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announcer: there's a full serving of vegetables in every bowl of chef boyardee. and that's no lie. it's obviously delicious, secretly nutritious. >> a very good morning. it's 75 degrees downtown. the tropical moisture will hang all the entire week. temperatures in the upper 80's to near 90 all week long. right now we're tracking still some strong cells of storms to our south, really on the eastern shore around st. michaels, lower southern maryland, ocean city getting some strong storms as well. there's a little patch of showers near gaithersburg and d.c. that's headed in our general direction. so today unsettled. 40% chance of scattered showers and storms statewide. we're going to get up to about 88 degrees in central maryland today. 85 for ocean city. we're going to remain quite humid tonight at 66 to only 70. scattered thunderstorms a possibility. there's a cold front to our west. it is slowly approaching the i-95 corridor where it's going to stall out tonight. more in your forecast coming up. >> thank you. "covering the nation" this morning, just a horrific story out of san anto

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serving of veg-- - ( clanging ) announcer: there's a full serving of vegetables in a bowl of chef boyardee delicious. secretly nutritious. >>> turning now to the story of a young artist who might look a little familiar. zoe kravitz is combining her talent of both her father and her mother. fronting a new band. abc's ephanie sy has the first installment of the new series "on the brink." ♪ you can't work you know to show how we are ♪ >> reporter: she seems a perfect hybrid of her famous parents, one of the hottest couples of their time. from father lenny kravitz, her sensual musicality. from her actress mother, lisa bonet. >> her hair was really so cool. >> mostly to wear whatever i want. >> reporter: her innate sense of style that has fashion magazines like "vogue" hunting her. >> and my mom is, that's so your father. and my dad's like, that's so your mother. i think i'm a pretty even mix of the two. >> reporter: don't just call zoe kravitz an "it" girl. >> i think it means that you >> reporter: what's your biggest fear? >> oh, wow, my biggest fear is not doing enough. and getting too scare

announcer: there's a full serving of vegetables in every bowl of chef boyardee. and that's no lie. it's obviously delicious, secretly nutritious. >>> 6:26. they may fight you all the way, but new research shows that nap time is what your children need. kellye lynn explains. >> how important are naps for young children, very according to research. between the ages of 4 and a taking a daytime. that has significant benefits. after studying 62 children. those who nap during date have less hyperactivity, anxiety, and depression. on average children in the study took naps three times a week. i am kellye lynn with health watch. >> thank you, kellye. >>> yet to come on our morning edition. >> two teen hit by light rail. why the investigation is going in a different direction today. i am mary bubala, a live report just ahead. >>> a major gas main break shuts down train traffic. it has bge working hours to make repairs. i am kai jackson. i will have that story coming up. >>> and i am sharon gibala with wjz traffic control. area roadways, we are already looking at a few accidents and a few de

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serving of veg-- - ( clanging ) announcer: there's a full serving of vegetables in a bowl of chef boyardeeit's obviously delicious. secretly nutritious. >> live, and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >>> good morning. i am doug mckelway. it is 7:22 end time to look at traffic. >> it is friday the light for the most part. you will enjoy the ride into baltimore. it is nice on 270 and the bay bridge. 395 is a different story. we had a crash northbound at duke street. this is what it did to the traffic. the laser at springfield. let's take it to the car wreck at duke street. it has moved on to the right shoulder. let's see what looks like in virginia after the car wreck which is beautiful. next, we will go to the drive in maryland where things are very quiet on 270. outside. e the clouds are pretty thick. a fair amount of cloud cover today and temperatures are in the mid 70's right now. increasing clouds today with scattered showers and thunderstorms which could be severe. tonight, into the 70's with clearing skies. hot and humid in this weekend. sunday we will have more storms. >>> a new w

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announcer: there's a full serving of vegetables in every bowl of chef boyardee. and that's no lie.s obviously delicious, secretly nutritious. >>> d.c. police investigating a murder mystery this morning. witnesses say a group of men walked up to a man standing on the 3300 block of adams street northeast and shot him. no word on the victim's identity or suspect description. >>> a teenager goes missing from the national mall and u.s. park police are asking for your help. he is 13 years old over. tray von thomas was seen at the american indian museum last night. he is 6'2", 150 pounds with corn rows and last seen wearing red sneakers. >>> and we turn our attention to tony perkins. >> with our forecast and the cute factor of the day. >> we'll start with the my first 5 photo of the day. this is 2-year-old rachel from maryland. she's very cute. i love the little outfit. we're told she loves to play dress up anhere she's a ferry. we want to thank you for sending that in. if you want to send us your child's picture, go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings. >>> hereoks loa at what is happeni

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serving of veg-- - ( clanging ) announcer: there's a full serving of vegetables in a bowl of chef boyardeeus. secretly nutritious. introducing the all new chevy equinox. with an epa estimated 32 miles per gallon. and up to 600 miles between fill ups. it's the most fuel efficient crossover on the highway. better than honda cr-v, toyota rav4 and even the ford escape hybrid. the all new chevy equinox. >>> good morning. 8:25. get set to get wet. at this stage of the game we forecasted the storm now sitting on top of us. rain rolling off the jones falls expressway and points of the west side of the city. generally looking at rain moving on the top side of the beltway up in through baltimore county. we watched the heavy rain, looks like, by the key bridge, essex, dundalk, middle river, you're getting clobbered with heavy rain through glen burnie. we've been following this through anne arundel county and rolling its way down ritchie highway. glen burnie through pasadena, on down towards annapolis, you're getting rain and there's more on the way. the storm is trying to chug its way up the coast. w

in a bowl ♪ of chef boyardee. meet the leaf of the stevia plant. zero-calorie indulgence from a miracle of nature, not chemistry. how utterly delicious. try the first great-tasting, zero-calorie natural sweetener born from nature. truvia. honestly sweet. find it at your grocery store. everyone's nervous going back to school. ♪ a hallmark card. it's the biggest little thing you can do. real steamed milk, and decadent chocolate... in mcdonald's mccafé mochas. now come to mcdonald's any monday through august 3rd... and get a sample size free! >>> 7:56 is your time, 68 degrees. cloudy skies overhead. could we get more rain? chuck will have the forecast. good morning. i'm eun yang. it's friday, july 24, 2009. metro is working to design a backup system for the train control system that is supposed to prevent crashes. investigators say a track circuit had been malfunctioning for a year and a half before that deadly metro crash. the problem surfaced after a piece of equipment was replaced in 2007. metro says the system never failed completely. investigator