therefore, no watergate over the fountain incident here in rockville.o you. >> all right, chris gordon. thank you, chris. >>> here's doug now with a final check on our weather. yakne 97 a#-neb war andk very5 humid degrees. a very warm and very humid day with that heat index up there. near 100 degrees. live digital doppler radar, not a whole lot to show you around the d.c. metro area, but watch what happens when we zoom in. first off, before i show you the flood watch, where the storms are right now. right around frederick over towards mt. erie, just to the west, where we're seeing the storms, silver hill area, seeing some of those storms right there along i-70. and williamsport, and another storm north and west of martinsburg near the to him tom ahawk area. the flash flood watch has been put in effect for the day tomorrow for the potential of very heavy rain tomorrow. some of that rain could be coming down at 1 to 2 inches per hour. overnight tonight, 72 in washington, 70 in warrenton with some scattered thunderstorm activity, but not a whole lot. tomor

elwood thompson's local market is set to open in rockville town square next year.oday, the county licensing board cleared that grocery store to sell wine and beer. previous efforts to open a grocery store in that area had been unsuccessful, because regulators did not grant the license. >>> coming up on news4 at 6:00, a dramatic decision has been made about the tabloid newspaper that hacked into the voice mails of murder victims and dead soldiers. >>> a roof collapsed a soccer stadium, one person killed. it sent dozens of others scrambling for their lives. >>> after complaints about patdowns of the elderly and babies, now there is a complaint of another kind. >>> hakem, are what's ahead in sports? >> serena williams giving back to kids on the tennis court. bryce harper off to a good start. and the nats have a in that case for winning close ball games. another >>> a construction project at a soccer stadium in the netherlands turned for the worse today when the roof partially collapsed and one person was killed. at least 12 other workers were injured and taken to the

i think rockville and even gaithersburg will hit 90. 92 in waldorf.probably 90 or 91 in fairfax, reston and sterling. here is the deal. 68 to 74 to start. 82 to 86 by lunchtime so it will be plenty warm by lunchtime. 87 to 92 by evening. humid. best chance of thunderstorms will be in the afternoon. now the next three days. cooler on friday. or at least not as hot but that's just because of more cloud cover and much better chance for showers and storms. we are back in the mid-80s. right back up to 90 on saturday. maybe a shower in the morning. next seven days. sunday we are going to still be hot. we will keep it dry for now. low 90s. 95 on monday. we will also keep that dry. but then by the time we get to tuesday pretty good chance of showers and thunderstorms and anything that develops next week could be on the hefty side. keep you posted on that. low 90s tuesday. right now we will keep wednesday dry. >> thank you very much. >>> and we have got a home grown capitol? >> yes. if this is montreal this probably isn't that big of a deal. apparently you can

she has this report from the circuit courthouse in rockville. >> reporter: brittany norwood's murder trial has been set to begin october 24th. it is expected to last eight days. in a somewhat surprising statement today, her lawyer, douglas wood said his client is facing possible competency issues. she killed murray after murray found stolen merchandise in norwood's bag. norwood then tried to cover up the crime by tying herself up and concocting a story about two masked men entering the store after closing time. montgomery county state's attorney john mccarthy says there are more than 1100 pages of discovery in this case. including crime scene photos and dna evidence. >> i think in a serious case like this, you have to explore every possibility because as you go along, you discover certain things in a case. and our investigation is still continuing. we're looking to do our client's background. we're trying to keep that as an option. >> norwood has pleaded not guilty. when the case goes to trial in october, we can expect to hear expert testimony on the blood splatter, fingerprints and

rockville at 69. and it's 70 in columbia laurel and andrew's air force base. 71 in alexandria, and regan airport, cloudy skies. the dew points are way up there in the upper 60s. muggy is in. the boundary slipping through with the front overnight. that's why the winds are northerly tonight. the threat of thunderstorms will be with us, especially on south side of town as we get into the afternoon and evening hours. you can see at 5:00, most of the stuff south of us, by 9:00, most of the stuff well southeast of us. that's why i think we are in good shape for the fireworks tonight. today, 92, but scattered storms. isolated storms tomorrow. 90 wednesday, 91 again. a stray thunderstorm cannot be ruled out. 93 degrees both say says with the scattered afternoon storms. the weekend, not much of a change. highs in the lower 90s. kris sneed over to you. >> howard, like your forecast says, the skies are clear, and so are my roads. 395 northbound into the district right now, up to the 14th street bridge, nice and

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maybe you get to 69 in rockville, maybe you get to 69 in fairfax. now, thursday morning becoming partly cloudy and warm. 70s and 80s. you need your sunglasses for the morning commute. by afternoon again a few thunderstorms developing. those that do could be heavy. some of the heavy ones could be severe. high temperatures in the low 90s. in fact, highs tomorrow 90 in rockville. 91 arlington. 90 in bowie and 91 also in fairfax. so we will break down tomorrow in the morning. kind of muggy. 68 to 74. 80s by noon. and 87 to 92 by evening with some thunderstorms beginning to pop. now, next seven days. cooler on friday. just because of more clouds and showers and storms. 85. maybe a morning shower on saturday 90. we think the front then goes south of us. leaves us alone for a while. doesn't cool us off any. low 90s on sunday. mid-90s on monday. perhaps more thunderstorms again tuesday and anything that develops next week would be rather hefty as well and low 90s on wednesday. >> you come back and bring the heat. >> bringing the heat. >> that's right. >> th

montgomery college in rockville and the albert einstein hose. >> and we're everywhere at 11. one person is dead in a house fire inemwater, maryland tonight. the -- in edgewater, maryland. another woman was found in her 80s and flown to the hospital in critical condition and that took about success for tighters. a husband and wife lived there with the elderly mother. the cause of the fire was you were investigation. >>> and three people were killed in a fatal crash on mississippi avenue in southeast. the car had the the speed bump on oxen run park and flipped over slamming into two trees. the speed was the factor and the driver and men were injected and died. a third passenger survived and is in serious condition. the names have not been released. >>> a deadly shooting in southeast this morning. the police say that 19-year-old jeffrey covington was shot to death at 1:30 and no arrests were made. the police are asking if you know anyone any information about the case and to give them a cow. >>> 2,000 gallons of moon shine discovered in a raid. three people were arrested accused

rockville is 84. and 82 in andrews and 85 now in washington. we will come back and look at those regional radars and talk about the rest of the day and the seven day when 9 news now returns. >>> leave it to the experts. new york police department destroyed more than 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks. it is illegal in the city to buy, sell, transport or use fireworks. this year police arrested 73 people in connection with illegal fireworks. the seized fireworks was set off at the weapons range. >>> someone strapped a tiny camera to fireworks to get their perspective on the fourth of july. check it out. >>> we aren't sure how much this costs but the video has picked up 325,000 hits since friday. >>> and police will be on local waterways today. they want to make sure people aren't drinking and boating this fourth of july. on holiday weekend alcohol is a major factor in drowning. a lot of times victims aren't wearing life jackets. another problem, knowing our region's rivers. there are water demonstration classes boat owners can take which are spec

. >>> the mascot of a rockville restaurant resembled a chicken with its head cut off because the mascot is a chicken and its head was missing. last week, someone stole the head off the custom made chicken costume in front of the kickin' chicken. he returned it and even wrote a letter saying he was sorry. >> he apologized. we think that's really nice because he wrote a letter. you can see the letter outside. >> the restaurant has posted the apology letter on its window right alongside the mr. chicken head and all. >>> an unusual block party is taking place this saturday in the district. there will be the usual games, music and food but at this party, you can get free medical screenings for diabetes, prostate cancer and strokes. the party takes place at the 19th street baptist church on 16th street northwest. the hours are 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. >>> and howard is off but anny hong is in and she has a sticky summer forecast for us. >> you can really feel the heavy air out there because of the humidity and the dew points. >> it doesn't smell great. >> it doesn't. we're getting showers and

we're live in rockville, andrea mccarren, 9news now. >>> the suspected arsonist charged with setting a house fire that hurt four d.c. firefighters is due in court today. investigators arrested 26-year- old maurice dues of northeast, washington on wednesday. he's charged with setting fire to a vacant home on 48th place in northeast in april. four firefighters were hospitalized. authorities believe dues also set other fires around the district and maryland. >>> d.c. fire investigators are trying to determine what caused a popular liquor store to go up in flames this morning. a passerby saw fire shooting from the u wine and beer shop on 13th and u streets. the two story building houses a martial arts dance studio. most of the damage was concentrated on the first floor business. >>> pretty significant fire. called for a precautionary second alarm. it was somewhat laborrence tensive for the -- labor- intensive for the firefighters to get to the structure. it took about 15 to 20 minutes. >> fire investigators say this is an older building that sustained significant damage. the owners belie

arlington. 91 downtown. 90 in rockville. gaithersburg. 91 in fairfax and reston. break it down. tomorrow morning upper 60s to mid-70s. pretty muggy to start. 80s by lunchtime. so if you're walking around it will be hot and probably don't need an umbrella until the evening much scattered thunderstorms. now the next three days friday a better chance for showers and storms and consequently not as hot. mid-80s. get a break there. hot again on saturday. maybe a shower early but then we salvage a pretty nice day. high temperatures around 90. next seven days. we stay hot on sunday. low 90s. stay dry. mid-90s on monday. and then tuesday we could see more thunderstorms with temperatures in the low 90s and low 90s on wednesday and those storms that develop next week, derek, could be rather hefty as well. we will keep you posted but i think tonight we are in the clear if you want to take a walk with the dog or go outside you're fine. >> in the clear is good. thank you, topper. >>> we get to our weird news file because this that's tough economic times you might not want to spend big dollars

into maryland, 270, coming out of the frederick to gaithersburg, down to rockville, no cars on the road, all lanes wide open. 95 to the vw parkway, all green there. to the beltway, clear. finally in the district. right now, all district roads looking good. expect that to change as the day goes on and people are headed downtown to the fireworks show. andrea and jessica, over to you. >>> two people including a police officer have been shot and killed in memphis, tennessee, the shooting appears to be a domestic incident. >> it was at a hotel in the middle of the downtown tourist district packed for the 4th of july holiday. one perp is in custody. >>> jury deliberations will begin today in the murder trial of casey anthony. he's accuse -- she's accused of killing her 3-year-old daughter. prosecutors insist she killed her because she got in the way of her love life. defense attorneys say the prosecution's case is weak and offered no proof on how the toddler died. >>> in new mexico, crews fighting wild fires got much- needed relief in the form of rain. the blaze continues to burn near a nucle

he arrives in rockville after leading schools in kentucky and he takes over for dr. jerry wees who led schools for 12 years. >>> coming up on 9 news now, mending those that protect all of us. we'll show you a special program that is helping all of the brave men and women hurt while serving our country. >>> but first, fire racing towards a nuclear lab. the race to put out one of the worst wildfires in new mexico's history. >>> welcome back. firefighters in new mexico say they're confident that a wild fire will stay away from the town's nuclear lab. crews clear trees and brush around the facility that might have fueled the fire. nearly 12,000 residents were forced from their homes this week and won't be allowed back until at least sunday. a thousand firefighters are working frantically to contain the blaze that is just 3% contained at this point. >>> this afternoon, prince william and his wife katherine will role up their sleeves and get some cooking lessons from a premier canadian chef. the couple continues their north american tour with a stop at the quebec tourism a

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. >>> the mascot of a rockville restaurant resembled a chicken running around with his head cut off.ause, well, its head was cut off. we're taking about the kicking chicken where the mascot is, you guessed it, the poultry man. you see him right there. the owner had the costume custom made in pe rye. last week it was -- peru. last week it was propped up against the building and without the head. they found the person that took it and he send the owners a letter. >> he wrote a letter and you can see the letter outside. >> very nice. the restaurant has posted the apology, as you said, right along mr. chicken. although i would like to see him without his head. >>> all right. tonight the dali llama is here in dc. he is here for an 11-day visit. the 10-day buddhist ritual will start tomorrow. he will be celebrating his 76th birthday. this is his first u.s. visit as he stepped down at the head of state in march. >>> take a look at this. right now phoenix, arizona, is getting pounded by a storm. but not like the storms we're used to seeing. it's rather a massive dust storm. it looks like it'

. >>> this morning the mayor of rockville dismisses the idea someone tried to sabotage the kickoff of her re-election bid. take a look at this video. phyllis marcuccio made her announcement last month when the ground fountain started s water underneath her audience. marcuccio said she made arrangements to keep the fountains off during her speech, but there was some sort of mistake. oops. >>> the duke and duchess of cambridge are rounding out their final day in canada before heading to california. prince william and kate should land in los angeles at l.a.x. airport this afternoon. meantime, there was a touching moment when the royal couple landed in calgary yesterday. 6-year-old cancer patient diamond marshall wrote a letter to the children's wish foundation expressing her desire to meet the princess and give her flowers, and she got a little bit more than that. kate greeted the little girl with a couple of hugs, which reportedly made diamond's day. how very sweet. >> that's so sweet. and, look, she looks like all this time she'd been waiting to meet the princess, and she gets a little

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over to 270 in maryland, we're still looking good from frederick down to urbana, gaithersburg and rockvilleup, another look around the area at 4:31. andrea, jessica? >> here are stories we're following for you. the debate over raising the debt limit resumes on capitol hill. senators are cutting their july recess short to hammer out a deal. >> republicans and democrats remain at odds over taxes and there are no new talks scheduled this week between the white house and g.o.p. leaders. >> a new generation of veterans is returning home from overseas conflicts. some of them have visible wounds, others have wounds which are not as apparent. >> more efforts to being made to make sure the homecoming and the recovery is there. >> spanky gibson knows what it is like to shift from combat back to the homefront. >> you're checking out everyone and everything so when you get into that mindset of six or seven months then you come back, it is hard to downshift it very quickly. >> reporter: the two decade marine corps veteran has done it a number of times like so many members of the new generation of wounde

rockville, good morning to you at 72 degrees. here's a look at live doppler 9000 hd, around the beltway, no precip but look out toward just south of 66, warrenton toward fredericksburg, we've got the mist and areas of patchy fog. here is your forecast for today, lower 90s, hot. chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms today. by friday, more showers and thunderstorms but not as hot. temperatures in the mid-80s. here's angie with your traffic. >> good morning, anny. so glad you're up and at it joining us early on this thursday. green light stays on. move it out to construction as promised. want to show you what we've got. 66 going eastbound, you can find the set-up past route 50. all of this should be clearing in the next half hour or so. moving the shot over to 395, nothing to worry about. past the capital beltway, continue on through shirlington up to the 14th street bridge. have that on-going construction project taking away the right center lane. over into d.c., all of the main roads checking out clear including new york a

a last look southbound on 270, nice and quiet at route 109 headed down toward germantown and rockvilleyou're good to go early this morning. coming up, we'll take a look at route 50 in maryland at 4:56. >>> thanks, monika. the holiday almost turned deadly for one man. the 38-year-old man was playing with a toy boat on the water. the toy stalled and when he tried to swim out to get it, he went under the water. when rescuers finally pulled him out, he was unresponsive. he was taken to the hospital where he remains in critical condition. >>> one water incident did turn deadly for a young boy in anne arundel county. the 6-year-old drown at sandy point state park. he may have been underwater in an unguarded section of the beach for up to half an hour. the boy was pulled from the bay. cpr was given, he did not survive. >>> the woman accused killing a coworker inside the lululemon athletic-a store is due in court friday. brittany norwood is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly stabbing and beating jayna murray in march. police say after the murder, norwood concocted a story both wome

southbound on i- 270, no construction to worry about between frederick, father hurley boulevard, rockville and down to the point where the lanes divide. coming up, we'll take another look around the area in maryland at 4:40. andrea, mike, back to you. >>> thank you, monika. >>> here is a look at things making news today. same-sex couples can now apply for marriage licenses in new york. >> they must use online forms which now feature gender neutral terminology on them. the forms allow couples to either enter information saying bride or groom or simply just spouse. the first marriage license isn't expected to be issued until july 25th. that is the first business day after the state's law legalizing gay marriage becomes active. >>> jury selection begins in the case against baseball legend roger clemens. he's accused of lying to congress to about using steroids during his 23-year pitching career. the trial is expected to last four to six weeks. >>> casey anthony could be a free woman as early as tomorrow. a federal jury acquitted the florida woman tuesday of murdering her 2-year-old daughter,

department of health and human services, rockville, md; captain joan hunter, director of psychological health, u.s. public health service, detailed with the national guard bureau, arlington, va; hector zayas, recovery coach and consultant, orlando, fl; dr. bradley karlin, national mental health director for psychotherapy and psychogeriatrics, office of mental health services, department of veterans affairs headquarters, washington, dc. kathryn, more than 2 million troops deployed to afghanistan and iraq. what are some of the behavioral health issues related to the returning vets that are there, the vets that are there, and the returning vets? i think all of us are paying great attention to the behavioral health issues of anyone who has been in combat. and, first of all, when we use the term "behavioral health," we generally are talking about a broad range of mental and emotional and substance abuse disorders and/or problems. we know that anyone who has been in combat will probably suffer from trauma and anyone who has been in a combat situation will have effects of that trauma. so, the

department of health and human services, rockville, md; jane callahan, director, national community anti-drug coalition institute, community anti-drug coalitions of america, alexandria, va; jordan burnham, mental health advocate, active minds inc., washington, dc; dr. wendy greene, assistant director of trauma and critical care and program developer, screening, brief interventions and referral to treatment program, howard university hospital, washington, dc. fran, what is the definition of behavioral health, and how do we distinguish between prevention, early intervention, and treatment within that definition? the definition for behavioral health for samhsa is we are taking the substance abuse and mental health prevention, intervention, and treatment programs, and we are encasing it within the disorder realm. so substance abuse, prevention, intervention, and treatment are exactly the same, same levels, and so is mental health. we are finding that mental health properties for prevention, especially, are very similar to the properties of substance abuse, and treatment is different in one respec

we're talking about rockville to rockville pike back into d.c. dulles about ready to get hit.some spots here, go ahead, we're going to make that number. 247 lightning strikes in that little cell right there. so the big threat could be some wind, probably small hail, but lightning. make sure the pests are inside. make sure you're inside. you'll want to be the highest thing out there because 247 lightning strikes in one thunderstorm is a pretty big number, and it's moving into a very populated place. if you're on the mall today, just find one of those big great museums to go inside at least for maybe another hour or so. >> excellent advice, chad. thank you. >> you bet. >>> explosions leave at least 20 dead in mumbai, india. we'll have all the details for you right after this. [ male announcer ] you sprayed them. thought they were dead. [ laughter ] [ grunting ] huh? [ male announcer ] should've used roundup. america's number one weed killer. it kills weeds to the root, so they don't come back. guaranteed. weeds won't play dead, they'll stay dead. roundup. no root. no weed. no pr

southbound 270 traffic behaving nice will you as you travel out of rockville from montrose road headed out towards the split. no incidents reported on the beltway between college park and bethesda. 95 looks good both north and southbound traveling between baltimore and d.c. no incidents to report on the inner loop annandale to merrifield. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> now, to the developing story out of new york city where reports say the sexual assault case against the former head of the international international monetary fund is falling apart. the new york sometimes reports the credibility of a hotel maid who said she was attacked by dominique strauss-kahn is now in question. the time says prosecutors now do not believe much of what the house cooper has told them about the alleged assault or her life. she reportedly has ties to drug dealing and money laundering. prosecutors and lawyers for strauss-kahn met to discuss possibly dropping the felony charges. >>> also making headlines this morning, police investigating a deadly stabbing in hyattsville. one person was

take a live look if you're planning to head in, all the way down toward the beltway in rockville, you'll be fine. this time, zoom into the other side of town to the outer loop and take a live look as well. bit of volume at university boulevard coming around from 95 and college park. you're good to go as you head over to 270 this morning. now, a look at the travel times. if you're planning to head in on 66, 7100 to the beltway, toll road from hunter mill, only six minutes. beltway is looking good as you head up to the toll road, 13 minutes from 395. we'll take another look around town at 6:12. back to you guys. >>> thank you, monika. at the top of the hour, let's get to some of the stories happening today. first lady michelle obama will be at tonight's nationals game. she'll join military families as they're honored. a child of a military family will throw out the first pitch. >> senator barbara mikulski will announce more than $1 million in federal grants to help maryland veterans get jobs. the democrat will make the announcement this morning at the weigh station in frederick. >>> talks

here's what it looks like in germantown headed down to rockville. you'll be ok. a look at your travel times starting off with the beltway, 395 to the toll road. the toll road in from hunter mill is 6 minutes and 295 up to the 11th street bridge, only 7 minutes right now. a look at 95 in maryland at 5:25. >>> a very important person will be at tonight's nationals game. details coming up. >> plus, pitcher levon hernandez plays the hero but not on the mound. at the plate. highlights next in sports. >> it is 5:19. tyke to take another look at the question of the morning. >> the 4th of july is biggest holiday for sales of this one item is. it a, hot dogs? b, beer or c, crabs? >> here's a look at a response you left on the facebook.com/wusa9 page. we know this person, bishop wrote i say d, all of the above. >> log on to facebook.com/wusa9 and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer later this morning. beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. not going back there again. good

. >> rockville and gaithersburg. let's go further west. in loudoun county, portions of fairfax county and southern portions of montgomery county, darnestown, ashburn, sterling, just south of leesburg heavy rain. and herndon and reston, heavy rain in your area, as well. as i mentioned, the entire area under the severe thunderstorm watch until 9:00 tonight. that does include almost al of northern virginia, as well as most of the state of maryland. we are going to continue to watch as these storms move through. and it's not just these storms, but storms to our west and well to our west. that's why we have that flash flood watch that's in effect for just about everybody. some areas have already seen 2, 3 and i have a report out of frederick of 4 inches of rain. so we'll continue to watch it for you right here. guys? all right. wow, that is something. but we needed it. >> yep. >>> well, the weather is already impacting our local airports. all traffic has been halted at all three local airports. reagan, dulles and bwy. so far delays are at least

rockville, good morning to you. you're at 72 degrees. here is a look at doppler where just south of 66 around warrenton, culpepper, orange reporting some really light mist and some fog. highs for today, lower 90s around downtown and andrews air force base near mid-90s. in martinsburg, 90 degrees. here's angie with your traffic. >> thank you very much, anny. right now, no big issues to report. we get into your timesaver traffic report, halfway through the 5:00 hour, green light is on because we're moving all over the place. let's take a closer look inside the district as promised. we begin in georgetown. if you're making the right out of rosslyn crossing the key bridge via m street, everything obviously still very nice and quiet. also in northwest, move the shot over to georgia avenue and irving street. everything out here remains incident free. in southeast, same situation on maryland avenue near h street and benning road. as far as your rails are concerned, trains, all of them, appear to be on time. great news there. still ahead, we're

and music and fireworks from 7:00 to 9:00 tonight in rockville. if you're looking for a parade, dale city, virginia, at 10:00 this morning. you can get a taste of history by attending a reading of the declaration of independence in the national archives between 7:30 and 11:30 this morning. >>> 5:55. fireworks will be going off all over the country tonight, but one that is getting the most attention or a lot of attention is in new york city. that's the site of the macy's fourth of july fireworks show, which will air right here on nbc. marc barger has a preview of the star-studded affair. >> reporter: for 35 years, fireworks and macy's have been synonymous on the fourth of july. >> when i do this show, it's not just putting fireworks in the sky. it's putting fireworks in the sky that can almost make you cry. >> reporter: once again, the hudson river will be command central for the production, which has kept fireworks technicians busy for the past week. >> six barges, two miles long, 40,000 shells bursting almost 1,000 feet in the air, 17 colors and

. >>> this morning the mayor of rockville dismisses the idea someone tried to sabotage the kickoff ofer election bid. phyllis marcuccio made the announcement last month when the ground water started spraying under the crowd during her speech. she said she made arrangements to have the water turned off, but there was apparently a mistake. >> now eun yang can answer the question, what does a bear do in bethes bethesda? >> search for food. >> among other things. bears have been spotted in our area, including bethesda. >> and also in leesburg. a video showing a black bear devouring the seeds in the backyard of a home. dave colvin took the video. he said the bear broke holes in the feeder and knocked over the bird bath. he called the officials, but he wasn't happy with their response. >> i was kind of shocked and couldn't think to get a shot of it, and it ran off when it saw me. i thought that was the end of it. about ten minutes later it came back. >> we are going to see them this time of year. this is the time of year when the 2-year-old cubs, so last year's cubs are being kicked out of

. >>> a peruvian chicken restaurant is clucking along in rockville now that its mascot is intact.member someone took the head off a kicking chicken. over the weekend, a teenager returned it along with an apology letter. he said it was a prank gone wrong, and workers declined to press charges. they said they wouldn't press charges. please return the head, no questions asked. at least are or she sent an apology letter. >> yeah, that's decent. >>> guards at a mexican prison caught a woman trying to sneak her boyfriend out of jail. >> she stuffed him in a suitcase and tried to wheel him out of the main door. the 19-year-old girl was at the whenhe tri to on jugal visit. unusually large and she was he inside. he was in the 4th year of a 20-year sentence for possessions of illegal weapons. the woman was arrested, and charges are pending. what do we say about that, joe? >> just when you thought you heard it all. >> that's a small suitcase. that's a lot of cramming. >> must have been a little prisoner. >>> 5:26 is our time. an oil spill in one of the country's most scenic rivers. the issue

delay on germantown heading into rockville. 7 looks good coming from the west. you will find the toll road is at speed. 66, typical slowdowns right now. for those continuing inbounds, traffic slows between the two interchanges in centerville and fair oaks. that's the check of the fox 5 on time track. >>> julie, thank you. new this morning, a fire at a store in northwest forced parts of u street to close down, just before 5:00 this morning. it happened inside u street wine and beer prompting heavy damage. two other businesses were also damaged, kung fu studio and a hair salon. no one was injured and no word on the cause. >>> and now to the other top story. the last launch of thrils. the weather may delay it. >> there is a 70% chance of rain. >> reporter: good morning, al and tony. the weather is the big question. thunderstorms are in the forecast for the space shuttle's launch. here at nasa godard, everyone is watching and waiting keeping their fingers crossed that the skies will clear and all system go. the space shuttle atlantis is fueled and ready to go on the

light volume out there, 56 inside the belt way, 270, no problems frederick through german town and rockville toward the split travelling the belt way everything is incident free route 50 making the trip across the bay bridge nice and easy right now of course later today between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. will be your peak travel time watch for congestion to build later on in the afternoon. alison over to you. >>> thank you. prep is well under way for tonight's 4th of july celebration on the national mall hundreds of thousands are expected to attend the annual concert and fireworks sarah simmons is live with what you need to know. good morning. >> reporter: good morning alison. crews are down here trying to prepare for tonight's big if he is sieveties the public will be allowed down here starting at 10:00 a.m. this morning, a lot of people will want to come down early and pick out their best spot they can. 10:00 a.m. is when they will be allowed down here on the national mall, 10s of thousands are expected to be down here one thing national parks service wants to make sure people know they enco

toward silver springs, 270 no problems to report clarks burg down towards german town continuing into rockville and bethesda you should find your lanes open and problem free. alison over to you. >> thanks today prince georges county council will meet behind closed doors to talk about what to do with leslie johnson she pleaded guilty last week in the corruption scandal that brought down her husband former county executive jack johnson. so far she says she will not resign her seat on council however four fellow council members and current county executive have said publicly she should step down. joining us with more, robert mccart knee the metro columnist at washington post. >> hi alison. >> we left out the fact that what we heard on the tape we heard this couple basically, with him allegedly on tape saying hide the money and her putting it in her underwear. this is more than your typical scandal you acrossed that in your column. >> what -- addressed that in your column. >>> what came out at her guilty plea the prosecutor clearly believes she didn't just hide the money in her underwear and flush

host: let's take a call from rockville maryland, roger on the remember can line talking about the legacy of betty ford and the role of first lady. caller: yes, i feel like betty ford was one of the first ladies to come out on the breast cancer issue as well, and to be outspoken in other issues, and i think that served to endear her to the american people. and also i feel that maybe she had something to do with the race for the cure that they have annually, and which i donate to, and i have in the past. and also i was present to see her when i was a tour guide at the u.s. capitol. host: roger, are you old enough to remember the mid 1970's when she was first lady? caller: i certainly am. i'm 66. host: ok. was it different back then about talking about issues such as alcoholism and breast cancer, etc.? caller: it certainly was. it was taboo you didn't talk about it in public. you kept it private. host: noelia rodriguez? guest: yes, roger, i agree with you. i can't underscore enough how different it was 25-30 years ago when people, especially women would not talk about breast cancer. it was

host: rockville, maryland, you are on with bill pascrell. caller: i have a couple of suggestions.ber one is, we like to know every congressman and senators, what is their total income, not a salary? they are talking about laying off. i would like to have congress meant take four days a month for furlough. number one. no. 2 -- guest: can i answer the first question? caller: yes. guest: we have to provide for public consumption every year -- all our assets, we need to provide reports. this is transparency that is needed in all levels of government. we are not just providing our salaries, we are providing any assets that we do have, whether it is property, stock. it doesn't matter. we have a full disclosure in the congress of the united states. caller: and i'd like to know, the tea party, how much each percent owns, what is their income? it is very easy. everybody says they are not inside washington, but they are dying to get in, spend billions of dollars to get to be elected. this country is just like middle east now, rich or too rich, poor but working hard, lower and middle class i

lucille -- ♪ you picked a fine time to leave me lucille ♪ lucille french, rockville, maryland down theoves to travel and has a great, great attitude in life. can't beat an attitude. that makes the difference. mere is millie nelson. i wonder if she's any relation to willie, millie. i don't know. treasure island, florida, 100 years old today. likes to check the stock market. hope she's on the right side of it. strange business. and play scrabble. and finally, a birthday buddy, two buddies, ken and mary meixell. they are from beautiful downtown venice, florida. 75 years they've been married. they love each other very, very much and they love to dance together. that's it. that's all. now, we'll dance together. back to new york. >>> all right, willard. thanks. coming up next, the dos don'ts of staying safe when you try to fix something at ♪ our house in the middle of our street ♪ >> this morning on today's home, we're talking about do it yourself safety. you can save a couple of bucks on home improvement project ifs you do them yourself. but, if you hurt yourself, you'll pay more on medical

george tretter of rockville, maryland. 100 years old today.with the sweetheart. how about that? mary hamilton, richmond, virginia, 104 years old. accomplished wonderful artist they tell me. and an average golfer. can't beat that. and -- omer johnson of russellville, alabama, 100 years old today. just brought a brand new tractor because he could help pick watermelons. they are heavy, pal, i know that story. and margaret chalmers from hyde park, massachusetts. 108. and enjoys gardening, croch crocheting, and making all sorts of wonderful books of braille for the blind. that's it, that's all. >>> all right, thanks so much. coming up, how to make the perfect pie with martha stewart. that's coming up. but first this, is "today" on nbc. >>> this morning on "martha on today," it's all about pies. they are a great way to use summer's freshest fruit. >> martha is here to show us how to make one kind of -- excuse me, dough, that will open the door to crimping, cutting, and crumbling the perfect crust. it's straight from the pages of "everyday food." goo

moving to a democrat from rockville, maryland. caller: thank you for taking my call. i would like to tell the negotiators, especially john boehner, that he needs to stop thinking that we americans out here are stupid. we clearly have seen the republicans running to wall street as far back as when bush was in office. it is as if the 1% or 2% of these people -- they already have trillions of dollars. that is not the reason why they are not hiring because they are afraid of losing money. we have nowhere to go so they can lose money. we have to buy their products and we have to live. we have no choice. he is clearly using this presidential election as a talking point. host: are you a democrat? caller: yes. host: moving to a republican caller from richmond, va., go ahead. caller: i would tell negotiators not to fall into the obama trap. this is about tricking the republicans into breaking their note new tax pledge because the only way obama and the democrats can be the republicans is if they beat themselves like george h. w. bush did. that is why he was a onetime president