damascus, oregon, carol, the republican line. caller: yes, i have a couple of questions that i don't think have been answered regarding the medical care, and that is am i going to be treated with efficiency and effectiveness or stuck in a waiting list? here is an example. i woke up tuesday with a sore arm.

to the weatherbug, the numbers outside, 60's damascus, 69 degrees warrenton, woodbridge 68, 71 in the district. the temperatures have cooled off for the have seen the rain, clear springs 61. they picked up 1 inch of rain. to the map, the official numbers, 85 and 74. the heat down and the south continues. 88 dallas, 90 degrees phoenix. we will be on the cooler side of the system the next couple days as the energy moves to the east, the wind shifts tomorrow, still probably in the mid 80's. sunday, i am thinking low 80's, very comfortable. it looks like a pattern of cool, dry air moving into town, and that will set the stage for a nice weekend. 86 until tomorrow and pleasant. the upper 70's at the jersey shore, 85 on the outer banks. the water temperature in the low seventies. a hit or miss the thunderstorm cannot be ruled out because of the pattern. the moisture tonight will hang off the coast. foss, comfortable, sunny, and pleasant. next week, a couple storm chances, but nothing a typical for this time of year. >> we have seen at driving and eating, driving and texting, how about drivi

they're moving from damascus up towards eldersburg and luthersville, hamstead as well. upstream things are a bit more quiet. we'll talk about what's heading our way for tonight and tomorrow. >>> thank you, sir. to that other top story we're following, arlington police chief davidod vel cobakelo ble as cccohol level was more talegit r limit according altoin a gtrloncepoli arlingn shraro c aedund he cshroedraun a d:011ro last night near i-66 and north fairfax drive in arlington county. team coverage of baker's arrest. we start tonight with michael flynn. he is live in zcity hall. >> repter: the city manager here will now decide if the chief should lose his job because of this drunk driving arrest. the mug shot of the police chief. 58-year-old david baker after his arrest for dui. the mayor and city manager held a news conference today expressing their shock over the arrest. >> this is a sad, sad day for us. and certainly we have a lot of respect for police chief baker. he served the city very well. >> it's very disappointing, obviously, when any of our colleagues make a b

thunderstorms is now heading into the carroll county region, and also around the gaithersburg and damascus area. our forecast for tonight. pop-up showers are going to be around, and storms. quite a bit of humidity. we'll see a temperature about 78 degrees for the next couple of hours. but tomorrow we'll see a little bit of an improvement as far as the pop-up showers. but we will see them. when? we'll tell you, coming up. >>> an fbi official says new jersey's corruption problem may be the worst in the nation. the mayors of three new jersey cities, two state lawmakers and several rabbis are among more than 40 people arrested today in a corruption investigation. it started as an investigation into an international moneylaundering ring. >> this case is not about politics. it is certainly not about religion. it is about crime, corruption. it is about arrogance. it is about a shocking betrayal of the public trust. >> according to the u.s. attorney's office, some of the lawmakers accepted thousands of dollars in bribes for building projects. one suspect is even accused of conspiring to broker the

temperatures are generally in the '60s. 64 in damascus. see what looks like a very potent system moving around the area, light rain for the most of us today. high temperature today, 84 degrees, well below the seasonal average. today, great skies and temperatures from 76-84 degrees. tomorrow we rebound and the sunshine comes back and temperatures in the mid '80s. that's not think you for watching. have a great day.

at 84te dscausmand a rockville oler tn yesterday, 84 damascus and rockville. a sneak peek of the weekend whether. will it ever get cool again? >>> coming out coming up -- tonight a parking enforcement officer is in a lot of trouble. wait until you hear what the police say she was doing. >>an infant is found safe after she was found stolen from her mother's womb. >> caught on tape, why a 7-year- old boy led the police on a high-speed chase. >> we have learned to will get custody of michael jackson's >>> we now know who will get custody of michael jackson's three young children. that a deal between jackson's mother and debbie rowe has been worked out. >> the agreement fulfills michael jackson's wishes, giving his mother sold permanent custody of his children. debbie rowe, the biological mother of the two oldest, retains parental rights and retains visitation. no other money will change hands. >> it helps the children reconstitute their lives after the loss of their father and get ith eir lives and tried to asasssise their possible. >> michael jackson's attorney

we want to show you pictures of a deadly crash in damascus. this is a live picture from sky fox. this crash happened in the 2800 block of kemptown road at 10 shop road. you can see a truck that has been mangled. it crashed into a van. and police at the scene are telling us that one person is dead, another person is injured and is in critical condition at this time. you can see emergency personnel there still on the scene. we're going to continue to follow this. we'll bring you more details as we get it. again this is in damascus on kemptown road. >>> plan ahead if you're driving through virginia and you need make a pit stop. the commonwealth shut down 18 of its rest areas overnight. five are in northern virginia, including this one on i-95 in dale city. barricades are now up to keep anyone from driving in. this is one of the mone ia virg $2.5 billion budget deficit. >>> i think we've been spoiled with the low humidity and 80- degree temperatures. a live look outside at the washington monument. it has been a pleasant tuesday so far. but i hear things are slowly starting to change.

damascus, 77. here is the kicker, dew points are quite low, so it does not feel very humid. usually we are into the 60's 70's. let me show you the doppler radar right now. there is one sprinkle southwest of the metro area, entering harrisonburg. that will stay out of the metro area and we should remain dry throughout the afternoon and evening. now let us get a wider view of what is happening. i mentioned that system over north carolina. that is sending us some clouds. we are daunting most of the cloud cover, but far south and west, in the shenandoah valley, that is where we have most of the affects of this disturbance. a high pressure system off of new england moving along the coastline, and that is giving us a cool easterly flow. highs in 80's today. tomorrow another cool day. however, warmer weather will come in late friday and by the weekend. that is when we will feel the increase in the camp -- humanity. with increased humidity comes better chances for a thunderstorm. partly cloudy tonight, temperatures in the 60's. tamara is beautiful, scattered clouds, temperatures in

. >>> we have breaking news out of damascus. sky 9 on the scene. a serious accident there involving a van. this is the 28,000 block of kempton road. right near the frederick county line. can you see the damage to that vehicle. police say one person has been thrown from the accident and will be medivaced to a hospital. we have just also learned that individual has died in this accident in damascus, maryland. right now montgomery county police are not able to tell us how many others have been hurt. kemptown road will be closed while investigators continue to work the scene of this deadly accident. sky 9 up above. >>> a man is in serious condition after his jeep overturned in an accident in the rock creek park. that happened today. it was this morning at beach and joyce's drive northwest. he was air lifted to medstar. two dogs in the jeep suffered minor injuries and they're being cared for at animal shelter. >>> the ramp from southbound telegraph road to the interer loop of the capital beltway has been temporarily realigned. only one lane of traffic w

thts iget uncomf we are pretty comfortable because of the cold ftnt vemo mclean at 79 degrees and damascust 71 degrees. unusually cold temperatures pretty much everywhere across the region right now. in leesburg, we are at 74. west virginia only at 70. la plata is at 75. now let's go to our graphics to take a look at the pollen count. no changes since yesterday. grass is still in the moderate range and everything else is in the low range. notice on the wide field of the satellite radar we have the west to east flow down to the south. also, of to our north east we have a counterclockwise rotation due to a low pressure system over new england. typically this time of year we have the bermuda high pohick stationed offshore over bermuda -- it is stationed offshore. that puts us on the backside of the high. th is very, not just in july but the entire summer time pattern in washington. that gives as the warm, humid flow from the gulf of mexico. this has not been the case for several weeks. it is pretty much most of june and july. instead, we are getting a series of low pressure systems over the g

frederick and down toward leesburg, a little bit closer, we're talking point of rocks, next in line damascusgaithersburg. to the south, mclean, warrenton perry -- warrenton. look for heavy downpours. the big picture shows a severe thunderstorm watch and pennsylvania and southwestern virginia. around here, it is not of the severe nature at this point. that is good. if anything pops up, we will let you know. more more sure of to the west. arlington 88 degrees, the wind is dusty out of the south, southeast, shifting out of the southwest. the clouds have bnee building as the afternoon goes on, and the rain has fallen in some areas. 85 degrees fairfax station. nationals park 80 degrees, 87 degrees waldorf. it will get stickier as the week approaches. at 89 degrees fairfax, 88 mom trust. -- 80 degrees montross. tomorrow, look for strong storms, partly cloudy, showers and storms to be stronger as the front continues to push through. tomorrow not as lovely as today. we anticipate some showers part of the forecast. through the evening, hot, a line of storms approaching from the west. bad time, should

so they will be damascus, gaithersburg in the next half hour. zo out and wel keta a witader vi ewin thnog happening over the thty cn ea of the town. if you are going out tonight, take an umbrella. just in case. let's take a look at the three- day trend. again, a chance for showers and storms on sunday. that would be late in the day again. high temperature near 87. lesser chances on monday and tuesday. so specifically for tonight, partly cloudy skies, chance for a shower or thunderstorm, low temperatures near 70. during the day tomorrow, a little cooler than today. ghhiin the mid- to upper 80s but still that chance for a shower or thunderstorm. sunrise tomorrow morning at 6:04. there's no severe weather around here. but a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for the counties up in pennsylvania. those of you watching near the state line probably have a better chance of seeing severe weather than most of us down around the city. this is where most of the energy is located as it comes through. you can see more storms the chl kel the chance for a s

you topped out at 94 this afternoon after a morning low of 73. 75 in leesburg, damascus at 79. warrenton in fauquier county, 74, and 71 in winchester. we will show you the high and low today. a morning low of 73, an afternoon high of 96 at reagan national airport. in the great lakes area, still cool today, 70 in chicago. not too sticky in that part of the nation, but down in the south, 93. the air masses are kind of jockeying back and forth. this will draw in some cooler weather from the north, so some showers and storms tomorrow. some cooler breezes will start to move in. some cooler air will sink in, and that would give us some refreshing, i would use that word again for leon, weather for the weekend. saturday and sunday, clearing, 80's, and rather comfortable. it may be a better began to be back here at home. >> is all about the power of suggestion -- it may be a better weekend back here again. >> itt >>> tonight, "nightline" righ after our news. >>> a 17-year-old had a 40,000- mile quest that took him around the pacific, interview horn of africa, and the panama canal. the t

a half-inch of rain in damascus. 86 that reagan international the high today. we are nowhere -- will be closed averaging the upper 80's as we get through thursday and friday. 72 this hour. 75 in fairfax. 74 degrees reported -- it looks like these temperatures are not in the right spot, it was your tv, it wasn't me. all across the northeast tonight, i feel a fall right in the middle of july. the cool a will stay there, and they will inch up over the next couple of days. humidity levels will rise, too. so far, most of the rain is offshore, but as we get to the next few days, that tropical moisture will get close to us and upper level winds will get close -- scattered storms tomorrow and thursday. things will settle down briefly as we head into the weekend. a little bitmuggy -- a little bit muggy, mid 80's. friday afternoon looks pretty good. a little warm. no rain expected, but rain and showers on sunday and monday. >>> they crossed paths with the bird is big. coming out. if we don't act, medical bills will wipe out their savings. ife don't act, she'll be denied

a very important conference, the islamic mission conference just concluded in damascus, was making a big case of the fate of jerusalem. would it president obama's thomas, his speech to the islamic world, that his policies are going to uphold international laws and not ideological, self-serving visions of communities and groups? what can you assure -- what kind of role you play in the future? particularly to these people? organizations, young people. how are you going to convince them -- actually the united states is very serious about pursuing this kind of policy that president obama has promised? that is going to be built on u.n. resolutions, and the illegitimate acquisition of land by the israeli forces, that the united states are going to stand against the eradication of the palestinians. >> i think the president is the person who has made statements on these issues. susan rice has also made statements on these issues. i would ask you to refer to them. actually, there is one more in the back. yes? >> excuse me. i am from the associated press of pakistan. i was wondering how you in

in damascus and a service for george tutor is set for 6:00 p.m. in manchester, among four people killed when their helicopter went down when it struck power lnes. the memorial service for all of the victims will be held next wisdom at the frederick municipal airport. >>> still to come, the baby stolen from her murdered mother has been found alive and now we are hearing a neighbor has been arrested. we will tell you how a pair of pants is helping one woman make a stand for strength and quality. back here, soupy skies could give way to storms. my husband and i, we love to go to steakhouses i can smile, i can carry on our conversation i do most of the talking yes i wear dentures and they fit wonderful super poligrip acts as a seal between my dentures and my gums super poligrip makes eating more comfortable. even well fitting dentures can feel more comfortable with super poligrip. just a few dabs of super poligrip create a seal between your dentures and gums to make them more comfortable while you eat. i can eat my steak, i just love it. try super pol

services for kim felix will be held this afternoon at 2:00 in damascus and at 6:00 p.m. family and friends will attend the visitation for instructor george tutor in manchester, maryland. at 7 p.m. tonight, a viewing will be held for the pilot jeff nordaas in columbia, maryland. he will be buried tomorrow. arrangements have not been announced for the fourth victim. >>> president obama hopes that a private round of beers at the white house will put a racially charged controversy to rest. the president is hosting the black harvard professor who was arrested by cambridge police in his home and he's also invited the officer who arrested dr. gates. the president stepped in the debate last week and he now hopes to settle that controversy. joel brown has a report now from the white house. >> reporter: president obama hopes a round of drinks will turn a political misstep in to a teachable moment. tonight he's bringing harvard professor henry lewis gates, junior and police sergeant crowley to the white house for a talk about race relations over beer. >> the president will drink bu

services will be held in damascus and manchester. they were among 52 people killed when a helicopter went down. a memorial service for all of the victims will be held next week at the frederick municipal airport. >>> a woman said she was sexually assaulted at the court house metro stop. she was riding an escalator when a man reached up into her skirt. the woman screamed. the man ran. >>> a federal grand jury has indicted the white supremacist who fatally killed a guard at the holocaust museum. hate crimes have been added. official say he stock -- he shot and killed stephen johns last month. other guards shot james von brunn. he could face the death penalty. >>> 5:36. president obama will be serving everyone's favorite beer and a special white house meeting. >> he has invited james crowley and can relate -- and henry louis gates. we have a preview. >> the white house plans an unusual summit tonight. >> the cambridge police acted stupidly. >> that is what mr. obama said last week about the arrest of henry louis gates arrest at his own

muslims for also trying to engage with the organizations -- the christian conference just concluded in damascus, making a big case of the state of jerusalem. president obama's promise to the islamic world, that his policies are built on international law and u.n. resolutions and not ideological interpretation of such a group.

not a small craft advisory. 85 in laurel. 84 up in damascus and 86 down in hughesville. so all in all spectacular day. 85 tomorrow. partly cloudy. 83 on wednesday. also partly cloudy. and then low 80s to around 80 on thursday and friday. winds turn northeasterly late in the week and that will cool us off a little bit and increase the cloud cover. then we pop back into the warm to hot sector of air. we're back in the low 90s on saturday. maybe a thunderstorm. better chance for storms on sunday. still in the upper 80s. and then next monday is kind of, well, like today. sunny and 84. but low humidity. >> we will take it. >> pretty nice. >> yes. >> very good, topper. >>> brett, you're here to talk about the nats offense flat lined. >> and in denver where the ball is supposed to fly. the nationals even defy physics. in the stadium where runs normally come by the dozens, nothing. the nats don't give up nothing, but they don't score any. the low down from denver. plus why the nats aren't the only ones who need their spell checker. 9 sports coming up. whee! happy days are here a

and a service for 48-year-old kim felix was held this afternoon in damascus. >>> baltimore city police have made an arrest in one of the multiple shootings in east baltimore over the weekend. howard was arrested last night for a shooting on comet street around 2:00 sunday morning. in all 21 people were shot including 12 at one barbecue alone. police believe the shooting on comet street and another were in retaliation for that shooting. >>> baltimore county police have confirmed the identities of the three people killed in monday morning's crash in white marsh. the driver, lori ann cardwell and her mother, 62-year-old darlene cardwell died in the crash on honeygo boulevard. another friend, katarina morrison also died. they were on the way back from kentucky where katarina's fiance just graduated from army basic training. >>> with mayor dixon's troubles essentially starting from scratch, some political analyst says the legal process could form a dangerous timeline for the politician. abc 2 news brian kuebler joins us now to explain. brian? >> it's all about timing. the mayor's original t

. >> reporter: first stop for george mitchell, damascus and president assad. >> i told president assad that president obama is determined to facilitate a truly comprehensive arab/israeli peace. >> reporter: that means a peace process involving all the arab states, including syria, lebanon and the palestinians. but to get the process started, the u.s. wants israel to stop building settlements on land where palestinians want for their state. so far, israel has refused and that has caused real tension in u.s./israeli relations. at this settlement near jerusalem today, we found it was business as usual. 200 new apartments this year. 900 planned for next year. the palestinians and the arab states say there won't be any peace talks with israel until the building stops. and unless it does, america's plan for middle east peace is stuck. >> just imagine that the saudis for instance will invite israelis to riyadh. and the next day their audience will see on al jazeera or abc that israel is starting a new settlement. >> reporter: for prime minister netanyahu, a settlement freeze is easier said th

a service for 48-year-old kim felix was held this afternoon in damascus. a service for 39-year-old george tutor is scheduled for 6 to 8 tonight in manchester. >>> metro officials say that a bus driver has been charged with kidnapping. he is accused with refusing to allow a passenger to leave the bus after an accident. it happened over the weekend on the d line in prince george's county. the driver is identified as 41- year-old michael robertson. he has been placed on administrative leave. >>> and a white supremacist from maryland accused of killing a security guard at the u.s. holocaust memorial museum in washington is scheduled to be arraigned september 2nd. a hearing today for was cancelled. yesterday james von brunn was indicted on federal counts, including first-degree murder, and a bias-motivated crime. the charges make him eligible for receiving the death penalty. >>> now to washington county where two men are accused of firing a shotgun from a rifle. police in williams port say the men fired from one moving vehicle into another. a boonsboro man and

. >> reporter: and in damascus sunday, cairo this morning and ramallah tonight, special envoy george mitchell heard the same refrain --no peace talks until the settlements stop. but prime minister netanyahu is boxed in by a fragile right wing coalition and the settlers who voted for it. like the residents of talmon, a settlement where the government just approved another 250 new houses. >> we have a lot of children. our children are probably going to want to stay here. they have every right. they grew up here. it's their place. it's our place. >> reporter: a place they insist must grow, defying president obama's call for a freeze. and in jerusalem tonight, a rare sight. hundreds of settler sending the same message to the president. "no you can't." seem ng mcgregor-wood, abc news, jerusalem. >>> back in this country, president obama welcomed chinese leaders to washington today for two days of high level talks. he said the two countries' relationship will shape the 21st century and both will benefit on the cooperation on climate to economy. but we learned today the chinese has been blo

sunshine for damascus. and temperatures 80s in virginia. loving the forecast.n. >> a good drive to match that. i'm here to deliver. 66 eastbound. tracking the head lights. not many cars past the rest area. everything is clear. 95 to 66 no problems to report and outer loop at university, drivers are moving at speed. over to you. >>> if fairfax county became a city what would happen t he towns of herndon, vienna and clifton. in a 9 news now followup, digital correspondent peggy fox has a look at the controversy. >> reporter: cities and towns across virginia take care of their own roads. they have the money to do it according to fairfax county officials because cities and towns get twice the funding per leg mile than counties do. that's why fairfax is looking in to becoming a city. >> we're not getting our fair share out of richmond and if that is okay what needs to be done i'm okay with it. >> switching to a city could negatively affect other towns. >> we have our own police force. that's one of the big things. >> vienna has a nice small town character to it. the

last night between damascus, mount airy, taylorsville and up through the westminster area, they got hammeredh very heavy thunderstorm. even produced hail. temperature-wise 80 degrees. 83 in owings mills. moncton 77. 83 in hanover. down at bwi. churchville at 73. rock hall right now at a very humid 88 degrees. watch what is going on. here is the showers. rain pulls to the north of us. here is that coastal system. during day tomorrow, a good chance for scattered showers on and off, mostly to the west of us. and then as we get into friday, things are looking better. a chance for a scattered shower. but the best chance of rain is going to be during the day tomorrow. here is the forecast for the overnight period. 68 for the overnight low. cloudy, fog, showers and storms. you saw them on the radar. but they're going to be popping up here tomorrow. high tomorrow 82 degrees. the extended outlook. the heat is on for friday. it's really on for saturday and sunday. monday we see a chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms. things cool off a tiny bit. but you're going to get the humid, hot weather

a service was held for felix this afternoon in damascus, and a service for george tutsier is being held in about a half hour in manchester. >>> the white house says president barack obama does not expect his beer summit will be a mediation session for black harvard scholar henry gates and the white police officer who arrested him. the president invited both gates and sergeant crowley to join him for a beer later today. meanwhile, a poll shows most americans disapprove of the president's handling of the racially-tinged dispute. >>> controversy over a plan to get homeless people out of town. is it a long-term solution or a quick fix? >>> and witnessing a powerful tornado. the damage the twister caused. >>> but first, we'll head outside for a check on weather conditions closer to home. head over to glen burnie, anne arundel county community college, where it is 88 degrees. ♪ the amazing always infinity. ♪ it's astonishingly flexible. ♪ unbelievably soft. ♪ and has an amazing material... that's 4x more absorbent than you may need. making fluids seem to... poof... disappear. just like magic.

looking gorges near frederick. 64 in damascus. we get -- we did have up did two inches of rain yesterday. we have a storm system off the coast. it may impact your trouble, especially if you're heading up the northeast corridor. we have the upper energy swinging in. another shot for some rain chances this step to do an evening. and then a lull as we start into the first half of next week. mid 80's at lunchtime. a few scattered thunderstorms, especially as the afternoon wears on. the fog will burn off. it will be more comfortable today. not as cuba. temperatures in the mid 60's tonight. -- not as humid. decent conditions for the summer. near 90 to marked with an isolated chance of a storm. 84 at the jersey shore. water temperature in the 70. >> i am over here by myself. 81 just three open between woodstock and clear brook. there were a series of wrecks. nothing to report on 95 in virginia. it very hefty volume of traffic leaving billington. a brief delay on 66 in manassas. 270, heavier volume, but everyone is be a big. taking you li

just like it did last night out around the mount airy region, damascus, one little light shower downe. and it developed into a huge thunderstorm. produced hail and gusts of over 40 miles per hour and over an inch of rain in some place while here in baltimore, we went precipitation-free. as far as our online interactive radar, you can access it at abc2news.com. click on the weather tab and you get the weather page. you can move it around. you can take a look out to the west and see the more shower activity that is headed in our direction. you even go for a larger view. you can zoom back and take a look at the eastern seaboard of the united states. you can always go all the way down there. is some of that precipitation showing up around that area of low pressure that is going to be making its way along the eastern seaboard. abc2news.com, 24/7, 365. here is the forecast. heaviest rain tonight will be out to the west of us. the general rainfall. the pop-up showers don't really come in and show up on the computerized forecast. the showers along the eastern seaboard of the united states wi

damascus, 67. chantilly, 62. look at the dew point numbers on the right. they are in the 50's so it is comfortable outside. there will be lower humidity tomorrow. it will be more comfortable. warrenton, 63. let's fire up the forecast. mostly sunny skies to start our day. becoming partly cloudy. highs in the mid 80's. we will probably hit 86 by 3:00 p.m. we cannot rule out a brief, isolated, passing shower north of the metro area. we will remain dry. it will be a pleasant day today. becoming less humid. the wind will shift out of the north. slightly cooler air by tomorrow. a lot of sunshine tomorrow. patchy clouds developing in the afternoon sky. a very comfortable day, especially relative to early july. highs in the low 80's. remaining nice into thursday. we will turn up the heat just a little bit this weekend. we will be flirting with 90 degrees. we cannot rule out a few thunderstorms late saturday and into sunday. enjoy. >> we will dive into the pool of life on the highway. out of the delays on 95. slowing at van dorn street to get to telegraph road. let

damascus, 63. dew point are comparable. we see the clouds come and go. let's go back to lisa baden. >> it is good-looking outside because you are outside. good-looking. what do you have cooking? not much on the roadway is what we have cooking. good traffic around the beltway. northeast is also good. we will take a spin on to 95, which is decent between baltimore and richmond. traffic from newington to get up to springfield, beyond to the pentagon. no surprises into northwest. >> i still do not know how you do it without caffeine. all of this energy and no caffeine. >> we should bottle whatever that is. 5:43 is your time, 65 degrees. what's speaking of bottled, but do know what is in your bottled water? we will tell yo that labels could be changing. >> we >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> welcome back. manassas police are investigating two attempted of deductions. they believe t

65 in damascus. head t outoeshe wt. winchester, 57 degrees. 72 in the district. noontime our around 80 degrees. temperatures in the mid to upper 80's by dinner time. plenty of sunshine today. changes are on the way on thursday in the way of some thunderstorms. cooler temperatures by the end of the work week. time for an update on the rush hour commute. >> slowing down in virginia near the prince william parkway. it will take you up into lorton. we are good on 395. 270 delays. southdown has the normal volume of traffic. open to the beltway. now to top stories. >> thank you. >>> we begin with story that developed overnight. >> washington nationals manager manny actor has been fired. he said he had been let go -- manny acta has been fired. he said he had been let go by the nations. they lost again yesterday. acta said it is normal for the manager to pay the price when the team is not doing well. we have some more details. he has been the team's manager for three seasons. he was the youngest manager in the majors. he replaced frank robinson. tim brant will have more

av hee me mid and upper leve c72 i72 the district. 1 in wodidbrge id damascus, 68. chinter,1. 5 mostly sunny skies. a few clouds out there. not a very humid day. there will be a noticeable increase in the humidity gradually. there will be some changes, but it will not be uncomfortable. it will get -- it will get on comparable tomorrow in terms of heat and humidity. >> i have been listening to your weather. i did five and a half hours of yard work yesterday based on what you said will happen today. so bring it on. i will show you the pace of traffic. it is still good out of frederick on 109. we are going to show you the drive in virginia. it is quiet across the potomac river. nice on the key bridge, memorial bridge. now to top stories. >> thank you. >>> 5:13, 66 degrees. sonia sotomayor heads back to capitol hill today. >> a fight >>> checking our top stories. the lawsuit against krispy kreme donut takes center stage today in alexandria. a $20 million lawsuit was filed back in may. the county alleges krispy kreme has destroyed waste water pipes. >> it vote on whether

frederick, damascus, rghebubu, and the distri, at is whe the storms are now. verye havy remstoe b ete gintt o it los t like it wil come to most of the city and down towards the potomac. most precipitation is very localized at this point in a line from northern pennsylvania into the middle peninsula of virginia. mostof the rain shou bld rheoust ofex nhour or two. we have nfai rl al rilstonfaita totals. an inch and af hf amalin dalas. 1.4 inches in germantown. here is our forecast as we had through the day tomorrow. isolated afternoon thunderstorms, made 80's. it is going to get hot and humid over the weekend. sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, just like the middle of august. we will have more at 6:00. >>> tim brant is talking about perfection. >> this was spectacular. a perfect game was passed this afternoon against the tampa bay rays. only the 18th in baseball history. let's go back to chicago. he goes off the wall, hold on, baby. the homerun-robbing catch. mark goes into the history books -- no hits, no walks, no errors. let the celebration began i

damascus 2.66, so could help the rainfall accumulation over the past tee days. the dew point out is anywhere from the upper-50's in martinsburg to the mid-60's in la plata. generally speaking, worn out there, but not too humid. it can be considered comfortable. manassas, 64, waldorf, 56. for are scant, look to the northwest. a cold front is moving through the midwest. ahead of the front, a complex of thunderstorms is pushing to the east and southeast, making a beeline for us. but richard rapidly deteriorated this morning and we should just get some cloud cover from there. then, cold driving in slowly tomorrow, dropping to our region, and it will sit overhead for a little while, stalling over the mid-atlantic. it will give us unsettled weather west of the metro area and a special tomorrow afternoon. here's our forecast. let's break it down. today, a lot of sunshine, high, thin clouds, about 91 for the afternoon high temperature. comparable period -- comfortable. west of the metro area in the shenandoah valley, locally showers and storms will hold off until tomorr

damascus is getting light sprinkles.further northbound, you can see sprinkles there on the north side of damascus headed over to walkersville. the showers are continuing to lift generally off to the north at about 5 to 10 miles per hour. no heavy rain out there, but sprinkle l sprinkles from poolsburg this summer. i-66 is getting a break, but most of the roadway is wet from the showers lifting into the manassas avenue. there's more rain coming in our direction for later on today. umbrellas are a requirement for your outdoor pleasure this afternoon. temperatures right now in the mid to upper 70s. a really muggy start this morning with highs only in the upper 70s to low 80s. cloudy and humid with rain likely. a thunderstorm is possible later this afternoon. i'll keep youthat.n that. sunshine returns tomorrow with a high near 95 degrees. a little something for everybody. >>> we are to the american league brim. we are doing okay so far. the inner loop of the beltway to tyson's corner, the lanes are open. the outer loop of th

concepts says a service for 48-year-old kim felix is scheduled for 2:00 this afternoon indamous cast -- damascus. and for george tudor, 6:00 tonight in manchester. >>> changes to the i-70 roadway. state highway officials say they plan to change the traffic patterns on some of that road. the changes are meant to slow down vehicles and deat the de -- deter illegal street racing on the highway in baltimore. >>> the investigation into june's deadly metro train crash near washington, dc. federal investigators say adjustments were made to the system. a piece of equipment was replaced. the ntsb says that the progress for replacing this equipment before the accident called for changes to the track's circuit signal strength. >>> the president will chat tonight with a few beers with a african-american college professor and white cop who arrested him. this involves the president injecting himself in the middle of the story. dr. henry gates jr. was arrested by sergeant james crowley two weeks ago after apparently forcing his way into his own house when the lock jammed. the professor wants an apology. the se

services for felix will be held this afternoon at 2:00 in damascus and at 6:00 p.m. family and friends will attend a visitation for george tutor es in manchester, maryland. and at 7 p.m. a funeral will be held for pilot jeff nordaas. arrangements have not been made yet for neil booth. >>> metro is cracking down on bad behavior by bus drivers and train operators. this is after a recent string of questionable accidents including everything from arguing with passengers and detaining one of them against her will. the general manager says the agency will review all rules connected to employee behavior and discipline. >>> the national transportation safety board says there were changes to the metro train signal system just before the deadly crash on the red line. the equipment, known as an imped dense spond was replaced before the crash. the equipment communicates speed and distance between the tracks, trains and the operation control center. investigators are looking in to whether replacing it may have affected the system's performance. >>> a hearing in the case of a whit

damascus at 64. if you patchy clouds this afternoon, low 80's for highs. >> thank you. >>> two firefighters have been injud after fighting a fire this morning on u street. one firefighter suffered burns on his hands and his ankles. >>> thank you for watching. we will be back at noon. noon. p

damascus, a montgomery county, landover, 0.12 inches of rain. not a lot of rain out there so far. the temperatures definitely feel like summer. 80 degrees falls church, 83 bowie, 84 brain . the wind is kicking out of the east, which keeps the temperatures cooler. with areas where the water temperature is warmer, 85 degrees reported manassas. the satellite image, one area that we're watching it off of the coast of carolina. most of the showers will stay to the north and west. tomorrow, some of that moisture will move in and we'll have more widespread showers and storms. we are seeing our chance of showers and storms improving. this area of low pressure is moving and, feeding the tropical moisture until sometime early friday morning. the cold front will be southeast of fort wayne, pushing things in our direction. tomorrow, the low will be off the coast, moving north and east. low pressure over michigan. between those, a good push of moisture from the south. more clouds than anything else, but a chance of showers and storms in the morning, better chance in the afternoon and evening.

memorial for 48 kim felix held today in damascus. and one for 39-year-old george tutor was held at 6 p.m. the n.t.s.b. is investigating the cause of the accident. >> we now know the names of three people killed after crashing into a street sweeper this week. police say darlene and lori caldwell and katarina morrison were killed. the pennsylvania residents were coming home from state of kentucky. >> a teacher arrested for sending racy text messages to a teenage boy is indicted on new charges tonight. 43-year-old jonathan dick of belair was indicted tuesday on 18 counts including third-degree sex offense. the indictment involves a 14-year-old boy. dick a teacher at faux stone. was charged with two counts of solicitation. >> citizens meet with leaders to talk about the dog parks. they want to establish off leash hours so they can play with pets freely. but there are concerns right now. there are few established rules. >> you know, if they establish a certain area with certain times, people will actually have a place to go so they are mo

damascus 59. also 59 in falls church. our forecast shapes up like this. look for plenty of sunshine, temperatures rebound through the 60's into the 70's. by afternoon we will look for a daytime high around 85 degrees. repeat performance for the day tomorrow then a bit of a cooldown. details when we look at the extended outlook in a few minutes but first to jim with a look at the rush hour. >> we are in pretty good shape. beltway -- actually first in springfield 95 northbound approaching the way in good shape. no accidents out o of fredericksburg. over to maryland the beltway heading west through montgomery county. no lanes blocked here. everything open at the legion bridge. this is pretty much how it is around the city. 270 out of frederick route 109 and the pace is still pretty good heading down toward clarksburg and the lane divide. back to you. >> thank you, jim. it is now 5:21. children take the stage during an islamic meeting. >> we will check wt is making headlines around the region including a important tour of fort detrick. etrick. >> checking the

services will be held at 2:00 in damascus. then at 6:00 this evening family and friends will attend a visitation for george tutor. at 7 p.m. a viewing will be held for jeff nordaas in columbia. he will be buried on friday. arrangements have not been announced for boothe. >>> the national transportation safety board says there were changes to metro's train signals before the deadly red line crash. the equipment was replaced five days before the june 22nd crash. investigators are looking in to whether replacing it may have affected the system's performance. >>> dc fire officials acknowledge that water problems hampered efforts to save a home. firefighters had trouble enough water pressure to douse the flames at 30 chain bridge road. this morning, little but the foundation is left. we have more on the story. >> let me show you how daunting a task dc firefighters face. look at this hose. this hose snakes all the way down the hill to the end of the hill and around the block to a fire hydrant. the fire was not at that end. the fire

the numbers outsi, 82 kearney's bill, 86 sterling, 85 damascus. through the evening, we fall into the 70' i think the tip charge will not be nearly as coal. we staynd the evening. it would stay in the 80's. we talk about more humidity on the way and it the chance of rain coming up. >>> coming up -- a judge made a big decision in the trial of a woman accused of killing four daughters. >> it is legal, but is it fair? who is not paying up after getting caught by speed cameras. >> unborn babies can learn inside the womb. >> coming up, what to look out for to avoid being ripped off by thieves. s. (female narrator) from jennifer: a microfiber sofa bed for just $299, only at jennifer. $299. jennifer: the only place to buy a sofa bed. >>> 7 on your side has a warning for anyone who uses the atm. >> which is pretty much all of us. brad bell has the story. >> it is a frightening concept. the most recent crime occurred at this bank of america in annapolis, right next to the circuit court. the thieves. electronic devices on the front of the atm that essential

last night -- a woman is in critical condition after this crash near damascus, maryland. police say a landscaping truck hit a van. the driver of the van died. >>> check this out. it is the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century. we didn't see it here this morning but millions of people in india and china had a chance to see it. >> five minutes in totality. usually two or three minute but five minute one is impressive. >> i heard a superstition they thought that lion or dragon was coming and gobbling up the sun. some people believed it. >> we believe differently. >> each his own. >> people have different superstitions. >> we ha enbewatching a shower out of virginia. as it got to e thenriver it sai done. so charles county not going to make it. next three days like this, in the 80s with a chance of thunderstorms. 7 today. isolated storms and more widespread tomorrow and 86 might be cooler than that and on friday we are in the upper 80s with highs 87 expected with a chance of thunderstorms lessening on friday afternoon. this morning, partly cloudy and isolated shower has f

temperatures topping off at 86 in damascus and 87 particular la plata. take it away, angie. >> 270 southbound happy to report no delays from frederick to the split. we have some volume here around the shady grove area. moving to the inner and outer loop in maryland. drivers, we are finding them at speed past new hampshire avenue. it is like this over to 95 or from 95 i should say. mapping out route 4, branch avenue and crane highway. giving the roads a thumbs up. wake up, washington it's going to be a great day. 9 news now will be right back after these messages. and water country usa... where family-fun surrounds you... and world-class rides astound. start at buschgardens.com. it's the all new sesame street forest of fun... at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ i'm re at the web center with christian tin fisher for today's hero central report. you are giving us an update, kristin. >> that's right. every morning on this show we li

earlier today a memorial service was held in damascus for kim felix. in less than two hours manchester services will begin for 19-year-old george tudor. among the four killed when a helicopter returning from a charity event crashed. the national transportation safety board continues to investigate that accident. >>> a roaring blaze near american university destroys a dc mansion. armando trull reports. >> reporter: by daybreak dc firefighters were still dealing with the hotspots of a two-alarm blaze that slightly injured one of their own and severely tested their skills. >> we really struggled initially with water pressure in the area. >> reporter: broken fire hydrants and low water pressure in this exclusive american university neighborhood are to blame for the dc fire department's inability to contain the blaze for hours. >> firefighters did the best they could under the circumstances. pretty significant loss. >> reporter: dc firefighters responded quickly to the fire last night but when they tried to hook up to a fire hydrant a few feet away they wer

damascus has just gotten out of it.just a little bit north of gaithersburg but i do think gaithersburg will taste a little bit of that. it's been flying. a little pie of energy that has to clear the region. once we get that out of here, i think we're going to be done with it for the night. so those showers and storms we saw this evening will be gone and earlier today temperatures in the 80s. we're lucky we didn't have much sunshine because then we would have had some big problems. satellite and radar we'll show you earlier in the day what was happening and we also want to talk a little bit about some of the signs you need to look for if you're in a tornado warning as we had so many counties today, you want to watch for an approaching cloud of debris, hail or heavy rain followed lmc change or wind shift and also listen for a loud continuous roarulhawot d last more fe wwo a few seconds longer than thunder. so those are the signs of tornadoes. hopefully there won't be anything to worry about tomorrow because we do believe