and head out early. back to the maps, and this time we are heading over to the beltway. things are looking great all around town. no problem on the beltway. all of your overnight construction pretty much cleared up for the morning. this time in maryland, we were looking at the american legion bridge 270 no issues in from frederick. coming up, we'll go to the east side of town at 5:23. >>> thank you monika. olga breeze is here in for howard bernstein. she has the hot humidity sticky details about our forecast. >> we are not going to get sticky until later on tonight and into tomorrow. ones that -- once that settled in, it is going to stick for the next several days. outside right now though, we are starting off pretty good. mainly clear skies, you want the sunglasses as you head on out. we are definitely looking at a day planner. we should see temperatures in the 70s for most of the morning by the time we head to midday and early afternoon. most of us should hit 90 degrees. most of us copping out in the m

and then his head was the last head. you knew what you were doing. >> the irony was the guys whose heads that were beheaded were good guys. the guy that killed him was the young kid who is the bad guy who is like a whiney lefty wall streeter. they would never do this to obama because hbo stands for hussein barak obama. >> they wouldn't do it to obama because there ain't no black people in "game of throwns." >> yes, there are. there was that one guy -- >> he's dead. >> he's dead. they killed the only one jie. the one they locked in the vault? >> jedediah, have i to give hbo credit. they put out a strong statement saying it was unacceptable and disrespectful and they are removing it from future dvd's. is this the end of the story? will this only provide us with a good six minutes of outrage? if so i am outraged. >> as am i. i am glad they apologized. i just want to know why under any circumstance there is a head of george w. bush floating around anyway. they said, we had to use the heads that are just lying around. why do

a nice time to head out there. continuing towards centerville and your lanes are open all the way to the beltway. 95, 359 running incident-free and if you are traveling outer loop in virginia leaving minister t mixing bowl heading toward the wilson bridge, you should be now running at speed. >> chances are you will tax a vitamin before you head out -- you will tax a vitamin before you head out -- you will take a vitamin before you head out the door to stay healthy. >> first, neil cavuto has this morning's business report. >> you are paying less at the pump but that is about it. take away the energy costs and prices and just about everything else rising. maybe that is why the dollar stores are seeing more green. stock for both the dollar tree and family dollar hitting all- time highs as cash-strapped shoppers flock to bargain stores. mortgage rates on the rise at least a little bit. the 30-year fixed rate ticking up for the first time in two months but rates are still ridiculously low. nokia is hanging up on more of

>> two heads. >> two heads? >> yes. >> oh that's a fish. >> yeah. >> those are heads. >> yes. >> ew. okay, put that away. put that away. what is causing that? >> well, that was selenium in the water. (applause) and what is selenium. >> it turns out selenium is a toxic byproduct of phosphate mining, and in southeast idaho, one company loves mining phosphate. >> the company that operates the smoky canyon mines. >> have you shown simplot these mute ant fish pictures? >> those pictures came from simplot's own reports that they commissioned in order to get around the current selenium standards. >> you see, with six of simplot's six idahos to mate-- phosphate mines cited for grossly exceeding federal selenium limits simplot 250k action and issued a report saying the federal limits needed to be higher. i went to simplot to talk it over with a company spokesman. >> you can tell me about this exciting two headed fish that you guys are developing? >> we really would appreciate it if you leave the premises. thank you very

heading to the beltway, no delays on the west side.an 11-minute trip from 795 down towards 95 and you are taking a live look at the harrisburg expressway. no concerns as you travel from shawan down towards the beltway. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan over to you. >> all right. thanks so much. tonight, you can see history made over niagara falls. we will preview the death defying walk over the rushing waters on a two-inch wire. details straight ahead. >> reporter: i am sherrie johnson live in north baltimore where students have hit the field to raise money for wounded soldiers. i will have all the details coming up. >>> and as we head to break we want to say happy fer's -- father's day to all the dads and special to james here linda so's father with her son hayden. happy father's day. send your pictures in and we would love to see them. we will be right back. the more products we touch around the sink, the more dirt can spread around the kitchen. that's why we created the lysol no-touch kitchen system. one solution f

it's now two of the league's best teams going head to head.nals first in the nl east, orioles second in the al east. yesterday the rubber match at camden yards, we pick this up the top of the 3rd, game still scoreless. ryan zimmerman, welcome back, buddy, at the dish gets the base hit to left field. nats on the board. 2 for 4, breaking out of the slump a little bit. in the bottom of the 8th, it was the inning for matt weiter. he was supposed to have the day off but good for the birds he didn't. top 9, johnson looking to close out the series. nationals last-ditch effort to take the lead. danny espinoza at the dirk. don't test his arm. orioles take the series or take the game 2-1 and the series. another great pitchers dual [ inaudible ] at&t national returns to congressional this week. the last time tiger was here, he won his own tournament. now after a rough outing at the u.s. open, he has a chance to reclaim some of his glory this week. he'll be joined by other players making a splash of their own this season. tiger says congressional is a tou

if you are heading to the u.s.s at temperatures for the most part will be in the low 60s with plenty of sunshine and mild conditions. we will have minimal wins out there ranging from six tessellated m.p.h.. you will want to keep a light jacket he added. the 7 day around the forecast data show windy conditions tomorrow. a quick reminder, a high fire danger is certainly a possibility. temperatures could get into the triple digits. temperatures will continue to slide as we start the next work week. >>george: we will start with the bridge check. the bay bridge is starting to back up a bit in the cash lane is that the center lanes are doing just fine heading back towards the tollgates. the metering lights have not yet been activated. no reports of problems on the san mateo bridge. the golden gate bridge ride is beautiful in the late with all winds of will. and as we check the sensors will see that the ride on 80 is without delay this morning, so is the 580 ride from dublin headed over to castro valley. the south bay fre

winds more of a factor as we head throughout the day today. still light except in fairfield, southwest at 10 miles per hour this morning. high pressure builds in today. we will ian area of high pressure to the north. tight pressure gradient like yesterday. it will become tighter as we head throughout the afternoon. winds will pick up at the coast and then as we head lou tomorrow, the warmup continues. today's high is 77 degrees in san jose. 77 for livermore. 80 degrees in fairfield. warming you up for thursday, by friday, get a little bit cooler, area of low pressure. another one yet again. arrives to our north. come this weekend, high pressure takes full on control of our pattern. you can see that 88 degrees sbind up to 90 degrees on monday. and that actually being rather high when i'm putting these temperatures on, it could be warmer. we will be watching that for you. 4:48. send it back to you guy. >> thank you very much. nine jurors have been seated in the trial against former penn state football coach jerry sandusky. jury selection was exp

let's head out west to 66 on the inbound side. again slow traffic between manassas and centreville and then again as you leave fairfax to the beltway. we'll take a live look outside once again taking a look with the sunshine in your eyes. inbound 66, that could be a factor this morning. in my next report we'll go to the north side of town at 6:11. back to you. >>> police just cleared the scene of a deadly crash in northern virginia. it took the life of an 8-year- old child and a woman and left several others hurt. >> the crash was just after 11:00 last night at lee highway in germantown road in the city of fairfax. delia goncalves is live there this morning with the latest on what we know. over to you. >> pretty devastating accident. as daylight breaks, we can see a little more of what police and investigators have determined so far at the scene. you can see some of the markings on the road here. we have spoken to a couple of eyewitnesses. according to eyewitnesses, the sedan was traveling in the far lane. that's the eastbound lan

er day head, right? >>> -- good morning thank you. live doppler showing a clear sky to start sunrise spike on the radar showing the sun is up and it is going to take our temperatures up with it about one to eight degrees this afternoon we'll get near 80 antioch and fairfield a lot of upper 70s east bay valleys, mid to upper 70s north bay and south bay low to mid 70s around the bay low to mid 60s along the coast into san francisco breezy at times. if you are heading to the monterey bay 64, salinas 69. mid 70s to near 80 inland. here's sue. >>> looking good. good morning happy tuesday nice easy commute, this is san jose 280 northbound as you head from san jose towards cupertino, very, very light this morning. this earlier issue still there stalled big rig since 4:00 this morning no slowing past the scene that big rig is blocking three right lanes, tow truck on scene trying to get that out of there for you. here's a quick look at your drive times heading out now. >>> :02. we start 6:00 with breaking news. crews searching for a man believ

building will head to court. charles bell of new market, maryland is charged with assault and intent to kill. they say he tried to douse the vehicle he was in with gasoline and then tried to set it on fire with a lighter. the jeep's owner a woman he was living with filed a restraining order against bell the same day of the incident. >>> in august the university of virginia's first female president will step down after only two years. uva's board of visitors says dr. teresa sullivan's departure was a mutual decision. president sullivan said in a statement although the board and i have a philosophical difference of opinion, i will always treasure having had the opportunity to work with so many gifted faculty and staff, talented students and loyal alumni. her resignation is effective august 15. >>> 6:08. jessica doyle is here with another your money report. >> well, we've had a good month so far. and a really good week last week. >> a really good week last week. we'll see how we takes things from there. as of this m

go between the chairs, cover your head and get your head below the seat. there is a lot of crud down there. the chairs will break the fall. if you stop, someone behind you will hit you. so, slow down, pull to the side of the road. stay with the car until the shaking stops. you need protection for your head. if there are wires near your car, don't get out. don't park under or over an over pass under a bridge, under trees, power lines and next to freeway side walls. you know what freeway side walls are. >> these are the spots you don't want to park. in the city there are a lot of spots like that. that's pretty common response -- my experience with driving. i was driving going hope. home i had to go 2 miles. it took 3 hours to drive 2 miles. it was my unwillingness to give up my car. i could have gotten out of my car and walked home. i'm driving i thought it would be easier if i had walked. on the freeway? this person out of his truck survived. he got out and waited for help. there are a lot of people who have certain skills will get to them. how about the ba

the marine head lands became home to a battery of nike guided missells, they were armed with war heads. they interfaced with time tested missells. there were more than 300nike missiles across the country, 16 in the bay area and this one nestled in the rolling hills of marine was one of them. the nike missells were designed from dropping nuclear bombs in the united states. the soldiers that made them had a simple enough model, if it flies it dives. >> the nike hercules had a range of 90 miles and a flight time of about one minute. it was designed to go up in the air up to 25 miles, make a turn, come down and explode over the top of a group of bombers. >> reporter: but the enemy never came and as bombers increasingly gave way to long range missiles, a state of the art nike gave way as well. and it was soon obsolete. so why is this missile base so maticulously maintained to keep this place? memory. this place where greatfully a shot was never fired in anger. >> it's history, and that's the main thing we're all here to preserve. there's very few people in the bay area or around the united

i can't wachlt he is dang liliny his head.the balcony when he slipped through a crack. a man climbed from an apartment below and pushed the boy back to safety. thank goodness that man saw what was going on and helped that little boy. >> those of us with big heads are very happy for big heads when you have a case like that. >> aaron, oh, my gosh. >> it's okay. >> i know. >> he's okay. >> balconies make me nervous, open windows make me nervous. as a mom, i can't take it. >> i can see that. >> yes. >> let's bridge in tom kierein. gievet this gorgeous sun. >> it is just delightful. looking in the other direction, here's a view from our nbc 4 hd sky watcher camera. there's the moon in the western sky. silvery moon in a deep blue sky there. but there is that exquisite sunrise over the potomac from our live view hd city camera. reagan national at 59 degrees and the dew point a comfortably dry 54. we have dew forming and fog over the potomac river. right now it's in the low to mid-50s across most of virginia and maryland and right nea

google took the wraps off of a nexus 7, meant to go head to head with amazon's kindle. it is the same size as the kindle but slightly lighter with a front facing camera. the nexus 7 will be available next month at just under 200 bucks. >> i think i'm going for the tablet where the ceo comes out in the suit and tie. different out of the box right? >>> our heat wave is coming. that means a spike in power usage. but our local utilities prepare for this power surge. >> we are going to be back in two minutes with a look at steps petco is making to make sure -- is taking make sure everything runs as smoothly as possible. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now. we are almost to the weekend, but we are not sure we want to get there with the heat that olga has on her forecast, it is going to be in the 90s, it is the end of june. we are prepared for that, is there any good news in. >> if you like the forecast hot, i think it is very good news for you. temperatures today absolutely, going to be someplace cool, or at least have that ac cranking as you get out and about. today

a little bit of rain headed your way.t to show you the heavier showers we are watching coming out of west virginia in toward the shenandoah valley. from woodstock through new market. temperatures this morning low 60s, even upper 50s. so i think a rain jacket will be a good thing to have. but after this morning's rain, we are taking off heatwise. but today, upper 70s, tonight in the 60s stray showers. then we are just talking about the isolated afternoon storms. 8 tomorrow, 95 wednesday, 97 thursday, friday 94, back into the 80s by sunday so the coolest day of the week for sure. andrea. >>> thank you howard. our time right now is 6:47 coming up on 6:48. more fallout after the ouster of the university of virginia's president. students and faculty leaders want more information about the removal from teresa sullivan. last week's announcement of sullivan's yes ma'am to resign have been abstract, unclear and at times contradictory. >> i am still really in shock about the fact that this powerful visionary is not part of our live

where it's heading in the next few hours. >>reporter: heavy rain from debby causes problems for some marylanders vacationing in florida. i'm sharree live at bwi with a look at some of the delays. >>> everyone likes clean beaches, so where do our beaches rank? there's new information on your favorite summer spots. we'll tell you what you need to know. >>> debby has lost some momentum, no doubt about it, but it still has some potential to cause more flooding. look at this video. the storm has been downgraded to a tropical depression. it's expected to head out to sea later this afternoon and isolated tornadoes are possible across the florida peninsula. those stories straight ahead. thanks for joining us, i'm megan pripgle. >> i'm charley crowson. let's get to our weather locally with lynette charles. >> good morning, charley and megan. let's talk about tropical storm debby. winds sustained at 35 miles an hour. downgraded, it did make landfall last evening and the track now takes it back out into the open waters of the atlantic,

using 95 no delays on the south side it will be nice and clear if you are heading towards dc or headed up towards the tunnels nice and clear and, of course, we have all the construction going on just south at the harbor tunnel toll plaza. speeds are at a high of 54 miles per hour along the northbound lanes. if you are use the beltway, no delays on the west side and here's a live look in parkville at harford road. everything is up to speed. not too many cars out there yet. that's the abc2 timesaver traffic. >>> the supreme court decision on health care the act has -- ax has come down and how local lawmakers and expercent are reacting this morning. but the question is how does it affect you? we will break down the numbers. >>> and rita is making a cool down a bit more entertaining new flavors released and interesting names they have come up with. details on that straight ahead. [ male announcer ] millions of dollars for new schools and teachers... thousands of new good paying jobs... all without raising taxes. that's what a world-class resort casino at national harbor would mean for mary

so take it easy on the roadways as you head out and about this morning.rature wise, boy are we warm. especially in hagerstown coming in around 70 degrees easton at 70. 73 in dc and 67 in baltimore right now. and 63 in york. 61 in culpepper. satellite and radar not picking up on a whole lot in terms ofi the radar part. but the saddle lie light part picking up on cloud cover pushing into the area. i will call it increasing clouds throughout the day and also with all the moisture to work with we do have is a chance for maybe a popup thunderstorm as we go into the afternoon but more likely heading into the overnight into tomorrow. future trend picking up on that heading out the door this morning, take the umbrella with you because you could get trapped under a isolated or scattered storms. going throughout the day, we will dry out into the latter part of the week. today, here's the hour by hour forecast. we can see we have a hot humid day on tap. let me follow this up with if we get more clouds sooner, then this 91 will be an upper 80s. but if we get more sun

and my head was backwards toward the ground.rything was upsidedown. >> a piece of andy's jumpsuit gets snagged on the step, on a piece of metal. fear doesn't set in just yet, but his survival instinct does. >> i thought i could climb back up. i was in a 100-mile-an-hour wind blast. my parachute weighs 35 pounds. i didn't have leverage. >> the only person left in the plane is the pilot. he can't leave the controls. as andy dangles 11,000 feet up with no one to help him, his dad and friends land safely on the ground, where don vick is working desperately to rescue his friend. >> we knew that the odds of someone surviving what andy was going through were possibly not good. >> but don isn't giving up hope, yet. >> it just wasn't an option for andy to perish. it wasn't going to happen. >> he calls andy's dad into his office to run through the rescue options. >> we talked about the different angles of the tack of the aircraft, turning it in different directions, to see if we could dislodge andy.s/ we did try that. >> it doesn't work.

head heights is outer loop heading past 29 colville road. no worries for you.our lanes are open down towards the american legion bridge. 66 looking pretty good. no problems out of manassas. here we are passing nutley treat in toward the beltway. you are running incident-free as well. construction should be wrapped up there by this time. 95 northbound heading across the occoquan. no worries for you. nice trip up towards springfield and 395 running well right now. will, i'll hand it over to you. >> thank you. >>> making headlines this tuesday morning. an investigation is under way after a 23-year-old man was hit by a csx train in rockville. it happened late last night here at randolph road near neville street. officers are look into whether or not the victim was playing a game of chick on the tracks. the victim was taken to the hospital and we don't know how he is doing. >>> commerce secretary john bryson is take a medical leave of absence after he was involved in two car crashes in california. the white house says the cause of the accidents was not mali but medi

many of the boats are heading to boston.ed the 200th anniversary of the start of the war of 1812. it ended in the battle of fortunate mchenry. >>> a majority of people who use the capital bike share say they were encoirnlged just -- encouraged just by seeing the bikes around town. the bike shower program did a study on its users. 40% of trips are taken for work and the average rider takes about eight trips a month. they do it to save money. >> they joined because they can save money. on average a bike share member saves about $800 a year on their personal travel costs. >> an annual bike share membership is $75. more than half of members have a car but use it less because of the bikes. oftentimes you can get a deal on that membership, get it half off at groupon or living social. >> great idea but wear the helmet. see a lot of them without helmets. >>> it's time to answer our question of the morning. the question was what is the one thing most people say is the best stress reliever at the end of the hard day. is it a, coming h

every time i came off the field, ice water went on the head. actively cooling my head, i was final. there were some folks who got a little-- >> you didn't give them any water to help them? >> everybody had their water but there were a couple of guys we had to sit down and pour water on them because they were starting to overheat. don't just watch yourself. watch your neighbor also. here's a look at what's going on today because we've got a lot of haze and humidity out there this morning. a heat advisory goes into effect at noon. that will go till 10:00 p.m. get the pets inside. they're going to struggle. my dog will run outside quickly. he doesn't like the sidewalk. she'll do her business and wants back inside. till 10:00 we've got the heat advisory. the heat index values could be 105-plus. our day planner 85 by 9:00. it's going to heat up quickly today. we'll be in the 90s, even by 10:00 we'll have low 90s. by noon we'll have mid-90s. this afternoon we're going into the upper 90s to near 100 with sunshine, humidity, and a lonely thunderstorm. best chance of that will be out toward

we head through this sunday, a big day.ur chance to show the men in our lives how we appreciate them. and the weather will be nice. if you want to take dad out fishing even ladies, you'll be able to do so with temperatures in the 90s inland, bayside about 80 degrees on sunday and the coastal temperatures will end up in the 70s. 53 degrees in san mateo, at 59 in concord, 58 in livermore. we have a little patchy fog but nothing substantial yet. i'm monitoring this. a couple of patches of fog sticking to the coastal mountains, half moon bay, pacifica. we could see the marine layer but i don't think it will penetrate the bay bridge. however, getting enough of that cooling off of the ocean, for tuesday see a little bit cooler conditions as we head throughout the day. the jet stream is hovering to the north. we'll see a series of systems bass to the north throughout today and tomorrow. and particularly thursday, temperatures falling back in the 80s. for today with an area of low pressure riding to the north we'll get a cool breez

we dry out nicely as we head into tuesday and wednesday. and we look at our hour by hour forecast where we will warm up to 84 for today. and here's 7-day forecast for you as we will be breezy today and also tomorrow and then we will begin to get hot heading into the end of the week and the humidity will return. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. if you are heading out on 95, no concerns in the white marsh area. clear from route 43 into the city. we have all of that construction still going on on 895 just south of the harbor tunnel. later in the morning, you will want to stick with the fort mchenry or key bridge as your alternate route. but no delays. 54 miles per hour along the northbound lanes of 895. as we check in and look live at 83, no problems. not much activity here in towson at york road. nice and clear as you travel down towards the beltway. from the maryland-pennsylvania line to 695, a 22-minute ride. the beltway is nice and clear if you are headed out to the outer loop from 95 up t

mass transit reporting no delays consider bart if you are heading to the u.s.pen get off at the colma stop and free coffee on the capital corridor this morning. >>> 5:09 with >>> more news for drivers. more relief at the gas pump. how much prices have fallen, next. >>> how many owners on the edge of foreclosure could be getting help. the plan designed to help keep people in their homes. >>> new treatments could be a game changer for millions with diabetes. the new drugs just revealed that could help people better control the disease. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> good morning. the future of health insurance whatever happens to the federal health care law insurers says it will continue provisions united health care will still offer coverage of adult children the supreme court is expected to rule sometime this month perhaps even today. keeping up mortgage payments is not as high a priority any more. transunion says auto loans are followed by credit card they think because people need a car get to work or look for a job. i was a go

they hit him in the head. he was taken to the hospital.ding to the girlfriend, he was not hiding in the closet at the time but asleep on the bed. this is being investigated by baltimore county police. he is being charged by assaulting a baltimore county police officer. >> 65 degrees on tv hill. coming up, we'll look at your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> coming up, we'll take a last look at weather and traffic together before you head out to [ male announcer ] millions of dollars for new schools and teachers... thousands of new good paying jobs... all without raising taxes. that's what a world-class resort casino at national harbor would mean for maryland. but it won't be built unless lawmakers give us the right to vote on it this november. call 1-800-492-7122 and tell your delegate and state senator to vote "yes" on national harbor... one of the biggest new job projects in the country. >> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- are you expanding your holiday pla

coming up, the rain is finally heading down. wait until you see what is coming up next. >> more remitting testimony from the jerry sandusky trial. collects the iteam investigates a judge that hears no cases. >> live and in hd, this is abc 7 news at 6:00 on your side.

head-first over the wall. take another look. he goes head over his heels. that's the ball rolling around. he picks it up, shows it to the umpire. it's called an out but i call it the best acting job in baseball. that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> a diva's concert casualty and details on a hollywood we wedding in texas. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, we're all suckers for a cute kitten but this weekend an entire community rallied to save the life of one. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." here's what you need to know heading out the door. we're going to watch heavy rain this morning. st. joseph, missouri, getting nailed by thunderstorms. kansas city to your north of you is where the heavy rain is going to lie this morning. chicago, isolated storms could head for you later today. and down along the gulf coast, still a chance of storms off and on today from mobile back to new orleans. and then tomorrow not a lot changes. that rain lingers there down along th

she had head, neck and back pain. so far, the unidentified driver is charged with leaving the scene. his wife reportedly said she was doing the driving and may now be charged with making a false statement. statement. >>> another big story this morning. the death toll will likely climb after a devastating plane crash in nigeria. the flight broke up and burst into flames when it went down in lagos and slammed into several buildings including some apartment buildings. local residents tried to help firefighters at the scene. all 153 people on board died and nigeria's national emergency management agency says there will probably be more casualty on the ground. >>> a frightening scene on the edge of a roadway. a woman left her baby on the roof of the car and then took off. >> fortunately, that baby is safe. more on that as we check headlines. q every day, an average of 5,000 people switch from cascade to finish dishwasher detergent. that's about 150,000 a month - over 2 million people so far. with finish

be careful as you head out. no problems crossing the 14th street bridge. 66 wide open leaving manassas heading towards centerville. it continues to be incident- free. you want to watch out for the construction crews as they wrap up for the morning rush. no problems in montgomery county. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> making head line this morning, an investigation is under way after a 23-year-old man was hit by a csx train in rockville. it happened late last night here at rap dolph road near neville seat. officers are looking into whether the victim was playing a game of chicken on the tracks. the victim was taken to the hospital and light rite now we still don't know how he is doing. the secretary of commerce involved in a hit and run is taking a medical leave. it follows a string of by star traffic accidents john bryson caused in southern california. the white house says he suffered a seizure behind the wheel. police say he was not under the influence. he volunteered to take a

have a new head coach. sports is next. >>> uva reinstated its popular president coming up a closer look at the board's decision to give theresa sullivan her job back. >> as we head to break a live lookout side a shot of the washington national cathedral, it will be a very nice day, very nice warning tucker has weather julie traffic in just a few moments when we return 7:27 a.m. that fridge in your kitchen may have crossed this bridge. your new car probably rode these rails. that shipment you just received was tracked by satellite. we build and maintain. we invest and innovate. so we can deliver what america needs. this year alone, freight rail companies plan to spend twenty-three billion of their own money, not taxpayer dollars, to build bridges, maintain track, and develop new technologies to keep freight rail and our economy moving. there's a lot riding on these rails. [ male announcer ] it started like this... i speak the language of business. i know how jobs are created. [ male announcer ] but it ended

look at the storms in ten ten headed for the caroline -- tennessee headed for the carolinas.e we'll start to get a couple of these disturbances toward us the next couple of afternoons. mainly the mountains will see it. this afternoon spotty shower west. quiet tonight and again tomorrow we'll bubble up showers and storms mainly north and west of town. perhaps by thursday a better chance for some storms. as far as the alerts today, no problems even though a spotty shower, 71. tomorrow 75. some afternoon showers. a little more widespread. more after nause sans so a -- more of a nuisance so a yellow alert today. same with thursday, warmer in the upper 70s. by friday we're drying out, warming up, 80 degrees. weekend looks pretty good. upper 80s to around 90 on sunday. even monday could get a thunderstorm. temperatures near 90. mike and andrea, back to you. >> thanks, howard. >>> people living in prince george's county can turn in guns and get a gift card for up to $100. the county is teaming up with the naacp in an attempt to get more guns off the streets. guns can be turned in an

all look good heading up to the beltway heading for the wilson bridge and beyond. you are going to be okay. come up, we'll take another look at area roads at 6:25. back to you guys. >>> next in sports, learn who the wizards selected with their first round draft pick. >>> right now it is another check of our question of the morning. the average woman will spend about $3100 in a lifetime on mascara, shaving and waxing or manicures and pedicures? >> tracy says mascara. $3100 in a lifetime has to be something cheap. >> find out if you are correct at 6:49 >>> welcome back to 9news now. in sports the first three picks in this year's nba draft were all college freshmen. >> that includes the guy the wizards took with the number three pick. bradley belle, he is 19 years old and spent a year at florida, stands 6'5" and hails from st. louis. in the second round. >>> the nationals rallied from a 7-0 deficit to take the rockies in extra innings yesterday. the winning run for colorado with this rbi single in the 11th. nats lose it. >>> a guy named bo van pelt is the leader after

no problems to report headed for the sousa bridge. inbound been pen avenue leaving branch in the direction of the sousa bridge, lanes are open. hardly anybody out and about in southeast washington. easy drive on kenilworth avenue south of 50 continuing out towards pep pep avenue. your lanes are open on the beltway to and from the exits for the legion bridge headed back out towards 66. overnight construction is in the process of being cleared. light traffic volume to accompany you across the potomac. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> the big story this morning, another d.c. councilman steps down. this time, the chairman, kwame brown resigned hours after being slapped with a federal bank fraud charge. melanie alnwick is live with more on the fallout. >> reporter: good morning. yes, in the charging documents, prosecutors allege that kwame brown overstated his income by tens of thousands of dollars. he was applying for home equity loans to take money out to buy things such as a very expensive boat. this happened

all land are open, still appear easy drive headed southbound. delay in germantown approaching 118. no problems to report eastbound along 66. heavy volume out of manassas. we have these dehaze leaving fair oaks headed into the sunshine towards 123. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >>> the big story this morning, another vacancy on the d.c. council. council chair kwame brown resigned after being charged with felony bank fraud. >> this is just the latest cloud of controversy hanging over d.c. politics. our own melanie alnwick is live at the wilson building. >> reporter: in the last month, we've seen sort of a parade of d.c. politician and campaign staff walk up the steps to the federal courthouse to admit wrongdoing and kwame drown is next. after saying he had no plans to do so, he submitted his resignation in a letter yesterday saying in part, i have made some very serious mistakes in the judgment for which i take full responsibility. i have chosen the only honorable course in you be submitting my resignation at this time.

no concerns for those of you heading down to d.c. or heading north up towards the tunnels. if you are traveling on 695, here's a look at the southwest corner at route 295. do keep in mind beginning at 7:00 this evening construction will shut down the ramp to westbound security boulevard. that will continue all the way to 5:00 a.m. monday. that is a look at your abc 2 news time saver traffic. over to you. >> lauren, thanks. >>> a major accomplishment for one woman very far away from home. >> what this chinese astronaut did is garnering some major attention straight ahead. >>> it's a scary situation for any driver. one woman ends up in a giant hole. we're going to tell you about the risky decision she made that landed her in the first place. >>> as we head to preak this morning, let's take a live look outside at downtown baltimore, the inner harbor. you're waking up to what's new in maryland. we'll be right back. >>> five things you need to know on this friday, if you think you have a perfect peab, time to prove it. baltimore's mote photogenic contest happening today. the win

list heading out there. here, everything running smoothly as you head up towards springfield. 395 southbound after the 14th street bridge, watch for police activity. will, over to you. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, we've learned a member. president obama's cabinet is under investigation after two accidents over the weekend. u.s. commerce secretary john bryson allegedly caused the crashes in the l.a. area saturday night. he allegedly rear ended a vehicle that stopped for a train. a police report says bryson topped to talk to the men and then he hit them again when he was leaving. he cause a second accident nearby hitting a car with two people inside. he was found alone and unconscious in his car. he was taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. injuries. >>> our top story this morning, the jury will hear opening statements today in the child sex abuse case against former penn state football coach jerry sandusky. the assistant coach is accused of abusing at least 10 young boys over the cou

we have partly cloudy conditions as we head into the weekend. temperatures start to trail often looks like we could gain a couple more degrees as we start the next work week. now let us look at your weather and see how the roads are shaping up. >> george: the roadways still look pretty nice. let us check the bridge as we look at your ride in the westbound direction we are free of any back up or delay. this is a gift for morning for your drive to the bay bridge and youthful traffic conditions. for the golden gate bridge 101 south bound is an easy ride with no delays. >> george: as we check the traffic map, we will start looking east bay, everything is completely clear. i did mention a problem on city streets and open and this is near market street and seventh that is near the freeway on ramp. there is a big rig that is engulfed in flames on city streets and smoke is rising from the scene and it may be visible from the freeway. so far we do not see any indication of any delays, but they're certainly possible. again this incident is on the city str

and head on to telegraph road. you can get back on to the beltway from there as well. if you know the area, you know what i'm talking about. it is going to be very tough. we will be speaking to someone from the project later in the 6:00 hour. >> it starts again when? >> basically it starts tonight and tomorrow and sunday there will be no access to the outer loop from springfield at all. so at least that will help a bit but it's going to slow down on 95 as well coming up i think from newington into springfield. >> sounds like we could use the term "car mageddon." hopefully with the warnings it will be like california where they anticipated the worst and everybody pay attention. so pay attention to this woman, okay. thank you, monika. >>> if you'd like to kick off your weekend rather than staying in traffic by saving some money, today's daily deals are coming up. >> plus, we'll tell you how some specially prepared shoe boxes could be a life saver for some needy people around washington. >>> welcome back. 5:39 on this

heading out to the top side of the beltway, a disabled car at charles street. this is delaney valley road, not causing any significant delays but that inner loop going to be a little bit packed as you do make the push to providence road. as we take a look at drive times, if you are using the jfx to get into the city, you are looking at an 11-minute ride downtown to east fayette street. traffic also just going back to the beltway picking up on the west side from the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. that stretch will take you 13 minutes all together. if you are are headed out on 895, just an eight-minute right to the fort mchenry toll plaza. >>> 6:15. moms, dads, listen up. baltimore's most photogenic baby contest now under way. this is the 20th year for the event benefiting the johns hopkins children's center. all you have to do to take part is bring your child 5 years old or under to the marley station for a professional photo shoot. that's all going on through sunday. the winners will be announced july 22nd. it costs $35 to enter, including a photo for the