calling from lexington. i'm actually a teacher at henry clay high school, which is right up the street from where y'all are sitting right i'd like to ask whether the panelists think that henry clay's reputation as a compromiser hurt his chances of being president and whether or not his losses as president, a three-time loser, actually made is possible for him to have greater impact and a more positive one on the country throughout his long legislative career. thank you. >> i'm going to ask all three of our guests to answer that question briefly. >> i think being a compromiser, question. by 1840, it definitely does hurt him. he is unwilling to change his position on texas, so that upsets the southerners. his stand on anti-slavery upsets new england and the northerners. he's trying to straddle the fence. i think it does hurt him more than help him. >> avery malone, the question, did his years as a compromiser ultimately hurt him in his quest for the presidency? what do you tell people here? >> i'm unsure, but

clay would visit there and help his son and it was -- a rival of lexington, though. louisville clipped the population in 1830 for the first time. the river now -- riverboats there made louisville on the artery of communication and transportation. lexington was in the back for the water system. so the connection with louisville was a mixed one. it generally supported the wigs. >> next phone call is from willie. willy in columbus, ohio. you are on. >> caller: thank you. i would like to note real quickly any connection, any association, i have always been -- under the impression former heavyweight champion cassius clay always said that was his slave name. any association at all? thank you. >> certainly the name cassius marcellus clay stands out for americans because he was considered an abolitionist and anti-slavery advocate in lexington. ran an anti-slavery newspaper. however, it is my understanding and maybe jim knows better inbut i don't think there was a real family connection with cassius marcellus clay. i did some research on that. the man known as muhammad ali wa

the program was recorded at clay's ashland estate in lexington, kentucky, and it's about 90 minutes. each sunday at this time through labor day weekend, you can watch the contenders here on american history tv on c-span3. >>> this is a portrait of henry clay known to us as the great compromiser. during his 49 year political career, clay served as secretary of state, speaker of the house, and u.s. senator. and he was a contender. making five presidential bids including the election of 1824, 1832 against andrew jackson, and 1844, when he ran against james k. polk, today we're on location at henry clay's home and we'll explore the life of this man. unsuccessful in his long quest for the white house, yet having an out sized influence on american history. and we are in henry clay's parlor right how. let me introduce you to jim klotter. 25 years as kentucky state historian. thanks for being with us. >> glad to be here. >> why henry clay, why is he relevant to americans living in our time? >> i think a couple of counts. his famous comment i'd rather be right than be president still speaks t

>> in lexington in the cemetery. >> we have some video of his grave site. his funeral was quite an event. a 1,000-mile train. >> his trusted servant charles is still at his side to the very end with the funeral pyre. he's viewed people come from all over. the trains are coming in, and thousands of people in lexington for the funeral. so it's national news. >> i think the thing about that monument, there's monuments to clay. i think he's got more images in the nation's capital than any other individual, atlantic magazine in 2006 was one of the most influential americans of all time. the best to clay is not those things. i think it's the fact that henry clay kept a divided nation together. one nation united and still a working democracy and still trying hard to live up to the spirit of henry clay. >> we've time for a very quick call from bowling green, kentucky. do you have a quick question for us? >> reporter: why do you suppose henry clay was not interested in a woman's perspective on slavery? the reason i ask that question, european victorian woman travele

ashland today is in what part of lexington? >> new circle road. mile and a half from downtown and mile and a half from new circle road. southeast edge of the town and part after beautiful edge of arlg only. how many acres does the house have today? how many did henry clay have at -- >> today we sit on about 17 acres here at ashland. we have the contract for the first 125 acres that henry clay purchased. at its height the farm was about 670 acres. and we -- should learn a little bit more about his family before we go in for the tour. he and his wife had how many children? did they all live here? >> they have 11 children. however, they did not all live here at the same time. there's a lot of tragedy in the family. all six of henry's daughters would die. only two made it into early adulthood. and one of the sons died as well during henry's lifetime. there was a fair bit of tragedy here. >> the house interprets henry clay at what period of his life? >> the house interprets henry clay throughout his life. we mentioned when he was born and showed a pict

thousands of people in lexington for the funeral. it's national news. >> i think the thing about that monument, you know, there's monuments to clay. i think he's got more images in the nation's capital than any other individual. atlantic magazine in 2006 put him as one of the 100 most influential americans of all time. i think the best monument to clay is not any of those things. i think it's the fact that henry clay kept a divided nation together. it's still united, still a working democracy. >> we have time for a very quick call from kentucky. a quick question. >> caller: yes. my question, why do you suppose henry clay was not interested in a woman's perspective on slavery? the reason why i ask that question, european victorian woman traveled to america to kentucky in 1835 -- >> i'm going to interrupt you. we understand the history and have very little time. >> harriet is sent by britain. that's enough for clay not to like her. i would certainly say that just his southern principles about women's place. >> yeah, he loved women. had

west lexington is your alternate. another closure on 136 at the broad creek bridge. 65 on southbound 95 in the white marsh area. southbound 295 shutdown at 648. this is 95. a nice start at the fort mchenry. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a man is in critical condition after a struggle with police. >> investigators say police had to use force when the victim resisted arrest. jennifer franciotti is live with the details. what is his family saying about this? >> his girlfriend said this went down entirely differently. investigators say it is cut and dry. they said officers did was necessary to subdue a man who was accused of beating his girlfriend. he is in critical condition after an encounter with police. how that plays out is unclear. the mother of his children says police came to our apartment on sunday after a neighbor called 911. she denies that and tells 11 news she just renewed a piece order against him. >> the police want me to be against him so bad. i don't care about that. they can charge me. i don

you will want to use lexington street as your alternate route.no delays, though, traveling through the tunnels and the beltway will be nice and clear all the way around and we will have more on the fire. linda stow is headed to the scene. we will bring you the very latest as it does become available. >>> weather yesterday was spectacular. >> we're going to do it again today. >> nice. >> it's going to be nice and seasonable. a little bit warmer. i'm going with 87 degrees. we should be at 86, 85 degrees for this time of year, so we'll take that. as we look at maryland's most powerful radar, we will stay dry throughout the day. 64 degrees right now, 62 in churchville and colombia right around 60 degrees. charley. >>> breaking news now, back to colorado, we've been telling you about this all morning. more evacuations have been ordered overnight. more than 2000 residents living on the grounds of the air force academy now being evacuated. we've learned now within the past hour and a half a total of 32,000 people have been displaced from these wildfires

ashland today is in what part of lexington? >> we are on new circle road. about a mile and a half from downtown. about a mile and a half from new circle road. so we're on the southeast edge of town in a beautiful residential area of lexington. >> and how many acres does the house have today, and how many did henry clay have at his zenith? >> today we sit on about 17 acres here at ashland. we have the contract for the first 2500 acres. at its height the farm was about 670 acres. >> we should learn a little bit more about his family before we go in here as well. he and his wife had how many children all together, and did they all live here? >> they had 11 children. however, they did not all live here at the same time. there was a lot of tragedy in the family. all six of henry's daughters would die. only two made it into early adulthood. and one of the sons died as well. so there was a fair bit of tragedy here. >> now the house interprets henry clay at what period in his life? >> the house would interpret henry clay throughout his lifetime. we mention when he

if you are traveling in the area, you do want to stick with lexington street as your alternate route. there is a serious crash on route 295. the southbound lanes are shut down right now at route 648. police just confirmed that this accident is fatal. it led to a car fire, someone actually was trapped neath. so we will bring you the very latest as it does become available. you will want to use 95 or washington boulevard as your alternate route. as we check in and take a live look at 695 at the southwest corner here at route 295, fortunately everything up to speed in this area. that is a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. charley and megan, over to you. >>> news time 5:31. back now to the developing story out of west baltimore. fire crews on the scene of a two-alarm fire on the 1200 block of west baltimore street. linda stow has been live there for about an hour now. she joins us with the very latest developments. linda. >>reporter: the fire is now out, you can see the two firefighters on the ladder truck up there. they're just using some water to wet the building down, making sure

take west lexington instead. speeds still lacking good on the -- looking good on the beltway. 83 looking good. traffic is extremely light in that particular shot. there's a look at the west side of the beltway, slightly heavier but no delays. wjz 13 is always on. for traffic information log onto wjz.com. >>> here is what people will be talking about today. community members rallying to call for the arrest of an off duty police officer involved in a confrontation that led to the death of a teenager. mike schuh is live outside county police head quarters. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the mother of that teen says that more than enough time has passed and she wants that off duty officer charged immediately. >> the officer murdered my son. >> chris brown's mother lashes out at police and prosecutors angry that no charges have been filed against the off duty officer involved in her son's death nearly 2 weeks ago. >> he needs to be arrested. he did a crime. i don't know how many ways we can put this. >> poli

and the virginia military institute in lexington, virginia hosted the conference. university of virginia history professor gary gallagher gave this year's closing remarks in which he spoke about the significance of studying military history. this is about 40 minutes. >> it's a very great pleasure for me to have the opportunity to introduce to you gary gallagher. i want to say to you that the topic of his talk there about the importance of studying military history goes back to the beginning of our foundation for this conference. about three years ago jim mcpherson was in lexington and i chatted with him about how we should develop this whole thing. he proposed the idea of studying or advancing the theme, overarching theme of the principles of effective command. we seized on that. he later declined to participate, but we have kind of kept that in our pocket, so to speak, as an overarching theme. gary gallagher, when we went to seduce him, so to speak, to come to this conference and give the wrap-up talk, he immediately seized on the topic of the importance of studyi

they hadn't heard of lexington and concord. a british letter had to go to halifax, quebec, montreal and st. john and then down lake champlain to get to ticonderoga. all knew what was going on. allen and ira stormed the fort. they took everyone prisoner. no one was hurt. no one was killed. they found 90 gallons of rum that belonged to tcommandant. e than allen wrote out a chip that he would pay the commandant at some future time and he sent off 85 prisoners and 60 women and children to connecticut. now, part of what i've had to do is sort of debunk that attack that one of the most famous lines in early american history is what ethan allen supposedly said to the commandant at ticonderoga, and he wrote the line himself several years later. i guess he figured he couldn't get the real thing through the printer and what became said is by whose authority do you demand it? he said in the name of jehovah and the continental congress, but according to a young man who was there and the british subat earn whoey hoo said was come out of the

you will want to use lexington street as your alternate route. abc 2 news' linda stow is on the scene. she will have a live report in a few minutes. if you are using 95, here's what it looks like in white marsh at route 43. a nice easy ride as you travel down towards the beltway. looking at a four-minute trip. if we can pull up a live shot of 695 here in the overly area at bel aire road, fortunately no problems. you're looking at the beltway right now at york road. traffic starting to pick up a little bit on the outer loop up towards 83 and even more so in this area of overly here at bel aire road. but no significant delays. all together you're looking at a 12-minute ride from 95 all the way up to 83. that is a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan and charley, over to you. >>> 16 minutes after 6:00 right now. in health news this morning, sleep apnea is a common sleep problem that can really happen at any age and it appears millions of people have this have been linked to high blood pressure, heart attack as well as stroke. >> throughout t

about three years ago jim mcpherson was in lexington and i chatted with him about how we should develop this whole thing. he proposed the idea of studying or advancing the theme, overarching theme of the principles of effective command. we seized on that. he later declined to participate, but we have kind of kept that in our pocket, so to speak, as an overarching theme. gary gallagher, when we went to seduce him, so to speak, to come to this conference and give the wrap-up talk, he immediately seized on the topic of the importance of studying military history. and we have looked forward to this day for quite a long while, not only what's gone before, but this ultimate triumph that we think that gary is going to deliver to us today. you all, i'm sure, as serious scholars and buffs know exactly who he is. he's been advancing, by the way, to virginia from a long way off. he started in california, and he went to school in colorado and went to school in texas, and he taught in pennsylvania. but in 1998 he wound up at uva. and there he is the john know professor of history of the american civ

if you are traveling in the area, use lexington street as your alternate route. linda stow is on the scene now and we will bring you the very latest as it does become available. we do have a crash that you want to watch out for that has shut down the southbound lanes of route 295 at route 648. use 95 or southbound washington boulevard as your alternate route. as we check in and take a look at the beltway, the southwest corner in great shape. so no concerns if you are heading up towards interstate 70 or down towards the key bridge. here's a look at the top side of the beltway in towson at york road. it will be a nice easy ride up towards 83. megan and charley, over to you. >>> as lauren just mentioned, we are on the scene of breaking news in west baltimore this morning. fire crews are fighting a two- alarm fire in the 1200 block of west baltimore street. right now there's no word on any injuries, but we are going to bring you a live report as soon as we have more information. so stay with us. >>> a developing story now, more homes burning in the wildfire near the

gaithersburg, 54 degrees, 48 in culpeper, 59 in lexington.lexington this helps indicate to the overall weather pattern look at this yellow, getting squeezed all the way into northern canada. rapid city, south dakota, warmer than washington. minneapolis, 67 degrees. that's because of our jet stream. there was a big bump in the jet stream stretching all the way up through the midsection of the country and central canada. that is where the warm air is. that will slowly push our way over the next couple days. we have been entrenched in the trough in the jet stream several days now. that will move out of here and the warmer air will slowly work back in all the way through the weekend. 80 degrees this afternoon for the high temperature. a lot of sunshine to start the day, but patchy clouds will develop by late morning. of use thundershowers cannot be ruled out. a couple of them popping up on the radar screen here and there. -- a few thunderstorms cannot be ruled out. 83 degrees tomorrow for the high temperature with still low humidity levels. still

and there is the exercise taking place in the lexington basin. abc 7 news is live with the story. >> you know preparing for fires and the season is with us, for two days, firefighters from around santa clara have been in training. >> there is about five acre fire and making small uphill runs. >> it's only a drill, but an important one this year. and there is 125 firefighters training today in the hills of los gatos, firefighters are from across santa clara county. there is tinder dry grass and expensive homes. firefighters need to make decisions as they arrive, size up phone shall for disaster. >> and what can i do now? >> with exkbreerns comes greater responsibility. there are strike teams on scene ahead of command staff with battle plan autos we give them an area to work in and they go to work and make decisions on their own. coming down to if there is 25 houses and five trucks you may give a captain five house autos this is focused on structure protection, firefighters on the ground get air support from firefighters and fixed wick aircraft. ot

lexington park, 73. a little schaffer were moving toward lexington park.e light rain pushing north. a few other sprinkles from loudoun county to jefferson county. prince george's, anne arundel county. the rain will be limited light, and brief. some sunshine by midday and afternoon. widespread showers and storms expected this afternoon and evening. the biggest threat will be straight line winds and flash flooding but there is a slight chance of seeing a few isolated tornadoes later on. something to keep a close eye on. big improvement for the weekend. >> you are watching "good morning washington." we are back after this, and w do you ever wish you could make some things just disappear? ♪ ♪ [ ping! ] [ ping! ping! ] that's why i use new tampax radiant. it helps keep my period invisible, combing tampax's best-ever leak protection with a revolutionary resealable wrapp so all they'll see is me. [ ping! ] ♪ ♪ hi. totally new, awesomely-invisible tampax radiant. check out the whole radiant collection. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and

you always find a crowd here in lexington market. their crab cakes bring folks from all over the country for a taste. >> you are from buffalo. >> buffalo, new york. >> i'm mary rain hold. we get crab cakes in tampa but not this good. >> reporter: adam richmond from the travel channel. he featured these in a competition for the best sandwich in america. >> it brings people. my bestest business is tourist from all over the country that want to come and get a good crab cake. >> reporter: they started in 1886. the crab cakes have won numerous awards. folks comfort food and more. >> the atmosphere. you meet people from all over the united states or various countries. >> reporter: the famous crab cakes will be competing against 29 other sandwiches from around the country. >> i think they will do very well. they don't have a lot of filler. they have crab meat. when you get that lump crab cake, you get crab. >> reporter: a taste of baltimore ready to take on the country. >> this kind of thing is like a real big boost to the city and to us an

i asked one of his close friend in lexington and she thought maybe 16. but then i consulted -- -- library at washington and lee. he thought 26. i am thoroughly confused. you will have to ask bob how many books. the book that's -- the most attention, the most praise, published by north carolina press in 1990, my favorite on the other hand, is a book with a very long title, not as long as -- as general mcclellan's title for his book "the smooth boar volley that doomed the confederacy" a collection of essays, published by l u.s. su 2002. bob was born and grew up in california. he earned his bachelor's degree at pacific union college in 1965, and his master's degree at san jose state university in 1967. i should probably stop here, but i can't pass up the temptation to mention one of bob's great hates and one of his great loves. the hate, of course, being general james longstreet. and his great lover, his son, robert e. lee crick. obviously impressed by his father because he followed in his and a new field, the education of military officers. i can recommend

you will want to use lexington street as your alternate route. two people did suffer minor injuries. linda stow will have more on that coming up on abc 2 in just a few minutes. traffic is starting to pick up on the west side of the beltway, as we check in and take a live look here at liberty road, you'll notice the outer loop starting to slow down. all together you're looking at a 13-minute ride on that outer loop from 795 down towards 95. and here's a look at 695 and overly, outer loop again picking up in this area. that will continue up towards loch raven boulevard. but the inner loop nice and clear towards 95. if you are using the harrisburg expressway, no concerns, traveling from the maryland/pennsylvania state line down to the beltway, you are looking at a 22-minute ride that. is a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan and charley, back over to you. >>> as lauren just mentioned, we have breaking news that could be involving your commute this morning. >> we've been follow town hall meeting for the past two hours. it's a crash, lauren j

west lexington is a better bet. another problem, a closure in harford county. 136 is shut down at the broad creek bridge. 11 minutes on the outer loop side. five minutes to travel south and 95 from the 895 split down to the fort mchenry. here's a quick live look at traffic. we switch over to some building volume on the west side. those delays will be falling into place very soon. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a domestic violence suspect is in critical condition this morning. >> investigators say police had no choice but to get physical when the man resisted arrest. jennifer franciotti is live in towson with more on that. >> the girlfriend is telling a different story. she said police went too far. investigators said they did was necessary to take the suspect into custody. the mother of this children says police came to apartment on sunday after a neighbor called 911. she said she just renewed a peace order against him. police say he took off before he could be arrested for domestic violence. they found

the 60s along the waterways. 65 in lexington park and annapolis. the dew point, when that is in the 40's, you don't even notice the humidity. it feels great. this is the way it will be tomorrow as well, all because of the northwesterly wind. the wind coming in from the behind yesterday's. yesterday's. have refreshening air moving into account. that will stay in place for tomorrow, then big changes by theend of the week with upper 90s by friday and saturday. you see the distinct clouds line atlantic and into north carolina. that moved through our area yesterday and triggered a few thunderstorms, but in our widespread viewing area. temperatures near 80 today. most of the day will be spent in humidity and low gusty wind. pretty much the same story tomorrow, a few degrees warmer. friday, upperven storms.ght chance of coming up, steven strasburg to get the nationals back track, but not last night. he was off his game. e cannot stop eating the same meal day after day. " -- controlling a food obsessions. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a lit

i want to mention it after the lexington reservior.raffic accident, blocking the fast lane with a green corvette but anyway, there is a crash, and it is blacking the lexington. >>> it starts it form around 8:00 and still mostly clear and cool, just a few patchy low clouds, warming trends will last a couple of days. upper 70s and lower #0s and i just saw kentwood at 42. upper 40s and mid-40s in san rafael, also out to fairfield, at beau canon, read would city 52. one low moves off and that bass the parents of the pig few. it is really not that strong and we will keep a component of a breeze going and it is not as strong as the day before but cooler for some after that sunshine, all temperatures will be rebounding, sunny and warmer, we have been below average for the longest time and we will be slightly below. clear lake 74, 78 men on it there 75 same for martinez, gilroy 81 and half mean bay at 66. by the coast there will be a cool down and it carries into the weekend. >>> the company says this will includes matching with friends from t

lexington.rstown road down the west side, backing up 795 and eastbound 70 toward bob witt. crash in westminster -- eastbound little patuxent parkway in colombia watch for an accident and lights are out. southbound 29 past patuxent parkway, an axe in the coming into was. white marsh, southbound traffic inching along toward the 895 split. that is where the accident is off to the side but all lanes are open but still have a. a live view of the northwest corner of about one where we are dealing with the westbound delays approaching 140. >> another beautiful start for us this wednesday morning. a nice breeze coming out of the northwest and humidity certainly in the comfortable range. 62 in columbia. we just jumped up to 70 at the airport. but the dew point in the 40's, again, it feels very comfortable. west wind and nine. mostly sunny and breezy, warm and comfortable today with high temperatures expected in the mid 80's. seven-day forecast, it will warm up, 92 tomorrow and 97 samaras and 90's over th

this was near lexington park. i appreciate you posting that.you can see the raindrops on the windshield or the side window. she did take this from the car. but she pulled over. good job, ashley. that's better than driving and taking pictures at the same time. bright sunshine to start our day. we will see the sunrise at 5:43 and we will have nothing but sunshine. it's going to be a beautiful day. temperatures are rising a little. the past five days we had high temperature is below average. that will change now. back near 90 degrees over the next couple days. 61 in washington, in the '50s in outlying areas. 50 degrees in cumberland. 52 in culpeper and gaithersburg. mostly sunny today, but not very humid. 85 for the high temperature. the upper 80s in fredericksburg and staff for this afternoon. on the weekend, the sunshine will continue. a few clouds tomorrow, near 90. low 90's by sunday. sunday is when you will notice an increase in the humidity. next chance of rain is not until next tuesday. lisa baden, it's good beach weather, by the way. >> en

southern maryland is 70 and lexington park. temperatures cooler to the north and west in the 60's. the dewpoint levels, they have been talking about this for a couple of days. in the lower 70's. today in the 50's. nasty storms, high pressure off the coast. a call from off to the west of us. with those clouds a few showers. a quick update on the topic. this is a tropical storm debby. expected to make a turn to the west. by late thursday into friday it could be hugging the coast of texas. we will keep you updated on abc 7. do not be surprised if you hear a few rumbles of thunder. winds return more to the north and west. that will bring another shot of comfortable air. things will change after that. 72 degrees for a low. daytime highs tomorrow mid to upper 80's with a chance for showers and thunderstorms at about 30% chance. a cool down tuesday and wednesday. look at the big warmup by the end of the week. mid to upper 90's. the heat index will extend 100 degrees. wjla.com check out our web cast than forecast 24 hours a day. >> coming up, a brave princess wants nothing to [ banker ] mi

for in cumberland, lexington park at 72 degrees. you notice the humidity and air. that will change later on today. less unit by lunchtime into the afternoon. 83 today for the high temperature. we will be below average today all the way through the weekend. a little breezy at times. a refreshing breeze out of the north at 10-20. here's the satellite and radar showing lingering clouds which we saw from the rooftop camera. then that is pushing to the east. the rain showers have dissipated and moved offshore. there's rain still in parts of new england long island all the way into massachusetts. high-pressure selling in behind a cold front. with that will be a northerly wind. that will drop our humidity and are temperatures for the next couple days. 83 today, 78 tomorrow. running below average. cool start to meteorological summer. a mixture of sun and clouds today, the highs in the low 80s. that's the forecast. >> not much happening. first, we will talk about travel times, working or favor on the greenway, the toll road, 66 between centreville and the beltway. pretty go

we are 78 degrees right now and the district, 71 at dulles airport, 72 in winchester, off 75 in lexingtond be in the low 90s. all the way through dinnertime we will the in the 90-degree range, but it will feel hotter. we cannot rule out one or two storms propping up later on today. a good chance of storms all across our region later on tomorrow. some of those could become severe. less humid tomorro over the weekend upper 80s. >> prince george's county councilwoman will pay a hefty fine for reckless driving. karen tolls was ordered to pay $435 after a judge found her guilty. she was cited for reckless driving in february for going more than 100 miles an hour on the beltway. police later released video showing an officer behind her on branch avenue driving nearly 80 miles an hour just to keep up with her. >> this would be a good weekend to stay away from the outer loop of the beltway near the wilson bridge. on the quad friday night until 9:00 monday, the through lanes will be closed. -- from 9:00 friday night until 5:00 a.m. monday. find an alternate route and expect significant delays. one

refreshing air is on the way. 66 in martinsburg. 76 and the district. 75 in lexington park. culpeper is 68. a wide range of temperatures. notice the showers and pennsylvania. this is a part of a cold front that is moving southward. around lunchtime we will have some areas of showers and thunderstorms. maybe even a brief storm early into the afternoon. it is becoming less humid. mid 80's this afternoon. tomorrow cooling. most of us will be in the upper- 70's. overall, refreshing air is on the way. anything but refreshing thursday into the weekend. well into the 90's by friday. here comes the heat again. >> here comes the rush hour. just getting under way. so far so good. traffic is able to get away relatively unscathed appeared 95 between richmond and baltimore. everything is running in our favor. a live picture of 395 traffic across the 14th street bridge. nothing complicated. >> thank you so much. we're looking at about 73 degrees. >> pixar's >> and entertainment news and comment alex checkbac trebec is in the hospital recovering from a heart attack. he is expected to fully

you're starting your day with 71 in lexington park. mostly sunny. 83 the high temperature. it is becoming less humid. you'll notice the drop in humidity. a breeze out of the north. we will be a little testy at times. it is a little refreshing breeze. no 90 degree heat anytime soon. >> no problems reported on the highway right now. i do have some pictures to show you of a very smooth transition period to 70 looks like the pavement is nice and dry. -- transition period . 270 looks like the pavement is buys and dry. we will have an eye on traffic throughout the morning. now we will take you to the news. >> d.c. police are investigating a death in southeast washington. >> officers found an of conscious person near potomac avenue. if they do not have a person ended up in the area are well lead to their death. >> d.c. council's taking steps to move past the latest scandal. bay are expected to elect someone to replace qualm a brown -- brown. they want him in that position. to resign last week completed guilty to bank fraud. a special election will be held in november. to correct a

at dulles airport and winchester, 66 downtown at reagan national. 64 in lexington park. will rise to about 80 degrees today. 83 today all across the region for the high temperature. humidity, another comfortable day, a few degrees below average. is trend continues through the low 80's, bright sunshine, low humidity. the nationals have a game on the yankees.gainst the normally you have to fix heat this time of but we will have it again next week. intense humidity by tuesday. >> we have a crash that closes 70 down at 32. that has been for quite some time. your document in an accident on -- on the westbound direction. at powder mill road in bowie accident. is wrapping up of.truction they have to change the traffic on the outer loop between new hampshire and three lanes to the .eft and one lane to the right we will see how that works out for the rush hour. no delays so far. we will see how that transpires. now to a news. >> new this morning, a man motorcycle crash last night in prince george's county. before 10:30 on capitol streets in capitol heights. was traveling westboun

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still holding onto 64 degrees at lexington park, maryland. look at the want developing over the mid part of the country. 55 in boston. today, their high temperature was only in the 60. as we approach the 70-degree market -- marks for dew point that is when it starts to feel uncomfortable outside. this is western maryland,. county, a few showers. -- garrett county, a few showers. on the doppler radar cumberland area, that is your best chance for showers over the next half hour. after that, widely scattered showers, mainly west of d.c. tomorrow 30% for showers. temperatures tomorrow only the upper 70's. by tuesday a better chance of a few showers. after that, high temperatures approaching the 90-degree mark. a few scattered pop-up showers. here is the extended outlook. the heat, the humidity, 95 to 98 degrees. the heat index may reach 100 come up for air quality, and the potential for a heat advisory. nighttime low temperatures, only in the 70's. we will keep you updated 24 hours a day. at the end of the show, a sneak peek at tomorrow's daily e

mary's county thunderstorms moving through lexington park. the entire region under it watch until 9:00. they have been -- allegheny county has been dropped from the watch as it moves eastern. sunspots have been pulled into the 80's and 70's because of showers. here is our forecast as we head for the evening hours. it will stay monday over night. as far as the washington area goes, our best chance of storms will be around 8:00 until 10:00 tonight. >> thank you very much. reminding you to check out the radar any time on wjla.com as well as on our storm watch app. >> a plea agreement in the plot to attack the capital building. the 29-year-old pleaded guilty in his role to carry out a suicide attack on the capital. the moroccan native was living in alexandria at the time of his arrest. >> kind of an interesting scene here in court today as he was really laughing quite a bit in the courtroom before the judge entered making jokes with his attorney. he was all smiles until the judge did enter. we found out his future -- 25-30 years behind bars. >> t

in outlying areas. 61 in winchester, 47 in petersburg, west virginia. 64 in gaithersburg, 61 in lexington park. low humidity today with a breeze out of the northwest. upper 90s by friday. some storms possible friday through sunday. >> pretty comfortable right now as far as traffic around the beltway. we have overnight construction clearing on the interstate. no accidents or surprises. we will take you top 270 near clarksburg, moving at speed as well near father hurley and shady grove road. a good trip across the american legion bridge out of tysons and bethesda. >> looks good. 64 degrees outside. >> still ahead how robin roberts' fight against a blood disease is bringing more attention >> author and filmmaker nora ephron has lost a battle with leukemia. >> she is best known for writing hit movies such as "when harry met sally" and "sleepless in seattle"." she was 71 years old. >> 7 is on your side with. lawmakers, cancer survivors, and doctors will be on capitol hill to talk about ways to stem the tide of melanoma cases. this comes after a study that found young women are eight times more

very comfortable. 79 in baltimore. 77 in lexington park. 82 was the warmest record of the day at reagan national. 57-63 degree readings overnight across the viewing area. very pleasant through the evening. 82 right now is the temperature in washington. coastal areas are getting cool breezes. we do not see with the high- pressure the cool breezes too often this time of year. we will be in a 90's across the area a week from today. but a slow ramp-up in temperatures. when you get the temperature in the a.d.'s and the dewpoint in the -- in the '80s and the dewpoint in the 50's that is a great combination showers and storms in the upper midwest, but most of the country is dry and clear. a a.m., 61 degrees and a lot of sunshine. -- 8:00 in the morning, and 61 degrees and a lot of sunshine. 80 with the sunshine as we head through saturday, sunday and monday. warmer and more humid. i think we will be well into the 90's by next thursday. if you are planning a beach weekend, this looks great. air temperatures in the mid 70's. on the chesapeake bay, great to be on the water as well. partly to most

let's take a look at numbers right now. 72 in the district. 61 in martinsburg. 69 in lexington park. mostly sunny and hot today. highs are in the mid 90's, anywhere from 91 to 96. tomorrow even hotter, and to the upper 90's. it will feel about 105 to 110 degrees. there is an excessive heat watch in defect for tomorrow. mainly for the metro area. up near 100 degrees by saturday. the record on saturday is 105. a slight chance of strums friday to the weekend. that is your forecast. back to you. >> we feel good about it. things are cool on the highway. we are wrapping up overnight construction projects. traffic is flowing freely on interstate 95, north into baltimore, everything is good. heading into the airport and leaving in the next few moments. a clean trip along 270. south than between clarksburg and the beltway. finally, the duiker traffic center camera. headlights are good in this camera. coming up to the pentagon, we will give you the green light between centerville and the beltway on 66. nothing complicated on the da's torah. -- dulles toll road. >> we are monitoring a developin

there is another tornado warning down around lexington right along i-81 and all of those storms will make their way, our way, too. we talked about round number one and could be round number two and then round number three. you talk about the lightning, well, we're definitely seeing lightning out there. these thunderstorms really mean business. stay inside tonight. don't try, i haven't heard anything about the nationals guys, we need to make a call down there. a lot of facebook and twitter recalls about that. don't even try to go to the game. don't even try. >> doug, when is round two expected to hit? >> round two is going to come. round one will stay with us through the 7:00 hour. if we get any kind of a break at all, i doubt we'll get much of a break at all, round two will come through us probably around 8:00, 9:00 through the metro area but in areas to the west around winchester, you're looking at this maybe an hour and a half, 7:00. 7:00 at i-81 and i-95 9:00, 10:00. that one we could see widespread wind damage here, if it's able to hold together. >> all right, doug. >>> we've got

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lexington 102. 97 detroit. we shoot into the 90s tomorrow but those hundreds, the low hundreds potentially will be in spots by friday. the record friday, that's 101 in washington. only about 96, 97 at dulles. i think some record setting heat on friday. today warm but still not humid, 88. tonight 60s and low 70s so not as cool. hot tomorrow, 96 with a little bit more humidity. but the hot, humid weather rolls in friday. maybe a slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm. 101 on friday. that heat stays with us through the weekend. saturday 99. sunday 100 again. an afternoon storm will be possible. it's 6:17. monika samtani has been telling us about a good morning so far traffic wise. let's see if she can keep it going. >>> i'm trying to keep it going. so are commuters. we have no major incidents to report outside i'm happy to say. here's a look inside the beltway on 66. you're going about 55 miles an hour at fairfax drive. 61 mile an hour at duke street. no problems on 295 insides the beltway trying t

exercise is taking place in the lexington basin in lake county park. david reports tonight from los gatos. >> 5 acre fire that is moving that direction up towards your community. it's making small uphill runs. >>reporter: it's only a drill but important one this year with fair danger high. 125 firefighters are training today in the hills above los gatos. homeowner have given them permission to be on their property. firefighters from department and agency across santa clara county. scene here is typical. tinder dry grass. steep hill with expensive homes along the ridge top. firefighters need to make critical decisions as they arrive. size up the potential for disaster. >> how fast is the fire going to get up there. what can i do. app are the us i have on hand right now before the fire gets to that house wishing experience comes greater flexibility and responsibility. 4 unit task force and 5 strike team arrive on scene ahead of mappingment level command staff with the battle plans. >> we give them an area to work in. or they find an area to work in and t

at 70 degrees along the bay. 71 in annapolis 70 in lexington park. slight chance of thundershowers later today especially west of washington. highs will be 87 with a mixture of sun and clouds. an increase in humidity. well into the '90s tomorrow through friday. it will feel like about 102 degrees when you factor in the humidity. get ready for that the next couple days. >> there's an accident in the hov lanes on 95 in lorton. if you are headed all of dumphries, plan accordingly. around the region, in pretty decent shape. 81, 66, looks good on 70, in and out of baltimore. no worries in this picture along 270. very quiet at father hurley boulevard pier it now to news. now to news >> . the uva board selected a new interim president. he is currently the dean and professor of free enterprise at the university. he will replace teresa sullivan, who recently resigned after less than two years on the job. the resignation stirred controversy. yesterday, thousands of people protested on campus. faculty leaders are demanding sullivan's reinstatement and the resig