the major push would be, of course, the army of the potomac. grant told me, lee's army will be your objective point. wherever lee goes, there you will go also. meade's army would hammer straight ahead, unrelentingly. at some point lee would be in the open and subject to attack from one or more of the invading forces. now grant left no doubt that the confederate army not be confederate capital was to be the major objective of this 1864 campaign. the eternal operations of the armies he left to the commanders to handle. yet from start to end, grant encouraged and supported aggressive action, union force would manifest active rather than reactive conduct. with somewhere near half a million combat ready troops grant would be leading the largest host any officerv

the army of the potomac, under . the army of the potomac, under grant's own subordinate. george meade, will continue. will continue to be led by mead. he is both touched and reassured by grant any display of confidence in him. i am reminded because i have been looking recently at the second world war and its aftermath of harry truman's expectation that george marshall will quote, clean up, unquote, the state department. marshall like grant does nothing of the kind. his instinct is to walk in, find out what its good in the organization, and reward it rather than, of course, this was a technique of grant's. the campaign-- the army of the potomac's campaign, according to one grant biographer was quote, a hideous disaster in every respect save one." it worked. it was in the military strategy, in the wilderness, an affair of nightmarish inhumanity, an inept military strategy that ranks one of the worst such episodes in our history of national warfare. to soldiers of the two next generations when they were searching for comparisons of the agony of war and the argon forest in 19

foote on the potomac river in maryland. we've come from ft. ward, across the potomac river to ft. foote. and on this map, you'll see it would be anchoring the defenses on the potomac river down here. across the river in alexandria was battery rodgers. and the tour of them covered the potomac river in case ships or raiders of some sort would have come up. now this fort was built, constructed between 1863 and 1865. unlike most of the other forts, it was not abandoned at the end of the civil war. they continued to maintain this fort and man it until 1878 because it was on the river. the only other fort on the river, of course, you had battery rodgers across the river, but on towards the chesapeake bay was ft. washington which is basically located about across from mt. vernon, george washington's home. at the beginning of the war, it was manned actually by marines, and was manned in one sort of another during the war, but it was not actually part of the civil war defenses of washington, the circle of forts, but if there would have been ships trying to come up, it would have had an eff

another right along the potomac, that's a little stronger, moving toward the frederick area. we'll be watching these storms as they continue to develop in this warm air mass right now. in the baltimore area, this storm is to the forth of us and south of us. 96. our humidity and dew point have come way, way down in the past 2 hours. humidity's only 29%. that is some very dry air. the barometer is holding steady. 73 and light rain in ocean city, 87 in cumberland, d.c. had some showers close by, but they're back up to 96. severe thunderstorm warning for a little while longer in southern charles county and along the potomac in washington county. most of the east coast under a severe thoarm watch until 9:00

on wednesday may 4th, ulysses grant led the army of the potomac across the rapidan river. a member of the 15th new jersey stated that as his regiment went over the crest of a small hill that day, the whole country side was laced with dense, dark lines of men. they looked he said like long fences except that sunshine sparkled on polished rifle barrels and flags whipped defiantly in the springtime air. the sunset on the confederacy had begun. thank you. [ applause ] . >> next week we'll be back at the virginia military institute for another session from this conference organized by the virginia civil war sesquicentennial commission. it will talk about the shenandoah valley campaigns of 1862 and 1864. the civil war airs every saturday at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. and sundays at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. you're watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span 3. >>> the battle of midway was fought between june 4th and june 7th of 1942. six months after the japanese attacked pearl harbor. it was a decisive u.s. victory over the japanese and is considered a turning poin

it was an independent force stationed nearby with no connection to the army of the potomac. further, burnside outranked meade in seniority. grant stood between them as an intermediary in a cumbersome situation. and that would change after the wilderness campaign when grant would assume control of all tactical decisions and relegate both burnside and meade to secondary roles. the new commander worked tirelessly throughout the month of april, although he gave few obvious signs of strong activity. his 42nd birthday passed without fanfare. he customarily was seen whittling on a stick while puffing on one of the two dozen cigars he smoked daily. a new england officer watched grant closely for a time and declared he had a low, gentle, vibrant voice, not a hint of self-consciousness, impatience, or restlessness. either of mind or body. on the contrary, he was the center of a pervasive quiet which seemed to be conveyed to everyone around him. no parades or grand reviews occurred during the army build-up. grant preferred to ride casually down the lines, looking intently into the face

banks saved his small command, crossed the potomac with the command intact. geary's reports were false, and he seemed too tired to hustle towards harpers ferry. you have free month about to enter west of strausburg, mcdowell with james shields' division in the lead to enter the valley from the east. lincoln hoped to ensnare jackson between fremont and mcdowell before jackson could withdraw south on the valley pike. lincoln said to mcdowell it is for you a question of legs. put in all the speed you can. i told fremont as much and directed him to drive them as fast as possible. but there's one serious problem. fremont and mcdowell weren't able to talk to one another, did not have communication and both were overly cautious. so with both shields and fremont within a couple of miles of strausburg, they both hesitated, and jackson slipped between their commands and retreated safely up the shenandoah valley. subsequent battles in cross keys and where greatest victories were in a sense anti-clie maxed. the outcome was secondary to lincoln's greater strategic error.

he gets an amalgam, and he gets two from the potomac. around harpers ferry, he is going to have about 50,000 men. going to have somewhere around 40,000 or slightly fewer ready to go in the field and be combat effective. however, when he passed through washington, either stanton or halek or both told sheridan you must act with caution. the president can ill afford another defeat in the valley so close to election. so while you conduct your campaign, you do it as i said with caution. well, sheridan headed south early august. he came to command there august 6th and 7th, started i think august 10th. he reached right below strausburg, where fishers hill was and that's where early was. he had at this time somewhere around 15,000 troops. sheridan halted there. then interestingly, sheridan heard news a new confederate force was coming to the valley through front royal. this confederate for the was from petersburg. lee decided to up the ante in the valley, that he is going to raise the stakes here. here is where he saw opportunity to inflict a bl

beautiful sun rise under way over the potomac river. right now reagan national under the clear sky at 69 degrees. and there's a little bit of a breeze out on the northwest now around ten miles an hour. humidity, though, is very low still. and the temperatures are low, as well. reagan national is the warm spot because of the waters of the potomac are around 80 degrees. so are the bay waters. anywhere near the bay is milder. areas in dark fwreen are in the 50s. ocean city, only 56. most of maryland, virginia, and west virginia in the 50s. even some places here in west virginia are down into the low to mid 40s this morning. and by noontime, though, with that strong june sun we'll be in the low 80s. still low humidity just a few clouds popping up. then mid to late afternoon we'll peak in the upper 80s. low humidity, lots of sun. a day for the sun block. 8:37, a beautiful evening coming up with low humidity and temperatures. we'll be in the 70s by late evening. then near 60 by dawn tomorrow. during the day on thursday, still not very humid.

the so-called potomac for rapist has even more victims than first thought. it is the latest twist in the intense manhunt for the man detectives say is responsible for crimes spanning two decades. >> we have the latest on the effort to find this criminal. >> they may have stopped for a while. >> this is the man who has created a buzz once again around the palisades neighborhood of the seed no one knows his real name but please call him the bird -- the potomac river rapist. police went door-to-door talking to neighbors, trying to jog their memories about a crime he committed 16 years ago. >> he is connected to this area. we're hoping that by saturating this area releasing this composite that somebody will remember him from back in 1996. >> in july a man grabbed a woman walking here and dragged her into the woods and raped her. and now using dna evidence from the case, police have linked this crime to six other rapes and the rape and murder of christine merzan. >> no matter how sick you think you are, no matter how good you think things are, you have to have a

her purse was them later in the potomac river. reporting live, john gonzales abc 7 news. >> all right. nine people are recovering after an apparent carbon monoxide leak in fairfax county. newschopper 7 was over the the apartments yesterday. the carbon monoxide leak came from a stove. everyone is expected to be ok. >> new this morning, one man dead after a motorcycle crash in prince george's county. he was going westbound in capitol heights when another driver turned into the path of the motorcycle. the other driver talked to police. the motorcyclist died in hospital. everybody got out safely after a car hit a home in georgetown about 8:30 p.m. along the 1500 block of 28 street. the car veered off the road moments before impact. no word about what caused the driver to lose control. >> we will be safe walking and biking along the potomac river due to safety improvements around memorial bridge as well as mount vernon travel. they will move a crosswalk. this will be completed in the fall. >> if you find a ride on metro expect delays.

the army of the potomac that is trying to take richmond. the potomac, the conciliatory policy hangs on longer. even there, even there on the ground reality starts to get in the way. so the peninsula campaign, as you know, brought union army forces, the army of the potomac, within four miles or six mimes, within sight of the gates of richmond. didn't take richmond, we'll get to that, but they get close. how did they get so close? lots of things krinlt. one factor is spying and intelligence of the lay of the land. who on the puninls law knows the lay of the land? who is sympathetic to the union cause? absolutely. so there's all kinds -- slaves spying networks going on, even as early as the peninsula campaign. the general served in the army of the potomac and didn't invent baseball, didn't care for baseball, but you can think of him as an interesting fellow for this reason. he noted as early as 1862, part of the puninlsa campaign, slaves bring much valuable information that cannot be obtained by any other source. they make excellent guides and

look at that star shine over the potomac. live view from our h.d. city camera on this monday morning. i'm gazing in breathless wonder once again. now i need some oxygen. gorgeous shot. live view. and it's 63 now at reagan national. and we've got it comfortably dry. it is a perfect spring morning. and it's -- the cool side. look around our hometown network. germantown down to just 53 in northern montgomery county. manassas, prince william county, down to 55. also 55 in prince george's county at andrews. and in fairfax county, mid to upper 50s, as well. it's going to stay cool throughout much of the day. here is your day planner. we will have by noontime temperatures into the low 70s. and it will be breezy and mild during the afternoon. a slight chance of an isolated shower or thundershower popping up. clouds and highs reaching mid to upper 70s mid-afternoon. i'll be back in ten minutes. danella has traffic. good morning. >>> thanks, tom. checking things in the district, police are on the scene of a crash. this is at 7th street southeast at m street.

and the potomac river rapist, there's news. more victims than thought, with crime spanning over two decades. hashis is the man who created a buzz once again in the neighborhood of d.c. police called him the potomac river rapist. police went door to door torsday evening talking neighbors, to jog their memories crime based a committed nearly 16 years ago. >> is connected to this area. the macarthur boulevard area. that by saturating this area, releasing this composite again, but someone will remember him. in july of 1996 a man grabs a macarthuring along boulevard, dragged her into the woods, and raped her. using dna evidence, police have six others crime to rapes and the rape and murder christine mirzayan and, all committed in the 1990's in montgomery county. >> no matter how good you think things are, you still have to a certain amount of awareness. longtime residents remember in palisades. linda says she remembers seeing suspicious man there in 1996. i walked down and he came up out of the woods. no residents are reminded of wh

right now along the potomac between allegheny. the strongest part of the storm is moving into more than county, western virginia. -- morgantown, west virginia. ec a separate area of rotation. this one looks a little more impressive than what we had down here in the shenandoah valley. we will look for these wave patterns that we see. that is where write-in than not that is where we see the tornado. >> again, this is all part of a line that continues to work to the west. the entire viewing area is under a flash flood watch until midnight. multiple jurisdictions under a flash flood warnings with more to come as we track storms moving in from the appalachians and more from the north central carolina. we will have more for you in just a couple of minutes. >> one of the problems we have in our business is our live trout. very difficult for them to get signals and to broadcast with the antennas and the threat of lightning. horace holmes of -- horace holmes has overcome that threat. he is live in dale city with a report. i hope everything

sun up over the potomac river now. live view from the hd city camera. temperatures around the region now at just past 6:00 this morning, we are into the 60s much of virginia and maryland, low to mid-60s accompanied by low humidity, thankfully. out of the mountains, parts of the shenandoah valley, low to mid-50s. "hometown 4-cast," crofton in anne arundel county on the prince george's county line, near 90 by noontime, so a rapid warm-up this morning and peaking in the low to mid-90s by afternoon with lots of sun. not cooling down much this evening. in fact, by midnight, it's still going to be around 80 degrees as the humidity will increase tonight. how much longer will the heat wave last? details on that in ten minutes with your seven-day outlook. danella, how's traffic? >> well, tom, if the traveling in the great falls area, i have a crash eastbound on 193 at river bend road. that crash is blocking your left lane. let's head up to i-270, because i am seeing delays as you head southbound from 85. slow even as you head towards 109, but so far, that's wher

closer to washington, right on the warm waters of the potomac. potomac water temperatures are around 80 degrees. elsewhere, it is down into the 50s. low 60s in the nearby suburbs. most areas in the 50s now though. but with this strong june sun, we will repeat yesterday. in fact, a little bit hotter. yesterday we got to 82. we'll probably get about five degrees more hotter than that this afternoon. upper 80s. still not a lot of humidity but it's going to get pretty hot. we'll certainly need sun block with that dry sky and high sun. we'll have temperatures back down to the mid 80s by 6:00 or 7:00 this evening. and take a look here at your forecast for the next few hours, too. your hometown forecast coming in ten minutes. danella has a look at traffic now. good morning. >> good morning. talking road work slowing you down this morning. taking away some of your lanes. right now you cannot access i-66 from the outer loop beltway. as you make your way past braddock road. at one point only the right lane was getting by. i can see you are getting by in th

right now in charles county, near 60 degrees, as well as across the potomac and farther west.ll the counties in red from charlottesville, fredricksburg, manassas to d.c., much of maryland up toward baltimore under an excessive heat watch, which means, this is for friday, that we'll likely get high heat tomorrow with the heat index, that combination of humidity and temperature, as high as 110 tomorrow afternoon. for today, though, just a few high clouds, low humidity around. by 9:00, it will be near 80. by noontime, it will be near 90 and still low humidity. but the humidity will be increasing by later this afternoon. we'll peak in the mid-90s and then drop back down to near 90 around sunset. and then by midnight, it will be down to perhaps the upper 80s or so, so it will be quite a warm evening. by dawn tomorrow, in the 70s. then, some big-time heat and humidity for friday, saturday and sunday, each day near 100 degrees. and there's a little greater chance of maybe some storms around on sunday afternoon and evening. and it stays above 90 for the afternoons into next week. dane

this camera overlooks the potomac and the tidal basin and the national mall. the nice color in the sky early this morning with high, thin clouds. 59 in west virginia in inwood. 64 in la plata and huntingtown. 70 degrees in arlington. you will notice the humidity. partly cloudy skies. more clouds west of the metro with thundershowers developing later today. widespread rainfall tonight through tomorrow. >> hearing about an accident on 95 virginia northbound at triangle causing delays leaving garrissonville wrote to get up to the marine base. the crash is blocking one lane. nothing on 66. looks good upstream on 395 between the beltway and the 14th street bridge. in springfield northbound traffic on the left on 95. looks good in and out of the beltway. no worries at university boulevard. back inside. >> we will start with the child sex abuse scandal at penn state. opening statements begin in the trial of former assistant coach jerry sandusky. we're learning more about the jurors who will decide his fate. brianne carter explains. let's opening statements in the tri

there's that gorgeous sun rise over the potomac river. plane taking off from reagan national airport. by 9:00, near 70. during the afternoon, clouds in and out. highs reaching near 80 degrees. are you going out friday night? here's your friday emping planner. clear this evening. by 7:00, mid 70s by 9:00, near 70. and by midnight, should be down to the mid 60s. >> a look at the weekend. next week, seven-day outlook, danella, good morning. how is your traffic? >> right now still tracking breaking news on the beltway on the outer loop of the beltway, approached loop 50. involving a tractor trailer and another vehicle. blocking two of your left lanes here. able to get by two lanes to the right. seeing significant delays this morning because of the crash in this ar. i'll show you how far back they are. look at this as you make your way past central avenue. you are pretty much just sitting here until you continue ahead towards route 50. a mile away from 50 on the outer loop of the beltway. please use caution. checking other areas as well. trave

he created and organized, trained and inspired the army of the potomac. but he didn't know how to use it. but it was there for somebody who did know how to use it when grant finally becomes general and chief and kind of de facto commander of the army of the potomac. how do explain mcclellan? grant was asked that question in 1879 and said that mcclellan has always been a puzzle to me. and i think that that is true of historians and biographers who have look at mcclellan. i personally think that mcclellan was afraid to fail and, therefore, afraid to take my risks because any kind of a risk risks failure. but a military commander, by definition, combat commander, has to take risks. but mcclellan i think was constitutionally, psychologically unable to take risks. i'll let jack comment, too. >> the great convict ffederate rift once wrote a great -- who had a represent taifgs as a crack shot with a rifle or shotgun. she described a time when he went out on a hunt with several other men and the others banged away blithely, missing all the time but now and then t

reagan national on the warmer waters on the potomac. low 60s. bright sun off the potomac now.t and sunny day with low humidity peeking in the low 80s mid afternoon. a look at big changes on the way for the end of the week and weekend. that's in ten minutes. danella, how is traffic now? >> tom, still watching i-270 very slow. in fact, a look at germantown road. earlier crash is gone. solid delays as you make your way southbound. even beyond germantown road. let's head over to ifrk-95. your travel speed, about 28 miles per hour. 22 minutes from the occoquan to get to the beltway. live look at 395 as you continue on, passing duke street. pretty slow from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. lookingike 27 minutes drive from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. aaron and angie? >> 6:43 now, today the university of virginia's ousted president could learn if she will get her job back. uva board of visitors meet this afternoon to discuss whether to reinstate teresa sullivan. a lot of students and faculty were furious about having her resign less than two years after she took the j

police say that the forensic evidence will lead them to believe that the potomac river rapist is linked to the other 1996 attack that happened in the 4900 block of the boulevard northwest. and police and victims, they need your help to locate the predator. >> i know that people are afraid to talk to cops. i know they are afraid to leave the tips. i guarantee will happen and somebody needs to call that hotline for you or go to the website and say that you should look at the creek. >> reporter: most of the potomac rapist victims, they were from montgomery county, ambushed in their home. they were raped after coming back here in 1998. >> are two of them are facing charges following the bus here. where police arrested the 43- year-old at the plaza shopping center yesterday. he coaches football here from several years ago, most recently associated with the west springfield program. they say that police, they also arrested the man during the bust. >>> well, lance armstrong is now barred from the iron man's view from france. the move comes after the tour de france winner was accused again of u

the bridge over the potomac river carrying yellow line trains and the tunnel under. blue line and orange line trains run here. metro managers have decided to shift more rail traffic over the bridge. so under metro's rush plus program, during rush hours, in addition to the yellow line trains starting at huntington, also yellow line trains starting at frank conia. that will mean less switching of trains for many passengers. >> every third blue line train will be transformed into a yellow line train. >> reporter: that would allow metro to add more orange line trains during rush hours. that should alleviate some crowding. though all orange line trains will continue to go to vienna, virginia. some orange line trips will end at largo town center. >> it's important for customers to check the destination sign before boarding. it's not just about the line color, but also about the destination. >> reporter: for weeks metro has been trying to alert customers about the rush hour changes. but metro is expecting a certain amount of confusion among passengers. monday morning they'l

>>> las vegas may be coming to the potomac. mgm is rolling the dice for a casino at the national hash "but not a done deal just yet. more on the proposal in the works. >> in the race for the white house, bold candidates pulling in some major cash twosm high- profile fundraisers for president obama in new york city while mitt romney cleans up in the president's hometown. fox 5 morning news at 6:00 starts right now. right now. >>> rejoice! all of us, it is finally friday. it is the 15th of june. outside skies of roslyn, i believe. gorgeous looking out there. let's hope it continues into the day and the father's day weekend. thank you for joining us. i'm will thomas. >> i'm sarah simmons. let's say hello to gwen tolbart. >> we'll a sun-filled day today. temperature-wise, we'll be pretty close to where we were yesterday. if you liked yesterday, you will like today. just a little bit of a curveball to throw in there but we'll talk about that in just a second. a ridge of high pressure in control so we don't have a lot of clouds to ta

yet another case added and attributed to this potomac river rapist. >> and this guy, he hunts women. he hunts women because that's his hobby. >> reporter: the latest case to be linked to the potomac river rapist but the new analysis of old dna was a rape that happened here in the 4900 block of the boulevard on july 20, 1996. a woman snatched on the sidewalk, dragged into the woods. >> and yet another victim has been linked to the individual that we have dubbed the potomac river rapist. >> again, we're asking for the public's help. >> reporter: the new evidence will bring 10, the number of chilling attacks linked to the single suspect who is still at large. the last sign of him is august of 1998 when the 28-year-old intern was ambushed, raped, and beaten to death with a rock while walking along canal road near georgetown university. other victims survived. most were from montgomery county, ambushed in their homes. then the predator vanished. >> somebody knows something about this guy. somebody suspects something about him. and he may have bragged about it. >> there is a billboard camp

. >>> retailers in potomac village are seeing green this week. a big spike in sales all thanks to the at&t national golf tournament. our ken molestina is live there tonight with a large crowd that are opening up their wallets. ken. >> reporter: yes, they are. if you notice, you'll notice it's a fairly sleepy area when it comes to retail and people dining out. but now retailers out here say it has awakened with plenty of activity. the dining room at the river falls restaurant in potomac village has been bursting with customers since the tournament crowd showed up. >> it's been very busy the last two days. we've been jam packed. >> reporter: kristin runs the restaurant. they've only been around for a couple of months and the large crowds filling up the eatery is putting smiles on their faces and extra revenue in their bank accounts. >> right now we have an hour long wait and we have people sitting out here waiting. our bar is full, and it's never full on a wednesday night. we have people standing all around. it's excellent. >> reporter: she says on

. >> light volume continuing across the potomac at speed as you head out to the potomac crossings. no problems reported leaving university boulevard headed around towards 270. southbound, 270, they are pucking up all -- picking up all of this roadwork. they had only the right lane getting by. looks like they cleared the construction. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the police chief in sanford, florida has been fired. former chief bill lee was terminated yesterday following months of criticism regarding his initial investigation into the fatal shooting of 17-year- old trayvon martin. lee received a backlash for his officer's refusal to arrest george zimmerman after the february incident n march, lee took a leave of absence and in april offered hi resignation but that was rejected by the city council. >>> the defense rests in the jerry sandusky child sex abuse trial and closing arguments are set for this morning. the former coach did not take the stand as defense lawyers had hinted. they only called four new witnesses yesterday chug a doctor would tried to poke hold

over the potomac, live view from our hd city camera.there at reagan national airport. the temperature is 69 degrees. humidity beginning to creep up. the dew point is now in the 60s. they've been dry 50s for the last number of days. it's going to get more hume as we get into the afternoon. i love the spring and summer flowers. i took this picture of this gorgeous white lily that just bloomed. i took that yesterday. if you have a photo post it to our facebook page or send to it weather at nbcwashington.com. storm 4 radar picking up a few scattered showers. moving southeast. a couple of them in montgomery county. and over towards south of ol any drifting near ashton, maryland, and perhaps prince george's county. a little lightning around quantico, that's dissipating now as it's beginning to move into stafford county. may be clipping northern spots pennsylvania drifting over toward the northern and getting sprinkles now near waldorf and sprinkles. all around the region we're in the 60s from the mountains all of the way to the atlantic beach

small craft advisory for the bay and tidal potomac. refreshing wednesday. less humidity. much more comfortable. more clouds on thursday. still not a bad day. and a bit cooler on friday. also with a few clouds. for the most part, a strong finish to the week. overnight then looks like this, showers and thunderstorms ending. partial clearing. windy and comfortable. lows in the 60s. winds out of the northwest at 10-15. tomorrow morning not a bad start. windy. pleasant. winds increasing northwest at 10-20. air quality good. code green. by afternoon, partly cloudy, windy and pleasant. but really the key is less humid. high temps around 80 and winds continue out of the northwest at about 10-20. all right. let's talk about the next -- the day planner first. in the morning, cool, breezy, 62-70. windy by noon but nice. in the 70s. and windy by evening. 78-82. grab the sunglasses. all right. next three days, weather alert code is green, green and green. that is good. 80 tomorrow. 79 on thursday. a few more clouds. and 77 on friday under partly sunny skies. still a nice day. next sev

police learning the potomac river rapist has even more victims. those crimes span over two decades. john gonzalez is live in northwest with more details on the case. good morning. >> good morning. this man terrorized montgomery county throughout the 1990's. bouys this morning and added a victim to the list. believe he raped a 58-year-old woman in the palisades neighborhood of northwest d.c. in july of 1996. no one knows his real name but for more than a decade police have called him the potomac river rapist. when door-to-door thursday evening talking to neighbors, to jog your memory is about a crime they say committed nearly 16 years ago. >> is connected to this area. the macarthur boulevard area. we are hoping by saturating this area and releasing this composite, but somebody will remember him from 1996. prexy grab the woman walking along macarthur boulevard dragged her into the woods. using dna evidence from that case the link this crime to six other sexual assaults including the rape and murder of a montgomery county woman that was committed in the 1990's as well. what's the matt

we will take a closer look it that as a move toward the potomac. that will be repeated in many areas. >> after that the rainfall from last week, prince william county the flooding there. this on top of it. it makes the situation even worse. look at outside the studios. iranan inch and a half an hour. >> that will continue. there is a lot more storm in this to come our way. there is a tremendous storm and downpours. all of that is lifting to the north. that is the very latest from the weather center back to you guys. >> thank you. >> we want to get back to the situation on the orange line. >> they have been waiting about 10 or 15 minutes. they are waiting for these buses to arrive because of that tree that is down on the track. they will move people onto the bus service. try to get them on and off the buses as quickly as possible. they will make several stops including minnesota avenue to get these people where they need to go. they do have -- the dark clouds and again are over us once again. >> real quickly, did anyone tell you they saw the tree or

area and the potomac rehr area be linked to the right best? police say yes. we're looking at those details now. police are also saying that the rapist had links to the macarthur boulevard area. they are now saturating the area as we speak. jennifer donlon, abc7 news. >> thank you. delta air lines as one of its flights out of reagan national was delayed because of two unruly passengers this morning. the plane turned around after crewmembers say that one passenger refused to turn off his cellphone. it had not been taken off yet. the pilot taxied back to the gate. the two were taken off. no word yet on any charges filed against the two. >> now turning to the weather and a beautiful day around the metro. >> clear skies and temperatures in the low 80's. doug khiel is standing by with how long this great stuff is going to be around. >> a couple more days with this great humidity level. by the end of next week, the heat is gone. 70's outside the weather center. we've had a lot of clouds around the area. you do not need a sunny day in june to have a nice day. very pl

that includes areas near the tidal potomac and around the bay. elsewhere, low to mid 50s much of the region. hometown forecast for charles county's waldorf, maryland, by mid morning, mid 60s and partly cloudy. a partly cloudy midday. by noontime low 70s. and partly sunny during the afternoon, hitting the mid 70s. only only a slight chance of an isolated shower. by mid evening, 60s. by this time tomorrow morning, starting off cool again. in the 50s. a partly cloudy to mostly cloudy sky. we'll take a look at the rest of the week ahead. looks like it's going to be cooler than average. the seven-day outlook coming up in ten minutes at 4:51. >>> coming up is danella with the latest. >>> good morning. thanks. if you're traveling the outer loop trying to access 66, that ramp shut down again today due to roadwork. checking out things along i-66 if this is your commute this morning, nice and clearment not seeing anything in the roadways now. here's a live look as you make your way past the rest area. eastbound as well as westbound, very light volume this

police say announced that sexual assault has been linked by dna to the so-called potomac river rapist, responsible to a dozen sexual assaults and a homicide in the 1990s. we're asking for the public's help in identifying this violent offender. >> reporter: police say the man sexually assaulted nine women between 1991 and 1998 in montgomery county, and he murdered a 29-year-old intern christine marjong. the man responsible has never been caught, but with the addition of this evidence to the cold case files, police hope they're getting closer to finding the attacker. >> it takes a lot of courage for the victims to revisit some of the crimes they have endured, and we need to be stewards of that information and do our absolute best to bring this rapist to justice. >> reporter: last december a campaign was launched including billboards, a web sites, and posters to draw attention to the composite sketch. please believe he's probably now in his late 40s or 50s, and this sketch was based on the victim's description at the time of the sex assault. >> well, this case i think in d.c. has the vic

city camera overlooking the potomac river. here we are a half-hour before sunrise, a partly cloudy sky. hometown forecast, quantico in prince william county, by mid morning, partly cloudy, the low 70s. by noontime, ought to be in the upper 70s. we'll hold steady in the upper 70s through the afternoon with just a slight chance of a shower or a thundershower. and then this evening, we'll get cool again. by midnight, down to the 60s. by thistime tomorrow morning, many locations will be down to the low 60s and upper 50s starting off tuesday morning. a look at the week at 5:21. danella has traffic. good morning. >>> good morning. following breaking news out of la plata, maryland. if you're traveling on route 6 heading eastbound, eastbound route 6 and washington avenue, have an electrical problem blocking all of your eastbound lanes. something going on with utility. i'm going to keep watching and let you know when lanes reopen. for now, they're blocked. traveling the dulles toll road, no issues as you head toward the beltway past su

right on the tidal potomac, reagan national at 62.much of the district of columbia, only in the 50s. just near 50 shenandoah valley, 40s out of the mountains. here's your day planner for this friday. by 9:00, mid 70s. bright and sunny with low humidity. near 80 by noon. mid 80s by mid-afternoon. i'm back in ten minus with a look at your friday evening. back to you, aaron. >> thank you, tom. >>> staying on top of breaking news in fairfax county this morning. let's go live to tracee wilkins. >> reporter: good morning. let me show you what it's looking like here on telegraph road. they still have the road closed between wilkins and sharon chapel road here in alexandria. so if this is the way that you come, know that they do have telegraph road closed here as they continue the teamwork try and repair a water main break. now, this water main break happened a little while ago. a 12-inch main. they were hoping to have this wrapped up by the morning rush. as you see, that's not going to be the case. with more information on how to get around

there are a few reviews, but nothing -- lincoln was visiting the army of the potomac repea d repeatedly to see the soldiers and when davis did go west in 1863 to see the army he went to jackson and made a speech for the mississippi legislature, and then closeted himself with the generals. he never was reviewed by the soldiers until i think it's the winter of 1863-'64, at which time the soldiers are so jaded that when davis rides past in this review they don't cheer him the way lincoln would be cheered at this time. i think the soldiers and the western confederacy by that time were already identifying themselves with robert e. lee as the symbol of the confederacy rather than davis whereas lincoln has and i'll let jim to that, has the exact opposite impact. >> just as one example, i think, davis was a very fine horseman, a very fine rider, and when he did appear before the troops, they, some of them remarked on what a fine rider he was. when lincoln reviewed the troops and rode a horse to do this, the soldiers were amused because his long legs almost touched the ground. >> long underwear

the cool air over the warm waters of the potomac has triggered a fog bank where it crosses the potomac. that's where our hd sky camera is focused on this cool thursday morning. a few clouds floating over the metro area. there's the washington monument. under a partly cloudy sky. 58 at reagan national now. a light breeze coming in from the south and the dew point comfortably dry. a look at these areas in blue. these are areas where it's in the 40s on this june morning. it includes much of western area. all these other areas in green in the low to mid-50s. it includes all of va. these areas right near the bay waters but away from the waters it's just near 50 degrees on the eastern shore. many locations in northern virginia and much of maryland just outside the beltway, low and mid-50s. so in another hour or so you're going to need a jacket or sweater. here's the view from space. just a few clouds rolling in from the north. we have this persistent northerly flow. by noontime we'll have temperatures climbing into the '70s with clouds building. then some of the clouds turning darker. may tu

after linking the so-called potomac rapist in yet another attack.na evidence helped them link a rapist in a sexual assault in 1996. a 58-year-old woman was attacked and then pushed into a ditch along mcarthur boulevard in northwest. all of the attacks came between 1991 and 1998 in montgomery county. the district including the murder of 29-year-old christine murzeon. >> some of the other nine women were in their home where's this guy stalks and tracks women. he hunts them down, breaks in their homes and rapes them and beats them. >> last year the fbi launched a renewed campaign to find the potomac river rapist using billboards, website and social meetia. >>> later today, friends and family of murdered d.c. store owner will hold a candlelight vigil in her owner. he was killed in grace deli in northeast d.c. he she had run that popular store since 2,000 h and was planning to retire next year. investigators are still looking for a suspect in that shooting. >>> two 17-year-olds are among four people arrested in a rash of car break-ins in chevy chase. the

. >> las vegas on the potomac river has been put on hold. it fell apart wednesday when a state working group cannot agree on particulars. >> casinos do not increase the quality of people's lives. >> joseph thomas believes gambling's dark side far outweighs the job creation benefits that would come as slots and back -- blacks and tables were housed. >> compulsive gambling is comparable to becoming addicted to crack. >> in a prepared statement, and gm's chairman said -- supporters say bringing a bed of las vegas to the potomac river would go a long way toward a ling and economy. >> the talk about $181 million revenue from out of state, that is money we could use to build up our schools. >> are disappointed. they need to get back to cover and get back in session. >> even if the working group as find common ground two more things to happen for a casino to get here. first off the would have to pass the legislature. they would have to pass a referendum. >> thank you. new at 11:00 the showdown at the university of virginia's president takes a turn.

it could free a potomac man jailed in havana. mar yella castro espen says alan gross could be released in exchange for five cubans in the u.s. gross is serving a 15-year sentence after he was convicted of spying in cuba. gross says he was just trying to set up internet access for cuba's jewish community. >>> one d.c. council member wants to put an end once and for all to city leaders' stadium ticket tiff. jack zaens is proposing colleagues split tickets to the parks among the mayor and council members. disputes have made headlines in recent years. some council members criticized chairman brown for how he handed out tickets to verizon center events last year. in 2009, then-mayor fenty, adrian fenty, refused to share baseball tickets with council members for more than a month. >>> today in alexandria, a trial expected to start for a man accused in a dui crash that killed a little boy. police say 22-year-old victor aldona was drunk in january when he drove his car off of duke street near i-395. the car hit 8-year-old brian herself c