service starting in 2018. >>> consumer spending appears to be slowly recovering. according to the commerce department, consumer spending was up by

governor martin o'malley today announced that it will be a light rail line that runs from bethesda to new carolton. the project now heads to the federal transit administration for approval. >>> the search tips for suspects in a deadly shooting out of prince george's county. four people were shot overnight on livingston road here. one man was killed, another is in critical condition. police believe the gunman knew his victims. >>> there is word that the senate will vote to extend the. uhe lar cash for clunkers program before lawmaker recess on friday. it would pump another $2 billion into the program. the house that has already approved the additional funds. >>> now a did that low matt tick break through. north korea has agreed to pardon the two american journalist wlos have been jailed in that country since march. >> this follows a surprise visit from former president bill clinton who went to north korea this morning on a mission. steve handelsman has more. >> reporter: the two u.s. journalists were pardoned just hours after bill clinton arrived in north korea. the white house still w

the delays begin near the dulles toll road all the way into bethesda near the i-270 spur.on the belt way through the silver spring stretch. the inner loop getting past university boulevard, traffic moving away, but low speed. below speed on it northbound i- 95 north at route 32, the damage long gone, but the damage is done. a brokenown truck is the new problem before 198. heavy volume near the b.w. parkway up toward howard county, a lot of bailout from i-95. i-270, just volume at montgomery village avenue. i-5 across the 14th street bridge, all lanes are open, northbound traffic heading across the 14th street bridge just slow. >>> coming up, wait until you hear about how ted kennedy courted his beloved wife. >> coming up, a local mother p come on in. you're invited to the chevy open house. where getting a new vehicle is easy. because the price on the tag is the price you pay on remaining '08 and '09 models. you'll find low, straightforward pricing. it's simple. now get an 2009 chevy silverado half-ton for under $18,000 after all offers. go to chevy.com/openhouse for more d

. >> the governor also deteared plans for a purple line light rail connects bethesda with new care one. >>> they will ask the federal mass transit to fund the process. >>> the cities mounted patrol faces elimination. baltimore city police department is slashing the budget. officials say they will save $150,000 if they get rid of the horses. sources close to the unit say a number of officers hope reporting will lead to donations to save the horses. we talked to the fraternal order of police how important the mounted patrol is. >> when they go into a crowd it can be a riot. everybody disappears. one horse is worth 15 officers in a crowd control situation. i have seen them at work. they do great work. >> to make a donation to feed the horses and try to save the mounted patrol look for this story under local news. >>> a former candidate for state senate is behind bars charged with attempted rate. the cambridge police officer said he heard a woman calling for help then saw him holding her down against her will in his law office. >>> major damage just west of here at a high school in middle

the final victim of bethesda was severely beaten and died from her injuries. gr garcia was convicted of first degree murder in that case. he could face life in prison without parole. >>> a 12-year-old boy is clinging to life after a serious crash that left him in uinsi d.gsre i siblings injured. >> it happened lastnig i>>ht germantown at id idoa rofgeiddod drive. and t drive. and tt' tsha a n an intersonec eenirsgh ne hboavec ing about for some time. news 4's megan mcgrath joins us from that intersection with more. good morning, megan. >> good morning. >> reporter: good morning. neighbors say this intersection has been a problem for a long time, and that they've been asking for a stoplight. yesterday, we had a very serious accident here and a 12-year-old boy is fighting for his life. now, this accident happened just a little bit before 4:00 yesterday afternoon. a voex wag ann pass sat with four people inside was stopped in the northbound lane of ridge road. they were trying to make a left onto morning star drive when a ford pickup truck slammed into the back o

it would extend from bethesda to new carrollton. the plan is to have the line up and running by 2016. >>> and you're looking at images coming into the studio from former president bill clinton's meeting with kim jong- il. he is trying to persuade officials to release two american journalists. the state media reports that the former president and kim jong-il talked about a number of issues, evening say the former president delivered a message from president obama. >>> a school has begun given the go-ahead to expand it's campus. the fairfax board of supervisors approved the vote. >> we need to resist these people. we need to make it clear that they may have bought six votes in there, but they're not buying my vote. >> reporter: james lafferty stormed out of the board room soon after the board of supervisors approved the expansion in fairfax county. he wasn't the only one. dozens of others followed. >> i find it shocking that six of them would vote for it. i'm not sure whose concern they're looking after. >> reporter: one of the school

thisis r the camera out in bethesda. watch the bottom of the screen. things will be chaninuqi en g t s it it is t . -- is of lelitt bit muggy. here is the latest on bill. it is a hurrica -- is category one hurricane. youy ncede the projections that will turn into a category two roghr tonit or tor aoro powerful hurricane -- a powerful one will pass through tomorrow mornng. it is impossible to extrapolate the track. it is close enough that to stay on this thing to see where it will wind up. we will do that for you. let's go to the graphics. we have an ideal set up with a dry air weakening. everything is set up for it to have a big effect over bermuda and points to the west. the bermuda high it is pumping up the heat and humidity. there will be more widespread showers and storms. it will be 93 degrees tomorrow. back to you. >>> the nationals are on the clock. they have until midnight to decide if the no. 1 pick in the major-league draft -- it does not look good. if the nationals do not sign him, they lose the rights to him. i think that would be a public-

he was taken to hospital in bethesda. the driver remained on the scene. traffic still tied up as police continue to investigate. >> we will keep an eye on that tonight. also, warming up. >>> let's go to the rooftop camera for just a second. during the evening hours, even downtown will see a little sunshine before the sun goes down at 8:16 this evening. check out sunday and monday, middle 90's. a warmer set of days ming up >>> abc world news coming up next. >> have a great night. explain. oh yea, well for 6 months, customers get all three: fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a moh. oh, all right, see... you're just moving your fingers, aren't you? i gotta cut my nails. (announcer) now get three amazing fios services for the price of two. tv, internet, and phone for only... for the first 6 months. it all adds up to one incredible deal from fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v unlike cable, fios brings 100% fiber optics straight to your home, for razor sharp tv, america's top rated internet-- now even fa

, fixing a cracked rail on the red line, the crack was discovered during a routine area, between bethesda and friendship heights station. they're making a temporary fix and crews will permanently repair it overnight. >>> and more of you will soon be able to use your cell phones on the metro at the underground station. they transported the station this week. it will allow at&t, t-mobile, sprint customers to use their phones in the 20 busiest stations. fox 5 news wisdom martin has more on the story. >> reporter: well you know ryan for years, verizon was the only cell phone service for people riding the metro. which means if you were riding there, you went down underground, you had another carrier that meant you were out of luck. well that is all changes, and others are getting on board. right now the only people who can make calls on the metro are the customers with verizon service. >> it is excellent, i really wish i could be a spokesperson for verizon. it has never failed me, for sure. >> it is convenient. >> reporter: it is the only service provider in the tunnels. metro made the agreeme

we have the planes lane open as you travel the top stretch the beltway between college park and bethesda. light traffic volume now to accompany that commute leaving new hampshire avenue headed around towards the exit for university boulevard. no incidents to report for those southbound on 9 leaving tech road headed out towards university boulevard. 395 coming across the 14th street bridge does so with ease this morning. light traffic volume at the anacostia bridges continuing through southeast. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> on call this morning, researchers say they've developed a new strain of hiv, the virus that causes aids. it was found in a 62-year-old woman from the african nation of cameroon. until now, there were three known strains of hiv but doctors claim this one appears to be closely related to the form of the simian virus recently discovered if wild guerillas. researchers say this discovery highlights the need to keep close watch for new strains especially in africa. >>> researchers say they have found a gene mutation linked to the formation of cataracts.

bethesda feels like 95 degrees. our official numbers on this tuesday, 93 and 74. the record for the state, 101 degrees set back in 1906. the temperatures are going the other way, not towards record levels. 90 still in frederick. a little cooler in areas without the rainfall. behind the lines of showers and storms, temperatures cool off nicely. it is not the late september feel that is so nice around here, i cannot wait until late september, the best weather of the year in the washington area. not quite there yet. there is the back edge of the front, somewhere in there. the dry, cool air is behind it. we will not get another punch of that dry air, but it will be just enough to break the heat. the front is only going so far to the south tomorrow. in our viewing area, isolated thunderstorms, not only tomorrow, but thursday, friday, saturday, and sunday. it will be very comfortable out there. a tropical depression that could become tropical storm and up. it is not threatening land mass at this time. partly sunny, warm, but not terribly hot. if you see the forecast, it

the 16-mile purple line would connect new carrollton to bethesda. the red line runs 14.5 miles. daily ridership is projected at 54,000. the governors' endorsement of the red line drew mixed reaction from a crowd he addressed at the rail station in west baltimore. [applause and boo's] >> the red line, also known as alternative for see, is opposed by several. >> we know that everybody is not going to like the plan. >> they are concerned the red line will divide it the corridor, opposing the single track tunnel, citing delays and possibly collisions. >> this is not a sound move by our governor. he has just put a lot of lives in danger. >> many oppose putting a port where the tracks, the ground. they say are not opposed to the mass transit the they want the red line built underground. >> the city spent millions of dollars beautifying boston backstreet, but now they will take it away. -- boston street, but now they will take it away and cut us off from the waterfront. >> service would not begin until 2016, and federal funding would be tough to get. the former transportation secretary

who did not live to testify, mary havenstein, garcia polara beat the 63-year-old to death in her bethesda home last september. >>> breaking news in northeast d.c. police are investigating some sort of explosion inside a postal service mailbox. it happened inside a blue street corner mailbox,ed me street northeast. dc investigators on the scene. they evacuated several homes in the area there. investigators say they are also searching the area for other possible explosives. of course you can count on news 4 to pass on more information as it becomes available. still to come on news 4 at 11:00. a tennis center used by serena and venus williams is in trouble. we'll tell you why. also a woman fights to keep the deer she brought into her home after it was orphaned. we'll tell you about that. many of us look to scarf down french fries and hamburger from time to time. are fatty foods leaving us with a short term hangover? bob, what you got in the weather? >> a little hangover from just a few scattered showers tomorrow. not too bad f august -- then, not a pretty night up there. >> welcome to baltim

but again, a pedestrian struck at the intersection of river road and wilson lane in bethesda. we'll keep you updated. anita. >> a big victory today for president barack obama in the u.s. senate. just a short time ago, sonia sotomayor was confirmed as the newest u.s. supreme court justice. joel brown is at the capitol. >> sonia sotomayor made history. >> theyays a 68 and the nays are 61. she is confirmed. >> president obama's choice for the supreme court is the first hispanic woman elevated to that bench. >> this is a wonderful day for judge sotomayor and her family. but i also think it's a wonderful day for america. >> the senate's vote on sotomayor's nomination comes after three days over debate over whether or not she is the right choice. sotomayor earned yes votes from every democrat. nearly 3/4 of the gop senators refused to vote for her. they insisted she bring a liberal bias and her personal feelings into the high court. >> america needs judges that are guided and controlled not by subjective empathy that they find inside themselves, but by objective law that they find o

they have the specials for dining out in bethesda price fixed, great incentive restaurant week to godid that last week. >> i could do restaurant week every week. >> there are some restaurants that are doing that to drum up business with the economy. like $30 for a three-course meal. >> reduced menus and that kind of thing. >> it is nice in the evening. >> i don't know if i would be doing breakfast. go where the g.in s 70 d-reinheis working. widi70s here in townthwi high mihuty. we mivehas 60s winchester, cuerep oakland 64 er 64 and a littsp rinkle went through garrett couldn't aand otherwise it is fairly quiet. this afternoon we will have a few thunderstorms. could be locally heavy rain because they won't be fast movers. highs in the low 90s. right now 75. time to get a traffic update from angie. >>> good morning, everybody. happy tuesday to you. we will begin with a traffic alert. it happens to come to us from 50 eastbound. this is at the 7 river bridge. a disabled tractor-trailer and drivers are losing the lane. stay right to get by. the southbound trip, nice and light to the split

bethesda, partly cloudy and 83 this afternoon. not looking at many rain chances up there in the hagerstown area. over to conditionny burns watching the maryland traffic. >>> right now i'm watching 270 northbound. the ramp to westbound middle brook road is closed due to downed wires. police and crews are on the scene trying to clean that up. southbound from frederick to the beltway. no delay. over to actually check local roads right now. 355 and shady grove, no problems or incidents at this time and the trip westbound 50 from annapolis to bowie and over to dc is a clear trip. no problems or incidents to report. back to andrea. >> thank you, kenny. >>> as you head out the door this morning, we want you to think about your goals. best-selling author and motivational speaker willie jolly explains why dreaming big often affects what you get in return. >> today i want to share a simple idea to help you live better and have greater success. it is the power of your vision for your future and what you expect to happen in the future. i love