calvert county, a couple of places close to 2 inches, martinsburg over 1 inch, same with smithsburg.many areas saw less, quantico point to 5 inches. -- quantico point to 5 inches. at reagan national, 87 and 76 the actual high and low. those seventies across the board at this hour. as the line moves through, it will be partly, mostly cloudy, just muggy overnight. we will see a different weather pattern tomorrow. the moisture is moving through with the severe weather warnings and tornado warnings this afternoon, but none of that materialized, no reports of ground contact. just to the west, clearing. let me put this in motion. we have today's rain, then the high pressure that puts us between system. it will be 90 degrees. then another cold front, just enough to get a lift in the atmosphere. could give as widespread storms. toda's thunderstorm activity caused by a weak cold front. tomorrow, between systems, sunshine and hot weather, isolated thunderstorms the secondary front could cause widespread showers on friday. he expressed thursday, july 30, partly sunny, very warm and humid, close

cumberland, the cool spot with martinsburg at 63. talking about rain we will take you to the arkansas region that had three inches of rain the last 36 hours. they have a great chance of thunderstorms. where us, we have a front in the neighborhood. it is washing out but not much of a kick today. yesterday set up east of us across the delmarva and southeastern virginia. the next front, this one up here will help to trigger storms for tomorrow. that will increase our rain chances. here's the seven-day forecast. temperatures on the toasty side. 91 today with a slim chance of a thunderstorm. upper 80s storm and scattered storms. 91 on thursday. 90 on friday. isolated afternoon storms. if we are lucky saturday stays dry. highs in the upper 80s. let's get itraffic update from kenny burns. >> thank you very much. >>> starting in afmontgomery county. you can see the american legion bridge, an accident is blocking three left lanes. the emergency crews are on the scene and delays from river road. be careful as you travel through the area. movin

martinsburg, up 57. mclean, up 56. damascus, 63. dew point are comparable. we see the clouds come and go. let's go back to lisa baden. >> it is good-looking outside because you are outside. good-looking. what do you have cooking? not much on the roadway is what we have cooking. good traffic around the beltway. northeast is also good. we will take a spin on to 95, which is decent between baltimore and richmond. traffic from newington to get up to springfield, beyond to the pentagon. no surprises into northwest. >> i still do not know how you do it without caffeine. all of this energy and no caffeine. >> we should bottle whatever that is. 5:43 is your time, 65 degrees. what's speaking of bottled, but do know what is in your bottled water? we will tell yo that labels could be changing. >> we >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> welcome back. manassas police are investigating two attempte

in fact 50 even from martinsburg, 54 winchester. 55 culpeper and manassas.ead east to 95, 60s again, near 70 on the bay in annapolis. 71 from reedville. today we're going to be in the mid-80s by this afternoon with code yellow, moderate air quality. right now, reagan national, 65. winds north-northwesterly at 12. so the dew points in the 40s. the dry air has come in really nicely. we're going to have a spectacular july day around here. high pressure building in from the great lakes. you notice all the storm out to the west. yeah, these storm, they're not going to get anywhere near us the next couple of days. computer actually very quiet. high pressure building in, switch it over to the computer modeling. you'll notice as we go through today, all quiet. mostly sunny out there. comfortable humidity levels. as we head into wednesday, watching the showers and storms, and part of western michigan there. wednesday morning. and that front will try to get closer to activate some wednesday afternoon across ohio and kentucky. and perhaps we get a couple of thunderstor

martinsburg, last time i checked, down to 51. we're down to 65.s around 70 or so from the naval academy in annapolis and in southern maryland. look at ocean city, 72 degrees. for today, humidity stays low. going to see a lot of sunshine. high temperatures in the mid- 80s. right now 65. it is 5:30. time for traffic. here's angie. >>> thank you. happily through the 5:00 hour and watching one serious tie-up out there. it's on our capital beltway. here is your inner loop at river road. a crash scene here has the offramp currently closed. moving into 270, that's the next shot headed southbound. no problems to report past 121 down to i-370. we're looking at route 4, route 5, and 301. this is incident and accident free right now. good news there. and finally to wrap it up, 95 northbound in virginia. we're tracking taillights -- actually the headlights i should say past dumfries. no delays up to the mixing bowl. now over to andrea. >> thank you. >>> after seven weeks of preparations, judge sonia sotomayer's supreme court nomnation hearings are underway. s

so real thick atmosphere ou there with a reading of 75 to 72 manassas to 53 from martinsburg. bill in newland a quarter inch of rain and 69 degrees. look at the national satellite- radar for you. cluster of storms in oklahoma and this season is not seeing the big high pressure set off yet. in canada we have had a storm one after the other keeping things unsettled. a cluster here but a front to the west across western pennsylvania and west virginia. this will be in our vicinity for this afternoon. with that front nearby, that's going to touch off showers and thunderstorms. next seven looks a little unsettled. 88 today. 91 tomorrow with fewer storms. 88 on wednesday with scattered thunderstorms. maybe saturday stays dry and 88 but each day the air mass not changing much. keep the umbrellas handy. kenny burns is watching the roads. >> we will start at the outer loop of the capital beltway at the american legion bridge. clear within the last ten minutes. no delays in the area and that continues to be the story. switching to upper montgomery county. 270 southbound clear from german

feght now in martinsburg,t elfes like early spring. esoklotht ee numbers in boston. 68 in68nuaag lrdia the t stuff continues in south texas and the desert southwest. the winds aregblinow t moisture up from touheth s coasts. rougthh e center of the country,ig s bmeto srmrms across eth seteesnnvalles.ey we will keep our eye on the atlantic coast of florida, because that is a rich source of tropical air to be moving in our area starting tomorrow and for the rest of the week. we will see moisture levels, a little bit and a few showers or thunderstorms. hit or miss tomorrow. here is your expressed forecast. a hazy start today and tomorrow. 85 in the afternoon. hit and miss showers and thunderstorms. humidity levels -- more widespread storms on thursday. that will probably be in the first half of the day. it is hot and sunny, about 89. that is the very latest, live from national park. the first pitch is at 7:00 05. we will see you back in the studio later this evening. >> you don't have anything to say? >> you should come down to work in our

looking at the weather bug network. 71 in martinsburg, waldorf at 69. dew points are up there as well. it's pretty muggy as well. some moisture as well. we may see a lite bit of patchy fog. >> just a big amount of rain. >> earlier we did get up there because of the rain. >> leesberg at 70. all 70. cooler across the mid-atlantic. >> satellite radar here. notice more moisture down through. the evening wares on, keep an eye on that. the forecast through the night. partly cloudy later on tonight. tomorrow, the morning sunshine followed by scattered showers and thunderstorms. some of those could be out to the chopper side. heading out later. the low 80's around thut oer bank. water temperature 77-80 degrees. long term, a repeat pattern. >> thank you, brian. coming up next, a california couple's political puzzle got the attention of the president. >> a california company started a puzzle company. michael and pat smith make hand crafted puzz thes. they got a call from the state department. it was a request to give to diplomats and the family. they settled with

in martinsburg, west virginia, 71. our official numbers, 85 and 63. a few degrees below the average values. take a look at 1999, 103 degrees at reagan national. we're tending to be on the cool side. these numbers are very pleasant. 73 in fairfax and baltimore. cool temperatures up to the north. 64 in syracuse. it is showing signs of making a move later in the week. in the meantime, hh pressure gave us a nice day. by sunrise, things will be mostly sunny, and the showers and the storms will hang down to the south. a disturbance coming down from michigan. that will move in tomorrow afternoon and might bring us an isolated shower or thunderstorm. otherwise a pretty nice day. thursday and friday, turning cooler. we want to keep on the cool weather. in some areas of the country, there is no summer quite yet. since june 1, these cities have not had a single day that hit the night the's. all year long we have only had three occasions where we had 90 's. we will see a surge of warm air toward the weekend, but we have seen the pattern before where it looks like

it has fallen to 68 in cumberland and martinsburg but a steamy day ahead with highs in the upper 80send. we will begin with a live shot for you. 95 northbound we are fine. as we take you to the maps we want you to know about for those who life in virginia police activity on the outer loop past braddock road. police clear 121 to the split. and the outer loop is fine, as well. >>> the unemployment rate is expected to rise past 10% and last well in to next year. many job seekers showed up on thursday looking for government work. some shelled out hundreds of dollars to companies that promise to help but some of the companies are actually scams. we have more on how to apply for these jobs for free. >> i have been searching for three years for a full-time position. >> reporter: justine says applying for a federal job is difficult. she started her surgery on- line. >> i used usa jobs search, career connection.com, i have sub mid personally to the cia website, fbi. >> even thought of paying for help. >> they are asking for quite a bit of money, $100 a year and they submit your resume to all

north and west martinsburg 62. gaithersburg and frederick this morning in the middle 50s. it was open the window type of weather. we will have that again tonight. tonight a few more clouds sneak in with northeasterly winds but still a delightful day. we will take the temperatures up to the lower 80s. the average is 88. when you have low 80s and low humidity in the middle of july, in my opinion it doesn't get much better. angie has the traffic. >>> good morning, everyone. i have been busy twittering away. i have all the traffic available on-line. oh my goff is my name. hope you can follow me. 95 northbound in virginia. an extra 20 minutes or so to get from lorton to the mixing bowl. that's just volume and have them switch the cameras over and show you 395 northbound. looks like the delay from the beltway to seminary is starting to break apart nicely. we are below speed from washington boulevard to the 14th street bridge. we have something new to tell you about. a report of an accident located at branch avenue and curtis drive. back outside and show you the outer loop. prett

martinsburg to maryland. this one around berkeley springs. it will move to the east/northeast. another thunderstorm around cumberland now. so there are some thunderstorms out there. we could see a few more before the evening is through but tomorrow chances go up again. that forecast coming up shortly. >> thank you. >>> let's check on the roads with sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. how does it look? >> i'm happy to report it looks pretty good. only two accidents in fact. one of them is going to be in hunt valley on gillroy road. the other crash in the city, northern martin luther king boulevard at west baltimore street. that does involve a pedestrian though. one delay, on 95 northbound between 216 to 175. that is a nine-minute setback there with an average speed of 34 miles per hour. otherwise beltway is wide open there at wilkens avenue. same goes for the west side at baltimore national pike. there's a look at the top side at 83. that is even looking pretty nice at this hour. this traffic report brought to you by the maryland department of agriculture. maryland'sbest.net.

off nicely. 59 gaithersburg. 61 martinsburg. still 72 in fredericksburg and 72 patuxent river. as you plan ahead today look for a dry, partly sunny afternoon. 88 is the average and that's also my goal. looking at a sunny one tomorrow, 85. a little hotter on wednesday. mostly sunny and 90. i will have the seven-day forecast in just a moment. kris sneed is in for angie goff with the traffic. >>> thank you, kim. we will start in virginia. 95 northbound slow from the prince william parkway to route 1. five, from minutes but that is building. we will keep our eyes on that. going to the graphics and checking out the inner loop. the speed sensor shows drive drivers are up to speed. no problems. moving to 66 eastbound. here route 50 to the beltway, we have no problems. it is starting to build a little bit but we will keep an eye on that. heading up to maryland, to 270 southbound. a little volume from germantown to 370 but no major delays to slow you down so far. and finally check out the outer loop here at new hampshire. you can see clear commute from here all the way over to georgia.

martinsburg, west virginia, over an inch of rain yesterday.quarters of an inch of rain in quantico. some of the heaviest thunderstorms were from quantico down to fredericksburg. rainfall today? never say never to mother nature but most of these light sprinkles are dryingup. so one or two lonely sprinkles might make it into our southern and southwestern viewing area. by and large most of us will be on the dry side for today. that main area of low pressure pulling away from us. the first area of disturbed weather looking away, the next one still a good distance behind it. 91 around here today but nowhere as near as it is hot in the pacific northwest. the weather story this week i think is the extraordinary heat in the pacific northwest. medford, oregon, yesterday 106. seattle washington not only set the record high temperature for the day yesterday when they made it to 103 degrees, realize in more than 100 years of record keeping in seattle, they've only been 100 once before. that was 15 years ago. that was 100 on the nose. 103 yesterday was the

washington county, backward into west virginia and western maryland, the heavier bands in cumberland and martinsburg. they have also had their temperatures held back because of the clouds and showers. a time lapse from the rooftop camera here. stu can see the clouds thinni out from time t o tim er e th the sunshi lo oarlly.ca as h rnaias ha t cooler.80's, a lot cooler ermblandcumberland7 beuse of t 6r,he7 causebe of thowers, justrs, justerwe ov3 an ih ofain. smith's third, maryland, just a paltry 3/1 hundred of an inch. cooler, 70's in the valley, made 80's. areas of the west are going to be cooler, 60's. nag's head, 88 degrees. at 89 in ocean city. here is the satellite radar picture. sunshine peeking through. the overall pattern, this area of low pressure to the west is going to move itself east word, and that could strike a stronger whether through the afternoon with wind gusts, hail, some lightning. a tornado possibility. kind of like what we have the day before yesterday. then tomorrow a lull in the action sunshine a dry day but sticky. made 80's in our warmest spots. we're talking seven to's t

temperature wise, here's what's happening. 82 in the beltway, 79 in martinsburg.emperatures overo the next couple of hours generally in the upper 70s. dew points are still very low. numbers will start to climb over the next couple of days as the winds start to go southeasterly. much cooler from cincinnati through chicago. they are well below average this time of year. here is the satellite image. you can see a few clouds moving overhead. plenty in the way of cloud coverage offshore. this is where our weather will be coming from over the next couple of days. there's a big bubble of high pressure out in the atlantic. and that will create this southwesterly wind flow, that will start to push tropical moisture into the area. and little disturbances, little ripples move across the atmosphere, we'll see the threat of showers and thunderstorms. there's a frontal band offshore, eventually it will start to backtrack, push back toward the mid atlantic states and northeast. and disturbances will ride along this frontal band, keeping us in active pattern starting tomorrow. fu

martinsburg 77. already at 85. andrews air force base, good afternoon. you have 87. that is our goal inside the beltway today. couple of thunderstorms again the best chance is west in the mountains. tomorrow scattered storms and 86. that's the isolated variety and 87 on friday. here's the stalled front across the ohio river valley. this will be approaching us tomorrow to give us a better chance of having lift in the atmosphere and therefore some rain. in between this one and the one out in the ocean we have basically a partly cloudy day. that's how our forecast is shaping up and we will watch those winds from the south help to pull the warmer air northward to keep us in the middle and upper 80s. which average is 88, 89. where we should be for this time of the year. as for the numbers on the, after 87 for the high, 71 for the low. as we look ahead to the next seven there we go, middle 80s tomorrow, scattered storms and then to kick off the weekend it will be turning hotter. how about that 92 on saturday. and partly cloudy. and then finishing out the weekend we will be

martinsburg 82 and manassas 84. when you factor in the humidity the heat index already at 96 in fredericksburg. feeling like 89 in washington and 90 at andrews air force base. a steamy afternoon. here we go. a couple of things to talk about. little feature across nebraska. that's one. the other thing is all of this moisture across arkansas, louisiana and mississippi. the two of those will get closer to us tomorrow and that will help to give us a better chance of showers and thunderstorms than what we are seeing today. the seven-day forecast looks like this. 91 today. a slim chance of a storm. scattered storms tomorrow and 897 by thursday and friday around that 90-degree mark with isolated afternoon thunderstorm. and then over the weekend upper 80s and still a storm possible on sunday and monday. it is travel tuesday. we will have that coming up when 9 news now at noon returns. it's a revolution in pain relief. (announcer) new icy hot medicated roll. for wherever you hurt. icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away. the

look at 48 in martinsburg, west virginia. in the middle of july. right now 77. it is 80 inside the beltway and at andrews air force base. it is 81 toward manassas. and the game plan like i said 85 at 5:00. by 10:00 we will be easing to the middle 70s with clear skies and a waning moon. as for the rest of the country, middle 90s in dallas. they will work on a high in the triple-digits along with phoenix. around here we take a trip up to the middle 80s and do it without hardly any humidity in the sky. we can thank northwesterly winds coming down from canada. this low pressure system and front to our south is keeping all of the sticky moisture in the air down that way. but we're going to start to notice a comeback in that humidity and the chance of thunderstorms as we head to thursday. 85 here today. we are heading to boston 79. lows tonight 64. in the 50s in pittsburgh. low 50s. and tomorrow we take a step up to a seasonal high of 88 degrees. put the seven day up. nice today and tomorrow. there's the scattered thunderstorms on thursday turning hot, 90. 87 on frida

we l had 78 in martinsburg. viro 7roe,ll9. dy c.d.,c. -- woodbridge, alrea 81 degrees. you can see plenty of moisture to the south of us. most of that will remain to the south of us for today in a better chance of rain will come tomorrow. mo details on the forecast in just a few moments. > don't count on the annual sales tax holiday this year. legislation is moving forward to real t holiday in august. that move will save the loss of an estimated $640,000 in sales tax revenue. the august sales tax holiday provided the nine-day osales tax exemption. >>> the d.c. city council is scheduled to vote on a revised budget next week to close a $666 million shortfall. mayor adrian fenty proposed a 66% cut in the upcoming fiscal year, but critics contend non competitive city grants are out of control and they actually propose the bigger problem. >>> some local police officers are the target of a federal investigation. according to "washington post," 5 prince george's county police officers, one from d.c., are suspected from taking money for a suspect -- for a powerful gambling oper

warrington in the upper 60s, 66 in martinsburg.rainfall amounts around the area, again, only 5 .05 of an inch of rain yesterday. 5.13 at andrews air force base. more than an inch in martinsburg, west virginia. almost an inch and a quarter there. here's a check of doppler. one or two lonely sprinkles in the far western part of maryland, but by and large a rain free day today. most of the rain showers staying well down to our south and west. that's part of the next ripple that's coming our way. it will bring our chances for rain back into the area by tomorrow afternoon, but most of the action still well down to our south for today. so another day in the 90s today. it will ke our 109 90 degree day of the year. still less than half of our average number of 90 degree days. and around the country, another chance for thunderstorms and severe weather across parts of oklahoma and texas today. the real big weather story, no doubt about it, the pacific northwest, check this one out, seattle, washington yesterday, their all-time record high te

at this hour with sunshine out there, we have temperatures from 79 in hagerstown and martinsburg and cumberland to 81 manassas and dc. 81 also in southern maryland and 892 baltimore. leesburg, they are doing construction out there. the thermometer has been unfavorable location to take their temperatures until i tell you really with a big grain of salt. the heat is making it feel like 83 and dew point 64 and it was 70 this morning. not bad out there with a relative humidity at 57%. look across the country, a couple of things to point out. a big storm here. storms are big across dallas. even a tornado warning for a while. it cleared the big d now approaching louisiana, arkansas. you can see a little spin there. that will be moving to the east and as it gets closer to us tomorrow it will help enhance the shower and thunderstorm chances. when you get more upper level energy you will get more widespread activity. it is fairly quiet here. you notice to the west, showers and storms trying to move to the east northeast. we may see some of that activity later this afternoon but looks like the

ow anyone gets an isolated er it will be folks cumberland to martinsburg.hs in she thmiddle 80s. so, a e great week, a great wee i'm telling you to update the weather forecast. >> let's match it by kicking off with a crystal clear commute. that's what we have for you on this tuesday morning. thanks for joining us. no incidents or accidents on 270 frederick to the split. the next stop is gw parkway heading southbound from the beltway past 123 to the key bridge. you are okay. the head lights through centreville and 66, the eastbound trip is night and quiet in to dc. >>> a local family never thought the simple act of trying to save energy and money could cost them their house but as they learned the cfl bulbs gave them more than just a long- lasting glow. lesli foster has more. >> not a pretty picture,s >>. reporter: last stlaye ar they raced from a sunday brunch to find their home engulfed in o.fegi >> when i got to the house e tethr fire the flames were a lot higher and througthe roof. >> reporter: jenkins was stunned when investigators toll him what sparked

a chance for a shower or thunderstorm particularly in the afternoon here. 85 martinsburg. downtown mid-80s. again, chance for a shortly and mid-80s on the bay. storms not until probably after sunset. next seven days. 86 tomorrow. good chance of storms. 86 on friday. some storms. and then 90 over the weekend. we will keep saturday dry for now and isolated storm possible on sunday 90 then really we are kind of in a summer-like pattern. about time. temps around 90 monday, tuesday, wednesday and a couple of storms possible but not going to water everyone's lawn. did you like the interactive radar? >> yeah. you can take it all the way to chicago. >> yeah. >> cool. >> even l.a. >> even l.a. >> and grandma's. >> very cool. thank you. >>> taking a dip to cool of this week isharder said anth done. they are banning swimming in pas of chesapeake bay. bacteria levels in the water. that ban willbe lifted once the bacteria levels go back down. >> if you're heading to the shore hot dogs can be a popular pick along the boardwalk but one group says you shouldn't eat one unless it has a war

atse wiisinthrnmog temp ature-wise this morning e-in s 72 cambridge. 72 reagan national and 64 martinsburgighs 80 to 85. >> stop bugging andrea. >> talk about the traffic. live 121 to the split on up you are doing fine going northbound. southbound okay, as well. virginia eastbound 66 we are okay, as well. a live shot past the car rest area and 95 northbound from wood bridge to the mixing bowl moving without incident. back to you. apollo astronauts celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first steps on the moon are on a new mission. they want america to lead another space race. one to put man on mars. >> reporter: a man on mars should be the next giant leap for man kind. apollo 11 crewmen met with president obama on monday. >> the country continues to draw inspiration from what you have done. >> reporter: hoping to push a new president to the new frontier, the red planet. >> the eagle has landed. >> reporter: neil armstrong was the first on the moon and he has never lost his pioneering spirit. >> we, the planet earth is going to send some people one day to the surface of mars. >> reporter:

martinsburg, 64. we do have some morning cloud cover, especially through parts of north central virginia. becoming mostly sunny today. continued cool. the average high, 88. partly sunny conditions tomorrow with thunderstorms late in the day. especially tomorrow night and then off and on through sunday. humid this weekend. time for traffic. >> i am thrilled with what is not happening on the highway. it is good on the beltway. they are public overnight construction out of your way in greenbelt. things should be gone near fedex field on 202 and route 50. there is lingering road work near telegraph road. there is a smooth transition, beltway traffic good near new hampshire avenue in both directions. good getting to the beltway from springfield. now to the news desk. >> thank you. >>> there is a new rule for metro operators this morning. if you use a cell phone, but you will lose your job. >> this new rule takes effect on monday. >> it is not too hard to guess what is behind all of this. there is an uproar

we ranged from 67 in waldorf to 70 in fredericksburg. 64 in martinsburg. over to the maps we go. we do have a pattern that has some store business off the coast and off to the west. we are wedged between these two systems. it will feel more muggy and also more warmth. may be near 90 by the end of the week. we will look for the potential for some storms to develop. maybe more scattered on thursday and friday. the latest trends. today lull on saturday. it will not be a big rain event. at reagan national airport, where several inches down. we need it. partly cloudy tonight. a straight thunderstorm possible. tomorrow, more of the same. -- a stray thunderstorm possible. it will feel pretty muggy. i think saturday remains dry in should be a decent day for outdoor activities. there is a chance for rain every single day. >> there has been a crash on route 1 northbound before the fairfax county parkway. in upper marlboro, there is a vehicle smoking or steaming on the shoulder. for now, the lanes are open. that could change. there is a huge tract in virginia on the inner loop before route

martinsburg, 61. let's fire will we had yesterday. the high temperature was 82. the whole month of july has been below average. the low was 64. we are warmer than that at reagan national. a little disturbance moving through virginia causing some sprinkles not far from richmond. these clouds will continue to push to the southeast and dissipate. those in culpeper, manassa i do anticipate some clouds this morning. but some sunshine by the midday and into the air to do. becoming sunny across the board with low humidity. the winds will shift out of the southwest this weekend and temperatures will rise a little bit. mid 80's this weekend. a lot of sunshine tomorrow morning with increasing clouds. we cannot rule out some thunderstorms late in the day on saturday and into sunday. on monday, back to sunshine and ice conditions. >> thank you. >>> citigroup is shuffling its top management. >> we have these stories and more in moneys go. >> general motors transformation into bankruptcy court is complete today, wrapping up in just 40 days. they will begin as a smaller company

martinsburg, 50. alaska's still has a few more hours to cool down.e unusually cool around here. it will be that way for the afternoon. temperatures in the 50's and 60's. we have a lot of sunshine in our skies. ocrille, 62. ocevinna, 57. mostly sunny skies. we do not have the humidity. very pleasant conditions. we will be sunny today and tomorrow. our seat and humidity will increase over the next couple of days. upper 80's with ed it humidity tomorrow -- upper 80's with ended humidity tomorrow. >> 210 northbound accident has been moved to the shoulder. i have nothing on the district side as far as southeast. we are good on new york avenue. the beltway has the normal backup. let's go across the roosevelt bridge. there is a huge water main break at george washington hospital. it is closed for now coming across washington circle. can you guys give me the key bridge? can that not happen? that is the roof camera. it is ok. aren't they the best? i did not see a delay on the key bridge. it looks good on the whitehurst freeway. we will keep an eye on this. yo

martinsburg, 61. culpeper coming in at 68 degrees. temperatures in the fifth the cost to the north.have had clear skie all morning long -- temperatures in the 50's to the north. temperatures will quickly rebound to the 7's and mid 80's. some of us could see 90 degrees -- temperatures will quickly rebound to the 70's and mitt mid 80's. a cold front moved through yesterday well to the south of us. do not forget the sun glasses. you'll need them this afternoon. high temperature around 88 degrees. warmer closer to town. upper mid 80's tomorrow with mostly sunny skies. let's get an update on this morning's rush hour can you. >> we have plenty of traffic this morning. everyone is behaving. 95 out of dale city to get into a fortune. we have some cameras. here we are at the beltway in maryland leaving new hampshire avenue, just starting a back up to get to georgia avenue. 270 in urbana it is what you're watching live. the slow down is southbound to head to one 09. that is aboutut p >>> as you probably know, it is the time of year when they do the running of the bulls. this year it turned ou

the dew point out is anywhere from the upper-50's in martinsburg to the mid-60's in la plata. generally speaking, worn out there, but not too humid. it can be considered comfortable. manassas, 64, waldorf, 56. for are scant, look to the northwest. a cold front is moving through the midwest. ahead of the front, a complex of thunderstorms is pushing to the east and southeast, making a beeline for us. but richard rapidly deteriorated this morning and we should just get some cloud cover from there. then, cold driving in slowly tomorrow, dropping to our region, and it will sit overhead for a little while, stalling over the mid-atlantic. it will give us unsettled weather west of the metro area and a special tomorrow afternoon. here's our forecast. let's break it down. today, a lot of sunshine, high, thin clouds, about 91 for the afternoon high temperature. comparable period -- comfortable. west of the metro area in the shenandoah valley, locally showers and storms will hold off until tomorrow afternoon with partly sunny conditions. we will keep a close eye on it for you. and a few p

it is pushing out of martinsburg. more thunderstorms this afternoon.ve the chanc for severe storms. nearer 90. off and on storms most of the day. >> it is a long ride and it started with a storm. there is a driver in medical distress. he is on the shoulder and summoned for help. this is near in germantown. southbound on 270. here is the pace of traffic through clarksburg. the driver was in medical distress. he was moved onto the shoulder before bothered brother boulevard. normal delay leaving potomac lls out of springfield. 66, your delays and near the vienna metro station. >> thank you. >>> there is a new alert this morning about tanning beds. cancer experts have moved tanning beds to the top category of cancer risk. that puts them in the same category as tobacco and arsenic. the risk of skin cancer and jumps 75% when people start using tanning beds before the age of 30. this survey was published on line. >> that is a frightening statistic. people will do anything to get that tan. >> 6:44 is your time. >> we are hours away from a possible ruling in th

likewise down the road in springfield. 70 in martinsburg. there but not such a big deal. winds of about ten to 20 miles per hour in some spots. now this is a change in dew point since yesterday. so dew points have really come down. yesterday was quite muggy. today none of that because again the front is moved across the area and now that really comfortable air is moving into the region. dew points are in the 50s and that's the way it's going to stay right through the weekend. 76 degrees locally. a bit cooler off to the west from cincinnati and chicago. in fact, temperatures for them will be well below average for this time of the year. there's the frontal band offshore. for us the main feature over the next couple days will be this area of high pressure. it'll bring us lots of sunshine. very comfortable conditions. we'll have the northwesterly flow continue to bring in the really dry air but eventually a wave of low pressure will ride up along this frontal band and bring a chance of showers and maybe some thunderstorms as we head toward the

some showers not too far away from martinsburg and winchester. a couple of speerinkles of the mountains of west virginia. the rain showers will be making a steady move over the mountains as we go through the day today. here is a look at the bigger view. most of thesshowers are heading up into pennsylvania. there are month showers down across kentucky and tennessee. those are the ones that are coming our way for later on this afternoon. satellite review shows fair weather clouds. the bulk of the rain across tennessee and kentucky. this area of low pressure is going to go almost directly overhead. strong thunderstorms are a possibility. some could be severe today, extending from new york city down through baltimore and washington down into south central virginia. that's where the opportunity for severe weather is coming up late this afternoon and this evening. sort of keep a weather eye open to the sky for later on today. so this is the rain shower chan chance for today. this will be moving on out. there is saturday's sunshine. the next impulse in

a batch from martinsburg to gettysburg towards pennsylvania, southeast of us, that's where the strongest activity, extreme southern portions of the bay. folks under a watch officially until 5:00, in affect for arundel and areas south of baltimore for the next hour. looks like most of the activity is dying down. probably see showers tonight. may get needed rain finally. >>> federal agents arrest a man in conext with a murder suicide of former baltimore rivens quarterback steve mcnair and his 20-year-old girlfriend. denise is in the news room to explain. >> reporter: he is admitting he sold a loaded 9-millimeter gun to 20-year-old sahel kazemi. she killed steve mcnair while he slept. gilliam said he met sahel kazemi in the parking lot of dave and busters and sold her the weapon of $100. gilliam faces prison. >> eye witness news is gathering more information on this developing story, a live update at 5:00. >>> the search is on for two suspects wanted for killing the own of a baltimore county liquor store. as gigi barnett explains, police believe the man was murdered in the middle of a robbe

looking at the numbers, areas with rain, martinsburg 69. fairfax is 77, 80 degrees fredericksburg. mid-80s raleigh, north carolina, cooler air to the north and the central plains. to the southwest, 90 degrees dallas, 109 degrees phoenix. the energy is swinging through, coming through later in the evening, showers and storms possible. cooler, drier air moving and saturday. nice weekend saturday and sunday. the energy stays off the coast. at the beach, it could be hit or miss showers, and unsettled pattern. tomorrow, mid 80's, clearing, low humidity. those humidity, 84 sunday. the same on monday. if you are heading to the beaches, 79 at the delmarva beaches, the water temperature 77 degrees on the outer banks. still comfortable. around here, we remain dry. >> very comfortable. >>> thank you. coming up in prime time, "20/20" introduces us to 22-year-old triplets who suffered third degree burns when they were just months old. >> when you see something different, it is hard not to look. we do not blame anybody for booking or wondering. >> looking at what? "20/20" shows how other burn vi

and martinsburg and inwood, west virginia in the 70s. and 79 in beautiful southern maryland. 71 degrees along the bay. rainfall amounts yesterday. typical of summer thunderstorms. annapolis, yesterday, only 3/100 of an inch of rain. almost two inches in springfield, though. an inch and a half at dulles airport. and almost an inch on the nose in winchester. if you get under one of these storms, you will pick up a lot of rain in a short period of time. no rain on the radar at this time during this beautiful friday morning. and we have a little disturbance, a little upper level disturbance that will come swinging through later in the afternoon. the atmosphere is primed and ready to go for thundershowers. there is some very good news in the weekend forecast, a dome of high pressure will drift through here tomorrow. s saturday will be hot. and another weather boundary in the midwest will drop in late in the day bringing another chance late in the dale on the tail end of the weekend. and some thunderstorms could reach severe limits, and if you

a few 60s ouerthbue t in ooas w martinsburg, 68 winchester, leesburg 73. lack at temperatures in the mid to upper 80s with an outside chance of a thunderstorm. it is 5:00 and time for traffic with angie goff. >> thank you, howard. >>> we are getting closer to the weekend. we begin with a tieup at the parkway. it is taking away the right lane for drivers. moving in to virginia, eastbound 66, no issues to report out of gainesville through centreville to dc. 395 northbound is delay free from the beltway in to the district. going back out to 270, we take you to maryland, heading southbound from 109 to 1 1 a good amount of volume but no significant delays and finally the outer and inner loop in maryland. finding lanes wide open from 95 to georgia and vice-versa and beyond. over to andrea. >>> a dc resident loses a home and there's a chance it would have been -- could have rebetefu rs had trouble getting water on the fire. the house near american eriv untysiand the home burned for hours. armando trull is live from the scene with more. >> reporter: there are stil

martinsburg at 63 this morning. 72 in leonard town and st. mary city.he dew point with a measure of moisture in the atmosphere the closer the number to 70 degrees the more you start to feel it. it feels very summery out there for today. hot and humid afternoon coming up. be ready for that here's a check of regional doppler. no rainfall near us just yet. can't rule out one or two lonely little showers this afternoon. by in large the overwhelming majority of us should stay dry today. tomorrow things start to pick up once again. the weather front that came through did spark off isolated strong thunderstorms late yesterday afternoon and evening. that front has now gone off the virginia tidewater and will hang out there for the next couple of days. classic three h weather. hazy, hot and humid. that's what we're stuck for today and not much in the change over the overall pattern coming our way for the next five days. you can see storms across texas, arkansas and louisiana. that little system will run in our general direction getting here tomorrow so tomorrow

martinsburg, the panhandle of v niwestemirgi ta,peratures around the 60egree mark.thunderstorm later this afternn. the atmosphere is a little bit more unstable than yesterday. the storms we fire up today, a little more numerous. i think they'll have a little more of a punch. take yourather awar lightning safety precautions very seriously. when you hear thunder, move for safe cover immediately. stay in door for 30 minutes after your last rumble. >> good advice. >>> let's go to ashley linder and the news4 traffic network. ashley? >> good morning. here we're looking at 95 as you make your waysouthbound. headlights are northbound. we've got volume to speak of just after 7100, an accident on the right shoulder. we have delays on the prince william parkway. hov are slow norton through newington. along the 270 corridor, volume is light. not a problem. joe and eun, back to you. >>> some people yesterday are cleaning up from dangerous weather. in virginia it caused flooding. in d.c., high water in the tunnel under scott circle. in maryland a golfer is recovering after he was

i like the idea of 61 in gaithersburg and martinsburg and culpeper 64. so pretty decent sleeping weather. scattered clouds this morning. no rain drops with them. building in sunshine in to the afternoon. a seasonal 88. cooler tomorrow and hot on wednesday, 90. angie is off and traffic kris has her back. >> good morning, kim. we have our first incident of the morning. it is in laurel, maryland at laurel bowie road and montpelier drive. report of an accident. we will give you details as they come in. to our cameras and check out 270 southbound. no problems here at germantown road as you make your way to the split. going over to virginia. checking out 66 eastbound. watching the taillights here at route 29 in centreville, past 50 to the beltway. no problems. and finally we will head back to our realtime graphics. as you can see by our realtime sensors drivers are averaging 65 miles an hour. better there. but no problems to report this morning. >> thank you, kris. >>> supreme court confirmation hearings begin today for sonia sotomayor. she is expected to be c

and few 60s from culpeper to win chester to martinsburg but a steamy morning and again pretty quiet across the western half of the country. all of the action along the east coast is here. great lakes to the northeast. here's the seven-day forecast for you because we have drying out coming by the weekend. today shower and storms, 84. fewer storms tomorrow. saturday and sunday 9 a with a few storms and isolated storms are possible on monday and tuesday. >> time for angie's traffic. >> guess what, jean in my chat room tells me it is joe, her husband's 41st birthday. he drives cranes on the road. happy birthday, joe and remember, always be safe when you are approaching those construction sites and crash activity,s that where we begin. southeast southwest freeway heading eastbound at south capitol street. people are working hard to help to clear the scene including closing the off ramp right now. we will let you know when it opens up. moving over to 66 eastbound. things are dragging a bit from 50 to 123. we are also looking at 395 northbound. we have a delay that set in from duke street stretch

a little cooler to the west. 63 in martinsburg, west virginia. 66 in winchester and culpepper in at 68egrees, rainfall amounts over the last 24 hours have been fairly light, just enough to tip the bucket, one time at andrews air force base, .01. .1 in baltimore, a quarter of an inch of rain in quantico. and far southern maryland, the heaviest showers with overnight thunderstorms have been rolling ross southern maryland. the heaviest of the storms are now out on the eastern shore. a few lonely sprinkles left in the metropolitan area. a broader view of light sprinkles drying up across the virginia piedmont. indicative of the air plas very moist. and as a result, we'll have a chance of more thunderstorms coming up later on this afternoon. no widespread severe weather is expected. but a rumble of thunder. if you're going to the pool and getting a little sun early this morning and thisafternoon. thunderstorms are a possibility later on as the weather front promises to move into our area, late this afternoon and this evening. it will be south of us for most of the day tomorrow and as a resul

look at the 50s martinsburg to winchester. fredericksburg 64 and 60s at andrews air force base. for the weather i dare say it will be another keeper. partly to mostly sunny. temperatures this afternoon will go from the 60s now up to 82. the humidity should stay in check and the winds will be southeasterly at ten. i'm going to have the weekend forecast. which day will be hot and when the rain gets here when i see you next. >>> good morning. we have half way through the 6:00 hour. and as director chris here, floor director chris said happy friday to you and everyone out there. we're ready for the weekend and great traffic to get you started. 66 eastbound. a little volume right now building between 50 and 123. over to the inner loop and outer loop we go in to virginia. going to the maps, and i know i have that shot from 95 to 66. a live shot for you. we are doing okay. the outer loop is fine, as well. in maryland, 20 live from germantown road, right now happy pi to report no slow goes to the split. and finally wrap it up with a realtime graphic. here's route 4, route 5, crane highw

i think if there's any storms tomorrow, they will be around martinsburg.hen maybe down south around frederi fredericksburg. in the clear tomorrow, but all week long it's going to be hot and humid. back to you. >> thanks, veronica. >>> penn state university is now the nation's number one school. >> the nation's number one party school, that is. that's according to the annual survey by the princeton review. penn state made the list for the last seven years. this is the first time it finished first. >> in fact, it snatched the title away from the university of florida, which is second on the party list. the university of mississippi and oxford is third. the fourth party school is the university of georgia in athens. fifth, ohio university. by the way, the annual rankings also highlighthe country's most sober schools. brigham young university in utah topped that list for the 12th straight year. all we can hope is that there's a lot of learning going on. >> yes, in addition to partying. and recovering from those parties. >>> coming up on "news4 at 4," the price

and martinsburg, winchester 66. not much more rise. that's why lower 80s is all we are forecasting. looks to be an unsettled weather. as we look at the seven day, 82 today. 86 on wednesday and thursday. maybe a few more storms on wednesday than thursday and better chance of storms on sunday rather than saturday. keep the umbrella handy but not an all-day rain by any stretch. >> thank you very much. >>> it is a dream come true this summer for some young basketball players in our area. they are shooting hoops a the verizon center, the home of the wizards. with me is the president of the wizards business operations. thanks for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> how many people are involved in this camp. >> the first camp was two weeks ago where we had 80 to 90 kids and the second camp starts this morning and they are arriving right now. another 80 to 90 kids. hope to do more of this in the future. >> who is eligible to come, just any child who puts in application or young stars. >> anyone who wants to come. we have boys and girls. >> wow. >> i think it one runs from early-age k

charlottesville and martinsburg have had more rain. yesterday in southern maryland they had 1 1/2 to two inches of rain in calvert and st. marys county and showers and thunderstorms that sat on them. this morning what do you see? you see the moisture along the coastal areas. not the greatest beach day and parts of new england, another batch in western pennsylvania. live hd, once again, southern maryland seeing showers. a couple of sprinkles to the cumberland area. here's saint leonards. north of you. benedict, mechanicsville, this is drifting in to eastern charles county at 20 miles an hour. here's hughsville, even plum point you might get in the activity in the next 20 to 30 minutes as this drifts to the north and west and then toward prince georges county. back to the weather computer and talk temperatures in the 60s and 70s. culpeper, you are dry and 3 for a cool spot. and thankfully saint indy goes you have the thermometer operational, 73. 72 cambridge and here in washington. the winds are northeast at seven. i expect them to be so

so get yourself a drink. 69, temperature by later tonight and tomorrow morning, 64 in martinsburg.will be a dry overnight period for us. dry start to the day tomorrow. tomorrow like today i think we are going to see very few thunderstorms across the area. just sticky and close to being pretty hot, near 90 degrees. 86 for thursday with the best chance of showers and storms for the week.om >>> here is another good reason to avoid the salt shaker. it seems a diet high in salt and may reduce the effectiveness of blood pressure medication. british researchers looked at a small group of patients that had trouble controlling their hypertension despite the fact they are taking drugs to treat it. those reduced their salt intake to a half teaspoon a day were able to lower their blood pressure measurements after just seven days. estimated 20 to 30% of the people with high blood pressure are resistant to the drugs that treat it. >>> a splash of indian curry apparently may do more than just add flavor to your food. it may also help protect your arteries from from fatty buildup. a study out of f

on the bay at 66. 60 in new land on the northern neck and 5 the cool spot in martinsburg. 63 fredericksburg and manassas 57. at reagan national a nice morning. check this out. nice looking in dc. and starting to see the presunrise. a beautiful morning out there. temperature 69 degrees. winds are calm at national. and the dew points in the 40s yesterday are in the 50s. they will start to creep up. the muggies come back tomorrow. show you what's going on in the midwest. a line of showers and storms from wisconsin in to michigan and the rest of the east is nice and quiet and high pressure is dominating our weather but we will watch for showers and storms to get closer and closer. some activity may slip in here with isolated showers and systems through thursday. that will be a chance to get some much-needed rain around here. the seven-day forecast. 88 today. 89 tomorrow. isolated storms on friday and saturday probably the best day for showers and storms or the highest chance of showers and storms. and highs in the lower 80s. good morning, angie. >>> hello, everyone. 17 minutes after the 5:00 ho

martinsburg, 56 degrees. lot of 50s early this morning. 80s right now.ore of that. so delightful evening again. more warm comfortable weather ahead. cooler tomorrow. humidity fear not. it will be coming back. i will tell you about that. also, another chance to see the space station. last time we had the pesky high clouds. another shot and i will tell you where to look tonight. join you in a few minutes thank you, bob. >>> prosecutors in the district are still studying the evidence to decide whether to file formal charge against former d.c. mayor marion barry. barry was arrested by.s. park police during the july fourth weekend for allegedly stalking a woman he knows. barry maintains he had done nothing wrong and police still have not released the arrest report detailing what happened. tom sherwood is live in the studio with us now and has the latest. tom? >> it is still a confusingins department but we know a little bit more about the woman involved. that's donna watts in the pink suit. walking barry into federal court april 16th when he had a hearing on