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what gabby giffords is saying tonight. >>> into the hot zone. dr.hard besser tonight on the front lines on the battle against one of the most fierce diseases on earth. abc news exclusive. >>> and to catch a thief. this woman is trying to steal a baby from the hospital. how the plot was foiled. >>> and singular sensation. he gave us all those unforgettable songs from "the way we were" to "a chorus line." ♪ every little step she takes tonight, we remember the incomparable marvin hamlisch. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with a surprise ending to an american tragedy. with a nation still reeling from two mass shootings in the last month, we learned the fate and heard the words of the man who opened fire at a safeway in tucson nearly two years ago. jared loughner killed six, wounded 13, including congresswoman gabby giffords. today, he pled guilty. that means he won't get the death penalty but will go to prison for life. gabby giffords is weighing in on the decision, and we are learning for the first time how loughner wept for one of his victims and w

they plan on being in court today, but gabby giffords will not be among them. her husband, former astronaut, mark kellye released a statement saying, we don't speak for all the victims or their families but gabby and i are satisfied with this plea agreement. avoiding a trial will allow us and we hope the whole southern arizona, community to continue with our recovery and move forward with our lives. >>>i will step down this week. >> reporter: giffords is still recovering from a gunshot wound to the head, she resigned from office, in january. in tucson arizona, karen brown, wjz eyewitness news. >>> giffords former aid was also wounded he won a special election to fill her seat in june and is running for re- election in november. >>> university of maryland honor student charged with planning a shooting rampage is back in court. >>> moments ago song pleaded guilty in this case, the 19- year-old is accused of making what he thought would be, anonymous threats online last march saying he would kill people on the college park campus however, investigators found no we

through her husband's gifford says she was satisfied with a plea >> the stepmother of the man who killedix people and wounded three others and a sikh temple is speaking out about her son. susan mcginnis has more >> flags around the sikh temple of wisconsin are flying at half staff in honor of the victims killed during sunday's shooting rampage. the southern poverty law center says the suspect we'd michael page was a member of white supremacist groups and played with skinhead bands including this one called definite 8. laurie page has not seen her son since 1999. she said she does not remember him the way he's been described >> he was gentle and kind and loving and he was a happy person and a happy child and, what happened, god only knows because i do not >> the temple is still blocked off as federal investigators gather evidence the police cautioned they may never determine a motive. police say that age used a handgun to shoot and kill six people and critically wounded three others including police lt. brian murphy. people are remembering the victims at makeshift memorial. a man from ill

in a deal to save his life, jared loughner pleads guilty in the attack on congresswoman gabrielle giffords and 18 others. bill whitaker was in the courtroom. gas prices are rising rapidly again. sharyl attkisson tells us this fire could send them even higher. first came the floods, then the drought. michelle miller on the latest crisis for farmers-- sand. and... ♪ memories... >> pelley: anthony mason on marvin hamlisch and the musical memories he left us. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> schieffer: good evening. scott's off tonight. i'm bob schieffer. well, it was the picture that once you saw it you could not forget it. jared lee loughner, the 23-year-old college dropout who gravely wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords in an inexplicable shooting spree last year that left six dead and 13 wounded. today a federal judge in arizona ruledded that loughner was competent to understand the charges against him, allowed him to plead guilty and he will spend the rest of his life behind bars. bill whitaker's at the federal courthouse in tucson. bil

jared loughner killed six, wounded 15, including congresswoman gabrielle giffords.abby giffords is weighing in on the decision and we are learn for the first time how loughner wept for one of his victims. there are we all remember the disturbing grin and the eyes and that the flag and the rambling tour from the college from which jared lee loughner dropped out. in court today, the judge said loughner is now a different man after months of being forcibly medicated for schizophrenia. for much of the hearing, loughner listened calmly and without expression. his court-appointed psychologist testified as soon as he stopped taking his meds, he understood what he did. even drying when he heard that he killed christina taylor-green. when asked if he understood the charges against him, yes, i understand him said loughner. his guilty decision means life in prison without parole. others have cut similar deals including the unabomber and the bomber who bombed the olympic park. and from that day when he shot up a congresswoman's event, featuring gabby giffords supported today's

giffords spent much of the past 19 months recovering from a shooting that nearly took her life. among 13 people injured at a meet and greet in january of 2011, 6 other people died from the shooting. last week 23-year-old laughner pled guilty to 19 charges related to the shooting. a wild fire continues in california. a wild fire burned 3000 acres. the other fire known as the walker fire is smaller and burning in a remote area. both are spreading quickly. >>> after spending sunday together in wisconsin, the presidential ticket is parting ways this morning. mitt romney resume his bus tour, happening in florida. his newly selected running mate, ryan, heads to iowa. ryan, a congressman from wisconsin, is considered a rising gop star and the leader on fiscal and budgetary issues. at a fundraiser in chicago, president obama welcomed ryan to the race, calling him an ideological leader. >> former vp candidate sarah palin won't be on the stage. palin says she won't speak at the republican national convention. she is planning on working on grass roots efforts helping romney and rye ran win

to the tucson shooting spree that left six people dead and wounded former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. >> mr. loughner will spend the remainder of his natural life in prison. >>> seeking shelter, more than a million people in china are evacuated ahead of a powerful typhoon that left parts of the philippines underwater. >>> tangled up. a police officer is called in to rescue a bull moose wrapped in a a police officer is called in to rescue a bull moose wrapped in a child's swing set. captioning funded by cbs. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, august 8, 2012. >>> yes, i said moose. wait until you see that story. good to be with you. the rhetoric on the presidential campaign trail is heating up. this morning is the issue a flap over welfare work requirements and former president clinton is on this one. a just released poll carries good news for both candidates. manuel gallegus is in washington with more. good morning to you. >> good morning terrell. the latest poll shows that each candidate has certain advantages in key battleground states. for example, across the board,

the attack in arizona last year killed six people and wounded 13, including giffords.mes" and "usa today" report he will enter a plea on tuesday. the attorney's office says they can't confirm or deny the report. >>> we are learning more details about the condition of congressman jesse jackson jr. his wife

survivors of the shooting came to court, but giffords was not among them. kelly said that he and giffords were satisfied with the court's ruling. >>> since last year laughner has been kept in a psychiatric hospital in missouri. >>> some new information about a disturbing story from akron ohio. the man suspected of walking into a hospital and shooting his terminally ill wife appeared before a wife today via video from jail. he is accused of shooting his wife barbara as he stood at her bedside in the intensive care unit. wise surrendered to hospital security after the shooting when told he was facing the charge of aggravated attempted murder wise became confused and surprised the courtroom when he asked this question. >> i have one question your honor. this charge of attempted murder, is she not dead? >> the judge did not answer wise but told him he would soon have an attorney who could answer his questions. >> homicide investigation is under way after officers find a partly decomposed head. a man reported seeing a human skull as he walked along the woods beh

loughner may plead guilty in the shooting of congresswoman gabby giffords. the attack in arizona last year, as you may recall, killed six people and wounded 13 others including giffords. the "los angeles times" and "wall street journal" both reporting that loughner will enter a plea on tuesday, but the u.s. attorney's office tells us they can't confirm or deny that. we're also hearing new details about the condition of congressman jesse jackson jr. his wife tells the ""chicago sun-times"" newspaper that chasks is still depressed and doctors are increasing his medications. jackson checked into the mayo left wing la clinic last month citing issue like depression. >>> now to outer space and an exciting nasa mission nearing its destination. the "curiosity" rover is expected to make it to the surface of mars late tonight. >> there's a lot of pressure. we've done everything that we can to get ready. it's like watching the olympics. you sit there, you watch the athletes. you're hoping for the best, but you look at the parents, and they always look nervous. that's t

gabrielle giffords in an inexplicable shooting spree last year that left six dead and 13 wounded. today a federal judge in arizona ruledded that loughner was competent to understand the charges against him, allowed him to plead guilty and he will spend the rest of his life behind bars. bill whitaker's at the federal courthouse in tucson. bill? >> reporter: bob, judge larry burns, who has presided over this case since the beginning, said he saw a different jared loughner today. loughner, who shouted and ranted at a hearing last year today was quiet and subdued and spoke with a slurred but understandable voice. for most of the two-hour hearing, loughner sat calmly by his lawyer's side as his court appointed psychiatrist described his slow dissent into schizophrenia. he smiled just once when she mention it had name of his favorite prison guard. over the past year, loughner has undergone intensive drug treatment and counseling. today judge burns said: , when judge burns asked him if he knew what he was doing today, he answered distinctly "yes, i do." he then pled guilty to 19 counts o

gabrielle gifford.we later saw the face of the accused gunman and today heard from him for the first time in court in the course of pleading guilty to 19 charges and facing a lifetime in prison. it's where we begin our broadcast tonight. nbc's miguel almaguer is in tucson. good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. today for the first time jared lee loughner was engaged with the judge. he answered with short answers, looked directly at the judge, and took full responsibility for the horrific massacre. >> we need more than one ambulance. there is more than one person down. >> reporter: 19 months after shots rang out in a tucson parking lot seriously wounding congresswoman gabby giffords, killing a member of her staff, a federal judge, a 9-year-old girl, and three others, the man accused of pulling the trigger admitted today that he did it. it means no trial and no death penalty for jared lee loughner but he faces the rest of his life in prison. >> today justice was done. with the change of his plea

>>giffords also voiced support for the deal. her husband released a statement saying -- he sat quietly throughout the proceedings. his parents cried and embraced afterwards. his victims had no major reaction. loughner agrees to live without any chance of parole. >> thank you. still ahead the new service one airline is offering that will mean a no trips to the damage -- baggage claim for passengers. >> why a landfill wants to make its mountain of garbage even higher. >> it has been confirmed. the body of a woman found in a duffel bag thrown into a creek is the mis i got the chance to start my own business. i know what it's like to hihire people and to make ends meet. from those experiences i had the chance of running the olympics. the gam were in real trouble. there'd been way too much spending. and in massachusetts i found a budget that was badly out of balance. our legislature was 85% democrat. and every one of the four years i was governor, we balanced the budget. i want to use those experiences to help american have a better

plus, another chapter in the remarkable story of gabrielle giffords. what she's finally doing after being shot in arizona. first tonight, republican presidential candidate mitt romney and his new vp pick paul ryan hit the the road running today. their bus tour left virginia heading for another swing state. today, they focused on north carolina voters with their pitch for the economy. brian mooar has the story. >> reporter: mitt romney took his new running mate for a test ride in nascar country. >> you know what, north carolina? we can do better than this. help is on the way. >> reporter: with these overflow crowds in north carolina are any indication, republicans are embracing paul ryan as romney's pick. overnight, the house budget committee chairman and powerful wisconsin congressman has become the big draw on the campaign trail. he's the last missing chess piece in the 2012 presidential race. >> i'm so proud to have him on our team and to make sure we take back america. >> reporter: ryan has given a much needed shot in the arm to the romney campaign

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he is the husband of former congressman gabrielle giffords. here's what he says. he says, quote, gabby and i are satisfied with this plea agreement. avoiding a trial will help us and we hope the entire southern arizona community to continue with our recovery and move forward with our lives. >> that was really tough to watch them grapple with that. thank you. >> reporter: much. >>> coming up at 6:30 eastern we'll talk to retired army colonel bill badger. he helped disarm and bring down loughner even after he took a bullet. >>> the gunman who killed six people at a sikh temple in a milwaukee suburb left no obvious clues about his motives. fbi teams have gathered some evidence from the home of wade michael page. oak creek's police chief says this case is unusual because mass murderers typically leave some sort of clue. obvious letters or something else about their plan. page did not. >> you look for the obvious, you know, somebody said he said this. he posted that. he did that. we're not finding anything like that. we may end up with just a lot of facts of what he's

, supported the outcome including giffords and her husband mark kelly.by and i are satisfied with this plea agreement. avoiding a trial will allow us to continue with our recovery and move forward with our lives." in that exclusive first interview, diane sawyer asked the couple about loughner. interview, diane sawyer asked the couple about loughner. and they both saidey h >> it was obvious that he had seiouses. if he would have received some treatment, this probably would not have happene >> no. no. no. no. life. life. >> also in the courtroom, the psychologist said once loughner began to understand his crimes, he wanted to be executed. we should also say, loughner's mother was in the courtroom. quietly we ther. dan harris, abc ns, n >> thank you, dan. >> that's really something that his parents were there, his pmotte win t1 o heard voices in head for years. a very, very sick man. >> in a case like this, what is worse -- the death penalty, which i think most people agree you take that many lives you deserved it. when you think of the practicality of the

gabrielle gifford. later saw the face of the accused gunman and today heard from him for the first time in court in the course of pleading guilty to 19 charges and facing a lifetime in prison. it's where we begin our broadcast tonight. nbc's miguel almaguer is in tucson. good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. today for the first time jared lee loughner was engaged with the judge. he answered with short answers,

else accused of opening fire at a giffords meet and greet in tucson. 6 people died, giffords was criticallye will ultimately decide whether to accept the plea deal. details haven't been released yet. >>> the unsolved murder of a north virginia team is now getting a second look. the 14-year-old went missing ten years ago in ashburn. her body was later found in what's now redskins park. the sheriff believes now she knew her killer. they're hoping forensic technology will help put the case to rest. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonnell says the presiderepub ticket is nearly complete. the potential vp candidate said mitt romney will pick a running mate in just a couple days. it's one of the most anticipated announcements of the 2012 presidential race, and mcdonnell is on the short list with tim pawlenty, marco rubio. >> i told the governor i would do whatever i could to help him win. my biggest job is to pick candidates around the country. i think that tells you from the candidates' standpoint how important they think virginia is. >> romney said he'll make a vp pick before the republican conventi

giffords and kelly have been living in houston for more than a year while she was undergoing intense rehab. just last week, jared loughner pleaded guilty to the crimes, and he will spend the rest of his life in prison. >>> google this morning announcing it was buying the travel guidebook company frommer's. scott mcgrew says it is another sign google is thinking beyond just search. >> well, good morning. this is the second purchase for google in this space. you remember it bought the restaurant review service the gap recently. google really strengthening its online reviews, buying up review companies. it's not clear, though, if google will continue to publish frommer's books. it's really not in the paper book business. meanwhile, google says it will cut 4,000 jobs at motorola or about 20%. you'll recall google bought motorola's cell phone business recently. some of the job cuts because of duplication. google already had the employees it needed. some is cutting the fat. motorola hasn't made money in 14 of the last 16 quarters. >>> the apple trial continues in san jose federal court rig

gabrielle giffords and her husband was not in the courtroom yesterday, but they say they're satisfiedwith the plea deal. >>> a quiet start to the day outside right now. mostly clear skies throughout the bay area. we are seeing a little bit of a sea breeze. it is 40 degrees in seven rows are right now. 55 degrees in san francisco. a good five to nine degrees hotter today. 97 degrees in concord. more triple damages heading our way, more than that in a moment >>> we will take you out toward the east bay. a live look at the limits as you pass the coliseum. it is sail for nice move friday. smooth the ride. across the bay bridge, but everything is still nice and light. there is variously as a bloc to schedule it till 6:00 this morning on sir francis drake. in the meantime, you can use the sample envelope avenue. they should be opening the ramp surely prayed all overnight roadwork will be five the surely. >>> hernandez was stocked back in march. blood test it shows he had a 0.08 blood alcohol level. if convicted, he could face county jail time and license suspension. the checks will have its

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attempted murder yesterday including the attempted assassination attempt of congresswoman gabrielle giffords. karen brown reports. >> jarod lee loughner pleaded guilty tuesday to the 2011 shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded 13 others, including his intended target then congresswoman gabrielle giffords. a thinner expressionless loughner repeated i plead guilty 19 times, one for each count. >> mr. loughner will spend the remainder of his natural life in prison with no possibility of parole. >> a federal judge ruled that months of psychotropic medication and counseling to treat loughner's schizophrenia made him competent to stand trial and enter pleas. >> for some survivors it was little comfort. >> i'm glad he knows what he did. it doesn't change the facts. >> the plea deal spares jared loughner from the death penalty and spares the survivors and the victims' family from the pain of a lengthy trial. >> i grabbed him by throat and said don't move or i'll choke you. >> retired army colonel, bill badger helped disarm loughner at the shooting scene in spite of his own injuries. hes

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and killing 6 people in january 2011. 13 others were oned wounded -- were wounded including gabby giffords. his plea allowedss him -- allows him to a ai void the death penl -- avoid the death penalty. >>> the 6 people shot and killed in a temple on sunday in wisconsin are being remembered. today the family of the gunman who was killed in the attack are are trying to make sense of what happened there. wjz continues to investigate his ties to white sue prem see here. here's mike hellgren. >> several watch groups say this was wade michael page's sound track of hate, music from his band. the southern poverty law center says he performed in baltimore and a maryland based record label distributed it. it's part of a troubling picture to emerge of the suspected sikh temple shooter who authorities say killed six people outside milwaukee before police killed him. >> his tattoos were his badges proving he was part of this skin head war >> it brought attention to underground racist groups in maryland. >> people with extreme views or hate groups are every bit as dangerous to us as traditional -- what w

. >> the man accused of shooting giffords could enter a guilty plea tomorrow. willman jared loughner r to murder as well as attempted murder. that way he would avoid the penalty. they are expected to say he is competent to offer. a point difference and 12 other people wounded and others killed gabrielle giffords and 12 wounded and others were killed. the bombing in damascus on station,or of a tv people wounded. there have been a string of attacks and other past few months as the civil war continues to escalate in syria. >> a barricade situation has to a peaceful and in gaithersburg. around 10:00 last night police on dogwoodo a home drive. a man was holed up inside. the man indicated he had weapons. before 3:00 this morning the man surrendered to police. no one injured. >> a successful landing by the most high-tech mars rover ever built. >> we are safe on mars. [cheers] curiosity landed at 1:30 this morning and it is showing black-and-white images craters. president congratulated them. >> president obama is back on trail.paign evening he will speak at a campaign

he was giffords' congressional aide who recently won her seat. >> my hope is that what happened today in this court can help all of us move forward and continue our healing process. >> reporter: suzie hileman was shot as she accompanied nine- year-old christina taylor green that day. taylor green was killed. >> it doesn't make it any easier to think about a dead nine-year- old. >> reporter: former congresswoman giffords and her husband released a statement today saying they are satisfied with the plea agreement, avoiding trial, they say, will allow them and arizona to move on. bob? >> schieffer: okay. thank you very much, bill. the plea deal in tucson came as authorities in wisconsin got more details on the white supremacist who opened fire with a semiautomatic weapon at a sikh temple killing six people and wounding four there. elaine quijano is on that story. >> reporter: as dignitaries from india comforted oak creek's sikh community, f.b.i. and local investigators were back at the temple, piecing together wade michael page's rampage. oak creek police chief john edwards. what's the w

giffords has been in rehabilitation. she and 12 others were wounded in a 2011 shooting in a grocery store. six people were killed. he pleaded guilty last week to the massacre. >> one week after a deadly shooting claimed the lives of six people, this sikh tempo is reopening. you can see people gathering for the first one. it was a traditional cleansing and rebirth ceremony. using it only hold that once a year. it symbolizes a fresh start. a man walking along the highway hit by a car and killed. then the driver took off. police are looking for a suspect. some old grads lead to quite a mess. a garage up in smoke. they did what they could to keep the entire at a pedestrian is hit and killed. people are keeping an eye out for a damage car. it happen on solomons island rhode early this morning. the victim was obey traffic laws but wearing dark clothing when the driver hit him. police are trying to find a 2003 volkswagen that likely has extensive damage to the passenger side. check this out. fire crews rushed to put out a brush

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earlier today, congresswoman gabrielle giffords' husband said he and his wife are satisfied with the proposed plea agreement that would likely help loughner avoid the death penalty saying "we don't speak for all the victims or their families but we are satisfied with this plea agreement. the pain and loss caused by the events of january 8, 2011 are incalcuable and avoiding a trial will help us continue with our recovery and move forward with our likes. what is the status of the hearing? >>reporter: the doctor is on the stand now, loughner's court-appointed psychiatrist. she is going into detail about his life and his departure from mental clarity explaining it began when he was 16 and as time passed his parents were concerned because he was hearing things. his fronds thought he was suicidal and something was off because the conversations did not make sense. the doctor said when he was restored through treatment and drugs he started to express remorse from the shooting, screaming and describing over a nine-year-old child killed in the parking lot. she selfed that he said to her, i esp

giffords was critically wounded in head during the shooting and made progress. in an emotional appearance on the floor of the house of representatives the three-term democrat formally resigned her seat. prosecutors and officials held a news conference outside the federal courthouse in tucson. here is some of what they had to say. >> well, no conclusions of this criminal prosecution will ever bring full closure to the victims of this crime or to their families. we hope that what we have accomplished today will be a positive step forward in the progress of healing and recovery from the tremendous losses that they have suffered. >> but today justice was done. the change of his plea, jared lee loughner will spend the remainder of his life in prison. he will never be able to harm the tucson community or any other community ever again. >> and joining us is laurie levinson, professor of law at loyola law school. help us understand the issue before the judge. loughner's lawyers had to convince the judge that he was competent enough to enter a plea. what does that mean?

dijeron gabriel giffords y su esposo. >>> ocurre a semanas de otra masacre, la del cine en colorado y peligrosidad fÁcilmente pueden pasar desaprecibidos en sociedades urbanas e industrialzadas. >>> pasarÁ el resto de sus dÍas en prisiÓn sin derecho a libertad bajo fianza. >>> ernesto ya es huracÁn, mientras avanza ala penÍnsula de yucatÁn en mÉxico, provocÓ fuertes lluvias en americano habilitaron refugios, se preparan para evacuar. >>> para saber mÁs pasamos con john morales de nbc miami. >>> tenemos a este huracÁn acercandose a la costa de la penÍnsula de yucatÁn, la misma distancia al sureste de cozumel, tocarÍa tierra en una zona poco poblada en la bahÍa de espiritu santo y asunciÓn. la lluvia tambiÉn puede ser un grave problema, ahÍ estÁn los avisos de huracÁn a lo largo de la costa de la penÍnsula de yucatÁn, no hay aviso de huracan en cancÚn. en la costa norte de honduras, ¿quÉ se puede esperar?. toca tierra esta noche alrededor de la medianoche, ciclÓn de categorÍa uno, pierde fuerza sobre la penÍnsula y entra en la bahÍa de campeche donde podria cobrar fuerzas de nuevo. >>>

former congresswoman, gabrielle giffords is waking up back in arizona today.she and her husband...etiree astronaut maak kelly... bought a new home in tucson.for the past 19 months... giffords has een recovering at a medical facility in houston.giffords was one of 13 people injured in the shooting back in january 2011.6 others were killed. just last week... 23- year-old jared loughner pleaded guilty to 19 charges related to the incident. the wisconsin sikh temple opened its doors again as a service was held just one week after the deadly shooting. members walked past a bullet hole...thh only remaining physical scar left on the building. a gunman opened fire during last weeks service killing six people. a candle light vigil is planned for 7 o- clock this evening at layfayette park near the white house. 5 people are injured... when a ssagecoach flips over... during openinn ceremonies of the indiana state fair. fair.it happened sunday... just one day shy of today's one-year anniversary of the indiana state fair stage collapse.the collapse left 7 people dead... and dozens of others inju

six people were killed and 13 injured, including former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. a federal judge ruled that loughner was competent to stand trial allowing him to enter the guilty plea calling the pain and loss incal cuable. cuable. another victim agreed. >> i came within a couple inches of losing my life at the safeway, and that kind of experience stays with you. >> reporter: today loughner's attorneys had to persuade the federal judge to allow loughner to enter a guilty plea. a doctor said he showed signs of depression. he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and he had been forcibly medicating him for more than a year. loughner said he was remorseful for his actions, especially what he did to 9-year-old christina greene. loughner will serve a life prison in sentence. karen travers, abc2 news washington. >>> a former university of maryland student charged with making threats on campus submitted a guilty plea on charges of disturbing the peace and pg county county prosecutors said he will continue receiving mental health treatment and must perform community service. h

profile court cases, including a guilty plea for the man charged with the shooting of gabrielle giffords. good morning, washington. it's august 7. i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. let's check the forecast with meteorologist adam caskey. >> 4:30 and we have a couple showers. one of them east of stafford and another across the potomac western charles county both drifting east and fallen apart. we have some energy around. we cannot rule out a few thundershowers south of washington throughout the day even into the afternoon. we will be predominantly dry and partly cloudy. highs near 90 degrees today and for the rest of the workweek. the best chance of the most widespread showers and storms will be on friday. we have a daily chance of rain. >> 95 is closed in both directions just outside richmond. south of fredericksburg. that's because of an accident that happened earlier this morning. it took down power lines across interstate. the accident activity is wrapping up, but now they have to deal with the power lines. we are dealing with overnight construction clearing at new hampshire