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a somerset councilmember spoke on "good morning washington pach uper song called "back , pepco." >> this storm was the straw that back.the camel's i did experience days without power. i got quite angry about it. >> state and county lawmakers proposing that pepco face huge fines. montgomery county is old and a debriefing on pepco's response to the storms. that will start at 12:30. >> the campaign scandal involving d.c. mayor vincent may end up costing his job. in aority of voters post survey say that the mayor should resign. only 37% say that he should stay in office. brianne carter takes us inside the numbers. a new show of support for mayor vincent gray to step down. d.c. residents themselves. >> i hope that he sees the light soon and agrees to step down. according to a new poll, 54% residents of say that he while 37% say remain in office. according to the numbers, 48% of americans say that he should call it quits. 4/10 people voted for him in also say it's time for him to step aside. washington post reporter wrote .he story today he said the biggest issue trust.t >> one of the things t

now we're tracking a new cluster tracking toward somerset, pa. will the cluster hold together.oo early to say. this may lose a lot ofs it strength. it's a slow loving cluster. at this point in time across most of central maryland we're relatively thunderstorm free. not a bad deal. hot hazy conditions. sunshine searing the state with a little haze coming in. a great view of the outer harbor past the baltimore marine terminal. as we look toward the key bridge and dundalk, look at that cutoff with the umbrella. they're setting up the big fireworks launch. if you've never seen them shoot literally out of the ground, it's an awesome sight. in the meantime how about a look at current conditions. 94 degrees. humidity is high even though the relative humidity is only around 50%. the air temp is so high. heat advisories up statewide. they will be up again tomorrow and probably friday. we'll add three or four to the numbers, upper 90s to near 100. the heat plus the humidity, that has increased over the last 24, 36 hours. dew point numbers 70. once you get to 70 it becomes extremely uncom

that will be the somerset counties, in effect until 5:45. real concern areas along the mason dixon line. you can see right here that we have sunny skies. there's a chance that we might be included in that severe thunderstorm watch, but it will be up north that you're watching a line of these storms. now, this is an impressive stop. we're talking about high winds and the tornado warnings that have been issued for you here up north. this has been impacted for you towards the mason dixon line, looking at big storms for you here as well and we have ad cold front coming in and the atmosphere will be very unstable and it is very hot. right now, we'll take a live look at the weather camera. and boy it is hot out there. 100 degrees. we made it to the triple digit mark with the high clouds moving in. and the winds are picking up. southwest throughout 16 miles an hour and dew points are in the 60s and the 70s. 9 from manassas -- 99 from manassas and in the lower 90s at andrew's air force base, in the upper 90s. it feels like 107 downtown, 108 in frede

up north in pennsylvania that, yellow, yeah, some warnings in bedford and somerset. right now between hagerstown and frederick we have a little cell which is not severe, but shepherdstown and walkersville you're looking at a decent cell going through. these storms are having a harder time organizing into anything severe. that's good. also warrenton. we did have a severe thunderstorm warning earlier in fauquier and prince william, but those storms have fallen by low severe thunderstorm criteria. we'll talk more about these storms and what you can expect coming up a bit later. >>> the other big story, day five after the epic storm that left more than a million people without power. here's where we stand now. the numbers are going down. pepco reports it still has 39,400 people in the dark. bge is still looking to restore power to more than 79,000 customers and dominion virginia power reports it still has more than 21,000 customers in dark in northern virginia. >>> a planned independence day parade in the cabin john neighborhood of bethesda turned into a pepco protest to

the group will celebrate their half century together at somerset house launching a book and an exhibition> if you want fries with your meal during the olympics you better go to mcdonald's. >> hundreds of food outlets have been forced to take french fries -- off their menu because of the demands from the sponsor. you see they are banned from dishing up fries unless they are served with fish. the fish and chips thing is britain's most famous dish. the only exception is the no fry rule. it seems that the bosses have predicted an outrage over this decision. they made up a sign basically explaining the decision and not asking people to get upset with the wait staff. it's not their division. >> lynette charles, ever enjoyed the fish and chips? >> oh, yeah the fish and chip is good. >> i wasn't expecting that reaction. >> fish and chips is good. >> the things you like lynette you really really like. >> the satellite and radar picking up on some sun and clouds as we go through the rest of the morning. and in the afternoon, we see most of the shower activity is down to the south and all that is co

thunderstorm warnings in the southern portions of maryland for dorchester county, somerset county as the moisture moves offshore. day planner for today, mostly cloudy skies, sunshine through midday. clouds later on this afternoon, expecting highs to reach the middle 90s. monika. >> reporter: hov restrictions outside the beltway. inside the beltway hov restrictions lived on 66. connecticut avenue, by the way, closed southbound between adams drive and perry avenue. coming up in my next report i'll have more on road closures all around town. >>> we were certainly hit very hard by these storms friday night. parts of the midwest dealing with the same stuff extreme heat, power outages, severe storms there. yesterday in chicago it was high wind, hail and lightning knocking out power to 200,000 customers in the suburbs. an additional 56,000 are now dealing with power lines and trees everywhere. >>> roughly 7000 residents in colorado are being allowed to return home. >> reporter: fire crews have been able to get about 55% containment. drew levinson has more now from colorado springs. >> repor

samuel mills who took the name robert king after he escaped from somerset county maryland wrote still asking him to contact his wife living in baltimore to let her know where he was and to encourage her to leave. our man madden, that i talked about who owned that inn in virginia, his son, who was a minister occasionally returned to the area to visit his kin and prayer meetings. he also exchanged letters and intelligence on behalf of run aways and their loved ones. in spite of warnings from still, john henry hill who wrote frequently to family and friends in petersburg, virginia arranging for their escape. hill was a 26-year-old carpenter who escaped from richmond in january 1853. he was hidden by a friend of his mother for nine months before he could safely leave richmond for norfolk where he boarded a ship for philadelphia, leaving behind a wife, who was free, and two children. over the next few years, hill kept up a constant stream of letters to still with introductions and suggestions about how to get his family out. his wife and children would join him as would his uncle and a bro

as you can see, we have severe thunderstorm warnings, up north in pennsylvania, folsom, bedford, somersetounty. so slowly we'll see the thunderstorms come on through between the north and the radar and lightning. and you can see the whole line of storms, ahead of the cold front. and we'll take a look at these storms out to the west and ohio and these storms, they will impact us. and now, that's when you'll see the high winds, and a lot of lightning with these storms. over the next few hours, you'll really need to watch the storms. it's the calm before the storm, but it will be very hot out there. 89 -- 98 degrees, high winds. they are southwest. temperatures r and -- temperatures around town, upper 90s, downtown, but you'll go up to the burbs in winchester. and all the heat that we have had, it means that the atmosphere is unstable and they could support the potential for severe storms. and the heat index, it still feels hot. look at leesburg, 110, 105 downtown and also 105 here for you in fredericksburg. so we're looking at the big storms coming on in the way. and thunderstorms, they are

franklin and somerset county until 6:30. we'll see the storms coming. they will be here in the next few hours. look at the line of storms. really hammering up pennsylvania, new york, you can see we're on the southern end of these storms, a lot of lightning. look what's happening out here. this up here could be coming their way over the next couple of hours, out late tonight. we're talking about damaging winds potentially and these storms are well organized with the atmosphere so unstable. temperatures, they are looking at the potential for very big storms. right now, dew points are in the 70s with sunny skies right now. temperatures are 99 in manassas and a 95 in winchester. the heat index is still very oppressive heat. 106 is what it feels like out there. leesburg, 112. it will still be hot and humid for the next couple of days. thunderstorms are possible, especially north of town. you need to watch for the damaging wind gusts. all right, the next three days. your weather alert code for friday. strong storms. we're talking about yellow and a chance for

. >>> in new orleans, the navy christined the newest trip, "the uss somerset." it is in tribute of september 11th. two dozen families and friends of victims atentended the ceremony. >>> straight ahead, the presidential elections, 100 days from today. and there's a new poll with a very large disparity in the likability category. we'll get to that. >>> plus, the obama campaign is making a big change that you might notice in some new advertising out there. how will niceness factor? n? and i thought "i can't do this, it's just too hard." then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college too. [ male announcer ] every day we help students earn their bachelor's or master's degree for tomorrow's careers. this is your moment. let nothing stand in your way. devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s. olympic team. devry university, proud to support the education every communications provider is different but centurylink is committed to being a different kind of communications company. ♪ we link peop

celebrating together at somerset house with a book and an exhibition. >>> the michael jackson fans his legacy now lives on. director spike lee is releasing a documentary commemorating "bad" and his worldwide tour. that movie is first behind the scenes project to chronicle michael jackson's "bad" album. the film marks the 25th anniversary of the iconic album and the record-setting world tour. though spike was not given an exact release date yet the film is slated to hit screens later this year. time now for the 5:00 hour. >>> we could find out later today if there was any cover-up by penn state university in fact jerry sandusky child sex abuse case. who ordered it and what coach joe paterno said about the case in a newly released letter. >>> and former students from chesapeake high school are remembering their principal who was murdered in florida. i'm linda so, we'll tell you about his scholarship in his honor energies anne arundel county the search is on for a new police chief this morning. why james pier decided to leave his post. those stories and much more coming up on this thursda

a somerset councilmember rallying fed up pepco customers in marry. >> "pack up pepco" is a strong, but also a cry for change. the song's author joins us now to talk about it. this is really people waking up with power this morning after the most recent storms, but the song was borne out of frugs race after the during etch owe, right? >> this was the straw that broke the camel's back. >> but i did experience six days without power, and got quite heated and angry about it. >> and creative in the meantime. you turned to music to try to spread the message, as had a happened so many times throughout history. i know there's a big meeting tonight. you'll be there. you're trying to rally the folks in an effort to try to get some changes done. one proposal is to try to levee fines against utility companies like pepco. how do you do something like that with companies simply raising the rates to cover the cost of the fines? >> one thing we're asking, the second point is to levee significant fines, and maryland -- a maryland senator has made a proposal that the fine be $1 hundred million that come

that day, 40 passengers and crew members of flight 93 died when their hijacked plane crashed in somerset county, pennsylvania. today the navy christened a ship named in honor of the heros who died on that flight in a ship yard in afternoon dale, a suburb of new orleans, family members of those killed gathered. a bottle of sparkling wine was smashed against its hull. >>> and explosions shatter buildings. you hear from a woman in syria's largest city coming under heavy attack today. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...but you sti[siri]e to go sirianother busy day today.ke? are you serious? [siri] yes i'm not allowed to be frivolous. ah ok, move my 4 o'clock today to tomorrow. change my 11am to 2. [siri] ok marty, i scheduled it for today. is that rick? where's rick? [siri] here's rick. oh, no that's not rick. now, how's the traffic headed downtown? [siri] here's the traffic. ah, it's terrible, terrible! driver, driver! cut across, cut across, we'll never

somerset. it is named in honor of those killed in pennsylvania on 9/11.he 3 family's organization is speaking at today's ceremony. >>> the mystery about jesse jackson jr.'s whereabouts has been solved. the chicago congressman has released a statement saying he is at the mayo clinic rochester, minnesota. he's undergoing an extensive inpatient evaluation for depression and gastrointestinal issues. jackson, the son of jesse jackson sr. has not been on capitol hill since late may. >>> one of upstate new york's most recognizable buildings was reduced to rubble this morning. the 19 story building outside rochester was built in 1973 and has been used as a nursing facility. the small elevators made it too difficult for nursing staff to care for over 200 residence. they decided to bring it down and then start again. >>> all right, coming up at 2:00 eastern hour today, a study has some encouraging news about reducing your chances of getting pank kree attic cancer. also at 2:00,

sources tell us one of the searches was at the somerset point apartments in gainesville where neighbors say she had an argument with a man sunday night. meanwhile work colleagues at newspapers where greenhalgh wrote about steeplechase horse racing and county government are still baffled. friends speak highly of her skills as a photographer. in a telephone interview her boss at winchester star says greenhalgh was a wonderful force in the newsroom, friendly, enthusiastic about the news and says colleagues are really hoping authorities can solve this quickly. karen gray houston, fox 5 news. >>> new details emerging as an investigation reveals that penn state university administrators concealed sex abuse allegations against jerry sandusky. school officials claim responsibility for the incidents, but some say that's not enough to erase the horrible damage. fox's david lee miller has the latest. >> reporter: the 276 page report commissioned by the penn state board of trustees condemns school officials and says the university covered up the scandal fearing bad publicity. >> i think that there

south and east of the city, severe thunderstorm warning just went up for parts of dorchester county, somerset county in maryland until 5:30 this morning. so that storm has turned severe. some winds with it have been clocked close to 60 miles per hour. and it is racing off to the east at about 35 miles per hour. so lower eastern shore, if you are out towards cambridge and alsobury, perhaps ocean city here, you have to watch this storm carefully as it has a history of producing a lot of cloud-to-ground lightning and very gusty conditions. a little closer to home in washington, we are quiet at the moment but we are warm and humid. 80 at reagan national. 76 at dulles. going to be another hot day. today will feel a little better than yesterday and the reason why, the humidity, the dew point temperatures have fallen just slightly so high temperature will only top out in the mid-90s. sorry. small consolation, a little better than yesterday, we were 99. >> i still see the flashing hot there. >> could be one or two storms later today. >> let's check in now or say good morning to julie wright. how are

somerset's mass will also contain a time capsule. it is a bold representation of america's military strength and is a fitting tribute to the 40 ordinary americans who took a stand against the enemy and free society and represents the best aspects of the american spirit. their actions prevented further loss of life and destruction that -- of some of the most recognizable symbols of freedom and democracy in the world. and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. are there any further requests for one minutes? the chair lays before the house the following personal request. the clerk: leave of be a requested for mr. -- absence requested for mr. culberson of texas for food. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. nothing like being villeifie

the uss somerset christianed in louisiana in honor of the victims who died in pennsylvania. the attack sites. passengers of flight 93 stormed the cockpit and fought to try to regain control of the aircraft before it crashed in a pennsylvania field. all 40 passengers and crew you members died. >> there is a a whole lot of people who don't intimately and exertly know how, texas, operates that have come in and endorsed in this race and with all due respect, i respect each one of those individuals but they don't know anything about how texas works. and if they did, they would be endorsing david dewhurst. >> sarah palin, rick santorum, senator jim demint, gop senate hopeful ted cruz is drawing a lot of outside gop power but his challenger lieutenant governor david dewhurst has the support of the state's governor rick perry who says the outsiders don't know what is best for texas. ted cruz joins us earlier in the show and now lieutenant governor dewhurst joins us. thank you for your time today. >> thank you. >> ted cruz the challenger, the primary runoff for the gop slot on tuesda

and the district right above us which i believe is somerset county, theientire school district will fith schools. >> wow. >> when you think of the those numbers and you look at school districts of our size, look at montgomery, and fairfax, montgomery county spends almost $1 million more in funding. we have characteristics that look at affluence, but what we tried to do is be focused on equity because we do see the have's and have-nots in prince georges county, regardless of the affluence. we clearly do have a scenario in situations where kids of poverty still need, you know, the level support that we need to give them. >> all right. we want to talk more about that support and parental engagement too when we come back. so stay with us. >>> good morning, everyone. here are some of the stories that we are following this morning. residents in fairfax county are waking up to a boil water advisory. it's for customers of the falls church water utility in tysons corner. vienna, dunn loring and merrifield. water pressure in the country is low which could allow bacteria to enter the pipes. >>> in

the somer set is named for the pennsylvania could be -- the somerset is named for the pennsylvania viewt will be used primarily as a carrier for troops and equipment. >>> four suspects attempted to rob a tampa bay jewelry store dressed as police officers. the owner of the store said that they allowed the suspects inside after seeing them pull up in a vehicle with flashing red lights. when he realized that they wanted to rob him, he reached for his weapon and a gun battle broke out. the suspects, they fled empty handed. >>> it brings it to another level when you have someone that is potentially impersonating a police officer. >> if you ever question about the identity of an officer, you can ask to see an idea or call -- you can call and ask. >>> he was busted trying to enter norway with a small amount of marijuana in his luggage. snoop's lawyer says that his client lives with the decision and has no immediate mans to appeal. >>> the bay area's nfl teams will be getting ready for a new season. the raiders reported to their napa valley training competition. they will hold their first offic