it starts in montgomery. after rosa parks sits down on the bus december 1, 19 55, refuses to get up for a white passenger. she goes to court december 5. the montgomery improvement association had its meeting in a local church and they elect as their leader a young twentysomething old minister who just came into town, dr. martin luther king, junior. you see the speech he gives there as they decide whether to support a bus boycott, until the bus system of montgomery becomes integrated. you see him, and you see the bus boycott. you see people walking every day. they will not take the buses. the carpooling that happens. december 20, 1956, dr. king announcing the end of the bus boycott. the supreme court decision was in the bus system -- of montgomery would be integrated and people could go back to public transportation. an amazing, as you see dr. king involved. moving to the birmingham campaign, challenging racism of birmingham, of the south, with the dogs, the water cannons. hundreds of children put in jail as t

some areas in upper montgomery county have received 2 to 4 inches of rain.re were swift boat rescues around route 27 in damascus earlier tonight. this is moving right through the district through laurel, fairfax and the airport and points further south. some of the rainfall, 2.2 inches for damascus to laytonsville to germantown. that's what caused flooding earlier tonight. we had severe weather to the west of us, flooding here, hail to the west and a funnel cloud sighted around winchester, northeast of winchester about 5:00. fortunately none of that to worry about tonight of our primary concern is flooding to not. if you have kids outside -- tonight. if you have kids outside back from college, make sure they know not to try to cross a flooded street by car or by foot. we'll come back and talk about what happens with this cold front. >>> now to breaking news out of washington state, a bridge along interstate 5 near mount vernon, washington, collapsed. you're looking at the part that collapsed there in the middle of your screen. it sent cars and people into th

you see this other one in through montgomery and howard county. we'll do a couple of zooms for you and take you towards the bluemont area and this is right along -- just to the west of leesburg right along 287 back towards hillsboro. notice all the lightning. any time you see reds and oranges, that is fairly heavy downpours. you'll continue to see this as it moves toward the north. across the river, barnsville, clarksburg, down around poolsville, this storm right here has been intensifying as it moves up to the north. you can see these are numerous lightning strikes within the last ten minutes we've seen those. over towards laytonsville and seeing these storms making their way to the north and east. the strongest portion of this storm is well into howard county but still in through this area. this is right around the boot jack area and will continue to bring down very heavy downpours. just south of d.c., not too strong here. we have a couple of downpours right along i-95. this one is right around springfield and the mousetrap down towards woodbrid

that's the scene here at montgomery mall. mark segraves, news4. >> members of that go team, the doctors and medical personnel, do we know if they're talking with that second victim? are they communicate the with the worker? >> reporter: we have been told actually -- i don't know if the doctors are talking to them, but we know that first responders are able to communicate with the person still alive and trapped underneath that rubble. we're told the way that structure collapsed, it formed kind of a lean-to. if you can see how my pad is sla slanted here where it's promppp up on one side. >> we could see that tilt on that one panel. 40 feet long it is. mark segraves, thank you. >>> this is near the macy's and the popular food court. this mall has been open throughout this rescue operation. >> tom sherwood was actually the first reporter on the scene of the collapse. he continues our live coverage with reaction from one woman who was near that garage just minutes before the collapse. tom? >> reporter: pat, this was a typical preh

here's what montgomery as an fire chief had to say. -- montgomery's assistant fire chief had to say and back out live so you can look at some of the work still going on right now these are some of the workers in the area that has been deemed safe. not too far from them is the collapsed portion, the part where the concrete and the steel came crumbling down, but again that man still inside there, crews working now to free him and hopefully transport him to safety. unfortunately we do have one other worker who was found dead on the scene as soon as crews arrived. again the clock is ticking right now. this rescue effort happening knowing that there are storms and dark clouds that will move in here. we'll keep a close eye on that. we want to let you know the company responsible for this construction is, in fact, whiting turner. there were a couple representatives walking around earlier today. we tried to approach them to talk to them about this, but they ignored every question i had and walked right past us. this is a developing story. we'll stay on top of it and bring you the latest. ken mo

the montgomery county urban search and rescue team has been called in. they're working inside that garage right now. a surgical team from trauma has been flown in to help in the rescue effort. at this point rescue workers working frantically, trying to get the man out. we're told he's in critical condition. streets around the montgomery mall are closed as there are rescue workers everywhere trying to help that one man who is still trapped under this rubble. we'll continue following this developing story. for now, live in montgomery county, meghan mccorkell, wjz eyewitness news. >> thanks so much for the update. wjz will continue to follow this story. we'll update you with more information when it becomes available in this newscast. >>> the first funeral was held for a victim of the moore, oklahoma tornado. edward lawrence with the details. >> reporter: the first of 24 victims was laid to rest. family and friends gathered for the funeral of one of the seven children killed. the cleanup was put on hold this morning when more than six inches of rain flooded

strongest storm in loudoun county and over towards montgomery county.ey continue to make their way to the northeast at 15 to 20-mile-an-hour clip. >>> so when you pay for premium at the gas pump, are you getting the grade? new maryland data out tonight, and a study shows just how dangerous it can be when infants sleep with their parents. >>> plus twitter introduces a new way to protect your account. liz crenshaw joins us now with these stories and more. >> jim and wendy, we'll start with good news for drivers in maryland this holiday weekend. the comptroller's office has been out testing gasoline to make sure consumers are getting the grade they pay for at the pump. so far it's tested about 80% of the gas stations in the state. comptroller says a sluggish economy means no one can afford to be ripped off at the pump. >> now, in order to make sure that everybody gets what they're paying for, we're out here doing testing. we tested 11,000 samples last fiscal year, and thanks to that testing, there's less than 1% violations. >> reporter: the comp troller sa

as i step out of the way, the parking garage at montgomery mall remains darkened. horrifying to the witnesses who saw what happened here, and horrifying to the emergency crews because they responded to at nih adeck collapse short distance from where i stand. one life lost, nearly a decade ago, may have saved one life tonight. responders are hesitant to use a word like a miracle. when this construction worker was trapped beneath 50,000 pounds of concrete was not only pulled out alive but smiled and giving a thumbs-up, emergency responders used words like amazing. >> we were able to extricate a one and him to a local hospital. >> it was just before 2 p.m. when eyewitnesses heard in unbelievable sound. >> it was like a really loud bomb. >> construction crews were attempting to remove a double-t support beam when it collapsed. it hadd not realize collapsed. >> 20 workers were on the deck, two were trapped. they raced in with four by fours and chainsaws, a lesson learned november, 2004. half of the rescue crews here today were at the nih collapse. >> the lesson learned,

a lot of people use it on the west side of montgomery mall here. so again the headline the survivor after being pinned under 55,000 pounds of concrete and steel has been extricated and rescued and is on his way to the hospital with the medical team, but unfortunately another victim has died. an investigation is underway. reporting live at westfield montgomery mall, scott broom, wusa9. >>> now let's talk about the scope of this project. we can tell you the mall project is a 16 screen luxury movie theater is being built scheduled to open next spring and according to the westfield website it we be above the parking gang next to the food court. that is where the site of today's accident took place. the plans also include redevelopment of the food court into what westfield describes as an expanded dining terrace with several new restaurants, all this going on. the expansion is believed to be the first substantial upgrade since westfield bought the mall property 19 years ago. >>> we've got new information about a sinkhole that has closed part of 14th str

monika will show you in parts of howard and montgomery county.rs this morning are mainly west of i-95. you see a couple of them coming through montgomery county, eastern fairfax and north west. then a second ban out toward the blue ridge is what we'll be watching with those showers that will be coming through at times. nothing too heavy but enough of the intermittent wipers and keep a little wetness on the roads. the winds are starting to kick up. gusts 25 in frederick and 26 in win chester. monika samtani, is it a friday light, please? >>> you know what? in terms of volume it's light but in terms of incidents, it's definitely not light. first of all, if you're planning to head over to the gaithersburg side of things, i want to take you straight to a live picture from our sky 9 and give you an example of the high water we've been talking about. look at this. in gaithersburg, this is wiffle ford road north of 28. high standing water has the road completely shut down as you can see. a lot of you use this as a cut through but not this morning. i wou

greyhound station in montgomery. they did not show up and an anger mob. if you had a pen and a pad as a reporter and a camera we are in real trouble. they destroyed their pets and destroy the cameras and then they turned on us. my seat mate was beaten, hit in the head with a wooden crate and was left unconscious down on the ground. but all these 52 years later this young person who was not even born three weeks ago today came to raven ralph abernathy's old church and met dr. king and reverend abernathy and apologize for what happened. [applause] >> there are so many of these stories. what kept you two going? how do you sustain and what motivates you? you talked about that a minute ago. >> what motivated me was his word troublemaker. i have heard that word from the time i was knee-high to a grasshopper. i am a trouble make her. a troublemaker because you broke into freight trains to steal food even from people who did not have food. you know, the congressman, a troublemaker. i sit back and i look at this word trouble

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>> we're working with montgomery county again to identify all the victims and issue them refunds. >>ince you got involved, i got this check in the mail yesterday. >> reporter: wow. when they towed reed jackson's car, they didn't realize she worked for a south carolina cbs affiliate and she would message us on facebook. >> i'm glad that you guys did listen and that you guys took action because now they won't be doing it to anyone else. >> reporter: there were no tow warnings on the meters and the only signs were half the size required for legal towing and they didn't mention overparking at the meters. >> don't even think about it. >> reporter: we tried to reach the towing company's owner. but they ordered us off their property and haven't returned our calls. look at that refund check. it's from the account of g&g towing. >> i got my $173 back. shy have never been charged. >> reporter: montgomery county is using police tow records to identify victims and let them know they're entitled to a refund. if you're a victim and want a refund faster, tweet me or send me a message on facebook. w

. >> a news alert out of montgomery county now wherenty o police are searching for four fr people who pulled off a daring smash and grab.ash an this happened yesterday morning at a high-end store at chevy chase. >> it's the latest on in aa series of smash and grab and an police are looking to see if if they're connected. and melanie alnwick is livek ise outside of the store with the te latest in this story. melanie. >> reporter: wisdom and wiom a sarah, the suspects as we know have not been located yet. we are toll there's surveillance video from inside of the cartie store but it's not been released. police did say they are investigating whether thisis robbery is connected to others t in the area. a team briefly took over this cartier store in wisconsin avenue part of a chevy chase collection of a high-end shop. the crew was let in by the store earlier not wearing a mask. ma they smashed a display case andn made off with merchandise andmec sped off in a late model black charger. ch >> for some, no weapon used in this case, but by their number,, and physical presence, and theih a depre

yesterday montgomery county council members met with the executive branch to discuss what's being done and not being done. metro announced it doesn't want to operate the facility once it does open. they made it very clear they were hoping to here directly from county executive ike leggett but he was a no show. instead they grilled his staff. the big question, why did council members have to learn from the media that metro sent the county a letter saying they would no longer operate the transit center. >> as i said from the beginning, there was a lot of work to be done to understand what this letter meant but i don't disagree that onced letter was provided to "the washington post," we should have made sure that you had a heads up on that before it occurred. >> the montgomery county executive branch say they are confident that metro is binding in this case. met toe says they are standing -- metro says they are standing firm. >>> whether is the last time you ever heard of a towing company returning not only your car but money and a check? how about never. >> absolutely. you're going to se

a partial collapse of a montgomery call mall parking garage. the latest on the attempts to save a trapped worker. >>> deadly garage collapse, breaking news right now and a montgomery county mall. >> cleanup in oklahoma but mother nature isn't making things any easier. what people are having to deal with now. >> a federal audit finds stimulus dollars intended for baltimore city school children is found far from the classroom. i'll explain where your tax dollars went when wjz returns. >> checking in for more on these stories. >> eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> i'm kai jackson. >> i'm mary bubala. we're updating break ing news right now in a deadly parking garage collapse. wjz is live. meghan mccorkell is on the scene with the latest on a worker who is still trapped. what's the latest? >> that rescue effort is underway right now here at the westfield montgomery mall in bethesda. there's nearly 100 rescue workers out here on scene frantically trying to save that man who is buried under a collapsed parking garage. they were told one other co

now they're in montgomery, alabama. we should do about 50 cities this year, over 500 shows. >> reporter: awesome. always great to see you . >> it's my pleasure also. >> reporter: tell our friend, onion head, hello. he's on the other tour. >> he's keeping them up and ready. >> reporter: how about that, jes and marty? >> we're sitting in this studio and everybody is like -- it's like wow. >> i think you and ron should do it. the two of you. >> who are you talking to? >> you. >> [laughter] >> you know, don't kid yourself, the guy on the top -- what's impressive is the guy on the bottom at first site. this guy on the top, my goodness. >> reporter: the brothers all the way from vietnam, part of the universal circus. great to see you. >> thank you. it's been a pleasure this early morning. >> reporter: you got it. all right. jessica, marty , don't try that at home whatever you do. >> you guys could put double sided tape on your head and do it. >> [laughter] >> reporter: have a great weekend. >> anybody else want to finish to s

some say the latter could save you from the former if you live in montgomery county. it's a story debra alfarone has been on the trail of and joins us live from right at the d.c. line. >> reporter: derek, yeah, actually you think about traffic and the things people said to me today probably couldn't put them on tv. we're standing at end of the line and that's fitting because people, drivers at end of their patience, but a new bus rapid transit line that would start really around here and going into montgomery county, that could help. it's not without its critics and i'm not without mine because after we did a story last week about this exact subject a group reached out to me and wanted to make sure that you heard their side. >>slow, crawling, stopped, that's traffic on rockville pike through north bethesda. >> i'm ready to be on the move. >> reporter: now think of montgomery county with 200,000 more commuters. that's the prongs. some say the answer can be spell -- projection. some say the answer can be spelled in three betters, brt, bus rapid transit. >> it can cover

into charles county, all that action came in this evening, of western howard county and northern montgomery county picked up 3 to 4 inches of rain particularly south of the city, some heavy activity going into the d.c. year to south of the city, all the way down to seberna park into washington area at around 25 miles an hour. >> it continues to move that way, but the warning in effect from d.c. for about the next hour, hour-and-a-half. >> we have this rain activity tonight. we'll talk about when it will dry out in just a few minutes. >>> heavy rain and flooding add to the misery in moore, oklahoma, slowing the recovery. >> the clean up was put on hold. some homes suffered significant damage. >> also today, the first victim killed during the tornado was laid to rest, antonia candalia died at plaza towers elementary school. >> and if you want to help victims, we urge you to go to the red cross.org. they're on the ground in moore working around the clock. >>> breaking news from washington state, a major bridge collapse sends multiple vehicles into the water. these photos have been sent into ou

dcn montgomery county police are looking for masked men robbing women watching alone at night. there have been five of these crimes so far. jennifer donelan has the details that you will see only here. >> law-enforcement sources tell abc seven news on background that detectives are looking at the possibility of two cases there and detectives are looking at a minimum of three cases here. the possibility that we have the same masked man attacking women who are by themselves. silver spring, a public parking garage at spring and cameron streets. police confirmed a woman by herself was approached by three men in ski masks, armed with a gun and robbed her. sources said the possibility is the woman is one of several victims targeted by the same group of men in the district of columbia and montgomery county. >> we should have security out at hours like that. >> i think it is horrible. that is a weakness on their behalf. >> sources say hours before the silver spring robbery another woman by herself was attacked on 8th street northeast. a mask gunman pushed her against a fence and ran ju

also heavy through montgomery on the outer loop. brake lights. >> telling you about a japanese burger chain known for its crazy burgers. it has come up with another interesting creation. >> even its name can turn heads. panda burger. don't worry, there is no panda meat. it happens to be topped with spaghetti and tomato sauce but the bun has a few pandas. it is not clear why the chain decided to call it the panda burger. it has made headlines for its five patty burgers. >> i don't think it looks appetizing. >> the pandas look cute. >> did they take magic markers and put pandas on top of them? >> on that note, that will do it for us on "good morning washington." "good morning america" is next. >> for continuing local news tune into news channel 8. th >>> good morning america. breaking now, twister outbreak. >> this is it. we're done. >> dozens of massive tornadoes

you can see it on the radar a couple sprinkles already in montgomery county.s are south of the city. down towards fredericksburg. be on the lookout for wet roadways. woodbridge it's going to be wet in your backyard. the heaviest rain will stay south today. the little rip until tple in th atmosphere may push them north. cloudy skies, kind of a damp night. not a lot of rain. especially after midnight. expect kind of a wet start first thing in the morning. during the day tomorrow, especially with the daytime heating, more rain chances. so today cloudy, cooler than it's been. we were in the 80s yesterday. we'll struggle to make 70 today. showers likely. not a bad day to be outside. a little on the humid side. look a your seven-day forecast. highs today only near 70. 72 tomorrow. lots of rain chances this weekend, but not necessarily a lot of actual rainfall. so rainfall amounts will be fairly light. early parts of next week, rain chances linger on. as the more humid air come back in, temperatures near 90 degrees by tuesday. then back into the 80s for wednesday and

. >> reporter: the latest piece came recently when metro told montgomery county leaders in a letter that it would not accept the transit center, even when serious structural issues are mixed. the county says metro has to honor its commitment and during a meeting that was pretty much all about metro, no one from metro is on hand. >> is there anybody here from metro in the room? anybody? no. >> reporter: a lot of nondefinitive answers, but the key takeaway still for the people who live and work in downtown silver spring, no idea when the building will be fixed, and still no date for what it will open. >> i'm not surprised by it. >> outside the transit serccent today, reaction as the story continues to unfold. >> everything is so delayed here, especially when it comes to road construction, transit. >> reporter: while all this discussion happens here at the county council office building, the county council is telling the county executive team it believes it's holding things back from the county council. follow all of that? we'll have that part of the story coming up at 6:00. adam tuss, news

webster montgomery county in the next hour or so. major cold front sweeps in from the west and drops lower temperature dramatically for the memorial day weekend. war on the storms and the upcoming forecast in just a few minutes. fromsurgical team baltimore's shock trauma has been called to a deadly parking garage collapsed in bethesda. it happened just before 2:00 this afternoon. e garage was under construction and we are told a second worker is trapped inside and his injuries are potentially life-threatening. rescue crews have been on the scene for more than three hours. we will continue to monitor the story for any new developments. >> we have learned the identity of a british soldier berlin murdered in a horrifying killing in london yesterday. suspects connections to terrorism, when we cover the world. cruise passenger bill of rights. @ anticipatedighly speech by president obama centered on the commander-in- chief terror policies. he directed many of his marks -- remarks that however drone strikes are highly effective beckham limi

as you loop around the beltway in montgomery county, no issues along the beltway. connecticut avenue, traveling the inner or outer loops, clear. also prince georges county. same story. here's a live look at the college park area. route 1, heads up. southbound at 410 still seeing construction. i want's blocking the southbound lanes this morning. now making the trip in charles county and traveling in prince georges county, we are talking about your local roads coming up in ten minutes. >> danella, thank you. >>> connecticut state troopers are getting ready for a messy commute following a train crash that shut down a busy rail line to new york. governor maloy talking about the travel troubles. the crews are rebuilding the tracks and overhead wires and signals. they removed the two trains that collided in fairfield. nine people remain in the hospital. federal investigators are looking into the cause of that crash. >>> another amtrak trail derailed in chicago not far from union station there. the train left new orleans. the wheels lost contact with the tracks yesterday

getting scattered sprinkles across montgomery county, prince george's and in fairfax county. don't have any in the district or arlington right now. farther south parts of charles county and down farther south 95 from woodbridge to spotsylvania county and near fredericksburg they are getting sprinkles. so between now and 6:00 a.m., maybe a few scattered sprinkles and then a passing shower around 8:00 or so. temperatures by then still around 70. mid 70s between 10:00 and noon and by then we have an increasing chance of showers coming through, maybe a little bit of lightning. it's not until later this afternoon that we could get some of those storms. i'll show you details on the timing on that. hometown forecast, charles county by noontime should be in the mid 70s with maybe some thunder and lightning around. we'll take a look at the forecast for the rest of today. that's in about ten minutes. now a look at traffic. >> good morning. westbound route 50 at kenilworth avenue, construction blocking the off-ramp and construction 395 north at duke street, lanes are now open. and in 20

still closures around montgomery mall. democracy boulevard and west like paris closed around the mall, especially west like, just to the north of democracy to love art. the mall itself is gidden closed because of the construction accident. a lot of volume on 66, also the george washington parkway. i-95 through springfield, a lot of volume, but no incidents along the way. >> still to come, maryland's newest casino is now open. we will show you where they are placing bets and creating jobs. what is the deal with "fast and furious 6"? it is like watching a car crash. i'm guessing a lot of cars crashing. and at 6:00, the final changes to protect commuters. >> and there is still time to ask >> just when you thought they could not get any more fast or furious, there is a sixth installment. >> that is not the only move will see -- the only movie sequel out this weekend. arch campbell has the latest. >> we may have a weekend hangover. how can they make six of these? how do they do it? they keep topping themselves. i'm wondering ab

can you describe your experience with that >>> gridlock, gridlock at montgomery street, lombard street. see, there's a little -- what happens on lombard, everybody thinks that, okay, i'm not going to go on embarcadaro, but i'm going to go up montgomery where houston -- that restaurant is. and then they're going to go up lombard. but there is a stop light -- >> i know that stop light. >>> and what happens is that people can't turn right. >> okay. so, that is an anticipated gridlock and i think another commenter mentioned that same area. was that raised? >>> yes, it was. >> what was the response? >>> well -- >> because it sounds like you can anticipate that that's a problem. >>> yes. they said, well, we'll change the light, the timing of it. >> okay. >>> but that doesn't take care of the pedestrian flow. >> okay. >>> because, you know, you've got -- because that light turns green for the pedestrian -- i mean, it turns -- the pedestrians can walk. so, and then pedestrians, they jay walk. >> okay, all right. i just wanted to know if it was raised and addressed. thank you. >> ma'am, was the

and montgomery county firefighters say a 50,000-pound beam fell trapping two workers. it was so loud when be it fell that it sounded like a bomb going off. and crews spent more than four hours to free a second worker. >>> this morning a family in columbia turned their loss into a legacy a scholarship in honor of a their daughter who was killed bay drunk driver. and in the graduate was killed in 2009 bay drunk driver on i- 70 and 695 in a drag racing crash. the family says that the ordeal has been devastating. >> and the death, the appeals, it was a negative thing. we want to do something positive. they partnered with a foundation to give out two $500 scholarship one for education and one for the arts. she was very active in both. >>> and right now out of baltimore city schools where critics are how to spend grant monies. the schools landed a construction commitment from the state and now an audit is outline a misuse and including a possibility luxury cruise along the inner harbor and dinner. we told you about this yesterday the ceo is defending the spending. >> it is i

i do want to zoom into leesburgg and northern montgomery county.cus movingscu into parts of howard county, this storm has been getting agea little bit

montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's county, the district just in the low to mid 40s. by noontime the low 60s. here's your hour by hour forecast by late afternoon should be in the upper 60s. lots of sunshine. a few clouds in and out this morning. this evening under a clear sky if you are going to the caps game, back down into the 50s and clear. tomorrow morning down into the 40s. storm team 4 four-day forecast sunshine tomorrow with highs reaching the upper 60s. beautiful pattern into the weekend. great for outdoor recreation activity. virginia gold cup on saturday as well as the apple blossom festival in winchester. beautiful weather for that. sunday, low 70s. into next week increasing clouds monday. might get light rain on tuesday and wednesday. i'm back in ten minutes with another hometown forecast. here's danella with a look at traffic. >> i'm following breaking news on the beltway in montgomery county. ju crash to the left side of the roadway. you can see all lanes temporarily blocked but just temporarily. you can see the ambulance moving over now because they mov

elsewhere traveling around, no incidents in montgomery county or river road and then again in virginia at the robinson terminal things are running at speed. back to you. >>> firefighters have control of this house fire in prince george's county. it broke out about 10:30 last night. everyone escaped from the home. firefighters have not told us yet what sparked that fire. >>> he was once considered the most prominent swim coach in the area and today he'll be sentenced for sexually abusing a student. he pleaded guilty back in february to abusing a student 30 years ago. the victim said he started abusing her at the age of 13 and continued for five years. she and her family initially received a settlement but she broke her silence last year. >>> a spotsylvania school employee is behind bars for having a consensual relationship with a 17-year-old cortland high school student. keith pendleton dated the girl for six months. the 35 year old was a teacher assistant. he no longer works for the school district. >>> if you visit arlington ceremony this afternoon, soldiers from the old guard will pl

montgomery county. much of prince george's county. low to mid 60s. arlington, fairfax county now in the low and mid 60s as well. and later today, expected highs around the reege open. we should be making it into the upper 60s to 70 degrees. most of the area right in the comfort zone. low humidity in place. and then this evening it does look like we will get chilly again after we reach near 70 mid afternoon. here is the temperature st graph and time scale. looks like by this evening, might just have a few clouds around. otherwise clear sky and down to the 50s this evening. other thing, pollen was washed out of our air. last couple of day was the rain. bust still looks like it will jump back into the medium-high range later today. thursday and and friday storm team 4 allergy forecast medium range for allergy sufferers. not as extreme as it was last week. here's the storm team 4 4-day forecast. afternoon highs again tomorrow. right around 70 degrees. chilly morning in the 40s tomorrow morning. it is going to be the same story friday. chilly morning in t

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there were about a half a dozen montgomery county police officers working this sting. at one point, so many cars were stopped for violations that an officer said it's like shooting fish in a barrel. it's kind of scary. mary anna crosses daily to catch her bus. >> it's at the bottom of the hill. and usually the cars are at a very high speed, so that's why sometimes they are not stopping all the time. >> the problem is, especially on this side, is that there's three lanes of traffic. if one or two of the lanes stop and the third doesn't, you may be very surprised. >> and in danger? >> and in danger. >> reporter: there's also a warning for pedestrians. a fence has been built along busy randolph road to discourage jaywalkers from crossing in the middle of the block causing accidents. police say use the crosswalks and make sure drivers see you. chris gordon, news4. >> always harear about that crosswalk. >>> well, is the grass greener on the other side? if so, there are dozens of lawn care services that can fix that. we weed out the ones that can cost you hundreds of dollars

it won't be until 3:00 this afternoon when those of you in montgomery and prince georges county as well as d.c. will start to see the chance of some rain, 5:00. scattered rain at that point. around 8:00, it will become mainly dry once again. but still remaining cloudy. then the chance of showers overnight tonight. so your hour by hour forecast, 10:00 some areas of fog and drizzle. not much change, noon, maybe an isolated shower. 1:00, 68. remember the best chance for the d.c. area to see rain today will be between about 2:00 and 8:00 p.m. so 4:00, scattered rain, 71 degrees. 7:00 some scattered showers. perfect day to get some grocery shopping done. here's your four-day forecast. for tomorrow, we are going to be a little bit warmer with some more sunshine. mostly cloudy skies. getting into the afternoon hours. some scattered showers across the area. for tuesday and wednesday, look at our temperatures. 86 on tuesday. 87 on wednesday with a mix of clouds and sunshine. we're feeling the humidity those days and with the heat of the day there could be some pop-up afternoon showers and thunde

montgomery county is telling them you take it over. >> the grass is growing and the trees have been plantede top story of $120 million transit center that according to an outside engineering firm is structurally deficient in design and construction. skelton crews are on the work site while montgomery county officials draw up plans to reinforce the building. last month metro which owns the land underneath and was supposed to take possession of the finished transit center saying the magnitude and severity of the deficiency that the transit system will not accept, operate and maintain the building in downtown silver spring. not so fast say officials in montgomery county who maintain they have a 2008 member rand dim of understanding with metro's parent agency -- member rand dim. >> county council member phil andrews wanted to know how strong is the contract language in that member rand dim of understanding. >> on a scale of 1-10 -- member rand dim, 10 meaning binding. >> ten means no question. >> how about 11? it's binding. all parties involved in the tree story building have been collaborative

. >>> a former montgomery county executive, doug duncan is hinting at another run for office. the 57-year-old duncan served three terms as montgomery county executive before making a short-lived bid for governor back in 2006. at a family picnic today duncan says he thinks he can help move the county forward. >> we need to get the county working together again. right now, you've bought the school board fighting county council, fighting our delegation in annapolis. too much divisiveness in the county, and it really hurts us in our ability to get things done and to grow our tax base and to provide a quality life for the people. >> in 2006 citing a battle with depression, the polls showed him trailing martin o'malley by a weighed margin. >>> an update on that parade crash in virginia that sent more than 60 people to the hospital. we're told that two people remain hospitalized tonight. they were among dozens of people hurt saturday when a car plowed into the crowd at a parade near the virginia- tennessee border. authorities say the elderly man in that vehicle may have suffered a me

around the beltway in montgomery. around 50 degrees in the district of columbia, it is in the low 50s right now. we are going to stay on the chilly side for a couple of hours. by 10:00 should be 60 degrees. light northeast breeze sunrise at 6:10. home town forecast. charld charles county with the light northeast breeze. >> good morning. tom. we'll start out with the rails. if you are taking the metro mark. all are running without any delay. travel lanes are are open around the beltway. the commute between the beltway and down to the capitol beltway all lanes are open. no rishes to report. heading southbound. light volume. not seeing any construction. i'm back in ten minutes. i did see a report of a disabled vehicle. >> thank you. breaking news. >> rescue workers continue to pull b pully bodies from the rubble. we learned more than 400 people are now confirmed dead. the tragedy has spurred a protest. an dpri wogry workers are in ths this morning. emotions were high, loud, angry as people called for the death penalty an

showers moving into the western parts of montgomery county.f you live near 270, rain drops coming your way. light rain showers in the southern half of charles county through st. mary's county. the heaviest rain is across southeastern virginia. that's where the heavy rain and thunderstorm chances will stay today. not much of a chance of thunder. a breeze will keep the cloudy skies and the off and on rain chances through most of your saturday. showers should fade away during the overnight hours. do expect a damp start tomorrow. and better rain chances for the second half of your sunday. not the best weekend. i wish i had better news, but i don't. near 70 today. 72 tomorrow. a sliver of sunshine from time to time. keep your rain gear ready to go. it's not going to be a washout of a weekend, but nonetheless, rain chances are around. warming up to near 80 on monday. 90 degrees on tuesday. it it will be a one-day heat wave. temperatures staying in the mid-80s through the middle parts of the week. as we head into memorial day weekend, can you believe

>> the superintendent of some of the country's top schools is addressing falling math scores in montgomery county. the majority of high school students in the county enrolled in grade level math courses failed their first final exams. the countywide data comes from 2012 final exam results. dr. joshua star say the results show a gap in performance that needs to be addressed but does not take away from achievements of montgomery county students. >>> the wait is over. a little more than 12 hours now and caps will start their sixth straight playoff run. capitals finished the season on a hot streak winning 11 of the final 13 games and they're going up against a familiar opponent. the new york rangers. the teams met in the playoffs the past three seasons. last year the rangers knocked the caps out in the second round. puck drop is at 7:30 on nbc sports network. >>> you won't have to worry about getting home from the game if it goes late. verizon center worked out a deal to have metro keep trains running an hour late if the game goes past 11:00. gallery place, judiciary square and metro center bu

it's down into the low 40s much of montgomery county. mid 40s in prince george's county.he district of columbia upper 40s. arlington, mid 40s. low to mid 40s the rest of fairfax county. parts of northern virginia down to just near 40. look at dulles, 41. manassas down to 41. warrenton 40 degrees. a nice warming today by noontime low 60s. should hit upper 60s during the afternoon and morning clouds breaking up. a sunny afternoon heading out tonight, under a clear sky this evening back down into the 50s by midnight. a look at your friday, the weekend and into next week in ten minutes. here's danella looking at our morning commute. >> good morning. still keeping an eye on the situation in old you on alexandria with the power outage there and dark intersections confirmed king street and washington street still dark and king street and columbus street still dark. traveling outbound new york avenue at florida avenue, lanes are still blocked. diverted onto florida avenue there because of construction and around the beltway travel lanes are open inner loop and outer loop across t

hometown forecast, rockville, montgomery county by noontime in the mid-70s and partly sunny. a slight chance of a shower. a look at rest of your monday in ten minutes. a possibility of storms this afternoon. i'll tell you when coming up at 6:11. a look at traffic with danella. >> breaking news in i-95. northbound, facing a five-mile backup because of the tractor trailer accident. near garrisonville road. delays about five miles. you're jammed out of stafford as you continue northbound, here at about 14 miles per hour. sluggish as you approach the accident, it's on the left side of the roadway. you're able to get by single file to the right. traveling southbound, out of frederick, maryland, closer to 139. past clarksburg road, travel lanes open up. germantown area, no issues, southbound or northbound, continuing to rockville. same story to tell here. what your view looks like at tuckerman lane. an easy trip connecting to the beltway. checking the rails. flip-flopped. tom was talking about flip-flopped. eight minutes, brunswick east. 870 and brunswick east 890 looking at a seve

. >> you remind me if montgomery burns was ever young.he hand movement you know with the hand movement. yes, you are montgomery burns as a bachelor. >> i don't know. i am not familiar with his body of work. >> all right, mikey, what is the deal here? if the leak puts america at risk, the justice department, are they wrong to do what they did? it is a hard place to be when you are mike baker. >> it is, it is. i am conflicted. being so handsome it doesn't matter. people don't even listen to you. >> i thought you were referring to eric holder. here is the thing, and here is why you have to be somewhat conflicted. what they are saying they were going after, the leak involving the operation that was last year in may, that was probably one of the most damaging leaks that we had. it was an on going operation. the white house completely screwed the pooch. what they are not say sght way the president handled it screwed the pooch. we had an asset. >> we had a gerbil. >> okay, richard gear, back off. >> that goes for something. >> that's not that ea

it is located near the macy's store at the west feel montgomery mall. estfield montgomery mall. there is a renovated fishing aer which was damaged by superstar and sandy last year. fixtureing pier been a in ocean city since 1907 it is reopening just-in-time for memorial day. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked, how will you be celebrating this memorial day weekend? [laughter] thank you for sending in those responses this morning. it is a special day in annapolis for more than 1000 midshipmen. jennifer franciotti has more on the ar motors today. good morning. >> this is a live look at the line of family members waged to get an. they have to clear security and find their seats. it is graduation day. more than 1000 midshipman's clean to be commissioned officers. a very proud family from virginia. how are you feeling? >> bittersweet. it went really fast. we're just proud of him. >> your wife is getting emotional. >> it has been quick. >> where is going to go? >> quantico. >> you are the proud sister. >> he has worked very hard. >> you

two montgomery county council members are calling on the general to investigate the problem. repairs are expected to begin bn this summer. >>> four thieves are still onesa the run after pulling off a daring smash and grab at a maryland jewelry store.st >> the incident ended on a highh police chase, and now police want to know if the robbery isbs connected to a string of similar heists. >> good morning melanie. >> reporter: good morning, tony and allison, montgomery county police are reviewing surveillance video that wast wa taken inside of the cartier ca store inside of wisconsinn avenue, you d during the robbery. there were no weapons used and four employees were -- no employees were harmed.ha the whole thing took one minute a team took over the cartier store. the crew bette apparently led iy one of their own who was buzzedu into the store earlier becauseib he was by himself and notand wearing a mask. they smashed the case and made e off with expensive merchandise. they drove in a black model charger. there have been similar smashsi and grabs, diamond rings and rolex watches