to the south, takoma park and then dc. officers from all of those jurisdictions are out and about making sure that no one is driving drunk and it's not just here. >> this traffic stop on 495 near tyson's corner is one of hundreds that police officers will be making over the fourth of july weekend. >> we have a lot of people out tonight doing dwi enforcement. >> 62 officers from multiple jurisdictions will be saturating highways and roads instead of setting up check points. >> it's a little more difficult to detect as many drunk drivers. we feel like saturation patrol is much more effective. >> you can cover more. >> gives you much more mobility. you can look at several cars, you can move around to different locations. >> police say alcohol sales always spike over the fourth of july weekend. and some people will choose to drink and drive. >> in the district, one accident has always claimed three lives after a speeding car lost control, flipped several times, and crashed into two trees around 2:00 a.m. at oxen run park. the

i think this could be entering the dc area. the lightning associated with these storms, they are generally south of dc. so your fireworks forecast for tonight, we're going to stay cloudy. mostly cloudy conditions and by 9:00, 83 degrees and at that point, around dc isolated thunderstorms and it will be warm. we'll talk more about your holiday forecast a little later. >> america celebrates its 235th birthday, people from all across the region are heading down to the national mall for a giant celebration, of course, right now it's a matter of trying to angle into that perfect spot for tonight's fireworks spectacular and armando trull is on the mall with a preview. armando. >> well as you said, lesli, location, location, location. it worked for real estate, certainly worked for the fourth of july firework display. you know what? there really isn't a bad spot anywhere around the memorial, around the monument. a good place underneath those trees. folks have staked out their prime piece of real estate. they are waiting for firework d

dc police are stepping up their efforts to find him. they say he's behind several sexual assaults and the deadly beating of a local woman 13 years ago in georgetown. now, investigators are using a tactic to help solve another high-profile crime, and for the first time, we're hearing from the murder victim's husband. fox 5's will thomas working this one now. >> reporter: brian, it was earlier this year we reported on the launch of the website to catch the east coast rapist. the site provided specific details on the attacks that had ties to our areas, the suspected east coast rapist was captured. and now dc police are taking a page from that effort to now catch a killer. a hot summer night, 1998, christine mrzai left a party in northwest and walked to her georgetown university dorm. that's when someone attacked her, sexual assaulted her and beat her to death. the 28-year-old was newly married only a year and-a-half to a man named david hockos. he spoke to us by phone from his northern california home about the woman he loved and lost. >>

we have several in the dc area. let's zoom into show you what some of the storms are doing and where they are at. some holding hail just north of dc, south of silver spring where you see the purple color. that is where there is hail. damaging wind gusts as a possibility and some locally heavy rain which could lead to flash flooding. here are some of the areas that will be impacted. take a look. just in a couple minutes here. mt. pleasant. columbia heights. parkview. 6:32. out to the west some more storms heating out this way and you can see these storms are going to probably produce quite the punch here. let's zoom on in here to around leesburg, front royal. winchester. basically just east of 81. perciville and upperville being impacted as well. weather computer now. quite a bit of lightening. you can see on doppler radar the storms produced quite a bit of lightening. look at all those lightening bolts tonight. for the rest of the night what can we expect? lows 66 to 74 degrees. again, the severe thunderstorms for d

near mid 70s in dc. and then for tomorrow, as you're heading back to work, mostly cloudy and mild with a few peeks of sunshine. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. in the afternoon, partly to mostly cloudy. a stray storm to the south. temperatures warming up into the low 90s around dc. 89 in manassas. leesburg also 89 degrees. here's your seven-day outlook. temperature wise, cooling down to the mid 80s by friday. with this front hanging out all week in this area, we have a chance to fire off isolated showers and storms the next several days. tonight if you see a storm come through, please everyone come inside. >> good advice. not weather related. can you jump rope? not very well, but i can. >> chances are, we all tried as kids, but there's a definition between our definition of jumping rope and the world class definition and as dave owens found out, those are two very different things. >> remember how you skipped rope in the backyard as a kid? this isn't that. >> i trained what, 10, 11 months for this? >> t

maybe a passing shower or sprinkle overnight in the dc metro area.ow tomorrow morning, you'll see some clouds as you're waking up and then in the afternoon expecting some scattered showers and thunderstorms to go through the area tomorrow afternoon and early in the evening. not expecting them to be severe at this point or strong, but we're watching that as a possibility. monday looks pretty good. maybe some light stuff to the south of us, but only some isolated storms are expected for monday. by the time fireworks roll around, we should be done with that threat and it should be nice. so tonight partly cloudy and mild. then becoming mostly cloudy, a passing shower or sprinkle possible after midnight. lows will be really mild. 67 to 72 degrees. winds are southwest and they'll be light. around downtown, lower 70s. so it's going to feel warm out there. leesburg 71. into the 60s for manassas and winchester, annapolis cooling down to just 74 degrees. tomorrow morning partly to mostly cloudy. a milder start. grab the umbrella. you'll need the umbrella becau

. >>> and new at 11:00, right now, dc police are looking for a driver wanted for hitting a pedestriane accident happened just before 10:00 in the 3000 block of wisconsin avenue northwest. after that crash, the driver sped off. emergency crews took the victim to the hospital. injuries are described as life-threatening. if you have any information about this crash, call the police. >>> we are learning more tonight about the department of employment services file clerk now accuseded of sexual assaulting a teenager in the city's summer job program. turns out he's a convicted felon, sentenced to 60 years in prison, hired by the city after his patrol back in 2008, and as gary neurenberg tells us, the city council wants to know one thing, how could this happen? >> reporter: adding irony to the outrage, the incident took place at the headquarters of the department of employment services which runs the summer job program for about 14,000 kids. council man michael brown wants to know how a convicted felon gets an unsupervised contact with a 17-year-old girl. >> we'll have a hearing and will ask

and around dc in the next hour or so.re going to watch this system here come through and this point, no severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect. you can see basically by in the next hour or so, dc could be getting some light rain and showers as well. all right, let's take a look at our forecast. we're expecting basically temperatures to still be very warm outside. 89 in downtown. 84 in manassas. 90 in frederick. 82 in winchester. dew points, it's humid. manassas dew point at 70. further south around 75. in downtown 63. now the satellite radar picture is showing us, we have this frontal system coming through, kind of stalling, which is why we're going to see some active weather for tonight. so what we're expecting is unsettled weather. the severe thunderstorm watch until 10:00 p.m., mainly to the south. damaging wind, lightning a possibility. tuesday also hot again. so for tonight, what can we expect? mostly cloudy and mild conditions. heavy, severe further to the south of us, including parts of calvert, st. maries and

one at dc offices on went, and another today. we're working on this story right now, and will bring you more information tonight on 9 news now at 11:00. >>> still ahead, learning the language. friday's hero highlights a local group helping adult learners turn their frustration into gratitude. >>> 134 launches down, just one to go. a look ahead at space shuttle atlantis. >>> there have been 134 shuttle launches and tonight, exactly a week away from what will be the last one. three men and a woman will be on boards when atlantis lifts off next friday, and today, the commander of the "endeavour" last mission spoke out about the legacy. >> nasa will open a new and exciting chapter, we will continue to inspire our children and we're going to be, continue to be, a great investment for the american people. >> atlantis is scheduled to spend 12 days in space. >>> from now on, fatigue will be an acceptable reason for air traffic controllers to take leave or call up sick, that's the decision from the federal aviation administration today. t

this is what it looked like in a photo posted on dc-is. we found another nonworking escalator and last week we were told they were all out of service and at this station it can be a long walk up. >> i can't do that, so i have to take the elevator. >> reporter: according to this report, in may, about 100 escalators were out of service on any given day. that's worse than in previous months. >> we know that these are challenges. you know, all we can do is thank our customers for their patience and forbearance as we rebuild. this is work that should have been done a long time ago, frankly, investments that should have been made a long time ago. >> reporter: agency spokesman dan geko says they're rebuilding its entire system of escalators. it's a long-term $150 million project. >> under these types of conditions with this much traffic, these escalators have a useful life of 20, maybe 25 years if they're properly maintained, maybe 30 if you're lucky and we're well beyond that at this point. >> reporter: in fact, dan says four of the seven escala

the dc board of elections referred the allegations to the u.s. attorney's criminal office for investigation. accusing brown appeared his election committee of failing to report more than $100,000 in campaign contributions. >>> we have got a car fire on the beltway. is this tying up traffic? >> it is, lesli. i just got word about this car fire. let's take a look at the beltway. i tried to find the closest shot. if you look out into the distance here you see some smoke there. the car fire is fully engulfed in flames on the outer loop of the beltway at i-95 in college park and i'm hearing from authorities that all lanes are blocked there. so that's going to be the north and westbound side of the beltway. i'll keep you posted on that situation. here is what it looks like on the other side. this is the inner loop and obviously that is going to attract attention although the inner loop right now is open. and let me take you over to some maps. since earlier this afternoon westbound route 50 there was a car and a pole involved in an accident. the pole is

. >>> and for years, the dc government fought to rid the district of handguns but soon it may be the one selling it to you. >>> this is 9news now. >>> but first we have late breaking news for you out of prince george's county. right now part of the northbound lane of the vw parkway in laurel shut down because of a very serious car accident. you are looking at a live picture from sky9. it went down from route 197 and 198 around 10:30. at least four people are trapped inside a vehicle. we'll bring you an update as soon as we know more about it. >>> now, get this. after years of fighting gun ownership in the city, the city itself could soon become a licensed gun dealer. that's right. the idea is reportedly the brain child of a city councilman who is trying to protect the city from lawsuits. matt jablow is following this incredible story and he's following us live with all of the details. matt. >> reporter: derek, there are twists of fate and then there are twists of fate that are twisted like a pretzel. this story is one of those. >> i was introduced. >> reporter: for years, the dc gove

z burger in northwest dc.is the annual burger eating competition and dale boone, mouth of the south and defending champ, the two go at it and when time is up, it looks like our winner is mr. mouth. wait a minute, finds something missing mr. mouth water cuffs and furious pete is well, you know furious. >> look at all that. look at all that. >> yeah. >> is that a winner? >> sore loser. >> minnesota is a sore loser. >> a lot of meat in those cups. the judge's ruling left too much uneaten burger in his cup and the remedy was a two-man faceoff. the winner of that furious pete who ate 17 burgers in ten minutes. so this was supposed to be the summer of the super hero movie black buster. while there were plenty of super hero movies, blockbuster have been in short supply. are we sick of the guys in tights? >> not exactly, anita. while i've been lining up to see green lantern and the rest of them, the thrill is just not what it used to be. i thought i was getting old, but i'm not alone. check out these numbers. grone an

important thing for us is to maintain our attack capabilities. >> limitations with the dc-10 on types of terrain and the moving and their ability to fight fire in canyons. these are smaller planes, they can work -- work in tighter conditions than the dc-10. >> cal fire says they can still call on it if needed. the difference this fire season, though, it no longer has exclusive rights to the massive air tanker. in santa rosa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the state of california says it will save money on interest rates thanked to a boost. they upgraded the bond rating from negative to stable as a result of last week's ontime state budget. they call it realistic but it does not depend on rising tax revenue. they say the upgrade will help california contain better interest rates next month on $5 billion in short term loans. >>> in less than a week caseyy anthony will be a free woman. >> i will sentence you to one year in orange county jail -- >> the nor nor mother was sentenced to lying to the authorities about the disappearance of her daughter, caylee. now, credit for three years time serve

dc police officer has been taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. other persons involved in some way with this automobile accident have also been taken to the hospital. again without life-threatening injuries. interestingly, police call this is a crime scene and say one of the people taken to the hospital is a suspect. i'm going to ask the fellow i'm working with paul lester to pan right just a little bit. you may be able to see a tow truck that has been brought in apparently to address the cars that are now blocking randall circle. we have put in a request as police themselves are trying to figure out what happened here just a few moments ago. and derek and anita, if they come to us with that information, which we anticipate, we'll get back to you as soon as we can. >> thank you for that. >>> and now we go to more breaking news. and, folks, this one is a stunner. do you remember the former head of the imf charged with raping a new york hotel house keeper. tonight that case is on the verge of collapse. so said law enforcement. the man was accused of

mostly cloudy for the immediate dc metro area. can see better chance of storms to the south of us. tomorrow afternoon we start to see the chance for some scattered thunderstorms and showers. the entire area really around 6:00, maybe some just out to the east of dc and also down to the south once again. so tomorrow, though, the good thing with these storms not expecting to be severe right now. all right. so here is your overnight forecast as you're going to sleep. partly cloudy and mild. lows 67-75 degrees. tomorrow morning partly to mostly cloudy and mild. a slight chance of showers. so bring the umbrellas just in case. temperatures 60s and 70s. now, by the afternoon, partly to mostly cloudy. very warm. scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible. highs near 90 degrees. south winds 5-10. that's why the humidity will go up a little bit. highs tomorrow near 90 for downtown. 92 in gaithersburg. culpeper 93. and martinsburg warming up to 92 degrees. here is how your day breaks down for tomorrow. by noon, looks pretty good. and th

some people in dc might think there is a problem with excessive force. the police department gave me their most recent statistics that show that use of force by the dc police this year compared to last year is down 19%. excessive force complaints from the public to the police department are down 16%. >> all right. so it would suggest. >> there might be a gap between perception and reality. >> derek and topper are out enjoying the rather thick weather out there. >> i was going to change that word. enjoying. maybe in the eye of the beholder. i went on a bike ride. it turned into a long wet bike ride. >> that's dangerous. >> it can be. mostly it is uncomfortable. >> you've got system video? >> not on the thunderstorm side. the opposite. a dust storm in phoenix. this was yesterday. and it drastically reduced visibility. it canceled and delayed flights. and we don't get these here but look at it just kind of roll in. shut off the air conditioning before it got into it because that would be a mess. also produce or cause some accidents. for us live doppler firs

. >>> roger clemens going on trial today in dc on charges of lying to congress about using performance enhancing drugs live at the courthouse about who is expected to testify. >> then, we all love roller coasters, but imagine being stuck on one for 8 hours. >> not so much fun. >> that happened to these riders more on that horrifying story as fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> well, let's see what is happening over northwest dc a low cloud cover, haze, plenty of heat and humidity too. just another summer day in the city i am steve. >> i am alison seymour. >>> july in dc tony perkens good to see you. >> you as well. good morning everybody happy to see you, yep, you know the routine, hot, humid, chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms some of you there is a chance of that this morning. off to our west there is some thunderstorm activity this morning, moving to the north and east, roughly south of front royal and north and west of culpepper making its way north and east we don't know if this will hang together and get into areas, parts of our immediate viewing area but we wi

typical dc summertime. you know what, pretty nice evening. we have sunshine. a little bit of a breeze helping matters. temps in the mid-80s primarily. 84 downtown. 82 in manassas. little warmer to the north and west actually. 88 in leesburg. 89 in hagerstown. the game is underway. you have time to run down to nats park and see it. taken showers out. partly cloudy, warm and muggy. daytime time temperatures 80 to 85 as we host the cubs. winds southwest at about 10. for us tonight just look for partly cloudy skies and muggy, patchy fog late. mid-70s. we will come back and talk about a cold front. we will tell you what that means for your morning and evening commute tomorrow. >>> a plane goes down in virginia shattering into pieces. but what happened next? we will tell you about it right after this. >>> dc mayor vincent gray chiming in on the metro debate saying he favors an above ground parking lot at the dulles and is urging council members to switch their votes. an underground station would cost $300 million more. >>> the driver in may's deadly tour bus acciden

we are in dc with two stories that will impact the whole region. congress hard at work on the debt ceiling and metro unveiling a new look for its subway cars but we begin with an arrest in a series of arsons including one that injured five firefighters. >>> i'm andrea mccarren in northwest washington where 26- year-old maurice dews has been arrested and charged with setting three dc fires and is a suspect in others. >> mayday, mayday. >> reporter: after this fire in april left five dc firefighters injured federal and local authorities created an arson task force. today their tireless round the clock efforts paid off. >> one individual for sports decides to start burning places to get a reaction. it is a good reaction by law enforcement to put handcuffs on him. >> reporter: dews called to report all three of the fires including multiple calls to 911. in fact, the investigation reveals dews has called to report fires in dc and maryland at least nine times since 2007. >>> i'm delia gonclaves reporting from southwest washington. good news for metro rid

they will both play here in dc this week. kick off their season tonight on the southwest waterfront. venus will play this evening. venus holding a clinic here for local kids an hour ago. their older sister, esha lives here in d.c. this is like home for the sisters. >> being back in the d.c. area is fantastic. i was here in april for the washington tennis learning center. some of those kids were here. i get to know them and i see them a few times a year and of course i'm going to try to win for washington. >> right on. finally tonight, our manager of the week goes to butch of the barnstormers. after getting tossed by the first-base umpire that he not only yanks first base out of the ground, he stops, autographs first base, hands it to the lady in the front row before saying thank you, thank you very much, and heading to the showers. if you are going to get tossed, get tossed with a little flair. >> baseball folks going out with a bang lately. that's it for us. have a good night. [ male announcer ] using frontline plus shows yo

. >> about two hours into a flight, a dc-9 fills with smoke and loses all of its electrical systems. >> may day. we're going down. >> we thought everybody could get off. because like i say, there wasn't any screams. >> moments after take-off, flames erupt from the world's most iconic aircraft. >> it was a time bomb. they were going to die. >> people watched in horror as it crashes into a nearby hotel. there are many ways for fires to start on a plane. and not many ways to put them out. >> in-flight fires can be one of the most catastrophic events a flight crew can face. >>> the faa found that up to three flights a day are diverted due to smoke or fire in flight. while it may be common, it can be one of the most dangerous situations facing any flight crew. >> the faa has done extensive testing on in-flight fires and their research said you may have as little as 20 minutes to get the fire under control or you may lose control of the airplane. >> over the years aircraft have become heavily protected against fire. materials are tested for flammablity. smoke detectors are installed throug

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district court in dc.seven-time cy young award winning is accused of lying to congress about his alleged steroid use. jury selection began today. one juror was asked if she was a baseball fan she answered "i can't imagine spending money to watch guys scratch themselves and spit a lot." she probably will not be on the jury. >>> nats. less than 24 hours to get the slugging first baseman on the all-star team. he is one of five players included on the online final vote as they call it. shane victorino is in the lead. you can vote and stuff the ballot box. >>> saturday the pirates, tonight chicago. nats are 44-43, just seven out of the wild card. >>> the u.s. women's soccer team was already into the world cup quarterfinals so why did anybody care if they beat sweden today? one word. brazil. the team that won today would avoid brazil in the quarter. the team that lost today would play brazil. u.s. and sweden both 2-0 coming in. 35th minuting sweden's free kick goes off the u.s. defender and goes in. second half

were celebrating -- spots in dc where they were celebrating uncle sam's 230th birthday.groben would you ed wowed the audience with his beautiful voice. little richard at the joint jumping, rocking and rolling and even dancing. ♪ music playi >> reporter: so an absolutely spectacular 4th of july. i just can't wait for next year. reporting live on the monument, i'm armando trull, back to you. >> you're not alone. thanks, armando. >>> the display might have been the area's largest fireworks show, but it wasn't the only one. people in baltimore enjoyed the show there gathering to watch the stars light up patriotism in honor of america's 235th birthday. the celebration continued at the white house with a barbecue and concert for more than 1200 people and their families. president obama thanked men and women for their service and sacrifice. he told them the country was proud of each and every one of them. after that there was a concert by the group train. >> hello, everybody. happy 4th of july. >>> answered check out the scene in new york city. thousands gathered along the huds

esto es "enfoque" desde washington dc. ¡y cÓmo ha habido discusion! sobre la deuda... tambiÉn sobre el tema de inmigraciÓn. estos son temas que vamos a abordar hoy con el senador del estado de nueva jersey, bob menÉndez. >>bueno, josÉ, siempre un placer estar contigo y tus televidentes y con la informaciÓn que le das a nuestra comunidad. >>muchas gracias. senador, la informaciÓn que muchos nos preguntamos cuando vemos este desastre sobre la deuda, el tope de la deuda... ¿por quÉ todo esto es tan importante? >>bueno, es importantÍsimo, porque el incumplimiento de la deuda nacional, el no pagar la deuda nacional, va a tener consecuencias econÓmicas en toda la comunidad, en toda la naciÓn. si tienes una hipoteca variable, esa hipoteca subirÁ, si tienes tarjetas de crÉditos, subirÁn los intereses, si quieres hacer un prÉstamos para un pequeÑo negocio, subirÁn los intereses. si no pagamos la deuda nacional, no hay garantÍa de que se le puedan mandar los cheques de social security, para los pagos de medicare, los pagos de medicaid. en fin, los retirados de

psychogeriatrics, office of mental health services, department of veterans affairs headquarters, washington, dc. kathryn, more than 2 million troops deployed to afghanistan and iraq. what are some of the behavioral health issues related to the returning vets that are there, the vets that are there, and the returning vets? i think all of us are paying great attention to the behavioral health issues of anyone who has been in combat. and, first of all, when we use the term "behavioral health," we generally are talking about a broad range of mental and emotional and substance abuse disorders and/or problems. we know that anyone who has been in combat will probably suffer from trauma

what you are seeing, at least getting a little bit of break as we move closer to dc region.ngs have improved a lot there. what we are talking about basically into the course of the afternoon, seeing a break and back to the storms once again. let's go to our map. temperature 70 degrees humidity 71% we also have a code orange air quality alert for you. but we are seeing, mostly cloudy skies, expect to see scattered showers and storms later today, if you are heading out keep your eyes to the skies, a warm day 92 degrees back to you. >>> thanks gwen. >>> former international monetary chief enjoyed his first taste of freedom he left his new york town home with his wife yesterday, gone for 3 hours they dined on a $700 four course meal in an italian eatsry, friday his house arrest was lifted. prosecutors since discovered serious problem s with the maid's credibility. >>> mariah shriver -- maria shriver filed for divorce. back in may the former california governor admitted he fathered a child with a member of his household staff years ago. >>> now happier news a little more than two

esto es "enfoque", desde washington dc.oy "enfoque" se llena de orgullo al recibir a sÓlo uno de dos senadores hispanos que hay en ee.uu. representa al estado de la florida, marcos rubio, en su primera entrevista en una cadena de televisiÓn hispana. senador, gracias por estar con nosotros. >>me alegra estar aquÍ con ustedes. >>muchÍsimas gracias. vamos a comenzar hablando de lo que aquÍ en washington parece ser el Única tema esta semana -ya se lleva semanas hablando de eso- y es el tema del tope en la deuda. ya el 2 de agosto llega a un punto en que el gobierno no va a tener dinero para pagar sus cuentas. >>bueno, lo que pasa es que bajo la ley, el gobierno federal solamente puede pedir x cantidad de dinero prestado y en estos momentos son cuatrocientos catorce y pico trillones deentos dÓlares. trillones, imagÍnate... va a llegar a ese lÍmite porque estÁ pidiendo 40 centavos de cada dÓlar que gasta. el dinero federal es dinero prestado. entonces, lo que estÁn diciendo las agencias globales es que ustedes tienen que aumentar

. ♪ >> the dc-10 into of the largest aircraft used to fight what fighters. the state budget crisis cal air has canceled its exclusive contract and will hire it out on an as needed basis at the plane happens to be available. we look at where that leaves the state when a major fire breaks out. >> call this a the dc-10, it can dump 12 gal. of fire retardant in one pass this isn't not a first dispatch aircraft is never dispatched in the first couple of hours of the change should not impact firefighting effort. >> california has the largest common firefighting aircraft in the world. we can still use goals during the initial fighters. >> in addition to the one dropping helicopters cal has 23 of a caretaker scatter across california crew including two of them in santa rosa. these can drop 1,200 gal. of fire retardant. >> making it to smaller canyon and they can drop more precise and props. >> if in trouble because the u.s. forest service they have 18 large air tankers collection drop 3,000 gal. of fire retardant there also dispatched where every day --is fire so th

your forecast today, plenty of sunshine typical summer time heat around here highs upper 80s to 90, 90 dc, 87 an nap police, 92 hot spot in fredericks burg. alison and wisdom back to you. >> thank you tucker. >>> new this morning the driver of an suv slams into a house in montgomery county there were three people inside the home at the time. >> sarah simmons has been following this all morning sarah. >> reporter: well, wisdom and alison this is at the intersection of park land drive aspen hill road, police are telling us it was aspen hill road right back here they say a 22-year-old woman was driving an suv, when she hit two parked vehicles, back there. an suv and truck and then some how careened up, kept coming up this hill where we are standing, and then, slammed into the back of this house here, you can see where it is all boarded up she went through a chain link fence crews were out here working all morning long. now take a look at the video you can see the suv this morning, literally inside of the house, it came resting inches from the woman lying on the couch, her husband was in the

>>stuart: but you have two advantages, you are close to washington, dc, and, number two, you can only run and stand for one term so you do not have to worry about being re-elected, isn't that an advantage? >>guest: there is freedom in that. i have 2 1/2 years left. on the federal numbers the fact we are close to badded -- washington, dc, that is helpful but 95 percent of our job growth is not related to the federal. >>stuart: and governor perry of texas, he is going to run, isn't he, governor? >>guest: well, i talked to the governor a few times and i think his--. >>stuart: he is going to run, incent he? >>guest: i will say he has the best job creation record in america and he has tea party and evangelicals interested in the campaign so he would be a good unifier and a tough guy. >>stuart: the guy that you support? >>guest: no, i support a current or former governor and i will not make decisions until after our elections in november but i think the governor is the one we until nature because they balance the budget and do the opposite of the delay that we have in washington, dc, now. s

get started at buschgardens.com/dc. >> your watch abc 7 news at 11:00 with leon harris -- you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00 with leon harris, alison starling, and tim brant, sports. >>> one of the biggest legal cases of the year is now in the hands of the jury. deliberations begin tomorrow in the case of casey anthony. >> the and lb are -- diana alvear is covering the trial from orlando. >> ladies and gentlemen of the jury, i would like to thank you. >> they heard from the defendant one last time. she rented in a recorded phone call from the jail. -- ranted in a recorded phone call from the jail. >> they just want cayleye back, that's all. >> to guilty people do? they divert attention -- what do guilty people do? they divert attention from themselves. >> whose life was better without pay in -- without caylee? >> the translated tattoo says "the beautiful life." the defense says that the prosecution and does not have a case that can provide a conviction on a capital-murder charge. >> everybody loves a mystery. you just

get started at buschgardens.com/dc. >>> 7:14 a.m. fairfax county police investigating a deadly stabbing in weston the victim is a 62- year-old man no other information released. >>> not all was smooth at the july 4th celebrations in baltimore a 4-year-old boy was shot in the leg as he left the inner harbour with his parents around 10:00 p.m. last night it is not clear if the shooter aimed at that little boy he is hospitalized in stable condition a man was stabbed outside mccormick and schmitt outside pier 6 he later died. >>> an 11 month old is dead after she was left alone in a bathtub german town on sunday. police say the child's family left her alone for a brief period of time when they checked on her she wasn't breathing neighbors tried to perform cpr no charges have been filed. >>> the dalai lama is back in dc he is leading a 10 debut list teaching expected to attract 100,000 people to here royson center wednesday july 16th. >>> let's look at today, as we get through this week a short week for a lot of people. >> to week for a l

. >> what are the morons in dc doing?unch of football players will work out their problems before the leaders in dc. we could be on at hook for 108 billion through the ims for greece. i am not for bail outs. if you are going to bail out somebody bail out california. which is more important to our country. >> wayne, 157 billion to greece . a big chunk coming from the united states. >> folks in america could do manage better than the money. >> i think we have to support the ims. it is what is left over, and by the way which is never accounted for. tiny tim, secretary of the treasury is supposed to account. he never made a report or told us where the money is going . he is a moron of sorts. i agree with john. >> tine i tim? >> and wise words from wane. we have to support the imf. and clearly with the global economic crisis and all of our economic interest that are tied up. we can't say we pulled out. to say that we are going to pretend that the united states is an island and not absolutely tied to the global market is ridicu

we will take it live to washington dc. thousands are standing by for a huge fireworks show. why it is going to attract the rest of the night and the average forecast when we come right back. @ú?n >>> packed downtown. you see harbor place filling in. that is a live view there. getting packed down there. we take a look at the radar. bottom line is there is more activity to the west and south of us right now. although we are going to get showers towards fredrick and points west and a few showers into the city the storms are weakening. that is a good sign for us. i'm going to say generally storm free night towards fireworks time. we may see a few rain drops fly. just be aware of that. >> fullerton, bell air, columbia, annapolis, the inner harbor. we'll see you tonight right after the fireworks at 11:00. and a new message right before the 11. a new message with an old meaning. that's amazing. you know what else is amazing? how easy it is to save money on motorcycle, boat, or camper insurance with geico. geico, saving people money, on more than just car insurance. [ female announc

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. >>> hundreds of thousands of people will watch the fireworks explode over washington, dc. >> many of them will be at the national mall and the u.s. capital -- capitol for all events leading up to the firework display. the big preparations, hope there no one is there yet surae, but who knows. >> reporter: we are ready for a big celebration. happy 4th of july, everyone. people are probably sleeping in, but you to prepare once you get here to the national mall. here's what you can bring, you want to bring your cooler with your food and water, plenty to drink. speaking of, drink plenty of it today, because as howard said, temperatures in the 90s. you don't want to forget sunglasses, and andrea, the fan has come in handy this summer. you will need it today. if you follow those rules, you can have a good time, celebrating, come earlly and mark your spot. the show at 9:10 exactly, going on for 17 minutes, and also, here's what you don't want to bring. you can't bring alcohol on the national mall. no glass bottles, pets, or grills. if you follow those rules, you'll have a good time celebrati

it happened in dc superior court.pped id bracelets with a different prison who was set to be released. he was accused of shooting army reese in june. they are confirming tonight he is back in custody . >> a extreme weather alert. new tornado warnings and confirmation that one twister touched down. let's go to maria molina who is live in the fox weather center. >> confirmation of one tornado that touched down in north dakota as we watched conditions becoming favorable. there is a tornado watch because conditions are favorable . that one super cell that fired up north . confirmation by torm trackers that one twister touched down in north dakota at the county, and there is one tornado warning out with the same cell. including southeastern portions of sheretan and western of wells county . that is 6:30 transmittal time. we are going to continue to watch the thunderstorms fire up in the night time hours same area of high pressure is the heat wave that is taking place now and will continue to do so for the next several days

. >> and neal is here in dc all weekend and through thing august 20 deadline. catch one tomorrow. it is your turn to weigh in. . are you nervous. i will be happy to read the emaims later on in the show. i want to hear how you feel. >> it is not clear why they clipped last night. they collided as they checked out . individuals say the plan had minor damage. they were put on other flights. they ended up getting fired or suspended and peter doocy has more. over 20 fired in the last five months while using their phones and more are suspended for breaking the rules . they are not hidden. these cameras cost three million to install . turn on any time the bus makes a sudden move. 5000 sudden moves . 80 percent of the time it is harmless or where he needed to make a sudden move. but 1000 other cases led to punishment. we found 20 operators have been using their service models . and still driving the bus. they say they were duped. they lied and said it was a training tool and bus riders have noticed changes with the drivers some of the time. they actually got off of the bus and then get ba

you can see that's all of the dc metro area.aight up through baltimore and through the philly metro area. here's the stationary front, not much left to it. but you see this front just off to the northwest. that's the next one moving our way. and how this works out is it's eventually going to bring in its own rounds of scattered showers. we have a slight chance tomorrow, better chance thursday and friday with that new front coming our way. tonight going down to about 69 degrees, that's it. any thunderstorms is going to die down overnight. partly cloudy skies then tomorrow mix of sunshine and clouds. looking at a high about 91 degrees. slight chance for a late day shower or storm. then as we head through the next few days, those chances go up with that new front coming our way. you see it stays warm and gets muggier during that time. then the front tries to get out of the here for the weekend but we still could see a thunderstorms lingering for tomorrow. >>> check in with don scott tomorrow morning. tomorrow morning. >>> and the o

. >>> the dc officer accused of killing a woman while leaving her infant daughter in a hot car has been formally indicted. late last night, a grand jury filed charges against 41-year-old richmond phillips in connection with the death of wyanet wright and her baby girl. among other charges, he's facing two counts of first degree murder. wright had filed a paternity suit claiming phillips fathered the child. she disappeared the night before a hearing in the case. >>> july 1st means new laws are in effect on both sides of the potomac. in maryland, alcohol is more. the sales tax jumped 20%. but wineries can now ship directly to state residents. also pet owners can now dine with their canines. restaurants outdoor dining can treat dog owning patrons as long as they provide written notice to the health department. >>> and in virginia, victims in abusive relationships now have more protection from the court. previously only family members or those being stalked received protective orders. starting today, those who fear harm in a dating or workplace relationship can get protection. also restaura