>> john lane screams to her to let go of the boat. they need her to go downstream if there's going to be any chance of saving her. finally naomi lets go of the boat. then she disappears into the white froth. >> and i just wait and i watched. and nothing came up. and then about 40 feet past me, all of a sudden she pops back up in the water. and at that point she's moving so fast, she's gone so far past me that i can't even throw my rope. >> naomi surfaces far beyond the last person standing on the river banks with throw rope. and everyone knows they have to act now. only 50 yards downstream is another set of dangerous rapids and a huge drop. naomi, who has taken a beating in the cold water, has little left in her. >> she's not swimming like any of the other people who came out. they swam like hell. so she has no energy left. she just rolled like a rag doll. it was really frightening to watch because that's a person who's really almost unable to save themselves now. >> it's going to take an incredible throw to save her. >> the chances o

john henrehan is live on the scene at arcadia lane. john, what is happening there? >> reporter: it's arcadia place northwest. and the address is 3246 arcadia place. you can see -- you can't see the house because of vegetation but you can see the size of the tree. when that tree comes down during the sudden squall this afternoon, the home owner was home and a couple of workers, too. kara, can we get to you move forward a bit? >> uh-huh. >> what did you see and hear when that came in? >> didn't hear the wind go through, but, i did hear the tree come down on the roof and didn't even realize what happened and i had a curtain on the door and opened it. the tree was right there. >> did anyone get injuries? >> no, nobody. >> were you alone in the house? >> no, the painer -- . >> and no one was injured in. >> no, nobody. we were lucky. >> wow, how bad is the damage to the house? >> i don't think it's that bad. you know, a little water on the floor and a broken skylight and that can be prepared easily. >> reporter: before the interview began, she told me that arcadia place,

. >> this comes from my colleague charles lane. john roberts compromise of 2012.rts the temptation to join the other four gop appointees consequences be damned must have been strong. surely this life long conservative has little use for obamacare. roberts grasped two realities. first in a great national debate no side has monopoly on wisdom. second, conservatism has no future if the country slides into division and dysfunction and so instead of stand tongue legal principles articulated by his conservative breath tlen roberts sacrificed some of those present and persuaded some court liberals to reciprocate. what emerged was less a legal opinion than a plan for nationaç cohesion, on terms remarkably favorable to conservatives. >> the myth, rumors surrounding justice roberts opinion last week have already begun to surface. what your hearing from washington? >> it's interesting just in general the supreme court, over 30 people knew what this decision was for over a month and nothing leaked out. that's amazing in this age nonetheless. this idea that roberts was origina

lanes are shut down. the victims have not been identified. john gonzalez reporting live. >> 6:06. one person found dead after an apartment fire in southeast washington on the third floor of an apartment in the 1600 block of 17th street. the fire was in the kitchen. the victim's identity has not been released. the woman is in her seventies. investigators are looking into what caused the fire. thousands around the region still dealing with no power from five days ago. >> pepco is reporting a 81 dows and customers still in the dark. nearly 32,000 bge customers. and dominion reporting more than 45,000 outages. >> one thing that is frustrating is when your neighbors have power and you don't. >> jummy olabanji joins us live from bethesda with more. good morning. >> good morning. this is also the case for businesses in bethesda off old georgetown road. some have power this morning. others do not. it is the people who live in the neighborhoods who say they are very frustrated. the fact of some of their neighbors have power and they do not is not fair. >> and david told me no one has calle

it was fixed one lane between warren and shawon roads as crews work to repair that area. >>> today john leopold is expected to sign a bill that will require defibrillators for all public pools and semipublic pools. it's named for a five-year-old boy coniine fried who died back in 2006 at a county club pool. the law will take effect and it will affect 275 pools. >>> maryland transportation police will conduct a sobriety check point tonight at the francis scott key toll plaza. they will be given information about driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, motorists caught driving while compared will be arrest and had prosecuted. back in 2011, the mdta police issued more than 2600dui citations citations. >>> phoenix mother accused of putting beer in a sippy cup. witnesses say they saw the whole thing happen. the mother poured beer into her son's sippy cup ask that toddler was -- and that toddler was taken to hospital and later released to his father. >>> a new pleasure to keep airports more secure for travelers and has some travelers angry. passengers in colorado say they've been as

lanes that tend to flood out. >> transportation officials did not see anything unusual as far as flooding, but there were reports of flooding at the johns hopkins ambulance entrance and reports of downed trees. >> we were able to respond to downed trees and high water. >> highway officials were busy dealing with close to a dozen flooded state wars and a couple of closures as well. luckily, they say, no lives were put in jeopardy and remind motorists to use caution. >> whenever you are in standing water, it looks like you can get through. you can easily be taken away. additionally, if you cannot see, the visibility is bad, pullover. >> city transportation officials are sending out reminders to pedestrians if they think they can walk through flooded streets. >> you could actually stepped into an open manhole and fall in. that is a very dangerous situation. we can advise pedestrians to walk across the flooded st.. -- we do not advise pedestrians to walk across the flooded street. >> there were more than 7000 power outages. we're told that power has been restored. wbal-tv 11 news. >> following breaking news right now. and mta bus involved i

lanes are closed. be careful. you have two-way traffic, something that's not familiar on connecticut avenue. more than 400 traffic signals still out this morning. john gonzalez reporting, abc 7 news. >> thanks so much. maybe your best option is mass transit. metro plans to operate on normal service. passengers are urged to give themselves an extra time. the transit agency says two dozen bus routes are detour because of downed trees and power lines. marc rail and vre plan to operate normal rail service today. d.c. public schools and schools in montgomery and prince george's county are closed today at. there's a complete list of area high school closings and government agencies providing liberal leave on your screen. you can also log on to at wjla.com and look at the hot topics section of the top of the page. for updates, on a tour facebook and twitter. >> the department of public works is helping residents clean up debris. that from now until saturday. they will move cut branches that are bundled at customers' homes. or you can bring them to the fort totten transfer station. stay with us for complete coverage of the aftermath. let your family and fri

meanwhile new tottenham out of john very biased by us has been speaking about his hopes for the new season the portuguese replaced the sack harry redknapp at white hart lane and says he wants to turn the north london club into genuine premier league contenders but admits they could lose influential midfielder luka moderate. the willingness is there from. the from the player but you know it's. a play of this importance is it is not easy to part company with but you know. i think the chairman is a person that respects the values of the football club and and only with with the right offer we will take that step. now to boxing and the most eagerly anticipated known title fight of the year on saturday night former heavyweight world champion david haye takes on fellow brit derek chisora a west ham's upton park the pair hit the headlines earlier this year for injuries or is a world title lost to the tally klitschko in germany they stormed the post five press conference leading to a brawl between the two the british boxing board of control with drew cheers over his license for his part in the krakow of the world boxing council has given him an indefinite suspensi

lane blockages. fire activity at southern cross road. traffic lights out in howard county. 97, another light out. johns hopkins road at 29 in the laurel area. we will check the major roads. baltimore national pike is looking good. both lobes are moving fine and without delay. this is 95 at the fort mchenry toll plaza. -- both loops are moving fine. traffic is looking good. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. we go to kurt kronke with the mta. >> we have a few bus diversions. the 10 bus is diverting at rolling road and old edmondson. the 14 bus bypassing anne arundel community college this morning. light rail is on schedule. metro subway is on time. no delays to report on the marc trains. and kate local bus and light rail will operate on sunday holidays tomorrow. no more trains or mta commuter bus service on the fourth. paratransit will operate on a holiday schedule. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. we're off to a quiet start. we have this front that has been stalled south of us. it is going back and forth. it will go back the other way. we'll get back into the steamy air. the dew points are nea

john alston has more from vacaville. >> the flames raced up the hillside toward this home on west ranch lane in vacaville. inside the nanny was looking after her one-year-old baby boy. >> i just happened to walk out the backdoor and saw the flames and went back inside and grabbed the baby and called 911 and left. >> she didn't have time to take the family's two spaniels who were outside in their dog run. they were fine. >> she actually saw it and grabbed my son and called 911 and left my house because it was already coming up the fields. she just grabbed the kid and left. >> the brushfire broke out around 2:15 in the afternoon. sky 7hd was overhead as firefighters hustled to prevent the flames from reaching a half dozen homes in the hills. the fire grew to a maximum eight alarms. it brought out 150 firefighters from around vacaville and the bay area. three helicopters dop ped their buck -- dipped their buckets into the pond. the hundred-degree heat was brutal, but they caught a break. >> the big fen fit it was there wasn't much wind. really lucky because there was no heavy winds. >> the fire burned about

lane closure. this is the white marsh area, running smoothly down to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. john a check on your forecast. >> plenty of sunshine this morning. a few thin scattered clouds. we're off to a good start. temperatures should write to rise to the mid to upper 80's. the highest rain chances to our south. a nice mix today. most of the week looks fine. we'll talk more about that coming up. >> thank you. 64:36. what it takes to win the gold in these games. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. would you be willing to pay to get off your flight before anyone else, and if so, how much would you pay? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone likes a bit of order in their life. virtual wallet helps you get it. keep track of spending, move money with a slide, and use the calendar. all to see your money how you want. ♪ >> some people like a beach getaway. heavy wondered what it would be like to vacation in eight beachball? we have the perfect getaway for you.

lanes so the decision to slow down is voluntary. >> obviously it is counter to their business interest to slow down. they have schedules to make. >> reporter: but johnberg -- john berge says the industry is making a good faith effort to follow the recommendation. >> the crews on the ships understand the whales are magnificent animals animals and nobody wants to hit them. if they can see a next success success -- nexus of actions that might be required of them, and a benefit to the whale p poo layings, then we are -- whale population, then we are hoping for success. >> they may enact a mandatory rule that would move the shipping lanes further from the coast, and they would also create a slow lane. >> and it would be voluntary at first. if there wasn't compliance, we would look at doing a regulatory action and making it mandatory for vessels to move to a different lane. >> but the shipping industry is president coulding. it agreed to have trained whale spotters who would send out warnings to other ships. now noaa and the shipping industry agree it will take a lot of out reach by both parties. if you want to see the whales and track them and see where they are fee

lanes so the decision to slow down is voluntary. >> obviously it is counter to their business interest to slow down. they have schedules to make. >> reporter: but johnberg -- john berge says the industry is making a good faith effort to follow the recommendation. >> the crews on the ships understand the whales are magnificent animals animals and nobody wants to hit them. if they can see a next success success -- nexus of actions that might be required of them, and a benefit to the whale p poo layings, then we are -- whale population, then we are hoping for success. >> they may enact a mandatory rule that would move the shipping lanes further from the coast, and they would also create a slow lane. >> and it would be voluntary at first. if there wasn't compliance, we would look at doing a regulatory action and making it mandatory for vessels to move to a different lane. >> but the shipping industry is president coulding. it agreed to have trained whale spotters who would send out warnings to other ships. now noaa and the shipping industry agree it will take a lot of out reach by both parties. if you want to see the whales and track them and see where they are fee

john, and good morning, everyone. we have an accident southbound on the j.f.x. just prior to the cold spring lane exit. right now we have one vehicle involved there, and police are yet to arrive on the scene. if you are traveling there, watch for a right lane closure. there's flooding in the right lane, and that apparently the cause of that accident there. inner loop just past eastern, watch for a crash on the east side of the beltway. then we have a downed tree to report at third street. use extra caution as you travel. closure says in effect there. here's a live view of traffic. we'll update the area of 83 at cold spring lane. no sign of the accident in this camera, but just prior to that, watch for the right lane closure with the accident. let's switch over to a live view at west side at liberty, and so far, so good here. the roads are still drying out, so keep that in mind. prepare for extra time for your commute. watch for the closures in the city. that's the very latest on traffic pulse 11. >> our big story this morning -- maryland lawmakers on a statewide tour to promote an end to an in-state tu

lane ramp tends to flood out. >> state transportation officials say they did not see anything unusual as far as flooding. there was flooding at the johns hopkins hospital ambulance entry. >> we were able to respond to downed trees and high water. >> state highway officials were also busy thursday night, dealing with a couple of closures and flooding of state roads. luckily, they say, no lives were put in jeopardy because of standing water and they remind motorists to use caution. >> it looks like you might get through, and you could easily be taken away, your entire vehicle. you want to try a different route. additionally, if you cannot see, this ability is really bad, try a different route. >> and reminders for pedestrians if they think they can walk through flooded streets. >> you could actually stepped into an open manhole and fall in. we do not advise pedestrians to walk across the street. >> there were a couple of manhole covers that popped out of the st.. another thing we learned -- because of this flash flooding and high winds, 7000 people lost power. most if not all of that power has been restored. news.live, wbal tv 11 >> than

lanes so the decision to slow down is voluntary. >> obviously it is counter to their business interest to slow down. they have schedules to make. >> reporter: but johnberg -- john is making a good faith effort to follow the recommendation. >> the crews on the ships understand the whales are magnificent animals animals and nobody wants to hit them. if they can see a next success success -- nexus of actions that might be required of them, and a benefit to the whale p poo layings, then we are -- whale population, then we are hoping for success. >> they may enact a mandatory rule that would move the shipping lanes further from the coast, and they would also create a slow lane. it and it y at first. if there wasn't compliance, we would look at doing a regulatory action and making it mandatory for vessels to move to a different lane. >> but the shipping industry is president coulding. it agreed to have trained whale spotters who would send out warnings to other ships. now noaa and the shipping industry agree it will take a lot of out reach by both parties. if you want to see the whales and track them and see where they are feeding in realtime, we have a link on our w

john. good morning, everyone. we're still recovering. roads are still wet, and we have flooding southbound on the j.f.x. just prior to cold spring lane. light rain taken up by the standing water. as a result, we had an accident overnight. so be extra careful as you travel south on the j.f.x. left lane is open, but watch for the closure of the right lane n. terms of what's going on elsewhere, inner loop just prior to 97, we're tracking a reported accident, and then we have a couple of down trees. that's in pasadena. watch for closures related to that. westbound 50 at the bay bridge, not too bad at the moment in terms of volume, but we do have a disabled vehicle to watch for on the westbound span. here's a live view of traffic. we'll update you on the j.f.x. right at northern parkway. going away from us is southbound traffic. no sign of delays leading up to that accident. but again, center and left lane getting by, so just try to stay to the left. northwest corner of the beltway at green spring, no delays. inner loop traffic going away from us. everything looks good on the inner loop. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you a

lanes, but not able to use the new free hov option. >> union station set to undergo a major overhaul. traveling more convenient for passengers. johnrahan has more on the expensive proposal. >> the beautiful interior of union station is currently being repaired from damage. d.c.'s main rail stop is the second busiest train station in the u.s., but it is being served by a track layout designed 100 years ago. amtrak officials have very ambitious plans to build high speed rail service on the whole northeast corridor, that would cut trip times by more than an hour. just over 90 minutes from here to downtown manhattan. >> time is important to me. >> will you pay more? >> yes, i would. >> the new high speed rails would be buried under the rail's currently leading to the station and the high speed terminal would also go under the current station. the price tag for that and other improvements here, $7 billion. ask how much of that would be federal money, amtrak president gave reporters an oblique answer. >> let me answer the question this way, when you build highways, you can expect to get 50 to 80 percent of the funding. when you do a tra

lane and bailey's cross roads. it will cost $250,000. >>> officers can once again collect dna samples from suspects in maryland. supreme court chief justice johnrily blocked a ruling from the court of appeals that banned dna collection from sfus speths charged but not yet convicted of violent crimes. the order is in effect until the supreme court decides what to do with the case. the court will likely take up the case after its summer break. >>> this morning, pepco is defending its response to the summer storm that left hundreds of thousands of customers without power for days. in a report to maryland regulators the utility says it mobilized crews quickly to restore power by last month's derec derecho. pep so says unlike a concern it had little advance warning but pepco is making excuses for poor preparation. >> they say whatever they did was quickly enough. reminds me of through the looking glass where humpty-dumpty says words mean why say they mean. that's pepco's position. if it's quickly enough for them, it's supposed to be quickly enough for the people who suffered. >> pepco said say they need to improve the estimates on how long it will

lane ramp tends to flood out. >> city transportation officials say they didn't see anything unusual as far as flooding. however, there were reports of flooding at the johns hopkins hospital ambulance entrance, as well as several downed trees and debris clogging drains. >> we kept crews in in anticipation of the storms, and we were able to respond to downed trees and high water. >> state highway officials were also busy thursday night, dealing with close to a dozen flooded state roads and dealing with closures as well. luckily, they say no lives were put in jeopardy because of standing water, and they remind motorists to use caution. >> never drive through standing water. it looks like you might get through, and then you can easily be taken away your entire vehicle, so you want to try and turn around and try a different route. additionally, if you can't see the visibility really bad, find a place to pull over to safety and just wait it out. >> city transportation officials are also sending out reminders to pedestrians. if they think they can walk through flooded streets. >> a lot of people don't realize that manhole covers can dislodge during a storm, and

. >> john kerry, that picture is the picture which of course -- >> i think there's a much simpler explanation for the president's walk down memory lane try to associate himself with the common touch with american voters who feel uncommonly uncomfortable in this economy. the economy is slow. the trajectory is upward but only nominally so. the president has got to find a way if not to talk to them in an optimistic way about the future, because he's tried for the last two summers to be optimistic, net-net about the direction of the economy, and it hasn't panned out. he really can't try that a third time. he knows that. the campaign knows that. so a common touch or sense of common understanding of american issues and anxieties is about the best he can offer them right now, and a striking contrast with what he thinks mitt romney wants to do and why he thinks it's wrong. he doesn't have much other room -- >> the ice machine at hojo's. >> i grew up in kansas and we did pile everyone in the car and drive to see our grandparents on the other side of the state. we would stop at a place like hojo's and dive for the swimming pool. this is not th

lanes of the bay bridge remain closed now as the chp investigates a shooting. christie smith is live in san francisco with all of the latest details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, johnime we checked in with you the chp told us it might be 6:30 until the traffic situation started to improve here on the lower deck of the bay bridge. i have to tell you that has not happened yet. they tell me at this point they don't know when all lanes might reopen because of the ongoing chp investigation now in its fifth hour. because this started actually about 1:30 this morning, when the chp says they spotted a driver flying across the bay bridge, possibly 100 miles an hour on the lower deck. there was a pursuit but the car was so far ahead by the time the chp caught up the driver had crashed, gone through the "s" curve, crashed into the side wall. there was an exchange of gun fire. two people hurt but they were hurt in the crash, not by the gun fire. and taken to the hospital. at this point it's unclear who fired first or how that went down. that is part of the investigation. but this has gone sometimes to a complete closure and again right now it looks like we have two lanes traff

john lynch has been charged with driving under the influence. a former seattle seahawks player was arrested saturday in emeryville. police say is van had unswerving in and out of its lane. they say lynch performed poorly on his field sobriety testing. his attorney says his client might be able to beat the charge. he says he blue under 0.8 woods is the state's legal limit. a san leandro woman might have tracked down the person who burglarized her home through cragslist. police arrested this man during a sting. the woman's home was robbed on july 3rd. jewelry and a computer were taken. the woman later found the stolen items for sale on cragslist and cause -- is called police. an undercover officers met with the seller into the suspect was arrested. here is a good package -- here is a quick traffic check on the golden gate. traffic looks good. sunshine and no problems with traffic. on the bay bridge toll plaza, a similar story. stay with us, more news after the break. schools [ female announcer ] over the last ten years, your mouth has sipped, snacked, ...yellowed... giggled, snuggled, ...yellowed... chatted, chewed, ...yellowed. and over all those years, your teeth...hav

and murray hill road, all lanes remained closed due to a downed tree. 83 and sahwan, delays from this point to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. over to you, johnspeaking, rain has ended. southlawn to the eastern shore, we're getting rain. temperature-wise, we're still on the one side. -- warm side. barometer is down. mixture of clouds and sunshine. 82874 the high. -- 822 building pass, corporate card, verizon 4g lte phone. the global ready one ? yeah, but you won't need... ♪ hajimemashite. hajimemashite. hajimemashite. you guys like football ? thank you so much. i'm stoked. you stoked ? totally. ... and he says, "under the mattress." souse le matelas. ( laughter ) why's the new guy sending me emails from paris ? paris, france ? verizon's 4g lte devices are global-ready. plus, global data for just $25. only from verizon. monday morning. it's the 9th day of july, 2012. you know, the folks we're looking at right now picked a really good morning to come to new york city and join in sightseeing because blistering temperatures from last week have gone down. we're at 77 degrees. looks like we're going to get a little bit of a break for the next sever

john kelly. the lower deck of the bay bridge is closed for the most part after a crash shut is down for several hours this morning. the chp closing all eastbound lanesere chasing a suspect out of san francisco when the driver lost control and slammed right into the side of the bridge. gunfire brome out a short time later. officers say two people hurt in the crash and san francisco police brought out homicide investigators but at this point they have not said whether anybody was shot and killed. >>> right now over to the man who knows what is happening. mike, what is happening? >> you specify the bridge, basically, closed. you consider it where you don't want to go. the lower deck one lane only. one out of five lanes of traffic! and closing the slow down from the s-curve to san francisco. the investigation continues. we don't know when it's going to reopen and thinking maybe a couple of hours but chp won't let us know because they don't know. very slow from the peninsula so head south to the san mateo bridge. no slow down there. >> mike, thank you very much. for the latest traffic and news updates check us out on nbc barry on facebook. we are back in