this is the american legion bridge. two lanes now blocked with equipment that has arrived on the scene of a crash. the fire truck on the right lane, all that he will want to get all the way over. we will keep an update on this. now to alison and doug. >> thank you. >>> we have a developing story. >> firefighters battled a fears early morning fire. out just after 2:00 a.m.. this is the knights of columbus hall. quickly engulfed the building. the roof collapsed. no one was hurt. fire officials are investigating the cause. >>> sonia sotomayor appears to be heading to a quick confirmation today. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- opposition appears to be solidifying. courtney robinson is live with more on the boat. >> the votes pass 10:00 this morning. it is expected to run along party lines. despite opposition from several republican lawmakers come out there is little question that sonia sotomayor will support -- will get an endorsement this morning. some republicans are planning to vote agai

we have some big problems on the american legion bridge earlier. you see the remaining of that there in the left hand side of the lane right by the median. we'll check in with julie wright and get an update and also on 270 some trouble spots. it's tuesday july 28th, i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. we want to tell you about a special phone bank up and running through 9:00 this morning. >> you see the volunteers trying to help you volunteer. we'll get you connected with volunteer organizations across the area. d.c. gets high marks for the numbers of those that volunteer but we want to make those better. >> if you want to find a group to volunteer for, call the number that you see on your screen. 202-895-3307. again that number is 202-895- 3307. we also have a lot of volunteer information on our website, myfoxdc.com. >>> let's check in with tony perkins and look at this forecast for this steamy tuesday morning. >> good morning. allison, i hope you make it through the show. >> -- i appreciate that. >> i know how that is. we have steamy

no incidents across the american legion bridge.nbound new york avenue is closed off between west virginia, montana and fenwick street. that is due to a shooting which occurred earlier this morning. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> you can fill up for free this morning. a gas giveaway starts at 6:00 a.m. at the shirley duke shell station at 4670 took street? alexandria. this is being sponsored by allstate as awe way to recognize alexandria as america's most improved city for safe driving. gas being given away for free. do not arrive any earlier than that or you will be sent to a nearby park until the pumps open at 6:00 a.m. >> official want to know what causing an apartment building to sink into the ground. one of the five buildings off newdale drive in chevy chase is now condemned and eight families are forced out of their homes. >>> from the playgrounds of compton to prestigious tennis courts all across the world, p nus williams making a stoin e district. >> a thrill afterlife time for some lucky children. you are

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overnight investigation gone at the american legion bridge. for now, let's go back to alison and doug. >> thank you. >>> michael jackson's memorial service was seen around the world. >> vinita nair tell us as how it held up. >> the web holds up during michael jackson's memorial service. millions of people log on to watch the service live. there were no major breakdowns. the live event was broadcast by the major networks and cable outlets. facebook now has 7 million fans for michael jackson's page. google is planning to launch an operating system for computers. they announced the project and said they want to bring security to computers. it will be designed for net books. the software will be available in the second half of next year. sony is getting into the net book game. they are launching a book runs on low work great hardware. it will sell for about $600. yahoo! is making it easier to organize your searches. a program automatically saves your results. users can then we organize them or e-mail it. young kids are getting on-line faster than

the american legion, an accident on the american legion bridge. don't have exact lane closures but be careful if you travel through. we have a report of an accident on the inr loop at the ramp to southbound georgia avenue. we have a reporter on the way and we will let you know as soon as we find out. 270 southbound is clear frederick to the capital beltway. no problems from dale city to the capital beltway and continues onward to the 14th street bridge. keep in mind if you are in the district the 14th street is closed between constitution avenue and pennsylvania avenue from now until 6:00 this evening. now over to kristin in the web center. >>> the big political story on the web this morning is the resignation of the former alaska governor sarah palin. in her farewell speech she attacked the media telling them to "quit making things up." that distrust of the media ah ompted sarah palin to sbeme co cothe most prolific politicians r cifiof ale atstth be g useninit enas her primary means of communicatn p up tosu 'snd reaygnatio watont show you ofem e

from 66 up toward american legion bridge, seven minutes. and a mere 19 minutes from american legion bridge over to college park. good time to get going. back to you. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> our time is 5:22. 73 degrees. what texas millionaire r. allen stanford is demanding from inside his prison cell. >> what we learn about the health of a co-pilot involved in a fiery plane crash. >>> a popular networking site is banned from the white house. >> here's liz on the money. >> allowance is an important strategy in teaching your child about money. charge interest that it's better to spend what you have than to there are moments in time when the paths we take do determine our future. today we are communicating with each other as never before - and that requires a seamless network that is constantly growing better, smarter, and more secure. at's why our scientists and engineers in our labs, are taking the fastest technology in the world and making it mobile, better and faster - to keep pushing the internet further than anyone drea

this is the american legion bridge. back inside. >> a lot of people might still be looking for the perfect summer get away. >> before you book a place at the beach, consider getting yourself booked at a misery bed and breakfast. a jail it is offering a chance to get locked up if you hand over theoot. . the nightly fine,, 50 bucks. you'll get a souvenir mug shot. they are trying to raise money bork for the inmates move been. >> jail and breakfast. -- they're trying to raise money before the inmates moved in. >> there was a party at the pittsburgh zoo yesterday. this pair will remember because they are elephants. they were treated to ice cream and cake on their special day. made they continue to grow and learn and grow some more. they were one year-old. >> what kind of cake was it? >> very cute. >> history was made at the white house yesterday. for the first time, an all- female marine corps manned the presidential helicopter. who says women cannot drive? this was rains to honor a woman. she had made history as the first

a slow start to the ride southbound off of 270 headed down towards the american legion bridge. left side remains blocked off with the accident activity. delays begin before democracy boulevard. once you get past the accident scandal, the pace improves continuing into fairfax. inner loop of the beltway holding steady. no problems to report leading the dulles toll road headed around towards bethesda. 66 incident-free but still on the brakes. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a popular event an party hall in prince george's county is no more. >> that facility known as byrne manor was destroyed overnight by a fire. that fire tore through the building on long southern avenue in oxon hill and that is where we find sarah simmons with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the fire is out at the point but, as you can see, the smoke is still billowing from this building. investigators are out hear on the scene. we have seen canines out here as well. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. the fire started at about 2:00 this morning. if you take a l

let's take you live to the beltway at the american legion bridge. in virginia, a waterloo delays from been dorn street to telegraph road. >>he tre is moisture in t the ar and you can see it in the cameras. 69 degrees but the dew point is in the upper 60's. the forecast to date will have less shooting for the high 80's. it will be hot and muggy today. tomorrow, more clouds move in. temperatures will be in the mid 80's and a couple of thunderstorms here and there for the end of the week and in if we don't act, medical bills will wipe out their savings. if we don't act, she'll be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. and he won't get the chemotherapy he needs. if we don't act, health care costs will rise 70%. and he'll have to cut benefits for his employees. but we can act. the president and congress have a plan to lower your costs and stop denials for pre-existing conditions. it's time to act. >>> prince george's county firefighters are investigating a fire that burned a popular hall to the ground at 2:00 a.m. at the knights of columbus

on the inner loop at the american legion bridge this is where we have a report of an accident. the outer loop is fine north of the district. moving over to 270, heading southbound. slow from 109 to 121. a lot of volume here at germantown road. moving to the maps. pennsylvania avenue, suitland parkway, 301 and branch avenue. so far so good. in virginia 95 heading northbound. here's the shot. you are clear from dale city to the beltway. this is actually 395 and that's where i am going to end it. no incidents or accidents. it is just volume. over to you. >> thank you, angie. >>> good morning, everybody. a town hall meeting on health care got heated on monday and now it is what is hot wee thb. web. look at this. maryland senator ben cardin a democrat who favors health care reform took quonesa tia from robert s dirodiof clinton. he just taken stjutaken a new j that pa less s hid joolb s old so he cided denot to get health insurance d and of the rtof tha on sths hiatitftcos s onats s its ftcosts over to a rspe that does pay and they are payi rsfor you. this has many of you sounding w

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and as we head over to the american legion bridge, that's open and moving well.rlier incident is gone. back to you. >> thank you, steve. >>> the latest out of florida. seven men have been arrested in the murder of a couple known for adopting children with special needs. byrd and melanie billings were murdered. the crime was captured on surveillance camera. the couple used to keep track of their children. and the entire attack took less an ten minutes. >>> we have information that indicates that there was an amount of practice that was involved. there are a couple individuals that have prior military back grounds in this group. >> the suspects range in age from 16 to 56. one is in the air force special operations. the group practiced for a month, and the robbery appears to be the primary motive behind the crime. >>> and new developments this morning in the death of michael jackson. there are new reports they may treat the death as a homicide. there is powerful evidence that links the doctor to his death. >> reporter: officials spent more than an hour in the heart

the crash happened on the maryland side of the american legion bridge. >>> police have also identified the other driver involved. virginia state police took her in to custody when she crashed after crossing the american legion bridge. court records she service driving with a suspended license and without insurance and she was involved in an alleged hit and run crash earlier this year. >>> another video of a metro worker texting has surfaced on youtube. this time the video shows a metro bus driver. someone posted the video on tuesday. metro says at the moment it has no way to identify the driver. metro previously suspended a driver after a video showed him texting. >>> a strain of rising foreclosures is so bad it is now taking public works crews off the streets in some places. one example is district heights in prince georges county. that's where the city is sending public works crews on to private grass and cut blithe. >> we have to keep the city clean and we will do it. somebody will pay later but for right now the citizens is what counts. >> reporter: since may the district heights c

nothing to show you right now across the american legion bridge. now to the weather center. >> thank you. a few showers to the far west. sunny. clouds will erwthea bubu n,, 70's. glen bernie, 76. dew points are up. low to mid mid 80's as the high goes through this afternoon. we will see showers. cop -- some could pack a punch. will talk more about the next seven days. back over to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:12, 74 degrees. t minus six hours and counting. the space shuttle gets the green light for space entry. we'll check headlights -- headlines aroundeadlines a >> 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, the space shuttle endeavor returns to earth later this morning. it is expected to touchdown just before1:00 a.m. scientists will be checking out a crew member's underwear. a japanese astronaut war experimental underwear for solid month. they are designed to be odo

there is also one of the george washington parkway before you get on to the legion bridge. it is causing the delays on the parkway. in montgomery -- on montgomery village avenue, lanes are open. a new wreck reported near frederick county. it involves a police jarrett -- a police chase eastbound on interstate 70. the fourteenth street bridge has no incidents reported in either direction. all lanes are open as you head south for the beltway in springfield. a very slow ride up towards silver spring. that is a look attraffic, back to you. >>> coming up, the answer c soon be found in a pill. >> and how local students are learning and helping the >> and how local students are learning and helping the envion car insurance.m what you might not know is that you can contact geico to see if you could save on homeowner's and renter's insurance too. for more information call 1-800-947-auto or check the yellow pages for an office near you.. [tires screeching] [screech] accidents can happen anytime. that's why geico's here 24 hours a day, every day. geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or

as soon as i crossed the american legion bridge up to 270, a tractor-trailer just dumped. the skies just turned completely black and it was really bad. i could see -- i got on the the cb radio and hollered back to the drivers behind me and said look out. we are driving right in to it. >> reporter: and he did. fortunately no one seriously hurt as far as we know. eric's big concern, the fella you saw his tomato plants in mount airy he is worried they could be damaged. looks like some workers are coming out now and should clean up soon. no major damage but you would expect for july and august thunderstorms in dc. >> thank you for that. >>> the cash for clunkers program may have just gotten a new lease on life. the billion dollar program was running out of money but the house voted to put $2 billion more in the tank. but still buyers aren't waiting. >> reporter: customers have been pouring in to car dealerships thinking the brakes were being put on the cash for clunkers program. >> when i found out i wasn't going to do it i was so upset but we got here in time. >> dealerships

everything open at the legion bridge. this is pretty much how it is around the city. 270 out of frederick route 109 and the pace is still pretty good heading down toward clarksburg and the lane divide. back to you. >> thank you, jim. it is now 5:21. children take the stage during an islamic meeting. >> we will check wt is making headlines around the region including a important tour of fort detrick. etrick. >> checking the top stories at 5:15, the anne arundel county county council is set to vote on a proposal involving slot machines. the reamended proposal would allow them in anne arundel mills mall. opponents are worried about traffic and there are not enough buffe buffers. >> today maryland senator ben cardin will look at efforts to cap contaminated landfill site at fort detrick. he will tour and be briefed. last month maryland's environment department announced that it had approved plans to cap six landfill sites there. they are contaminated with biological waste, testing materials and chemical wass as well. >> the la

again this, pace is pretty good in each direction here at the american legion bridge. light traffic volume between tyson's and 270. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. >>> the world is getting ready to say good-bye to michael jackson. you are looking at video from forest lawn cemetery in hollywood where there was activity last night indicating a viewing or service may have already been held for the king of pop. >>> in the meantime, more than 17,000 lucky ticket holders are gearing up for the highly anticipated memorial service today at the staples center in los angeles. >> police have taken major steps to make sure everything goes smoothly. they have barricades up and undercover officers ill be in place to make sure no unwanted guests get in. we wind to go live now for fox's mindy mizell who is outside the staples center. i'm sure a lot of activity there. >> reporter: there is, gurvir. we are now less than ight hours away and already this place is hopping. but this memorial service is expected to take place just behind me here at the l.a. staples center at 10:

says marylanders travel to tysons or the dulles corridor have no choice but to clogged the american legion bridge. >> have to go all the way around. it is literally next to me, but i cannot go over it. >> this person some set up. >> he hates traffic more than i do. >> hot lane traffic construction is going on behind me. transportation experts say in this study, if they have an impact on improving the quality of life for many years to come. reporting live from the claim, gail pennybacker, abc 7 news. >> at least is a nice day. >>> nice day to take four hours to get to work. we're running out of superlatives to describe the weather. but the pictures do the talking on the rooftop. nice looking day. it would be hard to paint that. all the different cloud formations. you do not see this too often. it usually is hazy and nasty because of the heat. things are looking good now. let's talk about the numbers, six, 10 degrees below normal all day. that trend continues at this hour. stafford, 79 degrees. 77 hagerstown, high of 78. indian head, charles county, 81 degrees was the high. let's go to the s

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another driver took off but crashed into a ditch across the american legion bridge that.rive was arrested. police say she was under the influence alcohol. >>> with the memorial now behind us, the world is still waiting to hear exactly what killed michael jackson. his death certificate still does not list a cause of death and autopsy results have not yet been released. jackson suffered cardiac arrest and died on june 25th. >>> it is still not clear yet where michael jackson will be buried. the jackson family held a private memoal yesterday morning at forest lawn cetery in hollywood. jackson's casket thane traveled in a motorcade along with the family to the staples center for that public memorial. jackson's brother jermaine says the family wants to bury jackson at neverland ranch but that will take legal wrangling with california lawmakers. >>> thousands of people packed the staples crentder in los angeles and mill i don't understand watched around the world as the king of pop was honored by those who knew best. & i'll find that life is still worth while ♪ ♪ if you just sm

no problems to report crossing the american legion bridge or woodrow wilson bridge at this point. right now, 95 northbound slows through woodbridge. no problems on 395 heading up across the 14th street bridge. >>> a government agency under fire for keeping weighting about the dangers of cell phones. the national traffic highway administration chose not to release hundreds of pages of research out of fear it would lose federal funding inform 2002, cell phone use behind the wheel was tied to 955 deaths and 2,000 accidents. the research says hands-free drivers didn't help drivers consequence state treat any better. it also found drivers using cell phone are more times more likely to crash. the man in charge at the time said he had been told he could jeopardize billions of dollars if financing if the information was released. the concern was that congress would think his agency was croing the line into lobbying instead of sticking to its mission of collecting data. >>> wall street keeping up the best streak it's seep in months. >>> how does awe free breakfast sound? today, starbcks gi

checking for a wreck, we had activity in the distance there before the reach the american legion bridge. no accidents to report along northbound i-95. the hov lanes and main lin running at speed as you travel up to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we are following a developing story this morning. the cash for clunkers program is apparently running out of gas. its fate is now up in the air. maybe too successful. the dealers getting more clunkers than the government had cash for. matt ackland is working this story and joins us from rockville with more on this. >> reporter: this program is so popular across the country, so many people are saying hey, i'm going to trade in my old clunk earned get a new car and the government is going to help me out that the government now is worried that they could actually run out of cash. as you know, $1 billion was set aside for this program. at this point, we are hearing that about $100 llion of that, 10%, has already been promised by the government but we are all hearing that it is possible, with thousands of car teal ares

a suspect is in custody following a deadly hit and run overnight on the american legion bridge. police say one woman crashed into a car, killing both people. she kept going into virginia and was later caught by police after causing another accident. no one was hurt in the second crash. police arrested her for a dui. >>> in six months if you do not bring your own back while shopping in the district, he will have to pay for it. adrian fenty has added a bill that adds eight 5 cents tax. the money raised will be used to help clean at the anacostia river. >>> a big opportunity for home buyers in prince george's county. jack johns has announced a new downpayment assistance program. this is to help people buy foreclosed homes. the $13 million program is aimed at stopping the erosn of property values o'clock -- caused by foreclosure. still to come, in these tough times families across the u.s. are trying to save on their summer vacation. if you are still trying to find a great deal, it is not too late. >> here is the problem with michael. no matter what he wanted somebody would give it

continuing towards the american legion bridge where we did have a disabled vehicle. the inner loop coming out across the american leej legion bridge, as you make your way up towards the silver spring area, this is what have you in store for you. slow moving traffic. both loops of the beltway are slow through the traffic stretch. no major accidents to report, just heavy volume through that area. jim, back to you. >> thanks, ashley. >>> coming up next, as more people turn to food stamps to supplement their income, more places are willing to accept them. >>> a little too much southern exposure for one u.s. olympian. competing in the world championships. >>> space shuttle "endeavour" is headed for home after undocking from the international space station. it was an emotional good-bye for the "endeavour" crew and stronts current living onboard the station. the two groups have been working together for 11 days now making a lot of improvements up there. the crew leaves behind a newly installed porch and experiments for the new japanese lab. space station is now 83% complete

and i did a lot of work recently with the american legion there. prime legislative agenda is to enable veterans to use their medicare to be treated at the va, which would be good because the va's cost per patient is about two-thirds of what medicare is, and it has higher quality metrics. so the picture we have here is a lot of veterans banging on the door to try to get into the va. they're excluded by eligibility rules, many of them, and it doesn't make any sense at all. in fact, now the legion and many other veterans' groups are embracing the idea of allowing family of veterans to come in. besides that, we contemplate something like a civilian va. you know, where at this moment the public option, so-called, is hanging by a thread and the reason that it is is because many blue dog democrats and others have legitimate fears about the fiscal impact of just creating an entitlement that puts more people into an already-broken system. if we combine -- if we focus on the actual delivery vehicle under the public plan, i think the va is a very good model t

over the american legion bridge we go. here is the outer loop. come off the i-270 spur. very light volume of traffic as well. south of town to the wilson bridge, no early hangups, had an accident earlier. 95 southbound at 7100 newington. northbound, typically heavy as you begin the trip from daly city through the interchange on up to springfield. barbara and joe, back to you. >> thank you, jerry. we are following new details in the chandra levy murder case. the man charged in the case is expected in court later today. kimberly suiters joins us from d.c. superior court with details now. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, barbara. soon, we will learn more about the new witnesses. all that new evidence as well as incriminating statements according to the prosecution, even alleged concessions. newly filed documents indicate ingmar guandique was offered a plea agreement that expired july 24th. he apparently has not accepted it. the next step would be a trial where they would have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he murdered chandra levy. they lay out the prosecut

the accident happened on the outer loop just before the american legion bridge. according to police, 33-year- old kelly loose of chesapeake lost control and went over the guardrail. investigators believe that alcohol s a factor in the crash. >>> an autopsy will be performed on a high school football player who collapsed and later died during a conditioning session at northwest high school in germantown. the family of 16-year-old edwin miller says he was in excellent shape but he showed signs of heat stroke and dehydration. school officials say coaches attempted cpr to save miller. the voluntary preseason conditioning session have been suspended indefinitely at northwest high school ♪ [ music ] ♪ >>> a day after a star-studded public good-bye for michael jackson. many questions remain about his estate. and the future of his three children, and also where will he be buried? teri okita has the latest information from los angeles. >> reporter: michael jackson's family still hasn't revealed where the pop icon will be laid to rest. one possibility is jackson's beloved

governments which have tried to suppress demonstrations, or suppress the anger of their own people are legionthink -- i add, though, that every country is unique but almost iran is more unique than others and i think one has to be quite careful, certainly if you're sitting in my shoes in suggesting comparisons because i think can that can set off all sorts of process. what's clear, though, is that there is for significant sections of the iranian population a crisis of credibility about the results that were announced the 63% vote for president mahmoud ahmadinejad. i don't know how many votes he got. but a lot of iranians think he didn't get 63% of the vote on an 85% turnout. and that issue of legitimacy, i think is very, very important now. because we've seen in many countries, including some of the ones that you mentioned that legitimacy is an asset that's hard to build up. when it's built up it's constructed over decades but can be destroyed quite fast. in the modern age, in the twitter age you're on permanent trial. >> right now the iranian regime is using nationalism which is family. the

the crash took place last night on the outer loop on the maryland side of the american legion bridge. >>> the driver is identified as kelly ruz of bethesda. court records show she was driving with a suspended license and without insurance. earlier this year court records show she was involved in an accident in bethesda. a witness who was subpoenaed in the case tells 9news now that she struck her car after dropping a child at a daycare and then left the scene. >>> a community in manassas is on high alert after two potential abductions. in each case a 16-year-old girl was targeted. both girls got away and went to the community center pool for help. families are swimming there today and they are in shock. >> i let my daughter walk to the pool with her friends. that won't be happening any more. >> no one can wait outside for their parents to pick them up. no one can walk home. and they would like the parents to stay in here as well i i gue for protection. hi here is what the suspect's rke mavey look like. dablue or navy. minivan with virginia tags and three red pine tr air fresheners hang

the issue had been much earlier in the day at the american legion bridge with an accident.ere. chuck, how about the forecast? >> well, plenty of heat and summerlike humidity out there. no doubt about it. it feels like july in washington. 77 degrees in town right now. 77 also in fairfax county. 81 in frederick, maryland. hagerstown at 76 degrees currently. everyone is headed to upper 80s and low 90s for highs today with plenty of hazy sunshine out there. finally a chance for rain showers comes back tomorrow. kimberly, back down to you. >> at 5:00 you will not find rice cakes here. lunch with lindsey and malcolm kelly and devin thomas. ac captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hey, everybody, it's tuesday, it's july 2th. only one day until we get on down to riverwalk in san antonio. >> i know people are waiting for that. >> we're excited. >> we are excited. we were there a couple weeks ago shooting some spots. the people there are just as sweet as they could. >> the kndest people you meet. i love watching "today takes a vacation." i especially love today's deal wit

is hoping to overturn that decision, but the raw british legion is fighting them every step of the way. >> the m.o.d. scheme essentially, they support to clock immediately the injury has occurred. and then make the assessment from that -- from that state. so no matter how invasive the subsequent medical treatment is and the effects of it and the dislabeling effects on the individual, that would not -- is not taken into account by the m.o.d. at the moment. >> reporter: last year the m.o.d. doubled the maximum lump sum payment for injuries. at level one, 570,000 pounds koch sats for the loss of both legs and both arms or a major brain injury. at level six, the payments for the loss of one leg or total deathness is 92,000 pounds. and at levnine a tariff of just over 34,000 pounds covers second and third-degree burns resulting in original scarring. with a steady stream of soldiers passing through military rehabilitation units, this judgment will have wider implications forousands of injured servicemen and women. >> long-term care needs, adaptations of homes, aid. all of these things are re

on behalf of therench president, confer youhe officer of the legion ohonor ith congratulations. >>eporter: he was said the queen today was of anique generation an srificed so much for us all. he wa asked repordly how he wanted to remembered, i don't. i want to b forgott he is said toeplied. remembethe others. >> what the golfer tom watson did in scotlandhis weekend is not likely to be forgotten anytime soon. just two monthshort of his 6h birthday, wats came with a sgle stroke of a sporting miracle. coming tantalizing clo to winning his xth british open title despite competing ainst many players ss than half his age. tson reminded us, as abraham incoln once said, that "in t end, it's not about theears in your life that count, it'the life in your years ors the baseball pitcher satchel pae put it, "how old wod you be, if you didn't know how old yoare?" > and on tha philosophical note that's "worldfos" for a mondayight. a reminder that y can watch all or part of the progra anytime on worldcus.org. we hope u'll join us there tomorrow nightor our weekly blogtalk radio program i martin

henry william allingham, on behalf of the french president, i confer upon you the officer of the legion of honor with congratulations. >> reporter: he was said the queen today was of a unique generation and sacrificed so much for us all. on his visit in 2006, he was asked, reportedly, how he wanted to be remembered. i don't. i want to be forgotten. he is said to have replied. remember the others. >>> what the golfer tom watson did in scotland this weekend is not likely to be forgotten anytime soon. just two months short of his 60th birthday, watson came with a single stroke of a sporting miracle. coming tantalizing close to winning his sixth british open title despite competing against many players less than half his age. watson reminded us, as abraham lincoln once said, that "in the end, it's not about the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years." or as the baseball pitcher satchel paige put it, "how old would you be, if you didn't know how old you are?" >>> and on that philosophical note, that's "worldfocus" for a monday night. a reminder that you can watch all or p

the pace is slow in each direction at the american legion bridge. the outer loop has spent a struggle, leaving the 270 spur up to route 236. 395, of the trip from seminary road to duke street, all lanes are open. the pace is slow their in springfield. southbound side of 301, an accident involving a motorcycle. >>> big changes coming to the food you feed your family, all in the name of safety. coming u why a landmark church tower restaurant will soon be tower restaurant will soon be what you might not know is that you can contact geico to see if you could save on homeowner's and renter'sins for more information call 1-800-947-auto or check the yellow pages for an office near you. [tires screeching] [screech] accidents can happen anytime. that's why geico's here 24 hours a day, every day. geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. >>> prince george's county residents want to know if their safety is being put at risk to save cash. >> the plan to take police and firefighters off the street. >> tough economic times continue, and yet t

it is all good, even the beltway between springfield and the american legion bridge. a nice trip inside the beltway along the george washington parkway. you can see if you headlights. we will change cameras. beltway traffic running smoothly all the way around. now to alison and doug. >> thank you. >>> lawyers for general motors are plowed through paperwork this morning hoping to send the automakers out of bankruptcy today. >> lingering concern about the recession has politicians revisiting their prediction about when it will all end. >> good morning. we will have a better idea as for what is next for general motors. it will clear bankruptcy in record time. they are in the middle of a sales slump. gm is just one part of the bigger economic picture. a new beginning for general motors. they are expected to exit bankruptcy 40 days after entering it. they are downsizing. they could announce 4000 more job cuts and sales across the industry continued to slide. just out june numbers show consumer spending is down. nearly one in 10 americans are without a job. warren buffett s

no problems at the american legion bridge. normal times between tysons and bethesda. normal times from 66 to get into the beltway. route 42 upper marlboro and five to get into clinton, all clear into southeast washington. -- route 4 to get into upper marlboro and route 5 to get into clinton, all cle. we wer t heto ov erwe to the y.e are all here>>dato as we look outside, temperatures are steamy. i can attest to that after standing outside for two minutes. doug and alison are fanning me right now. thank you. 71 in manassas. let's show you what is happening. there are a few clouds out there. we will see a fair amount of sunshine out there. our chance for thunderstorms is limited compared with yesterday. there is a new storm keening some strain off to our west. we will cll for partly cloudy and muggy conditions today. temperatures near 90 today. overght, we're looking for muggy conditions. early tomorrow morning, there could be some storms west of the mountains. they could progress into the metro area and into the evening. tomorrow, temperatures will be held back below a

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no delays on either side of the beltway between the american legion bridge and the wilson bridge. >> thank you. >>> we begin with an update. the pope was rushed to the hospital about an hour ago. >> the pope slipped and fell while he was vacationing. he is now hospitalized in northern italy. x-rays showed he has a broken right wrist. doctors say the fracture is small. for observation. >>> a shootout injured three people inclu ydi angoung a girl. >> it involves an off-utdy capitol policeicff. oer s er oshotngraut last night near the goddard space flight center. pamela brown has the latest. >> this began with a heated argument between roommates. a shootout. two people are recovering in the hospital this morning. police say the fistfight between two men got so heated they crashed through their apartment window. the off-duty officer went off to call help. the roommate went back to retrieve a gun. >> there was all lot of gun shots. >> a capitol police officer happen to be pulling into the parking lot and began shooting back, but hitting the subject several times in the body. >> the off-du

moving nicely in both directions between the american legion bridge and the woodrow wilson bridge. >> we do have some rain down to our southnd east. it will converge later this afternoon, closer to town. it is currently down in dunkirk. we are hopeful we will have a better chance happening as the afternoon wearsn. we have been so parched as of late and we need every bit of moisture we can get. on the bigger picture, let's show you what is going on temperature-wise. it is kind of muggy outside. temperatures range from the 60's to the 70's. low 80's at best today. notice the dew points. when they are in the 60's, that means it is steve me out there. cut it with a knife. you can see. energy off to our west. it is swirling around. it is gaining more strength and will help push some energy our way. we will have limited sunshine. low to mid 80's. south east of the winds. a few showers early this evening. tomorrow, isolated showers. saturday, mostly sunny. i do not think we will have a storm chance. an isolated storm on sunday. we do need the rain. >> eventually. >>> a big on-line merger is

and speed, no delays between new hampshire avenue and the american legion bridge. >> thank you. >>> we are learning today about a new witness who claims to be a victim of a more guandique. he he is in the chandra levy murder. the internet was found a year after sheisappeared in 2001 -- the inturn was found a year after she disappeared in 2001. >> this is a status hearing. it leads up to the trial. prosecutors as part of that process have revealed that they have a new with this, one who says that he or she was attacked by someone fitting the description of the man accused of killing chandra levy. back in april, the public defenders said there was no physical evidence, only the word of a jailhouse snitch who said he confessed. the contents of the affidavit demonstrate how in this investigation, there's not a single witness to a ferrocene mr. guandique together and little known to the government in 2002 beyond the claims of unbelievable self-serving informants. before this word of another informant arrived, the case against guandique is strong. >> the prosecution feels we have the foation

not going anywhere fast on the beltway either way here on the american legion bridge. on the 270 spur, you are jammed. on the inner loop, we have big delays that continue past told a georgetown road. delays go through several spring and college park. the next camera is out route 1 with the pace is extremely slow. the echoes of the way around to route 50. once you get past route 50, the pace will slowly improve. the outer loop is a painful route as well. a lot of volume on 270 on the gaithersburg stretch. a fresh patch of rain on that wet pavement. the pace has picked up a little bit but do be careful if you are heading north. no incidents reported on the 14th street bridge, just a lot of volume. back to you. >>> coming up, out of work? the answer to your problems could be found in your neighborhood bar. >> what is the ugly truth about th >>> is "the ugly truth" something you want to see? arch campbell is here with a look. >> opposites attract in "the ugly truth." take note of this ugly truth, don't go expecting anything new or different. >> she is a tv show producer, n

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