silverthorne is also a substitute teacher. >>> tragedy strikes again when not one but two babies are back seat of a hot car. what police say their father was doing before he left them in the back seat. >>> we all heard the stereotype of police officers liking doughnuts a little bit too much. why these officers were hanging out on the roof of a dunkin' donuts. >>> scott williams tracking your weekend forecast. >> hi there, dawn. it was a pretty nice friday. the high 85 degrees. right now temperatures in the 70s but coming up the timing of some weekend scattered showers and storms. keep it here. . marcopolo! marco...! polo! marco...! polo! marco...! polo! marco...! sì? polo! marco...! polo! scusa? ma io sono marco polo, ma... marco...! playing "marco polo" with marco polo? surprising. ragazzini, io sono marco polo. sì, sono qui... what's not surprising? how much money amanda and keith saved by switching to geico. ahhh... polo. marco...! polo! fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. polo! ♪ >>> raid to bust this guy uncovered a lot more than police expected. gloucester c

former mayor scott silverthorn resigned last week after police arrested him for a drug and sex sting. >>> john mclaughlin was imitated. mclaughlin hosted that political round table for 34 years. many of them right here in our wusa 9 studios. he missed his first show ever last week saying he was under the weather. the show's official facebook page says details of a memorial service will be posted there in the coming days. >>> if you feel like you have spent an eternity sitting at red lights, one car maker is about to make that little bit more bearable. >> and gift card thieves stealing money before those cards can even be used. we'll tell you how the crooks are doing it and how to stop them. you're watching wusa 9 and your only local news at 7:00. >>> an important consumer alert tonight for sprint customers. the phone company is having service issues throughout the viewing area so even if you try to call 911, you might not get through. police say if you get a busy signal while you call 911, use a cell phone from another provider or landline. customers have reported issues in arlington,

about 73 degrees down here and much cooler in the mountains at 55 in estes park and 53 in silverthorne and low 70s in steamboat springs and in fort more gone and sterling. out of the airport mostly cloudy skies and the winds picking up out of the east at 11 miles per hour and here in the 9 backyard everything quiet but things will be changing. our temperatures right there at 74 and we as we are watching some of the moisture cooling off. watching the showers deteriorating just a bit around the san juans. a couple of spots with aerial flood advisories because they had slow moving thunderstorms and dropping two or three inches within a couple of hours of time. now the rain starting to move closer to our backyard. heavy pockets of rain and i am anticipating this rain to be moving in within the next several hours. not looking at any flash flood washes for the city and out to the west, the central and southern mountains and parts of teller and el paso watching for the slow moving thunderstorms and tonight and tomorrow. we can see the flash flood watch extended because it looks like round two

silverthorn was corresponding with detectives on a fake web site and agreed to meet at a hotel to providen exchange for sex. mayor allegedly gave meth to the detective and was arrested. >>> well, that cup of coffee on your way to work could cost you a few you more dollars and fine if new jersey lawmakers have their way with the new bill. people who eat, drink, groom, or use electronic devices behind the wheel could face a 200 to 400-dollar fine for the first offense. for a second offense, drivers face fines of 400 to $600. a third or subsequent offence could mean a fine of 600 to $800. up to a 90 day license suspend with motor vehicle points. >>> a warning now with at the shore or heading down there this weekend is there a rip current advisory in effect. "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan shows us the danger from atlantic city. >> reporter: it only takes a moment for a fun take at the beach to take a turn for the worst. >> i like it. >> reporter: as we talk with the atlantic city beach patrol about a rip current advisory latoyia jackson from fill almost became a victim. life guard lau

fairfax city mayor richard scott silverthorne is a substitute teacher for the fairfax county schools. undercover operation. they say they started investigating him last month when they learned someone was distributing meth from a web site used to arrange casual sex between men. >>> man tries to break into a home with a 13-year-old inside. the teen said it started when a man came to the door and he opened it half asleep. >> asked if anyone owns the lot next door. i said no. he asked if at the was alone and >> he wasn't alone. his sister was home. a few hours later, she left then the man came back and tried breaking in. the boy heard a commotion. when he saw someone at the door he ran in the closet and called 911. the man was scarred off when he saw someone inside. the family is afraid he will return since he was watching the house. >> he learned a tough lesson not to open the door for sharing his story of survival. cameras rolling three years ago as the officer fought to stop a man trying to blow up a gas station. this is near the miami airport. the suspect tries setting fire to a gian

police first found silverthorne on a hook-up website. undercover police began texting with him and that's when the mayor offered drugs fo police then set up a sting operation. >> based on the information during the investigation, a suspect was identified, who allegedly had been distributing methamphetamine heather: the mayor is charged with felony distribution of methamphetamine and misdemeanor possesion of drug paraphernalia. ben: clean-up is now underway after tornadoes tore through new orleans and northern florida. the tornadoes leaving a path of destruction across parts of the southeast. look at that. two people are hurt, and several homes are destroyed. witnesses in new orleans and yulee, florida describing the damage. trees were down, trees were on top of mobile homes, fences were down. ben: the national weather service clocked winds up to 80 miles per hour in new orleans. and close to 100 miles per hour in florida. flash flood watches continue through saturday. heather: saturday as the day that we are focused on here for the possi

down to newsroom recorder -- reporter matt kroschel is live in silverthorne tonight, friday evening is notorious for backups heading up to the mountains. how are things going tonight? >> reporter: stop and go traffic is what you have to expect if you are coming from the front range here. by the time you make it to summit county, it's beautiful up here tonight but it is the distance here between denver and summit county that is a real hassle. >> as locals, we feel like it has been busier. >> reporter: if ever there was an expert on this particular fits the title. >> last ski season there were rescued number, it is the beginning of a trend. >> reporter: she is director of the i-70 coalition. >> the highway traffic is increasing, parking is bursting at the seams. >> reporter: traffic jams and parking words, visitors encountered a lot of frustration, the record- breaking number of cars passing along the corridor is staggering. >> july 2016 broke several records at the eisenhower johnson memorial tunnels. >> reporter: c.d.o.t. data confirms 1.3 million tunnel last month, almost 87,000 more

earlier this month they elected a interim mayor who replaced scott silverthorn who was arrested afterrading sex for drugs. >> coming up on fox news morning ryan lochte's lies cost him more than just his reputation. >> and landing a new position in the world of sports. >> a live look outside across the region. florida georgia line singing, anything goes♪ 4:5 1st time. 69 is the temperature. we're back after this♪ >> ryan lochte's lies in costing him big bucks four major sponsors cut ties speedo going first saying it will donate 50,000 to save the children in brazil and ralph lauren says the contract was for the olympics and will not be renewed and two other companies followed suit. >>> former washington redskins player is headed back to sklej as associate athletics director and special assistant to the athletic director he will see a familiar face on first day of the job university athletic director is brad edwards who played alongside darryl green four seasons. >> that's cool. >> time now to talk weather. current temperature. >> 69. >> you know what? >> what? >> 49 means you may need

he replaces former mayor scott silverthorne who was arrested two weeks ago and is facing charges of possessing and distributing drugs. >> it is my hope to work with this council and our staff and concerned residents to promote and facilitate a robust discussion about the direction that our city is headed and who the right person is to meet us as our next mayor. >> that special election is set for february 7. >>> moving into the district now, where police are looking into an early-morning shooting that happened just a couple first street southwest. two women and a man were shot around 3 a.m. all three are expected to recover. so far, no arrests. >>> a college student and registered nurse springing into action when an 87-year-old man collapsed during a performance at the folger theater in southeast. dylan mary and michele michaels started cpr helping to save him. today they were honored and presented with the cardiac arrest save coin and the man they helped save was there to say thanks. >> i'm coming back but i have been very, very lucky and these people really are the people who deserve all the

silverthorne has since stepped down from office. if convicted, he faces between 5 and 40 years in prison. >>> and new evidence in the violent killing of a jogger in queens, new york. investigators finding a missing sneaker and iphone earbud just feet away from the body and the path -- on the path that the 30-year-old karina vetrano who was running on tuesday night when she was sexually assaulted and strangled. the sneaker and earbud will now be tested for dna. vetrano's funeral taking place later today. >>> and a wild car chase in arizona caught on video. watch the driver of this car tailgating. you'll see it then suddenly swerves and loses control. this is amazing. mountain and rolling over the driver who was wearing a seat belt. fortunately was unharmed. according to police, she didn't see a mattress on the road because she was driving too close to the car in front of her. don't do that. >> incredible. >>> finally police are used to struggling with suspects, but officers in massachusetts had their hands full grappling with a very

tonight silverthorne has appointed a councilman to serve as the city's acting mayor.s arrested last night after police say he met with an undercover detective at a hotel. police also released the mugshots of two men suspected of being the mayor's suppliers. they were spotted meeting up with silverthorne at the same hotel last night.and also arrested. the mayor was hired as a substitute teacher in fairfax a few months ago.and was fired today because of the charges. the impasse continues between clerks and the court system in santa clara county. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, a strike by the clerks is now in it's third day with no end in sight. >> reporter:happening right now. traffic is still crawling across the bay bridge because of an earlier wreck. this is what it looked like at just about 1 p-m. you can see from this video from our helicopter partners at a-b-c 7 that all lanes were closed. jurors are being turned away essential services are now still functioning and hang trend like michelle it's far from business as usual. the climate wasted on price see

after receiving a tip an undercover officer created a website and silverthorn lost his job on friday as a substitute teacher. >>> the "los angeles times" reports the mayor of stockton california, says he is innocent after arrested for supplying alcohol to minors during a strip poker game at a youth camp. he told reporters on friday that everyone involved was at least 18. he denies illegally photographing anyone during the card game last summer. prosecutors say his cell phone and audio recordings where all of the players in his room were naked. >>> a coach is suspended after it was discovered he hit a camera inside the weight room at the oakland coliseum. he put the camera up to watch players working out and rehabilitating from their injuries. he has hired an outside law firm to conduct the investigation. >>> this is my favorite paper of the morning. >> we are not doing so well so far. >> the website reports a man in new jersey was so loved that both of his wife and his girlfriend published his obituary! it's nice! leroy black, the obituaries won side-by-side in the newspaper at the w

officials approved a special election for february 7 to replace scott silverthorn. you might recall he stopped down earlier this month after police arrested him in an undercover sting. officers say he tried to trade meth for group sex. >>> controversy continues to dominate the campaign trail for the republican and democratic nominees. donald trump attacked the host of morning joe implying the couple is having an affair. he tweeted a promise to one day "tell the real story of joe and his very insecure lo he ended it by calling them two clowns. the new campaign manager says he doesn't hurl personal insults until he is attacked firsts hillary clinton's e-mail issue is back in the spotlight. the state department announced it is looking at nearly 15,000 previously undisclosed messages that were recovered while fbi investigated clinton's private e-mail server. the department expects to release the first batch of e- mails just before november's election. >>> for the latest cbs news battleground tracker shows clinton has a six point lead over trump in ohio. the two are tied

it was at this hotel in the affluent suburb of washington, d.c., that 50-year-old scott silverthorne met a man he connected with on a website. but that man was an undercover police officer. >> sort of like a dating website where he meets other men. and it was alleged that the methamphetamines for, in exchange for sex. >> reporter: police say it was at least the second time the former substitute teacher and search firm employee had allegedly dealt drugs this way. his alleged suppliers were arrested as well. fairfax city, shocked by the charges against the longtime city councilmember and mayor. >> we must begin to think about what kind of city we'll leave to our children and future generations. >> if convicted, he between 5 and 40 years in prison. tom? >> david, thank you. >>> and from connecticut tonight, crews at the scene of a home explosion say it could take days to find a cause. the blast shattered the building with seven people inside, including 4 children under 16. all of the injured will be okay. investigators are looking in the family's backyard. >>> still to come on "world ne

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he is replacing scott silverthorne who resigned after being arrested in a meth-for-sex sting. stombrespryously served to chief of staff -- stombres previously served as chief of staff. and special election is set for february 7. michelle: metro transit police arrested this man on indecent exposure charges. william madison jr. it's the second time in three weeks he has been arrested. the first incident happen on the blue line in arlington county. the second in fairtary county. police think there may be more victims. if you hav call police. crews continue to sift through the rubble at the flower branch apartments apartments in silver spring. seven bodies have been found in the past week. dozens of families are displaced. they are staying in shelter. we are learning the weather is taking a toll on the efforts. amy aubert is live to explain this one. >> we have been saying it all week. the outpouring of support from the community to the victims of what happened here is just incredible. they are calling the flood of donations and the volunteers overwhelming. at this point the team

he replaced scott silverthorne who resigned after he was arrested for trading sex for drugs. >>> stillwhat we learned about the montgomery county accused of stalking miss maryland. >>> new details in the baltimore murder case that gained world wide attention thanks to the a key witness' testimony is called into consideration as the suspect awaits a new trial. >>> instead of a tip, a customer left a nasty message for a young waitress from virginia. how her grandfather exposed it all coming up next at 10:00. >>> to remember morning, good day dc wear asking if a trump support and a clinton supporter can have a successful relationship. two career match makers will join the morning crew live to discuss we are political opposites really do attract. catch the interview tomorrow morning in the 10:00 hour of good day dc. we'll be right back. >>> a montgomery county man is in jail tonight accused of stalking miss marylandly maryland state police arrested valance last friday. he first met hannah brewer at an event a few weeks ago, they took photos and a he started sending via facebook and e-mail.

the mayor's seat is empty following the resignation of scott silverthorn, who was arrested in a drugor sex sting. >>> family of a major civil rights activist is asking president obama for a posthumous pardon. in the u.s., he is best known for advocating that black americans go back to known as garvey-ism. garvey was convicted of mail fraud in 1953. critics say his prosecution was racially motivated and meant to discredit him. now garvey's family is asking the president to exonerate him. >>> new at 6:00, congress is asking questions about where your tax dollars went regarding our investigation into charity planet aid. we first told you about the federal government's relationship with the controversial group in may. tisha is here with the latest developments. >> betty mccollum from minnesota issued these two letters, requesting federal investigation of planet aid by the inspector general for the u.s. department of agriculture. we first showed you how the usda allocad charity. when our reporting partners went to africa, they told us they were unable to find many improvements that the ch

scott silverthorn resigned after arresting for trading sex for drugs. >> thousands of excons are closerg from a jail cell to voting booth and virginia is key battle ground state in the presidential election and governor mc auliff promised to restore voting wrights of 15 fell don'ts in the commonwealth. >> what's the concern here? >> reporter: sarah, laura, well, republicans, they have been suspicious about all of this since the governor first tried this back in april. back then, he tried to automatically restore the voting right of 206,000 former convicts. so, they sued. they won. and that recalled the democrats back to the drawing board. today we got a look at the drawing board and here's what the governor will do now on a case-by-case basis. he's going to review all the exconvicts and see whether or not they deserve to have voting rights very stored. now, here's the problem from the republican standpoint of all this. this allows the democratic governor to put nearly 13,000 new voters on the roll by election day. why is the governor doing this. we'll let him explain to you. listen to t

so we're cooling down because of the clouds moving in, 60s for our friends in silverthorne. the life view over boulder, shot as the bugs move in front of the lens, but a mix of clouds and sun in front of the flatirons and isolated storms. so far we've been free from rainy weather around the metro but not the case to the south. we do have thunderstorms in parts of el paso county, lots of lightning mainly in the high country and south of us, lightning strikes just within the past half hour 208 in colorado. some stronger storms south have prompted aerial flood views for el paso and elbert county wher or more just with these few thunderstorms that have been moving through. around the city we are under a general thunderstorm when it comes to risk category from the storm prediction center. that means we aren't expecting any severe storms, but the storms that do develop could contain wind up to 40 miles per hour, small hail and lightning. that is in the forecast for us. the best chance to see those storms will be around 5:00 and 6:00. temperatures will be in the 80s. the park. we m

the council member will have all the powers of mayor until a he places richard scott silverthorn caught in a sex for meth bust this month. >>> rabbi convicted of recording women when they were in a ritual bath is being sued for 100 million-dollar. in addition to rabbi berry's, four institutions he worked for a named in the suit. he is serving a more than 6- year sentence. >>> two men and a woman were shot overnight. it happened this morning at 3:00 on first street southwest. not too far from gnats park. a light colored buick sedan with two people inside maybe connected to the violence. >>> fairfax county police are trying to close the books on a homicide at an apartment building in falls church. they released this video featuring two peoplethey want to talk to inside the towers on seminary road. that's where a man was found police have arrested one man on charges connected with the homicide. >>> a new effort is underway to improve taxi service for some under served areas in dc. the pilot program from the former taxi cab commission will target wards 7, 4 and 8. riders can hop on and off