a 10th of an inch of rain fell in germantown. then montgomery village avenue and mount airy, not a lot. a warm start to our thursday morning. 81 degrees at reagan national airport. if a little cooler to the west. showers are fading quickly. now moving towards laytonsville around 20 miles an hour towards the east. highs today back into the '90s. if we hit 95 degrees, it will be our 19th day this year at 95 degrees or better. a full look at the extended outlook coming up in a few minutes. first, lisa baden has traffic. >> metro rail has orange line delay is due to an earlier track problem that has been resolved now at the vienna station. let's tell you about 66 eastbound with a collision between 50 and 123 on the left side of the road. be patient. we will have newschopper 7 over that crashed in our next report. this is live on 95 northbound to common law will bottom out of woodbrige to get up to the beltway. not ban on 270 in rockville. back to you. >> thank you. -- not bad on 270. >> relearning about a suicide bomber responsible f

. >> inmates can continue building their career skills at community centers and wieden and germantownand germantown. >> i think i can feel the temperature rising a little bit. >> next week it will be back in the 90's. >> not 100's. the sailboats out this afternoon. training is underway. comfortable temperatures, light winds and nice weather across the area. it is going to get hot and humid again but it will be a slow ramp up process. when we do talk about in the low 90's, we would be just in the low 90's, not 105 or 106. falls church is 85. dewpoint temperatures in the upper 50's and of 60's. when you have temperatures in this range, that is comfortable for july in washington. 89 the official high at reagan national. 73 the morning low. there are some areas of showers will to the northwest. they are diminishing just north of martinsburg. that is it for precipitation chances to that period may be similar stuff out west tomorrow. the best chances for thunderstorms will come friday and over the weekend. 82 in pittsburgh. look at raleigh they have had downpour's all day. that is because j

, and gilbert. >> -- germantown, rockville, and gaithersburg. >> metro rail will operate from 7:00 a.m. until midnight with rush-hour service levels between 6:00 p.m. and midnight. customers are urged to use stations other than smithsonian and federal triangle. more than 500,000 passengers are expected on this independence day. tonight, the sober ride program kicks off. this is an effort to prevent drunken driving. it runs from 10:00 tonight until 4:00 a.m. on thursday. residents can call the number on your screen and receive up to $30 towards a taxi fare for free. >> authorities in the d.c. area and across the nation are on alert for terrorist threats during the july 4 holiday. intelligence services say there will be a stronger security presence even though no security threats have been uncovered. authorities are keeping a close eye on groups in yemen and loan will to do not belong to a particular group. >> still to come, rough times for dozens of metro passengers. they were stuck on a heart -- hot train >> just about 4:41 on this independence day. we have action on the doppler radar.

seven in germantown, 64th in strasbourg virginia. 68 la plata. -- 70's in germantown. very slow moving storms with imbedded downpours here and there throughout the day. that's tonight and even into tomorrow as well. >> slow traffic on 66 in manassas, 95 out of woodbridge 270 coming out of frederick into montgomery county, but everything is moving. 395 northbound at duke street is slowing, but heavy volume. in maryland, southbound 270 out of frederick into montgomery county normally. moving normally out of gators -- out of gaithersburg and rockville. >> abortion in the district, a bill faces strong opposition from city leaders. jummy olabanji joins us with details. >> it would ban all abortions after 20 weeks. those in support of the bill say after 20 weeks the fetus can feel pain. those in opposition including congresswoman eleanor holmes norton, says the bill is a direct attack on "roe v. wade" and that the bill has been written to apply to women in d.c., she believes, because those in support don't want to draw national attention. she says those who support this bill

kensington germantown, rockville, and traders bird will not have them this year.ls want to concentrate on cleanup efforts and trying to get the power back on. -- and gaithersburg will not have the fireworks display this year. >> metro will operate at near rush-hour levels from 6:00 a.m. until midnight. if you are urged to avoid federal triangle stations near the national mall due to expected crowds. it is 72 degrees. we still have another half-hour ahead. >> fire breaks out at a d.c. apartment leaving one person dead. >> and imagine if your neighbor had power and you do not. that is reality for some people after friday night's storm. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning. 6:30 on this wednesday morning. it is the fourth of july. abbey birthday america. i am steve chenevey. -- happy birthday. >> i am cynne simpson. first, meteorologist adam caskey. we did not want rain today. >> we always seem to get it on the fourth of july. the heat and lightning are the biggest threat. one or two storms this afternoon and may be stro

another batch of heavier rain from poolesville to germantown. northern loudoun into southern frederick county. this actually stretches all the way in toward jefferson county, west virginia, cross junction, northern frederick county, virginia all moving to the east and a little bit of lightning at 5:22 near the virginia-west virginia border. another stop taking us to huntington county. south of dunkirk, north of prince frederick. even coming out of harrisonburg, culpeper, make fauquier -- maybe fauquier county, orange, you'll see some of that as well. temperatures this morning still warm. they're not in the 80s but the 70s. we'll have highs in the 80s the entire week. right now still wet out there on our michael & son weather camera. 75 at national with a northeast wind at 15. dew point 72. so it is still rather muggy with the rain around. we're seeing a lot of showers and storms stretching from missouri actually to nebraska right through the ohio and ten valleys. -- tennessee valleys. that's the front that came through here and will continue to

it happened around 2:30 this morning on frederick road in germantown. police believe the suspect and the victim knew each other. they say the two got into a verbal altercation that escalated into an assault. police say they know the identity of the suspect. >>> more potential violations being leviedmayor vincent gray's 2010 campaign. according to the "washington post," the gray campaign kept a database of nearly 6,000 public housing residents. use of an ann authorize the list could violate several laws and regulations including the use of government resources for political purposes. list reportedly helped campaign workers identify potential voters who would support gray. the mayor denies knowing about the database. >>> coming up, a high profile trial that has been long delayed. up next, details of what is about to happen in one courtroom today. >>> plus, latest on a deadly mystery here in the district. police say it all as a resulted with an act of kind's. stay with us. [ male announcer ] food you eat is a blt. food you love is a blt with hellmann's. ir

germantown, past germantown road, southbound, no issues to report. not seeing anything in the roadways for you. northbound as well, nice and clear. as you make your way to the lane dividing the connector at beltway, look at the inner loop travel speeds right now. on the inner loop, 59 miles per hour. ten minutes tro to drive from i-270 to i-95. virginia, your commute is coming up in ten minutes. >>> the time right now is 4:42. still to come, stepping into help. the americans who will soon be helping the security ahead of london's olympic games. >>> plus, the lesson the first couple learned about ignoring the kiss cam at a -- whoa, >>> this morning, one of the busiest bridges between the u.s. and canada is back open after a bomb threat. officials reopened the ambassador bridge in detroit at 1:00 this morning following a security sweep. crews didn't find any explosives there. police say somebody called in a bomb threat just before 7:30 last night. that threat came less than a week after a bomb hoax shut down a tunnel from detroit to canada. >>> three n

also, hov restrictions lifted here on 207 in germantown. our very open jason smith has been along wisconsin avenue. we have a very large utility pole that is leaning to the side. it is leaping over a building. we are concerned with the safety and stability of that pole. so until that situation has been resolved, he with do have the portion blocked off along wisconsin avenue. an easy workaround taking you through the neighborhood includes ellicott and 41st street. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> let's get to the latest now on the power outages in our area. pepco now reporting more than 113,000 customers still in the dark. dominion virginia has more than 79,000 offline in northern virginia alone. bge says montgomery, prince george's, anne arundel and howard counties have more than 60,000 without service. >>> we have seen the damage and we have heard the frustrations. >> plenty of that. definitely. this morning, we are getting an up-close look at the enormous task of getting the power back long line. we go for h

no problems for you guys as you work your way south of i-07 headed back into germantown. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> you hear the music and you know what that means. it means it all begins today, redskins training camp kicks off this morning. >> this is mike shanahan's third season and it is arguably his biggest yet. rg iii spoke to the media yesterday and he says he is ready to try to help turn the franchise around following last year's 5-11 son. >> whether ranked first in the poll or fourth in our division, i don't think anybody in the locker room cares. with know with we have to do to be successful. let your play do the talking. i'm very proud to be a part of this franchise. >> here is the schedule for training camp this week. 3:00 p.m. practices are open to the public today, tomorrow and saturday. the plays are have the day off on sunday. stay tuned. dave ross will be live at redskins park beginning at 6:00 a.m. lindsay murphy will be live for the fox 5 news at 5:00 tonight. >>> violet ripken, the mother of baseball great cal ripken, j

lanes open again coming out of germantown.college park into bethesda. 50 is quiet between annapolis and the beltway and towards the bay bridge. lanes are open continuing on the outer loop into the sunshine from van dorn to eisenhower avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> thank you very much. marine scientists from across the country are descending on an aquarium in alaska, trying to save a baby whale. the whale is getting 24-hour care and is being fed by a stomach tube while it learns how to suck on a bottle. biologists say this is a very rare event. they think it's the first rescue of a baby beluga whale in the united states. >>> former first lady nancy reagan celebrates her 91st birthday along with family, friends, and mickey mouse. >> the disney characters joined mrs. reagan for the opening of a new disney exhibit at the ronald reagan presidential library and museum in los angeles. the exhibit features more than 500 artifacts from the disney archives, ranging from props like the black pearl used in pira

coming from germantown this morning, no problems to report., i know we enjoyed it the last few days because the hov restricts were lifted. not today. the lanes are open and an easy drive leaving germantown towards the split. notice anything out of the ordinary, that was looking good leaving 355 to georgia avenue. it's quiet right now if you're traveling to the beltway outer loop between 295 and 270. lanes are open and easy commute. and southbound 29 before you reach warrenton, that is where we have the activities from earlier this morning. again, police, fire and rescue are on the scene to help direct you around. that is a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> making headlines this morning, july 4th. turns violent in the nation's capitol. four people were shot before 8 last night on first street northwest near the fort taunton area. two of the victims are teenagers and this went down as streets were packed with people celebrating the holiday. it appears a group of people standing nearby the apartment complex were targeted. the gunman is sti

all lanes are open down toward germantown. we'll take a live look outside right now and show what you it looks like. it is slowing down in hyattstown. at least the weather is good but you're going to have to sit in some slow traffic as you head through hyattstown toward germantown before the pace improves. let's go back over to our maps. this time we'll head out west. no problems to report in from 66 and in from the south. northbound i-95 still looking all right. just a bit slow in woodbridge and springfield and one more last live look outside. here's what it looks like in spring field. at least the lanes are open both in the main and hov lanes. we'll be back with more traffic coming up at 6:11. >> thank you, monika. >>> this morning dozens of people who live at a prince george's county apartment complex are waking up outside of their homes. the building was devastated by a fire last night. >> it started about 11 hours ago as the building on rochelle avenue which is just off walker mill road if district heights. delia goncalve

that includes shows in gaithersburg, rockville, kensington and germantown. the national mall will go on as planned. capital fourth will include concert and performances by cool and the gang, country singer josh turner, and the season one winner of "the voice." >> i tend to prefer the air-conditioned fireworks, the ones that i watch on tv in my living room. >> but really it is not the same. it is not the same. >> it is air-conditioned, you're right, it's not the same. >> but to see it up close and personal. if you haven't done that in washington, d.c., you need to do it. i'm highly recommend that you go see fireworks live at some point in your life. >> absolutely. i'll make it happen, just not this summer. >>> beautiful sun rides, veronica. >> that is the best invite i have ever heard, by the way. so graceful. >> all right. yeah, that's a gorgeous sun rise right now. gorgeous, gororgeous, gorgeous. the heat eased yesterday. the humidity is going to ease a little bit today . the temperature, 71 degrees. gait thursd sunshine. it's a mix. we're at 88 by noontime

let's take a live look if you're traveling in germantown. father hurley boulevard, nice and clear in both directions. northbound and southbound. you can connect to the beltway. if you're taking the rail, i'm still checking them. saw big delays along the marc train yesterday but not seeing any reported right now, that's good news. metro, vre, look both good. back over to you. >> thank you. >>> here is a look now of where we stand after the storm. at least 22 people have died from friday's storm nationwide. five of them in the d.c. metro area. since this time yesterday, more than 216,000 people have had their power turned back on. right now the number of outages stand at 254,000 this morning. utility companies say it could be another three or four days before all service is restored. and in the meantime, vincent gray says pepco, quote, need to do better. gray said people are fed up with power outages and companies should look into burying power lines. >>> well, in northern virginia dominion has 200 extra crews from canada working to get the po

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no problems all the way into town from alexandria and arlington. 270 near 118 in germantown everything looks good. no delays in germantown and all the way to the lane divide and onto the inner loop or outer loop of the beltway. everything is moving well over to the springfield interchange. no problems. lanes all theopen from prince william county. >> a developing story in college park, maryland. prince george's county police will release more details on an officer involved shooting death of a suspect to the hospital. this happens late last night in the 4700 block of lakeland road on the edge of a campus of the university of maryland. police responded to a call of an armed man. when officers arrived there was an exchange of gunfire between the suspect and police near the liquor store. the suspect was hit and was taken to the hospital. we don't know the suspect's condition. one officer suffered minor injuries during the incident. >> one week since a series of deadly storms hit the area. thousands of local customers are still without power. the heat wave is adding to the frustration. john

that's pretty brutal conditions for them >> reporter: but with some neighborhoods like this one in germantown still in the dark after eight days, they presson. >> there is nothing more satisfying than seeing the lights come on at the end of the day. >> reporter: this postal worker has been trudging in the heat. someone forget to add searing heat to the list of things that won't stop them. >> the temperature was 108 degrees at 7:30. highway signs warn of the extreme heat, too. >> drink, drink, drink, drink. >> assistant fire chief scott graham told fire crews to start hydrating tonight in anticipation of another scorcher tomorrow. >> eight ounces of water for every hour that you're going to be out tomorrow. that's a good rule of thumb. just because you weathered the heat wave so far, now is not the time to get complacent. >> check on neighbors. go to cooling centers if you don't have air conditioning. if you don't have to be out in this, don't. >> with any luck, this crew can head home soon. >> tomorrow morning, we're going to head back north and hope that the storms stay away for a while. >>

among the communities that have canceled fireworks due to storms are boyd's/germantown, gaithersburg kensington and rockville. crews are working nonstop to get power restored. >> we could not justify the resources at time which we really needed people on the streets. >> he says montgomery county to emergency workers to handle a 45 major intersections that still do not have working traffic lights. 75,000 residents are tackling their fifth day without electricity. >> we had to move out of our house last night. >> you think the resources should be reserved? >> absolutely. cleanup should be number one. fireworks would be nice and celebrating the fourth would be great, but celebrating with a cold beer in my freezer would be even better. >> no special provisions have been made for more crowds but they are as ready for -- they are ready for as many people as they can get here. >> thank you. the rain could complicate things. >> there is a good chance there will be thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. will one hit the ball? who knows. but thinking of the huge number of peopl

. >> around 70 degrees all across the region. 72 in northwest d.c. 70 in germantown. in leesburg, 65. 70 in bowie and 71 la plata. get ready for the swimming pool this afternoon, highs near 100. it will feel like 105-109. heat advisory from noon until 8:00 p.m. slight chance of storms, some of which could become severe. >> thanks so much. police and neighbors have a lot of questions about a tragic accident that happened last night in prince william county. >> a four-year-old boy from the gun and then shot and killed themself. it happened yesterday on empire st. in dale city. john gonzalez has reaction. >> good morning. i can tell you that this entire neighborhood is still reeling this morning and grieving with this family. everyone still trying to figure out how something like this could absorb. a parent's worst nightmare came true in this dale city neighborhood. a child found a gun inside this pick-up truck and accidentally shot himself in the head. he could not be saved. >> for anybody to lose a child it hurts. >> with family members inside the house, authorities be

gusty winds and torrential downpour moves toward germantown and gaithersburg.will keep track and give you more information coming up in a few minutes. >> we will get back to you in a little bit. a brutal beating in a busy d.c. neighborhood has police in search of a group of suspects. >> it happened in the heart of chinatown. police say they cannot release the entire video. horace holmes is live to explain why. >> the incident happened right here behind me. as the victim was waiting for a bus a group of men attacked him and the incident was captured on video. police say it was so violent they did not want to release the entire video to the public. >> it does get violent down here sometimes at night. during the day as well. >> the attack happened at 2:00 in the morning on a still crowded street corner in the heart of chinatown. a gang of young men first rob their victims then beat them brutally and walked away. >> we need to have somebody call and give us potentially who these guys are because we believe they are involved in numerous cases. >> the police chief sa

truck is stopped and you will find the lanes are open traveling southbound on to 270 and out of germantown and to that lane divide. that is a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> and investigators are to figure out what caused a fire. it started after 11:00 p.m. at webb elementary school and firefighter his to evacuate the building, forcing them to attack the fire from the outside. webb elementary school was shut down in 2008. >> we're following a developing story in the district, an update in the investigation into d.c. mayor vincent gray's 2010 campaign. >> another person is facing federal charges this morning. melanie alnwick has the details. good morning, melanie. >> reporter: and prosecutors say that eugenia harris used two of the companies to funnel mean and that she has close ties with jeffrey thompson, who has been under investigation by the federal authorities for several months now and according to federal documents, harris is charged with violations of some federal and local election laws and tax fraud, including two counts of conspiracy and in connection with illegal contrib

double nickel out of germantown. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> new this morning, in the district police are investigating a homicide. investigators say a man was shot and killed park place southeast after 1:00 this morning. that's near the intersection of minnesota and pennsylvania avenues. so far, detectives do not have a suspect nor do they have a motive. >>> also new this morning, d.c. police are asking for help in the search for a missing 12- year-old boy. he was last seen last night around 8:30 in the 500 block of rock creek clump northwest. if you have information, call d.c. police. >>> the big story we're following this morning is time to place your bets on whether governor o'malley will hold a special session. >> he's expected to announce his decision later this morning. fox5's sherri ly is live at national harbor, which is a proposed site for a sixth casino. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. prince george's county has been looking at a mega casino here at national harbor, overlook

still under a severe until itorm watch o'clock but that might be canceled early as well. 71 in germantownsome pretty healthy brain clarksburg and other an inchose to half of reported. rain amounts. we hit 93 degrees at reagan airport. degrees is the average temperature. record was two years ago at 101. tothursday we could be close that temperature again. the areas that have had the ring in the with temperatures 70's. fairly quiet whether way. 72 in caribou, maine. 73 in boston. as you get further west to get of the heat.t 107 is the air temperature and st. louis. the night itough wash out of high pressure build and tomorrow. the heat will rebuild. it will come flaming up on thursday. will cause for highs around 105 degrees. another cold front will bring friday.y we will turn a touch cooler as we had through the weekend. degrees in the morning. a pleasant wednesday ahead. temperatures in the upper 80's. as to get through the day on still in the mid 90's. will calm down over the weekend and will settle it around the 90 degree mark. >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toy

still an easy go for those continuing out of germantown toward the split.till an easy drive in virginia as you travel along 66. remember today, with it being a federal holiday, reversible roads are carrying two-with a traffic and our hov restrictions have been lifted with the exception of route other in maryland. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> we continue to follow some breaking news from the district right now. a person has died in an overnight fire. this happened around 1 charleston 30 this morning in the 1600 block of 17th street southeast. fire officials have for the yet told us anything about the age or gender of the victim. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> five days after the storm now. tens of thousands of people here in our area are still in the dark sweating it out. >> some people are wondering for the power will ever come back on. we should get some answers today. fox 5's melanie aural wick is live in bethesda with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. yes, today is the day that a lot of people

live picture of a germantown, you that is pretty accurate. amtrak officials this afternoon will unveil a plan to overhaul union station. for doubling the number trains the station can accommodate and improving the passenger experience. it wants to add new platforms, stores.and it would cost $7 billion. it's not clear how that would be financed. >> we will learn more today about the new program that will people who plan to use the new hot lanes on the capital beltway in virginia. they will hold a news conference about the e-z pass on sharing program means for drivers, carpal folks and mass transit users. ride on bus service in montgomery county -- operations should return to by monday. they have been operating on a theday schedule since nearly 30 buses off fire in silvera spring last week. 7 is on your side with. at the international aids conference in downtown washington there will be speakers and activities geared toward young people. thousands of protesters yesterday marched through the called for more funding to fight aids. collected presc

in germantown. upper northwest d.c. is reporting 70 degrees. across the board, temperatures in the 60's 2 upper -- lower 70's. if travel plans take you to ocean city, clouds will be on the increase. in south -- in the south we have a stationary front. that will lift northward burning heat and humidity for the upcoming weekend. today, mostly partly sunny skies, 85 to 90 degrees. a look at the extended outlook in a few minutes. >> travel times are with us now to and from the wilson bridge. good and on 50 in maryland if you are driving from annapolis. here is a live picture in springfield, virginia. headlights on a northbound interstate 95. troubled times in and out of baltimore. 270 -- everything is moving nicely. from clarksburg to the beltway. >> thank you, lee said. metro officials are expected to provide new details in to a derailment that set -- shut down a stretch of the green line a week ago. >> the derailment is being blamed on the heat. metro has declined to provide additional details, including when the track was last inspected. the inc

celebrations have been canceled of places including kensington, germantown, of gaithersburg.ll the storm cleanup, fireworks show on the national mall will go on. attend, theto service isrk guests to take public transportation into the district. to crowds, customers are station'srged to to crowds, customers are station'srged to than the federal ahh, now that's a clean mouth. i wish i could keep it this way. [ dr. rahmany ] you see, even after a dental cleaning... plaque quickly starts to grow back. but new crest pro-health clinical plaque control toothpaste can help. it not only reduces plaque... it's also clinically proven... to help keep plaque from coming back. plus, it works in these other areas dentists check most. ♪ new crest pro-health clinical plaque control toothpaste. life opens up when you do. for extra plaque protection try new crest pro-h%alth clinical rinse. happy tuesday. a few isolated downpours over southern maryland at especially charles county and since there is county. of orange, red, and yellow. have theere we heaviest rain. at indian head highway. in west

heading up towards frederick, you may just want to bail out coming from germantown and use 355 as theorkaround. some traffic is able to get by to the right. a delay is starting to form. if you are traveling southbound on 270, your lanes are open. so no problems for you. anticipate rubbernecking delays because there is a lot of flashing lights up here and that will slow your roll southbound on 270. lanes are open if you are traveling the top stretch of the beltway between college park and bethesda although on the inner loop, they are being canning for i astalled car near new hampshire avenue. eastbound 66, a better ride for you coming in out of manassas. no problems to report here. now receiving word of accident activity possibly involving yet another overturned tractor- trailer on the ramp from northbound 95 to westbound route 100. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> a shooting tragedy in woodbridge, virginia claims the life of a 4-year-old boy. police say he accidentally shot himself. investigators believe the boy was left alone in a car on empire street yest

no problems to report leaving germantown headed out to the split.ccident activity reported on this stretch of route 50 out in 197. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. . >>> welsh talk about sports. more late-inning heroics for the washington nationals coming up next. up next. >> can you believe it? the nat tied with the best record in all of baseball. we are also checking in on the redskins training camp. maybe they are moving a little bit more than this guy right here. sports breakfast coming up. we gotta sell the car. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard. get in. hi, good to see you. start with an actual written offer when selling your car, no strings attached. carmax. start here. >>> another solid weekend for the dark knight rises. the batman movie snagged $64 million taking first place at the box office by a landslide. ice age continental drift and the watch tied for second bringing in $13 million. step up left revolution came in a close fourth with $12 million in ticket allies. and ted raked in another $7 mil

. >> a mountain biker in germantown is fighting for his life after a serious fall. newschopper 7 was there as the crew had to lift him. the trellis in the area are not clearly marked, and there was storm debris in the area. he suffered what we are told or life-threatening injuries. >> we are also following a developing story in district, police trying to identify a body found in the river. it was near the james creek marina in southwest. d.c. harbor patrol and the u.s. coast guard and a d.c. fire all responded to the scene. there are no indications of foul play at this point but the cause of death remains under investigation. >> dc is asking for the public's help in the investigation of sexual assault. one man was walking on fort lincoln drive on tuesday not -- a woman was walking on fort lincoln drive on tuesday night when she was attacked at gunpoint. she was taken to a grassy area and insulted. norma -- assaulted. >> scott peterson was found guilty in 2004 of killing his wife and unborn son. he says tha -- his attorney says that mistakes deprived peterson of a fa

futurecast to present look at traffic across the american legion bridge rolling smoothly between germantownrun in virginia on the 66. quiet at the wilson bridge pregnant teen complicated out of deals say all the way up to the 14th street bridge. this is the geico center picture. we're in good shape now heading to the toll booth. >> we have some good news to pass along. the dc woman who is running to be kelly ripa's co-host. >> she will be flying to new york next few days or she will compete for the top spot. the winner of coast-to-coast co- host search contest will host the show with kelly ribeye at the end of the month on july 24th. which is her birthday. -- with kelly ripa at the end of the month of july 24. which is her birthday. >> still ahead, gas prices mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy get

fox 5's audrey barnes is live tonight in germantown. audrey? >> will, pond gopry county emergency crews had handled three emergency-related -- three heat-related emergencies and they have plans for more. they have advice for people who have to work in all of this heat. the main thing that we had to deal with today, though, is, of course, the heat and the high number of power out ams that some crews are still dealing with. this crew from delaware had to deal with both of those. you may not know this but a lot of their safety gear is actually rubber. we saw a guy dump out his glove that had filled with sweats after just a few minutes of working outside in all of this heat. postal worker, can, have it rough, too. they have been told to take frequent breaks and get out the sun and hydrate like crazy. montgomery county assistant fire chief scott graham has some advice to weather this waning heat wave. >> people just need to keep their senses. check on neighbors. go to cooling center it is you don't have air conditioning. and if you don't have to be

we feel good. 67 now at manchester more the same and 68 in emmits burg and germantown. 70s in chestertownand middle town. you are around 71. we talked about the dew points. in 590s. >>> dozens of people without a place to live following a fire in prince george's county. this is the fire in the district heights. this was last night. a police officer saw the flames coming out of the apartments. he yelled out for people to get out. they can't didn't have much time before it spread. a woman had to leave her dogs. >> i watched my kids burn. they were my kids. >> it took 100 firefighters an hour to get it under control. no word on the cause. >>> the atm is the easiest and fastest way to get cash. but be aware of your surroundings. they believe the samemm commited a number of robbed -- armed robberies. they are seeking money by foot or through the atm window. he's gun and commits then at night and weekends. >> he is a black maleis his face is covered he arrives in a vehicle t has been different for most of the crimes. >> he has struck a variety of banks, frederick road. >>> a baltimore native is

a little slow out of frederick and germantown.et's go outside live at georgia avenue on the outer loop of the beltway. again some brake lights former here. if you're planning to head over to the other side of town, let's take a look on the west side. no problems to report on 66 as you come in from manassas or the toll road coming in from sterling as you head over for tysons corner and the beltway. we'll take a live look outside once again. if you're planning to head here, this is 66 right at the beltway. still looking good as you head towards falls church and the district. in my next report we'll take another look at area roads at 6:00. >>> they are taking the phrase "if at first you don't succeed" to a whole new left. the house of representatives expected to vote on a bill for the 31st time now to repeal the affordable health care act. >> knowing the outcome, too. republican congressmen spent tuesday's debate time calling the 2-year-old law a threat to the nation's economic recovery. >> reporter: republicans in the house will vot

steve wilkos is at the regal theater in germantown. >> reporter: the other side of all of this. this movie was expected to be a big hit and we had fans who had been anticipating its release, looking forward to seeing this movie and also an entire industry banking on its success. this is a big and important weekend for the staff. they've been anticipating the opening of "dark knight" all year. >> this is probably the biggest summer release for 2012. >> reporter: after the news of the massacre in colorado at a "dark knight" premier, wong had a lot to think about. >> my heart goes out to the families in colorado. very upset about it to be perfectly frank. >> reporter: the next thought was what would this mean for what was supposed to be a blockbuster weekend. >> nine tickets. >> reporter: so far the news has been good. >> we're tracking normal numbers. what i'm relating it to are the avenger numbers which was the biggest movie this summer so far. >> reporter: susan said after some debate she decided she wouldn't keep her family away from the theater today. >> did i do a double take

news 4 steve wilkos is at the regal theater in germantown with more on security measures and reaction from people who didn't let the shooting keep them way from theaters today. >> reporter: it's obvious that no one attending this movie isn't aware of what happened in colorado. these folks know about that incident and are considering that as they are thinking about whether they should purchase a ticket today. i can tell you we've seen a steady stream of folks going into the theater and montgomery police say they will be standing by to make sure those folks feel comfortable. >> i want tickets for "the dark knight." >> reporter: after tragic massacre at a "dark knight" premier, movie goers in our area are weighing what to do. go to the movies or stay home? >> it's really scary. >> reporter: susan says it's a question she asked herself. >> i did do a double take of should we be doing this but i didn't want to alarm my kids and say too much, and, you know, just hope for nobody doing this again. >> you can hear the conversations at the kitchen table this morning about, you know, i was think

arrested in north carolina in october, the day after jane mcquain was found dead in her apartment in germantown. he is accused of killing her and then killing her son in a wooded area of clarksburg. >> a congressional committee will hear arguments on whether to modify a law governing the height of buildings in the district. the 1910 act limits the height of buildings in d.c. to 130 feet. city leaders expect that to be amended to provide more flexibility for the use of rooftop spaces. critics say it could endanger the historic charm of the nation's capital. there will be a video visitations center for d.c. jail inmates, at the d.c. general hospital complex next to the jail. family members and friends will be able to communicate with inmates through a video conferencing technology. and will eliminate the need for visitors to wait in long lines and undergo security checks. investigators think a lightning strike may have sparked a house fire in annapolis. newschopper 7 was over coverage replace surely after the flames broke out last night -- coventry place. a firefighter fell through bef the floor

you're clear between germantown and the lane divide. and over to the rails. two delays along the marc, brunswick east delay. ten-minute delay along train number 872 and brunswick east line. over to you. >>> 6:21. it is being called operation road runner. a big crack down on a major road and why most people have nothing to worry about. >>> while you slept. a wild scene. police and protesters go at it. we'll tell you >>> it's tough. so we're trying to make their experience -- make them as comfortable as possible. >> okay. to help that comfort, a south carolina funeral home will offer people starbucks coffee. the robinson funeral home is building a new coffee shop called the coffee corner. it will also feature free wi-fi and tvs as well. the funeral home's owner says starbucks is a recognizable brand and will hopefully help business. i don't know how coffee generates business for a funeral home. there will also be a separate entrance for customers who are not using the funeral home otherwise, apparently. >> so i guess the owners expect there to be some business

now at 86 degrees and 80 at the weatherbug headquarters in germantown. temperatures outside are warming up nicely. winchester at 79. manassass, 82. quantico, 86. gone are the hot and humid conditions of last week and comfortable temperatures up and down the east coast. mid-80s in detroit and chicago. sioux city is looking at 83 degrees. you can see this right over here. that is why we have the clouds and showers across north carolina this will move northward through the daytime and over nine hours. clouds will continue to increase but i believe the best chance for showers will come tomorrow. along with a few embedded thunderstorms. but do not expect a lot from this system. temperatures tomorrow with the added cloud cover will be a bit cooler than we will see today and then upper -- unsettled weather for the upcoming weekend partly sunny skies, and 85-94 today. a few showers possible, and in the south and west of d.c.. in the district, isolated showers possible tomorrow. the winds will be out of the south. mid 80's. the extended outlook calls for the temp

area germantown, fairfax, your temperatures now from 60s, the upper 60s to low 70s. a lot of neighborhoods in the mid and upper 70s throughout the area. we're getting up to 90 degrees by noontime today. it's going to be hot. it's going to be humid. there could be some more showers and storms coming our way from noon to the evening hours. probably up until about 10:00 p.m. or 11:00 p.m. this evening. but 95 degrees by 3:00 p.m. today. here's a look at that radar again showing your the bigger storms well east cambridge, salisbury. those are moving away but we could see more later today. notice the temperatures, too. cumberland, 66. 65 in leesburg. 79 in charlottesville. no cooling here or in d.c. or even in annapolis with a temperature of 78 degrees. here's a look at your four-day forecast. 90 for tomorrow. 96 forecast right now on the fourth of july. that high heat continues this week. >>> good morning. well, right now still checking out problems on the roadway. chopper 4 checked out i-95 at 216. that's out of the roadway for you. but still seeing a problem northbound

down to germantown and down to the point where the lanes divide. good time to head out. let's go back over to the maps where there are no problems to report here in southern maryland. route 4, route 5, route 301. everything is fine up to the beltway, andrews air force base. we'll take a live look at route 301 and route a coming out of brandywine. all lanes are open and no issues yet to the beltway. in my next report, another look at area roads 5:09. back to you. >> see you in a bit. >>> the first phase of metro's line to dulles isn't scheduled to open till late next year but a key piece is being put in place today. delia goncalves is live in tysons corner with the story. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. this indeed is a major milestone for the project. you can see the train's aerial guideway that's stretching along route 7 here. later this morning, crews will finally install the final segment of that aerial guideway. the 11 and a half-mile project will extend from reston west to dulles airport ending at route 7, 72 in eastern loudoun county. suppo

kensington, germantown, rockville can and gaithersburg.ve call scratched their fireworks displays for tonight. the celebration is scheduled here. going to be a lot of road closures. already, in fact, a lot of road closures in place right now that will be taking place you can find those on myfoxdc.com. just click on web links. the best bet is just to take metro if you can. it will be a little bit easier trying to get down here to the national mall. back to you. >> good advice. >> thanks, sarah. >>> this will be a working holiday for president obama and his presumptive republican rival. mr. obama will return from camp david to celebrate the nation's 236th birthday at the white house. he will deliver remarks at a naturalization ceremony for active duty service members in the east room this among. later tonight, the famesly will host a 4th of july barbecue and concert for military heroes and their families on the south lawn. >>> mitt romney will take a break from his vacation to march a new hampshire independence day parade. it will be his onl

winds at dulles. 80 degree temperatures. 86 degrees at george washington university. 80 degrees in germantownike 82. 85 in alexandria after a high of 103 degrees. temperatures are supposed to cool this evening. 72 in winchester, where they had storms earlier this evening. still 89 african national. where it feels like is a different story -- still 89 at reagan national. what it feels like is a different story. chicago, detroit indianapolis, all had temperatures at 100 degrees or better. this is where they had the excessive heat warning through the day tomorrow. nothing for our area in terms of heat advisory's. that will change as a move to the day tomorrow. we'll be looking at dangerous heat by friday into saturday with record-breaking temperatures as early as saturday highs around 100 to 103 degrees. showers are breaking apart quickly as they move south and east. prince william county, that is where you are looking at scattered showers. nothing across montgomery county so repair work can continue on power lines. no watches or warnings to speak of. this is our future cast for the next 48 hour

jane mcquain and her son william.mcquain was found beaten to death in her germantown apartment. her son was found dead several days later in the woods. police used lopez's cell phone records to track him to a where he was arrested.the case is set for trial this fall. this fire that burned nearly fifty acres of land on kent island last month. month.the fire on june 24th forced the forced the evacuation of 20 homes. investigatoos say the fire may have started at a marijuana farm.the state department of natural resources forest service says a queen anne's county drug task force has now taken over the investigation. we are seeing the aftermath this morning following strong storms that moved through the area last night. night.in one case... a firefighter was fell through a floor after lightning sparked a fire at this home in annapolis.the firefighter fell inside this home on coventry place near coachway road... while trying to put it out. &pwe're told the firefighter is now okay. lightning is also to blame for a house fire on clifton avenuu in arnold.it started just after 5:30 last n

. >> definitely hot outside, but if you travel along i-270, we look in the germantown area past germantown road. you're clear as you make your way to the lane divide connecting to the beltway. northbound clear as well. heading over to the american legion bridge, no issues here. taillights this time as you make your way toward the dulles toll road. nice and clear. nothing in the roadway. also on the inner loop clear as well. back over to you. >> thank you so much. >>> a record 230,000 passengers are expected to pass through london's heathrow airport today. that's right, as athletes begin to arrive for the summer games, but they do so aamid new security concerns. the british newspaper "the observer" reports that emigration staff at heathrow airport have missed several passengers that should have been reported to counterterrorism police. officials are worried the huge influx of people starting today may cause even more security lapses. the report comes as britain's military added more troops to guard venues after a security contractor announced that they could not meet the demand for guards.

live look in germantown as you pass germantown road, things arant so bad at all. nice and clear.ake a look at this in both directions, in fact, as you make your way northbound and southbound. barbara, back over to you. >> thanks, danella. >>> a well-known political strategist is in the hospital this morning after being badly beaten about his iphone. take a look at this surveillance video. david mercer walk under to the 7-eleven on capitol hill and the democratic fund-raiser is talking on the phone and then sets it down on the counter. a man then took the iphone and put it in his pocket. he realizes his iphone is missing and appears to ask the man if he's seen it. he then follows the man outside and there's where an argument happened and mercer gets beaten up. police say they identified the men in the video and they're in the process of interviewing them. >>> police are investigating whether an arm aed robbery at a harris teeter in loudoun county is connected to similar robberies in north carolina. two men walked into the harris teeter store in aldi, virginia. the men robbed custo

in montgomery county, germantown and kensington have cancelled their shows. in fairfax county, the show in chantilly has been called off. we have all the information. you can visit www.nbcwashington.com online and search d.c. fireworks. >>> d.c.'s fire chief will look into claims that an engine spent time filling a private swimming pool with water on saturday while crews were scrambling to respond to weather related emergencies. the washington times reported this story online on monday night. we obtained a document that shows the pool was filled. the pool is bind a townhouse on 55th street northeast. >> it's a highly unusual request on a normal day much less given the state of emergency such as we had on saturday. >> we have to look at what happened and investigate it. i believe our members were trying to do something good but made a poor decision. >> we attempted to contact the people in that house. >>> a massive tree fell on frank and kay gallagher's home on friday night forcing them to cancel their 50th wedding anniversary celebrations on saturday. >> rene

fireworks displays have been canceled in kensington, germantown rockville and gaithersburg.cials want to concentrate on getting the power back on. but it is important to know the national mall fireworks celebration and fire were celebrations in virginia will go on as scheduled. mahy ofetro will provide additional trains for the expected influx of passengers. they will operate at near rush- hour levels between 6:00 p.m. and midnight tomorrow. they urged passengers to avoid smithsonian and federal triangle stations. metro expects to carry 500,000 passengers on independence day. fourth of july will mean road closures tomorrow. for an interactive map, log on to or website at wjla.com. coming up, outrage tonight in the district after a puppy is brutally killed. how that animals found. a showdown over community left in ruins. what a group of residents or almost led away in handcuffs. >> remarkable images of destruction from the incredible storm continued to amaze. >> you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00 with leon harris, alison starling, and bob ryan and tim brant sports. >> a sho

germantown 69 and more of the same in reisterstown.er 60s, 66 right now in hickory and rock hall at 68 and 72 degrees in kent island and 70 in goldsboro and middletown around 71. good morning. check out the great pictures this morning and this was sent in by walter sally of man chest here said the skies were threatening yesterday. and you got that right because we got thunderstorms. that is beautiful picture. thanks for in. he is my man and sends it into me and if you want to snd me in your pix sent it to charles at wmar.com and include your name and city you live in and a brief description. now let's get down to the 7-day forecast. i have it all for you. we will be humid for today and tomorrow. the chance of a shower and thunderstorm will continue as we head throughout the week. but look at the 90s moving back into the picture. it's going to get hot once again. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. do you have accidents out there. >> reporter: well, no accidents to tell you about. but we have trouble o