steve rudin is tracking the conditions. and trying to stop the flow of oil in the gulf of mexico. >>> president obama has named a bipartisan commission to investigate the gulf coast oil spill. each day, thousands of gallons of oil continue to pour into the gulf of mexico. bp is in charge of stopping the leak and cleaning up the oil. the company has been ordered to find a less toxic chemical than the one that is being used to break up of oil, but the maker says it will not harm the environment. >> as six ingredients, all six of which are used in everyday household products that we all use safely. >> bp was hoping to inject mud and concrete into the oil will come up that has been delayed until sometime next week. >>> three people are sharing an amazing story of survival, staying alive three days after their fishing boat capsized off the coast of georgia. 10 hours, they hung on to the boat. when the spotted an oil rig, that went for it. they hung on to a cooler to stay afloat, but never made it to the rig. they rationed their

the question now, as the rain cleared out, or will you need your umbrella approved meteorologist steve rudin has more. >>> we have been watching this area of low pressure slowly drift to the south, but look at the impressive rainfall totals on our weatherbug network. three-quarters of an inch at howard university. 3.5 inches of rainfall in chantilly korea atomic, they had two inches of rain, and nearly two inches in bethesda -- 3.5 inches of rainfall in chantilly. potomac, they had two inches. this is going to impact our upcoming school and work week. here is a look and our express forecast. near 70 by the noon time hour. keep the umbrella ready. we could be looking for some patchy fog. coming up, we will take a look at the extended outlook, with lots of sunshine. you are going to love what is on the way. >> all right, thanks, steve. of course, you can always get an updated forecast by logging on our website at wjla.com. click on the weather tab. >>> at the university of virginia today, they honored a slain classmate. jay korff is live in the satellite center with details. jay? >> the univer

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meteorologist steve rudin is tracking the latest conditions. >> we have heavier rain across the area, just to the west of d.c. it is located from front royal north to frederick. madison county, we have a line of heavier storms dropping about 3 inches of rain. at the national weather service has issued a flash flood warning for madison county until 2:45. for the remainder of the area, no watch or warning. the forecast tonight, showers, heavier rain, isolated thunderstorms. upper 50's, low 60's the evening lows. the forecast in much more detail, tracking the storms, and a few minutes. >>> anne arundel county police are trying to determine what caused the death of an infant. the six-week old little boy was found dead after the police were called to a home in laurel. the circumstances surrounding the infant's death remain under investigation. >>> the police crackdown on suspected drunk drivers. officers were out in full force keeping the roads safe. richard reeve is live in vienna with the details. >> this is an unprecedented effort, officers from seven different departments focusing on o