a mild morning, and we have a mostly clear sky, venus just now rising in the eastern sky. jupiter in the southern sky now. out of the mountains, it's a bit cooler. in fact a few locations have dipped into the upper 50s. in some of the highlands of west virginia. western maryland now, most locations in the 60s. around the bay, the eastern shore, the low 70s there. and over the last 12 hours we had quite a bit of storminess passing just south of washington yesterday afternoon and evening but that's now gone and replaced by a mostly clear sky throughout the mid-atlantic states. however, it's going to be a front that will eventually stall out over us later today into tonight and tomorrow. when that happens, we do have the possibility of some heavy downpours. tomorrow we could have some flooding problems. right now, though, no travel problems as you head off to work early on this thursday morning. the 7th day of july. there's the washington monument under a partly cloudy to clearing sky right now. the sunrise is at 5:50 this morning. it will be coming up in a mostly clear sky b

thousands of tons wrung sonorous from the sky. where is god? black-eyed woman, the street dogs are running wild. will you save me? simple white ignorance, even the desert has gone into hiding. there is no more meaning here than the crested moon holds towards a dying grove of date trees. i am for the arabic, for the transcription of the arabic, zato dates over fire-baked bread. the twin rivers have already called for us a history. our poets have already explained to us the desert. by what right have you come? who have you have seen the rustic crane in the tree, no chimes but for its delicate wide beak, ushers an intemperate reprieve? 33 beads on a string, why pretend to know beyond the presence of click. thank you. please welcome gale sher >> the first one is why did she care? why did she care, she wondered, laying aside the book. a dim light could be seen possibly from a cabin reaching in not for the word, but for the space which a time. fat drops driven violently side ways. the man's mind into which she tossed herself becomes a bird. fly away,

and there's a view of the sky over virginia in the distance. we have temperatures by 9:00 likely reaching upper 70s. then during the afternoon near 90 degrees. and stagnant air quality this afternoon will be poor because of the stagnant air. air pollution will be building a bit during the afternoon. overnight tonight, it will be clear. here's your night planner for this friday night. by 7:00, we'll be near 80. by late evening, should be down into the low 70s, and then by dawn on saturday, all the way down into the low to mid-60s starting off the weekend in fine fashion on saturday morning. we'll look at the weekend in detail, the holiday, the fourth of july, and into next week in about ten minutes. danella, good morning. how's the traffic now? >> good morning. it's looking great. happy friday. it's a happy friday indeed. we have a holiday week en. >>> so far our roads are clear. no incidents to report. i want to show you 95 north of the occoquan. this traffic here is 95 north. if you're traveling 95 north in virginia, make sure you bring your s

that is my benchmark for what the night sky is. so when i go to mountaintops at the finest observing sites in the world, and i look up, the first thought is, "it reminds me of the hayden planetarium." it's embarrassing, but i've come to terms with it. >> hinojosa: so your dad was african american, and your mom was puerto rican. >> yes. well, my father's ancestry is... both through the caribbean, so... but yes. >> hinojosa: and what was going on in the bronx when you were growing up? >> da bronx. >> hinojosa: da bronx. were people saying, "look at this smart kid who wants to be a scientist"? >> oh, no, no. >> hinojosa: "how cool is that"? >> oh, no. no, no. no one cared about your brains. could you jump high, could you run fast, could you shoot a basketball? >> hinojosa: all of your teachers, the community... >> oh, no. i'm talking about in the playgrounds where i grew up. no one... there was no intellectual conversation going on in the playground. and so to get respect of friends and of the community, you... athletics mattered. and

another shot from a neighborhood, the sky was darkening. this is early on. we invite you to upload pictures and video at you report at abc 7 news.com. >> and still no progress in efforts to raise nation's debt limit to avert what could be a global crisis. house tea party republicans are threatening to end the stalemate. ordinary americans are feeling pressure n napa, democrats supporting the president gathered outside representative thompson's office. the opposition republicans were right across the street. abc 17 here now with an indepth look of the developments today. >> here is a mandate. come up with a plan or face the consequences. which, economists tell us could include economic collapse. >> one day after the president called for compromise, the two sides seemed further apart. >> time is running out. we're pushing this to the last minute. that should not be the case. >> there is a house plan with dwindling chances it will overcome tea party opposition in that chamber. senate majority leader called it dead on arriveal. the president vowed to veto this.

. >> the hacking scandal forces rupert murdoch to abandon his bid for b sky b.nd key demand for protectors. >> it is 11:00 a.m. in singapore. >> it is 4:00 a.m. in london broadcasting in the u.s. on pbs and are run the world. this is newsday. >> in its main commercial city, mumbai has been hit by three coordinated bombings, leaving 21 people dead and hundreds more injured. it is the first attack since the islamic extremist attack in 2008. >> it was the evening rush hour when the bombs went off. three of them within 15 minutes. all targeted busy locations at a busy time of day. many people were on their way home from work. one eyewitness said he saw to duck -- two motorbike to explode in flames and the injured screaming for help. well over 100 people wounded in what president obama and condemned as outrageous attacks. many have lost limbs. >> the blast happened about 6:45 p.m., within minutes of each other. we feel this was a coordinated attack by terrorists. >> the first bomb went off at 6:54 p.m. at the jewelry market. a minute later, the opera house of distric

the view from space showing a mostly clear sky over the haze. there are clouds building to our west. shenandoah valley mostly cloudy now and much of virginia, and we do have a few showers way down in the southern shenandoah valley and also just to the east of the blue ridge there around lynchburg and roanoke. there's the washington monument under this hazy sky on this wednesday morning, the 6th day of july. we'll have hazy sunshine this morning. sunrise is at 5:49. low 80s by midmorning. up around 90 by noontime. then late afternoon into the evening, we have the possibility of scattered thunderstorms. a slight risk they would be severe just south of washington. a look at the night planner in ten minutes. danella, good morning. how's traffic. >> good morning. >>> all is calm right now checking the roadways for you. so far no incidents to report. this is the american legion bridge. you can see traffic is flowing, and you have no delays there. as we head over to the key bridge, so far all is clear here as well. and taking a look right now at the 14

and here's the sky over the last 12 hours. you can see we've had the heavy downpours dissipate after they moved out of maryland into pennsylvania. there are some heavier downpours now developing. southern ohio into kentucky. that is heading our way. looks like we'll be in here by midday and during the afternoon. there is the jefferson memorial now under a calm sky. we have a lot of moisture waiting to unload on us. and it looks like that's going to happen here by later this afternoon and during the evening hours there is the potential for creeks and streams to come out of their banks and flood roadways. that would be from midday all the way into tonight. a look at the night planner at 5:11. danella, good morning. how's traffic? >>> traffic is looking great. i love it when friday starts off wonderful of the the weekend's here. so far, it's a good commute for you. i want to show you local roads now. this is georgia avenue and spring. i'm checking the local roads in prince george's county as well as here in montgomery county. so

sky b. shares plunged as news corps bid mired in uncertainty it's first of all it's mired in uncertainty the guy should be in handcuffs the whole entire team should be in jail right now but here's how the guardian reports bloomberg they say reported that as many b. sky b. shares changed hands in the first ten minutes of trading then as in a normal day but there were also signs that some institutional investors were buying up b. sky b. shares often from her. hedge funds who are bailing out of the company what does that tell you max well it's me that he's got a great relationship with banks the same banks of the government bailed out are now buying shares of b. sky b. on the behest of murdoch and it collusion that is again completely out of thema to the sense of fair play and democracy in the marketplace again it's a fraud it's perpetuating a fraud and let me just put make a little side here the who's the biggest shareholder to come to knox defense on day one but saudi prince who's a big share

the rain has ended around the region, sky breaking up a bit. partly cloudy to mostly cloudy sky around the region. 77 degrees at reagan national. still very humid. it's in the low 70s in the nearby suburbs and much of virginia, maryland, now in the low 70s. west virginia, many locations in the 60s. over the last 12 hours, you can see those showers and some heavy downpours have passed just north of washington. there's an area of some heavy rain out in the ohio valley, southern indiana coming into kentucky. that is coming our way. looks like we'll be arriving here perhaps midday and then during the afternoon. right now you should have no travel problems weatherwise on this friday morning. there's the jefferson memorial under this mostly cloudy sky in washington. our temperatures will climb to around 80. maybe a little sunshine in and out this morning, then cloudy the rest of the day. looks like by noontime could have showers coming through, maybe thunder and lightning. a greater chance of heavier downpours with more thunder and lightning mid to l

illegal displays could be seen in the sky in oakland. amy hollyfield is live at a fire station. >> firefighters tried to get a legal fireworks off the street. they have barrels where they want people to turn into fireworks. look at what they got. back here at 60th street, those are powerful, those didn't go up in the sky but plenty others were ignited. illegal fireworks decorated the sky last night. >> literally explosive all around. my mother has alzheimer's and i have a problem with sleeping. forget the sleep. it was just horrible. >> the oakland fire department said there were no fires or injuries related to the illegal fireworks. they are considering the night a success. it on doesn't look like that skates further east. fighters dealt with at least half a dozen grass fires. >> we've been busy this evening. >> overhead illegal fireworks were on display. they say it's too early to blame fireworks like this one they battled but it seems like a connection is likely. >> you don't have sane and safe fireworks, they are illegal. that is one

those are moving off and a clear sky for the most part.'s a live picture from the tower camera, the sky watcher is about 300 feet from northwest washington, off in the distance on the horizon, as prince george's county, a clear start to the day around the region. our sunrise is in about 16 minutes. by 9:00, we'll be in the upper 70s. by noon time low to mid-80s. near 90 midafternoon. low humidity. unhealthy air quality by midafternoon. down into the mid-80s. a look at the friday night planner in ten minutes. >> so far let's take a look at the rails. metro, marc, and vre on time and running close to schedule. as we take a look at our roadways, 66 at compton road. 66 east and west as you're traveling in virginia, your lanes are clear. as the sunrises, it will be a nice ride for you. inner loop and outer loop in maryland, you're clear as well. good as the sun rises, right? this is 395 north of king street. 395 north and south in virginia, you're looking good. as you make your way towards the smooth ride. >> danella, thanks so much. >>> it's n

and a girl says the sky today is lacking because the cypress is in pieces. and a young man says, no, the sky today is complete because the cypress is in pieces. and i say to myself, it's not obscure or clear. the cypress is in pieces. there is only this. the cypress is in pieces. . >> a poem i wrote shortly after 9-11. the terrorists for rachel cory and all those who were idealists and who actually believed that they could make an effect and social change. the terrorists who lives amongst us is not you, the terrorist who lurks in the shadows of our crowded city streets isn't me. he's not a demon with bulging eyes, a twisted mouth full of dirt, a crooked mouth, fangs driping blood. it's not the savage guner waiting for our school on their way to school. no, this heinous replica of satan doesn't look like a jew. dopt make a habit of supplying the motives of sin with colors of skin because it's skin deep. a student with dreams of statehood or a teenage girl driven by desperation and fear or a dentist or an apprentice of a dead soldier, who crouches in the wound

starting off with a clear sky. it is cool once again. upper 50s to near 60 in the suburbs and rural areas. in washington, now 74 at reagan national. right near the bay, upper 60s. there's the washington monument under a clear sky. sunrise at 5:47. by 6:00, upper 70s. lots of sun with low humidity and a light northerly breeze. then overnight tonight we'll be clear. a mild evening, and then down into the 60s starting off saturday morning. a look at the holiday weekend and into next week in about ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> so far we're looking great. the weekend's here, and our roadways are clear. that rhyme was not on purpose. just happened that way. let's take a live look at some of our area bridges. the american legion bridge is looking good as we head over to the key bridge, i love how it's lit up this time of day. as we head over to the 14th street bridge. all is calm and peaceful in our area. i'll be back in ten minutes with an update. joe and eun, back to you. >> danella, thanks very much. >>> 4:42. it's 70 degrees. sti

here's another picture of the sky.is is from our sky watcher camera from 300 feet above washington. sky looking like salmon steaks ready for the grill. temperatures in mid and upper 70s in washington. eastern and southern suburbs. around the bay, eastern shore, low to mid-70s there. farther to our west and north, northern virginia and maryland near 70 degrees. much of west virginia and western maryland right now, their temperatures are in the 60s. and we'll have this hazy sky with us this morning. by 9:00 we'll in the low 80s, little sunshine in and out. and a mostly cloudy afternoon. we'll have temperatures hovering around 90 through much of the afternoon. late afternoon and into early evening, we could get some thunderstorms coming through. there is a risk they would be severe, mainly in virginia and southern maryland. and any storms that might be severe might just briefly produce brief damaging winds. after that, any storms around will dissipate. a steamy start to tomorrow. a look at the rof theeek and the weekend i

will it fly high like a bird of in the sky? will the budget fly high like a bird up in the sky?ill the budget go around in circles? circles? will it fly high like a bird up in the sky? in city hall nights, you were looking soberride -- soberride, in your diamonds -- and you were looking so right. president chiu, you looked so great, riding your bicycle up all of those hills. big city nights and those big city bills you were looking so right. making all of the budget come back, big city home nights and those big city bills and you were looking so right bring the budget bat b -- ack ♪ [bell] president chiu: thank you. next speaker is not. >> thank you -- next speakers. >> you may hear the seriousness in my voice because i am been victimized. many just give you one example over there. i want to make this clear to the city and county on record. i have been here in city hall for 20 years. i was upstairs in the media room before the earthquake, ok? now, i done made history. i made history, and now, they are trying to get rid of me. one thing is sure, i'm going to stand my ground. i am

will it fly high like a bird of in the sky? will the budget fly high like a bird up in the sky?ill the budget go around in circles? circles? will it fly high like a bird up in the sky? in city hall nights, you were looking soberride -- soberride, in your diamonds -- and you were looking so right. president chiu, you looked so great, riding your bicycle up all of those hills. big city nights and those big city bills you were looking so right. making all of the budget come back, big city home nights and those big city bills and you were looking so right bring the budget bat b -- ack ♪ [bell] president chiu: thank you. next speaker is not. >> thank you -- next speakers. >> you may hear the seriousness in my voice because i am been victimized.

sky 7 hd live.> now to the yellow stone river where hundreds of workers are cleaning up after an oil spill in montana a.exxon mobile says it will do whatever is necessary to clean up the spill admitting today the job is bigger than first thought. tonight there is now concern for wild life. here's neal. >> it is among the world best trout stream and on any other weekend in july this river might be overrun by fishermen. but tonight montana yellow stone river is flanked by nearly 200 clean up workers. >> we understand very serious event. we understand that we need to get full arm around where the exposure areas are. >>reporter: estimated 42,000 gallons gushed into the river this weekend. early theory is that powerful water flooding the community and running 4 times the normal rate may have damaged the pipeline which was shut down within 6 minutes of a huge flux in pressure reading. >> when you build a pipeline through a river you expect flood. river lick yellow stone floods all the time. we can't expec

the radar is scanning the sky. where we see the little blobs of color, those are showers in shenandoah valley, madison county getting a little shower drifting off to the north, maybe coming into rappahannock county shortly. farther to the south, other showers near charlottesville and south of there. temperatures all around the region low to mid-70s throughout much of the region. 77 at reagan national. we've got the steamy humidity with us. here's a live view of the sky from the skywatcher camera. on the right off in the distance, lots of the haze. southern loudoun county. on the left is northern fairfax county. you can barely make out tyson's corner there the lower left of your screen on this picture from our skywatcher camera. by 9:00, low 80s. we'll have it reaching near 90 and hovering around 90 through much of the afternoon. there is the possibility of some scattered thunderstorms developing late afternoon, perhaps early this evening. and there is just a small chance that an isolated storm would produce any win

he's trying to save the takeover of his british sky broadcasting known as b sky b. it does have the backing of news corps. despite that monday's independence says the deal appears, quote, dead in the water, pauline. >> well, charles, let's take a look at how all of this has affected the stock. it's dented news corps shares. it was one of the worst performing stocks on the sydney today, down 5.1%. at the close on this monday, it was selling at 15 aussie dollars. with the deal in question, it could slide even further. charles? >> don has been following this saga and joins us outside the house of commons. dan, what is the mood. is there a mood to stifle this whole takeover? >> reporter: well, it's interesting. the culture secretary jeremy hunt is reportedly taking this back to the regular later, asking them in light of all these allegations if they are now going to reconsider weather news corps is a fit and proper company to run a broadcast. one of the tests that has to be in place. that has sent b sky b's shares up, nose dieshing down 6.7%. it may be months before thi

we have a mostly clear sky. venus is up in the eastern sky. jupiter, in the southern sky now. and overnight, and from yesterday afternoon with all those storms that rolled across virginia, those have now headed out to sea. and behind that, the sky has cleared out nicely. there is the mostly clear sky now over the mall. live picture from the city camera. and we'll have our sunrise here at 5:50 this morning. by 9:00, should be bright and sunny. near 80 degrees. it will be near 90 by noontime. and by midafternoon, we ought to hit the low 90s. maybe even mid 90s in a few isolated spots by midafternoon. but we'll have clouds building, as well. and by late afternoon, into early this evening, some thunderstorms are likely. and they should be continuing into tonight. we'll look at your night planner. that will be in about ten minutes at 5:11. let's check traffic. danella, good morning. how's it looking? >> still looking good this morning. checking the roadways for you, and so far our area is nice and smooth and peaceful if you're making your commute this early. here's 270, i can tell

they came as illegal fireworks lit up the sky. firefighters say they can't say whether fireworks were to blame but they received several complaints. nobody was hurt in the fires but putting them out was quite a drain on resources. >> yes, we've got multiple units at each one of these. they have been very busy this evening, moving units from central county all the way to the west side. a lot of assisting agencies, cal fire, east bay regional park units are out. so we've had a lot of assistance, as well. >>> and take a look at these pictures from brentwood. these are just coming in. might not have been fireworks to blame for this one but a barbecue grill. two homes burned, they didn't burn to the ground but suffered serious damage. this call came in at 2:40 this morning and firefighters are looking whether the grill is to blame for this one. no one was hurt. a advise v busy night all over the bay area. but no serious injuries were reported. >>> red cross is helping 12 families left homeless when fire swept through an apartment build

a live picture from the sky watcher camera, a royal blue sky over montgomery county there in the distance. and the temperatures are now hitting the mid-80s throughout much of the region. now 84 at reagan national. a little bit of a breeze off the bay is bringing in somewhat cooler weather there in annapolis. but at the beaches, near 80 degrees. today, near 90 around much of the region. low humidity in place. a clear night tonight, we'll be down into the 60s by dawn saturday. tomorrow, another gorgeous day. afternoon highs up around 90. a little bit more humid by late afternoon. might have a o thundershower out in the mountains, otherwise, a few clouds around. sunday, partly cloudy, hot and humid, into the mid-90s. sunday afternoon, there is a possibility of a few scattered thunderstorms coming through, and then for the fourth of july, most of the region should be dry, except at the beaches, maybe a thundershower. otherwise, partly cloudy, up around 90, and not quite as humid. and great weather for all the festivities on the 4th. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, each day, partly cloudy, near

there's a clear sky over the fog. and we have temperatures in the low and mid 70s flout much of the region. right now, 74 at reagan national. and you can see that light fog and haze over the potomac river. now, we ought to have some sunshine. by midmorning and the fog should be pretty much gone and we'll be near 80 midmorning. and near 90 by noontime, and clouds building during the afternoon, as temperatures climb low to mid 90s. storms likely popping up later this afternoon, into tonight. a look at your night planner at 6:11. danella, good morning. how's traffic? >> good morning, still have that report of an accident in landover road at fire house road. your lanes are all blocked. fire and police are on the scene. i'll keep tracking this for you and let you know when your lanes open up. show you right now, this is 270 at 109. still seeing major congestion as you make your way out of yourena and head towards clarksburg. i can tell you as you head further south on 270 your lanes open up and it's a smooth ride. but it's

here in the washington region, we have a mostly cloudy sky. radar picking up a few sprinkles right there along 270 just to the east of poolesville and right along ridge road, route 27. farther to the southwest, a little sprinkle there. and out eastern rappahannock county and just south of stanton, virginia. temperatures near 70 in the rural areas and suburbs. mid-70s in washington and near the atlantic beaches and by the bay. there is the mostly cloudy sky over capitol hill. by 9:00, a little sunshine in and out. temperatures around 80 degrees. ought to hit the upper 80s and near 90 by late afternoon and partly sunny. late afternoon and evening is when we have the possibility of thunderstorms. any storms around should dissipate by midnight tonight. partly cloudy by this time tomorrow morning and temperatures in the upper 60s. a look at tuesday, the rest of the week, and the weekend, that will be at 6:21. danella, how's traffic? >>> so far we have road closures. everyone is getting ready for the fourth of july festivities tonight. if you're hea

a blue sky there. it's cleared out there. still some lingering clouds in washington, virginia, and southern maryland, eastern shore, where they're getting a few sprinkles right now around the lower part of the eastern shore, and temperatures there in the mid and upper 70s. close to washington, near 70 prince george's county. mid-70s in washington. montgomery, arlington, fairfax counties have now dipped down into the 60s. it's in the low to mid-60s farther west and north. and out of the mountains of western maryland. look at the heavy rain that passed just south of washington and thankfully missed the mall for all of the events and festivities in our nation's capital. things remain dry. now this morning, the skies clearing out. there's the sunrise over the potomac river near 9:00, near 80 degrees. still just a moderate humidity in the area. with stagnant air, air pollution will be building. unhealthy air quality by midafternoon, code orange. highs near 90 by then. we'll look at changes on the way for tonight, your night planne