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now mclean neighborhood is on edge. we'll get the latest in the search for a suspect. >> doug hill in the weather center. no thunderstorms to talk about in the viewing area. we have lots of hot temperatures in our immediate weather future. we'll talk about that in great tale. that's coming here on a on a p >> police are warning residents in mclean to be on alert after the assault of a 14-year-old girl. this happened overnight in a unit of a peach tree of mclean apartments. investigators say the girl was sleeg on a couch when she awoke to a men standing over her. he apparently pinned her arms down. she screamed and he thread and she was not physically injured. >> the fairfax county board of supervisors voted to approve the expansion of the saundy academy. it will be in one campus adding 200 new students to the fairfax location. residents expressed concerns about increased traffic and the school's controversial history. the academy has faced allegations in the past that its textbooks promoted intolerance. it denies it. it

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vdot shut down the ramp from the inner loop on to 123 north going to mclean. our 9 news now digital correspondent armando trull has more from the construction scene. >> reporter: as part of the hot lanes construction project they will build a new bridge for 495 and chain bridge road. in fact, that is making holes that will make poet posts and those posts will support the bridge but that means there are details you need to know about. >> reporter: the next month and a half if you travel southbound 495 you can no longer exit the northbound chain bridge road because exit 46-b is closed. instead you will be detoured to the dulles access road, 267. once there, you will be able to get to chain bridge road by taking exit 19-a, if you are heading to tysons, or 19-b if mclean is your destination. also be aware, if you travel eastbound 267, you can no longer cut across 495 to get to chain bridge road. you will also have to continue to 19-a or 19-b. it will take six months to finish building the bridge. that means if you are driving in this part of 495, especially in the

una joven de 14-aÑos fue sorprendida por un hombre mientras dormia en un apartamento en el area de mclean en el condado de fairfax... la adolescente se encontraba durmiendo en un sofa cuando desperto y vio a un hombre encima de ella tomandola de los brazos... la joven grito y pudo escapar.... dos mujeres de 25-aÑos tambien estaban en el apartamento... el hombre se dio a la fuga y es descrito como hispano, de unos 20 aÑos de edad, mide seis pies de altura y pesa alrededor de 200 libras...si ti contacte a la policia al 703-691-2131 la tasa de mortalidad infantil disminuyo considerablemente el aÑo pasado en virginia, esto es lo que anuncio hoy el gobernador tim kaine... 6.7 muertes por cada mil nacimientos...comparado a 7.7 en el 2007... kaine dijo que la meta es reducir las muertes a menos del siete para el 2010...la mortalidad infantil refleja la calidad de los servicios de salud prenales y los cuidados de madres y niÑos en el estado...  como ya es tradicion, todos los aÑos en agosto, departamentos de policias celebran la noche nacional contra el crimen... actividades se realizan en vecin

branca, john mclean, both seem to be good business minds. when we come back, we'll talk about the worth of michael jackson's estate. we'll get kim in on the conversation as we talk about it being worth upwards of $2 billion. that's not surprising, especially if there's a vault of unreleased music. that would sell like hot cakes. we'll take your calls on all that, 1-877-tell-hln. >>> welcome back to "prime news" on hln. continuing our conversation on michael jackson, we talked about the custody of the kids, a judge, they're going to have a hearing on monday. the experts are saying the deal is done. it is just going to be rubber-stamped. katherine jackson, michael's mom, gets sole custody. debbie rowe, the biological mom, we're told the kids will have visitation rights. sandy is with us in west virginia. sandy, go ahead. >> caller: yes. i'd like to know who determines what's in the best interest of a child? is it the people who have never even laid eyes on these children to know who these children bond with? because the grandparents' love is a

. >> larry: i remember you tilling me the story you and ronny went up to the kennedy home in mclean forevening of fun and frivolity, right? >> that's right. what happened was that teddy add asked ronny to speak at the library, and n mclean, and do a fund-raiser for them, which he did, very happily. >> larry: what was your reaction to the news? i guess it wasn't unexpected. >> no, of course it wasn't. it's still sad. terribly, terribly sad, but not unexpected, no. >> larry: do you think a common bond was also the irish an setry? >> well, could be, i never thought about that. it's possible. they're both -- they both certainly enjoyed good stories. >> larry: yeah, they did. >> they both had very definite opinions about things. and it was a wonderful, wonderful friendship. >> larry: said a lot about america, didn't it? >> yes, it did. yes, it did. i wish, i wish, larry, that i could say that of now, i just don't get the feeling that that's there now. do you? >> larry: no, respect seems to be gone. you and ted had a lot of common ground on the issue of stem cell, did you not? >> yes, we did.

vdot crews have shut down the outer loop on to 123 north toward mclean. 9 news now digital correspondent, armando trull is live where all of the construction on the outer loop is and he has more. >> it is part of hot lanes construction and you can see part of that activity. that blue drill right there is actually making holes in the ground. those will be the support posts. the posts are for a new bridge that will go 495 over chain bridge road but it is creating detours you need to know about. the next month and a half if you travel southbound on 495 you can no longer exit the northbound chain bridge road because exit 46-b is closed. instead you will be detoured to the dulles access road, that's route 267. once there you will be able to get to chain bridge road by taking 19-a if you are heading to tysons or 19-b if mclean is your destination. be aware if you travel eastbound on 267 you can no longer cut across 495 to get to chain bridge road. you'll also have to don't 19-a or 19-b. and andrea, all of this construction activity around 495 and chain bridge road will continue for six possibi

mclean right now, checking in at 68. it is muggy outside, about what you would expect for this time of year but one of the minor changes that that is going to come is lower humidity levels later tonight and tomorrow. woodbridge, 66. let's look at the almanac information from yesterday. we topped out at 87, exactly average again. average high temperature yesterday and today is 87. today, probably a couple degrees warmer than that, at the 90 degree mark this afternoon. notice the cloud cover down to our south, even extensive showers from tidewater down to eastern north carolina. there is a little circulation or atmosphere down there which has kept the clouds and rain showers just south of our region, and we will keep it out of our hair for the next several days. we don't have any precipitation in the forecast until we go into tuesday afternoon. there after that, we have the typical afternoon popup storms in the forecast. until then, we look dry. most of the action is in the midsection of the country from's. texas northward

the cameras raised highet, hundre of local supporters to help obama get a white house packing the mclean hilton. >> it is good to be in virginia, a place that has been good to me. >> after what some considered a stunning primary victory, creigh deeds finds himself trailing republican opponent bob mcdonnell. >> the rally shows that a great president is behind a great man. about the democratic candidate is trying to continue his streak of success in the commonwealth, from back-to-back of interest to the battleground. victory -- to the battleground victory last year. >> both in 2005 and 2008, virginia has been named the best man perched state in america. >> president obama also congratulated frigid and democrats for being the number one state to do business in. president obama's approval rating has continued to drop nationwide, something that bob mcdonnell will probablmention on saturday when he gives his address. >>> virginia voters appeared to be split on their approval of president obama. and new survey shows 42% of those polled approve of the president, 51% disapprove. at the margin of

at 72 degrees mclean, the final stop at wtop radio, upper northwest, 0.25 inches of rain, currently 73egrees. live doppler radar, showers and thunderstorms to the south. all of this is moving toward the north and northeast. eventually, that is moving across western fairfax county into montgomery county over the next hour or so. flash flood watch has been extended until noon tomorrow. but first, a high temperature today, well below average. at 79 degrees at reagan national, a morning low 71. at the record low -- a record high was 99. temperatures are warming to the south, 80 degrees at memphis. the warmer air is pushing through the day. this will allow the thunderstorms to develop late tomorrow afternoon into the evening. cooler, drier air on the way for the start of the upcoming work week. lots of moisture from the south. we're watching tropical storm danny, barely holding on to the tropical storm status. at the beach tomorrow, be careful with. current, definitely happening out there courtesy of the tropical storm. -- be careful of the rip current. around noon tomorrow, they have exten

he was going to say but as you yourself point out when the president is talking down the street in mclean it is worth covering and if we have the chance to go live, please you know that is going to happen. i'd like to count on your e- mails, as well. send them to mcginty's -- send them to mcginty's mail bag@wusa was. we are always on wusa9.com. see you then. bye-bye. >>> this is "entertainment tonight" in high definition. >>> was michael jackson's brain reunited with his body? >> i'll reveal why the king of pop can finally be buried. >>> but, is there still a family battle over michael's final resting place? >> can't you say, hey mom -- >> i'm the only one, larry. >>> debbie rowe's new public outing with "e.t.." >> there's my girl. >> her first one-on-one since michael's death. >>> then -- >> the man lived in never-neverland. >> his own crippling addiction to painkillers. is there a difference between a dr. feelgood and a drug pusher? >> no, there's no fference. >>> is this john edwards' love child?

on august 3rd, a judge extended the tenure of lawyer john branca and producer john mclean as the estate's administrators until october 2nd. jackson mother, katherine jackson, is also seeking to gain some kind of control over her late son's estate. >> well, times are certainly difficult for many during this worse financial crisis in recent memory, but if there's anything we have realized during the recession it is to work with what you have and to have a backup plan ready. >> as christine nelson reports, the becoming more relevant things now more than ever. ♪ >> reporter: teresa is a performer, a vocal coach and a mother. to make more money while exploring her creative side, she's become a face painter, too. >> it's really a creative outlet for me. i enjoy it. the kids enjoy it. puts a smile on everybody's face. >> reporter: she has a post-recession plan for h life, and that includes plotting ways to build her businesses. >> i'm not going to get stuck. i refuse to do that. i'm going to look to the future. >> reporter: she's on the right track, according to executive coach susan steinbrecke

they won't let mclean take the heat alone. >> i am partially to blame for that.ally wasn't his fault. it i put that on a couple of guys, myself being one of them. >> intercepting a pass and returning in for a touchdown. >> we are going out there and practicing, playing hard. all we can do is try to better ourselves and better the team. >> at some point, it is going to be somebody's job. covering the ravens, wbal tv 11 sports. >> mark sanchez took some point away from the raven's defense. they will go with sanchez for the start of the season. the starting quarterback -- and he will start as quarterback. they used [unintelligible] they did great things last year despite what you saw from sanchez. this past week, there is a potential for big payoff. >> i think market gives us the best opportunity to win. >> thatthat is what i owe this franchise. it is not based on any other decision. it was strictly my decision. >> baseball has its iconic ballpark. minnesota's metrodome -- not one of those places. find a game on the road trip, picking up first. the infield hit in th

mclean. one, two inches of rain before things settle down later on tonight.anny still no big threat to us. but i will tell you what the latest is on it when i join you. >> thank you, bob. >> frightening ordeal came to a happy ending in prince george's county when fire fighters pulled a big dog out of a well. it is a call fire fighters do not train for. but they were happy to help. as the well begin to fill with rain water. jackie benson has our report. >> after spending hours barking and whimpering at the bottom of a well, cujo, all 120 pounds of him was raised to the surface in the arms of prince george's county fire fighter travis lambert. he noted it was a good thing that cujo is a gentle giant. it's not something we train for every day. glad he was friendly. >> daniel ellis was overjoyed to be reunited with the 3 year old. the dog had an abrasion over one eye but was otherwise remarkably uninjured after his fall of some 30 feet. >> 12:00 today they have been, yes, that's my son, cujo. >> doing a fine job. keeping it. >> reporter: the urgent call came arou

it takes drivers to the beltway and route 123 north of mclean is closed for construction. many complained about a lack of signingage. there's also frustration the detour comes before the exit and it's on the opposite side of the interstate. >>> a long and arduous cleanup is under way tonight at a celebrated youth center here in the district. it's called life pieces to masterpieces. and last night some vandals, they be hit it hard. and it appears they weren't after anything but destruction. darcy spencer is in the northeast now with more on the story. darcy? >> reporter: jim t. appears nothing was stolen during this break-in. police sources are telling me it appears this may have been the work of juveniles looking to cause a lot of damage. vandals struck at the masterpieces building in northwest washington sun sm time between sunday night and monday morning, causing at least $10,000 in damage. >> it's like i couldn't breathe. i was devastated. it was like seeing 15 years of really hard work doing good things in the community basically trashed. >> reporter: workers here beli

this is in mclean, virginia. as you can see, traffic is stopped in that area.e do not have any information on injuries from the drivers or passengers. we are following this story very closely and as soon as we get updated information we will share it with you. of course, you can go to our website at wusa9.com for the latest information about this story and other news items throughout the day. >>> well, nine years after vanishing from her australian family's home, muffy was reunited with her owners after completing a mysterious journey of 1200 miles. by the way, a mike chip in her neck actually identified her owners and identified her. the owners hasn't seen her since she disappeared from their backyard nine years ago. but last tuesday chloe rushby was cable to cradle her pooch and just marveled at this miraculous return. isn't that a wonderful story? i love that story. >> they only check for the mike chip years ago. >> i don't know. they couldn't find. >> just went on a journey and decided to come back. >> amazing. >>> some steamy weather out there. >> it will

then 1919-b toou r rotete 123 northow tard mclean. orou tan c exit at 19-a towdan tysons s dr erivalready on the dulles access rd oorwh nyerllma get onto the outer lpooll to 123 noh should instead continue east on eth access road to exit on 19- or 19-b to 123. this ramp closure will allow the construction of bridge piers for h.o.t. lanes access from west park drive to the beltway. you're going to see signs exaining all of this, especially for drivers who are on the beltwa of course, you know if you miss your exit, don't back up. go ahead up to the next exit and turn around that way, come back down. but hopefully the signs will help you to avoid any confusion as they continue their work to prepare h.o.t. lanes in this area. folks have had a lot of patience with construction. you're going to have to have a little bit more as they continue this process. i'm tracee wilkins, live this morning in tysons corner. back to you. >> going to have to have a whole lot more patience. thanks very much. >> it's time to start preparing for the fall flu

we could see the activity across 66 in mclean, around the beltway up 495, over the american legion bridge in to maryland. we are looking at a good rainfall for these, one to two inches an hour. where do they go? slowly move to the east and lift 0 off to the north. get ready for more rain and we're not done with that. once that goes by more on the way early tomorrow morning and again around lunchtime and toward the evening. not done yet. back to the computer we go. tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy showers and thunderstormsable to. -- possible. a tee time it will be tough. dicey. light winds. by afternoon, mostly cloudy. not as hot. that's the silver lining. showers and thunderstorms are possible. lower temperatures 80 to 85. winds turn northwest at ten once the fronts go through it will take much of saturday to go through. satellite picture and radar combined. the shower and thunderstorms up and down the eastern seaboard. that's where we in the front and bill is well defined in term of a hurricane. we are looking at the eye but for the most part it is going to remain a category two as it ro

republican bob mcdonald was in northern virginia where he met with supporters in mclean and fairfax. democrat on the campaign trail as well. supporting economic policies of former president george w. bush. deeds has been trailing mcdonald in recent polls. >>> police say 63-year-old clarence rankin was found near a side door of his residents short several times. police say a short time later two other men turned up in a hospital suffering from gunshot wounds. there may be a connection. >> police were notified of two other subjects. a 35-year-old man and a 44-year- old man in a nearby hospital. their relations to this event remains under investigation. what we have learned is that in the early morning hours there were an undetermined number of people at this residence. the 63-year-old man went to the side yard and became a victim of a shooting that is still under investigation. >> police say a handgun was recovered at the scene where rankin was found. >>> an eighth victim of that sleighing at a mobile home park in georgia has died and police say they haven't ruled out the man that repo

obama will join dietz and tim kaine and a rally at the mclean hilton tonight. the president is expected to talk about why a win is critical for democrats. >>> sonia sotomayor is expected for full confirmation today. the vote is expected this afternoon. republican said they will join democrats and vote for her. if confirmed, she will become the first hispanic justice. >>> people are looking to a pittsburgh suburb and are wondering if it could happen to us. >> the killer left clues on his blog. what does it mean for mental health care and gun laws? >> the fbi is investigating whether anyone knew of a man to gunned down the women in his gym. george sodini put it all down in his blog. >> we are in the process of looking at that block to see if we can come up with anybody who saw these readings and why they did not contact anybody. b the blog documented his comings and goings with women. "no girlfriend since 1984." >> i never met a girl friend. >> in january, he wrote to "i chickened out. i brought the loaded guns and everything. the killings unfolded just as he pla

there will be a fund-raiser at the mclean hilton tonight. the president is expected to talk about why a win will be critical for democrats. >>> dozens of peopl risked their lives in the district. there was a fiery crash. a cadillac and a toyota suv collided at the intersection of pennsylvania and alabama avenue. the suv flipped over the car landing on its roof. these witnesses jumped into action, helping those who were trapped. >> the seat belt was around her neck. it was a mess. per back was hurting too much. -- her back was hurting too much. >> i tried to get her out. >> they stayed with the victims until police and paramedics arrived. five people were hurt, one of them critically. it did so much to have someone there, the ones who were still stop. amazing. >> great work by the citizens. it is really out there, but about 71 degrees. >> new developments in the conviction of a former u.s. congressman. a verdict for william jefferson. >> scattered rain showers outside. temperatures have been going down and up. we will talk about the seven-day

mclean, 68. this is what you would expect for the morning hours. we will start out with fought and then it will become partly cloudy this afternoon. hot and humid outside. high temperatures in the low mid 90's. tonight, partly cloudy. we cannot rule out an isolated storm west of the metro area. we should remain dry and partly cloudy. temperatures near 70. tomorrow, at increasing clouds as a cold front approaches. clouds will increase during the latter half of the morning. scattered thunderstorms are expected. it will be warm, upper 80's. the real key it will come on saturday and sunday. in looks like -- the real heat will come on saturday and sunday. real summertime on the way. >> it is about time. >>> hit abc shows will be available streaming on netflix. >> programming could soon be streaming on the iphone. those stories and more coming up. some >>> o the top abc shows will soon be streaming on netflix. a deal has been reached to make reached to"lost" on line. "lost" is available now. other shows will beco available next month. you may soon be abl

we spoke to a priest in mclean who knew ted kennedy for more than three kennedys. he said he was one of the kind, generous friends people could have. close friends knew the dreadful day would come. none could prepare for the sadness. >> i could not believe it. >> father gerry creedon spend time with kennedy in hyannis port during his last friends. he said kennedy called on him for support and prayer. >> i was so happy to be able to spend some time with them. >> his larger-than-life persona spread far beyond those who knew him well. people took in these images on the walls of his senate office. >> you see the history and the legacy. >> others came to honor his work. >> he fought for the rights of ordinary people. >> his contagious personality spread wherever he went. a waitress fondly remembers one of four most popular customers. >> i was serving an. he was just so friendly. i was feeling very sad this morning when i heard it on the news. >> you can see that he is on the cover of many of the daily postings here at the newseum. a tribute went up yesterday. those who

ininle, a mclean, a virginia, at rain..25 inches of doppler r,dash erows movingow to the north and west andoh ut east. they are moving off to the north and east. ooflasdfl watch in effect for the metro area until 2:00, forecast for tonight calling for scattered thunderstorms, the temperatures falling into the 70's. coming up, the beach forecast and how tropical storm hanna could attack the weekend. -- tropical storm danny could attack the weekend. >>> a disturbing discovery in rock creek park, a body found in the water. susan kennedy has the latest. >> authorities spent much of the day trying to figure out the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the body, face down in the creek. authorities say they have no identity on the man nor did they know how he died, and that has many people very worried. the body was found just before noon and the 2400 block of beach drive and rock creek park near a busy jogging path. runners and bicyclist had to navigate around the investigation. >> it is scary. wheat run down here a lot. you feel safe during the day. i never come when it is dark. >> we

. >>> no getting around this intersection in mclean. take a look. 18-wheeler is tangled in power lines. dunkin donuts truck took down the lines at churchill and dolley madison boulevard late this morning. none was hurt. >>> are you at risk when you ride the rails? metro riders claim the doors of a train suddenly opened as it moved down the tracks at the height of the rush hour. be claudia coffey has been looking into the story. >> reporter: there is not a lot of answers. metro investigates, the train in question has been removed and it's undergoing a complete inspection. at 5:07 p.m. during the height of the rush hour, metro received a complaint that a door opened on an orange line train heading to vienna while it was still operating between federal central southwest. the train came to a stop and was removed from service immediately. >> at this time we are doing a complete and thorough investigation of the entire train set checking all the doors to see what in or anything unusual may have occurred with that train while it was operating.

john -- mclean. >> fair fack county police tell some of these homes have been burglarized along with 2 dozen others. >> >> i immediately called it in. >> vernon andropoly came home from work and noted that someone broke through the front door. >> police have been able to link 16of the 21 recent burglaries are, all in the western rtion of the county, all matching similar clues. >> they went in the master bedroom and went through my clothing. >> investigators believe the break-ins began back in january. for some reason, the theives have been targeting middle eastern and asian families. in several cases, the families had religious ornaments placed outside in plain view. >> this neighbor lives a couple of doors down from one of the targeted homes. he is very worried about his family's safety. >> abc 7 news. >> in prince georges county, police need your help in the search for the so-called greenbelt gucci ban dissments they released photos of the man they say robbed three gas ations and a k-mart in greenbelt over a three week span, in each case posing as a customer and then displaying a h

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and over an inch, mclean, virginia, where it was coming down in buckets there earlier. 75. cool side today. but the air really loaded up with a lot of moisture. here's a look at where that flood watch is. again, it is until late tonight and covers frederick county, maryland. loudoun county as well as fairfax county, d.c., prince george's county, and anne arundel county, howard, baltimore, up into northeastern maryland. right now there are flash flood warnings on maryland's eastern shore. so here is a look at the satellite and radar loop and where that weather front is because there will be a front stalled out moving back to the north tonight and then another front coming up for the latter part of the weekend. all this as we watch danny graze the coast and track northward. still a tropical storm. it is hanging on. it will be a little closer to the coast than bill but, again, there's a lot of tropical moisture that's in the air and because of that, we could see some heavy rain coming our way during the overnight period. some spots could pick up two and three inches of rain. 7

he met with supporters in mclean and fairfax. deeds also came to the area hitting the campaign trail in chantilly. >>> the first family is back from their vacation on cape cod. president and mrs. obama and their daughters returned to the white house yesterday. the president is expected to work for a couple of days on his health care reform proposal, and then the family is expected to spend the labor day week at camp david. >> former vice president dick cheney is sounding off against the top law enforcement official. eric holder is having a special prosecutor look at the cia and whether agency interrogators broke any laws. the bush administration looked at the controversial tactics like mock execution and water boarding and declined to prosecute. >> i think it is an outrageous political act that will do great damage long term to our capacity to be able to have people take on difficult jobs and make difficult decisions. >> speaking to fox news, cheney said he believes those enhanced interrogation techniques saved americans lives by

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he campaigned in northern california where he met with supporters in mclean and fairfax.eeds also came to the area hitting the campaign trail in chantilly. >>> the first family is back from their vacation on martha's vineyard. president and mrs. obama and their daughters returned to the white house yesterday. the president is expected to work for a couple of days on his health care reform proposals an then the family is expected to spend labor day weekend at camp david. >>> former vice president cheney is sounding off against the top law enforcement official attorney general eric holder is having a special prosecutor look at the cia and whether agency interrogators broke any laws the bush administration looked at the controversial tactics like mock execution and water boarding and declined to prosecute. >> i think it is an outrageous political act will do great damage long term to our capacity to be able to have people be able to take on difficult jobs, make difficult decisions. >> reporter: speaking to fox news, cheney said he believes those enhanced interrogation attack

we have a few right now in the instability that's going on, mclean and around silver spring, areas ofouthern montgomery county. out of fairfax and into the district. one cell still producing some lightning we don't have any hail and we don't have any high winds. one thing we do have again is some lightning out there. there may be a little more coming through later tonight and again in the way especially around 7:00 and 9:00. there's the one cell we watched heading out around areas of northern anne arundel county now. how much is it producing? almost a half inch of rain, western maryland. the high was 98. winchester, .12 inches of rain. bill is expected saturday, late friday, early saturday. make its move west of bermuda. let's get you updated here with visual forecast. warm and humid. 86 and 91 degrees for the evening. by tomorrow morning, temperatures will be cooling off but not in a big way. we have another hot day coming our way tomorrow with afternoon thunderstorm barbara and jim. >> thank you. >>> still ahead on "news4 at 4:00," this afternoon, extreme measures to cut the budget

mclean, virginia, 91, the temperature after a high of 92. dew point temperature there, 68 degrees. so it is not just humid. it is very humid outside. 92 with moderate air quality across the area. today our winds are out of the south and southwest. that's allowing the heat to push up this way and the moisture, too. and weave one more day where we are going to see pretty high temperatures, too, before a cooldown and showers will start moving in. later tonight we will drop to 87 by 7:00 p.m. 80 degrees by 11:00 p.m. expect partly cloudy skies for the overnight and partly sunny start to the day tomorrow. but first, it is going to be a humid wrap-up for this day. and again, we have tropical storm danny that was born this morning, impact on the weekend, we will talk about that in a few minutes. >> veronica, thank you. >>> there are more signs today that the u.s. economy may be on the menld. once again, it is tied to improvements on the home front. leanne gregg has the latest. >> sales of new homes were up 9.6% in july. it is the fourth monthly increase in a row. >> we like -- we saw this

they are torn over michael's appointment of john mclean and john bracca as executives of state. they want to know if they have any conflicts of interest to prevent them from doing their job. >>> a simple act of kindness landed a virginia man in court. last month joe vemosi was driving down fairfax county parkway when he spotted 11 geese trying to cross the busy road. he jumped out of his car to help them, but ended up with a jaywalking ticket for nearly causing a massive car pile-up. >> who will protect them? >> some of us have morals that may be at odds with the law. >> in court yesterday a judge said he would throw out the ticket provided he stay out of trouble for six months. >> if he stays away from geese he will be okay. time now 11:39. still to come, what popular vacation area is dealing with sharks that are scaring away swimmers.ut >> plus, you heard the saying, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned? she women who put that meaning to test. >> try to track down the naked burglar. that's not the trainingest part of this case, believe it or not. >>> the space shuttle "disco

obama and governor tim kaine turned out at this fund raise near mclean to stump for the moderate seat senator from rural virginia. >> i need every one of you to knock on doors and make phone calls and get fir up once again so that we can go towards the future with confidence with deeds leading the commonwealth of virginia. >> reporter: he faces a tough race against republican bob mcdonnell. >> i ask for your continued support to build on the success of mark warner and tim kaine as we prepare to sprint these last 89 days into the fall campaign. >> reprter: deeds is getting help from some heavy hiters in his party because the virginia governor's race is about more than the two men on the ticket. virginia a once solid republican state backed obama [ inaudible ] the party is doing what it can to keep the state blue? in our candidate creigh deeds we have a man of uncompromising moral egg integrity, a heart as big as t outdoors and a vision to keep virginia moving the right way. >> reporter: in an effort to counter the national platform that deeds got here with the president, the g.o.p. has

the judge extended the appointments of john branca and mclean, named in michael jackson's will for the next 60 days. how does katherine feel about that? >> i think that's okay right now. somebody has to be in charge and that's what the judge said. it gives us time to have further conversations and to discuss. >> larry: sips it was in the will, what's the discussion? >> it is not a permanent appointment. i think the intention was to obtain a permanent appointment. michael's wishes in 2002 don't reflect what his wishes are in 2009. >> larry: how do you know? >> the law is full of rules, presumptions and burdens. because there was a will and there has not been a sus quent one, the presumption is it was valid. our burden would be unless mrs. jackson is a major part to protect and preserve the legacy of michael jackson to introduce information into evidence that would shift the burden with respect to these executives. >> larry: have you done that? >> we're in the process. >> larry: that's what the extension was for 60 days. why do you want to take that away from him? >> during the period of

bakker rule went in to affect this year and it is named after his daughter that drown in a hot tub in mclean and now it requires commune pools to have dual drains, so that's what you food to be careful. >> you have to stay away from the drains. if they have long hair, tie it back, don't put your arms, legs, head in them and don't sit on the drain whether y uncoolitpo a community pool home pool or ao b. tut >> this will all be on moms tu like me.com and the family magazine, as well. >>> beginning with the live shot of the outer loop. low 95 to georgia avenue. 270 southbound good news here. the earlier accident at montross is clear. flipping over that camera shot for you. a nice drive here and the accident at 495 also gone. moving to virginia, 395 northbound no problems to report from the capital beltway all the way in to dc. on the outer loop, no problems van doren to the wilson bridge. as we click over i can show you. delays on the inner loop up to 66 have cleared. 95 northbound a little slow go from the you can kwan river bridge to lorton and this just in at lorton. we have a disabled truck

that guy broke into a mclean apartment earlier this month and attacked the teenager while she slept. the girl deemed and the suspect -- screamed and the suspect ran off. he's charged with burglary and abduct. >>> now take a look at this. a dramatic rescue on old rag mountain in the then then national park -- then then -- shenandoah national park. u.s. park police had to lift a man to safety and the whole thing caught on tape. bob barnard is here with more on the risky rescue. >> reporter: u.s. park police say a 34-year-old man was hiking alone this morning when he fell and broke his ankle. stranded on a mountain about 70 miles southwest of washington, he was rescued by a park police helicopter rescue squad based in anacostia. >> we had national park service rangers call us and say there was an injured hiker might have hurt his ankle in a remote area of shenandoah national pash. so they called us -- national park. so they called us because of the remote area. >> reporter: but finding the man wasn't easy. >> they re giving gps coordinates of his location. we didn't have to spend any ti

. >>> lanes are all a go on the toll road eastbound through herndon, reston and mclean.ore realtime roads when we return. >>> outside on the weather terrace a few clouds but a nice start to the workweek. we have some changes in the form of heat. we will talk about that and let you know when the next chance of thunderstorms is when 9 news now returns. r42rpp fafafab@fab@ 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 new icy hot medicated roll. with the roll, pain's under control. dozens of dc residents took part in free health screenings this week. the health screenings were provided by the united medical center foundation. the nonprofit organization is dedicated to improving health and wellness education for residents of the district. >>> 6:30. howard is out on the weather terrace with a look at what to expect today. how's it feeling out there. >> pretty good. a tad bit of humidity here but a comfortable morning across the region. a good start to the week. not until wednesday i

the address, 1961 cambridge road in mclean. you can just go to the pharmaceuticals county community center in the mall. it's on the second floor across from the gap store. the blood drive is open to the public from 10:00 this morning until 4:00 this afternoon. and you're going? >> i'm going. brian's going. lisa baden, yeah, i know lisa's going to be out there as well. >> we're going to be doing reports live for newschannel 8 this morning, and we'll do the noon nusmse >> you're going to do that without a pint of blood you have in your body right now. >> lisa is holding his hand. >> i don't know. i'm flying this afternoon. someone said you're not supposed to give blood before you fly. but yeah, it will be a good time. and there's free pizza from california pizza kitchen, and you can win prizes. >> and you can save people's lives. >> all right, let's jump right in. >> minor detail. >> but you got to recharge after you give blood. hey, bill is a category three storm, 121 miles per hour. there are already warnings up for the west co

same time rockville and spots like mclean. more than t inches and only a matter of minutes. that's the reason that it is possible to see more flooding, i'm afraid, as we go through the evening. temperature contrast now. there's that boundary. there is that weather front. we have very humid air in and around us. talk about that weather front yesterday. and it is still right over us. humidity comes in and a little area of low pressure, ripple in the atmosphere. lifting to our north. but as it does, there's still another batch of rain to be coming in. you folks in culpeper, fauquier county, not seeing much. but look at the next batch down here around fredericksburg and on into southern maryland and moving into charles and up through charles county and into prince george's county. all of these areas like chesapeake beach and on into shady side where there are orange and reds. that's a torrential area of rain. moderate to heavy rains. and another batch. you can see down into the northern neck and heading into across the bay. all of this continues to move from the south to the nor

it's at the hilton mclean tysons corner. >>> another day of redskins training camp. this one is hoping o the public. >> they just finished up the practice. it rained all morning long but the skins marched on. when we come back, we'll introduce you to one of the more versatile members of the burgundy and gold. >>> plus, she appears to be surprised by some bad news, but don't be fooled. she's been rehearsing this moment. the strange story behind this video next. >>> and could it be something in the water? one town in india has more than 200 sets of twins. check out that story and much more on myfox.com cfu lick on the off beat section. we're bk inju a moment. this fiber? i'd had my fill. then i found miralax. announcer: miralax is the only brand clinically proven to relieve constipation with no harsh side effects. you'll see. it's clearly different. restore your body's natural rhythm with miralax. >>> dozens of women and children feared dead after a ferry flipped in the south pacific near the island of tonga. most of the passengers were asleep when it happened. hope is