. >> flagstaff up in northern arizona, not so far from the grand canyon.>> flagstaff is great, both because it's a gateway to the grand canyon and the kids there actually work as junior rangers in the park during the sumsumme but also flagstaff schools have built in an ecology curriculum. for sixth graders, they spend a week in the field learning. >> aren't you ready to go right now? you have a whole list, but ro rounding out our top group is j juneau, which is another awesome place. >> you've got glaciers, bears, fly fishing. 40 million acres of pristinefa wilderness surround the juneau area. >> we went kayaking on glacier bay one morning to hang out and be around where the whales were, dude. >> one thing that maybe gets overlooked is that there's a benefit not only for the kids in getting them out, but a benefit for the parents too. i suspect that the bonding experience that you have with your kids while you were out there participating with them was one of the most memorable experiences of your life. >> you've got that right. and the other thing is, ver

flagstaff. showers down there. and lightning displaced. for us, most of the rain, we're looking at is moving offshore now. this is still a slight possibility later tonight. you folks in the lower eastern shore can see some of the activity rolling by your region as you can see. it's beginning to diminish out to sea primarily. for the city north and west, there's a few indicator showers. although we're losing the heat of the day. and we'll probably be losing some of these showers as well. hopefully it will stay dry. rather humid. it will stay that way. until the weekend. a little dry air can come in. and then it's going to warm up behind that high. the winds go back to the southwest. temperatures get back up into the upper 80s to maybe 90 this weekend. east winds, 5 to 10 knots. widely scattered shower. hopefully it stays that way. but it's possible we might see a thundershower. sketch. -- sketch. -- sketch. -- 67. tomorrow's high, 85, which is smack dab normal. come back and look at the weekend in a few minutes. >>> still to come tonight on

at daybreak more than 100 firefighters will resume their effort to regain a wildfire burning near flagstaff, arizona. it has burned 700-acres. the cause is unknown. >>> a new york city man has cut off electricity to his oven after discovering his cell phone's ring tone can somehow turn it on. whenever the cell phone rings the oven turns on. a whirlpool technician examined the appliance but was unable to solve the mystery. >>> and the tropical storm season is picking up. here's howard. >>> that's right. the latest on hurricane bill and how strong he is getting and where he is going and what about the steamy conditions we have. we will let you know the chances of thunderstorms for today and the rest of the week. ♪ doctor says i have to lower my cholesterol. here you go, mr. noran. (announcer) trying to lower your cholesterol can be a challenge. but with the help of honey nut cheerios' sweet taste, lowering your cholesterol is a non-challenge. get your free sample online at non-challenge.com this is really good! >>> welcome back to 9 news now. tropical storm ana has been downgrade but it is du

more than 100 firefighters will resume their efforts to gain control of a firework burning near flagstaff, arizona. the cause of the blaze is unknown. let's go to kim for an update on when we may get rain in our forecast. >> i invite you to join us at wusa9.com. you can use interactive radar. it allows you to track storms down to your street and not just in our area, you can check on relatives and friends around the country with interactive radar at wusa9.com. great to see you, everybody. our weather holds a handful of thunderstorms this afternoon. a hot high of 91. 91 tomorrow and scattered storms. not a rain-free day but on thursday 91. our time lapse tower cam. eyes on the washington monument. you can see the haze in the atmosphere. no rain yet. pretty warm outside. take the lunch out a little later this afternoon. we are already at 80. southwest winds at six miles an hour. we share 80 degrees with answer drews air force base. also 80 at patuxent river. up to martinsburg, west virginia, the temperature is 74 and it is 81 in fredericksburg. there's the thunderstorms coming in through we

then they both go to reno, las vegas, flagstaff, and beyond. who are they? groups and individuals.of their members are democrats. some groups you probably know like the national taxpayers union and its citizens against government waste are here. there are some more. a lot of people you're coming for personal reasons. farmers in california and will have lost all of their water. 40% unemployment in those towns. you have truckers who feel they are being driven out of business by diesel air regulations. they hope to gain momentum. people will come out for their own reasons. by a large, they are upset. they feel washington is out of control with the debt and the spending and corporate takeovers and the bank bailouts. we're expecting several thousand people here starting in about three hours. they will leave at about noon. they are headed for nevada. they believe they at least have a collective voice that hopefully washington listened to. back to you. gretchen: thank you very much. there's a huge storm coming toward the east coast. >> i have a confession to make. remember when i was outs

the tea party express is holding rallies today in las vegas and flagstaff, arizona.nd. tea, for them, of course is a reference to the boston tea parties but also stands for taxed enough already. they're going to keep going through the country and wrap it up in washington, d.c. on september 12th. get both sides here, robin. you get it all. >> there you go. thank you. appreciate it. >>> want to show you some live pictures right now. firefighters in california -- wow. look at these pictures out of california. the wildfires are a huge problem. and the firefighters tried to hold back the massive wildfire from consuming thousands of homes in l.a. county. i don't know how much success they're having. it's also become deadly. i think you can see why. but two firefighters were killed sunday on a mountain near the city. the now deadly wildfire has burned 71 square miles in l.a. county. that fire was only about 5% contained late sunday. incredible pictures, right? >>> well, a british newspaper dropped a bomb shell about the release of the convicted lockerbie bomber. the paper s