here is what's left of isaac hammering northern missouri now and actually headed for southern iowa. this is good news. they've had no rain in southern iowa much of the summer either and some of the showers and thunderstorms go as far east as eastern kentucky. we have talked about this yesterday. even though the center of isaac will be well to the west of us by the time we get to sunday and monday just enough energy and moisture there to give us a couple showers and thunderstorms. we are clear right now looking -- actually in fine shape now, clear skies. it's still warm. temperatures, 88 bethesda, 90 great falls, 86 vienna, 90 in arlington, 94 in college park, 85 in bowie. let's talk about what we can expect, a great night for baseball, i mean perfect. 92 first pitch 84 last pitch winds west, northwest 10 to 15. it's a great night for whatever you want to do, go see the nats, take a walk. it's not humid. isolated storms tomorrow, but don't change your plans and more storms on sunday and even more storms on labor day of clear to partly cloudy tonight, breezy, mild, 68 to 74, not as co

now getting near southern iowa. these airlines are the possible tracks of the storm -- these lines of the possible cracks that the storm will take. this is what the storm will look like on saturday and sunday. tomorrow is going to be near 90 degrees but we might start picking up some clouds. by sunday, we could see some scattered showers in the area and temperatures will be in the mid 80's for highs. that is the way things are being interpreted now. we will bring you updates in a few minutes. >> the sentence is 23 years for a former lacrosse player, george huguely, for the killing of yeardley love. the original recommendation was 26 years. he was found guilty of second- degree murder and grand larceny. the anne arundel county man who police say called himself the joker appear before a judge yesterday. he will now have to wear a gps anklet and will be permitted from having access to guns. he threatened to shoot workers after being fired from his job. this case made national headlines back in july when police thwarted

look at the storms on the southern half of this front across iowa this morning, across eastern wisconsin, down toward milwaukee. they're getting hit pretty good. that's the front that will be arriving here tomorrow night. ahead of it today, high pressure is over us. we've got a great day in store after a few storms yesterday with sunshine all day long. highs about 90. humidity levels in a good place. we dip into the 60s and low

how do you feel about the fact that across southern california, maybe even parts of iowa and oklahoma, there are girls saying, you know what, i'm dropping out of school to go to the beach -- >> ah, don't drop out of school. don't drop out of school. you can play in college. >> we're both college graduates and very proud. >> reporter: see, brains and braun right there for those two girls from the beach. fantastic performances out of the boys tonight. ashton eaton and tray hardee went gold-silver in the decathlon. and usain bolt, the fastest man in the world is just that. led a jamaican sweep, george, in the 200 meter. a dubouble-double to repeat. >> america back in the lead today? >> reporter: they're back in the lead, ten more than china in the total medal column. two more in the gold column and a big weekend ahead, including the dream team going for gold again. >> bill weir, thank you very much. >>> very different story now. late this afternoon, a dramatic development in the case of that movie theater massacre in aurora, colorado. we all remember that first sight of james holmes in c

system, you can see the twist in the clouds, this comma shape coming across southern canada with the trailing cold front now through iowa, going through areas of nebraska, kansas. this continues to march south and east. ahead of it, though, well, we're going to be on the warm side of things. today not bad behind the system that went through yesterday. northwesterly winds today. goes southwesterly tonight and tomorrow. that will bring in a little bit of hot weather tomorrow. tomorrow we shoot to the 90 to 95-range out ahead of the front. today, look at this. quiet on the future cast. maybe a stray sprinkle at the ridgetops out west. that's it. quiet tonight. here we go tomorrow morning. 6:00 a.m. winds turning to the southwest overnight. there's the front to our north and west. we'll bring that front toward us. we get toward lunch time, we're still okay. going to be out in western maryland, pennsylvania. midday tomorrow we could start to run into a few showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. check out the future cast tomorrow as we approach the 5:00 p.m. hour. north and west of d.c. approaching hagerstown and winches

iowa through ohio. but some of the southern areas are still scorched. the drought is taking a huge toll on livestock farmers. the heat is stressing animals and the cost to feed them is soaring. as diane eastabrook reports, that will eventually mean much higher meat prices in the future. >> reporter: it's lunch time at the walter farm in ottawa, illinois. but this summer, the cows are dining on hay, instead of pasture grass they normally eat this time of year. >> it's been so dry so long, it's pretty much burnt up. like right here, with the last rain, there's some grass starting to come. but it might take awhile; it might not recover this year. >> reporter: this is yet another cost the drought is dealing u.s. farmers. walter typically doesn't start feeding his cows hay until late fall, but with no grass, he had to start months earlier. and it's costing him a bundle. >> here just in central illinois, small square bails are selling for $7 to $8 a bail, when typically they're around $4 a bail. large round bails, those are over $200 a ton, corn is over $8 a

southern virginia today. president obama continues his bus tour through iowa until tomorrow. he made a surprise stop at the state fair for beer and pork chops yesterday but he and the vice presidential candidate paul ryan crisscrossed the hawkeye state. the president accused him of blocking help for farmers and ryan touted romney's business experience. >> this is a man who has real life experiences, who knows that, if you have a small business, you did build that small business. >> he is one of the leaders of congress standing in the way so if you happen to see congressman ryan, tell him how important this farm bill is to iowa and our rural communities. >> now, house republicans say they passed the farm bill two weeks ago and are waiting for the democratically controlled senate to act. >>> a powerful earthquake overseas. we'll get the details on that coming up. >> plus, efforts to serve an eviction notice turn deadly. the latest on a shootout near a college campus as we check more headlines.  release me, momigus! that's mom to you. and you should eat some

. >> how do you feel about the fact that across southern california, maybe even parts of iowa, and oklahoma the beach? >> don't drop out of school. don't drop out of school. you can play collegiately. >> we're both college graduates and very proud. schooling first, kids. >> reporter: in fair there there were some fantastic boys' performances as well. ashton eaton, trey hardee finished days of running, jumping and throwing, and gold-silver in the decathlon. and usain bolt, the world's fastest man proved that. first ever, double-double, winning the 100 meter and 200 meter sprints in back to back olympics. led an all jamaican sprint. bill weir, abc news, london. >> got to tell you, our viewers know this. i am so obsessed with the olympics and have been. today after working yesterday morning. i wok e up in time to watch >> were to wire? did. such a girl power moment. i looked like the girl inhe piece. ah, ah. i was doing all that. i thought it was really impressive that the women really did so well. little girls before weren't really encouraged to be athletes. i think that's changing so much. s

southern virginia today. president obama continues his bus tour through iowa for another day. he made an unscheduled stop at a state fair for beer and pork shops yesterday. both he and vice presidential candidate paul ripe crisscrossed the hawkeye state. ryan has a plan to fix made care. democrats are trying attack him for it. >> he is a right wing ideologue. the intellectual energy behind the republican caucus there in congress. >> our point is we need to preserve their benefits because the government made promises to them that they organized their retirements around. in order to make sure we can do that, you must reform it for those of us who are younger. >> today, congressman ryan campaigns in denver and then heads to las vegas. >>> if you don't like the sight of snakes, now might be a good time to turn away. >> i think we'll all turn away. >> no, you got to read. >> up next be a monster snake, more than 150 pounds and breaking records but not for its size. we'll explain when we check more headlines. >> is it gone? >> i'm not looking. >> now, it's gone. >> we'll get a look

southern virginia today. president obama continues his bus tour through iowa until tomorrow. he made a surprise stop at the state fair for beer and some pork chops yesterday. both the president and gop vice- presidential candidate paul ryan criss-crossed the hawkeye state. the president accused ryan of blocking help for farmers while ryan touted romney's business experience. >> this is a man who has real- life experiences who knows that if you have a small business, you did build that small business! [ applause and cheers ] >> he is one of the leaders of congress standing in the way so if you happen to see congressman ryan, tell him how important this farm bill is to iowa and our rural communities. >> house republicans passed a farm bill two weeks ago and say they are waiting for the democratically-controlled senate to act. >>> congressman jesse jackson, jr., is receiving treatment for bipolar disorder according to doctors at the mayo clinic. jackson was diagnosed with bipolar 2, that's a condition characterized by a less serious form of mania. the clinic also says he is resp

showers move offshore and the midwest and central plains, showers and storms from parts of southern minnesota into iowasas and oklahoma, enjoy it. we need it. that is welcome news and, as we continue our track westbound, a few threats here and there, most not reaching the ground, but, this afternoon showers and storms will be firing up and something to keep an eye on, across the plains, the rainfall we need will come in the form of thunderstorms which could produce severe weather. guys? >> alisyn: thanks for the warning, maria. >> dave: coming up, now that there is a romney-ryan ticket will it help bring religion back to the forefront in the race to the white house. father jonathan morris weighs in next. >> and wisconsin's lieutenant governor rebecca clayfish joins us live from the badger state to talk about mitt romney's vp pick. >> alisyn: and why is a family getting fined because of throwing a party them. pitch fork protesters who are outraged over this. >> mitt romney's running mate choice, congressman paul ryan is a catholic and also is pro-life and favors the defense of marriage act and recently

iowa looked better. northern kansas looked horrible and in that region, they get a lot of the water from southern nebraska needs the water at this point as well. it is first come, first serve. nebraska's corn looked a little better if i had to say. iowa looked very good. nebraska, so so. and northern can't is an -- >> did you get any rain when you were out there? >> not a drop. >> that's the problem, too. you know, the ground is so parched and it has been parched for so long even if they get a significant rain, just going to run right off. >> so the hope is -- i mean, two things here. going on in the farm belt. hoping they drop the mandate and -- on eth mol which earmark as certain amount of the corn harvest for ethanol production which increases the demand for that and price society high. they are also hoping congress can do something with the farm legislation which is still sitting on the table. even as they recess to go out to campaign. >> we will see. glad you are back. interesting -- >> nice to be back. had a good time. meanwhile, remember the "costa concordia"? the cruise ship that capsized off the

southern areas. right now we are in the clear. the next weather system up around wisconsin and iowa, so that's going to take some time to get in here. gorgeous sunrise right now. we're at 69 degrees. we'll be going up to a high today of 91 degrees. we'll take a look at your seven-day forecast in a couple of minutes. right now we're hitting the roads with traffic. >>> thank you, veronica. tracking breaking news on i-95 in va. two serious accidents causing delays. first one blocking your left lanes as well as your sne lane. this is as you make your way northbound toward courthouse road. about a six-mile backup. let's head to a live look from chopper 4. good news, the earlier crash northbound i-95 now moved to the left shoulder lane. earlier it was blocking all your lanes. as chopper zooms out, solid delays. from lorton, jam-packed in these lanes, the local lanes, thru lanes as well as the hov lanes. back to you both. >> thank you, danella. >>> 6:13, 68 degrees. want to save money next time you dine out? leave the cell phone at home. >>> also ahead, tiny towns in danger as massive wildfires continue to race out of control. >>> plus, h

southern virginia tuesday morning. tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >>> president obama got a firsthand look at the horrible drought conditions striking the midwest. he toured a farm in missouri valley, iowa today. the president lashed out at congress for not yet authorizing the farm bill. to help our farmers the president said the federal government will buy $170 million worth of meat and fish products that it will freeze for later use. >>> you may have seen clouds rolling in tonight. looks like we'll see a few more tomorrow, gary mcgrady tracking a rainy forecast. >> that's right. i think more cloud tomorrow than we end up having sunshine, especially not as much sunshine as what we had today. we go here to sentinel radar. we're beginning to see some showers. i did see some lightning earlier. i'm not seeing lightning right now, but it's way back out in western virginia and eastern sections of west virginia there between elkins and petersburg. it's all moving up to the north and northeast. how much will hole together as it comes across the mountains? -- holds together as it comes across the mountains? it will determine the amount of showers and thunderstorms we have early tomorrow morning

southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >>> president obama will not be taking the traditional time off during his rival's party convention. he is heading out to colorado, iowania over the course of the next two days. everyone agrees the states are crucial when it comes to victory november 6th. joe biden was supposed to be in tampa today campaigning but he cancelled those plans because of tropical storm isaac. a new cnn orc polls the economy remains the president's weak link when it comes to voters. mitt romney leading 50% to 46%. the president leads romney on range of other issues. amy, welcome. nice to meet you. let's again with mitt romney. is he acceptably conservative for you? >> this is our ticket. he is our presidential nominee. paul ryan is our v.p. nominee. we have one opportunity to defeat barack obama and make him a one term president. >> do you say that because it's your only choice and you wished it was something else? >> we went through the no, ma'am ma nominating process. everybody needs to rally around him. if you compare him and paul ryan to president obama and vice president biden, he's absolutely conservative. >> how about this? do you tru

southern voters? we are going to talk about that just after the break. hang on, donnie and mud cat will strick around after the break. president obama spent the day in iowading out cold beers and throwing fast balls, political nirvana. we will be right back. >>i jump out of my skin at people when i'm upset. they're doing this this corruption based on corruption based on corruption. >>that's an understatement, eliot. unwrap your paradise. soft, sweet coconut covered in rich, creamy chocolate. almond joy and mounds. unwrap paradise. admitted that that look, we were able to keep a lot of the folks because of the stimulus. >> bill: absolutely. again, do you great work, judd. thank you. all of your colleagues at think progress. we'll see you again next hey joe? yeah? is this a bad time? no, i can talk. great -- it's the 9th inning and your hair still looks amazing. well, it starts with a healthy scalp. that's why i use head and shoulders for men. they're four shampoos for game-winning scalp protection and great looking hair... go on, please. with seven benefits in every bottle, head and shoulders for men washes out flakes, itch and dryness. and washes in... c

southern part is open again. it is open. we will give you the latest on the upper and the lower when we come back from the boat on the mississippi here in clinton, iowa. stay tuned. you see us, at the start of the day. on the company phone list that's a few names longer. you see us bank on busier highways. on once empty fields. everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are helping grow our economy. lending more so companies and communities can expand, grow stronger and get back to work. everyday you see all of us serving you, around the country, around the corner. us bank. dagen: the u.s. coast guard telling fox business they have been able to resume traffic along the mississippi river after closures this week. but the river's low levels will continue into october. here a picture of the river's drying up shorelines given to us by the governor of mississippi. we will talk to the governor in just a moment. but first to jeff flock. he's up north along the river in clinton, iowa what's the story there, jeff? jeff: because of what has happened down river, we are starting to see action again. [inaudible]. dagen: we just lost jeff. we will try and

iowa, nbc 6. sunny, 82 degrees, as we check out satellite imagery. we see wet weather along southeast atlantic coast, heavy weather making its way into dallas, more rain in central and southernving beautiful weather in the northwest. although the temperature is still onre >> good morning. we're starting out with dry conditions. we have a 20% chance for a shower this afternoon. >>> father and son sharing the same birthday. how many years have you been here? >> 11 out of 13 years. >> very good. savannah. >> coming up, today's professionals discuss the valedictorian denied her diploma because she used a four-letter word in her speech. we'll have that coming up. with the bankamericard cash rewards credit card, we earn more cash back for the things we buy most. 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% on groceries. 3% on gas. automatically. no hoops to jump through. no annual fee. that's 1% back on... wow! 2% on my homemade lasagna. 3% back on [ friends ] road trip!!!!!!!!!!!! [ male announcer ] get 1-2-3 percent cash back. apply online or at a bank of america near you. ♪ with more birthdays.at a bank of america near you. join the american cancer society making strides against bre

iowa the second day of the bus tour of the state. mitt romney is wrapping up his bus tour making three stops in ohio today. vice president biden campaigning in southern virginia. we have live coverage on c-span. paul ryan will be in colorado and nevada. >>> in response to the nuclear meltdown at the music fukushima the nuclear regulatory commission introduced power generations in american power plants. the in june they held a discussion looking at the safety of 9/11. during the event we hear from the head of the nuclear energy substitute wells a investigative journalist who covers energy issues. ♪ ♪ great to see you here. i'm delighted to be here with the gust to talk about nuclear power in california and beyond. welcome to the commonwealth club. today we're talking about the future of nuclear power in america. for the first time in thirty powers, new nuclear plants are under construction two reactors in georgia and two more in south carolina. those breast breast plants ared billion in loan guarantees president obama offered in for what he called a, quote -- the disaster in japan energy market in the united states are making new nuclear a tough sell.

iowa. sunny, 82 degrees and as we check out the satellite imagery, a lot of wet weather and heavy rain making its way into dallas and more rain in central and southernemperature still a little on the toasty side. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. feeling a lot optominal this morning. tom kierein in storm center 4. looking at temperatures. 60s most of the region and 50s out in the mountains. certainly a chilly start out there. not a lot of humidity, a few clouds in and out and a small chance of an iceilated thundershower this afternoon. thursday, friday, saturday, sunday and monday, highs 80s and partly cloudy. >>> father and son sharing the same birthday. how many years have you been here? >> 11 out of 13 years. >> very good. savannah. >> coming up, today's professionals discuss the valedictorian denied her diploma because she used a four-letter word in her speech. we'll have that coming up. with the bankamericard cash rewards credit card, we earn more cash back for the things we buy most. 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% on groceries. 3% on gas. automatically. no hoops to jump through. no annual fee. that's