. >> reporter: investigators are still on the scene here of the gold star cab company in southwest d.c. it is the scene of a stabbing. that manager has now died. police say it happened around 7:00 p.m. the manager here was stabbed at least once in the chest by an unknown assailant. the victim was rushed to the hospital. now, we're told that the business usually closes around 6:00 p.m., however, often, mechanics and other employees will be here later. it's not known if robbery was a motive or if there was something else behind the attack. and we're told that the suspect was con fronted by the manager here at the company headquarters. there was some sort of confrontation in the stabbing with the victim pronounced dead in a nearby hospital. police don't have much of a description of the assailant. they say he was last seen headed northbound. southwest d.c., news 4. >> a man accused of stabbing a local x-ray tech will make his first court appearance. he allegedly stopped on his way home and saw arguing. when he checked to see if the other person was okay, investigators say dawkins stabbed

it was near the james creek marina in southwest. d.c. harbor patrol and the u.s. coast guard and a d.c. fire all responded to the scene. there are no indications of foul play at this point but the cause of death remains under investigation. >> dc is asking for the public's help in the investigation of sexual assault. one man was walking on fort lincoln drive on tuesday not -- a woman was walking on fort lincoln drive on tuesday night when she was attacked at gunpoint. she was taken to a grassy area and insulted. norma -- assaulted. >> scott peterson was found guilty in 2004 of killing his wife and unborn son. he says tha -- his attorney says that mistakes deprived peterson of a fair trial. >> authorities in britain say they will not stand for even a hint of terror. seven more arrests today on suspicion of plotting an attack. >> authorities make another seven arrests near london this morning as police impound a vehicle after finding firearms inside. it is the third major security incident in 24 hours on the fourth of this week, just 21 days from the beginning of the

. >>> we know the name of a cab company manager killed in a dispute in southwest d.c. he was stabbed in the chest last night at the gold star cab company on q street. dennis was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead there. police are trying to find a suspect. the company was closed at the time but mechanics and other employees often stay late. >>> montgomery county ride on bus service has released plans through next week. the company stopped running 30 of the buses after yet another fire this past wednesday in silver spring. there have been at least a dozen fires on those buses since 2009. the county says it will run a normal schedule this weekend and a holiday schedule on monday and tuesday. normal service resumes on wednesday. >>> a rate hike for pepco customers in maryland but not as much as expected. that would have meant a $5.50 increase on the monthly bill. but now the increase will increase to $2 a month. the commission says that pepco didn't deserve the increase citing the response to last month's storms and a history of substandard performance. >>> veroni

. >>> new this morning, a woman was hurt trying to save children from a burning building in southwest d.c. the fire broke out late last night on first street, blocks from nationals park. firefighters say six kids were inside at the time. they all got out safely. doctors do expect the woman to be okay. investigators still don't know what caused that fire. >>> police are calling a double shooting in fairfax county a murder-suicide. they say alexander rios shot his roommate last night before turning the gun on himself. both men lived in an apartment on trevor house drive in oakton. >> i wouldn't go so far to call it a domestic, but the two involved in this incident both lived in that home, and it was just them that was involved. there is no danger to anyone outside of the apartment. >> police are still trying to figure out what led to that shooting. >>> a statewide search this morning for the gunman who kidnapped the mother of hall of famer cal ripken jr. 74-year-old violet ripken was taken at gunpoint from her home in aberdeen, maryland, early tuesday. she was forced into her car, tied up a

. >>> there's a new health clinic that opened today in southwest d.c., mayor vincent gray helped breakon the center that's desperately needed. the event was also a break from the crush of scandal surrounding the mayor's 2010 campaign. tom sherwood reports. >> reporter: for once in recent days, he got out and wasn't immediately surrounded by reporters asking about scandal. he took part in a groundbreaking for a $20 million community of hope health center to be built off of south capitol street in ward 8, the city's poorest. it's expected to bring health care to thousands who now have to travel to get health care. >> we have -- this is fairly recent data -- 750 primary care physicians in the district of columbia. 35 of them practice east of the river. >> reporter: neighborhood citizens also desperately hope the health center will bring our retail jobs and opportunities compared to today. >> i drive near and far to work, exercise, get groceries, shop, get my stair styled, and receive medical care. even my dog has to travel to the veterinarian. >> reporter: for gray, with a history of heal

the team returns to castle stadium at the wharf for the home opener and dave ross is live in southwest d.cter: it's a beautiful night for tennis and a beautiful stadium here at the wharf and at 7:00, martina hingis in town and that is some bad news for new york and welcome. congratulations, first of all o an incredible year last year and what is that like in. >> it's magical, a dream come true and surreal. can i go on and on. my vocabulary is not that great. the truth is, you know, we never quite thought about it. for years, i talk about let's try to play perfect and have that perfect tennis and never felt it until the end. >> yeah. >> and that there is that shot of something special and that is so tight, we fight for each other so hard and that is not a me thing or an individual sport. that is about the castle as a team and a franchise and fan and city. and look at the stadium. >> and your coaching style, obviously, and can you see you're passionate about world team tennis. what does it mean to have the williams sisters and all the of the great players to coach them and be a family? >> on

pat collins is live in southwest d.c. with more on this. pat? >> reporter: murder suspect jonathan dawkins knew police were hot on his trail. today he stopped running. today he turned himself in. >> police put out this surveillance video of a suspect. this video led to some information. that information led to more evidence and today an arrest in a high profile case of murder. 30-year-old jonathan dawkins charged in the stabbing death of duane edward brisbon. brisbon was a 33-year-old x-ray technician at the med star washington hospital center. and it appears that he was trying to be a good samaritan when he was killed. >> the information that we have received is that the suspect in the case was involved in a verbal altercation with another individual at which time the victim stopped his automobile and inquired as to the welfare of the other individual. and that prompted an argument which ultimately led to a stabbing of the victim. >> duane edward brisbon had a promising medical career. in fact, he had just received a promotion and was out celeb

. >>> now we know the name of the cab company manager who was killed in southwest d.c. last night.say 60-year-old hayes dennis was stabbed in the chest at the gold star cab company on q street. dennis was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead. police are still looking for the suspect heading north on hack street. mechanics and other employees stay late. the motive of this crime still unclear tonight. >>> some religious and civic leaders in prince george's county say they are offended by the renewed push to bring a new vegas style casino to the county. they protested outside the county administration building today. the group is opposed to governor martin o'malley's push to bring a sixth casino into the state. that casino would be located at national harbor. governor wants to hold a special summer session to talk about that. protesters today said officials should abandon their determination to get this on the november ballot. >> we are family friendly community. we don't want it. we're going to fight back. and quite frankly we're offended that every ounce of our elected of

>> and new overnight, a woman was hurt trying to save some children from a burning building in southwest d.ce fire broke out late last night on first street just blocks from nationals park. firefighters say six children were inside at the time. they all got out safely. doctors do expect the woman to be okay. investigators still don't know what caused that fire. >>> police are calling a double shooting in fairfax county a murder-suicide. the shots rang out around 7:30 last night at an apartment on trevor house drive in oakton. police say alexander rios shot his roommate, ihab qutob, last night before turning the gun on himself. investigators are still trying to figure out what led to the shooting. >>> 6:43 right now, and there is a statewide search this morning for the man who kidnapped the mother of hall of fame baseball player cal ripken jr. at gunpoint. 74-year-old violet ripken was taken from her home in aberdeen early tuesday. she was forced into her car, tied up and blindfolded. she was found 24 hours later and less than 20 miles from her home, still tied up in her car at a gas station.

new this morning, investigators are trying to figure out what caused a southwest d.c. apartment building to catch fire. it broke out late last night on first street, just blocks from nationals park. firefighters say a woman suffered minor injuries trying to get six children out of the burning building. fortunately, they got out safely. >>> police are calling a double shooting in fairfax county a murder-suicide. they say alexander rios shot his roommate, ihab qutob, before turning the gun on himself. both lived in an apartment on trevor house drive in oakton. police are trying to figure out what led to the shooting. >>> police in maryland are searching for the person who abducted the mother of hall of famer cal ripken jr. at gunpoint. 73-year-old violet ripken was taken from her home in aberdeen early tuesday. she was forced into her car, tied up and blindfolded. she was found 24 hours later and less than 20 miles from her home, still tied up in her car at a gas station. ripken, who is now resting with family, told one of her neighbors what the gunman was after. >> he j

now it's just about gone, southwest of the d.c. area.haven't seen nothing here luckily, and locally, we didn't see it. really, the baltimore region escaped the rain. temperature-wise now, 86 still this late at night. d.c., 89, 70 the to the west. the dew point is really high, up to 73. that makes 86 this time of night feel like 93, even this time of night, 66 in carmelton. looks like tomorrow may be one or two dlees hotter than today, mid to-upper 90s, heat index over 100 at least for the next two to three days. >> you can always check wjz.com for more complete weather coverage. >>> dozens of metro passengers are stranded in the heat when their train loses power. they also learned that their rescue car lost power. >>> and a driver is under arrest tonight after he crashed into a crab house in south baltimore. one man was pinned under the wreckage. he is in shock trauma in serious condition. the car plowed into the front of the sea pride restaurant. the driver was arrested on suspicion of dui. >>> police shoot and kill an armed man outside

a stray showers southwest of d.c. 85 to 90 degrees with wind out of the south at 5 to 10 miles per hour. coming up, we look at the travel forecast. here is a look at traffic. >> we had a huge crash on 210 southbound after 228. this accident is being documented. northbound direction is the rush hour. that is getting by on 210. 95, 3 under 95, normal. -- 395, normal. 66, normal. pretty good run if you take 270 this morning. southbound between i-8109, some delays. travel times in your favor. metro rail has formenormal service. back to the news. >> all right. we will check back with you shortly. new this morning, one person died in a car crash late last night on the inner loop of the beltway in maryland. that happened after 11:00 p.m. in silver spring between georgia avenue and colesville road. bowleys a four people had been taken to the hospital. that is the one victim who died. >> also new police say two men have been arrested in a drug deal gone bad. in the parking lot of a spot of a new town center -- spotsylvania town center. they both have gunshot wounds. a third man involved in the d

d.c. homicide branch in southwest. audrey? >> reporter: d.c. police arrested 30-year-old jonathan dawkins in southeast and charged him in the stabbing death of brain brisman of upper marlboro. he was a ct person and he was voted a superstar because of his exceptional interaction with patients. on may 1st, he was coming home from a party to celebrate his promotion. he got into an argument with a man on the street, he stopped his vehicle, and when he got out of the car, they say he was stabbed in the deck neck. now, brisbane tried to get away. he got back in the car and tried to get away. he ended up crashing his vehicle into a light pole in the 500 block of florida avenue. and after an extensive search and surveillance video and talking to a lot of witnesses, police today came to this conclusion and they have arrested 30-year-old jonathan dawkins of southeast, charged him in the death of dwayne brisbane and is facing second- degree murder charges. shawn? >> audrey appearance reporting live. thank you. >>> there is a new report focusing on prosti

had some big storms yesterday south and southwest of d.c. for the most part. few went through areas like frederick and montgomery county in the early evening, late afternoon. this morning we've cleared out nicely. big storms well to the south and west and eastern tennessee and western north carolina. temperatures, they're good. real good. 64 in winchester. cumberland and petersburg. 50s in garrett county. still 74 here and a warmer 78 on the bay. but a good start to what's going to be a great weather day. traffic wise. monika samtani stepping in at 5:30 to let you know how good those conditions are. >>> everything is doing great. i have a couple of delays on marc brunswick line 870, 8 to 10 minutes late. 890 is 15 to 20 minutes late. things look great on the beltway east side of town. no problems here through cheverly on route 50, the bw parkway. everything is looking fine. we'll go over to the other maps first and show you what it looks like on the inbound side of i-66. on the inbound side no problems to report here. as cow in from centreville on 66 all the w

d.c. specifically the southeast- southwest freeway. may recall the decades ago the interstate system was not completed in washington d.c. through the 11th street bridge project, we're making that connection. >> and you see the second ramp be worked on well, that is going to eventually connect the outbound 11th street freeway to 295. that will be open sometime this fall. 35,000 cars will use this onramp that is open up this afternoon. abc 7 news. >> welcome news for a lot of folks. thank you. is the congressman called to investigate tolls on the dollars for a way. last week, a congressman asked the attorney general to investigate the tolls that he called highway robbery. it can cost of up to $4.80 for the one this winter on the green way. we were told there is little that can be done without a change to state law. he says the tolls are a regulatory issue. there is a new way to pay for parking a two metro stations are starting to become even pay to park by phone at the rockville and fort totten stations, but you have to register with park

southwest. >> reporter: just outside d.c., pete frank is a popular man. he has got man and it is a hot item. >> in the last 48 hours, we have just been smying the whole area with ice and dry ice. >> reporter: it has been like this for two days now. some folks who have already bought fourth of july cookout food are desperate to save it. >> thank you. we have a bunch of food. we have a whole bunch of meat. >> we don't want to go to canned food, so ice. >> it's rough. you lose all the food. you sweat. animals hate it. >> reporter: this one just missed a house and has sat untouched for two days now. >> i'm just so glad that nobody got hurt f it had gone this way, it could have been a catastrophe. >> reporter: others say the tree-lines streets of their neighborhood now brings more concern than comfort. >> you shouldn't have to live in fear that a tree like this is going to come down. >> reporter: across d.c., 57 intersections were without power sunday night. the federal government is encouraging telecommuting monday which is hoped will ease traffic problems. a

just a little rain south of d.c., maybe storms southwest of kansas city locally, no airport delays, plentys, mist and drizzle at our coast, sea breeze intact throughout the day, keeping it cool, full weather forecast including seven day outlook coming up. if you need more information check out our flight [ male announcer ] the magic of nature appears every day, within each strand of an oat's rhythmical sway. when an apple's vibrant red temptation, and honey's sweet touch of golden sensation, join together with a pecan crunch you'll savor, creating the most perfect lesson in flavor. at nature valley, nature's best-written recipe is ready for you to enjoy. delicious granola bars made with the best ingredients in nature. nature valley, nature at its most delicious. >>> good morning many hope you had a great weekend was good. but it ended. >> yeah, i know it is monday, thanks for joining us i'm kristen sze. >>> i'm eric thomas. latest on developing news out of oakland. five are hospitalized with gunshot wounds after being shot outside a movie theater last night. >> amy hollyfield is live near

d.c. via the southwest freeway. >>> first, hyundai recalls hundreds and thousands of suv about air bag issues. you'll want to hear about this next. over the next four months, you have a choice to make. not just between two political parties, or even two people. it's a choice between two very different plans for our country. governor romney's plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top. roll back regulations on big banks. and he says that if we do, our economy will grow and everyone will benefit. but you know what? we tried that top down approach. it's what caused the mess in the first place. i believe the only way to create an economy built to last is to strengthen the middle class. asking the wealthy to pay a little more so we can pay down our debt in a balanced way. so that we can afford to invest in education, manufacturing, and home-grown american energy for good middle class jobs. sometimes politics can seem very small. but the choice you face, it couldn't be bigger. ♪ i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> in tonight's consumer alert, hyundai is recalling 200,000 of its

d.c. also, thunderstorms and flooding from the carolina to florida and texas. stormy in the southwest new mexico to colorado. >> heating up in the west. 90s in the rockies. and triple digits from sacramento to phoenix. 80s from the dakotas to the east coast. 90s around new orleans and dallas. >>> coming up after the break, who says there's no much thing as a free lunch? why this is a great week, in fact, to score some giveaways at a restaurant near you. >>> plus, the teenager terrorized by a giant alligator. why sacrificing his arm saved his life. >>> and a rout at the all-star game. lopsided results with some implications for october. >>> welcome back, everybody. there is some good news this morning about the job market. u.s. employers seem to be hiring. they posted 200,000 more jobs in may than the month before. that was the second-highest level, almost four years, in fact. 13 million people still unemployed, there's still 3 1/2 job seekers for every opening. >>> american airlines is now looking at potential mergers. reports say the bankrupt carrier is considering five other airline

. >> reporter: in southwest washington, d.c., the storm left david harhettland with no electricity and no car. >> that's one of my cars, the company coming out to do an assessment. who knows what the damage will be in the end. >> reporter: and limited electricity means only a handful of gas stations are open in the d.c. area. >> i'm just praying i don't run out of gas. >> reporter: triple digit s s w temperatures extend across a huge portion of the country, washington, d.c. and 23 states. in atlanta they have electricity but it's hot. >> we've been out here for probably about an hour and a half now. i can completely feel my body temperature up here and i have to cool down. . >> reporter: already record breaking heat and no relief in sight. as you would expect the focus, priority has been getting power restored to nursing homes and hospitals and emergency operating centers. even here in the virginia, maryland, d.c. area, 911 centers have not been operating at full capacity because they have also lost electricity and they don't have enough generator power to keep everything up and runnin

. >>> the washington kastles held their home opener last night in southwest hosting the new york sports times. d.cs bobby reynolds brought the lead to the castles and sixthry. they win 20-18 and now 19 wins in a row for the team. they visit the boston lobsters tonight. >> uh-huh. >>> okay the nba summer league tips off later today in las vegas. the washington wizards will be there. they're facing off against the atlanta hawks this afternoon. among the wizards taking part in the first round, excuse me, taking part first round draft pick bradley beale and second year player. >>> team usa held the basketball exhibition yesterday in las vegas. durant scored 24 points for the stars and stripes and the usa wanted to make a statement apparently. 113-59 was the final score. "los angeles times" reporting that blake griffin is going to miss the olympics. he needs knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus. >>> it is 6:25. still coonly the latest on the -- to come the latest on the d.c. police officer accused of making a threat against the first lady. >> plus one thing researchers say can help a women lose weigh

d.c. police continued searching for the person was stabbed a man to death yesterday evening in southwest on q street. a man with a skinny build wearing a white t-shirt and dark jeans was spotted leaving the scene. it's not clear what led to the attack. a man is in custody in connection with a fatal stabbing in northwest d.c. duane brisbandwayne brisbon was killed. he saw two people arguing and stopped to help. >> asked if a person was ok. at that time there were words exchanged. he got out of his car and more words were exchanged. then he was stabbed. >> i don't understand why he wouldn't stop and gotten out of the car. >> he got back in his car and drove a short distance. minutes later he was found unconscious in his crashed vehicle and died at the hospital. surveillance video led to the rest of johnathan dawkins. >> and 8-year-old boy asked for help after his adopted parents physically abused him. but the boy's father is a lieutenant commander with the u.s. navy. this person answered the knock on the door from. >> before 1:00 a.m. on tuesday in this bristow virginia, neighborhood, ron cra

d.c. area. we've seen a few showers and a little bit of lightning pop up across parts of west virginia, well west and southwestf harrisonburg. this is tracking well south of charlottesville. this will not be a problem for anybody really in our viewing area. temperatures now in the 70s and even 80s. a little bit of downslope going on so in cumberland 82 at this hour. they are the warm ones with 75 at the pacs naval air station. 73 in newland this morning. weather watchers all saying nice, quiet, but a little bit on the muggy side. good visibility. 75 degrees but the humidity 82%. so it's certainly muggy out there. we're still ahead of that front with a southwest wind at 7 miles an hour. the weather headlines today, a sunny start. could be a couple of storms this afternoon and even a few strong ones, emily south of d.c. -- especially south of d.c. gorgeous tomorrow. lower humidity levels. temperatures holding in the upper 80s. by thursday we could be talking temperatures near 100 degrees for the high as we've got the 100s in the middle of the country. we'll have to watch this area because these hot temperatures

d.c. police trying to track down whoever tracked down a man and stabbed him. hayes dennis was stabbed in a robbery near his repair shop in southwest. dennis let the man in so he could get water. dennis gave him $20 tried to walk away and was stabbed twice. the 60-year-old leaves behind seven children between the ages of 4 and 20. >> it's so sad that as a young man who never gets chance, got two kids. the boys should be graduating about a year and the girl also almost a year. that never gets chance to see their graduation and all that and that hurts. that really hurts. >> police are trying to get surveillance video from the area. >>> push to keep the promise, today hundreds, if not thousands, rallied and marched from the washington monument to remind the nation of the global aids crisis. this is the beginning of the sixth day international conference on hiv and aids. today organizers laid out the memorial aid quilt in honor of those who died, but this was also a place where those who were living with it could feel safe and accepted. >> here is like you don't have to worry about whether you got it or not. people will drunk from your

southwest. that's a warm waind for us. 72, leesburg. 77 in d.c. 71 currently in la pla da. 79 to 83 at 9:00 a.m. with sunshine. hot and humid, 88 to 92. by 5:00 p.m., danella, it's not going to be as humid but temperature back up to 95 just like yesterday. >> oh, no humidity, not as humid, sounds good. >>> if you're traveling around our area again, can't tell you to still you've got to be cautious again today. debris blocking some of your lanes, especially route 193. closures from glendale drive to bevedere road. travel lanes are open. live look if you're traveling 50 inbound past the beltway. nice and clear. outbound as well. you do have resting trucks in your right shoulder lane outbou outbound. but inbound, no issues to report. you're driving at 59 miles per hour. that drive will take you eight minutes at this time. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at the beltway. aaron, over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> this morning a lot of businesses and neighborhoods are still in the dark. crews are making progress in montgomery county but there is still a lot of work to do. news4's megan mcgrath

d.c. and from michigan to the dakotas. thunderstorms from tennessee to indianapolis and the four corners of the southwest. >> the pacific northwests the coolest spot on the map. only in the 60s. triple digits in phoenix. 80s in the northeast. mostly 90s for the rest of the country. >>> some surprising results released overnight about whether new safety measures in cars actually work. >>> then, an emergency landing halfway through a coast-to-coast flight. a 16-hour delay. >> unbelievable. >>> also this morning, the police officer who made this very cute discovery. >>> and welcome back, everybody. a new snapshot of a key part of the economy shows some discouraging signs. u.s. manufacturing dropped last month to the lowest level in nearly three years. and manufacturing is likely to stay slower for several months because new orders also dropped, as businesses and consumers turn just a little more cautious. >>> that news, though, is not having a big impact on early-morning trading. tokyo's nikkei average was up 63 points today. hong kong's hang seng gained 228 points. in london, the ftse opened slightly higher. and on wall street, the

d.c. in the evening. stormier from northern new england to cleveland and pittsburgh. thunderstorms in the midwest as well as the southwest. >> another scorcher in the plains. near 100 degrees from denver to dallas. mid 80s in the northeast. 67 in seattle. a hot 103 in phoenix. >>> coming up, one of the more bizarre cases in recent memory reenters a courtroom today. >>> plus, the cousins from iowa still missing. authorities holding out hope those girls are still alive. >>> also, the victims of the aurora tragedy. so many young lives snuffed out much too soon. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free deci

d.c. and it was warm in many areas, but the really hot stuff was back here in the montana and down to the desert southwest. where are we now? we're heading into the middle of july. typically the hottest weather is in july and also the first week of august, but this cold front stalled out here in the southeast. all the humid air is trapped down around the gulf and at least for a couple other days it could remain. from galveston to charlotte to raleigh, greensboro dealing with some rain. most of the heb rain will be along that stationary front. we'd love to give arkansas the rain. central georgia could use it. it would be cruel if all the heavy rain stays in northern louisiana and mississippi but maybe we'll get lucky and some of that will clip arkansas that desperately needs it. for our forecast today, it's a typical july forecast. warm everywhere and thunderstorms in the southeast. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. today many areas will be into the mid to upper 80s. a few locations will be in the 90s. indianapolis, 92. we'd love to get some rain

d.c.. daniel nottingham shows us millions are without power in the summer heat. >>> powerful storms and rip trees across the mid-atlantic states. >>> the win came from the southwest and took this roof of the building of >>> forecasters would storms with hurricane force winds move from it west to east coast leaving a path of destruction. the wind will rep the siting of buildings and took down power lines leaving 3 million people without power. a state of emergency declared in virginia and washington d.c. power may not be restored for days, the temperatures could hit triple digit sunday. trees blocked roads through out washington dc making travel difficult in nearby falls church virginia residents woke up to trees on their homes and cars. >>> in bethesda, md. damage dollar on the golf course at congressional country club in tiger woods and other players in the third round of the at&t national, play was delayed six hours saturday and tournament officials banned spectators because of dangerous conditions. danielle nottingham cbs news. >>> new details on the wildfires in colorado, crews say they make progress that they now have a largest of the wild fire firefighters

d.c., virginia and the carolinas. thunderstorms from florida to texas. flooding, monsoon storms from albuquerque to denver. and heating up in the southwestrockies. >>> and finally from us this morning, a washington state boy sprang into action after his father suffered a medical emergency. >> he worked with 911 dispatchers to save his father's life. here's keith eldridge with our station in seattle. >> 911, what is your emergency? >> reporter: it's a call that comes into 911 all the time. ellen thought it might be a child playing with the phone. >> my dad's sick. >> your dad's sick? >> yeah. >> i thought, oh, great. there's a little boy that just learned to call 911 and he's playing. >> reporter: but 5-year-old quincy hall wasn't playing. his dad, chris hall, suffered a grand mall seizure. >> i called the doctor. i called the doctor, daddy. >> then, he dropped the phone. and you could hear him tell his daddy that, it's okay, i called the doctor for you. oh, no. this is for real. >> reporter: quincy did the right thing for calling 911. it was on a cell phone. so, the crew used technology to zero it in. lisa started tracking the latitude a

d.c.'s self-rule. >>> a new police cruiser is camping everybody's attention in southwest virginia -- catch everybody's attention in southwest virginia but not because it's super fast or a sports car, but instead it's the pink paint. the idea was cooked up by the rock bridge county sheriff's office relay for lifetime and it didn't take long for somebody to ask to drive it. four deputies jumped at the chance. >> i thought it was a good looking car and something that stands out and i enjoy interaction with the community and i enjoy driving it. >> i think it's cool, you know. cancer seems to be very ramp ant. i have a brother going through it right now. >> people are pretty supportive. they keep coming up to the sergeant to thank him for driving the car. >> i thank top because he's got a pink car and i think it's wonderful he's so supportive. >> on the pga tour bubba watson has a pink driver. >> a what? >> pink driver? when you said driver i was thinking -- >> no, no, think golf. all right. it's warm now, but we're looking at storms off to the west. let's start with live doppler 9000. most of the storms a

d.c. and much of the east coast today. thunderstorms will drench naes the tennessee and mississippi valleys. wet roads in the northwest and the four corners region of the southwest happen to be flying today, airport delays possible in the east. atlanta, memphis, charlotte, new york, philadelphia. >>> back to the news this morning, police in philadelphia are crediting social media for helping them solve the attempted abduction of a little girl. this was shown on youtube, twitter, and fatsbook. >>> given the extensive publicity, the subject couldn't walk, talk, or breathe on the streets. the victim, a real trouper, is recovering at home. >>> possible evidence in the trayvon martin murder case. zimmerman outraged martin's parents by telling sean hannity that the shooting was part of god's plans. meantime, zimmerman reactivated his fund-raising website to collect more money for his defense. >>> fallout from the jerry sandusky child sex abuse scandal is hitting the board of trustees. embattled director steve garbin stepped down overnight. he knew about the grand jury investigation of sandusky but didn't share that with the board. >>> fred will lard is denying wrong d

d.c. the forecast for st. louis and missouri, 41 degrees. very intense heat. thunderstorms just around that dome. and we'll also see monsoonal rains towards the southwest. now to europe. more thunderstorms here as well. there's a low pressure system just sitting to the southwest of ireland. and dublin, edinburgh. heavy rain coming to you. going to be looking unstable. heading to the east the dome of high pressure still in place and bringing temperatures up about ten degrees above average in some places including budapest expecting 36 degrees. there are warnings and watches posted for the heat. i'm going to leave you now with the the extended forecast. >>> our lead story this hour. operators of a nuclear plant in central japan say a reactor is now generating power again. engineers restarted it over the weekend. japan has been without nuclear power since may. all reactors in the country have been offline for regular inspections. the government ordered the checks in response to safety concerns after the accident last year in fukushima. on sunday engineers at the ohi plant fired up the number three reactor for the first time in 15 months. the plant's operat

d.c. at 98. still hot enough, way above our average, which is now 87 degrees. southwest winds.se southwest winds will help keep those storms pretty much to the north. although they are moving off to the east and southeast somewhat. so we'll have to keep that in the forecast. to our north, york, pennsylvania, all the way over to western pennsylvania, there is a severe thunderstorm watch until 10:00 tonight. this morning, big activity across new york. light showers across northern maryland. kept a lot of clouds. and they did keep temperatures down a bit. and it did clear out. there we are. the heat and humidity back. big line of thunderstorms. had a few very severe thunderstorms in new york new york state. some of this stuff is going to move across pennsylvania. if it survives, we could see thunderstorm activity here this evening. tomorrow, with that front comes closeto the area. still the heat and humidity not as high as today. but again, a risk of thunderstorms. some could be locally strong. and on saturday, still a chance of scattered shower and thunderstorm activity. west win

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southwest breeze at 7. barometer is 29.80. since we came on the air, the hottest spot in the area is cumberland 81. d.con's island, pax river at 75. on this display columbia, rock hall at 75. 73 westminister. 73 kent island and annapolis. a big cold front is coming our way. we are in a slight risk category for severe weather this afternoon. dynamic setting up down south but not exclusively south of the area. the front means business. it will wipe the board of haze and humidity. great weather into midweek. less humid, less hazy and beautiful for sure. temperatures today hot and humid, 95. watch the afternoon and evening thunderstorm overnight. we calm things down. partly cloudy and 65. tomorrow gorgeous with a high of 88 degrees. sunny and noticeably less humid. gentle 90 thursday. 89 sunday and five-day run of sun. that is great. >> take it away. >> thank you. over to kristy at traffic control. >> hi, jess, we have fire activity looming in the harford county area. watch for closures there. darlington closed at harmony church. we are working for cleanup on the accident at middle river, mariners point dr

d.c. stormy, detroit to buffalo, northern new england. showers along the gulf coast. thunderstorms from des moines to chicago and in the southwest. >>> and another scorcher in the plains, near 100 from colorado springs to dallas. mid 80s in the northeast. 67 in seattle. >>> the annual festival has ramped up in key west, florida. the highlight, ernest hemingway look-alike contest. >> look at that. 140 of these gathered at sloppy joe's, one of literary giant's favorite haunts living in key west. north carolina investment banker, greg fossette was the winner after competing ten times finally got it. >> fossette said he has a lot in common with hemingway, love for fishing, drinking, not writing. >> key west must be one of the coolest party spots in the country. >> have you been? >> wild. >> amazing. we took boats from naples to key west. thought i was going to die. a whole another subject. >> from something on the water. >> long story. boat got stuck. >> boat got stuck. >> it ran aground. >> paula faris. >> had to go through about two feet of muck. it was bad. >> i will go back. >> you will go back. you know it is a fun place. comin

southwest last night for the washington kastles, their home finale. they were hosting the philadelphia freedoms and it wasn't even close. d.c.ped philly making it 27 wins in a row for the kastles. >>> still ahead, why there will not be talk of expanded gambling today in annapolis. >> the ruling on carrying a concealed weapon in maryland. learn what it means for people in the free state. >> before you grab those keys, monika has a quick check on the traffic you're going to find on the roads. >> here's a live look from sky 9 on the northbound side of i- 95 at the fairfax county parkway. you've got this long, slow stretch as you head towards springfield and 395 which also closed in landmark. other than that all lanes are open. i'll be back with more traffic coming up in my next report at 6:30. you're watching 9news now. [ male announcer ] where did all the obama stimulus money go? friends, donors, campaign supporters, special interest groups where did the obama stimulus money go? solyndra: 500 million taxpayer dollars. bankrupt. so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of th

southwest. some of those have turned severe and there are a couple warnings down into that you want to watch out for those. as far as d.cthink we'll be okay. we'll stay on the dry side. the residence here should be a-okay. farce the temperatures for the next few days, we will see a couple chances for some rain, too, as that frontal boundary meanders around the region. tonight we're looking at temperatures that will be dropping down into the mid 80s. over the next couple days we're still in the 90s. it will be on the warm side. 93 tomorrow, 90 on saturday. we're looking at a chance of showers and thunderstorms again on saturday. then again most of next week, we have a pretty good chance for some thunderstorm, too. not a big chance for severe weather, but we will be talking about the thunderstorm, too. i have to grab some of them. i also want that slider, too. >> it has your name on it. >>s thor mushy peas? >> they are. >> here you go, guys. >> fish and chips for me. thanks. >> i -- >> they're all gone now, pat. >>> all right. thanks a lot, doug. >>> still to come on news4, our olympic coverage continues. we are there as

d.c. stormy in the midwest and showers from new orleans to atlanta and thunderstorms in the colorado rockies and desert southwestgits in phoenix and kansas city and 90s from the rockies to the east coast and 70s in the pacific northwest. >>> well, for us new yorkers -- we new yorkers -- >> this is a depressed tone in your voice. >> this one doesn't quite rise, some would say, to the level of peyton manning leaving the colts. but we can officially report that linsanity is officially over here in new york. >> try not to tear up. yes. the phenomenon that was knicks guard jeremy lin is now jeremy lin of the houston rockets. the knicks as widely expected decided not to match a $25 million offer to keep lin. that's the amount of money houston put on the table. >> lin exit graciously saying on twitter, "much love and thankfulness to the knicks and new york for your support the past year," and he called that year easily the best of his life. >> that's the thing about fads, folks. they come quickly and end quickly. >> he was terrific and a nice guy all-around. he added that much-needed sort of, i don't know, star factor.

southwest across mississippi valley. there will be thunderstorms and not enough rain produced by the storms. putting a dent in dry conditions. thunderstorms, high temperatures up to 99 and washington, d.chere is 98 in boston. 101 in st. louis. in state of california tomorrow temperatures will be below after rinl. 100 in palm springs is below average for this time of the year, bay area, below average conditions and windy at the coast. high temperatures into 60s and low to mid-70s inland locations of the east bay and south bay and clouds will be abounding in the morning hours. there is some light showers along the coast, not -- very july like. summer heat is elsewhere. >> thank you. >> and think you need a new mattress? there are tips to help you sort through many options out there. >> the right mattress can help you sleep like a baby. >> in one store there is one name, one color, then another store, and there is this is the same but it doesn't have the same name. >> consumer reports surveyed more than 12,000 subscribers. >> people who bought memory foam mattresses or air beds actually said they slept better than people that bought inner spring mattresses. >> also asking people about sho

southwest for those showers and storms starting to pop. temperatures are going to pop out in the mid 90 range. 95. maybe 96 here in d.c..ening at 8:00 still warm and mid 80s and start the cool it off but really better over the next couple of days. temperatures -- radar this morning as you look at the doppler and the lightning, see the storms really diminishing especially into eastern west virginia panhandle. maybe we can get the camera here in a second. romney down to petersburg you've got the area of light showers this morning that's moving up to eastern west virginia and areas toward western maryland. may see a few sprinkles this morning. 73 in winchester. gaithersburg is 70. it's 74 hagerstown this morning with 75 at the patuxent river naval air station. a look at the michael & son weather camera this morning, and mix of clouds and sunshine. kind of a pretty morning out there. in spite of humidity. 79 degrees with calm winds and humidity way up there. 82%. here's the big picture. lots of showers and storms, pennsylvania, new york thankfully that stuff we cannened as wit got past -- weakened as it got past northern ma