this is a letter written to you... >> yes. >> montgomery: ...from the u.s. attorney here in northern california, warning oakland about the plans to license large-scale pot cultivation. and what's the essence of the letter? >> the essence is, "this is clearly illegal. you can't do this. we're concerned that it is contrary to federal law." >> montgomery: the letter, from the new us attorney, melinda haag, drew a hard line at oakland's industrial growing warehouses, threatening criminal prosecution of city officials if necessary. the city decided to put the pot production plan on hold. not long after, the we grow pot superstore in oakland, which had opened with such fanfare just six months earlier, closed its doors. the politics of pot are, for now, at a stalemate. but the state's marijuana marketplace, legal and illegal, is still thriving. >> you can see that large patch that's vacant here. that was all weed. >> montgomery: a few hours south of oakland, among these vegetable fields in the state's central valley, drug agents say pot production is now booming ri

it's looking good in montgomery county. i'm checking the cameras for you, checking the roadways, and so far it's clear. this right here, new york avenue in bladensburg -- d.c., i'm checking your local roads as well, and so far it's a smooth ride for you. as we head down 95 north at the occoquan. if you're traveling 95 in virginia north or south, i can tell you it's a smooth ride for you. joe and aaron, i'll be back in ten minutes with a look at our rails. >>> right now crews are working to clean up downed trees and power lines. the worst damage was done in northern virginia. tracee wilkins is live in arlington with us this morning with more on that. >> reporter: good morning. we've been seeing power crews come down this way surveying the damage. still this is the issue. take a look here. we are right off of 33rd road here at the intersection of williamsburg boulevard, and you can see this yellow tape here, and what it's actually doing is blocking a downed power line that's right beyond that yellow tape. there are no flashin

el condado de montgomery impulsa proyecto para pequenos negocios..c> el condado de montgomery esta impulsando un ambicioso programa payudar a qos pequenos negocios, muchos de propiedad de latinos, obtengan contratos del gobierno..bajo el lema de "el condado de montgomery quiere hacer gocioson ha dispuesto comprar un 20 por ciento de servicios y bienes de el condado gasta y compra aproximadamente 1 bilde servicios entonces la meta es de canalizar 20% por medio de este programa de reserva para la pequeña empresa para que haya más dólares, más empleos para la pequeña empresa... los empresarios de pequenas empresas interesados en obtener contratos del gobierno deben dirigirse al telefono numero 240-777-9947.. estudiantes y maestros rechazaron hoy las propuestas del sebastian piñera para frenar las masivas protestas estudiantiles en demanda de mejoras en la educacion. los representantes estudiantiles y del colegio de profesores estan convocando a otro paro nacional para el 14 de julio..los estudiantes exigen el fin del lucro de los duenos de las unive

she told the true story of the 1955-1956 montgomery bus boycott through the eyes of four women.ase help me welcome her. >> i guess you are wondering why i'm standing here. [inaudible] my teachers have been teaching me a lot about standing up for what is right. it was a week right after negro history week. i like negro history week a lot because we learn about people who make a difference. that is what i want to do. teh white -- the white section was empty, and the colored section was full, so i sat in the middle, the seat on the left, the last one in the middle. i was not thinking about anything in particular. i had a chocolate candy bar, and i was looking out the window. an older girl sat next to me. i continued looking out the window. more people got on the bus, and some more color and some were white, and soon, no more seats were available. colored folks started getting up, and white folks started taking their seats. i just stared straight ahead. "make light on your feet." other people got up, but i told myself that i would just stay seated. folks started staring at me. you k

elsewhere, we might have a few sprinkles in montgomery county. otherwise, we are dry and settled this morning. temperatures near 70 in the suburbs and rural areas. it's in the mid-70s in washington and right near the chesapeake bay. and at the atlantic beaches in the upper 70s there. here's how we have been behaving here over the last 12 hours. you see those storms have drifted off through the evening hours and now off to the atlantic sea board. those are heading east of us. we still have an upper level disturbance yet to come through here later today. as a result, we do have the possibility of late afternoon storms. but between now and then, we will have a partly cloudy sky this morning. by 9:00, we'll be near 80. by midafternoon we should be up around 90 degrees. then it's late afternoon perhaps around 5:00, 6:00 in there. we could have the very first of a few storms popping up and coming through. temperatures by then will be in the low 80s. unfortunately, we do have the possibility of some passing thunderstorms through the evening for the big

montgomery college in rockville and the albert einstein hose. >> and we're everywhere at 11. one person is dead in a house fire inemwater, maryland tonight. the -- in edgewater, maryland. another woman was found in her 80s and flown to the hospital in critical condition and that took about success for tighters. a husband and wife lived there with the elderly mother. the cause of the fire was you were investigation. >>> and three people were killed in a fatal crash on mississippi avenue in southeast. the car had the the speed bump on oxen run park and flipped over slamming into two trees. the speed was the factor and the driver and men were injected and died. a third passenger survived and is in serious condition. the names have not been released. >>> a deadly shooting in southeast this morning. the police say that 19-year-old jeffrey covington was shot to death at 1:30 and no arrests were made. the police are asking if you know anyone any information about the case and to give them a cow. >>> 2,000 gallons of moon shine discovered in a raid. three people were arrested accused

arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties, points west and north.re's the live view from the skywatcher camera looking into arlington on the left or the right in the distance is falls church. we've got a partly sunny sky. by 9:00 near 80. by noontime, mid-80s. code orange, unhealthy air quality by midafternoon. tonight increasing clouds and humidity. by dawn low to mid-70s. a steamy forecast for the rest of the week and the weekend. a look at this in detail in about ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> we have congestion building outer loop of the beltway in maryland. you are slow from 95 as you make your way towards georgia avenue. a live look at new hampshire avenue. you can see that it is stop and go for you as you make your commute. i want to show you this 395 north of edsall. you're slow from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. in d.c., so far no incidents to report, you can see new york avenue and bladensburg road, congestion is building. back to you, joe and aaron. >> thanks very much, danella. >>> first it was wegman's. now there are

the warning on those storms includes montgomery and fairfax that goes until 6:15. you folks in howard count vi a tomorrow warning until 6:30. these storms are generally moving to the south and east, anywhere between 20 and 30 miles an hour. the whole area is under a severe thunderstorm watch until midnight. i'm tracking these storms and will have your detailed holiday weekend forecast coming up in just a few minute. craig, back to you. >> thanks, kim, appreciate that. >>> sunday services were not the same today for a small maryland congregation in mt. airy. many awakened to the sounds of strong storm, then word spread lightning had hit their church and it caught fire. members are determined to rebuild. >> the church was built in 1888, and it's all we've had -- a small congregation. >> reporter: mark is a lifelong member of this methodist church. it's hard for him to talk about what happened sunday morning. >> when we got there, you could see where the roof it parted and the steepleburned. >> reporter: only hours before services, firefighters arrived to find the chu

and in my memory -- -- montgomery -- [laughter] in montgomery, you had to go through the back entrance. now you can go through the front. and they took down all the signs. my sisters even said, you know, we have that cosmetic change that you see on tv. she said, before you could not go into the department store to try on hats. now you can go into the department store and they have malls and they have expanded it and everything. so that has changed. and the attitude of white people. when i was growing up, my father did not mind people calling him by his first named. his first name was qp. in the court case, they ask, what does that stand for? it stood for quinnith paul. the white people use to just call him jordy and they would call his son, boy. even the teachers and the faculty members of my school said they never called him buy anything other than his first name. and he was a professor of alabama state. so i have seen all of that change. it is an attitude change. and as my sister called it, a cosmetic change. they say, dixie had a cosmetic change. they have the same mental attitude h

f the building has been damaged. >> now to a developing story montgomery county. a man is in custody accused of beating another man to death. this happened in stephen court in gaithersburg. >> it is a heartbreaking day carter's family and friends. weekend at july 4th s home. that an altercation out between carter and dashiell.mont why they were fighting remains unclear. these two young men are not related their mothers are sisters. beat carter with his fists. not defend himself. he got hit two times. arrested.pect was he has been charged with second- degree murder. >> for instant updates on the stories, log on to these websites. rehearsals were held for the capital concert. several big names are event.ing the stars sweated through the dress rehearsal. the host about what keeps them coming back. iseven jimmy smits anticipating the fireworks. finishing touches on rehearsal, he said that the the nation'ss in is unlike anything else. >> this is about what the forward fathers put they first read that document. when we see the young people reed and from walter that they

montgomery county state's attorney john mccarthy says there are more than 1100 pages of discovery in this case. including crime scene photos and dna evidence. >> i think in a serious case like this, you have to explore every possibility because as you go along, you discover certain things in a case. and our investigation is still continuing. we're looking to do our client's background. we're trying to keep that as an option. >> norwood has pleaded not guilty. when the case goes to trial in october, we can expect to hear expert testimony on the blood splatter, fingerprints and shoe prints found at the crime scene. in rockville, andrea mccarren, 9news now. >>> congress is working through the weekend to try to reach a deal to raise the debt ceiling and house republican leaders say they're canceling a mid july week recess. the senate did the same thing to stay in session for debate. democrats and republicans need to agree on a plan by july 22nd or they could run out of time to get the debt limit increase passed, making it possible for the nation to default on its loans. >>> there was lit

it linked her murder to eight unsolved sexual attacks in montgomery county between 1991 and 1998. >> he could be incarcerated on some type of offense where they don't take dna. he could be dead. he could be like everyone else and watch tv and movies and, you know, basically you'd have to live under a rock not to understand a little bit about dna nowadays. >> reporter: in other words, the guy could still be committing sex crimes, but careful what he leaves behind. captain fair has been working homicides in the district for 20 years. he's now preparing to launch a website dedicated to generating lead snoos what we hope to do is combine the information between our murder and montgomery county's sexual assaults that we know are linked to the same suspect. they had a great idea with the east coast rapist is what i believe it's called, that website, i mean, there were cases all over and law enforcement were not opposed to borrowing someone's really good idea. >> i am very positive about this. i think it's a great idea so that people can understand what these crimes are, how they're connect

so far montgomery county as well your local roads look great.as we head over to d.c., 14th and "i" street is looking well as well. i'll be back in ten minutes with another update for you. back to you, joe and eun? >> danella, thank you. >>> 4:42 is the time. it's the final countdown to nasa's final shuttle launch. why the hundreds of thousands of people hoping to watch that historic moment this friday may be disappointed: >>> welcome back. at 4:45 this morning, the families of seven missing u.s. tourists await word about their loved ones after their fishing boat capsized off the mexican coast. the search will resume later today. the tourists were enjoying their second day at sea in a week long fishing trip when a sudden storm struck capsizing the boat on sunday. the group organized the fishing trip for the last several years around the fourth of july. 19 fishermen and 16 crew members were on board. >>> besides repairing the organization's image, le guard facing a huge crisis in greece. she's also the first woman to lead the lending giant. >>> me

perhaps a sprinkle in montgomery county and the southern shenandoah valley right just south of harrisonburg. and temperatures around the region near 70 in the suburbs and rural areas. near the bay and at the atlantic beaches, low to mid-70s. it's in the mid-70s in washington. over the last 12 hours, the storms we had come through last night have really pretty much dissipated over the atlantic ocean. we do have considerable cloudiness this morning. there's the cloud cover from capitol hill, live picture from the city camera. our sunrise was about 15 minutes ago. at 9:00 we'll be near 80 and partly sunny. partly sunny at noontime into the mid-80s and in the midafternoon should stay dry and up around 90 degrees and just a little less humid than yesterday. however, it's late afternoon and into this evening is when we do have that threat of storms coming through. you are headed to the mall, grab an umbrella. keep that handy and be ready to take cover. a look at the night, the evening, in detail. that will be in about ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> it's looking much better than this. th

arlington, fairfax, montgomery low 70s. right near the chesapeake bay and on the eastern shore, low to mid-70s there. farther to our west, it's in the upper 60s. panhandle of west virginia, parts of the shenandoah valley, western maryland, and much of west virginia. south and east, lower part of the eastern shore, southeast virginia, low and mid-70s. overnight, we did have showers and storms passing across northern maryland. those are now dissipating. farther to our west, a line of heavy downpours now along the ohio river valley moving into kentucky. that's heading off to the east. looks like that will be moving our way here by later this morning and into the afternoon. right now we've got generally dry pavement throughout much of the region. there's the jefferson memorial under a partly cloudy sky. sunrise in about an hour. might have a little sun. overall, a little bit of cloudiness. noontime, might have a passing downpour. later in the afternoon, perhaps mid to late afternoon, we could have some downpours with thunder an

. >> they marched together during the montgomery bus protests. >> he inspired him to become a preacher. more than 50 years after dr. king led the nation towards the equality towards all they were invited to the national memorial to reverend king. >> all of those messages. >> 14 inscription's all picked from kings around the memorial. >> i heard him in montgomery. >> the mountain of despair represents the civil-rights struggle. only they can describe to what it feels to walk out and witness the hope. >> it is phenomenal. >> there will be unveiling on august 28. >> for me, it is like standing on sacred ground. he is surrounded by his philosophy, his words. it is simply more than the man. it is what makes the man who he is. >> and memorial brought to light. >> uniquely blessed are the people of color. but the god blesses everyone. >> these ministers say it will face the test of time. >>> the unique way to treat posttraumatic stress disorder for soldiers. it involves ancient techniques. >>> and we take a look at cuisine served in the white house through the decades. ♪ ♪ [ woman ] sam begge

near 70 in fairfax and montgomery county, points west.d to our south we're in the mid-70s to low 70s around southern maryland, much of virginia, and the lower part of the eastern shore. sunrise at 5:49. by 9:00 we ought to be around 80 degrees or so. hazy sunshine around and quite a bit of cloudiness this afternoon, hovering around 90 degrees. late afternoon and early evening, there is a chance of a few scattered storms coming through. and a risk of some severe storms, mainly just south of washington, perhaps parts of southern maryland and much of virginia, that would be a risk, maybe damaging winds or hail late afternoon or early evening. then tomorrow another hot and humid day. partly sunny, up around 90. scattered afternoon and evening storms likely. more of the same on friday. any clouds or storms around friday might linger into friday night and perhaps very early saturday morning. the rest of the weekend looks dry saturday and sunday, monday, tuesday, each day around 90. still humid. slight chance of storms on tuesday. danella, how's

checking out the beltway right now, this is in montgomery county at connecticut avenue. and you can see the beltway inner loop and outer loop in maryland. as well as virginia, smooth ride, no accidents to report for you, as we head down to 16th and i. this view right here is i on the corner of 16th street. this is northwest. i'm checking your local roadways and they are clear, as well. back to you, joe and eun. >> thanks, danella. friday eve. sugar plums dancing in my head. >> 4:54 now. coming up, which metro stations could be getting new names? >>> a new iphone could be on the way. "the wall street journal" reports apple placed orders with key vendors for the next model of the popular smartphone. some suppliers say the iphone 5 could be thinner and lighter. they also say it will have an 8 mega pixel camera. another vendor says the company plans to sell about 25 million of these units by the end of this year. that means the new phone should be out during the third quarter. >>> you can now skype with your friends on facebook. the founder of the social media network made t

it created a lot of problems in montgomery county. visibility was horrible. cars trying to get hard, it was very difficult to see. we came across this. this is a talker -- tuckerman lane where many trees came across the road. police officers have just finished cutting down this massive tree. a little further down, there are more power lines and trees that have been sparking small fires. another major problem in montgomery county, flash flooding and a lot of standing water. there is a street that is extremely swollen right now. it is creating a lot of hazards on the road. crews are working out here to reopen. >>> we have learned that the national park service has cancelled this evening's joint military service jazz concert. that was supposed to take place at the and the theater. it is canceled because of the severe weather. >> are whether team is tracking every development for this storm. -- our weather team is tracking every development. we would like to see your photos of the weather. >>> there is a new sign that the economy recovery could be in jeopardy. th

you have heard the professional side of it. 20 years ago, i was a very young reporter in montgomery, alabama, and our -- they decided, they had come out to san francisco and decided that they needed someone that looked just like her, and i was the only one in the newsroom in montgomery, alabama that look like her. do you know they forced me to do this show, and that started me on my road to coming out to san francisco and the bay area to live and work here and become part of the community. i thank jan for that. i had no idea who she was, but that is how i got my start in the coming out to california. on a quick personal note, 10 years ago, she says she works out, but she really just kind of talk to people on the machine at certification, asked a fellow should in london, and she said she had a single friend she got really needed a date. i was really busy. i had a new job. we end up going out, and we have been married 10 years now. never say never. some george died. [applause] -- some george guy. she does not work out. she just talked to people. >> it is all true. is she doing a great

it reaches towards montgomery county and sugar land and on towards northern virginia as well. let's look at the warnings. there is a watch covering our area until midnight. the brighter yellow for baltimore and howard county have a warning until 6:30. the district of columbia has a new warning out until 7:00 this evening. we will keep track of the storms as they move across the area. we will let you know what will happen with the complete forecast in just a minute. >> investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a two- alarm fire in sparrows point. crews were called just before 4:00 this morning. they were met with heavy flames shooting from the single-family home. officials say most damage was confined to the back of the home. everyone made it out safely. a firefighter did suffer a sprained ankle. there is no word on the cause of the fire. this happened around 12:45 p.m. on south carlton's tree. no one was in the home or hurt. police dropped off to block off the street as a precaution. it is not clear if the home was taken or occupied. investigators believe the 27- yea

with the montgomery county warning. you can see the storm there coming into western sections of montgomery county. it's just to the east of leesburg. we'll even get tight other that for you just to the west of 270 there. gaithersburg, darnstown will be affected and they've been drifting to the east tonight producing very heavy rain and no doubt what we're getting out of that severe storm is a little hail and very high winds too. that's probably what prompted the warning. over to true view to show you that we, of course, have the thunderstorm warning in effect for montgomery county running until 10:15 p.m. we also have a flash flood warning in effect for howard county until 11:15 and anne arundel county until 11:15. those were some prior heavy thunderstorms that moved through there with a lot of rain and we're concerned about the rain potential for tomorrow as well. that's why again this flash flood watch has been issued. it technically is for tomorrow afternoon into tomorrow night, looks like we'll have some very heavy

in loudoun county, portions of fairfax county and southern portions of montgomery county, darnestown, ashburn, sterling, just south of leesburg heavy rain. and herndon and reston, heavy rain in your area, as well. as i mentioned, the entire area under the severe thunderstorm watch until 9:00 tonight. that does include almost al of northern virginia, as well as most of the state of maryland. we are going to continue to watch as these storms move through. and it's not just these storms, but storms to our west and well to our west. that's why we have that flash flood watch that's in effect for just about everybody. some areas have already seen 2, 3 and i have a report out of frederick of 4 inches of rain. so we'll continue to watch it for you right here. guys? all right. wow, that is something. but we needed it. >> yep. >>> well, the weather is already impacting our local airports. all traffic has been halted at all three local airports. reagan, dulles and bwy. so far delays are at least an hour long. there are also delays at airports in the new york area. >>> while the weather was just

and so you can also find out more information if you go to montgomery county's website also d.c.e's website. if you have any tips you can remain anonymous pick up the phone, call them with information. the other fear is that some of these victims may not have come forward yet because i can tell you in at least one of the cases, one of the victims was very hesitant about coming forward with information. also the case in 1992 what we've also have found is that if the victims start fighting back, it makes the suspect angry. it bashed the boom box over the victim's head and fractures the skuchl it's when the victims are submissive and goes with what he says is when no one appears to be getting hurt. >>> thousands of egyptians have gatt nerd streefts cairo and other egyptian cities demanding to the country's military rulers clear the way for transition to democracy. protesters saying in the fifth months since the egyptian revolution few of their goals have been achieved. today's rally is expected to be the biggest demonstration since the fall of mubarak in early february. >>> now to s

. >> this is montgomery street. e have thembaradero -- now we have the embarcadero and marina. this map is the infamous lipofaction map. the green areas are the areas that will have potential lip ofaction. that is a loss of strength of material when it is subjected to vibration. it can occur in sand and silt. those have to be saturated or below the ground water level. you can almost type dismount tie t --tie this map -- this area right here is the same as this one. it is all silt and will liquefy. the marina is in this area here. you can correlate the advancement of the shoreline of san francisco with the potential for liquefaction. >> it is a perfect example. it is all sold and liquefaction. >> treasure island is unique. it was originally developed to be the location of the world fair with the understanding that once it was finished, that would become the location of san francisco international airport. it is 11,000 feet long. in those days, the thought that was more than enough to land any conceivable airplane. they thought it was ideal. they said that we have all kinds of sa

montgomery county fire officials say the man was riding along the canal path near white's ferry on his bicycle yesterday when he was struck. he is a dignified as 56-year-old neil rich from new york. >>> around the region, folks are cleaning up the mess. fire crews working to restore power. right now, more than 6000 dominion customers are still in the dark in northern virginia. pepco is reporting nearly 400 outages. 500 outages from bg&e. here is more storm coverage from arlington. >> people living in this arlington neighborhood are spending their july for cleaning up the big mess from that -- from mother nature. the region was pounded with heavy rain fierce winds and skies full of lightning. >> i went downstairs and yelled to my parents that i was really scared. we huddled in the basement. >> and this is what many people saw once they step aside after the storm, down power lines and debris everywhere, including big bridges on top of cars and homes. >> i did not hear it fall because of all the wind. as soon as i looked out the window as of this huge chunk of mud instead of the tree. com

and the montgomery county fire department is down there in that area. and in addition to that, the creek here is very, very high. it's not quite up to the road level yet, but anymore rain, there would definitely be a potential for flooding along this road. back to you. >> all right, jackie bensen reporting. kind of look like it was a good call to cancel the backyard barbecue for today. >> i looked at one point and said where are these storms now. i was supposed to go to brandy wine in prince george's county and looked at it, and right in the middle, brandy wine. we had to cancel our backyard weather for the day today, but don't worry, we'll get out there in the next couple weeks. it will be quite nice, at least hopefully, better than what we had today. once again, we needed to see the rain. we didn't need it to come down in buckets like it did today, though. out there, you can see the rain has passed through the district and that is good news. but i do expect to see a chance for more shower activity later tonight. all of the rain now, the heaviest well

wisconsin avenue and willard avenue, you're looking good in montgomery county as well. checking cameras for you, and nothing to report at this time as we head down to d.c. right here 16th and irving. d.c., your local roads are looking good as well. let's check out 95 north >> they found the person in the water about a half mile south of the memorial bridge just br 11:00 last night. they took that person to thompson boathouse, where they performed cpr. officials have not said how the person ended up in the water or whether the person is, in fact, a man or a woman. d.c. fire and ems says there was heavy boat traffic in the area at the time. >>> this weekend storms are still leaving their mark on northern virginia. just about 1,500 customers are still without power. and a few roads remain closed because of downed trees and power lines. tracee wilkins is live in arlington for us this morning with a look at the damage. tracee? >> reporter: good morning, aaron. we're happy to report there's lots of clean-up happening here in the northern section of arlington. take a look behi

montgomery county. prince george's. arlington also. until 7:45 p.m.also, let's put this out farther. loudounn. prince william. shenandoah. 7:45 p.m. tonight. i'll zoom into some of the cells. locally heavy rain which could produce some damaging and dangerous flash flooding and also some hail associated with some of these storms generally heading to the southwest where right now you can see just south of national forest and morningside are seeing severe storms going through and so looks like these storms will continue to the next hour or so. all right. let's take a look at the current temperatures where right now it is pretty humid out there. and it has been warning up to the 90s earlier but right now 72 in downtown. 88 for manassas. 79 in leesburg. 86 degrees for andrews air force base. the dew points. you did feel it today. into that mid-60s right now but 70s in gaithersburg, 70 in winchester. couple days ago they were in the 40s and 50s. so a stormy sunday today. severe thunderstorm watch until midnight. downpours leading to dangerous flash flooding

want to show you montgomery county right now. this is muncaster mill and avery road.his is 14th and independence avenue. d.c., your streets are looking good. i don't have any accidents to report for you. 66 east, you see the headlights coming towards us. that's 66 east. a little congestion there but nothing significant, and you are still traveling at a good speed. i want to give you another look at the rails so far. metro, marc, and vre are all running on or close to schedule. i'll be back in ten minutes with another update. joe and eun. >> danella, thanks. >>> 5:22 now. a traffic alert. if you are driving through southeast washington. right now branch avenue is cl e closed at pennsylvania avenue so crews can rebuild the road. the closure went into effect after yesterday morning's rush. everything should be open again in time for monday morning's commute. pennsylvania avenue remains open. ddot says it will reopen branch avenue before monday morning if crews can complete their work earlier than expected. >>> an alert of a different kind after a brief relief, it appears

you can see montgomery county police have the road closed off. there are power lines and trees down. police are directing traffic. the rain is not doing them any favors. we are told that these power lines and the standing water are creating some sparks, some fires. it is a very dangerous situation right now. this is westlake drive. police caught it closed off. the rain is really coming down and creating a lot of standing water. it could not happen at a worst time, rush hour traffic. the water is starting to really fill up. we have seen some storm drain problems. folks are trying to clear off some of the debris. directly in bethesda, we have power lines. montgomery county police are directing traffic as best as they can. they say that it is going to be a while. tucker meant -- tuckerman lane will be closed for several hours. >> keep us posted. the weather is causing some major delays at local airports. there is an hour and 45 minutes delayed at reagan national. we will be monitoring the storms and any damage throughout the evening. if you have any