lisa -- look at lisa. let you have -- you could have made the world record. what i have my own going on. >> humans enjoy obstacles in the summer. penguins in seattle have eating fish-sicles. they have a frozen smelt in sight. the penguins were given the streets to help beat. there were not sure what to make of the streets. but then they began nibbling away. -- there were not sure what to make of the treats. >>> welcome back. please in ohio had a bit of a mystery other hand. >> the case of the missing terrible. it was last seen on sunday night. the turtle is 10 years old and weighs about 8 pounds. >> we have looked for it extensively. there is no way the animal could have gone out. we think it was removed. >>o zpeokeer's are worried that oewhokver has the turtle will nt know how to care for it. stealing one or hurting one is a felony. it is moving slowly. >> exactly. there is a lot more still to come in our second at work. a crucial vote that could help metro improve safety comes up in the house later today. we will tell you all about that. >> it is what the p

please welcome lisa kudrow to this program. emmy winning actress and former friends star is the creator and star of the popular web series "web therapy. the show in its second season and this year it features another familiar friend, a scene from "web therapy." >> i'm a psychic. i work with the police all the time. i have an internet business. i was going to do a show with hollywood and they were developing psychic friends. but i don't ever watch tv myself. i'm too busy having a real life. so i'm not a big believer in psychics. >> i'm not a big believer in therapists, either. but i'm desperate. i would like to prove you wrong about your disbelief and fortunately i've lost my gift. >> so you can't tell me what my love line says? >> you don't have a love line. it's not the end of the world. >> well -- [laughter] tavis: nice to see you. >> good to see you. thanks for having me. tavis: tell me about "web therapy." >> that was a bit of it. just thought it would be really funny to have an extremely dismissive person offer therapy. on

now lisa baden. >> yesterday that really was pleasant. we have lingering road work in a couple of areas. they are pulling the barrels to the side. one. it is 270. you will see some flashing lights. that is on montgomery village avenue. headlights out of frederick and all the way to the beltway. it is moving at speed. note issues to report out of loudoun county. -- note issue issues to report f loudoun county. >> thank you. >>> we have some iortant information today about your commute if you ride red line. >> metro saididers should expect fewer trains until at least july 19. operators must move one at a time around a reduced speed area, triggering a commuting back up. the ntsb is continuing collision. >>> stalking charges against marion barry are being dropped. other, recent developments show the scandal will not be going away anytime soon. matt brock is live to explain. >> good morning. d.c. councilman marion barry is expected here later this morning to hear the judge formally dropped the charges against him. it is clear that this is not

will star with lisa baden. >> things are moving nicely on 95. northbound construction has been moved out of the way leaving burma -- l weavingoodbridge to get to the occoquan. there has been aravishsh for drivers southbound on interstate 95 at mile marker 166, near backlick road. it happened on the right side of the road. cost emergency equipment has arrived on the scene. plan your drive. will show you a picture of traffic north of the accident. this is near 644. headlights are on their way up to the beltw. 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

>> and lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning commute. >>> hello. i am from montgomery county. i remind you to go when their feet first on your first time. good morning, washington. >>> 5:41 on this friday morning. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. some wild storms lastight. it was really for last night. but the evening, it was waking people up. but it did wake people up last night and even knocked out or out in a few locations. we did haveo some onti location. ns did see over the ist.ico bgy bottom in the dtr it was kindt. of but tropical d. a lot ofun ssh aeavy. rin d thean cycle continues. -- brandywine, 1.65. we cannot rule out the chance of some thunderstorms. there could be some hail, as well. 68 degrees at ease potomac park. a beautiful morning. visibility is down to a mile or less in some suburbs. e will talk more about it began and have your beat forecasts. >> you are say it beautiful morning. a contrary. a series of crashes over night along 80 want between woodstock and cleaver brooks. the only part there remains close is

>> lisa jackson: i do believe there is.e president has said over and over that the clean energy agenda he's trying to push, and that's on purpose. we talk about energy and we talk about renewables. we talk about energy efficiency. we talk about the fact that when you get more renewable power, when you cut down on the amount of foreign oil you need, when you hire more people to do weatherization and make our homes more energy efficient, all those things lead us to a cleaner air future. so they deal with things like climate change, and they deal with those other nasty pollutants i described before. and the president has made it clear, you don't have to choose one or the other. you don't have to decide whether you want clean air at the expense of having a job or economic opportunity. in fact, he sees the two as very much linked. >> bonnie: and what percentage of those people are willing to pay more in taxes or have their small businesses pay more in taxes if cap in trade becomes a reality? >> lisa jackson: i think if you ask t

but lisa, go over if you have it, please.pick up for me. >> i don't have it in front of me either but i can tell you a death certificate has the date, time, and manner of death. it certainly doesn't have anything that would be ordinarily of interest to people -- >> nothing the tabloids -- >> michael jackson and death on the same document -- >> nothing the tabloids -- >> the one thing that was interesting about it was that it did indicate death -- the type of -- the cause was uncertain, or unknown at the time. and also it didn't have a final resting place. and obviously that sparked interest. where is he going to be buried and so forth. those were the two things i remember actually that jumped out at me. but other than, that yeah, it's a one-page document. it dunce have it doesn't have a lot of information on it. >> i mentioned before the break cherilyn lee, his one-time nurse, nutritionist. well, she's turned over her medical records on michael jackson to investigators. she shared on nancy grace last night. let's give that a

up next,ormer "friend star lisa kudrow. ay with us.ase welcomeisa kudrow to this progra the ey winning actss and former fends star is the creator and star of e popular web series "web therapy. the show in its second season d this year it feares another familiar iend, a scenerom "webherapy." >> i a psychic. work with the police allhe time. i have an intert business. i was going to do show with hollywood and th were developi psychic friends bu i don't ever watch tv myself. m too busy having real life. so i'mot a big biever in psychics. >> i'mot a big believe in therapists, eitr. t i'm desperate. i would likeo prove you wrong about your dislief and rtunately ie lost my gift. >so you can't tell me what my love line says? >> you don'tave a love li. it'not the end of >> well -- [laughter] tav: nice to see you. >> goodo see you. thanks for havin me. tavis: tell me aut "web therapy." >> that was a bit of it just thought it would beeally funny to havan extremely dismissi person offer therapy. the internet. not in pern. and notor 50 minutes, but

. >> lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning commute. taking a live look at the shirlington circle area. r his a lot try the new subway big chipotle cheesesteak. an updated all-time favorite: juicy steak layered with zesty chipotle sauce, melted cheese, piled high with only... the toppings you love on freshly baked bread. only at subway. subway. eat fresh. so it's no surprise that we're now serving up... iced tea that's fresh-brewed. thirst-quenching fuze fresh-brewed iced tea. the newest fresh idea at subway. ♪ >>> hello. i am doing one of the free things you can do in ocean city -- riding your bicycle down the boardwalk. what is better than this? good morning, washington. >>> the redskins's toff -- top draft pick has been signed. the first practice started with a little bit of controversy. jim zorn and clinton portis had a bit of a mini feud during the off-season. they tried to clear the air yesterday. we >> talked-about was between us. it was a respect thing for us to clear up. >> everybody is different. not everybody is the same. the

e >>o h gtoising visit lisa >> they love heads of lettuce. right now we have an emu and a manatee. >> they're both in the wrong places. >> it is not chessy the sea monster? do you remember that? but i do remember that. you keep an eye out for him. >>> dozens of people lined out in california for an offer that seemed too good to be true. >> to good or may be too bad to be true. they were cheering for free marijuana. it is illegal to smoke marijuana under california law as long as it is under care of a doctor. people in line received free marijuana but not without coupons and a prescription. >> as long as it is legal, they will let it be. would you rather someone do this, marijuana, or get drunk and drive your car. >> you look very healthy. >> chronic neck pain. >> some say it should be feet -- it should be legalized. i think people said it is the rgest cash crop in the united states. >>> do not move to california just yet. there's more to come in our second hour. big accusations about the safety of your commute. natural response to a "the wash

your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> will check in with lisa baden. right things are moving nicely. we have been keeping a close eye on overnight construction. 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 t

lisa baden is standing by. we will talk with her in the second. steve rudin has the weather. >> we're looking at a nice morning shaping up for us. we will look forward to plenty shun sineunater this teafoon as temperatus te rebound to the mid to upper 80's. 63 in leesburg. 70 suit in d.c. -- 70 degrees in d.c. noontime, 80 degrees. daytime highs in the upper 80's. we will look at the extended outlook coming up. another cool down is on the way. we will also talk about what happened to yesterday. >> i am looking forward to hearing more about your weather. this seems to happen every night, overnight road work. this is going south on the beltway from college park to angers. overnight construction still in the way. in the loop, only one lane to the left getting by. >> thank you. >>> we begin with a story that develops while you were sleeping. >> many actor has been fired. that word comes from acta himself. he said he had been let go by the baseball team. the nationalists have the worst record in the major leagues. they have just 21 wins. they lost agai

li lisa, let me start with you.t off on this incident and then we'll get into your story as well. do we have any idea where this happened? richelle has just reported multiple hotel rooms now. >> right. that's what we heard as well. the initial report we got was that it happened last week when she was reporting for the espys in los angeles. and since then new information has come out that it may have happened to her multiple times over the last year. we certainly hope not. but as a sports reporter myself i can tell you that when you travel and you cover teams, unfortunately being a female sportscaster is a double-edged sword because you want to have a big fan base but sometimes some of those fans have a tendency to cross the line and apparently that's what someone has done with erin. she's got a beautiful look, but she's also a terrific sportscaster. and it's a shame this would happen to somebody as talented as she is. >> lisa, a lot of our viewers are interested in your story, what you had to deal with. did you have

lisa baden will be back with >>> hello. we are at a regional park in sterling, virginia. come join us at our golf course or wonderful water courses. good morning, washington. >>> 6:12 on this wednesday morning. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> a perfect day for a water park. already, it is hot. >> it is hot. it is certifiably on comparable in terms of the dew point. right now it is at 70 degrees. what's it goes into the low 70's, it is certifiably uncomfortable and to some people, both pren t. temperature-twise, a good dayr wapater rk -- oppressive. we couldr se u the brai watch out for lightning if you are out. rain.could use the here is a look at the doppler. a few showers in west virginia pushing north east. sprinkles moakley have dissipated. we're on our way to the low to mid 80 bus. -- sprinkles mostly have dissipated. some storms later this afternoon. >> we have road work. the left exit that would take you to to 95. southbound washington -- south out baltimore washington parke white, do something else. is will carry you through lorton. 66, some

let's talk to lisa baden. >> nice to have you with us. we do not have of any delayed construction to clear out of the waadroy. good on the beltway close to andrews air force base. no constructioon 270 like yesterday. new york avenue is good. kenilworth avenue is good. nothing on the suitland parkway. 95 is clear between richmond and baltimore. there is a light volume of traffic. northbound 95 out of springfield heading towards the pentagon. now to doug mckelway. >> thank you. >>> lawmakers will take another look at nancy pelosi's version of a massive health care reform plan. the president is getting his note cards ready. matt brock has more. >> the president is turning up the heat on health care. you could call it return to fire. polls show the president is losing public support. and some conservative democrats are backing off, too. at a town hall meeting where estimates are 150,000 residents are without health insurance, it was this senator taking the heat. cars are you tling me an individual protected by the constitution that i have to

>> lisa jackson: i do believe theris.presidenhas said over and er that the clean ergy agenda he's trying tpush, and that's on purpose. we talk about energy and we talk about renewables. we talk about energy eiciency. we talk out the fact that when u get more renewab power, when you cut down on the amount of foreign oil you need, when you hire more people to do weatherization and make our homes morenergy efficient, all those thingsead us to a cleaner aifuture. so they de with things like climate change, and theyeal with tho other nasty pollutts i described before. and the president has ma it clr, you don't have to choose one or the other. you don't have to cide wheth you want cle air at the expense of having a job o econom opportunity. in ft, he sees the t as very much lind. >> bonnie: a what percentage of those people are willing pay more in tas or have their small businesses pamore in taxeif cap in ade becomes a reality? >> lisa jackso i think if u ask them that question, especially rht now, the vast majority of pele wil

time to check in with lisa baden. >> i have my little map out here. there has been a crash on 210 southbound, south of 28, north of the charles county line. everybody northbound is going to look to get into their. it is going against the rush hour workflow. a series of wrecks between woodstock and strasbourg. i 70, a helicopter crash. as far as the traffic, but you can get through in both directions of z interstate 70 between hagerstown and frederick. 95 -- it northbound, crashed at newington moved to the shoulder. 66 is good. nothing on 270 between father hurley boulevard and the beway. affi on the dulles greenway and toll road. you can see it is smooth. >> thank you. >>> we have breaking news from western maryland. interstate 70 is now open. it was closed overnight after a helicopter crash. >> it happened around 10:00. right on the eastbound lanes of the interstate. matt brock has the latest. >> no one survived the crash. the helicopter burst into flames outside of smith's bird, maryland. all procter people aboard were killed instantly. an off-duty

lisa stark is in washington this evening. lisa? >> reporter: well, charlie, also on that high priority list are expected to be school age children and teenagers, and those with other medical problems. but there is real concern tonight about pregnant women, who do seem to be very vulnerable to this swine flu. any flu virus can be risky for a pregnant woman, but h1n1 swine flu seems especially dangerous. the centers for disease control has examined 266 swine flu deaths in the u.s. 15 of them were pregnant women. the flu can be particularly deadly in the second and third trimester. >> your immune system is so weak, and the flu affects you differently when you're pregnant. it really knocks you down. >> reporter: the first american to die of swine flu was a 33-year-old pregnant woman in texas. her daughter, delivered by cesarean, survived. in seattle today, 27-year-old katie flyte is fighting for her life. she was six months pregnant, caring for her sick 2-year-old, when she developed a cough and fever. misdiagnosed, it grew into pneumo

. >> lisa baden is back from vacation. but first, here is -- here is adam caskey. >> unseasonably cool temperatures yet again. this afternoon will be below average. the average high is 88. we will make it to the mid 80's. culpeper, up 64. not all that humid out there. it will be even less humid as we move into tomorrow. it will not be very human and sold this weekend. we will be near 90 this weekend. a lot of sunshine this morning. some afternoon clouds. a slight chance of a passing shower north of the metro area. less humid, low 80's tomorrow. welcome back. >> we will begin this tuesday morning with a big wreck on 66 for drivers going wesound. only the left shoulder is getting around the crash. a vehicle is wedged under a traffic -- under a tractor- trailer. this is westbound at 234 business. it is highly visible for eastbound visitors. travel times are with us on 95 between richmond and baltimore. overnight construction has been taken care of. no problems on the beltway. back to alison and doug. same-sex marriages perfor

let's go back to lisa baden. >> i am freaking out. there are no delays on 66 between 7100 and the beltway. it is a great friday morning during the summer heading towards the long weekend. have a great sign. wellwie om cbacks vo: last year... when companies were laying off hundreds of thousands of workers... walmart was creating 30 thousand new jobs... all right here in america. save money. live better. walmart. vo:have some type of proud to report thhealth coverage.ll-time and part-time associates but we won't be 100% satisfied until every american has quality affordable health coverage. save money. live better. walmart. >>> good morning, washington. i am arch campbell with your weekend movie guide. danger lurks in the story of a bomb squad in iraq. a war thriller. there is suspense that make you sweat. three and a half stars. sam rockwell minds energy and space in "moon." it is worth three stars. and sacha baron cohen returns as "bruno." he gets people to do strange things. two and a half stars. these are at the weekend's best bets.

. >> and lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning commute. ah, just installed fios in the whole building. now everyone has the fastest upload speeds. and we're giving them a mini netbook. well, i'm sticking with cable. so's ted. (voice) no i'm not! he's just goofing. (voice) no i'm not! (sighing) ted has betrayed me. (announcer) switch to verizon fios tv, phone and internet today and get an ultra-sleek compaq mini netbook. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> welcome back. 5:12 on this wednesday morning. time for your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> we begin with adam caskey. he has the latest on the forecast. >> we have a cold front moving through right now. the leading edge is approaching the richmond area. the front is paving the way for drier air and cooler conditions. it will not feel like july. la plata, 65. k at the to point number -- look at those dew point numbers. that means low humidity relative to july. stafford at 66. a lot of sunshine for today. a few clouds later on

we will be checking in with lisa baden in just the second. we start with brian van de graaff. >> we do have some rain this morning. through the afternoon and into hours, we cod ese some stronge weather ngvi a few fea w sprinkles out in loudoun county. avia stock is west of the shenandoah valley. avia stock is west of the shenandoah valley.

. >> and lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning commute. >>> welcome back. 5:12 on this friday morning. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> we made it to the end of the week. it is starting to feel like this summer. how about the weekend? >> cooler and less humid. we hit 96 yesterday at reagan national. today we will be close to 90 ag n. not quite as humid northwest of eth metro area. wee ve a shveer moving west to east. moving into t t panhandle of west virginia. et willpr obably dissipre ove th next 30-40 minutes or so. it's a much-needed sprinkle. partly cloudy today. possibly severe thunderstorms. near 90. sunshine and cooler. >> everything is smooth and cool around the beltway. everything is gone as far as construction. no major issues at all as far as interstate travel and beltway travel. good between richmond and baltimore along 95. normal travel times on the dulles greenway. this is the quiet traffic in case you're heading out to the airport this morning. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:13 is your time, 75 degrees. problems for a popular

>> lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning commute. you' >>> good morning, everybody. welcome back. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> let's check in with adam caskey. he is live in vienna. nice to see the stars outside. >> we had clearing overnight. we had some pretty impressive rainfall totals from our strong and yesterday. i want to give you a rundown on g t the totals. ll s e llwabutie sndma la tired rymaicndlake pupwereicked up just .inesch masbvemartsburg, over an inch. we we had later accumulations. still, pretty impressive. today, it is not as muggy yesterday -- not as muggy as yesterday. a few isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. much of bust could still use the moisture. more on that in 10 minutes. >> i was just telling a producer that i'd love it when you say where i live. that is so cool. >> always thinking of you. >> we will take a quick spin around town. we will go live to some cameras. fabulous on 395 and the 14th street bridge. things are uneventful near the roosevelt bridge. quiet on the george wa

stan and lisa. sorry. blockage. >> thank you. our big story, almost one week after the announcement of towson catholic high school's closing parents and students continue to fight to keep the doors open. >> this weekend they made their voices heard in pro tests. 11 news's kim dacey joins us live in towson with more. >> last tuesday students at towson catholic high school got word that their school would not be re-opening this fall. yesterday morning students and school supporters stood outside the immaculate conception church and peacefully protested the closure. towson catholic is the oldest co-ed catholic school in baltimore. the school has taken its toll on enrollment. a spokesperson says enrollment has dropped dramatically. over the last decade they lost only 26 students. but just in the last few weeks 81 students have left. with tuition as the only source of income, the students are left with a bigger financial burden. >> this place has been my home for the past two years and now it's all gone. i've work sod hard to be here

here's lisa stark. >> reporter: it's a startling estimate from the government. if nothing was done to combat the h1n1 swine flu, more than one third of the population d cot geull.il >> at this point, we're tryi torere f sorome t she worst scenarios. hod pe it's not as bad as it would be. >> reporter: one worst case scenario is based on the 1957 flu pandemic which killed 70,000 people in the u.s. the government said it's taking every step possible to head off such a disaster. first and foremost, vaccine development, trials began this week in australia on a vaccine that will soon be tested in the usa. >> i think we really are in a race against time. it's very important. we want to be ready and that's really what this work is all about. >> reporter: if the government moves forward with mass vaccinations, students, health care workers, and those with health problems, are likely to be first in line. >> obviously the timing is important. you want to have a vaccine available to be in front of the problem not behind it. >> reporter: that's critical just because of how q

so, here's abc's lisa stark. >> reporter: in the battle against the h1n1 swine flu, the race is on. with the fall flu season coming up, clinical trials of the vaccine could begin in two weeks, with 2,500 paid volunteers. debts first, then children. the hope is to have an initial 100 million doses by mid-october. >> the worst case scenario would that h1n1 comes in large measure, has a big outbreak very early before we have vaccine available. >> reporter: vaccine development has proven difficult. this virus grows slowly, and there is always concern about rare, but dangerous side effects with a you have sevac seine thas being rushed into production. there is also concern about how the health care system could be overwhelmed, and force schools to close for a time. more than half of those infected with swine through are under age 18. at children's national medical center in washington, d.c., they have ordered additional masks, respirators and anti-flu medications. there are plans to double up patients if need be and to put cots in public areas. >> by all means, we need to be very concern

and flashlights hitting him and red beans on myself and my friend who was sitting on the couch. >> lisa and kevin anderson are still rattled on the raid on their town house in january 2008. >> i kneel down and put my hands behind me. someone grabbed me, handcuffed me. my husband was screaming. he is disabled. please do not hurt him. he is disabled. and they still did not know that they were police. >> they have filed a $5 million civil case against them. police contend that they had the wrong house and no confidential informant is in the warrant. >> it is sad. " the court papers indicate that the howard county police entered the home unannounced through the front door around 10:00 p.m. the family dog started barking. court documents allege that one of the police officers enticed the dog to come running to them. the lord the shield and enticed the dog to come and shot him. -- they lowered the shield and enticed the dog to, and shot him. >> lisa says that the police put the gun to our face and threatened to blow her face-off. >> i am a taxpayer in this county. i do not have a criminal rec

joining me again, legal analyst lisa bloom and jeffrey toobin. lisa says possible manslaughter. you think that's premature? >> it is possible. >> what is the difference between manslaughter -- what would qualify for manslaughter? >> the legal definition of manslaughter is unintentional homicide. killing someone unintentionally. prosecutors have an enormous amount of discretion. yes. that could be malpractice that goes terribly wrong. it could be professional misconduct. good faith medical mistakes tend not to be prosecuted as manslaughter. they tend to lead to civil judgments. they tend to lead to, you know, people losing their medical license. >> good faith medical mistakes. >> correct. >> would this be good faith if a doctor is -- there is off label use of medicine, but, you know, intravenous use of this drug in someone's home, by someone who is not an anesthesiologist. >> you would have to know so much more. has he taken it before? have other doctors prescribed it? were other doctors involved? dr. murray was only involved in michael jackson's life for two months. michael jack

lisa, his fiance at the time offered him one of hers. she wasn't a match. then a surprise rescue. the chance to be part of the biggest multicity multipatient domino kidney exchange ever, an altruistic donor offered his kidney to anyone in need kicking off a chain on of 16 surgeries. eight people gave their kidneys to strangers so their loved one or friend could get one and where is your kidney now. >> it's in detroit. >> it's the sort of operation that only seems possible in fiction. it was in the story line of gray's anatomy. >> donate kidneys to total strangers, six people get kidneys from total stranger. >> we beat grey's awe that me by two transplants. >> reporter: chief transplant surgeon oversaw more than half of the surgeries which took place over two and-a-half weeks in four hospitals and four different states. >> it's a logistical nightmare. it is difficult. >> reporter: the dom knee operation took months of planning and more than 150 people working in concert to pull it all off. but dr. montgomery argues such flop should be routine as 84,000 people in the u.s. need kidne

now let's go to lisa baden. >> we had a minor crash. if you take river road at the beltway, you will find this accident. it is not a big deal. this is where we are told you will find this accident, on the exit ramp. traffic ismoving ok. 66 westbound temporarily closed after 29 in gainesville because of a car fire they are getting under control. it is against the rush hr. ou we are great out of southern maryland on route 4 and route 5. everything is quiet in northeast, washington. construction is moved to the side on route 50. >> thank you. >>> 5:13 right now. the president gets tough on health care reform. >> we will get a check on what is making headlines today including a sudden if you eat kashi go lean for breakfast, you'll also have to add all these vitamins and minerals... to get what you need every day. or... just eat total. it has 100% of the daily value of 11 nutrients... and delicious flakes, real cranberries... and crunchy oat clusters. total. are you getting 100%? compare your cereal at totalcereal.com and get a coupon. >>> c

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and lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning commute. you're watching "good morning"gn >>> 5:10 on this monday morning. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. let's check in with steve rudin. >> a nice morning shaping up for us. it is dry and quiet. partly cloudy skies. we do have someer tndhustorms just to the south the bus near richmond. they'nd movarg towds the northeast at about 25 miles an hour. ds there will affect charles and ty. -- state mary's co . i got a sprinkle or two in a few hours. temperatures will top off around 80 degrees. better chance for showers and thunderstorms later this afternoon. we're not expecting anything to become severe. let's get an update on the rush- hour commute. >> a complicated morning for those in maryland. let's begin with in virginia. headlights northbound from 95. they're relatively smooth start too late monday morning. a bit of a surprise. 270 southbound at 118. we are inching along because of road work that remains in place. only one lane getting through. let's go back to doug mckel

washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> welcome back. protests have started up again in iran despite government steps to stop them. thousands of protesters took to the streets on thursday to mark the anniversary of student protests. they're calling for more protests against the election of mahmoud ahmadinejad. they have promised to stop any new demonstrations. are you searching for cheaper prescription drugs? you may soon be able to order them on line from canada. this has to go through to the house. opponents fear it will open up the door to unsafe drugs. roland burris is expected to announce today that he will not seek reelection after his partial term is up. he was appointed to president obama's formal -- former senate seat by rod blagojevich. >>> some people say dust is blowing into their neighborhood and their homes and coding their cars. construction crews working on the beltway are stirring up t dust. vdot says that created the problem. >> dust has

so we sent the handy vac and its commercial to lisa coach's house.s especially interested in preserving leftovers and thought the device sounded like the answer. the handy vac and bags cost $9. $9.95. for that price, we're going to save a ton of money on toss-out food. >> how does the handy vac work? what do we do? >> basically, you just take your food and put it in the bags that are provided to you. >> so they gave you a couple of different sizes? >> they did. there's this size and then there's the gallon size. >> reporter: the bags look like regular sealable bags except for the small button-shaped area near the upper rn. the difference is apparent when you're ready to seal. >> then you take the device, you put it over this button, press the button. >> oh, and it just starts sucking the air out? >> reporter: it only takes a fa moments to remove all the air. >> what do you think about that? >> well, it definitely does a good job. it's very easy to use. but -- >> reporter: and it sucks the air out. >> it did suck their out. >> reporter: as lisa sealed

connor and reagan, his boys, his wife, lisa. all set to see the man who won the playoff by six shots, the four-hole playoff. there's the family he says, come on. moment of a lifetime. life changed forever. a major champion. stewart cink. we'll hear from both men as we continue after this word from urbc a statiostn. stewart cink, the 2009 open champion at turnberry. >>> and welcome back, the 2009 open champion, stewart cink. >> oh, boy. >> it's sinking in right now. how does that sound? >> it's starting to sink in a little bit. it's overwhelming. there's so many emotions sort of flooding through. i feel like i'm being caught by everyone. it's amazing. >> standing over the birdie putt at the 72nd hole. what was going through you? >> we, you know, in this situation, you just tryo block out everything that your opponent is doing. it's basically match play with a twist, you know, four holes aggregate. tom had trouble there on 17. and i just didn't want to do anything stupid, you know, off 17. i was up there close which was basically

>> all right, thanks very much, lisa sylvester, thanks, lisa. we will have more on this later in the show. >> president obama tried to break the deadlock over his health care plan and its cost. he said now is not the time to slow down or lose heart, as he put it, but president obama is facing strong opposition, not just from republicans, but democrats, too. dana bash reports from capitol hill. >> reporter: damage control. in the form of a pep talk. >> i wanted everybody to just step back for a moment and look at the unprecedented progress that we've already made on reform. >> reporter: the president trying to change a rapidly spreading story line that his health care plan is in trouble. >> i have to say now is not the time to slow down. and now's certainly not the time to lose heart. >> reporter: why the scramble? just listen to congressman mike ross, one of the president's fellow democrats. do any of the democratic leadership measures going through the house right now have the votes to pass? >> no. not at all. there's 40 of us that are conserva

now we check back in with stan and lisa. sorry. >> she's joking. >> our big story, all eyes will be on capitol hill as confirmation hearings begin in the senate for the supreme court nominee, sonya sotomayor. >> nikole killion joins us live from washington with a preview. >> good morning. these hearings will last most of this week, beginning with judge sotomayor's opening arguments today. >> thank you, mr. president. >> she was nominated more than a month ago. sonya sotomayor has been making the rounds on capitol hill. just yesterday she got a good luck phone call from the president. >> like spring training, she's getting ready. but the hearings are the ball game. >> with the ball in her court, sotomayor who could become the first latino justice faces the senate judiciary committee where her story has drawn praise from democrats. >> i have seldom in my lifetime seen a story that equals her story. >> and her judicial philosophy has brought scrit criticism from some republicans. >> i don't think we want people on the bench who

lisa fletcher has the late every for us. good morning, lisa. >> reporter: good morning, robin.ont of the jackson family home. and the friends tell us that the family wanted to help the pop star break free from addiction. but they said that michael would go ballistic if anyone brought it up. also, if coroner's office is subpoenaing some of jackson's medical records and what he was taking. they're saying that possibly inappropriate prescribing could have led to his death. if doctors recklessly prescribed or injected jackson with drugs that ultimately killed him, the lapd told cnn, they may have a homicide on their hands. >> that is going to be very dependent on the toxicology reports that are due to come back. based on those, we'll have an idea of what it is we're dealing with. are we dealing with a homicide? accidental overdose? >> reporte while it's become obvious that jackson's life was full of drug use. abc news has learned that jackson's inner circle tried to intervene. people like mark schaffel, a former jackson confidant, who planned an intervention in 2003. >> it all came

. >> lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning commute. big problems on the american legion bridge. we have an accident here. >>> hello. i m kelley. i would like to invite you to come out and see the animals. come join us. the morning, washington. >>> the octomom is facing a new legal problems, a battle over the earnings of her future children. a decision came after an attorney filed a petition. it was filed after she announced that she and her 14 children will start in a new reality series. >>> 6:12 on this tuesday morning. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> let's check in with adam caskey with the latest on this summer like forecast. >> it feels like the part of summer that it should be like and it has for about a week and a lf now. it looks like this trend will continue. we are near 70 this morning. and that is where we should th of feel theu hmidi a s are are theishe district.s l. 74 in manassas. manassas just dropped manassas 73. live local stations. we mean that when you say that. 91 this afternoon. better chance

back to you with the traffic, lisa baden. >> a guy has broken down on 301. he is in the center of the roadway. we will show you some quiet traffic leaving 80 to 109. we are good on 395 northbound. the traffic flow is great at edsall road to the pentagon. >> thank you. >>> new research suggests that pollution may harm child brain development. they have linked this before birth to loweriq scores in child but -- before lower iq scores in childhood. the study's lead author says it is a big enough difference to affect performance in school. other scientists dispute the findings. >>>he u.s. is racing to develop a swine flu there have been one under thousand people affected. they are relying on five companies with track records of making vaccines. but one company has come up with one version of the vaccine and will begin clinical trials in australia this week. >>> 6:13. when we continue, we will tell you how you can get a free trade with your morning cup of coffee. we will have a check of headlines around the world. >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washing

we will check in with lisa. 82 at lunchtime. in and out of the clout with a stray -- in and out of the clouds with a straight storm possible. >> newschopper 7 is grounded because of the fog. we are pretty good. it is treetop level. it is not affecting those driving around. we are looking through the fog on 395 with the normal five out of springfield up to edsall road. >> thank you. >>> the president goes prime time tonight to make a push for his health-care reform plan. >> opponents are saying it is time to go back to square one. pamela brown has more. >> there is speculation among lawmakers that the health care reform bill will not pass before the august recess. the president is not giving up his fight. he will be giving a speech directly to the american people. president obama is putting on the full court press trying to pass his health care reform plan. the opposition is fierce on both sides of the aisle. republicans want to go back to the drawing board, fearing the current proposal would lead to a government takeover of. wha