this man hit a wall of water near owings mills boulevard and timber oak grove. he says it was so dark he didn't realize the road was flooded until he was in it. he and his friends managed to escape but three other cars had to be pulled out of the water. >> a couple of other people flagged down one guy but some other was not able to nag him down. a friend of mine helped me and we tried to stop another car but he went gung hoe right through there. he didn't see us obviously. it's very dark. >> reporter: luckily, no one was seriously hurt. stay with us. we'll bring you more exclusive video of what happened overare night and the mess we're waking up to this morning. >>> worcester county prosecutors have dropped the possessions against one ocean city retailer after he argued charges were not fair. the store owner claimed he left it waiting to go back to the distributor. the hallucinogenic herb was charged as part of a sweep of resort shopsp. >>> perhaps is t. is a sign of the times grocery stores seeing who can slash prices the most to get new the store. two weeks af

so the next logical step was to go to cocoanut grove. that is what i did. it was the start of a really great at venture for me. the growth was the best town in southern florida. full of artists and musicians, a very lazy town in the middle of the road for most of the day. so i opened the hatch and change all of that. in the process, with local parks, with small groups, a local town, the beginning of the movement. i came up with a brilliant thought because we were listening the drug laws in a way, using marijuana specifically. i met some of the local indian tribes and discovered to my chagrin they you could smoke marijuana on the reservation without getting arrested. and perhaps that was a place for the next event. we spent some time talking to the indians, for some reason they declined. i became friends with rick of very -- rick o'barry creator of flipper, he trained the dolphins. interesting side story, at one point he committed suicide, realize he should beef price possible for starting the industry he was responsible for, capturing dolphins and putting t

the majority of speakers supported bringing a superwal- mart to locust grove. they say the residents of the community would benefit from the jobs, tax revenue and inexpensive shopping options. >> i think wal-mart does a lot of great things like putting money back in the school system and there's nothing out here. >> reporter: the store would be located near the wilderness battlefield, where grant and lee first fought and 29,000 soldiers lost their lives. >> they should be considerate enough not to do it where there is possibly civil war buried. >> reporter: they rejected the arguments of the historians and preservationists, middle east from out of town that said the big box store would hurt the historic site located on 2700- acres and didn't think it was necessary to consider a different location. they said it would bring hundreds of new jobs and a million dollars in tax revenues. and construction on the project could begin as early as next year. rural trial, back to you. >>> half of the people in the united states could contract the h1n1 virus according to our

a live shot of drivers stopped at a light at 355 and shady grove. looking nice and quiet out there way. to georgia avenue and viersmill. one driver out here. hardly any traffic. moving to the bw parkway, traveling southbound nothing but green cars to the beltway. now over to andrea. >>> there may be more than traffic slowing you down this morning but how you handle those obstacles could determine the outcome, best-selling author and motivational speaker willie jolly explains. >> reporter: this is willie jolly and today's live better for success step is how to improve your success by improving your attitude. as you move through life you will have some days when murphy will come to visit you know murphy's law anything that can go wrong will go wrong at the worst possible time. we all have murphy moments. chapter two of my book says it better. some day you are the windchill and sometimes you are a bug. the negative bug fine minds its own business and hits the windshield. and it curses its bad break and eventually it smashes, crashes and burn. positive

. >> i have plenty of traffic from montgomery village up to shady grove road.here was a crash near haymarket that is causing some slow down. 66 east will slow again at centreville and then at the enna metro section. 95, some guys said 30 minutes to get from dale boulevard up to lorton. heading northbound. you can see the headlights slowing out of newington to get to springfield. no accidents on the outer loop in maryland. this is the pace past university boulevard. >> thank you. >>> $2.4 billion will be used to create advanced batteries in electric vehicles. >> more than half of the world's linthicum reserves are in bolivia. experts say a new generation of cars will run on lithium batteries. >> there's no way that will be supplied without accessing bolivia's reserves. >> these batteries are lighter and more durable and holds a charge longer. they are building the largest lithium extraction plant in the world. i wonder how that stock market is doing. a good place to invest. 6:43. >> more controversy hits marion barry as his spending comes under scrutiny. (announ

we have timber grove road. we were there earlier this morning.scue crews had to come in and get people out of this situation. so those vehicles were stranded there and that is not the only location to talk about this stuff. we do have a car is stranded in 4 feet of water on franklin boulevard. that is right at reisterstown road. this is definitely one hard hit area. we're also seeing some flooding in towson. in fact that shuts down circle road right at rux ton road. this seg go is going to be the r story on the roadways. use caution as you travel. megan, back to you. >>> candace thank you. a state correction's officer is fatally shot in east baltimore and the search is on this morning for her killer. 37-year-older caw car was shot several times. police found her in the driver's of a ford explorer. she was rushed to john hopkins hospital where she was pronounced dead. carr was shot in the neck, and head. >> police officer were called. they did a canvas and miss carr was found in a for explorer. >> at this point police have no motive for a shooting

he frequents the area of popular grove. wanted in a warrant for shooting a gentleman in the head while he was seated in his car. >> and, again, do you have reason to suspect that he could commit another crime with him being out on the streets right now? >> absolutely. this is very violent individual. and anyone coming in contact with him is in jeopardy because of it. >> thank you very much lieutenant. and remember, there are rewards for your information. but first you need to pick up the phone, and call us here at the warrant apprehension task force. the number one final time. 410-637-8970. pick up your phone and call us. i am joy lepola. , live. we will check in with you later. . >> the number one leader of the catholic church has a record deal. what the pontiff will be releasing on his first album. >> also coming up. why people in india are tangling innocense over balconies for a 50-foot free fall. >> we will get a break from . >> well, we had a very active day today weather wise. hazy sunshine for most of the daytime tod

fawn grove 18 minutes. and 20 minutes up in the perryman area.in that region, get the kids inside, because this is one powerful storm as it heads towards the north and east. look how much the temperatures have dropped, just fallen right off the chart. parkville was at 91. now 71. 20-degree drop in a very short period of time as the system makes its way towards the north and east. that system will continue to move north and east overnight. a few scattered showers are still likely, but then tomorrow afternoon, more thunderstorm activity pops up once again, and the same kind of a situation on thursday. here is your forecast for the overnight period. showers and storms, you just saw them. 73 for the overnight low. during the day tomorrow, a very similar day today. hot and humid with scattered showers and thunderstorms, high of 89 degrees. and the extended outlook. the same kind of situation is going to continue through thursday, friday, saturday. sunday we start to get into scattered showers. and monday and tuesday partly cloudy, 83 and 85. but right

they are single tracng between friendship heights and grove grovesnor. expect minor delays. >>> make sure to protect yourself in parking garages. montgomery county police say car break ins are on the rise. digital correspondent, armando trull is live in silver spring with an initiative to help you out. good morning. >> good morning, andrea. in 30 minutes, montgomery county police will be handing out flyers in parking lots in silver spring like this one. it is part of a don't forget initiative. it is a crime busting move that is supposed to remind folks not to leave valuables visible in cars because this could attract thieves an thieves have been busy as of late. last month there were 20 thefts from vehicles parked in public garages in silver spring. bethesda -- thefts took place both during the day and night. the crimes have occurred in nine public garages, most near the downtown area of silver spring. police say the most popular stolen items are gps units. mp-player and laptops are also high on the thieves shopping list. however, police say even a littl

and express bus and we are looking at a transit way, a bus or light rail that would run to the shady grove metro. that has to be a big par of this -- part of this, too. >> widening has been a local issue on 495. it is controversial. a lot of environmentalists look at the 270 project and say this will only bring more traffic to the area. what do you respond to that? >> well, the traffic is already there is one response and the second is if you limit the expansion of the lanes to high occupancy and express lanes you get the most out of it and encourage people not to drive alone and would if they were the only option create more sprawl. something needs to be done. let's do it in a smart way and as cost effective as we can and make sure transit and car pooling and express buses are a big part of it. >> you had a vote planned before the council in july. you decided to postpone it to give people more time to think of the proposal. what's your thinking now? >> my thinking is you need a combination of expansion of lanes on 270 and you need more transit than has been considered until now. we need m

by late next year, the first portion will be completed between shady grove and georgia avenue. reporting live on the icc, i-95 junction, armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> and here's more information on the intercounty connector. it is one of two roads left from a planned outer beltway. the other road the fairfax county parkway. it will be a toll road without toll booths. money will be taken using e- zpass transponders or cameras taking shots of your license plates. when it is done it will be called maryland route 200. now to virginia. we told you on tuesday that work will be delayed on the hot lanes. now arlington county is suing to stop work from ever starting. it wants a more thorough environmental impact review. county attorneys say the lanes will impact surface streets also. >>> right now voting is underway this afghanistan. people there are choosing a new president. the current president happened karzai cast his ballot earlier today. he is the favorite to win the election. election day comes amid reports of attacks from the taliban. some rocket attacks have b

the pull-- the printed the younger leading to a new cycle of deforestation, so a lot of the rubber groves that had been, the jungle had been cleared and rubber planted has now been converted into soybeans, so-- soybean plantations. >> it seems as if the american auto industry may be on its last legs. for example chrysler just filed for bankruptcy. i was wondering if you think the rise and fall of fordlandia foreshadowed this in any way? >> i don't know if it foreshadowed it. you can read a lot of things into historical parables and i think they are a lot of different lessons in this. i don't know if it foreshadowed but this between certain moment in does reveal a moment in which the u.s. auto industry was not just the foundation of the united states, the high-tech, high profit economy but it really was the motor of the united states, the sense of itself and here is in some ways the high point of that, the attempt to overlay america on the amazon, in the most, one of the most inhospitable places you can imagine that you think you could just transplant the american way of life. i think it d

two years community college and complete their four year degree at the universities of shady grove. we have nine universities on one campus and i'm with the hospitality program. >> so when you go in to the hotel and. >> reporter: management, are these people that want to be chefs or people that want to do more management. what is it? >> it is a management program but we teach culinary because at one point in time the manager will have to go in the kitchen and do something in the kitchen. >> got that right. you are making a fun recipe today. it is all about root beer. >> it is a root beer float bar. i have played with the recipe about three years and tested it on a lot of friends. when the governor's local challenge came up i thought this is a time for me to pull it all together and come up with a particular recipe. i came up with a root beer float bar. this is something a chef could serve for dessert. root beer float is not a dessert. i want to come up with a dessert. it is a simple cake that is glazed with a root beer cake. >> i love it. take me through the cake process. >> we have

trains on the red line started to operate between shady grove and brooklyn to and between glenmont and takoma. on the orange elaine, trains are a single tract between vienna and west falls church -- on the orange line. these delays will last through sunday night. now, in developing story from overseas to right here at home. abc7 has confirmed that aarine with ties to capitol hill and journalism has been killed in afghanistan. richard reeve is live without his friends are remembering in. >> his friends say he was a staffer, a journalist, and a u.s. marine. like many, 9/11 changed his life. he joined the marine corps, trying to make a difference. >> he impressed all of us. >> the marine sergeant, bill, killed thursday in afghanistan. a single gunshot and ended his life in an area of intense fighting for u.s. forces. >> it is a shock still, but he believed strongly in it. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- he cared about it. >> and longtime friend is done by his death. he reminisced about a life that -- turning point after 9/11. a congressional staffer and j

a man came upon a flooding street near owings mills boulevard and timber oak grove. it was so dark he didn't realize the road was flooded until he was in it. he and his friends managed to escape but three other cars had to be pulled out of the water. >> this is unbelievable to me. you see this stuff on tv all the time. you never think it's gonna happen to you, and it did. luckily, i was able to get my car out of here. >> all that stormy weather brought down many trees in our area. we'll have more exclusive video of that coming up at 5:30. linda so, abc 2 news. >>> i want to tell you about this story. a baltimore murder victim will be laid to rest in a church that suffered vandalism. now the pastor thinks the two may be linked. david lumpkin was shot and killed saturday night in the 600 block of yale avenue. reverend st. george cross offered the family his church for the funeral. just yesterday morning, he noticed graffiti painted on the back of the building. the vandals even tried to break into his church. police aren't sure if the tags ggt and trane are gang symbols

this man was driving home when he came upon a flooded street near timber grove road. the driver says it was so dark he didn't realize the road was flooded until he was in it. he and his friends managed to escape. >> you see this on tv and you never think it will happen to you, but it did. luckily, i was able to get my car out of here. >> all that stormy weather brought down trees and power lines in the area. linda so, abc 2 news. >>> investigators are trying to piece together what led up to a shooting of a corrections officer. erika carr's body was found not far from fort worthington elementary. people who live nearby heard three shots around 4:30 in the morning. she was 37 years old and lived with her children in middle river. mees would not say if it had in toying do with her job. >> it shocks me a lot. es certainly for a female. it's a good community. not no bad neighborhood at all. so it's shocking. >> the state's division of pretrial detention overseas the baltimore city detention center where erika car worked. >>> a driver is behind bars in ann akundle county ac

so trains will run between glenmont and takoma and brookland to shady grove. major work done at the pentagon city this weekend and that means the blue line will run in two parts. from largo town center to rosslyn and then king street to franconia-springfield. it also means that yellow line trains will run once every 36 minutes. and on the blue and orange lines, trains will single track between eastern market and stadium armory. so, you can add another 30 minutes to your commute there. >>> you could hire a chauffeur if you win the megamillions lottery beus drawing is worth $207 million. you can buy tickets in maryland and also in virginia. of course, now, your odds of winning the big jackpot are one in 175 million. you can watch the drawing on the here during 9 news now at 11:00. >>> still ahead, on 9 news now, the politics of fear. former homeland security security chief tom ridge says he was pressured to raise the terror alert level. we will have that story when we come back. >>> she looks like a baby and acts like a baby. how this stimulator replicates real-

we are told two cars that stuck and high water near timber grove, closing part of owings mills boulevards. watch for those closures. there is flooding in this house an area of in the area of circle road it. there is flooding. it's tough to get through that area. that is probably not the only area where there is flooding this morning. let's look at a couple of accidents locations. southbound i-95 at pulaski highway. it's being cleared. another one wraping up on wraping up295 at 100 -- wrapping up on 295 at 100. 95 south of chesapeake, running smoothly. the same for the rest of the majors. that is the latest. let's get the latest on the buses and trains with kurt kroncke. >> hello. on the rails there's an on-time commute. everything on schedule, but there are a number of diversion of including the 13 bus northbound at washington boulevard and federal. the 519 is diverting southbound at utah and saratoga. the 91 bus is being diverted as well. those are to avoid construction. go to the website for more. >> toys "r" us is offering 20% off coupon for select used products deemed unsafe for your

morning to approve the 138,000 square foot super center near the wilderness battlefield in locust grove. the vote followed a 6 1/2 hour meeting, including a 4-hour hearing at which more than 100 people spoke. >> health officials say it will likely be another three months before a significant number of americans are protected from the swine flu. it will be mid-october before about 50 million doses of the vaccine are expected to be available. but experts say most people will need twoshots, spaced three weeks apart. >> preliminary results from the presidential election in afghanistan are expected today, but authorities are already investigating claims of voter fraud. the leading opposition candidate, abdullah abdullah, is accusing incumbent president hamid karzai of trying to steal the election. he said karzai supporters illegally stuffed several hundred thousand votes into ballot boxes. >> a new book about bernie madoff comes out today. the book is called "madoff's other secret." it was written by a woman who says she had an affair with thef imprisoned con man. he was sentenced to 150 yea

this is scene in rice up to at the intersection of owens mills boulevard at kim ber grove road.eople had to be rescued from the high water from their cars. >> storms cause trees to fall including one in lutherville. slammed into a home in 100 block of russell ridge road earlier today. damaged the roof. no one luckily was hurt. >> severe weather expected to continue through the weekend. especially in ocean city. >> danny is threatening to churn up the surf. kathleen is live at the ocean city with the latest. cavity leap? >>reporter: well, tropical storm danny has not scared away the tourist or cheered business away from ocean city this weekend but in the past 15, 20 minutes the weather conditions have changed dramatically. take a look at the i hope let where the surf has just khrng. gotten very rough. the temperature has dropped. and the winds have really picked up and this is just happened in the past 20 minutes or so. there are surfers out and about over there. dozens of them taking advantage of this change. last weekend the extremely tumultuous surf from hurricane bob forced b

third degree sexual assault for unlawful sexual conduct with a then 13-year-old former student at pine grove middle school in baltimore county. for that he was given a ten-year jail term with all but 18 months suspended. he was on probation when he was caught with the child porn. their job is to protect and serve, but most police departments will readily admit they need the public's help. with more on what you can do to help keep your community safe here's brian chibletter with this week's crime checker. >>reporter: we're working to keep your community safe. each week we're highlighting some of the most dangerous criminals in your neighborhood hoping to bring them to justice. we now focus on a prisoner who escaped. devon sam pain was in custody when he attacked a sheriff's department and got away. his family called police after he showed up at their house. consider champagne very dangerous. there's a $5,000 reward in this case. in baltimore county police are trying to figure out who ran over a man walking along the road tuesday night. authorities think it's a dark colored suv. if you know an

that means that trains will run from glenmont to takoma and brookland to shady grove. there will be shuttle bus service. the green line will not be affected. and then on the orange line, trains will single track between vienna and west falls charge. every other outbound train will terminate at west falls church and that begins tonight at 8 p.m. >>> from metro to the airport. starting tomorrow, you are going to be asked for more information when you book a ticket. airlines will be required to get your birth date and your gender. now, the reason is to stop you from being mistakingly tagged as being on a terror watch list. the t -- the tsa says it happens hundreds of times each day. the government will now be in charge of checking names against watch lists, not the airlines. >>> a 51 year run on captiol hill is ending today for the trover shop. the bookstore will close today. its owners say financial reasons are forcing it to close. there's a message on the store's website thanking friends and customers for their years of loyalty. the trover shop has a second location at

trains will operate between shady grove and brooklyn in between glenmont and tacoma from 10:00 p.m. until the system shuts down on sunday. free shuttle buses will be provided, but expect to add at least 30 minutes to your travel if you want to take that metro. >>> graceland will be flooded with elvis fans as they pour into memphis. they will celebrate the 40th anniversary of his final number one single. anyone remember it? suspicious minds. bad news is the elvis faithful can't see the place where the record was made. there's nothing left, not even a historical marker could remind people. his mom died on this date way back when, too. >>> even worse news for aerosmith fans. the rock group has now canceled the remainder of its summer tour because of the injuries for front man steven tyler. he fell off the stage on august 5th, broke his left shoulder, needed 20 stitches in his head. he says he zigged when he should have zagged. >>> shaq proves he is the man in his new abc show "shack versus" in which he takes on the best in the world. next tuesday, he takes on pittsburgh steelers quarte

cuts impact the state's most vulnerable population, and with the closing of upper shore and spring grove mental health centers, the need will be especially great. >> i mean, if we are forced to discharge the people that are costing us so much more than what we're being reimbursed, they're going to be forced to go into situation, nursing homes, institutions. in some cases they may end up staying home with family members. >> reporter: but with the cuts approved, it will now be a matter of dealing with less, and that share could get even smaller if the economy does not improve. >> a real prices that are going to affect our revenues. so i think we're going to be back here seven, eight, 9th time. it's a very bleak picture as far as state revenues. >> reporter: in annapolis, roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >> state will hold special job search seminars for laid off employees and they'll also receive a special preference with state jobs when the state starts to hire again. >>> today video lottery commissioners toured a proposed casino site, a slot site in south baltimore. it was once the home o

the fort totten station so the trains will run again again month and takoma and brookland to shady grove and major work at pentagon city this weekend. that means the blue line will run from largo town center to rosslyn and then king street to franconia-springfield. it also means yellow line trains will run once every 36 minutes. on the blue and orange lines, trains will single track between market and stadium armory. you can add 30 minutes to your commute will, as well. >>> police hope surveillance tape will help them catch two suspects who robbed two atms in broad daylight. the first one in northeast. an employee shield by bulletproof glass caught this whole thing on his phone camera. check it out. minutes later the pair robbed a store on kenilworth avenue at a liquor store. >> i think there should be a definite more show of force out here. >> it think it is ashame it happened in the daylight and nothing can be doab about it. >> reporter: the thieves appear to be equiped with firefighter gear. investigators are trying to see if there is any connection to the disappearance of similar ite

after weeks of searing temperatures, but all of groves have burned a tried and it doesn't take long for the fires to course through them. the charred trees left in its wake will yield nothing this year. in desperation -- a truck in the yard has already been gutted by fire, protecting the rest of their property is crucial. but keeping the planes at bay is a constant struggle. as the wild fire script ever closer to neighborhood factories and warehouses stocked with chemicals, the firefighters were forced to wear masks in case of fumes. overhead, helicopters moved back and forth, dropping buckets of water. the authorities are on constant alert during the summer months. when greece is played by fires. in 2007 more than 65 people died when fires ravaged this polynesian region. the firefighters appeared to have the upper hand is -- and in the next 24 hours, particularly can be crucial. >> emergency crews are surveying damage after tornadoes and severe storms hit part of the american midwest. in a tiny central illinois village, schools, churches, and homes were badly damaged. trees are uproote

dozens of wildfires broke out across greece, torching olive groves and cutting off villages. this is burning north of athens and stretching across 25 miles. planes dropped water on the fire up until sunset. crews worked through the night trying to protect six towns being threatened by the flames. army draftees are helping the firefighters. the fires have also caused blackouts and water shortages. wow. amazing pictures there. >> very nice. >> greece so beautiful. wow, getting torched, at least part of it is. >> that's right. we need a break from the severe weather we've been going through the past couple of days. you need it for your birthday. >> that's right. >> you have the wife and the four daughters at home. what on earth are they going to do? >> hey, i'm -- i just want an elaborate, surprised, well thought-out plan. >> wow. elaborate, no less. >> i'm just saying -- >> you don't wantust the cake. you want it decorated, gifts properly wrapped. >> i want the cake and be able to eat it, too. >> that seems fair. how about a nap? >> especially right after this show, after these

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they promised a separate grove as to why firefighters were not able to get a look from the fire hydrants to save at least a part of the structure. >> they were not aware of the low water pressure, the problem in this area when they arrived on the scene to fight the fire on wednesday night. but we have learned from sources that they have gotten four complaints about the water pressure here. and that in each case, they say that the complaints stwere resolved. the the former dc school board president and noted art collector, they d open their home over the years to thousands he lol ofand national figures. and just as many liticad anl social causes. >> i will miss the opportunity that they have provided for them. and for people in d.c. because it wasn't just, well, it wasn't just our house. where this station, they are unable to respond to more than 80 emergency calls since friday. not unusual because it has been happening sin april. that's when the career staff was removed from the county fire chief. now that staffing has been removed from the adjacent station. >> well, i'm shocked that a s

the area is known for beautiful waterfalls, rocky landscapes, thick groves of friewlt and nut trees but that doesn't matter now, does it? the swiss embassy is seeking answers on the three americans detained in iran and the stores are conflicting. iranian tv says the three were warned not to cross the border. >> they've been detained for illegal entry into iran from iraq's kurdistan region. >> reporter: but state department officials say the american tourists accidently strayed into iranian territory and are now in custody somewhere in iran. shane bower from minnesota, based in the middle east as a free lance journalist, sarah shroud from california, a writer, teacher based in the middle east. joshua fatal, environmental worker in oregon, curious about his father's native iraq and a fourth american stayed in the hotel in the iraqi city. >> he didn't go with them. >> reporter: mcfessel, an english teacher from seattle got an alarming phone call from his three friends saying we're surrounded. it comes at a tense time in u.s./iranian relations. iran accusing the u.s. of stirring up protests

this was the scene in reisterstown at the intersection of owings mill boulevard near timber grove roadpolice and firefighters rescued drivers from cars stuck in the high water. >>> the storms also caused some trees to come crashing down, including this one in lutherville. it slammed into a house in the 100 block of oaker ridge road early this morning. it caused damage to the roof but no one was injured. >>> ocean city is bracing itself for the second weekend of rough seas and rough surfs. surfers love the rugged conditions caused by tropical storm danny, the beach patrol warned it could possibly cause rip tides. dangerous surf due to hurricane bill last week, and now lifeguards will be out in full force. >> we are cognizant additional wave actions and rip currents associated with danny as he passes by and we are starting to see the effects right now. >> the rough surf has not scared away the tourists, however. many of the big hotels are booked right through the weekend. you can track tropical storm danny with fox45 skywatch hurricane tracker available at foxbaltimore.com. just use fox4

this is maryland, 270 at shady grove road. my strip in virginia. 66, 95. nothing complicated in the district. -- nice trip in virginia. >> we do have a cold front down to our south and east. there will be some lingering showers in southern maryland. we have clouds this morning and some of sun peeking through. let's look at some of the numbers. 50's in loudoun county. 62 in calvert county. 66 in the district. high pressure is building in from the north. we are caught in the middle. most points out westward will see more sunshine. down to the southeast, there will be a slight chance of a shower. 71 to 75. we are 10 to 12 degrees cooler than normal. 59 downtown tonight. it will feel great. it will give the air conditioners some break -- a break for the next couple of days. mid 70's. we will see a variation of clouds and sunshine. but the weekend, we will be in the mid 80's. partly sunny for monday, labor day. that is a quick look at the forecast. >> thank you. >>> the governor's highway safety association says it supports a ban on texting and driving. >> this

ok. 270 southbound at shady grove road, beautiful. nothing complicated at shirlington. >> sounds good. much better tliarer e earlier ts morning. >> still to (announcer) what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy, came from an energy company. every day, chevron invests $62 million people. in ideas. seeking, teaching, building. fueling growth around the world, to move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chevron. >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> 6:46. >> we begin with the final farewell to senator ted kennedy. more than 20,000 people have now filed past his casket. more will have the chance today. ere will be a private memorial later tonight. >> missing records are hampering efforts to look at the likelihood of another mass of water main

officers found a man yesterday afternoon near oak grove road. he appears to be of his batting dissent. if you have any information, you're being asked to call police. -- he appears to be of hispanic descent. >>> the vast majority of immigrants arrested were charged with public drunkenness or driving without a license. among common crimes, arrests for those three accounted for 76% of those arrested. recent heart problems were caused by the stresses of their old jobs. many have a family history of heart disse. they smoked for decades and have been retired for more than 20 years. >>> construction for the intercounty connector has kicked into high gear. the western sections should be opened by the fall of next year. the next segments should be finished by early 2011. it will link 95 with i 270. >>> there were some suspicious fires in a neighborhood on capitol hill. three in an alley near pennsylvania avenue. they left trash containers destroyed. residents are amazed the fires did not cause more damage. >>> president obama is in phoenix where you wil

he was found near oak grove road. demand appears to be of hispanic descent. please call poli if you have information. >>> new information about a legal immigrants who were arrested last year. there is a report to it says the fast majority of immigrants arrested were charged with public drunkenness for driving without a license. arrests for those three crimes account for the balco arrest for illegal immigrants. >>> the recent heart problems were caused byhe strsesbyofof many hmany hastiof hy or is d sseeam,oked disease, smoker is f decades, and have been retired for more than 20 years. some of these cases have been appealed. >>> construction is on schedule for the intercounty connector. the western section should be open by next fall. the next two segments should be finished by early 2011. it will link i-95 with i-270. >>> there were some suspicious fires on capitol hill. there were three in an alley near pennsylvania avenue. there were charred trash containers. residents are amazed these fires did not cause more damage. >> this was 1:30 in the morning. my roo

this is 270 traffic southbound at shady grove road. >> thank you. >>> the body of senator ted kennedy will lie in reposed for one more day. >> since derived yesterday, more than 20,000 people have paid a final tribute to a man they will never forget. on saturday, senator kennedy's body will be laid to rest alongside his brothers at arlington cemetery. >> crews are making sure everything will be ready. pamela brown joins us with more. >> ted kennedy paused long journey from boston will end here. staff members will be able to pare their final respects. he will then be buried here at arlington national cemetery next to his brothers. a few feet from the eternal flame that burns at the gravesite of john f. kennedy jr., is ted kennedy's final resting place. >> it is nice for people who want to remember them, that the brothers are all together. it is nice to have them all together. >> groundskeepers are busy at work making the site to meet and pristine. the burial will receive military honors with a bugler playing "taps." before the. is closed, and visitors came here to reflect on history. >

this is south of shady grove road and nothing's popped up on the camera board.nel worth avenue [ indiscernible that's a check of the fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> it appears that the president may have changed. the obama administration is altering the strategy to get the health care passed. sara simmons has more on capitol hill. >> reporter: well, it looks like the obama administration is backing away from the public option idea and embracing the insurance cooperative ideas. even over the weekend, the secretary was saying that a both run health insurance plan is not something they consider an element to the overall health care plan we're looking at it. this comes after his meeting saturday -- that it was a critical part of the plan and it's now up in the air. the house committees passed the bill that includes the public option. and system liberal democrats will go away from it. and it shows that the meetings may have an impact on the health care package overall. now, the insurance cooperatives we're talking about, the government would get involved with these at th

the board of supervisors approved the plans to build the store in locust grove.istorians are opposed to this plan and said it will apply corporate pressure in an attempt to get walmart to find a site farther away. >>> virginia students scored an average of 1515 on the test. the national average is 13. maryland came in second not locally. district heights schoolers had an average of 1196. >>> 5:37. >> still ahead, we will sit down with chris from political on his thoughts of the life of ted kennedy. >> it is another worry free day at the bus stop. you'll feel a few changes, especially by the afternoon. >> lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning co another look at your morning co come on in. you're invited to the chevy open house. where getting a new vehicle is easy. because the price on the tag is u yoy.e pa the price you pay. y l ou'lu find low, straightforward pricing on remaining '08 and '09 models. including eight that offer an epa-estimated 30 miles per gallon highway or better. like this '09 mali 1hltit w an epa estimated 33 mpg highway. ge

they approved plans to build a store in locust grove. hiorians are opposed to this plan and say they will apply corporate pressure in an attempt to get walmart to find a site farther away. >>> 6:37. time for a check on some business headlines. >> michelle steele is live this morning. >> stock futures have been fluctuating between gains and losses all day. loo -ks like we're headed towards a slightly lower open. government reports on durable goods will be out this morning. crude oil futures are active this morning after falling more than 3% yesterday. a report coming out later this morning is expected to show crude inventories fell for a second week. the price of a beer is going up. the world's largest brewer is planning on raises prices for most of its u.s. beer. there are citing rising costs for the move. the plan has met "general acceptance from retailers." the price hikes are expected to occur later this year. it may not be a bad time to stock up. that is business news. i am michelle news reporting for abc 7 news. considering how the

managers say 150 homes were destroyed and all so olive groves and forests.ailand, on the unusual visitor at this park in bangkok, alligator-sized lizards. tourists are not used to the reptiles. i've never seen such a big animal. shepard: park employees protect the creatures. now to a church and misery that seems to be trying to raise some questions using billboards that ask what can and cannot be forgiven. it lists sex offenders, cheating, suicide, telling lies. the pastor of the church said that a murder last year of one of the congregation members inspired the campaign. the idea is to get people talking. >> forgiveness is a big issue but i don't know, it is very difficult when you are the victim of a crime. >> the message is that jesus is the perfect save year, there is no unforgivable sin. shepard: the signs will stay up for the next five weeks. there was another set of these last year and those attacked another church. they featured phrases like "jefferson hills church sto ucks." a woman in florida making sure that troops candid joy cookies. she is sendi

the officers found a man dead yesterday on oak grove road. the police are trying to determine the cause of death and his identity. he appears to be hispanic. >>> and it's a prime hot spot for millions in baltimore and mayor sheila dixon won't tolerate fights. a 20-year-old was shot in the leg and another was shot in the arm. and the police commissioner is working on the security. >>> now to the raging health care debate. those town hall meetings are having an impact. the obama administration is signaling that it's ready to compromise on the public option element of the reform. we're on capitol hill with more. >> reporter: a town hall event throughout the country and many are voicing their opinions and the white house could be listening. acknowledging the public option, a government run health care plan could be dropped. health and human services secretary saying it's not the essential elements. >> reporter: president obama enjoying a day of touring the grand canyon with his family sunday. it's a working vacation. he'll be speaking today in ph

. >> in the harford county town of forest grove, there are signs of these political times. >> just thought that they will take my health care insurance. >> i see my country disappearing. our economy being destroyed. >> american people really, really upset about it. >> inside, congressman frank kratovil, who came here to talk agriculture, was quickly being questioned about health care reform. >> i am going through it section by section, as i do with all the bills. >> like many washington lawmakers, kratovil is becoming accustom to protest after the heat over health care reform grows hotter. >> the goal is destroy president obama and stop the change americans voted for overwhelmingly in november. >> that is kratovil hanging a he did gee out of his salisbury office last week. and the democratic party is showing them as anti-reform mobs. >> there is concern that some of the issues cross the line and that it does ultimately destroy the ability to have the debate. you know, legitimate rationale debate on the issues. that's what we want to promote. >> kratovil has yet to throw his support for or

some trains will run to shady grove and others need to turn back at twin brook. the question is, how long will it take to fix the crack in the system? >> we have crews out doing a temporary fix. tonight we will make permanent repairs. this will affect part of the evening rush hour. >> reporter: so, customers can expect 15-minute delays and the trains will be moving at reduced speeds in the affected area. be prepared for that. that is the bad news for metro. there is good news for metro and it deals with cell phones that customers will be able to use when they are down riding the system. more on that at 6:00. >> nice to end on a good note. looking forward to that report. >>> now to an accident involving a metro bus that sent five passengers to the hospital at new york and florida avenue in the northeast. a u at all truck clipped the bus. the passengers were taken to the hospital. no word if either driver was ticketed. >>> one of america's well known journalists has died. robert novac died of brain cancer. fox 5 claudia coffey is live in the newsroom with more as f

. >>> everybody, let's stop and remember army specialist carlos wilcox iv, 27, cottage grove, minnesota, killed in iraq. awarded the bronze star, purple heart, army service ribbon, national defense service medal. studied at arizona state and graduated from metropolitan with a degree in biology. dreamed of med school. spoke fluent spanish, loved traveling, reading. carlos wilcox iv, american hero. >>> thanks to our guests, but especially to you. happy birthday to our superstar marlena and a special good night to georgia friends of the show, david, kay, brad, lindsey. aren't they beautiful? see you tomorrow night everybody, 8:00 sharp eastern. until then, good night, friend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

everybody, let's stop and remember, army specialist carlos wilcox iv, 27, cottage grove, minnesota, killed in iraq. awarded the bronze star, purple heart, army service ribbon, national defense service medal. studied at arizona state and graduated with a degree in biology, dreamed of med school, spoke fluent spanish, loved traveling, reading. carlos wilcox iv, american hero. happy birthday to our superstar mara lana and special good night for friends of the show, david, kay, brad, lindsay. aren't they beautiful? see you tomorrow night everybody, 8:00 sharp eastern. until then, good night, friend. >>> next on "issues" authorities investigating the death of adorable little robert manwill now say that, yes, it was a homicide. it was murder. and they're also saying there is no evidence to indicate it was a stranger abduction. so are they zeroing in on the family? is it true, the report that the boyfriend of this boy's mother is now suddenly in a treatment center? if so, why? and then this sick, sick man made a youtube video before he went in and shot up an aerobics class filled with women, kill

. >>> busy southbound along 270, and the crash in rockville south of shady grove. the accident activity is tieing up the left side of the highway as you can see. traffic coming south squeezing by. this wreck occurred in the main line along 270 and traffic is jammed up southbound south of 370 toward the lane divide. the outer loop slows into the work zone at telegraph. again, all lanes are open. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> well, it's hurry up and wait for the nats and new pitcher stephen strasburg. before a rush to sign him before the mid light deadline, they will wait until he started the rotation. the general manager mark rizos says it's unlikely he'll be called up to the major this is season. >>> and over to football now, where the nfl is acting to the biggest nonsurprise of the new season, perhaps. brett favre has unretired, again. this time joining the minnesota vikings, the rival of the green bay packers. the three-time nfl mvp will turn 40 years old this season. even though hmissed training camp, he will play in the vikings preseason ga

it snakes nearly 20 miles across the landscape from prince george's county towards i-270 at shady grove. opponents like henry miln who now has a super highway in his backyard found it hard to imagine the reality after 20 years of fighting but even he is surprised. >> i'm impressed at how quickly they worked. they said they were going to put up the noise wall this summer and that looks like it will be. >> things are taking shape and form. >> reporter: icc spokesman says the first section of road will likely be carrying six lanes of traffic by late next year. and the final completion a year after that in 2011. construction workers now get a glimpse of what drivers will see as they motor up and down the packed dirt right-of-way. key overpasses like this one are now carrying construction traffic. at winter's run a deep trench marks where the road will be taken underground to limit impact to surrounding homes. but the biggest thing, major lawsuits contesting the road's impact are now considered history. >> right now it is what you see is what you are going to get. we are over50% finished wit

this is a scene in reisterstown at the intersection of owings mills boulevard near timber grove road. several cars got stuck in the high water overnight. several people had to be rescu rescued from their cars by police and firefighters. >>> storms also caused some trees to fall, including one in lutherville. it slammed into a home in the 100 block of oaker ridge road. it damaged the roof. in this case no one hurt eithe either. >>> wet and cloudy all day. let's check in with jessica starr. hi, jess. >> the bulk of the moisture has pushed to the northeast but we are dealing with a few lingering rain showers as we are under the warm sector of this system. zoom in a little closer just to the north over the mason dixon line over i-83 right on top of shrewsbury. they are currently dealing heavier rain showers. no lightning is embedded in that. a couple of lightning strikes. things could calm down but things could pick up for tomorrow. you can see this is a pretty big system as we have a cold front off to the west and we still do have tropical storm danny that will bring in some wind into ou

everybody, let's stop and remember army specialist carlos wilcox iv, 27, college grove, minnesota, killed iraq. awarded the bronze star, purple heart, army service ribbon, national defense service medal, studied at arizona state and graduated from metropolitan with a degree in biology, loved traveling, reading, carlos wilcox, iv, american hero. thanks to our guests but especially to you. happy birthday to our superstar marlena and a special good night to georgia friends of the show, david, kay, brad, lindsey. aren't they beautiful? i'll see you tomorrow, 8:00 sharp eastern. and until then, good night, friend. >>> hello, i'm a.j. hammer in new york. this is your "showbiz tonight" news break. this is just some of what we'll be covering for you on "showbiz tonight" when we fire things up at the top of the hour. the great paula abdul mystery. is paula really quitting "american idol"? what do you think? is this whole thing a giant publicity stunt? for the first time since she announced that she won't be back at the judge's table, paula speaking out on camera. >>> also, big bombshells from brad