we are not expecting too much in the next few hours but we do have some heavier cells in chantilly, out near arrested. there is a watch until 9:00 tonight, all the areas shaded in pink including prince george's, arlington alexandria, all of southern maryland. the panhandle of west virginia, western maryland. no watches and that is because the atmosphere has called to the extent that we are not going to look for any other severe weather out breaking. some of these will come down by 9:00. the extended outlook, and i will give tuesday tuesday mark it on your calendar the best and the next few days. i will tell you why coming up. >> more on a story we first brought you last night about a fire that went through a building in adelphi, md. firefighters rescuing people who were trapped inside. some residents the suspect that the dry weather may have indirectly been a factor. >> the outside of the building appears mostly fine. you can see if you look up that some of the windows have been boarded up. you can see inside parts of beds toys exercise equipment. the good news is that everyone got out

some between reston and chantilly and heaviest is toward manassas and around 66. we'll track those for you live and talk about a strong cold front on friday. >>> but first, plans to keep the power on across the region. a look at one plan trying to move forward and another that is not. up next. >>> back now with an update on plans to build a high transmission power line through parts of maryland and virginia. we told you last month about pjm interconnection's decision that it may not need the path line any longer. and tomorrow, the company will make that decision final by ending the project. pjm originally contended that the $2 billion project would help supply energy to 13 states. but it says conditions have changed, it's no longer needed. >> pepco plans to file for another rate increase this fall. maryland regulators denied most of all the other requests for a rate increase and pepco executive says higher rates quote, will be crucial to continue the pace of investment in maryland. well, gambling is the focus of a special legislative session in maryland, but pepco

one right around chantilly may have a little bit of hail south of chantilly north of i-66.his is a pretty big storm, too just west of quantico down 95. it hernly has heavy raid -- it has heavy rainfall rate. the storm will go through quantico over i-95 and weaken through winchester and fizzle out over leesburg. that storm kind of holds together over frederick in the next hour. live weather cam brought to you by michael and son, very pleasant downtown, 88, dew point 67 and the pressure falling 29.81 inches of mercury. temperatures, 84 bethesda and vienna and fairfax, 87 springfield and college park. the final numbers were not in for july, but we were not as hot as last july. isolated storms tonight, hot tomorrow, a dry thursday commute and more thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon and evening and some of those could be on the hefty side. for tonight partly cloudy and mild, mid-60s in the burbs, tomorrow morning partly cloudy, warm, 70s and 80s. air quality jumps into the unhealthy range. it actually did that this afternoon. by afternoon tomorrow hot, some thunderstorms, highs 90

mostly we're looking at light rain and showers out toward sterling, chantilly, but not this may be hitting the ground. now temperatures are in the lower 90s, but where it's rained in hagerstown and martinsburg, wow, hagerstown down into the upper 60s already thanks to the storms that came through. tonight we're expecting showers and storms possible, otherwise partly to mostly cloudy, lows in the lower 70s in downtown to lower 60s. nats play at 7:05 with the mets. bring the umbrella just in case. we may see some showers entering the area, especially impacting some folks heading out for the nats game. i've got your full forecast including a cooler weekend coming up. >>> the new smart meters for d.c. taxicabs might not be coming as soon as we thought. the washington examiner reports council member marion barry filed a disapproval resolution on the meter contract to put the move on hold to allow extended review. this would allow customers to pay by credit card, track their trip on gps and even watch tv. >>> people who use the dulles toll road can weigh in on the airport authority's proposed to

they are accused of stealing $400,000 in visitor parking fees collected at the smithsonian in chantilly. this is all according to federal prosecutors that indicated the thefts began in 2009. that was shortly after the managing company they work for took over the parking lot. >> how this convention got its start and what makes its music unique. >> some of the sounds from the nation's oldest gospel convention with 1200 people were expected to attend this week. one of those in attendance tells us about the wide appeal. >> it is the only kind of music that can take on any style. it can have jazz possible, pop gospel, hip hop gospel. but it was started 80 years ago by the late dorsey who wrote " precious lord, take my hand." just before tomorrow night's big reveal sally adams tells greta kreuz the experience not only pushed her to the limit but saved her life. >> one year ago sally adams was morbidly obese. >> i will close to 350 pounds. that is unacceptable. >> 20 years ago she looked like this. the d.c. mother says her weight spiraled out of control after some serious injuries and a couple

and heavy little cell just kind of popped up, right on i-66 between manassas and chantilly. that is moving to the northeast, heading toward irfax county. so that said, we have a chance for a shower and temperature wise, it's a bargain. temperatures in the low 80s, winds out of the southeast at 10. we'll come back and talk about isaac, where isaac is headed, if it could affect the u.s. mainland and when. >> okay, topper. britain's prince harry stirring up controversy again. this time in sin city. >> you always get in trouble there. tmz posted this naked photo of the prince taken during a private party at his las vegas hotel. monica reports from london. >> reporter: prince harry was on his best behavior at the olympics, but within days, the prince went wild, partying in las vegas. tabloids are slashing photos of the prince drinking cocktails with young women at the pool. he raced olympian, ryan lockte. >> i think naked sounds good. >> he's the party boy. nothing unusual, really. >> palace officials confirmed it is harry in the photos, but the royal family is asking the media t

chantilly is 65. on our way to 94 this afternoon. a very hot day today.nshine hot, a little sticky. tonight, clear and warm. back into the 70's. the upcoming holiday weekend looks like it will be damned for a period of time. -- damp for a period of time. there will be a few scattered showers on saturday. more widespread sunday and monday. not the type of rain where it will come down all day long. just periodic spreads. we will cool down on monday. a lower 80's by labor day. let's go to the commute. >> busy for folks travelling on 95 in virginia. for the congestion with the overnight construction in fredericksburg. we are still locked into right lanes as you approach of warrenton road. the accident is an overturned vehicles. as you head towards quantico, we see a lot of delays with the overturned at mile marker 146. be aware of that. in maryland here is a look at the american legion bridge. the trip to the northwest branch is trouble-free. a very light in volume. back to you. >> the folks at "good morning america" might need extra earplugs to drown out the

you're seeing light rain impacting sterling, germantown, leesburg and also into chantilly, looks like even fairfax getting light rain as well, but not all of that could be hitting the ground. our live weather cam brought to you by michael and son, cloudy skies, 84 degrees, cloud cover helping keep temperatures down, winds north, northwest around 8 miles per hour. currently it's 77 in leesburg, 82 in manassas, fredericksburg 83, annapolis around 87 degrees. we're looking at the system, isolated storms for tonight, some strong or severe, less humid for thursday. friday could potentially be hot in some locations and then the within we talked about, much cooler. check out your 9 futurecast. so tonight most of the big storms should be south of us and also east of us. overnight things clear out by tomorrow, lots of sunshine and then friday things change. it's like by friday morning we're starting out sunny, but then the clouds increase, another cold front comes through and you can see by friday afternoon into the evening more showers and storms are popping back in. tonight a few storms, aga

chantilly is 69. right around 70 degrees to kickstart the thursday morning. high temperatures this afternoon in the 90's. storms will develop in the mountains and drift towards the metro area. tomorrow more widespread showers and storms. could be severe, especially in the afternoon and evening hours. in the upper 80's to 90. what is the weekend have in store? i will talk about that. >> plenty of good news -- things are rolling out nicely. it for anybody who wants to hop on the dulles toll road -- travel times are expected to be 15 minutes. a normal tour belong to hundred 70 between father " -- father hurley boulevard and the beltway. here is a live picture of 95 in virginia. 95 in maryland -- take the picture. we were looking at 95, now we are looking at 270 at montrose road. back inside. >> good news for people who commute to or from adams morgan. metro says the 90, 92, 93, 96, and x3 lines will return to normal routes. these buses have been detoured since april 2011 because of the street project along 18th street that wrapped up. >> time is running out if y

but just to our west, right now western fairfax county from near chantilly up toward reston, getting moderate showers as well as into southern loudoun county. advancing east. just about to come into falls church and then eventually head toward arlington. then the district and in falls church, hometown forecast, may be a lingering showers, low 70s. mid afternoon, sunshine and mid 80s. for the whole region, hour by hour today, mid afternoon, we ought to hit the mid and upper 80s. the big story, low humidity moving in during the afternoon as we get a clearing sky and a bit of a blustery northwest wind. seven-day outlook and a look at the latest on isaac in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >> still checking out the situation along richmond highway. northbound lanes are blocked at forest place and a crash in that area. all the lanes are blocked. now, let's head over to i-270. big delays here. very slow. jammed even starting at 85. travel speed at 80. just 18 miles per hour. southbound still seeing red to about 109. then delays continue. in the germantown area, see delays here as you m

between aldie and chantilly closer to the loudoun, fairfax line. you have light rain coming on your doorstep. south of manassas hearing reports of a little bit of thunder down toward the bealeton area. a little bit of thunder and heavy rain moving from fauquier county to prince william, parts of stafford, west of 95. you see the red here from goldvein north lifting that way. to our north we've seen some heavier showers into frederick county. they've been lifting up now thurmont but most of this is now north of the border into pennsylvania and even harrisonburg. watch out. you're looking at a couple of heavy showers coming in from your southwest. temps are running in the 70s this morning. it's muggy and 74 rockville. also up in baltimore. out to the west we've got 73 in sterling. 75 for springfield. in prince george's county, upper marlboro 72. bowie 71. outside on our michael & son weather camera, it's quiet this morning, at least here in northwest. still quite dark. 77 degrees. dew point in the low 70s so the muggies are back in a big way with the

and farther west to burke and near chantilly. it's raining pretty hard as well as right around hey market getting light to moderate shower there's. farther south, dale city and down just southeast of manassas, getting moderate downpours into western stafford. that's advancing northwest of i-95. arlington and then the district. southern montgomery county, the next hour or so. northwestern montgomery county, they're getting moderate showers. farther northwest of there, northern loudoun getting some mod showers. the whole area in yellow is severe risk zone. covers northern virginia, the district, all of maryland, eastern shore. this is a chance for damaging winds. looks like the time for that will be 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. if you hear thunder, get inside. turn on nbc4. temperatures around the region, 70s. much of the area, 60s farther west and north. 77 at reagan national. here's the day planner. by 7:00 a.m., a few scattered showers coming through the metro area. could be moderate. that's fender bender weather. roadways are going t

in chantilly surae chinn, 9 news now. >> we've launched a hurricane isaac live blog on our website. you'll get constant updates and links from all kinds of sources about the storm. just follow the links for isaac on www.wusa9.com. >>> coming up tonight at the republican national convention congressman paul ryan will accept the republican party's vice presidential nomination and speaking before ryan will building arizona senator and former presidential candidate john mccain, also former secretary of state condoleezza rice. joining to us talk about the lineup tonight, mitt romney's campaign chair in maryland, former governor bob ehrlich. glad to have you back again, bob. >> my pleasure, derek. how you doing? >> just fine, thanks. at least we're dry up here in any case. last night we heard about a lot about mitt romney, the man, the, do the husband. tonight it's paul ryan, someone who conserves like a lot. does he introduce himself or is it going to be about mitt romney again? >> i'll tell you it's going to be about not introducing himself so much, but introducing his ideas, what he st

downpour 40 minutes ago in chantilly and restaurant with lightning and thunder has started to dissipate. southern cal county, south of westminster, a little downpour. we will see the rain become more radar screen,the ofe numerous in terms storms into the afternoon and evening. creepy performance of yesterday. kind of a repeat performance of yesterday. helen, maryland, they received 1.2 inches. big meadows received 1.2 inches almost. action of shore, off carolina coast. new england if there's an area of low pressure. maryland and virginia beach's got heavy rainfall. 83 degrees in washington, 71 at dulles airport now./ 80 degrees in martinsburg. on our way to nearly 90 degrees downpours, lightning and thunder. to an end by midnight, temperatures dropping down to nearly 70. tomorrow, dry and hot, low to 90's the next couple days with storm chances again by the weekend. all right. thanks so much. new york mayor michael bloomberg once the city's providing babyop to new mothers as part of a breast feeding initiative. he says it's meant to show women is abreast-feeding alternative than formula

wonderful time visiting the cub run recreation center where they have an olympic-size pool out in chantillyia. this is a wonderful facility. they've got workout rooms and great programs, summer camp programs for kids, like these kids i talked to about weather. it was weird science day there. we had a great time talking to this group of campers at the cub run recreation center in chantilly, virginia. one of the counselors was the person who invited me. speaking of the olympics, the london forecast. also the olympic cauldron, live view there. got a few clouds over the stadium now. partly cloudy now, small chance of a late afternoon or evening shower. by mid-afternoon, ought to be near 70, but overall, pretty good weather, although a bit of a blustery southwest wind for outdoor events. there is the sunrise over the potomac. right now reagan national is at 76, dew point a steamy 71. it is rather humid but pleasant now. by 7:00, low to mid-70s as well as around 8:00. by noontime, mid and upper 80s and hot and humid, hazy sunshine. and through the afternoon reaching the mid-90s. mid-afternoon, sm

the people waited in long lines outside the lego convention in chantilly today. you can see the long lines there. turns out the fire department had to step in at one point to limit the number of people inside because the facility had reached capacity. coming up, the search for two missing girls police believe could still be alive is ramping up tonight. why this race car driver was asked to help and why they'll be sweating it out on a project that cost billions. and a birthday party. coming up next. >> nasa's mars rover curiosity is making its way to the planet as we speak. despite the journey it's already taken scientists are particularly worried about seven minutes. to say that nasa folks are nervous is a bit of an understatement. >> this is such a daring landing and there is so much at stake. so far the word is the weather on mars is cooperating as we take that next step to answer the age-old question, are we out there alone? >> after an eight-month, 32 5 million mile journey through space, it is expected to land early monday morning. the one-ton rover will hit

a couple of heavier ones here just north of vienna and this goes southwest between fairfax and chantilly coming out of poem county. drift -- prince william county. drifting over the prince george's county over the next hour but it's really this late afternoon i'm much more concerned about. with sunshine luray is up to 79. it's 78 now in la plata and we're still in the 70s which is a lot better than yesterday when you remember, we got to 95 for the high. here's a look at the michael & son weather camera. out in tysons corner. got some low clouds and high clouds mixing in and had a new sprinkles -- few sprinkles out there early. there's a lot of low level moisture to work with. we're saying good-bye to the storms here. and we've got this spin in the atmosphere over michigan. that's an upper level low. that's going to drive a cold front toward us as we get into later tonight and into early saturday. out ahead of it though the air mass is unstable by -- 4:00 you can see the showers and storms here. this is what will have to watch potentially for some strong to severe storms. here it is by 8:

. >> there were a few showers and some small hill around centerville and chantilly. here is live doppler. we will zoom in on some of leftovers. i know every time we mention laplata -- this is just a leftover shower. this is moving to the south east. that is it. tomorrow as we go through the next few days with heat and humidity, look at how much rain fell in centerville. almost 1 inch of rain. some strong winds up there. while everything will be scattered as the next couple of days ago, look at the tropics. a new tropical depression. i will join you from the weather center to give you more details on that. >> in the meantime we are learning more about the suspect in the colorado movie theater massacre. abc news is reporting a possible sign -- warning sign before the attack. a psychiatrist was trading him. the same psychiatrist wrote the university policy on threat assessment. she notified other school officials about her concerns. >> there is a new global development in the controversy surrounding chick-fil-a. local religious leaders are standing up for their beliefs

motion over the next hour or so and see the storms move up to the north and east towards manassas, chantillyross over 66 but remain lint terms of rainfall intensity. heavier activity. see the yellows around woodbridge. the farther south, the better chance of heavier rain. right now a live look outside through our weather cam brought to you by michael and son. it was only 88 today, and i say "only" because we didn't hit 90 for a change. pressure is falling. satellite picture, radar combined, we've got a frontal boundary. see the spin? that's the area of low pressure connected to the front. it's still well west of us so we're not done with storms. in fact, i think we're going see a couple storms tomorrow afternoon. a little trough of low pressure pushing through, kicking off showers to the south and west of us, down toward culpeper. headline, lingering morning showers, cannot rule out an isolated thunderstorm tomorrow. i wouldn't change the tee time but there will be a few stores. pleasant saturday night for the meteor showers, then on sunday, great, better, more sun, and even less humid on su

she lives in chantilly, virginia. the park sent e-mails to visitors explaining the symptoms of the hantavirus caused by mice feces and urine. those are fear, headaches, stomach problems, dizziness and chills. even though she did not get the e-mail, danforth is concerned. >> it's a little scary any time a health symptom, it's like, is that it, is that it? >> danforth plans to see her doctor for a precautionary blood test. >>> 2012 could be the worst year on record for the west nile virus in the united states, according to the centers for disease control and prevention. so far, 1,600 people have gotten sick in 48 states. 66 have died from the virus. 45% of all cases have been reported in texas. experts say heavy rainfall from isaac could originally destroy mosquito breeding sites, but after the storm, standing water can make new sites for mosquitos to spread the disease. >>> a milestone in human-powered flight could be taking place in our own backyard today. university of maryland engineering students will be flying the

another storm around leesburg is going to go down 50, just north of chantilly. we'll track those for you and track isaac as well. : but first, that express lane project means roads closing along interstate 395. the work that starts tonight. we'll talk about it next. >>> get ready for closures along interstate 395 tonight. the virginia department of transportation will be closing two of the southbound lanes between the turkey hov entrance. as part of the new work for the new express lanes project. that work will be done tonight and tomorrow through 10:30 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. and then overnight friday between 11:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. >> you might remember that video that went viral on the web. middle school students in upstate new york, taunting a bus monitor. they donated $700,000 to that woman so she could get away from it for a while. now comes word kline is using some of that money to start an antibullying foundation. you'll find it on a website called give back. >>> d.c. mayor, vincent gray says today is chuck brown day. he issued the proclamation on what would

. >>> then on the shooting at the family research council from our good friend john in chantilly. all things equal shouldn't there be a hate crime here somewhere? that is certainly the contention heard today from the frc leadership. we'll see if that pans out. remember the suspect's mental situation is in serious question, but whatever the case another good friend deb in arlington says what the heck is going on? shootings every week by some nut case or inflamed citizen, over what, why? all i know is violence begets more violence. we all may not agree on things, but civil discourse is always a better way to go. maybe i'm being idealistic, but compromise can be reached without a gun. sure, you're being idealistic, but what's wrong with that? just in case you think there might be something wrong with that or whatever you think, send it to mcginty's mailbag. the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. that is our report. i'll be right back here tonight at 11:00 with anita and anny. and don't forget, log on any time you like to www.wusa9.com. we'll see you a bit later. bye bye. >>> now, "enterta

the storm also just north of 50, north of chantilly. that is weakening. it will move off to the south and east. that is about it for now. but at least some folks did get some rain. temperature wise, it's not so bad. it's muggy. 86 downtown. 88 in frederick. 86 in leesburg and 84 in manassas. so, for tonight, we're looking at an early thunderstorm possible. some heavy, lows 68 to 76. winds light southwest 5 to 10. we'll come back. people talk about things heat up tomorrow and we'll talk about a very strong cold front that approaches the metro area on friday. we'll tell you what that means as well. >> thank you, top. still to come, president obama and mitt romney in a dead heat in the race for the white house. one strategist says he knows the key to victory in virginia. coming up, the group the candidates need to be targeting. but first, one maryland lawmaker wants to put a stop to utilities charging customers when the power goes out. how he plans to pull that off coming up next. >>> lawmakers in maryland now taking a welcome at the proposal that would expa

chantilly reston maybe getting some light showers and just in- between gaithersburg and reston where you see the yellow you may be getting more of a moderate rainfall there at this hour. it's very sporadic around the area tonight. here's a greater look at the doppler and very few thunderstorms earlier today but it's bin coon of a drizzly and gray day for the sunday. temperatures also the unofficial high at reagan national only 78ed to. average being 87. now we're in the mid 70s in downtown. already into the mid 60s outside the beltway. and in our suburbs. so overnight, cloudy and cool with just some isolated showers. lows will fall into the 60s and tomorrow morning, as you're waking up and kids are going to the bus stop we're expecting mostly cloudy conditions and a chance for some showers and temperatures will be in the 70s by 9:00. so definitely maybe a light jacket for that morning walk to school. and also of course your umbrellas. i'll tell you how long this cooler and unsetted weather pattern lasts, surae? >> thank you anny. >>> the white house isn't commenting so far on today's

flooding possible through portions of fauquier county, prince william county and headed even to chantilly so we're not done with the storms yet. a live look outside brought to you by michael and so. 76, dew point 6 4, which isn't that bad, dew points in the mid six. satellite picture and radar combined, lots of showers and storms in the ohio valley. that's where the frontal boundary is. look at all the storms along the ohio river. big storms developing back into north carolina. so because of that we are going keep storms in overnight. also going to keep the chance for a thunderstorm even for your morning commute. they will be few and far between. mr. bernstein will take care of you at 4:25 in the morning. another humid day tomorrow, no doubt. big storms are likely, some of which again could be severe, and looks like the showers are going to linger into saturday. that's the bad news. good news, i think we're going see a drier air mass saturday afternoon and sunday, so at least part of the weekend in pretty good shape. showers and storms still possible, some heavy. muggy, too. lows in the s

you see dulles on the imagery and that is to the northwest of dulles, a shower and thunderstorm to chantilly and restin and there is some lightning there and this is south of 66 between gainesville and monasses for a while now and barely moving. any of the storms are kind of growing up and staying in the same spot, basically, and draining themselves out. the potential is there for heavy rain and some lightning in this as well and this is right along 66 and just south of 66 and watch the history here as we go back one hour in time. can you see not a lot of movement but growing up and maybe in one direction and that is all the we're seeing. the spotty&shower and thunderstorm, a few clouds at 9 and at 11. the temperatures basically getting into the lower 80s and upper 70s. 9091 for reagan national -- 91 for reagan national; 89 for dulles and bwi. warmer out there tomorrow and we're down to 87 now and winds up a little out of the south at 12 miles per hour. and just about everybody is coming in in the 80s. dulles, cooler. monasses, 84 and the storm in the area there, cloud cloudy conditions in f

. >>> three parking lot attendants at the smithsonian's air and space annex in chantilly are accused of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in parking fees. they were arrested saturday. they are charged with stealing at least $400,000 in parking fees starting in 2009. now, according to court documents, all three were caught on camera, unplugging vehicle counters so the stolen funds would not be missed. the charges carry up to 10 years in prison. >>> the maryland legislature will hold a special session starting latter this week to discuss gambling in the state. lawmakers are debating whether to allow a sixth casino at national harbor in prince george's county. two democratic delegates gave us their differing opinions on monday on fox 5 news at 5:00. >> 80% of the jobs that are being claimed the casinos are producing are recirculated from another place. if you don't spend a dollar at a restaurant, you spend it at a casino, you are losing that, losing that job. >> i think first and foremost, the people of the state of maryland should be allowed to have a voice in this matter and dec

bethesda, aspen hill, chantilly all coming in at 63 degrees. 65 down around waldorf and pla pla la plata. so, sunshine throughout the day today, your temperature at 7:00 a.m. 71 degrees. by noontime, nice conditions, 85. we'll be going up to a high temperature today of 91 degrees. it's going to be kind of that toasty-warm day. we'll take the 91 with low humidity. 5:00 p.m., your temperature 89 degrees. so, sunshine throughout the area today with highs, again, in the upper 80s to low 90s! smile, everybody! let's get a look at traffic right now with danella sealock. >>> good morning. your "first 4 traffic" report looks like a lot of construction, that's what it looks like. luckily, light volume, no accidents to report right now. let's first start on i-270 as you make your way northbound. this is at west montgomery avenue. still have the cones up in the through lanes, blocking the right lane, so either take the local lanes or sck to the left. again, volume very light in this area, so it's not slowing you down too badly right now. let's head over to 395 in virginia, southbound this time as y

in chantilly, jim rosenfield, news4. >>> overcrowded metro trains are typical in rush hour. but for one woman it poses a health threat. she has sensory processing disorder. after to too many uncomfortable rides from rockville to d.c. she came up with a solution. >> i can sit on it so i don't have to sit on the seat. and there is a partition between me and the next passenger. >> other riders weren't fazed by the shield. she says the shield is a prototype. if she makes more they will be more user friendly. >>> and isaac is losing steam but dumping a lot of rain on the gulf coast. and the storm team 4 meteorologists are on this. >> veronica has more on how -- on what impact isaac could have on the labor day weekend but it's we begin with doug down in new orleans. doug? >> reporter: right now, guys looking at this very heavy rain in the area. we have got, really just police officers coming through right now across our region. as we look what we are going to see here as he told me to move through and wants to go by anyway. we are looking at heavy rain. the rain coming through her

they live in chantilly, virginia. the park sent e-mails explaining the hantavirus symptoms. they include fever, headaches, stomach problems, dizziness and chills. danforth says she is concerned, although she didn't get an e-mail. >> scary any time a health symptom, it's like, is that it? is that is it? >> dan forth says she plans to see her doctor to have a precautionary flood test. >>> the centers for disease control and prevention says 2012 is on track to be the worst year for west nile virus since it came to the u.s. 13 years ago. so far, 1,600 people have gotten sick in 48 states and 66 have died from the virus. 45% of all the cases have been reported in texas. experts say heavy rainfall from isaac could originally destroy mosquito breeding sites, but after the storm, standing water can make new sites for mosquitos to spread the disease. >> just about 4:51. that means weather and traffic on the 1s. our storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein here now with the pleasant end of august we're having. >> oh, it's just so wonderful! you step out and it's another wow moment. >> y

. >> thank you. 3 behind bars and facing it charges about fees collected in chantilly. the three began stealing the parking fees in april 2009 shortly after the company took over. >> after eight years and billions of dollars, a huge event in space exploration as the nasa curiosity and lands on mars. >> this is the coolest story of the day. can you not tell they are so psyched to? they are celebrating and learning. >> it has been very busy down here today people stopping by, curious about curiosity and an excited about what it may find on mars. >> there is excitement over the latest nasa mission to mars. that is an understatement. this is the reaction at mission control this morning when curiosity landed on the surface of the red planet. the rover, the size of an automobile it ticket eight years to travel to mars. one man traveled to washington to take it all in. >> as a child, i wanted to see. it is great to be here on a special day. >> he and hundreds of others were at the national air and space museum to your nester updates and to learn more about the curiosity advent

. >>> visitors to the wing of the air and space museum in chantilly museum pay $15 to park. now authorities say for years some of that money has been going into the pockets of three parking lot attendants. detectives arrested two women from virginia. they've been charged with stealing more than $400,000 in parking fees over the past three years. all of them were caught on camera unplugging the automatic vehicle counters so the stolen money wouldn't be miss ed. >>> as of this morning, beltway construction is finished. that means there are now five travel lanes in eve direction between the wilson bridge and eisenhower avenue. now the only things that are left is near telegraph and minor work along the shoulders. it began back in october of 2000. it's expected to be 100% complete sometime next year. >>> the end of summer means it's time for the fair, but this year there is new concern about swine flu. several cases of the flu have been linked to fairs across 9 country. julie carey has a report on how to protect your family. >> i don't eat around the pigs and as soon as i get do

seven to one in arlington 69 in chantilly, 70 degrees in huntingtown to start the morning. spotted under showers this afternoon after 3:00 p.m. >> if you take the blue and yellow lines, there's a delay because of a track problem that developed outside the national airport station. they are single-tracking trains between braddock road and national airport. off to a very good start otherwise. 270, a slight delay southbound at 109. accident reported downstream near clarksburg. 95 looks good in virginia as well as 66. nothing complicated to and from the pentagon. back to you. >> thank you. the six american is being collected penicillin it -- a sick american is being airlifted from antarctica to new zealand. their identity has not been released. the worker needs immediate corrective surgery. they are in the midst of a five- hour flight. firefighters back in capitol heights after a fire killed a 5- year-old girl. the fire also injured her father and teenage brother. >> investigators are trying to determine how the fire started in the 6300 block of carrington court. john gonzalez

. >> a federal appeals court upheld a lower-court's decision to throw out a chantilly man's murder conviction. he was sentenced to death to hire -- for hiring a hit man. they said the prosecutors suppressed evidence and used false testimony. it is unclear when he will be released from prison. >> the man charged with shooting a security guard at the family research council downtown appeared in court today. a judge ordered floyd corkins to be held without bond. the security guard, leonardo johnson, said he was doing his job. >> a security breach on the transit agency's website allowed people to access the profiles of job applicants. mentor says they have fixed the problem but would not say how many were effected. >> the winning ticket from last night's $337 million power ball was from a michigan. the d.c. area's newest millionaire has not come forward yet. some look and is around the nation. five people are in custody after a shootout that killed deputies and louisiana. a gunman shot and wounded a deputy working on a traffic detail near new orleans. i deputies made an arrest, somebody opened fi

also working with a crash in chantilly. 270 northbound near shady grove road. the right lane is blocked. additional 270 delays as you work your way up past clarksburg to 109 hyattstown. also delays on the inner loop on and off just after the bridge heading to new hampshire ave. >> coming up, lance armstrong's cycling career is over. is his reputation ruined as well? >> we will tell you where you will soon be able to see this working woman's amazing photograph. >> they have already camped out in front of the usda. now they are heading to a restaurant. [ male announcer ] some think obamacare is the same as free health care. but nothing is free. obama is raiding $716 billion from medicare changing the program forever. taxing wheelchairs and pamakers. raising taxes on families making less than one hundred twenty thousand dollars. free healthcare comes at a very high price. the romney-ryan plan will restore medicare funding and protect and strengthen the program for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> soon when you visit th

a passenger in the backseat, 25 years old, of chantilly was killed. two others in the car are expected to be okay. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonnell is one of the party leaders invited to speak at the republican national convention later this month. other speaking include senator ayotte, senator rob portman, governor bobby jindal, and florida congressman connie mac. gop officials announced the lineup today, but did not give details about the dates or times of the speeches. >>> meanwhile, mitt romney moved medicare to the forefront at a stop? south carolina, he took out a whiteboard and said the president's plan would lead to bankruptcy while he plan would remain solvent. romney says medicare would not change for people over the age of 55, but younger americans will have a voucher option for private coverage. >>> we're going to get a lot of support from people who understand that medicare should be protected for current seniors, as well as for the next generation. >> seniors on average will see costs rise by $6400 per year. not the right policy. >> r

little bit as it rolled to the east, but some of the showers will roll into gaithersburg shortly and chantilly in the next 30 minutes and i think it's going to roll through town by 8:00. so there could be a brief delay for the game. temperaturewise 80 degrees as we host the braves. if there were to be a delay, it would be between about 7:30 and 8:30. i couldn't think it will cancel, but could be a slight delay. 80 now downtown, but lots of 70s. 77 arlington, 76 bethesda, 78 vienna, 76 toward reston. a brief delay possible at nats game, some storms tonight primarily between 6:00 and 8:00 at the game. the storms end by 10:00 and then we're cool and comfortable tonight. futurecast, okay, right about now there's where the storms are. we'll put this into motion. they weaken a little bit moving eastward, but they're going to roll through the metro area. by 7:30 on the other side of 90 if you've and by 8:00 everything gets to the east -- 95 and by 8:00 everything gets to the east of baltimore, nothing severe, but heavy storms are possible in the next couple hours in the immediate metro area. next thr

they're worried about an area near chantilly on sweetwater lane and gum spring road. another accident last night renewed their call for help. richard jordan shows us why they think this is so dangerous. >> reporter: these pictures show a truck flipped on its side and a driver trapped. the man taken to the hospital is expected to survive, but the aftermath he left behind still littered on gum spring road near sweetwater lane in loudoun county. a tree knocked out of the ground and an iron gate torn down so emergency workers could reach the victim. >> we just heard a bunch of ambulances go down the street. we was just working and we looked back an they just kept coming and coming. i was like man. >> reporter: the investigators say the driver was not at fault, but the accident is stirring up street concerns here. the road has a narrow single lane in each direction and curves that often create a blind side for drivers. that can lead to dangerous driving and in the past was deadly. last year there was a fatal crash involving two cars at the same spot where the other driver

the driver was 25 and lived in chantilly. the driver was speeding and under the influence. >>> a maryland man accused of murder an cannibalism is not competent to stand trial. police say he admitted to killing his roommate in may, eating his heart and parts of his brain. the state's attorney says doctors at clifton t. perkins hospital will continue to assess his medical status. a grand jury indicted him on first-degree murder and weapons charges. >>> victims' families from the virginia tech shooting want more action on gun control and they want it now. 67 of them sent a letter to president obama and remember candidate mitt romney asking how they plan to improve the background check system. they say five years after the shooting at virginia tech, millions of mental heal records are still missing from the national database of people who should be prohibited from buying guns. the virginia tech gunman passed two background checks after virginia state agencies never shared his records with that database. >>> the university of virg

still have some storms forming, including this one storm right here just to the west of chantilly. we're going to watch out for that storm. more storms in through montgomery county around poolsville. here's barnesville. seeing some fairly heavy rain. back toward greenville mills, right along 28 you are seeing that storm. then this one up toward balinger creek and it's moving towards buckystown. now let's go back to the west into frederick county, virginia. winchester seeing a sister stro -- very strong storm. i wouldn't be surprised to see two inches of rain falling. they have a flash flood warning in effect in that area. if you live here, please drive safely. yet another severe thunderstorm warning. this one for hamster county. this one making its way to the west. all of that activity to the west of i-95. i do not think it will affect our backyard weather. that's where veronica is right now. no rain over your house. >> no, and i just took a look at the radar. it looks like it is going to skirt just to the north. we just hurried up and put all the food away. i'm in rockville, maryl

annapolis, maryland, at 76. 68 currently in chantilly, virginia. on the radar, nothing to show at all. the showers that have been coming toward the eastern northeast approaching i-81. the afternoon as we get next storm system approaches. look at that. showers. even a few embedded thunderstorms. eastern kentucky as we head to the west. that's after 1:00 or 2:00. mainly areas along east and i-95 we'll see the storms. and we'll get more storms around hartford, connecticut, on up toward don con and boston. improving for new york city. if you're headed up on that corridor. 83 at noontime today. warm one for us again. 88 to about 90 degrees, the temperature with a 50% chance of showers and storms. again, mainly along in areas of east of i-95. that's where the strongest of storms can be with the downpours and wind. as far as the next four days, high temperature, 88 today. 90, a little warmer tomorrow. we had more sunshine tomorrow. and then 93, probably the warmest day of the week on friday. looks like late afternoon, storms for friday. the weekend, thoug

. >>> in chantilly three people in serious trouble accused of stealing hundred of thousands of dollars from parking fees. two women from virginia and a man from maryland were arrested at udvar hazy center saturday. all three were caught on camera unplugging vehicle counters so the stolen funds would not be missed. the charges carry up to 10 years in prison. >>> robert griffin, iii is getting ready for his big debut. he compares this to training with the redskins. >> also ahead i understand you're watching traffic, gary. >> that's right -- the tropics. >> that's right. we have tropical storm ernesto about to become a hurricane. we'll talk about him and where he's going, plus a look at our local forecast as well. >> and bethesda's golden girl back home after an amazing win at the london olympics tonight on the news edge at 11:00. you'll hear from 15-year-old swimmer katie ledecky. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to keep from driving all over for the best deals. you don't need to run around. safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. thi

show you south of leesburg here in to western fairfax between chantilly and reston, you're going to get wetter here on the western half of montgomery county in a very short period of time. upperville to loudoun and right down fauquier -- look prince william though is really lifted out of prince william. the heavy, heavy stuff. now on top of manassas and headed to centreville as well. gainesville, haymarket you're seeing that and well to the south, now down from fredericksburg over to lady smith, we've been seeing some other showers and storms and that's going to be tracking off in towards southern maryland here in the next little while as well. look hat this thing coming right up 301. let's talk temps this morning. they're warm in town. we're 80 out west and upper 60s thanks to the rain in the area and still 79 at the pax river naval air station. sunrise at 6:16 and quite dark on the michael & son weather camera. humidity way up and 79%. and it's another very muggy morning. several bands of showers and storms you see them here. still a cold front to the west. that will not be coming thr

much of fairfax county from light on the arlington line all of the way out toward burke and near chantilly, it's in the low 60s. right around the beltway from arlington and inside the beltway, generally in the mid 60s. upper 60s near 70 near the bay. southern maryland, most locations, just in the low to mid 60s. and by later today, we'll be climbing as low in the mid 80s. here's your four-day forecast. we'll have just a slight chance of isolated thunder shower this afternoon. then another cool morning. in fact, even cooler over the next couple 068 mornings. wednesday and thursday mornings in the 50s throughout much of the region. we'll have afternoon high, mid 80s. 30% chance of an afternoon storm tomorrow and then beautiful pattern continuing thursday and friday. highs mid 80s. morning low, near 60. looks like this is going to continue into the weekend. a little warmer in the afternoon. saturday, sunday, monday, partly cloudy each day with highs upper 80s an morning lows near 60 or so. now let's check on traffic. mike is here with your first 4 traffic. good morning. >> tom, right now, bel

tomorrow this time might be a little bit of a crisp fall hint in the air. 67 haymarket, virginia, 67 chantilly, 68 in st. mary's, maryland. 91 degrees for a high temperature for today. that's where we're going up to with high pressure moving in. sunshine for today and then, well, the sunshine's going to start fading away tomorrow because we've got another weather system to talk about, but sunshine all throughout the mid-atlantic area, pittsburgh, philadelphia, down toward raleigh, north carolina. then that front comes in, the sunshine slips away for tomorrow, we get the clouds, showers, maybe even some thunderstorms. here we are at 7:00. i think we'll probably see our first showers tomorrow starting about 4:00, maybe 5:00 off to the west and then moving east. so, for today, sunshine, low humidity, warm for us. nice conditions, 86 to 91 degrees. your evening, 77 to 83. next couple of days, unsettled this weekend, in the low 80s. so, cooling way down. danella? >>> right now looking at a crash i-95 northbound in stafford, and it's slowing you down this morning. if you're making that commute north

hometown 4-cast for chantilly, by 7:00, 7:30, upper 60s and partly cloudy. partly cloudy noontime into the low 80s. hour by hour storm team 4 forecast for the afternoon, highs reaching the mid and upper 80s. a beautiful summer day coming up with increasing sunshine and not too humid. a look at your seven-day outlook and the latest isaac track in ten minutes. danella, good morning. how's our traffic? >>> good morning. if you're traveling around the beltway, had road work set up and it was happening not only in virginia, but also in maryland, and right now i'm checking for you and it looks like the cones are up in our area. a live view passing the interchange, nice and clear both directions, no incidents to warn you about. and as you cross over toward the wilson bridge again in this direction, no issues as you're crossing the wilson bridge heading into virginia and the reverse direction, making your way from virginia into maryland. we'll check travel speeds, though. traveling from van dorn street to the wilson bridge, about 64 miles per hour, that drive taking

she lives in chantilly, virginia. the park sent e-mails explaining the symptoms of the hantavirus, including fever, headaches, muscle aches, stomach problems, dizziness and chills. although she did not get an e-mail, danforth says she is concerned. she remembered having flu-like symptoms days after returning from her vacation. >> i had a little bit of nausea. i was just real weak, very, very tired. >> danforth says she plans to see her doctor just to make sure she and her family are okay. >>> the time is 6:35. today the owners of maryland's first casino will come out against the expanded gambling in the state. penn national gaming owns hollywood casino, perryville and rosecroft raceway. officials say they're against the new proposed casino at national harbor. earlier this month, maryland lawmakers approved the new casino as well as vegas-style table games. the issue now goes on the november ballot for voters to decide. >>> the redskins coaches have a tough couple of days ahead of them. they've got to finalize their 53

it's called chantilly cream. if you overwhip it, it's going to be really undelicate. in the world. there is no such thing as a healthy dessert, i've never found one yet. >> other than straight berries. >> if you have too many of those, that can be bad, too. put the cream around here, the vanilla as well. this time of year classic britain, we've got lovely strawberries, raspberries. really gorgeous. shannon, can you get some strawberries, cut them for me, sweetheart. you can put different fruits, a little bit of melted chocolate here. back in the day this very posh cook from this very posh school takes this posh pavilova to these very posh kids and they're about to have their posh tea add the posh game of cricket. she's walking along like this and going along look this and she goes -- >> oh! >> oh, my gosh! >> oh, my god, i've broken it. oh, no! oh, no! oh, no! oh, no! >> jamie oliver! yes! >> that's when -- i haven't even got anything to put it in. you know the three second rule? >> yes. >> then they go like this and it kind of looks like crap but it tastes delicious.