live from the mobile newsroom in germantown, abc 7 news. onand we will be staying that story tonight at 11:00, and we will speak to an attorney and also asked whether he and his family could take legal action against the montgomery county police department. we will have that for you tonight on abc 7 news. >> the fbi is being urged to join in an investigation. guard arrived this morning at a mosque to find great pain. the vandals wrote obscenities and broke a door. so far, police have not arrested any suspects. >> a juror was dismissed in a corruption trial, and after that, it was pretty much business as usual until there was talk. northern virginia bureau chief is live with the latest on today's developments. jeff? >> another interesting day in richmond, leon. about that juror, we never got a reason as to why that happened, but we can tell you he is no longer on the jury, and now, we issues. to two and they were looking to get whereabouts, and they did. calls or in on phone looking at e-mails. came into clear with theay, especially virginia

sources tell us that arrest took place in the 14th district in the germantown area and the suspect wasaken into custody without incident. now let's take look at the suspect's mug shot. police released just earlier today police identified him as 20 year old brandon ruffin. he was wanted by philadelphia police for quadruple shooting homicide. one of his victims the three year old little girl. the shooting occurred on friday night on etting street. sunday his accomplice douglas woods was arraigned and charged with murder and related offens offenses. throughout the weekend, police were on the look out for ruffin who was suspected to be the trigger man in that incident. and after the press conference today, police sources tell us that they were following up on a number of leads and monday one of those leads led them to an address in the germantown area and once again tonight with the help from the us marshall's office the homicide detectives convened in that area converged in that area a rather and we are told ruffin was brought here to homicide detectives without incident and right now we

. >> nbc 10's christine maddela joins us live in germantown with more on this family dispute. christine, what can you tell us? >> reporter: philadelphia police detectives are still out here on mcmahon street at the scene. you can see there's some crime scene tape at the home where this happened. now, police tell me they expect to get a search warrant within the next couple of hours so they can search the home. here's what we know from the preliminary investigation. just after 9:00, police showed up after they got reports of gunshots on mcmahon street. when they got here, they found a 45-year-old man shot in the stomach. crews took him to einstein medical center where shehe's in stable condition now and undergoing surgery. police tell me the man's 78-year-old mother is the one who shot her son. they're still investigating but police say it looks like son may have had a gun and tried to shoot his mother first when he got inside the house. right now, police are talking to neighbors as well as to the 78-year-old woman that detectives are interviewing her, and possibly witnesses in

this in germantown. 6300 block community group invited kits to concord schoolhouse to get back to school essentials. >> it will be a hero's homecoming in center city tomorrow for taney dragons. mayor nutter announced city of philadelphia will welcome the team home love park starting at noon. we don't have all the details as to what exactly the city is planning but we know everybody is invited. dragones ended historic run for little week world series championship thursday night and they're still winners in our eyes. more to come tonight on "action news" a texas woman pulled out of her car and handcuffed in front of her children and police are defending their actions admitting it was all a mistake and high hopes people flock to the jersey show to learn how to grow marijuana. plus the sixers finally pull the trigger on big trade. plus the sixers finally pull the trigger on big trade. jeff skversky has that coming up the wonder of summer is that i never know what kind of adventure awaits. the days are longer, and the breeze feels a little sweeter. and, thanks to volvo, i'll pay nothing for r

they are trying to identify a woman they found last nighxht in germantown. they believe this woman on your screen is between 80 to 90 years old. and an employee at the safeway on germantown road, noticed the woman, she appeared confused and in need of assistance. and when officers got there, she was unable to communicate with them, so they were transporting her to a local hospital for a checkup. they say she is 4'8" and weighs about 95 pounds. and if you know who she is, please call 301-279-8000, to speak with montgomery county police. >>> the pentagon is sending more u.s. troops to iraq. the defense department though maintains this move does not entail boots on the ground. greg bosswell has more from the white house. >> reporter: another 130 u.s. military advisors are now on the ground in iraq but the obama administration insists they are not there to fight iraq's war. >> we are not going to back into iraq in any of the same dimensions that we once were in. >> the advisors are assessing the humanitarian crisis in northern iraq, where islamic militants are t

>> how do you miss plays like >> a germantown playground burns and police believe it was arson.the playground is on seneca crossing drive near sally wide elementary school and the damage is estimated in the thousands of dollars. but now local children are left without a favorite place to play. hatzel vela has the latest on the investigation. >> what folks in this neighborhood call a focal point in this community, cannot be accessed. >> it's a park. the kids don't really have anywhere else to play here. >> newschopper 7 over the germantown neighborhood shortly after the fire was put out last night. >> once you get it burning, it's petroleum and plastic-based. >> their nose could quickly pick up the smell of burned rubber and plastic. >> yank of anyone who would -- i can't think of anyone who would have done it because it's so out of place and character for this neighborhood. >> courtney mohammed was walking her dogs in the neighborhood and remembers walking by and hearing children play. >> purposely setting a children's playground on fire, there's no excuse for that. i hope it's

live in germantown, lu ann cahn, nbc 10 news. >>> new at 11:00, skyforce 10 over a deck collapse tonight in gloucester county, new jersey. the decking gave way around 7:30. a dog got caught under all this debris. rescue crews were able to rescue that animal and no one was hurt. >>> also new at 11:00, a woman was taken to the hospital after this housefire tonight in montgomery county. skyforce 10 over this scene on gary lane in norristown around 7:30e en ttonight. firefighters quickly put out the flames and woman's injuries are not serious. >>> tonight, hurricane cristobal's movement should help ease dangerous rip currents at the jersey shore and delaware beaches. at the indian river inlet in delaware, we found surfers enjoying a good week of waves but the rip currents have been dangerous for swimmers. first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here now tracking that risk that remains ahead of the holiday weekend. glenn, tell us about it. >> yeah, jim, that risk is going to be going down, but going down gradually over the next couple of days. this is the track of cristo

like in damascus and germantown. 57. a 55 in lovettsville and also nokesville the morning in prince william coming in at 55 and look at owings and waldorf. laurel. all in the upper 50s this morning. it's a beautiful start to this friday and in spite of fact we have a few high clouds mixing in with the sunshine. national airport is at 70 thanks to the winds off the water. and northeast breeze currently at 7 miles an hour. so we'll watch some of the clouds kind of flirt with the region today. west of us west of 81 could be a stray afternoon shower. clouds especially south more than north. as we head into tonight and on saturday. saturday some sun mixing with clouds and a stray shower can't be ruled out. in the afternoon. and about the same on sunday. over toward the beach, you know it looks like a pretty good period to be there this weekend. the temperatures will be in the upper 70s to near 80. perhaps a shower moving in by monday with highs in the upper 70s. our three day forecast, not much wrong with that for august. 86

. >>> also ahead officers rushed a man to the hospital after a shooting inside of a germantown home. >>> we will have more on this crash a september bus collides with the pepsi truck and more than a dozen people are hurt. >>> today it is saturday august 23rd good morning i'm todd quinones. we will begin this morning with meteorologist carol erickson who joins with us eyewitness weather. carol, good morning. >> good morning to you, todd. we have some clouds. it has been running cooler than normal. we will keep that trending go to day f you like a cooler august you will love the temperatures today and probably tomorrow as well. we do have have some rain showers, and you might just be able to pick up those wet roads if you look at the the lights there, our neighborhood weathernet work and you can see outside whitefield elementary school some traffic going by and you are encountering showers there. temperature of 68 degrees this morning. you can see on storm scan three we have those showers through the allentown and reading areas and points north of that. so there is precipitation out th

first of all here is the southbound side of 270 in germantown. montgomery county is one of the areas where school has begun. i know my son is gettiready to bus stop. this is the beltway at georgia avenue. looking fine. the inner loop will be affected, especially as you travel to college park later in the morning. >>> offer on the southern portion of town, route 4, route 5, route 301, leaving around defers into oxen hill, there are no problems coming up to the 11th street bridge. the douglas bridge is scheduled to close overnight for a few nights, grinnington, for repairs. >>> the bw parkway on route 50, no big issues to report to you in prince george's county. the eastern stretch between 95 and the wilson bridge. another live look and this time we'll check out the northbound side of i-95. >>> back to you guys. 6:22. experts say people reach the peak of their ability to do there at age 8. is it juggle, see ghosts or master school subjects. >> ken christsy writes b. you are still too young to have to have had your acceptance of weird things drained

the playground is next to the sally ride elementary school in germantown. zachary is live with the investigation there. >> reporter: that's right. the park is the place people come to have a good time. that's what adults do here in germantown, wa their dogs and kids play on the playgrounds but i'm seeing a lot of long faces. check out this. this is thplayground. it was charred last night. now neighbors are trying to figure out whohianwh >> i have no idea what's going on, what went on here. >> reporter: puddled water and melted platforms helped tell the story. joan has lived in this community for more than a decade and calls it safe. her kids grew up playing here of the but last night there was a problem. >> i was hi out with my friends and her mom was yelling and we were wondering what was happening. and then when she got off the phone she w yelling that the park was on fire. we ran downstairs and it was just engulfed in flames. >> reporter: gory county fire depare arrived around 9:00 last night but not before the damage was done. officials eim than $100,00

slow getting up into germantown. heading out to the bay bridge. no problem getting out there at all. little if any delay. have a great weekend. quick see you next week. alert.up, a consumer what you need to know about beanbag chairs being recalled after deaths. >> a 90-year-old woman who works as a caregiver. what drives her, next. agan update >> at the age of 90, tonight's working woman says her greatest accomplishment came just this year, when she was recognized by her peers for her outstanding work. mary hartsock is helping those in need. >> this is 90-year-old mary hartsock. she is a caregiver, helping people like lloyd davis, who is wheelchair-bound. they are the same age, but mary is often much older than those she cares for. when she gets new clients, the first thing mary does is sit either bed and ask questions. one shovel of coffee, or two spoons? >> it is that personal care that prompted the company mary works for to name her the national caregiver of the year. she was chosen out of 15,000 people. >> i am so happy. >> it is often strenuo

. >> summary county investigators are trying to figure out of somebody set fire to a germantown playground -- in montgomery county -- on purpose. a fire caused about $100,000 in damage. nobody was injured. if you have information, you are urged to call the police in montgomery county. it has been nearly a month since the decriminalization of marijuana in the district. no tickets were issued to people caught with small amounts of the drug. as sam ford reports, some people caught with marijuana are still ending up behind bars. >> do you know anybody who got a ticket? >> no, sir. >> finding somebody who has been ticketed -- >> i don't know anybody who got a ticket. >> on july 17 when the law took effect three last wednesday, august 6, the police issued 35 of the $25 tickets for possession and made arrests for possession of more than in announce. tickets, nobody has paid. at least that is what the d.c. office of administrative hearings reports. >> we have gotten none so far. not one. >> surprised? >> a little bit. thehey have complained to pass the law is not enforceable because the police are

. >> happening today, funeral services will be held for the victim after deadly carjacking in germantown. keisha williams and her three children, ages seven to 15, were run down and killed, in a stolen car at the corner of germantown and allegheny avenues. now, williams died from her injuries just few days ago, her children were killed on the scene. she would have turned 35 yesterday. >> we are praying for keisha to come home, so she could come home to over other children. but god had a better plan for her. she up in heaven with the other three children. >> and williams' will be burried next to those three children who her two surviving children are now in the care of their aunt. >> 5:09 the time. police investigating attempted burglary at the home after woman who was found dead in northeast philadelphia last week. police say two men tried to get into the home of connie murray early yesterday morning. but, a neighbor called 911. and police were able to catch these guys. police say one of the suspects is a distant relative of the family. >> family going through enough right now. they don'

. >>> following breaking news there germantown. montgomery firefighters are investigating what they suspect is an arson case and possibly the attempt to set some other vehicles on fire. there was one car that was set on fire, this was this germantown and then it appears that other cars in the neighborhood area also tampered with. seems like someone was trying to set the other vehicles on fire. we're hearing reports just minimal damage and no one was hurt. that's the latest from the live desk. >>> new this morning, someone forced their way into a home in capitol heights. prince george's county police are working to find what was taken from the home. it happened on 58th avenue just outside of the d.c. line. we expect to learn more about the incident later this morning. >>> developing right now in the pacific, two hurricanes headed for hawaii. chuck bell joins us with more on this. >> we're still tracking two new storms all the way across the u.s., all the way out into the far central parts of the pacific ocean. there are two hurrican

, general doing okay, but it is quite slow into germantown and clarksburg.ave a great weekend. bob immler, in the w.t.o.p. traffic center. >> the first day of maryland's tax shopping week is the 10-16th. you won't have to pay state sales tax on clothing and shoes that cost less than $100 each. accessories are not included. >> this ballston neighborhood about to get a makeover. see what some very recognizable buildings will be looking like. >> i'm overwhelmed with emotion. it just touched my heart. >> the gift given from the heart for grieving parents dealing with the loss of a newburn. >> bragging rights for the naval academy class >> 7 is on your side with a health alert about another gene mutation that could increase your risk of breast cancer. british researchers found women carrying the palb-2 gene have a 1 in 3 chance of developing breast cancer before they are 70 and that risk goes up if you have a family history of the disease. doctors hope the new discovery can lead to customized chemotherapy. >> we hope that perhaps targeted therapy in the future wi

taking a look at travel times, 270 southbound between germantown road and the beltway, 16 minutes. and then virginia the 5 from prince william pash yail parkwa minutes. 66 also looking good heading ianouofow again, 95 running just fine. no major problems there. and right now chopper 4 a live look 66 eastbound. headlights are at 50. so just normal volume. >>> we're staying on top of a developing story out of hawaii. iselle was downgraded to a tropical storm about an hour ago on, but it is still sending strong winds and heavy rains. we will go live to honolulu to show you the impact the storm is already having. >>> plus the tv show house of cards will be in d.c. today. why it may not get the most welcome reception. >>> we're following a developing story. in the last hour, iselle downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm. you're looking at live pictures from hilo where the storm is expected to make landfall today. rain coming down, wind starting to pick up. seeing some pretty significant gusts in that part of southeastern hawaii. the storm will bring heavy rain, flooding to part

this is the cedar valley community par along seneca crossing drive in germantown.he fire cost about $100,000 in damage. >>> 6:34. the supreme court could make a final decisioon virginia's ban on same-sex marriage. yesterday an appeals court denied the clerk's office request to ep the commonwealth ban in place. governor terry mcauliffe appeals the appeals court decision. lawyers for t cayha they willow ask the u.s. supreme court to block any same-sex marriaghi the case is on appeal. but if that didn't happen, virginia counties could begin issuing marrie licenses to gay couples next week. >>> 6:35. today it has been three years in the making and today costco will where that up the case to build a mega gas station in montgomery count the sto applied for special zoning at the wheaton store in 2011, but neighbors blocked those plans andhe deal has been tied up in hearings. closing arguments are today and there could be a ruling as early as the fall. >>> there won't be a walmart coming to as pep hi hill. the mega store is backing offer plans to build a super center on as

tonight's collision involved an suv in germantown. the suv overturned and landed in a ditch. no word on the condition of the driver of the vehicle. >> michael brown will be laided to rest tomorrow more than two weeks after he was shot to death by a police officer in the st. louis suburb of ferguson, missouri. earlier today, hundreds of people gathered in st. louis for a peace rally including brown's parents and the parents of travon martin. his father had a message. >> tomorrow, all i want is peace while my son is being laid to rest. can you please, please take some time so we can lay our son to rest. >> earlier tonight, a moment of silence was held at the mtv video awards in los angeles to remember brown. the white house is sending two officials to his funeral, including one who attended high school with brown's mother. >> one more note about ferguson. hillery clinton who southbound is considering running for the white house in 2016 has been criticized for not commenting on the death of michael brown and today during a book signing in new york, two reporters asked her about

this all unfolded last night on mcmahon avenue in germantown. the woman told police her son appeared drunk. he barged into her bedroom and pointed a gun at her. she shot him in the stomach. he is now in stable condition. >>> a two-vehicle crash killed one person in bucks county just before 6:00 tonight on richlandtown pike in springfield township. this hour. >>> the pain is over for drivers in delaware who have been detoured for months. this afternoon, the northbound lanes of i-495 reopened about a week ahead of schedule. that means traffic is now flowing in both directions. the southbound lanes opened july 31st. the 4 495 bridge was closed because the supporting columns wereÑÑ>r tilting. the damage was blamed on a dirt mound put next to the bridge. the drivers are thrilled to have use of the highway again. >> i'm glad it's back open. traffic backed up through the city all day. i'm glad to see it back open. >> i don't have to go to town to get home and take the little streets. i'm so excited. >> i can get where i need to go in no time. >> the re

meantime happening today, funeral services will be held for the victim of deadly carjacking in germantown. keisha williams, her three children, ages seven to 15, died after being run down in a stolen car at the corner of germantown and allegheny avenues. williams died from her injuries few days ago. she would have turned 35 yesterday. >> we are praying for keisha to come home so she can come home to her two other children. but god had a better plan for her. she is up in heaven with the other three children. >> williams will be burried next to her three children. her two surviving children are now in the care of their aunt. >>> there has been another shooting in south jersey, targeting police officers. this time, in bridgeton, and it comes one day after shots were fired at a police department in west depford. >> fox 29's steve keeley live in bridgeton this morning with more on this. ever seen anything like this? >> reporter: i haven't. i covered shooting at police station in buffalo once where three guys with machine guns shot up police station, trying to say we're the boss of this town, n

travel time southbound from germantown road to beltway no problems there. vre trains 300 and 302. 20 to 30 minutes behind because of that earlier disabled train. looking here right now chopper 4 over 66 looks like it's moving right along nicely. remember to follow us for the latest and greatest or maybe not so greatest traffic information @first4traffic. a chance to win a $125 gas gift card. >> all right. thank you. >>> we do have sad news to pass along this morning. the iconic announcer of "saturday night live" has passed away. >> it's "saturday night live." >> family members say don pardo died yesterday afternoon at his home in tucson, arizona. pardo was first hired back in 1944. he introduced lineups for nearly four decades. pardo was 96 years old. >>> voters in alaska may be doing a little bit of a double take today. you can vote for -- they can vote for dan sullivan not once but twice and balance of power in the u.s. senate may rest on that ballot. the dan sullivan running for lieutenant governor is a shoe in. that's not the case for the candidate runn

shower activity remains around the beltway with a bit of clearing toward germantown and damascus. we will see improving conditions in the several hours especially to the north of us. and then we'll look for mostly partly-cloudy skies and maybe a bit of fog later on tonight. this is our futurecast as we move through the next 48 hours. i think it will remain dry for the better part of tomorrow. but for the evening hours, there's the showers and thunderstorms, and back for the evening on friday. cooler temperatures come saturday and sunday. upper 60's to lower 70's overnight. for tomorrow, grab an umbrella. a good likelihood you'll need it later in the day. i promised cooler air you got it. upper 70's on saturday and sunday. the beach forecast. about a 50/50 chance for a chance of showers for ocean city, rehoboth and bowie on saturday. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> go nats. >> and if you're going to the game tonight, you heard him take your bumper chute, you may need it. it's going to rain. august 20 and the nationals have won eigh

a report that just came in of a disabled vehicle in east norriton dekalb pike approaching east germantownike. we have reports that could be causing delays. the we will keep you updated with that. 495 southbound at route 13 du pont highway a disable vehicle cause ago i few delays there too. >> caitlin, thank you. >>> there is nothing like a sweet treat after the gym, right? well, apparently most gym goers don't want to ruin what they just worked off, the reaction from this strange prank rather, are coming up in the trend. >>> good morning, 5:25. on wall street a fairly calm down. friday dow jones fell 35 points to move below 17,000. s and p5 hundred ended up at 1988. nasdaq composite added six, to close at 4500. >>> meanwhile commerce department will release their report on the number of new homes, sold in july, today. >>> burger king reportedly in talks to buy a chain based in canada. bk would combine with tim hearton's. the the merger would mean the companies share their corporate services but still operate as stand alone brands. >>> routers is report ago this sony's play station network

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. >>> happening today, funeral services will be held for the victim after deadly carjacking in germantown. keisha williams and her three children, ages seven to 15, died after being run down in a stolen car at the corner of germantown and allegheny avenues. williams died from her injuries just few days ago. she would have turned 35 yesterday. >>> we are praying for keisha to come home so she can come home to her other children. she is up in heaven with the other three children. >>> williams will be burried next to her three children. her two surviving children are now in the care of their aunt. >>> and police in north philadelphia need your help finding this woman. she is 35 year old nate edwards, last seen at vineyard and perkioman streets. police say she has downe syndrome and she does not speak a whole lot. if you know anything, you are asked to call philadelphia police. >>> anarchs teen missing for days is found living in a wal-mart. how did he go unnoticed? the tricks he used to hide out in plane site. ♪ the world famous fries you love, plus a shake of three new flavors you add. intr

plymouth meeting, germantown pike and johnson roads the accident that happened a little bit earlier is cleared up, now. >> she's going to hit, she's going to hit. >> how about that, kerry. >> i know, insane. dramatic video out of britain police say they purposely let this car drive the wrong way down tous. the there was a 77 year-old behind the wheel had dementia and his family reported him missing earlier that day. he is back home, safe, uninjured but as you can imagine these officers getting a lieutenant of praise for preventing something more serious. >> that is for sure. >> crazy video. >> well, an airport mechanic is getting a lot of attention after an act of kindness goes viral. this photo is capturing the hearts of a lot of people. you can see american airlines mechanic keith working to fix the the prosthetic leg of an afghan war veteran, and that veterans name is taylor morris. he tripped going through security in las vegas and twisted, well, his other leg. that is when he grabbed his tools and went to work. he did very little compared to what our military does for us every day

i'm going to start off with an accident here live from our sky 9 in germantown area westbound on midy highway just after shady grove road. wow, you can see the police have just arrived on the scene. one lane getting through here but i bet we'll have to block that lane to move that car out of the road when the tow truck arrives. let's go over to 270. this looks good. no problems here from about the shady grove area to the point where the lanes divide. we're doing well out of frederick all the way down with the lanes open. let's go over to the maps. the beltway is in good shape overall. i do want to remind you with the u.s. hfer africa leaders summit -- u.s.-africa leaders summit going on downtown through thursday, road closures and parking restrictions as well. if you're going to be driving anywhere near the state department, the white house or mandarin hotel, you want want to use smith sonia, foggy bottom and la fans plaza. -- smithsonian, foggy bottom orla fact plaza. in -- or l'enfant plaza. in the district columbia road is closed northwest between 13th and 14th streets. it was an

in germantown the 6300 block xun 2eu group and concord school got kids ready for donations for fifth year in a row. >> it's go back to sool and be in a classroom and learn things. >> by all means. >> with clothes and hair cuts. >> these kids can't wait to go. >> back to school. >> those words are music to organizer's ears hoping to give kids a break. parents depend on it. >> it doesn't get respected it seems so costly especially going to uniforms and policing for those in need. it's also a policing we also -- >> organizeers of camden power circle pulled from personal experience. >> we're from here we snow exactly what the kids need. and they want to learn. >> all three organizations spread across the area do not want thank yous they want this. >> i want to go back to school. >> annie mccormick "channel 6 action news." >> still to come on "action news" tonight, jeff is back with another look at tonight's philly's nail biter. >> and we'll tell you about a pop star that took a dive on a stage at a charity concert this weekend and a couple has better will luck in vegas air algerie slot m

some community members in germantown are fired up over plans for another implosion.afety concerns and major rule changes coming to the nfl and they all stem from an incident involving baltimore ravens ray rice. >>> we're following breaking news. this is a live picture from the logan section of philadelphia. that's where police say a woman was hit by two cars. it happened at broad and bellfield. investigators say the victim was taken to einstein medical center. no word on her condition. >>> the philadelphia housing authority is planning to implode another public housing high rise similar to that one back in 2008. now last night the housing authority went over the plans to implode the 16 story queen lane public housing apartments in germantown. this is scheduled to happen on september 13th. some residents who live nearby say they have some safety concerns about the project. >> i can't breathe now and you're going to tell me i'll be able to breathe later. >> what about our son's asthma? what about my neighbor breaking out into hives? what about the rodents? >> the city

this is in plij up township, germantown pike at johnson road. be aware of that.so 95 north there's a disabled vehicle right near route 322. you can see it on the right of your screen. drive times on 95 between 476 and the delaware state line, looking pretty good. seven or eight minutes in both directions. this disabled doesn't seem to be affecting anything. >> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >> good morning. we are seeing friday showers and will main tatain as we head int today. most of the rain has pushed offshore but that's not all of it. keep your umbrellas handy. a cool weekend on tap. temperatures in the high 70s on saturday and sunday. that feels more like fall for us. it will be short lived. we've had a warming trend that will send us back into the mid-80s. for philadelphia, you can see the camera fogs over here. 68 degrees in philadelphia, humidity at 09%, wind speeds out of the east/northeast at 7 miles per hour. high 60s in philly, atlantic city still seeing light rainfall, the heavier downpours have pushed to the

one along germantown pike, and plymouth road. schuylkill expressway not bad at all. little bit of brake tapping inbound. nothing out of the ordinary, south on 95, little slow at girard. and mass transit running with no delays. ukee back over to you. >> thank you, here is a look at today's headlines the red cross now responding to a fire, on the 3100 block of grant avenue in northeast philly. no injuries, but several people were forced out of their apartment. >> also, police in darby borough were searching for two men after a stray bullet comes dangerously close to a three year old's crib. investigators say that bullet could have come from as far as a block away. >> twenty-three year old kevin trent suffers from several serious injuries after hit by hit-and-run driver sunday night in sicklerville. police say the vehicle likely has front end damage. >> it is that time of the morning. but to sit down for breakfast? always heard the most important meal of the day. but one new study now questioning some of the benefits of that morning meal. >> the research says regular ea

sky 9 is live over i270 as you make your way down the lane divide looking good from germantown, we're moving pretty much at posted speeds, for the most part as you continue into the capitol beltway. a live look at the capitol beltway here at st. barnabus road, remember ramp restrictions on the ramp from the outer loop as you make your way to st. barnabus road a single car crash, be alert for delays as you travel in that area. back to you guys. >>> the violence just does not seem to be letting up in the suburbs of st. louis. >> there have been more disturbances earlier this morning as pemex press outrage over saturdays deadly less shooting of an unarmed black teenager. >> reporter: police in ferguson, missouri logged tier gas at protesters for a fourth night as a crowd became unruly. dozens of people were out again to protest the shooting death of 18-year-old michael brown. earlier in the day, the police chief asked protesters to confine their demonstrations to daylight hours and eyth responded with peaceful marchs, but intentions are still running high, on wednesday police took two jo

. >> a rude awakening for some germantown residents. someone try to set their cars on fire.mateny residents along road were sound asleep when it all happened. this resident was shocked to hear the news. >> is pretty upsetting. it is a good neighborhood. >> the montgomery county fire department launched an arson investigation this morning. it says someone intentionally set this minivan ablaze past midnight, and the arsonist tries to do the same to several other vehicles. some residents have their suspicions. >> i do not know what kind of people are out in the middle of the night, but i hear people shouting, coming back from parties and stuff like that. >> this is the only vehicle that actually caught fire. authorities say there were no reported injuries, but they are still taking this very seriously. >> we do not have a garage we can lock our cars into. we are pretty much at the mercy of whoever wants to do something, and that is the upsetting part. there is not all that much we can do to prevent it. >> authorities have no lead at this point and no tips, so they are hoping so

but montgomery county investigators are trying to figure out if someone set fire to a germantown playground on purpose. it was about 100 thousand dollars in damages at the sally k ride elementary school. information, please call police. we'll have more at 5:00. >> maryland comptroller wants to extend summer vacation for students across the state. city ase's using ocean the backdrop for his summer campaign. he's hoping to collect 10,000 signatures before the general assembly reconvenes calling for classes to begin after labor day. we will have more at 5:00. >> can we still enjoy the summer weather even though it doesn't feel like summer weather? it feels like fall. >> it really does. this morning, temperatures were in the 50's. it will be another cool night tonight. and right now this afternoon, it's spectacular. a mixture of sunshine and clouds and 79 at reagan national. the air mass is very comfortable with that low humidity. and with the wind south at 12 miles per hour, generally in the 70's across the board. we have a few scattered clouds. a few more clouds are further to the west, espec

roz plater has been following the story and is live with us in germantown. order the police telling you? >> we are told the videotape is being reviewed up the chain of command. our photographer said he began shooting at because the officer seemed a bit aggressive. tonight, we tracked down a teenager who told a very different story from the police. when the video begins, we cannot hear the conversation, but we see the montgomery county police officer circling four young men. shot theournalist video from a nearby restaurant. he said the officer appeared to pull something from a pocket of a teenager. then the officer grabs the teen by the shirt and pulled him towards the back of the building. officeroint, the appears to put his hand around his throat. >> i got him. teen, then the asks for identification. >> with emery county police say they got -- montgomery county police said they are calls of african-american males fighting. we were told the 16-year-old was arrested for failing to provide officerand because the found a cigar on him, but no drugs. we found one

chopper 4 flew over the scene at cedar valley park in germantown, maryland. that fi did about $100,000 damage there. >> breaking news. one neighborhood, people who live there, they have no choice but to find sew else to stay tonight. a watermain break is causing a big mess that may not be fixed any time soon. >> reporter: right now, i'm at russell roaan o road. cries are using this thing called the rd-7. 000. they push this button and use this display to determine where the water leais t concrete. it is over there. they will have to dig under the concrete to determine whe t main is located and broken. the water mean broke around 7:00 tonight. crews immed t off a valve shuttin down the water. if they did not turn it off, homes on this street would be sitting on lake front property. right now, crews are trying to determine where the 12-inch pipe broke. officials eevs ssly 1 00 years old. part of the agitem in alexandria. rightow we found out that 180 people are withoat. >> i'm going to the store to buy some portable water and probably talk to my neirs block who

an employee at the safeway on germantown road noticed a woman who appeared confused and in need of assistance and when officers got there she was unable to communicate with them and she was transported to a local hospital for a check up. she is about four foot eight inches tall weighs around 95 pounds. if you know this woman or where her family is, please call 301- 279-8000 to speak with montgomery county police >>> seven after the hour. well it sounds like a great idea. a quick trip into town instead of a clogged commute. >> but that could end up making the drive to work even more crazy for those who stay in cars. we'll tell you what's up, george? massage chair. my little indulgence. dunkin' french vanilla swirl my little indulgence. indulge in the sweeter creamier taste of dunkin's new french vanilla and hazelnut swirl coffees and lattes -- try one today! grandma, your biscuits are the best! these are from dunkin'. granny! i have a life, you know. [ phone rings ] oh, that's for me. ooh! dunkin's chicken biscuit sandwich is a tender breaded chicken filet on a southern-style biscuit. grab one

news chopper 7 was over the school in elementary -- was over the elementary school in germantown. if you have information, please contact montgomery county police. a companyconfronted responsible for hundreds of missing vehicles belonging to military families. these are the vehicles. what is the holdup? we have been on the story from the beginning. what did you find out today, josie? >> senator mark warner said he will be looking into this, getting more information from the pentagon after seeing the watchdog investigation. international automobile logistics tried to track down the car and what they call the heavy season. we visited their facility in baltimore, trying to track down answers. ok, you can't tell us anything about the holdup? no, nothing? busyey may have been too chewing too, to when we came looking for answers at this vehicle processing center for logistics,al auto one of seven places missing cars belonging to military members should have ended up. 30 dayse looking at past the required delivery date, 60 days past the delivery date. >> that is not what dod wants. that

this is 87-year-old betsy moore of germantown.he was last seen very early this morning at her home on the 400 block of west winonna seat to. moore suffer from dementia, diabetes and requires medication. she's 5' 1" and weighs 90 pounds. call police if you have information on her whereabouts. >> we're hearing from a thief caught on camera stealing from a fedex package left right on someone's front step. brandon nelson admits he stole a pair of 300 diamond earrings in indianapolis. the homeowner posted the video on-line. he has a long criminal record and nor to go from getting out of jail he want to go back. >> i didn't kill anybody. i didn't hurt anybody. >> almost 10,000 people shared the video of his crime in 24 hours making it easy for police to track him down. >>> at least 65 people are dead and 200 more hurt after explosion at metals plant in china the blast happened this morning outside of shanghai tore huge holes in wall of building and caused ceiling to collapse. the official news agency is saying police are questioning fiv

up to 85 in germantown and columbia at the moment. those are some of the warmest readings we've got with 81 for centreville. bowie is 84. on the bay north beach 82 and that's the same in alexandria. a little bit of haze in the air on our michael & son weather camera. a lot of sunshine. that's the key today. sunny skies, light winds. southeast at 5:00. -- at 5. feels more like 85 when you factor in the humidity out there. you have to factor it in because we've got it today. a front is coming. this front is going to slide south of us later tonight into tomorrow morning. behind it the air is a little cooler but also less humid. out ahead of it the warm southwesterly winds bringing in the heat but not that much in the way of moisture here. some storms in pennsylvania and in the mountains later this afternoon will try to move south. western maryland, western virginia potentially going to see a couple stomples here and there as op-- storms here and there as opposed to us. drier air moves in overnight. the tropics, we're still watching crist

in a separate case neighbor has already helped cops nabbed the duo charge in the germantown carjacking that killed three children days earlier. the lesson -- >> if the public comes out in the community and gives us these names, then we can do our job and take these murders off the street. >> reporter: ruffin is considered armed and dangerous. if you have any information about his whereabouts, police want to hear from you. her parents were gratified to hear of that first arrest a second might bring them some measure of closure. we've learn late this afternoon that the little girl's funeral will be set for this friday morning 9:00 o'clock at the church of the redeemer 24th and dic dickinson in grays ferr. >> dawn. so sad, bruce, thank you. >> skyfox over the 3900 block of bristol pike in bensalem tonig tonight. police say someone got trapped under a car there this happened at creek side motors a car and auto repair shop. officials with the occupational safe too and health administration have also been called to that scene. as soon as we get more information we'll of course bring it to yo

. >>> as from overnight the search is on for threeo fled om germantown. police say hey man was shot several times. police tell us the man is critical but stable condition and is expected to live. several other adults and a 1-year-old inside the house at the time of the shooting were not hurt. >>> breaking news now. we have this information just coming into the newsroom. in the past ten minutes about a shooting that happened outside a peace awareness convert in philadelphia. nbc10's katy zachry is live outside of temple university hospital. katy, what have you learned? >> reporter: hi, chris, that's right, new information that we we just got from police sources is that this is a homicide investigation stemming from a shooting that happened at 8:30 last night outside the dell music center. the victim was unconscious after shot twice. ironically, it was happening outside a concert to promote peace. let's go to our video. again, the shooting happened around 8:30 last night. irony was not lost on concertgoers to promote peace just in the wake of weeks of viole

friends and relatives of keisha williams, gathered at intersection of germantown anal gain any tioga tonight. that is same intersection where williams and her three children were struck by a carjacker. williams died last thursday. she was critically injured in the crash which left her children dead. sources tell "action news" that she was never told of her children's fate. >>> meanwhile one of the men charged in her death asked for forgiveness in court today. nineteen year-old jonathan rosa told a judge that he waved his right to a hearing and the quadruple murder case. his lawyer says he will cooperate fully and seek a plea, 23 year-old cornelius crawford whom police say was behind the wheel of the suv is due in court october 21st. >>> a neighborhood in northeast philadelphia saw the worst and the the best of human nature today. all in a span of about 12 hours. this morning residents of akron street woke up to find many of their car tires, slashed. one woman was hit especially hard. all four of dottie roy's tires were damaged and that meant she wouldn't be able to make her daily vis

vernon odom live in germantown and allegeny in the tioga section of philadelphia where they are about to hold a vigil for keisha williams. vernon? >> jim, we expect that vigil for this time in the memory of keisha williams to begin sometime within the next few minutes. her death, in fact, was not a surprise. her friends and family told me on the day that she was hit at this corner that her chances to survive were slim at best. she was in a medical coma for weeks. this shrine at allegeny is bigger and grander than ever two weeks after the catastrophe living a fourth dead. keisha williams age 34, the mother of the three children who died the day of the crime, passed away late last night. sources say she was never told of her children's fate. >> her children were her life. she would tell me that all the time. the children are the first concern, no one else. >> thelma brown still nursing a broken leg hoped that her friend and neighbor would survive, but it was not to be. july 25th they were setting up to sell fruit at the corner to finance a community garden in the vacant lot when an s.u.

only the 60s in roanoke. 66 where it's been raining all day. 57 in germantown. 73 in manassas. again, they had the showers and clouds early. reagan national cloudy, light rain, 79. dew points in the upper 60s. here comes that moisture, by the way, continuing to stream in. with this frontal boundary here over the weekend, yes, we're going to be looking at the threat for showers and storms on and off through the weekend. i'm going to keep a yellow alert up, even tomorrow tomorrow is not as bad as today or sunday. we'll just keep it up. 80'ish today. tomorrow 81, a few showers. if you haven't downloaded the wusa9 weather alert, you can download it, take it with you. next week we're warming up and drying out. we'll be in the 90s by tuesday. michael? >> thank you, howard. >>> appetite suppressants up. roaches, mouse droppings, no running wate >>> in today's restaurant alert, a complaint about live roaches at one place. no running water at another and mouse droppings at the next. here's investigative reporter russ ptacek. >> reporter: we start with the spring mill bread company. they

police arrested 20-year-old brian armstrong from the 6200 block of old york road in germantown he broughtis 2-month-old son to einstein hospital with severe injuries yesterday the bayney remains in critical condition at st. christopher's. police spnt a second day serving for two bodies. >> he's a murder suspect in philadelphia. friday he claimed he killed two people in upper darby and said he stabbed a female prostitute and pimp in february 2012 and buried them in this park. superintendent khitwood said he doesn't know what caused gonce to make the call. >> he'll never seat light of day again and was not looking for a deal. why are you telling thus. >> gance is in prison waiting for trial of another grime. a rain in maryland and home up vacation in upper darby. >> the first known case of the deadly ebola virus entererd united states today. doctor kent brantly arrived any atlanta on especially designed medical evacuation yet. he was rushed to emory university hospital where he managed to walk from ambulance to entrance of quarantine unit. he contracted highly con taivrping us ebola virus w

philadelphia police arrested 22-year-old brandon rough nine a germantown home late last night.s the one who fired the shot on a grays ferry street back on friday in killed three year old tynirah borum. >>> coin collectors lined up and camp you had out at the u.s. mint in olde city overnight hoping to purchase a new commemorative gold coin which is a revision of the 1964 j.f.k. half dollar. the asking price $1,240. each coin contains a three-quarter troy ounce of pure 24 karat gold. >> commute hasn't been so bad. a few accidents, a couple disabled vehicle. nothing major. i want to show you one of the accidents on the schuylkill expressway east of 202. we still have the flashing lights. police are there. it's all off to the side so your lane is back opened. there was debris all over the highway but they cleared that up. lanes are opened and you're moving okay on the schuylkill expressway eastbound right now. and dave, otherwise your morning commute not too bad just yet. >> little bit sun glare around the i-95 corridor. 78 degrees by 9:00 right now we're actually in the upper 60's

. >> july 25th williams and her three set up a fruit stand at germantown and allegeny. >> to raise money nor a playground they are having. and that's god's work. that's what the kids were doing. they were not engaged in stealing or anything, productive young members of society. >> many today trying to come grips with why three children died. and a statement from the family read in part, we know that god is sovereign and makes no mistakes. with child-like faith we are trusting in the lord. we pray for comfort and the ability to accept his will. >> the family went on to stay that it thanked the public for its support and prayers over the last ten days and that it would be a long and difficult healing process for keisha williams and two surviving daughters. john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. we invite to you read more about today's funeral at 6abc.com. you can also get more information about the crash that took the children's lives. and you can see a slide show of pictures and tributes to the three young victims. >>> six philadelphia na nars -- narcotics officers were in co