in the upper 60s, montgomery, fairfax, princgeorge's prngs. in the mid and upper 60s in the rural areas. out in mountains it's in the low 60s. off to a mostly clear start. lots of sunshine today. afternoon highs near 90 degrees. not very humid. sunrise is an hour away. sunset at 8:17. should be a mostly clear night. a bright to nearly full moon this evening. tomorrow morning, a clear start. during the day on tuesday, mostly sunny, hot, light breezes, highs in the low 90s. still not really very humid. a lookt the rest of the week and the weekend at 5:21. now, jerry, how's the traffic? >> hey, tom, let's look and see how we're doing along i-270. so far, so good. germantown all the way down. all the overnight road work should be wrapped up. northeast doing fine. barbara and keith, back to you. >> thank you, jerry. >> time now 5:12, 72 degrees. why the harvard professor who was arrested at his home is again making headlines and cracking jokes. >> plus, we have some advice for those looking for work. next at 5:15, what most job seekers don't know t

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reporting live in fairfax county, i'm jane watrel. back to you, wendy. >> thanks. >>> the cash for clunkers program has become so popular that it may end up way ahead of schedule and critics are saying it shouldn't be refueled. congress allotted $1 billion for the program which was set to end in november, but the money is already in danger of running out this week. the white house wants congress to fund the program with an additional $2 billion. some say it's nothing more than a government giveaway, but the white house insists that it is helping the environment. >> the transactions were generating a 61% increase in fuel economy. >> without the data, we won't know that it's stimulating sales and that there's an environmental benefit. without those things, we're just handing people $4,500 to buy a new car. >> for now, anyone wanting to take advantage of the program is encouraged to do so this week. >>> meanwhile, automakers say ey've been pulling in more cash thanks to the cash for clunkers. ford says the program helped spur a 2.6% sale

the break ins are widespread across fairfax county and also in loudoun county. it started back in the fall but it started to pick up in the last couple of months. reporting live in herndon, surae chinn, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> all right. thank you for that. >>> the fenty administration released its preliminary investigation today of the fire that destroyed a mansion on chain bridge road last week and it confirmed that firefighters were hampered by low water pressure from aging water mains. the report also made clear that the city does not know all of the areas in the city that could face similar troubles in the event of a big fire. >> something like this, really to give the public what it needs will have to go on a little while longer, because i don't believe, having lived in the city, served on the council for six years and mayor for 2 1/2, i don't think that any investigation of this nature has ever taken place. >> reporter: fenty says the investigation will continue with emphasis on basic infrastructure and the ability to deliver water to firefighters. t

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the fire broke out 8:30 this morning in the alexandria section of fairfax county. firefighters made an unusual discovery. 30 snakes, an iguana, liz ward and other reptiles. most died. the largest animal, this boa constrictor which survived. the mother says her son rescued most of the snakes after they were abandoned by previous ownesers, usually kids. >> they were all well secured, which is why the fire was very near where they were all housed and they couldn't get out. >> reporter: fairfax county animal control officers says they are legal to own. the teen is an eagle scout who uses his pet reptile collection to educate children about responsible pet ownership and respecting nature. >> that's why we do these merit badge classes, education, do nature shows, whatever, to help young people know how to be responsible pet owners or just to appreciate nature. >> reporter: even neighbors called on him to help catch snakes in their yards and release him back to their natural habitat. >> he was doing a good job taking care of them. it was a lot of work. >> reporter: not ev

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. >>> an investigation meantime in fairfax county where police are trying to figure out three separate attacks on the washington and old dominion trail are connected. the sketch on the left is an a man accused of exposing himself last thursday. the one on the right is from an attack on the trail in vienna on july 15th. in each case the man was riding a bike and exposed himself. two of the victims say they were assaulted. if you recognize him, please call police. >>> some big decisions today, setting michael jackson's estate. a judge closed the custody case for the three children deciding who will raise the children. adam housley has more on the still-developing story. >> where michael jackson's children will call home has been finally decided. los angeles superior court judge approved an agreement making catherine jackson the children's guardian and preserving debbie rowe's parental rights giving her meaningful visitation with the children. >> michael jackson named his mother as his first choice to raise the children in a 2002 will filed with the court. she was given temporary custody

temperatures right now are 72 in fairfax. this satellite and radar shows clearing skies. patchy fog to the south and west the bus. temperatures in the high 80 possible to the low 90's. now for an update on the rush- hour commute with lisa baden. a good >> morning on 66 with no delays between manassas and the beltway. 95 slowing from the prince william county to get up to lorton. outer loop after pennsylvania avenue, a crash in the left lane. a crash was reported. this is the pace of 270 into montgomery county. now to the news desk. >> thank you. >>> we begin with a developing story at a fire at a county firehouse. >> it took some time to distinguish the count -- to distinguish the fire. matt brock has more. [no audio] >> smoke anflames poured out of the fire station. volunteers who were there doing prep work were able to move some equipment before it got too bad. the first fire company called in to help was the capitol heights station, point down to volunteer staffing only this past weekend. the crew never made it here. others did. they knocked down the fire relatively qu

chris gordon, news4 in fairfax county. >> the islamic academy is located inlexandria, virginia.t was founded back in 1984. >>> peggy cooper is now talking about the fire that completely burned her mansion to the ground. her house and the art collection it contained both recently featured in oprah's magazine. with everything gone, she hopes to start a new art collection but first, she has some otr priorities. >> will i continue to collect art? well, right now i have to think about getting my kids some shoes for school. but when my head is calm and -- and when i can, you know, again embrace the beauty of that, i'm sure i will attend to it. >> she did not want to address the water pressure problems that firefighters said hindered their abily to put out that fire. >>> in fairfax county, a man got a ngywnkialkeicor tki ft some geese cross a f some geese cross a nepeap bdee back inun j bhen t ywarky nthr e daesdu toll road. n to tt man went before a judge. jane watrel has our report. >> reporter: they're a potential road hazard for torists. every day, gaggles of geese try to cross bus

. >>> a crime spree in fairfax county. bglaries targeting these areas. the victims all have something in common. paul wagner that story. >> reporter: the thieves are targeting homes that prominently displaying a hindu religious symbol. the thieves broke into a home in a cul-de-sac at the end of this road. significant e mnur omf the 16 homes now all linked have what's called a genes prominently displayed around their home. once inside the burglars go after the gold jewelry, electronics and passports. all have taken place during the day when the owners are not home. in june, one homeowner got a look at the thief as he tried to break in but police are reluctant to put out a description. >> significant number of them have had the symbol displayed around their house and it alerts us and we want to send the message, you don't have to take it down. we want to let you know it could be zig singling you out. >> reporter: the thives have been breaking in once a week. paul wagner, fox 5 news. >>> a new report shows inadequate water flow made the blaze difficult to f

th jft aer metro worker was kleild while doing track work in fairfax county.egan mcgrath joins us now live from the greenbelt metro station with more on this story. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, joe. metro has had some disturbing incidents lately. of course, there was that deadly crash that took place back in june, and now we're learning more about another incident in which a worker was killed and yet another where a train operator tested positive for drugs. metro has had a difficult year. most recently on sunday, michael nash, a track repairman with 21 years of experience, was struck and kled by a piece of maintenance equipment. his death the tenth on the system in 2009, coming on the heels of june's deadly collision. and now, word of another disturbing incident. on july 31st, an operator delivered a train from the yard to the greenbelt station with too many cars, ten instead of eight. a passenger pointed out the mistake. the operator later tested positive for drugs and is now in rehab. >> the operator that was involved in briing the train f

. >> fairfax county police responded with an intense search, but the suspect got away. now the people who live here are left to worry. >> i felt pretty secure in this area. >> a number of young single women live in this flex. tonight margaret long and her roommates will take extra precautions. >> we'll make sure that the doors and windows are locked. that's one reason we didn't get a first-level apartment. three girls living alone, we didn't think this will be the safest thing to do. >> the 14-year-old victim did not suffer any physical injury and because it was dark in the apartment, we don't have a gd description of the suspect, but we do know the management company here at this apartment complex is bringing in a security detail tonight and for the foreseeable future. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc 7 news. >> thank you, stephen, the cash for clunkers program is running on fumes tonight and it will be suspended if the senate doesn't prove $2 million in funding. people are taking advantage of the program while it lasts. we are live in alexandria with a tale of two

it 83 degrees right now in fairfax, and currently 82. 95 degrees at reg international airport. it we tied the record at dulles where it made up to 94 degrees, previously set in 2005. martinsburg, west virginia, 84. 73 in minneapolis. michigan is 55 degrees. it is cold. we are looking for the drier air to make its way into our area sunday or monday. as ago, we can see the line of thunderstorms passing earlier this afternoon. we can see plenty ofunshine right now, but a different story for the day tomorrow. we're going to look for the rip currents tomorrow afternoon in the sunday. jersey shore up temperatures in the lower 80's tomorrow. virginia beach 83 for a daytime high. north carolina looking for a high just around 84. only falling into the 70's across the immediate metro area. temperatures will be in the upper 60's. high temperatures once again in the 80's, 85 degrees with afternoon thunderstorms that could contain some heavy downpours. come late sunday and monday, once again, severe thunderstorm warning until 6:30 this evening. >> we are warned. >>> and what is going on at

we're live in fairfax county. back to you in the studio. derrick ward. >>> there is fresh intrigue in florida politics. martinez announced he's stepping down before his term ends next year. he already announced he would not seek reelection. he announced few details except to say the next phase of his life will be in the private sector and he said his health, personal life, nothing motivated that decision. >> this is a free country. people of florida like this. ihi tsi of my own free will. >> reporter: he plans to leave office as far as governor charlie crist leaves office. the governor said he does not plan to appoint himself. >>> in june, sou carolina governor mark sanford admitted to a year-long affair. today his wife is moving out. she has decided to take the couple's four sons and spend the school year on sullivan island near charleston. she said she would remain involved with her activities as first lady but wanted to put her family first. the governors relsed a statement saying, i stand by t ecmilyhe family decision and accordingly dk

me s as a surprise to his he he coached in fairfax. live with the latest. >> the rest comes after a series of chat room conversations. police say that chats occurred in early july. investigators say they turned sexual in nature, and now debrielle is in jail and his neighbors are in shock. this is a quiet neighborhood. residents were shocked to learn hethat this man, gary debrielle, an accused online predators, is living in their midst. makes me realize that across the street there could be somebody who is on safe. >> pole arrested him this past thursday. >> she was approached by a male by certain screen name it. >> this comes after an investigation inich deputy th which a deputy post online in a chat room as a 14-year-old-girl. >> it suggests the conversation turned sexual. >> a spokesman of the school says debrielle cleared a background check. a man who answered the door at his house identified himself as a roommate and said he did not know anything about the case. >> and he is down the street from me. that is the worst part. >> fairf

en fairfax, la autoridades estan buscando a un latino en conexion con el ataque sexual a una joven de la zona de linconia...ataque tuvo lugar el viernes 31- de julio en las inmediaciones de la braddock road y la little river turnpike... el sospechoso llevo a la mujer a las inmediaciones de la escuela intermedia holmes, localizada en la el 6525 de la montrose road, donde despues de manosearla la asalto sexualmente...el sospechosos se alejo del lugar a pie y la victima pidio ayuda en esa area ... el sospechoso vestia una polera con fotos en el pecho... cualquier informacion debe ser comunicada al telefono numero 703-691-2131.. frente a la aguda crisis financiera que enfrenta el servicio postal del pais se apresta a cerrar mas de mil oficinas a nivel nacional... 13- de esas oficis estan en washington y maryland...la consierable baja del volumen de la correspondencia que se envia por correo y el advenimiento de servicios privados de envio y de internet estarian afectando severamente las finanzas del servicio postal... ese servicio perdera unos 7- mil millones de dolares, pese al aumento r

assad my in fairfax. opponents are concerned about the controversial religious curriculum. those in favor of the section pangs say they are not judging by those standards. >> they didn't feel the curriculum was something that was appropriate in a land use setting. for example, we don't evaluate the curriculum of other schools that come before the planning commission such as the catholic school. >> we need to resist these people. we immediate to make it clear that they may have bought six votes in there but they're not buying my vote. >> the academy gets much of its funding from the saudi government. one of its graduates was implicate in a plot to kill the president. >>> a look at the morning's other top stories now. police arrested a woman in connection with a stabbing inside union station. this happened around 7:00 last night as the passenger got off a train. he is expected to survive. >>> a big announcement is expected this morning about maryland's purple line. the "washington post" reports maryland gov

he slammed in to another driver at i-66 and north fairfax drive last month. the judge sentenced him to five days in jail, fined him $300 and suspended his driving privileges. >> the way dave sees this is that he is supposed to be a role model. supposed to be an example. he made a mistake and he should pay the appropriate price for it. >> reporter: former chief baker ducked the tv cameras here at the arlington courthouse but put out a written statement in which he said he will be forever haunted by personal embarrassment and humiliation. the repeated his apology to the woman he hit who suffered whiplash and had to be rushed to the hospital. >> up until three weeks ago, he was the public face of law enforcement and he would rather not be the public face of somebody who has gotten a dwi and is going to jail. >> reporter: the judge warned the former chief if he gets in anymore trouble in the next year, she can send him back to jail for another six months. in arlington, bruce leshan, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> the lawyer for the former chief sighs he will do his

on board, an astronaut from fairfax county.al correspondent kristin fisher has the story of pat forester's journey from springfield to space. >> this is pat. solve more year. >> reporter: in 1973, pat forester was a sec baseman on the junior varsity baseball team at west springfield high school. his coach was ron tugwell. 36 years later, the coach retired and walks back on the field where he first met forester. >> he was on the small side. i remember him being likable, coachable, athletic. >> reporter: he was also popular. >> this is pat and he's an escort through the sweet heart court and the sweet heart dance. >> reporter: most people remember him as smart. he was a member of the national honor society and when he graduated in ' 75, he went on to west point. it would be 30 years before coach tugwell ever learned what became of his old second baseman in he gave me his card and i didn't look at the card initially and saw he was living in houston and then i saw on his card he was an astronaut. >> great to be down here and we are

we now know who the attackers were after. >>> it's fairfax versus arlington. you'll see more of it at 6. happening at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at st $ the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. >>> we're heading back to redskins park where it's been a test of wills all week. >> our fox sports team has been putting their skills to the test to see who is the better player. is dave ross finally going to get a w tonight? >> he has a real good chance. >> you say that every night. >> because i try to be very gracious and humble. is it working? >> not really. >> we got some help from domique turner. i give you our final. it's that time. it's our final dave versus dave. domique dorsey. we're going to do punt returns

. >>> we turn now to some breaking news from fairfax county. seven students have been hurt in a school bus accident. school officials are telling us these injuries are minor. the students are between the ages of 5 and 7 and are being treated right now at hospital. there bus collided with an suv. this was on 123 at courthouse road in vienna. it happened at about 10:30 this morning a spokesperson said that fairfax city recreation department had rented the bus. this was for a field trip for students from daniel's run elementary. their injuries are said to be minor. they are in the of this afternoon. >>> is the playground going to go smoke-free? that is being considered in one montgomery county community. the rockville park and recreational advisory board wants to place a smoking ban on playgrounds in city parks. ma parents like the idea. the rock bill mayor supports the ban. >> there is no downside to keeping smoking away from children on the playground. i do not see how this will not go forward. >> i don't think these kids should breathe secondha

cinco hospital inova fairfax y dos recibieron cion en el lugar... percance tuvo lugar a las 10- y 30- de la manana.. el principal problema que enfrenta el metro es la falta de plata, segun su gerente general john catoe... el ejecutivo durante una audiencia de un subcomite senatorial dijo que se necesitan 7- mil millones de dolares en los proximos 10- anos para mejorar el mantenimientdel sistema que se ha visto plagado de problemas en los ultimos meses...si no se reciben esos fondos el servicio y la seguridad corren peligro sentencio, catoe... pero por otra parte, el metro dice que su policia ha recibido mas de nueve millones y medio de dolares para organizar equipos especiales contra el terrrorismo... esos equipos aumentaran su patrullaje en las estaciones y otras dependencias del metro... tambien seran contratados nuevos oficiales de policia... el metro tambien ha recibido casi dos millones de dolares para mejorar sus equipos de deteccion de agentes quimicos y para mejorar la comunicacion e tuneles y estaciones en prince george...mientras tanto en

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and all of us at abc news, we're in touch so you'll be in touc'll bi >>> a serial burglar targets fairfax county. >> it doesn't matter how much insurance -- >> and ups that family talks with abc 7. -- and up said family talks with abc 7. and hillary clinton like you have never seen her before. it is comfortable tonight, but the blast furnace is about to erupt. the weekend forecast you can't mess. -- miss. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> we begin tonight with a health alert. right now, a prominent member of the kennedy family is an critical condition. richard is live with more on the impact she has had throughout our area. >> caroline, that is right. this is the woman who had a brother who was the u.s. president, three of her brothers were u.s. senators, and remain mission in life was to help others. >> from the massachusetts hospital, she is surrounded by family. tothe potomac maryland committee that she calls home. >> she was pretty failed -- f rail we attended the event. >> i heard it on the radio today and was upset by it. >> she has been weakened i

obama at george mason university in fairfax to celebrate this post-911 gi bill. it provides veterans, active- duty service members and reservists, and national guard members with a free under get -- undergraduate education and in state college or university. >> we owe a debt to all who serve. when we repay that debt to the bravest americans among us, then we are investing in our future. >> the payments started going out saturday. the new bill will cost $78 billion over the next decade. >>> mayor adrian fenty was involved in a car accident last night. this happened on broad branch road in northwest d.c. but say he was driving an suv when another car went through a stop sign and crashed into him. no one was hurt. >>> the d.c. council has lifted the $19 cap on taxi rides that started in the district. that limit was initially installed to protect residents east of the anacostia river who live far from their jobs. cabdrivers have been pushing for an end to this since the district replaced a zoning system with distance meters. still to come, a bittersweet end to a hear

. >> reporter: in fairfax county, fox 5 news. >>> the news keeps coming, laura evans now with the news edge at 11:00. >>> off the top tonight, an islamic school accused of radical teachings, leaving a community divided. tonight, the campus is given the go-ahead to expand, but the fairfax supervisor's vote was far from unanimous, and oponents are not holding back, wisdom martin has more. >> reporter: well, laura, starting out with questions of traffic and safety. then they looked into whether or not they believed what they wanted. they sorted it out, the first motion to accident the school's application failed. but the second motion passed, and the people against it were angry. >> we need to resist these people. we need the make it clear that they may have bought six votes in there. but they're not buying my vote. >> reporter: james lafferty stormed out after the approval in fairfax county, he was not the only one, others found it shocking. >> i am shocked that they would vote for it. >> reporter: the islamic academy has been surrounded in controversy for years. one of their graduates w

e same manernt e aed bank in fairfax county. he walked up to the counter and started writing a note, but fled. anyone with information is to call police. >>> charles county circuit court judge admits he deflated the tire of a car near the courthouse. he got a traffic citation. the owner of the car kept parking in a restricted place. last week, he resigned from his position. he serves as an associate judge in charles county. >>> accused of giving false testimony against someone she arrested. she told the court she found a driver behind the wheel of the car before he was taken in custody. a surveillance camera shows it man in the backseat of the car when hoffman arrived on the scene. f convicted, she faces up to ten years for perjury. >>> police found bodies of julie and wallace fay in their home thursday night. they died from gunshot wounds. they are calling it a murder-suicide. they were interviewed about their situation last week. >> they were distraught. they were getting their items together, packing boxes, but you could tell

police in fairfax county. police say that has happened to two people and they are very concerned that other victims might be out there. i'm matt ackland. a live report is coming up when fox 5 morning news continues. stay with us. your pet makes lots of friends. but there's one little friend you don't want him to meet. the flea. just one in your home can turn into thousands-fast, infesting carpets, furniture, even your bed. to stop an infestation, ask for frontline plus. it quickly kills fleas, their eggs, and larvae-even ticks. it's waterproof. and one dose lasts all month long. fleas are nobody's friends. ask for the vet's #1 choice for dogs and cats-frontline plus. >>> welcome back. we take a look at traffic out on the american legion bridge. looks pretty good so far. 74 muggy degrees out there this morning. >> yep. got a few problems heading from ?iex to 495. julie will talk more about that coming up. >> yeah, i'm not an expert on that. >> you c tell us about the muggy conditions though. >> yes, the very su

out of fairfax and into the district.ne cell still producing some lightning we don't have any hail and we don't have any high winds. one thing we do have again is some lightning out there. there may be a little more coming through later tonight and again in the way especially around 7:00 and 9:00. there's the one cell we watched heading out around areas of northern anne arundel county now. how much is it producing? almost a half inch of rain, western maryland. the high was 98. winchester, .12 inches of rain. bill is expected saturday, late friday, early saturday. make its move west of bermuda. let's get you updated here with visual forecast. warm and humid. 86 and 91 degrees for the evening. by tomorrow morning, temperatures will be cooling off but not in a big way. we have another hot day coming our way tomorrow with afternoon thunderstorm barbara and jim. >> thank you. >>> still ahead on "news4 at 4:00," this afternoon, extreme measures to cut the budget in chicago leave somes residents caught off guard. >> south caroli

. >>> fairfax county police are looking for the driver who led them on a chase. officers tried to pull over a truck in fairfax when the driver ok off from the scene. the truck flipped over and the driver bailed out near henderson road. police are using dogs and helicopters to search for the suspect to managed to get away. >>> maryland health officials are confirming the sixth death in the state relating this one flew. for privacy reasons, they only said that they had an underlying medical conditions. people should cover their costs and sneezes to prevent the spread of h1n1. >>> h. keating scheme cost some teachers their jobs, paolo plot to boost test scores was discovered. >> tonight, the school's reputation is getting -- taking a big hit. she was wondering why some finished their test so quickly. >> they finished so fast, and it is like, really hard. >> they told the little girl to go back and check her answers. a different teacher gave her the test the day before, and she already knew all the answers. >> we have no comment. >> the principal will not discuss the

, prince william, fairfax, prince william, afand points eastward. that runs until 10:00 p.m. tonight. it will feel like 105, which hazy sunshine is the forecast. stray storm in the mountains around here. the only thing you'll be feeling is that moisture in e th area. good morning, jim.e it's monday. >> good morning. we do have one lingering station out rehe.he we have reports that the outer loop through 1, there's ahe's t go 'stiononng take them another ng five minutes toetfi gha gt out the roadway there. let's now go to maryland. on the beltway, pretty good shape. that's the outer loop heading toward the left side of the screen. in springfield, traffic is pretty quiet. 95 northbound heading to the beltway from woodbridge. back to you guys. >> jim, thank you very much. 5:12 is your time. 74 degrees. >> still ahead on "good morning washington" -- more summer school. we'll tell why you some educators say the u.s. needs an earlier start to keep from falling behind. >> and we're going to get a check of what's making headlines around our region. you're w

, northern fairfax things mhave quied down. breaks across faulkier. many charles county getting hit hard withe thwiy avshowers and dee a little lightning and unthr with that. that a platunplata west we west. e will be in and out in muchof the morning and inmu to early afternoon. that will keep the temperatures cool. angie goff, this rain is wreaking havoc on the roads. >> sure is. we have some slow goes out there. we begin with a live shot of 95 northbound in virginia. it is one slow ride from dale city to lorton. we are looking at 15-plus minutes and that's growing thanks to the weather. you can thank howie. from edsall to seminary. the usual delay has arrived. you can see we have that rain dripping off the camera. we are also tracking that police activity in the arlington area. just take note, not a bad idea to avoid the area when it comes to washington boulevard and columbia pike near the pentagon. let's move over to 495 and show you the jamup from new hampshire to connecticut. that's where we have crash activity to the righ

approaching the fairfax county parkway, crash activity on the left shoulder. lanes are getting by but slowing down. the head lights are stacking up approaching the scene. to 95 northbound here's the shot. delayed from the prince william parkway as drivers make their way to lorton. we are estimating the drive time at 10 to 15 minutes. to our realtime graphics. route 4, route 5, the suitland parkway, 305, this remains an accident free zone. and finally wrap it up with the outer loop. bring the shades, bower going to need them. sun glare is a factor from new hampshire to georgia. just a minor delay. now over to andrea. >>> a prominent iranian lawmaker says three americans detained in that country could be charged with spying. shane bauer, his girlfriend and their friend were arrested for illegally entering iran from iraq. security officials in iraq say the trio of backpackers simply got lost hikings in in the mountains where the border isn't clearly marked. >>> opposition groups in iran are calling for protests to coincide with the inauguration of mahmoud ahmadin

so again, back to class for a lot of students in fairfax county. so a big goings-on here for the schools, the students, and they say that they like this calendar schedule, that they really feel like the kids don't forget everything over that long summer vacation. they think that they really retain more, and that's what the program's all about. back to you all. >>> shoppers in virginia will soon get a break on their back-to-school purchases. the commonwealth's annual tax holiday runs this friday, august 7th, through sunday, august 9th. school supplies that cost less than $20 each will be tax free. the 5% tax will also be dropped on all clothes and shoes costing less than $100. there is no limit on how much one person can buy. maryland and d.c. have canceled their tax-free weeks because of budget problems. >>> in fact, it will soon cost more to buy a lot of things in the district. the d.c. council hasppdro ave hikes in the sales, gas and cigarette taxes. the sales tax will go up from 5.75% to 6%. the gas tax will rise 3.5 cents, raising it to 23.5 ce

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we have reaction from parents and school leaders in fairfax county. >> reporter: fairfax school officials say right from the start, they will be teaching children to stay home if they are sick. if kids come to school sick anyway, they will have places to isolate them until parents can come pick them up. they say it's unlikely to be large numbers of sick children that determine if the school is closed. >> i think my level is more if we had sick adults. i think you have to have a functioning school where kids can come to learn. >> reporter: some parents need to be sold on the idea that schools should stay open even if some of the children have swine flu. >> i think it's crazy idea, keep the school open with children, you don't know how many are sick there. >> reporter: one big issue is the timing. most schools reopen in september and the vaccine is not likely to be ready until mid-october. even though you may have to get two shots for it to work. hundred of schools closed in a panic and confusion of swine flu last spring. experts are hoping to avoid that this fall. one of the challenges is

. >> expanding one fairfax county school. >> a former president travels to north korea. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> good tuesday morning. i'm doug mcelway. >> and i'm alison starling. we are glad you're joining us. the skin started with your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> we will start with adam caskey. what is in store for today? >> we will start today with some fog this morning. it will burn qckui. quickly. nscoioit thiconditions tfternoo. there a afte oon. therech ancern ance ofthundersto . r67ight now inai srf ftaaxonti 74 ine thri .dict st waldf, 67. f,you will feel th ttyou out there today. fall church, 70. urch here ishe forecast. rtpaly i warm warm. um. msorre pmsossible west of the metro area. highs around 90. we could see a heat wave during of the weekend. >> we have wonderful things on the highways. no problems to report at all. overnight construction in triangle, they should move the last barrels out of the way now. you'll find lanes will be open and very soon. good on 270. 15, the dulles greenway,

an outbreak of dog flu has caused a section of the fairfax animal shelter to close. two dogs have confirmed cases, while 25 others are showing symptoms. canine flu is not deadly and cannot be spread to humans, but it can cause dogs to become severely ill. if your pet a shows signs of feeling ill, health experts advise you to take it to your veterinarian. >> well, there can finally be a breakthrough in the debate over health care reforp. the white house is signaling it may be ready to a bandana controversial provision of its plan. brooke hart reports from capitol hill. >> you have no -- >> we'll have more on that health care debate as we go through the y. the consumer -- the co-op that the president is -- looked like he might be willing to support will be -- fleshed out later on in the day. >>> right now we go back to barbara. >> well, it's shaping up to be another rough day on wall street. courtney reagan joins us live with more on that. >> reporter: good morning. futures are sharply lower this morning on wall street. that dark cloud that kind of overshadowed us on f

upper 60s in parts of fairfax county and into prince george's county near 70.id-70s right near the bay, but a little farther inland and calvert, charles, st. mary's, anne arundel counties, weather watchers reporting around 70. culpepper down to 63. the central shenandoah valley, dew points are lower there, in the low 60s but the dew points around washington, points south and east are rather steamy this morning. temperatures on the eastern shore now in the low 70s. out in the mountains, upper 50s to nr 60 degrees. it's comfortably dry in the mountains. well, let's take a look at our sky. there's this weak front just to our north. a few showers to the north of that front will be tracking east and staying away from us, but a mostly clear sky over washington, much of virginia and west virginia, eastern shore, but the clouds are just now beginning to come into our northern suburbs and we'll see those clouds continuing to drift to the south as this front slowly drifts to the south. meanwhile, way out here in the atlantic, here's what's happening with tropical storm d

it's raining in washington, montgomery, fairfax and prince george's couies. temperatures now low and mid-70s around the region. 74 in washington. all this rain moving southwest to northeast. it's a weak area of low pressure that will continue tracking to the east today. so a few morning showers, a small chance of an afternoon thundershower, highs near 80. but lower humidity tomorrow. sunshine back, in the mid-80s. hot and humid for the weekend, saturday and sunday. it will be up into the 90s. a look at next week in ten minutes. junior ri, how's the traffic? >> getting word of a beltway crash outer loop never river road. a little hard to tell from this camera but be careful. the roads are slick. elsewhere through northeast, most of the major roadways doing fine. no hangups at the wilson bridge. barbara and keith, back to you. >> thanks, jerry. >> time now 5:12, 74 degrees outside. >>> why r & b singer chris brown could be headed to virginia. >> plus, an online scam that could be putting your home in >>> time now 5:14. updating our top stories of the day. >>> a

when firefighters responded to this house in fairfax county, they encountered an unusual challenge. more than 30 snakes, an iguana and a few reptiles were trapped in the bedroom and most died. this boa constrictor survived. the mother says her son rescued most of the snakes after they were abandoned by their previous owners, usually kids. >> they were all well secured, which is why the fire is near where they were all housed and they couldn't get out. >> reporter: fairfax county animal control officers say all the animals are legal to own and none are venomous. the teen is an eagle scout who uses them to educa children about responsible pet ownership and respect nature. >> that's why we do these merit badges to help young people know how to be responsible pet ownersers or just to appreciate nature. >> reporter: even the neighbors called on him to catch snakes in their yard and release them back to their natural habitat. >> i never saw him out in the yard with them, anything like that. he was doing a good job taking care of them. it's a lot of work. >> reporter: not everyone is thril

last month joe saw some geese trying to cross fairfax county parkway in reston. he hopped out of his car and stopped traffic. county police officer gave him a ticket for jaywalking. he said he nearly caused a massive pileup. in court today, a judge didn't think much of what he did either but he said he threw out the ticket provided he stay out of trouble for six months. >>> we heard a lot lately about distracted driving. tonight a government agency is out with the five worst foods to eat while you're driving. topping the list are hot items like coffee and hot soup, messy items like tacos, chili dogs and greasy foods like hamburgers. according to the national highway traffic safety administration, an exxon survey found 70% of drivers eat behind the wheel, 83% drink beverages. >> we'll be there's something big happening at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. we've all heard about

. >>> some are calling it a case of foul play in fairfax county. a man stopped traffic to help a gaggle of geese cross the road. but not effect thought his good deed deserved praise. >> police slapped man with jaywalking tickets but the geese guy took the case to court. matt ackland has the details. >> reporter: traffic along the fairfax parkway can be hazardous at times. cars changing lanes, passing each other. all of it at a high rate of speed. but that didn't seem to matter to a group of geese that decided it wanted to get to the other side. >> i happened to be driving on the fairfax county parkway in the outside lane. >> joe didn't hesitate when he saw the disaster about to happen. he pulled to the side of the road right away. >> i saw one, two, three, four, so many, 11 of them. and it just surprised me. >> reporter: joe then walked out on to the highway, through out his hand and stopped traffic. he then shooed is feathered frnds to the side. a cop who was watching it didn't like it and wrote out a jaywalking ticket n court, the officer told th

why a fairfax county judge is stepping into the case. the custody battle over michael jackson's children. >>> hundreds of millions of dollars and the lives of three children took center stage today. issue, he should raise michael jackson's children. katherine jackson drove to court th ohrfee h childre children, wo sat with her as the judge rubberstamp an agreement that gave her custody of michael jackson's children. >> everyone it sought the same objective, doing what was best for the children of debt beinbie and michael jackson. n,>>>> the judge ruled another n had no standing. more than three dozen attorneys told the court room with what is likely a protracted battle for his estate. katherine jackson wants control over her son's legacy and money. the judge has to rule on that challenge. he has accepted jackson's 2002 will. >> it was admitted with her consent. >> the judge granted the mother and athe children and a stipend. >>> a continental flight from brazil to houston hit severe turbulence over the dominican republican. it was so str

it's in the low 80s in montgomery, fairfax, arlington, prince george's counties.d charles, calvert and an arundel, it's in the low 80s. steamier in southern maryland. and not quite as humid, a little further to our west and northeast with the current dew points out there. dew points in the mid 60s. but dew points around the bay are in the low 70s now. temperatures on the eastern shore, the low 80s. it's hit the mid and central 80s in southern virginia and carolinas n the mountains in, the mid 70s. over the last six hours, we've seen this weak front pass just to our south and it's going to be around giving us some hazy sunshine and certainly it's going to be rather humid. it's going to get a little more humid as we get into tomorrow and the weekend. highs to day should reach the upper 80s to near 90 degrees. a look at friday and the weekend and the latest statistics on tropical storm danny. that will be coming up in a few minutes. kimberly and joe? >> thank you, so many. jerry edwards has the latest on the traffic. >> hello there. good morning. let's head over to n

fairfax county police have released picture and video of what they believe is a suspect and the vehicle he was traveling and just prior to the july 24 murder. it was a homicide that devastated a family and rattled a neighborhood. >> is really scary, because it was a pretty brutal crime from what we understand. we just want to make sure that whoever can do something like that is behind bars and not wandering around. >> the picture clearly shows a dark colored and kennedy -- infinity suv. it shows the very same vehicle pulling up to the victim's home. the suspect to get out of the in kennedy -- infinity. later that day, sources say that authorities found the doctor bestabid to death. people are grateful that these images could lead ton arrest. >> things like this that happen are a give. in a world with some much crime, where things like this happen, it is almost like a miracle. >> the victim's son told me that he is simply too upset, too angry to talk about a crime that police say was not random in nature. he wants the world to know that his mother was a good person. >>> less than an hour

armando trull is live on the fairfax campus with more. >> reporter: good morning. all of the men and women who have gone in to harm's way after september 11th 2001 are eligible for this new g.i. bill and essentially their bachelors degree will be paid for by uncle sam. it is the greatest expansion of veteran benefits since ' 44 when program and the lawmaker who helped to sponsor the bill, virginia senator jim webb will be here to celebrate the occasion. the post 9/11 gism bill is the largest expansion of veteran benefits since world war ii. it gives men and women who serve in the military or are military vets a chance to get a free undergraduate education at an in-state public college or university. as well as allowances for housing and text books. >> that will provide the cost of education for me. it will take care of that and i can focus on my family and make sure their needs are met. >> reporter: virginia senator jim webb sponsored the bill two years ago. >> i know the history of the legislation and what the level of benefits have been in the past. before i even

we have a slow ride from the fairfax county parkway or around the fairfax county parkway and then 123 beltway. might have a disabled here pushed to the right shoulder. 95 northbound, the delay stretches from the prince william parkway to lorton. that's estimated at ten to 12 minutes and it is growing. now, over to kristin fisher. >> reporter: thank you, angie. >>> you will like this one. she actually tipped me off to this yesterday an it is become one of the top tech stories on the web this morning. what i am talking about is a new application for the iphone causing a stir on-line because it actually allows people to deposit their check using only an iphone. it is only a offered by usaa bank and you open up the camera feature on your iphone and take a picture of both sides of the check, the front and back and spend it in and it will go straight to usaa's deposit taking system which means it will be handled entirely electronically you never have to mail the bank your check. if you have an are an an usaa c can start to deposit checks using e thecks e using ll ph . to the usaa's website