we will not do it. >> pepco met with residents last week. they have agreed to rethink cutting down all 31 trees. they have agreed to walk down macarthur boulevard with residents who have questions. they will explain to them white before cabinet anything down. we will keep you posted. >>> covering news, teenagers are back in custody after escaping from a new detention facility. they caught them yesterday afternoon. it took an hour for police to track them down. this is the second escape from the new beginnings youth center. it opened last month. >>> rod rosenstein is hiring three prosecutors to prosecute gang members and gang leaders. >>> you will want to take that. virginia is closing nearly half of its interstate rest areas on july 21. they're trying to save money. statewide, 18 rest areas will shut down. >>> time now for a check of the traffic. >> the biggest issue, maryland, very slow ride trying to get out of montgomery county. the blaze began before briggs chaney. only one lane getting by to the right. a very slow ride. it looks like th

pepco's customers in d.c. received a similar credit last march. >> a memorial celebration in honor of michael jackson being held in his hometown of gary, indiana. jackson's father, joe, is expected to attend along with jesse jackson and al sharpton. in the meantime, a permanent memorial to the king of pop is also being unveiled in gary today. the 5,000-pound stone tablet took 48 hours to complete. it costs $25,000 but was donated by a company in richmond, indiana. the mystery of where michael jackson's body is being held has apparently been solved. sources say that his remains are at the fourth lawn memorial park. they are being held in the family crypt of motown record's founder, berry gordy. a temporary resting place where the jackson family decides to where to lay the singer to rest. >>> more than 400,000 people have been displaced after a strong skak rocks southwestern china. the quake hit yesterday and had a magnitude of 6.0. more than 300 people were hurt but there are no reports of any deaths. chinese o

pepco customers in dc received a similar credit last march.fairfax police have arrested a convicted sex offender saying he was trying to assault another wo is event happened late thursday night at the home of th areafta ilian in burke. g iinrdto investigators, the woman was asleep on her couch when she awoke to a manin cmblig on top of r. the woman fought back and the other family members in the house were able to restrain the n.man. police have ideifdie him as 39-year-old george milt jr. he's charged with burglary, dttempted rape, and abduk. he had prior convictions of rape but not reregistered as a sex offender when he moved to the area. >>> the man accused of killing a security guard inside the holocaust museum remains bedridden. the attorney told the judge he's not well enough to appear in court. he's accused of killing security guard steven johns on june 10. others shot von brawn in the face. he was may be able to appear in court later this month. police released surveillance video of the crash between a car and a train near detroit that

pepco will distribute $39 million in credit to 500,000 customers as a result of a legal settlement with the miran corporation that purchased the power plants in 2000. residential customers will receive a one-time credit of approximately $30.36. nonresidential customers will receive credits under a tariff change that was approved on july 2nd. >> you like the weather? changes are on the way. steve villanueva has the fast forecast from storm center 4. hey, buddy. >> hey, craig. yes, we have changes coming. but the whole weekend won't be a washout. we are only looking for rain at a specific period of time. i think you will like what you will see. here's what's going on right now. 78 degrees out there. it was a nice day. 73 here again. 72 in the beltway. 72 in roanoke. 77 right now in elkins. temperatures well below average. again, we have a mix of sun and clouds out there. notice the dew points. they are really low and really comfortable out there. that's going to be changing as we head into tomorrow. southwesterly winds will start to bring in more humid weather. so again, today we were in

. >>> good news for pepco cust mores in maryland. you're about to get a break on your august bill. part of a one-time only credit o d tea tsettle. about half a million customers will get a break. d.c. customers, before you ask where is yours, you got it in march. >>> and aig wants to give out big bonuses again. they got a big chunk of bailout cash. and they're asking for permission to payout incentives based on last year's contracts. bonuses promised to employees before the company got in trouble. that means technically they don't need government permission but is asking to try to avoid public backlash. >>> what is the deal with governor palin? her daughter's ex thinks he knows. what levi johnson says. >>> and the president and the pope meet today. the president has some rding up to do. >>> and there is more reason to think about alternative transportation. get the edge on red line that could slow you down on your commute for years. back in 2.  >>> the president has some new reading material tonight courtesy of the pope. he gave the president a copy of a vatica

we will be back in a minute >>> pepco and 9news now keeping you prepared. ?>>> breaking news out of baltimore right now. police say at least nine people have been shot during a cookout this evening. it happened in east baltimore along ashland avenue. a 2-year-old child shot in the arm and a 23-year-old pregnant woman was shot in the leg. a suspect or suspects walked into the alley adjacent to the home and opened fire on the crowd before running away. >>> a man who was attending a bachelor party as a bar next to the philadelphia phillies ballpark was beaten to death in a brawl. he was assaulted, taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. >>> a hearing is scheduled for this week for the man accused of shooting a security guard at the memorial museum that happened last month. an attorney for the accused said his client is not well enough to come to court. prosecutors say doctors told them the 89-year-old suspect might be able to come to court later in the month. he faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of museum guard steven johns. >>> branch ro

checking the pepco partner with their power outage.d the weather but thankfully it is gone right now. the satellite and radar combined. a storm system up the east coast w d w end anta thand gland the ne. go are gone. a couple of leupof sprinkles wh behift isis the fog. zero viability at the air le in half mile in frederick an culpeper, manassas three quarters. patchy densfog. thatbi e thdeg problem this morning with temperatures in the 60s and low 70s. good morning, angie goff. >> had a lot of fog on the dulles toll road. watch those speeds and give yourself enough distance between you and the car in u.ont of yo lk about the helicopter crash h morning g uryo morning isaythid this friday. itthere 70 ere 70 westbound is closed between mapleville throa and route 17. the best alternate is route 40 if this is the road you travel. 270 southbound frederick to the split, everything is clear and virginia, we are tracking the head lights through virginia. lanes are wide open. >>> many of us have gone on diets from time to time so losing a few fo

fire crews say there was no fire safety issues and pepco plans to have electric tris restored by early evening. >>> a water main break caused big traffic headaches for d.c. come irts. eight-inch break 457ed at the intersection of 23rd and i-streets northwest. and it shut down parts of those streets which runs through the gw hospital and foggy bottom metro areas. no customers lost water and crews were working to fix the problem before this evening's rush. >>> "harry potter" fans are anxiously awaiting the release of the latest film. "half blood prince." many theetlers hold midnight screenings of the sixth movie inallment and based on the popular series. it follows a boy wizard while thooe he battled evil. last night there was a special advanced screening. lines just wrapped around the corner. >> stay up all night just to watch that movie. >> "harry potter" are loyal, pat lawson muse. loyal. >> he is a popular guy. >>> it has been another perfect summer day in the washington area. we know that this cannot last. >> bob ryan standing by with the fast forecast in storm center 4. >> why not?

. >>> pepco crews are stl on the scene of a manhole explosion on e street in northeast. the utility company believes overheated underground equipment may have blown off the cover. fortunately, no one was hurt. >>> a water main break snarling traffic right now in downtown d.c. 23rd street is closed between washington circle and h street during repairs. the water main broke on iowa street -- on i street this morning. the crews still have to fix the streets. >>> tragedy hitting close to home. the police found the body of a staff member in jack evans' office. deshane was found in the inner harbor where he was last seen boating with friends sunday night. evans released this statement today saying that dezi deshane was a bright, bumper to bumperly enthusiastic person who you could not help but love. afftand myi extend our condolences to his family and friends and deeply mourn his untimely loss. he was 30 years old, growing up in bestol, connecticut. -- bristol, connecticut. >>> investigating the death of a sailor at fort meyer. a defense official tells fox news the woman was f

pepco is working hard to get those folks back. i want to tell you about the interactive doppler. it is on wusa9.com under the weather tab. check it out. you can track the storms here and nationally, as well. cool stuff. if you go to my blog er link to the nklio the chat ro omd anomthere you go. there's the interactive doppler. i want to tell you what is happening outside as we go to the weekend. today, upper 80s. they have a thunderstorm or two but looking at a lot less coverage than yesterday. tomorrow sunny and hot. in the mountains may see a thunderstorm. in the lower 90s. and on sunday a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm with a high of 90 degrees. watch for patchy fog with temperatures in the 60 and lower 70s. had a storm system pull off the east coast. heavy rain in long island, two to three inches in many areas. a these thunderstorms last night. and some places got hit three times yesterday with thunderstorms and this morning, one, two, there they go, and this morning we are relatively quiet. rainfall three inches in frederick, an inch and a half at dulles but a half an i