there are some showers in richmond. it could affect charles county beta run in maybe two and a half hours as they make their way towards the northeast. but only about 80 degrees today. that is about 10 degrees below average. a nice summer like warm up towards the end of the work week. let's check on the rush hour commute. >> a horrible morning for our friends in montgomery county southbound on 270. there are huge delays out of clarksburg. you can see the traffic. we will change camera to show you the work so at 118 with only one lane getting through. if you get on to the interstate at montgomery village avenue, you'll miss this pace of traffic. >> thank you. >>> it is the secondaje m m crah afghanistan. a fighter jet went down during takeoff. the crew members managed to eject. isthe er no indication that insurgent activity caused that crash. eight russian crash happened yesterday killing 16 people on board. >>> the u.s. military is condemning a video as propaganda. it is the first glance of bowe bergdahl since he disapp

travel times are with us on 95 between richmond and baltimore. overnight construction has been taken care of. no problems on the beltway. back to alison and doug. same-sex marriages performed in other states are now recognized in the district. >> this went into effect at midnight. >> now maryland could follow d.c. bossed lead. matt brock has more. good morning. >> that means people who live in the district, same-sex couples who have gotten marriages in other states, they get the same rights accorded to married couples here in the district. maryland may go with this, as well, at least the governor of maryland says this is a real possibility. this woman and her partner have been together for 18 years. there would love to be able to live as a married couple. >> we do not have any legal relationship. >> counts martin o'malley among those willing to recognize same- sex marriages, if they get married somewhere else. >> it is difficult to deny equal rights to people when it comes to rights that are dispersed by government. if the person has these rights

south of us. 72 in richmond where they are getting a few thunderstorms right now. right along the frontal boundary down there. and they will continue to deal with activity. you can see the storms flanking around richmond virginia. good thunderstorms right now. but for us, we will continue to see clearing skies. as high pressure builds in from the great lakes. that will make it pretty comfortable for the next day or so. here is what it looks like on radar. there were a few showers and thunderstorms on the eastern shore. but we are seeing clearing conditions back to the west. as we continue to see the high pressure affect move into play. over the next day here. but on the future scan. you can see we will see dry conditions through the day tomorrow. morning rush hour 6 a.m. dry. afternoon looks like you can have lunch outside and in the evening, looks good. still dry into wednesday. but by wednesday evening, it looks like a bit of the precipitation starting to move ahead of the frontal boundary. warm front. that we will see start to take up the temperatures a bit thro

we're here broadcasting from the lovely done guns of richmond, virginia, and -- done gins of richmond, virginia, and there were cops everywhere and you must have good connections, greg, because dropping your name was the only thing that prevented a bloody riot. >> greg: did they actually watch "red eye" or just hear fox news or what happened? >> they just knew that you have connections amongst powerful elite as i have learned myself and they are not going to mess with you, greg, and i'm glad to by onboard. >> greg: and what happened to the police officers? >> he was skewered, disemboweled and drawn in quarters. >> greg: good. lieutenant get right to it. scientists released images of new dark scar on jupiter. what do you think is colitissed with this, the hand somest of planets? >> i know exactly what that is. first of all, jupiter is not particularly handsome. in fact, it is the dumbest of all planets. there is a staying nothing is stupider than jupiter. i will tell you what happened. we were driving by jupiter and we did that thing where we like let the toilet, you know, with like be

while the vice president is in richmond, the president will be in new york city speaking at the naacp convention. he will help celebrate the civil rights organization's 100th anniversary. the president plans to talk about the naacp's history and the importance of community involvement. >> it has been 40 years since apollo 11 lifted off for the moon. do you remember where you were? a look back at the historic trip. >> and some rain could be in our near future. announcer: during the autobahn for all event, you can get great lease deals. i love it! i just want to know it's the right move. me? thirteen days in the future. you get a deal on the car you always wanted. scheduled maintenance is included, it's all good. what's the future like? you love your new jetta. and the suit? you like it? no...i love it! >> astronauts onboard the space shuttle endeavour are checking to make sure the shuttle wasn't damaged during yesterday's liftoff. pieces of foam insulation broke off the external fuel tank during the liftoff and hit the shuttle. once the shuttle reaches the international space station t

they got heavy rainfall in southern portions of virginia down south of richmond. they got strong, gusty thunderstorms. all that activity missed us. we got to see a relatively decent weekend. those temperatures are in the upper 60s and lower 70s. looks like we're going to continue to see a warm-up friend. looking at your next-day planner, clear skies tonight. a full day of sunshine tomorrow. 64 starting off your work day. get those sun glasses ready. it will be a warm 1 in the afternoon. we could top out in the mid to upper 80s and holding on to the the sunshine the next couple of days. >> thank you. >>> you can be in charge of your own personalized forecast. iradar is available at foxbaltimore.com. use the interactive tools to track coming storms right down to your street. go to foxbaltimore.com. >>> thousands hoping for a glimpse of history. an e-mail lottery is held for tickets to michael jackson's public viewing. what his family is planning for the funeral, next. >>> a deadly day at what is supposed to be the happiest place on earth. who was killed when trains

and richmond. chad myers tracking it all for us. chad, what's the latest? >> part of all of the same thing, really. we have a big cold front that's going to be running into some warm air across the northeast. this severe stormy rary from richmond, virginia, to raleigh up to new york city. it's all part of the cold front that will push down. temperatures will be very cool across parts of the midwest. i haven't been able to say that for, like, three months. it's cool in the northeast, cool in the southeast and for the most part hot right smack dab in the middle. here's the weather that we're talking about. the big yellow box, the big severe thunderstorm watch box. the severe weather south of st. petersburg. this is the bigger story, it's from richmond and as it runs up to the i-95 corridor, sometimes on a friday we like to see clear keys up along the coast, because a lot of planes go along the i-95 or offshore, if we do get this much weather moving into big, big airports, probably some significant airport delays will occur, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 this afternoon on

looking at cooler temperatures. 69 to the south of us in richmond. that's rain-cooled air. they've seen showers and thunderstorms along the frontal boundary. strong thunderstorms popping up along the front. we're going to stay in the clear through the overnight. very strong thunderstorms over parts of the southern portions and central portions of kentucky and tennessee. a lot of activity there as we go through the overnight. zooming in closer around the state, you can see there are showers and thunderstorms in parts of virginia. southern maryland getting a few pop-ups north of salisbury. looks like for baltimore city we'll stay relatively quiet night. maybe a few high, thin clouds as we go through the early parts of the overnight. looking at future scan, we will start the day out tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. by the afternoon looking at plenty of sunshine with temperatures warming into the lower 80s. for your rush-hour commute home, we should stay dry as we get into tomorrow as well looking at your morning commute there. i think the next chance for rain starts to arrive as we see a

to the south charlottesville, richmond and back to roanoke some low clouds, a few sprinkles.ut that is all moving to the southeast, not coming our way. let's look at the statistics that we accumulated yesterday. typical high is 87. yesterday at the airport and inner harbor we only were 82. same in the district of columbia. everybody's high was around 82. morning lows yesterday, 56 and 67. we are in that range again this morning. no precipitation because yesterday we had all of that sunshine with scattered clouds. from time to time it looked like one of the clouds might do something but didn't happen. the air is too dry. today we will be really having a repeat. 57 in easton. salisbury 56. ocean city 69 with a good forecast today. annapolis 65. york 61 and frederick 64. big area of high pressure over us kind of a gray smudge. that is the cloudiness to the southwest over virginia that is producing the sprinkles but it is not really a weather system that will dissipate as the atmosphere heats. the only unsettled weather is off the georgia coast and upper midwest. this system out

he made 155 stops outside of richmond. his visits have taken him to ci inaf in almost e s.e the u.s. the governor is chairfhe o t democratic national tecoitmme. is office says 14 tripsave en on in rviia. rrginia di a meetoutl hs media outlets have been rngo to. republans eare charging that, s i ignoring his state duties for his national democratic affairs. >>> ahead tonight, a washington journalist, sentenced for possession of child pornography. super bowl quarterback, ben roethlisberger denies accusations of sexual assault. >> that plane dropped out of the sky. the pilot survived. there is a new list out of what not to eat including one restaurant entree, the calories equivalent to a box of donuts and saturated fat of 44 bacon strips. >>> the weather is not fattening though is it bob? >> it isn't. the rain gauges, especially, wendy. we have great sights in the sky. night time/daytime too. i will explain that. what have you got. >> coming up. the capitals lose a veteran goaltender to the stanley cup champs. mystics in a ba

east of richmond. but as we zoom out the image. what is happening is we have a very active weather pattern. pushing through parts of ohio river valley. showers and thunderstorms, rolling up through, especially tennessee. north of nashville. they have had tornado warnings down there. there is an area of low pressure that is back there. and it is going to be riding along a cold front. that will be pushing in. and what does it mean for us? well, we are under a slight risk category. including baltimore city and dc and annapolis and as we go through the day. severe risk for bad weather. we have to watch the sky tomorrow. looking at temperatures around 77 degrees for the morning commute. probably showers and thunderstorms in the area. and for the morning commute. but better chances going into the afternoon and late afternoon and evening when we can really get the thunderstorms firing off in the atmosphere. i will have a closer look at how long the activity will stick around coming up in the seven-day forecast. >> weather it is a photo of

there is the line of stronger thunderstorms just north of richmond.ugh the metro area there. but for our region, it looks like we will continue to see breaks in the clouds and mostly clear skies through the overnight. area of high pressure will continue to move in. giving us drying conditions for the next couple of days. but there will be a potential for maybe some pop up showers and thunderstorms by mid week. and then it looks like we will see the chance increase, down the road. you can see the showers and thunderstorms making the way across the bay. folks toward chestertown and easton. sue few showers out there. but around the central portion of the state. mainly dry headed through much of the afternoon. so continue to see clear conditions. back in western maryland, west virginia and also northern virginia. timing it out. you can see the line of rain popped through the evening. east of us. overnight tonight, clearing skies. tomorrow morning, looking at the rush hour. decent. plenty of sunshine. you will need the sunglasses headed to work. in the aft

and 79 in richmond. so you can see where the heat was. especially concentrated right here in the maryland delmarva area. harrisburg 92, 96 in baltimore. 91 in richmond. so hot conditions. there is cooler dryer air building in from the northwest. you can see on is on the radar here. thunderstorms firing up west of ft. wayne. southern michigan, leading edge of the cold front. ahead of it, we are seeing the warmer temperatures streaming up out of the south. so that cooler dryer air will run into that warm unstable air and that will fire off the thunderstorms through the day tomorrow. here is what's happening on a closer view here. few pop-up showers northern baltimore county there. one cell there south of new freedom. looks like rain. but it should not affect the city as we go through the overnight. sunshine tomorrow morning. then into the afternoon. the pop-up showers and thunderstorms across the area. cold front moves through by the evening. that will continue the thunderstorms overnight. then we start to get the cool down effect into satu

second of all, i like richmond. and third and most importantly, it shows that region is out of recession. >> well, i'm not sure. it is yes. out of recession but a whacky recovery. they're the new auto capital, right? >> there you go. a lot of auto production coming back. >> you live in the south nowadays. you will you have in nashville. will the south rise again? >> well, it will rise again in a very different way. we're doing very well. the business conditions in the south and tennessee and alabama, georgia, doing very well compared to the rest of the nation. it is really nice being there. >> we'll come back to finish up. art hogan again. you heard mr. grasso talk about it. what should we read into today's -- late in the day, the market came back well off its bottom. it didn't finish up. it was kind of flat. the dow still near 9100. i'm saying the summer rally continues. how do you see it? >> i think i have to agree with you. we have more good news than bad news. in the economic front and blowing everybody's doors

. >> we work with the state on the development pipeline, richmond to our waterfront. >> reporter: thegh part, governor tim kaine, says, keeping it going in a downturn. >> reporter: this year's study reflects onto the earliest effects of the recession because the economy fell so far so fast. that means next year could bring even more changes and more competition in the war between the states for business. scott cone, cnbc, richmond, virginia. >>> earlier today as a light rain fell on midtown, manhattan, hundreds of people gathered in the church to say a final good-bye to walter cronkite, the legendary cbs news anchorman that died last friday night at age 92. a gathering of the news media universe to be sure but it was also a gathering of friends and admirers. people who had watched walter, worked with him, sailed with him. even thoesz who had been to war with him in the case of the great andy rooney. rooney talked about meeting walter in england and then he just couldn't go any further. >> i just feel so terrible about walter's death that i can hardly say anything. he has been such a g

nothing out of the normal on 95 between richmond and baltimore. a smooth ride in the district. >> a smooth ride weather wise. looking east from our new hd camera. you can see a few midlevel clouds out there. 65 degrees at reagan national. the dew point of the eight. another day relative low humidity. winchester all -- at 53 degrees. unseasonably cool to start our day. same story for this afternoon. warrenton, 57. gaithersburg, 61. let's get the wider view. we do have some added cloud cover today compared to what we had yesterday. these are mainly in clouds. some clouds coming in from the west. still generally a very nice day. a mixture of sun and clouds. comfortable out there, low humidity. tomorrow will be a replay of today. temperatures dropping down into the low 60's tonight. there will be scattered clouds and low humidity tomorrow. the humidity will be a little bit higher tomorrow. you will not feel the headed humidity until the weekend. temperatures will be back in the upper 80's this weekend. there is the chance of some thunderstorms, partic

. >> stahl: when we showed up at the weekend gun show in richmond, virginia, the line to get in went around the building. how many guns will be sold at a show like this over a weekend like this? >> probably thousands. >> stahl: despite the recession, the business of selling guns and ammo is booming. and we were surprised to hear some of the reasons why. >> simon: we all grew up learning that the lion is the king of the jungle. and now that we're not little anymore, we know just how vulnerable they are. in fact, when exposed to man's devices, lions are extremely fragile. the latest weapon being used against them is poison. yes, poison. and that's one reason why conservationists say africa's lions are in trouble. are you suggesting that the lion in kenya could become extinct? >> i'm suggesting that the lion in africa will become extinct. >> gentlemen and ladies, let the games begin. ( cheers and applause ) >> ♪ ... me a lady tonight >> rose: steve wynn is a man with the midas touch who added glamour to the gambling industry. >> if you're going to start a gambling joint, start a gamblin

you did not have to raise money to win in richmond. you just had a knock on every scene -- every single door. i knocked on every single door in richmond and got elected mayor. i like grass roots politics. wasn't it a great thing? of all the great things about the obama campaign, was it not a great pain that big donors were fine, but the donations of small donors really mattered? campaign professionals and staffers were great, but even the hour or two volunteers had took a place and they really matter? people with great policy ideas were fine, but regular people but there on ideas, they really mattered. that was something about this campaign that i know you felt wrapped up and, it was a community, it really mattered. everyone had something to offer. it was not a big democracy of three under 50 million people people's voices were not important. you really mattered. we decided at the dnc and with the party nationally, we wanted did that same thing, a communal sense that everyone has a role to play. we want to work and not not just around

kate balduan, cnn, richmond, virginia. >> all right.re going to take a closer look at the stimulus plan with president obama's budget and the point man on that, of course, john king. >> he's coming up at the top of the hour with "state of the unio union". but a few headlines we want to pass along first. >>> a video that appears to show a missing american soldier in afghanistan, it has surfaced on an islamic website. u.s. military officials confirm this is the american soldier missing since june 30th. however, a name is not being released. a spokesman for u.s. forces in afghanistan condemns the video, saying it exploited and h humiliates the prisoner and

. >> reporter: now for at least the summer, both are hard at work for richmond virginia businesses. >> hey, everybody. >> reporter: terry at a radio station, branch at a community outreach program. >> i'm hoping this job could lead me into just the realm of being a businessman. >> reporter: all thanks to the economic stimulus package, $1.2 billion targeted to job training for disadvantaged youth. president obama has promised the money would create 125,000 summer jobs. >> it provides another opportunity to help young people. >> reporter: robert bowling helped branch and terry find work. his organize, the williamburg community house, received $490,000 from the stimulus for its summer employment program. he said that money means he can put 200 people to work this summer compared to 137 last year. >> it is very difficult for a young person with no job skills at all to compete in a marketplace where individuals are losing work all the time. >> reporter: but these are temporary jobs, which is why some, like virginia congressman eric cantor, are questioning whether summer employment is the m

. >> she would sketch at the ywca at her home in richmond. >> everybody says, oh, she has talent. >>n order to get a master's degree in fine arts, she had to leave virginia. >> they did not have an arts program in the black schools in richmond. the state paid for me to go to ohio state. >> now after dozens of shows all over the world and 40 years of teaching in d.c. public schools and at the university of d.c., she still paints and teaches. >> you can't live off of art as a poor artists. >> but you are 90. shouldn't you be resting? >> no. i may die with a brush in my hand. >> currently, one of her paintings is part of a group show in the bethesda with the washington watercol association. she is also exhibiting in india. she has three children and six grandchildren. >>> up next, -- >> that is the way it has always been. >> there's something big happening at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. - wooo

richmond 86, 91 degrees raleigh, north carolina. we have a continuation of the weather system moving from the northwest to southeast, bisecting the country, keeping the hot stuff well away from us. that pattern will continue. indications are over the weekend a little bit of this will come in, but another cold front will comment. that has been the pattern for many weeks. from what we think in the weather center, th will be the pattern for the foreseeable future. that is the way it will be. long stretches of days in the 90's probably will not happen unless something major happens in the atmosphere. klaus for us. further to the south or north to find active weather. more flooding across parts of the carolinas and georgia. now they're getting too much of a good thing. tomorrow, high-pressure in control. the wind will turn out of the east. that will keep temperatures below average tomorrow and friday. for the weekend, the warm air pushes in. the timing suggests great outdoor weather up for the majority of tomorrow and friday, and most of

still holding down in inner harbour. 82 in richmond. 76 in harrisburg.83 to get a little bit of cooling. but the cold front that will be joining us is back to the west. over northern, northwest indiana where they have showers and thunderstorms up there. where they are going to continue to see the activity moving in. look at the highs. 96 degrees in baltimore. 92 in hairingberg. 91 in richmond. so hot temperatures right here, right over our neck of the woods. so it was a very hot sticky day out there. right now on the hd radar. showers and thunderstorms firing up west of ft. wayne. warsaw indiana. continue to see showers there. and down to the south of them. it looks like pop-up showers over indianapolis. but it won't arrive until late afternoon and evening tomorrow. that will be when we get our best chance of showers and thunderstorms. shower here popping up over northern baltimore county. closest rain right now. but staying north of the city. and we will probably not get to see any big rain event tonight. probably arrive by tomorrow. tomorrow night. so

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richmond 64. clear skies to the north of us as high pressure moves back in the area. look for daytime highs today around 85 with mostly sunny skies. let's get an update of the rush hour with jim. >> we are looking at the beltway in montgomery county which is off to a that's start. all the way around the interstates are running freely. wilson bridge pretty good ape. springfield looking at 95 which will be carrying light traffic mainly express lanes from fredericksburg. southbound is good. 66, 270 and 95 in the parkway north of town off to a that's quiet start. back to you, doug. >> thank you, jim. d.c. city councilmember marion barry faces stalking charges. he says the accuser is a friend and he plans to explain his side of the story. matt brock has the story. >> good morning, doug and alison. the mayor, former mayor, says he will be holding a press conference at 10:00 this morning to explain his side. for now all we know is he is out of jail but still charged with stalking. it was around 8:45 saturday night park police say a driver flagged an officer down in anacostia

looking at 85 in harrisburg. 89 in richmond. 85 in pittsburg. so the temperatures were pretty warm out there through the mid afternoon hours. but the temperatures heating up. and looking at the radar. high thin clouds across the mid-atlantic. virginia, delaware, into new jersey and pennsylvania. up to portions of canada and upstate new york. looking at some showers and thunderstorms there. strong thunderstorms are firing up along a frontal boundary down in portions of kentucky and tennessee. we have a cold front that is extending back over parts of ohio, back towards indiana. that will be joining us later. but ahead of the cold front, are the warmer temperatures. as the warmer temperatures come up out of the south continue to see the temperatures increasing and also we continue to see the moisture moving in from the south. so humidity is going to be ahead of the front. as the front moves closer to our neck of the woods, we get the better chance for showers and thunderstorms firing off. closer look at some of the cloud cover over the area. high t

the white house political director went down to richmond to meet with wilder this week. now when wilder endorses deeds, the president will owe him a favor. battleground virginia keeps popping up on the white house radar. the president will be and bristol, va., next week, and he will be in mclean for a rally in fundraiser for creigh deeds. don't look for governor wilder. it had a good weekend. -- have a good weekend. >>> farmers are faces -- facing serious losses in minnesota after a hailstorm. the wind ripped down cornstalks and trampled plants. one man says it is the worst damage he has seen in 30 years and most of his crops cannot be saved. >>> and our area, storms sparked several fires, nobody hurt. we are very happy about that. >> what about tonight? >> we have some storms, mainly in north of town. liveuper doppler 7, a seev er detoniun warrmng issued w for delecoedntx hagerstown, northwest of frederick. they pale in comparison to the single cluster over here. live super doppler ven, if you live inley ears bill, you already know what i coming your way. -- if you live

he was down in richmond yesterday.there, trying to make these speeches now and counter some of the criticism which has been out there and leveled by republicans, one of these things that's been sticking to the obama administration, which is, where are the jobs? you've been promising us jobs. vice president biden saying these jobs are here. he also says something weird, that we need to spend money to make money. take a listen. >> we're gooding to go bankrupt as a nation. so when i say that people look at me and say, what are you talking about, joe? you're telling me we've got to go spend money to keep from going bankrupt? the answer is, yes, i'm telling you. clayton: the government actually doesn't make money. steve: he's saying we've got to spend the money to stimulate the economy. of course, this on charges by eric cantor whose congressional district is where joe biden was speaking from yesterday. joe was at a community college in the richmond area. mr. cantor had said the day before, look, the stimulus thing is not w

.: and richmond. >> jim h.: scott richmond this year who was very, very good.again, they lost all these guys, and they were the best pitching team in baseball. at least in the american league last year. so, again, the orioles, had you get good pitching, that's how you win more games than you lose. >> jim h.: off the end of the bat to center field, in on it is vernon wells and wigginton is retired. two men down. that guy can go get them out there, vernon wells. >> jim p.: you just look at stolen bases and you see that he's stolen 13 out of 14 that his legs are well this year. good legs for wells. everything is well. because he's had am string problems and -- hamstring problems and wrist problems. he's been injured. that's what the longest, 10 is the longest of his -- longest of his career. mr. consistency this year. >> jim p.: the little change- up. of course there's been a lot of fastballs. a loft chin music today. and that may not like it as a hitter, but it's very effective. you don't get too comfortable. >> jim h.: romero, six feet, goes 210. played at cal s

it requires a charter that has to go to richmond. a lot of risk. fairfax could emerge with fewer powers than it has right now. i don't think it is a good idea, especially given the economic times. >> we level will let that be the last word. >>> the alleged holocaust shooter is expected to appear in court today and the family of a man gunned down by rkpa police spk oupat about his death. >>> the man accused in the holocaust museum shootings is expected to be in court for the first time since the june 10th incident. at 9:30 this morning james von brunn is scheduled to go before a judge to determine if he is healthy enough to stand trial. he faces a first-degree murder muarge in the death of ummuse d argustephen t. johns. james voarbr n isrecovering from being shot in the face from other guards at the museum. >>> police released this composite sketch of a suspect linked to attempted abductions in manassas, virginia. a man tried to abduct two teens. both girls got away and went to the community center's pool for help. they are on the lookout for a dark

. >> the rules require richmond american homes to give us some protection. >> reporter: protection from radon. >> we were told by the salesman there was no need to get a test in this house because we had a system. >> reporter: this part of west virginia is what is called a zone 1 area. that means you can expect high levels of raydon. in most areas builders are required to install what's called a passive raydon mitigation system. the family hired private contractors to test their homes. their attorneys gave us this video which says fake raydone pipes in house after house. pipes that were spoked to suck it out. >> it goes into that pipe and it couldn't because the pipe didn't go into the ground. >> reporter: which meant the raydon just kept building up in their homes. the recommended limit is 4.0. >> i trusted this company and now i have to worry every day what did i do to my children? >> reporter: she wonders what years of exposure have done to her body? >> i went to the doctor and they find a module in my right lung. >> reporter: they are not sure whether the mass is related to raidon e

a chance of rain around richmond, virginia and the mountains of virginia. dan, looks like a gorgeous day in so many spots. hopes everyone gets out and enjoys it. >>> thank you, bill. >>> an idea what to expect on wall street this week. a sourpuss goes after kids selling lemonade. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> a booming weekend for the boy wizard, while "bruno" goes bust. >>> a stirring playoff in the british open as a 59 tries to become world's oldest champion. and lance armstrong and the tour de france. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today," everyone. i'm dan kloeffler. and here are some of your top headlines this morning. six months into his presidency, barack obama's approval rate dropped below the 60% approval rating for the first time. it is now at 59%. that's a six-point drop from last month. >>> in san francisco, federal investigators there say they don't know why the operator of a train that crashed this weekend switched off autopilot right before the collision. they said ha

here's early morning showers and storms exiting richmond. across the delmarva, chesapeake bay, southern maryland, pretty big-sized storms. they will roll through areas of oceanside. temperatures in the 70s. later this afternoon numerous locations you'll get the typical afternoon storms. that's your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. well, in northern areas of vermont we will see a chance of a stray thunderstorm today. further to the south in georgia, a chance of a storm or two during the day today but the majority of the morning will be dry. dan, this looks very much like a summer like pattern. looks like we finally have shifted into the warmth. >> good news. good way to start off the week, bill. thank you, sir. >>> stocks slipped to earnings for more steam, price fall at the pump and big ben thinks something smells bad. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, what do you get if you combine mission impossible with a group of guinea pigs? one big box office winner. >>> baseball

. >> michelle obama promoted her husband's health care plan out of richmond. she said that a health-care overhaul would create a great emphasis on prevention. the d.c. representative in congress is asking for answers in the shooting -- they are asking for civil rights investigation for the death of joiner. police said that he had again when officers shot him. at this moment, there is still no sign of why the officers ot >> we are live with a message. >> this is the parking lot where the attack happened, and attacks so violent that some of the officers postponed their holiday vacation to try to tack -- to try to track down the suspect. tonight, the suspect is going to jail for a long time. he was nearly beaten to death in a savage robbery christmas eve. wayne williams wanted to say thank you to so many. >> from the 911 operator that night who was the first person to save life to the people in the rescue squad down the street who saved me on my way to the hospital and people in the washington hospital center who saved my life several times. >> he used to sleep i

tnghere sineskl u paround virginia heading toward richmond. we mightee some light showers here by this afternoon between now and then. we'll have a mostly cloudy sky, maybe a little peek of sunshine in and out this morning. highs the low 80s by mid-afternoon. from late afternoon into this evening, a chance of a passing shower, maybe a little bit of thunder. by this time tomorrow morning, could be a little wet, passing showers possible, in the 60s. a look at the forecast for tomorrow. that will be in ten minutes. >> see you then. thank you, tom. >> let's go to jerry edwards and the news 4 traffic network. jerry? >> good morning. pretty good shape. there's one little incident, that is the continuing construction 270 southbound as you head from germantown toward montgomery village. still have a lane closed there, a little sluggish. other than that, 50 is fine, b-w parkway and traffic through northeast starting off quietly. let's go over to virginia, take a live look along 95, north out of hour done, to newington and beyond, so far, so good. >> ba

here is richmond in petersburg. we have a retaiting thunderstorm.not sure why there is not a tornado warning. not a hugely pom lalted area but this is part of where i used to live, richmond. there is stony creek. this is about to move over the e i-95. around exit 31, maybe 32. that is probably not a major area of concern for a lot of people but this area of weather could grow as we get into the rest of the day. here is the cold weather. that cool weather you talked about. it is a big cold front for this time of year. this will sweep away the humidity. it will sweep away the temperatures and we will go from almost 100 degrees today in dallas well down into the 80s and morning low temperatures probably into the 60s. look at the highs today, minneapolis, only 64. i will move you ahead to tomorrow. things even get cold ter as we slide things up. dallas goes to 88. memphis, 83. chicago, 70. it is the cold front that drops all the way down to the gulf of mexico. we might get one front like this every few years in the middle of july. enjoy the weather this

. >>> we have some breaking news in just coming in from richmond. va. -- if the virginia governor has called a special session. he will make a couple of public safety announcements tomorrow. there was a supreme court ruling last month regarding dui cases. the technician must testify in court as well. >>many suspected drug drivers ad drug users could go free. >>> susan boyle news tonight. and the accusations made about a permission withheld from the public. >> coming up next, a local doctor talks exclusively to abc 7 news >>> you are watching abc 7 news at eleven o'clock. this is abc 7 news at eleven o'clock. it on your side. >>> a montgomery county doctor is found guilty on drug possession charges, but he will stay out of bars as long as he stays out of trouble. >> dr. eric greenberg walked out of the courthouse a free man. but with an unresolved future. for the first time, this physician talk about accusations that have haunted him personally and professionally. >> they said to me -- my whole life right now, is effectively destroyed. we're going to

look at the emblem of the high school football team, calling themselves the richmond bombers. >> seen in a different light, we do not see this as something distressing, something rather that brings us together. a symbol of the past and our history. >> 65 years ago, 60,000 work on a top-secret project. plutonium and the bomb dropped on nagasaki were made here. these days, the u.s. government runs small tumors. >> that actually works. >> a glimpse at america's nuclear ambitions. the plutonium production line last four decades. >> this was the battlefield of the cold war. this was where bricks and mortar came together. people want to know its history. >> if you want to see the world's first steal nuclear reactor, look straight out. >> for nearly half of a century these hulking reactors supported 50,000 jobs in the production of american nuclear weapons. now they are the focus of a growing tourist industry, and more jobs are being created. >> hence it has been called the most polluted places in america. the legacy that no one is proud of. decades of contamination costing $2 billion a year

down in richmond, virginia.the satellite and radar loop, there are some showers, showers west of the area, coming through western maryland and areas throughout virginia and western virginia. just a few isolated showers. i think we wil have this evening. probably not up until about 7:00 or 8:00. very, very few. not everyone is going to get wet. by tomorrow morning, 74, 75 degrees. we will start the day hume and i had see a high temperature tomorrow and as we go from the 70s to upper 80s but like today, it will be hot. there will be more humidity across the area. however, tomorrow and as far as the weekend goes, rain returns sunday. i will see you back here tomorrow. jim? >> thanks, veronica. >>> seems plenty of people are already take advantage of the government's cash for clunkers program. this program offers rebates of up to 4500 bucks to car shoppers who trade in their old cars for newer and more fuel efficient vehicles. so far the government says it has given out about $17 million in rebates. that means more

it will drift to the south, keeping the heaviest rain across richmond and the carolinas tomorrow.t will not keep the showers away from the immediate metro area. we could pick up a quarter, half an inch of rain by the time it leaves. to the north, pa., new york city tomorrow, generally nice. delmarva beaches, ocean city, not so great. daytime highs tomorrow, 70-75, the water temperature 70. mostly cloudy tonight, scattered showers approaching from the west, temperatures around 60-65. in the morning, mostly cloudy, scattered showers, into the low 70's. by the afternoon, a high around 75 degrees, some rain, the wind out of the east at 5-10. the extended outlook, mid 80's tuesday and wednesday, but friday and saturday, it will start to feel a lot like summer. not only will the temperature increase but so will the humidity level. that is something we were fortunate today, dry and comfortable. not so, beginning friday. >>> thank you so much, steve. up next, you may have had a hot dog, but it was nothing like the scene at coney island. hmmm... well... naaa... yeah! calculating for getawa

in richmond it is 76 degrees. cooler there because of some cloud cover. look at this. the average high and reagan national this year is 88 degrees. yesterday we finally made it to 90 degrees. we have not seen 90 degrees for about two weeks. this year so far how many 90 degree day is have we had? 4. temperatures are heating up to the south and west of us. 91 in dallas. 73 in memphis. a cool front to the south. that is where showers and thunderstorms are beginning to line up across the north carolina-virginia border. the cold front that moved through early yesterday will move to the north. if it won't happen until wednesday. things will become a bit more unstable and put us into showers and thunderstorms. not a lot to speak of in terms of nasty weather for us. high pressure dominates our weather. clearing skies this afternoon. a few clouds mainly to the east of interstate 95. for some clouds could produce a few showers. very isolated. otherwise, a quiet afternoon. quiet tomorrow as well. hot, humid air stays to the south and west of us. high temperature around 85 degrees

of the storm scan, live to the south and west, mainly just a few areas of showers down south of richmond through hampton roads, drifting to the east, northeast. tomorrow's weather is the story. you see this sharp line? that is the cold front. we will see a fair amount of convergence of the moisture with showers ahead of the front. the front will give a lift, gusty wind off the ground. all of these combine to give an active weather deck and a fair amount of shower activity expected tomorrow afternoon and evening. on the weatherbug, children's hospital, 70 degrees after a high of 86. 76 degrees at laurel. at 76 degrees manassas, hi this afternoon of 88. the official high and low at reagan national, 89 and 72. it may be the story again for the day on saturday. not so much tomorrow. tomorrow, warm temperatures, increasing cloud cover, the upper 70's right now. with the clouds and the southwest wind, the temperatures will only dropped a couple more degrees. very warm start to the day tomorrow. through the day, the system to the west will bring showers and storms. 59 degrees denver, 64 chicago

mariners in the past and who is local having grown up in rockville, manufacture movie and gone to richmond montgomery high school and frost burst state. moments ago they talked about the change. >> the team hasn't achieved. we feel we have a better ball club than we have shown on the field. 26-61 is unacceptable to not only the families and dan casten and myself and the ball club. >> manny did not show up at the press conference but released a statement that says in part i'd like to thank god for putting me in this position and giving the nationals an opportunity to be a major league manager. i have no regrets. as i move forward, i wish the nationals the best. there is a great sense of regret from the team president having to do this to manny acta. i believe he holds him in high regard personally but for whatever reason he was not connecting with this young team this season and that was born out by the record on the field. mandatory practice on wednesday to get the group together and then back on the field on thursday. manny acta is out as the nationals skipper. back to you. >> the latest

this is the full-page ad that appeared today in the "richmond times dispatch." the appeal is to webb and warner to defeat the cocealed weapons amendment which is attached to the defense authorization act sailing through the senate. it was paid for by 30 families of the victims of the virginia tech killings. >> we don't want anyone here or anywhere else in the country to go through what we've gone through. >> peter continues to mourn the death of his daughter shot to death along with others on the virginia tech campus when a fellow student opened fire in two buildings. a stone memorializing her sits under a tree in their front ya. he said this amendment named after its author, south dakota senator john thune -- >> would allow nonvirginiaians to get permits from states that have easier standards than we have. >> senator thune told the associated press -- "my legislation respects individual state firearm laws." >> in my mind it is dangerous because it allows people who pass the equivalent of a computerized test for a driver's license to get a concealed carry permit

. >> we're on the grounds of the historic state capitol in richmond, virginia, a building besigned by thomas jefferson and crowns over this city. and by the way, milk is virginia's state beverage. richmond claims the title of the origin of country music, the virginia reel and bridges. 70th governor of the state of virginia, happy to have you with us. >> i'm excited to hear the news. we like being number one in '07, we dropped to number two last year. it's great to be back on top of the cnbc list. >> it can't be a whole lot easier though in this sort of economy to continue courting business at a time when budget are tights and so on. how do you continue to do this? >> it is tough. you know, we had a great ground breaking yesterday. a joint venture between them to build the first nuclear components for reactors in the u.s. to be built here. i have two job announcements today, both in south virginia verge. it isn't easy. there's just viewer feels out there. we sell a great tax and relat n regulatory climate. your video was talking a little bit about our tax rates. we sell a powerful educ

. >>> state legislators will be heading back to richmond next month for a special session.nor kaine called for the session so the state can respond to a supreme court ruling that could jeopardize criminal prosecutions. the high court ruled last month that prosecutors must make scientists to prepare lab reports available for cross-examination by defense lawyers. under the current law the burden is on the defense to challenge the lab reports. the high court ruling shifts the burden to the prosecution. state legislators have to fix the state law. >> this is an important thing to fix and now we spent time with the commonwealth's attorneys, attorney general's office, and we have a sense of what the fix can be. and this was a day when we already knewe were going to have a fairly 450i attendance of legislators in richmond. i think it is the appropriate time to take it up and i think we should be able to handle it in one day. >> tteeppeher: sci sonesalsi will take place on august 19th. rtou ruling already is having an impact on casesn trthe thcluding a dwional. including a dwi case

about 30 of them took out an ad in today's richmond times dispatch. they asked people to reject the proposal. it would allow people to carry concealed weapons in any state as long as they're licensed to carry them in their home state. >> take a look at this sketch on your screen. this is a man police believe attacked a woman on the old doe minion trail last week. if you have any information, please call police. >>> topper looked outside and saw clouds and it's been so long i wasn't sure what was going on. >> clouds haven't produced much rain downtown, couple of sprinkles here, in st. mary's county, over 2 inches of rain. we'll keep showers in. comfortable in. mostly cloudy, lows in the 60s. even downtown we sthud dip into the upper 60s and winds tertheasterly at about 5 to0. 1 llesa,icture radar ininined, eg ryinthis hsoutso to north so from the 'sttom part of your seegn,nd a ndhtig ligct ayitiv around the metro area but heaviest activity hasnee bee southnd wes of town. erlive0oppl 900ndcty ivitwn ar 935ou s sow t frbuerndicksrg a aiv inshoinnt i sert