for this $6.4 billion deal that would allow excelon to make over pepco. last month they rejected it saying utility customers would not benefit from this merge, one even saying this is a bad deal for d.c. i just got a statement from pepco and they plan to file an appeal for reconsideration of that decision. it has to happen within a 30-day period. let's hear from former mayor anthony williams. he's now ceo of the federal city council. >> as you know, to show our support, our very strong support for a merger of exelon and pepco that we think is going to deliver for the district in terms of resiliency, in terms of sustainability and, very importantly, in terms of opportunity. >> exelon has committed to extending pepco's philanthropy for at least a decade if this merger is approved. >> reporter: so again, there is strong opposition to this merge. at noon today, those who are in opposition plan to hold a rally. they want to get muriel bowser's attention. they want her to take a stand. up to this point she has not taken a public stand on whether she thinks this

. >>> and peak today, with money back on your pepco bills. it will be the peak demand days of the year. it's offering a credit for customers who keep their energy use low between 2:00 and 6:00 today. the less you use, the more money you save. customers in pepco's voluntary energy-wise work program may notice a one to three-degree rise in their service this afternoon. >>> we're like, forget the savings, it's that hot. >> it's already unbearable out there, chuck. >> uh-huh. way to be a team player. i support the idea and effort and all that jazz, but i'm sure -- >> no one else does, but pepco thinks you're the boss. >> wow. >>> 76 in rookville, 76 downtown, 74 out in clinton, maryland this morning. heading out to the bus stop, 7:00, 8:00 in the morning, mid-70s and very muggy. sun's not up until 6:44. and muggy at 12:00. coming home, temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s. we'll talk more coming up. >>> breaking news in kensington, connecticut avenue, we're shut down northbound and southbound there at knowles avenue. your alternate if you're

. >>> a new attempt for a company to buy pepco will happen today. according to the washington business jushl. exelon is going to ask for a new jury and it wants a small vote. >>> a small earthquake is being

pepco says it anticipates today will be one of the peak demand days of the year.t's going to be hot today. it's offering a credit for customers in maryland who keep their energy use low between 2:00 and 6:00 today. the less used the more money you can save. pepco has the voluntary energy wise rewards program may notice a one to three-degree rise in the thermostats this afternoon. it's a tough call this time of year, right? >> it is, i remember as a kid, went down to southern virginia, my relatives would sit on the porch rocking and fanning. the hash tag is last hot day. >> is there a cooldown on the way? storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein on the weather deck. >> good morning. it looks like the last 90-degree day for the foreseeable future. we've got a warm and balmy breeze here you may hear the cars like critics rapping like 50 cent this morning. we've got the eastern delight in the eastern sky. there is a crescent moon. and the bus stop this morning, between 7:00 and 8:00, it is going to be muggy and mild. we'll be in the mid-70s with hazy sunshine. hazy suns

. >> you've about got a chance to save cash and see your energy flow and if you're a pepco company, see that as a low. if you're part of pepco's energywide program you can skpecht a 1- to 3-tee degree change. >>> a few interception were part of the giants bergevin. hall injured his toe. it's not clear when he'll be back. they get a rest until october 4th. the individual matchup could set the tone. >>> developing news in seattle. where a pour bus crashed into a bus. snoop not a bad day to be outside but chuck bell says you want to pack extra. that's coming up. >> and queue the "awww." getting not one but two president al visions. >> he gave it to me. >> how one colorado man's dream of seeing the >>> a special gathering after a crash. take a look here. a duck tour crashed into a bus. four people died. four students from north seattle college were on that bus. more than 50 were hurt in that crash. >>> crews in maryland are working to clean up 10,000 gallons of latex that spilled into the potomac. the maryland department said the latex spilled into the water. the cumberland times news said

. >>> also today both sideses of the pepco/exelon merger, they say the companies didn't prove the merger would benefit you, the public. supporters are holding a meeting this morning in the northwest to ask the district to reconsider. this morning opponents are holding a rally to keep exelon out of d.c. pepco and exelon argued if they combined it would increase. >>> she was just the light of the world especially for myself and my fam ler. >> that is how james sumter describes his sister. samantha sumter was killed in a drunk driving crash. this is a picture of her. a number of people called 911 on sunday to report a car driving dangerously. sheriff's deputies were trying to catch up with the car. it was a volvo. it struck two other vehicles before colliding head on with a toyota sumter was driving. witnesses say passengers were hanging cartons of beer out of the windows and yelling. >> any time you carelessly callously take the life of someone so special, so angelic, almost not of this world, yes, every means of the law needs to come your way. i mean they should not be spared. >> the two

beneath the parking lot, pepco survives metro with the juice to run the train. the transformers to convert the a.c. to d.c. one of the pretransformers caught fire. all had to be shut down so all trains had to stop at the eastern market. >> metro set up the bus shuttles. but for thousands agains around has been a nightmare. >> i am leaving work. i want to get home. >> it's always something with metro. >> now with the fire out, metro commenced prepares on the eve of the pope's visit. scrambling to restore power and service. >> we might slow the trains down to reduce the draw on power. >> well, that is where they are now. the trai

. >>> the heated battle over a proposed merger between pepco and exelon is heating up again. d.c. officials blocked the merger next month. opponents of the merger rallied downtown today. they say the merger is still bad for consumers and urged city officials to oppose any new bid. >> sort of slithering around the district building and other parts of the government are epsilon and other pepco representatives trying to work out some deal. >> across town, former mayor tony williams and a group of business and community leaders argued for the merger and say the merger could lead to cheaper rates, more jobs and better reliability. the public service commission will have 30 days to review the case if an appeal is filed. >>> virginia residents can now report power outages through their smartphones. dominion power's new interactive map is compatible with mobile devices. there are also more ways to get information about power failures. you can search by landmarks or intersections. the map lets you track outages with a bookmark. you can also get progress on work to fix the outage. the map

. >>> a new attempt for a company to buy pepco will happen today. according to the washington business jushl. exelon is going to ask for a new jury and it wants a small vote. >>> a small earthquake is being reported. it hit sunday near where the larger 2011 earthquake hit. there are no reports of damage this morning. >> four years later still feeling it. >> no kidding. >> this morning, kind of muggy out there. we really need the rain this weekend. it looks like we may get it. >> finally. a little chance. it's been way behind really since about early july because june was a deluge around here. it's been drying up ever since then. lots and lots of clouds. not too much in the way of a rain threat. there are a few threats. for now it's a cloudy start over washington. temperatures are on the mild side for sure. we're already near 70 degrees. 68 with a northeast wind at 8 miles an hour. uniformly in the 60s top to bottom. 61 in hagerstown, 61 in lorraine. what to expect today, lots of clouds. warm and humid. we'll be near 80 degrees today but i can't rule

pepco will close several lanes of clingal road in northwest. between adams mill road and the bridge over the creek. pepco says the contractor from another company started a mineral leak while doing work in that area friday. utility companies used nontoxic mineral oil to insulate the labels. >>> bill euille says voters should not count him out even though he lost the primary. he says he'll run for re-election as a write-in candidate. news4 was there as he made that announcement people want him to run. they're stopping him on the street. >> this city is worth fighting for. i was born and raised here and i will not go quietly into the night. >> he lost the democratic primary to council vice chair allison silberberg in june by slightly more than 300 votes. >>> today is the last day of summer for lots of students in virginia. thousands will head back to the classroom in fairfax county. more than 57,000 high schoolers will get to sleep later this school year. the 22 high schools will start between 8:00 and 8:10. changing start times means changing bu

that's the latest from pepco.ngton post" reports the leak was found after praises of oil were discovered in rock creek friday. the spill happened around clingle road. pepco says there is no cause for major concern. >>> next on wusa9, a developing story out of northwest as flames shoot out from the roof of a residence hall in george washington university. >>> with every school system in the area heading back to class that makes today terrible traffic tuesday. >>> buckle up, friends. i'm nick giovanni. it's days like today when you appreciate the 2:00 a.m. commute. >> absolutely. i'm andrea roane on this terrible traffic tuesday but it's going to be okay because larry miller is on deck. he's about to get us up to speed on how your ride in is shaping up. but first allyson rae says it's a terrific wednesday forecast even though it's hot and humid. >> you mean tuesday. we're still on tuesday. >> it's so traffic we've moved past. >> tomorrow might not be as terrific weather wise. today sunny, hot, humid. we are going to

. >>> also happening today, both sides of the pepco epsilon merger will be calling for the leaders. they voted unanimously to reject the merger. commissioners say they didn't prove the merger would benefit you, the public. they're holding a meeting in the northwest to ask the district to reconsider and then this afternoon the opponents are holding a rally to keep epsilon out of d.c. some report that a combined company would be a liability. >>> sergeant beau bergdahl will face the military today. was captured by the taliban soon after he left his post and was held for five year. he was eventually released and exchanged for five detainees at guantanamo bay. most will argue his kidnapping was enough. >>> the three men who stopped a terrorist are headed to the white house today. man came out of the balkt room and started firing an assault rifle. the three men alex skarlatos. u.s. air forceman spencer stone and sadler restrained the man before authorities arrived. president obama called the men shortly after to express his gratitude and to invite them to the white house. >>> happening to

. >>> tomorrow, supporters of the pepco epsilon merger will urge d.c. leaders to accept the deal. last month the d.c. public service commission voted unanimously to reject that merger and said the companies didn't prove it would benefit the public. they argued a combined company would increase reliability and if they merge they would serve about 10 million customers. >>> next at 11:00, inferno in california. wind fanning flames like a blowtorch. tonight, the death toll is cl b climbing. >>> president obama not the only one standing with ahmed. the offers pouring in for a teenager arrested at school. >> this pattern will be chan changing, plus watching something else that could affect the pope's vis >>> right now in northern california, we're getting an up close look at the so-called valley fire. take a look. it remains a volatile force tonight now about 30% contained and now spread to more than 70,000 acres. officials announced today, two bodies were found in their homes. both men refused to fundamental a mandatory evacuation order. that fire has destroyed close to 600 homes so fa

no problems or delays for septa, new jersey transit or pepco. >> happening today a new extension of the pen eppack trail will open. after ribbon cutting begins at 2:00 this afternoon. runners, walkers will be able to enjoy 2.5 extra miles from welsh road to byberry road. >> this is super scary. a former prison's annual haunted house opens today. final preparations yesterday for the 25th year of terror behind the walls, always terror fiing. it supports the prison's museum. >> less scary. and fun. >> but it is a subject that -- >> yeah. should be terrifying to a lot of people, the subject of a movie premier in philadelphia. >> amle i homeless? >> no. >> am i homeless? i don't exist. i don't exist. >> that was part of the film called "time out of mind." starring richard gere. he wants to raise awareness about homelessness. he walked the red carpet in old city with comcast senior vice president for a private screening of the film. gere plays a homeless man trying to make his way on the streets of new york. jacqueline london hosted a panel discussion. a meeting of the minds to hopefully crea

pepco said some 1,800 customers were without power after a feeder line was tripped, no word yet on what caused the problem, but it was not weather related we're told. >>> new tonight it's a number d.c. hasn't seen since 2010, 120 homicides and counting up 50% from last year. the spike in daily violence didn't end with the summer but has quietly continued even as city leaders struggle for ways to stop the killing. garrett haake has covered much of the violence for us. tonight he's live in northwest washington with the story of a man who has been watching all of this for 30 years now. garrett? >> reporter: bruce, that homicide spike has hit every corner of the city including rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods like this one in northwest. it seems just about everyone has a theory about what's causing the spike, but so far none of the solutions posed to stop it have worked. while most of d.c. focused on pope francis' historic first night in washington last tuesday, a troubling trend continued at 14th and v in northwest. that's where 29-year-old delaney epps lay bleeding to death from multiple

. >>> tonight escalon and pepco are asking d.c. regulators to reconsider their $6.8 million merger. today both companies filed a motion saying the merger would stabilize rates and enhance reliability for both electric and gas service. but opponents argue the merger would not benefit the public. mayor bowser's office says tonight the companies are working to address those concerns, and quote, the district deserves a healthy public utility that serves residents and rate payers in a cost-effective, dependable, and environmentally sound manner. >>> the trials of six baltimore police officers charged in the freddie gray case could be delayed. a judge may decide tomorrow to push back the trial. defense attorneys say they need more time because they received new evidence from prosecutors. the trial for officer william porter is supposed to begin in about two weeks. judge barry williams has already decided the officers will be tried simply. >>> next at 11:00, new trouble for fig and olive in the salmonella scare that stretched from the district to west hollywood. >>> flakes, loops, pops or

. >>> new at 11, pepco crews are working to stop an oil leak in rock creek park. it happened on adams mill road in northwest d.c. mineral oil that is used to insulate underground power cables leaked out, and some of it ended up in the creek. the national park service says it does not pose any health risks to people or wildlife. >>> as high school football season kicks off tonight, one county in our region is taking the concussion issue head-on. the new strategy it's using to make all the sports your kids play safer. >>> you need more trooper. >> precisely. >> hundreds more. >> precisely. >> say they need reinforcements fast. why the officers are stretched so thin. >>> and why there is no end in sight in the kentucky same-sex marriage license legal battle and the message the jailed [ cheering ] >>> applause and cheers and hugs too as same sex couples finally get marriage licenses from the kentucky county clerk's office at the center of national debate. tonight county clerk kim davis is still in jail. a judge says that's where she'll sleep every night in isolation u

regulators originally rejected an offer for exelon to buy pepco.they originally offered $7 billion. exelon is going to ask for a new hearing today. it also wants a new vote sometime in the next 30 days. >>> a small earthquake being reported in central virginia. good news. there are no reports of damage. >>> want a new i phone but can't justify that price? would 400 bucks in gift karsd9[ change your mind? >>> a national embarrassment. why two baseball players say they're not mad after this dugout duel. >> chuck >>> i want you to take a look at this. a massive sinkhole swallowed several cars, a trailer, and even some tents and a campsite in australia. about 140 people had to be evacuated from that region. a 492-foot sinkhole almost ten feet deep. >>> at 5:41 we check in with chuck bell. >> "c" for recess. most of these west virginia showers are going northeastbound into southwest parts of pennsylvania. there are a couple of sprinkles toward the blue ridge and parts of the shenandoah valley. temperatures in the upper 60s. cloudy, damp. 72 between 8:00

. >>> today both sides of the pepco/exelon merger in the district will be calling on the attention of the d.c. leaders. last month they voted unanimo unanimously to reject the merger. they say it would not benefit the public. they're holding a morning meeting to ask the district to reconsid reconsider. and then this afternoon opponents are holding a rally at freedom park. they argue a combined company would increase reliability. >>> police say they caught a man accused of shooting someone on a metrobus last month. bijon lamont brown opened fire. they had to close the metro after the shooting. >>> the former first lady of virginia submitted her final appeal last night. last year she and former virginia governor bob mcdonnell were found guilty of trading political fasks for tens of thousands of dollars in gifts and loans. maureen mcdonnell's lawyer says the federal bribery law should apply differently to her than her husband. >> excuse me. i didn't -- >> no. >> 11 fighting to be president. ten have a goal to stop donald trump from gaining ground. they're increasingly worried he could wi

regulators originally rejected an aur for exelon to buy pepco. according to the washington business journal they're going to ask for a new hearing today. >> d.c.'s attorney general showing them how to spot bad contractors. they ire hosting a forum. earlier this year they filed a lawsuit accusing a virginia couple of selling all legal houses in the district. >> a lot of you may be thinking the following. halloween costumes can show way too much and one mother says they're even sexist. mother lynn cramer did something about it after she saw this police officer uniform for little girls. she wrote a letter and it went viral. >> if she was standing in the store with me looking at these, i'd be very concerned, that when she looked around, she didn't see options that were empowering. >> party city addressed her accusations. they say in part the girl's cop item is one of their most popular costumes. much more on both sides of the story coming up on the "today" show. >>> as we come up on the "today" show we're checking in with rain that could be coming ou

. >>> exelon is trying again to buy pepco. regulators rejected the first offer. the washington post reports exelon is asking for a new hearing today and wants a new vote sometime in the next 30 days. >>> something to take action on this morning. a new report says americans are way behind on even having a modest plan for retirement in place. it says 30% of us use our retirement savings for emergencies in the past year. another report says 10% of americans haven't put anything away for the past two years. they have this recommendation for you: sign up for a workplace savings program. contribute to an ira. or do both, with a specific target in mind. >> a lot of people have to save more aggressively. you can't be saving 3% of your income for retirement and think that this is going to get you where you need to be. >> analysts say you should be set if you can put aside 15% including whatever your company matches. >>> new at midday, some new numbers on the newly released iphone 6s. apple sold 13 million of iphones over the weekend, a new record. they cost $650 at their

beneath the parking lot, pepco survives metro with the juice to run the train. then metro uses the transformers to convert the a.c. to d.c. one of the pretransformers caught fire. all had to be shut down so all trains had to stop at the eastern market. >> metro set up the bus shuttles. but for thousands agains around has been a nightmare. >> i am leaving work. i want to get home. >> it's always something with metro. >> now with the fire out, metro commenced prepares on the eve of the pope's visit. scrambling to restore power and service. >> we might slow the trains down to reduce the draw on power. >> well, that is where they are now. the trains are running through. but really they are creeping through this area. metro spokesperson said tonight there is a baseball game. there is a hockey game. people might want to seek alternative routes to get downtown. they are going to work rapidly to make permanent repairs. near r.f.c. stadium, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: stay on top of any breaking news by signing up for the text alerts. go to wjla.com/text. enter your ce

about 1600 pepco customers without power as temperatures climb in that area. we don't know what's caused the outage, but we have calls out. we'll try to get the information to you on the nbc washington app at the at least. it's the latest from the i've desk. >> attention deficit hyper activity disorder or adhd, say they half of the new cases are diagnosed when the child is age six or younger. that's causing a lot of debate over whether it's more common and more diagnosed. dr. joshua winer is joining me to talk about this. is it more in boys or girls? >> boys are diagnosed three times more than girls. but the presentation can vary from boys to girls. boys are much more likely to be hyper active, hard time sitting still in class and sitting at the dinner table. girls are more likely to have the symptoms of inattention. that's harder to pick up. these are the kids that are going to be doodling and daydreaming. when a lot of people think of adhd, they think of a kid climbing all over the furniture. that doesn't present that way for a girl. >> you think maybe under

pepco crews are working to clean up a huge mess. dump truck that crashed. it brought down the power lines. shut down the road for most of the morning. talk about a mess. all northbound lanes are open but one is still closed. alison: queen elizabeth ii is marking a major milestone. the lodgest reigning monarch -- longest reigning british monarch. >> she surpassed her great, great grandmother queen victoria. she made it clear she didn't want a fuss. instead it's business as usual as she marked in milestone in scotland where she and prince phillip inaugurated a new train. >> inevitably a long life can pass by many milestones. my own is no exception. >> she became queen at 25 when her father died up expectedly. from truman to obama. she has outlasted 12 u.s. presidents. 12 prime ministers and seven popes. this is the center of buckingham palace. we are 21 pictures are on exhibit of the queen's reign. 63 years and 217 days. >> i fear prince phillip has had to listen to me speaking but he has been my strength all these years. reporter: after 63 years the monarchy

. >>> exelon and pepco are asking regulators to reconsider arguing the merger would make electric and gas service more reliable and stabilize prices. those against the merger say it would do the opposite and harm the environment. the mayor says the companies are working on a settlement that would address regulators' concerns. >>> i'm at the metro stadium-armory metro. frustration over until the afternoon commute kicks in. at stadium-armory, only blue line trains stopped during rush hour. orange and silver lines cruised by, catching some passengers by surprise. >> terrible. >> reporter: how is it going to affect your commute? >> not sure yet. >> i got on the silver. they said, this one doesn't stop here either. i'm like, are you kidding me? so i am now 50 minutes late for work. got to hurry up and book it. >> it's really stupid they did this during rush hour. they make it so the trains will work when everybody's at work. so frustrating. >> reporter: some took the escalator down to test out this first day, riding along on metro's new rush hour shutdown, designed to ease the power draw n

. >> if you've got a chance to save cash, keep your energy low and if you're a pepco company, you can see a change. keep energy low especially at 2:00 or 3:00 this afternoon. if you're part of the program, you can expect a 1 to 3-degree difference on your thermostat. >> will the temperatures help you use less power today? >> i think so. the last couple of days the windows have been down in the car, up in the house, chuck. >> you bet. unfortunately all the sunshine we've been enjoying is now all gochblt clouds are coming back into the picture not just for today but all through the weekend. as far as weather slowdowns are concerned. mainly just cloudy skies. but as you get into the weekend, more clouds and an opportunity for hit-and-miss light rain showers both saturday and sunday and an abundance of moisture just down to the south. the high pressure is doing its best to keep the dry air in place. sunshine will be at a premium. temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s. on your way to work, high 60s. coming home from work, a few showers. temperatures up into the low 70s. seven-day foreca

. >>> opponents of the exelon pepco merger plan to rally against the deal. the d.c.ublic -- [indiscernible] -- is appealing. protesters are calling on may bowser to reject any last- minute settlement with exelon. the rally is set for noon at freedom park. >>> an enormous investment all but lost. coming up, just how little return the pentagon got for spending half a billion dollars training antiisis soldiers. >> plus, comedian jon staw water puts his celebrity -- stewart puts his celebrity to use in a post-9/11 fight. >> reporter: families who lost ones in the 2013 navy shooting here say they cannot erase the pain of that tragedy but someone has to pay. find out who and how much coming up. >> reporter: metro is not prepared for another emergency like the smoke-filled incident we saw here at l'enfant plaza metro station. that's according to a new report just released. i'll tell you what that report says and what they say needs to be done to fix that problem coming up. >> if you have been enjoying the weather the past couple of days, you're in luck again today, but wait

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pepco utility crews will close between adams mill road and the bridge over the creek. the contractor from at a company started a mineral leak on friday. utility companies used nontoxic mineral oil to insulate underground power cables. >>> staff at the indianapolis zoo are trying to figure out how a 4-month-old cheetah got loose. they were able to track it down and tranquilize it. >> i didn't feel like we were in danger, but it was something serious by the looks on the faces of the employees. they did a good job. they did a good job of getting us to a safe place. >> well, nobody was hurt. and the cheetahs are being kept off exhibit until the zoo finds out how they it escaped. >>> 6:48. the race for mayor in alexandria got a little more interesting. four term mayor bill euille says that voters should not count him out even though he lost the primary. he will run as a write-in candidate. people want him to run, so much so they're stopping him in the streets he said. >> this city is worth fighting for. i was born and raised here and i will not go quietly into the night. >>

in just the last 30 minutes, metro told me this could be possibly a pepco-related issue, possibly a power surge. the utility does have a feeder line inside. at the height of all this, there was quite an active scene here. metro says there was no active fire or smoke when firefighters got here. there was a component in the substation that may have tripped. so that's why the workers are still here on the scene and crews are working to address that issue. trains on the yellow line are moving again at normal speed. in fact, a train just left here seconds ago on these tracks that are just above the power substation. but back to normal speed. we're still following this investigation throughout the day. but that is the latest for now. i'm molette green, reporting live from ohio drive. news 4. >>> our other big story on metro this morning, an unprecedented move to improve oversight. >> transportation reporter is on the phone with us now. tell us what's about to happen here. >> all right. so in essence, the national transportation safety board is going to make an urgent safety recommendation sayin

pepco holdings, excelon asking for regulation and a merger already approved by the doj and regulators in maryland, delaware and new jersey. the dc public service commission was the only one to reject the merger and now they are being asked to reconsider. both stocks higher in after-hours trade >> the biggest week in advertising kicking off. new york, tv ratings may be steadily declining but it may not be as bad as it appears. cnbc's julia boorstin is here on set with how traditional tv giants are striking back. so great to see you. >> great to be here in person. >> as ratings drop, viacom will slash ad times on its networks to see if that adds value and last week amc teams with rentrak. not watching who a show first airs but in the month after when they work with cable giants to do dynamic ad insertion from wherever, whoever is watching. >> what we're doing for television is precisely measuring it and giving the advertiser the ability to precisely target using a demographic of the cars they buy, how they vote and in the products they buy to put in their cupboarded. >> biggest shows li

area power company pepco. he says he's become more confident, invested in his own education, and now has skills that will be useful in any workplace. >> i got to practice a lot how introduce myself, how to set a good impression, i learned those things are really important in the real world. >> reporter: the president of don bosco cristo rey, father michael conway, says the purpose of catholic schools is much the same as it has always been - >> catholic education came about as a result of the huge immigration process that took place in the 1800s and the cry of catholic families to have their own schools. many of them were struggling within the public school system to fit in, many of them were ostracized. >> reporter: only now he says many catholic schools are just serving different groups of young people. >> that's why this is a unique school, because its mission is specifically for those who are at the poverty level or below. >> reporter: our lady queen of angels in harlem has a similar mission: making sure a

most recently, exelon's acquisition of pepco was blocked. we will see what happens with this one.lysts we spoke to have seen the prospects a bit more positive, in part because canadian acquisitions have been a bit more hands-off. in terms of the other top performers, e*trade is one of them. the company's restructuring its balance sheet to get rid of $440 billion of wholesale funding obligations. it will take a charge as a arelt, but investors showing it on the balance sheet and shares are up by about 8%. and microsoft is bringing up its lower end of revenue and profit forecast for fiscal second-quarter. but also talking about its update to its acquisition of micro. mike krell -- micro. those shares were up about 8%. hyman,xperiment, julie from the newsroom. supporters are holding a rally this afternoon for the kentucky official who is in jail for refusing marriage licenses for same-sex couples. kim davis has been behind bars last thursday fortifying the order-- for defying the from a federal judge. today she's getting a visit from mike huckabee. cruz,r gop candidate, ted will see

energy energy, excel energy, pepco is up between 1 and 3%.ll of a sudden on a day when utility stocks and interest rate sensitive ones should be losing steam, you're seeing them at their best levels today. interesting trade developing there. >> are you in pt september camp or did you waffle out of it? >> you know, i tried to report on all sides of the story. intuitively, months ago i didn't think it was going to happen until later on in the year. however, the fed funds futures, i base it a lot on. that i would just say that whatever fed funds futures bring, i'm a probabilities guy. i like seeing the market dat yachlt and that has been suggesting for quite some time as you know that we weren't exactly going to have an interest rate hike this time around. who knows? i could be wrong. >> that was a waffle. >> up next, we're talking cargo, pet food and perfume bottles. huh? "street talk" is on deck. we're also keeping a eye on the market. the dow up is 225 points. a big day for the dow. big moves on the shortened of the bond curve. a lot going on