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clucks some in loudon county really want to metro to keep going past the airport. >> it would make our economy better. >> others do not want the county to touch matter with a 10 foot pole. >> i think our dollars would be better spent fixing our roads. >> today they are giving fuel to the credit's fire. >> it basically confirms my worst fears. >> several board members spent $4,800 on three dinners for themselves and guests. another board member bought two bottles of wine for $238. one board member spent $9,200 to a trip in europe. what they have serious problems. i do not want loudon county to be involved. >> one supporter says although the airport oppose the authority has issues to work out, they are still doing a good job building phase one of the line. >> we think there is a high level of confidence. >> he says they need metro. >> it would increase the commercial tax base. >> loudon county supervisors are planning to vote in early july on whether or not they want to bring matter to their county or whether or not they want to opt out of doing so. the airport authority president put ou

northeast, embedded waves of low pressure slowly drifting our way but the clo closest rain in loudon county, l is heavier rain but not heavy in the shenandoah, allegheny and garrett county. that will continue to advance through during the afternoon from time to time, maybe thunder and lightning, too. of we have temperatures likely reaching upper 70s, southern maryland, low to mid 70s around the metro area, southerly breeze to 20 miles per hour. then this evening, you need an umbrella, flashes of lightning, temperatures near 70 at sunset, 8:08, by midnight to the mid 60s. over the next 48 hours, this area of color the zone of potential rain, looks like heavier rain to the north at northeast of washington but likely get enough rain, a quarter half an inch by the time it tapers off by late evening, this moving color is potential rain. then as we get in wednesday in the morning, might have some low clouds, drizzle around and maybe a few breaks in the clouds but during the afternoon, a chance for more showers to more through, and that area of rain will move east and by late on wednesday night, w

. >> along route 9 in western loudon county, traffic is not a concern though residents here wonder why for expanding metro. >> it is ridiculous for us to be taxed to support a metro system that does not do anything for us. >> she says everyone at george wants to know how they could protest also. -- everyone at church. >> they are not interested in commercial development or big companies coming here. this area is closer to the actual airport. many people think building a metro would be vital to the economic development of this region. >> i think it will increase the property value of my house. that is why i on the house, so that i can 1 debicella for more money. i do not think it is terrible. >> it will be easier for people to get in and out of the county. i think there is a lot of benefit to it. >> some say it would ruin the quality of life that brought them to this region. bexar really do not want the increase in traffic and population is going to bring. we are already very crowded in loudon county now. >> rebecca cooper, abc 7 news. >> neighbors in northwest d.c. have asked the guard

this is one of the heavier areas, and another batch and loudon county heavy rain. it is still possible we could get a shower or a downpour, but most of the action is to the south and southwest. look at the temperatures falling pretty quickly from the eight's. 83 was the official high at reagan national. 69 was the morning low. tomorrow morning we may go no lower than 70 degrees at reagan national airport. a little bit cooler by a few degrees than a few hours ago. 77 in manassas, 78 in annapolis. overnight, any thunder shower activity will end and we will see some patchy fog. cooler to the north by just a little bit. laguardia airport is cool at 65 right now 64 at boston logan. 90 in st. louis, 89 in chicago. that is the air mass that is moving here for the weekend. a little disturbance off the coast of florida could become a sub tropical cyclone over the next few days. we will keep a close eye on that for you. in the meantime we are looking for a partly cloudy day tomorrow, warm and humid 83-87 degrees. for most of the area for the holiday weekend sunshine saturday

loudon county crossing the. in southern maryland. is the raining everywhere.and on pay it afternoon andthis evening. seven need to the high temperature. 59 in marten's fur. crisis that is your forecast. about the can meet? -- 59 in martinsburg. that is your forecast. about the could beat? >> only the right-wing close. get throughway to that. it looks like it is h

loudon county could lose 40,000 potential jobs and billions of dollars in revenue if it chooses not to extend the metro. they have until july to decide if they want to help pay for the silver wide. politics has contributed to the delay. >> city council wants the state to look at decriminalizing marijuana laws. they adopted a resolution calling on the state to revisit sentencing guidelines for marijuana possession. they would like to see the general assembly consider bills that would decriminalize legalize, or regulate marijuana like alcohol. >> police in frederick maryland are beefing up security for the g-8 summit. frederick is one of the city'sies closest to camp david. they want to be prepared unless unruly -- they want to be prepared in case unruly protesters descend on the city. still to come, we would tell you why billions of dollars in fraudulent tax refunds go out in the mail. >> a bit of promising news for people looking for work. the help wanted sign is up backed -- backed up and businesses. -- back up for businesses,. >> we continue with presidential primary day for three st

. >> future of the silver line could mean $72 billion to loudon county over the next deck achltd t -- decade. metro rail extension could generate 40,000 new jobs. county supervisors are trying to decide whether to contribute $150 million to the project. a runaway bus almost took out a neighborhood in connecticut. the big bus rolled off a tow truck, then took out several cars before landing in front of a house. the driver forgot to set the parking brake after getting into a minor accident earlier in the day. police say it is amazing that nobody was hurt. >>> john edwards former press secretary, broke down and cried on the witness stand today. her name is jennifer palmeiri, and testified about elizabeth edwards' reaction to her husband's affair and what it would mean after h death. nbc's lisa myers has the report. >> reporter: it was another emotional day. as jennifer palmieri, press secretary to john edwards and close friend of elizabeth recounted how elizabeth anythingly canything -- elizabeth confronted a donor helping rielle hunter. 10 months after elizabeth discovered the affair. p

in through loudon county. leesburg. harpers ferry. charlestown. shepherdstown. seeing fairly heavy rain right now. reports of half an inch to inch of rain here. done to the south. manassas. over an inch of rain. it started three hours ago. hay market. gainesville. route 66, manassas. no we get rumbles of thunder and lightning. another one. lightning stroke right there. now, not seeing anything severe. these will primarily be rain producers. but the rains will be very, very heavy. you extend the line right on down to the south. in through spotsylvania county. some east of fredericksburg. you have it on your east. have it on your west. going to continue to see the rain. notice rest of the area here. here is the line. line i am talking about. extend from raleigh. right new southern new york state. that is an amazing line of thunderstorms. there is another one. back to the west. yet another one back here. then here is the frontal boundary. that has a lot of rain associated with that. that also producing some showers along the tropics. tropical moisture. making its w

his name was paul draisy, long time personality on the radio in loudon county and served as treasurer. and draisy stole the money over three years. he died of a gunshot wound on april 16th. investigators don't think foul play was involved in that. >> to a news 4 exclusive. a group of metro riders, track and tackle a thief. jackie benson, narrates the chase through the van ness station. >> reporter: it happened in april. people were getting off a red line train during evening rush. note the activity to the left, far end of the platform. that is the moment a thief snatches a passenger's iphone from his hands. happens all too often. this time, fellow passengers do a collective, oh, no you didn't. running from the station, the alleged thief pass is a camera at eye level. irate passengers right behind him. a different camera angle shows he almost makes it out of the station. but passengers surround him. then he makes another break for it. but the crowd follows. there is no sound. but the body language is pretty clear. ultimately, two d.c. police office ears rife and take the man into custo

loudon county is getting some light rain. a little bit in montgomery county. the shenandoah valley is here. as we go through the day today we're expecting the rain to become more widespread. this is a good bit official soaking for our soul. we have this already for her. notice how it is all organized. it'll continue to become more organized. it is all part of this slow and low pressure system. we could be talking to inches or 3 inches around the blue ridge. it is healthy amounts of rain. 59 in martinsburg. on their way to 72 with a high- tech mature later on today. tomorrow is clearing out by thursday into the weekend. what do you have on this? >> please looking for a crash. they are going north on 270. if you're coming out of frederick, you might find this a distraction. this is no. that ate. they are said to look for a crash. we will show you the pace of traffic. it is beautiful right now. now back to the news. >> thank you. we have some good news for people on the memorial day holiday. >> right now the national average for regular is $3.73 in the d.c. area.

like super doppler radar and we are tracking it moving from hagerstown to martinsburg, south of loudon countying is sliding south east. you have seen the storms tried to diminish a little bit once they crossed the blue ridge. especially areas in southern frederick county, washington county md., you are up next. this is part of a small area. it is not widespread storms at all. but they are sliding down a stationary front separating cooler air to the east and 80's west of the metro area. tonight mid 50's to low 60's with wondering showers ending. our futurecast shares temperature's rising tomorrow. we will rise into the 80's with maybe some thunderstorms. friday we will release skyrocket near 70 early in the day. climbing close to 90 degrees with a chance of storms in the afternoon. we will attract more storms coming up at 6:00. >> a good deal. this is a night for the capitals to really make some progress. >> tim brant is at the horizon center with the latest. >> you know, the best thing about this is to do not have to be a hockey fan to enjoy the excitement that the playoffs generate. this is

. >> reporter: stage 2 is supposed to include two stops in loudoun county right here along the greenway, but loudon supervisors may not let that happen. >> i have nothing against dulles rail. i think it should stop at the airport. i don't think loudoun county residents will benefit from it. >> reporter: supervisor ken reed is unconvinced after listening to economist steven fuller. >> the outcome is more residential development with less commercial development, a higher tax burden for residents. this is a no brainer. >> reporter: fuller says with rail loudoun county will tract high density development that will bring tens of thousands of high paying jobs. without rail he says by 2040 loudoun county will miss out on $200 billion in economic growth. >> it's clear-cut to me this is a once in a century opportunity for the opportunity. >> reporter: peggy fox, 9 news now. >>> now an update on the beating of a virginia man at bat's inner harbor. prosecutors dropped -- baltimore's inner harbor. prosecutors dropped 13 of the 20 charges filed in that case including the first degree assault counts. four people

many of the loudon board members took issue of number of drivers and cost of parking, low. the countyhether to contribute $150 million to help fund phase two of metro to dulles. they're expected to vote june 4. >>> after a day that felt more like summer than spring, doug says, a cold front could be, changing things again. doug, what's up? >> i think they are going to be changing things in a big way. we have seen warm, humid conditions over the past couple days. tomorrow you will see a different story. take a look at numbers. 72 degrees in washington. behind the front only 51 in pittsburgh. some of the cooler, drier air. that will continue to make its way in here. we do have the cold front that is moving down right now. few showers, storms, into parts of pennsylvania. what it means for us though -- potentially a fantastic streak of weather. it is going to last into part of the weekend. again. part. i will show you what the other part has in store coming up. >> thank you, doug. a death in the kennedy family. today police in new york found mary kennedy dead on the property owned by her e