now, again, this is on route 7 in leesburg.he westbound lanes between river creek parkway and battlefield have been shut down completely as they deal with this. you're going to have to work out an alternative route. the eastbound lanes are functioning just fine. folks are getting by over there without any issue. so that's good for the morning commute since most folks will be heading up that way. here live on the scene and we'll be bringing you an update as soon as one becomes available. back to you. >> we'll check in with you then, tracee wilkins, thank you. >> violence between men of indian and pakistani descent is perhaps common in south asia but not in loudoun county. but that's exactly what happened when police were called to a brawl in leesburg. officers arrived at the evans ridge apartment complex tuesday night for a report of a melee between at least 20 young men. seven men were injured with everything from concussions to broken bones. they told police it started as a fight between two different ethnic groups. >> standin

the lathest on a fatal crash in leesburg.ill have it coming up. >>> still dry out here on the weather terrace. skies are mostly cloudy. sunrise fa 15minutes. rain in the forecast. doppler 0090is coming up. b@ >>> the crew of the space shuttle discovery should be back home tonight. the shuttle is scheduled to touch down at the kennedy space center just after seven this evening. this is video from tuesday when the discovery crusade good-bye to the international space station crew. the next shuttle mission is planned for november. >>> thank you for joining us on this thursday morning. i'm and ya roan. howard bernstein is out on the weather terrace. howard, you are saying rain's on the way. >> it may not be here in ernest until late this afternoon and really tonight i think the rain will pick up yo during the overnight. ke that in . nd onpp r ledodr the ree ary ondrreon inicfreredk county and west virginia a few sprinkles and southern prince georges through southern ermaryland, saint un totycoma county to the northern neck some s

the comfort of their own cars, leesburg residents drove up for a drive-through flu shot. maddy sherwood says you cannot be it. -- you cannot beat it. >> you fill out the paperwork what you are in the car, drive up, we take your temperature, give you the shot, and get you on your way. >> sometimes it was nine car seat. that shows you how anxious americans are feeling about the upcoming lucy's in. there was enough back sees it -- vaccine for 300 people. >> i can call the other office and if i have to run down and get some more, i can get it. >> the centers for disease control -- maddy sherwood says she just wants to make sure her family is taken care of. >> we have an up -- an appointment for october for the rest of the kids. >> she said she would like to do this all over again in october. >>> it is starting to feel like all. >> is going to in a couple of days. we have a big strong cold front. i love these transitions seasons. you have these all cold front. you will definitely want the long sleeves this week, with the exception of tomorrow. here is a look outside with the t

i live in leesburg, virginia and want to know if the sunrise in leesburg is just a couple of minutes different than d.c. or is it 0 or 0 minutes different? >> good yes. >> is the sunrise when you first see the tip. sun, the mid. sun or when it is out all the way. >> good questions. >> here you go. when we give the sunrise, that is the sunrise time for washington, d.c. it is different depending on where you are. out to the west, since the sun rises in the east, it will be delayed a little bit. let's take a look. here is a live shot of te american legion bridge, sunrise on the way. we're about 11 minutes way from it. very pretty pictures just before the sun comes up. tucker, you have sunrise times for us this morning. >> i certainly do. if we go to the graphics, we can take a look at the sunrise times. let's get to the graphic. and take a look. >> : in banger, maine this more than, # 30. it is that much further east. in leesburg, its at 7:04 this morning. >> i noticed in maine, the sup came up about 4:30 in the morning. >> pittsburgh, sunrise the 7:14. to answer your other questions, s

in the 50's across the area, 58 leesburg, 57 frederick. in detroit, the football game, always a great time to visit, 63 degrees, partly cloudy skies in the afternoon. the rain finally moves out, the high pressure builds into the west. that is just one day. then at another cold front arrives monday, monday night. tuesday, the temperatures rarely drop. the delmarva beach, partly cloudy skies, most of the mid- atlantic covered with rain. the rain sticks around another several hours, essentially sweeping out. a little bit of sunshine, i hope around noon time tomorrow, starting from the west moving toward the east. the temperatures will warm up first to the west. it tonight, rain, patchy fog, 55-60. in the morning, scattered showers, mostly cloudy, in the 60's. depending on how much sunshine, more sunshine, the temperatures will be 75-78. with less sunshine, probably 72- 75. overall, not a washout tomorrow. the extended outlook, given a little time, we will see the cool down. tuesday and wednesday, the high temperature only in the upper 60's. l

do look for the clouds to fill in. 67 in warrington, 66 in winchester. 66 in leesburg. near 70 in woodbridge. temperatures up near the low 70's, but we should be near the low 80's for this time of year. let's show you on the maps what is going on. showers are intensifying off the atlantic seaboard and working their way in, coming in to delmarva. they will come across the bay and into our neck of the woods. we see the flow coming in from the southeast to the northwe, and bringing with it some moisture for us. that is what we are looking at as we go to the afternoon and evening hours. our orm system hanging out off the coast for the last couple of days, and now is starting to retrograde, working its way westward. we think we have a better chance to seize an appreciable reign as the day wears on. mostly cloudy, more rain this afternoon in the evening and overnight. falling back into the 60's with the showers, kind of breezy and at times. it will continue to be breezy as the storm gets closer. tomorrow some showers, probably not as intense as this evening, mid 70's for temp

so 1300th in leesburg. jim checked in with an inch and a third. you jump the bay and get 4 inches in dover, over 3 inches in georgetown. live doppler 9000. still showers to the north of us. primarily this is going to be where they are going to line up for the next several hours. district north, route 50 north and route 66 north. you go north of those points and you'll end up with showers tonight. south of town probably clearing later on tonight. showers will continue to just hang to the north and slowly lift up. you can access this via the web wusa9.com. 56 to 64 winds north west at 10. low temps about like last night. upper 50s to mid-60s. 57 in great falls. 57 in tye son. 58 in bowie and 59 in upper marlboro. that's where the fair is. now temperatures right now 66 downtown. we never made it to 70 today. 63 in frederick. notice the 70s back to the south and west. breaks in the clouds. consequently they are in the low to mid-70s in culpeper and also fredericksburg. saturday morning becoming partly cloudy and cool. by afternoon partly sunny warmer.

one is just going to pass just north of leesburg. gaithersburg and cross 270 in a few minutes. we will come back and talk about that. more summer weather and then we will snap back to fall when we come back. stay tuned. virginians are asking lots of questions about bob mcdonnell's "thesis." how old was he when he wrote it? mcdonnell was 34, married and attending pat robertson's law school. and what did the thesis say about women? a lot... abortion should be outlawed and birth control should be restricted-- even for married adults. then as a legislator he introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose. learn more. i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor, and my campaign sponsored this ad. >>> welcome back. here is your forecast first. next three days maybe a shower or thunderstorm tomorrow but very, very warm. 86 degrees. beautiful on friday. mostly sunny. mid to upper 70s. then we go down hill again. showers and rain develop probably before the game even begins on saturday. terps are in town. only 68 degrees. weekend is flanking me. not so great. let's go ahead and

unfortunately we have some tieups beginning in leesburg, virginia. now market is closed between battlefield and river creek parkway. as a result of this you want to use battlefield and take it to fort evans and get on river creek to get on to route 7. so there is a way around it. moving along, 66 eastbound. checking out no problems as you track those head lights. they are moving at speed. and lanes nice and quiet from 95 to 66. you can see the drive is nice and green. we are moving at speed, as well. the beltway in maryland, no problems. we are zipping by at colesville road north of the district and wrap it up with route 4, route 5, 301 crane highway. this is an incident and accident free zone. that's a quick look at traffic. now, over to you. >>> in the living well headlines, less bulk could save americans billions. it would mean fewer cases of high blood pressure and heart and kidney disease. the institute of medicine recommends that adults consume no more than 2300-milligrams of sodium a day but the average american gets 1,000-milligrams more than

that's pretty cool too. 74 in winchester. 57 in leesburg tomorrow. -- 75 in leesburg tomorrow. upper 70s for woodbridge. downtown mid to upper 70s with sunshine. 76 in bowie. there will be a little chop on the bay, particularly early tomorrow. there is a small craft advisory until noon. but 75 for annapolis. that is not bad. 75 for lusby. not bad either. and 76 in rockville. and, again, mostly sunny skies on saturday. and really for the most part, mostly sunny skies on sunday. all right. next seven days, hant really tinkered -- haven't really tinkered with this much. terps and skins are in good shape. 80 on monday. we'll keep it cloudy and dry. fall officially arrives on tuesday. showers and thunderstorms, upper 70s. and then we get into the middle part of next week. it stays warm. low to mid 80s wednesday, thursday and friday and showers and thunderstorms are possible. but those days will not be a washout. and we mentioned this earlier on this date in 2002 was isabelle. and the people up there in baltimore rescuing people because of the flood. and if you go to our website and

. >> the drive in flu shots will be dispensed tomorrow on route 7 in leesburg. the flu shot does not protect against the h1n1 virus. that shot won't be available until sometime next month. >>> hundreds of people stood in the rain for hours today to get free dental care. nearly 1000 dental professionals volunteered their time and equipment. they offered everything from checkups and root canals. some drove from other states and slept in their car. >> it is one of the most important items missing in health care now is oral care and if you don't have it then it leave st. -- it leads to other chronic diseases. >> all the services provided today were free. >>> why are hundreds of people in downtown washington. we will tell you why. >>> coming up later on 9news now the newest youtube sensation. can your baby move like this? (announcer) if you think all batteries are the same, consider this: when a tornado tore through holly, colorado, air life denver took to the air... their night-vision goggles keeping them safe on a perilous flight... and powering those precision gog

it is 55 from leesburg, 58 winchester. culpeper 52 and the same story at the montgomery county air park. national 54. winds are southwest at seven. look at the dew points. they have dropped off. the air really dried out. there are dew points in the low 40s. it is thanks to this big storm system spinning up here. look at this monster spinning big rotation, another area of showers and thunderstorms pushing toward buffalo and rochester. the front that went through us with a strong storm is off shore now but this low air is driving cooler, drier winds toward us. and tomorrow a piece of energy will come around this storm and we have a chance of a sprinkle or two, shouldn't be anything too big. the next couple of days looking like this. temperatures on the cool side. mid to upper 60s. thursday 68 after 66 tomorrow. tomorrow a slight chance of a shower, better chance on sunday and should be dry on sunday for the skins home game. >> time for angie goff. >>> what's up howie b? we are already off to a traffic traffic day. we will ma

it is moving into leesburg and along the mason dixon line. locally, we do still have many wet roads to deal with. morning rain showers give way to partial clearing later this afternoon and evening. around 4:00 p.m., the clouds will break up. the highs, only near the 70- degree mark. maybe mid 70's north of town. still comfortable for the weekend. heavy rain possible to more 9. >> welcome to a west and soggy friday morning. everything looks pretty decent around the beltway. no accidents to describe in northeast. good through southeast washington. normal travel times on 95 between richmond and baltimore. things are good along 270. this is 270 traffic on the wet pavement. alison and doug? >> it will be slow going in parts of downtown today. about 10,000 people are expected to gather of the west front of the capital for a day long prayervigil. there are potential street closings. >>> 5:12. >> coming up, a children's cough medicine recall. we have which brands to watch out for. >> moreetails on this morning's top stories. also a check on some othe

in leesburg, their document think a crash on route 7 near battle creek parkway.nd can get by, but westbound cannot. george washington parkway before the beltway, a deer accident, but only one lane is closed. we will go to a couple of cameras. 395, right side is north's down, leaving duke street. this is 270. the southbound direction is on the left side of the screen. it looks great through rockville for now. >> thank you. >>> 5:42 is your time. >> reality tv takes on a new twist as allen joins the judges >> reality tv takes on a new twist as allen joins the judges so you can record in one room and watch in up to six others. (cable guy) you can do that with cable! call the verizon center for customers with disabilities living room. at 800.974.6006 tty/v bedroom. at 800.974.6006 tty/v kitchen. (announcer) get the multi-room dvr from verizon fios if you get sick, or change jobs. eight ways reform matters to you. a cap on deductibles and out-of-pocket costs. no annual or lifetime limits on coverage. preventive care. covered. pre-existing conditions. covered. no highe

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meanwhile, so far as temperatures go across the area, leesburg now at 75 degrees. monthly rain almost at 3/4 of an inch. so temperatures are going to be dropping down to the low 60s by midnight with this rain ending, and we've got again some chilly mornings to talk about. i will have the details in just a few minutes. >> thanks, veronica. >>> when "news4 at 4:00" continues this afternoon the story of a woman who is expecting two babies but her doctors say they may not be twins. >> this is a bizarre story. >>> and when you take your medicines for any ailment you have to be careful with what you eat and drink, that's because some foods work against some medicines. dr. jackie is in the house. she's going to be here to help us sort all of that out. >>> also, police are dealing with a baffling disappearance. a 24-year-old woman hasn't been seen in the two weeks since she left a sheriff's office. >>> a pregnant arkansas woman got the shock of her life when she found out the twins she's carrying aren't the same age. julia groven berg went in for an ultrasound that found o

leesburg, 59. landover, up 64. comfortable morning temperatures. this afternoon, it will continue to be comfortable with highs in the low 70's. expect temperatures this morning in the low 60's with gray skies, but you could leave the umbrella at home. sunny and comfortable with high temperatures in the mid 70's. it doesn't get any better than that in mid september. >> we're looking pretty good on 95 as you make your way northbound in toward lorton. this traffic is heading towards a crash on the capital beltway. it is on the outer loop towards telegraph road. right before the lanes and divide. they are trying to move that out of the way. tap on the brakes as you head towards the springfield. back to you. >> thank you. >>> michelle obama is helping to get the word out about a new farmers market. >> it open yesterday and the first lady was there. she recently planted a vegetable garden at the white house. the farmers' market is on vermont avenue and it will be opened every thursday through october. >> this is harvest time. no better time to go shoppin

we will wind down with traffic out of leesburg on the toll road. everything looks good. >> thank you. >>> restart this morning with some breaking news in fairfax county -- we started this morning with some breaking news in fairfax county. >> on bristow drive, there has been a fire that has been fueled by propane gas. we do have a crew of the white and will have more information as soon as it becomes available. >>> if you take your eyes off their road for just one second to send or read a text, you have traveled the length of a football field. >> anything can happen in just that one second. there will be a summit today on distracted driving. pamela brown joins us now with a preview. >> they are -- texting while driving is dangerous. government members confirm this. so many people do it. it is exactly what government officials are trying to tackle today at this summit, how to curb this dangerous trend. is even more dangerous than truck driving. it took nearly 6000 lives and caused half a million injuries last year. it is a growing threat to. >> texti

>>ha.nk you >>> violence y between pakistan is -- police were called to a brawl in leesburg. we learned details from one of those involved and going to share with us. >> reporter: there were seven people injured from concussions to broken bones. the dispute may have begun thousands of miles away. police officers pulled into the evens ridge apartment complex tuesday night for a melee between 20 young men. from the wounded who remain, they learned a surprising story. >> there was a group of folks out of pakistan decent and another group of people of indian decent. found at the scene, a number of objects including wooden vests like these. >> basically, a crime scene from cricket bats to bats to metal rods in a parking lot area. >> reporter: this 24-year-old was there when it happened. he was injured in the fight. >> just about to walk in. the moment is like four or five cars then they have everything. everything. >> reporter: he says two other victims, his younger brother and cousin, both 15-year-olds told him the bad blood between the two groups may be a carry over of long stan

manassas 48 last hour and rebounded to 50. 61 leesburg. winchester 56. as for the wind, for the time being they are not too bad. they are out of the southwest at six. later today they will become more westerly to northwesterly and we may clock wind gusts at 30 miles an hour and the windy weather will not be a one-day thing. it will last a couple of days. clouds increasing by lunch. from west to east, i say by the lunch hour out to win chester in to the dc area by 3:00 or 4:00 a qume of showers, nothing too heavy. that will be a long a front that will increase wind speeds. there's a front out here in the ocean. that's the one that brought the inch and a half of rain on saturday and sunday. the one headed here next is over my shoulder and coming through the ohio river valley at this hour. later this afternoon it is a quick mover. it is on the delmarva but will have brought a couple of showers here by then and those winds will be increasing. let me take you hour by hour. here we are at 8:00 this morning to partly cloudy skies. showers in to washington count

locations, thurmont, maryland, .87 inches, front royal over an inch, washington county over and inch and leesburg, virginia over an inch as well. the seven-day forecast is coming up. >>> in addition to the rain, some of our neighbors to the south saw some stomps. a lightning strike killed a college student from maryland near where he was swimming. john sackett died in wrightsville ach, north carolina. witnesses say thaw saw him struggle and go under after the lightning strike. rescuers performed cpr but were not able to save him. >> najibullah zazi was close to pulling off an attack in new york according to police he grew up and worked as a coffee cart vendor. he was caught on tape buying gallons of chemicals at a local beauty supply shop. >> new yorker who ran a coffee cart, a nice guy, a smart guy, an articulate guy, an engaging person. someone you would never suspect as a terrorist. those are the worst kind. >> counterterrorism officials call nazi a homegrown terror suspect. >>> there was a massive emergency preparedness drill in northern virginia, simulating several simultaneous bombings. thi

less of a chance as you get toward leesburg, mid-70s. a lot of clouds, mid-70s in fairfax and manassas. maybe upper 70s in woodbridge. downtown, we'll give you sunshine. 76 in bowie and rockville. pretty nice by the water. winds are light. no advisories. mid-70s. annapolis. upper 70s in waldorf. fall arrives tomorrow at 5:15. we'll explain what means. the equinox. with it thunderstorms. low 80s on wednesday and thursday. most showers on wednesday will be in the afternoon and then friday looks nice, partly cloudy, upper 70 to near 80. saturday looks great. terps are in town again and then another system comes in on sunday and monday with some showers, just kind of rain, low 70s. >> maybe kind of a funky night. >> yes. >>> let's talk about weird news. most of the time if you are going out on the white water, you want to have the sturdiest craft you can muster. so what do you say to these characters who made their kayaks out of cardboard? it's idaho. cardboard racing. the rules are simple. only can use cardboard. only adhesive duct tape. yo

forget leesburg. that's not right. everybody else low 70s out there. 73 southern maryland, eastern shore. 74 winchester and with the fog in frederick 66 degrees. we have 73 in national. dew point 71 giving us a relative humidity of 90%. we are warm. west you have to go to the rockies. it is chilly. 39 in denver. some temperatures in colorado in the low 20s with the snow pack on the ground. and we have to get this past us. it will sort of hang up in the area. as the moisture is to the west it will come not so much today with this front. this front may trigger a shower as it comes through but in to the weekend we will watch it. by friday evening, low pressure in the ohio valley with the rain. that is going to move in this direction. our seven-day forecast, had some rain in it. if it pops up it does any way. some rain and a shower chance today, 86. saturday a chance of rain moving in the afternoon and evening in to early sunday. more shower on late monday and tuesday cool and wednesday. speaking of cool, here's patranya b

and leesburg the winds are at 5 miles per hour. the farther east you are, the stormier is. coastal advisories up along the coast, and the day. northeasterly winds for a couple days, piling up the water, maybe a foot or two above average. 74 degrees high today. only a trace of rain. it is cloudy and cool across the area. we will drop off for me degrees as we had overnight. this is the story, that is the source of all this information about their rain and winds. we are trying to figure out where it is going to go next. flip a coin. live doppler reiter, a lot of rain, and dover -- elijiah doppler radar -- live doppler radar, dover air force base, heavy rain. it will probably lift more to the north and had isolated showers west of the bay. this could change. it could be raining in the morning. probably not so much. let's go back to the graphics. this is what is making the issues for us tonight. whipping up the waves. in the time, tomorrow, it eventually has to go to the north, and when that happens, our conditions will improve. as we head through the morning, cloudy, showers in

check out these numbers, down to 53 in damascus. 52 in stafford. 53 in leesburg right now. let's check out the bus stop forecast on our wednesday morning, a chilly start with temperatures around 50 degrees. the winds will get stronger during the day as well. the breezy winds will continue, some clouds, and maybe some showers might pay us a visit. >>> u2 fa were hoping to find what they were looking for when the band stopped in our region. thousands of concertgoers pact fedex field, and once again, there was a gridlock just trying to get there. did everyone get there when they wanted to prove >> absolutely not. we saw people trickling in after the concert started. i can barely hear bono's voice echoing in the night. thousands of folks are leaving as we speak. once folks got in, they were featured to a show with one of the most famous bands in the world. u2 rocked fedex field before a capacity crowd. the legendary sound confused with the themes social and political filtered through a stadium packed with some 80,000 fans. getting to the field was a challenge. >> we are still p

. >> reporter: this cvs in leesburg saw a rush.tor gave shots until 8:00 last night. >> keep it loose at your side. >> reporter: in purseville, kyle brought 5-year-old twins alex and ryan to a medics usa clinic, but it is mom who knows best. >> she was harassing me about getting the boys up here to get their flu shots, as well as myself. because for them it is very important because they were both three months premature. and it is important for them to keep up their immunes and fight the flu virus and they have had it since they were born. >> reporter: the h1n1 flu vaccine is available next month. that means the twins may have another trip to the clinic. a doctor from the leesburg cvs wants us to know they are separate shots. the regular flu shot is different from the h1n1 flu shot that provide different results and different protections. live in northwest washington, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> the flu certainly hit hard at the campus of the u.s. naval academy in unanimous. no fewer than 3 a -- 33 midshipmen are isolated in a do

it is 73 leesburg. 67 andrews air force base. as for the weather today i couldn't take the lunch outside. spotty showers off and on. the air quality is code green and that is the good category. this moisture along the east coast, you can follow the tropical trail all the way to the southern tip of florida. it is backing in toe think the mid-atlantic and the northeast and that will be the trend other the next couple of days the is surface area of low pressure causing the rain is just off of the delmarva peninsula. if you watch tomorrow and it will back in a little bit and by the afternoon steadier rain pushing in and especially tomorrow showers and chilly weather continuing. don't look for much of the rain- free weather during the workweek. we will put that off with the sunshine until a it will later this weekend. as for microcast we will take you hour by hour most of the afternoon is dry with spotty showers and then tomorrow waves of rain east to west across the area ensures it will be a soggy thursday. lows around 60 degrees. on

splitting the difference, leesburg 66 and 61 culpeper at this hour. cloud cover is thicker across west virginia. here in the central part of the state where they will likely have rain. folks watching from the eastern panhandle of west virginia, western maryland may squeeze in a shower before the day's end. the way i see it most of us will be dry and comfortable. autumn begins 5:19 in the afternoon tomorrow. and by then a few western showers here and a better chance of getting wet on wednesday when we reach a high of 79. despite the clouds and despite the rain. here's the slow-moving system off to our west. it will be straddling the appalachian mountains today. in the coastal plains in dc to the tide water and delmarva, a dry afternoon. in the mountains we squeeze in a shower or two but the bulk of the rain comes tomorrow and isolated chances later in the day. we have weak high pressure over new york city keeping us dry. trying to prevent this stuff from moving east. it will lose out and we will watch this rain increase and as we take you hour by hour,

we have showers out to the west of us, around leesburg, south of leesburg, but everything is very lightst of the activity has been confined to the west into the mountains. all right, let's look at the seven-day. the next seven days, tomorrow going to be warm. our first full day of fall will be in the 80s. showers and a thunderstorm in the forecast. mid to possibly upper 80s on thursday. shower or thunderstorm possible. cooler on friday and we have updated saturday. we are bringing clouds in saturday and showers before the end of the terps game. we'll salvage. back half of sunday with showers in the morning and more showers on monday with temperatures in the upper 70s. thanks for joining us. 9news now at 6:00 starts right now. >>> and we begin with breaking news. the national transportation safety board just issued some urgent sa

all six zones are on our website at wusa9.com. 74 winchester tomorrow, sunshine, mid-70s leesburg, fairfax and manassas. woodbridge upper 70s and breezy in the morning. because of that there is a small craft advisory for parts of the bay for some of today and tomorrow. 75 for annapolis and lusby but 76 downtown and 78 waldorf and 76 in bowie. temperatures are a little below average over the weekend but i don't think we will see too many complaints. next seven days, 76 tomorrow, mostly sunny ms. . 78 on sunday, mostly sunny. a few clouds in late. we will keep monday dry but mostly cloudy day. clouds really thicken up and showers and thunderstorms on tuesday. upper 70s and we will keep a chance of thunderstorms in on wednesday, thursday and friday. it will not be a washout but temperatures in the low 80s wednesday, thursday and friday. almost 85 on thursday, 83 on friday. >> wow. let's go back to dundalk, maryland right now and look at what is happening there. we understand the source of the water main break has been identified there. massive flooding going on. >> you look at this community

. >>> 74 in winchester and 75 tomorrow in leesburg and upper 70s though for woodbridge and mid-70s for fairfax and manassas and a slight chance of a shower in that zone. on this side we left the drops out. 76 in rockville, downtown. a little more sunshine on this side, too. particularly over by the bay. and mid-70s for annapolis and winds light. no small craft advisories. next seven days, 76 tomorrow. a shower west. it gets warmer with showers and thunderstorms wednesday and thursday. they should hold off wednesday, until the afternoon, and get a nice break on friday, and upper 70s near 80. and i believe the terps are in town again this week. sunshine, mid-70s, and then the next system comes in here sunday and monday. more showers and rain with the temperatures a little cooler back in the low to mid-70s. >> all right. >> thank you. >>> you don't even have to leave your house to become a hero. >> still ahead, meet one woman who is making a difference from her own living room. i'm howard bernsteen with the tip of the day. a nice cup of tea could be relaxing but save someone. the beverage

off to this west, leesburg warmer and 70. 72 fredericksburg and 65 up there in beautiful hagerstown. we'll take a trip to 75 for the lunch hour. i don't think we will go much higher than that. if we break with a little more sunshine then i'd say we will get closer to 80. the humidity higher and around the drive home we should have rain moving in. kris sneed is in for angie. he can tell you all about the drive in. >> most delays on the usual roads but some really big things to worry about on 66 eastbound from 29 in centreville to 495 where we have an accident to the right shoulder. that's a 66-minute delay there. going to 395. slow from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. a little stop and go in between. about 25 minutes. heading in to maryland, an accident route 4 still working. going to video earlier this morning. we still have an incident on northbound route 29. an accident cleanup due to a vehicle that ran in to a pole. down wires are involved. people are getting by on the left lane but everything else is open. back to you. >>> the federal government has given the green light f

frederick to leesburg, over to theast, nothing.ut to the west we have been seeing aplof showerand a couple of thunderstorms develop. primarily just west of i-81 so this is just west of woodstock. not severe but it has some pretty good rainfall in it or at least brief heavy rains are possible and we will put this into motion crossing i-81 in the next hour just north of woodstock then move over to the southeast. back to the computer we go. we will talk about lows tonight. kind of like summer too. talking 67 in tyson. 66 in great falls. 69 in bethesda. a little cooler as you go up i- 270. not very much. 68 in rockville. 66 in upper marlboro. running about almost 10 degrees above average for the high and almost 10 degrees above average for tonight's lows. temperatures right now in alny. 81 in old town. even out to the west it is pretty warm. 81 in winchester. mostly cloudy, mild, maybe a shower. don't count on it. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. by afternoon partly sunny and warm. shower and thunderstorm possible but a nice day 84 to

first, temperatures, cooling off, cloudy skies, 60 leesburg, 63 in the district, 60 woodbridge. overnight, mostly cloudy, 54-60. the big story, the rain d the timing. the storm scan, ran off to the west. more is beyond the picture. it is drifting off to the east. most of the rain overnight will stay south of the metro area. during the afternoon, a nw batch will move in. the question is, what time sunday? sunshine of the weekend, but it will be limited. all the detail is in the timing. a complete update on the weekend forecast coming up. >>> also still to come -- tylenol announces a recall of infant and children's products. we have the details. local neighborhoods are facing a stink bug innovation. what you can do to keep your home bug free. new details about an aide to a d.c. council man accused of bribery. there's nothing more important than our health. so when it comes to health reform, we need a solution that works for all of us. now the president and congress have a plan that combines the best ideas, from democrats and republicans, business owners and workers, doctors, nurse

taking you west, leesburg is 77. that's the number in cumberland and 72 at this hour in culpeper. plan with me the next three. rain-free today. tomorrow, as j.c. mentioned autumn begins 5:19. it isn't until the afternoon that we get rain drops inside the beltway. we will have more clouds to get started in the morning but the commute i think will be dry. then wednesday a lot of showers around and temperatures pretty warm despite the clouds and showers in the upper 70s. here's how it is unfolding. between boston straight down to charlotte we are in good shape without any rain. doing regional travel you will be okay. dry on 95 and on 81. weak high pressure is on top of us sliding in to the ocean. it will move out of the way so the next frontal system can get here, specifically on wednesday. that looks to be the wettest day this week. as we take you to the time line, partly cloudy skies. won't be a lot of green on the screen as we head in to tonight. really even tomorrow morning looks dry. turning cloudier. over my shoulder is where we watch the rain drops come in. here's the time lin

down to the south and southeast, vero beach with 93, leesburg down to 66. earlier, the wind gusted to almost 30 miles per hour. talk about chilly stuff, this is an extreme northwester parts of michigan, wakefield, michigan, down to 40 degrees right now. so overnight tonight -- here's what's going to be going on. first of all, with the chilly air, colors beginning to come on for you leaf lookers early october. the next couple weeks far north parts of new england. up around the northeast kingdom and maybe some of the high spots of west virginia. but skyline drive, spots like that, will really be the tale end of october. in and around our own neck of the woods. first part of november. overnight tonight, those northwesterly winds continue. there will be on-and-off clouds as we go through tomorrow. out in the mountains of west virginia, maybe a few sprinkles. temperatures tomorrow morning into the low 50s, the highs only into the high 60s, to about 70 degrees. so still a bit of a breezy morning tomorrow morning. then during the afternoon, we will see morning sun

but right now it is 70 in cambridge. 69 southern maryland and in leesburg 68.at the sky cover outside. partly sunny out there. not a bad day. 68 with a west southwest wind at 16 gusting to 83. you can see the dew points down to 41. the air has dried out thanks to this storm system spinning in southern canada more showers across new york state, coming up maine in to parts of canada there pulling away. for us it is bringing in the cool northwesterly winds. this will be around the next couple of days and there's a trough of low pressure. this is going to rotate around us tomorrow. that's why we have a chance of a shower in the forecast or a sprinkle, if you will. and a better chance of showers in the mountains. as we look at the seven-day forecast, see temperatures today 70ish. tomorrow in the mid 0s. slight chance of a shower and then as we head to thursday, gets better. friday late, could be a shower and 72. and so much going on between football games and fall for fairfax, showers, 72. but better weather on sunday. >> all right. let's go burgundy and gold and te

live reports on the weatherbug, 76 degrees leesburg and greenbelt, 78 degrees at mount airy. thursday morning at the bus stop, cloudy and humid, 65-70. the 70 forecast is minutes ahead. -- the seven-day forecast is minutes ahead. >>> major delays on the highway near benning road. the man was struck and taken to an area hospital with life- threatening injuries. the police have reopened the highway. >>> new details on the dollars and cents of the intercounty connector. >> the road will link montgomery county and prince george's county between interstate 3 lueders 70 and i-95, but it could be pricey -- between interstate370 and i-95, but it could be pricey. >> intercounty connector will evolve from a series of construction sites like this one and montgomery county to a state of all art toll highway. a lot of people are thrilled about the possibility of the shorter commute, but others are concerned how much this will cost. the intercounty connector is for now just a roadside garage of track and trucks. but in a few years, the roadway will link gaithersburg with laurel. >> it will

forecast, all six zones available on our website at wusa9.com. 74 if winchester, mostly sunny. 75 leesburgmid-70s fairfax, manassas. upper 70s broad woodbridge and breezy in the morning and then will die down. downtown upper to mid-70s. 76 bowie. on the bay, the northeasterly winds at 10 to 15. we are looking at a small craft advisory for parts of tonight and through noon tomorrow. keep that in mind if you are going out on the water. a nice day but a little choppy in the morning. 75 annapolis and 75 in lusby. next seven days, 76 tomorrow, sunshine. 78 on sunday, mostly sunny. a few high clouds come in late and monday we will keep mostly cloudy. keep it dry for now. showers and thunderstorms come back on tuesday. even clouds and showers and upper 70s and a little touch of summer. low to mid-80s on wednesday, thursday and friday with thunderstorms possible each day but not washout days by any means. >> thank you, topper. >>> we will talk about trouble for an nba player with nba roots. >> west is in trouble unfortunately in our area. ahead in sports the late often his arrest. plus, since sant

. >>> sky nine was over the scene of a deadly crash in leesburg, this morning. this happened just before 2:00. on route 7 near river creek parkway. police say the driver ran in to the back of a dump truck, got out of the car and then fled leaving his passenger to die. medics rushed the unidentified passenger to a nearby hospital but that passenger died. police arrested the driver a short time later. >>> tax liens on 5,000 dc properties were headed to the auction block, but that process has now been halted. one of the potential bidders complained in court that the city did not include all properties that owed back taxes. the city listed only those properties with more than $1,200 in overdue taxes. city officials will review the judge's order and reschedule the auction for october. >>> cutting another 100 to $200 million from the budget could soon be a reality. maryland governor o'malley says it would not surprise him if he state would need to trim an additional 100 to $200 million from its budget in order to break even. the additional cuts could come next week wh

and even in the 26 mile per hour range, out towards laseburg, still breezy -- leesburg still breezy allnight. a chance of showers tomorrow and when the 70s return coming up. >> all right, thank you. >>> now some breaking news for the pacifics in the area out here. at least 14 people are dead after tsunami responded by the powerful earthquakes, swept ashore. and the death occurred in four different villages on the main out here and unspecified amount of numbers were also killed in neighboring areas out here. that is abdomen dawn for them on tuesday. now to developing stories affecting the car owners. some of them with brand new cars for them that might include you as well. certain toyota and lexus vehicles to remove the driver side floor mat before you make your next trip. the reason, that mat could interfere with the accelerator and cause a sudden surge, maybe even a crash. the camry 2007 through 2010. the avalon, 2005 to 2010, the prius, 2004 through 2009. the tacoma, 2005 through 2010. and the tundra, 2007 through 2010. to the lexus now. the es350 model years 2007 to 2010 and the lexu

temperatures are cooler after a high of 80 today. 64 in leesburg and mainly in the 60s to the north and west. but already 52 in manassas. and 55 in culpeper. we'll come back and talk about the coolest air of the season. how long it's going to be around. and we'll look ahead to the rest of the week and weekend coming up. >> thanks, topper. >>> cooler temperatures aren't the only sign of the change in the seasons. it's also the time of year when people begin lining up for the flu shot. and this year indications are they're lining up earlier and in greater numbers. gary nurenberg joins us with that. >> reporter: reporters are always looking for the perfect quote to sum up their stories and tonight we did. one woman told us we have had lines out the wazoo. >> go ahead and pull up your sleeve for me on the left side. >> reporter: although it won't release specific numbers, the spokesman for cvs tells increase of people getting flu shots this year over last is huge. >> put your arm at your side. >> reporter: this cvs was giving shots until 10:00 at night. how the man who listens to his wife.

leesburg, virginia, with wand out of the north and northeast today. 63 in rockville. our temperatures will be dropping to the upper 50s by tomorrow morning. yes, there is going to be a little bit of sunshine coming our way tomorrow. >> we'll be waiting for it. thanks, veronica. more signs today that the recession may be winding down. the markets keep on soaring. earlier today, some encouraging reports were released on housing and unemploy the. jay gray has details. >> reporter: the building rhythm. it's the sound of a surging economy. new data released today shows housing starts up 1.5%. new building permits climbed 2.7% over the last month, both indicators of an economic rebound. investors are taking notice the market has been on a steady upward march. the dow approaching the 10,000 point plateau many analysts consider an important benchmark. adding to the confidence on wall street, first-time claims for jobless benefits fell unexpectedly last week. a sign that the labor market is not crumbling as quickly as it once was. and while the numbers across the board are tre

ier at -- earlier at 10:00 we were seeing a shower out reston way and leesburg. that's all dissipated. up towards westminster north of 70 that's all dissipated and back on off to the east, still getting very light showers there. but this is weakening as well. so give it another hour or so and i think we're going to be all dry and pretty much the forecast for tonight is going to be cloudy. how about this weekend's forecast. 75 tomorrow. we're going to get some sunshine but i'm not going to say we're going to get a lot of sunshine and there's going to be a chance tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening that we still could get a spot ji shower or two. no -- spotty shower or two not a washout. if you have outdoor plans, it should be good but especially in the afternoon. kind of plan for it with an umbrella. 82 on sunday with some sunshine. so things really start to warm up latter part of the weekend as high pressure builds in. 64 right now for national. dulles 63. bwi61. and temperatures again out in the suburbs already cooling down into the upper 50s or so in some p

this area, out to winchester, a pretty good chance of a shower tomorrow, and less of a chance in leesburg, mid-70s, and fairfax mid-70s and manassas mid-70s and woodbridge a lot of clouds and upper 70s. downtown, we will keep the drops out of this side and actually make it so the temperatures are in the mid-70s and then maybe a drop late in the day. the seven-day forecast. okay. ♪ >> rock out, man. >> yes. sports guys have better music than the weather guys. fall arrives tomorrow. we forgot to put that on the seven-day forecast. fall arrives at 5:15. it is the autumnal equinox. a shower possible late tomorrow west of town. warmer on wednesday and thursday and showers and thunderstorms possible late wednesday and thursday. looks great on friday. looks great on saturday. temperatures in the mid-70s. and another front comes at us on sunday and monday. and with showers and just kind of plain rain, and temperatures in the low to mid-70s. >> that music may be making a comeback at some point, right? >> it could. >> i don't know. >> i'm thinking it will. >> a special tune, huh? >> all right. >> w

leesburg 75. southern suburbs in the upper 60s down there to culpeper.an do better than that. it will take a little longer for your skies to clear. middle to up every 70s is the target as our winds shift to the west and southwest behind the front. it will be partly cloudy and cool tonight. yes. those are some 40s in the suburbs to 58 degrees and winds from the northeast. here's a look at the satellite radar loop. you ski the clear weather from new york city. back to pittsburgh. that is headed here. there's actually a front, though that is draped across new england. this will slide through probably with a few clouds later tonight. behind it we will have that dry cooler push, initially but one that will bring sunshine here. that's really what we want for later in the weekend. here's the front. excuse me, you will notice we don't really have any rain drops along it as we think of your plans later on tonight. i will show you the computer models hour by hour. this is by saturday morning in to the afternoon. notice the increase in sunshine. looks like a nice d

very nice trip through leesburg, loudoun county. nothing on the dulles toll road. good through southern maryland, route 4, route 5, 210. things good through bowie. now back to alison and doug. >> do you have an iphone? >> no, i do not. there are some big changes for the iphone users. we will check into that in a moment. >> also coming up, another check of those fast-moving wildfires out west. you're watching "good morning washington." gton." >> 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. >>> in our top stories, local officials are gearing up for a fight with the swine flu. president obama will be briefed on the government's efforts to tackle the virus. several local officials are also holding meetings with their staff. the first doses are expected to be ready by mid october. a new effort to stop same-sex marriage in the district is under way. i request will be filed to put a gay marriage initiative on the

don't buy the 70 in leesburg. that's a few degrees too warm.er 60s in the shenandoah valley and mid to upper 60s in other locations. should be 73 for the drive home. we say welcome back to angie goff. >> good morning. got a half marathon under the belt. i'm ready to kick things off. >> half more than me. >> get you vimong this morning o unfortunately one tieup to tell you t about in upper marlboro. at white house road it is closed. crews hope to have it cleared by 6:00 a.m. to the outer loop, no problems to report from university and 66 eastbound, past the car rest area it looks like the commute to the district is all clear. andrea, over to you. >>> it looks like the movie "jaws "off of cape cod this weekend. scientists tagged a record number of sharks off the coast. >> reporter: we. >> we tagged five and i know we have seen several fish that have not tagged. hard to give a real number because we don't know if we are double counting. >> reporter: he has never seen so many great whites hanging out close. the decision to keep the beaches closed w

leesburg, 54. 50 in frederick. 64 at the patuxent naval station. we will look for sunshine. clouds are close. they're down in the southern sections of virginia and the carolinas. the high pressure will squash them down to the south and that is where they will stay. low humidity all the way through the afternoon. we are normally around 84. this afternoon, mid 70's. tomorrow, more of the same and just gorgeous. maybe a few showers on friday. partly sunny and low to mid a's next monday. that is a quick look at the weather. >> thank you. >>> looking forward to that. >>> big tobacco is taking on the government. >> jeremy hubbard has the "money scope" report. >> we begin with another major bank looking to return taxpayer money. bankamerica is out to get under the microscope. they want to pay back $20 billion. it would ease some of the restrictions placed on the company. they will auction off parts of the homes of bernie madoff. this is a $7 million beach house. it has four bedrooms and three bathrooms. the money will go to repay the victims of his massive fraud. some say the law v

theelonineati lwie eall be 15, which runs from frederick to leesburg and down to warrenton.5 is where we expect most of rain. then this area of low pressure will push out of here. we will seek improvements gradually. highs of the in the upper 60's today. a cool and damp day. we will detail those improvements coming up. >> it is slick out there. this is the outer loop. a crash involving a car that spun out into the jersey wall. the left lane may be blocked. this is before the legion bridge. another crash reported near the george washington parkway. there's also a crash near ritchie marlboro off to the left. e th is debris in the roadway up towards dale city. this is north down in dale city. the debris is in the center of the roadway. >> thank you. >>> 5:41. >> the results are reportedly in. is a track star and a man or woman? >> we thank you for waking up with us on this friday. this is in rosslyn, across the street from our building. a giant american flag. but i like to think i'm just going beyond the call of duty. cock-a-doodle-do. i do 22 more inspections than the governme