temperatures in the 60s. 68 in rockville. 67 in great falls. a little bit below average. 66 in vienna. 65 in college park and 66 out in bowie. all right, still like fall. chilly again tonight. sweater for the kids at the bus stop. no doubt about that. grab the sunglasses for tuesday and it will be warmer on wednesday. a little touch of summer, in fact, by the middle part of the week. for tonight, clear skies, chilly, open the windows, but not too far. the only thing keeping lower than that would be the southwest winds. by morning, mostly sunny and breezy with a chilly start. get a jacket for the kids. 40s and 50s. winds will pick up a little bit southwest 10 to 15. that's a warmer wind. by afternoon, a very nice day. partly cloudy, breezy, milder. highs around 75 and winds continue southwest at about 10 to 15. tough day to beat tomorrow. so the zone forecast, we're going to get oakland in the low 60s it looks like. about 70 in cumberland. mid 70s hagerstown, martinsburg, and winchester. culpeper, upper 70s tomorrow. leesburg, 75, 76 in fairfax.

but you go to rockville and gaithersburg, you're in the upper 40s. 50 in fairfax. even 50 over in college park. so next three days, no surprise here. code green, green, and green. we earned it. spectacular tomorrow. 78. friday, great. a little warmer. low 80s. a couple showers possible, but that's saturday night. today will be fine, still nice. temperatures in the mid 80s. that's our first day of fall. it's our last full day of summer on friday. next seven days. looks like this. on sunday, we have the skins, 1:00, that's right here on channel 9. temperatures low 70s for game time. going up to m and t bank stadium. take a sweater up there. by the time that game is over, you could be in the upper 40s and low 50s. we get into next week, not looking too bad really. on monday, cooler. low 70s. upper 70s on tuesday and back in the low 80s with a late shower possible on wednesday. this is a touch of fall. it is brisk and clean. i like it. >> my favorite season. love it. >> invigorating. >> a whole bunch of great words we can use to describe it. >> lindsay lohan has been a

this round the clockwork on 7 locks road in rockville came after two unwelcomed surprises in the past six weeks for officers who turned the steering wheels of their crown vicks. >> the vehicles tires would go straight and the officer would have to use the brakes to bring the vehicle to a stop. so they could not control the direction of the vehicles. >> reporter: so all 324 police cars are being inspected, pulled off the road until they can be declared safe. the inspection has discovered five more cars on the verge of failure and has taught some lessons. >> our fleet management services were able to identify what they believe to be going on. >> reporter: in is the problem. imagine the steering shaft is kokted to these joints which are -- connected to these joints which are designed to be moved easily. they're connected to the wheels. when they don't moviesly, they send pressure -- move owesly easily, they send pressure. the tires and the wheels on the car don't turn. so it's that mechanism being in expected here on every crown victoria. the ones with problem had between 80 and 125,000

then this from a deputy chief from the rockville volunteer fire department selling raffle tickets tod a new fire station. >> doing well today. the team is well coached. defense is playing well. >> reporter: let's ask somebody who used to play for the skins and patriots what he thinks about robert griffin iii. >> he's very mature. he's handled it very well. >> reporter: eugene profit is in financial investing these days. we did find a few nay sayers. but mostly, we saw this -- [ cheering ] >> reporter: and this [ singing ] ♪ . >> reporter: first game of the season and first real test for rg3. we asked fans -- >> it was great. it was. >> after seeing all five other rookies, i'd say a plus. >> aaa plus. >> reporter: in bethesda, karen gray houston, fox 5 news. >> not to rain on their parade, the saints got busted for playing for bounties. coming up, is high school football also getting too rough? we'll show you why one mom is especially convinced. >>> a developing story from president obama's campaign detail in florida. a motorcycle officer es escorting the president's motorcade has die

so high temperatures upper 80s primarily gaithersburg, rockville. maybe a touch 90 until arlington. 89 downtown. 88 over in bowie. and even upper 80s in reston and fairfax. even leesburg and manassas will be in the upper 80s to almost 90. so we'll break it down for you. 70s to start. 82 to 86 by noon. slight chance of a shower. better chance of a thunderstorm by evening. 86 to 90 by evening. now the next three days, because of heat and chance for thunderstorms, we'll keep it code yellow wednesday, thursday, and friday. 91 thursday. 91 friday with afternoon storms. now the next seven days, well, it still stays unsettled. afternoon storm on saturday. so not a washout on saturday, temperatures still near 90. a much better chance sunday and monday. temperatures are going in the right direction. back to 80. and cooler next week. we slowly dry out. tuesday we run the risk of a thunderstorm. >> a little messy there. >> a little bit. temperatures going down. >> it could have some rain delays tonight? >> just a very slight chance. >> let's hope that's the ca

before the pace improves down to german town and rockville.fter this morning's rush hour a major repair project will get underway on the memorial bridge into arlington. the driver should expect temporary lane closures and delays in both directions until november. lane closures will take place monday-friday, the weekend work will begin friday evening at 7:00 and that will last until monday at 5:00 a.m. more traffic coming up at 5:49. jess? >>> i have been combing through the retailer websites to find you deep discounts. costume kingdom is giving you 10% off any purchase. you can use the coupon code ck10. also free shipping with orders over 50 bucks. not too early here kids, i just picked up a mer maid costume yesterday. then you can go to the haunted park. nightmare scream plex in bethesda. 0% off. vip tickets are also available. >>> and since it was a nightmare following another halloween deal i loved, i will bring you food instead. bring $10 and they will give you $20 worth of food at sa bar's. you can find this deal on google offers. if you

maybe rockville pike.ight over portion of the mountains, and right over -- if you're driving up 13, you may run into fairly heavy downpours. this storm is not moving a lot as it drifts to the south. up to the north, and this is what we'll be watching during the day tomorrow. instability, mainly back towards the west tomorrow in through the mountains. most of us should stay on the dry side. 62 in leesburg, so getting cooler. 70 degrees in the d.c. area. i think we'll see areas of fog overnight. that could be a problem in through tomorrow morning, as you head to work, as the kids head off to school. tomorrow afternoon we get nice and warm. that's really about it. 87 on saturday, late-day thunderstorms for the metro area, maybe 5:00, 6:00, but then sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, nothing but sunshine and highs a bit below average, and look at this. monday morning, tuesday morning, many of you will wake up to temperatures around 50 to 51 or 2 degrees. not bat at all. i would call that extremely n

if you're in rockville, i think you'll stay dry. frederick definitely will stay dry.ere's our little disturbance moving through picking up a little intensity. you see some yellows and oranges on the map, moderate rain south of warrenton. everything is generally south of 66 in between fredericksburg and cross 95 here, head into southern maryland. we'll go into prince george's county, calvert county, st. mary's county and the southern 1/2 of anne arundel county. a damp friday night for you folks to the south. wear a poncho. saturday improving. we've changed to a better forecast saturday. sunday a bit unsettled and you'll probably need your before he monday. maybe it holds off -- umbrella monday. maybe it holds off till monday or tuesday. we'll put this into motion. 7:00 tonight you see a little batch of showers roll primarily south of town. it's shades of green which is light activity. by 11:00 everything is moving across the bay or through southern maryland and the northern neck. after midnight we begin to clear out. we're in good shape after that looking at a mix of s

rockville rams hosting northwood. this is a back and forth battle early fourth quarter, the rockville back gets stuck, doesn't quit. tieing the game at 26. they go on to win this one 34- 26. twin park at friendly, a nice defensive struggle here. nice play here as the patriots run the option pass for a long game. patriots win in a defensive struggle 8-6. all right, for more on tonight's game, log on to our website, u.s.a. today high school.com. we have scores and of course, all of tonight's highlights for you to check out. that's going to do it for our u.s.a. today high school sports game night report presented by toyota. we leave you with the band from friendly. have a great weekend. [ female announcer ] introducing yoplait greek 100. 100% new. ♪ 100% greek. 100% mmm... ♪ oh wow, that is mmm... ♪ in fact it's so mmm you might not believe it's a hundred calories. well ok then, new yoplait greek 100. it is so good. ♪

all right currently, 78 in rockville, 73 in great falls. 72 in arlington and college park. just fantastic. great night for baseball. and the nats are in town tonight. more like summer. tomorrow is the full day of summer. not chilly. you'll need your sunglasses tomorrow, even warmer on saturday. for tonight, clear to partly cloudy, cool. not as chilly. opening up the windows, low temperatures, 52 to about 60. the next three days, code green, and why wouldn't we? very nice for you tomorrow. mid-80s on saturday, yeah, clouds are coming in late, maybe a sprinkle on saturday night. not enough for you to alter your plans at all. highs in the lower 70s. the next three days, temperatures holding in the lower 90s on monday. we're back in the low 70s on thursday. all in all a pretty nice stretch of weather. the weekend is nice on saturday and sunday. back to you. >> it is that cross roads time of the year. >> yeah, it is gorgeous, especially for them had to do something that no other baseball team from this town has done. >> yeah, dave is out in the park with a big assignment for us

a little bit of humidity left hanging in the air over the next two days. 75 degrees in rockville thisorning. again, a muggy one there. silver spring, maryland, at 74. montgomery county, springfield, virginia, at 76. just a little warmer and 72 in haymarket, virginia, with dry conditions throughout the area right now. you've got to go way up here around areas around jar jetsville and baltimore to see the showers but as the morning unfolds we're going to look at some more rain developing. and moving in to our area. on the radar right now, dry, winchester. happy creek down toward la ray. there's the line. frostburg, elkins, to charleston, that's the line that's going to be making its way eastward. it is associated with a cold front, so we've got isaac's remnants that are kind of left lingering in the air. no circulation, no spin. but again, a lot of tropical moisture. there's your front. that's the difference today. we've got that front that's going to act as a trigger giving us more showers and storms. it will move through. thursday, still a slight possibility of a little bit of rain le

a paranormal experience is set to open in rockville next friday. news4's angie gulf goes behind the scenes of the big scare. >> reporter: alfred hitchcock was a master of what you don't see scares you more. inspired justin watson to change the game of the good scare op the ground. >> we don't really get scared in the haunted houses. the operators of this, we don't get scared at haunted houses. we were like, why don't we make a haunted house that scares us. >> reporter: one of five friends behind the haunted house in rockville. >> this is the zombie cage. >> reporter: a monstrous space packed with paranormal activity. 37,000 square feet of shear madness. 16 to 20 rooms to get stuck in. to get lost in. >> in most haunted houses you get this cramped kind of feeling. there are hidden scares all over the place. it's going to get people for sure. >> your name? jessica? >> reporter: they've got training. real actors auditioned to be more than one of the 50 aggressive zombies. >> when i clap my hands, i want you to look up and see me, and i'm your next mea

still getting reports of an overturned vehicle at rockville pike. traveling bw parkway and i-95 in maryland looks good between the beltway and the capitol beltway. no issues there. if you're taking the rails, no reported delays on the metro, marc, or vre. all are running on or close to schedule. aaron and eun? >> thanks, danella. >>> 5:12 is the time. the material girl's latest political stand is not sitting well with d.c. concertgoers. >>> violence in the streets of spain. the crisis that has thousands of protesters clashing with police. >>> 15 after the hour, and frustration over the nfl's replacement referees is reaching new heights after the league upheld monday night's mad epg game in a statement. nfl officials said that seattle seahawks receiver golden tate should have been called for pass interference. but since he wasn't and the ruling on the field was a simultaneous catch, the call could not be overturned. usually soft-spoken packers quarterback aaron rodgers said the statement was, quote, bull. he and his teammates have talked about going

your delays continue all the way to rockville. let's head over to tony tull. he's at the scene of an escalator situation happening at bethesda metro station. tony, what's the deal? >> reporter: good morning to you. they actually have at the bethesda metro station, the downward escalator is out of service. if you usually ride the metro here in bethesda, you know that's one of the longest escalators in the system. you're going to be traveling quite a few steps downstairs. out of the three you see here now, there is one going down. that's the one that's out. the other two, those are coming back up. you can see the maintenance guy over there working. he's going to have to shut down most of the escalators here to get in there, do some diagnostics and figure out what's going on. i just spoke to him about 30 seconds ago before we came on the air, and he said he's not quite sure. he tried to restart them. that didn't do the trick. so he's going to go down there and try to figure out what's going on. again, the downward escalator at the bethesda metro is out. guys, if

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earlier accident activity involving a tractor-trailer has rockville pike.ll seeing a little heavy traffic on the inner loop. 395, looks pretty for the most part. no early delays north of duke street. in prince william county, you encounter a few dark intersections and downed wires. you will have police direction. back to you. >> thank you. now to smartphones, advertising claims don't really matter, we are hearing. >> now, details. >> facebook unwraps a gift so members can now send real gifts to other members. facebook gives will eventually available to all users. top android phones are boasting communications technology that will let them communicate with other nearby such devices. apple iphone 5 does not have it. says that should not be a .actor >> it presents real infrastructure challenges there are not many terminals that can handle it. >> apple feels that its wallet application is sufficient. the latest games from the makers of "angry birds features some of the same characters. [ male announcer ] citibank's app for ipad makes it easy for anne to manage

news4's chris gordon joins us in rockville with the details and reaction from passengers today. chris? >> reporter: good evening. the montgomery county police department is one of a number of local, state and federal agencies keeping a close eye on security at metro rail stations throughout our area, with the 9/11 anniversary approaching. today, the montgomery county police showed us a new device that helps them detect the possible presence of a dirty bomb, or other weapons of mass destruction. this device detects radiation. it's the newest weapon local law enforcement is using in the fight against terrorism. montgomery county police emergency services bought about 40 of these units with federal grant money. commuters will notice patrols have increased at metro stations this week. it's part of the heightened security awareness on the 11th anniversary of the september 11th terrorist attacks. >> this is a proactive transportation security detail. something that we've developed over the years. obviously, we are responsible for security at these areas throughout the year. but with 9

you can see that traffic is moving really well through rockville and down to the sure. let's go back -- to the spur. let's go back over to the maps to the northbound side of i-95. this really isn't looking too bad this morning leaving woodbridge to springfield. in fact, we'll go there live right now on the northbound side of i-95. i would say this actually looks better than normal northbound leaving route 644 heading for the beltway at 5:48 in the morning. it's usually bunched up more than this. 395 also looks great past duke street up toward seminary road and the 14th street bridge. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 6:00. howard, back to you. >> thanks, monika. >>> i've been involved with the greater washington heart walk frequently talking about heart attacks and strokes. today we're focusing on another problem many people haven't heard of known as afib. the professor of medicine at johns hopkins university medical center is here this morning. thank you for coming. >> it's great to be here. >> what is afib? >> it's very common, achaotic heart rhythm disorder

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he's the food consultant for body tech weight loss and health in rockville. chef ryan is here to show us some of the secrets to losing weight and managing diabetes while still enjoying tasty food. you've never had diabetes. i've never had it but we have a relative that's been diagnosed. you said your father was recently diagnosed so you're helping him eat better. >> eating better and staying healthy is the key to longevity and avoiding a lot of health issues. >> exactly. one thing the diets always say is eat lots of veggies. i'm not a veggie lover but you say it can be made appealing and appetizing. >> yes. simple techniques using spices and different techniques can help you make vegetables taste good and hopefully what we're going to do here today is show you one technique that can be utilized in many different ways. what we have here is a little bit of olive oil. i have garlic i've chopped up. we'll roast this really quick. we want to get it lightly brown which will add a nice roasted flavor to whatever vegetable you want to use. in this instance we have ka

the jackknife tractor-trailer on the right side near 355 rockville pike and it should be out of the way in a short time. sluggish around old georgetown road on the inner loop to pass 355. that is the latest. >> 4:54 right now. many turned in last night to catch the season premiere of "scandal." the show tells a story of a woman pose a crisis management business. >> it is inspired by judy smith, a professional fixer. alison starling caught up with smith to talk about the new season and what to expect. >> judy smith is adjusting to her new-found of fame. she and stop by fans all the time. one question comes up frequently. >> did you have an affair with the president? >> the character is inspired by judy smith with everyone from marion barry to monica lewinsky, she is quick to remind us it is a television show. >> they have really done a terrific job at taking the crisis work i do very high stakes. it is, size then to television. if he followed me around every day i would bore you to tears. >> i have to ask for a sneak peek into the new season. she said her complicated character will conti

on trial for the murder of his roommate was also and iraq were better than 3 john gonzalez lie in rockville with more. >> gary smith, who it minutes to killing his roommate -- on trial for murder for a second time. >> the case of the two former army rangers sharing an apartment in gaithersburg, recently on for war. 29-year-old sergeant gary smith initially told police an intruder came into the home and fatally shot 22-year-old michael mcclain. the story would later changed as was side. >> my brother's life was taken and no verdict nothing can change that. >> smith was convicted in 2008 but the verdict overturned on a technicality. >> he was funny smart, planning on going to college. he had everything in front of him. >> no clear evidence of the two had an argument or fight that september 9 but twice the prosecution played a video from inside a police interrogation room where you could supposedly hear some if praying and admitting to the crime. part of the reason why court of appeals judge called for a retired -- retrial there was a minute testimony by police officers describing smith's stat

darcy spencer is live at the courthouse in rockville with his sentence. darcy, this really preyed on vulnerable victims. >> reporter: these victims were certainly vulnerable, but they were also very desperate. some were in the process of losing their homes. some were going to lose their businesses. they put their trust and their money in this man and he violated that trust. some of them lost almost everything. >> this guy is very persuasive. >> reporter: jose is nearly one of a dozen victims in a mortgage fraud scheme perpetrated by this guy, carlos sanchez. molina said he lost his radio station business when sanchez took several thousand dollars from him but he never got the $1 million business loan he promis promised. >> are you stupid or what, people ask. this guy had the skill to convince anybody. >> reporter: sanchez was sentenced to seven years in prison after a jury convicted him in july. the state's attorney said he preyed on fellow latinos who were close to losing their homes and businesses. >> he targeted these individuals with the thought that

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you've got delays route 109 to 121 and then through the rockville area. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 6:58. howard? >> thanks, monika. >>> a beautiful day under way. once again a little bit of a chill out there. some temperatures are still in the 40s right now. but we've got 61 in washington. so 48 to 62 for the range at the bus stop. you may need that sweat shirt or jacket for a little while but really by 9:00 or so, we're going to warm up nicely. it will be much more comfortable. in fact by noon absolutely perfect for an outdoor lunch, recess, whatever the case may be. 76. 80 degrees at 4:00 p.m. probably poke up to 81, 82 and by 8:00, you got evening plans in they'll be great too with the temperature 72 degrees. we have 52 fredericksburg. just heard from bill in newland in the northern neck. he's 51. tappahannock airport 49. it is a beautiful morning out there. here's our michael & son weather cam looking west now in tysons corner. just a little bit of haze on the horizon but a beautiful day, 61 at national. humidity 70% and the winds fai

look at 50s, upper 50s, reisterstown, more of the same ebbetsburg and rockville, frederick 59. handover 57 degrees this morning. kent island 64. tillman 66. 58 in chester town, 59 denton. temperatures are chilly, don't let it shock the system. listen to what i'm saying, grab the sweater as you head out the door. the winds northwest, at 5-10 miles an hour. that's going to make it feel chillier as we go through the day. the satellite and radar not picking up on a lot. that's a reason why the temperatures are able to drop off this morning because we are under a clear sky. you hear me talk about that when you have the clouds acting like the blanket. you are not dealing with anything that's going to insulate us. high pressure going to be building in for today and feeling like fall as we head through the next several days. wash the car, i'm going to take my advice and do that. we look at michael and leslie, there is leslie away from bermuda. michael over here, which is beginning to weaken. it's a category one hurricane. we are looking at another little disturbance coming off of afric

southbound 270, below speed here in rockville continuing past falls road headed out towards the splita check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >> thank you very much. >>> fashion and art come together in alexandria this week. >> holly is live at the torpedo factory arts center with a look at what is hot this season. fox 5 morning news will be back in a moment.  >>> good morning, everybody. i'm holly morris. i hope you're free at the end of the week because i have two events you might want to attend both in old town alexandria where we have getting a wonderful preview of art and fashion. we're staging here at the art studios because we have a lot going on. first of all, on thursday night, they are taking place in their inaugural fashion night out we'll have a mixologist coming up. and even the mayor is going to stop by to talk about what it is and how to take part and why they decided to do that. hundreds of artists will be showing their wares and we'll watch an artist at work, david cochran already sketching. keep working, we want a finished masterpiece by t

go up 270, 80 in gaithersburg, rockville, and frederick. the winds negligentable. we'll break it down. kind of chilly to start. 48 to 58. great by noon, sunshine, 74 to 78. and great by evening, 78 to 82. i tweeted out earlier, if you have outdoor painting, this is perfect weather. low humidity and no bugs. great on thursday, 82. still nice on friday, 82. a few clouds come in late friday and friday night. it will not rain friday night, but a few clouds friday night. next seven days, saturday here are the changes. we have showers and storms on saturday evening and saturday night, 81. we cleaned up sunday for now. partly cloudy, 79. another round of storms possible on monday. upper 70s. maybe a left over shower on tuesday with highs around 80 or 81. so, nice stretch of weather will continue at least through the week. >> love that. >> thank you, topper. well if you thought all the excitement over rg3 was getting out of hand before the season started, some of my friends will say they are losing their mind. >> griffin didn't just play well, he exceeded expectations and

belvoir and around arlington too. 50 degrees currently up north in rockville, maryland. here's a look at your day planner forecast at 7:00 a.m. still jacket cool with a few clouds. we'll call it partly cloudy. 55 the temperature. by noontime, we're chilly with temperatures in the 60s. and going for a high today with 70 degrees. probably the lowest readings since early june. for tomorrow we'll see an increase in clouds. our next weather front will be bringing us some rain. i don't think that's going to happen until late on wednesday, probably during the evening hours and well after the sun sets. those showers come in with the next front, and we may see a few showers stick around until early tuesday. not going to get a lot of rain for the system coming up next week. we will for the next one. sunny and cool, kind fall day for us. 67 to 71 degrees with the northwest wind. for the evening hours, once the sun sets, we're going to cool rather quickly. 52 to 60 degrees. and the winds will start to diminish a bit too and lighten up. there's a look at the early part of the week. 7

making your way from gaithersburg to rockville, you're sluggish. you can see the delays here are pretty slow. again in germantown, that's where you're going to be gripping your steering wheel there because this is a tough commute all the way down to rockville. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> 6:54 now. today the d.c. public service commission will vote on a potential rate hike for pepco. last night dozens of customers upset about the possible hike staged a protest at pepco headquarters in downtown washington. if approved, the plan would increase bills by $5,000 a month. pepco is also expected to vote on a contract proposal for some of its workers today. if the deal is rejected, union workers could go on strike. >>> a colorful mural that became the focus of a two-year legal fight is now gone. that mural was on the side of a dog grooming business facing a dog park. the county claimed the mural was advertising and violated a sign ordinance. federal judges agreed. the store owner says she'll have a new mural painted that meet

but all lanes are open and you're good to go through germantown and rockville. i'll be back with more coming up in a few minutes at 5:48. >>> i've been combing through the day's daily deals, e-mails and retailer websites to find you some deep discounts. here are some of our favorites. experience a new three-story nightclub. you get v.i.p. bottle service. the rock bar one of the most anticipated openings in the l street corridor. it's saturday, september 29. you can get a ticket to the event for as low as $10 to get in at gilt city. how about $# 9 for a flat screen -- $89 for a flat screen monitor monitor. samsung is offering a 20-inch lcd. 67% off. how about breakfast and valet parking just 99 bucks, 42% off the normal price at dover downs hotel and casino. you can find this deal at groupon. if you have an offer you've seen or you're a local merchant with a deal for our viewers, i'd love to hear from you on facebook. >>> if you're part of pepco's rewards program in maryland, there's a test you need to know about happening this afternoon. the program allows pepco

they turn deadly for the rockville man after he drowns in a backyard swimming pool. it happened just this afternoon at the 7000 block. the victim who has not been named was taken to shady grove venice hospital pronounced dead there. the medical examiner's office will determine the exact cause of his death. >>> still ahead on 9news now, this sunday no roof, no power, no problem. some louisiana church goers are singing their blues away from the aftermath of hurricane isaac. >>> monster truck plows into a crowd of people and all caught on camera. we'll be right back. >>> there is a world war ii memorial for the remembrance of japan. and the 60th anniversary of the victory over japan and the marine core. they also performed there. caught on tape and out of control monster truck crashes into a >>> days after hurricane isaac first hit, more than 225,000 homes are still without power. more than 12% for the entire state. about 30 miles west of new orleans. and that place, one church without electricity, but also without a roof. that did not stop the sunday service today. >>

these delays are steady as you make your way to rockville and connect to the beltway. southbound not seeing any accidents. but just very slow the entire commute. heading over to i-95, as you make your way into the lorton area, you're slow all the way to the beltway. here your delays start out of prince william parkway, really slow, about 30 miles per hour to get to the beltway. over to you. >>> metro might have a solution for anyone who's rushed to catch a train, only to find his or her fare card is empty. the washington examiner reports the agency is testing a new way to replenish smart trip balances when they drop below a certain level. the money would automatically be charged to their credit or debit card. metro hasn't said when the service will be available to everyone. what will metro look like three decades from now? the transit agency is trying to answer that question in a new campaign. it's called momentum. the next generation of metro. and metro is turning to its own customers to help change the future. among the questions it will be asking riders, how should

there will be a chance of showers tonight and especially tomorrow. 85 in rockville 84 in the districtdegrees in arlington, and with the dew point temperature in the 70's, it is very muggy and that is our story. 76 the morning low 9 degrees above average. on the storm scan, we are looking at doppler radar out of the carolinas, showers and thunderstorms, everything moving from southwest to northeast so isolated showers now probably a better chance late tonight, and tomorrow, a cold front will be entering the picture possibly a better chance of showers and storms and that will lead into thursday. only an isolated storm, friday the only day this week without rain in the forecast. temperatures out west are hot in the plains. 103 degrees in oklahoma city. 97 in omaha. even 90 in minneapolis. 90-degree heat tomorrow and on thursday probably moving into friday but things will change as we go into the weekend. the rain will be right back in the region. right now, 79 in detroit, 79 in raleigh/durham. no major features discernible here and nor any remedy can find of isaac. it is somewhere, but i

a live look here 270 at falls road, just a timey bit of volume heading for rockville.'ll be back with more traffic coming up in my next report. jess, back to you. >>> i've been combing through the day's daily deals, e-mails and retailer websites to find you some deep discounts and here are some of my favorites on this thursday. just in time for autumn, e-bay is offering 61% off a leaf blower and mulcher vacuum. you can purchase this today. almost seems too good to be true. just $57.99 plus free shipping. you'll find this in e-bay's daily deals section of its website. go to the movies for 48% off. you're going to pay just $13 and get two tickets to the movies at any regal entertainment group theater or you can pay $29 for four tickets. this is one of the most popular deals going on right now on groupon. and the blue ridge shadows golf club in front royal, virginia has a golfing package for you and three of your besties. it includes unlimited golf, a cart rental, range bucket, four hot dogs and four cold drinks, all of that for 160 bucks. 60% off the $400 value. and this

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i'm not sure i believe that number. 66 in rockville. and mid 60s in great falls. low 60s in vienna. 62 in fairfax. mid 60s in college park and 63 also in bowie. so, a nice stretch of weather is headed our way again. chilly tonight. grab a sweater for the morning. try to get the kids to wear a sweater for the morning. you'll need sunglasses for thursday and the last full day of summer is friday. it's going to be even warmer on friday. pretty nice. for tonight, clear skies, chilly. open the windows, but not too far. 46 to 56 and winds out of the east, northeast at 10. if you go outside the beltway tonight, we're talking upper 40s. gaithersburg, low to mid 50s downtown. that's not bad. 50 in collegpark. 49 in reston. 50 in fairfax. 30 in sterling. you get out toward leesburg, maybe 46 tonight. tomorrow morning, sunny with a chilly start. you'll need a sweater early. 40s and 50s. thankfully light wind. tomorrow afternoon, spectacular. mostly sunny, high temperatures upper 70s and winds south, southeast at 10. next three days, green, green, and green. we're looking at

back over to the maps, this time we'll head over to 270, southbound side i-70, 270, germantown, rockvillesues to report. a last look at great seneca highway at route 24 coming in from the north looks great. >>> we somewhere some exciting -- we have some exciting news. a new giant panda. >> mei xiang delivered a new cub around 10:46. zoo staff reporting hearing the cub. they've not been able to see the cub so far. we do have a live crew on the scene and we'll bring you live reports very soon. >>> the other big story everyone will be talking about today is the redskins lost in st. louis. >> a heartbreaker. all came down to one player losing his cool and killing the redskins last-minute offensive drive. despite the loss, this was another really fantastic outing for robert griffin iii. he used his legs and amazing arm to keep the skins in the game. in the second quarter he threw a bomb wide open, leonard. a 68-year-old touchdown. the skins up 21-6. he threw 310 yards and three touchdowns. >> with seconds left in the game, give finish was lead a -- griffin was leading a potential game winning

congressional lawyer she relies heavily on public transportation to get in and out of the district from rockvilleu see, lisa is autistic and has sensory processing disorder. >> i ride the metro. and when i ride the metro, it's easy for me to get overstimulated. it involves an oversensitivity to anything from light, sound, touch, texture. >> reporter: after years of uncomfortable rides to work, lisa designed her sensory shields. >> i can sit on it so i don't have to sit on the metro seat. and then there's the partition that goes between me and the next passenger. >> reporter: and i have to admit i wasn't sure how other passengers would react to the device. but it was quite the hit. this woman even wanted one for herself. >> i don't want anybody to sit with me. >> i know. >> reporter: laughter aside, dr. susan rich, one of the nation's leading psychiatrists, said lisa's shield allows her to keep the overstimulation in check. >> it's allowing her to function in society in a way that she is able to carry on her day-to-day activities, her job. it sounds like she's an attorney. she's not inhibited in a

you're 79 in rockville and 82 college park and 83 degrees right now in huntingtown, maryland. temperatures are coming up. wanted to show you the heat index. so much humidity outside right now. again, some of the lingering moisture of isaac that almost about a week ago made its way inland around louisiana. well, that high humidity factored with the air temperure making it feel like 82 to 86 degrees right now 87 there in annapolis. let me show you a wider view and some of the rains that moved through early part of the day today. now we're left with cloud cover that is starting to break up. in fact, heavier rain, too, around new york city. hard to really tell much of anything left with the spin of isaac, but it's throughout the area that tropical air that lingers. in fact, for today, too, we have a weather front. little weak shower there inhagerstown. same deal in harford and cecil county and moderate showers moving away from our area and wider view, not much right now. again, you get the heat with the weather front and same kind of story as yesterday. there's the front. it's a w

one of the warmer readings, 69 up in rockville. 70 in college park. 67 in bowie. out to the far west, 68 in sterling and leesburg and 66 in hey market and 66 for our friends out in middleberg. another nice stretch of weather heading our way. chilly tonight, grab a sweater for the morning and see if you can get the kids to take one, too. you'll need your sunglasses and even warmer on friday. friday is the last full day of summer. for tonight, clear and chilly. open the windows, but not too far. 46 to 56. temperatures get cold enough to make it cold in the room, if you open it to far. we have mid to low 40s. 47 in gaithersburg. 49 in rockville. 49 in reston. 55 in arlington. 50 in college park and 51 in bowie. tomorrow morning, gorgeous. sunny with a chilly start. 40s and 50s. winds east at 5 to 10. you'll need a sweater early. by afternoon, spectacular. mostly sunny, high temperatures upper 70s. winds light, east southeast at 5 to 10. all right, next three days code green. green, green, and green. 78 tomorrow. spectacular. 81 on friday. great and then 84 on saturda

rockville, aspen hill, wheatton over to the beltway.ight now no delays on the outer loop as you leave college park into silver spring and a live look if you're planning to head south, this loads up quickly. you can see the volume heading toward 121. lanes are open. i'll be back with more traffic at 5:39. back to you. >> thanks, monika. see you then. >>> her husband is battling for a second term in the white house and first lady michele obama had a big job at the democratic national convention. >> she remains a widely popular figure but the first lady is doing her best to boost her husband's appeal. 9 news reporter kristen fisher has more on how she did from our satellite center. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. michele obama has always been a very good public speaker but she's become even better after four years of first lady giving speeches all over the world. last night she had charisma, energy. she rallied the base. and she really tried to remind the independent voters of why they voted for her husband four years ago. >> i ha

. >> reporter: today here at the rockville station, whether you were a metro passenger or being picked up in the parking lot, chances are you didn't even realize you were being screened for radiation. >> i had no idea there was a radiation test of any kind, or any kind of security issue. >> you don't find it at all invasive? >> not normally. it's whatever it takes is okay with me. >> reporter: metro told us today that there is no specific or credible threat against the rail ses tem. but as always, they are urging riders to report any suspicious activity they may see. reporting live tonight from the metro station in rockville, maryland, christ gordon, news4, back to you. >>> new developments in a shooting in northeast last night. d.c. police want to know if you recognize this man. captured on surveillance video at the rite-aid store on the 1400 block of rhode island avenue. police say he shot an employee around 9:30 last night with his face hidden behind a surgical mask. investigators say they're not sure yet if this was a robbery attempt. >> there's no reason for this shooting that we

here in rockville maryland -- and. it is already been hit the sky is really ominous. and the rain and wind really picking up. pepco and county leaders are watching the path of this storm. winds could exceed 50 miles per hour. many of us know all too well what has happened again to the past with trees and power lines. utility company has already reached out to local and out of state emergency management agency's. we spoke with montgomery county residents who already lost power this past summer, they have some concerns this afternoon. >> power outages. not having any electricity. stuff like that. >> this past year with all the storms got all the weather knocking down trees, lost power for like three days this year. and then like a week later after they did the inspection, another tree fell down. >> it probably felt like three years for that gentleman without power this year. it could happen again tonight. pepco is urging customers to plan ahead this afternoon and turn off all power to flood prone basements and keep at least three days' worth of food andake sure your cel

bringing to rockville back. making it 2-1. the game is tied game2-2. -- at 2-2. escobar in. gomes out at the plate. out at third. got caught. it did not matter because the balue jays bullpen. yankees fall. baltimore and new york sharing first place with 4 games to go in the season. tampa bay, 10-4, still 4 games back. their hopes are fading fast because they are running out of games. as far as the orioles a bid to win the american league east, we will have coverage of that. i will be in tampa monday morning was shaun smyth as we go down to check out if the orioles can win the american league east, live monday, tuesday and wednesday from st. petersburg and tampa. college football. we have the tigers and the tiger. towson at lsu. this became awfully interesting. lsu doing what you would expect early on. 78 yard touchdown. the rout is on, but it was not. up the middle he goes. goes 43 yards, taken down at the 1 yard line. terrence west eyes his way into the end zone. 9-7. twoson had the lead the second quarter -- towson had the lead. beckham, big night. towson lost by 38-22. th

lows tonight, we're talking 40s in rockville and gaithersburg and these may not be low enough. we're going to revisit these tonight at 11:00. 46 in gaithersburg, 47 in reston. 47 in fairfax. 46 in sterling and 45 in leesburg and manassas. even to the east, we're talking 51 in college park and 50 in bowie. by morning, mostly sunny, breezy. breezes won't kick in right away. jacket for the kids, 40s and 50s. winds southwest 10 to 15. by afternoon, partly cloudy, breezy, and milder. a great day. temperatures around 75. winds southwest 10 to 15. we'll keep everything code green for now. 76 tomorrow. very nice. warmer on wednesday, 82. yes, there's a chance of a shower or thunderstorm. don't alter your plans just yet. showers linger on thursday. and then the next seven days, well, showers linger on friday. temperatures go into the low 70s and then there's a possibility of a nor easter on saturday and sunday. temperatures will struggle to get to 70 over the weekend. back in the low 70s on monday. ravens in town thursday. some showers possible and 60s and then nats in town monday, show

so inside the beltway downtown not so comfortable tonight, 69 in gaithersburg, but 70 in rockville, 69 in reston but 73 in arlington and 72 over in college park. tomorrow morning becoming partly sunny and warm, slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm, but i think the morning commute will be dry. that will be one silver lining for what's a messy morning commute, 70s and 80s and by afternoon we're looking at temperatures again 84 to 89, more humid than anything and a few showers or thunderstorms are possible. now the next three days we'll keep it code yellow with a threat of storms on tuesday, wednesday, thursday, 87 tomorrow, 89 wednesday and then 91 on thursday. next seven days, well, we got showers in the forecast still on friday. saturday a cold front rolls through. that should finally clear us out and get rid of what's left of isaac. it's pretty toasty, low 90s as we get into thursday, then upper 80s friday, but nice next week, back in the low 80s again. >> this is a great time of year coming up. >> yes, it is. >>> up next on 9news. >> reporter: take a good look at these girls. so